Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Buffy the Vampire Slayer. They belong to their respectable owners.

Rating: M (for smut, violence and swearing)

Summary: Kagome is related to Xander and comes to visit Sunnydale for a while. What she didn't expect was to encounter things that go bump in the night much less fall in love with one.

AN: Because it's my grandma's birthday today and my grandpa's a few days later. This will be a two part special, which means it'll be twice as long.

A miko's duty

It was a Saturday night and Kagome stared blankly at the television. Though a show was playing, she just stared past it. She had a weird feeling about tonight and her instincts never steered her wrong. Getting off the couch, she grabbed her coat and ran out the door towards the school. If he weren't there, then she'd check the cemetery. Either way, she knew if more occurrences went on, she'd have to reveal some her abilities sooner or later.

Closing her eyes, she spread her reiki among the area and it gave her the chills. There was something evil here in town. Forget about looking for Xander. If something evil stayed alive long enough, they'd become strong enough to nearly invincible. Tucking her necklace under the neckline of her shirt, she ran towards the area that dark magic lingered. It led her to a store that she recognized; it was used to be that costume shop during Halloween.

Entering into the shop, she saw a woman with a demon like visage on her face standing over Giles. Really, what was up this group and finding trouble? It was they were Kagome and she was Inuyasha saving the day. Kagome wanted to laugh if the situation wasn't so dire. The demon reeked of black magic and it only made a feeling of uneasiness wash over her. It was dark like the kind Urasue used, almost.

Grabbing Jenny Calendar's body, Kagome tossed her against the wall before glancing down at Giles. Maybe this hellmouth needed a miko and a slayer. It'd be easier to just purify the life out of every evil thing here. She smirked when the demon that inhabited Jenny's body snarled at her.

"You. You're pure," it growled at her.

Kagome shrugged.

"Yeah, and you're evil," she said before kicking Jenny in the gut.

Giles' shouted at her to stop. Even if there was a demon in there, it was still Jenny's body. The Jenny he loved. Kagome wanted to sigh and looked at the demon in front of her, the very area she kicked burned her as she could a little smoke emitting from under the shirt. Kagome flexed her hand. She had the urge to put Sesshomaru's training to use but doing so would only hurt Jenny Calendar. Though, it didn't matter. The decision was made for her when Angel came barging through the door. He clasped his hands around Miss Calendar's neck, choking the demon out of her. Kagome reached her hand out to stop him when she heard Willow saying it was okay. Ahh, she got it now. If she was unconscious, it'd jump to the next living thing and that'd be Angel who was already dead. She had to hand it to them—this group was smart.

While they tended to Angel and Giles, she watched from the corner of her eyes as a male she had an inkling feeling she met before leave. If she could, she wanted to teach them how to expand their sense to their surroundings, that way she wouldn't be as worried about her dear cousin and his friends. Looking down at Giles, she saw him cast her a suspicious glance. It was obvious that he had seen the demon's reaction to her and she wouldn't be surprised if he questioned her once he got over his shock. Giles helped Jenny Calendar up before exiting the shop. Great, sooner or later they're all going to get suspicious. Yet, she knew it wouldn't be brought up tonight.

Once again Spike had succeeded in encountering the slayer. With each one, a little spark of hope ignited in the back of his mind, hoping that if the slayer were there, Kagome would be too. There was no such luck but that didn't mean it wouldn't happen. His fingers brushed over the area he was recently burned. That Kagome was a feisty kitten and each time he brushed her little parting gift, it sent tingles down his spine. Yet, that wasn't his main concern even if in the back of his mind he knew she was starting to be. Flipping through the pages of an old book, its pages worn and wrinkled, the corners of his lips turned up in a smile. Soon Drusilla would be well and Kagome would disappear from his thoughts and possibly earth's existence if Drusilla got her hands on her.

