Chapter 9: Enter… Troubles!

Akane couldn't sleep well, of course she was thinking about Ranma.

'He can be a real baka, insensitive, a child, and he can be serious, smart, nice, handsome and even sexy! This whisper in my ear… and the passion we shared in this kiss… Oh no I'm blushing alone in the dark!!! Baka! Baka! Baka!'

Ranma couldn't sleep too. 'I wonder if she thinks that I'm ridiculous when I'm serious, just as when I left her and told her about the proposal… sometimes I really don't know what goes through me, like when I kissed her in the dojo, I just couldn't control myself… ahhh, there are too many questions… (There is not one solution… lol … Sorry, I couldn't help…)

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The next morning was very weird

Akane entered the sitting room and sat to have breakfast. Every one looked at her,

Nabiki: "Oh oh! Akane, did you forget to sleep?"

Akane: "What?? Ah no… just not slept enough…"

Nabiki: "Is it linked to Ranma???"

Akane blushed: "NA-BI-KI what are you meaning???"

Ranma entered the room; he had the same face as Akane.

Nabiki: "Oh I mean nothing but when I see your fiancé's face, I can't help wondering…"

Ranma: "Morning everybody, Akane…"

Akane: "Morning Ranma…" 'Why am I blushing?...Easy: you thought about him all night long'

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The way to school

Akane: "Ranma? Can I ask you something?"

Ranma went down the fence: "Yes, of course!"

"After school, I must meet Yusuke, but as I have one hour left, I would like to know if you wanted to go for a walk with me?"

"Yes, of course!"

"Ranma, do you know other answer than 'Yes, of course!'"

"Yes, of course!" and he laughed and made faces.

Akane hit him with her schoolbag and began to chase him: "Ranma, wait!!!"

Ranma turned to face her, he was laughing and her too, 'the atmosphere is less tensed…'

Akane was running to him, 'He got me, he eased the talk…', she was about to reach him when a 'Ring' was heard, and a bike appeared running over Ranma.

Shampoo: "Nihao Airen! Ranma will go on a date with me?"

Ranma: "No Shampoo, not today… but I will need to talk to you about something important so someday I will call you, okay?"

Shampoo threw herself in Ranma's arms: "Ahh Shampoo is so happy!!! Ranma loves her…"

Akane went on walking to the school and gave a hit on Ranma's head.

Ranma: "Akane, waiiiiiiit! Akane!!!"

When he got off of Shampoo, he caught up with Akane: "Akane, please look at me… you know I don't want to have a date with her, I just want to explain to her that now I'm with you, Akane???"

Akane: "Yes, I know."

"So why did you get angry at me?"

"Oh… just for the fun, to see your guilty face and pleading eyes, you are so cute!... This time I got you!!!!"

"Akane!! That's not fair!! I really thought you were angry, you even hit me!!"

"Yeah but not hard and remember what we said about our little games…"

"Akane!! Don't run!!! The next time I will get you!!!! Wait!!!!"

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Lunch time

Akane ate with her friends, and their subject of conversation was Ranma of course!

Yuka and Sayuri wanted to know everything. When Akane was about to tell her something Ukyo appeared: "Akane!! What's going on with Ranma??"

"Ah… Ukyo… well hmm, I think it would be better if Ranma talked to you but… in fact, we decided to…well, 'oh no, I'm blushing', we are kinda together now…"

Yuka and Sayuri jumped: "WHAT???? I knew it! I knew it! Akane, give us all the details? Have you kissed? Is he a good kisser??"

Ukyo: "Akane! I can tolerate this! You forced Ranma honey to go out with you…"

Not far from them Ranma was having the same talk with Daisuke and Hiroshi.

Daisuke: "So… Ranma… we all see something has changed between Akane and you…"

"I don't know what you mean…"

Hiroshi: "Oh buddy! We know you and we saw you yesterday holding hands and today chasing each other in a funny way… So Akane and you are now a couple?..."

"Well… we…"

Ukyo was now threatening Akane with her spatula: "Akane!! Answer me!! Tell me you forced him… I won't tolerate this, Ranma is my fiancé!!!"

Akane succeeded in avoiding the first hit of the spatula but Ukyo was enraged: "You can't take him away from me… He is my fiancé!" Akane was now on the floor, the next hit of the spatula was going to hit her, she was out of breath.

Ranma didn't finish his sentence because he heard screams; they were coming from Yuka and Sayuri. 'Shit! Akane!! Ukyo!!!'.

Ranma ran as fast as he could to stop Ukyo. He knew Akane could defend herself but this time Ukyo seemed really angry. He managed to stop the spatula from hitting Akane.

"Ukyo!! What the hell are you doing??"

"Oh Ranma honey, I wanted to deliver you from Akane, I know she forced you to go out with her…".

"Ukyo! She didn't force me!!"

Kuno, of course, decided to make his entrance: "Ranma! How could you force Akane to be with you? You will be punished from this crime!!!"

Ranma hit him easily: "Okay, okay! Another challenger? No! Well… Listen to me carefully; the first who tries to harm Akane will be injured by me!! And Ukyo, this involved you…

You will have to accept that Akane didn't force me and I didn't force her."

