Sorry for all those people out there that are getting pissed that nobody from Ranma hasn't shown up yet. Well fear no more! Trust me, you'll see a few later, and that's a promise. Anyways, here's a quick review of the last chapter: Everyone asked their questions and had them answered, Sesshomaru got his command for his necklace (HEEL), and they made some new friends, Vash, Millie, Meryl, and Wolfwood, and also prevented them from major debt. I'm really surprised at myself that I've made my summaries of each chapter so short. And I thought it'd be a lot harder, especially since I'm somewhat of an idiot…EEP! YOU DIDN'T HEAR ME SAY THAT. NOPE, NOT AT ALL, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? HEY, DON'T SAY THAT OR ME AND MY FRIEND WILL SEND OUR ARMY OF CHIBIS AFTER YOU! Yeah, that's what I thought, now shush and read the story.
Chapter 5: Meet Akane, the Amazing He/She, and Pig Boy!
Yugi and gang, Yusuke and his worse half, Inuyasha and friends, and Vash and company are now sleeping over at Yugi's house. The girls get the bedrooms, and the guys get the couch and the floor. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru, on the other hand, are on the roof standing guard incase anything else goes haywire. They just sat there in complete silence most of the night. Finally, Inuyasha couldn't take it anymore and broke the silence.
"Sesshomaru, why do you hate me so much?"
Sesshomaru just sat there staring out at nothing.
"Sesshomaru, are you listening to me? DAMMIT, YOU INGRATE, ANSWER ME!"
"Keep quiet, half-breed, and you'll know why I'm not replying."
"Huh? Hmmm…"
Then Inuyasha was listening to the tranquil night along with Sesshomaru, and realized what he was talking about. In the distance, he could hear faint crashes and yells. Inuyasha took a whiff of the breeze passing by.
"Hmmm…smells like human, but there's something strange about their scent…as if…"
"As if they're more than one being at a time, but not a hint of demon in them," Sesshomaru finished Inuyasha's sentence, "come, Inuyasha. We must investigate for the safety of the others."
Then Sesshomaru stood up, and leaped away. Inuyasha snapped to his senses at being so confused, noticed Sesshomaru got a head start on him, cursed at him, and ran to keep up with his brother. They leapt from roof to roof, and the crashes and yells got louder, then there was a scream from a woman.
"Sesshomaru, an innocent is in danger, so we must hurry!"
"Like I care. I just want to find out what's going on."
"Grrr…whatever…"
Then Sesshomaru stopped.
"Brother, take a look at this," and pointed in the direction of the commotion.
"What is it…what the?!?!"
Inuyasha noticed that the noise was growing louder, but they weren't even moving, and it was heading straight for them. Then Inuyasha caught a glimpse of what was going on. Two guys were fighting each other with their bare hands, jumping and dodging each other's blows, and a young girl was running after them.
"RANMA, RYOGA, STOP FIGHTING OVER ME ALREADY!" the young girl screamed at them.
"I WON'T LET THIS IDIOT WITHOUT A SENSE OF DIRECTION TAKE YOU OUT ON A DATE!" said the boy with the pig-tail.
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING AN IDIOT, AND I CAN'T HELP IF I HAVE A BAD SENSE OF DIRECTION! ALL I WANT BESIDES A DATE WITH AKANE, IS TO SEND YOU TO YOUR DEATH! NOW DIE, RANMA!" said the other boy wearing a bandana.
"YEAH RIGHT," Ranma yelled back, "THE ONLY THING YOU CAN KILL RIGHT NOW IS YOUR DAMN EGO!"
"YOU'LL REGRET SAYING THOSE WORDS!" Ryoga retaliated.
"RANMA, RYOGA, STOP THIS NOW!" said Akane, who was now turning to tears at her friends fighting each other.
"I've had enough of this," said Sesshomaru, "I'm getting bored."
"Shut it, Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha snapped and glared at Sesshomaru, "if you're not going to do anything, then I will!"
Then Inuyasha leapt off towards them, and landed right between the two fighters.
"CUT THIS OUT, YOU DAMN INGRATES!"
Ranma stopped in mid-air, dropped to the ground, and got back up to see what had just appeared in front of them during their fight.
"Who the hell are you?!" Ranma questioned.
"And how dare you interrupt our duel?!" Ryoga also asked.
"Are you both that blind to not see what you both are doing to this young girl here?!" and Inuyasha pointed at Akane, hiding in a corner with her face buried in her hands, crying.
