Ranma ½ and Rouroni Kenshin Crossover
A New Budo

Notes: This story takes place a year after Ranma ½ ends. This also takes place during the episode where Misao and Aoshi are visiting Tokyo. For this story, Ranma ½ takes place in 1868.
Disclaimer: None of these characters are mine. They belong to other people. Seeing how this is a fanfic I can play God and make these people's attitudes suit my weird ways. The characters will be a little OOC, but I hope you enjoy it.

Chapter 1

Its midday at the Kamiya Dojo. Misao, Kaoru, Megumi and the other girls from the Aoiya have already left for shopping. Sano and Yahiko have already left trying to get a free lunch off the girls. Aoshi and Kenshin are in the dojo relaxing.

Aoshi, in his priest-like robes is meditating in the dojo while Kenshin still in his garb of open pink shirt and gray pants is trying his best to meditate but failing badly.

"You actually find this relaxing." Said Kenshin while rubbing the bump he got on his head from falling over.

Aoshi's meditating and just staring off into space. "Yes, actually I find it very relaxing."

Kenshin looking bored. "I am going to find something to do, I don't understand this." Gets up and leaves toward the front of the dojo.

KNOCK KNOCK

"Oro. Someone's at the door." Says Kenshin as he walks to the door of the yard. He opens the door to find a boy of about 18 years of age wearing a red silk shirt and black pants. He has black hair and it's in a pigtail. Next to him is a girl of about the same age in a black and purple kimono. She has bluish hair cut short. "How can I help you?"

"Hello. We're looking for the person who runs this dojo." Said the girl. "We'd like to take lessons. My name is Tendo Akane."

The boy is looking around at the dojo and looks a little annoyed. He's not really paying attention until Akane elbows him. "Oof!"

"Introduce yourself baka!"

"Yeah, yeah. My name is Saotome Ranma how do you do." He said still annoyed. 'Why the hell am I here?' Looks at Kenshin and notices the sword. 'He better not be a Kuno wannabe. I wonder if he's a student here. If he is he better not hurt Akane in practice.'

Kenshin of course put on his cheery smile and responded. "My name is Himura Kenshin how can I help you."

"Like I said we would like to speak to a…." pulls out a paper. "Kamiya Kaoru. Is she here." Asks Akane.

"I'm sorry she just stepped out, she should be back in a few hours I can make you lunch if you decide to wait."

Forgetting his earlier line of thought, Ranma responds with, "That'd be great I'm starving!" while salivating at the thought of food. Which gets him smacked on top of the head by Akane's mallet.

"Baka! We thank you for the offer and will gladly wait for her return."

"What brings you here anyway? You want to learn budo from Kaoru."

"Well I know a little budo and would like to brush up on my skills." Said Akane smiling

"Humph! I don't know why I'm here though. I don't need budo. Using weapons is a horrible way to fight. You learn to rely on a weapon and if it's taken away from you're your screwed during a fight. You should only rely on yourself." Said Ranma arrogantly.

"A sword can be a very valuable ally." Stated Kenshin with a little anger mixing with his words. "But I can see where you're coming from."

"Thank You. You see it's pointless to learn with swords." Said Ranma, which caused Kenshin to scowl a little. Ranma noticed this change in attitude and decided now was a good enough time to test this Samurai. "Tell ya what."

"What?" asked Kenshin.

" Just to prove a point I bet that I can disarm you in a match while using no weapons." He smirked. "Do ya accept?"

"Fine." Kenshin said with a little happiness. He would get to show this arrogant boy his place. He turned to walk away but then Akane pulled him aside. "What is it?" he said. He liked the girl and had no qualms with her so he held his annoyance at the boy in check.

"No offense, you look like a great samurai but don't underestimate Ranma. He may brag a lot but he can back it up." She said with a serious look. She smirked "Although I'd like to see him knocked of his high horse. Hmmmm… Have fun."

"Okay thanks for the warning." She acts a lot like Kaoru. Kenshin thought. I will enjoy humbling the boy though. He thought as he led Ranma and Akane to the dojo.

"What did ya tell him?" asked Ranma in a whisper so that only Akane would hear.

"I just told him not to hold back and to you I say, let him win. Do you want to wind up making enemies the first day that we're here? Plus our father's didn't give us that much money and I don't want to wind up paying for a doctor if you get hurt. Plus he might hold a grudge and convince Kamiya-san to charge us more." Responded Akane in a whisper.

'Hmm she's got a point there I wouldn't want her to waste her money. She wanted the lessons and mom said she learned here when she was young. I'd do anything for her.' However Ranma couldn't figure whom he'd do anything for Akane or his mother. 'Both' he decided but they didn't need to know that.

"I would like for you to not hold back against me, and do not worry if you beat me Kaoru will not raise your fees it is only a friendly match." Kenshin said to the two teens walking behind him with a smile. Of course even though they were whispering he had heard the whole thing.

Ranma and Akane who were both embarrassed about being heard followed along in silence until they arrived at the dojo.

"Well here we are." Said Kenshin with a smile. "Do you still want to do this?"

