Hello people. This is my first attempt at posting and seeing as
that I have a story done, I'd really appreciate if you would look this one
over. Thanks!
TO WIN IS TO LOSE
by
Naron Theav
Author's Notes: This is a fairly dark story about consequences. It
puts more reality towards the Ranmaverse. It'll still have some humor
in it and the usually antics of Ranma and his friends. So on with the
story and hopefully it won't be that bad.
PART I: Means to a Ends
"Today! Yes, definitely today! Ranma, I going to beat you into a
bloody pulp."
We see a figure carrying a heavy backpack running through a heavily
dense forest. Using his umbrella he is able to cut down trees and bushes
along the way. Sweats rolls down his head and soaks up his yellow bandanna.
It's too bad that he is headed the wrong way.
Elsewhere, Ranma is holding a letter in his hand. From the
complete lack of attention toward it, he tosses it into the nearest trash bin.
"Ranma, what did it say?" asked Akane
"Ahhh...it's another stupid letter from Ryoga."
"I asked you what it said, not who its from!"
"It's a challenge letter from Ryoga and he said he supposes to arrive
hmmm......yesterday."
"Well aren't you the least bit worried."
"No way, I probably won't expect an attack until the end of this month."
"Ryoga no wimp, you should really train."
"Akane if your so worry about this, I have a great solution."
"What is it?"
"You could dress up as me. Then go and fight. Probably he wouldn't
even know the difference. A tomboy like you would love it wouldn't you."
Fuming, Akane takes out her mega size mallet and decides to peg Ranma
6 feet under ground. With the force of a small atomic bomb she delicately
smashes the mallet on the top of Ranma head. "RANMA NO BAKA!"
The skin on top of Ranma head starts to swell, leaving an incredibly
large bump. Akane has already left the scene to induce more pain to a more
receptive material than Ranma's dense skull. That baka will never learn,
Akane thought as she headed home. He never appreciates my help!
The way Ranma was laying on ground one could assume that a bulldozer
had run over him. A small crowd had gather and kept staring at the poor
boy. One person actually tried to give mouth to mouth resuscitation. However
before he could do it, Ranma leaped up and screamed.
"Man oh man, if it isn't one thing its another. Sheesh, being knock
out by Akane was one thing, but being kissed by that..that boy. Never!"
Ranma placed his hand over the bump on top of his head. It hurt like
hell but there was nothing he could do about it except endure. Ranma wanted
nothing more than to head home now. Stupid Akane, didn't have to hit me so
hard.
"Arrggghhh! Where am I?"
Ryoga just couldn't figure out where in the heck he was. He was sure
that the last turn he made, would take him to Nerima. So how did he end up in
this desert. He didn't even think there was a desert in Japan. To boot he's
a couple of days late for his revenge against Ranma.
"Poor guy, must one of those mental patients."
"How did he get loose?"
"Well, isn't someone going to call the police."
"Hmmm he is sort of cute."
"Do you understand a word he saying?"
"No, it sort of sound like MARTIANS!"
"Get real, sheesh you watch too much Sci Fi."
"Well what do you think?"
"It sound like Japanese."
"What would he be doing here in Death Valley?"
It's been a week since the letter arrived and Ranma hasn't lifted a
finger in training. Except for his usually bouts with his father. Akane
hasn't bother to warn Ranma anymore because he such a idiot that he won't
listen. Well, she was doubting that Ryoga would show anytime soon herself.
It was just the matter of when he would come that worry Akane. Ranma is
too overconfidence and that just might be his downfall. God knows he deserves
it sometime.
The two started off for their daily walk to school. Ranma walking on
fence and Akane in her blue dress walking on the sidewalk. Akane was looking
down on the ground with her head hung down, carrying with both hands, her
backpack. It was just like any other day except, Akane had an odd feeling
inside her body. She just knew that today wasn't going to be normal.
The day started out as it always does, with Ranma thrashing Kuno down
with one kick. Kodachi arriving in the middle of class filling the classroom
with black rose petals and professing her love to Ranma. The usually run
around with Kodachi chasing and Ranma running. Even his fights became a
common event around school. He'd at least have one fight before the day was
done. If it wasn't Kuno, it was Tubasa, Ryoga, or some idiot challenging him.
Ranma could never say no, his pride wouldn't allow for it.
The day was finally over and nothing out of the ordinary happen. It
sort of ease Akane worries when they start to walk home. She felt dumb for
thinking that anything but the ordinary would happen.
They turned the corner and of course Ryoga just happen to be there.
"Finally, I've found you Ranma!"
"Gee..Took you long enough."
Ranma jump off of the fence before Ryoga had the chance to knock him
off of it and into the river next to it. Ranma just didn't want to become a
female today.
"Quiet you brute! Just stand there and take you punishment."
"Now that wouldn't be much fun would it."
"Fun! You think this is all just fun. YOU'VE made my LIFE HELL! You
don't know what it's like being a p....heh..hheehhe."
Ryoga hadn't notice that Akane was standing a couple meters away and
he almost gave away his secret.
"Ahhh P-CHAN, is that what bothering you?"
"P-CHAN, where is he?" Akane asked
"He right in front of me, isn't that right P-CHAN?" Ranma stared
directly into the eyes of Ryoga.
Ryoga just couldn't stand his arrogant and his inability to know what
it's like to be a pig. He just didn't know and now he going to pay for
everything. Ryoga made the first move and used his umbrella to knock Ranma
down.
Ranma jump over Ryoga before he could jab him with his umbrella.
However, Ryoga carried lots of momentum when he rushed at Ranma and ended up
crashing into a wall and the next wall after that. Ranma stepped over to
the hole and looked. Ryoga had embedded himself into the living room of a
Japanese family.
"Mommy, mommy what's this boy doing in our couch?"
"Oh my, oh my! Who going to pay for that hole!?" The lady grab
Ryoga harshly by the neck and started to strangle him.
"Serves him right! What an idiot!" Ranma walked off to find Akane.
She was still waiting on the sidewalk.
"Well, what happen?"
"The usual."
"Fine, then lets get home."
"Ranma! Don't you leave out on another fight, you coward."
Ranma turns around and sees Ryoga back on his feet and getting ready
to attack once more. Ranma wonder how he found his way back to this street
so quickly. Usually it would take him at least a day.
"Fine, Ryoga if this is what you really want.....get ready!"
"I was ready since that day you ran out on our first fight."
Akane was getting a little peeved. Not only was she going to be late
getting home. She had to watch this stupid little fight between these two
bakas. So started to head on home herself very slowly and still looking
back so very often.