"Akane…" Ranma said quietly.
"The two of you fighting sent her into tears. You both disgust me, now apologize."
"We didn't mean to…" Ryoga started saying.
"APOLOGIZE TO HER NOW BEFORE I DECIDE TO KILL YOU BOTH!"
Then Inuyasha pulls out his Tetsusuiga, it transforms, and points it at them. Ranma and Ryoga both jump back at the sight of it.
"What the hell?!?!"
"APOLOGIZE NOW, SCUMBAGS, OR DIE BY THIS BLADE!"
Ranma and Ryoga glowered at each other, glanced back at Inuyasha, looked at the Tetsusaiga, then looked back at each other. They nodded and walked towards where Akane was sitting, still crying.
"Akane…both of us owe you an apology…" Ryoga said.
"We're sorry that we made you cry, but usually you just don't care and watch us bitch at each other…" Ranma added.
Akane lifted her head and gave them a cold gaze and started screaming, "YOU FOOL! WHAT THE HELL MADE YOU THINK THAT I DIDN'T CARE?! WHAT MADE YOU THINK THAT IT WAS OKAY FOR THE TWO OF YOU TO JUST BITCH AT EACH OTHER?! WHAT ABOUT MY FEELINGS?! DON'T EITHER ONE OF YOU EVER THINK OF HOW IT MAKES ME FEEL?! WELL?! Answer me…ANSWER ME, YOU BASTARDS!!"
Ranma and Ryoga just stood there, staring at the ground with expressions of guilt written all over their faces.
"Just…leave me alone…both of you…I don't want to see either one of you ever again…ever…"
At this they lifted up their heads with eyes full of sorrow and horror at what Akane just said.
"Akane…you don't really mean that…" Ryoga said.
"…Or do you?" Ranma asked in a low voice.
"…Well what do you think…?"
Then Akane turned around and ran as fast as she could in the other direction.
"Akane! Please don't leave! Akane! AKANE!!"
She just kept running, then she disappeared into the distance, leaving Ranma and Ryoga just standing there with an open-mouthed Inuyasha and Sesshomaru still watching from a nearby roof. Then the night became still, with not a single noise except for an aftermath of dead silence from Akane's episode.
"Come on, I'll take you to our place," Inuyasha finally said breaking the silence.
"Our place?" Ranma asked.
"Yes, our place."
"Who's the other person besides you?" Ryoga inquired.
"My brother. He's up on the roof over there. Take a look."
Ranma and Ryoga looked up to the roof where Sesshomaru was sitting and jumped a little not even noticing he was there.
"Now come on, you two probably need a place to sleep, so hop on my back and I'll carry you both. Make sure to hang on tight so you guys don't fall off."
They climbed onto Inuyasha's back and made sure they had a firm grip on Inuyasha.
"Let's go, Sesshomaru. We're done here and need to continue our watch back at the house."
"Hmph, fine."
Inuyasha and Sesshomaru leapt into the air and returned back to Yugi's house. There Ranma and Ryoga were led to a room with space to sleep and immediately drifted off to rest. Inuyasha returned to the roof with Sesshomaru and began their watch for the remainder of the night.
In the morning, Yugi woke up and went to the bathroom. After taking care of business, he noticed noises from the backyard and went to investigate. When he got there, the steam showed a pig and a young girl standing next to the hot spring. He thought he was just imagining things, so he rubbed his eyes and opened them back up. When he did, he noticed the girl standing in front of him, and was shocked to notice that the girl wasn't even wearing a towel.
"Hi there!" said the young girl.
"Oh my god, I'm so sorry! I d-didn't s-s-see anything, I swear!" Yugi started stuttering from embarrassment.
"Huh? Oh, sorry about this. Gimme a second and I'll change that!"
The girl jumped into the hot spring, and something strange happened. One moment Yugi had been looking at a cute, innocent, red-headed girl, next thing he knew, he was looking at boy around his age with dark hair. Yugi blinked a couple of times, making sure that it wasn't drowsiness affecting him, rubbed his eyes again, shook his head, and looked again. Sure enough, the boy was still standing exactly where the girl was, and the boy started walking towards him.
"Sorry about that. I keep forgetting about my other form, and I just got out of a cold shower and I didn't think anyone else was awake. So I snuck out here quietly trying not to wake anyone up. You're Yugi, right? My name's Ranma, nice to meet you."
Yugi just stood there dumbfounded.
