(Thanks again for the reviews, and Kagome arrives in this chapter! I haven't really thought about adding Ryoga as one of the central characters, I just don't see how well he would fit. But I might be able to add him in if I see an opportunity.)

When Ranma finally reached Earth again he crashed into the pond with a mighty splash that soaked the yard. When he resurfaced his usual jet black hair was now a dark red. "Stupid Akane, why's she always gotta be so violent…" As she got out of the pond she saw her new mortal enemy sitting in the living room with Mr. Tendo.

"Hmmm, it doesn't make sense. That well has been dried up for years, I've thought about tearing it out but the prices for that are ridiculous!"

"Well a friend of mine has a well that does the exact same thing, and now that I think about it… If this is Japan her house should be here somewhere! Do you know where Higuarshi Shrine is?" Inuyasha asked, very excited.

"Higuarshi Shrine? Never heard of it, but Toyko is a very big city. I doubt that you would be able to find your friends house easily." Soun replied.

"Yo Inuyasha!"

"Huh?" He turned to see her soaking wet and in a fighting stance.

"Right here, right now. We end this."

"There's no way I'm gonna fight you as a women, change back then we'll fight." Ranma reluctantly headed towards the bathroom but was stopped by a sudden yell from the backyard.

"What was that?"

Both Inuyasha and Ranma rushed outside to find two figures on top of the stone wall.

"Inuyasha! You're the man that has seduced my Shampoo, you'll pay for that!" A man with large, thick glasses said.

"Yeah! And I'm gonna stop you before you brainwash Akane too!" The person beside him was wearing a yellow bandana and wielded a bamboo umbrella.

"Ryoga, Mousse! You came to beat up Inuyasha? Well, I'll gladly watch!" Ranma laughed before taking a seat on the wooden porch.

Inuyasha looked at the both of them before smiling. "I usually don't waste my time with weaklings, but if you want an early funeral come at me."

"With pleasure!" Mousse yelled before shooting a chain with a thick ball at the end out of nowhere. However instead of hitting Inuyasha, it hammered Ranma straight it the face.

"Get your damn glasses on duck boy!" She yelled, clutching her bruised face.

Just who the hell are these idiots?

Ryoga was the first to jump off the wall, rushing at the half demon with a single raised finger. "Bakusai Tenketsu!" He yelled, Inuyasha jumped over him as rocks and dirt were thrown into the air. As he landed he swiftly kicked Ryoga in the back of the head and he went down.

As the half demon swirled around a barrage of objects were thrown at him. Knifes, daggers, swords, quills, pens; anything sharp really. He rolled to avoid them, and then jumped to where he was standing. They both now stood on the thick wall.

"Hah!" Moussse laughed, "You've fallen right into my trap, Fist of the White Swan!" His hands were like a blur, but he missed Inuyasha by a mile. He swung his fist and Mousse crashed into the pond below.

Ranma sighed as Inuyasha jumped from the wall and landed gracefully. Great, he beat up Mousse and Ryoga in record time too, is there anything this guy can't do?

"Ra-ranma…" Ryoga muttered as he crawled over to her. "Just who the hell is this guy? His speed is like nothing I've ever seen…"

"He's a demon, that's why." Ranma glared at Inuyasha when he strutted back into the living room.

"Hey Ranma, you're friends are all weaklings. No wonder you can beat them up…"

Ranma got to his feet then bolted it to the bathroom. In record time he was back, male this time. "We end this here you dog eared freak!"

"Now calm down both of you! The living room is no place for a match, if both of you want to fight we'll do it in the dojo. We can set up a match tomorrow."

Ranma nodded before putting down his fists. "Fine, but tomorrow you're done!" He stomped off to his bedroom.

"Well, goodnight Mister Tendo." Inuyasha went to leave but Soun stopped him.

"A word of warning, Inuyasha. Ranma is no foe to think light of, he is an exceptional fighter and far more skilled then these two." He motioned to the struggling Ryoga and duck in the backyard. "If you think you can go easy on him you will lose."

