Right of Possession By Lord Archive Legal Babble: Characters belong to Rumiko Takahashi, Viz Video, and a bunch of other companies. They are used without consent. I am only borrowing them. I will return them... eventually. Part of this is set in script form as Ranma, Akane, and family watch a video and make comments on it. ------- The feelings in my body return slowly to me. I'm not sure I want to wake up. If I go back to sleep, maybe the next time I wake I won't feel such pain... Why am I in pain? Oh... right, the fight with Shampoo... It was one hell of a battle... and I won. Akane opened her eyes slowing, not wanting to feel the pain that racked her body. She felt drained of energy, but she could not sleep any longer. Akane turned her head and smiled as she saw Ranma asleep, sitting at her desk. Many times before, when she found him in her room, she had violently thrown him out. Each time she had done it, she regretted it more and more. Right now, he'd have to do something pretty stupid to be thrown out. Ranma’s arm suddenly slipped off the desk, causing his head to smack the desk. Akane couldn't suppress a giggle as she saw this. Ranma, ignoring the pain from his forehead, moved closer to Akane, and asked with a pained expression, "Akane, are you all right?" Akane smile grew bigger, seeing how concerned he was for her. "I'm fine. Just a little sore." Ranma released a long breath, then asked angrily, "You dummy! What were you thinking, when you challenged her?!" Akane's smile turned into a smirk, surprising Ranma, as this was not how she normally reacted when he yelled at her. "Several things: First, she was making me mad. Second, I wanted to stop her from using a love potion on you." Ranma blinked. he wondered. She continued, "Third, when I won... I forced her to renounce her claims on you." He stared at her in shock, stammering, "And, if you lost?" "I would have had to renounce my claims on you." She twitched nervously. "Though, I did include a stipulation which said you could ask for a rematch, if the contest didn't turn out as you liked." Ranma proptly fell on the floor as he face faulted. He got onto his knees and looked at Akane, asking "You fought over me?" "I wasn't going to let Shampoo have you." Ranma looked down twiddling his fingers, trying to think of what to say. He had just been made a prize in a fight, and Akane had won. Akane looked at Ranma nervously, wanting him to say something. They turned towards the door as it opened to reveal Nabiki standing there. A frown was initially on her face, but it turned into a smirk as she tapped the video tape in her hand. "Sorry to interrupt you two love birds, but someone got the battle on video tape and I'm having tough time keeping the others from seeing it. I'm making them wait until you two are ready to see it also, but they aren't going to wait much longer." Akane's face went white as a sheet. Ranma didn't notice as he said, "Oh good, I missed the fight." "T-the whole battle?" Akane stammered. "And all of the preamble," Nabiki added. "You can't prevent it?" "Nope." Ranma looked at Akane confused. "Why?" Akane pleaded. "What's on this tape is the talk of the town. They'll know what's on it by tomorrow." Akane sighed, then meekly said, "W-we'll be down in a minute. I need to talk to him first." Nabiki grinned. "I'm sure you do, just don't keep us waiting too long." She left, winking at Akane. Ranma was totally confused. Akane looked at him, uncertain. "Um, Ranma, you remember I've been training in chi attacks?" Ranma nodded, still quite confused. "Well, ah, I figured out what I was doing wrong at the start of the battle. I've been trying to focus on one emotion, like you've told me to, but I kept on focusing on a cause of the emotion and not the emotion itself." Ranma nodded, still unsure of why she wanted to tell him this first. "I was focusing on what normally causes my anger, you. But, the problem with that I have other conflicting emotions concerning you that prevented me from generating the chi blast. Today, however, I focused on Shampoo. I didn't have any conflicting emotions for her at the time, only rage. It was then that I learned what I'd been doing wrong and hit her with a chi blast." "Hey, that's great. But, um, why did you have to tell me this before we see the tape?" Ranma asked. Akane sighed. "Because I used two different chi attacks." "Two chi attacks?" "Yes. After I hit Shampoo with the anger chi blast twice, she kept on dodging them. I needed another attack, one that would throw her off balance. I searched my emotions and found one even stronger than my anger. I was surprised at how strong it is, but it is there." "Um, what emotion is that?" Akane said something, but it was too low for Ranma to hear. "What was that?" "Myloveforyou," Akane whispered. Ranma blinked, blinked again, and then blinked for a third time. "W-w-what