Kagome raised her brow as she looked around. Students were bustling around, filling out papers and discussing her future. While they tried to figure out their profession in life, Kagome didn't. She already knew her calling and it was to be a miko—to defend and protect. Boy did that sound cheesy. Sitting at a round table, she leaned her elbow on the table and rested her chin on her palm while Xander and Buffy continued to figure out answers to their questions. Willow joined them and though Xander thought this test was ridiculous, Willow was curious of what kind of career she'd have. If Kagome had to guess, it'd be something in important or high ranking.

Buffy was a little snippy with the career aptitude test. Did the words sealed faith mean anything to anyone? Why bother trying to figure out what her career would be when she was destined to be the slayer. Unless every vampire in sight went for an early retirement, her career was not an issue. Kagome snorted.

"It's your duty Buffy and whether you see it as a blessing or a curse is entirely up to you," Kagome said softly.

They looked at her with curiosity so she continued on.

"Appreciate what you have, the friends you've got because at least you know who you can trust." Kagome frowned at that thought. At least Buffy had friends to trust while it was hard trying to trust people in the Feudal Era, not knowing who was working for Naraku.

Buffy nodded. Kagome was totally right but how did this small little girl have such wisdom? She shrugged and continued to fill out her career test. At least the rest of the day went without a hitch and no interruptions.

Later that night, Buffy climbed through her window as she returned from a patrol. Angel was there—why? He was clutching Mr. Gordo against his chest and he wanted to talk to Buffy. He wanted to make sure she was okay; he had a bad feeling. As Buffy explained her crankiness and to her dismay, Angel knew what went on at her school. It was career week at school. How did he know? Well, he lurked. While Angel and Buffy discussed her wanting a normal life and how he always showed up with just bad news, Angel squirmed a little with discomfort. A normal life was before she met him but she reassured he's the one freak thing in her freaky world that still makes sense to her.

"Buffy about Kagome," Angel started.

She tilted her head with a questioning look. Was Angel starting to like Kagome? She could feel a slowly feeling of jealousy creeping into her before it was washed away with relief as he continued his response.

"She's different. She's strong and being around her makes me on edge." He could see the clock turning in her heads.

What did he mean Kagome was different? Angel was almost never wrong about these things but what damage could a small girl like Kagome do? Wait, what was she saying. She shouldn't judge a book by its cover. She was a small, petite blonde yet she had the strength of ten men in her.

"Just be careful around her. There's more to her than she leads on. Possibly more dangerous than you." Angel said, wrapping his arms around Buffy. The threat that could be Kagome scared him a little and he didn't want to lose Buffy because they slipped up and trusted someone to easily.

As for Buffy, if there were something more about Kagome, she'd keep a close eye on her to see it for herself.

Spike was tired of the slayer constantly breathing down their necks. Everywhere they turned, the slayer was always there making a muck out of things. He needed to bring in the big guns to get rid of her once and for all. The order of Taraka—the bounty hunters. It'd be enough to kill the slayer and Drusilla was ecstatic.

It was another day in career week and people were looking at booths they were interested in taking as a career. Though she had her duty as a miko, if she really needed a good paying job she'd just give her puppy dog eyes at Sesshomaru, a little whimper or two and bam, she'd have a good secretary job. She grinned. Her life was good and eventful, very eventful. Though many wouldn't think so since every since her stay in Sunnydale she'd been spending an awfully lot of time in the school library. Giles wasn't here so she'd just research about the vampires and demons here. She wouldn't want to be caught off guard, right? She was taught to know your enemy.

Buffy was in the library, discussing her recent patrol with Giles. Apparently vampires were into stealing now. Kagome knew from experience that if they were looking for a certain item, it'd only result in something bad. Running her tongue over the front of the top row of her teeth, Kagome clucked it softly. Vampires were stealing from graves and it had something to do with a book they stole the other night as well.

While Giles wanted to research it more, Buffy claimed she had somewhere else to be. She hadn't been gone long though; she came back with a ring to show. Buffy and Angel were attacked and she wanted answers. The design of the ring told anyone and everyone who knew what it meant that he or she was from the order of Taraka. The information of a group of assassins caught Kagome's attention and she listened in, eyes still on the book in front of her.

