Sorry for posting this only when it's already 100 reviews. I just wanted it so bad. I hope you guys understand. Also, another reason that this was delayed because third year highschool has been really hectic for me. I mean the projects, the tests, the quizzes, and juggling it with all my co-curricular activities, in and out of the school. Oh well, at least I've posted already! Well, hope you guys like it and please…R&R! BTW, just a reminder… Akane's hair is still long at the beginning of the chapter, though, this is the chapter wherein it will be cut. Okay… enough of my explaining, let me now start!

Ukyo was sleeping, though she really didn't feel that she was at peace unlike what people usually feel when they were sleep. Akane, her bestfriend, knew about her feelings and she couldn't take it. That gave her nightmares, a lot of them. Ghouls, goblins, witches, phantoms. She didn't understand why she dreamt of them, but in the end, she then… she remembered what she did before she got home, making it seem like a dream, but really a reality.

Flashback

Ukyo had started walking already, since she had lost Ranma from running so fast. She suddenly got to pass by an alley wherein she saw a mysterious old woman at about her 70's. She decided to just ignore her since she really wasn't in the mood in talking to anyone. She had more thinking to do. But the woman spoke to her, and she had no choice but to reply. She may had been sad, but she still had her courteousness in her.

"Child, I sense something's wrong. Why don't you tell me? Maybe I can help," the woman said in a raspy old voice.

"I don't think you can help, ma'am. It's too complicated. Though, I appreciate your request," she answered politely.

"Try me. Who knows, maybe I can help your complicated problem," she answered with an evil grin.

"Well… okay. What's there to lose right? We don't really know each other. But please, promise me that you won't tell anybody."

"I promise." She raised her hand as if making an oath.

"Well… okay, then. The reason why I'm so glum is because… my bestfriend… she knows that I like her boyfriend. She kinda saw me blush, and she looked… aware of what I was feeling. I've been keeping it as a secret since forever and I swear I never made a move on her boyfriend, who apparently is also a close friend of mine. But… I think tomorrow, when we meet each other, I'll ruin my chance of the only guy I've ever loved and the friendship with the only bestfriend I've ever had. I can't face them tomorrow. I can't face anybody." Ukyo shook her head. She really didn't know what to do.

"Does the guy like you?"

"I don't know! What should I do, ask him? That's insane! That would make things more complicated! Besides, he probably still loves my bestfriend. They've been together for six years already."

"What if he didn't love her anymore? What if he loves you? Wouldn't you want to know? Wouldn't that make things better?" the woman asked, beginning to sound more evil by the second.

"Maybe. I dunno! Wait… where are you getting at?"

"Here's a love potion, take it. Maybe you can use it on him. If he likes you, then your bestfriend can't do anything. At least you get to have the guy."

Ukyo looked at the potion, then looked at the woman. She looked serious of what she was saying. "But… I can't do that to Akane."

"Think about it, child. Anyway, I must be going," the woman said and put the potion on Ukyo's hand then ran off.

"Wait, didn't you hear me?!" Ukyo called out, watching the old woman run away.

End of Flashback/ Dream

Ring Ring

It was morning already, indicated by the alarm clock. It was time to go to school. Ukyo hesitated in bringing the said potion in the flashback. She even hesitated in waking up. But in the end she did wake up, and she did bring the potion since somehow, deep inside of her, she really wanted Ryoga to like her back.

She tried avoiding Akane first, upon setting foot on school until all the classes. But… in due time, specifically lunch, she had to talk to her. They were classmates, and it was break time. They ought to talk to each other then.

She walked to her slowly, only to find out that Ryoga was somewhere else and his food was lying on his table, untouched. Ukyo didn't want to put the potion on his food. If she did, she'll lose her friendship with Akane. Akane, the second person who showed her concern, asides from her own family of course. She was also the one who helped her find a home. But she knew if she didn't put it on the food, she'll lose Ryoga. Ryoga, the first person that showed her concern and saved her when she first got to Nerima. So, she did use the potion. She put the potion on the food. She tampered his food so that he'll like her.

Afterwards, she just went back to her seat and didn't continue her attempt to talk to Akane.

Ryoga finally came back to eat his lunch, though unexpectedly, the girl Ranma had taken Akane's food since Happosai was trying to take it. She just wanted to defend it. It was the least she could do for her. She had made her cry and sad. Besides, Ranma, being Akane's partner, and kinda being a good guy/girl, knew that was what she was supposed to do. Happosai just came out from nowhere, all hungry and rude again and someone had to stop him.

