Friends?

By Belphera



Akane rolls over in her sleep with a blissful smile on her face. The
waves crashing against the Galveston beach
causing a smooth and relaxing rhythm gently lulling the young woman in
her sleep. Truly a peacefully and calm
picture. Of course until�

"Akane! What are you doing sleeping in bed?! It�s only 11 o�clock!" Into
the peaceful slumber, Ranma, Akane�s
duplex neighbor, bursts in. Cracking open one eye, Akane looks at the
cause of the disturbance. Groaning, she
buries her head into her pillow. Plopping down at the foot of her bed,
Ranma playfully pokes at her legs.

* Smack *

Akane�s leg accidentally lashes out and hits Ranma 's arm. Sitting up,
Akane rubs her eyes and gives Ranma an
annoyed glare.

"Why do you insist on bothering me this late at night?! I need to get
some sleep, I promised that I�d open up the
dojo tomorrow for the kids, so I need all the sleep I can get!"

"Aren�t you going to even ask me why I�m not with Shampoo?" Ranma said
with a hurt look.

"Don�t tell me�. You two broke up. Wow, big surprise." Akane said while
rolling her eyes. " Honestly Ranma, I
don�t know why you even bother going out with those.. those.. tramps.
They�re so shallow and self-centered."

"I guess it�s just a weakness in me. I�ve got bad judgement in women."
Ranma replied woefully, while lying back
down on the bed. Placing a can of diet soda on his abdomen, he looks up
at the ceiling. Wondering what her
co-workers would say to a man of Ranma 'scaliber and attractiveness
lying on her bed. Ranma was a Japanese
handsome man with eyes that changed colors based on his mood, most of
the time they were blue and twinkled
with mirth. He was tanned and well built with just the right amount of
muscles. And to top it off he had jet black
hair that used to be in a ponytail but was now in a pigtail.

"It was a tie." Ranma said solemnly, they he broke out into a deep laugh
that teetered the can that was
precariously balanced on his stomach. " I refused to wear a tie to meet
her great-grandmother. After an argument,
her great-grandmother actually challenged me to a fight. I should�ve
known she was an Amazon. I mean just look
at the name." Ranma was always in trouble with the Chinese Amazons ever
since he repelled a group of Amazons
that tried to attack a small village near to where he was camped with
his father and sister. Now they wanted to
initiate him and his sister into the Amazon tribe, but he and his sister
had already become the heirs to their family
business and martial art.

"Anyway, Cologne as always tries everything in the book, but naturally I
beat her at her own game, and sent her
packing with the Dragon Annihilation."

"Ranma , Ranma , I just don�t understand it, you�re so good at the art,
why don�t you let your sister take over the
business and you continue with your training. Ryouga was by today again,
he dropped off some statistics for
some company. I put it on your table. You know, you two are the best
martial artists I�ve ever seen, and you both
refuse to give up your careers and just continue to train. I mean you
two have so much power."

"I told you We�ve been over this. Ryouga and me are best friends, and
will always stick together. We both
wanted to settle down, so we did, is that so hard to believe? Sis is
just not good at the family business, so that
leaves only me. Besides I love the business as much as the art. Me an
Ryouga still train, and we still get better. It
works out perfectly." Ranma says in a bored tone.

" Well, anyway, now that you�ve gotten your depression out of your
system, why don�t you get out so I can get
some sleep?" Akane says.

"Nah I like your bed, it�s nice and comfy." Ranma says, stretching
first, then taking the can off his stomach.

"Well unlike someone I know, I saved up money to by a good bed. And hey!
That�s six cans of soda you owe
me!" Akane retorts.

" Ah well, I�ll pick some up at the store tomorrow. And I hate buying
things like a bed. It�s annoying how those
people are always so chipper and happy and nosing themselves in my
business. "

"This from a man, who makes multi-million dollar deals and takeovers in
a day." Akane says with a smirk. Ranma
looks at Akane with an upraised eyebrow. She was currently wearing a
Hello Kitty Tee-shirt that went down to
her calves. Grinning he starts to chuckle. Akane begins to eye Ranma
suspiciously.

