hey, this is the pretty much finished product after c&c was taken
into account.. and I held onto reposting until I was ready to start part
2.. so here ya go.
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Unconditionally
A fanfic by Akane-Chan
I don't own the characters, they are the devine creations of
Takahashi-sensei. I am not intending to make a profit by my writings so
dont get your panties in a wad people at Viz, Kitty, Shogakukan, etc.
However, certain doctors are of my own device. They come from the dark
reaches of my little mind, and are mine alone.
Now then, on with the show:
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part one
"Raaanma!!! You IDIOT!"
A pig-tailed martial artist slowly backs out of the Tendo home waving his
arms in front of him.
"Come on Akane, It ain't my fault, really! I can't help that your toxic
stew makes me hurl."
"That's IT! I have HAD it!" Akane flings her mallet as hard as she can
straight at Ranma's head. "Ooh, he makes me so mad." She turns and storms
into the house, failing to see the mallet slam into Ranma's head, knocking
him into the koi pond, his head slamming into the rocks.
A few moments later, Kasumi emerges carrying a basket of laundry,
whistling to herself. She places her basket on the grass and begins to
hang up a shirt, when she notices Onna-Ranma in the pond, the water tinted
a sick pinkish red. Her hand goes to her mouth.
"Oh my.. Father! Mr. Saotome! Come quick!"
>From the porch, Soun and Genma scramble from their game of Go to the
pond. Soun drags Ranma out of the water.
"Quick, get a doctor, Kasumi."
Kasumi nods and runs past Nabiki and Akane, who have just come outside.
"What on Earth is all the shouting about?" Nabiki asks, flipping her hair
to the side.
Akane notices Ranma lying in the grass and bolts to his side. "Ranma?!"
She turns to her father. "Is he? Did I? Ranma, no!"
Soun hugs his daughter, barely able to control his own tears. "He's not
dead.. but he's very hurt."
"What did you do to him this time? Wow, that is a pretty ugly cut." Nabiki
says walking up.
"Shut up, Nabiki!" Akane snaps at her sister.
Kasumi runs up, towing a semi-out of it Dr. Tofu with one hand, a
steaming kettle in the other. Dr. Tofu regains composure when he sees
Ranma's unconscious female form.
"What happened to him?"
"Akane happened, what else?" Nabiki said, with out much thought.
"Ranma, I'm so sorry.." Akane picks up Ranma's limp arm and cries into
his hand. She looks up to Dr. Tofu, who is checking his vitals. "Will he
be okay?"
"I cannot say for sure. His ki is very low, the contusions on his head are
rather serious. And I cannot say how much water he has taken in. We have
to get him to a hospital as soon as possible." Dr. Tofu said standing up.
Nabiki pulled out her cell phone used for, "business emergencies", and
dialed the emergency number. She gives the address then snaps the phone
shut, and turns to Dr. Tofu. "The ride is on the way."
Tofu nods and helped Akane to her feet. Kasumi pours the kettle over
Ranma, changing him back to his male form. Akane stays beside Ranma, while
the rest of the group walks out to the front to wait for the ambulance.
For Akane, it seems like an eternity before it finally shows up. Genma
leads the paramedics to the back yard. They stabilize Ranma's neck then
carefully place him onto the stretcher. They quickly wheel him through the
house to the front, then into the back of the ambulance. Akane follows.
The paramedics start to object until they receive the Akane Tendo School of
Anything Goes Martial Arts, "Just Try Me" stare.
Akane holds Ranma's hand while the paramedics begin treatment. One of them
grabs a clip board and sits by Akane.
"So, his name?" The guy asks, shoving his glasses back on his nose.
"R-ranma Saotome."
"And what exactly happened to Mr. Saotome?"
Akane's eyes refill with new tears. She turns her head to the side and
wipes them away.
"I happened to him.."
"I see.."
"It's my fault he fell into the pond. I just got so mad.. Ranma can you
ever forgive me?"
The paramedic writes a few things onto the paper as the ambulance pulls up
to the hospitals ER entrance. When the doors of the ambulance are opened
he stands to leave, but is stopped when Akane grabs his arm.
"Is he.. going to be.. okay?" She asked softly as the other paramedics
take Ranma out of the ambulance.
"His vitals are stable right now.. Akane was it? He has some pretty bad
injuries to his head, not to mention he breathed in a lot of water.. I
can't tell you what, if any, permanent effects that might have on him."
"Permanent??"
"Brain damage, amnesia, and we're unable to test for possible spinal
injuries in the truck, so paralysis can't be ruled out.. and.. Akane..
Hey, Akane are you okay?"
Akane went numb some where between spinal injuries, and the paramedic
waving his hand in front of her face. "Huh?" She snaps back into reality
and jump out of the ambulance and runs up other paramedics wheeling Ranma
into the hospital.
