Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha or Doctor Who. Really, I don't.

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For years now, Kagome always thought that there might be something wrong with her.

She just didn't seem to meet up to any of the standards other people set for her, starting with her prowess as a miko and ending with her qualities as a girlfriend.

Inuyasha had always made sure to remind her that she certainly didn't meet up to Kikyou's calibre.

As a result of this, she had talked herself into believing that it must be her fault, that she was just not smart, pretty, good enough.

So now, confronted with the knowledge that the man she had grown to love loved her back made her unsure how to react.

Her initial reaction, emotionally, was shock. Than embarrassment and finally panic.

As he kissed her she didn't even have time to react as he immediately pulled back.

She floundered for a moment at the sudden loss of his lips on hers, blushing brightly and panting heavily.

The Doctor's face was expectant, scared, hopeful and so many more things. Kagome felt her heart constrict as she panicked.

"Kagome…", the Doctor said carefully and Kagome lifted her own cerulean eyes to his steely ones.

He seemed hesitant, as if unsure how to proceed. She lifted a shaky hand and brushed her hair behind her ears.

"Doctor… ", she cleared her throat embarrassedly. "Are you sure that this isn't just an emotional reaction to my almost death?", she asked him, even to her own ears, miserably.

His face contorted a little, as if he was struggling not to glare.

"I think I am old enough to know my own feeling, Kagome.", he said a little coolly.

She flinched as if struck and he sighed softly.

He took a step forward and her eyes widened as he stopped barely and inch away from her. She felt her blush deepen and her heart was dancing the Macarena in her stomach of all places.

"Kagome, I love you. I think, as paedophile as that may sound, that I have loved you from the moment I met you. Kagome, look at me.", he requested and she complied, lifting her eyes to his.

Her breath hitched in her throat as she saw the love in his eyes.

She breathed in deeply and gathered her courage around herself like a cloak.

Finally, she lifted her right hand and placed it against his cheek, stroking it softly.

"Doctor, I…", she closed her eyes for a second, then she opened them again, ready to finally say what she held in all this time. "I do love you. I think I always have, one way or another. But more than that, as I realised just yesterday… or was that today?... Never mind. I am in love with you."

So. She had said it. Cautiously, she watched as his expression brightened. Suddenly, she felt herself being picked up and swung around, the Doctor laughing happily all the while.

Finally, after threatening to puke on him, she was let back on her own two feet again, wobbling a little.

He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her deeply, happily.

Kagome wrapped her arms around his neck, feeling content for the first time in a long, long, time.

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A few hours later, they were sitting in one of the living rooms, watching a weird alien TV show Kagome couldn't even hope to comprehend. Though it did slightly remind her of an alien version of scrubs.

The Doctor was absentmindedly playing with her hair, watching the TV show with mild disinterest.

"Say, Doctor…", Kagome began and he glanced down at her.

"Hmm…?", he answered.

"About Rose…", she began cautiously and sweat dropped at his angry growl that immediately followed the mention of the blonde.

"What about her?", he bit out tersely. Kagome lifted her head to get a better look at his face.

His jaw was set grimly and his mouth was in an angry line.

"I think, maybe, as a punishment, and for her to learn that actions do have consequences, we could send her home for a few weeks. Like… a time out.", she explained awkwardly, unsure how to properly express her thought process on this matter.

His face shifted from furious, to unsure, to thoughtful. Finally, he nodded.

"Actually, I had planned to just chuck her into space- ", here, Kagome whacked his arm and he grinned at her, "- but I believe some time away from us might deflate her head a little. And maybe I can convince you in this time to not take her back", he added cheerfully and evaded the slap headed his way with a chuckle.

Kagome sighed and leaned against him.

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The next morning, Kagome and the Doctor where in the console room of the TARDIS, arguing about the heating of all things.

"I am telling you, it's way too hot in here!", Kagome growled at him and he raised an eyebrow at her. Then he grinned.

"Nonsense, the heating is perfect.", he said resolutely.

Kagome's bottom lip jutted out a little in a pout.

"Oh, come on, I-", she was interrupted by Rose skipping into the room, smiling brightly at them, obviously thinking they were over the events of the last day

Immediately the atmosphere cooled in the room.

"So- where are we going?", Rose asked cheerfully, not noticing their icy stares.

The Doctor glared at her.

"You are going home.", he told her curtly and began punching in the coordinates for her time and the Powell Estate angrily.

Rose's face fell. "What? Why?!", she demanded and Kagome gave her a look.

"Maybe because you nearly got us killed, actually got me killed, refused to listen to us and endangered humanity as a whole?", Kagome asked her sarcastically.

