A/N: Here it is people! The final chapter of Missing You! Sorry it's so late! Please enjoy and be sure to review. Also, please read or at least browse the author notes at the end and let me know what you think about my ideas for adding on to this story.

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Akane looked at herself in the mirror and frowned. She grabbed a hair brush and frantically combed through her hair. Quite suddenly she froze and stared at herself in horror. "Ah! What in the world am I doing?" She began pacing around. "This is not like me at all! Why am I so nervous? It's Ranma! Just Ranma! The same Ranma that's seen me almost every day for the past two and a half years. He's seen me right before going to bed, he's seen me right after I've woken up! He's seen me when I'm sick, he's seen me when I'm angry, and he's seen me in that old karate gi of mine more often than I care to count. So why am I so freaked out about how I look now?" Her pacing and ranting were brought to a sudden halt as she caught sight of herself in the mirror once more and paused to examine her skirt. "Maybe I should change my outfit again... Ah! There I go again." She threw her arms up in the air and turned to sit down on her futon.

"Okay Akane, calm down. Just breathe." She did just that and after a few moments felt the tension leaving her body. "Alright, now why am I so nervous about this?" She thought about the question and a blush crept onto her cheeks. "Because he said he loved me." Suddenly another thought occurred to her. "Wh-What if it was all a scheme? What if he knew it was me from the start and was just messing with me to see what I would do?" She frowned. "If that's the case I'll never forgive him." Her face softened again. "But that can't be right. He wouldn't do that. Would he?" She sighed and got to her feet, glancing at her watch as she began to pack a few objects into her handbag.

"Well, I guess I'll know soon enough." Once she'd finished, she turned to look at herself in the mirror one last time. She ran her fingers through her hair briefly and fluffed the ends out. "Okay, I guess I'm as ready as I'll ever be." She made her way to the door and opened it. "I'm off then," she said as she excited the room, closing the door behind her. Ten seconds passed before she rushed back into the room again. "Right after I change my outfit..."

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Ranma was equally nervous. However, his reasons for being nervous were a lot more complicated than Akane's crisis of what to wear. He paced back in forth around his room practicing his speech for the hundredth time. "Hey Akane, how are you? Yeah, I'm in Kyoto. I uh wanted to get away for a bit. Yeah, I agree, it's a nice city. Oh by the way, I'm Kenji... Ah!" He began to tear at his hair. "She's going to kill me! She's absolutely going to kill me! Maybe I could just not tell her... No, I have to tell her the truth. If she finds out on her own, then I'll really be in trouble. Plus, I need to start being honest with her. I'll tell her. I just hope she'll let me explain before she gets really mad."

He took a deep breath and started over. "Look Akane, there's something I need to tell you, but you have to promise not to get upset and wait until I'm finished, alright? Okay then, here goes. I'm Kenji Saotouyo. Wait, listen first. Now I didn't purposely lie to you. I really didn't know who you were at first, but I told the check in lady my name was Kenji Saotouyo and when you asked I thought it would be a problem if I didn't tell you the same thing. Then when we were supposed to go to dinner I figured out it was you I had been talking to all along. After that I was just going to leave things alone and everything, but then when you called me I got to thinking. I just wanted to see how we could get along without any interferences or anything. I wanted to see if we could actually have a conversation without arguing or something. So I continued the charade. I'm really sorry Akane. I understand if your upset, but please don't be. I meant everything I said to you when I was Kenji. And I really do lo..." He trailed off as he caught a glance at the clock on his wall. "Oh no! I'm late! Dang, now she's really going to kill me." He quickly grabbed his things and rushed out the door, hoping that for once, just once, everything would turn out right.

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Akane shifted in her seat awkwardly. After changing her outfit several times, an act that she felt was more like something Yuka and Sayuri would do, she had forced herself to be calm and managed to pick out a dress she thought Ranma would like. When she arrived at the restaurant she was only partially surprised to find Ranma wasn't there yet. She sighed. "Guess he's late. Some things never change, I suppose." Her heart was racing and she felt incredibly nervous. "Calm down, Akane. You can't let on that you know." Taking a deep breath she tried to relax and act the same as she had the night before when she thought she was waiting for Kenji. Then she frowned. "I hope he's not planning on standing me up again." Just then there was a voice behind her.

