Disclaimer; I don't own any one in this story who is reconized by my readers.
This will be another crossover. - And since this is a fanfiction by a fan please don't be surprised if familar charectors are ooc, so please no flames about ooc charectors -
"English"
--Japanese--
+Youkai+
-Phone conversations-
Thoughts or actions
---POV---
Chapter 1
I walk off of the plane and into the bright California sunshine and head towards the luggage claim to pick up my bags. After I find my luggage I head to some pay phones that I see in by the doorway of the airport, I sit my bags down and pull a notebook and my calling card out of my purse. I quickly look up a number and I punch in the code from my calling card and then at the appropriate time i punch in the phone number of the person that I'm calling it rings 3 times before someone answers the phone.
-The magic Box, this is Anya apeaking how may I help you spend your money today?- I smile when I hear a perky female voice answer.
-I'm sure that you can help me spend my money in the future Ms. Anya, but at this time I'm needing to speak to Mr. Rupert Giles. May I speak with him please?- I ask her quietly.
-Sure! Let me get him, please hold for just a moment.- she says as she lays the phone down. I can hear her walking away and then I hear some voices mumbling in the background, I then hear heavier footsteps coming to the phone.
-Hello, this is Rupert Giles. How may I help you?- I hear the familar british accent answer into the phone and I smile when I hear it.
-Hello Uncle Rupe!- I say with a grin on my face as I hear his sharp intake of breath and then I hear him splutter quickly.
-Kagome! Is it you dear girl?- He asks excitedly.
-Of course it is Uncle Rupe, who else besides me calls you Uncle Rupe?- I answer with a grin on my face.
-Just you, you wretched girl! How is the rest of your family? Did you finally get over all of your illnesses that you've been going through these last three years?- He asks quickly.
-My family is doing great Uncle Rupe, and my health is doing much better. I feel as if I had never been ill a day in my life. And I have a surprise for you Uncle Rupe, can you guess what it is?- I ask him with a wide grin.
-A surprise for me you say? Well I havn't the foggiest idea what it could be child, and you know I'm horrible when it comes to guessing games. So you might as well tell me what the surprise is.- He says calmly.
-I decided to take you up on your advice and go to college in America. I'm actually enrolled into the college in your town of Sunnydale. I'm actually at a payphone in your airport and I was hoping that I could stay with you while I'm going to school instead of the dorms. So are you surprised?- I ask him happily.
-I'm flabbergasted!- He says quickly.
-So can I stay with you while I'm going to school?- I ask him quickly.
-Well... - He answers hesitantly.
-Uncle Rupe, I promise I won't be a bother to you while I'm here.- I say quietly to him.
-Its not that dear girl, you know that I would love for you to stay with me. I'm just fearful for your safety while your in Sunnydale. We'll talk about it after I pick you up from the airport. I should be there in about a half hour.- He says quickly.
-OK I'll see you in a bit then. Its going to be great to see you again Uncle Rupe!- I say quietly.
-Same here Kagome, I'll be right there. So don't wonder off.- He says teasingly.
-I'll be waiting right here in the lounge for you. I'll see you in a bit. So until then.- I say quietly.
-Until then.- He says quietly then he hangs up the phone. I smile as I go and find a seat in the lounge to wait for him.
Mom was right this is what I needed, to be far away from any reminders of Inuyasha. Hopefully I can get over all of the pain and loss that I've been through over the last 3 and a half years. I know that if anyone can help me pick up and start a new life it will be my Uncle Rupe, because he did the same thing for himself. He had to start his life over allmost completly, he had to discard his alter ego of 'Ripper' and had to become the new and improved Rupert Giles. The man that had the will and strength to overcome all odds. I know he can help me get my life back on track. Besides I'm so excited to see my Uncle Rupe again!
---Rupert---
I hang up the phone to only find that all of the children are watching me with different expressions on their faces.
"So who is Kagome, and why are you picking her up from the airport Giles?" Buffy asks me with a grin on her face. I assume by that same grin that she assumes that Kagome is a new girlfriend.
"Kagome is my niece who just arrived from Japan unexpectantly, she's planning on going to college here and wants to stay here with me. I told her that we would discuss it after I picked her up from the airport. The same goes for the rest of you, we'll discuss this tomorrow after I get her settled in. Buffy can you, Willow, Xander, and Spike handle the patrol tonight? I would like her to get rested up from her trip before I inform her of all of the things that goes bump in the night around here." I say to them worriedly.