" What are you laughing at?"

"Poor girl�s ears are bent out of shape. I feel for her. Why do you
insist on wearing that shirt? You�re really
torturing her."

Pulling in her legs Akane let�s them fly at Ranma . Laughing Ranma jumps
away and hops off the bed.

"I�m going to bed, you�re getting too violent." Before going out, Ranma
goes over to Akane�s side and gives her
a kiss on the forehead. " Good night darling." Quickly he leaves the
room. Lying back down on the bed Akane
hears Ranma open the door to his room in the house. Sighing, Akane looks
out her window and gets up. Leaning
on the banister of her balcony, she looks out to the sea.

Ranma was such a good friend. Ever since the first day when he moved
into this huge house. This house
belonged to a good friend of her father, and he let her live here. It
has been six years since she�s moved into this
big beach house. It had been like the house of her dreams, except it
felt empty. A year later Ranma moved into the
house as well, and they divided everything into two, so that they
wouldn�t not get into each other�s ways. Right
from the start, Ranma and Akane became fast friends. The first day the
Ranma moved in, he had bought a plant
that was in a ceramic frog and gave it to Akane while announcing that he
was her new neighbor.

But on the outside Ranma and Akane were so different. Whereas Ranma was
outgoing and very much a playboy,
Akane was quiet and conservative. Ranma had lived a hard life of a
martial artist as a young boy up until he was
eighteen, when his mother announced that he had to take over the family
business. Quickly he began to run the
business and surprisingly well for someone with no background. At his
side was his best friend and training
partner Ryouga Hibiki. The two of them were very close and were very
similar in many ways except in one;
Ryouga was married and Ranma was not. However, Ranma strings along an
endless string of women.

Akane always disapproved of Ranma 'shabit, because she was always afraid
that Ranma would get hurt. True
Ranma was probably the strongest person she knew, physically, but she
knew better. Inside he was really very
fragile, and one false move could destroy him. Looking up at the stars,
she saw a shooting star. Closing her eyes
she made a wish.

"May Ranma finally settle down with someone and please let me help him."
Akane sent the wish up to the
hevens.



Akane came home the next day after helping some of the kids in her kempo
class. Sighing in relief, she put the
groceries she had away. On some days she was glad she was running one of
her father�s dojos and also teaching
at school, but on other days it was a hassle. It took away much of her
time since she opened her dojo on
weekends and on a few weekdays and still taught elementary school five
days a week. Ranma would ridicule her
many times about her form and her techniques, but it didn�t bother her
anymore.

Sighing, she finishes her unpacking and makes herself some lemonade.
Changing into a pair of shorts and a bikini
top, she gets a book and goes outside to read. Just as she sits down to
read, the phone rings. Cursing under her
breath, she retrieves the phone.

"Hello?"

"Akane! Is that you?" A voice on the other end of the line asks. It was
her older sister Nabiki.

" Of course it is! Who else would it be?" Akane asked in an annoyed
tone. Her and Nabiki never really got along
too much. Basically, Nabiki was prettier, did more womanly things in
school than she did, and was Kasumi�s
favorite sister. Kasumi was her other older sister, who lived back home
in Japan with their father.

"Great! So how�re things going on down there?" Nabiki asked.

"It�s been okay, school�s going to be ending in a couple of days, and
I�m going to be pretty much free." Akane
answered.

"Oh, do you have any plans for the summer?"

"Oh I don�t know, I might just stay here and do some training and relax.
And I might go back home and visit
Kasumi and Father for a bit."

"Finally!" Nabiki exclaimed with enthusiasm. Akane immediately became
suspicious,

"Alright Nabiki spit it out, what�s going on?"

"Okay well Kasumi has been bugging me a lot recently about having kids
and all. She really wants me to settle
down. I don�t know why, but she keeps saying that she wants to have
little nieces and nephews." Nabiki
complained.

