Hengeyoukai Neko Ranma (New Title!)
A Ranma 1/2 and Inu Yasha Crossover

Disclaimer: I own none of the characters in this story. 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: Okay I'm adding another fic to the slowly growing Ranma/Inu 
Yasha Crossover library. I am still writing "Ranma's New Curse" but I 
just wanted to get this idea out of my head and onto paper.  It's an 
alternate universe for Ranma 1/2 but happens during the middle of Inu 
Yasha.  Confusing no?  Anyway, I'm going to attempt to write a fic 
where Ranma gets together with someone from the IY storyline. RIN!! 
Yeah I like Rin stories and what of it! I also believe that this is the 
first Ranma/Rin story out there.  Yeah Me!  If not, would someone give 
me the link to that story cause I wouldn't mind reading it. ^_^.  I 
also put Kagome and Ranma's original timeline in the year 2001 (when
the Inu Yasha anime started) but the Ranma 1/2 divergence occurs 6 
years prior (when Ranma was 10, ie he meets the Tendo's in 2001).  
Please bear with me.  (And if you understood that give yourself a pat 
on the back cuz I didn't and I wrote it) 

Chapter 1: Here's Ranma-Neko!

	Sesshomaru watched the scene that was unfolding in front of him 
with interest, and a little fear.  Even though he would never admit it, 
he had grown fond of the girl and did not wish to see any harm befall 
her.  He watched as Rin continued to pet the Cat Demon until it fell 
asleep in her lap.  Sesshomaru then walked over to Rin's side to try 
and pry the creature off of her.  When he arrived at her side she
looked up at him and smiled.  He ignored her for the time being and 
focused his attention on the creature in her lap.

	"Sesshomaru-sama why would a Cat demon be in these woods?" Jaken 
asked as he came up beside his master only to be swatted away by 
Sesshomaru.

	"Do not disturb me Jaken.  I am still angry at you for bringing 
Rin to this place." 

	"Yes Sesshomaru-sama..." the toad demon replied from his 
impromptu landing place, which was hanging off the limb of a tree.

	'However stupid Jaken may be he raises a good point.' Sesshomaru
thought to himself as he watched the demon sleep on Rin's lap.  'This 
forest is very close to my own lands, so no cat demons would ever be 
found anywhere near this forest.  Cat demons often travel in prides,
why is one so young all alone?  Unless...' Sesshomaru lifted his eyes 
and gazed into the surrounding forest, his nose sniffing and his ears 
twitching as he surveyed their surroundings.  'No it is alone.'

	"Sesshomaru-sama can I keep him?" Rin asked again with a smile.

	Sesshomaru looked down on the child and answered her, "No Rin."

	"Why not!" Rin asked angrily.

	Sesshomaru, shocked and angered by Rins outburst looked down on 
the girl as he pointed at the demon sleeping in her lap.  "Where there
is one there is usually more." he said as he raised his arms.

	"But he was so scared before.  Maybe he was trying to run from
them." 

	"Impudent child how dare you question Sesshomaru-samas 
decisions!"  Jaken yelled as he neared the two but kept an arms 
distance between him and his master.

	"Jaken please shut up."  

	Jaken was taken aback by his masters 
order but obeyed and was quiet, though he continued to glare at Rin 
with hatred in his eyes. 

	"What do you mean by he was scared Rin?" Sesshomaru inquired of 
the girl.  Cat demons were prideful youkai and never showed any fear
even when faced with death.  He knew because he had killed many who had
wandered onto his land.

	"I could feel it when he pounced on me.  And he has so many 
scratches on his body, he must have run away from what was hurting
him."
	
	"Hmmm..." Sesshomaru looked over the demons body and saw that Rin 
was correct.  The body was riddled with deep gashes that, right before
his eyes, were healing at a fast rate.  "Even if it was injured it's
fine now Rin.  It's best to let it be so it can go back to it's pride."

	"Why can't we take him with us until he's healed?" Rin asked.

	"Disgusting child! He will be a burden to our company.  You 
forget exactly who is in your company.  Sesshomaru-sama is the Tai
Youkai of the Western lands, a great dog demon just like his father.  
What would the other youkai think when they see him in the company of 
that creature!" Jaken said scornfully as he pointed at the demon in 
Rin's lap.

