Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters from Ranma ½ or Inuyasha. . .
though I really wish I did. . .
A/N: Hey, everyone! This is my first cross over ever, and what better way to do it than to include my two favorite animes, Inuyasha and Ranma ½? I have prologue through chapter 3 so far, and hopefully I'll have more very soon.
Please read and review!!
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Lost Time Prologue
Yellow grass crunched beneath Ryoga Hibiki's feet as he trudged on through the October morning. His legs ached, and his head was heavy, yet he continued on his trek none the less. He had to be getting close to Nermina, the district where Akane Tendo lived, by now. He could swear that he had just passed a sign that stated he was nearing Osaka. That was a big town, and big towns meant districts!
Just thinking of her made him smile, but as soon as he did, he was also reminded of Akane's fiancé. . . Ryoga's one true rival, Ranma Saotome.
The bastard. He didn't deserve to breathe the same air as Akane.
Before he knew it, Ryoga had lost track of his steps, and soon, he stood at the edge of a clearing. Rising out of the center of the clearing was a medium sized cabin, and he could just make out a few hot springs on the other side. On the sign by the door, it read, 'Kachi Inn," in fancy script.
If Ryoga had had enough energy, he would have continued on, but instead, he pulled out all the money he had; two thousand yen. Before he could make a decision, the front door flew open, and a small man with white hair and sparkling eyes stepped out to wave at him.
"Welcome, traveler!" he called to Ryoga, a huge smile plastered across his ancient face. "Come inside and rest!"
Ryoga put the money back into his pocket and followed the man inside. "Are you Kachi?" he wanted to know as the two of them sat down in a cozy living room area.
"No," the man replied. "Kachi was the nickname I gave to my late wife."
Ryoga looked down at his lap. "Sorry," he muttered. "It must be lonely in the woods. . . alone and all. You must-" but he caught something sparkling out of the corner of his eye and turned to look. There, sitting on a table on the other side of the room was a slim, pink stone that seemed to almost be glowing from within.
"Ah," the main said, "I see you've noticed the jewel. I bet you have someone special in your life who would love a piece of jewelry such as that jewel."
"It's for sale?"
"Well, not really. It used to belong to my wife. She only passed on last year, and the jewel has been sitting there ever since. If she can't have it, then I want you to give it to the one you love." He paused as the two of them stared at the jewel. "You remind me of myself as a boy."
Ryoga stood up and went over to the table, his eyes fixed on the pink stone that dangled from a string of tiny pearls.
"Isn't it stunning?"
Ryoga jumped. He hadn't realized that the man had crept up from behind him. He gulped, nodding.
"You have someone special to give it to?"
Ryoga nodded again, thinking of Akane. This could be his one chance to declare his love for the raven haired girl. He picked up the necklace and held it up before his eyes. The stone seemed to turn an even paler shade of pink as it spun around on the pearls. "How much are you willing to sell it for?"
"For you?" the man grinned. "No charge. Happiness is priceless."
"Really? Are you sure?"
"Without a doubt. But there's something you should know about that jewel."
Ryoga blinked at him.
"It has some sort of charm on it," the man continued. "What kind, I'm not sure, but I'll tell you one thing. The girl who wears this necklace will not be able to take it off. She will not want to take it off. . . for whenever she gazes upon it, she will think of you, and you alone."
"What? How do you know this?" Ryoga looked down at the stone. It wasn't quite smooth. In fact, its edges were jagged, and he wondered if it would even be safe to wear.
"Kachi," the man replied. "She wore it most of her life. And she never thought of another man. Not once."
Ryoga's eyes widened. Was this true? If he gave Akane the necklace, and she put it on, would she want to marry him instead of Ranma?
*****
The old man watched as the boy made his way out of the clearing, oddly enough, in the same direction he'd come from, and it pained him to see the jewel walking away from his grasp. But for what it was worth, he was also relieved to see it gone. It was too easy to carry mixed emotions about such a powerful object.
The charm that he'd placed on the necklace long ago, when he had first arrived in this time, had indeed been to keep a woman in his life; she had never even suspected anything about his origins.
It had been so long since he'd seen the demon that had trusted him to protect the jewel that he didn't even care anymore. That demon never carried through on his promise, and now, the old man decided, it was time to break the one that he had made.
The shard of the Shikon No Tama no longer did him any good, and it was time to move on.
