Akane, My Love 2. Akane's Confession

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Chapter 2

Normally, this would be just about the time when Akane's natural reflexes would kick in; calling Ranma a pervert, kicking him through the roof, and having him land somewhere else in Nerima. That was normally. However, this situation was not like the others. Something was stopping Akane this time. She had so many thoughts running through her mind. She didn't know whether to kick his ass all the way back to China, kiss him, or runaway. Akane chose the latter for the moment.

Akane simply repeated, "Ranma." She turned the other way, ran out the bathroom balling her eyes out. The towel was still on the floor where she dropped it. Ranma grabbed the towel and ran out after her. "Akane! You forgot your towel!!!" They were both running down the hallway naked.

It just so happened the Nabiki was taking a photo of Genma and Soun in the hallway for promotion of the dojo. She clicked the camera for the picture, Akane ran past the hallway. Nabiki took another picture as Ranma ran past everyone.

"Akane, get back here!" Ranma yelled to her. Akane quickly ran up the stairs to her room and slammed the door for the second time that day. Ranma pounded on her door. "Akane!!! Akane please. PLEASE open the door. I . I'm . I'm sorry. I'm sorry, ok? Would ya open the door?" She figured the normal "It's not what it looks like" line wouldn't quite fit this time. No sound came from her room. Ranma gave up and decided to go back downstairs.

As she walked down the hallway, Genma and Soun looked completely shocked. "What are you guys looking at?" * Click * Nabiki took another photo of Ranma butt naked. Ranma looked down at herself. She screamed, "AHH!!" And covered herself in the towel. "You perverts!" Ranma was feeling lucky Happosai wasn't around. She ran towards the bathroom and slammed the door. Naturally, Nabiki took pictures the whole time. "This is going to make me a fortune," Nabiki thought to herself.

In the bathroom, Ranma quickly got dressed and splashed herself with hot water from the sink. He looked at himself in the mirror, and punched his reflection. He sat down on the floor with his hands over his head. His head was feeling fuzzy. Ranma thought to himself, "Did all that really just happen? I'm so stupid!! Oh god, what kind of disgusting pervert does Akane think I am now? That dumb tomboy! I was doing it all for her anyway! It doesn't matter. I still made her cry. Maybe she really did mean she never thought of me that way when we were fighting. Well, I guess I have to go personally apologize to her, but what do I say? I'm gonna have to think about this one."

Akane was having thoughts of her own. She finally stopped crying and put some clothes on. "Should I tell him? I really did love him at first, but then I thought he hated me. So I started liking Ryoga. Ryoga has always treated me nicely. Not like Ranma. I always loved Ranma underneath it all. But Ryoga, as wonderful as he is, isn't Ranma. Ranma's different. He has a kind and sensitive side too. And come to think of it, Ranma was always the first to defend me in a fight. I can't think of how many times he's met a challenge to win me or to not date anyone else. There's always when he yells at the other boys that I'm his fiancée. Heh, I guess he does love me too. I have to tell him, but how?"

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Several hours had passed, and it was dinnertime. Everyone was gathered at the table to eat the always-delicious meal Kasumi prepared. Everyone except Akane that is. She had been in her room all day. Ranma sat quietly at the table. He didn't scarf down his food like he normally did. Instead, he took his time and ate slowly. He was still debating what to say to Akane. The family was unusually quiet at the table. By now they all knew the story of this mornings event.

After everyone was finished eating, Kasumi piped up. "Ranma, will you go check on Akane to make sure she's alright? She's been in her room all day. I'm worried about her." Nabiki laughed to herself. "Aw, why do I gotta?" Ranma complained. He looked at Kasumi who had a concerned look on her face. "Alright, I'll do it."

As he walked out into the hall and up the stairs, he started rehearsing what he was going to say. "Akane, I'm madly in love with you. Let's get married now!" He thought about it. "Nah, that ain't me." He tried again. "Akane, you uncute tomboy, what were ya doin' walking in on my bath? Or did you want to see naked? . Nope. That won't work either." He rehearsed one final time. "Akane, I'm sorry. Please forgive me, but I need to talk to you. I tried to be strong and hide it. I fell in love with you when I saw you. Please tell me you forgive me . Yeah, somethin' like that will work," he decided as he approached her door.

He looked at the door and the decoration of the duck with "Akane" written on it. Ranma took a deep, long breath. He knew this was going to be difficult. He was never good with apologies or matters of the heart. He knocked on her door as butterflies fluttered in his stomach. There was no answer. Ranma knocked again as his nervousness grew. "Akane, will you please open the door?" he said in his nicest voice without sounding too desperate. He knocked a final time, and Akane answered the door.

"Umm . Akane, what you saw this morning . that is to say, uh ."

"Ranma, wait before you say anything, there's something I need to tell you. I don't know how to put this, so here goes nothing." Akane braced herself and took a deep breath. She quickly reached out for him, touching both sides of his face with her hands. Ranma had no time to react. Akane closed her eyes and placed her first and most passionate kiss on Ranma Saotome's lips.

* ~ That's chapter two! I hope you all enjoyed. In chapter three, the love between Ranma and Akane. What will happen between them next? ~ *