A Ranma ½ and Inu-Yasha Crossover
Ranma's New Curse 

Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters.  This is a work of
fanfiction, which means I get to play god and change the characters 
around as I see fit.  HA HA HA!

Notes: In the Ranma Universe this story starts out at the end of the
battle with Saffron.  I have decided to change the view for the Inu 
Yasha universe from this point on.  After doing some research on the 
characters I decided to put Rin, Sessho-maru and Sango into the story
line.  I was going to put Sessho-maru in the story anyway but the way
I'm putting him into it now is better than before.  I hope you enjoy!

----------------------------Ranma's MMind----------------------------

	Ranma and his dwarf sized mental guardian walked around in the 
darkness carefully.  Both men would turn their heads at any sound they
thought they would hear and do their best to look around the darkness
to try and find what they were looking for.  

	Ranma started to get irritated at the way things were turning out
and after watching his guardian pause once more to listen for a sound
that clearly wasn't there, he snapped.  "Damn it there's nothing in
here!" he shouted as he walked in front of himself.

	"No what are you doing!  Are you insane!" said the small man as 
he tried his best to shut the boy up.

	"Hey any demons out there!" He called into the darkness.  He 
began to jump up and down making as much noise as he could to get her 
attention no matter how much his dwarfish self tried to stop him.  
"Come on out of there you stupid weakling so I can kick yer girly ass!"
That were the last words he was able to say as he heard something in 
the darkness.

	"My Pleasurrre!"

	He felt something hit the back of his head and saw nothing more.

Chapter 9: The Problems With Inner Demons

------------------------------Tendo DDojo-----------------------------

	Inutaisho sighed as he watched what Ranma just did in his mind.
'That idiot!'  He was so occupied with what was going on in his mind he
never noticed Kasumi calling him.  He snapped out of the semi trance he 
was in and looked at the peolpe around him with a scowl on his face. 

	"Inutaisho-san, is something wrong?" Kasumi asked as she poured 
him a glass of tea.

	He frowned as he thought whether or not to tell them what had 
just happened.

	"My Lord has something gone wrong?" Baba asked as she bandaged up
Happousai after his 'demonstration.'

	"Ranma just did something incredibly stupid." he said with a 
frown still adorning his face.  Everybody around the table seemed to
get more depressed upon hearing this news.  He looked toward Kasumi to
find her holding her necklace tightly with a grim look on her face.  To
calm everyone down he put a small smile and his face and told them. 
"But don't worry he's been in worse situations before." 

	The people around him seemed to relax a little at his words but 
they were all worried none the less.  Kasumi loosened her grip upon her 
necklace and excused herself from the room.

	Both Inutaisho and Baba watched the girl leave with looks of 
curiosity.  Happousai watched her leave as well, but that was more out 
of a reason to her backside.

	After she left the room Inutaisho turned to Soun.  "I apologize 
for my rudeness but I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you all to
leave for a while.  I want to help the boy out of an unusual situation
he's in and will need the utmost quiet."

	Soun nodded at the request.  "I have no problem with that." He 
was going to stand up when Nodoka's voice halted his movement.

	"I most certainly have a problem with that!" She said as she 
turned toward the demon.  "I'm sorry but I don't want to leave you 
alone.  I lost my boy for 10 years.  And anyone who admits to being a
demon and killing people is not someone to be quickly trusted in my 
book!"

	Inutaisho sighed and rubbed his temples as he addressed the 
woman.  "As much as I understand your concern.  What I asked of Tendo-
san was not a request it was an order.  If you do not let me get my 
full concentration there is a high chance your son will fail.  And I
don't think anybody here wants to see that happening.  Baba and 
Happousai will leave the room as well I need to be alone.  NOW GO!!" 
As he finished speaking his eyes turned a bright golden and his fangs
became more prominent as slobber began to gather at his lips.