A/N: Hey, everyone! This is my first cross over ever, and what better way to do it than to include my two favorite animes, Inuyasha and Ranma ½? I have prologue through chapter 3 so far, and hopefully I'll have more very soon.
Please read and review!!
**********************************************
Lost Time Prologue
Yellow grass crunched beneath Ryoga Hibiki's feet as he trudged on through the October morning. His legs ached, and his head was heavy, yet he continued on his trek none the less. He had to be getting close to Nermina, the district where Akane Tendo lived, by now. He could swear that he had just passed a sign that stated he was nearing Osaka. That was a big town, and big towns meant districts!
Just thinking of her made him smile, but as soon as he did, he was also reminded of Akane's fiancé. . . Ryoga's one true rival, Ranma Saotome.
The bastard. He didn't deserve to breathe the same air as Akane.
Before he knew it, Ryoga had lost track of his steps, and soon, he stood at the edge of a clearing. Rising out of the center of the clearing was a medium sized cabin, and he could just make out a few hot springs on the other side. On the sign by the door, it read, 'Kachi Inn," in fancy script.
If Ryoga had had enough energy, he would have continued on, but instead, he pulled out all the money he had; two thousand yen. Before he could make a decision, the front door flew open, and a small man with white hair and sparkling eyes stepped out to wave at him.
"Welcome, traveler!" he called to Ryoga, a huge smile plastered across his ancient face. "Come inside and rest!"
Ryoga put the money back into his pocket and followed the man inside. "Are you Kachi?" he wanted to know as the two of them sat down in a cozy living room area.
"No," the man replied. "Kachi was the nickname I gave to my late wife."
Ryoga looked down at his lap. "Sorry," he muttered. "It must be lonely in the woods. . . alone and all. You must-" but he caught something sparkling out of the corner of his eye and turned to look. There, sitting on a table on the other side of the room was a slim, pink stone that seemed to almost be glowing from within.
"Ah," the main said, "I see you've noticed the jewel. I bet you have someone special in your life who would love a piece of jewelry such as that jewel."
"It's for sale?"
"Well, not really. It used to belong to my wife. She only passed on last year, and the jewel has been sitting there ever since. If she can't have it, then I want you to give it to the one you love." He paused as the two of them stared at the jewel. "You remind me of myself as a boy."
Ryoga stood up and went over to the table, his eyes fixed on the pink stone that dangled from a string of tiny pearls.
"Isn't it stunning?"
Ryoga jumped. He hadn't realized that the man had crept up from behind him. He gulped, nodding.
"You have someone special to give it to?"
Ryoga nodded again, thinking of Akane. This could be his one chance to declare his love for the raven haired girl. He picked up the necklace and held it up before his eyes. The stone seemed to turn an even paler shade of pink as it spun around on the pearls. "How much are you willing to sell it for?"
"For you?" the man grinned. "No charge. Happiness is priceless."
"Really? Are you sure?"
"Without a doubt. But there's something you should know about that jewel."
Ryoga blinked at him.
"It has some sort of charm on it," the man continued. "What kind, I'm not sure, but I'll tell you one thing. The girl who wears this necklace will not be able to take it off. She will not want to take it off. . . for whenever she gazes upon it, she will think of you, and you alone."
"What? How do you know this?" Ryoga looked down at the stone. It wasn't quite smooth. In fact, its edges were jagged, and he wondered if it would even be safe to wear.
"Kachi," the man replied. "She wore it most of her life. And she never thought of another man. Not once."
Ryoga's eyes widened. Was this true? If he gave Akane the necklace, and she put it on, would she want to marry him instead of Ranma?
*****
The old man watched as the boy made his way out of the clearing, oddly enough, in the same direction he'd come from, and it pained him to see the jewel walking away from his grasp. But for what it was worth, he was also relieved to see it gone. It was too easy to carry mixed emotions about such a powerful object.
The charm that he'd placed on the necklace long ago, when he had first arrived in this time, had indeed been to keep a woman in his life; she had never even suspected anything about his origins.
It had been so long since he'd seen the demon that had trusted him to protect the jewel that he didn't even care anymore. That demon never carried through on his promise, and now, the old man decided, it was time to break the one that he had made.
The shard of the Shikon No Tama no longer did him any good, and it was time to move on.