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 12: Keitaro's Secret Revealed

"What are we going to talk about, Keitaro?" Naru asked as she closed the door of her room. Keitaro walked to the other side of the room and bowed his head low. "It's something that will disappoint you, Narusegawa but I have to tell you." Keitaro said and turned to face Naru. She looked back at him and sensed that there's something wrong. "Narusegawa, I... I... I'm..." Keitaro stuttered. "You're what?" Naru asked impatiently and nervously at the same time. "I'm... I'm in love... with... with..." "With who Keitaro?" Naru snapped. "With Mutsumi-san." Keitaro finally said.

"With Mutsumi-san." It ringed on Naru's mind over and over again. Her world crashed down before her and she didn't that her tears are streaking down on her face. She clasped her hand to her mouth and fell to her knees.

"I'm... I'm sorry, Narusegawa. I didn't mean to hurt you." Keitaro said. He walked towards Naru and placed his hands on her shoulders. "I really am sorry." Keitaro said sadly. Naru ran out of her room leaving Keitaro behind.

Ranma tossed and turned on his futon but he can't get some sleep. 'Maybe I should get something to drink.' Ranma thought and stood up. He opened his door just in time to see Naru leaving her room, running. He noticed there were tears on Naru's face. He turned to look at Naru's room and saw Keitaro coming out of the room sadly.

"What happened, Keitaro-san? Why is Naru-san crying?" Ranma asked. "It's a long story, Ranma-kun." Keitaro said and went down to his room. Ranma wasted no time and ran after Naru. 'Naru-san.' Ranma thought as he went outside Hinata Sou.

Naru ran out of Hinata Sou as fast as she could not knowing where to go. She didn't notice Ranma was running behind her (A/N: With Ranma's athletic abilities, he can catch up to Naru quickly.) Naru tripped and Ranma tried to help her.

"DON'T TOUCH ME! LEAVE ME ALONE!" Naru yelled shoving off Ranma's extended arm.

Ranma kneeled down on Naru and tried again. "I want to help you. Tell me what's wrong." Ranma said softly. He placed an arm on Naru's shoulder but she shoved it away again. (A/N: Whoa! Ranma's going OOC here.)

"I DON'T NEED YOUR HELP! I DON'T NEED ANY ONE'S HELP! LIFE SUCKS!" Naru cried out loud.

"HEY! DON'T BE SUCH A STUBBORN BABY! I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU, YOU KNOW!" Ranma yelled not realizing he's sticking his foot on his mouth again. (A/N: That's Ranma! He can't take that habit away, can't he?)

"WHAT DID YOU SAY?! WHO ARE YOU CALLING A STUBBORN BABY, YOU JERK?!" Naru yelled back at Ranma.

"YOU ARE, YOU STUPID STUBBORN BABY!!! I'M GIVING YOU A HAND HERE AND YOU JUST IGNORED IT! I'M BEING NICE TO YOU BUT YOU JUST DON'T NOTICE IT! FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE, I'M BEING HELPFUL AND KIND TO SOMEONE I LIKE!" Ranma bursted out and realized what he said. 'Damn it! I stick my foot on my mouth again.' Ranma thought angrily.

Luckily for him, Naru didn't catch the last word he said. She was so focused with her anger. She turned to glare at Ranma who was blushing furiously at that time. She misunderstood Ranma's blushing as a furious anger. So she got angrier than before. "SO YOU'RE ANGRY WITH ME NOW?! HUH?! I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR FACE THAT YOUR ANGRY! COME ON AND PUNCH ME! LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN!" Naru taunted Ranma.

"WHAT?! YOU WANT ME TO PUNCH YOU?! AND I'M NOT ANGRY!!! I'm just... just..." Ranma said his anger dissipating. "YOU'RE WHAT?! JUST BECAUSE WE'RE GIRLS DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN'T DO WHAT YOU GUYS CAN DO! ANYWAY YOU'RE A SEX-CHANGING FREAK THAT HAS MAJOR EGO PRINTED ALL OVER YOUR HEAD!" Naru blurted out and clasped her hand on her mouth. Ranma caught every word she said and frowned. He looked so hurt about what Naru said. He stood up and turned around. "I guess you're right. I am a sex-changing freak that has a major ego printed on every part of me." Ranma lowered his head down, getting more depressed than ever.

'Oh no! What have I done? I forgot that the reason Ranma left his fiancee was because of this kind of petty fight. Oh God! What'll I do?' Naru thought as she began crying again.