"So? What do you want me to do?" Akane asked.

"Well you could tell Kasumi that you�ve been going out and stuff. Maybe
she�ll get off my back and focus on
you."

"No way!"

" Come on, I�ll even fix you up with someone. Please? I know you haven�t
been doing well in the men�s
department recently, but that�s okay, just as long as Kasumi thinks
you�re going out."

"No!" Akane said forcefully.

" Please do it for�Damn! I�ve got a call on the other line, I hope it�s
not Kasumi."

"Nabiki! Damn!" Angrily Akane hangs up and curses her sister. Why did
her sister have to be so right? It was
true she didn�t go on many dates, but why did she have to rub it in? the
last date she was on was with the
annoying superintendent Kuno Tatewaki. Lying back down outside, she
ponders it for a moment what it would
feel like being married. Pushing it aside, she turned over onto her
belly and decided to get a suntan. Undoing her
top, she falls asleep.



Whistling Ranma walked into his room and changed into a pair of trunks.
After doing so he started up the grill on
the deck behind the house. Putting a couple of steaks and potatoes on
it, he notices Akane. Walking over to her,
he smiles as he sees that she is lying belly down with her top undone.
Spotting the glass with lemonade next to
her, he smirks and takes an ice cube from the pitcher and slides it up
and down her back and then leaves it there.
Akane gasps and immediately almost bolts up but then remembering her top
was undone. She glares at Ranma .

"Damn it Ranma , you pervert! Get that off of me!" Chuckling Ranma
gently moves the ice cube up her back and
to her shoulder blades before taking the cube off.

"I�m sorry darling, I thought you looked so hot I thought you needed to
be cooled down." Then he proceeded to
redo Akane�s top. As his hand brushes against Akane�s back, Akane feels
shocks of electricity flow through her.
Reminding herself that Ranma is a friend, she lets him finish. Then she
gets up and precedes to punch Ranma .
Holding his hands up in submission Ranma laughs,

"Sorry! Sorry! Here as an apology, I�m making dinner. Okay?" Sniffing at
the air, Akane smells food on the grill.

"Making dinner for me Ranma ? How nice of you, considering the last five
times I�ve cooked for you.?" Smiling,
Ranma gives Akane a pat on the rear and says,

" Now go get ready, I�ll be done in a sec."



After the food was ready, the two sat down to eat on the deck. There was
still light outside, so it resulted in a
beautiful setting.

"So how�s your steak?" Ranma asked.

"It�s fine." Akane replied in a spaced out tone.

"Well, you don�t have to be so patronizing." Ranma huffed.

"I�m sorry, did I sound like that? I was just thinking about what my
sister said on the phone today." Akane
apologized.

" Oh, Something wrong at home?" Ranma asked.

"No, nothing like that, it�s just that my older sister has been bugging
my other sister about settling down and
raising a family."

"Oh? How come she hasn�t asked you.?"

"She probably thinks that I�m a lost cause."

"You should be more like me, always going out with someone."

"Oh yes Ranma , I wanted to talk to you about that. I think that your
choices in women is very poor. I mean the
women that you go out with are the shallowest bunch that I�ve ever
seen."

"Well I guess I�m just weak for attractive women."

"Ranma , I�m serious, I�m your friend and I want the best for you. I�m
concerned that if you fall in love with one of
these women and they break up with you, you could be scarred for life."

"Well, I don�t see you racking up the points in this department." Ranma
said, but then immediately regretted
saying it, because of Akane�s hurt expression.

"That�s not true! I went out with Kuno, six weeks ago."

"Kuno?! I could knock hum over with a breath."

" hardly went out with him because of how strong he was."

" I don�t see why you went out with him in the first place."

" It�s true I�m not as good as you in that point, but you don�t have to
rub it in. All I was saying was that you
should have a nice girl and a relationship with meaning."

" And what do you call Shampoo and the others?"

"Sexual statistics."

