Well here is another chapter+.  I really want your comments about chapters 7 - 10. Do you like or dislike them, why?  Please post ANY comments you want, fell free to be blunt.  You mite want to reread the first paragraph or two of chapter 8, i just had to add one line or two.  Well, i do hope its as good as it was when olny Chapter 6 is done, let me know, bye. Please enjoy!
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btw, expect Happosai to make an appearence very soon! Trust me, it will be FUN!



                                  Akane's Revenge


                      Japan | Tokyo | Furinkan High | 3:05 PM


				         1


	School had just ended for the day at Furinkan High.  Ranma was taking great care to avoid Akane, they'd gotten into another big fight on the way to school.
At lunch, he refused to eat the meal that she'd specially prepared for
him, claiming "I'd like to live long enough to see dinner."  That made her
mad enough to punch him through the cafeteria wall.

	When school ended, Ranma darted out of class before Akane could
even ask where he was going.  Now outside the schoolyard, it was smooth
sailing, at *least* till the next time he saw Akane.  Deciding to take a
shortcut home through an alley Ranma turned to see a startled Ryoga
walking towards him. "How did you get all the way out here?", the confused
Ryoga asked.

	"What are you doing here *P-Chan*?" Ranma said sarcasticly.

	"Huh, what, how dare you call me that,"  shouted the visibly angry
Ryoga. Ranma just smiled, he'd gotten the desired effect.
	
	"Ranma!" Ryoga shouted as he lifted a trash can above his head.

	"I cannot allow you to marry Akane!" Ryoga said as he let lose with
his improvised weapon.

	Ranma easily dodged the deadly can.  "That was really sad, even
for you," Ranma joked.

	Ryoga was now a mixture of surprise and outrage at what the still
living Ranma had just said.  "That's it, prepare to die!" he roared as he
leapt into the air. Ranma took a defensive stance, ready for the
outstretched foot of his opponent.

	Akane was walking home the usual way.  When Ranma left so
suddenly, she decided not to stop him, instead, she chose to walk home
alone.  As she left the schoolyard, she was assaulted by the love struck
Kuno.  "Take these as a token of my love," blurted the hopeless romantic.

	She accepted the flowers with the *hope* that Kuno would go away.
Unfortunatly for Akane, Kuno was planing on being *very* persistent.

	"Would you date with me?", the now hopeful Kuno asked as he got
down on one knee.

	Oh not again thought Akane.  "Kuno, I gotta go," she said as she
ran off.

	"Ahh, Akane you will be my . . . . ."  BANG!!!  Kuno never saw the
lilac haired girl on her bicycle coming.

	"Silly Kuno, why you not get out of Shampoo's way?"  With that
said she rode off to finish her deliveries.

	Kuno laid there face down with hands that had the pinky and
pointer fingers pointed up, and thumbs out to the side.  A tire track
could be seen on the back of the fallen upperclassman.


	Ranma blocked the foot of his outraged opponent.  Ryoga bounced
off Ranma's arms, did a back flip in midair, and landed ten feet away.
Pulling out his metal umbrella, Ryoga charged again.  Holding his umbrella
high above his head, Ryoga swung down at Ranma.  Ranma jumped back just in
time to avoid the umbrella which created a sizeable crator where he'd been
standing. Woah, he's really juiced, maybe I shouldn't have made fun of him
like that thought the now surprised antagonisor.  As he landed, hedecided
to make his first attack.  Ranma ran towards the now charging Ryoga.  As
he ducked under the umbrella, he launched his fist at the face of his
rival.  Ryoga dodged left and readied his next attack, as did Ranma.  They
fought this way, in the cramped confines of the alleyway for several
minutes.  Attack, block, block, attack; each scored hits, but they did
little damage.

	As they fought Ryoga managed to get Ranma off balance.  He did
this by using an attack that's designed to have your opponent block high,
in such a way that would leave their chest open. "Ranma, now you die,
"shouted Ryoga as he punt-kicked Ranma's chest.