The paramedic sighs and jumps out of the ambulance and closes the doors.
"It never gets any easier.." He whispers to himself as he watches Akane
follow Ranma into the hospital.
As they get inside the ER, a nurse takes Akane by the arm, and literally
has to drag her from Ranma's side.
"I'm sorry miss, but you aren't allowed to see him until he is transfered
to a room."
"But.."
"No buts. You can wait in there." The nurse points to a small room full of
chairs.
A defeated Akane slowly walks into the room and sits down. Her world
crashes around her. Thoughts of Ranma, going through a kata, jumping in
front of her to protect her, flood through her mind.
"That Ranma may never exist again.. and it's all my fault." Akane pulls
her knees to her chest and cries. "Why does everyone I love have to
leave." She startles herself with that thought. "Do I.. love that.. that
jerk?" Akane sighs.. "Quit fooling yourself, you've known it since you
almost kissed in the dojo."
Akane wipes the tears from her eyes as the rest of the family arrives.
Kasumi and Nabiki sit on either side of Akane, while Soun and Genma stand
by the door.
"Oh, Akane.. When are you ever going to learn to control your temper?"
Kasumi asked taking Akane's hand, still wet from her tears.
"If Ranma pulls through this, I'll.. I'll never hit him again."
"Now now Akane, shall we put money on that?" Nabiki asked smiling
slightly, trying to cheer up her sister.
Akane forces a wry smile.
"There, now that's the Akane I want to see." Kasumi hugs her younger
sister. "Ranma will be okay.. he's strong."
Soun and Genma jump away from the door startled as a light rapping is
heard. A doctor slowly opens the door and steps in, closing it softly
behind him.
"How is my son, doctor?" Genma enquires, breaking the awkward silence.
"Well, he has no sign of brain damage yet, but we won't know for sure
until he wakes up.. however, he has a few broken vertebrae in his neck, and
a severe concussion. It may be a few days before he wakes up."
Akane suddenly finds a floor tile extremely interesting. With out looking
up she whispers, "Can I.. see him?"
"Yes.. but only one at a time until he wakes up. We don't want him to
freak out if he wakes up with a lot of people around him. Especially if he
has memory problems." The doctor motions for Akane to wait outside,
"I'll take you to his room. I need to talk to his father for a moment.
The rest of you can wait in the fourth floor waiting room."
Akane watches her sisters and father head towards an elevetor. She sighs
and leans against the wall and waits for the doctor to finish talking to
Genma.
Inside, the doctor stands by Genma holding a clip board. "So, you already
knew Akane hit your son?"
"Yes, she has a bit of a temper problem."
"Well, since you are the boy's father, you have the right to press
charges."
"I'll do nothing of the sort. The boy tends to bring it on himself. If
he'd just try to be a little nicer to his fiancee once in a while.."
The doctor cuts him off. "I see, well, you can join your friend and his
daughters on the 4th floor waiting room. I'll let you know how your son
progresses."
Genma nods and the doctor exits the room, and motions for Akane to follow
him. Akane follows the doctor to an elevator. They take the ride in
complete silence. The doctor exits first when the doors finally open, he
takes Akane's hand and leads her to a room numbered 413.
"Here you are." He says opening the door for her. "If you need anything,
press the call button. I'm Dr. Mori."
Akane only nods and slowly walks to Ranma's side. He is surrounded by
humming and beeping machines. His body covered with monitors and wires. A
black metal halo is screwed into his head, holding it still. Akane pulls
to his bed and sits down. She can only stare at all of the strange looking
machines around the bed. She slowly turns and looks at Ranma's expressionless
face, and the tube that is coming out of his mouth.
"Ranma.. can you ever forgive me?" Akane puts her head down onto Ranma's
bed and cries herself to sleep.
Ranma dreams. He tries to reach out to a faint sound.. of crying? "Is
that Akane? Akane.. where are you?" Ranma tried to speak but his mouth seems to
be
thinking other wise. "Please Akane.. I'm right here.. where are you? Don't
cry.. can't you see I.. lo.. I care about you." Ranma stumbles through the
dream world until he is over come by the urge to sleep.
In the waiting room, Genma paces nervously. "Argh, what is taking her so
long. I want to see my boy."
Genma sighs and sits down by Soun, who pats him on the back.
"Maybe we should go out for a drink." Soun suggests. "It will make you
feel better."
"I'd like that Tendo, I'd like that." Genma says standing up. The two walk
out of the waiting room.
Nabiki, who is flipping through a "Money" magazine, reaches into her purse
and pulls out her cell phone.
"Nabiki, who are you calling?" Kasumi asks, turning from her position by
the window.
"Auntie Saotome. I think she deserve to know what happened to her son."
Kasumi nods and sits down beside her sister. "I do hope you know what you
are doing."