Rose threw her a withering glare. Really, in the beginning, Rose had felt Kagome was a lot like the sister she never had, and was all for shipping her with the Doctor.

But after spending some time with them she came to dislike Kagome for her seeming perfection. She also felt that the Doctor would fit better with her, Rose, instead of some Asian chick.

She glanced hopefully at the Doctor, trying to look innocent and loveable.

He threw her a look that froze her insides and she felt her eyes water.

Suddenly, the TARDIS jerked. Kagome, like always, managed to stay on her feet just fine. The Doctor managed to catch himself against the console while Rose fell on her butt. She groaned and tried to stand back up, but whenever she did the TARDIS gave another jerk, sending her tumbling back.

Finally, they landed and the Doctor swung the doors open. He chucked Rose's backpack out first and then sent her a demanding look.

Rose felt herself bristle a little, as she watched Kagome wrap her arms around one of the Doctor's. He smiled down at her gently and, after another ten seconds with Rose not moving an inch sighed.

"Rose, go.", he ordered.

Rose just glared. They couldn't throw her out. They needed her!

"Rose, we are not throwing you out forever. Just for a few months.", Kagome said, smiling gently at her.

Rose stiffened. Finally, her shoulders slumped and began shaking. Then she started crying.

"W-why a-are you do-doing t-this?", she sobbed, making the Doctor throw Kagome a begging glance.

Kagome groaned inwardly and turned to face Rose fully.

"Rose Tyler! I've had it with your spoiled behaviour. If you do not leave this ship willing in the next five seconds, I will be forced to use drastic measures.", Kagome scolded her sternly and Rose continued sobbing, ignoring her in the process.

Rose was under the impression that they would cave soon enough, but gasped as she felt the floor underneath her moving.

"What the-!", Rose shrieked as the floor moved upwards, winding around her and dangling her upside down.

"Let me DOWN!", she shrieked and glared at Kagome who was a little wide eyed.

"Uh, TARDIS, just throw her out, please!", Kagome offered finally since the Doctor was too busy laughing manically.

The TARDIS vibrated indignantly at Rose's disrespect for her thief's jewel and excitement at getting to throw her out for the time being.

With a resounding thump, Rose landed painfully on her backside, filled with real terror as she finally realised the seriousness of her situation.

She could only watch tearfully as the TARDIS dematerialised in front of her.

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For the next few days, they mostly played it safe, visiting peaceful planets and markets, shopping a little, visiting Kagome's family and other little things.

Kagome was just starting down the corridor towards the console room as the walls started flashing a mauve colour around her.

She picked up her pace and stormed up to the console, seeing the Doctor smashing buttons rapidly.

"What are you doing?!", she demanded.

"It's mauve.", he said as if that explained anything at all.

"… so?", she finally asked.

"The universally recognised colour for danger.", he explained, smashing some more buttons on the console.

"I thought this was red…", Kagome mused thoughtfully and he glanced at her with a grin.

"That's just humans. By everyone else's standards, red's camp. Oh, the misunderstandings. All those red alerts, all that dancing. It's got a very basic flight computer. I've hacked in, slaved the Tardis. Where it goes, we go.", he announced, stepping away from the console as she started sparking.

"Is that even safe?", she asked exasperatedly, eyeing the console warily as it sparked.

"Totally!", the Doctor assured her just as something on the console exploded with a big bang.

Kagome threw him a look.

"Okay, reasonably. Should have said reasonably there.", he admitted sheepishly, but was immediately distracted by something on the console, "No, no, no, no! It's jumping time tracks, getting away from us."

Kagome took a few steps backwards and glared at him in exasperation.

"What is this thing, anyway?", she asked and he looked at her innocently.

"I have no idea.", he admitted.

"They why are we chasing it?!", she demanded.

"It's mauve and dangerous, and about thirty seconds from the centre of London."

Kagome just glared.

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They stepped out of the TARDIS in a narrow alleyway.

Kagome was looking around curiously.

"Do you know how long you can knock around space without happening to bump into Earth?", he asked dramatically as he took in the alley around them.

"… this isn't about this milk thing again, is it?", she asked and he flashed her a bright grin.

"Of all the species in all the Universe and it has to come out of a cow.", he moaned and Kagome sweatdropped.

"Focus, Doctor.", she scolded and he kissed her hand.

"Must have come down somewhere quite close. Within a mile, anyway. And it can't have been more than a few weeks ago. Maybe a month.", he rambled and Kagome frowned.

"A month?! But weren't we right behind it?", she asked curiously and he drew himself up indignantly.

