Hello everyone, I'm finally going to try for a story, hope you like it!

Note: These characters don't belong to me, they are someone else's property!

" " When someone talks

When someone thinks

What the future holds

Chapter 1

The school party

It was a great day today, the last day of classes before the holidays in Furinkan high school. You could tell all the students were excited an you could breathe the air of happiness that involved every inch of the school.

Akane sat in her desk awaiting getting ready for the bell to ring and announce her freedom for the next couple of weeks, there were only five more minutes to got but they were so getting long, it seemed like an eternity. All she could think about this moment was the party that was going to be held that same night in the school yard.

That party was what everyone had been talking about for the last couple of days, it was just going to be a kind of reunion where everyone would go to have some fun, just a bit of music, a fire to sit round and a bit of food. The group of people who were organizing it tried to get the gym and celebrate a disco, but principal Kuno knocked out that possibility, but even so amazingly he was persuaded to at least leave the school ground open that night for them to use, with the condition that if anything bad happened they would all have to shave their heads ( he will never let that thing with the haircuts go…)

The bell rang at last and everyone jumped with joy and dashed out the door as fast as they could. Akane stopped at the school gates and talked to her friends about the details of the party before heading for home.

"So Akane, are you going with Ranma?" Meiko her friend asked with couriosity

"Why are you asking" I don't know what he's doing, he probably won't even go to the party" she replied in a moody tone.

"ok I was only asking…I just though you guys would use this opportunity to finally appear as a couple an publicly announce it"

Akane nearly fell to the ground " Are you mad? What makes you think we have anything to announce! You know how I feel about him! I hate him!"

Meiko laughed " Oh Akane you can't fool us, I don't know why you try to hide it, if I had a fiancé like Ranma I would surely show him off everywhere!"

Akane rolled her eyes " If you like him that much you can have him, he's all yours"

Meiko smiled " I misght just take you for that one Akane"

" Well girls, how about we all meet here at the gates at 8 ? " Yuka said

They all agreed and went home. When Akane got home Ranma was already there, his shoes where in the hall. -I guess he doesn't even know about this party thing, he never cares about stuff like this, all he thinks about if food and training that idiot- she though..- why should I care? I don't even want him there, he'd only be a pain in the ass anyway!- But deep down she knew she wanted him there, because although she wouldn't admit it, whenever he was around she felt good, she felt safe, it was difficult to explain.

She felt a bit peckish so she headed to the kitchen to see if any of her favourite chocolate chip cookies where left. When she walked in she saw Ranma there and just decided to ignore him, she just couldn't be bothered with him today, she didn't want to say anything just in case it ended in a fight, and today of all days she didn't want to fight, she wanted to be in a good mood for the party, she was sick of being considered like a bad-tempered moody girl, so tonight she was going to be happy and nice to everyone, and who knows, she might even be nice to the boys if they where in luck…

Ranma saw Akane walk into the kitchen, she looked serious, she hadn't even said hello and that slightly bothered him because he was sure that he hadn't done nothing wrong, at least in the last couple of hours. He noticed she was looking in the cupboards for something and didn't seem to find it. He immediately knew what she was searching for, she loved those cookies. He had noticed how every time she had a cup of tea or every time she was sad or angry she would go to those cookies for comfort, and he also knew that he was mostly the reason for her to need those cookies to calm down or cheer her up.

He too was hungry when he arrived so the same as she did, he walked into the kitchen to see what was there that he could grab his hands on without much fuss. There wasn't much, the fridge was quite empty and the only thing that he could find apart from a cucumber and some nuts where those cookies and just as he grabbed them he saw her come in.

Akane continued searching getting a bit annoyed at this point. He knew what she wanted and he had them. She probably needed them more than him so he offered them to her:

" Here, there are only two left, you can have them"

Akane turned round and saw Ranma extendind his hand forward with the small box of cookies. " It's ok, you have them"

Ranma insisted " No, honestly, take them, these are your cookies"

Akane had a stranged look " What do you mean? They're not mine, anyone can have them, and you got them first so go ahead and enjoy them, I'll get some more tomorrow at the shop"

Ranma wouln't take it " Look, I know you love these cookies, they seem to make you feel good when you eat them, you only ever seem to want them when something is bothering you…so here, have them, it will make me feel better if I know you have them, that way I know you'll be alright"

Akane was surprised " Ok… thank you Ranma"

He handed the box to her and smiled, then he left. She felt warm inside, she felt confused, he could be such jerk sometimes, most times that would be, but when he did these little silly, but nice things for her she couldn't help but smile and adore him, although that feeling never lasted because he always managed to do something and spoil her mood.