"Well, that�s true. Besides sex is nice, you should try it sometime."

"Ranma !

"Okay, okay. How about this, you set me up with someone, and I�ll set
you up with someone."

"You�ll probably set me up with some wolf that will be harassing me
through the entire night."

"And you�ll probably set me up with someone whose idea of fun is to sit
by candlelight and read Yeats to each
other."

"Well is Yeats so bad?"

"Is having fun with a guy so wrong?"

"Just tell me a week before hand, so that I can work on my weights.
He�ll never know what hit him."

Laughing, Ranma goes around to Akane and hugs her.

"Oh Akane, you�re a gem, you know that?"

The two friends finish the rest of their dinner in peace and watch the
sun set go down.



The next week Akane returns home after another hard day at school. The
children have become more and more
rowdier, probably due to summer vacation. But she couldn�t blame them,
after all, she too was looking forward to
summer vacation. Going over to the refrigerator, she begins to take out
a pair of chicken breasts, one for her, and
one for Ranma . Suddenly, the phone rings.

"It�s probably Ukyou." Akane thinks.

"Hello."

"Akane!"

"Oneechan! How are you and daddy doing?"

" Oh we�re fine, Tofu is going to be going to a seminar in France, and I
thought that maybe you and me could
perhaps spend some quality time together."

"Uh sure, um school�s going to end in a few days. I�ll come over then."

"How about I fly to you, you know it�s been a while since I�ve visited
America."

"Uh, Oneechan? Are you sure everything is alright?"

"I should be asking you that question."

"I don�t understand."

"Come now, Nabiki has already let the cat out of the bag."

Akane�s eyes narrow "What about?"

"Why your engagement! Why didn�t you tell us sooner?"

"What? Nabiki said what?"

"Now Nabiki said, she knew you wanted it to be a surprise." Kasumi began
to break up a little. There were tears in
her voice. "And I�m just so happy for you. I�m so proud my little sister
is growing up so fast and into a woman."
Those words froze Akane�s objections.

"Uh, ah."

"So what�s he like?"

"Smart, tall, I want him to be a surprise, so you�ll meet him when you
get here."

"Okay. See you in a few day!"

"Bye Oneechan." As Akane hangs up the phone, she lets loose a string of
curses. Damn Nabiki for pushing all
this on her. It was so typical, if she was in a jam, just shove it to
Akane. Now Kasumi was expecting her to have a
fiancee. Quietly she walks to the front of the doorway and sits on the
steps to wait for Ranma to come home.
Maybe he could help her on this, burying her head in her knees, she
thinks hard and prays that Ranma has an
answer.

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As Ranma is driving back from Houston, he glances at the two six-packs
of diet root beer next to him. He
wondered what Akane would say when she saw him bringing back the soda
that he owed her. Looking outside,
he realizes that today was a nice day outside. Perhaps he would take
Akane out to eat. It has been a week since
their bets on trying to find a date for each other. He had been dropping
hints that he had a pretty neighbor and so
far no one in his office has shown any interest. They figured that if
Ranma Saotome thought a girl was pretty, he
must have gotten to her already. As he pulled into the driveway, he saw
Akane sitting on the front steps. She
sensed Ranma 'scar pulling in and got up and ran to him. Looking from
his car, Ranma noted the healthiness of
Akane's body, she wasn't extremely thin, but she was by no means fat.
Her breasts were full and complemented
her petite body well. Smiling to himself, he thinks, oh well, it's their
loss.

Akane rushes up to Ranma 'scar as he gets out. Breathlessly she calls to
him,

"Ranma ! Ranma ! I need some help!" Looking up Ranma begins to undo his
tie.

"Slow down Akane, let me first get inside and changed before you rush
off into your problem. Come on, let's go
inside."


Standing in Ranma�s room, Akane paced frantically, occasionally picking
things off the ground and setting them on the shelf or table. In the
background, the hiss of the shower was heard as Ranma was singing.

�Ranma? Are you almost done?� Akane asked impatiently.