"Sure we can handle a patrol. I'm assuming that your going to do your best to try and get her to go as quickly as you can back to Japan?" Willow asks me.
"Yes I'm going to try to, but knowing Kagome it won't do a bit of good. She's one of the most stubborn people that I know. Well I really should get going. I'll see you all tomorrow. Lock up when you close the shop." I say as I start walking out of my door.
I quickly get into my car and get it started and pull out of my driveway. I start thinking of my older brothers only child as I drive to the airport. It amazes me that my brothers child goes by her late step-fathers last name, but in a way I can understand why Suki changed her last name when she re-married. She wanted Kagome to feel like a member of her new family, especially after Souta was born. And Shin treated Kagome as his own child like he did Souta. I quickly arrive at the airport and then I finally find a parking space. I lock the car doors and head as quickly as I can into the airport. I scan the lobby and I finally locate her sitting in a chair with several bags sitting at her feet. I head over to her and I stop right in front of her.
"Kagome I'm sorry that I'm late my dear girl. I had to make sure that the others locked up the shop before I came after you." I say with a smile as she stands up and hugs me as I'm talking.
"I understand completly Uncle Rupe. I'm just so glad to see you again, its been a long time Uncle." She says with tears in her eyes.
I hug her to me tightly, I can sense that there is something that has happened that has emotionally scarred this fragile young woman. I look into her eyes as she steps back to get a good look at me, I can see when I look into her eyes is a lot of pain and sadness. She still looks so innocent and trusting, just like she did when she was a young girl. But the sadness that is in her eyes fills me with an allmost physical pain. What has happened to the cheerful and happy Kagome that I can remember from only a few years ago?
"Are you allright Kagome? You seem allmost as if your heart and soul has been broken." I say worriedly to her.
"They're not broke Uncle Rupe, they're just badly bent. That is one of the reasons that I decided to come here and stay with you on the spur of the moment. Can we talk about all of this later, please?" She asks quietly.
"We can talk about whatever you want to talk about, whenever your ready to talk about it. Is all of these bags yours Child?" I ask her with a smile.
"Yup they're all mine Uncle Rupe." She says with a small smile on her face, a smile that doesn't quite reach her eyes.
"So I assume that we need to get all of these into my car then?" I ask her with a smile as I pick up the heaviest 2.
"Well my things might come in handy while I'm here Uncle Rupe. You do realize that I'm one of the rare type of the female species, don't you?" She says with a grin.
"And pray tell, what type is that child?" I ask her with a matching grin.
"The type that hates to shop!" She says with a giggle as she picks up the rest of her things.
I laugh at her comment as I lead her out to my car. After we get her things, and ourselves loaded into my car. We head back towards my house, I decide not to ask her anything about why she decided to come here. Besides she will tell me when shes ready for me to know, but I do know one thing for certain I'm going to do my best to try and help you get that downtrodden look out of your eyes. Because you came to me for a reason my dear niece, you came because you believe that I can help you with whatever problems your going through. And knowing Willow and the other scooby's I'm pretty sure that they will help you as well.
---Kagome---
Uncle Rupe has been really quiet all the way back to his house. But then I'm pretty sure he's more than a little surprised by the events of today. I wonder if he's still a watcher for the council? If that is the case then I know that he's going to worry about me getting hurt. I know that Kasaan was a little stunned when I mentioned it to her, but then she never realized that I had gone through that trunk in the attic that had belonged to Dad.
The only reason Mom wasn't thrilled about me coming to America to stay with Uncle Rupe was that he is still a watcher as far as she knows, the same as what my Dad was before he was killed on assighnment. I guess that is the main reason that Mom never talked about how my Dad was killed, she really never knew the whole truth about it. Maybe I can find out something about his death in snooping in Uncle Rupe's paperwork from the council, or maybe I should just ask Uncle Rupw about it?
"Uncle Rupe I do have a question for you, that is if you don't mind answering one for me." I ask him quietly.
"Kagome you should know by now that I will answer any question that you have as honestly as I can, so please feel free to ask away dear girl." He answers me with a twinkle in his eyes.
"Are you still a member of the Watcher's Council?" I ask him quietly.
I see him tense up when he hears my question, he thinks for a moment before he answers me.
"No, I'm no longer a member of the council and I havn't been for a few years. Why do you ask Kagome?" He asks me quietly.
"I just thought that you might still be since you said that we had to talk about whether or not I would be safe while staying with you here in Sunnydale." I answer him honestly.
"Well your safety is very important to me Kagome, and Sunnydale is built on a Hellmouth. So there is a lot of vampire's and demon activity here. That is one of the reasons that I worry about you staying here with me." He answers to me quietly.