	The former occupants of the dojo, Baba and Happousai included, 
nearly trampled each other as they fought to get out the door first.
As the last occupant scrambled out and the door was shut he wiped the 
tea that he had let slobber out of his mouth.

	*I can't believe you just did that.* A voice said out of nowhere.

	"I had a feeling you wanted to talk to me alone so I had them 
leave.  You can come out and talk to me face to face if you want to 
Kasumi." he said with a small grin.

	The voice seemed to pause for a moment and then a hurried *Fine*
was heard.  Seconds later Kasumi shimmered to life in front of him, 
seemingly coming out of nowhere, dressed in a tight black leotard with
a small black jacket and leg guards.  She had a crossbow strapped to 
her back and her hair tied in her usual ponytail with a black ribbon 
attached.  Around her neck was the pearl necklace she had been wearing
earlier.  Her smile for the first time ever could not be found on her 
face. Instead her lips formed a thin line as she stared at the demon 
before her.

	Inutaisho looked her over with a hard look in his eyes and the 
first words that came out of his mouth were.  "Woah Momma!"

	Kasumi narrowed her eyes at the demon and Inutaisho could have
sworn that she was growling at him.  "Excuse me?"

	"Uh..Ranmas mom she might be listening at the door." he covered
lamely as he sweated nervously.

	"If you were able to sense me than you are definitely able to 
sense her easily." Kasumi countered and watched the demon flinch as her
words rang true.  "I'm beginning to think Cologne-san has the right 
idea about your kind.  Nothing but perverts."

	Inutaisho turned around and smiled as he held his hands up in
defeat.  "Now, now I think you're reading a little to much into this.
If you'll just let me explain.." He was cut off by Kasumi's crossbow 
which had found it's way to his neck. 'Wow she's fast!'

	"I don't want to hear your explanations.  Just know this, I don't 
trust you or your kind.  The only reason I haven't killed you already 
is because I believe in Ranma.  If this turns out to be a trick I will
happily kill you before you could blink." She explained icily as her 
finger never wavered from the trigger.

	"Ooo..the take charge type, I like that in a woman." He said with
a chuckle.  Unfortunately what he meant to be a witty thing to say to 
break the ice only made the stake press harder into his neck.  "It was 
just a joke!"

	Kasumi raised her eyes and looked at Inutaisho with a curios 
expression on her face.  "I don't get it." 

	"What the joke? I just meant that youerk.." 

	Kasumi pressed the head in a little more to get him to shut up.  
"Not that you idiot! Around the others you're sophisticated, powerful,
and you act like a decent, thing.  Why are you like this now? Was that
just an act?" she asked as she pulled the crossbow away a little bit
allowing him to speak.

	"An act huh?" he asked his eyes downcast.  "I wish it was that."
With a small chuckle he pointed at the crossbow.  "Can we speak without 
you pointing that thing at me?"

	"I don't know can we?" she asked never moving the bow.

	*Child put it down.* a voice seemed to say in his head.

	"But mistress, surely he will try to.."

	*He will try nothing.  You are Inutaisho, Tai-youkai of the 
Western Lands.  Is that not correct.*

	"Yes that is correct.  Though I don't think I know you?  Have we    
met before?" he asked the voice with a cocky grin.

	*No we haven't.  And it would be in your best interest to try to
control those hormones of yours during our conversation.*

	"That's not my fault you know." He growled out as he sat down.  
"Think about it, I'm a 800 year old demon who hasn't had sex in about 
450 years with the hormones of a teenager.  That's not the best 
combination."

	Kasumi sat down across from Inutaisho her crossbow was no longer
pointed at him but she still held it in her hand.  "So you're telling 
me you're not usually this perverted?"
	
	INutaisho rolled his eyes.  "I was never perverted.  But when you
don't get any for so long and are suddenly thrust into the body of a
teenager some things are bound to affect you." 
	