"It was jumping time tracks all over the place. We're bound to be a little bit out. Do you want to drive?", he demanded and Kagome laughed at him.

"Yes, I would. You know, she has been teaching me how to fly her.", she teased, then stopped and frowned, "And how much is a bit?"

"A bit.", he offered.

Kagome raised and eyebrow.

"ish.", he amended quickly.

Kagome finally decided to let the matter drop.

"So, I know you well enough to know that you won't be scanning the place for any alien tech. What is the plan?", she asked him with a bright smile that made his hearts speed up.

"I am going to ask.", he said simply, kissed her on the cheek and walked away.

Kagome watched him disappear into a building before a faint aura caught her attention.

"Mummy? Mummy?", a young voice called and Kagome looked around in worry and confusion.

"Who's there?", she called.

Finally, she noticed a little boy in a gasmask up on a roof. She cursed in Japanese and looked around for a ladder or something.

"Are you alright up there?", she called and finally spotted a fire escape.

After a few seconds she stood on a flat roof, the child still above her.

"OK, don't move, you hear me?", she called to the boy and gripped the rope that suddenly dangled in front of her.

"Aw, I hate ropes.", she muttered as she climbed slowly upwards.

"Mummy! Balloon!", the little boy called, pointing at something above her. Slowly, with growing dread in her stomach, she looked up.

"Ah, hell.", she cried as she noticed that she was attached to a balloon. A moving one.

"Okay… okay. Of all the days to leave Kirara behind!", she growled to herself as she wrapped herself as tightly as possible around the rope she was hanging onto.

She looked down, and if she wouldn't have been dangling from a rope she would have loved the scenery, but now she was mostly scared shitless.

No matter what the Kami said about her inability to die, smashing against the sidewalk from such a height has got to hurt.

"Don't panic, don't panic…", she chanted, hoping to calm herself.

She began sweating soon, and as a shrieking bird flew by, she accidentally let go.

"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA- ", she screamed, only to be caught in a bright beam.

"Okay, okay, I've got you.", a male voice told her calmly and Kagome sighed in relief.

"Thanks, whoever you are. Wait… who are you?", she called and tried to spot him somewhere in the beam.

"I'm just programming your descent pattern. Keep as still as you can and keep your hands and feet inside the light field.", he explained, completely ignoring her questions.

"Descent pattern?", Kagome questioned, more to herself than him.

"Oh, and could you switch off your cell phone? No, seriously, it interferes with my instrument.", he instructed her and Kagome complied with a huff.

"Thank you. That's much better.", he thanked her politely. Kagome huffed again.

"Great. Now could you please get me away from here?", she begged and she could literally feel his amusement.

"Be with you in a moment."

Kagome sighed as she floated in the beam, thinking about the odds of hanging of a balloon in the middle on an air raid.

"Hold on tight?", he called and she looked up in disbelief.

"To what?!", she demanded.

"Fair point.", he conceded.

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With a little shriek, Kagome landed in strong arms.

"I've got you. You're fine, you're just fine. The tractor beam, it can scramble your head just a little.", he told her as he set her on her feet.

Kagome felt a little dizzy as she looked up at him, but shoved the feeling away with practiced ease. She had learned early on to suppress such thing, it wouldn't do to faint while fighting.

"Hi.", she finally says, taking in his dark hair and clear eyes. He was rather handsome.

"Hello.", he said, flashing her a charming grin.

"Soooo… who are you?", she asked.

"Who are you?", he countered and they continued to smile pleasantly at each other.

"I am Kagome.", she finally offered and her took her hand, shaking it formally before kissing her knuckles.

"Before I introduce myself, let's move further inside.", he said and offered her his arm.

She warily took it and allowed him to lead her inside.

He turned on the light and Kagome took a second to look around her. It's a small, cramped, spaceship with bundles of wires hanging from the ceiling.

"So, who're you supposed to be, then?", she asked again and he bowed a little.

"Captain Jack Harkness, One Three Three Squadron, Royal Air Force. American volunteer.", he told her and handed her his ID card.

"Liar. This is psychic paper. It tells me whatever you want it to tell me.", she accused him and he looked at her with a puzzled expression.

"How do you know?", he asked.

"Two reasons: Firstly, my partner uses this all the time.", she began.

Jack blinked at her, mouthing ´partner` to himself.

"Ah.", he said.

"And two, you just handed me a piece of paper telling me you're single and you work out.", she finished and handed him his paper back.

"Tricky thing, psychic paper.", he said and accepted it back from her.

"Yeah. Can't let your mind wander when you're handing it over.", she teased him and watched as he read her message.

