Goodbye, goodbye my love.

I'm now giving you up

I'm setting you free

to go and find yourself,

and get a new set of wings.

WRONG

"Ranma… are you okay?"

"I'm great."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I'm sure why?"

"It's just, well lately you've been kind of… I don't know… distant?"

"You've seen me every day of the past week Akane."

"Yes but… Are you mad at me or something?"

"Why would I?"

"Does that mean you're not?"

"I'm okay, all right"

"….all right. But look if it is because I didn't tell you about college—"

"You didn't tell anyone."

"Yes but we're friends and maybe I should've—"

"Look Akane I'm not mad."

"But there's something wrong—"

"No, look I don't mind you didn't tell me. It's fine. I know now."

"Then why---"

"Akane I'm fine. It's not like we are best friends or confidents or anything THAT important for you to trust me more than your own family."

"But Ranma I do—"

"I don't hold it against you, okay? I'm not mad about it. I don't even care. Now could you please drop it?"

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I'm a strong person. I was raised to never give up. I was raised to endure pain, to get them as they come, to be the number one. I was raised to be THE BEST and the best only. I was raised to never lose. And I've never done it. I've never stopped before I'm the winner.

There's a first time for everything, though.

There were times in my life when I felt heart broken, lost, even defeated. Times when I just wanted everything to stop so I could have time to breath, to bear with me, to find me. But of course nothing ever stopped and I had to quickly find a way to cope with whatever disaster had hit me in the face without warning. It made me mad but I always took it as training.

This time disaster is all around and the world didn't stop again. So now… IWILL.

I'm stopping.

I know I can't fight because there's nothing to fight for. And I know I can't stay because I got no reason to do it. I'm stopping and then I'm turning around.

This time instead of staying behind to see the things I want drifting away from me… I'll move on, at my own pace and in a different direction.

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"They're miserable."

"I know."

"And they're acting as if everything were okay with the world."

"I know."

"It makes me sick."

"There's really nothing we can do about it Nabiki. They're both very stubborn."

"Stupid, you mean."

"I wouldn't be so sure about it."

"Kasumi you're not telling me you don't think this whole ordeal is the stupidest thing you've ever seen, aren't you? I mean I can't believe Akane decided to leave just when things were starting to get better between her and Ranma…"

"Maybe she really didn't want to stay here Nabiki. Ranma and Akane are not to be married anymore. He is not a real reason for her to stay."

"Are you nuts?"

"Nabiki--"

"No seriously Kasumi, are you? As much as I don't understand why, I know Akane loves that jerk with all her heart, and you know it too."

"Yes, I do know."

"And he loves her too. It would be simple if they weren't stupid enough to not see it."

"I wouldn't be so sure about that Nabiki."

"About what?"

"Nabiki… things are never simple. Besides, you almost don't expend any time here anymore. You really don't know what's going on."

"What do you mean? It is simple. They're made for each other. Period."

"I'm not so sure about that anymore."

"What do you know I don't Kasumi?"

"Nothing really. But I've been here and I've seen them both. You're right Nabiki they're miserable and they're miserable about each other. Maybe they both need a little time apart."

"But not being together it's what it's making them miserable."

"Maybe, but Nabiki I'm sure our sister must have her reasons to want to leave this town… And I'm guessing Ranma is one of them"

"You're not telling me something."

"I'm telling you all I know."

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I didn't understand at first. Every time we talked, every time he looked at me, every time he was near… there was such a cold detachment in him. He said he is not mad at me. Every time I asked about it he just smiled and asked in return "Why would I be mad?" Exactly. Why would he?

He's been polite and sometimes even friendly… but it seems hollow somehow. He's been building this wall between us so I can't reach anymore. And he doesn't care at all… He wants to leave me. He wants to break completely free of me and everyone else. It took a while before I understood why but I did.

He finally made a choice. And that choice doesn't include me or any of the others.

I stopped fooling myself about it a long time ago, even before I broke our engagement. I knew how things were going to end. I always knew that day will come. I knew it was close when I saw him with that girl. And that's why I wanted to leave before it happened. I didn't want to be here to see it.

Guess I wasn't fast enough.

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"Ranma."

"Akane I told you I'm not mad at you."

"She seems nice."

"What are you talking about?"

"You're friend… I saw you with a girl yesterday while I was running an errand. She seems nice."

"Uh… she is."

"I'm glad you…"

"Yes?"

"I'm glad you found someone."

"Goodbye, goodbye it's time

For me to leave you behind

To walk out of your life

And try to live mine

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Ahhhh I know, I know. This is supposed to be a Ranma Akane story. But hey! It's not fun if it's easy right? Besides the chapter's not called WRONG for nothing.