	"Jaken you are the one person in our little party who should not
be accusing anyone else of being a burden." Sesshomaru said with a tiny
smile.

	Jaken gulped as fear gathered in the pit of his stomach.  'My 
Lord is smiling again.  Surely something horrible shall happen to me.'

	Sesshomaru turned around to face Rin once more and cocked an
eyebrow.  "You may keep him.  For now, until he heals.  But, you are
responsible for him.  You find his food water and anything else you 
feel he needs, agreed."

	Rin nodded happily as she continued to pet the creature in her
lap.  "Thank you Sesshomaru-sama!" She would have hugged him if not 
for the large weight resting on her lap so she resigned herself to a
smile.

	Sesshomaru looked down at the smiling face of Rin and noticed 
her face go from a state of happiness to fear.  A short sniff later
he knew what was behind him.  Sesshomaru turned and jumped away just
in time as a large hand occupied the place where he had previously 
been standing.
	
	He looked up, and up, and up until he saw the ogres face.  It
was a typical run of the mill ogre that he usually used to get around
on.  'Why is it attacking me?  Does it not realise I am it's master.'
he thought with a snort of disdain.  'And why couldn't I smell it?'

------------------------------Nearby----------------------------------

	Kagura watched from a safe distance as she used the corpse of an
oni to attack Sesshomaru.  'Nothing personal handsome.  Just business.'
she thought as she manipulated the dead Oni into attacking Sesshomaru
once more. She watched as Sesshomaru dodged the corpses clumsy attacks 
and hit back with a few of his own.

	She watched as the human girl that followed him around rolled 
herself into a ball in a weak attempt to protect herself from the Oni's
attacks.  'That's not gonna to help you little girl.'  Kagura thought 
as she sent the Oni after the girl as a lesson to Sesshomaru.

------------------------------By Rin-----------------------------------

	Rin screamed as she saw the Oni attack Sesshomaru.  She tried to 
get up to run away but with the Cat Demon still in her lap she couldn't
move.  In a brave but foolish attempt to save the creature in her lap,
she balled herself up in an attempt to shield it from any attacks.  She 
felt the cat-person's heartbeat and closed her eyes as she tried to 
block out the sounds of the fighting.  She felt something wet against 
her cheek and heard a voice tell her, "It's okay." When she opened them 
again she was amazed by what she saw.

------------------------------Ranma's POOV------------------------------

	Ranma woke to find himself in a large neverending void.  He was
surrounded on all sides by a darkness that his eyes could not permeate.
Ranma did not move in fear that if he did he would be absorbed into the
inky blackness.  In desperation he called out to anyone that would be 
able to answer him.  "Hey is anyone there!"  The minutes passed by as 
the void seem to give back no answer.  When he had given up hope of an
answer he heard something.  Something he never wanted to hear again.
"Cats! They're here! They're all around me!" he said frantically as he
began to move his hand in all directions hoping to not be taken by 
surprise when they attacked.

	He heard purrs, hisses, and meows from all sides of him.  He was
frantically turning to and fro so as not to give his enemy a chance to 
attack.  "I'm not afraid of you!  Come out and fight me!" the boy 
yelled out as he puffed out his small chest in a show of bravado. "I'll
show you what a student of the school of Anything Goes Martial Arts is
made of!"

	As Ranma continued to turn left and right, trying to drown out 
the sounds of the cats, he saw something come out of the darkness and 
collide into him.  Whatever it was that collided with him bounced off 
his chest and landed in front of him.  When Ranma finally calmed down
from the collision he walked over to it to find out what it was.  
When Ranma saw that it was still moving Ranma hesitantly backed away
from it just a little and probed it with his foot.  He was able to turn 
it over and finally figure out what it was.  It was a large cat.

	It was about the size of a panther and was pure black.  The only
way that Ranma was able to discern the cat from the darkness were the 
deep gashes and bleeding wounds that riddled the cats back and torso.
Ranma, overcoming his fear, stepped toward the cat and attempted to 
help it.

	"N..n.ice Kit..ty C..Cat.  I'm j..just g..g..gonna help you."
he managed to stammer out.  The cat didn't seem to mind and leaned 
against him as he ripped off pieces off his shirt and pants to 
bandage the cat's wounds.  When the final wound was wrapped, the 
cat stood on it's full legs and put his forehead on Ranma's.  "Nice
Kitttty..." Ranma stuttered as the cat stared right at him.

