Hi, guys! This little plot bunny has been running amok in my head for a while now, so I thought, why not?
Disclaimer: I own neither InuYasha nor Doctor Who. Sadly.
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Little Kagome ran around the temple grounds, having a day off from school as she saw a sad looking older man with big ears and a leather jacket sitting on a bank under the Goshinboku.
She ran up to him, smiling brightly.
She studied his eyes for a minute, her own ocean coloured ones locking with his icy blue ones.
"You look sad.", she stated.
The Doctor blinked, looking down at the tiny girl, no older than maybe seven.
He chuckled a little.
"Why do you say that?", he asked, curiously.
"Your eyes. They look very, very sad.", she said, gazing at him thoughtfully.
He just let her study him, oddly comfortable with her, for all that he normally couldn't deal with children.
Kagome started searching her pockets, before pulling out a small globe.
She shook it and the silver and golden particles glittered in the dark sphere.
She looked at him seriously.
"My daddy gave this to me before he died. It is very precious because of that. He alway said that no matter what happens, you will never be alone. Because someone out there is always looking at the stars the same time as you. He said if I ever met someone who seemed very alone, I should tell them that. This globe is supposed to remind me of that. But I think you need it more."
The stunned Doctor looked at the globe she had carefully placed in his palm, fingers closing around it.
"I can't take this from you!", he protested, looking unbelieving.
Just what was with this girl, she saw too much. He also had never met such an compassionate girl.
"I won't take it back!", she replied, jutting her tiny chin forward stubbornly.
Then her eyes softened.
"Besides, I still have my Baby Brother and my mum. But you, Mister, you look lonely."
He gulped, eyes stinging. He opened his eyes to reply but he was interrupted.
"Kagome, honey, dinner is ready!", a woman called, making the little girl, Kagome, turn around.
"I have to go. I hope you won't be lonely anymore.", she said and hugged him before turning and running into the house.
He stared after her before resting his eyes on the globe. Kagome... her name was Kagome.
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A year later he came back.
Kagome was sitting under the Goshinboku, scribbling onto a piece of paper. Her long black hair was in a ponytail, her tongue sticking out from concentration.
"What are you doing?", the Doctor asked, plopping down beside her.
It had only really been a week for him before he decided to visit her again.
She yelped, looking up at him disgruntled before her eyes widened and she grinned brightly.
"Mister!", she cried excitedly, throwing her paper down to hug him.
He grinned at her, pleased that she still remembered him.
"So, tell me, what are you doing?", he repeated.
She beamed at him, showing him her paper.
"I am doing my homework. But I don't understand this.", she said, pointing to a fairly simple math example.
He smiled, leaning forward to take her pen.
"You do it like this-", he explained, showing her exactly what she had to do.
She listened with rapid attention, soaking up everything he said.
"You wanna try?", he asked, offering her the pen. She nodded eagerly.
Her tongue once again poking out she made sure to do exactly as he said.
"Fantastic! You did it!", he cheered making her grin proudly.
"Thank you very much Mister...", she looked at him expectantly.
He grinned at her extending his hand.
"I am the Doctor.", he said, fully expecting the famous question afterwards.
"Okay.", she nodded.
"I am Kagome. I am very happy I met you", she informed him earnestly.
He felt himself blush and cleared his throat a little.
Once again he was interrupted by her mother calling her.
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He again waited about a week before visiting her again, though it was once again a year for her.
This time she was playing with a small male kitten.
"Is this your kitten?", he questioned, plopping down besides her.
She smiled at him happily. She had grown a little, now nine years old. Her hair was open this time.
"Yes, his name his Buyo. I got him for my birthday today.", she declared, beaming at him.
He blanched.
"It's your BIRTHDAY?", he asked, worriedly.
He didn't know, so he hadn't prepared a present.
"It's alright.", she said leaning against him a little. "I always look forward to you visits, few they may be. I couldn't think of a greater gift."
He was once again wondering what he did to deserve a friend like her, age nonwithstanding. Suddenly he got an idea.
He searched his endless pocket, sticking in his arm up to his elbow making Kagome giggle.
With an triumphant "HA!", he pulled out a dusty looking box.
He hesistated a second, before he gave it to her.
She took it and carefully placed it in her lap, handing Buyo to the Doctor who took it, grimacing a little.
She blew on top of the box, the dust swirling away revealing a round symbol with circles in it.
She studied it for a moment before she opened the box. Inside was a beautiful silver fob watch with more such symbols engraved on it.
"You have to promise me to always look after it. It is very important to me.", he said looking in her eyes.
She took out the watch, hanging the chain attached to it around her neck.
"I will never take it off.", she swore before her mother once again called her inside.
She kissed his cheek this time before dashing away, leaving him to his thoughts.
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The next time he saw her, she was ten now, she was building a birdhouse.