When Buffy entered the library, she had immediately noticed Kagome sitting by a desk reading a book like she usually did. How did Angel see her as a threat? Most of the time she saw Xander's cousin, she was nose deep in those books about demons. She scrunched her nose. Books were never really her thing. Looking at Giles, she wanted to ask how to defeat these guys but Buffy was warned twice by Giles and by Angel to run for it. To hide like a helpless lamb while there were people and demons out there after her. Standing up, she stepped towards Giles, feeling a little upset and other emotions swirl inside of her.

"Okay, now you and Angel have both said head for the hills. Are you saying that I can't handle this, that I'm not strong enough to fight these people," her voice holding a slight edge to it.

Kagome was about to slam her hand down and reprimand her. After years of being weak, she knew that if they wanted her to run, it was for her safety. It just meant that they cared for her and thought the threat was too big for even them all together to deal with. It was her that was their concern and Buffy just didn't see it. She was still naive, blinded by her own emotions and closed off to be vulnerable. She was ready to shout at her but Giles spoke before her.

They find a target and eliminate him or her. If you kill one, there will be another and another. They wouldn't stop coming till the job is done. Each works alone in its own way. Some are human and some are not. You won't know who they are until they strike.

It was enough to have Buffy quiet down from her tantrum. Those words gave her an unsettling feeling and everywhere she turned, it seemed in her mind that everyone was out to get her. She needed to go find Angel.

Night had passed and yet Buffy was still un-contacted. Closing her eyes, Kagome inhaled slowly through her mouth and exhaled through her nose. Xander was with Cordelia, checking her home to see if she was there. She wasn't though. How did she know? —Because Buffy was here, in the library with another slayer. And she thought she was alone. Kagome watched with mild amusement as Giles, who paced back and forth at this predicament.

Buffy had a run with a Jamaican girl named Kendra who proclaimed herself as the slayer. While Kagome could tell she wasn't lying, it was still hard to believe as she read there would only be one slayer at a time. It seemed Buffy and Kendra didn't like each other either, that itself proved to entertain the miko.

Looking down at the book called 'vampyre' she knew from her readings that there was suppose to be only one at a time.

When one slayer dies, another is called…

So that must mean that Buffy died. Kagome tilted her head. But how? And with the little attitude Buffy was giving off, she was either not happy she wasn't the only girl in the world or something bad had happened between them. Kagome smirked at the scene provided in front of her. Buffy died just for a little bit and she was seen kissing a vampire. This was better than television. She knew if Sesshomaru was here he'd frown at her twisted sense of humor but then again hanging around demons for so long did warp her moral compass a little.

Kagome kept quiet, watching everything play out. They had already killed one assassin after Buffy, how many were there? Buffy had enough of this. They could attack her, send assassins after her, that was fine but nobody messes with her boyfriend. Kagome's lips curled back in a silent snarl. Friend or not, she would not let Buffy kill Spike because deep down she wanted him to be her boyfriend so her boyfriend spiel Buffy was saying just now kind of applied with her too.

She brought her hand to her necklace. It was on a silver chain with a crescent moon pendent and in between the space of the crescent moon was a small pink jewel that glimmered even without the light. Wrapping her hand around her pendent, she sighed softly. If any demons knew about the shikon, the hell loose in Sunnydale would be a hundred times worse. Flipping through the pages of her favorite book of Japanese folklore, she stared down at the very familiar page she would pointlessly stare at.

She could her the soft murmurs of Buffy and Kendra speaking in Giles' office before emerging through the door. It seems as though they had a new plan and it involved beating someone named Willy the snitch for information on Angel's whereabouts. No one said anything as the two slayers left and wordlessly, Kagome got out of her seat and followed a few feet behind. She wouldn't want Buffy to dust Spike, at least not while he held her interest.

