Chapter 2: the smile on her face

Ranma couldn't believe it! His Akane… well hmmm Akane… was with another man in a wedding shop.

Now that he was able to think, he was wondering which solution was the right one:

1 – That man was his new fiancé

2 – That man was helping her choosing her wedding dress

3 – That man was a sorcerer and had put a spell on Akane

…. Yeah the third one is certainly the right one…

'I will just follow them a little bit, but not for me, just to make sure Akane is alright, (because of the spell of course!) lol'

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Meanwhile in the street, Akane was smiling at the man she was holding the arm.

Akane: "You know, I found the dress IN-CRE-DI-BLE, I'm sure this gonna be a great wedding."

The man: "Yes, I'm sure, I'm so happy!"

The man was tall, brown hair with green eyes; he was wearing jeans and a white shirt. He was about 25 or 28 years. He just looked so cute and all the girls in the street were looking at him. Akane felt the jealous looks of these girls.

But she didn't feel one jealous look, 100 meters behind her, but coming from a man!

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Ranma was fuming inside; he noticed that the 'cute' couple that Akane and this man were making attracted all the looks. Grrrrr….. Damn that man!

He tried to think if he had already seen him somewhere but no, no, he just didn't know that damn guy! Ranma sighed and went on with his head down.

So…. he didn't notice that the 'couple' had stopped walking.

And the collision with the man was inevitable. BAAMMM.

Ranma: "shiiiittt"

The man: "Hmm, young man, are you alright?"

Akane: "Ranma? What are you doing here? Were you following me?"

Ranma looked him in the eyes then Akane, then him, then Akane, 'okay I have to say something, quick, quick…', "Hmm, no, of course I was not following you! Ah ah ah, you uncute tomboy, ah ah ah…… I was just hmmm… going to this shop just after…"

Akane and the man looked at the shop he was mentioning, it was a jewelry store.

Akane: "Ranma, you are going to a jewelry store? That is certainly not your type..." 'Is he going to buy a jewel for one of his fiancées? Is it someone's birthday? Maybe he wants to buy a ring? For me?...' At this thought, Akane blushed slightly.

The man saw Akane lost in her thought and took her by the shoulders, "Akane, are you alright? Hmm you know this boy?"

Ranma didn't know what to say, why there was a jewelry store just right here… "Hmm, sorry I'm in a hurry" 'Okay, I'm panicking, great, and why is he putting his hands on her…grrrr….'

Ranma turned to the man, looked him in the eyes and told him "She is a tomboy, but take care of her" then he faced Akane, "Be happy with him" and then, he ran away…

While he was running, but not knowing where, he was thinking of his words… 'Why did I say such stupid things? I'm really no good… why is she thinking about… and above all, is it really her new fiancé? Hmm Ranma, you should have wondered that before giving your blessing! If he is not, I will die of shame….'

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Akane couldn't believe her eyes; Ranma had acted so weirdly…

Akane: "Hmm, Yusuke, this was Ranma…"

Yusuke laughed: "Ah ah ah, this is your Ranma? Your fiancé? He sure is someone!"

Akane blushed: "He is certainly not MY Ranma and he had several fiancées you know…."

Yusuke: "Ahhh Akane, don't worry I will take care of you just as Ranma asked me to!"

And he laughed and that made Akane laughed, she didn't know exactly why, she hadn't understood the way Ranma had acted. But Yusuke was true, Ranma was someone!

Akane: "Well, we could spend more time speaking about that Baka but I think we have a lot of things to do, ne?"

Yusuke took a paper in his pocket "so next, the deli! Let's go!"

Akane followed him, she thought about the words of Ranma, 'the words he told Yusuke, the way he ran, was he jealous? Yeeeeeeess that's it! He is!' and that thought made her smile, a bright smile.

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Ranma was looking again at the couple; Akane seemed pretty comfortable with this man…. They even laughed together. 'Wait! He is older! Maybe 10 years older than her! Akane loved older men? More mature men? Hey! I'm mature! (suuuuuuuuure)'.

He saw them walking and then something hit his heart…. The smile on Akane face, a true, a bright smile, one coming from the heart… She just looked so perfect, so cute, so 'you are the sunshine of my life' (okay, I'm going too far  ).

'She is so happy with this guy, Has she ever smiled to me that way?... yes but I'm sure I didn't respond to it correctly, true, every time she smiles like this I feel so confused that I can do anything… and now she has a new man in her life… what a shame!'.

That's when he took a fundamental decision, "There is no other man in Akane's life, her fiancé is me, the one and only, and whoever is this guy, I will beat him!".

And why not beginning with a jewelry store for example...?

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Akane and Yusuke were sitting in a bar.

Yusuke:"Pffff, a wedding it's certainly hard to prepare, the dress, the suit, the flowers, the deli, the music…."

Akane: "Yes, I'm exhausted, but I want it perfect!"

Yusuke: "It will be my dear Akane, it will be!... Hmm Akane, tell me more about your failed wedding?"

Akane: "Nani? What do you want to know, it is past and I already told you the main things about it. I don't want to think about it anymore."

Yusuke: "Akane, go on!" He told her in a seductive way: "Tell me your secrets… Aka-chan…"

Akane blushed, "Hmm… I wanted to make him a gift, but I wanted to make this wedding too I think… maybe… but he didn't say he loved me and a lot of persons came and ruined everything, the house, the wedding, and my good spirits!"

Yusuke took her hand in his and she went on, "So I hope this wedding will just be right and perfect!".

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To be continued…

Sorry, it's shorter than I wanted it to be.

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Célia