Akane and everybody else became shocked, especially when her lunch just fell on the floor. Ranma failed to save the food. Akane became mad with Ranma again, only her knowing that she was really a guy but the others knowing that she's just a transfer student.

She ran to torture her, fierce and ready to beat her up. Ryoga saw what happened, and wanted to give Akane some of his food. Ukyo didn't see this.

Out of the blue, Ryoga came and gave Akane a bite of his lunch since he knew that she was hungry. "Here you go, Akane. You can have my lunch."

Akane swallowed Ryoga's offer and this made Ukyo really surprised when she had saw this. She had taken the potion, which was for Ryoga, not for her. To whom will she fall in love with? She actually didn't know how the potion worked. Will she fall in love with the first guy she sees? The old woman didn't really give much detail.

Suddenly, Happosai charged Ranma for beating him up, even though she was a girl and still liked her. Though, he didn't have any Happo-balls with him, the only weapon he had on hand was a kettle of hot water. Ranma was of course worried of what might happen, even though Happosai didn't know his condition. He tried to get away from him, but it was no use, he was splashed with the water and turned back into a guy. Afterwards, Happosai immediately left the school. Akane saw Ranma as soon as he changed into a guy and she fell in love with him instantly.

Everybody didn't understand what just had happened. Ranma turned from a girl into a guy in just a second with a dose of water. They didn't know how that could be possible.

"Ranma?!" Ukyo and Ryoga exclaimed from surprise.

"I guess it is me. God, what a day. I didn't want you guys in figuring this out this soon," he said to them.

"Figure what out? That you were pretending to be a girl? You've been playing tricks to Akane and me since we've met you?" Ukyo asked.

"No, no. I didn't play tricks on you. Anyway, I guess I have to explain myself huh? Well, the thing is-"

Akane then swiftly threw her arms to Ranma. This made everybody shocked, except for Ukyo of course. Her question on who Akane would fall in love with was finally answered.

"What are you doing Akane?" Ranma said all nervous and surprised and blushing too.

"I love you Ranma," Akane answered and tried to kiss him.

"Hu-what?! Akane, don't!" he said to her in cherry crimson and tried to push her away from kissing him.

This made Ryoga furiously mad. He then pulled Akane away from Ranma and decided to charge Ranma with his breaking point attack. Luckily for Ranma, he had dodged it and Ryoga just broke the wall. He didn't know that the breaking point couldn't hurt him and Ryoga didn't either, but for him, it was a close call.

"Man, I'm sorry your girlfriend did that! I don't know what happened to Akane! She just suddenly hugged me!"

"You must have put something on my food! She only reacted to like you when she ate it!" Ryoga said as he charged and charged Ranma.

"Why am I the suspect?!" Ranma asked as he dodged all of Ryoga's attacks.

"Who else could have done it?!" he said to him then kicked him to the floor. "You know you want her to like you!"

Ranma then was almost attacked furiously. Ryoga was really persistent in beating him up. Fortunately for him, he was swift enough to get away. If he didn't run away faster he would have been really bruised by Ryoga.

"Ryoga, listen, she's just my partner! Besides, I have an idea. Wait! I have an idea to cure Akane from liking me, just stop attacking!" Ranma explained.

"Fine, I do want her cured. But if this is just a plan to trick me, then you're going to die. You not only put something in her food to like you, but you also lie to me? That's too much. So anyway, what's the plan?" Ryoga asked as he calmed down.

"I have a friend, Cologne, Shampoo's grandmother. I think she may know what happened to Akane. She's an expert with this kind of stuff."

"Okay, let's go to her now."

"I'm coming too! I know Cologne as well. Maybe I can help," Ukyo said since she was guilty of what she had done. She wanted Akane to like Ranma, but not that way. She just wanted Ryoga to be hers, not to be jealous of Ranma. Seeing Ryoga like that really pained her. Ryoga was really angry, furiously angry, and that scared Ukyo a lot. It proved to her that Ryoga didn't love her, didn't even like her. He loved Akane. All he saw her as was just as a friend.

"Okay, let's go to Cat Café now. Ryoga, you bring Akane, I'll lead the-" Ranma started to say.

Akane then hopped to Ranma's arms. "You'll bring me to Cologne? Right? You be the one to bring me," she said with a smile.

"Uhh… fine, I'll bring her then. She doesn't seem to want to get off me," Ranma explained while blushing and trying to get her off him. When she didn't want to budge, he just let her be.

Ryoga just got mad, but tried to contain it. Though, his aura was really fiery of anger. He couldn't do anything but sigh.