Even if Kagome thought no one would notice, she was wrong. Giles had noticed the slayers leave but because of who they were, he knew they could take care of themselves. When Kagome had encountered Jenny Calendar while possessed, he saw the sizzling that happened when Kagome had kicked her. It seemed that Kagome was more than an innocent civilian. Lying on the table was a book that he saw Kagome constantly read. It was still open and he walked over to the desk. Picking it up, his eyes scanned the contents of the page and he narrowed his eyes with suspicion. Kagome had been reading up on the legend of the shikon no tama and while the book was open to that page, he noticed a small piece of paper sticking out, bookmarking another page. Slowly, he turned the pages, his eyes widening as he read up on the information on mikos. Now it was starting to make sense on why Eyghon had called her pure, if Kagome was actually a miko. And if she was, she might prove to of big help on the hellmouth. Putting the book on his desk, he made a mental note to check on it later. Kagome seemed to know more than she let on.

Kagome strayed back far enough where they wouldn't see her. Though Kendra was no longer in sight, she could see Buffy following a human male. It was obviously a trap yet Kagome knew Buffy either didn't care or didn't see it. He was leading Buffy into a church and when they rounded the corner, Kagome could tell from off in the distance there were two vampires waiting for her. Blending in with the shadows of the night, she waited it out for the right time to strike.

In the abandon church, the lights dimmed low as the moon shined against the color stained glass. Candles were spread around the church, lit to give the area more light as Spike walked around Drusilla and Angel, who were bounded together by rope.

"Eligor, I name thee. Bringer of war, poisoners, pariahs, grand obscenity." Spike said walking up the main aisle from the alter with a burning incense censer in his hands.

Spike continued the ritual, bringing Drusilla's hand to clasps Angel's and with one swift stroke, he stabs the blade from the Du Lac Cross through the hands of Angel and Drusilla. A pulse of energy glowed before spreading out to glimmer as Angel's strength began to ebb from him and into Drusilla.

"Right, then! Now we just let them come to a simmering boil, and remove to a low flame." Spike said before Willy barged through the doors.

While Spike and Willy got into a whispered confrontation, Buffy saw Angel strapped together to a chain that hung from the ceiling. Angel's right hand tied to the chain above his head. Kagome could see Spike talking to Buffy before the lady cop let go of Buffy and drew out her gun. As Buffy struggled to get loose from the vampire holding her, the other door suddenly bursts open. Kendra came in doing a series of back flips before kicking each vampire in the head.

While Kendra and Buffy both jabbed at Spike, Kagome casually walked into the nave of the church as if there wasn't anything wrong going on. She felt herself frown as they hit him. Grabbing the nearest vampire, she fused her hand with reiki before thrusting her hand, fingertips first into his chest. With a satisfied smile, Kagome watched as he turned to dust before seeing Buffy duke it out with the lady cop, Patrice. As Patrice extended her arms down, blades slid from each of her sleeve before she began to fight with Buffy in hand-to-hand combat. She could hear Giles and the rest of the Scooby gang behind her and she knew it was too late to hide now. Before Giles could run towards the second vampire, Kagome stomped on a plank, breaking into jagged pieces before kicking it up with the front of her boots. Pivoting on the balls of her foot, she swiftly kicked the jagged piece of wood towards the second vampire, having it pierce through his chest and turning him to dust. Easy pickings.

Xander called out to Norman, the man who was made of worms before hiding behind a door. With adhesive on the other side, Xander and Cordelia waited for Norman to come under the crack of the door in his disassembled state as worms before they viciously stomped on him.

Giles stood back, crossbow aimed at the pair of Kendra and Spike fighting while his eyes watched Kagome. She had easily taken out two vampires without a sweat and acted as if it was nothing. It seems they would need to know more about Xander's cousin. She was human right?

Her eyes followed Spike's movement and she could feel the back of her throat dry up. Seeing him get so worked up and fighting made her want him even more. Knowing that he could hold his own in a fight gave chills down her spine. She growled softly. Why was watching him fight turn her on? Kagome wanted to walk towards the fighting pair before hearing Buffy insist she and Kendra switch.

