"A Winter's Night"
Ranma and Akane from: A Pure and Honest Christmas.
A Ranma and Akane Fan Fiction
This takes place three years after Ranma and Genma went to live with the Tendos.  Enjoy!
"But dad why do I have to?", questioned Akane as she filled a tea kettle with water.
"Because you're his fiancee and we all have plans tonight.", answered Soun.
"So my plans don't matter?"
"And what plans would those be?", Soun said.
"Well...I've got to...um...I was going to...", Akane was having a hard time coming up with an excuse.
"Well, the medicine's on the table, he needs to take it in about forty-five minutes." As Soun walked to the kitchen table he placed a little black box next to the medicine. "It's here if want to use it.", he said as he patted the little black box.
"I told you dad. I'm not going to use it.", Akane said with her arms crossed.
"Well it's here if you need it.", Soun said as he left.
Everyone had gone out for the evening. Her father and Mr. Saotome had gone out to see if they could prevent Happosai from sneaking into the woman's side of the public bathing houses again. But most likely they would get suckered into helping him. And surprising enough Kasumi had gone on a date with Dr.Tofu. Somehow Dr.Tofu has mustered enough courage to ask her out. And of course Nabiki had insisted on chaperoning. But it was just to get a free night out. So it was just her and Ranma in the house. It would've been alright if she didn't have to take care of him. But Mr."I don't need a jacket" got the flu. Even after she had told him time and again not to go out in the rain without a jacket. That moron, she though.
So far it had been Kasumi taking of him. But tonight it was up to her.
"It'll be good bridal trainning.", Kasumi had told her.
"Yeah right.", she told herself as she poured some tea into a cup.
"Akane!"
Akane picked up the tea and placed it on a tray. "Yes, Ranma.", she answered as she entered his room.
"Do you have my tea? I've been waiting an hour for it."
"Oh you have not. It's only been fifteen minutes.", she said as she handed him the tea.
Ranma got the cup and sipped it then spit it out.
"This is too hot! What are you trying to do, boil my mouth?!"
"Well then let it cool for a few minutes!"
Ranma placed the cup of tea on the side of his bed. Annoyed, Akane walked to the door.
"Akane."
"Yes, Ranma."
"Could you put the television in here?"
"Ranma, you it's broken, read a comic or something.", she headed for the door again.
"I've read them all."
"Then go to sleep." She said as she left.
Ranma picked up the tea hoping it had cooled and took a sip.
"Ugh! This is disgusting!", he yelled as he spit he tea out for the second time.
"What happened?", Akane asked as she ran into the room.
"Can't you even make tea?!"
"What's the matter with it!?"
"It has no sugar! I might as well be drinking hot water!"
Akane grabbed the tea from Ranma. "Fine I'll go put more sugar in it."
"I don't care if he is sick, he's acting like a jerk!", she said as she put sugar in the tea. She walked back to the room and handed him the tea. Ranma sipped it then spit it out.
"What are you trying to do!? Put me in a sugar coma!", he questioned.
Akane grabbed the cup of tea from Ranma then poured it on him.
"Whatcha do that for you idiot!", he yelled as he jumped out of bed.
"Well if I'm such an idiot and can't make a cup of tea then why don't you just take care of yourself!" She then stormed out of the room.
"Here I am trying to make him feel better and all he can do is complain.", she said as she sat down at her desk.
"That stupid girl.", Ranma told himself as he changed clothes. "I guess I was being a little annoying.", he said. "Maybe I should go apologize."
Nerima was covered in a blanket of snow and the night sky was filled with thousands of stars. Akane sat there gazing at the shooting stars, and pondering about what she had been thinking about for weeks, ever since her father brought home the little black box."What are we going to do? Are we going to fight for the rest of our lives? We're supposed to be engaged but all, we do is fight. I'm sick of this engagement. I'm not going to spend the rest of my life waiting for something that's never going to happen. This would never work, I mean we've never even..."
"Knock!"
"Knock!"
"Can I come in?", asked Ranma.
"What? Something else the matter with the tea?"
"No.", answered Ranma as he closed the door behind him.
"Akane, I'll just come out and say it." Ranma stood there silently staring at Akane.
"What?", she said.
"It's hard for me to say.", he paused,"Okay, I know I can be a pain when I'm sick and I know you were just trying to help.", he paused again, "I'm sorry."
Akane stared at Ranma, surprised. All the anger she was feeling seemed to disappear. "That really means a lot Ranma. I'm sorry too, for losing my temper."
They stood ther in silence for a few minutes.
"So, how do you feel?", asked Akane, trying to fill the silence.
"Better", he said as he sat down on her bed. "I took some medicine a few minutes ago and I don't have a fever anymore."
They sat there silent again. Akane turned to gaze out the window, still thinking about her relationship with Ranma.
"What's wrong?", he asked her.
She was hesitant to answer his question.
"Akane?"
"I've been thinking, Ranma it's been three years since we got engaged.", she paused.
"Yeah, so?", he said.
"What are we going to do?"
"What do you mean?"
"Ranma, I've never...I've never had a boyfriend. This engagement thing just happened and for the past three years I couldn't go out with anyone because our fathers would go insane."
"So what you're trying to say is that you want to go out with someone? Huh? Who Akane? Ryoga? Kuno? Maybe Shinnosuke?"
"That's not what I meant! I don't want to wait around for something that's never going to happen."
"What are you trying to say?"
