Ranma ½ When It Happens To You! 'Chapter V: The Final Outcome' A fanfiction based on Ranma ½ By Kris Thompson This is a work of fiction based on Rumiko Takahashi's 'Ranma Nibun no Ichi' a.k.a. Ranma ½ and was created for the author's personal enjoyment. ____________________________ Akane had never in her life been so nervous. Five minutes before, she had been standing in front of the Tokyo Association for Children's Housing's board of directors and had given them all of her excuses of why her Children's Home should remain intact. She now sat outside the conference room while the board members decided her and her children's' fate. If this didn't go through the way she hoped, wished, *prayed*, she'd just… well, she didn't know. It seemed an eternity before the large wooden doors opened and Mr. Matsumoto, the board director ushered her inside the room again. He took his seat at the end of the large table before speaking. "Miss Tendo," he spoke, addressing her, walking towards her. "We, the board, have reviewed your information on the Nermia District Children's Home, taken into account all of your concerns for the children, along with general fundamentals and such, and we have decided that the Nermia District Children's Home will remain standing. You will also receive a large grant, from the Tokyo Association of Children's Housing for any repairs that you see fit." He handed her two pieces of paper. Akane smiled. There it was, all in black and white. She could keep her Home and all of the children. And the check, fifty-five million yen. She would have screamed with joy if she could. "Oh, thank you, all of you. This means so much to me, and especially the children." Mr. Matsumoto smiled. "It is our pleasure, Miss Tendo." Akane gathered her belongings, bowed, and left the building. She wasn't in a taxi two seconds before her cell phone rang. "Hello?" she asked. "Akane?" Came Sakura's worried voice. "Sakura? What's wrong?" Akane asked, adrenaline pumping. "It's the Home. Ran- I mean, Mr. Saotome- it's…" Sakura trailed off. "WHAT?! What happened to the Home?" Akane was shouting. "It's… you'd better get over here Akane." Sakura told her. Akane took a deep breath. "I'll be there as soon as I can, Sakura." "Bye." Akane hung up and told the driver to go straight to the Home's address. When she arrived, she stepped out of the cab, paid him and gazed in utter horror at the Home. Or what was left of it. It was a complete shambles. It looked like a wreaking ball had slammed into the front of the Home several times, demolishing it completely. The only thing that remained untouched was the stairs. She couldn't believe it. The cruel irony of it all. It seemed just like someone knew she was going- "Akane?" She whipped around to see Ranma standing nearby. "You!" she shrieked, walking towards him, her bags forgotten. "You… you had this planned all along, didn't you! You were just waiting until I went to the Association. I suppose it's true: 'when the cats' away, the mice will play'. But in this case, it's not a mouse, it's more like a rat!" she was standing in front of him and she slapped him now, hard. "Akane, if you'll just listen…" Ranma pleaded, holding her arm. "I think I've listened to you just a little too much and now look what it's done to me!" she tried to push away from him, but he wouldn't release her. "Just come with me for like, two seconds, okay?" he asked, signaling for a cab, ignoring her arguing. When they arrived, they got out and Ranma told Akane, "Close your eyes." "This is stupid. Take me home! I never want to see you again, Ranma Saotome." Akane said. "Fine, if you're going to be that way about it," he covered her eyes with his hands and turned her bout 180 degrees. "Ready?" "Sure." She said hotly. He removed his hands and she gasped. Before her stood a huge seven story building, painted white with a large sign that read 'New Nermia District Children's Home'. Shampoo came out of a set of large glass doors with Mousse and Sakura and waved. "Is it great? New Home for children!" Akane turned to look at Ranma. "You… you did this for me?" He nodded, looking at the building. "Yeah. I figured you needed it more than Mr. Garata did." Akane's eyes went wide. "Old Mr. Garata? Who own's almost every stock in Japan? He's rich Ranma! Why…?" He smiled. "Oh, I don't know." "But, Ranma," Akane argued. "You'll lose… tons of money!" "So? What does it matter?" He paused for a moment. "I guess the real reason I did it was because I… love you." Did she hear right? He loved her? "What?" He fished something out of his pocket and took her left hand. "I love you, more than anything, Akane. Will you marry me?" He placed a diamond ring on her ring finger. She gasped. But she knew the answer immediately. She'd always known it. "Oh Ranma. Yes!" she kissed him there, right there in front of her new building on the busy street. "I'm so sorry I said all of those things before." "It's okay. I was kinda hoping you would." He said, putting his arm around her. Akane looked puzzled. "But… Sakura-she called and…" "It was a big trick to get you to come home quick." Ranma told her. Akane smiled and hit him playfully in the ribs. "That's not nice." "Well, future Mrs. Saotome, would you like a tour of your new building?" Ranma asked. She smiled. "Yes, I would like that very much." And they crossed the street and entered the new Home. ____________________________ A few months later… Akane sat at her new desk, in her new office, in her new Children's Home. The walls were painted light blue, one of her favourite colours, and everything in the building was brand new. She heard Sakura answering the phone at her own brand new desk, "Hello, Nermia District Children's Home, how may I help you?" Akane smiled. "Akane?" "Yes?" she asked. "A Ms. Wantana for you." Sakura said. "Thanks, Sakura." She picked up the phone. "Hello, Akane Saotome here. How can I help you Ms. Wantana? Why, yes, we are doing just fine. Thank you. Oh, no, I couldn't." she laughed. "In memory? All right, but we'll name it after you, Ms. Wantana. Thank you very much. We appreciate it. Bye." "So, how goes it?" Ranma asked, leaning against the door frame. Akane gasped. "Must you always do that? You scared me half to death." He walked towards her desk. "Sorry. How are you feeling?" Akane stood balancing herself. "I'm fine." She said, patting her swollen belly. "It won't be long." Ranma walked over and kissed his wife. "I'll be with you the whole time." "I know," Akane said. "Your parents will be overjoyed, once they return from their trip to Paris. Why haven't you called them to tell them?" "Well, Mother and Pop don't really stay in one place too long, so bye the time I figure out where they are, they're gone again. But they'll find out, soon enough that they'll have an heir. "Or an heiress." Akane said, smiling. "Or an heiress." Ranma said, kissing her. Sakura stood at the door for a moment. "Ranma, you have a visitor waiting you." "Well, duty calls. Bye." He kissed her again and went to his office next to hers. Sakura smiled and left the room. Akane walked to the window and smiled to herself. Maybe, in the end, everything did turn out right. The end. ____________________________ Author's Notes *does the Macaulay Culkin 'Home Alone' "YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSS!!!"* I am FINALLY done! 'Ceeeeeeeel-abrate good times, COME ON!' Okay, enough with the song and dance. Well, I have finally got this completed *11* days before my 18th birthday, so YAY to me. Ugh, now I get to look forward to going to college in over a month. The joy. Yuck. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this series. It took me long enough to write, but I'm glad it's over with. Now, for a summer of doing nothing... pretty much... *sigh* oh well. thanks! Any comments can be sent to my personaly email, posted below. No flames please, and thanks. Signin' off! -Krissy cartoonpaperclips@email.com www.geocities.com/kuroi_hoshi