�Unless you want me to come out butt-naked, give me a few seconds to get
dressed.� Ranma replied.

�Hurry up, I can only take so many shocks in a day.� Akane�s face
flushed cherry red. Sitting on his bed, she buried her face in her
hands. From behind, Ranma walked in from the bathroom wearing a pair of
black Kung-fu pants, and drying his hair.

�Man, I should have my hair cut, this pigtail is getting annoying to
wash.� Ranma complained as he walked over to Akane. Leaping up Akane
started to talk, but stopped when she caught sight of Ranma�s bare
chest.

�Ranma! Put something on!� Akane said turning her head away. Chuckling,
Ranma pulled on a t-shirt.

�So what�s the problem?� Ranma lead Akane out of his room as they went
into the training room.

�I need a fianc�!� Akane blurted out as Ranma was going through a kata.

�Haha very funny Akane, now why would you need a fianc� unless��� Ranma
stopped his kata and his eyes widened. �My god Akane, I thought you were
a virgin! I mean who was it, was it Kuno, that bastard! I going to��

*whack*

Ranma�s rant was stopped as Akane calmly removed her fist from his face.

�Idiot! The last thing I would be is pregnant!�

�Then why do you need a fianc�?� Ranma asked nursing his bruised cheek.
Akane kneeled down beside him and was almost in tears.

�My older sister, Kasumi, called today. And she thinks I�m engaged!�

�Why on Earth would she think that?!�

�Because to get Kasumi off her back, Nabiki told her that I was engaged.
Now Kasumi thinks I�m engaged! And I�m not even close.�

�Why didn�t you just say that that you weren�t engaged?�

�Because I- I- I couldn�t you should have heard her on the phone! She
sounded so happy! Oh Ranma, what am I going to do?�

�You are going to call your sister up on the phone and tell her there is
no engagement.� Ranma said calmly as he brought the cordless phone to
Akane and set it down in front of her.

�No! You don�t understand! Kasumi�s happy! I can�t do this to her! I
won�t ever since our mother died she�s been like the mother of the
family. Looking after Nabiki and me, she gave up so much! Anything we
could do to make her happy, Nabiki and I did it. I can�t just ruin her
happiness now just because my other sister is being unfair!�

Ranma looked at his housemate. He hated to see her like this, she was
usually so lively, active, and happy. Angrily he brushed all thoughts
aside and determined to help her.

�Okay Akane, I�ll help you out on this one. But let�s go somewhere to
eat okay? Can�t think on an empty stomach!� Looking up Akane heard
Ranma�s words and she was already comforted. Cracking a smile, she got
up and gave Ranma a hug.

�I knew you could help me! You�re such a good friend!� Ranma�s eyes
widened and noticed certain parts of Akane pressing into him. Akane was
really built.

�She�s just a friend. She�s just a friend.� Ranma thought to himself.
Akane quickly let go of him and ran to get her purse. Leaving Ranma
still trying to convince himself that Akane was just a friend.

Together they went to a quiet restaurant on the beach. It was called the
Cove. They went to this particular restaurant quite often. It was a
small place, it was built like a hut, and in the air was the smell of
the sea. At their table was a candle that danced with the rhythm of the
wind. Sitting together, the pair were sharing a plate of chilled raw
oysters.

�So what�s the plan?� Ranma asked Akane. Looking off to the sea, Akane
nibbled at her food.

�Well I was thinking that I might have someone pose as my fianc� for the
month that Kasumi was here.�

�Like who?�

�Well, I could ask Kuno, he�s be willing to pose as my fianc�

�No way! Kuno�s an idiot, he�s not right for you.�

�Well he�d only be posing, it wouldn�t be real. Besides I didn�t say I
was going to ask him. I said that he�s an option.�

�Well, let�s just rule that one out.� Ranma said in an even voice.

�How about hiring an actor?�

�That could work, but there�s a flaw in that plan. He may not know much
about you. And your sister is coming down at the end of the week right?
You�ll never have enough time to make sure he knows all about you.�

�I guess.� They started on their main dishes and silently mulled over
the problem.

