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The truth about harmful words

By: Miztikal-Dragon

Part Five

Hesitantly Akane brought her eyes up to meet Ranma's bright blue orbs. His arms were crossed stubbornly on his chest and there was nothing friendly about the frown on his face, he looked seriously peeved. The already red cheeks on Akane's blushing face darkened as she shakily rose to her feet. She could feel the pain in her calves and it helped keep her mind off the topless Ranma in front of her, but only a little.

"What are you doing here spying on me?" His voice was harsh and it made her cringe.

"I-I wasn't spying on you," she replied uneasily trying to avoid Ranma's piercing gaze.

His snort made Akane frown, he was being pig-headed and she was trying her hardest to keep her temper down. Glancing at Ranma, she watched as he turned his back on her, his back muscles twitching with agitation.

"I always knew you were a lot of things Akane," Ranma sounded almost thoughtful, but in a cruel way. "But a liar wasn't one of them."

At first she didn't' know how to react and she was lost for words. Never before had she ever known Ranma to be so callous to her, to be so cruel that she was just speechless. She wanted to be able to show any other emotion but surprise, yet her face was frozen in place. She couldn't speak, she couldn't move; Akane felt so helpless at the moment. Time seemed to drag on forever and when Ranma turned around, Akane was still in the same spot. She looked confused, but he couldn't stand to look at her, it was hurting him.

"Why are you still here?" He was as cold as ice and watched as Akane flinched at his words. "Are you so hell bent on spying on me? Akane why don't you take your uncute self elsewhere, I can't stand to look at your face!"

Akane could feel her heart pounding in her chest as Ranma spoke, she didn't understand and it was killing her. Fighting back her tears, Akane turned away from the boy merely feet away from her before she could feel the sob climbing up in the back of her throat.

"I-I'm sorry Ranma."

It was then that she fled. She didn't know where she was going, but all she knew was that she had to leave. The worried voices of Kasumi and her father were left upon deaf ears as Akane tore threw the house, grabbing her shoes and leaving the Tendo household.

-Krystal-