"So I take it that your still involved with the slayer business then?" I ask him.
"Yes I'm still involved with the slayer business, and no I'm no longer a memeber of the council. I left them, due to the fact that I broke one of the cardinal rule's. I became emotionally attached to my slayer. She and her friends feel as if they are all my own children, so in reality I couldn't put her through all of the testing that they deem as so important to their cause." He answers me solemnly.
"So when do I get to meet all of my new cousins then Uncle Rupe?" I ask him with a grin.
"Well right now Buffy and most of the rest of the 'Scooby's' are on patrol and I asked that they not stop by tonight after patrol, like they normally do." He says to me quietly.
"Why not?" I ask him.
"Well in reality my dear girl I didn't know how I would explain the whole situation to you. But after this conversation I guess I really don't need too now. I however am wondering how you know about all of this?" He asks me.
"Mom still has some of Dad's trunks in our attic, he had all kind of books about vampire's and demons in them. There were also several about the Watcher's Council and it also had his Watchers diary in it. The last entry into it was the day he died." I tell him sadly.
"Which is something that I hope brought with you, the books and the diary. Because no one on the Council ever really knew what type of demon that killed your Father and his slayer." He says sadly.
"Yes I brought all of the books and Dad's diary with me, what do you think is in the 2 biggest suitcases that I brought with me? Definately not clothes, especially since I hate to shop for clothes" I tell him with a grin.
Just then Uncle Rupe's cell phone starts ringing, he quickly digs it out of his pocket and answers it.
---Rupert---
-Hello-
-Giles, this is Willow. We're at Dumont cemetary and we could really use your help about now.-
-Use my help how Willow?-
-We're trying to identify the remains of some type of demon that Buffy and Spike fought earlier.-
-But if it is dead why are you trying identify the remain's?-
-Because it wasn't alone, we need to know if the others will return or if they are big into revenge.-
-Why not just try describe it to me in the morning and we can proceed from there.-
-Because it keeps changing Giles, this is something that you're going to have to see to believe.-
-Willow what do you expect me to tell my niece about all of this?-
-Well Giles I guess we can try to tell her the truth about it. And you have to admit that seeing something like this will go a lot farther about proving that all of us aren't crazy. So will you come and try to help us figure this out?-
-Allright we'll be there in a few minute's. Okay?-
-Thanks Giles-
I turn to Kagome to see her watching me with bright eye's.
"So it looks as if we will be making a side stop before going home, I'm sorry about this Kagome." I say to her quietly.
"It's not a problem Uncle Rupe, beside's I may be able to help identify the remain's. After all I was raised on a shrine and there are some things that we will have to talk about when we get a chance to be alone for a few hour's. Because my life has been far from normal for the last few years." SHe says with a distant look in her eye's.
I so hope that I will be able to help her with whatever is troubling her. I see the turn off for the Dumont Cemetary and slowly turn into it. I park the car and we get out and for the lights that we see in the distance.
---Kagome---
I follow Uncle Rupe across the cemetary towards where we see the flashlijght's at, as we approach I notice the differences in the aura's of the people we are approaching. These are going to be the people that I'm going to be closest to for the next year. There is a blonde girl who is about 5'7", a red haired girl about 5'4", a dark haired boy at about 6', and a bleached blonde man who looks about 5'11". The blonde girl has got to be the slayer, the red head has got to be Willow that Uncle Rupe was speaking to, the dark haired boy looks a bit goofy, and the blonde man looks like a Billy Idol look a like dressed in leather.
"Everyone this is my niece Kagome, Kagome these are from left to right Buffy, Willow, Xander, and Spike." Uncle Rupe says to me.
"Hello everyone, nice to meet you all. I do have a question though for you Uncle."
"And that would be?" He asks me.
"Well I'm assuming that Buffy is your slayer and Willow and Xander are Human, I'm wondering what Spike is?" I ask my Uncle in front of the group whoo all look at me with surprise.
"Well... how did you know all of that Kagome?" Willow asks me.
"Her aura is very a powerful human, yours and Xander's are human, but his type of aura I've never incountered before." I answer her.
"I'm a Vampire luv', a 200 year old Master Vampire." He drawls with a british accent.
"That explains part of it then, but I must confess that the Billy Idol look has been dead for more than ten years Spike." I say with a grin to the gaping Vampire.
"Giles I think your niece will fit right into the 'Scooby group'." Buffy replies with a grin when Spike growls at me.
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