"Uh…hello? Hmmm…okay…let's try this again. H-E-L-L-O, M-Y N-A-M-E I-S R-A-N-M-A. A-R-E Y-O-U Y-U-G-I?" Ranma said very slowly thinking Yugi was possibly a SPED kid.
Yugi stood there a second longer, then asked, "What happened to that young girl?"
"Oh, I am the young girl."
"Uh…okay…and how do you know my name, and why are you here?"
"Inuyasha and Sesshomaru found me and Ryoga last night and offered us to stay with you guys, so we went with them here. Inuyasha explained who everyone was, and…"
"Wait a second…there's ANOTHER person here besides you?"
"Yeah, hang on and let me introduce you."
Ranma walked over to the little black pig and picked it up. The little pig tried to get away and bite Ranma at the same time, and Ranma kept pounding it on the head. Then Ranma struggled to get the pig down into the water, and finally succeeded in dunking it. All of a sudden, another dark-haired boy about the same age as Ranma came up under Ranma's hand looking really pissed.
"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT FOR?!" the dark-haired boy yelled at Ranma.
"Yugi, this is Ryoga. Ryoga, this is Yugi. His grandfather owns this house."
Yugi just stood there amazed at what just happened. Before, a red-headed girl with a pig-tail was there, then a dark-haired boy with a pig-tail was there the next minute. Now, a little black pig had been dunked underwater, then another dark-haired boy came up from where the pig was dunked. To Yugi, this seemed just a little too weird, and he couldn't stand it.
"So…Inuyasha brought you two here…to my house?"
"Yep. That's what he did all right."
"Okay, now that I know that…"
Yugi turned around so that he didn't face Ranma and Ryoga, and took in a big breath of air.
"INUYASHA! SESSHOMARU! YOU TWO HAVE A LOT OF EXPLAINING TO DO!!"
After everyone had gathered in the backyard, Inuyasha, Sesshomaru, Ranma, and Ryoga started explaining what was going on and why they were there. Then after all the explaining, Kagome went on a little "Sit and Heel" spree.
"SIT! HEEL! SIT! HEEL! SIT! HEEL! SIT! HEEL! SIT! HEEL! SIT! HEEL!" and Kagome did this for a very long time, so little is a big understatement. Then everyone ganged up on Kagome and covered her mouth with duct tape because she was getting way too angry at them for not telling them the previous night. That and the fact that she was making two huge man-shaped holes in the backyard.
After Inuyasha and Sesshomaru got to their feet, Ranma and Ryoga also told the whole gang about how they have different forms, how it happens, and how they got them in the first place.
"I'll be more than happy to give a demonstration," Yugi said, "because I know what to do."
Yugi went to the side of the house, then came back with a water hose. He put it on full blast and soaked Ranma and Ryoga with the cold hose water. Ranma changed into his girl form, and Ryoga into his pig form.
"Kuwabara, Vash, if you two could shove them into the hot spring I'd appreciate it."
So Kuwabara and Vash took Ranma and Ryoga and pushed them into the hot spring like Yugi had asked them to. Ranma and Ryoga came up from the water looking like themselves again.
"You know, you could have warned us that you were gonna do that…" Ranma said.
"Sorry about that. Anyways, if either one of them is exposed to cold water, they change into their other forms," Yugi said.
"And if they get soaked from hot water, then they'll change back, right?" Joey concluded.
"Exactly."
"Congratulations, Joey. You figure that out all by yourself?" Tristan joked.
"Yeah, really. You want a donut, Wheeler?" Duke joined in.
"Donut? Donut! DONUT! DID SOMEONE JUST SAY DONUT?! WHERE?!?!" Vash started going bonkers.
"No, there are no donuts, Vash," Meryl said after hitting him on the head with a nearby shovel.
"Yugi, how did you know that would happen?" Tea asked.
"I saw it happen earlier this morning, so I had a really good idea of what to do."
"I must say, Mr. Yugi, I am impressed with your demonstration," Millie said.
"Sigh…why does there have to be so much violence?" Wolfwood muttered to himself.
"Why, thank you, Millie."
"Yugi, someone's here to meet you, and Ranma and Ryoga better be careful if they want to stay alive much longer," Sesshomaru said.
"What do you mean?"
Just then the doorbell rang, and Yugi went to go answer it. When he did, he saw a dark-haired girl standing there.