Akane, 'okay, so now he just told everyone about us!' "Hmm Ranma… be cool, there is no way I will be injured, ne Ukyo?"

Ukyo: "Of course you will be injured! Ranma is mine!!!"

Ranma: "Ukyo!! You are a very good friend but my fiancée is Akane, so accept it!"

Kuno: "My dear Akane, I promise I will deliver you from this suffering."

The bell rang, and the afternoon was very tensed in the classroom…

At the end of classes, Akane and Ranma ran to avoid others challenges.

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Akane and Ranma stopped from running and looked back to see if they were chased.

Nobody was in view.

"Hey Akane! You had promised me a date this morning so…"

"No! It was not a date, I talked about a walk… and for the moment, it's not a walk, it's just running away…"

"Nobody is following us, so we can walk now. Where do you want to go?"

"You know it's very complicated, we must find a place where nobody can find us…"

"Ha!! Yes… troubles…"

"Yes! Damn them! I wanted to go to the park! Today, it's a sunny day and it spring time!"

"Well, we can go to the park and try to find a quiet place. And if somebody tries to disturb us, we will see… okay?"

"Yes!! You know Ranma, I really like when you are nice to me like this, it changes from usual insults…"

"Don't worry; I will call you Tomboy sometimes because you really are a tomboy."

"Baka!!!"

They arrived at the park, for the moment it seems quiet, and they find a place on the lawn. They sat in silence, looking at the lake.

"Ranma, do you want to lie down on my lap? I mean, yesterday you couldn't… so…"

Ranma blushed… "hmm here? In a public place?"

"Oh come on Ranma! Since when are you modest?"

"Hmmm okay, okay, if you insist… but I want to ask you something and you must promise you won't be angry, okay?"

"Okay, it's a deal… as usual!!"

Ranma placed his head on her lap and closed his eyes to forget they were in a public place.

"So Akane… well… I know you won't like my question so I'm really begging you to stay calm…"

"Well go on Ranma and I will see…"

"It's about Yusuke… at first when I met you, you had a big crush on Dr Tofu… and it seems that Yusuke looks alike Dr Tofu, so had you a crush on him too???"

"What??? Ranma! I thought we agreed about Yusuke!!"

"Hmm Akane, could you put your hands off of my neck, you don't want to strangle me, ne?"

"Ah yes, sorry… You really feel threatened by him? Ranma… It's me that should felt threatened by your others fiancées!"

"Akane, you are eluding my question…."

"Yes, it's true Yusuke looks alike his brother, but Yusuke is older, and I have always seen him as a big brother; I remember when I lost my mother, he was there and he took me in his arms…" Akane felt a tear on her cheek…

Ranma felt Akane tensed, when she stopped talking, he opened his eyes: "Oh Akane… I'm sorry for reminded you of something so sad… I didn't want to…"

He sat down and held her hands in his. 'I'm really a Baka!! Look what you have down Ranma!!'

"Don't worry Ranma…" She smiled sadly at him.

"Hmm… Akane…" He opened his arms "Do you want a big hug??"

She laughed a little bit: "Since when do you need my permission to take me in your arms?".

He said nothing, but blushed and she threw herself in his arms.

"You know Ranma, when you are like this, I love you more."

"What??" 'Has she just said that she loves me???? She didn't seem to have noticed… what must I say?'

"Akane, I…"

"Oh Ranma!!! I'm sorry I must go, I must meet Yusuke in 5 minutes… sorry."

She got up, planted a small peck on his lips and ran.

Ranma stood here disbelieved… 'She hasn't realized… but if she realize later? What must I do??'

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When Akane was running, she was thinking, thinking and thinking… something was bothering her??? Like if a big thing had just happened…

Yusuke saw her coming: "Akane!!"

"Hi! Yusuke? How are you?"

"Fine!! But you, you seem lost in your thoughts…"

"Ah yes! I think I've said something but I just couldn't remember what…"

"To Ranma?"

"Yes, at the park… we talked a little bit about… you… the fact that you were there when my mum died… and after, I think I said something about loving him when he is nice. Oh Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!"

Yusuke laughed: "It was the first time you were saying that you love him?"

"Yes! And the worst part of it is that I didn't realize it, and when he tried to answer, I just ran off to see you… Baka!!!"

"Don't worry Akane, I'm sure he knows that you didn't realize what you were saying…"

"Yes? You think? I will talk with him tonight… and if? If he doesn't love me back?"

"Hmm Akane, you two decided to spend your life together so I think he is just crazy about you!!!!"

Akane smiled: "Yes you must be right…"

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When Akane came back home, she went to the dojo because she knew she would find Ranma.

She just didn't know what she is gonna tell him but…

She opened the door of the dojo, Ranma was training…

He stopped: "Ah Akane, you are back, how is it going for the wedding?"

She was about to talk when she felt someone in her back, catching her and threatening her with a sabre. Akane couldn't move, the sabre was on her neck, "Ranma… what's going on?"

Ranma hurried to Akane but when he saw the face of her aggressor, he was disbelieved:

"Mom!!! What the hell are you doing???"

Nodoka: "Ranma, I must tell you something very important about Akane…"

Akane: "Nodoka????"

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To be continued!!!!

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