As Buffy faced Spike, he had said he would rather fight her. Blocking a punch from Spike, she moved to the side to block another. He had somehow managed to land a punch to her stomach before swinging his fist up to connect with her face. Swinging his arm, he felt her block it before holding his arm and punching him twice in the face. Clenching her fist around his coat, she pulled him around and threw him over several benches and into the wall.

Getting up, he growled before smelling the scent of someone's arousal. He had a small idea of who it was as he casted a quick glance at Kagome—his lost kitten. Spike faltered in his step when he saw another look overlay the one Kagome currently had. Her hair was longer, no longer at the middle of her back but down to her butt with silver tips on the ends of her obsidian hair. Her azure eyes glowed with an eerie rim of gold to them and he saw fangs poke out over her bottom lip when she grinned at him. There was no way she was human and the mystery that was she only enthralled him even more.

"Spike," Drusilla called out weakly.

Spike was staring at Kagome until Drusilla's call caught his attention. He rushed over to the alter before grabbing Buffy and shoving her to the floor. His concern was getting to Drusilla and Kagome could feel herself frown as she watched it. She refused to be in the shadow of someone else, not again. As Buffy got back up, Spike brought his hand out and backhanded her to knock her down once more. Grabbing a torch, Spike threw it onto a pile of old drapes, setting them ablaze.

Kagome bit her lower lip as she watched Spike un-strap Drusilla from Angel and held her close. She felt her chest hurt as he whispered a loving apology as he lifted her into his arms and started down the aisle. She couldn't aid his escape and destroy the female vampire without causing suspicion on herself but she didn't have to. Buffy was swinging the incense censer by its chain a few times over her head before launching it at Spike. It contacted with the back of his skull causing him to stumble and crash into the church organ, the keyboard console collapsing under his weight. At moment later, the organ structure fell onto Spike and Drusilla and Kagome tried not to cringe at the deafening sounds of the huge brass pipes clanging and rolling everywhere.

She knew sooner or later they'd question her about her ability to fight. As they watched the scene between Buffy and Angel, Kagome took the moment to slip out of the church and head home. She knew they'd be heading out of the church soon due to the fire that was set inside. She knew was that the fire would die out soon and she'd come back for Spike if she had to. Pressing her to pointer fingers together before clasping the rest of her fingers with her thumb tucked in between her palms, she cast a small protection barrier around Spike as she left the church. He couldn't die now; she wouldn't let him.

Drusilla pushed Spike who was in a wheelchair, the end of her dark red dress dragging on the floor as she did so. She slid her hands down the front of his chest, kneeling down beside him as she tapped her fingers up his arm. He had made her strong and they wouldn't die but no, something else bothered her. At the church, Spike was surrounded in a pink light and getting near it burned. She had to wait till it dissipated by itself before she could carry her dear heart out of the church. That girl, she had seen the girl who was the light. She would destroy the light before she could fully steal her Spike from her because Drusilla knew Spike was drifting and it was only a matter of time before he went to her.

Spike sat in his wheelchair while Drusilla started looking at the flowers. They were wrong and she started to freak out over its arrangement, pulling and tugging, even tearing it apart. He tried to placate her, how about something different then. He wondered if Kagome freaked out about those little things. He knew she wasn't human, not fully anyways. She was bloody beautiful and with each encounter he learned about the hidden powers she held. Especially that teasing smirk she gave him with those fangs poking over her lip. He shivered.

Sauntering over to a box, Drusilla lightly hopped on her toes in anticipation. Could she open one? She wanted a peek. Just a little one. Reaching over the box, Drusilla looked in sighed and gasped softly in awe. It reeked of death. It would be the best party ever because it would be the last. She shut the box close with a twisted grin on her face.

