WAFF?
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Written by Florencio B. de la Merced, Jr.

Inspired by the anime Ranma 1/2, created by Rumiko Takahashi
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Ranma, sat quietly out on the porch.  He wasn't doing nothing, really.  He
already finished his morning routine of exercise, sparring, and some
occasional chit chat with everyone in the house.  Kasumi, he greeted and
thanked for the wonderful breakfast.  Genma, his father, he again fought
him over food. Soun, he calmly ignored even if he was crying like a baby.
Nabiki, well, he got duped again, what else was new?  Akane was.  Ranma
looked at his fiancee across the way, she was busy picking flowers from
the spring blossoms in the garden.  Darn, I haven't said anything to her
all morning and she doesn't seem to care.  Ranma was obviously thinking
about no one other than the beautiful girl in front of him.

"Akane!"  That made her notice him.  Though, right now, with that
quintessential stare from her at him, he couldn't find the words to
continue.  "Um."  Akane immediately rushed towards him and asked what he
wanted.  "I.."

"What is it?"  Akane sat down beside Ranma and again waited for a reply.
"Did you want something?"

"No," Ranma lowered his head, "I just wanted to talk."

"Is that all?"  Akane started to giggle, but she soon stopped when Ranma
wasn't reacting the way she thought he would.  "So, go ahead.  Talk?"

Ranma didn't like the tone in her voice.  Here he was, trying the best he
could to start over, and she was turning it into one of their fights
again.  "Listen.  I wanted to ask you if you liked me." Ranma saw the
surprise in her face, he knew he was being frank and direct about it, but
what else could he do?  Everything else he did all went to failure.  This
has to be the best way to know, Ranma thought.

"And."  Akane's answer didn't quite register to Ranma.  "So, ask for
godsake."

"I thought I just did?"

"No," Akane slid a bit closer to him, "you only said that you wanted to
ask.  You haven't actually asked the question yet."

"What?"  Ranma got a girlish chuckle and a soft kiss on his cheek from
Akane.  "Huh?  What was that for?"

"I thought you asked for it?"  Ranma sank sheepishly in his place after
realizing what she meant.

"Yeash.  This is going be harder than I thought."  Akane slipped her arm
around Ranma's waist and held her chin on his shoulder.  Her lips, a few
teases away from his ear.

"So, what else are you going to ask me?" A gentle blow on his face was
what Ranma needed, Akane thought.

Ranma checked himself, and Akane for signs.  "Um, what will you do If I
asked if I could marry you?"  Akane whispered her answer into his ear.

"Yikes!  You wouldn't?"  Akane chuckled in reply.  "You would?"  She
nodded and made Ranma flush red in embarrassment.  "But..."  Too late,
Akane made good on her treat and gave Ranma a sensuous kiss that lasted
longer that they thought it would.

"Oh. Ranma."

"Akane."

"What else are you going to ask me?"  Ranma grinned and this time it was
his turn to whisper his question.

"What do you say?"

"SLAP!"

"Hentai!  Pervert!"

"SLAP!"

"Hey, wait a second."

"DIE RANMA!"

"Arrgh!"

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The End

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C&C Don't even think about it! ^_^