Disclaimer: Ranma 1/2 does NOT belong to me.  I'm just 
borrowing them for a little fun.  The story and Sakira Saotome 
in there does belong to me so don't take them.  This story is 
dedicated to Sakira Saotome who is my best friend at school.  
Read her stories!  They are good!

Cherry Blossom Light
Part 2: The Clone
By: Silver Star



	"Morning, Ranma."  Sakira greeted the next morning, 
coming down the stairs.  
	"Er, morning, Sakira."  Ranma said, not use to greeting 
Sakira in the morning.  
	"Sakira."  Genma said, coming into the living room.  "You 
will be going to school today with Akane and Ranma."
	"I- I am?"  Sakira asked in disbelieve.  <Could this meant 
that he want me to stay?>	
	"She is?"  Both Ranma and Akane exclaimed.  
	"She is."  Genma said firmly and then disappeared back 
into the kitchen.  
	"Want something to eat?  I mean, you didn't came to 
breakfast."  Akane said, gesturing at the kitchen.  
	"Sure, I guess.  If that's not too much trouble."  Sakira 
said politely.  
	"Wait a minute.  I'll be right back."  Akane said and then 
disappeared into the kitchen before either Sakira or Ranma to 
say anything.  A few minutes later, she came back with a 
chocolate bar.  "Here.  I bought that yesterday but didn't get 
time to eat it.  You go ahead.  I don't really like chocolate 
anyway."  She said, handing Sakira the chocolate bar.  
	<Now, when did she bought that?  I was with her the 
whole day, yesterday and the only time when I wasn't with her 
was last night when pop and I were arguing and I doubt she 
would want to sneak out just to buy a chocolate bar and didn't 
wanted it, either.  This is way too odd.  It's not like Akane to 
act so...so...NICE!!>  Ranma thought as he stared at the over 
nice Akane.  <What's wrong with her?>
	"Um, Akane?  Sakira?  If we don't hurry, we are going to 
be late."  Ranma reminded them.  
	"Come on, Kira-chan."  Akane said cheerfully as she 
dragged the blond girl out the door.  
	<Kira-chan?!>  Ranma thought as he trailed behind the 
two girls.  <Akane never calls anybody nicknames beside me 
and they are usually insults like pervert.  Kira-chan.  Now 
where did she come up with that?!>
	Ranma got onto the fence, as usual, and followed the two 
girls.  Akane looked back and gave him a confused look.  
	"Ranma?  Why are you walking on the fence?"  Ranma 
blinked.  Then he fell down face first onto the hard concrete.  
	"Er, are you okay, Ranma?"  Sakira asked.  She frowned 
and then knelt by Ranma's side, trying to get him back up on 
his feet.  
	Suddenly, a bicycle with a pretty, purple haired girl in a 
purple Chinese outfit on top landed on the concrete beside 
Sakira.  
	"Husband want Shampoo, yes?!"  Shampoo asked in her 
usual broken Japanese and then crushed Ranma's still dizzy 
head to her chest.  Ranma thrashed for a moment and then 
got away from the crushing embrace.  
	"S- Shampoo!"  Ranma said nervously, looking at Akane's 
direction.  To his surprise, Akane smiled at him and her 
wooden mallet was no where in sight!  
	"A- Akane?"  Ranma asked cautiously.
	"Yes, Ranma?"  Akane asked sweetly.  
	"Aren't you suppose to hit me?"  
	"Do you want me to?"
	"Er, no."  
	"Okay."  With that, Akane started toward the direction of 
school.  
	"Shampoo.  Leave me alone."  Ranma said, frowning and 
then went after Akane with Sakira in tow.
	Shampoo looked hurt and then went on with her delivery.  
	"Akane!  Wait!"  Ranma yelled but Akane didn't stop nor 
did she turn, either.  "Akane!"  He yelled again, finally caught 
up with her.  "I said wait up!"
	"What do you want from me?"  Akane asked in a cold 
voice, glaring at him.  Ranma backed off in surprise.  
	"A- Akane?"
	"Shut UP!  You are such a lovesick fool!  If you ever think 
that I would love you, you are dead wrong!"  Ranma stared at 
Akane, hurt was evident in his eyes.  
	"A-"
	"I SAID SHUT UP!!!!"  Akane yelled and then slapped him.  
She laughed menacingly and then went on her way toward 
school.  Ranma stood there, holding his red cheek, staring at 
the back of Akane's school uniform with disbelieve and hurt. 
	"You alright, Ranma?"  Sakira asked, concerned.  She 
turned and stared at Akane's back, narrowing her eyes at the 
same time.  <This is definitely not Akane although I don't 
really know her.  Who is this person, then?>

~~~~~~~~~~~

	 "My Golden Haired Maiden!"  Kuno exclaimed after 
Sakira bashed him to the ground.
	"Please leave me alone, Kuno."  Sakira said, calmly.  If 
brute strength won't work, maybe been nice will work.  "I don't 
really want to deal with this right now."
	"Yes, My Golden Haired Maiden!"  Kuno said.  "I, the 
honorable Kuno, shall leave you alone until you are ready to 
deal with this!"  Then, almost immediately, he went away.  
Onna-Ranma blinked.  Then she blinked again.  
	"I'll try that next time."  She said, looking blankly at the 
smiling Sakira.  
	"Need some hot water, Ranma?"  Nabiki asked as she 
held up a teakettle.  
	"Thanks, Nabiki.  How much?"  Onna-Ranma asked 
suspiciously.
	"Now what made you think that I want money, Ranma-
chan?"  Nabiki asked innocently.  
	"You always does."  Onna-Ranma stated.  Sakira and 
Nabiki both sweatdropped.  Onna-Ranma snatched the kettle 
away from Nabiki and pours it onto herself before Nabiki could 
change her mind.  
	"That's better."  Ranma said, changing back into his male 
side.  Suddenly, he frowned.  "Have any of you seen Akane 
since this morning?"  
	"No."  Nabiki said, concerned.  "Is she okay?"
	"I don't know.  Sakira?"  Ranma asked, hoping she had 
seen Akane.
	"No, Ranma.  I stayed around you the whole morning, 
remember?"  Sakira said.  "She seemed to be so strange this 
morning according to you."  She added, frowning.  
	"Yeah..." Ranma sighed.  "I hope she's okay."
	From the distance, the bell rang.  
	"Oops!  Time to go!"  With that, both Ranma and Sakira 
sprint toward the school.  
	"Hey!!"  Nabiki yelled angrily.  "That's not fair!  Wait for 
me!"