	The kick launched Ranma into the air, out of the alley, and
crashing into the street. Ranma sprung up, dusted himself off, looked in
the direction of the alley and said "This fight isn't over yet."  With
that said, he ran back in the direction of the alley.

	After Akane lost Kuno, she continued her walk.  She wondered why
Ranma always made fun of her.  She tried so hard to cook for him.  Did he
like her cooking?  No.  Did he even pretend to like her cooking?  No. He
had made that crystal clear.

	Akane continued to walk, still lost in thought.  Hey, I learned
how to boil water without starting a fire.  In a week or two I should be
able to cook rice without putting anyone in the hospital. Ranma you fool,
you jerk, you . . . . . . Akane suddenly lost her train of thought when
she saw someone who looked a lot like Ranma come flying out of an alley
and go crashing into the street.


			       2


	Akane held her hand in front of her eyes to block out the sun.
"This fight isn't over yet!" the shadow yelled.  By the tone of the
shadow's voice, Akane knew it was Ranma.  "Ranma, what are you doing?"

	Ranma was one step from the alley when he herd Akane's yell.
"Akane, what are you here to do, hit me again?" Ranma jokingly asked.

	Akane now realized that he was making fun of her *again*.  She
grasped her school bag tightly, and readied it for flight.

	Inside the alley Ryoga was incenced that after insulting him once,
Ranma would *dare* ignore him; in the middle of a fight no less.  "Ranma,
how dare you ignore me!" Ryoga roared.  A yellow aura began to form around
Ryoga's body.

	Akane let loose with her missile.  Ranma leapt into the alley,
being careful to avoid the bag.  The bag struck the wall directly behind
where Ranma was just standing.  A large chunk of the wall crumbled onto
the street after the bag struck it.

	Unfortunately for Ranma, he landed right in front of the now
glowing Ryoga. "Rrrrrrrrr," he angrily growled as he lifted Ranma off the
ground by the collar of his shirt.

	"Ryoga, you're still here?", Ranma questioned, and with that, Ryoga
snapped.

	Ryoga's mind began to burn as if it were on fire.  He had hated
Ranma since Jr. High, lothed him since China, but now Ryoga felt a hate so
powerful, so intense, that it made him change.  Ryoga was not standing
there any more, instead, an angel of death stood in his shoes. Never had
Ranma pushed him so far.  Ranma insulted him, ignored him, disrespected
him, and then to forget him in the middle of a fight.  That was too much
for even Ryoga to handle. Ranma had to die, he had to die now.

	Ryoga was normally really strong, strong enough to lift telephone
poles out of the ground. When aided by his aura he became even stronger.
Ryoga was mad enough to use an attack that drained all of his battle aura
and channel it into one last ditch attack.  If this attack failed, Ryoga
would be helpless to do anything but run away. If it were to hit, Ranma
would be in big trouble.

	Ranma saw the punch coming and he set up to block it, not aware of
what was about to strike him.  When Ryoga's fist met Ranma's block, the
force of the punch was far too powerful for even Ranma to stop.  Then
Ryoga's fist met with Ranma's chest, a shock wave could be seen to ripple
through his body. A loud snap followed by a large explosion rocked the
alley.  Ranma's body went limp, and blood began to pour from his mouth and
nose.


			        3


	After tossing her bag at the *idiot* she had to call her fiance,
Akane stood on the sidewalk breathing heavily, allowing the stress to
escape her body.  Again she thought about having to, marry Ranma. If they
did marry, would he still make fun of me, or call me names, and would he
eat my cooking?  She began to walk toward the alley where her school bag
had landed when she heard a loud *BANG*, followed by a weird groaning
sound that was emanating from the alley.

	Ryoga dropped Ranma, too tired to hold him any longer.  Ranma fell
to the floor, not moving.  Ryoga looked at his downed opponent wondering
if he had killed him.  Ryoga nudged Ranma with his foot, he didn't move.
"Ranma get up," muttered Ryoga.  He then noticed a small pool of blood
forming on the ground below Ranma's head.  I... I... I beat him, Ryoga
joyfully thought. "I beat him, I beat Ranma!" Ryoga said aloud.

