A/N: I don't own Ranma1/2. Ranma and Akane own my imagination.

A/N: This is a special RanmaxAkane fic, which I am posting to participate in the Christmas dynamic arranged by "Mundo Fanfics InuyashayRanma" and also to celebrate my Fourth year as an author at fanfiction!

This fic will have 7/8 chapters. I have already done writing all of them. From 17-31 December; I will keep posting the new chapters . So don't think too much and enjoy this dramatic romance between RanmaxAkane:).. Hope you like it :).

"Honestly, Ranma! Don't you think Shampoo is overdoing now? Has she lost her mind? Every day she is attacking us! This is not noraml at all! What should we do, Ranma?"

Ranma didn't say anything to her, lost in his own thoughts, he walked side by side with Akane towards Tendo house. He was tensed and alarmed; only one mission in his mind was to take Akane back to her house safely. His senses were on edge, his eyes looking back and forth as he checked for any danger signs. He could hear what Akane was telling him, but he was not in the mood to talk about it. She was right; Shampoo has totally lost it! To put the matter more correctly, she started acting more violently towards Akane than before! And day by day it is becoming hard to control her brutality!

Shampoo's strengths are nothing compared to his strength. He is aware of that. But he is also aware that it wouldn't take long for Shampoo to hurt Akane, she would never hold back on her attacks. And that's what she is doing now, she is using every power in her to harm Akane.

After their failed wedding, Shampoo had tried to attack Akane almost every single day! It has become like a daily routine now! And to make things more complicated, Ranma noticed that Shampoo is not holding back while attacking Akane. She started using all her power on Akane, without any mercy. In some events, if he or Mousse didn't come between the fight, she could have hurt Akane really seriously.

"Ranma! Are you even listening to me?" Akane asked, annoyed by the way he was ignoring her. She moaned and stopped walking. That made Ranma react quickly as he stopped walking as well. He gave her a wary look and asked her,

"Why did ya stop walking?"

"Why are you not talking to me?"

Ranma frowned, grabbed her arm and dragged her with him to make her keep walking with him as he said, "Don't worry! She won't attack you anymore."

Akane pulled her arm away from him and said, " There is no guarantee about that! And anyways, I am not worried about that, baka! I am more worried about you! What is wrong with you, Ranma?"

"Keep walking!" Ranma said sternly and gave her an angry look, "There is nothing wrong with me! Let's go home first.."

Akane worriedly looked at him, and did what he asked her to do. She silently walked beside him and didn't say anything to him. She bit her lower lip in worry and time to time she peeked at him from the corner of her eyes. She looked down in sadness as she couldn't shrug off this strange feeling coming in her heart. She was getting a strange vibration coming out from Ranma's side. It's very uncomfortable! She was not liking it at all.

She really meant what she told Ranma, she was not worrying about the sudden attacks by Shampoo, she was more worried about him. He has become so restless and so much on edge ever since the day Shampoo had started her thoughtless attacks on her. She could understand that he was behaving this way because he was worried for her, but the thing which was bothering her was the uneasy feeling in her heart that she was slowly losing her old carefree Ranma! That thought alone scared her the most and it pains her to think how Ranma has changed. She badly wants her old Ranma back. She really misses her insensitive baka and would do anything to bring him back to his old self.

She took a deep breath and looked at his strong hand. She hesitatingly moved her hand towards his hand and held his hand with her soft shaky hand. She eagerly waited for him to respond by holding her hand back. However, to her dismay, he didn't respond to her touch, but he also didn't pull away as well. When they reached the house though, Ranma immediately pulled his hand away from her and went inside the house without saying anything to her.

"Ranma, wait please!"

He stopped at the staircase, but didn't turn to look at her. Akane took a deep breath and said with a shaky tone,

"Why are you not.."

"I am tired, Akane. Please tell Kasumi I won't come down for dinner. Good night."

Akane couldn't say anything else to him. She stood at the porch with a soured mood and confused heart. Her heart beating painfully, eyes filling up with unshed tears as she saw this cold hearted Ranma walking up the stairs.

"No…! No.. ! Don't.. ! Akane..!!"

Ranma's body was drenched with sweat. His head moving left and right, his breathing heavy as he kept whispering on his restless sleep.

"Please…! Please I beg you! don't hurt her…!"

"Akane..! Akane! No..!"

"Shampoo…. Please… I beg you… Please.."

"No….no…. AKANE!!"