It had been more than a week since she saw the Scooby gang and she knew she would have to face them sooner or later. She was almost positive they didn't see her thrust her hand through a vampire's chest and only witness her miraculous skills at fighting. She snickered. She couldn't avoid them long especially since it was Buffy's birthday.

Buffy was venting about her prophetic dreams to Giles. He didn't want her worrying too much, so the only option was to send her away till tonight. That and he had to discuss her surprise party with Xander and Willow. He watched as Buffy grabbed her bag and left, polishing his glasses as he turned to Xander.

"Xander, were you aware that your cousin Kagome was proficient in the art of fighting?" he questioned.

Xander shook his head. It was all new to him too.

"Do you know if she is from a line of priests and priestesses?" Giles continued on.

Xander nodded. Yeah, Kagome lived at a shrine and she was their shrine maiden but that wasn't anything new or that big of a deal. Giles too nodded, he'd take that information into consideration before they discussed the upcoming of Buffy's surprise party.

Jenny was driving Buffy to the location. The Bronze? She wasn't sure; Jenny just said Giles gave her an address. Buffy told Jenny to pull the car to a stop after spotting the vampire with glasses named Dalton holding a large box. Every time she saw him, he was stealing something. As Dalton made his escape, two vampires pulled Buffy away before engaging in a fistfight. They had pulled her onto the back of a farming truck and she crashed her elbow against the wooden bedside on the trunk of the truck as she grabbed her makeshift stake. Plunging it into one of the vampire's chest, the other grabbed her before holding her above his head. Tossing her against the wall, Buffy rolled onto her shoulder and stood into her familiar fighting stance. He charged at her and she grabbed him by the shoulders and rotated their weight, sending them both through the tinted windows of The Bronze.

The sound of shattering glass had caught everyone's attention. Buffy came flying in with a vampire, landing near a drum set. Kagome watched as the slayer grabbed a drumstick and staked it through the charging vampire's chest before turning to dust. She had to admit, that was some birthday entrance.

Jenny walked through the door, carrying the large box that Dalton was previously holding outside. While Giles and Angel moved towards her to lend a hand, Kagome instinctively started to take small steps back. Whatever what was inside gave her a tingling feeling that normally told her youkai or evil and if he had to take a guess, it'd be the latter. She watched from a distance as they opened the box and immediate an arm sprung forth, clasping its hand around Buffy's throat. Angel grabbed it before locking it back into the box.

"It can't be. She wouldn't," Angel whispered.

"Angel?" Buffy looked at him with a questioning gaze.

He looked at her.

"It's a legend. Way before my time, of a demon brought forth to rid the earth of plague and humanity. Separate the righteous and wicked and burn the righteous down. They called him the judge." Angel held fear in his eyes.

"The judge? This is he?" Giles questioned.

No, it wasn't all of him. And it seemed Buffy wasn't the only one out of the loop. He couldn't be killed. An army was sent against him, most of them died. Finally, they were able to dismember him. Pieces were scattered to every corner of the earth. Kagome snorted softly. Every corner of the earth? How could earth have multiple corners if it was round?

Drusilla was crazy enough to assemble the judge and bring on Armageddon.

Though it was Buffy's birthday, all kinds of wrong were happening tonight and Kagome's heart went out to the slayer. The feeling of being departed from the one you love and not knowing when the next time you'd see him would be or if he'd be safe. She had been separated from Inuyasha for three years before the well had let her through again and though she tried to continue a regular life, the thought of him never left her mind.

They were sitting around a table in the library and Kagome had tagged along. If an arm alone gave her that bad evil vibe, she did not want this judge to be assembled to wreak havoc on mankind. Looking up from an open book to realize that Giles was staring at her with a rather curious look on his face. Raising a mischievous kitsune, Kagome understood the importance of mystery of a puzzle and she smiled kindly at him.

"Kagome," Giles started, watching as small girl look up at him.

When she didn't say anything, he continued.