~~~~~~~~~~~

	Sakira stared up at the ceiling of the guest bedroom as 
she lay on the bed, under the cover.  She didn't look down 
when the door opened and Akane walked in quietly.  
	"Hey."  Akane said in a hushed voice as she came over to 
the bed and sat down on the edge.  "How are ya?"
	"I'm fine, I guess."  Sakira said, finally turning to look at 
Akane.  "It's so strange to be actually sleeping in the same 
building with my real father, the one that tried to kill me."
	"Yeah, well, it'll get better."  Akane said.  Akane leaned 
toward Sakira.  She thought that Akane was going to give her 
a goodnight kiss when she realized that Akane was going for 
her neck instead of her forehead.  She stared in shock, not 
moving, when she noticed the two small tips of long, sharp 
fang as Akane continued to lean toward her.
	Suddenly, as if somebody shook her, she woke up from 
the shock spell and kicked Akane in the stomach just before 
she could reach Sakira's neck.  
	Then, as if by magic, Akane's hands and feet turned into 
claws and her eyes glowed a bloody red.  The creature made a 
jump shot at Sakira but missed.  Sakira stepped back as the 
creature advanced on her.  
        It's a clone.  
        Sakira's hands felt cold glass.  She was against the 
window.  She's trapped.  

~~~~~~~~~~~

To be continued...

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okay?  I know this part is kind of weird with Kuno actually 
went away and Akane acting so weird and everything but 
Akane is actually a clone and Kuno...well, I just used a 
different way!  ^_~

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