The battle continue to rage on. Ryoga pulling his hardest punches,
Ranma easily avoiding them. Ranma was just to quick to be hit. Still
Ranma's punches weren't all that effective against Ryoga. Ryoga just had
too much stamina. Ranma had to end these fights quickly or he end up
losing out of fatigue.
"TENSHEN AMIGUKRIKAN" Ranma shouted. His fist of fury hits it's mark
at Ryoga stomach. Ranma had hit Ryoga over one hundred times in the matter
of seconds. The rebound effect send Ryoga again hurling toward a wall.
Ranma thought he had won this battle. It was quite easy, he didn't even need
to train. "Hah! I proved that Ryoga a wimp. Now if I could just convince
Akane that he was a pig too."
Ryoga was reeling at the attack Ranma had inflicted on him. His
stomach hurt and his head was pounding. Damn it if I was going to lose so
quickly and so easily. Had Ranma gotten stronger since they last met or is it
just me. Am I weaker? No time to feel sorry, still have some energy got to
get him before he leaves.
"IT'S...NOT...OVER..!"
"Ryoga you idiot, can't you just accept defeat. Your going to get
yourself really hurt, if you continue."
"I don't care!"
Ryoga grabs some bandannas off of his head and started to throw them
at Ranma. The bandannas gather speed and began its trip toward Ranma
body. Ranma dodges the first two but the third nicks him on the arm, cutting
open his shirt. More came and Ranma was having some trouble avoiding all
of them.
Ranma couldn't just keep on avoiding the bandannas. So he headed
straight for Ryoga and gave a flying kick to Ryoga's chest. Ryoga dodge
and grab Ranma's feet and toss him toward a tree. Ranma gave a loud thud
as he hit the tree.
Ryoga was unrelenting and threw a couple more bandannas at Ranma.
Ranma was dizzy but still had enough agility to move before the
bandanna struck. Ranma look back to see that the tree had been severed and
was falling right on him. He had to step to the side before getting squish
like those silly cartoon he'd been watching.
Ryoga had been rebuilding his power and he was ready to pull out his
final attack. He saw that Ranma was standing right before him and it was
time to do it. "Ryoga Habiki Final Attack 'Lion Roar Bullet'."*
Ranma had to think quickly or he'd be beat. Hah not bloody likely.
"Ranma Satome Final Attack 'Horizontal Flat Yurioshotenha'"**
The two chi blast met in the middle and made a loud and bright
explosion. Ranma and Ryoga were both knock back.
The blast could be seen by any person living in Nerima. However it
attracted only the attention of Akane Tendo. Realizing it must have come
from those two bakas. Still this was a rather large display of power and
she just had to see what happen. So she headed back to the scene.
Ryoga awoke seconds later, after the blast had successful blown him
across the length of the street. However he didn't see Ranma around anywhere.
Did he actually beat him? Was Ranma knock down and unconscious? Finally he
would stand over Ranma and celebrate his victory.
Still Ryoga didn't like the fact that Ranma wasn't standing. The
blast couldn't have been that hard. Ryoga survived it and knowing Ranma he
would of been attacking me already. Something really wrong here.
The scene before him would always be a remembrance. One that will
never fade or be allow to fade. He couldn't believe what he saw but his eye
were not lying. Ranma wasn't just down and out but he was dead. He wasn't
anywhere near as educated as a doctor but the way Ranma was laying and the
blood. Ryoga didn't notice the way he was shaking and how scared he really
was. All he could think about was that he was standing over a dead body.
Ryoga saw the cause of the injury. Ranma's head had been split open
and of what he could tell it was an edgy rock that had done it.
Akane could tell something was wrong even from a distant away. She
could see that Ryoga was standing over Ranma. What was wrong was that Ryoga
was standing over Ranma in victory. How could that be possible? Also there
was the fact that Ryoga wasn't doing anything and his body was shaking.
As she got nearer, the full shock of the gory detail enter her mind. She ran
up to Ranma and looked. Gave a wicked stare at Ryoga and felt for any kind
of reaction from Ranma. She tried to find if there was any pulse or anything.
"RYOGA DAMN YOU, CALL AN AMBULANCE!"
Akane was yelling at him, yelling at him. She never yell at him. It
was at this moment that he knew life was not kind. He hurry along and tried
to call anyone for help. They in turn called the ambulance.
In a few minute the medical crew came and put Ranma on a bed. Akane
jumped into the back of the ambulance and they rode off. The only thing left
was a massive crowd of people looking. There was also Ryoga standing in the
middle of the street looking at the spot that Ranma had been. The spot still
stain with blood.
* Taken from the Second Ranma Movie. Where Ryoga was saving Ukyou from
that monkey boy.
** Taken from the Second OVA "Akane and her Sisters". Ranma used to
defeat those two girls.
Side note: Imagine those two scene and then place them in context with
this story. Quite a display of power, isn't it?
Part II: Trials
The doctor said that Ranma died from a traumatic head injury.
In short, the rock put a gaping hole the size of a fist into Ranma's head.
Cracking open his skull and impaled some part of his brain. The doctor tried
to calm the Tendo and Satome down by saying that if he had lived he would be
nothing more than a vegetable. Of course this didn't help one bit.
The funeral was held two weeks later in Nerima Memorial Cemetery.
Most everyone in Nerima attend the funeral. Those who knew him, like him, or
even hated him. Ryoga Habiki was probably the only one not to show. As if
any one cared for him any more.
Soun Tendo cried out openly and so did his friend Genma Satome.
Kasumi as always was the strong one out of the Tendo family. She tried to
comfort her father and Akane the most. Nabiki didn't cry just for the fact
that she didn't have any emotional ties to Ranma. However she was going to
miss Ranma greatly.
Ukyou Kuonji stood by herself under the shade of the tree. She was
also not crying but one look at her face and you could see the hurt. She
wasn't just hurt but angry, really angry. Bending and unbending her tiny
spatula until they broke was certainly a sign of that.
Shampoo and Cologne stood by each other. Cologne wasn't the type to
show emotion. Along her life she had seen countless deaths of friends and
family and this one was no different. Cologne was going to miss her usual
mind games with Ranma. Tricking and enchanting him to marry Shampoo.
Shampoo Amazon law had dictated that she was to marry Ranma. However
Ranma had been killed and therefore her Amazon law also forewarn her that she
must marry the person who bestead her intended. Therefore she had to get
married to Ryoga.* At this moment Shampoo wasn't thinking about her
tribal laws because Ranma wasn't just a person she had to married, he was a
person she truly loved. It was hard not to cry and it would look really bad
if she did cried in front of her great-grandmother.
