Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters so don't sue me.
What?! Ranma left the Tendo Dojo? He's not a Saotome anymore? What will
happen to their lives now? Can their love still be saved? Read on and find out.
R&R...... R/A pairings
The Right One For Me
by: numbskull
Part 8: I'm falling for you
Ranma woke up early and got dressed for his morning run. "It's been 2 weeks
since I'm here. I guess I already like it here." As he got out of Hinata Sou, he bumped
into Naru. They stared at each other for a few seconds and faced away from each other
blushing bright red.
"So, umm, you're going out for a run?" Naru asked hiding her blush.
"Yeah. I have to so that I can build my stamina and after this I'll practice my
katas." Ranma replied trying hard to hide his blush.
"Can I run with you? I've never had time for this kind of thing because I'm
always studying for Toudai. So, can I?" Naru asked. "O-Okay. I don't mind running
with you." Ranma said blushing furiously. "That's great! Could you wait for me for just a
second? I'm just gonna get my towel. I'll be right back." Naru ran back to her room as
quickly as she can and came back with a towel on her shoulder.
A few minutes later, they returned to Hinata Sou. "You're quite a runner,
Naru-san!" Ranma said catching his breath as he entered the inn. Naru blushed at
Ranma's comment and thanked him. "I should take a bath now." Naru said. "Breakfast
won't start in a few minutes. I still have time to practice my katas." Ranma said. Naru
went back to her room to get her towel and bath things.
"Wow! Look at how smooth his moves are!" Motoko whispered while watching
Ranma practicing his katas. Actually, all the girls are watching Ranma except Naru since
she's still bathing at at the hot spring.
"He's so cool!" Su said. "Is breakfast ready? I'm getting hungry." she said again.
"It'll be ready for a few minutes." Shinobu said. "I wonder if he could teach me
those moves." Shinobu said and giggled as she imagined herself practicing with Ranma.
"Hey! What are you looking at, everyone?" Naru asked. "Sshh!!! We're
watching Ranma-san practicing his katas. We don't want to disturb him. Would you like
to watch him with us?" Kitsune asked and turned her attention back to Ranma. Naru
shrugged and joined the group.
She was amazed at what she saw. Ranma's movements are so graceful and
smooth. It's like he's dancing in the air. Naru admired his muscle-toned body. 'No
wonder he's in a good shape.' Naru thought and went back to her room to get dressed.
"Breakfast is ready!" Everybody headed to the dining room and sat in their
own places.
Ranma sat down near Naru and ate his breakfast. "Where did you learn to use
such skill?" Motoko asked curiously. "You mean the katas? I've learned them since I
was a kid. My pop trained me since I was a kid and back in Nerima, I've learned a lot
of techniques while fighting my opponents." Ranma said as he placed down his
chopsticks. Shinobu still can't believe how Ranma finishes his food so fast. It's like
beyond a normal human usually eats.
"Shinobu-chan, that was a great meal! Thanks!" Ranma said and went to his
room to get his towel and have his bath.
Ranma finally finished bathing. He got dressed with his usual chinese clothe
and went to Naru's room to study. When he got there, Naru was already studying one
of the books.
"Naru-san, can I come in?" Naru nodded and Ranma sat across her.
"Where's Keitaro-san and Mutsumi-san? I thought they're gonna study with us." Ranma
asked as he picked up an english book. "Mutsumi-chan will accompany us a little later.
Keitaro can't join us today because he went out to meet his grandmother." Naru said still
focusing on her studies. Ranma just shrugged and focused on the english book he's
studying.
After a few minutes, Mutsumi came and joined them. She looked at the two
studying seriously. She smiled and picked up a book and studied.
Ranma yawned. "Haah!!! I think I'm gonna pass for now. I haven't eaten lunch
yet and I'm so hungry. Do you wanna grab a bite Naru-san, Mutsumi-san? I bet you're
hungry too."
"That'll be great. We'll just get our coats. It's cold outside." Naru said and got her
coat.