"Hi, sorry to bother you, but do you think I could stay here? I have nowhere to go, and every other house I've gone to has turned me down. So please, could you let me stay?"
"Uh…hang on and let me check. Grandpa! Could you come here for a second?"
Then Solomon poked his head out of the kitchen, looked at Yugi, and came to the door.
"Yes, Yugi. What is it? Oh, hello. Can I help you?"
The dark-haired girl repeated what she had asked of Yugi.
"Well, sure! Come right on in! It won't do us any harm to have another person stay with us."
"Really? Are you sure?"
"Of course I'm sure! Feel free to stay as long as you like."
"Oh, thank you! Thank you so much! You have no idea how much I appreciate this, and I promise to pay you back someday and somehow!"
"No need to, my dear. Just become friends with my grandson, Yugi, and all his other friends. That's all I ask of you."
"Okay! Oh, my name's Akane, by the way!"
"Hi, nice to meet y…wait a second. Did you just say your name was Akane?"
"Yes, I did. Why do you ask?"
"Wait right here. I'll be right back."
Yugi ran out into the backyard as fast as he could.
"Guys, you're not going to believe this, but we have a new guest here."
"Hooray, another guest!" the group cheered.
"Ranma, Ryoga, I suggest you guys run and hide…"
"Why do you say that, Yugi?" Ranma and Ryoga asked together.
Then Akane stepped out into the backyard and looked around at the whole group.
"OH SHIT!"
Ranma and Ryoga hid behind Kuwabara and Vash as best as they could so Akane wouldn't see them.
"Oh, hello there. My name's Akane, and you all must be Yugi's friends. Nice to meet you!"
Everyone just stood there with looks of surprise on their face, and they all started talking at once so that it didn't seem so awkward after Akane spoke.
"Guys, guys, calm down, calm down! Now introduce yourselves on at a time so Akane can get to know you all."
"Hey! I remember you two! You guys were there last night during Ranma's and Ryoga's…"
Akane grew quiet all of a sudden.
"Oh, sorry about that. I was just thinking for a second. Anyways, I thank you both for being there when things were getting out of hand."
"Your welcome, Akane," Inuyasha said on behalf of himself and Sesshomaru, "I'm Inuyasha, and this is Sesshomaru, so it's nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you, too. Now who's everyone else?"
Then after everyone introduced themselves, Akane was still standing looking around at this weird group of friends and trying to figure out which one was the weirdest. Just as she was looking around, a stray kitten came up and Kuwabara picked it up. Ranma tried his hardest not to freak out, but couldn't stand his fear of cats any longer, so he jumped into the air and ran away from Kuwabara screaming. Ryoga tried pulling Ranma back into his hiding place, but they had both been spotted by Akane. Akane just stood there, staring at the two of them, and Ranma and Ryoga did the same.
"Akane…"
"What are these two bastards doing here?" Akane asked coldly.
"Let me explain…" Ranma started saying.
"She doesn't want to hear what you two have to say, so let me do it for you," Sesshomaru said.
"After you ran away, these two stood there as if they were petrified because they were so heartbroken at what had just happened. Inuyasha took the liberty of bringing them here so that they would have somewhere to sleep other than the streets. That and he didn't want them to do anything stupid to themselves, such as suicide. I could tell by the looks in their eyes that they would've done anything to end the heartache, even if it meant for them to pay with their lives.
"I could also smell the aroma of fear coming from their souls. They were so scared at the thought of what you had told them was what was going to actually happen, and neither one of them could bare it. If they carried the burden of causing the whole situation, then they would never forgive themselves, and live lives of regret and misery until their death. And every last portion of it was over you, Akane. As much as I love the stench of fear, I cannot stand being around it all the time, and that's what will happen if their apology is not accepted."
"Please, Akane," Ryoga started saying, "please forgive us. We never meant to hurt you, not at all…"
"Well why should I forgive you two?"
"Because we never meant to hurt you in the first place, Akane," Ranma replied, "if we had the chance, we would go back and fix it. Ryoga and I just have some differences, and there's things we can't agree on…"
"A perfect example being one of us letting the other one be with you," Ryoga continued, "so please, Akane. Please forgive us for hurting you, because we never meant it…"
"We would never mean to hurt you in a million years, Akane," Ranma added, "so please, Akane. Please forgive us…We're both sorry for what we did…"
At this, Ryoga started shaking, and Ranma shed a tear, because they were so worried and afraid that she wouldn't accept their apology. Ryoga started breathing very heavily, and Ranma began sniffling and shuddering, both trying their hardest to fight back their tears.
