Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha---I mean Ranma and Co. Never have, never will but we can all dream can't we?

Hey there! This story has been posted since 1/31/05 but I haven't gotten off my ass until now to post it here! This is a purly Ranma/Akane story line so please don't think any way else! So ENJOY!

The truth about harmful words

By: Miztikal-Dragon

Part one

Ranma sat quietly in the branch of a very large tree thinking over the day's events in his head, he'd done it yet again. It was the same thing but different day. The young boy was having a nice walk home with the one person who seemed to get him when he said something that he would later regret.

"Why do you have to be so uncute?" He almost questioned to himself.

Open mouth, insert foot.

Akane hadn't been paying attention to the boy besides her until he spoke and the minute he closed his mouth a hurt expression came to her face before disappearing in a sea of anger. Her fingers clutched at her sides as she gave him a glare that would scare any normal person, but let us not forget, Ranma wasn't any normal person. She didn't say anything to him, but turned her head and walk off angrily.

He hadn't meant to upset her, but in a way if he didn't then why did he have to be so stupid and talk before thinking? Of course he had gone after her, and even egged her on even more. One thing led to another and soon enough, she stopped dead in her tracks and threw her shoe at him. He was surprised by her actions, but it didn't stop him from saying anything to her.

"You throw like a girl Akane!" He taunted, "I bet a five year old throws better than you!"

And then the other shoe hit his chest.

"Shut up Ranma!" She yelled shakily, "Just shut up you jerk!"

It was then that he looked up at her to see the tears streaming down her cheeks. He had made her cry. Ranma tried to say something close to an apology, but the lump in his throat wouldn't permit him to say anything other than "um…" She was looking at him with such pain and hatred that he felt the oxygen leaving his lungs, he really messed up this time.

"Akane…I-"

"Leave me alone!" She practically screamed before taking off running down the street in her socks.

He knew that he should have gone after her, he would have easily caught up, but his feet wouldn't move. It was as if lady luck was dealing him a cruel hand in fate and the odds were against him. After she had disappeared from his line of vision, Ranma lowered his eyes to the ground and sighed heavily, he was a jerk. Not paying attention until it was too late, he was torn from his thoughts as an elderly woman tossed a bucket of cold water out her window, ironically landing directly on Ranma.

And that was how he had come to his current state. Sure he knew where she was now, but he didn't know how she would react if she saw him, hell he didn't want to die so young so he did the only thing he knew, he stayed away. His father had come out not too long ago chastising Ranma on how much of a coward he was being, but who was the pot calling the kettle black? So Ranma ignored him.

'I hope she's cooled off some' he thought to himself as he watched Akane in her work out clothes head towards the dojo, which always meant trouble.

-Krystal-