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I own nothing so DON'T sue.

The Inu-yasha characters and Ranma characters belong to Takahashi Rumiko.

And NO! I am NOT making any money out of this!




Notes:

This is an AU story line of Ranma 1/2 crossover with the Inuyasha series.
Beware of my rotten spelling and grammar ^_^;;

Massive Characters OOC warning...

Akane bashing! Akane lovers please stay away I'm warning you!


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Care to dance?

Book One: Awaken the Inu

Part 1

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The Tendo daughters all stared warily at the panda-changing man seated in front
of them and the cloaked figure that lean against the far wall.

Their father was engrossed in a whispering conversation with the older
Saotome. After a couple of minute the two older men coughed and regain
their composure.

" Now girls, I would like to properly introduce you to daddy's best friend,
Genma Saotome and his son Ranma." Soun gestured at the balded man then at
the figure who was against the wall.

"...Why does Uncle Genma changed into a panda?" Kasumi questionably ask her
father's friend who seem to be very nervous about the subject.

"...Well...you see...it was-" Genma was cut short as Ranma who still had his
cloak on and cover himself from head to toe sneered.

" I think I'll explain this, consider how Genma like to twist stories and
blame his fault on me." Genma winced as he heard the ice-like tone of his
son.

" Recently we went to China as the last stop of our ten years training trip
before heading back to Japan. This stupid bald moron got his hand on a
guidebook that had a list of all the most dangerous training grounds in China.
We went to one of them and it was called Jusenkyo-"

Ranma stopped as he made sure that he didn't lost the Tendos in middle of his
tale.

" Jusenkyo...didn't that mean the cursed springs?"
Nabiki blinked as she saw Ranma nodded at her question.

" Yes...the springs of sorrow or the cursed springs was the name of the
training ground. Jusenkyo was covered with hundreds of pools that will cursed
anyone who fall into them to take form of who or what ever originally drowned.
With a splash of cold water they change into their cursed form and hot water
reverse it. And this worthless scum threw me in the spring!"

Ranma angrily threw the guidebook at the Tendo daughters' direction.
Akane snatched the book in mid air and scanned through it with her sisters.

" It's in Chinese..." Ranma sneered as he charged toward Genma with amazing
speed and grabbed the older man by his throat.

" And this idiot didn't know a single word in that language!" He slammed
Genma against the far wall and tightened his grip on the older man's throat.

Genma who was struggling for oxygen was turning a nice shade of blue.

Soun seeing his friend in trouble quickly threw the cup of hot water at
Ranma tried to change him back to normal like Genma recommended to do as
the young boy intended to get very...

Well VERY violent when he was in his cursed form but too bad that Ranma
was wearing waterproof gloves and cloak at the moment.

Ranma simply snorted at Soun as he loosened his grip and threw his father
toward the oldest Tendo.

" You can have him for all I care. The only useful thing I can get from him
was a nice panda rug. But I don't think he will gave it to me willingly."

The girls hearing he say this shivered at his cruel words and to think that
they're engaged to this guy was simply...disturbing...

" NO! You can't leave! You have to marry a Tendo! You must marry a Tendo,
boy!"

Genma and Soun both jumped as they noticed the younger boy was about to turn
away and leave. Ranma let out a low chuckle as he stood up and faced the two
fathers.

" Why is that? I didn't agree to this engagement in the first place, Genma."

" It's honour! You're honour bond to marry a Tendo! The Saotome and Tendo
school must join together to continue the Anything Goes Martial Art!"

Genma wailed and Soun cried his eyes out.

" ...Are you giving an order, Genma?" Ranma unsheathe his sword slowly
as Genma realised his mistake. He had momentarily forgotten that this man
in front of him was not his naïve son any more.

" Nonono. Of course not! Who am I to order you around ne? I was just saying
that this engagement was optional under one circumstance."

Genma quickly covered Soun's mouth to stop his protest.

" What's that Genma?" Ranma was playing with his sword he was getting annoyed.

" You will stay in the Tendo dojo for a year and get to know the girls.
But if a year had past and you decided that you didn't want to get marry to
any of the Tendo daughters than the engagement is off. Beside you didn't have
any place to go in Japan any way." Genma eyed the double-edged sword warily.

He hoped that this will work or else he's a very dead panda.

"...Fine. But before the year ended I'm not officially anyone's fiancé, you
got me?" Genma and Soun nodded and Soun happily introduce his daughters to
their future husband oblivious to the girls' terrified expressions.

