DISCLAIMER: Ranma & Co. are not mine, please don't sue me.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: As usual I'm sorry for taking so much time updating. The problem is I usually write when I feel down or when I need a sugar boost, but lately I'm feeling great, so... This is the last update until September, I'm going on vacation!
AKANE – CHAPTER 08
Ranma jogged through the streets of Nerima like every morning, enjoying the view and breathing the fresh morning air. He had a lot to think about, because yesterday he suddenly realized that having a story with Akane was a more serious thing than with any other girl. They had been kissing on the sofa, maybe even a little more than kissing... ok, let's just say they were having a little fun, when Yoshi had suddenly entered the living room.
"Mommy!" he had said "I'm thirsty!"
He and Akane had managed to recover just in time because they had heard his feet on the stairs but something about them must have been wrong because the kid asked:
"What's happened? What were you doing?"
Akane was the quickest to recover and she had stood to catch him a glass of water saying:
"Nothing, we were talking about the dojo."
"Oh." He replied, not fully convinced and then he had looked at Ranma with a strange way.
"Hey, Yoshi, where's my mother?" asked Ranma trying to look casual.
"She had fallen asleep while telling the story."
Akane and Ranma chuckled at this, while Yoshi kept on staring strangely at Ranma. When Akane had reappeared in the living room carrying a glass of water, Yoshi had insisted that she went upstairs with him. Akane had given Ranma a smile that was also a sorry and Ranma was left alone on the sofa.
'What can I do?' he thought coming to an alt in front of the local market.
"Ranchan!" someone called.
He looked through the crowd until he spotted Ukyo.
"Hello Ukyo, what brings you here?"
"I'm buying some food. I have a restaurant near here." She proudly stated.
"Really? Just like your father! That's good to hear."
"Why don't you drop by one day of these? I'm an okonomiyaki chef, do you like them?"
"Yes, of course! Why not? Maybe I can bring Akane and Yoshi along." He said trying to keep his distance from her.
"Or maybe not." She said winking at him "Why don't you walk me to the restaurant?"
"Ok." He started following her a little awkwardly, he hadn't expected her to be this forward.
"Do you remember the promise we made when we were kids?" she suddenly said after a moment of silence.
"Promise?" 'Oh no, not that!' he mentally screamed.
"Yes, you promised to be my boyfriend when you came back from your training trip." She eyed him sideways.
"Eh eh..." he began scratching his head "Kids. Don't they say the strangest things?" "I don't think it's strange, I think it's cute." She turned her head to look at him "I've kind of waited for you to come back and fulfil your promise."
He stopped walking and looked at her:
"You are kidding, right?"
She stopped walking as well:
"What if I'm not?" her tone was sad "Here is my restaurant. When you'll want to come... Bye!" she shouted disappearing inside the restaurant.
As he entered the house he found Yoshi waiting for him.
"Hey Yoshi! Do you want me to walk you to school?" he asked.
"Yes." Yoshi simply answered looking serious. He grabbed his jacket and walked past Ranma shouting "I'm leaving!"
The two walked in silence for a little while until Yoshi gatered the courage and spoke:
"Ranma? Can I ask you a question?"
'I'm in trouble' thought Ranma, then aloud: "Sure."
"Are you gonna be my dad?"
"Wow! Where did this question come from, all of a sudden?" he tried to think fast to an answer but Yoshi spoke again:
"I saw you and mom yesterday. You were kissing her." He looked at him.
"I-I... uhm..."
"Do you like my mother? I know she likes you, I've never seen her kiss anyone... well, except for me, of course!"
Ranma looked at Yoshi and knew that he couldn't lie to the kid.
"Yes, I like your mother a lot."
Yoshi nodded, he looked older then six for a fraction of moment.
"Then you are gonna be my dad."
"I don't know Yoshi... I like your mother and you know that I'm really really fond of you, but... we have to give time to time. Your mother loves you more than everything and she's trying to decide if I'm the right person to be your father and I'm trying to be the best for you."