"Where did you learn to fight like that and do you perhaps have a history of a shrine maiden?" It wasn't an interrogation but it had been bothering him since he witnessed her confrontation with Eyghon and then her skills at the church, he had been highly intrigued with her.

She knew this would have come up sooner or later.

"You mind if I wait till everyone's here? I mean, I rather not repeat myself." Kagome squirmed in her seat. That'd give her time to figure out what to tell and what to keep out.

Buffy walked in, her footfalls heavy with each step. She was frustrated and possibly angry. Drusilla's henchmen ambushed them and had gotten away with the box. Buffy looked at Giles, asking what did they know.

"The judge. His touch can literally burn the humanity out of you. True creature of evil can survive the process but no human has ever survived the process." Giles took off his glasses and wiped the lenses with the hem of his shirt.

No weapons forged can destroy him. Their only hope would be stopping them from assembling them.

Kagome bit her lower lip lightly.

Maybe if she could sneak into their hideout, she'd have a chance to purify him and the threat of the judge would be no more. Still, if they had the knowledge of her miko powers and too much information on her background it could only prove to be troublesome in many ways. They already had the problems of the hellmouth; she didn't need her enemies knocking on their door as well, especially since her demons were on a whole other level.

When Jenny and Angel arrived, Giles cleared his throat to gain Kagome's attention. Her nervousness reached a new height as all eyes turned on her. Unconsciously, her hand grasped the necklace lying innocently around her neck.

"I grew up on Higurashi Shrine and come from a long line of priestesses that date back further than Sengoku Jidai. Xander doesn't know this and it's complicated but I was adopted as a sister to a world-renowned business tycoon. He saw to it that I trained in the art of fighting till he saw that I was sufficient enough to defend myself if the situation arises." Kagome stared down at the floor as silence took over the room.

Xander was the first to speak.

"So do you think you could get me a car for Christmas?"

Kagome laughed. While she didn't expect totally rejection, she knew it would take some time for them to adjust to information given to them.

"Who exactly is this tycoon and what abilities do priestesses have?" Giles was entirely curious.

"Sesshomaru no Taisho. Priestesses are known to have the ability of purification and spiritual powers to pass through barriers, spells and illusions. We can sense evil auras and have the ability to see things invisible to the human eye. Other abilities depend on the strength and training of the miko." The information provided was no secret. All was needed was the time for research and the knowledge of knowing what to be looked up.

Glancing at his office, he remembered the book that Kagome would attach herself to while in here. Though he didn't have time, he would make time to look through it if it'd give him more information about this mysterious woman in front of him. Sesshomaru no Taisho. He'd keep that in mind and while researching him would also delve into the history of mikos who were presumed to be a myth. If Kagome were strong enough to purify, she'd be a big assets to the Scooby gang.

"So, cousin of mine," Xander said, draping his arm around her shoulder while Kagome gave him a suspicious glance.

"How strong would you say you are?" Kagome cleared her throat.

"I don't know. I would say I can hold my own but I don't think I'm one of the greatest. Hopefully one day, I'll be as great of a warrior miko like Midoriko-sama." She had said too much.

Looking down at her book, she asked more about the judge in attempt to distract everyone from questioning her any further. Though everyone else went back to research a solution to destroying the judge, Angel and Giles' eyes lingered on her a little longer. Midoriko. Another name to the list Giles had to research into.

Drusilla clapped. Music started to play throughout the factory, slowly enveloping Drusilla as she moved her arms and hips slowly to the beat. Behind her Spike rolled up in his wheelchair, a box on his lap. It was another piece to the judge. She placed the last box, which was the judge's head onto the assembled body, a light glowing around the spaced cracks before unifying the body together. He was perfect. Back away, she took her side next to Spike as the judge slowly moved forward.