"It is your choice to make, Akane, and you must choose now," Sesshomaru told her.
Akane just stood there quietly staring at Ranma and Ryoga, who had looked the most miserable that she's ever seen them. So she made up her mind.
"Alright. Apology accepted."
Then Ranma and Ryoga ran up to Akane and gave her a big hug, and Yugi and company gained three new friends.
Chapter 5: Meet Akane, the Amazing He/She, and Pig Boy!
Yugi and gang, Yusuke and his worse half, Inuyasha and friends, and Vash and company are now sleeping over at Yugi's house. The girls get the bedrooms, and the guys get the couch and the floor. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru, on the other hand, are on the roof standing guard incase anything else goes haywire. They just sat there in complete silence most of the night. Finally, Inuyasha couldn't take it anymore and broke the silence.
"Sesshomaru, why do you hate me so much?"
Sesshomaru just sat there staring out at nothing.
"Sesshomaru, are you listening to me? DAMMIT, YOU INGRATE, ANSWER ME!"
"Keep quiet, half-breed, and you'll know why I'm not replying."
"Huh? Hmmm…"
Then Inuyasha was listening to the tranquil night along with Sesshomaru, and realized what he was talking about. In the distance, he could hear faint crashes and yells. Inuyasha took a whiff of the breeze passing by.
"Hmmm…smells like human, but there's something strange about their scent…as if…"
"As if they're more than one being at a time, but not a hint of demon in them," Sesshomaru finished Inuyasha's sentence, "come, Inuyasha. We must investigate for the safety of the others."
Then Sesshomaru stood up, and leaped away. Inuyasha snapped to his senses at being so confused, noticed Sesshomaru got a head start on him, cursed at him, and ran to keep up with his brother. They leapt from roof to roof, and the crashes and yells got louder, then there was a scream from a woman.
"Sesshomaru, an innocent is in danger, so we must hurry!"
"Like I care. I just want to find out what's going on."
"Grrr…whatever…"
Then Sesshomaru stopped.
"Brother, take a look at this," and pointed in the direction of the commotion.
"What is it…what the?!?!"
Inuyasha noticed that the noise was growing louder, but they weren't even moving, and it was heading straight for them. Then Inuyasha caught a glimpse of what was going on. Two guys were fighting each other with their bare hands, jumping and dodging each other's blows, and a young girl was running after them.
"RANMA, RYOGA, STOP FIGHTING OVER ME ALREADY!" the young girl screamed at them.
"I WON'T LET THIS IDIOT WITHOUT A SENSE OF DIRECTION TAKE YOU OUT ON A DATE!" said the boy with the pig-tail.
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING AN IDIOT, AND I CAN'T HELP IF I HAVE A BAD SENSE OF DIRECTION! ALL I WANT BESIDES A DATE WITH AKANE, IS TO SEND YOU TO YOUR DEATH! NOW DIE, RANMA!" said the other boy wearing a bandana.
"YEAH RIGHT," Ranma yelled back, "THE ONLY THING YOU CAN KILL RIGHT NOW IS YOUR DAMN EGO!"
"YOU'LL REGRET SAYING THOSE WORDS!" Ryoga retaliated.
"RANMA, RYOGA, STOP THIS NOW!" said Akane, who was now turning to tears at her friends fighting each other.
"I've had enough of this," said Sesshomaru, "I'm getting bored."
"Shut it, Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha snapped and glared at Sesshomaru, "if you're not going to do anything, then I will!"
Then Inuyasha leapt off towards them, and landed right between the two fighters.
"CUT THIS OUT, YOU DAMN INGRATES!"
Ranma stopped in mid-air, dropped to the ground, and got back up to see what had just appeared in front of them during their fight.
"Who the hell are you?!" Ranma questioned.
"And how dare you interrupt our duel?!" Ryoga also asked.
"Are you both that blind to not see what you both are doing to this young girl here?!" and Inuyasha pointed at Akane, hiding in a corner with her face buried in her hands, crying.
"Akane…" Ranma said quietly.
"The two of you fighting sent her into tears. You both disgust me, now apologize."
"We didn't mean to…" Ryoga started saying.
"APOLOGIZE TO HER NOW BEFORE I DECIDE TO KILL YOU BOTH!"
Then Inuyasha pulls out his Tetsusuiga, it transforms, and points it at them. Ranma and Ryoga both jump back at the sight of it.