Ukyo in the other hand tried to comfort Ryoga. She patted his shoulder and told him that he shouldn't be jealous. "Don't worry, Ryoga. It was just some misfortune that had happened to Akane. She will go back in liking you."

"I hope she does. I can't stand seeing her like this."

Cat Café

The four had arrived at Cat Café, and by their entrance, Shampoo became really mad since she saw Akane was on Ranma's arms closely.

"What she doing to you, Ranma!? I knew she was no good!" she said furiously and went near them.

"I think she swallowed a love potion, and she saw me first. Cologne, could you help us bring her back to normal?" Ranma asked with a sweatdrop.

"I forgot that Shampoo gets jealous easily. I should have just called Cologne than going here. Oh well, what's done is done."

"Yes grandma! You have to cure her!" Shampoo said.

"I'll try my best. Wait, do you have the food that she ate?" she questioned.

"Right here," Ryoga said as he took it from his bag and gave it to Cologne. He knew it would come in handy.

She observed it for a couple of minutes, and afterwards, she knew and was sure of what the potion tainted on the food was.

"This is a super love potion. This was from the Tang dynasty, not so long ago. Concubines used this to be wed to an emperor or someone with power since people who get to intake this will fall for the person they see forever. However, we could cure her by… doing something surprising for her right before sunset. If we don't do it before sunset, she'll have no choice but to love the person she first saw until she dies."

"So what things should we do to surprise girl?" Shampoo asked, determined to do anything just to keep Akane away from Ranma.

"Hmm… I guess… injuring someone she loves, in that case, Ranma, since she has fallen for him," she explained.

"I can do that! That's way too easy," Ryoga exclaimed and got ready to fight Ranma by using his umbrella.

"We can also try to scare Akane, by trying to kill her as well," Cologne continued.

"Shampoo do it! That easy!" Shampoo said, ready to charge Akane.

"Or we can even let Akane be jealous of Ranma. You get it? Stuff like that."

"I totally do! I'll just terrorize Ranma!" Ryoga said and went to injure Ranma.

"You no hurt my boyfriend!" Shampoo said then pushed Ryoga away.

"Akane, you have to do something! Ranma, Ryoga and Shampoo are going to hurt each other!" Ukyo told to her.

But nothing happened to Akane. All she did was watch Ranma, and be in the potion's spell. She had no care in the world for nothing else but Ranma.

Because of the riot of the three, this lead Mousse to hear what was happening downstairs since he was upstairs. He joined them and it lead to an even more chaos since he wanted Ranma dead too. If he was, Shampoo will be his. So he thought.

Causing this chaos was Akane's hair being cut, Moose's sharp knife had directly hit her hair. This caused Akane to change emotion. Her eyes differed, and her lovesick eyes were gone for a while.

Thinking that she was already cured, they all went to her and observed what was going to happen.

Unfortunately, it really didn't work, Akane then ran towards Ranma. "Ranma!" she called out while running then hugged him.

This made Ranma remember his dream before…

Dream/ Flashback

"Ranma!" a girl with short black hair said to him while running.

"Huh?" he asked as the girl still continued running right at him.

Then suddenly, unexpectedly the girl hugged him. Ranma couldn't do anything but blush. "Uhh…"

"Ranma," the girl said, trying to kiss him until…

End of Dream/ Flashback

But the dream had become reality. Akane was the girl Ranma was dreaming of before. He had tons of dreams about her before too, but this was one of the more intense dreams. She ran to him and hugged him. Ranma couldn't do anything but blush. That was all he could do the whole day. Suddenly, Akane kissed him on the lips and that made Shampoo fiery mad.

Shampoo attacked Akane at her best effort, but Akane dodged it and Ryoga and Ukyo helped her in doing so. Ranma even helped a bit.

"Ranma, why you help her be safe? You my boyfriend and she kissed you! Ranma feel something for girl?" Shampoo questioned in sadness.

"Shampoo, she's my partner and my friend. I wouldn't want her to die. I don't like this as much as you do. We're only… friends, that's all. But… she doesn't deserve to get hurt. It isn't her fault she had swallowed a love potion."

"I can't bear everybody being sad or mad with each other. This is my fault. I have to confess to everybody. I have to tell Akane. This is way too much. But wait, is there anything else I can do? I know! What Cologne said!" Ukyo thought to herself.

Ukyo then decided to make Akane jealous. Shampoo became jealous too, but she understood the purpose of Ukyo's act. Besides, Ukyo was a close friend of Shampoo's.

As expected, Akane, for the second time, changed her emotion. Unfortunately, she was still in love with Ranma. She just kicked Ukyo away from him because of her jealousy.

