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 2

After Ranma and Kenshin's sparring match was over, Kenshin went to make him and Akane lunch. Finding that there was not food in the house to feed three people he decided to take them to the Akabeko for lunch (On him of course).

We zoom into the Akabeko to see two men pouting at one of the tables. One is a tall man about 25 years old. He is wearing white pants that only come up to his calves and an open white jacket with the kanji for "bad" on the back. He is wearing bindings on his stomach and lower legs. He is also wearing a red bandana and his hair is standing straight up making him look like a chicken.

The other is a boy of about 13 years of age. He's wearing the same sort of clothes as Kenshin, except his top is yellow with black spots instead of pinkish red. He has a shinai by his side.

"This sucks!" said the tall one. "We followed Kaoru and the others around for most of the afternoon and we didn't get any food."

"Yeah I know Sano." The younger one replied. "And then to come here only to find out that Tae-san and Tsubame-san went with Kaoru." At the thought of Tsubame the boy's face got a little flushed but was soon replaced by a growl from his stomach. "I'm starving!"

Just then they heard a knock on the door. Sano walked over to the door to see who was knocking. As he was sliding the door open he started to say, "Sorry but the Akabeko's closed today because…" before he could finish he was interrupted.

"Hello Sano." Said Kenshin. "What are you doing here?"

"Kenshin?!" Sano replied than began to think of an excuse. 'The Akabeko might be closed but there's still food in the kitchen and Kenshin's a great cook. He could make us lunch.' He thought happily. "Come on in." he said as he grabbed Kenshin and pulled him in not noticing the two teens enter after him.

"Oro?" Kenshin replied as he was dragged in.

The boy who was sitting down looked up and saw Kenshin being dragged in by Sano. "Kenshin, what are you doing here?"

"Hello Yahiko, what are you doing here?"

"Um, we're uh…." He wouldn't tell Kenshin that he was trying to sponge a free lunch off of Kaoru because he might get mad.

"Tae asked us to watch the restaurant." Interjected Sano with a goofy grin on his face. "They just left and said that if we wanted to we could use the food in the kitchen to make ourselves lunch." He lied. "Unfortunately me and the brat here…" points to Yahiko who's staring at Sano with a look of anger. "can't cook. And we're so hungry." He said as his stomach growled and he looked at Kenshin with a sad face. 'Take the bait, take the bait'

"Oh." Said Kenshin. "Why don't I cook for us." He then gestured toward Ranma and Akane. "These two will be joining us for lunch Sano. Introduce yourself while I start lunch." With that he left to go make lunch.

Akane decided to get the ball rolling, eager to make new friends as she introduced herself. "Hello my name is Tendo Akane, pleased to meet you." She bowed and looked at Sano and Yahiko and was waiting for them to introduce themselves. She looked at Sano and found that he was glaring at Ranma who was glaring right back at him.

Yahiko, completely missing this exchange, decided to introduce himself. "Hello my name is Myojin Yahiko, Master of Kamiya Kasshin Ryu." He said smiling smugly the whole time.

At the mention of his status Ranma decided to look at the boy. 'A master huh?' Looks Yahiko up and down. 'Hmm… he looks like he's 13 and he says he's a master. Doesn't look like one but it could be true.' He decided to introduce himself. "I am Saotome Ranma of the Saotome School of Anything Goes Martial Arts. Me and Akane have come to be taught at your school. Well Akane anyway."

"Really! More students!" Yahiko was happy he'd finally have someone to practice with besides that obnoxious tomboy Kaoru. "Are you any good with a sword?" He asked while brandishing his shinai.

"I'm good enough." Ranma replied with a grin on his face eager to challenge the boy to see if he was worthy of teaching and sparring with Akane. Not that he cared. Before he could continue talking with the boy he was interrupted.

"Excuse me, I don't think you've told us your name yet." Akane asked Sano.

"I am Sayara Sanosuke." He looked at Ranma. "And I really wanna kick yer ass!"

Ranma held his grin inside. He had felt some power when he met him. He seemed to be a lot like Ryoga and he seemed somewhat familiar. He remembered that Akane didn't want him to fight unless it was absolutely necessary so he tried talking to Sano. "Um…what exactly did I do? Did my dad promise you something?"

