The soft whistle of wind mingled with the deep breathing of exhaustion.
"Ranma! Ryouga! Would you two please stop this stupid fighting!? One of you is going to get seriously hurt."
"Can't do that Akane. This has been a long time coming and one of us is going to walk away from this the winner."
"That's right Akane. I'm sorry but we have to do this."
"You....you stupid IDIOTS!!! Both of you are so stupid! You don't have to fight! Stop it right now!"
The crackle of released energy.
"SHI SHI HOUKOUDAN!!!!"
And again.
"MOUKO TAKABISHA!!!!"
An explosion.
"RANMAAAAA!!!! RYOOOOOUGAAAAA!!!!"
Silence. Forever.
This is the premise of Pain of the Past. It takes place in the future, about five years. Akane has died as an indirect result of a fight between Ranma and Ryouga. Things have changed and the two boys have not been in Nerima since they left, five years ago. It is reaching the anniversary of Akane's death and they have decided to go and finally pay their respects to Akane and apologize. They want it to be perfect but as always in Nerima, what you want the most is the last thing you ever get. This is my first attempt at a semi-dark fic so I hope you enjoy it.
