Any Other Way
By Kiwi Noriega

ALL RIGHTS ARE OF RUMIKO TAKAHASHI AND VIZ VIDEO

Note:

Hi! Anyway, this is a sequel to my other short WAFF fic, 'Whispers'. You
don't necessarily need to read Whispers to enjoy this, but if you want to,
it's posted on my page! [URL's at the bottom] Or, you can just drop me a
line or something ^_^ Well, this is a short WAFFy fic and I just hope
everyone likes it ^_^ Ja ne!

~Kiwi~

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ANY OTHER WAY


Ranma peeked inside the dojo from the sundeck, catching a glimpse of Akane
practicing in the middle. His thoughts suddenly came back to the previous
night. He had sneaked into her room and started talking to her even though
she was asleep. At least he thought she was asleep when he went in. *She
was awake the whole time! * Ranma didn't mind though, one thing he could
never forget about last night was the way Akane had pulled him down to kiss
him. He blushed just at the thought and knew he had a stupid grin on his
face that had been glued there since last night. 

He took a deep breath. Today was going to be the day he was gonna ask Akane
out for their first date, if only he could get himself to actually approach
her. He had thought about it all night, in fact he thought of it all
morning too. He closed his eyes in concentration. *Okay, this is it...time
to be a man, Ranma...time to be a man...* He took a few steps forward, his
heart beating in his ears. He reached the open doors of the dojo, seeing
Akane facing the opposite direction. His hand raised and his mouth opened
to call her, yet as Akane slowly turned to face him, he panicked and
quickly jumped out the doors before she saw him.

Akane looked around and shrugged her shoulders. "I was sure someone was
here..." she continued her practice, not even noticing Ranma tiptoeing away
a few meters from the dojo.

As soon as he was out of sight, Ranma bopped himself on the head, *Stupid
dummy! She was right there!!* He sat there near the koi pond, pondering his
situation. After a few minutes of thinking...*Aha!! I got it! I have the
perfect plan...* He walked behind the dojo, making sure no one could or
hear him. When he was sure it was all clear, he smiled as he pulled
something out of nowhere. 

  Ranma grinned at the small cute dolly that resembled Akane in his hands.
"Ha, getting gifts from Kunou actually paid off..." He cleared his throat,
setting the doll on a rock, facing him. He closed his eyes and once again
took a deep breath. Ranma's eyes slowly opened and he held the small
dolly's left hand.

"Time to practice...Akane, I was thinking, I, uh..." he suddenly shook his
head. "No...not like that...Okay, lemme try again..." he coughed once more
and stared at the doll. "Hey bebe..." he grimaced, "...sounds too
stupid..." 

Ranma kneeled on the dirt, gently taking the dolly's hand, "Fair and
beauteous Akane, thou hath blessed me with thy presence, allow me to date
with you!" His eyes thinned and he shuddered. *Kunou...* 

He dusted his pants and sat down, his arms crossed. Frowning, Ranma held
the doll with both hands, "Will you go out with me?!??!" 

His head whipped to the side, seeing the whole of the Tendo and Saotome
family, with the exception of Akane, standing a few feet from him, and
looking at him with blank faces. 

After a few seconds, their gaze turned to the doll. 

Then it turned slowly back to him. 

	A huge sweat drop appeared on Ranma's head and he looked at the doll in
his hands, he immediately dropped it, then reluctantly turned his attention
to his family, "Er...It's not what you think, it's uh..." 

	"Oh my poor baby...my son-in-law has taken to liking dolls..." 

	"Growf, growf..."

	"Oh my..."

	*Snap* *Snap* *Snap* 
  
They all went in the house, leaving Ranma bowing his head in defeat. He
sighed, picking up the dropped doll, "Whoa, you really look like Akane,
y'know. You got the same hair, same big beautiful brown eyes...all you need
now is a huge mallet..." he grinned, then suddenly realized what he was
doing. *Oh great, now I'm talking to dolls...* He scratched his head, then
composed himself, "Oookay...Akane...I was, uh, wondering if you..." he
continued to stare at the doll and nothing came out. 

"Aaaaaaaarggh!!" Ranma blinked and anxiously looked around, praying Akane
didn't hear him.



***



	Akane warily looked around, she had a feeling someone was near, but when
she peered out the door, no one was there. Suddenly, someone shouted from
the back of the dojo, "Huh?!" She wiped the sweat off her brow with a towel
and walked out the dojo towards the back. A few feet away, Akane heard a
faint voice talking to someone. She peered around the corner and saw Ranma,
not talking to someone, but something.

	"This time I'll get it right...Akane, will you...oh, how am I supposed to
ask her out?!?!"

