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thought's

"English"

{Japanese}

[Ancient Youkai]

Telepathy

---Pov---

Chapter 1

---Kagome---

I'm so glad that I've finally graduated from college and received my teaching license, now all I have to find is a full time job and none of the school's around here are hiring at the moment. So I have filled out out application's and sent out my resume to several private school's even to a few in America. I guess being able to speak English like a native could become very handy, but then again my Dad was American so I was raised speaking it. I know that I'll miss my family here if I do get accepted to become a teacher in the U.S. but then again I got used to being away from them when I traveled back and forth to the feudal era.

Kami I miss my friend's from the feudal era but because we used the wish of the Shikon No Tama to bring back all of the people that was killed because of the jewel. That includes Kikiyo and Shippou's Dad and because Kikiyo and I have the same soul we cannot exist in the same time and place or it would kill us both. So I came home and finished my schooling and then went on to college to become a teacher.

During my traveling in the feudal era I learned to fight with and without weapon's. They all taught me how to fight without weapon's and Sesshoumaru taught me how to fight with a sword after he joined our group to defeat Naraku. It still amazes me on my friendship with Sesshoumru, I learned to read his expression's and emotion's which amazed my friend's because they could never see any difference in his expression's, all they could see was the emotionless mask that he always wore. But I learned to see beyond it. His emotion's run very deep, much deeper than most people. He's just better at hiding them than anyone that I had ever met.

He's also the only one that I've had any contact with since I returned home for good, he said that Shippou, his Dad, Kouga, and Kilala are all still alive and well. Sess owns the largest technology company's in the world, he's also one of the richest men in the world. He's even went as far as to set me up with a very large trust fund, he said the only reason that he went into the technology business was because he remembered me talking about how popular modern convenience's were in my time. The only time I've touched a dime of the money is to pay for my schooling. I'm determined to make my own way in the world. He's even offered me a position in his company which I declined. I don't want to work in an office I want to teach kid's so they will have a bright and happy future. He even offered to set up a private school for me to run. I don't want to run a school I want to teach. Even though I agree that mutant and Youkai children need to have more school's for them and as far as we can find there is only two in the world, one on the outskirt's of New York and the other one is in Massachusetts. I put my application into both of them, I want to help those kid's. They already have so much against them already, they live in a world where most people fear or hate them. If I don't find a job with a school soon I may take Sess up on the offer to set up a school for mutant and Youkai children, there are so many of them and only two school's in the world that they are accepted for who they are and where they don't have to hide.

I guess I should go and see if the post has come yet, who knows maybe I'll have a letter about a job. I go outside and check the mail. We received a few bill's, a letter from Mom's cousin. I received a letter from Sess and one from the Xavier school, it's one of the mutant school's the one in New York. I lay most of the mail on the hall way table for Mom to go thru when she come's home. I quickly open the letter from the school and begin to read it.

Dear Miss. Higaroshi,

I received your application in the mail this morning and I was impressed that you wish to teach at my school knowing that my student's are mutant's. If you are still interested in the position, we could give you a trial period to see if you would be able to handle working with the student's. I fear that they give any new teacher's a rough way to go and try to scare them off and I hate to say it but they are very good at it, and I guess I should also tell you that if you accept this position that you will be the only non-mutant at the school. So please contact me with your answer. I believe that you would make a fine addition to our staff and hope you accept the challenge of teaching our student's.

Sincerely,

Charles Xavier

I read the letter again and grin, I've been offered a trial period at one of the school's that I really wanted to teach at. At one of the school's that I could do the most good.

I quickly open Sess's letter and begin to read it.

Kagome,

How are you and your family doing? I hope that you and they are doing well. I plan to be in Tokyo on Friday for a business meeting and I hope to see you while I'm in town. Have you decided whether or not you want to open a school for Youkai and mutant children? I guess we can discuss it when I see you Friday.

I will close for now and will see you on Friday. Take care of yourself femina.

Sesshou Marusan

I have to grin at Sess' letter it's written the same way that he talks, he even call's me femina which has the same meaning as woman it just sound's better. Hmm maybe I can catch a ride to New York with him on his private jet. I mean his main office is in New York and with me teaching at Xavier's school I'll get to see him more often, I may even try to get him to a guest lecturer for my class.

I guess I'll call Xavier's school and agree to the trial period at the school. I look at the clock on the wall and guess that it would be around 8 pm. there, I'll go ahead and call the school. I quickly dial the number that is on the letter. It ring's twice and a man's voice answer's.

Xavier's school for the gifted. This is Scott Summer's speaking, how may I help you?

Hello, My name is Kagome Higaroshi. Is there any way that I could speak with Professor Xavier please?

Yeah hang on just a moment and I'll put you through to his office.

It ring's twice and a gentle male voice answer's.

