Akane watched as Ranma chatted happily in the distance with Ukyo as he readjusted his graduation cap. Akane lifted her arm up and hastily took her cap off and brought it down in front of her and wrapped her arms around it. He was leaving, finally, well she didn't know if she was excited for it or not. They didn't have the best relationship but still, she would miss him.
"Congratulations Akane!" the little voice of Happosai was heard but she could see him until she looked down and saw he was looking up her gown.
"Sorry Happosai its just a scort not panties," Akane sighed as she kicked the little man away from her.
"What's wrong with you?" Happosai stepped back so he could look up at her. He saw that she was staring into the distance and he turned to see who she was watching. "He invited you to go with him," he said rolling his eyes.
"I know but he kept saying that it was something he needed to do it on his own," Akane protested, she had thought about going but he kept saying it was his job to get himself back to normal. With another sigh she looked around and found her sisters and father with Mr. Saotome still sitting in their seats talking amongst themselves. She just wanted to leave, she had her diploma and had officially graduated and now it was time to go home. She didn't feel like talking to anyone, not even her friends, whoever they might be.
Akane lumbered over to her family and gave them all the tired lets go look.
"Akane you just graduated you really want to leave already?" Kasumi asked sadly looking at her youngest sister. Kasumi leaned to the side and looked to see Ranma still eagerly talking to Ukyo and now Shampoo had joined them. "Don't you wanna wait for Ranma? He is leaving tomorrow," she said looking back into the sad eyes of Akane.
"Akane stop being a baby, its not time to go home yet the party has barely started!" Soun Tendo shouted as he pulled out a jug of sake and Mr. Saotome lit up with glee.
Kasumi shook her head and turned to see if Nabiki was still there or not, she wasn't. "Alright lets go home," she said standing up from her seat and her and Akane headed for home.
Ranma finally looked up from his conversation when he heard his father roar. "Oh no," he groaned as he saw that his father had changed into a panda and was now roaring and drinking sake with Mr. Tendo. Time to go, he guess as he walked over to them and stood next to his father before repeatedly punching his father in the stomach. "Lets go home you drunken bear!" he shouted as he grabbed his father by the ear and started to drag him home. He only stopped for a slight moment and looked around him, "Mr. Tendo where did Akane go?"
Soun Tendo stopped walking and looked around him, "I guess, well I'm not sure but I bet she is fine."
Ranma groaned again as they continued on their way home. What a mess, and how was he suppose to head out to Jusenkyo in the morning with his father and Happosai, and he was sure that Shampoo, Cologne, and Mouse would join up somewhere along the way. He let go of his fathers ear and jumped up on the cement wall as they all walked home. He really just wanted to do this by himself, but he guessed his father needed to go as well. Ranma looked down at his Panda like father, well his father sure did like being a panda, he got away with a lot more.
At first he just wanted to go alone and then as soon as everyone said they were going, even Ryoga claimed he would go so he was no longer cursed to be p-chan. Now that everyone was going he wished that Akane would say that she would come, but after he kept saying that he needed to do this alone he was sure Akane would let him. 'BUT EVERYONE IS COMING NOW,' he thought loudly to himself then shook it off. He was sure that she would be studying all summer so that she could take the Tokyo University entrance exam. 'Why does everyone try to get into the most prestigious school in Japan?' he thought with a small smirk on his face, he was sure that Akane could make it though.
As soon as he got home he went to see if Akane was still awake or not. Somehow it had been 10 o'clock when he had gotten home. He cracked the door open and peaked in and saw that she was in fact sleeping. Sighing he gently closed the door and went downstairs to find some food in the kitchen, when did he get so hungry?
Akane turned from her side to her back and practically smacked herself in the forehead. He actually came into talk to her and she pretended to be asleep. She sat up maybe she should go find him? "No he probably just went to bed, he has a big day tomorrow," she said quietly to herself. Maybe she would wake up early enough to watch him leave? She flipped back to her side and fell right to sleep.
A/n: So what do you think? The next chapter will be posted within the next few days...it will start off 5 years after Ranma leaves the Tendo Training Hall. Review please? This is my first Ranma fic.