Potential

By: Lady Camigwen

-Prologue-

Kagome sighed and snuggled against the pillow she was clutching, snapping out of her daydream and turning her thoughts back to the television. Her favorite show was on, it was a rerun, but she didn't care. Nowadays, it was a rare thing if she got to sit down and relax in front of the television, instead of traipsing through the woods looking for shards of the Shikon no Tama.

"Kick his butt!" Kagome shouted suddenly as she watched Hurriblue flip gracefully over a youma's head.

Her brother glanced at her from the other side of the couch and shook his head. "I can't believe you still watch these shows Kagome. Even I don't watch Super Sentai anymore."

She shot a sideways glance at him. "Is that so? I recall a time when a certain someone was just a tad bit obsessed with Timeranger."

She smiled as Souta stiffened. "I have no idea who you're talking about."

"Oh really? I still have that tape somewhere in my room from Halloween when you were running around the house in your Timered costume, shouting 'Chrono Changer!' every three minutes. I could've sworn you actually thought you were Timered."

Souta snorted.

Kagome glanced over her shoulder at the wall where the calendar was hanging. "And that isn't your handwriting on the calendar that says 'one month until Abaranger' at the bottom, eh Souta?"

Again Souta snorted, but this time got up from the couch and headed for his room. She smiled to herself, succeeding in getting rid of Souta so she could watch Hurricanger in peace. It was her favorite Super Sentai along with Liveman and Jetman, because they were the only ones with female blue rangers.

Not wanting to attract Souta again, she silently cheered Hurriblue on as she continued to fight the youma, slowly but surely overpowering it. If she were as powerful, as brave, and as strong as Hurriblue, then maybe she would be more use to the others.

She always felt as if she was a burden to Inuyasha, Miroku, and Sango every time they had to fight to keep her safe. If she were Hurriblue, she'd call upon her Dolphin mecha and scare away all the demons away! Oh, if only she had some sort of power.

Knock, knock, knock!

"Huh?" She turned off the television and rose to her feet, glancing at the clock on the VCR. It was 4:56...her mother wasn't supposed to be home until 7:00. None of her friends were coming over and she didn't recall Souta ever mentioning anything about having a friend over. Ooh...if it Hojo disturbing her one day of peace and relaxation, she was going to give him nine shades of hell!

Knock, knock, knock!

"I'm coming!" she shouted in annoyance as she made her way over to the door. She slowly turned the doorknob and opened the door to find a man in what she guessed was his late 40's and someone behind him a dark black cloak. "Uh..can I..help you?"

"Yes," the man said in an unusual accent. "Are you Kagome Higashi?"

She nodded. "Yeah, I'm her."

The man somewhat smiled. "Yes, very well then. May we come in, Kagome?"

"Sure..." she said in a curious tone as she stepped aside, allowing the two to enter her home. She shut the door behind her and leaned her back against it.

The person with the black cloak on sighed and muttered something she couldn't understand. Gloved hands reached up and removed the hood to reveal a young blonde man. "I still don't see why I had to come along."

The older man glared at the blonde one from behind his glasses. "Neither do I."

English...they were speaking English. Kagome sighed, wishing she had paid more attention in that class. Not knowing what to say, she cleared her throat.

"Oh," the older man said, returning his attention back to Kagome. "My name is Giles and this...this is Spike."

Spike gave her a quick smile and wave before sniffing the air like Inuyasha sometimes did. "I don't know about you Rupert, but all this traveling has worked up an appetite for me. Got any blood around here, by chance, mate?"

Not understanding, even though she knew he was talking to her, Kagome simply stared at him and blinked. "Nani...?"

Giles made a disgusted sound and glanced at Spike who gave him a 'what?' look. He shook his head and looked back at Kagome. "I'm afraid that you're in grave danger, Kagome."

These two were here to tell her she was in danger? She could've told them that. "I know."

"W-what?" Giles looked at bit stunned and exchanged looks with Spike.

"I know I'm in danger, because Naraku wants my the pieces of the Shikon no Tama that we've collected."

Giles looked slightly confused. "Naraku? Shikon no Tama...you know about the Jewel of Four Souls? Feh, that's not the point." He sighed and stepped closer to Kagome. "You're not in danger, because of any of that. You're in danger, because you're a Chosen Potential. And if you don't come with us, Kagome, the First's minions will surely kill you. You're inexperienced and you need to be trained if there's any chance that you'll survive the First."

"The First? Chosen Potential?" Kagome stared at him for a moment before crossing her arms over her chest. "Does this have something do with the fact that I'm Kikyo's reincarnation?"

"Kikyo...no, no it doesn't...at least as far as I know." Giles sighed again. "Kagome, what I'm trying to tell you is that, well, your not like most girls."

"I could've told you that."

"No, no, I don't believe that you understand what I'm trying to say. Into each generation, there is a chosen one. She alone has the strength and power to defeat vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness. She is the Slayer. Kagome, you are a Slayer."

**TBC**

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hurricanger, Timeranger, Liveman, or Jetman.

AN: To those of you confused about what Super Sentai is, its the original Japanese shows that are what we call Power Rangers in the United States. Liveman and Jetman never appeared on US television, but Timeranger showed during 2001 and 2002 as Power Rangers Time Force. Hurricanger is to debut on US television February 22 as Power Rangers Ninja Storm. Abaranger is the newest Super Sentai and is set to debut in Japan sometime this year. It's said to be similar to Zyuranger (season 1 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), but not much information on Abaranger had been released yet. ^v^