Hey everybody, I been gone for a minute now but I'm back. Didn't have a computer for a long time. Hope I can get my lovely viewers and things back and I hope you enjoy my new stories coming out. Eventually, I will update the others, I just need to evaluate where I am going with them. Especially perpetual misdemeanors because it's almost finished. Alright, enjoy! :D

Fire nation people had a belief. Anytime you meet a person that balanced you out they were destined to be your true love. This was some stupid match maker tradition that went hand in hand with the red string of fate. He would have remembered the rest if he didn't constantly fall asleep in his lessons.

At the time, the young Prince Zuko did not care for things like that. At age 12 he was only focused on his training. His swordsmanship was top notch but his father only cared about his sister and her amazing fire bending skills. He needed to make sure he was better than her at something. Cutting through the garden to leave out of the west palace exit to get to his classes. Every time he takes this way all he could think about was his mother. Where was she? Was she even alive? Did she miss him?

It's been 3 years since his grandfather Azulon died and his father Ozai took over the throne. Any chance of keeping himself relevant was gone. His mother was gone, his favorite and only cousin Lu Ten was dead, and his uncle had not returned from his travels. It was times like this that he wished that his uncle was really his father. His uncle taught him so much. A lot more than his own parent.

When he reached the training grounds he was about to announce himself to his master when he laid eyes on her. There, gracefully and fluidly moving with two fans, was a girl. She had long hair the color of a raven's wing that hung loose to her hips. She was wearing a fire dancer's uniform that consisted of a top that exposed her stomach and a long split skirt with pants underneath. Her skin tone was that of the fabled air nomad. It wasn't pale like those of the fire nation but it was much lighter than those of the earth kingdom and the water tribe.

His eyes couldn't move off of her, as her dance seemed to get faster and the strikes quicker and harder until she stopped in his direction and opened her eyes. They were the most vibrant color blue he had ever seen. Not as dark as the ocean but much darker than the sky.

"Ah, Prince Zuko. You two weren't supposed to meet quite yet, but I guess now is as good as any. My prince, meet Kagome. Kagome was supposed to be the next fire priestess but recently was discovered to be able to bend the fabled white fire of Agneya. She will be moving into the palace soon where she is going to train under the honorable General Iroh. She is a year younger than you but she is very bright." Zuko was only partially listening.

"Why have I never seen you before? I never heard of a fire priestess before." Kagome looked at him and smiled.

"A fire priestess is pretty rare. They have to be able to display the use of reiki. Pure energy blessed from Agneya herself. Sometimes, a fire priestess can adapt to another element. The last one to do so was my great, great, great, great grandmother Midoriko who was a fire and air bender. She never did assume the role of fire priestess since she fought in countless battles but instead became the third Sage of Fire. The last fire priestess was my great, great aunt Kikyo."

Zuko can recall hearing stories of the terrifying battle maiden Midoriko from his uncle and the Ice Priestess Kikyo before.

"Fire Priestess have to turn the age of 16 before assuming such a roll, but with Kagome being blessed by the Goddess herself with her fire, she is to be named the Fifth Sage of Fire. Kagome here will be made the ward of the Fire Lord and will be held high in court as a princess." Their Sifu said then walked inside of his home.

Kagome bowed to him and Zuko blushed. "I hope we can get along well my Prince."

"Please…just call me Zuko. It will be nice having another person in the castle"

It really was nice having someone else in the house. Azula tried to bully Kagome but she just ignored the spoiled princess. When that didn't work, Azula tried to have her thrown out of the castle. Kagome has been blamed for so many missing/destroyed items but she was never punished. When his uncle finally returned the two of them began her further training. Azula would try to get the older girls attention by showing off with her friends or trying to best her like she did to Zuko but all Kagome would do was smile at her or shake her head and walk away.

The two teens were almost instant friends. Zuko always wanted to see her fire. It was like seeing flares from the sun. She loved telling him the stories of her life back in Shu Jing. Before she tapped in to her reiki. Like of her mother who was the best cook in the world but had not seen her since she was 7. Or her baby brother who possibly doesn't remember her. She also mentioned a crazy grandpa who is a fire priest and having an obese cat named Buyo.

Kagome was never in any of his lessons other than swordsmanship but she knew a lot and was eager to learn more for him. It was from there that the

The two of them would sneak into each other's rooms at night and read and in the daytime when she would return from training they would spar or hang with General Iroh. She was his first friend. When her birthday came around and she turned 12, a grand party was thrown for her. Dignitaries came from all over the fire nation to give presents to the soon to be Sage of Fire. From beautiful jewels, to hand sown gowns, Kagome got them all. The Fire Lord himself presented her with her first pair of official war fans. They were made from gold but was light as paper. At the end of the party when Kagome went to bed she discovered Iroh and Zuko's present. Laying on her bed was a beautiful twin-tailed flying cat with the most beautiful crème fur and black markings.

Sensing someone in the room the kitten opened her eyes and mewed melting Kagome's calm façade and turned her into a squealing little kid. She named her Kilala.