"You are very flattered, but you already have a boyfriend. It also says that you could use a friend, though.", he told her and looked over at her.

Kagome blushed. "Yeah, we have only been together for a short while and I'm very happy.", she said, "And I could really use a friend. Captain Jack.", she added, winking at him.

He laughed, tussling his hair a little.

"Well, if we are to be friends, we should really try to get along without the psychic paper.", he joked, grinning charmingly at her.

"True.", Kagome agreed and looked around the spaceship again.

"Nice spaceship.", she complimented. He winked at her.

"Thanks. Gets me around.", he agreed.

"So… not a local then, huh?", Kagome fished and he offered her his arm to lead her somewhere, which she accepted a little warily.

"A cell phone, a liquid crystal watch, and fabrics that won't be around for at least another two decades. Guessing you're not a local girl.", he countered playfully.

"Caught me.", she said and he stopped suddenly.

"Burn your hands on the rope?", he asked and she looked at her hands in surprise. She didn't even notice…

"Uh…", she said absently.

"Can I have a look at your hands for a moment?", he asked and Kagome frowned at him.

"Why?", she asked.

"Please? You can stop acting now. I know exactly who you are. I can spot a Time Agent a mile away.", he bragged and she lifted an eyebrow in amusement.

"A what?", she asked amusedly.

"I've been expecting one of you guys to show up. Though not, I must say, by barrage balloon. Do you often travel that way?", he babbled, ignoring her question.

"Oh all the time. Sometimes I get swept off my feet. By balloons. What are you doing?", she asked as he took off his scarf and wrapped it around her hands.

"Try to keep still.", he instructed her and pressed a button. A glowing bundle zoomed into Kagome's burnt palms.

It tickled a little and Kagome suppressed a giggle.

"Nanogenes. Sub-atomic robots. The air in here is full of them. They just repaired three layers of your skin.", Jack explained and watched as the glow slowly dissipated. He then untied her wrists, taking his scarf back.

Kagome looked at her hands in wonder.

"Thank you very much.", she said with a bright smile and Jack scratched his hair in embarrassment.

"Shall we get down to business?", he suggested and Kagome raised an eyebrow. Did he still think she was a time agent? True, she was wearing her slayer outfit, but this was hardly what a time agent would wear, right?

"Business?", she echoed questioningly.

"Shall we have a drink on the balcony? Bring up the glasses.", Jack says and opens up a hatch to the top of his spaceship.

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The fires of London were burning below, and searchlights passed through where the spaceship was.

Kagome knew they were standing on something, even if she couldn't see it.

"I know I'm standing on something.", she told Jack and he pressed something on a remote, making the spaceship appear.

"Why are we tethered to Big Ben?", she asked him.

"First rule of active camouflage. Park somewhere you'll remember.", he said cheekily, before he opened the champagne bottle he had brought with him and filled the glasses Kagome had brought with her.

After a while, Kagome was still sipping on her first glass of champagne.

She glanced up at the sky and turned to Jack.

"You know; it's getting a bit late. I should really be getting back.", she declared.

"We're discussing business.", he protested.

Kagome scoffed.

"This isn't business. This is champagne.", she disagreed and he grinned boyishly at her.

"I try never to discuss business with a clear head. Are you travelling alone? Are you authorised to negotiate with me? I mean, apart from you beau.", he said and she rolled her eyes at him.

"I am not a time agent!", she told him firmly. "I mean, do I look like one?", she asked and her looked her up and down.

"Well, not really.", he admitted.

At his disappointed look, she held up a finger.

"But! But, my partner might still like to buy whatever you have to sell. So why don't you help me find him?", she offered and he smiled at her, eyes lighting up.

"Do you like Glenn Miller?", he suddenly asked and she was startled at the sudden change in topic.

He taps another button on his remote and the moonlight serenade comes on. He offers her his hand and she hesitates for a second before she laughed and danced with him.

"It's 1941, the height of the London Blitz, the height of the German bombing campaign, and something else has fallen on London. A fully equipped Chula warship. The last one in existence, armed to the teeth. And I know where it is, because I parked it. If the Agency can name the right price, I can get it for you. But in two hours, a German bomb is going to fall on it and destroy it forever. That's your deadline. That's the deal. Now, shall we discuss payment?", he told her seriously.

Kagome rolled her eyes at him.

"I told you, silly, that you need to talk to my partner about this.", she huffed and he pouted at her.

"Fine.", he told her and Kagome laughed, patting his cheek like she would Souta's.

"So, how are we going to find him?", she asked and he rolled his eyes at her this time.

