"His Akane"

A Fanfic done by Arkanghel. All Ranma ½ characters are owned by Rumiko Takahashi.

Prologue

            "This is all my fault," wept a little girl as she knelt beside a boy lying in a small cot. The boy was unconscious and bruised all over, his chest swathed with bandages. The wet cloth on his forehead got displaced because of the tossing and turning he was doing. The little girl carefully took it and replaced it again. The boy moaned softly.

            "There, there… My grandson will be fine," an old man consoled the little girl though he glanced anxiously at the ailing boy. He tried to draw the girl away from the cot and to her father and sisters who were waiting outside of the cottage but she wouldn't budge.

            "No! It is! This is all my fault and I won't leave him!!!," she said. She took the boy's hand in hers and gave it a squeeze.

"Please, daughter! The Caretaker said everything will be fine," her father had finally stepped in to persuade the little girl to go. The man saw the boy's pale face and was moved to tears.

"Daddy! I wanna stay and take care of him. Please!!!" the girl cried out. "This is all my fault!!! Please, Daddy!!! Please, Grandpa!!!"

The girl had let go of the boy's hand then. He instantly started to toss and turn. The old man and the father watched as the little girl turned anxiously to the boy again and replace the wet cloth on his forehead and take his hand again. The boy quickly quieted down when he felt the girl's hand in his.

"I won't leave you!," she said fiercely to the sleeping boy.

The old man and the father looked at each other and quickly came into a silent agreement.

"All right, Akane. You can stay here for awhile," Soun Tendo said with tears running down his cheeks.

"You can help me take care of Shinnosuke," the old man agreed.

"Thank You, Daddy! Thank You, Grandpa!" the little girl said, leaving the boy's side for a moment to kiss her father. Then she returned to the boy's side and the father turned quickly away. If he looked back even just for a moment, he'll be dragging his daughter back to Nerima.

"Goodbye, Akane"

That was ten years ago.

--- so what do you think so far? Well, It's still just the epilogue.

I want to warn people beforehand, though, that this fic won't be really happy, though it'll have it's moments, since IT IS technically a ranma fanfic and humor is a MUST in a ranma fanfic. Also, I want y'all to know that I luv Akane. Any anti- Akane people reading this stop right here!!! :  Don't say I didn't warn you.

Please…please… puh-lease read the next chapters and write your comments afterwards. I want to know what you think.

Okay… I corrected some of my mistakes that were pointed out. Stupid, Stupid me!!!  Thanks for pointing out about the prologue- epilogue thingie… I can't believe I got confused over that!!!! :D