White Christmas
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Disclaimer- I do not own Inuyasha, or any songs used in this fiction. And any similarities this story has with any other work is completely coincidence. Thank you.
Summary- Inuyasha has grown accustomed to getting lots of extravagant gifts from his many admirers. However, after going to a Christmas party with his friend Miroku, will he finally find someone who isn't an admirer, and end up becoming the devotee himself?
Eight
Kagome sniffled pitifully as she collapsed into a chair in her living room, right beside of the white Christmas tree, adorned with many decorations. Including the one from Koga. She sighed and rose to her feet, the long legs of her pajamas dragging the floor, and took it off the tree in one, violent motion. She then tossed it into the trash can in the kitchen.
"It's a new year, Koga," she said. "Almost. So now I'm over you. I'm better off alone, especially on Christmas."
She turned her radio on, hoping that some nice, bouncy Christmas music would clear her mind. She welcomed the holiday spirit.
"Oh I don't want a lot for Christmas
This is all I'm asking for
I just want to see my baby
Standing right outside my door
Oh I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
Baby all I want for Christmas is
You"
Kagome groaned. "Stop it already!" She said, changing the station. "Sleigh Ride," was on. She sighed.
"It's all right. You two weren't meant for one another, anyways." She took in a deep breath, released it, and felt much better.
She closed her eyes to relax. That's when another Christmas song came on. One of her favorites.
"Rockin' around the Christmas tree, at the Christmas party hop,
Mistletoe hung where you can see, every couple tries to stop
Rocking around the Christmas tree, let the Christmas spirit ring,
Later we'll have some pumpkin pie and we'll do some caroling.
You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear,
Voices singing let's be jolly,
"Deck the halls with Bales of holly"
Rockin' around the Christmas tree, have a happy holiday
Everyone dancing merrily in the new, old-fashioned way.
You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear,
Voices singing let's be jolly,
"Deck the halls with Bales of holly"
Rockin' around the Christmas tree, have a happy holiday
Everyone dancing merrily in the new, old-fashioned way."
She laughed and began dancing wildly around her tree, singing in time with the music. She hadn't done anything like this since she was an immature teenager. It felt good to do it again.
After running out of breath, she collapsed into her chair once more. She smiled and closed her eyes, breathing deeply.
She then realized that Christmas was in two days. She had to buy gifts! She decided to go shopping the next day. She only had to buy a couple of presents.
That's when her phone rang. She sighed and picked it up. "Hello?"
"Kagome? Are you all right?" She had expected it to be Inuyasha, but it was only Sango.
"Yeah, I'm all right," she said.
"You sure?" Sango asked. "I mean, you stomped off over something stupid and ended up walking for six miles home, right?"
"One; it wasn't stupid. And two; I walked home about two miles -- maybe. Inuyasha picked me up." Kagome corrected her friend.
"You let him take you home? I thought you were upset with him."
"I was -- am." Kagome quickly caught herself. "But it was either him, Koga, or the snow."
"Oh." Sango said softly. "So you ran into Koga?"
"Yep, just cause I have such good luck," Kagome muttered sarcastically. "Like a guy, and he leaves me for a different girl. Find another guy I like, and he turns out to be the target of a female fan club. What am I? The walking plague when it comes to relationships?"
"No, Kagome," Sango said gently. "It's just that you haven't found that guy yet."
Kagome gave a pitiful and weak laugh. "Right. Like I'll ever find him."
"You will." Sango said. "Eventually."
Kagome grew silent and Sango knew that she didn't believe her. "Look," she said to the girl on the other end. "Kagome…I know that you didn't know about Inuyasha's little 'fan club,' but it's not a big deal, okay?"
"Not a big deal?" Kagome asked. "How?"
"Just because he's got all of these girls on his case, does it mean that he likes any or all of them?" Sango inquired. "No. And from what I've heard -- he doesn't like any of them."
"Let me guess -- you heard that from Miroku?" Kagome asked, sounding irritated.
