His Not So Uncute Love

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Title: His Not so Uncute Love
Author: browneyedmami
Fandom: Ranma 1/2
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Characters/Pairings: Akane/Ranma, Shampoo, Mousse, Ukyo, Kuno
Summary: The gang spends a day at the beach, as Ranma contemplates his feelings for a certain girl.
Notes: Written for landofthekwt for my Alphabet Meme. Prompt given was 'beach.'



It ‘s a relatively good day. I’m surrounded by beautiful women wearing skimpy swim suits. What more could a guy ask for?

As hard as it was to deny how sexy Shampoo looked in her suit, my eyes were trained elsewhere.

She normally looked masculine next to the others, but today she looked like a goddess in her blue bikini.

I wanted nothing more than to take her down to beach floor and….

“Oh Ranma darling!” Shampoo called as she advanced on me.

“Yes?” I asked almost hesitant.

“Would you like to go into the ocean with me?” she asked batting her pretty eyelashes and making her cleavage evident.

A piece of me wanted to say yes, but as I looked out from the corner of my eye, I saw her staring at us. Normally I would have expected a scowl and for her to mutter “baka” under her breath, but today she just stared with a somewhat sad look in her eyes.

Shampoo still hovering over me, I struggled to tell her no.

“Well Shampoo I….”

“Shampoooooo! You and I should go on the shore! It’s a beautiful day!” the duck man hollered as he dragged the purple haired woman away.

Thank goodness. I don’t know how she would have reacted had I had the chance to tell her no.

I saw Akane get up and start walking toward me….only to be intercepted by Ryouga. I was about to march over and give him a piece of my mind when I was intercepted by Ukyo. Hmm…

“Ranma honey! Are you hungry? I made and packed us all some lunch!” she said with a bright smile. The girl was cute without a doubt, but not for me.

“No not really right now, maybe later” I replied in more of a bored tone than intended.

She pouted and looked a bit crestfallen as she walked away. I was almost to Ryouga and Akane when the water from one of the waves hit me, turning me into a girl.

I continued to walk over to Akane anyway, this time without any hindrances….or so I thought.

“It’s the pig-tailed girl!” Kuno shouted from across the way. Wait a minute…when did he get here?

I did my best to avoid him by pushing past him, but to no avail. Finally, another female voice came through.

“Hi Kuno!” she said.

“Akane!” he said grabbing her hand.

I gritted my teeth annoyed by his sudden affection towards her. He turned back to me and upon seeing my expression mistook it for jealousy…for him.

“Oh fret not oh pig-tailed goddess, for there is room enough in my heart for both!” he shouted using elaborate hand gestures.

Behind him Akane rolled her eyes, and before I could blink, her mallet that was usually reserved for me was out and pounding him on the head sending him to the sand.

She looked up at me and smiled.

“Thanks for the save” I said with a smile of my own.

She blushed, but then her normal guard returned as she responded with

“Yeah, you wouldn’t have gotten away if I hadn’t come to help”

I ignored it, and advanced towards her giving her a kiss on the cheek.

She blushed again, only this time ten times redder. I smirked and said

“You are so uncute!”

And of course before I knew it I was ran after by her shouting “Baka!”, with the others trailing behing angry at the exchange.

Man I can’t catch a break can I?

The rest of the day went rather smoothly after that. Everyone went home, and I walked home with Akane. I noticed her struggling on one leg, and decided instead of making a fuss out of it and cracking a joke that I would just carry her. Without a word, I snuck up to her and gather her in my arms. She said thank you and gave me her biggest smile. She really is the cutest of them, and to be honest, I’ve already made my choice.

We arrived home, and I looked down at her to find her asleep in my arms. I carried her to her room careful not to wake her, and placed her on the bed.

I looked down at her and smiled. I bent down and placed a kiss on her forhead. She smiled and then turned to her side.

I turned to leave the room giving her one last glance.

She really is cute, I thought. And so I made my way to my room with lingering thoughts of the day, and smiled thinking of the girl I love. One day I will admit it out loud, but for now, I’m going to enjoy our time together.