In Her Dreams

In her dreams she was the most powerful miko. She was a humble woman, but that was the simple truth. She could purify dozens of youkai with one sweep of her sword, her exorcisms were powerful enough to take care of miasma even when she wasn't focusing on them too much. Her healing skills were extraordinary, especially with a feline friend of hers purring beside an ill person she was healing.

She knew her worth and was happy she could help people. She was Midoriko, the miko who could face any youkai and save lives. She could heal, she could put barriers, there was no task she couldn't do. She was invincible.

She loved her work, she could travel around the country, meet new people, share love and blessings. She could hold babies and sing them songs to make them fall asleep peacefully, teach other priestesses how to improve their skills. Everyone loved and praised her. She was battling evil, risking her life, but it was worth it. Each time she could see happy people she was glad. She had many adventures, every day bringing new challenges.

Now she was facing a great dragon, his claws sharp, his fangs glistering in sunlight. His scales held the strength of iron and shined like jade. She lifted her sword to attack the vile beast...

BEEP! BEEP!

Her hand shout out from under her blanket to push the snooze button, but she didn't fall to sleep - she had to write down the dream before the next alarm going off, as usual. She sat up and quickly reached for her journal to write down her Midoriko dream. When she did that she left her bed and went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast and coffee. Her feline friend was purring to her lazily from beside the counter, waiting for his food beside his bowl. She was in the kitchen for just a few minutes when she saw a red-clad boy enter, yawning with his tongue curled.

"Hello, Inuyasha dear. Is Kagome still sleeping?"

"Huh? Yeah," he shrugged and gave her a stare when she poured boiling water into her cup of coffee. With a chuckle she reached for a ramen cup to prepare a breakfast for her dog-eeared guest who was still giving her puppy eyes.

"So are you two leaving today? To have more adventures in the well?" she asked with a soft smile. The boy gave her a glance before returning to watch the cup in her hand, his ears pinned forward.

"Huh? Yeah. We want to find Naraku's palace, Sango should be well enough to travel by now."

"I do hope your friend is better. I heard it was a really hard battle this time."

She put the cup on the table and reached for coffee, turning to face the kitchen counter. Maybe it was the right time to give her dream journal to Kagome and tell her about her dreams? She had them since her daughter had been born and Mama Higurashi was pretty sure Kagome would be shocked to know she wasn't the only Higurashi woman having adventures in the past, even if hers were just in dreams.

Her musings over a morning coffee came to an abrupt end when she heard Buyo hiss. Upon turning back she saw her trusted feline companion battling a youkai. She covered her mouth watching the battle unfold under her table, the dog hanyou teasing the cat by pulling his tail again. 'And now...'

"Inuyasha!" a girl dressed in yellow pajamas, entered the kitchen. '...here comes a miko to pacify the youkai...'

"No, Kagome, wai-"

"Sit!"

'History likes to repeat itself, indeed,' the older woman sipped at her coffee watching her daughter scold the face-planted hanyou for pulling Buyo's tail. The cat sat under her feet and purred up at his mistress. 'I'll give the journal to her later.'