"Ranma what are we going to do about this engagment? Are we going to get married? I mean we've never even kissed...", Akane stopped after realizing what she just said. She turned to face the window to try to hide the cherry-red color she could feel her face turning.
Ranma was a little over whelmed by all of it. He had no idea Akane had all those thoughts about their engagment, he thought he was the only one. He knew he didn't hate, her but did he love her? He realized that the only way of knowing was to kiss her. That way if they felt nothing for each other they could call off the engagment.
Akane sat there, wondering what Ranma was thinking.
"Akane."
"Yes?", she said as she turned to face him.
"Let's do it."
"What!?"
"Let's kiss.", after realizing what he just had said, Ranma's face had turned the same color Akane's had turned a few minutes ago.
Akane was about to call him a pervert, but she realized she wanted to kiss him.
"Um...okay.", she finally said.
They sat there in silence again, neither of them making a move. Akane finally got up from her desk and sat on the bed next to him. Ranma looked up at Akane, hoping the redness was gone. Akane leaned in towards Ranma, her heart practically beating out of her chest.
We're really going to do this, he thought. Ranma kept expecting someone to come bursting into Akane's room. Everytime they were about to kiss someone interrupted them. But this time there was no one there.
They were inches away from each others lips. Akane didn't know what she wanted to feel with this kiss. Did she want to feel something for Ranma or not. What about him? If he didn't feel anything, she realized she would be heart broken.
Now moments away from touching Akane's lips with his, Ranma's head was filled with a thousand thoughts. This would completely change their relationship. They could never go back to the way they used to be. And he didn't want their relationship to go back to the way it was. He now realized that everytime he picked a fight with Ryoga or fought any guy who wanted Akane, he was doing it out of jealou...
Their lips touched.
She never knew kissing him would be like this. It had been everything she had hoped it would be. And she knew right then and there that she loved him. After almost saying it time after time she removed all doubt and she knew it.
He never imagined kissing her would feel like this. He'd been kissed by Kodachi, Ukyo, and Shampoo, but they paled in comparison. He guessed because he didn't love them like he loved Akane. Love? He just said love. It was the first time he had admitted it to himself. But he realized he had always showed it, everytime he jumped head first to save her, not caring about the danger to himself. He placed his arms around her waist and pulled her in closer to him.
Akane was a little surprised by this action, but didn't fight back. She placed her arms around his neck.
Five minutes had passed and they pulled their lips apart, with both their eyes still closed.
As they both opened their eyes they said nothing about the realizations they had made. Akane got up and walked over to the window to see the falling snow.
She wants to call off the engagment, Ranma thought.
"Ranma, I never wanted this engagment to happen. I hated the idea of having to be stuck with a complete and total stranger as a husband. So when you arrived I hated you. I didn't care what type of guy you were or didn't even want to know. But after a while I started to get to know you, to see the kind of guy you really are. And as time passed, I eventually grew to...", she paused, "love you.",she whispered.
Ranma wanted to say what was in his heart, but he had spent so much time hiding it the words wouldn't come out. Akane felt tears start to swell up at Ranma's silence.
"Well", she said as she wiped the tears from her face, "I've got to... to go." She headed for the door.
"Akane, wait. I've spent the past three years hiding what I feel. So it's kinda hard for me to come right out and say it. But it's time I did, Akane...I love you, too."
Akane's tears were now rolling down her cheeks.
"Akane?", Ranma said as he touched her shoulder. She placed her hand on his as she turned to face him. He wondered why she was crying.
"Akane, are you alright?", he asked her.
"I'm fine.", she answered as she smiled through her tears.
Ranma placed his hands on her cheeks wiping away the tears and then leaned in and kissed her.
 
"That's the last time I go out with you and Dr.Tofu, sis.", Nabiki said as she opened the door.
"It wasn't that bad, he only broke two windows at the theater.", Kasumi pointed out.
"What about all the dishes he broke at the restaruant after you touched his hand."
Kasumi smiled, remembering the silly way Dr. Tofu got everytime she talked to him or even looked his direction.
"The house sure is quiet.", Nabiki said, "you think Ranma and Akane killed each other?"
"Who knows with the way Ranma was acting and Akane's temper.", Kasumi answered.
" Oh you two are just poor sports.", Happosai complained as he entered the house.
"Master you can't keep doing this.", Soun said as he entered with Genma.
"So how was your evening, father, Mr.Saotome?", Kasumi asked.
"You spent most of the night in jail didn't you?", Nabiki asked.
"It seems once again the master left us to pay his tabs."
"How's Ranma?", Genma asked.
"We don't know Mr.Saotome, Nabiki and I just got home."
"I'll go check his room." Genma walked to the room but to his surprise Ranma wasn't there. He walked back to the living room. "Ranma's not in his room."
"I'll go ask Akane where he is.", Kasumi said.
"So, Nabiki how was your evening?", Soun asked.
"I tell you daddy, that's the last time I ever go out with those two. Dr. Tofu was so nervous that the first thing he did was..."
"Oh my.", Kasumi said as she entered the living room.
"What is it Kasumi?", Soun asked. "Is Akane in her room?"
"Yes", she paused,"and so is Ranma."
Genma, Soun, and Nabiki rushed to Akane's room. And what they found there shocked them. There was Akane with her head on Ranma's chest and his arms around her, asleep. But was even more shocking was what Akane had on her hand, a diamond engagment ring that was twinkling in the moon light.
 
The End. 
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