They reached the school gates.
"Don't make her cry."Yoshi said, then he sprinted towards the building not turning.
Ranma watched him disappear through the glass doors, thinking about what Yoshi had said.
"I won't." he whispered.
In the meantime at the dojo, Akane was teaching a class and Nodoka had left visiting her friend, so Ranko was all alone in the big house, watching television. Bored as never in her life.
Then, the doorbell rang and she stood quickly to answer.
When she opened the door she came face to face with an handsome man, but what captured her curiosity was the sadness in his eyes, and she wondered who this man was.
"Hello. I'm Ryoga Hibiki. I was looking for Akane Tendo." He politely asked.
"Akane is in the dojo teaching a class. Would you want to wait for her in the living room? She should be finished soon." Ranko let him enter and noticed that he was quite familiar with the house, and her need to know who he was increased rapidly.
They seated at the table and Ranko served some green tea.
"I've never seen you around." Ryoga said.
"I just arrived a couple of days ago... I'm Ranma's sister, do you know who Ranma is?"
At the mention of Ranma, Ryoga went stiff.
"Yes, I know who Ranma is. I'd have preferred otherwise though."
"Hey! It's my brother you are talking about!" Ranko was getting angry "What's your problem with him?"
"He is an immature jerk! He tease me to no end and he's getting too close..." he didn't finish the sentence but Ranko was smart enough to understand anyway.
"He is getting too close to Akane, right? Well mister I'm sorry but you are late, they are a couple now." She smirked, how she loved the shocked look on his face.
"A c-couple? It's not possible! Akane would never..."
"I would never, what?" Akane entered the living room wiping her face with a towel "Wow! The kids were full of energy today! I'm really tired."
"Would you like some tea?" Ranko offered to the other girl and giving Ryoga a 'shut up' look.
"Thanks. What were you guys talking about?" Akane inquired accepting the cup of tea.
"Nothing important..." Ryoga answered looking at Ranko.
Akane sipped thoughtfully the tea, then, suddenly, her face glowed when an idea popped in her mind.
"Ryoga! Why don't you go out with Ranko tonight?"
Ranko coughed the tea she was drinking: "What? Are you crazy?"
"Yeah! Why would I want to go out with her?" Ryoga added heatedly.
"Come on! Just a 'friends' date, nothing serious. She is new of the city and going out with you is more exciting than going out with me or her brother, don't you think?" Akane continued, liking her idea more and more with each passing moment "I'm asking you a favour here." She added putting her hand on Ryoga's arm.
Ryoga blushed immediately and looked between Akane and Ranko, then he sighed.
"I'll do it."
"Don't I have a say in this?" Ranko asked looking at Akane.
"Oh, yes. What do you want to see? There is a lot to see here in Tokyo! I'm sure Ryoga will show you a lot of places."
"Akane!" Ranko said, defeated.
"It's settled, then. Come here to pick her up at 21, Ryoga. And try to have fun, you two." She stood walking out of the living room.
The other two occupants of the room eyed at each other blushing furiously.
Akane poked her head through the doorway: "Just not TOO much fun, ok?" sticking out her tongue she left before a pillow could reach her face.
Ryoga looked at Ranko sighing: "Ok, then. I'll come here at 21." And after a moment he added "I think you were right, I'm late."
"What are you saying?" Ranko asked standing to walk him to the door, she opened it for him letting him out.
"I'm late with Akane, I've never seen her so happy. I should let her go..."
"You are taking it well." She conceded.
"It's just a façade. Inside I'm hurting."
"Ryoga..."
"Oh, don't worry. To feel better I'll just have to beat your brother to a pulp!" he grinned.
"Hey! You just have to try..."
"Or maybe dating his sister would be the better punishment for him..." he laughed at her shocked expression and left her standing there, surprised.
'What have I said?' he thought walking away from the dojo 'The words left my mouth before I can control it. It was intended to be a silly joke but saying that aloud sounded so much more than I intended. What would she think of it? She was kind of cute blushing and shocked after I said that. Cute? Where did that come from?'
