Here is just the new chapter 7, well enjoy, there will be more soon!
                          
                                   7


	Akane returned home to find the house empty.  She looked in the
kitchen, no one was there.  She looked in Nabiki's room, she was gone too.
Akane went into the bathroom to change out of her blood soaked clothing.
She walked into her room, put on a nightgown, slumped onto her bed, pulled
the covers up to her neck, and drifted off into a deep, deep sleep.

	"Akane, this is your fault."

	"No Ranma, I didn't mean to do it."

	"Look at me, look at what you did to me."

	Akane tried to look away, but some force made her look.  She saw
Ranma with blood pouring from his mouth and nose, he was missing an eye,
and his skin was green and peeling off.

	"NO, GO AWAY, IT'S NOT MY FAULT!"

	"A. . . ka. . . ne, looooook what you hhhhaaaaave done to me.  I'm
like this because of you.  I ffffffeel no pitttty ffffor you Akane."

	Akane turned and ran away, but all she saw was black in every
direction.  She ran for what felt like hours, but again the Ranma-zombie
was in front of her.  Ranma's left arm fell off as he approached her.  Akane
screamed then fell to her knees.  Ranma limped towards her, his teeth
falling out as he spoke.

	"Noooowwwww you will jooooiiiinnnnnnn, m, me in the
affffffffttteeerrrrrr liifffeee.  Prepare to DDDIIIIIIEEEEEEEEE
AKANE!!!!!!"

	Akane screamed with terror as Ranma's clawed right hand streaked
towards her face.

	"AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

	Akane awoke to find herself sitting up in her bed drenched with
sweat.  She was breathing heavily. She was afraid of what the dream meant.

	"What did the dream mean?  Was it really my fault?  Did Ranma die
because of my bag?  NO!  Ranma avoided the bag, he jumped into the alley,
he was fine.  What does it mean?  Was it a sign?  It must have been a sign,
but what was it trying to tell me?"  Akane was beginning to feel quite
depressed when suddenly her door burst open and a crying Soun ran towards
her. 

	"AKANE, ARE YOU O.K.?"

	"Dad, I'm fine."

	Soun ran to his daughter and hugged her.  He cried, he was happy
she was o.k. after all this time.

	"Dad, what's wrong?"

	"You mean you don't know?"

	"No, don't tell me that Ranma has. . ."

	"Akane, Ranma is still in his coma, he's fine."

	"Than why were you crying?"

	"Akane, you have been sleeping for two days."

	"TWO DAYS?!"

	"Yes, for two days."

	Akane put her arms around her father.

	"Dad?"

	"Yes Akane"

	"I love him, I really do.  If he dies, I don't know what I'll do!"

	"I know Akane, it's ok.  I'm here if you need me."

	Akane pulled herself away from Soun.  She moved to the edge of the
bed than stood up. She grabbed a bathrobe which was laying on a chair an
put it on. 

	"Dad, I'm starving, let's get some food," Akane said.

	"Yes, let's, your sister left us dinner."

	And with that they walked down stairs, Akane thought about what
lie ahead while Soun could not take his mind off of what Akane had just
told him.  She said it, she loves him, she said it, wait till I tell
Genma.  Now if Ranma only wakes up, she will be able to him.  Ranma, your
a martial artist, you will survive, I believe in you.  They entered the
kitchen and found the prepared meal that Kasumi had left.  The sat down to
eat, never speaking of what happened in Akane's room. 



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"Curse those evil Octopi"