	*Our conversation is not about your hormonal problems Inutaisho.
Even though you don't know me, I've heard of you.  The mortal who was
able to harness the power of a youkai only to be turned into a Tai 
youkai due to some extremely stupid curse.*

	"That's right.  However I don't think I know who you are so you 
have me at a disadvantage." he said with a small smirk a he openly 
stared at Kasumi only to be smacked by her.

	"My mistress told you to control yourself.  I'm not some piece of
meat." she said as she glared at the demon.

	*Now, now I want both of you to behave.* The voice said in a 
condescending tone as both Kasumi and Inutaisho muttered "fine."  
*That's better.  Now moving on to who I am.  My name is Nuriko.  Before
the purge of my village I was one of the top youkai exterminator 
trainers in the village.*

	"Purge?" asked Inutaisho with a curious look on his face.  "I 
don't remember something like that."

	*That's because it happened after you had died.  The village was 
attacked by an angry horde of demons.  I had no clue why they attacked 
and since most of the villagers better fighters were out on a job that
day, the villagers were slaughtered.  I was not only a warrior but I
was also skilled in the art of magic.  I was able to bond myself with a
small pearl and I my spirit has lived on in this necklace ever since.
Whoever puts me on is destined to be a great demon hunter and the girl
before you is my newest disciple.  She is strong willed and very 
skilled in my art and will be a great exterminator*. 

	"So that's where you're hiding.  In the necklace.  No wonder Baba
couldn't tell what you were." he said with a smile.  

	*Don't make her career start with you.* the voice said in 
aggitation.  Inutaisho grimaced and waved his hand allowing the 
necklace to continue.  *The boy seems to be important to her and she 
has been very adamant about not killing him.  According to what she 
has told me, you intend for him to inherit your powers, giving him 
complete control of your powers and you said the boy will not be 
turned.  Is that true?*

	"The boy will succeed, of that I am certain.  He has a role in 
this world that he has yet to play.  With my powers at his command he 
will conquer any obstacle in his path."

	*But don't they say absolute power corrupts absolutely?* 

	"Absolute power maybe, but the boy is not getting absolute power.
Even with my abilities the boy will still have to train hard to use 
them as well as fight hard to stop people who want to kill him.  The 
boy also has a high sense of honor which he would not betray for 
anything." Inutasiho said with his arms crossed as he glared at the 
necklace which was near Kasumi's chest so to him it was sort of a two
for one deal.  Intimidation and pleasure all in one.  Unfortunately for
him he wasn't as nonchalant about it as he thought he was.

	Kasumi growled as she removed the fist from the top of his head.
"Can you just be serious for once!" 

	"What are you talking about?" he said as he rubbed his head.

	Kasumi pointed to a puddle of drool on the floor that had leaked 
from his mouth.  "Pervert."

	"What? I have a condition where I lose all feeling in my mouth!"

	"I'll give you a condition!" Kasumi said as she raised her bow.

	*Stop this useless bickering at once!*

	Kasumi humphed and folded her arms across her chest, effectively 
blocking Inutaishos sight.  "The reason I wanted to talk to you was 
because I want to go with him."

	"Why?"

	"He has been like a younger brother to me.  He has protected my 
family in times of need and has never asked for anything in return.  I
do not want to see someone with as much heart as Ranma has turned to 
darkness."

	Inutaisho nodded as Kasumi listed her reasons.  "I agree.  I have 
been with the boy and I see your point. If you can find some way to tag
along with him after his test I don't mind.  You have my permission."

	"I wasn't asking your permission." Kasumi stated.  "I merely 
wanted to make one thing clear, if Ranma does goe awol I will hunt down
and kill him.  Which is something I do not want to do."

	"And you are in agreement with this pearl-sama?"

	You could hear the distate in Nurikoos voice as she responded.
*My name is not 'pearl-sama', idiot.  And even though I do not totally
agree with trusting you, I understand how the girl feels.  She has 
trained hard and sacrificed much to get too where she is today.  I have
no problem allowing her request.  Just as long as I don't regret my 
decision later.* 

----------------------------Ranma's MMind------------------------------

	Ranma awoke to a sharp poking in his side.  When his vision 
finally came into focus he was able to see exactly what was poking him
in such a rude manner.