Inuyasha nodded signaling that he understood, before leaving.

The sound of chirping birds carried across the morning wind. The sun was barley in the sky when Kagome woke up; she had gotten little sleep being too worried to rest. Wanting to start the search for Inuyasha early she woke up her friends then hurried out into the forest.

They had already searched much of the forest; Sango had gone out on Kirara for a few hours even. But still Kagome believed that would be the best place to find him. As she followed the all too familiar dirt path something told her to stray off. She didn't know quite what it was, but she had a feeling to get off the road.

As she strayed off to the right she immediately found something. A very old looking well, she thought of the bone eater's well at the sight of it. As Kagome neared it she realized the entire side of it was broken off, leaving the gaping hole of the well open.

"Could this be where Inuyasha went? Is this like the bone eater's well, does it lead to another time?" Yet again she got a feeling, it was telling her to go down the well. Despite the obvious dangers she listened, she descended into the well and was suddenly falling.

Ranma punched the air with incredible speed; he had gotten up before dawn and started training.

"Don't you think you've trained enough? You're pushing yourself too far." Akane said, watching him from the living room.

"I'm fine, and I need to get ready for the match later today. It's gonna take everything I got to beat him."

As he said this they heard a yell from across the wall. Inuyasha was like a blur as he jumped the wall and quickly ran inside.

"Inuyasha! Inuyasha!" Shampoo yelled while she followed him, before he could run deeper into the house she was hugging him tightly. "We have that date now, you promise Shampoo!"

"Bu-but today? I gotta match with Ranma, cant we do this another time?"

"Why you even bother, Ranma weakling compared to you."

At this Ranma punched the wall, leaving a gaping hole in its wake.

"Alright, after I beat up Ranma we'll go on a date, I promise." She nodded happily before letting go.

When Kagome opened her eyes she found herself at the bottom of the well in almost complete darkness. The only light was coming from above her. Seeing the green vines that crawled up the inside of the well, she grabbed on to them to climb out. However they quickly broke under her weight and she screamed as she hit the ground.

"Huh?" Inuyasha suddenly jumped up, like at dog at the sound of the doorbell. "That scream, it sounded like Kagome!" He rushed out of the house and over to the well. Shampoo was still chasing him.

"Kagome?" He yelled down the well, as he peered down it he noticed someone was down there.

"Inuyasha?" She yelled back up excitedly.

"I'm coming to get you!" The half demon jumped down the well and landed on the ground right beside her. Scooping her up he jumped back into the backyard.

"Oh Inuyasha! I was so worried about you! We thought something horrible happened to you!" She exclaimed while burying herself into Inuyasha chest. He could feel tears stain his robe.

"I'm perfectly fine, you can stop crying." He let her down and she stopped obeyed. Suddenly Shampoo grabbed onto to him, he could see fire in her eyes.

"Who is this stupid girl?" She asked her voice full of anger.

Kagome narrowed her eyes at the Amazon. "Just who is this clutching onto your chest?"

"Oh her? She's- um, well…" Inuyasha tried to explain but Shampoo cut him off.

"I'm Inuyasha's bride! I love only him!"

"Birde?" Kagome asked now very angry. "I was worried that something terrible happened to you, and here I see you found a BRIDE? SIT BOY!" Shampoo's grip broke as the dog demon crashed painfully into the ground.

"Listen Kagome, it's not what you-" He was cut off as she ordered another sit command.

"You two timing jerk! First Kikyo, and now you're running around with some random woman, SIT BOY!"

Both Ranma and Akane watched as she pummeled him into the ground as he tried to desperately explain.

"Boy, she really is jumping to conclusions…" Akane commented.

"Yeah, reminds a lot of someone I know…" Ranma glared at her.

When Kagome finally calmed down Inuyasha was able to explain everything. By the time he was done she was still very upset, obviously she didn't believe the part where he said Shampoo came onto him.

"The match is ready, everyone in the dojo!" Soun stated before they could go into further detail.