"What the hell?!?!"
"APOLOGIZE NOW, SCUMBAGS, OR DIE BY THIS BLADE!"
Ranma and Ryoga glowered at each other, glanced back at Inuyasha, looked at the Tetsusaiga, then looked back at each other. They nodded and walked towards where Akane was sitting, still crying.
"Akane…both of us owe you an apology…" Ryoga said.
"We're sorry that we made you cry, but usually you just don't care and watch us bitch at each other…" Ranma added.
Akane lifted her head and gave them a cold gaze and started screaming, "YOU FOOL! WHAT THE HELL MADE YOU THINK THAT I DIDN'T CARE?! WHAT MADE YOU THINK THAT IT WAS OKAY FOR THE TWO OF YOU TO JUST BITCH AT EACH OTHER?! WHAT ABOUT MY FEELINGS?! DON'T EITHER ONE OF YOU EVER THINK OF HOW IT MAKES ME FEEL?! WELL?! Answer me…ANSWER ME, YOU BASTARDS!!"
Ranma and Ryoga just stood there, staring at the ground with expressions of guilt written all over their faces.
"Just…leave me alone…both of you…I don't want to see either one of you ever again…ever…"
At this they lifted up their heads with eyes full of sorrow and horror at what Akane just said.
"Akane…you don't really mean that…" Ryoga said.
"…Or do you?" Ranma asked in a low voice.
"…Well what do you think…?"
Then Akane turned around and ran as fast as she could in the other direction.
"Akane! Please don't leave! Akane! AKANE!!"
She just kept running, then she disappeared into the distance, leaving Ranma and Ryoga just standing there with an open-mouthed Inuyasha and Sesshomaru still watching from a nearby roof. Then the night became still, with not a single noise except for an aftermath of dead silence from Akane's episode.
"Come on, I'll take you to our place," Inuyasha finally said breaking the silence.
"Our place?" Ranma asked.
"Yes, our place."
"Who's the other person besides you?" Ryoga inquired.
"My brother. He's up on the roof over there. Take a look."
Ranma and Ryoga looked up to the roof where Sesshomaru was sitting and jumped a little not even noticing he was there.
"Now come on, you two probably need a place to sleep, so hop on my back and I'll carry you both. Make sure to hang on tight so you guys don't fall off."
They climbed onto Inuyasha's back and made sure they had a firm grip on Inuyasha.
"Let's go, Sesshomaru. We're done here and need to continue our watch back at the house."
"Hmph, fine."
Inuyasha and Sesshomaru leapt into the air and returned back to Yugi's house. There Ranma and Ryoga were led to a room with space to sleep and immediately drifted off to rest. Inuyasha returned to the roof with Sesshomaru and began their watch for the remainder of the night.
In the morning, Yugi woke up and went to the bathroom. After taking care of business, he noticed noises from the backyard and went to investigate. When he got there, the steam showed a pig and a young girl standing next to the hot spring. He thought he was just imagining things, so he rubbed his eyes and opened them back up. When he did, he noticed the girl standing in front of him, and was shocked to notice that the girl wasn't even wearing a towel.
"Hi there!" said the young girl.
"Oh my god, I'm so sorry! I d-didn't s-s-see anything, I swear!" Yugi started stuttering from embarrassment.
"Huh? Oh, sorry about this. Gimme a second and I'll change that!"
The girl jumped into the hot spring, and something strange happened. One moment Yugi had been looking at a cute, innocent, red-headed girl, next thing he knew, he was looking at boy around his age with dark hair. Yugi blinked a couple of times, making sure that it wasn't drowsiness affecting him, rubbed his eyes again, shook his head, and looked again. Sure enough, the boy was still standing exactly where the girl was, and the boy started walking towards him.
"Sorry about that. I keep forgetting about my other form, and I just got out of a cold shower and I didn't think anyone else was awake. So I snuck out here quietly trying not to wake anyone up. You're Yugi, right? My name's Ranma, nice to meet you."
Yugi just stood there dumbfounded.
"Uh…hello? Hmmm…okay…let's try this again. H-E-L-L-O, M-Y N-A-M-E I-S R-A-N-M-A. A-R-E Y-O-U Y-U-G-I?" Ranma said very slowly thinking Yugi was possibly a SPED kid.
Yugi stood there a second longer, then asked, "What happened to that young girl?"
"Oh, I am the young girl."
"Uh…okay…and how do you know my name, and why are you here?"
