Series: Ranma ½
Category: General/Romance
Rating: G
Pairing: Ranma/Akane
Warning: Sap with big S
Author's Note: Even though I mostly despise Ranma, I love him
with Akane. Even though Ryoga is the one who really deserves her.
Watch out for sugary sweetness.
Disclaimer: Ranma ½ belongs to Rumiko Takahashi. Otherwise Ranma
would be begging for Akane's attention.
Archive: Abstract Reasoning.
Summary: Ranma listens to Akane laugh.
Her Laughter
If I were a poet, I would say that hearing her laugh is like
listening to the angels sing. But I don't think her laughter is
quite that heavenly. Even though I have to admit that it's one of
the more beautiful things that exist in the world.
I wish she would laugh, or even smile more often. Joy suits her
much more than either anger or sorrow do.. I guess it's same with
everyone, even though Ryoga is much more bearable when sneering
at me than when he's laughing at me, but with her, the whole
matter seems to gain a greater meaning.. I don't know why, but..
When she laughs, it's like watching a mask dropping off her
features, revealing something soft and tender from under that
angry frown she always wears, showing a glimpse of a girl who has
enough love in her heart to embrace the whole world instead of
whacking it with a mallet. And the sound of it is just as
astounding as well.. it's like listening to a golden bell to
ring, with clash of metal replaced with pure melodies that only a
human voice can have.
Yes, I stole those phrases from a love poem. I'm a martial
artist, not a literal wonder.
It's strange to watch her change like that, turn from a raving
bitch into a near angel. And yet.. it's also beautiful, an
experience that is never the same but nevertheless wonderful. And
those were my own words, amazingly, a simple opinion put in less
plain shape.
Well, I guess I now understand better why Kuno, Ryoga, all those
boys at school, why they all are so fallen over Akane Tendo. Why
they want her as their own, why they want her love.
They want to see and hear her laugh.
26. June 2002