They all sat patiently in the dojo, waiting for Soun to begin the match. Ranma and Inuyasha stood apart, both staring at each other.

"Go on Ranma, show that dog whose boss!" Ryoga cheered from the sidelines.

"Yeah, show him what happens when he goes around seducing women!" Mousse yelled.

Wow, I can't believe their cheering me on. All the more reason to beat Inuyasha…

"Go Inuyasha! Shampoo believes in you!" The Amazon cheered, which led Kagome to give her a nasty look.

"Today we have a match for the ages!" Soun's voice echoed through the small dojo. "In this corner we have the direct heir to the Saotome School of Anything Goes martial arts, Ranma Saotome!"

"And in the other corner we have the time traveling demon, Inuyasha!" He spoke loudly into the microphone. "Now, let the match begin!"

Ranma smiled as soon as the match began, confidence basically pouring off of him. "I'll beat you without even breaking a sweat!"

This is gonna be easy, one hit. That's all it's gonna take. "Moko Takabashi!" Ranma yelled, a sudden burst of blue energy erupted from his hands and surged towards Inuyasha.

"And Ranma starts off with one of his strongest moves, the confidence powered Moko Takabashi!"

Even as the ball of energy rushed towards him Inuyasha didn't even move. Instead he pulled out his sword, and as the blast was just about to hit him he cut it in two. The halves traveled around him leaving him unharmed.

Damit! It didn't work! Still, I won't be beat so easily! Ranma charged at him and raised his fists. "Kachü Tenshin Amaguriken!" His fists were like a blur as he threw a thousand punches at Inuyasha within a second.

The whole crowd gasped as Ranma stepped away. Someone had finally hit Inuyasha, so far ever fight he had gotten in he had moped the floor with his opponent without even being hit. The dog demon stood motionless, everyone waited for him to collapse.

"Keh, that was a nice move of yours. It almost fazed me, but don't get excited. It won't work twice." Ranma's jaw nearly dropped as his opponent raised his fists. I can't believe it! He's still standing after that?

Inuyasha ran forward so fast that Ranma couldn't even get his hands up. He was kicked first in the stomach, punched in the chest, and then to end it all punched in the face. As Inuyasha backed off he collapsed in a whirlwind of pain.

"It's over! The match is over, and Inuyasha is the winner!" The entire crowd was stunned, except for Shampoo who was jumping up and down like a maniac.

Dinner that night was uncomfortable for Ranma. He barley ate anything, which was most unusual. And the whole time they were at the table he didn't even glance at Inuyasha for a second. When bedtime finally came he slumped off to the roof, defeated.

I've never lost a serious match before, never… He thought gloomily while looking at the star filled sky. The moon was full and beautiful, but didn't change his mood the least. I gave that fight everything I had, yet Inuyasha still brushed me off like an insect…

Ranma hung his head, but after a few minutes of thinking finally gained inspiration. "I'm not gonna lose to some dog eared freak! I'll do what I always do, I'll go to Colonge! I'm sure she'll have some special move or training that'll let me beat him!" He yelled to the heavens before jumping across the rooftops, heading for the Cat Café.

Just under the roof Kagome was getting ready to go to bed. Kasumi had suggested that she sleep with Akane in her room, and without any objections she agreed.

"So," Akane said while crawling into her bed. "You've known Inuyasha for awhile?"

"Yes." She replied, stretching out on the mattress laid on the ground. "It hasn't been that long, but it sure feels like it."

"Is he always like this? He sure seems to act a lot like Ranma…"

"You mean impulsive and rude? Yeah, that's Inuyasha…"

"Well he's no different than Ranma with the women, always running after them."

"Tell me about it." Kagome laughed. As she drifted off to sleep later that night images of Shampoo and Inuyasha came to her mind. It filled her with not only anger, but jealousy. At least were leaving soon, at least I hope so…

(And so the jealousy begins! I'll probably have Kodachi fall for Inuyasha next chapter, and the relationship with Ranma and Kagome might start.)