	*Do not be worried child I will not harm you*

	Upon hearing the cat's voice in his head he responded the same
as anyone else would.  "AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!"

	*Calm down child.  I'm not here to hurt you.* the voice said in
a calm voice.

	"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!  It's Gonna Eat Me!"

	The cat, hearing enough of the boys screams, thrust it's paw onto
Ranma's mouth, instantly silencing him, and pinned him to the floor.
*Child I am not going to eat you.  I want to thank you for dressing my
wounds.  I wish to give you a gift in return.*

	The cat removed it's body from Ranma's chest and sat on it's
hind legs in front of him.  After calming down a little Ranma finally
found the courage to use his voice again.  "A gift?"

	*Yes.  There have been many students over the years that have 
attempted to train in the terrifying art known as the Neko Ken.  None
have completely mastered it because it winds up driving them insane.
You are the first person to ever muster the courage to hold me and 
look at me without trying to kill me.*

	"Is that why you're injured?  Are there people out there trying 
to kill you?" Ranma asked while looking around in the darkness trying
to see if any other person was going to make themself known.

	*No that is not why I am injured.  When you were tossed in the 
pit you were able to trigger the first part of the Neko Ken, which 
puts me in control of your body for a short time.*

	"How did you get into my body?"

	*Each cat in that pit that clawed you, bit you, or even touched   
you in any way, infused a piece of it's soul into you.  Each piece came
together and formed me.  When I first take control of your body, I have
the normal instincts of the cat's in the pit.  The instincts of how to
hunt for food, to defend my territory, stuff like that.  Once the basic
instincts are developed in the body my original mind returns to me.*

	"Your original mind?"

	*Even though I was made from the souls of the cats in the pit, I 
was once a living being.  Although I have forgotten my original name, I
do remember my oath.  The Neko Ken you were taught is a flawed form of 
an anciet martial arts technique that was used against the Youkai in
Ancient Japan.  Humans had been terrorized by these demons and in an 
attempt to fight against them created this technique to work as a kind
of suicide attack.  The trainee would be flung into the put until he
falls into the berserker stage of the training, then he was let loose
among the youkai.  He would destroy everything in his path be it friend
or foe and would only be stopped when he was killed.  Since in this 
beserker state the trainee would have a high tolerance for pain, each
berserker would manage to take down at least 9 demons each before they
were stopped.  After the humans regained their land they buried the 
secret of the Neko Ken, hoping that it would never be used again.*

	"So how did you fit into this, are you a demon too." Ranma asked 
while backing up, hoping to put some distance between them.

	The large cat took a step forward and put it's head under Ranma's
chin in order to calm the boy down.  *Yes, I was once a neko-youkai.
However not all youkai were evil.  Some, like myself, wanted to live in 
peace with the humans.  I saw what happened to each person who sought
out the ultimate power of the Neko Ken and it pained me to see everyone
of them reduced to madness.  I swore to protect those that fall into 
insanity of the training and try to help them out of it.  For 600 years
I have seen many victims but I must admit that you are the youngest 
victim I have ever seen and the first to heal my wounds.  You are the 
first person in 700 years to have complete control of the Neko Ken.  I 
don't know how it happened but I'm glad it did.*

	"I was the only person in 700 years to live through the training?
Wait till my old man hears about this he'll be thrilled!" Ranma said 
excited that he had learned the Neko Ken.

	*I'm afraid that's impossible child.* the cat said while looking
down at it's feet.

	"What do you mean?" Ranma asked shakily.

	*The reason why body is so cut up is because someone attacked 
your father.  By the time I got our body out of the pit it was too 
late, he was already dead.*

	"No that's not true my father was a great martial artist! The 
best! No one could beat him!" Ranma shouted while holding his head in
his hands.

	*I am sorry child but it is true I smelled his blood on the floor 
and he wasn't moving.  I tried to fight the man off but he was too 
powerful for me to fend off since I didn't have all of my abilities 
back yet.  He used magic to transport me into a forest which is where 
your body is now.  Due to the magic he used and the fact that I was in
control of your body, your physical appearance changed.  Since I had to
let the body fall asleep in order to meet you I left the body in the 
care of a calmer.*  

	"A calmer?  What's a calmer?" Ranma asked fighting back tears.