"A-Akane?"

"Damn," she thought. "How in the world did he sneak up on me like that?" She spun around to face Ranma pretending to be surprised.

"R-Ranma! What are you doing here?"

"Just getting away for a little while," he shrugged. Akane nodded.

"Yeah, I know, I just talked to Kasumi a little while ago."

"You did?"

"Yep. She said that you had called and were planning on going home soon."

"Oh yeah, and then of course the part about you staying here in Kyoto," she mentally added to herself.

"Well, yeah I was. Um, can I sit down?"

"Oh! Of course. How silly of me. Go ahead." She said motioning to the chair across from her.

"Thanks. You weren't expecting anyone were you?"

"No one important."

Ranma blinked a little as if hurt and Akane had to try not to laugh. "Oh. I see."

"Well, actually, he should have been here by now. I don't think he's going to show up. It's no big deal. I'd much rather be here with you." She smiled sweetly.

Ranma seemed a little caught off guard by her remark, but satisfied none the less. "Maybe this won't be so hard after all," he thought.

"Wow," Akane started. "Sorry, this is just so weird. I mean what are the odds that we both ended up in Kyoto and went to the exact same restaurant on the exact same night?"

Ranma shifted slightly in his seat, his speech suddenly forgotten. "Um, yeah, about that... I'm really sorry to have tricked you and all, Akane but..."

As he trailed off, Akane gave him an encouraging smile. "It's okay Ranma, you can tell me."

He looked at her, took a deep breath and began. "Akane, I'm K-"

"Ah well hello there," said a voice behind them. Ranma turned around to see the waiter from the previous night and turned completely white. "Well if it isn't Miss Ayame Higarashi and Mr. Kenji Saotouyo."

"NO!" Ranma mentally screamed. "It was going so well! She's going to kill me, she's going to kill me, she's going to…"

"Actually, those aren't our real names." Akane said surprising Ranma. "My name's Akane Tendo and this is Ranma Saotome."

Ranma sat there with a stupid look on his face, frozen in shock.

"Ah, alright then. That explains a lot of things. Like the name Saotouyo for instance."

Akane giggled. "Yeah, only Ranma here would be stupid enough to come up with a name like that." If Ranma hadn't been busy trying to get his brain to catch up with his mouth he probably would've resented that remark.

The waiter laughed as well. "Well then, can I get you two anything to drink?"

"Um, water's fine for me. Oh and some tea would be nice," Akane said. "What about you Ranma?"

"What?"

"To drink, Ranma. What are you having?"

"Oh, um… The same, I guess."

"Very good, I'll be right back." As soon as he was gone Akane began to giggle.

"You knew?" Ranma said, finally breaking out of his shock.

"Yes, but only for about an hour. Like I said, I called home before I came here and Kasumi told me."

"But, I didn't tell them I was here."

"Yeah, Nabiki had some kind of phone tracer set up and they found out where you were."

"Oh," he said, not so surprised. Then his eyes widened. "Oh! Oh no, Shampoo and Ukyo were there when I called, they must be half way here by now!"

"Are you sure? They weren't there when I called. At least I don't think so."

"Just great! They must've already been on their way by then."

"Don't worry Ranma, we're leaving tomorrow anyway, right? I highly doubt they'll get here tonight, and besides, we don't know for sure that they're coming anyway."

"I guess so," he said relaxing a little.

"So now, how long have you known?" Akane asked him.

Ranma immediately tensed up again. "Um, well, not until we were supposed to meet for dinner the other night..." He looked at Akane cautiously. "You-You're not mad at me are you?"

"I was at first, but I've kind of calmed down. Just one thing. Why did you do it?"

Ranma took a deep breath and began. "Well, remember when we were talking in the hot spring and we said that we wished our first meeting had gone better?" Akane nodded. "Well, after I figured out it was you I was talking to I began to realize that we had kind of been given a chance to meet all over again. So I wanted to see if we could actually get along without fighting. I wanted to see if we were compatible at all."

"Oh." Akane said simply. It made sense. "So, um, what did you decide?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well, I mean are we... compatible?"

Unfortunately Akane wouldn't receive her answer at that moment, because just when Ranma was about to respond the waiter returned with their drinks.

