Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction ❯ The One I Love ❯ Chigau ( Chapter 1 )

The One I Love

By midnightwitch

AN: I got this idea by reading CLAMP's wonderful little manga, "The One I Love". I just though it would be perfect for a fanfiction. It will consist of 12 or more short scenes, all with Ranma characters. Enjoy, and please leave feedback!

Scene 1: Chigau

As I walk, I'm careful not to step in the puddles. Yesterday it rained; it was the first real storm we've had in a while. But now you can hardly tell… it's a beautiful day, the sun is shining, the birds are singing, and I feel… I shouldn't feel this way.

Today I wore a yukata.

I know it's a little early, but after all summer isn't far away.

I put it on myself, so it might look a little weird, but I did my best to wear it.

I want to try something a little different, be a little different.

Why, you ask?

A leaf falls near me.

"Maybe it was my fault after all…"

We had a fight a week ago, and I haven't seen him since. We live apart now. The fight was over something small, but both he and I were stubborn and couldn't say those two words that really mattered.

Sakura blossoms swirl.

"I'm sorry…" I whisper. "Kyaaa, it's so easy to say it when he's not here."

I wipe away a tear that unconciously rolled from my eye.

After all… you're to blame, too. Baka.

If after we had fought you had only…

If you had only smiled, even a little… I could have been a little more honest, insteaad of stubborn.

"Baka."

He's worse than I am over things like this.

The wind is warmer, today.

I hate fighting, although before we were together we used to do it all the time.

But I hate holding my feelings inside even more. The longer I hold them in, the deeper the negative feelings seep into my heart. And as my sister would say, I am not a very positive person.

Those horrible negative feelings… ignite a spark that explodes inside me, and then it becomes more than a little argument. He'd usually turn away from me at this point. And then….

…things end…

Or at least, that's how I feel.

Even after all we've been through, it could end over any small thing…

But I don't want it to end.

I want to apologize. I want to tell you that I'm sorry.

But…

It's hard to say what I feel…

So instead… I wore a yukata today.

I wanted to be different today, so I woke up early and put on a yukata.

I've ayways felt different in a yukata, especially th one my mother made for me.

My sisters scolded me for being agitated… but somehow, in a yukata, I'm at peace, even when I'm performing a lesson at school.

I hope that if I can become different in a yukata, I can also become more honest.

I look at myself in a puddle.

"B-but what if I don't look good in this yukata?! I was saving this one for a special occasion, so I've never even worn it, not even to see if I look ok! Kyaa, I should have had Kasumi help me!"

I tug at the waist frantically. Have I gotten fatter? Great, just one more reason for him to tease me!

"Maybe I should have worn the red one… or the light blue one! Kyaaah!" I bump smack into someone. You'd think with my reflexes I could quit doing that. I hastily turn around.

"I'm sorry!"

It's him.

"Oh…"

He aknowledges me with a shake of his head. B-but wait! He's wearing a suit! And a tie!

"W-why on earth are you dressed like that?" I ask, pointing at the suit. "You always wear your blue shirt!"

He blushes, looking down, and scratches the back of his head.

And then I realize.

"Hey." I whisper. "You wanted to become different too."

He smiles. I smile back.

He holds out his hand.

"I'm sorry."

NA: And this was just one of many! Ooh, let's see if you can guess who the two characters are in this one. Their names start with an Ran and an Ak…. Ciao to you all!