	Akane scrambled away from around the corner and leaned back on the dojo
walls. She felt heat wash over her whole body, knowing that she must look
as red as an apple by now. Akane grinned and found out she couldn't stop
herself from doing so, *What am I doing? Spying at him like this...I'm
worse than Happo--* her thoughts froze. *Naaahhh, I don't think so. * She
dismissed her thoughts and looked back, curiosity overcoming her.

	Ranma thought for what to say, then felt somebody's presence near the dojo
walls. *Akane.* he thought. A mischievous grin painted itself on Ranma's
face, *Payback time...* He coughed then continued,

"Akane, I just want to tell you that everything I said last night was
true...You do have beautiful eyes, and the sweetest smile..." he smiled
genuinely as he gazed up at the sky, "And when you kissed me...whoa..." 

Akane's heart melted at his words and she touched her flaming cheeks,
remembering how forward she had been last night. It was a spur of the
moment thing, she had only planned to scare him a bit, but she couldn't
help herself after hearing his sincere words. She eagerly waited for what
he was going to say...

Ranma took the dolly and held it in front of him. *Time for the fun
part...* Everything he had said was true, so he didn't feel guilty about
what he was about to do, although he could almost feel the bruises he might
get if he wasn't fast enough. "But...I did leave a few things out, y'know.
I didn't mention your temper," he could almost hear her teeth grinding,
"...your eagerness to mallet me," the hammer was surely out, "...and of
course, who could forget your toxic cooking..." Bull's eye.

Mallet in hand, Akane was ready to bash him to outer space, her temper
flaring up. *Oh, he's gonna get it this time! When I get my hands on him,
I...! He's gonna pay, he's--* her thoughts stopped when he suddenly jumped
up and landed in front of her, his blue-gray eyes looking deep into hers.
Her hammer vanished in an instant.

"...but I wouldn't want it any other way, Akane-chan..." Ranma gently took
her hand...

Akane stared at him. The 'Akane-chan' had frozen her to her spot, yet deep
inside, she felt warm and actually liked the way it sounded.

 "Will you go out with me tonight?" he smiled as she stood there
speechless. He remembered himself in pretty much the same state last night;
it was her turn now to look a fool. 

"No." Akane answered, staring at him blankly.

Ranma's mouth hung open in surprise, but before he could say anything,
Akane sweetly smiled at him, batting her eyelashes,

"Gotcha!!" Akane laughed at him one last time and started to run, then she
turned at the corner and put out her tongue, "Beeeh!!!"

Ranma recovered from his shock and he smiled widely as he ran after her,
"You uncute tomboy!! I'm gonna get you!" 

She glanced back as she ran and answered, a grin gracing her face, "Go
ahead, if you can!"

"Is that a challenge?!"

"What did you think it was?! Dummy!"

Ranma grinned and jumped towards her running figure, landing in front of
her, causing her to crash into his chest. "You were saying?"

Akane looked up at him, feeling his strong arms around her waist. Her face
felt heated, but seeing a trace of pink creep up Ranma's cheeks made her
feel even better. She smiled, reaching up and caressing his left cheek...

Ranma felt his skin tingle at her touch and felt himself basking at her
fragrant scent. As he looked deep into her big brown eyes, he couldn't help
but smile back just as sweetly...

Ranma and Akane stood there as the wind gently played with their hair,
softly swirling around them... 

And as silence descended, they held each other tight, hoping to never ever
let go...


-end


Author's Notes:


	Hey! Sorry for not writing for a while, I've been trying to write my first
sci-fi fantasy book, which I plan to get published before I turn eighteen!
^_^ Anyway, I'm sorry about my other series, I know they should be finished
by now, but school's coming up and I'm getting busier and busier! ^_^ I'm
really sorry, I'll try to write as often as possible. ^_^
	Well, I hope everyone likes this, I just can't stay away from WAFFy fics,
I just thought it would be nice to write a sequel for one of my short fics.
In fact, I also started this sequel for 'When Love Turns to Obsession' but
I never came around to finishing it lately, but I still plan to. And I'm
also writing a sequel for 'A Gentle Touch' for all you Ryouga and Ukyou
fans! ^_^
	Well, what else? I'd like to tell everyone that me and my brother share
the same e-mail account so we hope you guys don't get confused when we post
our fics and everything. 
	Anyway, C&Cs [or flames, no plz!! Just joking!] are welcome at
becknkal@addax.bc.ca and for more of mine and my brother's works, please
visit my page, The Anything Goes Ranma 1/2 Fanfic Page at
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Temple/9371

Thanks and ja!!!

~Kiwi Noriega~