Ranma woke up from his nightmare in a lightning motion. He sat over his futon, his breathing heavy, his bloodshot eyes wide open as he tried his best to come back to reality as he kept reapeting to himself in a panicked whisperd tone,

"It was a dream! It was a dream..! Kane is fine!! It was a dream!"

He has been having these kinds of wild nightmares ever since they came back from China. He had been having restless sleep every night! And Shampoo had made his situation even more worse because of her thoughtless attacks on Akane. But today, his dream felt so real to him; as if it actually happened in reality!

He saw Shampoo's merciless smile as she advanced towards Akane. She was lying on the ground, unconscious, badly injured by Shampoo's attack. His whole body was unmoving and he couldn't do anything but to watch the horrific scene unfolding in front of his eyes. For some reason he couldn't manage to move his body as if a unknown force had kept him hostage. At the end, when he understood Shampoo's motive, he started bagging her for mercy. But she didn't listen to him. He heard Shampoo's battle cry, Akane's painful moan, his own desperate scream and then he saw blood….

His breathing became uneven again as he began panting. He hastily stood up and left his room in panic. He needs to check on Akane to see if she is fine or not! He doesn't care what time of night it could be! He needed to see her; he needed to see for himself that she was safe and sound in her room; or else..

He gently opened her door and was thankful that she hadn't locked her door that night. He looked inside and gave a sigh of relief when he saw her soundly sleeping on her bed. He carefully went inside her room and went to her bedside. He dropped on his knees and looked at her peacefully sleeping form.

She looked so beautiful. So fragile. She always argues with him saying that she is not a Chinese doll or made out of wax! But she could never understand how he felt about her! He knows she is right! She is indeed one of the strongest girls he has ever known. But however strong she might be, to him she would always be delicate, a figure made with fine glass. And he can't see her break!

His very life depends on her. His every breath, his existence, everything he is living for, it only centred towards her. He can't see her suffer with pain, he can't put her in danger anymore! He can't tell her how much it hurts to see that she is suffering only because of him. The thought hunts him that Akane's life is in danger only because of him. He have to do something! He can't let her be in threat anymore. He have to let her live the carefree life that she deserves. He has to... He has to let go.. He has to.. for her own good.. He is nothing but trouble to her.. He will destroy her.. But… how can he live without her.. how can he…

His heart was paining so badly. He was feeling so helpless and worthless at that moment. He couldn't stop himself as slow tears of misery started to flow down from his cheeks. A drop of his tear fell on her open palm. He looked at her hands and gently grabbed her hand. When she held his hand today he also wanted to hold her hand back. But his uncertainty, his fear of losing her had stopped him from holding her back. He dropped his head over her bed, he kept holding her hand as he couldn't stop himself from softly sobbing in his misery. He wanted to get close to her! He wants to make her his own. But if he did then maybe he would put her in more danger. He has to let go of her.. He has to… but can he live without her..? How can he..

"Ranma!?"

His whole body got rigid when he heard her concern-filled whisper. He know, he should apologize to her for coming inside her room without her permission. But it was as if he had no strength left on his body and he felt so tired to respond to her. He was exhausted, both emotionally and mentally and he had no strength to run away from her.

"Ranma! Are you alright?"

Akane quickly got down from her bed and sat face-to-face with Ranma. He kept looking down as he held onto her hand tightly. Akane gently laid her warm hand over his cheek to make him look at her; but he didn't want to. Akane bites her lower lip as she said in a shaky tone,

"Ranma, please tell me what is bothering you.. Please Ranma, let me help you.. But if you don't say anything to me how would I understand?"

Ranma shook his head, still looking down as he whispered harshly, "You won't understand.. No one would understand.. No one.."

Akane wanted to help him so badly. She could see how emotionally broken he was. She had never seen him shattered like this before. She knew if she didn't do something for him now, She could never earn Ranma's trust that she understood him.. She knows how worried he feels for her safety and how badly he wants her to keep safe from any danger. She would make him trust her, she needs to make him believe that she would always be by his side no matter what.

She gathered all her thoughts and with a newfound courage, she quickly wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him in a desperate manner as she whispered to his ears.

"Oh, Ranma! I can understand what you are going through! Please talk to me. I am always here for you.."

Ranma's silent sobs were making her more agitated. It was so painful for her to watch him broken like this. She became desperate to help him out of his misery. She broke the hug and cupped his face with her hands. Without any hasitation, she started to give him soft kisses over his sweaty face. He creased his cheeks softly and without any words, she sealed his lips with a delicate kiss. She broke the kiss after a few moments and looked at him in the eyes. She creased his lips with her thumb and whispered softly,

"I love you, Ranma. I love you so much.."

