This was originally written after reading BE in prereading for the
first time.  I was depressed, impressed, and more than a little 
whacked...Zen gave permission, so:

                                                      Akane looked down
- to see the thick red stains that covered her hands, and the front of
her gi.

Akane screamed.

"Aaah!"

"What?  What is it?"

Akane spun round, seeing her husband sitting up beside her.  She grabbed
him in a desperate hug.  "Oh, Ranma, it was horrible!!  I killed you, and
Ukyou, and I couldn't control myself!  I beat you, over and over..."

Ranma, concerned, gently interrupted.  "Hey, c'mon, Akane.  You know you
don't do that any more."

"But it wasn't the same!  I was really hurting you!  And it wasn't even
that different - I was still me..."

"All right, Akane, calm down.  It couldn't have been you.  You would never
do that to me, now, would you?"

Akane sniffed.  "No, of course not.  I love you, Ranma."

Ranma smiled.  "I love you too.  Now just go back to sleep, and tomorrow
you'll have forgotten all about it.  Besides, we need to be ready for
the ceremony tomorrow."

Akane snuggled down again and grinned.  "I never would have guessed that
Ukyou, Shampoo, and Kodachi would all end up with each other..."

***

Pardon me while I run away very fast... :-)



Then we have the soundtrack.  Currently it's only a random list of
songs, but I can try to have tapes ready for Otakon if you all want
'em...


Saint Etienne - Like a Motorway
Saint Etienne - The Boy Scouts of America
Frank Zappa - Watermelon in Easter Hay (don't stress - it's a gorgeous
    instrumental)
Pink Floyd - One of My Turns
Nirvana - All Apologies
Queen - Too Much Love Will Kill You
Queen - You're My Best Friend (Ha!  One happy song!)
The Who - Behind Blue Eyes
Portishead - Numb
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Death Is Not the End
Inspiral Carpets - This Is How It Feels
L7 - Shitlist (There's the peppy song!)
Urusei Yatsura Movie 3 - Remember My Love (and the anime song)
John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over

Now, there is the problem that you guys probably don't know half of
these songs.  I'll provide lyrics on request. :-)

--Sean Gaffney
--back to lurking...