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Kanji

Ranma:

-XxX-

"Listen real clearly, Akane Tendo," Ukyo stared menacingly at Akane. "Ranma is MY fiancée, and I don't need you to waltz in a month after leaving my Ran-chan and trying to squeeze into his life. How about you go crawl under a rock, you hussy."

Akane didn't flinch at her choice of words. "Why should I respect your position as Ranma's fiancée? You didn't respect mines!"

Ukyo laughed pityingly. "I always knew that I was the one he wanted to be with. I never rested until my Ran-chan got to be with me, the woman he wanted to be with from the very beginning!"

Ranma opened his mouth to speak up, they have been bickering like this for the whole walk to school. It was too much to deal with this so early in the morning. "Would you both just shut up! Ukyo, I was the one who asked Akane to wake me up! So if there is someone you should yell at it's me."

Ukyo stifled a little gasp. "Y-You asked her, Ran-chan? But… why? You know that I am the one who wakes you up; I've been doing it for a month now!"

Ranma shrugged. "You were staying up late doing preparations so I decided to cut you a break."

"Yeah," Akane smiled, patting the fuming brunette on the back. "He wanted to cut you a break away from him. Or is it vice-versa?"

Ukyo shook her hand off her back violently. "Akane, you're lucky I'm restraining myself from you when I could easily slice your head off."

Akane felt her anger flare. "I dare you Ukyo," Akane took a closer step towards her. "If you got the guts."

In a matter of seconds, Ukyo lunged for Akane, aiming her giant-sized spatula at her head. Akane effortlessly jumped into the air, landing on top of the spatula resting over Ukyo's shoulder. Quickly, she landed two fatal kicks on Ukyo's neck and skull. Jumping once more, she landed back on to the floor. Ranma was impressed, Akane had improved a lot more than he would have thought she would.

"You've gotten better, Akane," he complimented. "A lot better."

"Thanks," she replied. "Ryoga has been teaching me some things." She had done it! All this time she always had this nagging doubt at the edge of her mind restricting her from fighting Ukyo or Shampoo. She never thought she was strong enough, but now look at her! Here was Ukyo lying at her feet, defeated! She almost wanted to jump for joy.

He frowned. "Did he?"

"Ranma!" Ukyo, cried. She had somehow risen off the floor and was wiping the blood from her face. "She hits your fiancée and this is what you do? You compliment her?"

"Oh, Ukyo, I-I-I didn't think you would be this hurt," he quickly ran to assist her. "Are you okay?"

Hot tears flowed down her cheeks and she used one hand to brush them away and the other to push him away. "Leave me alone, I don't need your help!" She ran towards the school, fading into the crowd charging at Ranma and Akane.

"I didn't think I hurt her that bad." Akane said meekly, the guilt setting in.

"Me neither, I guess I'll go check-"

"Akane!" The crowd roared in unison. Daisuke, Hiroshi, Yuka, Sayuri, Kuno, Gosunkugi, and pretty much all of the school grabbed Akane and began bombarding her with questions. He was quickly tugged away, everyone eager to position themselves next to her.

"Hi, guys," Akane told them, looping them in hugs. "I've missed you!"

Ranma stuffed his hands in his pocket and decided to go and apologize to Ukyo for all of the trouble he had caused her. He began walking, half-heartedly listening to the questions they were asking Akane. 'Are you still engaged?' No, he mentally answered. 'Are you mad at him still?' No, he mentally answered. 'Do you love Ryoga?' This question made him stop and glance at her.

Akane looked up at him and their gazed locked. "Do I love, Ryoga?" Their heads nodded eagerly. 'Yes', was her first instinct to say, but Ranma's stare had paralyzed her mouth. Did she truly love Ryoga? When he had confessed to her on the day after the wedding, her heart accepted because she was so heartbroken. She wanted somewhere and someone to rest with. But did that mean love? "I-I..I-I-I… Have to go with Ranma somewhere! See-ya in class!" She yelled at them over her shoulder as she raced over to where Ranma was.

Why didn't she say yes? 'I love, Ryoga.' Three measly words yet she couldn't bring herself to say them. He felt a bit relieved. "You're coming with me to Ukyo?"

She returned his small smile with a tinier one. "Y-Yeah, their questions were a bit too much," She tugged her hair nervously. "Ranma, I can't pester in your life anymore. Ukyo is your fiancée and you chose her. It's time you-"

"I didn't choose her."

"You didn't choose her?" Akane said, the shock evident on her face.

"No." Ranma replied quietly. He started walking toward the nurses office.

"You didn't? Then why is she claiming that?" She had to speed up her pace to keep up with him.

"She used a potion."

Akane stopped walking an faced him. "A potion?"

"Yes, she's using it on my pop and your pop."

"What does this potion do?" Akane asked, her anger beginning to boil.

"She put it into their drink and they'll die unless we get married."

Akane grabbed Ranma by the wrist, forcing him to stop. "Is there a cure?"

"No," He replied. "I would have found it by now.

Ranma stared as tears began to fall down her cheeks. "I won't let her hurt my family. I'll make sure I kill her!"

Ranma sighed, this was all his fault. "Akane don't worry, nothing will happen to your family."

Her tears reduced to hiccups. "What are you going to do?"

"I'll marry her tomorrow. No fancy hotels, food, or guests. Just family and friends in the Dojo," He looked her in the eye. "I'll protect your family."

She shook her head. "I won't let you."

He was caught off guard. "Won't let me what?"

"I won't let you marry her!" Akane hissed. "Not her, at least."

-XxX-

A/N: Short chapter, I'm losing inspiration for this story and probably won't update for awhile. No worries! I promise to finish this story before December. *Gulp* That's a big promise. I wanted to show Ukyo's darker side in this fic. Also, no deep details, I know, but it was 'cause I had no time. I wrote this in the middle of the night. Either, way, please review and give me your thoughts. No flames though, they aren't welcome here.

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