"Hey I'm here to prove a point. It's you who should be reconsidering." Replied Ranma smugly.

"Okay. Akane-san please start the match." Kenshin walked to one side of the dojo and got into his Batto Jutsu stance (hands on the hilt of his sword, back bent slightly forward and right foot in front), while Ranma went to the other side of the dojo and got into his usual stance (which pretty much meant he was standing still). Akane walked to the middle and raised her hand in the air.

"START!" as she said this she jumped out of the way for fear of being hit.

Both combatants just stood there for a second analyzing the others stances. 'Hmm, batto jutsu stance means he'll try to counter my attack with either an upward or horizontal slash with his sword. It'll be a little tricky but I'll still win.' Ranma thought as a smirk came to his face.

'What the hell is that?' Kenshin thought. 'He's either really good and I can't tell what he's going to do or he's really bad and just doesn't know what a stance is.'

'Enough waiting.' Ranma thought as he flew into action. He tried a simple punch to test Kenshin reflexes with the sword. When his fist was centimeters from Kenshin's face, Kenshin suddenly disappeared. 'Yeah right like I'm gonna fall for that.' He thought with mock annoyance as he looked up.

'I see that punch coming a mile away.' Thought Kenshin 'I thought he was supposed to be good. Oh well now to end this.' Kenshin dodged the punch by jumping in the air faster than most eyes could follow in order to do one of his own attacks. "Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu, Ryu Tsui Sen!" he said as he prepared to hit Ranma with his sword on his descent. He knew it was a bit of over kill but he wasn't going to come down hard, just enough to humble him a little. What he didn't expect was Ranma to disappear and appear right in front of him in midair. 'What!'

'Heh my fighting style specializes in midair combat.' Ranma thought as he leapt up. "Katchu Tenshin Amuguriken!" he shouted as he punched Kenshin about 257 times in various places while still in the air, when they came down Kenshin was barely able to stand and Ranma was grinning.

'What the hell was that I didn't even see his hands move.' Kenshin thought angrily to himself. 'Mental note, never ever challenge him in mid air combat. Wait what's he grinning for. My Sword! Kenshin looked around for his sword and found it in the hands of Ranma. 'He beat me! Impressive, I'll never underestimate him again. The girl was right.'

"Hey looking for this." Ranma announced triumphantly as he held up Kenshin's sword.

'Oh that's just great Ranma now they're going to charge me so much.' Akane thought with despair in her voice. 'Oh well.' She walked over to Kenshin. "Don't let him get to you Himura-san, it's just the way he is. He's actually quite nice if you get past the arrogant exterior."

"That's alright." Said Kenshin. "He reminds me of someone I know, he has a lot of pride."

"Hey Kenshin." Said Ranma as he came over and handed the sword back to him. "Here you go."

"Thank you. I wasn't expecting you to face me in midair."

"I kinda figured that and that's why I did. If I faced you on the ground I would have been beaten. But as soon as you jumped I had you."

"True, true."

"By the way I've never seen anyone use a sword like that." Said Ranma while looking at Kenshin's sword.

"It's a Sakabatou, it cannot kill anyone but can injure them. It suits my needs as a non-killing Rouroni."

"I can't believe you lost!" said a voice from the side.

"Oro?" Kenshin turned around to see who was there. Aoshi was standing in the doorway with a scowl on his face. "What's wrong Aoshi-san?"

"What's wrong?! I try to beat you and get nowhere and this kid comes out of nowhere and kicks yer ass." He said getting enraged.

"Aoshi-san, please calm down."

"Alright, alright." He started taking deep breaths until he was calm enough to talk politely. By this time Akane and Ranma were looking at the newcomer with confused expressions wondering why he reminds them of a certain wandering martial artist. "I am calm." "I just can't believe that after all the times you have defeated me you lost to a boy."

"Well these things happen." Kenshin said with an embarrassed look on his face.

"Don't worry about it sir." Said Ranma. "If Kenshin was actually fighting me I might have lost. And don't try to convince me you were not holding back because I know you were. There were other ways in which you could have countered the punch but you chose the one that would humiliate me the most." He said with a grin. "It almost worked."

"And by the way what is your name." Said Aoshi to the two teens.

"I am Saotome Ranma of the Saotome School of Anything Goes School of Martial Arts."

"And I am Tendo Akane of the Tendo School of Anything Goes School of Martial Arts." Said Akane while bowing. "Can we ask of your name?"

"I am Shinomori Aoshi. Leader of the Oniwa Banshu."

"Well now that we know each other lets eat I'm starving!" said Ranma as his stomach growled. "Didn't you say you were going to make us something Kenshin?"

"I would have but it seems that Kaoru-dono has not enough ingredients in the house to make a meal. If you wish we can go to the Akabeko for lunch."

"That's good as long as I'm not paying."

"BAKA! He's trying to be nice and you act like an ass!"

"Don't worry about it Akane-san I will be paying of course."

And so Ranma, Akane and Kenshin went to the Akabeko to get lunch while Aoshi stayed behind in order to meditate some more due to his lack of control earlier.