She went to the garden where she knew he would be doing some exercises. When she got the she couldn't help but admire the strength and agility he had, she liked watching him train, she always learned things about him and wished she could be so good . And although she wouldn't admit it he looked totally gorgeous, she could see his perfectly fit body move graciously and drops of sweat drop down from his fringe onto his also gorgeous face. Damn him for being so sexy.

He noticed her presence and he stopped to turn and look at her.

"Hey, ya want anything? He asked smiling

" Well, as you were so nice to me before in the kitchen I've decided that as there are two cookies left we can share them, one each"

He look awkwardly " Geez, still going on about those cookies, I told you, you can have them"

Akane sighed " I would feel better if you had one, please…"

Ranma nodded and sat next to her while he munched on the cookie

"I'm so glad we finally got holidays, classes were getting too damn boring, I need a rest" he said trying to start a conversation.

" Yes, I know what you mean" she answered " I was getting a bit stressed myself too"

He was surprised " You! You love school, you're good at it too, I would like it too if I was as smart as you"

Akane couln't believe what she had just heard, Ranma Saotome admitting to be bad at something, admitting to be worse than her at something! "You're smart too, It's just you use all your energy on martial arts and training"

Ranma laughed " Yes, maybe I do"

" So.." akane continued, " What have you got planed for these holidays?"

"Well…" he started thinking "probably do the same as always, might go on a training trip with pop or something…how about you"

"mmmmm…"she didn't know what she was going to do, she still hadn't though of it " I don't know, I haven't thought of it yet…but I do know how I'm going to start my holidays…I'm going to go and have some fun at the party tonight!"

" You're gonna go to that party?" he asked "that party is the only thing I've been getting from Hiroshi and Daisuke lately, man… I'm sick of hearing from it, it's only a stupid party!"

" It might be for you" She replied "but for most of us it's going to be a great night out, something different, a celebration for all our hard work we've been doing all year…"

" gezz Akane…" he went on " I didn't know you liked those sort of things, people getting drunk, dancing, making fools of theirselves…"

" Well, I want to have fun for once" She snapped back

" Well, I hope you enjoy drinking , dancing around and flirting with all the guys then…" he said coldly.

" I am not going to do that! Who do you think I am? She said angrily.

" Well, I might see you around there later" he said

" What?" she said surprised " You are going? I though you said it was only a stupid party and you weren't going!"

" I said it was a stupid party, but I didn't say I wasn't going" he added.

"oh, so then I might see you there then" she said

"Yep, maybe" he answered

She got up and left saying she had to get showered. She was really surprised of what she had just hear. Ranma was going to the party, that's what she secretly wanted before, but now she wasn't so sure. There was going to be a load of girls there, sure he had seen them all before, but tonight they weren't going to be in their school uniforms, they were going be dressed up in cool sexy clothes, they were going to wear make up and have their hair done. Akane was really starting to worry, even though she had a mile long list of boys after her she felt really insecure about her looks. And Ranma never helped her self-esteem much by calling her names all day. He, on the other side was quite secure of himself, he was good looking and he knew it, he also knew he could have nearly any girl at school if he wanted, if Akane had a mile long list of boys after her, he had a two mile long list of girls after him.

That really got to her; she went upstairs and started looking through her wardrobe , she really needed to look nice tonight, not for him she thought…or maybe yes…

And that's it for tonight, I hope you like it up till now, still loads to come, the real story hasn't really started yet, but my eyes can't keep going, I'm too tired, If I continue I think I'm gonna fall over and sleep over my keyboard, and that would give me a really bad neck ache in the morning, so I better get off to sleep and I will continue tomorrow!

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