	After hearing the weird groan, Akane began to worry.  She felt a
solitary drop of blood escape her nose.  Ignoring the blood, she ran
towards the alley into which Ranma had ducked. When she turned the corner,
Akane saw what she had been *dreading*.  Before Akane lay Ranma's pale and
twisted body.  Ranma was lying face down, arms and legs in odd positions.
Akane began to cry.  She could see no obvious injuries, but Ranma looked
bad, *real* bad.

	Choking back the tears Akane knelt down beside Ranma.  Seeing no
physical injuries, she rolled Ranma over to find a pool of blood under the
right side of Ranma's face.  She set his head on her lap.  She could now
see the blood running from Ranma's mouth and nose.  With his head in her
lap she began to cry again.
	
	"A . . . kan . . . . e." Ranma weakly uttered.

	"You're alive!" Akane happily replied.

	"Why did *cough* you distract *cough, cough* me?"

	"Distract you?" Akane angrily snapped.

	"I would *cough* have won *cough* if you hadn't . . . . . . ." with
that Ranma left the world of the conscious.

	"Ranma, please don't die." pleaded Akane.

	"Don't die, don't die, I love you too much for you to die." she yelled.

	Now screaming at the top of her lungs, "No Ranma, please don't
die, I love you, don't die."

	While Akane was making her pleas, Ranma was getting more and more
pale. His body began to grow cold, and his breathing slowed, then stopped.
Ranma was dying, and there was nothing Akane could do.


	        		       4


	The wind was not particularly strong that day, but Akane's plea
seemed to carry to every part of town.  Soun & Genma were playing their
afternoon game of go when they heard Akane's plea.  Before the go piece
Genma was holding could hit the game table, Soun and Genma were already
outside the dojo gates heading in the direction of Akane's cry.  Kasumi
dropped the plate she was holding when she heard Akane's cry; she began to
cry aloud.  Nabiki was in her room working in her log book when she heard
Akane's scream; she broke her pencil and sobbed quietly.

	Shampoo had just returned to the restaurant after finishing a
delivery, she put up her bike and walked towards the door.  She was
depressed to see Mousse waiting for her at the doorway.
	
	"Back so soon Shampoo?" Mousse asked.

	"What Mousse want with Shampoo now?" Shampoo angrily snapped.

	"Will you go on a date with me tonight Shampoo?"

	"Shampoo no go to date with Mousse, Shampoo have date with Ranma
tonight." she joyously replied.

	Just then they heard Akane's screams. "Ranma dead?  Ranma no dead!
How Ranma die?  Who kill Ranma?" Shampoo managed to get out before she
burst into tears and ran inside to seek help from Cologne.

	Mousse was still standing outside, he looked towards the sky and
yelled, "Ranma was to be mine!"

	Mousse began to glow.  "I will find the one who has killed Ranma,
then they will be mine." He finished his speech and ran off in the
direction of Akane's cry, he never saw the wall.

	Too weak to leave, Ryoga lay atop one of the buildings that formed
the alley.  Peeking his head over the ledge to see what was going on down
below, he saw Akane crying with Ranma's head in her lap.  Ryoga was not so
happy anymore.

	Ryoga, now gaining some of his strength back, began to ponder what
had taken place.  Should I have killed him, Ryoga wondered.  I love Akane,
but can she love me if knew what I did?  Can she love me knowing I killed
Ranma?  What should I do?  What should I do?  What should I do?

	These questions tore through Ryoga's mind, his head felt as if it
was on fire.  He reached up and pressed hard against his skull.  Ryoga
began to painfully grimace, fangs in full view.  I, I must find answers,
thought Ryoga.  Suddenly his hands dropped to his sides, his grimace
becoming a frown.

	"I know what I must do." he told himself.
	
	Ryoga knelt down to slip on his backpack, stood up, jogged across
the rooftop, jumped onto the street, and headed off into the sunset.