Moouse stood near Shampoo but not as close as he would normally would.
He needed to give her space and time to heal. He wasn't overjoyed at the
death of Ranma, he truly didn't want it to end that way. To obtain Shampoo
he would have done anything but to win her by default or accident was just
not honorable. He and Ranma never got along to well, except for the massive
battle we took upon each other.
Tatewaki Kuno's mortal enemy had been defeated but it brought no
pride to the Kuno family. "Alas the dark days have fallen upon souls that
do not deserve such pain. It tis ironic that not monster nor demon
brought this dusky death but rather it was the folly of a foolish boy.
Ranma was a nuisance and a pain to myself but I regret that I did not have the
chance to defeat the fool myself." Kuno took out his sword and kneel over
the grave placing the sword in front of the tombstone, tapping it lightly with
his bokken. He had given his honor to that miserable cur.
Kodachi Kuno couldn't help but laugh at the cruelty of life. Her one
true love had died. She stood nearest to the grave and looked down upon the
soft matt of soil. Beneath the soil laid the man of her dreams, but as
dreams they always fade. Taking some roses that were freshly grown she
placed them on the head of the tombstone. The rose was finely grown and the
thorn had not been removed. It was a strange fragrant, wild and yet very
sweet. The color could not be ignored either because it had a deep shade of
red, blood red.
Akane Tendo was the last to leave the grave site. Of course she was
the one that had the most to lose. Akane refused to cry and in part blame
the accident on herself. If she had stayed to watch the fight, perhaps she
could have stopped the accident. "Oh Ranma why did you have to go and die on
me? I wasn't that bad of cook was I? Maybe it's because I've always hit
and yelled at you. After all this time together we've never even said how we
feel about each other. And now your gone and I'm here alone again. Father
is sad and Kasumi is trying to comfort both of us but it hurts so much, you
know. Your father mourn your death and blames it on himself and his
misguidance toward your well being. I'm sorry about this, I know its all my
fault and you'll probably never forgive me."
We then see a close up of Akane Tendo face and indeed there are tears
rolling down her cheeks. Akane moves closer to the tombstone and touches the
engravement on the tomb. "RANMA SATOME, 1980-1997, A FIGHTER" She takes
her finger and moves it around the groves of Ranma's name. The cold
marble and granite seems only to magnify the loneliness that is left in
Akane's heart. The tears keep coming down and falls upon the dark soil
covered in bright flowers.
The day begins to break and soon light turns to darkness. Akane is
still resting and crying over the tombstone. A lone figure walks up to her
and taps gently on her shoulder. A quick glance and then an instance flare
lights up Akane's body. Rage, Anger, and Sadness boils their way into a
magnificence red aura. Somewhere, thunder passes down on the ground
splitting a tree. It is much like Akane splitting Ryoga face in half.
He had been thrown back into the bushes of the cemetery. A swell that
matches no other begins to form on what was once Ryoga's cheek. He is
silent and awaits whatever she going to dish out to him. He expected
nothing less.
"YOU SON OF A BITCH! YOU DARE SHOW YOURSELF HERE!"
"......"
"NOTHING TO SAY, HUH?"
"I..never..that..way...apologies?..."
"NEVER!"
Akane turns her head and runs offs.
Ryoga doesn't move from the spot Akane had planted him under. Why
should he? Might as well die here and now then live out my years under the
guilt. What's worst is that I can't be forgiven for what happen. No matter
what, Akane will never forgive me. Deep down he could feel his soul slipping
away. He was content lieing there and waiting for anyone else to finish the
job Akane started.
That was until he saw the glint on a tombstone. It seem to beckon
him to look. It had to Ranma's tombstone, and maybe he had one final thing
to say to me from the grave. The ground was litter with flowers, and they
had started to die. Petals were flying off as the wind picked up. Red and
yellow petals fill the air with their sweet fragrance. None of this matter to
the man standing before the grave.
"You've won! Akane is truly yours and will be forever. As you can
see I'm nothing but the scum on the bottom of your shoes. It your fault you
know. If you just look where you were heading or just lose to me once
rather than losing you life. No you decided that you had to win even if
you lost. Well you aren't the only person to died. You've actually killed
me too, its just that I'm the walking dead."
Ryoga stood there actually waiting for an answer. Nothing but the
silent of the night spoke any words. "For once your quiet, nothing to say
huh? Guess it going to be that way for a long time." Ryoga seem to be on
the verge of actually losing whatever semi-balance of mental stability he had.
With one pound of his fist he knocks a crack into the tombstone.
There was nothing left for him to do. He leaves the cemetery
walking, for once he had no destination. This time he was just wandering
and thinking. Wherever the future leads had to be better than what it was
right now. He knew that he would have to leave Nerima but the only thing
that kept him from leaving was Akane. He just couldn't leave without at
least Akane understanding. It was indeed dark days.
The shop was close today. It was unexpected for the usual customer
who ate every lunch time here. Never had the shop close this early since it
opening some years ago. People stood by the doors hoping that the sign was
wrong and the proprietor would be back soon.
The customer were wrong in assuming that the proprietor was gone.
Rather she was in the up stairs bedroom sleeping on her bed. Rarely had she
ever not open her shop, but then this was a rare occasion. Her long time
friend and full-time love had died. Her sole reason for moving to this
dismal city was because of him. The restaurant meant nothing more than a
means to live and a happy site where Ranma usually ate. Those memories will
be no more. She had no real reason to be here anymore, so what reason should
she have to open the shop, today, or ever again.
Well there was one reason to stay in this city. One more task to
complete before bidding this city goodbye. She would have to have a talk with
Ryoga.
The flowers were perfectly grown. Deadly if you were to eat them but
only causes minor injury if inhale or touch on the skin. The flowers were
all aligned in rows in a square pot. What was odd about these flowers were
that each of them had black petals.
The door opened and a young girl entered. Her hair hung low and went
straight down to her shoulder. She is wearing her school uniform that consist
of a black skirt and a blue shirt. Her eyes demand attention for they are
her most striking feature. It was brown but looking deeply her eye cried
out evil.
Fear would be the only words that could describe the laughter that
was brought out by that young girl. Working madly with her garden shares
she cut off many of the stalk of flowers. As she was doing this she kept on
laughing and laughing. Upon the table could be found certain chemicals and
additives.
The room was barely lit but the pure energy the girl was putting
toward her work lit the room up in a red aura. If this was more of a movie
than reality then lighting would be thundering across the sky. With each
bolt of lighting, we would see the silhouette of the girl laughing and mixing
flower and chemical.