	"YOU STUPID IDIOT!  YOU WORTHLESS PIECE OF GARBAGE! IF WE 
WEREN'T ABOUT TO BE KILLED I'D SHOOT YOU MYSELF!!" The small man that
was Ranma's mental guardian continued to ramble weaving a tapestry of 
curses that would put anybody to shame.  His foot was the thing that 
was poking Ranma's side as the dwarf continued kicking Ranma during 
his tirade.
	
	"What are you complaining about! And why do I feel so dizzy?"
Ranma said as he attempted to rub his head only to find that his hands
were tied together with rope.  "What the hell.." He looked up only to
wish he didn't.  What Ranma was looking up at, or rather down at, was 
a large cauldron that held all the ingredients for a stew minus the 
meat as him and his companion hung from a rope tied to the cieling.

	"What the hell is this!  I don't remember seeing this place."
Ranma yelled as he tried frantically to remove the bonds from his 
hands.  He stopped struggling as he heard an awful sound coming 
towards him.  The sound was terrible and made him want to rip his
ears off his head.

	"OHOHOHOHOHOHOHO!!!!"

	The dwarf stopped his tirade long enough to sigh.  "Oh great 
she's back." he said as he continued to hang there like dead meat.
(which he would be in a couple of minutes.) 

	"Welcome to my domain!" the voice called out.

	Ranma whipped his head around frantically trying to see who was 
speaking.  "Who the hell are you!"

	"Oh you big silly you should know who I am." the voice said 
merrily as it paused. "You may call me neko-chan."

	Ranma still moved his head around trying to find somebody in the
immense darkness.  He was about to shout out something else to draw the
creature out from hiding when he heard breathing near his ear.  "I'm 
you'rre worrrst nightmarrre."  Ranma shivered as the creature spoke to 
him.  He quickly turned around to try and see the creature before it 
fled only to wind up cushioned in two soft, pillowy..."Oh my you'rre
so forward.  None of that forrr you though." the creature removed 
Ranma's ashen face from her breasts and allowed him to get a look at 
her.

	It was him, or rather her.  It was him when he was a her.  He 
was looking at a carbon copy of his cursed form.  Only thing was this
one had a few extras.  Namely the red fur that covered her entire body 
as well as the tail coming out of her backside and the cat ears a top
her head.

	Ranma was speechless as he stared at the demon in horror.

	"Like what you see?" she asked as she struck a pose that seemed
to enchance her already large bust size.

	Ranma's only response was silence.  The dwarf sighed as he saw 
the look on Ranma's face.  "Idiot."

	"Oh don't think I've forgotten about you little man.  It took me
a while but I finally have you and I'm not about to let you go." she
said with a smile.

	"If I had my gun I'd blow a hole through that head o' yours and
make you forget me." he said with a sneer.

	The demon pouted as she started to stir the cauldron.  "Now I 
know why I neverrr liked you.  Where's that little doggy who's always
with you.  He was always good for a laugh."

	"He was bothering me so I skinned him to make my self a nice rug.
Say I need something for my bathroom and I'm planning on red,  now 
wouldn't you like to help me out?" he said with a smile only to get 
drenched with broth.

	"That wasn't verrry nice!" she hissed as she placed the spoon
back in the pot.  She walked over to where the dwarfs shot gun was 
laying near the cauldron and picked it up.  "I don't like the taste
of irron in my food but I think in your case I'll make an exception!"

	Dwarf-Ranma winced as he heard her cock the gun and felt it's 
cold steel against his skin as she pressed it into his cheek.  "This
is what I get for depending on morons!" he snarled.