The judge was tall; around five feet and ten inches with his skin the color of dyed blue. He had two horns near his temple and a row of sharp teeth while he wore clothing like a chain mail shirt. Looking at the two who had assembled him, he pointed his finger at Spike. They shared feelings of jealousy and affection. His eyes scanned the room before landing on Dalton. Him; he was full of human emotion and he wanted him brought to him. His strength was not at its full strength and until then, he needed contact until then. Placing his hand on Dalton's chest, he sucked the very life out of him as he screamed before bursting into nothingness. Drusilla was thrilled at the show. Stomping her foot, she excitedly asked the judge to do it again.

During the whole explanation, Buffy took the news calmly on the outside. On the side was a different story, she was the slayer, the only one who could defeat these demons and here Kagome comes along with her own special abilities. A small part of her was relieved that she had someone who could assist her in the slaying but she didn't want to be replaced. Maybe they needed to talk; it'd be nice to talk to someone who also had the responsibilities of duty on her shoulders.

Everyone had continued their research until Buffy had woken up screaming at three in the morning. Snatching her jacket, she headed towards the door. She had another dream and she had an inkling feeling she knew where Drusilla was. Angel and Buffy would do recon while everyone else made sure to check anywhere and everywhere boxes could be shipped in.

It didn't take long for Kagome to grow tired. Yawning softly, she looked over at the equally tired Willow and Xander. Though they knew about some of her abilities, she did fib a little about her strength. She was strong but that was against demons. There was no way she could hurt humans, whether intentionally or unintentionally, it just didn't work that way. Folding her arms on the desk, she rested her head on her hands before drifting off into a light sleep.

Giles stared at the sleeping Kagome. She was a peculiar girl. Sitting inside of his office, he flipped through the pages till he came onto the index code. Everything Kagome had told them from priestesses to the names had some sort of connection to each other. What exactly was the shikon no tama? Bookmarking the page, he closed the book and headed out of his office. He had a demon to look up in the mean time.

Buffy and Angel walked silently along the upper railings of the factory. Glancing down, they saw punch bowls and flowers. She had seen this party in her dream. With a slow walk, the judge entered, looking around curiously. When questioned, his head tilted up as his eyes connected with Buffy's. There were caught. They were held hostage in front of the judge as Buffy continued to struggle. Seeing a chain connected to a television, Angel shouted at her not to touch him. She didn't heed his words as she jumped up before placing both feet against the judge's chest in a swift kick while Angel ran towards chain, letting it fall onto the judge who was backing up from the kick.

She called for Angel, leading them down the sewer drains. They needed to leave—now. It was obvious that they needed to lay low for the night as they climbed out of the sewers. Rain was pouring down on the couple, Angel grabbing her hand to lead her inside. Reaching Angel's apartment, he gave her a change of dry clothes. She had a cut on her back, Angel softly caressing her shoulder as he stared at her flawless skin. Buffy leaned back against him, reveling at the feeling of being in his arms. Hushed whispers of words were exchanged between them, their faces slowly inching closer. He loved her. Buffy leaned in, pressing her lips softly against his as he responded to her. With each kiss, their passion grew to light touches. It was just the two of them and at that moment, nothing else mattered in the world as they gave into each other's need of flesh against naked flesh under the covers.

Thundering rumbled, startling Angel awake. Slipping from the covers, he gasped in pain as he clothed himself, running out of his apartment and into the rain. He was shouting, screaming Buffy's name to the sky's that mirrored his anguish with rain, lightening and thunder.

It was nearly time. The judge kneeled down on his knees preparing for the upcoming Armageddon. As Spike bantered with the judge, Drusilla looked up at the ceiling and with a mournful cry, she sank down to the floor with a slow smiling creeping onto her face.

"Angel," she moaned out softly.

Their angel had come back to them.

Soooo they know about Kagome, just not everything. I wonder if Giles will figure out about other demons out there that are stronger and smarter than the ones on hellmouth. :x Well stay tuned to find out! That was a two part special because this week consisted of my grandma's and grandpa's birthday. So enjoy, let me know what you think and Spike and Kagome will have a little alone time soon in the next chapter. And don't forget to go onto my profile and vote for the pairings for my new INUHP story i'm going to plan on writing. (: