I Won't Say (I'm In Love)
A songfic by Jennifer De Salme a.k.a. Mercedes
matoko_hibiki@excite.com
http://www.oocities.org/Tokyo/Springs/4862

DISCLAIMER: The song, "I Won't Say," is from the movie soundtrack of Disney's Hercules. DoCo and all other Ranma1/2 characters are the property of Rumiko Takahashi. Yes, I know that someone has already done this song, but it's been a while since I last read that version, so I honestly can't tell you who wrote it. I do remember what it was like, though, and decided to do my own take on it. My sincere apologies to whoever made the first attempt, I'd give you credit if I could remember your name.

Cast:
Megara - Akane
The Muses - DoCo (minus Akane)
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*We see the inside of Akane's room from outside her window. After a moment, Akane enters the room, closes the door behind her, and walks over to the window. She leans on the sill and looks down into the yard.*

*Ranma is down near the carp pond, doing katas. Akane sighs and watches him.*

AKANE: If there's a prize for rotten judgment,

I guess I've already won that.
No man is worth the aggravation.
*Flashes of her fighting all the boys before school or fighting off Kuno's attentions.*
*Shaking her head, she turns away from the window.*
That's ancient history, been there, done that.

The rest of DOCO (voice-over): Who d'ya think you're kiddin', he's the Earth and heaven to you.

Try to keep it hidden, honey, we can see right through you.
*Show Ranma and Akane fighting; insulting each other*
*Show the times that Akane is thinking of Ranma while waiting for him to rescue her, first in Toma's palace, then in the brig of Kirin's ship*
Girl, ya can't conceal it, we know how ya feel and who you're thinking of.

*Akane is sitting at her desk, trying to do some homework and paying no attention to what she's writing. After a moment she looks at her notebook and notices that she's drawn a heart with Ranma's name written in it.*

AKANE: No chance, no way, I won't say it, no, no.
*She frowns and scribbles over the doodle with her pen.*

DOCO: You swoon, you sigh, why deny it, uh oh.

AKANE: It's too cliche, I won't say I'm in love.

AKANE: I thought my heart had learned its lesson.

It feels so good when you start out.
*The scene from the first episode where Akane is asking onna-Ranma if she wants to spar.*
My head is screaming, get a grip, girl,
Unless you're dying to cry your heart out.
*Flashes of all the times she's cried/ gotten upset because of Ranma's insults or after watching his other fiancees hang all over him.*

DOCO: You keep on denying who you are and how you're feeling.

Baby, we're not buying, hon, we saw ya hit the ceiling.
*Show Akane's face just after Ranma tells her that she's cute when she smiles.*
Face it like a grown-up, when ya gonna own up that ya got, got, got it bad.

AKANE: No chance, no way, I won't say it, no, no.

DOCO: Give up, give in. Check the grin, you're in love.

AKANE: This scene won't play, I won't say I'm in love.
*Show Ranma and Akane playing Romeo and Juliet. Ranma is leaning over Akane, about to kiss her.*

DOCO: You're doin' flips, read our lips: You're in love.
*Show Akane daring Ranma to kiss her.*

AKANE: You're way off base, I won't say it.
*Show Genma and Soun saying that Ranma and Akane are in love and the latter two are denying it.*

Get off my case, I won't say it.

DOCO: Girl, don't be proud, it's O.K. you're in love.

AKANE: Oh.------
*The view changes back to the one from the beginning. Akane returns to the window and leans on her hand, watching Ranma. He notices her, stops his katas for a moment, and smiles up at her. She smiles back.*

At least out loud, I won't say I'm say in love.