Akane ½

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Here's a new chapter.

7. The Marriage Proposal

Knock knock! "Who's there?" Akane called out as she closed the book she was reading with a slap. "It's me!" Kasumi called. Akane quickly hid the book she was reading under a pillow. "Come in!" she said. Kasumi opened the door. Akane got up. "Yah?" she asked nervously.

Kasumi walked to her and pulled her pillow up. Akane screamed and pushed it on the bed again. "What happened? What do you want!" Akane asked her. Kasumi was surprised at her sudden behaviour. "I want the pillow cover to wash." Kasumi said frightened. Akane looked like she was going to bite her. "I…I'll give it t…to you…" Akane stammered. Kasumi nodded. "Now go!" Akane shouted. "Oh, yah!" Kasumi walked out of her room. Akane closed the door.

She lent against the door and sighed in relief. She slowly lifted her pillow and removed the book from inside. She put it in her study table's drawer. She pulled out her pillow cover and walked out of the room. Kasumi was washing their clothes. "Kasumi, here take this. You wanted it right? To wash." she asked and handed it to her.

Kasumi took it from her. She put it in a tub full of water. The water splashed around but Akane's reflexes were quick to move away from the drops of water avoiding each and every drop skilfully. "Kasumi, take care!" she said. "Oh sorry!" Kasumi said. "So, you washed all these clothes by yourself!" Akane asked in astonishment. There were two huge piles of clothes washed and ironed. "No, Ranma helped me in most of them. He is such a great help nowadays. He is enthusiastic about getting married to you, you know."

Akane blushed. "Where's he now?" she asked. "He said he had some work to do. he…" Akane didn't let Kasumi finish her sentence. She ran through the house to look for him. "That was close. Kasumi was almost going to splash me with water. God knows what had happened. If I had turned into a spider again then I would be lost again..." Akane's thoughts were cut short by Happosai jumping in front of her.

"Watch where you are going!" Akane shouted as she dodged him. Happosai gave her a cheesy smile which made Akane fume. "Hey, you get back here!" she shouted as Happosai ran away from her. "You apologise now!" Akane said trying to catch him.

Akane ran through the hall, towards the kitchen. When he was within her hold she lurched forward only to slip and smash herself in a jug of water that soaked her and turned her into a spider. Happosai looked around. "Akane?" he called out for her. "I'm here, you dork!" Akane shouted but Happosai couldn't hear her.

Happosai looked around once more and then with a confused expression he left the kitchen. Akane looked around at the huge surroundings. She will get lost again! She crawled towards the door trying to avoid being carried away by the dominant wind. She was at last out of the kitchen.

Akane sighed in relief but her relief was only for a moment as a strong gust of wind carried forward straight into a familiar door. Akane opened her eyes. "Akane, will you marry me?" she heard. Her head cocked up to see a giant figure of Ranma, his back to her.

It seemed he was practicing something or it seemed proposing to her. Akane looked at him interestingly. Ranma looked back. "Oh, what a sweet pink spider." He said cheerfully. Akane backed a bit. Ranma didn't remember her! She stared into his eyes. The cheerful look in Ranma's eyes was replaced by a thoughtful look. "Hey," he whispered. Akane hoped he remembered her. "You can Akane! Let's rehearse!" he said.

He scooped her gently in his hand and took her with him. He gently placed her on the table. "Ok, you stay still. You're my sweet fiancée Akane. Ok?" he said to Akane. Akane nodded. "Strange, it seems to understand what I say." Ranma whispered enough for Akane to hear. She smiled to herself. "Let it be now! I have to practice" Ranma shrugged. He looked at the spider and took a deep breath. He closed his eyes. "Try to imagine it's Akane who is in front of me." He said to himself.

Ranma opened his eyes. He tried to imagine it's Akane. He saw the hallucination of Akane. "A…a…Akane," The spider aka Akane nodded. "I…I…Will you marry me!" Ranma blurted out and put his hand forward. Akane blushed. (A/N: I know spiders don't blush but in this case it is Akane blushed in her mind. You know you feel all hot and your ears and cheeks got hot.)

Akane smiled and put forward one of her spidey legs on Ranma's hands. Ranma's face lit up. "Yahooo! You are such a sweet spidey. I think I'll call you Spidey- san." (A/N: 'San' is added in respect like in Hindi we say 'ji'. We add it after someone's name for showing their higher position. Rather like Miss, Master, Mister or Mrs.)

Akane smiled. Ranma sure was a jerk but his innocent side was so sweet. "Lunch's ready!" a sweet voice echoed through the house. Ranma looked at Spidey- san and smiled. "Hey, Spidey- san, it's time for lunch. You go back to your family. They must be missing you." Ranma said. "Buh-bye and thank you for helping me!" he said and took her in his hands and put her on the floor. "Now, go and come to meet me soon!" he said and gave her a very sweet smile. He walked out of the room.

"Ranma is so cute!" she said. Now she had to change back to Akane or else No Dinner For Her! Akane looked around. She knew Ranma kept an emergency kit consisting of hot water kettles. She tried to look around. Where does Ranma keep it! Ahh! His closet! Akane turned around to face a huge door, it had a small gap below the door. She crawled under it. It was quite high so she could go past easily.

'I hope there aren't spiders here.' She thought as she made her way through the dark closet. Akane shivered a bit. It was cold in here. She bumped against something soft. "What is that?" she wondered. She felt for it more. "Ahh, Ranma's pants" she sighed in relief.

She tried to search for the kettles. 'Where must they be!' she thought. Suddenly her head bumped into something hard and cold. She groaned. It hurt! Hard? Cold? Metal? The kettle! Akane tried crawling on it but it was too slippery. Akane groaned. This was irritating! When the kettle was just near she couldn't open it! oh!

Suddenly she had an idea. Akane took a spidey stance, ready to fire out a cobweb. "3, 2, 1, gooooo!" Akane shot out a cobweb from her hands er… legs. She made a net on by which she could climb up. It took only 3 minutes to make it but it was enough to make her tired. She made it at last.

Akane sighed. She climbed up somehow. The lid had a little opening. Akane tried squishing through it. she slipped and fell into the hot water. Akane opened her eyes. "I'm back!" she cried in glee.

Akane stood up. She felt something under her leg. She peered at it. "A diary? Must be Ranma's." she thought and walked out of the closet but then stopped. An evil thought evaded her mind. Why not? Akane turned around to pick it up. She walked out of the room.

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Miki.