"Ukyo!" Ryoga called out from concern.

"I guess there's only one thing to do. I have no more choice."

Ukyo then went in the middle of everybody and said what she should have said from the start. "Guys, please stop arguing. The potion… it was… it was... it was from me. I put in on Ryoga's food. I wanted Ryoga to eat it because… it's because… I… like him. I've liked him since I've met him. Maybe I even love him. He showed me the care I have been searching for since my father died. Besides, who wouldn't fall in love with him? Though, of course, Akane was my bestfriend and I didn't dare to make a move on him. I love Akane and Ryoga so much that I didn't want to ruin what I had with them and what they had with each other. But yesterday… I knew that Akane then knew I liked Ryoga. She showed me an her look to me. That's why she wanted us to talk. But… I just wanted to make things better so I decided to give Ryoga the potion which I got from an old lady yesterday. Akane, I'm so sorry. Please go back to normal, I don't want you like this. I want you back to your old self, the old Akane, the Akane who loves Ryoga. I'll accept that, because I know he love you too. Just go back to normal," Ukyo said to her then went near Akane.

Akane then was silent and changed her emotion again. And somehow, all the things Ukyo had said, worked. The potion had stopped itseffect.

Akane slapped Ukyo right on the face because of the things she had said she'd done. "I can't believe you! I can't believe you, Ukyo," she said while looking on the floor and her hair hiding her eyes. "You were my bestfriend, Ukyo!! I would have still been friends with you if you hadn't done this!" she continued as she looked at her straight at the eye and with tears. "I was going to talk to you about you blushing over Ryoga yesterday and tell you that I'm okay with it. It may be weird, but you'll still be my bestfriend. But now that you wanted him to like you just from a potion's effect, I don't think we can be friends anymore. How could you do this? Don't you know me? I don't know you anymore! What happened to our friendship?! What happened to you?"

"Akane, I'm sorry. I know it's my fault. Just give me another chance. I won't screw up this time. I'll control my feelings. I'll overcome them, I promise."

"Another chance? Another chance?!!It is your fault! This is your entire fault! You're so selfish! I don't want to be friends with someone as selfish as you! I really can't believe that you've done this Ukyo!" she said and stormed out with her eyes all wet and teary and not even noticing her hair had been cut.

"Akane!" Ukyo called out and decided to catch up to her. Though, Ranma pulled her and asked her not to.

"Let her think for a while, Ukyo. Even if you catch up with her, she won't listen. She's too stubborn. Besides… what you did… it was pretty… intense."

"I guess I should," she said to Ranma, then noticed that Ryoga was in sad emotion.

Ukyo went to him, to ask for forgiveness for everything she had done and tell him what she felt towards him.

"Ryoga, I'm sorry that I didn't tell you that I liked you since we've met. I know I should have. It's so stupid of me. Please forgive me. I promise I'll forget about what I feel for you."

"Ukyo, I like you, I like you a lot. I don't know in what way, but I know I just do. Not only because you're my partner and we got to know each other better, that only added to it. I liked you because when we first met, I felt something, something important and genuine. But, I can't believe you would try to do that to me! I'm sorry Ukyo. I think you'll never get a chance with me. I may be your partner, but… I'm really sorry. Akane's right, I don't know who you are anymore. I never expected this from you. Using a potion of all methods?!" Ryoga said to her and left Cat Café too.

"This is my entire fault! I'm so so stupid! I shouldn't have accepted that potion from that strange woman! She had a weird voice, an evil one. I shouldn't have trusted her," Ukyo said to herself and ran away from Cat Café all teary eyed.

"Strange woman? That's where she got that from? That woman must be a reincarnated concubine from the Tang Dynasty. Nobody else could have gained possession of that love potion," Cologne explained.

"Well… whoever it was, this was quite a day. My identity may have been revealed, but they don't seem to want to know more about it. Knowing about what Ukyo did was much worse. I feel so sorry for her, though I guess it really is her fault."

"Son-in-law, why don't you just rest? It's been a hard day, not only to you. Today, they may not pay attention to you changing, but they might tomorrow. You have to make yourself ready of what may happen," Cologne explained.

"I guess you're right. I'm going up to my room already," he said then walked up to his room, thinking about what a mess had happened and also… thinking about how Akane was his dream girl.

A/N: Yes this was such a sad chap. Poor Ukyo. I really didn't want that to happen, but I guess it had to. Well, hope you guys liked it, please R&R! Just don't flame. Sorry again for not updating till the 100th review. I really wanted it that bad. So anyway, what should the next chapter be about?