Hey people! I have only one thing to say, and that is that you are going to be seeing a lot of Riku in this story, because my friend, Red Dragon and I had a lot of fun creating her, and she is more than a little weird. I own neither Justice League, Inyasha or the song names I am using for my chapters. Read, enjoy and review!
English/Regular
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Japanese
"K-Kagome?" Jason gasped, gazing at the woman in front of him.
"Hai, Jason, it's me." Kagome said, smiling at him.
"How?"
"Jason, don't you remember how you never saw me return to my home? How the others would always come and distract you with something whenever Inuyasha and I left?"
Kagome had met Jason Blood when she was 17, and he had traveled with them for 9 months. He had believed that his enemy, Morgan le Fay had been in Japan, and was involved with the bloodshed occurring during Naraku's reign of terror. He had been incorrect, but since that had been his only lead to the immortal sorceress' whereabouts, he had stayed to help against Naraku. He had gotten to know many of the youkai and humans in who fought against Naraku, but when he received news of Morgan and Mordred, he had to leave. He had never known about Kagome's true origins, because Miroku had heard of the European's superstitions about such things, but they had known of Etrigan.
"I suppose you need a better explanation?" Kagome asked Jason gently. He nodded, wide-eyed. She took his had and led him to the Well House.
"The Bone Eater's Well?" Jason asked.
"When I turned 15, a monster dragged me down, and when I climbed out of the Well, I was in Feudal Japan, and I had the Shikon Jewel In my body."
"You have a lot of explaining to do." Jason said sternly.
About an hour later, Jason and Kagome sat on the stairs, staring down at the Well.
"That is one hell of a story Kagome." Jason said bluntly.
"Gomenasai." Kagome whispered, her eyes hidden beneath her bangs.
"What?" Jason said, startled.
"All those months we traveled together, none of us ever told you the truth about me. We knew all about you, but we never told you about my secret." Kagome breathed. If she tried to say anything any louder, she knew he would hear the tears in her voice.
"Kagome, look at me." Jason said sharply. When she would not he forced her chin up so she could see his face. "I'm not angry with you. You're right, I probably should be angry with you, but I'm not. That time with you and the others helped me later, encouraged me to do more with my curse, to use it to help people."
Kagome looked up at him in confusion. What on earth was he talking about?
"You said your granddaughter was inside? Why don't we join her for some tea?" Jason said, smiling warmly down at her.
Riku had fallen asleep at the table while they had been in the Well House. Her tea had spilled all over the table. Kagome smilled and shook Riku's shoulder gently. Riku shot up, a red mark on her face from where it had been pressed aganist the table.
"Who-wha-?" Riku rasped, her head turning from side to side. She finally focused on Jason and Kagome, and the fact that Kagome was no longer concerned. "I take you two know each other?"
"Yes Riku, this is Jason Blood, he is an old friend and ally of ours. Jason, this is Shippo and Rin's daughter, Riku." Kagome introduced the two.
"It is lovely to meet you Riku." said Jason politely. He had only met Rin a few times, but he had thought she was a sweet young girl and he had been rather fond of Shippo, so he had to admit he was glad to meet their daughter.
"Back atcha Blood-san." Riku said, bowing to him. She remembered the stories of when the immortal human had traveled with her father and grandmother. She glanced at the clock and blanched. "Oh, kuso! I gotta get home before dad calls the cops or something! Sayonara, Oba-chan, Blood-san." Riku grabbed her bag, replaced her illusion and ran out of the house.
"Well, she seems very interesting." Jason commented.
"You have no idea." Kagome said dryly.
They spent the next hour reminiscing about old times, and Jason told her about how he had fallen in with superheroes, much to Kagome surprise, such as Batman and the rest of the Justice League. He now used his curse to help people, because of Mordred breaking his mother's spell, which granted him eternal youth, and now all he had was eternal life (despite Mordred's horrid fate, Kagome was still reduced to tears of mirth at the story).
Kagome told him what happened with Naraku, and this time she shed tears of sadness. When she had come back, she had been unable to get into college, even though Sesshomaru had offered to help her. Now, she spent her days at the shrine, day after day, week after week, month after month, telling them the edited story of the battles for the Shikon no Tama. When she was done, Kagome realized how pathetic her story was compared to Jason's. At that moment she wanted nothing more than to be out saving people, helping them, the way Jason and all the other superheroes did.
"Kagome, is that really all you want to do with your life?" Jason asked, a thoughtful expression on his face.
"What?" Kagome asked, surprised at his question.
"Kagome, you have done just as much as any member of the League! In fact, you may have more experience than other members." Jason said, look more an more excited.
"Jason, are you honestly suggesting-?" Kagome began uncertainly.
"Why not? Do you still remember how to fight? Use your powers in combat? Your archery?"
"Yes, Jason, I can! But...Kami! Have you gone mad in your old age?" Kagome shrieked.
"Trust me Kagome, I have not gone mad. I am being perfectly serious. You could be a great asset to the Justice League. Think about it, you would be able to help people as you had before."
"Jason, I don't want to be some superhero showboat, I want to genuinely help people."
"And you can, you don't have to do anything with the media, you can leave that up to Booster Gold." Jason joked. Kagome smiled, she had seen the egotistical hero on television, and he always came off as an ass.
"And Jason, I don't want to use my powers like that, because aside from the clan, most youkai don't believe that there are any mikos left. And a lot of youkai hold grudges, if not against me in particular, against mikos in general. If they heard about a superhero with holy powers, they'll come for me, and people could get hurt. And I don't want all those big-shots knowing the truth, I'm not looking for a pity party."
Jason considered this. She had a point, he himself had believed that all the miko's had been wiped out. And God knew that the League came under enough fire for having magic users in their ranks. He could understand her need to prove her worth without telling everyone her story.
"Then you don't have to use them. There are a lot of members who dont have any powers and rely upon their intelligence and fighting skills to help people. You could fight and use your arrows."
Kagome was shocked. This...could actually work, I could be a superhero! Me, a superhero, it's strange just thinking about it.
"Jason, I think this is a crazy idea...But I think I'll give it a shot."
Jason grinned. "There are some arrangements that have to be made."
"Like what?"
"This is just a suggestion, but you could move to one of the cities where Sesshomaru-sama has a company building in America. The Tower has teleporters, but it's easier if they're closer. I'll have to talk to the League, see if they'll accept you. It's up to the original 7 as to whether you're accepted, but I'm sure that you'll have at least one vote, Wonder Woman would approve of a woman like you. Flash probably will to, he's the youngest of them, he's pretty idealistic. Superman is the same, but he's more reserved. The other four, I can't be sure of, although Batman will probably want to test you for how well you fight."
"Is that all?" Kagome asked, feeling a little overwhelmed.
"You'll also need a disguise and an alter ego name." Jason said smiling at the poor woman.
"I've seen what some of those women wear on television, but I could use tajiya armor, and I could add a mask to hide my face. As for a name...I will call myself Miko."
"I thought you didn't want to be thought of as a miko?" asked Jason in confusion.
"I don't want them to know that I'm a real miko, and it's just a name." Kagome pointed out.
"Then we need to get started."
And there you are people, Kagome is going to be a superhero! I hope you don't hate me for making her hide her powers but it seemed like a good idea when I was coming up with this story.
P.s. the chapter names might not always make sense and it will either go with lyrics or with the name.