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Iunno, I liked the way the last chapter ended. I thought it was cool. So I decided to update. I liked my other fic kind of better than this one. It's more serious. BUT, I'm having more fun with this one. So, I'll continue!

Ranma Picked Akane up and carried her back to the main house. (Aww man, I've really done it this time.) As he stood in front of the door he decided it was best not to go in through the main part of the house. With Akane in his, or her in this case, arms they two leapt into the tree and went through her window into her bedroom. (How do I get her to wake up?) Ranma thought to herself as he stood there with her in his arm. (Ya know, she's quieter when unconscious, maybe I should leave her like this.) Ranma laughed to herself, for although the idea was funny, she knew she couldn't do it. She turned Akane around and put her on her back. Ranma opened Akane's door and looked back and forth in the hallway to make sure no one was coming. She stepped out of the room and made her way towards the back of the hallway. All of the doors were closed except for one, which was slightly cracked open. Ranma walked towards the open door and nudged it with his foot. The bathroom.

Ranma walked over and turned the water on in the tub and sat on the stool, now cradling Akane in her arms waiting for the tub to fill. Ranma removed Akane's robe from her. (I don't want to get her clothes wet, but I don't want to get slapped either.) Ranma sat analyzing the situation for a moment, then decided that if she were to get upset that she wouldn't be able to jump directly our and chase him, so he would have time to escape.

When He placed Akane in the hot water she moaned. (She's starting to wake up.) He placed each of her arms over the side of the bathtub then sat on the stool and faced the door.

When Akane fully regained consciousness she was very much confused. (What happened? Ranma, how did he?) Her head started to ache. (Wait, how did I get in here?)

Just then she looked up and saw the red headed girl sitting on the stool across the room from her.

Akane was at a loss for words. She didn't know what to say or how she should react, or for that matter if she should react at all. When she went to speak only one question came out of her mouth.

"Ranma is that you?"

Ranma sat there still for a moment. (She's going to think I'm a freak.) Ranma turned around and smiled. It was the only reaction he could think of. But the smile quickly faded and turned into a face of shame and embarrassment.

Akane saw the look on Ranma's face. (Oh no, it looks as though he's… I mean she, is going to cry.) "Oh Ranma, don't cry." Akane stood to go and walk over to Ranma. A breeze hit her bare skin and she looked down. Her face flushed with embarrassment as she quickly dropped back into the water. Ranma quickly turned back around.

"Sorry! I didn't think you would want to get your clothes all wet. And you fainted when you saw me in the koi pond." Ranma said, apologizing profusely.

"Umm, no, it's fine I guess… thanks." The two sat in silence.

"How Ranma?" Akane asked empathetically.

"Are you sure you want to know?" Ranma asked turning around to face her as he talked.

Akane thought for a few seconds then nodded her head.

---- One Hour Later----

Akane sat in awe through the entire story.

"So this just happened recently? As in this past summer?"

Ranma nodded his head.

"Did your mom ever find out?"

"She had about the same reaction that you did. She was more mad at my dad though for taking me THERE for me to train."

"So how does it work?" Akane inquired.

Ranma took one of the buckets from the room he was I and started to walk towards the furo. When Akane saw Ranma heading towards the bath she quickly moved her hands as to cover herself up.

"Don't worry, I won't look." Ranma turned the hot water on to fill the bucket he was holding then walked back towards the stool. As he poured the hot water over his head his lean feminine body became larger and more muscular, finally he was the same Ranma that Akane had met that morning in class. Tears started to well up in Akane's eyes. She tried to contain them but she just started to cry. She jumped out of the tub and ran behind Ranma and wrapped her arms around him.

"I'm so sorry Ranma. I'm so sorry." Akane's attempt to hold back the tears had failed.

Ranma stood there then pushed her arms from around him. "Don't apologize. You don't know what sorry is. If anyone, I'm the one who should be sorry. Sorry for myself that I'll have to live with this curse." He turned around and looked Akane in the face. "You don't know what sorry is until you've had to live with this curse." With that said, Ranma walked out of the bathroom and closed the door and left Akane standing there, by herself.

"Oh my goodness…" Akane got her towel and wet clothes from off of the floor and went into her room to change.

After she was finished she went down stairs to see the room was bare. She walked back up to Kasumi's room and lightly knocked on the door.

"Come in." Her warm voice called from behind the other side of the door. When Akane opened the door Kasumi was laying on her bed in her pajamas reading a romance novel and eating from a small plate of grapes.

"Where did Mr. Saotome and Ranma go?" Akane asked in a sort of causal tone.

"They left about 20 minutes ago." Said not looking up from her book.

"Oh." Akane leaned against the door and stood there thinking. Finally Kasumi looked up from her book.

"Was there something else you needed Akane?" Kasumi asked smiling.

"Oh, No. thanks Kasumi." Akane reached for the door knob.

"Wait Akane," Kasumi reached around to her night stand and grabbed a folded up piece of paper off of it. "Ranma told me to give this to you." Akane took the note from her hand and thanked her and exited the room. When she closed the door she took the piece of paper and held it to her chest and closed her eyes.

"You know Akane, Ranma looked kind of upset when he left. Do you know why?" Nabiki's voice came from the end of the hall, where she was standing about to enter in her room. Akane quickly shook her head and walked into her room.

"That's odd" Nabiki said as she walked into her room, abacus still in hand.

Akane placed the piece of paper on her desk and sat there and looked at it, contemplating whether or not she should open it. She decided that she should. She opened it and it read.

"Don't bother, you don't have to feel sorry for me; I'll be fine on my own."

Akane placed her head on the desk. (I don't know what to do. How am I supposed to act around him now?) Akane decided that she should go to sleep and would decide what to do in the morning. With that she turned off her light and went to sleep.

A/N kind of OOC but Akane is a very sympathetic person though. Well… Review if you please and tell me what you think. Thanks!