Disclaimer:
The people appearing in this one-shot and the series with which they are related do not belong to me. They are creations of the fantastic Rumiko Takahashi.
Any similarities with other FFs are pure coincidence.

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How long has it been now?
It must have been more than two years ...
But I still remember exactly as if it had only happened yesterday.

The weather that day was the same as it is today. The sky was overcast with heavy clouds and the road was practically inundated by the masses of water that kept falling down. And all of this although the sun was still shining in the morning.
Just like today ...

Up until that day my life was in order. I got up early, ran a lap in the neighborhood, did my morning workout, took a bath before breakfast, and then went to school.
On the way I greeted familiar faces and always hoped to meet a certain doctor.Every morning the boys from my school would wait for me ... and every morning they would have a rub before the first lesson started.
My life was so orderly and peaceful.
Until that day ...

A fiance would be arriving soon.
Those were his words. How shocked we were about such news didn't seem to bother him.
Who wanted to do anything with boys? I certainly don't ...

Then it happened. The door opened, a giant panda with a red-haired girl thrown over his shoulder entered the house and my life was suddenly turned upside down.
No, that doesn't quite hit it ... It was first held captive in an inexorable grip, then it was maltreated and shaken and THEN it was turned upside down.

I felt so helpless ... and incredibly angry. How dare you betray me like that? They decided one of the most important things in a young life just over my head.My own family had betrayed me ...

In addition, this so-called fiancé was a complete fool who had about the tact of a single-celled cell. Maybe even less. His manners were no better.

But I couldn't beat my family.
So the only way out was to take out my anger on this unwanted fiancé.
That was certainly not entirely fair of me, but he was also doing his part to make the situation even worse.
With him came new problems, new fiancés and new rivals.

And yet...
I knew he was being forced into this engagement too.
Neither of us wanted that ... at least not like that.

And so the quarrels became commonplace, insults became a matter of getting used to and chaos became normal. Somewhere in the process, my feelings oscillated between irrepressible anger and deceptive happiness.

Have I ever really been able to enjoy rest?
Just be happy, develop inner peace without waiting for the arrival of a fiancée, a rival or a new catastrophe ...Where did my life go
Suddenly it was gone. Everything had changed with the arrival of a single boy.

But today I have to admit that not everything has turned out badly.
I am about Dr. Tofu got over it and was able to accept that he loves my sister. I am no longer so self-righteous in my role as a fighter, because more than once I have had to realize that there are far better fighters than me. It also gave me the ambition I needed to improve.

I felt that I was needed. Not for a small favor or something similar. No. Just to be there for someone. To make him feel important.
This is something special.
I also got to know what it is like to be protected by someone. I knew he would be there for me in really dangerous situations. At this thought a pleasant warmth rises in me.

These two years are marked by endless arguments, bad words and often a few tears.But they also stand for trust and security in the vicinity of the other.

During these two years I got to know this young man better than I could possibly say of my own family. And we got close. Close enough that I could answer "yes" to him.

I look out of the window. Out in the rain.
Actually it's just a slight shower now.
The blue sky is already announced here and there.

Days like this are moments in life when you look back.
I like rainy days like this.

Because a young man came into my life ... on one of those rainy days.

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This one-shot could represent Akane's view of things. Unfortunately we will never know for sure.

Anyone who has read this far could perhaps be softened to a little comment. I would be very happy about it.

I ask for suggestions for improvement and, if you like, criticism. Hymns of praise are of course always welcome and greeted with joy.ByeBye, JenJen