" Now it will be better if you know my daughters. Kasumi, 19, Nabiki, 17, and
Akane, 16." Soun wanted to pat the young boy's shoulder but he was stop by
the sharp end of his sword.

" Don't get the wrong idea Tendo-san. I might not marry your daughters at
all. Now if I'll be staying in your house where will I be sleeping?"

Soun cleared his throat and nodded.

" Kasumi, please show our guests to their rooms."


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" Now Genma please tell me why your boy was acting...so cold."
Soun asked his old friend as he and his three daughters seat around on the
floor of his bedroom. Kasumi had returned after showing Ranma to his room
and the bathroom.

When they was sure that the young Saotome was taking a bath at the moment
they decided it was a good time to know why Ranma seem so hostile toward his
own father and so distance toward other.

" My boy...he was nothing like he is now before he got knock into the
cursed spring by me..." Genma sighed as he took a sip of his tea.

The Tendos gave him a doubtful look. Surely this was not the only reason that
Ranma was acting like this.

" What kind of spring? What did he turn into? He didn't really tell us you
know." Nabiki asked curiously. If he was not like this before could it be the
curse was some how affecting him?

"...The spring of drowned Inu youkai." Genma grimaced at his memory as he
remember how much pain his son put him through in his cursed form when he
just got him...well cursed.

...

...

...

" HE TURN INTO A WHAT!?"


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Some where in the back a white figure with a fluffy tail chuckled as he
listened to the conversation.

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Ranma smirked as he listened to their conversation where he rested against
the edge of the furo. His long raven hair fanned out in the warm water as he
fully enjoying a nice hot bath after a full day of chasing the panda around
Tokyo.

Although he was not in his cursed form right now a good portion of his youkai
ability was still accessible, such as his hearing, strength and sense of
smell. And right now he had expand his hearing range and was listen to the
conversation as it progressed in the master room of the house.

It had been two months since he got the curse. At first he was terrified at
his new form. Thinking that how could a demon survived in this world. But as
time past by he was getting use to his curse. Actually when he think about it
the curse might not be such a bad thing.

At least the old man couldn't toy with his life any more.

Almost every night he would get flashbacks as if he was glimpsing at the
past of the original youkai who drowned at Jusenkyo. He could still remember
them...

/Flash/

A white hair youkai dressed in red kimono holding a giant sword...

/Flash/

A teenage girl in school uniform with a short bow...

/Flash/

A monk and a girl riding a two tails cat...

/Flash/

A really ugly green toad holding a staff...

/Flash/

A little girl with a really big smile offering him wild flowers...

/Flash/

A gigantic white dog...turn into a figure wearing a white kimono sporting a
fluffy tail on his shoulder...and he turned and look at him...
then he smirked...

/Flash/


Ranma slowly open his eyes and get up from the furo as the flashback ended.
He dried himself as he slipped into one of his spared kimono as he heard
someone walk toward the bathroom, and knock on the door.

...That guy with a white tail...he looked like his cursed form...

" Ranma-san dinner is ready would you like to join us?"

Kasumi, the oldest Tendo daughter, Ranma recognised her voice and he told
her he'll be there shortly. He looked himself in the mirror as he listen to
Kasumi's footstep moved down the hall.

He saw a young boy who look like in his mid-teens wearing a white kimono
staring back at him with his stormy blue eyes. His long raven hair was
unbound and reached down his back.

After seeing the other youkai in his flashbacks wore the white kimono he had slowly
developed a taste for them. Hey, he did look good in kimono no matter in
cursed or un-cursed form. Ranma slightly chuckled as he fixed his silk kimono
and brush his hair back.

Dinner wouldn't wait if that Genma Saotome was around but he doubted that fat
idiot would dare to eat his plate, not after what he showed him the
consequences two months ago in China when the fat panda tried to steal his
dinner.

He quickly grabbed the two swords he had retrieved back from the bottom of
the spring and hung them around the kimono belt. He didn't know why but he
was sure that these swords belong to him...or the youkai who drowned there...

He opened the door and step into the hallway and made his way to the living
room. His sense of smell told him that who ever was doing the cooking was
damn good at what they do.

The foods smell delicious and he couldn't wait to try them.

Maybe marry to the Tendo was no that bad a idea at all as long he was marry
to the one who know how to cook.



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TBC

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