"HOHOHOHOHOHOHHOHOHOHHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO" the laughter
continue throughout the night.
The old lady had explained to her great granddaughter that law is law.
She would have to marry the boy if she ever wanted to show her face in China
again.
The girl express her great dissatisfaction in her great grandmother
order. She told her that she didn't love him, in fact she hated him more than
any person alive.
"As I told you it isn't about love, it's all about customs and
traditions."
"I no care, I still go and kill stupid boy."
"And then what, go back to China with no husband. Go back and be
laughed at. They will say 'hmmff she the only Amazon not to fulfill her
Amazon law.' Is that what you want?"
The girl was definitely in turmoil in what she had to do. Her
great grandmother was right but even if she was right, could she go through
with the rest of her life living with him.
In the background a boy with thick glasses stood by the door and
listen in with great care as to what those two were saying. Was this the
right time to pronounce his love for the thousand time. Would she be over
her pain and would she marry him. He feared that it wasn't her tribal law to
marry Ranma that had kept her away from him. He fear that she never loved
him in the first place. He just didn't know what to do.
The girl decided when the time comes when she met her husband-to-be
killer, then that will be the time to decide. To take him or to kill him.
She had been running aimlessly for the last hour. The tears still
rolling down her cheeks. A fountain of pain that would never stop. She then
came across the one place that had been her former love. A kind medical
doctor that had taken care of her so many times. For her, he was the first
one that she actually had feeling for. Then she remember the pain that he
had cause her.
The pain reminded her so much of what she was feeling at this moment.
The only difference was that in the end everything was still going to be the
same. Back then she knew the pain would fade. But this pain was new and
it was eating at her soul. It was unlikely that this pain would ever leave
her.
She was by the entrance and she just stood there thinking. However
the doctor was in and saw Akane just standing there. He knew what sort of
day she had been through, so he open the door to let her in. He pushed her
along the floor of the office and into a nice cot. He then went to his
kitchen and brought out a cup of hot tea. Setting them on the table by the
cot he offer it to her.
Akane was still in a dazed condition and just didn't care whatever
happen at moment. She didn't know why she enter this place and why she
was drinking the tea. She wasn't even listening to what the good doctor was
saying. Probably something to comfort me.
At that moment she felt his hand touching her own. She lifted her
own head and saw the concern face of Dr. Tofu. His eyeglasses covering his
perfectly brown eyes. His hair still tied into a pony-tail. She then started
to cry again remembering another boy with the same type of pony-tail.
Dr. Tofu tried to comfort her, but there was nothing he could do.
"Akane, it's alright...just let it all out."
The words meant nothing and it didn't fill the void in her heart.
Even the words of Dr. Tofu didn't make her feel any better. Her former crush
couldn't do anything.
"Akane, I think you should go home and rest. Wait right here, I'll go
and call your parents."
There was no response except the sniff and cries. Dr. Tofu went over
to his telephone and called the Tendo's. Kasumi picked up the phone and
was the one elected to come over and pick Akane up.
Mere minute later, Kasumi arrived at Dr. Tofu office. He let her in
without his usual airhead behavior. Akane had now rolled up in the cot and
her eyes were nearly dried of tears. It didn't stop her shaking and her
sniffs.
Kasumi went over to the bed and sat beside her ailing younger sister.
"So much pain for someone so young." She started to stroke her hair and did
everything she could to calm her down.
Dr. Tofu stood a short distance away and couldn't help but feel
helpless in this situation. There was no cure of any kind that would fix
this situation.
Akane had dug herself a hole deep within her own psyche. In there
nothing would go wrong. Still there was the drolling noise come from outside
her body. More like words actually. Hmff..what did it matter, she was
happier in here. Happier because Ranma was with her. His dark hair and
pony-tail were fluttering about in the fields. She was by him and they were
sitting by the river, talking.
"Dr. Tofu, why isn't she responding to me?"
"I think she in a state of shock."
"What can we do?"
"There nothing we can do, she going to have to pull this one out
herself."
"I can't move her. Would you mind if I were to stay here tonight and
look over Akane."
"Definitely! I'll set up another cot."
"Thank you, Dr. Tofu."
"Ranma....Ranma" were Akane only verbal response to the world outside
of her mind.
* To my knowledge, the tribal law that I insert was never mention in any
of video. This law is just made up to continue the storyline. So don't
go and search for it, it can't be found.
PART III: Revenge and Retribution (R&R)
Tonight was particular dark and there was a chance of rain but
the girl walking down the street paid little attention to anything but her
mission.
Tonight was perfect she thought. I can be rid of that troublesome
cur and finally let my beloved rest in peace.
Her dark nature reveal as the street lights reflects upon the many
stems of black petal roses she was carrying. She was careful not to touch
the thorns for she knew what their consequence were. She fully intended
these lovely creations to only affect one person.
The streets were clear of anything living beside this maniacal girl.
And who would be foolish enough to get in her way. One look at her face and
fear would soon settle into anyone mind and body. The wicked smile and the
eyes that seem to stare into the soul. Devoid of feeling, revenge is the
only real course of action left for her.
Her eye searching left and right for any clear sign for this person
she was seeking. He had no real resident in Nerima and that meant that he
could be anywhere. However she was willing to search the world for him.
What else could she do? Ranma was her love and she knew that he would do
anything for her. Ranma was dedicated to her and he loved her. She just
knew he did but his commitments to others delay his saying so, but she knows!
"Ranma I will avenge you!"
"HOHOHOHOHOOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO"
The girl was so indecisive. She was pacing back and forth in the
small restaurant. Looking out into the cool night sky and wondering what fate
had decided for her. But fate seem to be her Great-Grandmother who already
declared how her life should be. However she didn't want to follow what
her Great-Grandmother wanted. Instead she felt a burning desire to destroy
her discontentment.
In a mere moment she decided that she needed to see the boy before
she could really decide. So she headed into her even smaller bedroom that
laid above the restaurant. In her room she reached for some familiar weapons.
She held her bomboria in each hand. She also had her sword buckled to her
satin clothing.
Like a warrior heading for battle, so was she going to fight fate or
embrace it. She then open the window of her bedroom and took a flying leap
out and landed on the rooftop. With the grace of a cat she makes many
more jumps into the dense group of houses in Nerima.
The boy looks out the window that the girl has jumped out from. He
looks until the figure of the girl disappear into the night. His glasses
displaying the moonlight well and then he shuts the window. Leaving his own
discontentment behind.