Charles Xavier speaking. How can I help you?

Mr. Xavier this is Kagome, I received your letter in today's post and thought that I would contact you about the job. I would love the chance to teach at your school even if only on a trial basis. That is if you still want me to.

We'd be delighted to have you come and teach at our school. I just hope that you realize that it will not be a walk in the park. I fear that most of our student's have a fear and hatred of normal people and even some of the staff fear and hate normal human's.

From the way you talk, I'll have my work cut out for me and not just with the student's. I take it that it is hard to gain there trust, much less there friendship? Well I have always loved a good challenge, and I've not had to many lately.

Well you should have more than enough while your here. Do you have any idea to what your travel plan's will be?

Not at the moment, I have a friend who work's in New York. That has to come here Friday for some kind of meeting. I'm going to try and secure a flight back to the state's with him. That way I won't have to fly there by myself. I dislike traveling by myself, so I'll have to talk with him to see when his flight leave's and try to book a ticket on the same flight. I could probably even catch a ride to the school from him, so give me a chance to talk it over with him. I'll let you know what my plan's are as soon as I make them.

All right Kagome, it will be good to see you face to face. I haven't met many people who wants to help mutant's. I believe that both the children and the staff will learn that not all normal people are the same. They may even lose some of there fear and hatred of them from you being here. I sincerely hope so.

So do I Professor, they all deserve so much more than they have ever received in there lives. They want what everybody want's, to be accepted and loved just as they are, to not have to hide who they are from the world and I'll do everything in my power to help them.

That's just the attitude that we need here Kagome. Let me know when you'll arrive. That way I can prepare the student's and the staff for your arrival.

I sure will Professor. Well I should get off of here for now. I'll talk to you in a few day's.

Alright, goodnight Kagome.

Goodnight Professor, bye!

I hang up the phone and grin to myself as I start hunting out the thing's that I'll need to make supper with. I can give Sess a call after supper and tell him the new's of my new job. And knowing him, he'll use the next two day's to throughly investigate Xavier and everyone in connection to the school. It will give a small advantage, at least I won't be walking blindly into a new situation.

I start cooking supper and soon have it finished, Mom, Souta, and Grandpa all come home a few minute's after I finish it. I sit and listen to all of them tell me about there day.

{Kagome how has your day gone?} Mom ask's me.

{Well, I received a letter from Sess saying that he'll be in town on Friday.

I also received a letter from the Xavier school in New York.}

{I take it that they offered you a job?} Mom ask's.

{Yes on a trial basis.}

{What do you mean on a trial basis Kagome?} Grandpa ask's.

{Well Professor Xavier is afraid that the student's will give me a rough way to go because I will be the only non-mutant at the school.}

{Kagome you are not a normal human, you're a miko with incredible power's. It won't be like you have no idea of what they are going through, you had your share of problem's adjusting to your power's.} Mom say's.

{I know that I had my share of problem's Mom, but unlike a lot of the kid's at the school I had my family's love and support to help me deal with all of the changes that I was going through. I also had Sess to help me deal with it, and he helped me understand and to accept my power's as a gift instead of a curse. Most of these kid's were thrown out of there home's and family's when there power's emerged, because there family's are afraid of the difference's. That is one of the reason's that I wanted to teach at one of the mutant school's in the first place. To help make a difference in there live's.}

{I think that you feel guilty Kagome, because you had family and friend's to help see you through your hardship's. You shouldn't feel guilty because you were lucky enough to have your family and friend's support you through your changes.} Gran-pa say's.

{Grandpa is right Kagome. We love you no matter what you are or are going through.} Mom say's.

{I know that Mom and I appreciate it a lot, but I feel as though I should help these kid's through this with as much love as I can give them. It's not really out of guilt that I feel like this either, I think that it's partially that I am a miko. A miko's duty is to teach, protect and heal those under her care, and I know that means any and all that seek it. But I believe that these kid's need me more than the normal human children ever will. Normal children already have so many people who are willing to help them, where mutant and Youkai children have so few.}

{I know that dear, and we are so proud of you that you want to help them. But wasn't Sess and you discussing about opening another school for these children?} Mom ask's.

{Yes we are talking about it, but we'll also need a lot of help to get it up and going. And with me teaching at Xavier's will give us some hand's on experience at dealing with the problem's of dealing with gifted children.}

{What does Sess say about you teaching at Xavier's?} Grandpa ask's.

{Well I haven't told him yet about the job, I just got the offer today. I was going to call him after supper and tell him, and he seemed like he was all for me working at either school for a while. That way we can find out what we should do to help them as good as we can. We would also have a few connection's to already existing program's with there support and backup.}

{I can understand you're reasoning, and besides if you're teaching in New York you'll be able to see more of Sess than you do now. Which I think would be good for the both of you, you both know what each other has gone through, you know each other's strength's and weaknesses and your best friend's to each other. Kagome why don't you go ahead and call him, I'll clean up from supper.} Mom say's.

