Disclaimer: I do not own Inu-Yasha and Ranma, it belongs to Rumiko Takahashi.
"Inu-Yasha, what are you doing here?" questioned Kagome as she walked over to him.
"What do you mean what am I doing here!?!" growled Inu-Yasha. "I have every right to be here!"
Suddenly Ranma appeared next to Kagome and said, "Hey Kagome, ain't Inu-Yasha that dog demon? This guy is human."
"Yeah, why are you human?" Kagome asked Inu-Yasha. "It isn't the new moon yet."
"That's for me to know and you to find out," replied Inu-Yasha. "I see your boyfriend is here too."
"I thought I told you he's not my boyfriend!!!" shouted Kagome as she stomped over to Akane and dragged her towards Inu-Yasha and said, "You see this girl here? This is Ranma's fiance, so I can't be his girlfriend."
After hearing what Kagome had just said, Ranma and Akane blushed. When they were just about to tell them that it was all their parent's idea, somebody called Kagome's name. They all turned around to see a happy Hojo heading their way.
"Hey Higurashi, I can't believe we're at the same school! I so happy!" exclaimed Hojo. "By the way, do you want to go on date on Saturday?"
But then all of a sudden, Inu-Yasha stepped in front of Kagome and glared at Hojo dangerously.
"She ain't gonna go on a date with you, so beat it!" barked Inu-Yasha.
"Hey, you're not Higurashi, you have no right to answer for her," complained Hojo.
As Inu-Yasha lifted his hand to punch Hojo, two female voices called out to Kagome. Apparently, it was Kagome's friends from her old school, both of which was especially interested in Kagome's love life.
"Hey, is Hojo asking you out on a date?" asked the short-haired one. "You aren't going to stand him up again are you?"
"Yeah, you should go!" exclaimed the long-haired one.
"You can't tell her what to do!" Inu-Yasha shouted at Kagome's two friends. "She ain't going and that's final."
"Hey, and who are you?" asked the short-haired friend. "Are you that, violent, jealous, two-timing boyfriend Kagome told us about?"
"Hey, why you say that about me!?!" Inu-Yasha exclaimed as he turned towards Kagome.
"You are violent, jealous, and you are a two-timer!!" shouted Kagome.
"Oooohhh, so he is your boyfriend!" exclaimed the long-haired friend. "No wonder, you won't break-up with him no matter what, he's so handsome."
When Inu-Yasha and Kagome heard that, they both blushed.
"So, Kagome, you want to go out with me?" asked a still happy Hojo. (Apparently, he still thinks he's got a chance after hearing that!)
"Umm, actually, I can't. I'm kind of busy," replied Kagome.
"Oh, ok," said a disappointed Hojo. "I guess I see you around."
After Hojo left, Shampoo appeared riding her bicycle and landed on Ranma.
"Hi Ranma! You date Shampoo?" asked Shampoo.
"Uh, no thanks," replied Ranma.
"Fine, Ranma no want potion that turn girl into boy," said a grumpy Shampoo as she steered her bicycle off of Ranma and towards the exit of the school.
Realizing that he had a chance at being a normal boy, he quickly changed his attitude towards Shampoo and ran after her.
"Sure, let's go on a date," said Ranma happily.
"Ranma!!!!!!!! How dare you!!!" shouted Akane as she booted Ranma into the sky.
"Why violent girl do that to Ranma?" complained Shampoo. "You no get away with this!"
Shampoo started charging at Akane ready to kick her with all her might, when suddenly a hand shot out and caught her leg just a few inches away from Akane's face. Both Akane and Shampoo looked to see who had been strong enough to stop Shampoo's attack other than Ranma. They were very surprise to see it was none other than Inu-Yasha.
"H-How were you able to stop Shampoo's attack?" stuttered Akane.
"Feh, that was such a weak attack, anyone could have stopped it," replied Inu-Yasha.
"Shampoo no weak!!" shouted Shampoo. "You also pay for what you say about Shampoo!"
Shampoo charged at Inu-Yasha, jumped into the air and tried to kick him from there. However, Inu-Yasha got out of the way faster than the eye could see, which caused Shampoo to fall roughly on the ground. Shampoo got up again to attack Inu-Yasha. This time she tried to punch him, but as her fist flew towards Inu-Yasha, he stopped her fist with his hands and shoved it away. Inu-Yasha used a bit too much strength and caused Shampoo to fall on the ground again. A few bruises developed on shampoo's legs and arms as the frustrated Shampoo got up again.
"Inu-Yasha, that wasn't very nice," Kagome suddenly said sternly. "You apologize to her."
"Feh, why should I apologize to such a bitch!" shouted Inu-Yasha.
"Because it's the right thing to do," reasoned Kagome.
"Ain't gonna apologize and you can't make me!" shouted Inu-Yasha.
"If you don't apologize, I'm going to say that 'S' word," warned Kagome.
"Feh," said Inu-Yasha.
When Kagome was just about to say 'sit', Ranma came from the sky and landed between Inu-Yasha and Kagome.
"Whoa, what's going on?" asked Ranma when he noticed that Inu-Yasha and Kagome were angry with each other and that Shampoo was obviously injured.
"He made that girl, what's her name? Oh right, Shampoo fall and he won't apologize," Kagome pointed her index finger at Inu-Yasha.
"Why should I? She attacked me first!" complained Inu-Yasha. "It's not like I tried to kill her."
"Well, we'll see about that," said Ranma as he cracked his knuckles. "It's a martial artist's duty to defend girls."
Ranma charged at Inu-Yasha and tried to punch him, only to find Inu-Yasha had easily blocked his attack. Realizing that Inu-Yasha isn't going to be easy to beat, Ranma unleashed his 'Chestnut Roasting on an Open Fire' attack. Much to Inu-Yasha's surprise, he was only able to block a few punches, while the other punches repeatedly pummeled his abdomen. This had caused Inu-Yasha a bit of pain. Inu-Yasha realizing that opponent is stronger than the average human, maybe even stronger than some youkai, he decided to change into his hanyou form. Everyone, except Kagome, watched in awe as Inu-Yasha transformed. While Ranma had his guard down, Inu-Yasha slash Ranma with his claws acrossed his chest. Suddenly, Ranma started bleeding. Inu-Yasha was about to use his claws again when Kagome shouted 'sit', which caused him to crash into the ground.
"Inu-Yasha! You should know better than to hurt a human, and especially one that isn't evil," lectured Kagome. "You should be ashamed of yourself."
Ranma, who was now bleeding uncontrollably, barely had enough strength to stand up.
"Ranma are you ok?" asked Akane with a worry expression on her face.
"Ranma ok?" asked Shampoo, who also wore a worry expression on her face.
"Here, let me take you to Dr. Tofu," offered Akane.
"Me go too!" exclaimed Shampoo as both Akane and Shampoo started dragging Ranma towards Dr. Tofu's place.
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Meanwhile across campus........
"Did ya hear someone beat Ranma!" exclaimed male voice.
"Oh my god! Someone beat Ranma!" exclaimed another.
Word was spreading across Furinkan that somebody had actually beaten Ranma Saotome. This news also found its way towards most of Ranma's rivals and enemies.
On the rooftop of Furinkan, a certain old ghoul watched as the news spread. As a worried expression spread across her face she said, "Oh dear, there is going to be trouble for my son-in-law."
Author's note: Sorry for taking so long to complete this chapter. I had a bad case of writer's block. I'll try to hurry up next time. =)