was that?" "The emotion is my love for you," Akane said meekly. "Your love for me?" Ranma asked, not sure if he needed his ears checked. "Yes." "You love me?" "Yes, I love you." Akane closed her eyes, she finally admitted her love, and hoped he could too. "Do you love me?" Akane asked, her voice pleading for him to say yes. "W... I... I..." He started to say before becoming too tongue tied to speak. He looked into her pleading tear filled eyes. He had been denying his feelings for so long he almost denied them again, when it would of hurt her the most. No more hiding the truth. His mouth still refused to work, so he nodded sheepishly. "You love me?" Akane’s voice was still pleading. He regained control of his mouth, barely. "I-I-I... l-l-lllooo..." "Ranma," Akane said, reaching out a hand and shaking him, weakly. "Do you love me or not?" Tears started to fill her eyes. "I-I-I..." He closed his eyes. "...l-llloveyou," he finally said. Despite the weariness of her body, Akane hugged Ranma with a fierceness that put Shampoo's hugs to shame. Ranma painfully hugged her back. After a moment she broke it off, and said, "What are we going to do now? I declared my love for you on that tape, our parents are going to try and get us married tomorrow." Ranma was silent for a moment. "We'll just have to sit down and talk to them. You know, set a date we agree on." Akane smiled from ear to ear, this was the closest he was going to get to actually propose to her. "Yes." “Um, what do we do now?” Ranma asked meekly. “I guess we watch the video,” Akane replied as she slowly got out of bed. “Let me carry you,” Ranma offered. “Ranma, I’m not that hurt. I can walk there on my own.” “At least let me help you walk,” Ranma said as he stood up. Akane nodded. Ranma took her hand and helped her stand. She leaned on him as they walked out of the room slowly. As they got to the stairs, Akane stumbled a bit. Ranma stopped her from falling and picked her up. “Ranma,” Akane said, embarrassed. “Come on Akane, you’re still weak from the fight. Let me help you.” Akane was about to resist his offer for help, but the concern she heard in his voice and the love she saw on his face stopped her. She instead wrapped her arms around him and nodded. Ranma carefully walked down the stairs and walked to the dinning room where Nabiki had just set up a VCR and television. Nabiki and Kasumi smiled at the new arrivals. Genma was shocked that Ranma was carrying Akane, and that she was holding him tightly. Soun, concerned for his daughter, asked, “Akane, are you all right?” “I’m fine daddy, I’m just a little weak from the battle.” Ranma set Akane down on the floor, and then sat next to her. He was surprised when Akane moved and rested her head in his lap. Nabiki smirked. Kasumi blinked, and then smiled. Genma and Soun looked at each in shock, hoping they weren’t dreaming. “Akane, is there anything you want to say before this starts?” Nabiki asked. “No. Let it be a surprise,” Akane said, grinning. She felt Ranma stroking her hair. Nabiki pressed play and quickly sat down. -------------- The TV screen showed Akane pacing back and forth outside of Furinkan High. She was muttering something, but couldn’t make it out until she moved a little closer to the camera. “Why am I even waiting for that baka to get out of detention? I should go home and do something... maybe I could cook dinner.” The voice of the camera man, Gosunkugi, is heard, “Why does she put up with that jerk? She should dump him for someone who cares for her and treats her as she should be treated." (Ranma: I’m going to have to talk to that little creep about stalking you.) (Akane (shaking her head): At least he’s mostly harmless.) Akane looked as if she was about to leave when she looked at something off screen. “What is that bimbo planning this time?” Gosunkugi followed Akane as she approached Shampoo cautiously. Akane moved to some bushes, watching an argument between Shampoo and Mousse. “Shampoo, you must not do this. Do you really want to force Ranma’s love in such a manner?” Mousse implored. “Shampoo love Ranma, but Ranma no love Shampoo. Can wait no longer. Shampoo must marry Ranma, even if Shampoo has to force it,” Shampoo answered fiercely. “This is wrong, let him chose who he wants to marry.” “And let kitchen destroyer have him? No! Ranma is Shampoo’s husband by Amazon law.” Mousse and Shampoo couldn’t be seen anymore as Akane’s blue aura obscured them. “Ranma is not your husband, you Amazon hussy,” Akane snarled moving towards the Amazons. “Stay out of this violent-girl, Ranma is Shampoo’s.” “He is not yours, Shampoo. I am not going to let you take him.” “Is gorilla-girl going to stop me?” Gosunkugi apparently started to climb a tree to get a better vantage point. (Ranma: She’s digging herself a grave.) (Nabiki: She’s using your insults.) (Ranma: But, I’m only