An Apple A Day -by Cherry Flavored
PS- that whole "nobody reads this boo-hoo" stuff was a joke. I was kidding. don't feel sorry for me. this is a Gundam Wing site, and I'm the moron posting Ranma fics
Part Two: He still doesn?t get it! Ranma?s inner-self speaks.
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?Ahh!? Ranma yelled, gasping for air. He realized he was in water... endless water, in fact. There was no land in sight. He frantically paddled, attempting to stay afloat.
Ranma got his balance and floated on the surface of the water. He closed his eyes and attempted to think. ?I remember? there?s something I was supposed to do?? he reflected. ?Akane??
?Hey!? he suddenly exclaimed, in realization. He looked at himself. ?I?m not a girl right now!?
He looked upward, to the cloudless blue sky. ?God, please tell me I?m swimming in Nannichuan??
A figure slowly appeared, floating in the air. ?You wish!?
?Ahh!? Ranma said again. He lost all balance and frantically flailed his arms to keep from drowning.
?What?? You?re? me!? Ranma said with a puzzled expression.
Ranma was right- it was him, only in girl form. But this Ranma was floating in mid-air, and giggling. ?You don?t know how right you are!?
Ranma groaned. ?Don?t tell me you?re Jiminy Cricket or somethin?,? he said.
?That?s right. I?m you on the inside!? she said.
Ranma was suddenly furious. ?You mean I really AM a girl on the inside?!? He choked on quite a bit of water.
?No, no? I just took this form so we could be distinguishable,? she said. She took a mock-solemn face, leaned over, and punched him on the shoulder playfully. ?You?re pure-man on the inside, champ.?
?Gee, thanks,? he said sarcastically. He swam around for a minute or two before speaking up. ?So anyway, this is a dream, right??
?More or less. I just had to intervene so I could fill you in on a few things.?
?Oh, of course,? Ranma said in the same sardonic tone. ?Time for my lesson??
?Yep!? she said. She took in a deep breath.
?First of all, never mix medications again. Wait, on second thought, don?t get sick at all. It doesn?t work for you.? She stopped her ?lesson? to think of what to say next. ?Let me tell ya, you?ve got some weird times ahead of you,? she laughed.
?Why do I get the feeling I won?t like this?? Ranma asked. His head started filling with the possibilities of future disasters. Ranma-chan shook her head.
?Oh no, you?ll like it?? she said, looking away with the fake-innocent face Ranma was famous for.
?What?s that ?posed to mean?!? Ranma said, gargling salt water again.
Ranma-chan ignored him. ?Second?? she began, but couldn?t finish.
?Look, um, Conscience-guy? er, Conscience-girl? Well, whatever, this is creeping me out,? Ranma said. ?I can?t talk to myself! Much less take advice from ME? It?s just too weird??
Ranma-chan sighed and smiled knowingly. ?O-kay Ranma?? She disappeared into thin air.
Ranma exhaled and silently wondered where Ranma-chan had gone.
?Saotome!? came a shout from behind him. Ranma turned around to find himself face to face with a pair of fangs.
?If you won?t be a man and be honest with your woman, you?ll NEVER BE HAPPY!?
A sweat drop slid down Ranma?s forehead. ?Ryoga?!?
Ryoga smirked. ?That?s right, you asked for it! You don?t like talkin? to yourself, then you?ll have to deal with me!?
?Ugh?? Ranma said as he rolled his eyes in defeat. ?So, what?s the moral of the story??
Conscience-Ryoga looked very unimpressed with Ranma. ?You must tell her the truth, just like I said.?
?Tell? what?? Ranma asked in confusion, refusing to come to the conclusion that was now forming in his head. ?You don?t mean?? he trailed off, as if he forgot what to say.
?How pathetically stupid? You are not the adversary I thought you were,? Ryoga said as he disappeared.
?Not again?? Ranma said. He yelled in frustration. ?Tell what to who? Ryoga! Me! Come back, somebody!? He sighed in defeat. He knew he was being stubborn, and one particular face kept popping into his head.
Ukyo appeared next to Ranma in the water. Okay, that?s not the face he had pictured. Ranma flinched at first, thinking she was going to jump him, as usual.
But she didn?t.
?Ran-chan, have you ever heard the phrase ?everything happens for a reason??? she asked.
?Why??
She rested her elbow on his shoulder. As she spoke, she stared into the distance. ?There?s a reason you?re laying on a bed sick right now, honey. Divine intervention is what they call it, I believe. This is so clear, Mousse could see it.?
She faded as the others did.
Ranma knew. He can fake ignorance as long as he wanted, but at the end of the day, Ranma only thought about one person?
?You?re really that dense, aren?t you?? came a voice from behind Ranma. He spun in the water to see the very last image of his dream.
?Akane??
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?Ugh??
Ranma awoke quietly and opened his eyes very slowly. He felt the wonderful warm spring breeze sweep in from an open window.
Ranma realized he was in the nurse?s office, lying on the bed.
He was facing the window, watching the cherry blossoms float to the ground in the wind. It was such a beautiful Japanese scene.
A single pink petal from the outside fluttered through the window and onto Ranma?s nose. Ranma tried to move his nose from side to side, but it didn?t fall off. Finally, he twitched so much that he sneezed.
*A-choo!*
?Ranma??
Ranma?s eyes widened. He slowly turned over in the bed to face none other that Akane, with Nabiki looking over her shoulder. Ranma blushed at the sight of his fianc?.
?Ranma, are you okay?? Akane asked.
?He looks a little red, Akane. Maybe he has a fever,? Nabiki noted.
Ranma thought for a moment. Come to think of it, he felt a bit better. That was good. He sat up straight in bed.
?I feel fine,? he said, although not perfectly healed. He looked at Akane. He tried to open his mouth, but words failed him just like before- although this time, it was for a different reason. He wanted to leave the room; he didn?t think he could come up with something good to say to her.
?I?m going for a walk,? he stated plainly.
He got up and headed for the door, and was gone before either Tendo could open her mouth.
~End of 2.
This is chapter 2. Woop-de-doo? Just kidding. I tried to not rush this chapter as much as I did with the first chapter.
Next chapter: What?s going on with Kuno? Well, something like this was bound to happen!