Naru and Ranma went down stairs together and waited for Mutsumi. "Are you
going on a date?' Kitsune asked holding a cup of sake on her right hand. Naru was
about to protest when Ranma spoke. "No Kitsune-san. We're just grabbing a bite with
Mutsumi-san. We haven't had lunch yet." Ranma smiled at Kitsune. Naru looked at
Ranma. 'How could he be so calm? He didn't even reacted violently. He answere the
question politely. If I were the one who answered, I could've scolded Kitsune-chan for
asking such question." Naru tore her gaze away from Ranma when Mutsumi came down
the stairs.
"Let's go. We'll be back early. Ittekimasu (We're off)!" Ranma said and lets the
two ladies go out before him. "Itterashai (See you later)!" Kitsune said and poured
another sake on her cup.
"Where are we off to?" Mutsumi asked Ranma. "I just ate in one of the restaurants
here in your place and they serve real good food. I don't know if you'll recognize it
Naru-san but it's where we bumped into each other." Ranma said. They followed
Ranma and saw the restaurant he was talking about. They went inside the restaurant and
ordered some ramen.
Naru looked around the restaurant and saw that it was really beautiful.
"Ranma-kun, this restaurant is very beautiful. How did you find it?" Mutsumi asked.
"Well, I was travelling when I saw this restaurant. I got pretty hungry so I went inside to
eat." Ranma said. A few minutes later, their meal came. They ate the ramen which is
very delicious and maybe the best ramen they ever tasted. After eating a heart meal,
they returned to Hinata Sou.
Ranma was walking in a dark place when suddenly Saffron appeared. Ranma
fought Saffron with all his might but he can't find an opening on Saffron. Saffron charged
him and he was hit hard in the gut. He landed on a boulder which shattered into pieces.
He got up and started attacking Saffron again. "I think I have no choice but to use this
technique." Ranma said as he lured Saffron in a spiral movement and when he got to the
middle, he shouted "Hiryuu Shoten Ha!!!" Then he saw that Saffron's holding something
in front of him. It was Akane with tears falling from her eyes. Ranma wanted to back out
but it was too late. The attack was already released before he even realized Akane was
held by Saffron.
He saw Saffron smirked at him and threw Akane with all his might. Ranma
cannot do anything but run after Akane when he saw she was being thrown out of the
tornado. Ranma ran as fast as he can but he can't seem to catch up to Akane. There
was a loud "BLOGG!!!" heard which means Saffron was already thrown out of the
tornado and fell to the ground real hard. Ranma didn't care about it. All he cared about
was to save Akane.
Akane fell on a rocky place and had hit her head hard. Ranma ran to where
Akane fell, hoping she's still alive. Ranma saw Akane not moving and ran to her to know
if she's still alive. He ran to her side and placed her in his arms. He checked her pulse
and he was relieved it's still beating. "Akane? Akane? Akane!" Ranma said as tears
starts to form in his eyes. Akane opened her eyes and saw Ranma by her side. She
smiled at him and said, "Thank you Ranma for being here beside me. I know you're
always here for me." Akane said weakly. "Shh. Don't talk, Akane. Don't waste your
strength. I've got to get you out of here." Ranma said as he tried to lift her body. "No,
Ranma. You don't have to. As you see, I'm losing a lot of blood already and I won't
make it inthe hospital even if you take me there. This is the way it should be. I love you,
Ranma. But we cannot be together. We're not supposed to be. Didn't you realize that
we were always kept apart whenever we get closer to each other?" Akane said weakly.
"No, Akane. I don't believe what you're saying. I can take you to the hospital as fast as
I can. Just don't leave me! I love you too! Nobody's gonna take you away from me
even death itself! NOBODY!!!" Ranma said as he finally burst into tears.
Akane cupped Ranma's cheek and smiled at him. "Don't worry. Nobody's going
to take me away from you. I'll always be here for you, watching you. I love you, Ranma.
Thank you for everything." With those last words, Akane closed her eyes and breathed
her last breath.
Ranma shook her but there was no response. "No! Akane....no!" Ranma sobbed
and buried his face on Akane's body. "AKANE! DON'T LEAVE ME!" Ranma
screamed at the top of his lungs and hugged Akane tightly.
