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Armed and Dangerously in Love
&&&&& Setting - Six Days prior &&&&&
Ranma sat beside Kasumi as she laid in the hospital bed. His eyes were wet with unshed tears, as they have been for the past three days. With a grunt of frustration, Ranma jerked toward the door as it opened "Who is it?"
Stepping into the light, Ono Tofu smiled gently at Ranma, before picking up Kasumi's chart "Ranma, you can't keep punishing yourself over this. She did it willing to protect you, so believe in her and that she will come back to you."
Staring at the lifeless form of Kasumi, Ranma clenched his fists in anger, as his aura swirled around him "It's not that Tofu, it's just that she wasn't even my fiancee for a week and something already hurt her!" His fists were turning white as a small trickle of blood dropped from his palm "I am useless! I can't believe it! I should have been able to take her down easily! She took me by surprise when she used that black mist thing. I mean,... I just,..." Ranma couldn't finish his sentence as tears started to fall "It shouldn't have happened to hurt,... why her,..."
Putting her chart down, Tofu put his hand on Ranma's shoulder "Ranma, I don't know why she did it, but she wants to protect you." Seeing his surprised look, Tofu gave a ashamed smile "Don't get me wrong, she would do it for anyone she loved. I just don't understand why,... why did she have to lose her arm as well?"
Ranma stared at the stump on his shoulder with a frown "I can handle it happening to me,..." he turned his wet eyes back to Kasumi's body, looking at the stump on her opposing shoulder "but Kasumi,... why her Doc,... she doesn't deserve it to happen to her!"
Tofu hesitantly put his arm around Ranma, giving a semi hug "Ranma,... like I said, you can't continue to blame yourself. I don't think Kasumi would want you to"
Stirring slightly, Kasumi's eyes fluttered open before she bolted to a sitting position "RANMA!" attempting to catch her breath, Kasumi looked around the room "W-What happened to the assassin?" She blinked once as she couldn't raise her arm to put it to her mouth, in her traditional 'oh my' pose. Hesitantly she looked down, and she saw the stump. Instead of screaming, her eyes became slick with tears as she let out a whimper "R-Ranma,... what happened to me?"
Averting his eyes from the scene, Ranma's own eyes were slick with days of tears, as the day he didn't want to, came before him "K-Kasumi,... when you attempted to stop her attack,... she adjusted her attack and,... go-" Ranma choked back a sob as he continued "got you as well,..." Ranma shifted the gown he was still wearing, and showed her the stump on his opposite side "Kasumi,... I'm so sor-" Kasumi quickly shut him up by launching herself from her bed, into Ranma's one armed grasp, the sobs coming all at once. Ranma stared at the once unshakable force in his life, grasping to him for comfort. With a vengence, a protective feeling welled up in his chest and he gripped her tightly, before whispering into her ear "I'm so sorry Kas-chan,... but don't worry, from this moment on, I devote my life to you"
Sobs ceasing in an instant, Kasumi looked up and into Ranma's eyes with wonder "R-Ranma?"
Giving her a soft smile, Ranma nodded "From this moment on,... I will forever be yours"
Kasumi blushed like a school girl, before kissing Ranma gently on the lips, and wrapping her arms around his waist as though her life depended on it "Then, I will be yours as well. I love you Ranma-kun"
Going wide eyed, not only at the kiss, but at the 'l' word as well "K-Kasumi?" Seeing her nod, but at the same time, embarassed about her voiced feeling, Ranma blushed slightly "I Love you too Kasumi,..."
On the other side of the door, Tofu sighed, and hung his head, before whispering "too little, too late" and shut the door that was propped open, and disappeared from their lives forever.
---- Now ----
Ranma leaned back and kissed Kasumi lightly on the lips "And I still love you"
Giving a small giggle, Kasumi traced his muscled form and kissed his chin, before snuggling up to him "And I you"
THE END!!!!!!!!!
Sorry if the ending seemed a bit,... short,... but I finally got a friend to date Marissa, and she is currently enjoying time with her new boyfriend. So let this be a lesson to you all. There can be no love for others, without love for yourself! FYI the reason it took so long, was because fanfiction was being a pain and not letting me upload it
Signed,
SSJ Guyver1 (recca01982)