"Inuyasha and Sesshomaru found me and Ryoga last night and offered us to stay with you guys, so we went with them here. Inuyasha explained who everyone was, and…"
"Wait a second…there's ANOTHER person here besides you?"
"Yeah, hang on and let me introduce you."
Ranma walked over to the little black pig and picked it up. The little pig tried to get away and bite Ranma at the same time, and Ranma kept pounding it on the head. Then Ranma struggled to get the pig down into the water, and finally succeeded in dunking it. All of a sudden, another dark-haired boy about the same age as Ranma came up under Ranma's hand looking really pissed.
"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT FOR?!" the dark-haired boy yelled at Ranma.
"Yugi, this is Ryoga. Ryoga, this is Yugi. His grandfather owns this house."
Yugi just stood there amazed at what just happened. Before, a red-headed girl with a pig-tail was there, then a dark-haired boy with a pig-tail was there the next minute. Now, a little black pig had been dunked underwater, then another dark-haired boy came up from where the pig was dunked. To Yugi, this seemed just a little too weird, and he couldn't stand it.
"So…Inuyasha brought you two here…to my house?"
"Yep. That's what he did all right."
"Okay, now that I know that…"
Yugi turned around so that he didn't face Ranma and Ryoga, and took in a big breath of air.
"INUYASHA! SESSHOMARU! YOU TWO HAVE A LOT OF EXPLAINING TO DO!!"
After everyone had gathered in the backyard, Inuyasha, Sesshomaru, Ranma, and Ryoga started explaining what was going on and why they were there. Then after all the explaining, Kagome went on a little "Sit and Heel" spree.
"SIT! HEEL! SIT! HEEL! SIT! HEEL! SIT! HEEL! SIT! HEEL! SIT! HEEL!" and Kagome did this for a very long time, so little is a big understatement. Then everyone ganged up on Kagome and covered her mouth with duct tape because she was getting way too angry at them for not telling them the previous night. That and the fact that she was making two huge man-shaped holes in the backyard.
After Inuyasha and Sesshomaru got to their feet, Ranma and Ryoga also told the whole gang about how they have different forms, how it happens, and how they got them in the first place.
"I'll be more than happy to give a demonstration," Yugi said, "because I know what to do."
Yugi went to the side of the house, then came back with a water hose. He put it on full blast and soaked Ranma and Ryoga with the cold hose water. Ranma changed into his girl form, and Ryoga into his pig form.
"Kuwabara, Vash, if you two could shove them into the hot spring I'd appreciate it."
So Kuwabara and Vash took Ranma and Ryoga and pushed them into the hot spring like Yugi had asked them to. Ranma and Ryoga came up from the water looking like themselves again.
"You know, you could have warned us that you were gonna do that…" Ranma said.
"Sorry about that. Anyways, if either one of them is exposed to cold water, they change into their other forms," Yugi said.
"And if they get soaked from hot water, then they'll change back, right?" Joey concluded.
"Exactly."
"Congratulations, Joey. You figure that out all by yourself?" Tristan joked.
"Yeah, really. You want a donut, Wheeler?" Duke joined in.
"Donut? Donut! DONUT! DID SOMEONE JUST SAY DONUT?! WHERE?!?!" Vash started going bonkers.
"No, there are no donuts, Vash," Meryl said after hitting him on the head with a nearby shovel.
"Yugi, how did you know that would happen?" Tea asked.
"I saw it happen earlier this morning, so I had a really good idea of what to do."
"I must say, Mr. Yugi, I am impressed with your demonstration," Millie said.
"Sigh…why does there have to be so much violence?" Wolfwood muttered to himself.
"Why, thank you, Millie."
"Yugi, someone's here to meet you, and Ranma and Ryoga better be careful if they want to stay alive much longer," Sesshomaru said.
"What do you mean?"
Just then the doorbell rang, and Yugi went to go answer it. When he did, he saw a dark-haired girl standing there.
"Hi, sorry to bother you, but do you think I could stay here? I have nowhere to go, and every other house I've gone to has turned me down. So please, could you let me stay?"
"Uh…hang on and let me check. Grandpa! Could you come here for a second?"
Then Solomon poked his head out of the kitchen, looked at Yugi, and came to the door.
"Yes, Yugi. What is it? Oh, hello. Can I help you?"
The dark-haired girl repeated what she had asked of Yugi.
"Well, sure! Come right on in! It won't do us any harm to have another person stay with us."