"No he stole something from me. 100,000 yen to be precise. So unless you're willing to pay up, your gonna get beat up." He said while cracking his knuckles.

"Ranma what did you do now?" she said with barely restrained anger.

"It's not my fault I swear! It's pops' fault." He said while putting up warding gestures in an effort to prevent the oncoming blow.

"Sano what are you talking about." Yahiko asked as he tried to hold back Sano. Even though he was sort of looking forward to see how well the new kid is at fighting.

Sano calmed down a little but continued to glare menacingly at Ranma who was cowering from Akane. "It was two years ago. I was gambling with a couple 'a buddies of mine when I noticed some of the money disappearing from the jackpot." Points at Ranma. "His old man was stealing the money while we were playing the game. And that bastard protected him when we tried to beat him up."

"Hey that's not fair! Pops said he won that money fair and square and that you were upset about losing it." Ranma countered.

"Ranma…" starts Akane. "Think about what you just said." She said while tapping her foot waiting for him to figure it out while thinking. 'Damn you Saotome-san everywhere we go there's always someone who wants your head and Ranma gets stuck paying for it. Not that he doesn't deserve it the Baka.' She said while getting angry while Ranma was still thinking.

"Hmmm…" Ranma began to think of his old man. Memories of the Neko Ken, Daijkoku family and finally Uuchan flashed through his mind. "That bastard stole that money." He shouted. He then looked at Sano who was red in the face. "On the honor of my family name I am sorry for what my father did to you. However I don't have enough money to pay you back." He said while bowing.

"That's all nice and good but I got beef with you and your old man." Said Sano with a sneer. "Don't you remember how you eventually got away from me."

"No. Not really." Replied Ranma in total honesty.

"Me and my friends were about to get our money back from that old fart when you came in and protected him. When we started to fight you, you announced the technique that I would loathe to this day. The Saotome Final Technique!" Sano barely shouted with rage.

"What's that?" asked Yahiko while still trying to hold on to Sano. Since he had his back to them he didn't see Ranma and Akane both facefault.

"You tricked us! We thought you were going to do some fancy move and you ran away! I was embarrassed! Me the great gangster Zanza fooled by a mere boy." Said Sano with contempt in his voice. "You honorless coward I'd like to fight you in a real battle."

Now everyone knows that there are few things that can get Ranma angry. Two of things are being called a coward and honorless. Ranma was short of blowing his top at this point but kept himself calm and refused to let his temper control him. "Do you really want to continue that fight we started two years ago?" He said while talking through gritted teeth.

"You bet I do boy. I'll give you an ass whoopin that's long overdue." Sano responded with a smile.

Akane recognized the look in Ranmas eyes and knew he was mad. She also knew that he was a macho jerk and he would likely tear this guy apart the only thing holding him back was the fact that he wasn't called a girl. "Ranma please go easy on him. He's one of Kenshin-san's friends. And he didn't mean it he's just mad at your father." She said trying to calm him down.

Ranma was trying to take control of his emotions because he promised Akane that he would try to make friends and not enemies on this trip. However he did want to cave this guys face in.

"What's a matter boy too chicken to fight me. If I didn't know any better I'd say you were acting like a girl." He said as he continued to verbally insult Ranma but Ranma was still on the girl comment.

'A girl, a girl, A GirL, A GIRL!!!!! He goes down now!!!!' He thought as his battle aura manifests itself as tiny red wisps floating outward from his body. He decides to interrupt Sano's little speech to say, "Let's do this outside so the restaurant doesn't get badly damaged." He said in a low yet threatening voice.

"Ah inside, outside no matter where I'll still kick yer ass." Sano replied hotly not noticing the glare in Ranma eyes as he walked out the door.

Akane followed Ranma out the door while looking grim. 'Does he have to make enemies with every new person he meets. I hope he doesn't hurt him too badly.'

Yahiko goes to follow shinai in hand when he suddenly remembers Kenshin. "Kenshin should definitely know about this." He said to himself. "Hey! Kenshin!" he said as he ran back into the kitchen.