{Are you sure Mom?}

{Yes I'm sure, besides I know that you're dying to tell him the new's,} Mom say's.

{Thanks Mom, you're right I can't wait to tell him the new's.}

I stand up and give Mom a quick hug before I head to the living room to call Sess. I sit on the couch and pick up the phone and quickly call Sess's private phone number. It ring's one time and he picks it up.

[Femina,]

[Hi Fluffy! How are you doing tonight?]

[I am doing very well. What is so important that it couldn't wait until Friday?]

[Well I thought that I would let you know that I got hired today to teach on a trial basis at the school in New York.]

[What do you mean a trial basis femina?]

[The Professor is afraid that the student's will give me rough time because I'm not a mutant like they are. ]

[So it is Xavier's school that you will teaching at. Well at least I will be able to keep a closer watch on you while you're here.]

[Yep and I will be able to keep you on you're toe's while I'm there, because unlike most people I'm not afraid of you. Besides I miss seeing you Fluffy. Besides I think I'll need your support now more than ever, especially if the student's give me as hard a time as the Professor thinks they will.]

[That is expected femina, to the student's you are an outsider and a supposedly normal human, which is something that they are afraid of. I believe that they will take quite a while to win over, but I have faith that you will be able to help them. You were able to reach me and win me over to your side. When are you going to be coming here?]

[That's something that I was hoping that you would be helping me with. Can I catch a ride with you after you're meeting Friday?]

[Of course you can femina, if you hadn't suggested it I would have. I don't like the idea if you traveling on a commercial flight by yourself. I would suggest that you stay here for a day or two until you get over the jet lag and get used to the time difference. If you like you could even live here and teach at the school in the daytime.]

[That is a really tempting offer Fluffy, but it would just set me further apart from the rest of the staff and the student's. They all live at the school, besides if I lived there then you wouldn't have much of a reason to visit me at the school now would you? Besides I don't have an American driving license or a car.]

[I'll teach you and help you get your driving license, and I'll even loan you one of my car's. But I can understand you're reasoning about staying at the school, but you'll have a key to my home and your own room set up in it. That way you'll have a place to escape to from time to time.]

[You have to promise to visit me daily after you get off of work and show me how to get around in New York.]

[I'll visit as often as I can femina, but unless you want to be woke up at all hour's of the nite then there is no way that I can visit you everyday. But I will promise to call you everyday. I guess I should arrange to have your own phone line installed in your room. I'll also bring you a couple of computer's to help you keep track of your lesson's, a desktop for your room and a laptop to take with you to class.]

[Fluffy you don't have to do that you know.]

[I know femina, but I insist. Plus this way I know that you'll keep up with your computer skill's. Your skill's with a computer surpasses any of the professional hacker's that I have employed and your almost as good with one as I am.]

[Well you have to admit that I learned from the best. I guess that's what I get for being best friend's with you Fluffy.]

[Let's not forget that I'm also easy on your eye's.]

[Fluffy your not easy on the eye's, to most female's your candy to the eye's. If you weren't my best friend I would jump you so quick that it would make your head spin. But then after that I would want to strangle you, because you have to admit that you aren't the easiest person in the world to get along with.]

[True but then again neither are you femina. You have a wicked temper, and a wicked sense of humor, and we are better friend's than we could ever be lover's.]

[And don't you forget it either Fluffy. I guess I should get off of here so you can get some rest. I'll see you tomorrow Fluffy, I still have to pack my clothes. Fluffy can you do me a favor on the computer's programing?]

[What do you need femina?]

[Can you program them to write in Youkai instead of English or Japanese?]

[Yes I can, but why femina?]

[I have a feeling that they're going to try to hack into my system to try to get information on the test's.]

[I'll even program them to where you can print off in English with a pass word.]

[Thanks Fluffy. You're my best friend and I love you Fluffy.]

[As do I femina. I trust you with my life and my trust. Get some rest femina you have a lot to do tomorrow if you're going to be ready to fly out with me tomorrow nite. Nite Gome.]

[Nite Sess.]

I grin as I hang up the phone. Tomorrow I begin a new adventure. I quickly go upstairs and take a shower before I go to bed.

Author's note; I'm sorry that I haven't updated my other story's lately, but I seem to have a case of writer's block with them. So I'm doing what I always do, start another story until I can write on my other story's.

As anyone who has read any of my other story's know I tend to write about unusual crossover's , and this one is no different. So please let me know what you think about my latest attempt with writing a story to try and entertain you with.
P.S. if anyone can think of a good title for this story, let me know.
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