"Really? Are you sure?"
"Of course I'm sure! Feel free to stay as long as you like."
"Oh, thank you! Thank you so much! You have no idea how much I appreciate this, and I promise to pay you back someday and somehow!"
"No need to, my dear. Just become friends with my grandson, Yugi, and all his other friends. That's all I ask of you."
"Okay! Oh, my name's Akane, by the way!"
"Hi, nice to meet y…wait a second. Did you just say your name was Akane?"
"Yes, I did. Why do you ask?"
"Wait right here. I'll be right back."
Yugi ran out into the backyard as fast as he could.
"Guys, you're not going to believe this, but we have a new guest here."
"Hooray, another guest!" the group cheered.
"Ranma, Ryoga, I suggest you guys run and hide…"
"Why do you say that, Yugi?" Ranma and Ryoga asked together.
Then Akane stepped out into the backyard and looked around at the whole group.
"OH SHIT!"
Ranma and Ryoga hid behind Kuwabara and Vash as best as they could so Akane wouldn't see them.
"Oh, hello there. My name's Akane, and you all must be Yugi's friends. Nice to meet you!"
Everyone just stood there with looks of surprise on their face, and they all started talking at once so that it didn't seem so awkward after Akane spoke.
"Guys, guys, calm down, calm down! Now introduce yourselves on at a time so Akane can get to know you all."
"Hey! I remember you two! You guys were there last night during Ranma's and Ryoga's…"
Akane grew quiet all of a sudden.
"Oh, sorry about that. I was just thinking for a second. Anyways, I thank you both for being there when things were getting out of hand."
"Your welcome, Akane," Inuyasha said on behalf of himself and Sesshomaru, "I'm Inuyasha, and this is Sesshomaru, so it's nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you, too. Now who's everyone else?"
Then after everyone introduced themselves, Akane was still standing looking around at this weird group of friends and trying to figure out which one was the weirdest. Just as she was looking around, a stray kitten came up and Kuwabara picked it up. Ranma tried his hardest not to freak out, but couldn't stand his fear of cats any longer, so he jumped into the air and ran away from Kuwabara screaming. Ryoga tried pulling Ranma back into his hiding place, but they had both been spotted by Akane. Akane just stood there, staring at the two of them, and Ranma and Ryoga did the same.
"Akane…"
"What are these two bastards doing here?" Akane asked coldly.
"Let me explain…" Ranma started saying.
"She doesn't want to hear what you two have to say, so let me do it for you," Sesshomaru said.
"After you ran away, these two stood there as if they were petrified because they were so heartbroken at what had just happened. Inuyasha took the liberty of bringing them here so that they would have somewhere to sleep other than the streets. That and he didn't want them to do anything stupid to themselves, such as suicide. I could tell by the looks in their eyes that they would've done anything to end the heartache, even if it meant for them to pay with their lives.
"I could also smell the aroma of fear coming from their souls. They were so scared at the thought of what you had told them was what was going to actually happen, and neither one of them could bare it. If they carried the burden of causing the whole situation, then they would never forgive themselves, and live lives of regret and misery until their death. And every last portion of it was over you, Akane. As much as I love the stench of fear, I cannot stand being around it all the time, and that's what will happen if their apology is not accepted."
"Please, Akane," Ryoga started saying, "please forgive us. We never meant to hurt you, not at all…"
"Well why should I forgive you two?"
"Because we never meant to hurt you in the first place, Akane," Ranma replied, "if we had the chance, we would go back and fix it. Ryoga and I just have some differences, and there's things we can't agree on…"
"A perfect example being one of us letting the other one be with you," Ryoga continued, "so please, Akane. Please forgive us for hurting you, because we never meant it…"
"We would never mean to hurt you in a million years, Akane," Ranma added, "so please, Akane. Please forgive us…We're both sorry for what we did…"
At this, Ryoga started shaking, and Ranma shed a tear, because they were so worried and afraid that she wouldn't accept their apology. Ryoga started breathing very heavily, and Ranma began sniffling and shuddering, both trying their hardest to fight back their tears.
"It is your choice to make, Akane, and you must choose now," Sesshomaru told her.
Akane just stood there quietly staring at Ranma and Ryoga, who had looked the most miserable that she's ever seen them. So she made up her mind.
"Alright. Apology accepted."
Then Ranma and Ryoga ran up to Akane and gave her a big hug, and Yugi and company gained three new friends.