Up until then, Miroku had made no moves on Akane. Given his usual behavior, this was very strange. Kagome sighed and closed her eyes. When she opened them again she saw the monk walk up to Akane, clasped his hands over one of hers and looked into her hazel eyes as he said, "You are a very lovely young lady. May I so bold as to ask you to bear my children?" Both Akane and Sango had twitches in their eyebrows at the bluntness of the lecherous monk. Ranma shot the lecher a glare that he did not see. Sango whacked Miroku in the back of the head with her Hirakotsu while the other girl answered him with a punch to the face, instead of what he was used to: a slap.

"My sincerest apologies," groaned Miroku, slowly falling to his knees and then onto his back. Sango rolled her eyes. "What am I going to do with you?" she grumbled. Akane chuckled nervously at her cousin, who gave her an apologetic look.

"So what is it you said you had to do, Kagome?" Akane asked her cousin, remembering what she'd said. "We have to go to Toto sai's." Inuyasha contributed. "Toto sai's?" wondered the short-haired girl. "He's a sword maker." Kagome said, "My sacred arrows don't work anymore because I'm now a half-demon."

"And she needs a sword because she's too skittish to just use her claws. I'm hoping he can make her a sword like mine." Inuyasha said, putting a clawed hand on Tetsugia's handle. Kagome gave him a warning glance, knowing how much he liked to show off his sword.

Ranma took a glance over at Sango and saw a small furry creature sitting on Sango's lap. Ranma stood and walked over to her. "What is this cute little thing?" wondered the boy with the pigtail, giving the creature a couple of scratches under the chin. "This is Kirara. She's been with me for years," she explained. "What is she?" asked Ranma. Kirara answered with a happy "mew".

Suddenly the boy went rigid, his eyes bugging out. "She's a neko demon," answered the demonslayer. "'N...n...neko'? You mean she... She's a c... c...c..." stuttered the boy, backing up. "A cat demon? Yes, she is," said the girl, finishing his sentence for him. Kirara liked the way Ranma was petting her so she leapt from Sango's lap onto the boy's chest and as she did so the black-haired boy and fell flat on his back with the cat youkai landing on top of him.

"What is wrong with you? You act like you don't like cats," asked the demonslayer. But she got no answer from Ranma. Kirara stared into the boy's blank blue-gray eyes as he lay there twitching as if she was asking him to pet her again. Akane, who hadn't been paying attention, looked over in time to see Kirara lick Ranma's cheek. The cat demon's tongue was too much. Ranma began to yowl at the cat youkai. "Oh no," said his fiancée. Kirara stood up, flared her fur, hissed and jumped back into Sango's arms. By now everyone was looking at Ranma as he stood up on all fours. "What's his problem?" asked Inuyasha.

"It's the Neko-ken," said Akane. "'Neko-ken'?" wondered Kagome. "It's what his fear of cats is called. When it gets to be too much, the only way he's able to cope is by acting like one himself. He's unstoppable this way," explained the short-haired girl with a sound of worry in her voice. Kagome took a few steps over to him, but a hiss from Ranma made her back up. "What's wrong? Doesn't he remember us?" wondered the female hanyou, looking back at her cousin. "No, he doesn't," said Akane, "And I don't think, as a cat, he likes dogs too much."

"You talk as if this has happened before," said Sango, "If it has, then you must know of a way to stop him."

"There is one way," replied the Tendo girl. "Then snap him out of it!" yelled Inuyasha, growling. Akane walked past her cousin and bent over to get her fiancée's attention. Neko-Ranma kept his gaze on the two strange looking people. "Here kitty, kitty, kitty," called the girl. The boy looked at her and his attitude changed from that of a feral cat to one that was tame.

The yowling and hissing ceased and was replaced by a smile. He strolled over to the one he knew and rubbed against her, purring loudly. Akane started to pet him and give him praise, "That's a good boy." She then sat down and he climbed onto her lap, yawned and curled up into a ball, appearing to take a nap. The others let out a sigh of relief.

Miroku walked over quietly, pulled out one of his spell tabs and while adding his spiritual powers to it said, "Let's see if this helps." He pressed it against the boy's forehead, causing Neko-Ranma to open his eyes. The boy jumped off Akane's lap and began to swat at and play with the spell tab, trying to remove it from his face. "What were you trying to do?" wondered the Tendo girl. "I was trying to remove the evil within him," replied the monk. "It's a psychological problem. There isn't any evil in him," argued Akane, standing up. She pulled the tab off her fiancée's forehead and asked, "Where is the nearest water source?"