�I just don�t understand shy you can�t just tell your sister the truth.�
Ranma stated.

�Because when we were young, Kasumi was always training us to be proper
women and so on. Nabiki was the one with all the feminine charm and
beauty.  She got all the guys, while I was the little sister that
studied a lot.�

�Yeah but that doesn�t mean that she love you any less does it?�

�No, Kasumi loved us both. But she thought I was just too much of a
tomboy. When daddy started taking me on his training trips, Kasumi drew
the line and said that that type activity, roughing it in the wild was
not appropriate for proper young women. However Nabiki was always in
clubs like the drama club, the dance clubs, she was voted prom queen,
most likely to succeed, and most popular. Kasumi loved Nabiki for it.�

�And how about you did you do any of that stuff?�

�No, I was on the kendo team, the martial arts club, and history club.
While Kasumi didn�t agree with my activities, daddy encouraged my
activities, because he wanted me to take over the dojo. But now Kasumi
finally is taking note that I�m a woman and I just can�t let her down!�

�Akane, do you think Kasumi thought you were less of a woman because of
your activities? You�re wrong. She�s your sister, she loves you even if
she thought you were a tomboy.�

�It doesn�t matter, I just don�t want to disappointment, I mean she used
to try to teach to cook and I always messed things up. Then there was
sewing, and preparing tea, there were just so many things she tried to
teach me, but it I was always so clumsy.�

�Well, I hope your sister appreciates what you�re going through to
satisfy her. So anymore ideas?�

�Well, I don�t suppose there are any of your friends who would agree to
go along with the plan would you?�

�Nah, most are married.� Akane�s shoulder slumped in defeat. Her face
scrunched up in concentration.

�Dammit! Ranma I need a man!� She nearly shouted. Looking around, Ranma
hissed to Akane.

�What are you trying to do? The men here are going to think you�re horny
or something!�

�I�ve got it! I can place an ad in the newspaper and just hope that
someone replies.�

�No! I absolutely forbid it! You aren�t that kind of a girl Akane!�
Ranma shouted. Now there were people looking at the couple. Akane
flushed red.

�Damn you Ranma it�s not like I�d be advertising for sexual favors.�

�But the men who read it will think that.� Ranma�s said coolly. Picking
up his drink, he took a long drink from it.

�Ranma, you�re supposed to be helping me, not shooting everything I say
down! Who do you think you are?� Slowly Ranma put his drink down, and
looked straight into Akane�s brown eyes.

�Your new fianc�.� Akane�s jaw dropped with a audible thud.

�My what?�

�Your new fianc�. Here we�ve been racking our heads trying to come up
with a solution and it�s right in front of us. I know all about you. I�m
available all the time, and best of all I�m male.�

�But- it�ll never work!�

�Why not?�

�Well because, I mean you the kind of a man who should be by the side of
a woman who�s like a supermodel. And I�m just a plain person. It doesn�t
look natural!�

�You know if keep this attitude up, I�m going to take you to get your
eyes checked. Don�t have such a low opinion of yourself.�

�I don�t know�� At that moment the waitress came up to them with their
check. Smiling Ranma looked up to the waitress.

�We�ve just been engaged, care to congratulate us?�

�May you the two of you have a wonderful life together.�

�Thanks.� Akane gaped at Ranma as he paid for the check.

�Ranma! What are you doing?� Akane hissed �We come to this restaurant a
lot, what are we going to do when they find out that we�re not engaged?�

�Well everytime we come it�s together, so no problem. Come on let�s go
we can walk home.� Getting up, Akane briefly wondered what she was
getting herself into.

Akane was walking sedately home with Ranma. Occasionally picking up a
rock or shell that looked nice. She had been doing this for quite a
while. In her room she kept a box of numerous shells and rocks she found
on the shore. But tonight, her thoughts were in a jumble. Ranma was
going to be her fianc�, at least for a while that is. Kasumi was never
going to believe that Ranma was in love with her. He was just too
handsome to be attracted to someone like herself. But what was this warm
feeling that she got when she thought about him?