                                    5


	After crying for several minutes Akane was in shock to see Ranma's
chest rise and fall. With out a word Akane knew what she had to do.  She
gently cradled Ranma in her arms, and ran off towards Dr. Tofu's.

	Soun & Genma arived in the alley shortly after Akane left with
Ranma in her arms.  They were both horrified to find only a half dried
pool of blood in the alley.  They both wondered what happened, and where
their children were. Soun snapped his fingers, looked at Genma.  "Dr.
Tofu!" they said simultaneously.

	Akane set Ranma down on the examing room table.  Dr. Tofu looked
Ranma over, he did not like what he saw.  He performed some tests, when he
saw the results he became even more depressed.  "He's alive, but, he has
lapsed into a coma." said Dr. Tofu.

	"What about all the blood?" Akane questioned.

	"It has alredy been healed." Dr. Tofu responded.

	"But he died, his breathing stoped, he grew pale . . . ."

	"Akane, you know Ranma is a very powerful martial artist?"

	"Yes, but not even he could...?"

	"Akane, Ranma's body did die, but he brought himself back from the
dead." Tofu replied.

	"But how?  Not even Ranma could, could he?"

	"Yes, Ranma is apparently powerful enough to bring himself back
from the dead, but . . . "

	"But what?" Akane askad.

	Dr. Tofu walked to his bookself.  He proceeded to fumble through
the tomes until he grabbed a large brown book.  He opened the book to an
already premarked page, and smiled.

	"What is it Dr. Tofu?"

	"Just as I thought, no one can just bring themself back to life."
he said as he read the book.

	"What do you mean?"

	Dr. Tofu placed his index finger in the book and quoted to Akane,
"One must have a reason to bring themself back. These reasons may include,
but are not limited to, revenge for an unjust death, or the completion of
an important quest.  The most powerful reason one may escape death's icy
grip is true love.  This is the one force that even death can not
overcome."
	
	"What are you trying to say Doctor?"

	"Akene, I believe Ranma is still alive because of his love for you."

	Akane grew wide eyed, she was in shock from what she had just been
told. She was too stunned to speak.  She turned to face Ranma.  Akane
reached her arms around his stomach and lay her head atop his chest.  She
was too confused to think straight, the only thing that mattered was that
he was alive.


                                       6


	Soun & Genma arived at Dr. Tofu's several minutes after they left
the alley.  They entered the examining room to see Ranma laying face up on
the table, with Akane standing by Dr. Tofu who was on the phone.  Genma
walked to his son, while Soun moved to where Akane and Dr. Tofu were.

	"Akane, what has happaned?"

	"Dad, what are you doing here?"

	"That is of no concern, now, tell me what has happened?"

	Dr. Tofu hung up the phone and looked at Soun.  "Mr. Tendo, Ranma
is not . . ."  He was interupted by the speech Genma was giving his son.

	Tapping his son's chest, not realizing he was breathing, Genma
began to talk to his dead son.  "Ranma, what have I done?  Was I not
supposed to teach you to walk the path of martial righteousness?  How
could you be defeated?  What have I done to deserve this?"

	Genma began to beat hard apon Ranma's chest.  "How will I tell
your mother you're dead? I promised your mother I would make a man out of
you. I told her everything would be o.k.  When she finds out what has
haponed to you, i'll. . . i'll. . . . . . . i'll be joining you my son! "

	"Ranma's NOT DEAD!" yelled Akane as she punched Genma through the
roof and into the air.

	"Not dead did you say?"

	"Yes Mr. Tendo, Ranma is quite alive, but he has fallen into a deap
coma. I have called an ambulance to pick Ranma up and take him to a
hospital which is designed to treat people in his condition. "

	"Will he be ok, Dr. Tofu?"

	"Knowing Ranma, he should be up and about in no time.  Afterall, he
did come back from the dead."

	"What was that, he died did you say? "
	
	"From what Akane told me, Ranma stoped breathing for several
minutes."