'Sparkles. How is it possible?' Ranko thought sitting at the living room table 'I felt sparkles at his suggestion of dating me. It must be that the idea was disgusting, he is in love with Akane! But... he said he has to let her go... No! Those weren't sparkles! Then again...'
"Ranko!" Akane walked in brushing her hair after the bath she had taken "We have to think about what are you gonna wear tonight!" a smile blossomed on her face "You are gonna be my doll to dress!"
"Oh, man!"
Ranma arrived to the dojo after a little walk to clear his thoughts. When he arrived he had just enough time to change his clothes before teaching three class in a row. At the end of the third he entered the house and finding it unusually quiet.
Then he heard giggling from upstairs so he went to the guest room from where were coming the giggles. He knocked at the door.
"Come in!" replied Akane from inside.
He opened the door and looked at Akane sitting on the bed with curiosity and then he spotted Ranko. She was wearing a sundress that fitted her perfectly and looking stunning.
"Hey, what's the fancy dress for?" he asked sitting next to Akane.
"She has a date tonight."
"A date? With whom?"
"Ryoga."
"What? How can you do this to me? Going out with that pig!" disbelief was written all over his face.
"Big brother, I'm not too thrilled as well if you want to know. It was your girlfriend's idea."
"Akane? How can you do this to me?"
"It's just a friends date! Something innocent just to show her Tokyo!"
"I could have shown her Tokyo!"
"How exciting, going around Tokyo with her brother!"
"Well..." Ranko said "...nobody has denied when I said Akane is Ranma's girlfriend. I'm so happy for you two!"
She exited the room while Ranma and Akane looked at each other smiling but blushing.
"Are you?" Ranma asked after a moment of silence.
"Maybe." Was her reply, then she kissed him "If you behave like a good boy..."
He smiled, then a frown appeared on his face: "About good boys... I have to tell you something about Yoshi."
END CHAPTER 08
AUTHOR'S NOTE: As usual I'm sorry for taking so much time updating. The problem is I usually write when I feel down or when I need a sugar boost, but lately I'm feeling great, so... This is the last update until September, I'm going on vacation!
AKANE – CHAPTER 08
Ranma jogged through the streets of Nerima like every morning, enjoying the view and breathing the fresh morning air. He had a lot to think about, because yesterday he suddenly realized that having a story with Akane was a more serious thing than with any other girl. They had been kissing on the sofa, maybe even a little more than kissing... ok, let's just say they were having a little fun, when Yoshi had suddenly entered the living room.
"Mommy!" he had said "I'm thirsty!"
He and Akane had managed to recover just in time because they had heard his feet on the stairs but something about them must have been wrong because the kid asked:
"What's happened? What were you doing?"
Akane was the quickest to recover and she had stood to catch him a glass of water saying:
"Nothing, we were talking about the dojo."
"Oh." He replied, not fully convinced and then he had looked at Ranma with a strange way.
"Hey, Yoshi, where's my mother?" asked Ranma trying to look casual.
"She had fallen asleep while telling the story."
Akane and Ranma chuckled at this, while Yoshi kept on staring strangely at Ranma. When Akane had reappeared in the living room carrying a glass of water, Yoshi had insisted that she went upstairs with him. Akane had given Ranma a smile that was also a sorry and Ranma was left alone on the sofa.
'What can I do?' he thought coming to an alt in front of the local market.
"Ranchan!" someone called.
He looked through the crowd until he spotted Ukyo.
"Hello Ukyo, what brings you here?"
"I'm buying some food. I have a restaurant near here." She proudly stated.
"Really? Just like your father! That's good to hear."
"Why don't you drop by one day of these? I'm an okonomiyaki chef, do you like them?"
"Yes, of course! Why not? Maybe I can bring Akane and Yoshi along." He said trying to keep his distance from her.
"Or maybe not." She said winking at him "Why don't you walk me to the restaurant?"