On Zuko's 13th birthday, Kagome taped into her alternate power. It should have been obvious to everyone what it would have been but it still shocked them none the less. Zuko and Kagome were sitting by docks with Kilala. They had been sparring and sword master let them out early. Neither of them were paying attention to the boat that was flying towards them until it collided with the docks. Kagome rammed into Zuko sending him plummeting into the sea.

When he didn't rise, Kagome dove in after him. Swimming as hard as she could to the quickly sinking Zuko she felt something in her change. Waving her hands back in a fluid motion, Zuko began to move towards her. With one hard swipe the two of them rocketed up to the surface and was brought aboard the same boat that nearly killed him. Placing her hand on his chest rubbed it up and down until he began to splutter up the water in his lungs.

To say the Fire Lord was pleased was an understatement. Having a rare Fire bender that also had a affinity to water on his side increased the chances of conquering the rest of the lands.

Several other things between the two future warriors happened as well. Kagome decided to stop ignoring the Fire Princess and began to speak with her. She did not speak or hang around Azula when she was with her friends but instead took baths with her and did her hair for dinner or other festivities. In order to feel closer to the two, Kagome began to wear her hair in a bun that was either held by three gold bands with the Fire Nation symbol on them or with a white lotus flower hair comb.

Then there was her dance. One night Zuko noticed Kagome randomly pacing the halls and eventually would go outside to the garden. He didn't follow her, but he just kept tabs on her. Finally, after the 19th night in a row, he told his uncle about it. His uncle said nothing but told him to follow her that night. Running into Azula along the way the two of them made it to the garden just before Kagome appeared. At first she did nothing but walk in the middle of the pond.

"She is walking on the water." Azula whispered to her brother. The two fire royals then watched as the clouds broke away and the beams from the full moon illuminated the garden. That was when she began to dance. She began to bend the water high into the air. She would freeze it, unfreeze it, and make it snow or just make the water dance with her. The two watched in awe.

"She cannot ignore the call of the moon." Frightened the two turned to see their uncle watching with them.

"Just as she was blessed by the Goddess Agneya, she is also blessed by the God Varuna. What you witnessed was a struggle between the two bending spirits that lie within her. Whereas her ancestress had wind and fire that complimented and strengthen each other, she has fire and water.

These two clash and cancel each other and there for need to be balanced. Just as we get strength from the sun, water benders get their strength from the moon. I am just glad she was able to find her balance at such a young age. It is difficult for bi-benders to accept both sides to themselves. Most would just pick one over the other."

Things continued on this way for many more months until Zuko spoke out of turn during the war council. Kagome was supposed to be sent to the Northern Water Tribe in disguise to master her water bending and was preparing to do so when Azula told her what was about to happen. The two girls quickly made it to the front of the crowd to see Zuko begging his father for forgiveness.

Kagome watched in horror as the Fire Lord struck his son in the face and tried to block out Zuko's cries.

Later in the infirmary, Kagome sat by his side until he was forced awake by guards and dragged to the Fire Lords chamber. It was there that Zuko was stripped of his birthright and given the task of finding the avatar. Kagome cried and pleaded with the Fire Lord to reconsider but he would not hear her pleas. She even begged to go with him and that caused the Fire Lord to be angry with the young girl. The two friends were not able to say goodbye to each other as Zuko left immediately to begin his search and Kagome was to be guarded 24 hrs. a day and was not allowed to move around the castle freely.

Since Kagome could no longer train with Iroh or Zuko, she was left to train with the two old crones, Azula and was also forced to go to the Royal Fire Academy for Girls. For two long years she longed to see her friend who was chasing someone who disappeared. She began to feel the fear and desperation of Azula who as the Crown Princess, was supposed to be perfect in the eyes of her father. There were times when Kagome would hold Azula when she cried only to be attacked by her in a fit of rage.

Tired of court life and missing Zuko, she and Kilala ran away from the academy and this leads us to our current story.

Okay guys, I'm back. This story has been burning in my mind for the longest of long so I decided to publish it. This is a non-canon story and here are some explanations before I get bombed by some reviewers:

The sword master is Piando. The only reason why he is not named is because in my martial arts class we are not allowed to use the first or last name of our teacher. Teacher is just called Teacher.

For Kagome's first outfit think Kataras' fire nation outfit.

For ages, this was tricky. If you go on the avatar wiki it says that Azula is only one year younger than Zuko but then on another page it says that she was born two years later. So now, with Zuko at 15, Kagome at 14 and Azula at 13 the series begins.

The original fire sages are now called fire priest instead.

The role of sage of fire will be explained later

The god of fire is Agni. Agni had a daughter names Agneya. In some Hindu texts, Agneya is considered the most powerful form of "holy energy" ever to have been created aka comparing it to Reiki (her priestess powers). Also the reason why her fire is white (pure).

Not all of the Inuyasha characters will be in this. Hell, Kilala might be the only one.

Azula, though a scary, intimidating, violent brat, is just a troubled girl so for Azula haters this ain't the story for you.

See, I meant it. Kikyo was mentioned. Will not be in the story as a main or side character.

The main difference between a Sage of Fire and a Fire Priestess will be explained later.

This story will take place sometime towards the end of season one.

The God Varuna is the God of Water in Hinduism.

TTYLL!