Disclaimer: Ranma 1/2, belong to Rumiko Takahashi

Characters may be OOC - slight A/U.

It was Late evening, both Soun and Genma were out, Akane came running in eyes streaming, ran straight to her room and on to her bed, hoping that she hadn't driven him away.
About ten minutes later she heard her bedroom door open and close again, and a weight as someone sat down on the bed close to her.
Next thing she knew was a gentle yet strong pair of arms picking her up. She kept her eyes closed, she held hands to her face, didn't want him to see her cry, and yet didn't dare tell him to go.
She felt the now very familiar motions of being taken up to the roof through her window, and as he sat down, she could just tell it was in a cross leg position, as he had sat her in his lap, one arm supporting her back, anther reaching and holding her shoulder, she felt safe, then he said those four words, and the dam on her emotions went.

Ranma had been delayed coming home, he'd had to ditch Akane and run off. That crazed bimbo of an amazon was after him – Again. It didn't take long for him to lose her but on the way back to the house he started thinking about the argument he and Akane were having right before.

FLASHBACK

Akane: "Why don't you go with the Chinese-Amazon hussy then?!"

Ranma: "What! Just because you're a sexless tomboy don't mean I will!"

Akane: "I don't care anymore if you want her, have her, I can't take it anymore you stupid JERK"

And then Shampoo had shown up shouting "AIREN!" so naturally Ranma had put the argument out of mind and had shoved Akane away so she didn't get hurt.
Seeing this Shampoo had taken the opportunity to try to glomp Ranma, who had managed to dodge by jumping over the wall.

All Akane saw when she sat up was Ranma jumping over a wall, followed by Shampoo.
He . . . he went with her Akane's heart started breaking right then and there; she got up, took two steps, started crying and ran towards home.
But worse betrayal was to come, as she rounded the corner she saw Ryoga walking away before someone threw a bucket of water out of the window above, as it landed on Ryoga he disappeared and in his place oh no, no no no, I can't believe "NO!" she screamed

The little Black pig turned around and saw Akane, and realised he had been found out. For just this occurrence he had grabbed a note in his mouth out of his pack.
He had finally decided to tell Akane the truth he walked up to her stock still form, and let out a muffled "Bwee" in a somewhat shocked state she took and read the note.

Akane,

Before you go off blaming Ranma DON'T! Yes he knew; but he could not tell you without dishonouring himself. Before I tricked you into making me your pet, Ranma found out about my curse, and made me the promise on his honour that he would tell no one.
As you have seen from our fights, he was not happy about this, but a promise is promise to him, the way he thinks is the opposite to his father so please lay any blame on me.

I have had a lot of time to think on the road, and now realise a lot of what has happened to me is my own fault, and that really until I tried to come between you and him, all he ever did was help me.

I ask only one thing, please can you use the hot water out of the thermos in my pack to change me back, and then once I am dressed, point me in a direction away from your house, and I will not even try and come back until at least 2 months.

By then if you still wish to have nothing to do with me, I'll respect your wishes and leave you alone.

Ryoga

Akane helped him into human form, and then pointed away from her house, Ryoga, expression of stone only said, "Goodbye Akane" before walking off.

Then feeling the double hurt ran home.

END FLASHBACK

God, I've messed up, she's either gonna let me talk to her or not, Damn Ranma, why do you have to argue with her! He thought of the argument, of how when he had glanced back he saw the betrayal in Akane's eyes.
It had torn him up, I can't do this anymore! He trudged in the front door and walked straight up to Akanes bedroom door, stood outside and listened.
Dammit she's crying, and it's my fault! Gods Ranma, get it right this time! Don't mess up like Jusendyo. He took a deep breath and walked through the door without knocking, and what he saw tore at his heart.
Akane was lay there, crying her eyes out, if her aura was anything to go by she was a complete mess of emotions. An It's my fault, god what the hell's wrong with me? the thought came back to him. Slowly he'd closed her door, sat on the bed, Please, please don't mallet me please He thought, and being as gentle as possible he took her into his arms, carried her out her bedroom window and up to the roof.
Once he got himself seated, and got Akane settled he said four words, filled them with all he felt for her. "Akane, I'm so sorry"

"Akane, I'm so sorry" those four words she had heard, they broke any hold she had of hiding how she felt, not because of the words, but the emotion he'd put into them, she heard the love in them.
She wrapped one arm round his back, reaching to his shoulder with the other, turning her face to his red shirted chest and cried out every last bit of pain, heartache, betrayal and despair she had felt these past two years.
All the insults she had endured, all the fights, and now; now she could let go of the agony, the hurt she had bottled up, she let it all come out.
Crying out into the night, in his arms, not caring who heard her screams, she needed to let it all go.