"Ok." He started following her a little awkwardly, he hadn't expected her to be this forward.
"Do you remember the promise we made when we were kids?" she suddenly said after a moment of silence.
"Promise?" 'Oh no, not that!' he mentally screamed.
"Yes, you promised to be my boyfriend when you came back from your training trip." She eyed him sideways.
"Eh eh..." he began scratching his head "Kids. Don't they say the strangest things?" "I don't think it's strange, I think it's cute." She turned her head to look at him "I've kind of waited for you to come back and fulfil your promise."
He stopped walking and looked at her:
"You are kidding, right?"
She stopped walking as well:
"What if I'm not?" her tone was sad "Here is my restaurant. When you'll want to come... Bye!" she shouted disappearing inside the restaurant.
As he entered the house he found Yoshi waiting for him.
"Hey Yoshi! Do you want me to walk you to school?" he asked.
"Yes." Yoshi simply answered looking serious. He grabbed his jacket and walked past Ranma shouting "I'm leaving!"
The two walked in silence for a little while until Yoshi gatered the courage and spoke:
"Ranma? Can I ask you a question?"
'I'm in trouble' thought Ranma, then aloud: "Sure."
"Are you gonna be my dad?"
"Wow! Where did this question come from, all of a sudden?" he tried to think fast to an answer but Yoshi spoke again:
"I saw you and mom yesterday. You were kissing her." He looked at him.
"I-I... uhm..."
"Do you like my mother? I know she likes you, I've never seen her kiss anyone... well, except for me, of course!"
Ranma looked at Yoshi and knew that he couldn't lie to the kid.
"Yes, I like your mother a lot."
Yoshi nodded, he looked older then six for a fraction of moment.
"Then you are gonna be my dad."
"I don't know Yoshi... I like your mother and you know that I'm really really fond of you, but... we have to give time to time. Your mother loves you more than everything and she's trying to decide if I'm the right person to be your father and I'm trying to be the best for you."
They reached the school gates.
"Don't make her cry."Yoshi said, then he sprinted towards the building not turning.
Ranma watched him disappear through the glass doors, thinking about what Yoshi had said.
"I won't." he whispered.
In the meantime at the dojo, Akane was teaching a class and Nodoka had left visiting her friend, so Ranko was all alone in the big house, watching television. Bored as never in her life.
Then, the doorbell rang and she stood quickly to answer.
When she opened the door she came face to face with an handsome man, but what captured her curiosity was the sadness in his eyes, and she wondered who this man was.
"Hello. I'm Ryoga Hibiki. I was looking for Akane Tendo." He politely asked.
"Akane is in the dojo teaching a class. Would you want to wait for her in the living room? She should be finished soon." Ranko let him enter and noticed that he was quite familiar with the house, and her need to know who he was increased rapidly.
They seated at the table and Ranko served some green tea.
"I've never seen you around." Ryoga said.
"I just arrived a couple of days ago... I'm Ranma's sister, do you know who Ranma is?"
At the mention of Ranma, Ryoga went stiff.
"Yes, I know who Ranma is. I'd have preferred otherwise though."
"Hey! It's my brother you are talking about!" Ranko was getting angry "What's your problem with him?"
"He is an immature jerk! He tease me to no end and he's getting too close..." he didn't finish the sentence but Ranko was smart enough to understand anyway.
"He is getting too close to Akane, right? Well mister I'm sorry but you are late, they are a couple now." She smirked, how she loved the shocked look on his face.
"A c-couple? It's not possible! Akane would never..."
"I would never, what?" Akane entered the living room wiping her face with a towel "Wow! The kids were full of energy today! I'm really tired."
"Would you like some tea?" Ranko offered to the other girl and giving Ryoga a 'shut up' look.
"Thanks. What were you guys talking about?" Akane inquired accepting the cup of tea.
"Nothing important..." Ryoga answered looking at Ranko.
