Lush-chan wrote:

This is my first time posting somethhing *complete* to the FFML...  I think Ranma and Akane are a wee bit OOC, but I still like this.  I wrote 

it in detention

The first problem is line length.  I know I keep mentioning it, but it
is hard to read something posted like this.  

I dunno when it could take place...winter of Ranma and Akane's juinor year?  I'm open to suggestions. ^_^

Disclaimer:  The Great Takahashi Rumiko owns Ranma 1/2, I'm just borrowing her stuff for a while. ^_^

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Flowers and Candies

By Lusha

Akane removed her hand from the remains of the concrete block.  "The jerk..." she muttered, under her breath.  "I hate him!"

"That jerk" would make more sense.  

She'd recently returned from school.  Ranma had humilated her in front

"humiliated"

of everyone, after their last period class.  She had stayed after to 
speak to her teache

Unconsciously, she tuned herself into the conversation.

Fifteen seconds later, Ranma was in flight.

Akane had only heard a few words before she punted Ranma.

Baka...Akane...lowers...panties...

Akane removed a still-clenched fist from concrete pile number two.  It stung a little.

Meanwhile, somewhere in Nerima Ward Airspace, Ranma stopped flying upwards.  He hung in the air for a moment, long enough for a duck 

wearing coke-bottle glasse

A minute later, a loud splash was heard. Ranma sputtered to the surface. "DAMN YOU AKANE!!!"  she screamed, birds evacuating a nearby 

tree.  <Why can't you eve

Ranma sighed, and looked around.  She realized she was in Furnikan

"Furinkan"

High's swimming pool.  Not a nice place to be in the winter, but it was 
preferable to eating

You ought to play this up at little.  Having been dunked in ice cold
water and then having to walk home in winter, even Ranma's going to be
shivering a little.  

Akane removed her hand from concrete pile number five, then look around at the four other piles that had been moved aside.  Nabiki was 

going to have fun with t

She'd only been cleaning for a few minutes when she heard a voice.

"Yo, Akane."

Akane jumped up, and turned to Ranma.  "I have nothing to--"

Ranma stood before Akane with an apologetic expression on his face, and his hands clasped behind his back.  "Akane, listen to me.  I'm sorry 

about what happene

"Ranma--"

Ranma brought one arm out from behind his back.  His hand held a dozen long-stemmed *yellow* roses.  "I dunno what you heard at school, but I 

wanted to apologi

Akane stood there, dumbfounded, blinking.  Ranma tossed the roses to her, which she caught by reflex.  "Ranma...I..."

Ranma brought out the other arm from behind his back.  It held a small white basket.  "It's white chocolate..."  He gazed at her, expectant.

"You mean..."

Ranma nodded, and cautiously took a step towards Akane.  She surpised him by rushing into his arms.

Ranma was startled, but then he smiled and hugged Akane back.  He looked at Akane.  "So...what did you think I said earlier?"  He was 

still dying to know.

Akane's cheeks turned pink. "Well...I thought you said...well..."

"Wha?"

"Baka Akane lowers panties."  Akane blurted out.

Ranma facefaulted.  "You though...I said that?!"  He began to laugh, but ceased when he saw a familiar blue glow surround Akane.  

"Um...gomen..."   Ranma scrat

"What *did* you say, then?"

"I was talking to Ucchan...I said, Baka-chan, I'm getting her flowers and candies!"  His brow creased.  "Come to think of it, she wasn't too 

happy to hear that

Why did Ranma call Ukyo "Baka-chan"?

Now it was Akane's turn to facefault, but then she smiled.  "I'm sorry, Ranma."  She didn't even remember Ukyo being there, being so mad.

Ranma tightened his arms around his fiancee.  "Ya know...you're cute when you smile."

Akane blushed. "Oh, Ranma..."

Ranma dipped his head and gently kissed Akane on the lips.

Her first instinct was to smack him, until she reminded herself that she had waited for this moment for a long time...not that she would ever 

admit it, of cour

"Akane...I...l-l-love you."  Ranma said, fidgeting.  "I know I never show it...or act like it...but I do."

"Ranma...I love you too."

 The End.

(Or the beginning?)

Author's notes:  While researching my term paper (which was on Shoujo Manga), I found a website that detailed some Japanese Holidays.  For 

Valentine's Day, boy

As I recall, on Valentine's Day (known in Japan as "White Day"), girls 
give boys white chocolate.  There is another "holiday" about a month 
later where boys are supposed to give girls chocolate, but it's largely 
a advertising gimmick for the Japanese candy companies and isn't taken 
so seriously.

This is reflected in the fact that Ranma 1/2 and Futaba-Kun Change have 
White Day episodes but nothing for the other holiday.  In the Ranma 1/2 
story, the other girls are eager to give Ranma chocolate, but he's upset 
that Akane doesn't seem to be going to give him any.