The end of my Ranma fic
What follows is the ending I currently have in mind for Ranma Saotome’s Guide to Dating. It’s possible I’ll change it when the time comes to write the final scene, but for now this is what I’ve got. Enjoy!
Future Ranma starts getting clues that something odd happened in past when he and Akane first dated.
-future Ranma's quest is to understand Akane and mystery of past
-past Ranma's quest is to get back home
-f-Ranma meets 14 yr old Ranma who swallowed doll head
-on way back to own time
-or meets 14 yr old Ranma with mind of parallel Ranma
Ranma saw himself standing before him. The other Ranma looked to be much younger. In fact, he looked to be the same age Ranma had been when he had first met Akane. Suddenly, somehow, he understood what had happened. The accident with the doll, the idiotic excuse to visit the Tendos -- these and other details of the other Ranma's story suddenly flooded into his head. He reached out a hand to steady himself against the wall while he absorbed this new understanding. After collecting himself, Ranma straightened up and observed his younger companion. He knew that his own memories had been absorbed by the other Ranma.
"You're the reason all this crap happened to me, right?" he asked.
The other Ranma looked annoyed at his question. "Scuze me? What crap? You mean like hooking up with Akane? Yeah, that was really horrible for you, all right. Losing your virginity at 14 can really mess a guy up."
-ending: future Ranma learns reason behind past mysteries, also finds out depth of parallel Ranma's feelings for Akane.
-admits his own feelings for her which he'd ascribed to lust
-parallel Ranma finally admits to other Ranma his feelings for Akane
-emotional scene watched over by doll
-doll breaks tension by saying they can travel back if they make out
"Ranma, look here," began his counterpart. "You hate your curse, right?"
"I'd do anything to get rid of it!"
"So would I. I thought I would, anyway." He sighed and continued.
-tells about Togenkyo and destroying spring
The doll sniffed as she wiped away a tear. "That was so beautiful!" Ranma flushed in embarrassment as he stared at his shoes, unable to look either of his companions in the face. "Okay, the two of you start making out."
"What?" both Ranmas asked.
"Start sucking face. And do it hot, there's no room for prudes on this carnival ride. You must be this hard to ride." She held her hands as far apart as she could to demonstrate what she meant.
"Why the hell should we make out?" demanded Ranma.
"Because I said so, duh. And because it's hot. Also, I won't send the two of you back until I see some man-on-boy action."
The two Ranmas stared at each other in apprehension.
"Come on, just get on with it. Think about it, the two of you making out would involve masturbation, incest, underage sex, homosexuality, and maybe even pedophilia if you look at it a certain way. That's five in one! See, you have to do it now."
Both boys still looked extremely uncomfortable.
"Fine, if you do it really good I'll cure you both of your curses."
Her pronouncement gave Ranma a sudden idea. "Can I-?"
"No, you can't change into a girl. I want this as gay as possible."
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Ranma returns from meeting himself and wakes up back home in the universe changed by his time-travelling twin, where he and Akane broke up and where things are still strained between them because of their prior relationship.
"What? Why are you staring at me? Is there something on my face?"
Ranma opened his mouth but realized he didn't know how to answer her. His brow furrowed in concentration as he groped for the right words before he realized it was a lost cause. Instead of answering Akane, he decided to kiss her instead.
Akane was too surprised to resist him and before she knew it he'd pulled away to look at her with an inscrutable expression. She quickly wiped away that look when she punched him in the face.
"Well, I can see you're feeling better," she said sarcastically. "Our dads are going drinking after the council meeting so they might end up spending the night in the drunk tank, which means you should be able to sleep soundly tonight. I'll leave you to your beauty sleep."
She was halfway out the door when he grabbed her arm and stopped her. "I like you, Akane," he said to the back of her head. She continued staring forward. "I like you a lot. And I'm sorry about how I treated you before." Akane stood in the doorway for a moment before she slowly pulled her arm out of his hand and made her way back to her room. Ranma watched her walk away, then slid the door shut once she returned to her room. She hadn't looked back the entire time.
Well, you have to start somewhere, thought Ranma as he laid down on his futon. It was okay. Tomorrow was another day. He figured he could chat Akane up when they walked to school. Nothing too forward, just casual conversation, then she'd grow comfortable and --
The door slammed to one side as Akane stepped through and tossed something at Ranma. Reflexively, he caught it and stared at her as she closed the door behind her. Confused, he looked down and realized he was holding a box of condoms.
"I bought it when you first moved in here," explained Akane. "I was masturbating so much I figured this was pretty much inevitable, so better safe than sorry. We really dodged a bullet the first time, you know."
Ranma was too stunned to say anything.
"Well?" she asked while unbuttoning her blouse. "Why aren't you taking your clothes off?"
Holy fucking shit it was happening again.
And they all lived sexily ever after.