"Here we are," the waiter said placing the water on the table and pouring tea into their cups. "Now, are we ready to order?"

"Um, actually, can we have a few more minutes..." Akane began, wanting to continue her conversation with Ranma before eating.

"Yes!" Ranma shouted a little too eagerly. "Um, we're ready! Right Akane?"

"Um, no actually..."

"Hmm, let's see," Ranma said while looking at his menu, completely ignoring Akane's protests. "You know what? I think we'll just get the yakisoba again," he reached across the table and grabbed Akane's menu and then handed both to the waiter. "Oh and do you think you could tell the chef to hurry it up? I'm really hungry."

"Um, yes, of course Sir. Is that okay with you Miss?" He looked at Akane who did not appear very pleased.

"Fine," she said without taking her eyes from Ranma who was preoccupied with his tea. The waiter quickly left the icy scene. "Ranma!" Akane said the second the waiter had left. "That was rude!"

"What? What'd I do?"

"What'd you do!? You didn't even give me a chance to order!"

"What? You don't want the yakisoba? You should've said something then!"

"I didn't want to make a scene! What are you in such a hurry for?"

He smiled then, causing her anger to deflate. "I have a surprise for you."

"Y-You do? What is it?"

"I can't tell you! It's a surprise!"

"Well then, when do I get my surprise?"

"As soon as we're done with dinner." He leaned across the table then and his grin widened. "So now, do you want me to call back the waiter so you can order something else, or what?"

She smiled as well. "Yakisoba's fine."

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Akane giggled. "But honestly Ranma, Saotouyo? What on earth were you thinking? And why Kenji?"

Ranma frowned at her teasing. "Give me a break! It's the best I could come up with on such short notice! Besides, I don't think it's that bad!"

"Ranma," Akane said in a stern voice as she looked at him. "Not that bad?"

He considered her for a few moments and then began to laugh as well. "Okay, I guess you're right."

Ranma and Akane had laughed and joked through their entire meal, discussing the conversations they'd had during the previous days. After they had finished eating, they continued their discussion while taking a stroll through the city. Akane asked him questions about what he meant by certain things, and Ranma for the most part was willing to answer her. However, when she asked him questions about what he had meant when he said he loved her, or when he said he wanted to see if they could make a connection, he craftily changed the subject. Akane was slightly annoyed because of this but decided to back off. He couldn't deny it forever, and things were going so well between them that she didn't want to ruin the moment by forcing something out of him. She would just wait until he was ready to say it on his own time. Provided that he didn't take too long.

Akane hadn't been paying much attention to where they had been walking until Ranma stopped and said, "Okay, we're here."

Akane stopped as well, immediately recognizing the familiar park. She slowly walked over to stand in front of the tree where her parents initials were engraved. "How did you..."

"I'm sorry. I uh, sort of followed you this morning." She spun around to face him but he cut her off before she could say anything. "I'm really, really sorry. I just wanted to know where you were going. Once I realized what you were doing here I backed off. I didn't eavesdrop, honest. And I didn't follow you afterwards. I don't even know where you went." After considering his words she smiled, somehow knowing he was telling her the truth.

"Okay Ranma. I forgive you." She turned back to the the tree, tracing the initials as she had done earlier that day. "You know, this is where my father proposed to my mother."

Ranma was silent for a moment. "He-he did? I just kind of figured this place was special to them." He moved closer to examine the tree better.

"It was. That's why he proposed here. You know, I didn't know it until today, but their marriage was arranged as well."

"Really?"

"Uh huh." She laughed and looked over at him. "Just like us. They used to fight all the time too. But eventually they fell in love. And they were always so happy together. So if they could make it work, I'm sure we could too..." She blushed and looked down, finally realizing what she had said. "That is... assuming that you... if you..."

"Akane, I meant what I said earlier on the phone." It came out smoothly enough but he was blushing furiously.

"Really?" Akane asked, smiling and taking a step closer. She looked up at him with bright eyes. "Which part?"

"Well, uh all of it. You know what I mean."

She tilted her head to the side and gave him a mischievous grin. "I know, but I want to hear you say it."

"I uh... Well, I uh, you know. Geez, Akane, you know I'm no good at this!" he whined.

