Hi! This is Riddlestyx, and all I need to say is thank you for the reviews and sorry about all the spelling mistakes. I own nothing. Oh, and whenever I say Flash is running, I mean with super speed.
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"Hey guys, whats the meeting about?" Flash asked, running into the room.
"Jason Blood wanted to meet with us, something about a new recruit for the League." Shayera explained, glancing over at Batman. Batman raised an eyebrow, as if to say, "What?"
"You know this guy?" Shayera asked.
"No." Batman replied.
"O-kay then, do you know anything about this guy? Like a name?" Flash pestered.
Batman internally sighed. "I don't know anything about this person, not even their gender."
"Hopefully Jason will be able to clear that bit up when he gets here." Superman said, looking slightly amused.
"I don't know about this. Can we really risk having some rookie in the field? It might put the others at risk." Green Lantern pointed out skeptically. "All of the other League members had experience when we recruited them."
"Wow, GL, what would we do without your optimism?" Flash asked sarcastically.
There was a light knock on the door frame. The members looked over to see the normally serious Englishman looking strangely excited.
"You're all here, then?" Jason asked before glancing around the room at the members. "Good, then I can get to the point. I was in Japan, and I bumped into an old friend of mine and I suggested that she join the Justice League."
"That's it? You just tell her she should join the League?" Flash asked in disbelief.
"Actually I worked my way up to it, and when I asked her she thought I had gone mad in my 'old age'. I asked her because she's had experience in saving people, working on teams and fighting." Jason explained.
"Would we have heard of her?" Batman asked.
"No, you would not have. She's been out of action for 4 years, because most of her team is dead." Jason said sadly. He wasn't technically lying, because her 'team' was dead.
"How old is she?" asked Superman carefully. For all they knew this woman could be an immortal, possibly an old girlfriend of Jason's.
Jason seemed able to guess what Superman was thinking. "She's in her early twenties, I met her when she was a teenager."
"Does she have any powers? Magic or meta human?" J'onn asked.
J'onn did not usually read minds unless needed, but he could always sense lies. Jason nearly wept with relief.
"No, she does not. She is skilled in martial arts and archery, and she can keep calm in stressful situations." Jason answered truthfully. Thank God they have never heard of holy powers. "Also, I would advise you not to ask her about her past with her old team. When she learned about their deaths, she was catatonic for a week. If it had not been for her relative, she would probably not have survived. She spent most of her time as a teenager saving lives with her team, she was as close to them as she was to her family. Also, their original goal was completed shortly before their deaths, so she felt no reason to continue."
About 30 minutes later, the 7 founding members were arguing about whether or not to recruit the woman.
"Why don't we? It's not like we couldn't use help from new heroes." Flash insisted.
"Well, if what Jason said is true, she's hardly new to the hero business." Shayera pointed out.
"She must have truly enjoyed helping others, if she spent her childhood saving others." Diana commented.
"Or she was just looking for some attention, and she thought playing hero was a fun thing to do, and she got in way too deep and her buddies paid for it with their lives." Green Lantern said stubbornly.
"It may have been out of necessity, not thrill seeking, that she helped others." J'onn pointed out. "Many heros have been born out of necessity, even though they had no intention of becoming superheroes. Gear was created that way, as was Steel, even me."
"We also don't know the circumstances of her teammates deaths. It may have been beyond her control." Superman added. He had to admit, this young woman sounded very brave, after losing her friends, she was still willing to help others, to be a hero. If I lost the others, I don't think I could continue to be Superman.
"If she's been out of action for 4 years, I plan to run her through a training simulation, to assess her skills." Batman said. Everyone turned to stare at him.
"Wait...you want her to join?" Flash asked slowly.
"Yes."
"Hey, did Jason even tell us what her name was?"
There was a awkward pause. J'onn's eyes glowed for a few moments.
Jason?J'onn mentally asked the immortal.
Yes? Jason thought back. He was anxious about their decision.
What was your friend's name?
J'onn received an image of a young woman with long black hair and with beautiful, gentle brown eyes that seemed to be full of love and innocence. She was dressed in a dark blue sweater and an extremely short, light blue skirt. This image was replaced by another. This time she was older, and dressed in a white haori and red hakamas. Her hair was longer now, almost to her hips. The innocence from before was gone, replaced by sadness.
Miko.
"She goes by the name of Miko." J'onn announced.
"All in favor of recruiting Miko?" Superman asked.
Six hands went into the air. John's hand stayed down.
"Majority rules." Flash said, grinning. "So, when do we meet the new girl?"
"Saturday." J'onn answered. When stared at, he shrugged. "I asked Jason. He's left to contact her about our decision. Hopefully she'll be able to come though, according to Jason, her family may not allow it, they treat her like glass."
"Why?"
"They are concerned for her emotional well-fare. They may worry that she'll be broken again like she was before."
"She's going to need tougher skin if she's going to last in this business." John grumbled, still annoyed that they were getting another rookie. She better not be some media hog hero.
She's not. J'onn intruded. She was reluctant to go along with Jason's idea for that very reason.
Well, there's a relief.
Meanwhile, in Tokyo, Kagome was fighting her worst battle yet...against the men of her clan.
"Kagome, it's too dangerous!" Koga yelled, with Ginta and Hakkaku shouting agreements.
"Kagome, you could be hurt." Kohaku pleaded.
"Enough." Sesshomaru commanded. "It is the miko's decision, not our's."
"Besides," Shippo added, "it would be a good way to get Riku out of the city."
The men fell silent, and Kagome was left confused. Shippo sighed.
"Riku came home from school yesterday, covered in bruises on her arms, legs and ribs. Youkai children have been bullying her." Shippo said miserably. "It's been going on for years and I never knew."
Kagome felt rage course through her body, that anyone, youkai or not, dared to hurt her granddaughter, her Riku. Shippo placed a gentle hand on his mother's shoulder before continuing.
"If you took Riku with you to America, she could make arrows for you and repair your armor, and do anything else. It'll keep her happy with a job."
Kagome was stunned. Riku had learned from Kohaku how to make weapons out of youkai remains, and had shown skill in it. One of the things Sesshomaru and his company did, without the knowledge of human employees, was kill wild youkai. Kohaku made weapons from them in his spare time, and he was one of the few to do so, since Totosai had retired from making weapons, and instead made small trinkets, like necklaces in his spare time.
"That could work, but how fast could I have what I need made?" Kagome asked.
"It should take maybe two days." Kohaku said, smiling. "While I'm doing that, you and Riku can start packing."
"I own some property in America, there is a mansion there that you could live in." Sesshomaru informed them.
"I don't know about this." Koga grumbled.
"Oh chill, Koga." Shippo laughed. "Damn, Mom, people are finally going to know that you're a hero!"
Wow, that took me a while, and sorry about that but my computer's been acting screwy. Please review!