The midnight sun laid high in the heavens shinning down with its
florescent light. Looking up he could see its beams and felt the cold night
air surrounding his batter body. The wound upon his face hurt but it could
not compare to the size of the hole within his heart. In fact he would
endure his physical pain if only his inner pain would disappear.
The house looked so quiet and so empty. What was once a place design
for only happiness, now harbor only feeling of loss and resentment. Feeling
that he houses himself.
The gate was not locked and he walked in easily. The yard was clear
with nothing to block his way. He was determine not to make a single noise.
He needed to see her and then he would leave. For once his directionless
body lead him safely through the yard without making any pit stops in Guam.
Akane Tendo's bedroom was on the second floor and he needed a
plan to enter undetected. If anyone saw him he was going to die, literally.
"You....What are you doing here, Ryoga?!"
The figure of Nabiki Tendo in her pajamas appear in front of him.
Her face displayed no sign of emotions. There was no sign that she was going
to call her father or put a bloody ax into Ryoga's head.
"Ahhh...Please...Please don't kick me out. I need to talk to Akane!"
Ryoga appearance was near dead at best. It was like a lifetime of
misery had boil up on landed on his face and body. One side of his face
swell up to the size of a watermelon. His hair was all messed up, with
dirt and sweat making them stick and gump together. His clothing was all torn
and patches of dried blood cover his clothing. Scratches and scraps to
numerous over his under kept body.
Nabiki had never seen such a sad sight in her life. Even her immoral
behavior was blank out and her inner kindness came shinning through. Probably
only Kasumi and her would help this hapless boy. Her reason all to confusing.
She knew that Akane hated him and father wasn't all to happy to see Ryoga
either but she could not feel like them and hate this boy. No matter
what, he was not the cause. But she the rational one would never convince
her emotional family. Ranma knew the risk and he liked it. How could anyone
blame Ryoga for the accident. Ranma could have walked away, could have found
another way but he didn't. Her rational mind spoke and she listen.
"Ryoga don't worry, I'm not going to call daddy or hurt you."
"Why?"
"Because probably I'm the only one who actually believe that you
aren't the real cause but only the symptoms of that terrible accident. Don't
get me wrong, but I feel that you had a large part to do with Ranma's death.
I just can't make myself say that it was totally your fault."
"I don't know if that a warning or an attempt to help me.
"And what is it that you want anyway?"
"I just want to talk to Akane, one last time."
"My my aren't you looking for trouble. I believe that my dear sister
gave you that vicious mark on your face."
"I'll take more if that all she wants but I've got to say one thing
and I'll leave this place for good. No need to hate me when I'm gone right?"
"I believe that you are too late for any kind of talk with Akane. She
sort of out of it right now."
"And what do you mean by that?"
"Sigh. I think you should just leave it be and head out of town."
"Please...I can't just leave...not like this."
"RYOGA! You are a total idiot. You've hurt my sister alot and that
I can't let you do that any further."
Nabiki was getting more and more peeved at Ryoga. Here she thought
she was going to help him but her true feeling were seeping out. She couldn't
help him if he was persistent in trying to find Akane. Akane was her
younger sister and she cared a great deal for her. The loss of Ranma was
hard but seeing Akane suffering so much because of it, now that she
couldn't bear.
"You don't think I've suffer from this experience too. I don't where
to turn to anymore, except Akane. She the only person I seek forgiveness
from or vengeance from."
Nabiki couldn't decide whether Ryoga was sincere about his approach.
However the point was mute because at that moment a sharp piercing object
came hurling down toward Ryoga's body.
At one point, perhaps Ryoga would have notice and jump away before
the object struck. But the past few days have dull Ryoga's agility and
balance.
Nabiki watched as Ryoga started to fall down on the ground. His upper
right shoulder was cut by a black stemmed rose. The cut was small and she
knew that couldn't be the cause to have knock Ryoga out. The answer laid
up on the roof above the Tendo's resident. Perhaps it was the insane laughter
that gave away Kodachi's secret.
Kodachi jump directly down in front of the down Ryoga and surprised
Nabiki. She started to smile at the victory she was about to have. It was
quite an easy hunt and now her husband would rest in peace. From out of
nowhere a giant mallet appeared in Kodachi's hands. Taking it back and
arching it behind her back, she got ready for a major display of violent.
Before she had the chance to strike, another projectile came flying
toward Kodachi. Kodachi wasn't just insane, she also had a very good balance
and agility. So she had time to jump out of the way before the projectile hit.
Instead it hit the side of the Tendo's wall. After avoiding the attack she
twisted her head to see the low life that had prevented justice to be served.
Her purple hair hung low and swayed about slowly in the night air.
The one bomboria still gripped tightly around her hand. The sword glimmer and
a sincerely serious facial was displayed.
"SHAMPOO! What the hell is the matter with you! Don't you want him
to die?!"
"Shampoo no yet decide. So must not kill stupid stupid boy."
"ARE YOU CRAZY! HE KILLED MY RANMA!"
"Hmmff...He No Yours, Ranma loved me, CrAzY GirL."
"I've enough of this idioity, either you step away or I'm going to
kill you too!"
"Hah! You too weak to beat up defenseless frog."
Kodachi was fuming mad and pluck another one of her long stem black
roses and hurl them at Shampoo. The rose missed its mark and hit the soil
in the Tendo's garden instead. The full of affect of rose appear quite
rapidly as the flowers in the garden soon wilted and became as black as the
rose.
Shampoo was no slouch herself and made herself known by rushing
Kodachi and used her one bombaria to attack. Shampoo was quicker than Kodachi
and easily hit her mark, which was Kodachi's head. The impact was directed
squarely in the center and knock her out.
While all the nonsense was happening, Nabiki had time to drag
Ryoga's body back into the house. She placed him on the couch and looked
at the poor boy. She checked if the rose had actually succeeded in killing
Ryoga. Nabiki checked if Ryoga had a pulse or was breathing. In both cases
he was and looks like the affects was suppose to just knock him out.
Now she had heavy thinking to do. She wasn't strong enough to face
either combatants and she wasn't going to go along with the murder of Ryoga.
Nabiki decided the best thing to do was hide him somewhere in the house and
tell the others that he woke up and left. Yeah that was the only way. "Now
where do I hide him."
Shampoo was disappointed at the skills displayed by Kodachi. She was
easy picking. All she had was an insane mind and various circus skills. Now
that was done she had to go to her real mission. She turn and walked to
where Ryoga was but found that he was no longer there.