Ranma ws so helpless. He felt so weak hearing those words. The last thing he wanted was someone to reject him because of his curse. 'Why the hell did I get this curse anyway?! Why me?! Can't anybody in this world accept me for who I am?' Ranma thought angrily. Naru stood up and walked towards Ranma. She bowed her head and began to apologize.

"I'm sorry Ranma. I didn't mean what I said. I don't care about your curse. I know you're craving for someone to accept you for who you are. You've been coping with that problem ever since you got that curse. I'm even proud of you because you can handle situations like that. I'm really sorry Ranma. Will you please forgive me?" Naru said tears on her eyes.

Ranma turned around to face Naru. He smiled weakly at her. "Yes. I forgive you. I'm sorry for calling you a stupid stubborn baby. I just really wanna help ya but you won't let me. So my foot-in-the-mouth habit got to me again. I'm really sorry. I didn't mean what I said." Ranma said apologetically.

"It's alright. I just got caught up with my emotions, that's all." Naru said flashing Ranma a smile. Ranma flashed one of his own which makes girls go gaga over him. Naru blushed and looked down on the floor which seemed to suddenly fascinate her. "What's the problem anyway? You can tell me. You need a friend to talk to." Ranma said smiling. Naru looked at Ranma and glanced away again. "It's a long story." Naru said sadly. "I've got a lot of time." Ranma said reassuringly. Naru looked at him again and nodded.

They walked and talked on the way to the park. Ranma noticed that Naru's holding back her tears which is good for him anyway. He doesn't like seeing girls cry but he doesn't like girls pretending to be strong either. So he stopped and turned to her.

"Hey, don't pretend to be strong. I know you're holding back your tears. I can offer you my shoulder for you to cry on. I don't mind getting my shirt wet as long as you let out all the pain that you feel inside." Ranma said. Naru looked at Ranma and cried again as she threw herself on Ranma. He blushed and tensed a little bit. 'It's not the time to be like this Ranma! Get a hold of yourself!' Ranma scolded himself mentally. Soon, he relaxed and wrapped his arm around Naru and the other stroking her hair. "Cry as much as you want, Naru-san. I won't leave you until you've let it all out." Ranma said as he continued stroking Naru's hair. Naru sobbed and let her tears flow freely on Ranma's chest. She felt comfortable with Ranma's arm around her.

After a few minutes, she felt so tired and fell asleep on Ranma's arms. Ranma noticed that she fell asleep since her weight was getting heavy. He carried her to a bench on the park and let her lean on his shoulder.

Naru woke up and noticed that she's still at the park. But what she noticed the most was Ranma's arm was still around her. She saw that he's asleep to and she smiled leaning back against his shoulder. She fell asleep again with a smile on her face.

Ranma and Naru returned to Hinata Sou in time for dinner. They both sat down beside each other and ate their food. Everybody was quiet especially Keitaro. After dinner, Ranma helped Naru in washing the dishes. After washing, Ranma rushed out of Hinata Sou since he's almost late for his job. Naru headed back to her room.

Keitaro knocked on Naru's door and she opened it. Keitaro bowed his head to Naru and apologized for what happened. Naru shook her head and let Keitaro in her room.

"So when have you been together?" Naru asked trying to keep calm. "Five months ago." Keitaro said quietly that only Naru hears him. Naru frowned but remained her composure. "H-How did this h-happen?" Naru asked trying hard not to stutter anymore. "I don't know how but all I know is that Mutsumi-san was always there for me whenever you're not. I thought you don't like me since you are so quiet and cold towards me. So I turne my attention to Mutsumi-san and I noticed that I was falling for her... slowly." Keitaro said. "I see..." Naru said regretting the way she acts around Keitaro. 'I'm just doing it for you. I don't want you to be distracted with your studies.' Naru thought sadly.

"Why are you so cold to me anyway? What did I ever do to deserve that kind of treatment?" Keitaro asked as if he read what Naru was thinking. "I-I did that for you. I was afraid that if I started treating you kindly, you might not concentrate on your studies and you might fail the exams again. I don't want that to happen." Naru said looking down at the wooden floor. "Y-You did that f-for me?" Keitaro asked confusingly. Naru nodded and looked at Keitaro with sincerity. Keitaro felt ashamed at his actions and for ever doubting Naru. "Umm... Narusegawa. Mutsumi-san and I didn't mean to hurt you. We don't want to hurt you that's why we kept it a secret that only us will know. I hope you're okay with that." Keitaro said. Naru nodded. "Don't worry. I'll be fine. I just need some time to get over with this." Naru said and Keitaro nodded. He decided to leave Naru's room since he himself is confused about his feelings now and he needs time to think to. "So, I'll see you around then." Keitaro said. "Yeah. I'll see you tomorrow." Naru said and Keitaro left her room.