Akane placed her hands gently on his cheeks, forcing him to look at her. "Ranma," she said in a soft voice. "You what?"

He looked into her eyes and took a deep breath. "I love you."

Immediately she broke into a brilliant smile. "I love you too Ranma."

As soon as the words had left her mouth, he dipped his head and pressed his lips against hers.

Akane let out a faint gasp and stumbled backwards slightly, caught off guard by the suddenness of his embrace. However, he wrapped his arms tightly around her waist, refusing to let her break away as his kiss intensified, growing more urgent with every passing moment. In turn, she wrapped her arms around his neck, slowly giving in to the longing they had denied for almost three years. As the kiss grew impossibly deep, her mind began to numb and she was only vaguely aware that Ranma was leading her backwards and slightly to the right. She giggled and titled her head backwards slightly, breaking away from the kiss. "What are you doing?"

"Kissing you," he said matter of factly as he leaned in to continue the action.

She giggled again and tilted her head slightly to the left so that his lips met the side of her face instead. "I can see that," she said in a breathless voice as his lips continued to trail down towards her neck. "But where are we going?" she asked as he continued to lead her backwards.

"Ummm," he murmured in a slightly distracted voice, his eyes darting to the side briefly. "Oh yeah. I forgot." He placed his hands firmly on her hips and quickly turned her about ninety degrees to the right. "Okay," he said, looking into her eyes, his voice suddenly serious. "Question."

"Um, okay."

"What do we do next?"

"What do you mean?"

"You know. Do we go home? Get married? What?"

Akane frowned. "I-I don't know."

"I think we should call off the engagement."

"Y-You do?" Akane asked, suddenly feeling as if her world had shattered. "You don't want to marry me?" she choked out.

"No, no, no! I didn't mean it like that. It's just that... Well, I fell in love with you because of who you are, not because we were forced together. It's just that if we do get married, I want it to be of our own free will. Not because our parents made us. Understand?"

"I-I guess." She had to fight to keep the tears from her eyes. "He doesn't want to marry me..." she thought to herself as all her dreams so recently achieved crashed to pieces on the ground.

"So we're agreed then? The engagement's off?"

She nodded numbly, unable to find any words.

He smiled and she felt her heart breaking even deeper. "Good. Now that that's taken care of..." He moved to the side, out of her line of sight. She gasped and her hands fluttered to her mouth as her eyes fell upon the tree he had been standing in front of. There, carved in the bark of a young cherry blossom tree was a heart with the words, "Akane, will you marry me?" inside.

Despite his practiced calm, a very nervous Ranma stood to the side and watched as Akane continued to stare at the tree. "Ahem," he finally said, unable to remain patient any longer. "So um, will you?"

"Yes!" she shouted, as she spun to face him. It was Ranma's turn to stumble backwards, as Akane threw her arms around him and began showering him with kisses.

"A-A-Akane!" He protested between kisses as she continued to push him backwards. Suddenly he tripped over a root and crashed to the ground with Akane on top of him. "Ooof!"

"Oh! Ranma, I'm so sorry! Are you alright? I'm such a klutz!"

"Yeah, you sure are," he said as he sat up with Akane pressed against his chest. He looked into her eyes and smiled. "Although I can't say that I mind." Akane smiled back at him. "Oh, by the way. I can't believe I almost forgot. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small black box. "This is, uh for you." He opened the box to reveal a diamond ring and Akane gasped in delight.

"It's so beautiful," she exclaimed. "How did you ever manage to pay for this?" she asked as he removed the ring from the box and carefully placed it on her finger.

"Well, I've kind of been saving up for a while. Two years actually." He shifted uncomfortably. "That reminds me though, you're paying for the trip home."

Akane laughed. "I think I've got a better idea."

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Nabiki was just about to pack up all the telephone tracing equipment when the phone rang. She looked around but no one was there to answer the phone so she picked it up herself.

"Hello?"

"Hey Nabiki? It's me, Akane."

"Akane! Hey," she said as she frantically reached over to the computer and clicked a few buttons to trace the call.

"Hey Sis, just wanted to ask a quick question. Did Dad have a honeymoon set up for Ranma and me?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Well, I was wondering if you could send me the money that was set aside for it."

"Um... Okay. But why?"

"Well, because I'm getting married."

"You're getting married? To whom?"