	*A calmer is someone who could cancel out the berserker state of
someone who suffered through the Neko Ken.  They are incredibly rare to
find and are usually small children or someone who the trainee has 
trust in.*

	"So this calmer can control if I go into a berserker state?" 
Ranma asked as he stood up straight.  He watched as the cat nodded and
then asked another question.  "What could send me into this berserker 
state now that I've mastered the Neko Ken?"

	*Now that you've mastered it, only extreme anger.*

	"Do you know the name of the man who attacked my father?"

	*I believe his name was Happousai.  He was a short man, like a 
midget, old too but very powerful.  Surely you are not thinking of 
going after this man!*

	"That's exactly what I'm going to do.  Once I wake up I'll thank 
the calmer and be on my way.  I swear on my honor as a Saotome I will
avenge my father!"

	*But you are only a child!  You must not jump into this 
headfirst, you must train until you become strong enough to defeat 
him.*

	Ranma stood there with his jaw set and his small brow furrowed in
determination.  "I will have revenge on the man who killed my father.
With or without the power of the Neko Ken."

	*This is foolishness!  I will not let you go.  You will only be 
killed!* The cat said while growling.

	"If I do get killed then at least I can see him again and I know 
I tried." he said with his eyes downcast.

	*I will not let you throw your life away like that.* The cat said
as it stepped toward him.  *I'll make you a deal.  You train till you 
are 16 years old.  Then go back and challenge the man who killed your
father.  I will help you by giving you control of the neko ken and your
body.*

	Ranma thought about this for a while and then lifted his head up.
"I promise."

	*I look forward to seeing what you do with your gift child.  And 
I wish you luck in your life.*  The cat closed it's eyes and seemed to 
shimmer in front of him.  It broke into particles of light and each 
part went into the boys body.  

	Ranma felt strange when the small lights started coming into 
his body.  He felt stronger, his legs felt tighter as if there were 
larger muscles that had developed.  He felt itchy all over and felt 
a stinging sensation in his lower back.  Unfortunately since he was
still in darkness he couldn't see what he looked like.  "Well the 
cat said I would look differrrent."  When Ranma heard his voice he 
put his hands to his mouth and found that his tongue had changed and
he had longer fangs.  He also noted that his hand felt furrier than
before.  

	Before he could inspect himself further he felt a huge wave
of fear sweep over him.  In his mind he could see  a little girl 
curled over him in a ball as a huge monster walked toward her.  "Is
that the calmerrr?  She's gonna die if she doesn't move!"  He willed 
himself to wake up and found himself staring at the small girl as 
she held him in her arms.  He licked her face and whispered to her
"It's okay." as he leapt out of her arms and met the oni on claws
first.  "Let's go ya big jerrrk!"

	Sesshomaru watched as the cat demon jumped out of Rin's lap and
attack the monster.  'What is it doing?  The cub doesn't stand a 
chance!'  He watched in amazement as the demon roared at the oni and
jumped all the way onto the head of the oni in one leap.  The oni 
shook it's head in an effort to shake the small creature off.  The 
cat then put all of it's claws in the back of the onis head. 
Sesshomaru saw a blue light come out of each claw and grow to such a 
size that it passed through the front of the oni's head, spilling
it's blood all over the place.  
	
	The oni cried out in rage as it felt it's head being penetrated 
by Ranma's claws.  'Let's test these out.' Ranma thought as he slid
down the oni's back with his claws still inbedded in the oni's body.
As he slid down the body ten lines could be seen in the oni's skin 
like stripes.  When he hit the ground the oni seperated into 10 slices
and fell over.

	Sesshomaru watched with his eyebrows raised as the cat demon 
turned to him and bowed.  "I'm Rrranma Saotome.  Sorrry about this."

END Chapter 1

Authors Notes: Okay I think that was pretty good.  In case your 
wondering the information I'm using for Ranma's New Curse and 
Hengeyoukai Neko Ranma are completely different.  Why are they like 
that?  Basically because in this story I wanted Ranma to be older 
when he learned the Neko Ken so I could develop something between 
him and Rin faster.  This story will probably be about 15 chapters
and shorter than Ranma's new curse.  Expect chaper 8 of RNC out in 
about a week.
Later