Back at Tendo dojo, Akane packed her things to get ready for her departure early in the morning. She took Ranma's picture with her and looked it before she put it in her bag. 'Ranma, when you come back, you'll see a different Akane. The one who's not going to hit you anymore.' Akane thought and slipped on her yellow pajamas. She tucked herself on her bed. 'Tomorrow's going to be a fine day.' Akane thought and drifted off to sleep.

End.

Well, Ranma's a bit OOC here but his true nature came out when Naru and him fought. We all know that Ranma has this habit of sticking his foot on his mouth. That makes him an insensitive jerk to Akane but she loved some of it about him anyway.

numbskull: (sighs) It's time for a quiet relaxation. (closes eyes)

BANG!!!

numbskull: (bolts upright) What the heck was that?! (looks around)

"You won't get away, Saotome!!!! (looks at numbskull)

numbskull: EEP!!! (hides behind chair)

"Hiding huh? You're such a coward Saotome!!! This is for my darling Shampoo!" (attacks the chair where numbskull is hiding)

numbskull: ACK!!! I'm not Ranma!!! I'm numbskull!!! (dodges blow)

"Feh!!! Don't be a liar Saotome! I know that's you!" (charges again)

numbskull: I'm (dodge) not (dock) lying!!! (jump) Would you (dock) put on (punch) your (kicks) glasses, (dodge) Mousse!!!

Mousse: (stops attacking and puts on his glasses) Oh sorry about that.

numbskull: That's alright but please, put on your glasses first before you attack someone. (thinking) Good thing I know a little bit of martial arts and Ranma taught me some of it. I better thank him later. You're after Ranma again, I suppose.

Mousse: Yeah that's right! He took my Shampoo away from me! (grits teeth)

numbskull: I'm sure he didn't. It's only Shampoo that chases him. He doesn't even like Shampoo.

Mousse: He doesn't? (puzzled)

numbskull: Yeah. I know who Ranma likes but I ain't telling yah! (smirks)

Mousse: Oh well. Just tell me where that Saotome went to.

numbskull: I don't know. I havent't seen him. Sorry.

Mousse: Okay. I better be off now. I'm going to beat the crap out of that Saotome. (leaps out)

numbskull: (calls out) Good luck!!! (goes to a large cabinet and taps it 3 times) You can come out now.

(cabinet opens and reveals a pigtailed boy wearing red Chinese shirt.)

Ranma: Thanks! I owe you one!

numbskull: No problem! (smiles)

Ranma: He's been chasing me since the time I woke up. Jeez! What's wrong with that guy anyway?!

numbskull: Well at least he's out of your hair for now. Thanks for teaching some of your martial arts skill. It helped me a lot.

Ranma: No problem! I better be going or Akane's gonna have another idea of me being with the other fiancees again. Ja! (leaves)

numbskull: Ja!!! Now I have to clean up all these mess. Jeez! (cleans) Oh before I forget, this is the preview of the next chapter:

Akane leaves Tendo dojo and meets up with her aunt. Her day is wonderful but not for long. Find out on the next chapter. See yah!!!

About the reviews:

Jerry Unipeg: Ranma already told Naru about his curse in a late chapter but he doesn't want to tell the others since he's afraid of being rejected and thought of as a freak. He just needs to be extra careful so that nobody will find out about his curse. You know how much it means for him to be accepted for who he is despite his curse. Remember the first time Ranma arrived at Tendo dojo (as a girl) and how she was happy that Akane wants to be friends with her. It means a lot to him and it hurt him when Akane told him that she's glad that she's not a boy because she hates losing to a boy. It made Ranma frown and almost lose hope in making someone accept for who he is. I think that he decides that it's better for everyone and for him to not tell about his curse. (smiles) Anyway in this story, he won't be changing into a girl that much. (smiles)

Innortal: Yup. There's still a possibility that it might not end well. But with the power of love, nothing can go wrong. If she's the right one for him, surely he will return to her. Thanks for reviewing by the way. (smiles)