She then walked into the house. Her evasive eyes darted about the
room looking. The only sign of life was of Nabiki Tendo and she was
huffing and puffing in the kitchen.
"Where is he?!"
"He, who?"
Shampoo moved closer to Nabiki and knew how to get to the point. With
the grace of a cat she took her sword from her belt and waved it in front of
Nabiki.
Nabiki was sweating and was definitely scared of Shampoo, even though
she had never done anything to her before. Nabiki backed up until she backed
up on to the front of the Fridge. The cold surface made her sweat soaked back
tingle with an electrical stimulus. She could do nothing.
"I say where is he?!"
"H-he l-l-left. Ahh...he just got up and left."
"You know where?"
"no"
"You lie."
"no"
Nabiki closed her eyes and waited for whatever was about to happen.
She wasn't the heroic type but she had to draw a line at what was real.
The next moment came and what laid before her was nothing but an eerie silent.
Shampoo was gone and boy was she glad of that.
Then the banging started and it came from the closet near the kitchen.
Nabiki walked along to the door and open it. Ryoga dazed eyes stared into
that of Nabiki.
"What happen?"
"Let's just say that there are two unhappy people looking to kill you."
"Like I don't have enough trouble."
"So what now?"
"I got to talk to Akane and then leave."
"I don't think you have time, Shampoo still out there and she bound
to find you and kill you. Just leave."
"I'm already dead, so I don't care. Why is it so hard for you to just
let me talk to her?"
Nabiki looked hagger and this day becoming more and more disturbing.
Not only did she just attend a funeral, she had to find out that Akane was
drifting off into a comatose state, and be scared to death by would-be
attacker of Ryoga. She has had enough and wants nothing but to be rid of
Ryoga.
"Ryoga, I sorry but I don't think you'll be able to talk to her.
Right now she in Tofu's office and she in a state of shock. She unable to
talk and I believe that if you try you'll end up hurting her more. That's why
I want you to just leave."
The news hit Ryoga like the proverbial rock on the head. His psych
even more damage and he hit an all time low. The tear drop came gently down
on wooden floor. Ryoga's head was bowed down and he cried.
Nabiki looked at Ryoga and saw his suffering wasn't fake. It was as
deep a hurt as how Nabiki felt for her own sister. She couldn't help but cry
at that moment too. All and all life wasn't to fair. And that seem more to
the point when Nabiki finds that Shampoo is walking towards them. It seems
that she had not left the house but was just waiting for the moment when she
would reveal Ryoga hiding place.
Unsheathing her sword once more she heads toward Ryoga. It quite odd
she thinks, that Ryoga hasn't run. She knows that he sees her but he doesn't
move. He is just sitting down, like he waiting to die. This was the moment
where she had to decide. She looked down at the face of Ryoga and wonder
if this was right.
The sword was as sharp as gensu 100 set. It could pierce the toughest
of hides and could probably cut off Ryoga's head with but a mere slice.
Shampoo regarded that thought as she lifted the sword above her head. She
looked down Ryoga whose head was still bend over, showing a large portion of
his neck. The sword came down as quick as lighting and a scream came out of
Nabiki's mouth.
The sword was etched deep into the wooden surface of the floor. Ryoga
could sense that his head wasn't missing and he looked up. He could see the
face of Shampoo, which was still mad but had a sense of understanding. There
was nothing left for her but there wasn't anything left for him either. A
mutual understanding between the two. However marrying wasn't an option for
her and neither was killing him.
Their two eyes met and both understood each other. So Shampoo took
her sword from the wooden surface and then walked back out the door. Once
more an eerie silent took place. Nabiki and Ryoga were the only two being
in the room. The first to speak was Nabiki.
"WOW!"
Part 4: Only Time Will Tell
"How is she, Kasumi?"
"She still in a state of shock. She's not moving and keeps mumbling
words I don't understand. Oh my, oh my."
"Kasumi, don't worry. I know Akane and she'll pull come out of it
just find."
"I don't know, Dr. Tofu. I believe since the first day that Ranma
and Akane met, that it was love at first sight."
"It's kind of funny, since all of Ranma's injury for the past two
years were due to Akane."
"It's her showing him that she likes him. If they didn't like each
other then neither one would be talking or even fighting each other."
"Yes, these two would do anything for each other. That's why the
pain is so much greater in Akane."
The two stood silent and could only feel the haplessness of the
situation. Kasumi is still sitting by Akane's side and gently stroking her
short blue hair. Dr. Tofu is standing by the doorway, thinking how all
of this could have happen in such a short time.
"Ranma, don't leave me okay!"
"Why would I leave you?"
The river current flows along the banks and the reflections of Akane
and Ranma are shown. The sky is bright blue and the air is fresh with the
smell of pine. The colorful leaves are abundant on the grounds, giving the
area a beautiful scenery.
"Just tell me that you'll stay, okay."
"Akane, your acting silly, again."
The fish in the river start to jump about and leaves continue to fall.
Akane takes a deep look into the river and her mirror reflection. The image
become blurred and ripples start to form by the bank. Many more ripple are
brought out by the many drops of tears forming in Akane's eyes.
"What's wrong?"
"I never had the chance..to say this..I hoped you say it first..but
time caught up."
Ranma was never one to fully understand any situation and even worse
this one dependent that he should understand.
"Ranma I...L.."
Before Akane could say anything more, Ranma appearance becomes blurred
and he soon disappear.
"Akane, I don't understand, what's happening to me. Please, help."
Akane rushes toward the disappearing Ranma but only reaches to catch
nothing but empty air. The air becomes much colder and banks much darker.
Its so lonely here. I couldn't save you Ranma, I couldn't do anything. Why
didn't you just promise me that you wouldn't leave me.
Akane looks again into the river and see only her reflection.
"I can't believe your gone, Ran-chan. I don't know what I'll do now.
I can't keep on living here because there nothing left for me. And anyway
you were the only thing that kept me here. I wish things could have
differently for us but its all too late now."
Ukyou Kounji stands by the gravesite by the pale moonlit night. The
sounds of crickets and creatures of the night start there nocturnal activity.
She reaches inside her pocket of her short sleeve shirt and pulls out a
small spatula. Its edges very sharp and she throws one right across the
cemetery catching the trunk of a tree. Taking more of her weaponry she
continue the barrage of random throws.
After she run out of supply of throwing spatula, she kneels down
on top of the tombstone. Her arms lie on top of tombstone and her head placed
against it also. The damp soil seep into Ukyou clothing and makes a cold
body even more so.