He squatted down next to her, taking the tools out of her hand worriedly, seeing all the scratches on her fingers.
"What are you doing her alone?", he demanded. Really she could hurt herself.
She just smiled brightly at him.
"I am building a bird house", she informed him.
"I can see that.", he agreed. "But why is nobody helping you?"
She looked a little down.
"Mummy can't help me because my little brother is sick. And Gramps is out with his friends.", she explained, but perked up instantly. "Will you help me?", she asked, widening her eyes at him and pouting a little.
He instantly melted.
"Okay, okay, just stop looking at me like that.", he said gruffly, scratching behind his neck.
They had a lot of fun this afternoon.
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The Doctor was having a few problems with the TARDIS before he finally managed to land near the Higurashi temple.
He grinned immedialty rushing up the many stairs, before he saw a young woman, maybe eighteen, was crying under the Goshinboku.
A terrible feeling settled in his stomach.
He stepped forwardm accidentally crushing a twig under his feet.
The woman whirled around, revealing ocean blue eyes and a silver watch around her neck.
"D-Doctor?", she whispered before falling into his arms.
He instinctively put his own arms around her waist, squeezing her tightly.
"Kagome... I'm sorry. I didn't mean to stay away for so long.", he murmured in her eat, inhaling her cherry blossom scent.
"It's alright. I know you are not human. I also know you travel in time.", she said, pulling away and wiping at her eyes.
He reeled back. "How?", he asked.
She just looked conflicted. "I can feel it. So much happened while you were gone... I don't know if I can talk about it. If I could tell you about it another way...", she trailed off, unsure.
He stepped forward.
"Kagome, do you trust me?", he asked, hoping for a positive answer because he trusted her.
She nodded at him, her tears now all but gone.
"The Time Lords, my species, can share memories over a telepathic link. If you would let me into your mind I could see what happened the last eight years."
She immedialty stepped forward, a trusting look in her eyes.
His breath hitched, she was quite beautiful.
He lifted his hands, putting his fingers against her temples.
Closing his eyes he viewed her memories, till he reached her fifteenth birthday.
That's when it got weird.
He grew sadder the longer he witnessed her getting hurt and fighting.
He also developed something akin to jealously, watching her follow that halfling around despite his horrid treatment of her, even IF he got better in the end.
He watched her make friends and adopting quite a few kids.
But this last memory...
MeMoRy start
"Kagome Higurashi, we, the gods, degree that you shall forever be the guardian of the Skikon No Tama. You will exist for as long the jewel exists."
He saw Kagome gripping her bow, desperately. "I don't WANT to live forever. I will be all alone. Please don't!", she begged, crying by now.
"It shall be as we degreed.", was her only answer.
MeMoRy end
He went to pull out of her mind, when he felt her wandering around his own mind.
"You are in my mind.", he said flatly, unsure how to feel about this. She flushed.
"I'm sorry, I was sucked in. But I didn't touch anything, I swear! I know how it is when people mess around your head unasked."
He nodded, recalling these particular memories of hers with distaste.
"So... immortal, huh?", he asked casually, internally bubbling with joy.
She nodded, looking down.
"Come with me.", he said nervously, awaiting her answer as his fingers closed around the small globe in his pocket that she once gifted him with.
Her head shot up, hopefully.
"Really? You would want me with you?", she asked, recalling all the tales about him she had found on the Internet.
He nodded, lifting her head to look into her eyes.
"Want to know something? I'm nearly immortal as well.", he said as an incentive. Her eyes began sparkling.
Then she sprang into his arms, hugging him tightly.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you...", she chanted as he laughed, twirling her around.
"You are going again?", Kagomes mother suddenly asked, appearing behind the Doctor, who stiffened.
He turned to look at the petite woman who still managed to be taller than her een smaller daughter.
Really, Kagomes head wasn't even brushing his chin. Though she was beautiful, he thought, taking in her long creamy legs sticking out of a green skirt, loose white blouse and red tie around her neck, her waistlength black hair hanging loosely around her.
He coughed a little, looking up to see Kagome was telling her mother about him.
"So you are the Doctor.", she said before hugging him warmly, smiling all the while.
She glanced at her daughter.
"Just make sure you visit soon.", she said simply, before handing Kagome not only a gigantic yellow backpack, but also a bow, her arrows and two old looking swords. she strapped the swords across her back, along with the arrows, and slung backpack and bow over her shoulders.
"Bye Mama!", she called.
Then she turned to the Doctor, grinning that bright grin he so loved. He took her hand, pulling her down the stairs excitedly.
It was going to be FANTASTIC.
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So, whats your opinion. I always thought Kagome might make an excellent companion for the Doctor.
Do you think they should still take Rose along with them? I WILL be following the series from now on. Please tell me what you think.
I hope you liked it.
Much love,
MightyUnicorn.