	Ranma came to his senses when he heard his companions insult.  He
turned his head so he was able to see the catgirl him about to pull the
trigger.  In a last ditch effort to save his guardian he pointed his 
bound hands in the guns direction and let his confidence chi gather in
his hands.  With a small whisper of "Moko Takabisha." he let the small 
ball of energy slam into the gun, knocking it out of the demons hand.
Unfortunately what he didn't take into account was that the chi ball 
would burn through the ropes that held him aloft.  He screamed as he 
fell face first into the soups broth.

	Neko-chan whimpered as the gun was knocked out of her hand and
knocked into the darkness.  She growled and turned towards Ranma as he
fell into the cauldron.

	"My gun!" the dwarf Ranma shouted as he watched his most prized 
possession disappear into the blackness.  He struggled against the 
bonds with more vigor than before and was able to wiggle out his hands
while the demon was occupied with a soggy Ranma.  "I'll be right back
kid.  I repay my debts." he whispered as he walked into the darkness 
trying to find his gun.

	Neko lifted Ranma out of the cauldron with a smile on her face as
she licked his face making Ranma go stiff.  "Hmmm...needs morrre salt."
she said as she licked her chops.

	"C..cc..cc.ccaa..CAT!" Ranma screamed as Neko held him in her 
arms.
	
	"Well it's nice that you've noticed.  Don't think you're cat fist
is going to get you out of this one." she growled.  "As long as you're
in here with me, you can't access it." she smiled as she continued to 
stroke his cheek.

	"That's all well and good but he can access me just fine!" a 
voice from her left shouted.

	She turned towards the voice only to find herself face to snout 
with the fangs of a giant dog.  "I will not give him up!" she growled
out as she hissed at the dog.

	"Neither will I!" The dog barked as it lunged toward Neko it's 
fangs bared and drool dripping down it's chin.  Neko kicked the large
canine off her body and watched as it disappeared. She looked around
the area and cautiously sniffed the air, hoping that it would reveal
the dogs location.

	"Here I am!" the dog shouted as it slammed into her making her 
roll further into the darkness.  

	Ranma could only stare dumbfounded as he watched the dog and 
catgirl wrestle each other for dominance.  "What the hell is going on?"
Ranma watched in horror as the dog bit down on the catgirls neck.
Neko cried out in pain and Ranma watched as the dog began to twist it's
jaws.

	A loud *CRACK* was heard but it wasn't from the breaking of Neko-
chans neck.  Ranma had crossed the distance between himself and the two
and had landed a solid punch across the muzzle of the dog, sending it 
deeper into the darkness.  He ran to the catgirl and cradled her head 
in her arms as she tried to stop the blood seeping out of her neck.

	"I can't do it.  I can't just kill something just cause it's 
inconvenient.  It's not fair!" he shouted as he held the girl in his 
lap. 'I'd be no better than Saffron if I do that.'  "Please don't die."
he told her as she looked up at him with a confused expression on her 
face.  

	"Y..o.you ..s.s.saved..me." she choked out as she looked up at 
him.  She then smiled and closed her eyes.  "Th..thank you.  I knew you 
co..could do it." 

	After holding her for a while more he watched as she vanished 
slowly, as if she was an illusion.  He heard a loud panting noise and
turned around to face the dog.

	"Heh stupid bitch, she was always weak!" the dog growled as it 
turned toward Ranma.  "But you are strong." the dog walked forward as
if it was stalking Ranma and continued talking to him.  "If you join 
with me I can make you the most powerful being in the world.  And I'll
get rid of that damn compassion that is your weakness." the dog
smiled as Ranma's head drooped.

	"You killed her." Ranma said as he raised his head.  "I would
never join with you! I don't want to become powerful by selling my
soul to a souless bastard like you!" He shouted as the dog growled 
and charged at him.

	"Then you are weak just like she was! Instead of my partner you
are now my prey!" The dog snapped it's jaws open and prepared to bite
down on Ranma's neck.