A small trickle of tears slide down the face of Ukyou and onto the
cold hard tombstone. It was the only warmth she felt, for every part of her
body was cold, including her heart.
That made the next step easier. She was going to seek out Ryoga and
have it out with him. It was high time that he was made to paid for what he
did.
"Ranma I'm going now. Sometime the hardest thing to do is easy when
there nothing left. So I'll leave and say "I LOVE YOU."
These were the best times of my life. Even if I didn't have a
permanent home here, I felt a close tie to the people around here. They made
me feel that it was alright for me to be here. Especially Akane, she accepted
me and thought of me as a good friend. Except I wanted more than a friendship
but I could never tell her. I've tried but Ranma was always in the way and
even now he completely blocking any chance for me to tell her.
Was it wrong for me to go there and see her. I couldn't handle it if
I was the cause for anything bad to happen to Akane, except it did happen and
I ain't handling it very well. I just hope that something I say will snap
her back to reality. But what could I say, except the truth. That through
the years I've grown more comfortable with her and more attached to her.
Then an incredible plan comes to mind. Maybe I could stay forever
in the body of a pig. I can still be close to Akane and she'll never know.
But no, I can't risk the chance of hurting her more if perchance hot water
should ever cross path with me. The truth needs to be clear tonight.
The streets were still devoid of any life but the shadows were
plentiful. Creating dark and ominous shapes along the sidewalk. The shadows
seem to march and sway from right to left. It was probably due to the street
light that flicker with its luminescent power. If superstition were to play
a role, it was as if the night wanted to claim a victim, like some dark god
that needed to be appease.
However the hapless victim walking down this ominous street is devoid
of feeling and lest of all fear or supertition. He is more worried about
his confrontation with destiny and his own livelihood. He fears more the
sharp tongue than a sharp piece of metal. That may change when fate seek an
earlier appointment then expected.
She watched him walk down the street in his regular fashion. She
could have strike him down at any moment but rather she waited. Was she
ready for what she needed to do or did she have the courage. It would be so
much easier just to be rid of him. No, I've got to do this, got to clear my
soul and mind.
The sound of flying metal crossing next to the ear is much like a
mosquito buzzing around. Perhaps he wouldn't of notice it except in front of
him was a small spatula stuck deep in the ground. Still that wouldn't have been
enough to awaken Ryoga's dull sense, not until a couple more of those noisy
little spatula pass across his ear. It was quite obvious that he was being
attacked but he couldn't bring himself to counter because he already knew
the combatant. Another person he hurt this pass month and another person
out for his head.
"Just tell me was it worth it? Does your victory feel good?"
"No, I never intended it to ever become that way. It was an accident."
Ryoga back is still turned and isn't looking at Ukyou. He hopes that
she does it quickly and with little pain. He isn't going to fight no matter
what, he deserved it.
"AN Accident! If you didn't start it, then none of this would have
happen!"
"And none of this would have happen either if Ranma had never shown
up or at least given up on the fight. Does it make any different who did what.
All that matter is that he's dead! And I'm paying full price for it. So if
you want my head, I'm waiting."
Ryoga hasn't moved and he stands straight and keeps on looking forward.
His facial expression is in a frown and his hair moves back and forth on his
forehead. We can see his fangs protruding out of his mouth and his bandanna
crunching up his hair. His arms are slump to his side and his legs are neatly
stuck together.
Behind him is Ukyou and she has her giant spatula held in both of her
hands. Her face a slight red from her own emotional outlet and the cold bitter
night. She has more of a sad facial expression than an angry one but her
stances is still more toward an attack than defense. Her back is slump and
her hair is flowing about in the wind.
"Its more than you deserve!"
"Don't you think I know that. Do you think that I going to forget
this anytime soon. Do you think anyone will let me forget. Maybe dying would
be the best choice but I'm not going to do it to myself. So here's your
chance to avenge him to be rid me. God knows that I'll probably be attacked
by Akane next and that will hurt me much more."
Ryoga's emotions is flying high and a hurt develop deep in his
throat. He can barely talk and when he does it comes out all in a high
pitch. His throat and mouth are so dry from the hurt. But he has to get
this one more word out.
"I'm sorry, Ukyou!"
A slight breeze and then Ryoga turns around and faces an empty street
corner. Any sign of Ukyou was gone except for her spatula still embedded into
the ground. Ryoga looks into the night sky. "I really mean it Ukyou."
"Is she getting worse, she looks worst. Why is she sweating so much
and she so hot."
"Oh dear, this isn't just affecting her mind, its starting to affect
her body as well."
"Then we have to do something."
"Yes, I know. Lets get some cold towel and place it over her head.
It should keep her from getting too hot."
"I deserve to be here. Its my fault that you died."
"C'mon silly, why do you always mope around. Do something!"
"Ranma, your back!"
"I Never left."
"As long as I stay here you'll never leave me, right?"
"Sure, sure! C'mon lets go, life to short to mope around."
"Yes, it is too short."
Finally here! I've reached Dr. Tofu office. I guess the gods have
finally endowed me with the sense of direction. Or maybe it was blind luck.
In any case I made it and now my chance to help.
Ryoga slowly reached for the doorbell and then pressed it. The sound
transverse the entire office and soon someone comes to open the door.
It wasn't exactly a normal reaction when Dr. Tofu first open the door.
He actually consider closing it right back into the face of Ryoga but manner
came first.
"What is it do you want?"
Ryoga Habiki was already nervous coming here but now he was afraid
of even answering because he could feel the unwelcoming tone of Dr. Tofu.
But he had already set his mind on doing this and nothing would stop him.
"I came to see Akane."
"You can't, she in a state of shock and..."
"Please doctor, I know you don't like me right now but I need to see
her. I didn't want to cause all this hurt but you have to let me try and
help. Please!"
While Dr. Tofu is thinking, Kasumi walks over and then catches the
sight of Ryoga by the doorway. She then walks to the door and stares Ryoga
dead to the center of his eyes.
Dr. Tofu tone was disturbing but Kasumi stare had a far worst effect.
Without voice she exclaimed her situation to Ryoga. "Why did you come?
Haven't you cause enough trouble." It made Ryoga squirm around and he had
to lower his head to avoid the stare.
A second later a hand touches the shoulder of Ryoga. He could feel
the warmth emanating from them and he lifts up his head once more. Kasumi
face hasn't changed one bit but somehow his previous thoughts of how Kasumi
felt about him disappear. Her eyes seem to say "Yes, we need your help."
Ryoga enter the office of Dr. Tofu with the well meant attitude of
help. He just hope that his help will help rather than not.