�You know we�re going to have to practice our loving look.� Ranma said.

�Our what?�

�Well, we�re supposed to be totally in love with each other, your
sister�s going to know it�s a fraud if she doesn�t see the love in our
eyes.�

�Well what�s it look like?�

�Hmmm��� Concentrating, Ranma tried to imagine it, but with his face
scrunched up in concentration, he hardly looked like he was in love.

�That�s a loving look?�

�Well, I�m trying to remember what it looks like.�

�Well if you have to think that hard, it�s not going to look natural.�

�Oh and I suppose you could do better?� With that Akane gave it a shot.
Thinking about all the times she saw those romantic movies, and how
their faces looked in the movies. Her head lolled back as she got a
dreamy look on her face. Ranma looked at her in surprise.

�Akane, wow you look-�

�like I�m in love? Good. Come on let�s go home, I need some rest.�
Standing up straight, she proceeded to walk towards home, with Ranma
next to her.

�You know I�m going to enjoy this.� Ranma said stretching himself. �I�m
going to like the fact that I belong.�

�You make it sound like a game.�

�What you never liked to play the damsel in distress?�

�No, I usually beat any man who I didn�t like.�

�Well, I usually liked to play the hero who save the damsel and got the
girl.�

�Heh I bet. Well that�s going to have to stop, you can�t date any
girls.�

�Yeah I gues- my god is this true, I can�t date any girls? Oh man!�
Jerking to a stop, Ranma�s face was aghast. Akane stomped her feet on
the ground.

�Oooooooo�. I knew it! You are such a pervert! Can�t you abstain just
for a few weeks?! This is never going to work! The engagement is off!�
Stomping off, Akane huffed something about men. Ranma watched Akane as
she walked off. No way, this was not his style. The engagement would not
end here.he was Ranma Saotome a man amongst men.

�Akane! Wait! Come�on I was just joking!�

�Yeah right! I knew you couldn�t give up your womanizing ways! Just
forget it!� Grabbing her wrist, Ranma halted her.

�Akane I won�t go out with anyone! I swear!�

�And why should I believe you?�

�Have I ever gone back on my word?� Slowly Ranma moved closer to Akane,
his hands by her face gently caressing her cheek.

�Well�. You still owe me for the sodas.� Wondering what Ranma was doing.

�I got them in my car.� He said with  look in his eye.

�I don�t believe you.� Akane whispered as she wondered what that look in
Ranma�s eye was.

�Well, I�ll give them to you when we get back home. Picked them up from
work. I was going to pick some jewelry up. But I know your tastes don�t
lie that way, Akane Tendo, my fianc�e.�

�Ranma? What are you doing?� But before she could say another word,
Ranma had already covered her mouth with his. As the kiss continued, she
felt the world spin around in a daze as her knees felt weak. It felt so
wonderful, his tongue swirled around in her mouth, entwining with her
own tongue. Wrapping her arms around his neck, she felt him wrap his
arms around her waist. Finally when he pulled back, she collapsed into
his arms, unconscious.

�Akane?� Ranma looked worriedly at her. She had fainted. Touching his
hands to his lips, he sighed. He had only intended to give her a light
kiss, but she smelled so nice, and the feeling of her in his arms felt
so good, he just couldn�t stop. He�d better be careful. If he didn�t
watch out he could end up with a broken heart. Scooping the sleeping
girl up, he started to walk back to their home.

Author's notes

This is an old fic i've thought about doing for a little while now. some
of the basic ideas are based on a romance novel that i kinda remember
reading when I was younger. i'm going to be working on this for a little
while as I try to get all my ideas out for Memories. I'll also be
working on my KOR/Ranma fic (I really need a title for that), also I
might work on an old EVA/Ranma fic I had started. Well that's if for
now!

-Belphera