Hi All,

  Hmm... guess I'm ahead of schedule a bit... 

  Well, below is chapter three of this as yet little known or perhaps un-read
  fanfic. *let's out long breath...*

  Well, hope those of you who read it enjoy it as much as I did when I 
  wrote it and re-read it. ;)

  btw, sorry about the names of Akane's two girlfriends, so... friend#1...

  Oh yeah, I'd like some comments.  >Please<.  Email direct to me if you
  want.  Comments would help me to either improve or re-work the fanfic if
  correctable problems exist. *looks around at silent crowd* okay....

  Wing. [ It's below the sig. ]

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All (c)'s belong to respective owners (chara, world, lingo, etc).  
The fanfic belongs to me though.


*** The Breaking of the String, Chapter 3 ***

[ ]'s denote action/narration.


[We are looking at Furinkan High School from above and zoom in towards
 the second story window.  Inside the classroom, we can see Ranma
 sitting with his male friends, eating lunch.  Akane's usual clique of
 friends walk over to Ranma.]

Friend#1: Hey Ranma, we heard Akane's been injured, how is she?

Friend#2: Yeah! You're her fiancee!  So you must have been to the
 hospital to see how she was, right?

Ranma[doesn't look up as he mumbles]: No, I don't know how she's doing.
 I haven't visited her yet, and it wasn't my choice to be engaged to
 that tomboy! [his last few words were spoken as if out of breath.]

Friend#2: What!!??  You haven't even gone to see her yet? What kind of
 boyfriend are you?  [ she turns away abruptly and walks off.] Hmph! Now
 I know why Akane hits you! Insensitive jerk!!!

Friend#1[quickly chases after friend#2]: Wait for me!!

[Just before the two are out of earshot, Ranma can hear the two talking
 to other friends telling them what Ranma told them, and then some.]

Ranma[groans...]: Maybe... Maybe I should have gone to see her... 

[As we pull back, Ranma groans again and lets out a long breath as he
 just let's his head fall on his desk.  People around him don't even
 notice.  They just kept on talking and talking and talking.

 Outside, we can see a figure crouched on one of the upper branches of a
 nearby tree.  As we look closer, we can see the figure is dressed in a
 striped outfit of yellow and sand.  As he stands, we can see that  he
 wears a similarly colored bandanna around his head.]

Ryouga[clenching his fists]: RANMA!!! [jumps towards the building and
 moments before passing through the open window, water washes over him
 from one floor above.  Luckily, his momentum carries him through the
 window to land neatly on Ranma's desk.] Bweee!!!!

Ranma[looking off somewhere, not noticing P-chan]: ...

Ryouga[scrabbling about Ranma's upper body inflicting very minimal
 damage]: Bwe! Bwe! Bweeeeee!

[Almost like clockwork, Ranma reaches up, grabs the pig and flattens him
 into the table]

Ryouga[eyes crossed out]: Bwe~~~~.

[Without another glance, Ranma stands up and walks out of the classroom. 
 Just as he steps out, Ryouga comes to.  He looks around for Ranma.  Not
 finding him, he begins his search for some hot water.

 At the hospital, we see Akane in a hospital bed.  She also happens to
 be within a oxygen tent and a body cast.  Various tubes have been
 inserted into her once healthy and whole body to help keep her alive. 
 Alongside the bed, we see Soun Tendo kneeling and crying uncontrollably
 as Genma Saotome sits in the shadows crossing his arms.  The only sound
 to be heard is the tone produced from the heart monitor.]

Soun[begins sobbing and weeping]: Oh Akane!!  Please come back to me!!
 Please come back... [more sobbing and weeping]  

Genma[standing up, walks over to his friend and puts a hand on his
 shoulder]: Tendo-kun, come home.  There's nothing you can do now.  She
 needs to rest. [he gently pulls Soun away from the tent and out of the
 room.]

[As the two leave the room, they turn out the lights, leaving Akane
 there alone in the dark.  Her only friend and companion, the heart
 monitor glowing a bright green in the gloom, encouraging her with the
 only thing it could.  Beep.... Beep....]


*** End of The Breaking of the String, CH 3 ***