	A wet Genma-Panda entered the room. He looked at Akane and
growled. Reaching behind his back, Genma-Panda pulled out a sign that
read, "Akane, was that necessary?"

	"Humph." Akane snorted.

	"Ranma's not dead, fool." snapped Akane.

	Walking to the sink and filling a pail with warm water, Genma
poured the warm water over his face.  Now returned to his human form,
Genma walked to Akane and put his hands on her shoulders. Dr. Tofu and
Soun looked on.

	"Akane, you are his fiance, it is your job to protect Ranma as it
is his job to protect you. Do you understand what I am saying?"

	"Ye, Yes."

	"I need you to be honest with me."

	"Ah.. o.k."

	"Now tell me exactly what happaned to my son, your fiance."

	"I... don't know."

	"What do you mean you don't know?  We know you were the on that
found him, now tell me what you saw.

	Akane began to grow teary eyed once again.

	"It's, it's, it's all my fault. "

	"All your fault you say? " Soun asked.

	"Ranma was fighting someone and I distracted him, and, and look at what
happened to him because of me! "

	Soun walked to his daughter.

	"Akane, how could it be your fault? " He inquired.

	"IT JUST IS! "

	Akane side stepped Genma & Soun and ran through the waiting room
doors.  She never looked back to see the two confused fathers.  When she got
outside she noticed the ambulance pull up to the clinic, but she ignored
it and ran for home.

	"I had better go after her, you coming Saotome? "

	"No Tendo, I must accompany my son to the hospital. "

	"Well, I'm off, later Saotome, Dr. Tofu. "

	"Later Tendo."

	"Goodbye Mr. Tendo." The Dr. added.

	The medics spoke with Dr. Tofu for a moment about the patient. He
explained about the coma, and the possible internal injures, but he never
mentioned Ranma dying, then returning from the dead.

	Genma accompanied Ranma to the hospital, while Soun went to find
his daughter. Dr. Tofu stayed behind to fix his roof, and bone up on the
book which he quoted to Akane.




                                          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 her
world would be like without Ranma.  Ranma, if you dont get better soon, I'll,
I'll . . . just get better, I don't want to lose you.  She dreaded haveing to go see
him in the hospital, but she knew she had to.

	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 could only
would wake up she will be able to tell him how she really feals about 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.
During the meal neather Akane nor Soun spoke of what had just transpired in Akane's
room.


                                            8


	Ranma awoke to see Kasumi placeing some flowers by his bed.  Ranma felt
strange, but he could not place what was wrong.  He sat up and looked
around, Ranma had no idea where or when he was.  He looked around to find himself
in a hospital bed.  The room olny had a bed and some medical equipment.  There
were no chairs, no tables, no nothing.

	"Kasumi, where am I?"

	She did not answer.

	"Ah, Kasumi, hello?"

	She still did not answer.

	Ranma stood up, he was wearing his normal red shirt, and black
pants.  He walked to Kasumi and waved his hand in front of her face.  She
did not see him.  What is going on thought Ranma?  He placed his hand on
her shoulder, then something odd happaned.

	Ranma's hand passed through Kasumi's body.  He fell to the floor
in shock.

	"I'm, I'm, I'm dead!  Oh no, Ryoga killed me.  I'm a ghost.  This
sucks!"

	Kasumi looked at Ranma's downed body, she felt sad, more for her
sister than herself.

	"Ranma, I have to go now.  Wake up soon, for Akane.  She loves you,
we all do.  Everything is so hard now.  Soun won't stop crying, all he
does is pace back and forth mumbling to himself.  Akane won't wake up, she
has been asleep for two days.  Nabiki won't touch her log book, all
she does is write long letters to someone.  Your father, poor Genma, he is
so confused, all he talks about is how your mother will kill him when she
finds out.  Well, I have laundry to do."

	She bent down and kissed Ranma on the cheek, then left the room,
closing the door behind her.

	"I'm not dead?"

	Ranma looked at his body, he could see his heart beating, and his
chest rising and falling.

	"Good, I'm alive.  Wait!  If I'm alive, why am I a ghost?"