Kagome pointed her in the right direction. "Thanks. You guys get the stuff and I'll deal with Ranma," she told her new friends, walking away with the boy following close behind. "I told you bringing them here was a bad idea, Kagome," said Inuyasha. "And I told you it's only for a week," responded his mate, "Just give it a chance. The male hanyou grumbled as he and the others walked back to the Bone Eater's Well.

Just as the group reached the well they heard an unfamiliar female voice scream. "What the hell was that?" wondered Inuyasha, turning his head towards the sound. They picked up the sacks of supplies and quickly headed back. When they got to Kaede's hut the group of friends saw Akane smiling sheepishly at a very wet red-headed girl of the same age as her. "Who are you?" asked Kagome. But before the newest girl could answer, Miroku walked up to her, clasped their hands together and said, "You are a very exceptionally beautiful young lady, may I ask you to bear my children?" The girl looked down at their hands and replied in a flat tone, "Excuse me."

"Yes, my dear?" said the monk.

"Move 'em or lose 'em, monk," answered the redhead with a hint of anger. "Ranma, be nice," said Akane, reprimanding her fiancée. The startled monk released his hold on the cursed boy and replied, "Ranma?" Then Miroku noticed the clothes on the girl were the same ones the boy had been wearing, only baggier. "Akane, you said Ranma had a curse, but I didn't expect this," said Kagome sincerely. Inuyasha started to laugh, "I told you it's better to be half a demon than half a girl!"

"Osuwari!" shouted the female hanyou, instantly flooring her mate. "Ow!" cried the male half-demon, lifting his head slightly. "Didn't I tell you not to make fun of his problem?" she asked him angrily. Inuyasha groaned a yes reply.

"Lets go get you some hot water, Ranma," said Kagome, turning her attention to the cursed boy. "Alright, just let me get a new shirt out," answered the redhead. She grabbed her camping pack and opened the top, only to have a very small, very old man pop out, glomp onto her chest and begin to rub his face against her chest. "Yah!" screamed the cursed boy, slapping the old man off, "You old lech, what're you doin' here?" "I could not very well let my two favorite ladies leave without giving me a hug first," replied the lecherous old man.

He looked around and asked, "Where are we? The woods? An ancient village of some sorts?" He then took notice of Sango and Kagome. "Ah! More lovely ladies!" he cried with glee, coming towards them. But Inuyasha and Miroku stepped in front of the girls. "I must say, respected elder, your technique is excellent," said the monk. "Respected elder", my ass. thought Ranma with a scowl on her face. "Why thank you, young man. And your's is nothing to sneeze at either, I heard the entire thing. My name is Happosai, what is yours, son?" answered the old lech.

"Miroku, sir," replied the monk. "'Miroku'? You wouldn't happen to be named after the legendary lecherous monk, would you?" wondered Happosai. "What made him legendary, anyway?" asked Sango with a trace of anger. "Oh, he was very famous during the feudal era. It is said the monk Miroku asked a million different young ladies to bear his children," answered the old man. The demonslayer looked over at Miroku with burning flames in her eyes. The monk smiled nervously at Happosai, he could almost feel the heat Sango was producing, but he wouldn't turn his head as he said, "'A million', huh? I haven't reached that many yet."

The old lech closed his eyes and began to rub his chin as he continued, "But legend has it after the one millionth girl, he disappeared. Some say he vanished, others say he was beaten to death by all the girls, while more say he settled down with the one girl he loved the most, a demonslayer." Sango had been beating Miroku on the back of his head with her Hirakotsu until she heard the last of the old man's tale. She turned away from the knocked out monk and began to blush, thinking, He settled down with the one he loved most, a demonslayer?

Inuyasha backed up so not to get into Sango's way, but that left an opening for Happosai to reach Kagome, which he immediately took. The female hanyou screamed and try to push the old lech off her chest. Her mate punched the old man hard on top of the head, slamming him into the ground and knocking the old pervert out. The male hanyou then wrapped a clawed hand tightly around Happosai's head, carried him to the Bone Eater's Well and threw the lech in. "Good riddance!" shouted Inuyasha, walking back to the others.

Flying on her giant feather, high in the sky was the demon sorceress Kagura. She had an evil smile on her face. Interesting. she thought. She was sent by Naraku to keep an eye on the bull demon as he attacked the village. From her vantage point, which was high enough to hide her scent amongst the blowing winds from Inuyasha and Kagome, she saw everything. From the hanyou's return, to the death of the youkai up to and including Ranma's secret coming out. I must report this to Lord Naraku at once. She thought, spinning the feather around and flying away.

For both of us, I apologize. We've been trying to work out something so we can finish the story. Obviously we're still working on it. This was most of what was saved up. Hopefully with both of us, this'll be updated faster. Thank you for reading. Please review.

- Inu Hanyou Babe and Ranmano1fan