joking, she’s not.) “Yes,” Akane growled. “Care to make Ranma prize of fight? Winner gets Amazon right to marry Ranma, and loser renounces all claims on him.” Mousse looked at Shampoo in shock. They remain silent for a moment. “As long as Ranma is the only one that has the right to call for a rematch.” Gosunkugi was now in position and commented, “Why are you fighting for him? Let him go.” “Agreed. Ranma shall be Shampoo’s and no let uncute, violent, kitchen destroyer have airen.” “Die you BITCH!” Akane screamed as beams of dark blue chi shot from Akane’s eyes at Shampoo. Shampoo slammed into the wall, dazed. (Everyone on room, except Nabiki, looked at Akane, surprised.) (Akane (grinned): I learned a couple new tricks.) “That’s it! That what I’ve been doing wrong,” Akane elated. “Wha... what was that?” Shampoo asked pulling herself from the wall. “Just a new chi attack,” Akane smirked. “EVIL EYE!” Another burst of energy shot from Akane’s eyes and clipped Shampoo in the side as she attempted to dodge. (Ranma: Evil eye?) (Akane: It works, doesn’t it?) (Ranma (shrugged): I guess.) “When violent-girl learn chi attack?” “Just now. EVIL EYE! EVIL EYE! EVIL EYE!” Akane’s blast were now all being dodged. With each blast, Shampoo moved closer. (Akane: At this point I knew I had to come up with something to prevent Shampoo to get into close melee. I thought of ways to get her hit by the chi blast, and searched to see if I could call on another emotion for a bigger attack.) A smile grew on Akane’s face as the strength of her current chi attack faded. “Shampoo, I will not let you take Ranma from me because, I LOVE RANMA!” Shampoo was right above Akane, as she screamed the final words, and was blown skywards by a blast of a red chi pillar twenty feet in diameter and hundreds of feet high. (Everyone’s jaw dropped to the floor except Nabiki’s and Akane’s.) Gosunkugi stammered, “H-how can she love him?” “Wow, I didn’t think I love him that much,” Akane said with an odd smile on her face. “Akane, watch out!” Nabiki was heard screaming from off screen. Akane looked up and saw Shampoo falling straight towards her. Akane dodged in time. Shampoo had positioned herself to hurt Akane badly in the fall, and so, landed poorly when she missed. Shampoo slowly got to her feet. “Shampoo no let violent-girl have Ranma. Ranma is mine!” Shampoo swung at Akane’s head. Akane ducked the blow and caught Shampoo’s knee as it threaten to hit her in the head, but was rewarded for that block with a punch into her back. Akane retaliated with an uppercut to Shampoo’s chin. Shampoo moved back and launched a kick to Akane’s side. Her leg was caught, but twisted so that she could launch her other leg at Akane’s head. Akane blinked trying to regain her senses from the blow to the head, and was struck three times in her chest. She fell onto her back from the blows as Shampoo continued to pound on her. Akane looked at Shampoo with a deep hatred, trying to fight back. “She’s killing her!” Gosunkugi screamed. “EVIL EYE” was heard and a blast of dark blue chi shot Shampoo through the air. She landed looking like a heap of dirty clothes. Akane staggered to her feet and went over to Shampoo. She smiled when she saw Shampoo was indeed out cold. “I won.” Then Akane joined Shampoo in unconsciousness. “AKANE!!!” someone screamed from off screen as a blur of red and black speed across the screen. After it passed, Akane was no longer there. Mousse then raced to Shampoo’s side, picked her up, and carried her off. “All right, Gosunkugi, hand me that tape...” Nabiki said on tape before Nabiki hit stop on the VCR. ------------ Ranma looked down at Akane and said, “Promise me you won’t do anything stupid like that again.” “You’re the only who can call for a rematch,” Akane reminded him, grinning. “Good thing for you, I don’t want there to be a rematch.” “I’ll go call a minister,” Soun said, eyes filled with tears of joy. “Hey!” Ranma shouted. “We may love each other, but it doesn’t mean we want to get married right away. Can we talk about this in the morning?” Akane asked, her voice tired. “She’s had a rough day. Let her get some sleep. We WILL talk about this in the morning. NO plans will be made until then,” Ranma said in a commanding tone. Genma and Soun nodded, happy enough for now knowing that their family lines will be joined. Besides, the look in Ranma's eyes suggested they'd be taking a swim in the koi pond if they pressed the issue. Ranma picked up Akane and carried her to her room. He set her down into her bed. “Now get some rest...” Ranma gulped audibly. “...my love.” Akane giggled, “I will.” Ranma kissed Akane on her forehead before leaving the room. ----------------------------------- Author's Note: As always C&C and MSTings wanted. Thanks to David Tatum and The Rams for pre-reading this story. 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