	Before he had a chance to figure out the answer, he heard a very
bad sound.

	"Meow."

	Ranma turned around to see a six foot cat with a large bell on its
neck standing behind him.

	"CA, CA, CAT!!!!!"

	"Ranma turned and ran towards the wall.  The Ghost-Cat chased.
Ranma passed through the wall and found himself floating ten stories above
the ground.  The cat passed through the wall behind him in a full run.
Ranma not yet knowing how to fly, plummeted towards the parking lot below.

	"AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

	Instead of becoming a large red spot on the ground, Ranma hit the
ground and felt no pain. He stood up and looked himself over.

	"I'm o.k."

	"Meow, purrrrrrrrr."

	Ranma had forgotten all about the Ghost-Cat.

	"AHhhhhhhh!" he yelled as he ran down the street with the cat
in hot pursuit.

 
                                  9
 

	Soun and Akane entered the hospital room to see Kodachi, Shampoo,
and Ukyou at different corners of Ranma's bed.  They were all glowing
with hatred, they looked ready to kill.  Shampoo could be seen slipping a
Bonbori off her belt, as Kodachi and Ukyou readied their weapons.

	"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" yelled Akane.

	The glow faded as the three girls looked towards the door to see a
depressed Soun and a steaming Akane.  Shampoo was the first to speak,
followed by Kodachi then Ukyou.

	"Akane, what you doing here?", questioned Shampoo.

	"My dear sweet Akane, you're here to check on your ex-fiance, how
cute," giggled Kodachi.

	"Akane, what are you doing here?", Ukyou asked.

	Akane was too mad to speak, she stood in the doorway with hands
balled into fists.  Soun realised that he had better get control of the
situation before World War 3 started.  But how would should I do it he
wondered.  Ahhh. . . I know!  Soun stepped between the four girls.

	"Akane, Kodachi, Ukyou, Shampoo, I have a test for you to see who
will marry Ranma when he wakes."

	"A TEST??", Akane screamed.

	"I will do what ever it is to marry Ranma, what is the test?", the
three girls said in unison.

	"The first one to go back to the Dojo and bring back the Dojo sign
will be the one who is to marry Ranma," stated Soun.

	"Ranma will be mine," they said in unison.  They droped their weapons
and made for the door.

	Akane picked herself off the floor after being run over by the
"terrible trio".  She had an expression which was far beyond anger on her
face.  Akane walked towards her retreating father.

	"Dad, how could you say something like that at a time like this?"

	"Akane, whos father am I?  Am I yours or Ranma's?"

	"You're mine, WHY?"

	"Have can I give Ranma away to any of those girls?  Only Genma could
do that, and he has, he is such . . ."

	"What are you trying to say?"

	"I just wanted some peace and quiet, we are in a hospital."

	"You did that to get rid of them?"

	"Yes."

	"Fine!  What ever!", Akane said as she moved towards Ranma's body.
She looked him over, he did not look good.  He had no injuries, but he
looked so pale, pale as a ghost.

	"Dad, can you leave us alone?  I would like to talk to Ranma alone
for a minute."

	"Yes, of course.  I will be in the hallway, take as much time as you
need."  With that Soun left the room, closing the door behind him.

	As Soun entered the hallway he could see Genma walking towards him.
He smiled as Genma produced full size chess board from his shirt.  Genma
lay the board down on a small table and set the pieces up that he removed
from his shirt.

	"Saotome, we have much to talk about."

	"What is it Tendo?"

                                 10


	Akane looked for a chair, but the room was empty so she gently sat at the
edge of the bed. She talked to Ranma for several minutes about life, love, school, his
untimely death, etc.  She began to feel very tired, she had just awaken from a two
day nap, but she felt unaturally sleepy for some odd reason.  She looked
somewhere else to sleep, but the bed was all she found.

	"Wow am I sleepy," Akane whispered as she layed down next to her fiance.
She would never do this but she was about to pass out. I hope no one sees me she
thought as she drifted off to sleep.