The moment he laid eyes on Akane, his knees nearly buckle. She just
laid there on the bed, not moving and cover with wet towels. Her eyes were
closed and her mouth open a little and her chest moving slowly up and down.
Her blue hair looked just as it did hours before in the cemetery. He just
couldn't believe that the girl that put a major dent in his face would look
so out of it right now.
"Do you think its okay for Ryoga to be here, Kasumi?"
"Yes."
"But what if she should wake up and see him. I don't think another
shock would be good for her."
"I don't think so. I really believe he the key to waking her up. He
is truly hurting from this experience too."
"But he the cause for this whole fiasco."
"And he the going to be the cure for the whole thing too. Just watch."
"Kasumi, you have such faith in people."
Dr. Tofu and Kasumi back away from Akane and Ryoga, and step in
the main office. Dr. Tofu isn't sure that its right to leave Ryoga with
Akane but Kasumi thinks it alright. So he'll just have to stick to Kasumi
decision because Kasumi would know Akane the best.
Ryoga has moved closer to Akane and is right next to her. He is
nearly in tears looking at the sad shape Akane is in. He felt dreadful that
he was the cause of this.
"Akane, you didn't let me say this to you tonight but I've got to
say it now. It hurts alot, Akane. Deep in my soul and my heart it hurts.
To have you in such a situation. What more, its my fault that you lie here
all alone. I know that you can't forgive me for what I did but you can't
blame yourself for what has happen. If you only wake up, you could beat me
up all you want. You hear me Akane, take your hands and fist them together
and sucker punch me one. C'mon Akane, I know you want to, Please. Please
wake up!"
Ryoga looks again at Akane and nothing. Akane is still in the same
position and hasn't stir one bit. His words aren't getting through, damn it.
"Hey what's going on here?"
"Why is this placing shaking?"
"Ranma, watch out for that crack."
"What's wrong, Akane? I thought we were safe here."
"We are, wait a minute, let me try and fix this."
Akane and Ranma are holding each other, as the world around them
starts to shake. Akane starts to concentrate with her mind and mere moments
later the shaking stops and it is peaceful again.
"What was that anyway?"
"I don't really know."
"Hopefully it won't happen again."
"Don't worry Ranma, I won't let anything happen to you."
"Damn it, Akane, why do you have to be so stubborn. You can't sleep
away your life."
Again nothing. Ryoga was saddened by the lack of reaction. He had
been by her side for the past hour and nothing. No matter what he wouldn't
leave her side until she woke and toss him away. No matter what!
"Akane, I guess it doesn't much matter anymore so I going to tell you
something that been in my heart since the first day that I met you. I don't
know if it was your bright brown eyes or your attitude. You were always nice
to me even if I didn't deserve it. I can't count the times you would save
me from Ranma and his devious tricks. You treated me like one of your family
member. And for me that was heaven because I don't have a family setting
like yours. For all that kindness I repay you with the worst thing a person
could have done. Maybe it was my heart that denied that you and Ranma loved
each other more than anything."
Ryoga then reaches for Akane's hand. It lift up with a degree of
resistant and he grips it tightly with his own hands. Ryoga has started to
cry and a stream of tears slides downto his cheeks. His face is dark and
his expression even more down and sad.
"Maybe that why I fought Ranma so many times during the years. Just
to be close to you. I just wanted to beat Ranma up to show you that I was
stronger than him. But nothing I wanted turn out my way and Ranma would
always beat me. In the end I didn't even beat him but he died on a pure
chance situation. It could have been me hitting that rock and how I wish that
it was me right now. Even if it mean my death, I rather see you out and
about."
He started to loosen his grip and he could feel how cold Akane
hands were. How cold his hands were. He feared the worst for her and just
wished with all his heart that she just get up. He then got up and went to
the alter that Dr. Tofu set up by Akane. He kneel before it and put his hands
together and started to pray. Words and wishes mixed together into a combine
sentences in hope of a miracle.
Ryoga again head back to Akane and swear to himself that he will stay
by her side forever.
"Okay Akane, I can't hide this feeling forever and I've expressed
everything else. Now I'm just going to say it. And hopefully it'll mean
something to you. As I said, something happen to my heart since the first
time I met you. It was love. I love you Akane! I don't know if you ever
consider a relationship with me in past. I've always tried to tell you but
all those crazy situation keeping coming up. Isn't it funny that another
crazy situation is stopping me from telling you that I love you."
"What was that?"
"I don't know, I keep hearing someone voice. It feel like someone I
know but I can't tell."
"It happening again, the ground shaking. Akane, watch out!"
A tree was about to topple over Akane. The shaking ground had
uprooted the tree and Ranma had to gather his wit and save Akane. He dashed
with his enormous speed and caught Akane before she was crushed by the tree.
"Thank God, you alright Akane."
"Yes, thanks you I'm alright."
Akane starts to scream and holds her head.
"Akane, what's wrong?!"
"My head it hurts. I don't know what going on. I keeping hearing
things."
"What is it saying?"
"I-II-don't know."
"Ryoga...."
It was possible that Ryoga words had broken through her psych but then
it could have been a miracle. Ryoga just didn't care because Akane had spoken
her first words. She had said his name in a very low tone but never the less
she was breaking through.
"Yes, Akane it's me! C'mon wake up! You know that you want to. You
can't live in your dreams. Akane, you can take out all your anger on me.
I know you can do it, wake up."
"I'm fading again, Akane."
"No don't disappear, I need you."
Akane pulls her wit together and concentrates on keep Ranma here.
Ranma again start to fade back into her dreams.
"Akane, C'mon talk to me. Tell me that you hate me. Just say
something."
"Akane, I'm so afraid. I know your trying but I'm still disappearing."
"Ranma, please don't go away."
"Akane, I going to miss you greatly. I know it to late now but you
really are cute. From your short hair to your thick thighs I really did
love you. Please don't let me rule your life and please let me go."
"No Ranma don't leave me. I love you too!"
The image of Ranma starts to disappear much quicker and soon his
image disappear all together.
"Akane, remember I love you and please don't mourn me forever."
"RANMA!"
"AKANE! C'mon your almost here. You just gotta wake up!"
"Ryoga.....you bastard....."
"Yes, yes I am, I'm everything you say and more. Just don't go back
to that place. Stay here in reality."
THE END
Whew! Finally done with this piece of work. Took me lots of time
to do this but I think its really good. I might do a epilogue but right
now I'm too tired.
Thanks for reading and comments and ridicule can be e-mail at
ntheav@ea.oac.uci.edu.