"Oh, just someone I ran into here."

"Akane, wait! Don't you think that's a little sudden?"

"No, not really. I've thought about it and this is what I want."

"But Akane, what about Ranma?"

"Oh, don't worry about him. He'll be okay with it."

"Akane, you're making a big mistake! Ranma loves you and…" Just then she heard the computer beep. She looked at the screen and gasped.

"Oh shoot! That's right, I completely forgot about the phone tracer." Akane sighed. "Oh well, I suspect you won't have a problem with sending me the money now, right? Just don't tell anyone, okay? I want it to be a surprise."

"Sure thing, Sis," Nabiki said, her wits returning. "So you're eloping then?"

"Yeah well, we figured it was the only way we could actually have a wedding without any interferences."

"Well, I suggest you go somewhere else. Ranma's other fiancée's already know where he's at."

"Yeah, we know. That's what we need the money for. Anyway, we should be back in um... Hey Ranma? How long do you think we should be gone?" There was a pause and then Akane giggled before going back to the phone. "Um, yeah. We'll just be in touch."

"Sounds good," Nabiki smirked. "Take your time and all. I'll wire the money to the hotel as soon as possible."

"Okay, thanks Nabiki. And remember, it's a secret."

"Yeah, yeah, it'll cost you though."

Akane sighed. "Yeah I know."

"Just kidding Sis. My treat. You just have fun alright? And good luck."

"Thanks Nabiki. Say hi to everyone. Bye!"

Nabiki hung up the phone. She shook her head from side to side as she made her way up the stairs, unable to contain the smile that was spreading across her face. "Well, it's about time!"

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The End

Author Notes: (Please read...)

General - Yea! It's finally finished! Sorry I was late getting chapter 6 out. I ran into a miniature writer's block because at the last second I decided to totally rewrite the ending. Plus I was really busy this week. Chapter 6 also turned out being a lot longer than I had initially planned. I doubt anyone really minds though. I could've split it up, but I'd already promised chapter 6 would be the final chapter. Anyway, I realize that I left a few things unresolved with this story. Ranma still hasn't taken care of his other fiancées for one thing. Instead of Akane and Ranma facing their problems head on they're kind of just running away. However, it's tough to think of any other realistic solutions. The main story is definitely complete. I'm not going to ruin what I consider to be a good story by dragging out the ending. But if you're interested in me going into more detail on certain issues read on...

Epilogues? Prequel? Side Story? - I have ideas for epilogues, a prequel and a side story. The epilogues would deal with the other characters of Ranma 1/2. This would tie up some of the things I left out of my story. The prequel would be about Ayame Higarashi and Soun Tendo and their life before getting married. The side story is the only thing that would really deal with Ranma and Akane. It would be a crossover. I don't know if any of you recognized the name 'Higarashi' or not from another manga by Rumiko Takahashi. If you did, this wasn't accidental, I did it on purpose. So review and let me know if you want me to actually take up any of these projects. Please keep in mind, it would be a long time before I could actually do this. As I've mentioned numerous times before, the only reason I was so good at updating this story was because most of it had already been written. Plus, there are several other stories I'm currently working on. But if your interested in any of these ideas, please review and let me know what you think and I'll consider working on them.

Other Stories - Several of you mentioned that you hope I keep writing. Actually this isn't my first story. I've written several other shorter stories that are posted here on fanfiction.net. You might want to check them out either by clicking on my profile and browsing my stories or by going to my website at http://www.geocities.com/t3nd0d0j0. Missing You is the first chapter story I've actually completed. I am working on another chapter story called Love Vanished Once, Regrettably. It's a lot more complicated than this story. Missing You is mostly a romantic, slightly waffy fic. However, Love Vanished Once, Regrettably has a lot more depth. It has plenty of romance, but includes some action as well. Plus I added a few characters. It is a work in progress though, so it won't be updated as frequently as this story was. Anyway, I have three chapters up for that and chapter four should be coming out fairly soon. So feel free to check that story out as well as some of my other works.

To Sum Up - Anyway, that's all. I really enjoyed writing this story and I loved reading all of your reviews. Please let me know what you think of the final chapter, the story in general and the ideas for future stories that I mentioned above. Thanks again to everyone for reading my story. Ja ne!