"I will scan for alien tech.", he said smugly.

Kagome just giggled hysterically.

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Half an hour later, they were walking into a hospital.

"Hello?", Kagome called.

"Hello?", Jack echoed her and they continued to call out for a while.

They hear footsteps running from behind them and turn around.

The Doctor looked immensely relieved, seeing Kagome safe.

"Kagome!", he said and hugged the small girl tightly.

"Good evening. Hope we're not interrupting. Jack Harkness. I've been hearing all about you on the way over.", Jack introduced himself charmingly.

The Doctor eyed him suspiciously.

"I keep trying to convince him that we are not time agents, but he doesn't believe me.", Kagome told him and rolled her eyes.

The Doctor looked thoughtful.

"And it's a real pleasure to meet you, Mister Doctor.", Jack said respectfully and held out his hand.

The Doctor shook it.

"As my lovely girlfriend already told you, we are no time agents, or agents of any kind, really.", he told Jack in a friendly way, making sure to stretch the word 'girlfriend' in the sentence.

"Yes, Kagome said so. She also informed me of your status as a couple.", Jack assured him.

The Doctor relaxed and finally turned to Kagome accusingly.

"Where've you been? We're in the middle of a London Blitz. It's not a good time for a stroll.", the 'I've been worried' remained unsaid, but was heard all the same.

"I was fine. Took a ride with a barrage balloon, actually. Only way to see an air raid, really.", she joked and he narrowed his eyes at her.

"What?!", he hissed.

"Listen, what's a Chula warship?", she said hastily to direct his attention elsewhere.

"Chula?", he repeated, immediately distracted.

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They had moved into a hospital ward and Jack was examining the patients with wrist tricorder… thingy.

"This just isn't possible. How did this happen?", Jack muttered in horror.

"What kind of Chula ship landed here?", the Doctor asked suddenly, mind whirling with possibilities.

"What?", Jack floundered.

"He said it was a warship. He stole it, parked it somewhere out there, somewhere a bomb's going to fall on it unless we make him an offer.", Kagome interjected, knowing that the Doctor was in thinking mode and had no patience at the moment.

"What kind of warship?", he asked again.

"Does it matter? It's got nothing to do with this.", Jack deflected.

"This started at the bomb site. It's got everything to do with it. What kind of warship?", the Doctor argued angrily. Kagome stayed quiet, watching this play out.

"An ambulance! Look.", Jack said and produced a hologram of it from his wrist device, "That's what you chased through the Time Vortex. It's space junk. I wanted to kid you it was valuable. It's empty. I made sure of it. Nothing but a shell. I threw it at you. Saw your time travel vehicle, love the retro look, by the way, nice panels. Threw you the bait- ", Kagome interrupted him then.

"Bait?", she repeated.

"I wanted to sell it to you and then destroy it before you found out it was junk.", he explained hastily.

"You said it was a warship.", Kagome said and he looked at her.

"have ambulances in wars. It was a con. I was conning you. That's what I am, I'm a con man. I thought you were Time Agents. You're not, are you.", he said, looking at them accusingly.

"I told you that from the beginning!", Kagome huffed, throwing up her hands in exasperation. Men!

"Oh. Should have known. The way you guys are blending in with the local colour. I mean, Ninja Girl was bad enough, but U-Boat Captain? Anyway, whatever's happening here has got nothing to do with that ship.", he insisted.

Kagome whirled around, grasping the Doctor's arm. He looked down at her, icy eyes unfocused.

"What is happening here, Doctor?", she asked him urgently.

"Human DNA is being rewritten by an idiot.", he told her indignantly, as if he was being inconvenienced in some way.

"What does that mean?", she asked.

"I don't know. Some kind of virus converting human beings into these things. But why? What's the point?", he mused.

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They were still discussing what could be happening, as suddenly all the patients stood up.

Kagome shuddered. They were all adults, but their auras felt lifeless and childlike somehow.

"Mummy. Mummy. Mummy? Mummy?", the chanted, closing in on them as they backed away.

"What's happening?", Kagome asked them as she eyed the zombielike patients walking towards them warily.

"I don't know.", the Doctor answered, moving in front of Kagome a little.

"Mummy, mummy, mummy, mummy…", the patients continued their chant.

"Don't let them touch you.", the Doctor instructed them.

"What happens if they touch us?", Kagome asked warily.

"You are looking at it.", the Doctor said and Kagome blanched.

"Great…", she muttered.

"Mummy, mummy, mummy, MUMMY!", the Patients chanted, closing in on them.

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This chapter took a while, so sorry for that.

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