Akane sipped thoughtfully the tea, then, suddenly, her face glowed when an idea popped in her mind.
"Ryoga! Why don't you go out with Ranko tonight?"
Ranko coughed the tea she was drinking: "What? Are you crazy?"
"Yeah! Why would I want to go out with her?" Ryoga added heatedly.
"Come on! Just a 'friends' date, nothing serious. She is new of the city and going out with you is more exciting than going out with me or her brother, don't you think?" Akane continued, liking her idea more and more with each passing moment "I'm asking you a favour here." She added putting her hand on Ryoga's arm.
Ryoga blushed immediately and looked between Akane and Ranko, then he sighed.
"I'll do it."
"Don't I have a say in this?" Ranko asked looking at Akane.
"Oh, yes. What do you want to see? There is a lot to see here in Tokyo! I'm sure Ryoga will show you a lot of places."
"Akane!" Ranko said, defeated.
"It's settled, then. Come here to pick her up at 21, Ryoga. And try to have fun, you two." She stood walking out of the living room.
The other two occupants of the room eyed at each other blushing furiously.
Akane poked her head through the doorway: "Just not TOO much fun, ok?" sticking out her tongue she left before a pillow could reach her face.
Ryoga looked at Ranko sighing: "Ok, then. I'll come here at 21." And after a moment he added "I think you were right, I'm late."
"What are you saying?" Ranko asked standing to walk him to the door, she opened it for him letting him out.
"I'm late with Akane, I've never seen her so happy. I should let her go..."
"You are taking it well." She conceded.
"It's just a façade. Inside I'm hurting."
"Ryoga..."
"Oh, don't worry. To feel better I'll just have to beat your brother to a pulp!" he grinned.
"Hey! You just have to try..."
"Or maybe dating his sister would be the better punishment for him..." he laughed at her shocked expression and left her standing there, surprised.
'What have I said?' he thought walking away from the dojo 'The words left my mouth before I can control it. It was intended to be a silly joke but saying that aloud sounded so much more than I intended. What would she think of it? She was kind of cute blushing and shocked after I said that. Cute? Where did that come from?'
'Sparkles. How is it possible?' Ranko thought sitting at the living room table 'I felt sparkles at his suggestion of dating me. It must be that the idea was disgusting, he is in love with Akane! But... he said he has to let her go... No! Those weren't sparkles! Then again...'
"Ranko!" Akane walked in brushing her hair after the bath she had taken "We have to think about what are you gonna wear tonight!" a smile blossomed on her face "You are gonna be my doll to dress!"
"Oh, man!"
Ranma arrived to the dojo after a little walk to clear his thoughts. When he arrived he had just enough time to change his clothes before teaching three class in a row. At the end of the third he entered the house and finding it unusually quiet.
Then he heard giggling from upstairs so he went to the guest room from where were coming the giggles. He knocked at the door.
"Come in!" replied Akane from inside.
He opened the door and looked at Akane sitting on the bed with curiosity and then he spotted Ranko. She was wearing a sundress that fitted her perfectly and looking stunning.
"Hey, what's the fancy dress for?" he asked sitting next to Akane.
"She has a date tonight."
"A date? With whom?"
"Ryoga."
"What? How can you do this to me? Going out with that pig!" disbelief was written all over his face.
"Big brother, I'm not too thrilled as well if you want to know. It was your girlfriend's idea."
"Akane? How can you do this to me?"
"It's just a friends date! Something innocent just to show her Tokyo!"
"I could have shown her Tokyo!"
"How exciting, going around Tokyo with her brother!"
"Well..." Ranko said "...nobody has denied when I said Akane is Ranma's girlfriend. I'm so happy for you two!"
She exited the room while Ranma and Akane looked at each other smiling but blushing.
"Are you?" Ranma asked after a moment of silence.
"Maybe." Was her reply, then she kissed him "If you behave like a good boy..."
He smiled, then a frown appeared on his face: "About good boys... I have to tell you something about Yoshi."
END CHAPTER 08