"Umm...Ranma-kun! I can't breathe! Ranma-kun! Wake up!!!" Ranma opened
his eyes and realized that he was hugging Naru. "Naru-san!" He immediately removed
his arms around Naru and blushed. "Gomenasai (I'm sorry), Naru-san. I didn't mean to
do that to you." Ranma said adding more blush to his face. Naru blushed too but turned
around so that Ranma won't notice it. "It's okay, Ranma-kun. By the way, you were
having a nightmare. Care to talk to me about it?" Ranma nodded because he knows he'll
feel much better if he talked to someone about it. He related to Naru everything he had
dreamed of that night. He never said Akane's name. He only referred to her as "my
fiancee". Naru listened to Ranma intently. Then, she saw that he was crying. "Are you
alright?" Naru asked with concern. Ranma wiped his tears away. "Yeah. I'm alright.
Thanks." "So, do you still love her?" Naru asked sadly. "What??? Umm...I don't know.
I guess a little but I'm gonna get over her sooner or later. That's why I'm here,
remember?" Ranma gave her a gentle smile which made Naru blushed again. "So, I
guess we should get some sleep now, ne?" Naru said as she opened Ranma's door.
"Yeah. I think so too. Thanks for waking me up. And sorry if I disturbed your sleep."
Ranma said apologetically. "It's alright. Now get some sleep. We'll have a lot of studying
to do. Oyasumi (good night)!" Naru said. "Umm...Naru-san? Oyasumi." Ranma said.
When Naru was about to close the door, Ranma called her again.
"Naru-san, if ever i had another nightmare, will you wake me up like you did
today? I really felt so relieved talking to you about my nightmare and maybe that way, I
could stop having those nightmares again." Ranma said smiling at Naru. "Sure,
Ranma-kun. I think it'll help you to stop having nightmares like that. I'll do my best to
wake you. Oyasumi."
"Arigatou, Naru-san. Oyasumi." Ranma laid back on his futon and closed his
eyes with a smile on his face.
Naru closed the door behind her and sat down on her futon. She placed her
arms around her knees and closed her eyes. "It feels so good when he hugged me. Oh,
Ranma-kun. I think I'm falling for you."
End.
Okay. It's done. 3 chapters as I promised. Whew, my back is already aching while
typing my story. But I'm glad it's already finished. Recap of this chapter. Naru is falling
for Ranma. I don't know if Ranma's falling for her too. I can't tell. It'll spoil the story. So
see you next chapter! Please review this chapter. Thanks!!!
numbskull: Finally, I'm back! The date turned out fine and I'm so pooped!
"Is anyone here?"
numbskull: Who could that be? I'm here!!!
"I see you're here. Konnichiwa (Hi)!"
numbskull: Ah it's you, Kitsune-san! Welcome!
Kitsune: Well, I brought some sake for you.
numbskull: Thanks! ((takes the sake))
Kitsune: So how was your date with Naru-chan?
numbskull: It's fine. That date turned real fine.
Kitsune: Where did you take her?
numbskull: In a fancy restaurant. We had a couple of drinks and danced a couple of
slow dances then we watched some movies and I took her back to Hinata Sou.
Kitsune: Wow!!! Did you kiss her good night?
numbskull: (blushes) Hey! That's none of your business!!!
Kitsune: I see. So you did, didn't you? You sly fox, you!
numbskull: Okay! Alright! I did! Happy?
Kitsune: I knew it! That's how to end a date. Nice going pal! You moved faster than
Keitaro.
numbskull: Nah! I'm not going to take her away from him. They are meant to be
together. So where did you buy the sake?
Kitsune: To where I always buy them. Their sake is great! Do you want to drink?
numbskull: Sure. I'm still up for it. ((opens sake bottle and pours on the cups))
Here. ((hands Kitsune a cup))
Kitsune: ((takes the cup)) Arigatou!!! ((drinks the sake))
numbskull: ((drinks the sake)) Whoa!!! This is great sake!
Kitsune: I told you!!!
numskull: Hey guys! While we're drinking sake here, I'll give you the previewof the
next chapter:
Someone called to the Tendo dojo and it was a relative of their mom's. Kasumi told
Akane to take a break and stay at their aunt's place for a while to get her mind off of
Ranma. Akane disagreed at first but she decided to go for Kasumi's advice. Who is this
mysterious aunt? And where does her aunt live? Find out in the next chapter.
numbskull: That's all for now!!! Ja ne!!!