	*CRACK* The dog rolled off of Ranma and spun wildy on the floor
until it stopped and looked back at the darkness behind Ranma.  There
standing before Ranma was the dwarf Ranma, his favorite gun in his hand 
and a spent shell at his foot.  "I never cared for dogs anyway!"

	The dog gave one last growl as it fell to the floor as the blood 
gushed out of the large wound in it's chest.  "You will regret this."
was the last thing it said as it too faded into darkness.

	Ranma stared with tears still in his eyes at the place where he 
was holding the girls head.  The dwarf walked over to him and placed a
hand on his shoulder.  "What's wrong Ranma?"

	"He killed her." he said simply.

	"He what!  That wasn't supposed to happen!" the dwarf shouted in 
surprise.

	Ranma looked at the dwarf in surprise.  "WHat are you talking 
about?"

	"Well inner demons aren't supposed to be *killed*, they're 
supposed to be defeated, overcome.  If I was actually trying to kill 
her I would have done so years ago.  It's up to you to beat it.  I 
couldn't do it for you.  You were supposed to bond with her.  To help
cure you of your fear of cats and the Cat Fist."  The dwarf looked 
around the site where Ranma was sitting.  "Umm..where's the body?"

	Ranma looked up at the dwarf with a questioning look in his face,
"There was no body, she disappeared into bits of light." he said with 
a sad smile.  "It was kind of pretty."

	The dwarf Ranma thought for a second and then smiled widely as he 
patted his other self on the back.  "Way to go man, that means you did
it.  You bonded with her.  She didn't die!  She's a part of you now.
This is great!"

	"She's part of me?" he asked as he looked around.  "Does that 
mean I bonded with the dog?"

	The dwarf stepped toward where the dog had died and kicked the 
darkness with his foot.  When he felt it connect with something solid,
he reached into the dark with his hand and pulled.  On the other side
of his arms was the body of the dog.  "Nope it looks like he just
died."

	Ranma looked at the dog and noticed a shiny light coming out of 
the dogs left back leg.  "What the hell is that light." he asked.

	The dwarf looked in the direction that Ranma was but saw nothing
but darkness and dead dog.  "What light man, I don't see snything."

	Even though his guardian couldn't see it, the light was almost 
blinding to Ranma.  He walked over to the body, hesitantly reached 
inside the open wound and felt around until he felt something small 
and round.  He pulled it out and held it to the light to find that it
was a small pearl.

	"What the hell is that?" the dwarf asked as the pearl began to 
glow a bright white and covered them and everything else in a bright
light.

-----------------------------unknown  place--------------------------

	Saffron stared down at the human at his feet and growled as he 
thought of a way to escape the prison he was in.  He had tried many 
times to escape the darkness but nothing seemed to work.  He had tried
flying out of the top but only learned that the top was endless and
got himself nothing but an aching back when he fell.

	He once again kicked the body and cursed.  "How the fuck do I get 
out of here!"  he shouted as he stomped back and forth angrily.  The only 
thing that saved him from becoming a shishkebob was the slight noise the 
spear made as it flew two inches in front of his nose.  "Who would dare!"

	Saffron watched as out of the darkness came someone he knew very
well.  Dressed in the armor of a white knight the person had a sword 
drawn in it's hand and a shield in the other.  "I will not let you harm
one more hair on her head demon!"

	Saffron couldn't even think straight as he gazed at the mans 
face.  There before him stood everything he hated about the human race.
The person who had caused him the most grief in his hundreds of years 
of existence.  The one mortal who had the gall to stand up to all his
power and defeat him.  "I Will Kill You!" There before him stood Ranma.

END Chapter 9

A/N: okay so there was still no Inu Yasha guys in this chapter.  I am 
so sorry but this chapter got so long (for me anyway) that I decided to 
post it as is.  Do not fret as the Inu Yasha gang will return in the 
next chapter and we'll see what they've been up too.  Also look forward 
to the actual crossover itself next chapter.  YAY!!!

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