Her words broke all the resistance in his heart. With a shaky sob, he again wrapped her body in a tight hug and didn't think about his actions as he fully lost himself in her warmth.

Akane stried in her bed and woke up giving a lazy moan. She smiled sleepily as last night's events ran through her memory. She lazily looked at her side and found the side was empty where her dear fiance had slept last night. She turned to face that side as she laid her hand over the empty space. She closed her eyes as she slowly started to crease the bedsheet with her soft hands. She giggled silly as many more thoughts of last night played inside her mind.

She started to feel embarrassed now. She bought her hand back to her face and hid her face with her palms and started giggling to herself. She know what happened between them, it was too fast, too sudden! But was it too sudden? Why didn't they do it before? Why didn't they feel shy about it? Last night she cried herself to sleep because Ranma didn't hold her hand back when they returned home. But then... She giggled to herself and slowly sat up on her bed, carefully not to drop the cover from her body.

Last night, she remembered, she confessed to Ranma many times! But to her surprise, he didn't say a word to her!For her, his actions spoke louder than his words. She just hopes, next time when he decides to show his love for her, she has to make sure he say it first. Or else… She sighed happily and then whispered to herself,

"Dummy!... I know everything will change from now on.. but am I ready for the change? Oh Kami, I want everything to change… I wish I won't have to see empty space beside me again…."

She sighed happily and got down from the bed. She took a quick shower, got ready for the weekend and came down for breakfast with a glowing mood. She wore a white frock with a yellow shrug to match with it. She knows Ranma likes this dress. He actually told her himself that this dress suited her and today, she wouldn't miss a chance to make Ranma feel special.

She smiled happily and saw her family already sitting in the living room; some waiting for her, and some already started eating. She also noticed that Ranma's parents also joined them for breakfast as well! It was surprising for her because they are staying at the Saotome house now; only Ranma decided to keep living at the Tendo house. He said that he was staying there because he had a duty to protect Akane from his enemy. But after what happened last night, she won't let him lie to her anymore!

She greeted everyone cheerfully and sat at her usual place, which was next to her fiance. She looked at him and saw him eating his food with great concentration. He didn't even care to look at her! She growled in annoyance and decided to ignore him as well for the time being.

'If he wants to play with me this way, then I can play too!' she sighed as she again thought to herself, 'Maybe, he is behaving this way because he doesn't want to reveal it to our family yet? Maybe…'

Her train of thought got broken when suddenly Nodoka call out to her,

"Oh dear, you look so beautiful today, Akane! You are practically glowing!"

Akane blushed hearing that. She placed her hand on her cheek and replied to her, "Really Obasama? Maybe because I slept pretty well last night.."

Nodoka smiled at her and said, "That's good to hear! I hope my son also had a nice sleep last night as well.."

Ranma started coughing on his food when he heard what his mother had just said to him. Akane immediately gave him some water, he looked at her and thanked her and drank the water in one go.

"So.." Mr Saotome started saying, " Why did you call us here in a sudden note, son? You said you have an announcement to make?!"

Akane's heart started to beat rapidly as she thought to herself,

'Oh no! Why so early, Ranma? All of this is so sudden! Oh Kami..'

"Oh my, are you going on another training mission, Ranma?" Kasumi asked, worriedly.

"Training mission! No!" Akane spoke up as she looked at Ranma for clarification.

Ranma sighed and said, "Please finish your food first. I will tell ya after.."

"You can tell us now, son.." Mr Saotome insisted.

"Please, pop.."

Ranma said in a hard tone, which made all of them silence as they started having their breakfast silently. After finishing their food Ranma said,

"I have an announcement to make. It's serious. It's regarding me and Akane. So please I need all your attention here."

Ranma looked at all the family members, who looked back at him with great interest, except for Akane who was looking down at her balled hands. He took a long breath and said with a stern voice,

"Today, I am officially breaking my engagement with Tendo Akane! I won't call her my fiance anymore.."

A/N: Please don't hate me ;p!! I am sure you guys already know that I am a BIG RanmaxAkane fan.There will be NO sad ending when I am writing about them :D.

It's just a dramatic fic, which needs a plot to make it a dramatic fic (does it make sense!) :p. Anyways, I hope you have enjoyed reading this chapter. Please don't forget to send me reviews. My next chapter is ready; if I get a good response I may post the next chapter tomorrow :). Take care!!