"Yes, and Rin." Sango said, smiling at the fact that she could keep Kagome's mouth shut about Miroku temporarily. "They are both close friends of Inuyasha. They know for a fact that he doesn't like any of those admirers of his."
Kagome said nothing for a long time and Sango began to worry that her friend had hung up on her. After a while, though, she said, "Look, I'll talk to you tomorrow, okay? I have some things to do tomorrow and I have to get up early."
"I still think you should forget this whole thing ever happened and forgive him." Sango said. "But, hey -- that's just me. See ya sometime. Bye."
"Bye." Kagome hung up and sighed.
'She's right, you know,' a voice said in the back of her mind. 'Forgive him, already. You know you want to.'
Kagome rolled her eyes at the voice in her head. She then turned all of her lights off and went to bed.
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Inuyasha sighed and tossed the wrapped gift onto his table. He only took a moment to examine it. It was a medium sized box, wrapped in bright wrapping paper. It had come from one of his admirers, but he had no intention of opening it.
He collapsed into a chair at the table and closed his eyes. He despised his admirers. At first, he had enjoyed them, glad that he could receive free gifts and laugh at the foolish girls -- or maybe even guys -- who wasted their time. He never had any intentions whatsoever to date any of them.
Then came Kagome. He liked her from the very start. There was something about her that he was drawn to -- and it wasn't how she resembled his ex Kikyo.
After she entered his life, he had forgotten all about the admirers and fans and had made her the center of his world. He wanted to impress her and make her happy, just to see her smiling face.
Sure, he was a little shy and much too proud to admit it, but he was almost certain that it was painstakingly obvious. Whenever he was around her, he lost his mind. He couldn't focus on anything but her well being.
He sighed and flipped the radio on that sat on the counter.
"If I had one wish, we would be best friends
Love would never end, it would just begin
If I had one wish, you would be my boo
Promise to love you, trust me I'll trust you
If I had one wish, we would run away
Making love all day, have us a baby
If I had one wish, I'd make you my whole life
And you'd be my wife, make it right this time"
He growled, deep in his chest, and flipped the radio off once more. "Jeez," he muttered, dropping his head into his hands. He had to work off some of the tension and frustration and sadness.
He eyed the present once more and thought, 'What the hell? Let's see what it is.'
He snatched it up and tore the paper off of it like a ferocious animal. In it was a box, with a note taped on top of it. He tore it off and read it:
Inuyasha,
It's been a while, hasn't it? I saw you at that party, you know, at Shiori's? Antisocial as ever. You never did like parties much. That's something you and I have in common. I just sat around and prayed that it would be over soon.
Either way, I hope you had a good time saving that girl from the agony of dealing with her ex.
I'm sorry about everything that has happened between us, and I hope you can forgive me. I miss you so much, and would really enjoy it if you would join me and a few old friends on Christmas for a party. The decision is up to you, though I hope you will choose wisely.
I am not sure if this is the right size, or if you will even like it. I wasn't too sure about what to get you. The receipt is in the package. If you don't want it, you can always trade it in and get something else that you want.
Either way, it'll be from me. With much love,
Kikyo.
Inuyasha dropped the note. Kikyo. His ex that he was still hung up over. She missed him. She wanted him to come to her house for a party. She was practically asking him to come back.
He then ripped open the box to reveal a red shirt -- his favorite color. Sure enough, the receipt was at the bottom of the box, beneath the shirt.
He pulled the shirt out of the box and stared at it for a long while. Kikyo had sent him this. Kikyo had given him a present, while he had gotten her nothing. Kikyo had sent him an invitation to her house.
What should he do?
"Go to Kikyo's house." He said. "Wear the shirt she got you and go to her house."
He dropped the shirt onto the table and said, "Go after Kagome."
"Kikyo."
"Kagome."
"Kikyo."
"Kagome."
He sighed and collapsed into the chair once more. He had to choose between the two things he could do -- the two people he could love and get back.
Kikyo or Kagome?
Growling, he decided to just go to bed and decide in the morning. Tonight, he just wasn't himself.
Note- there! I hope you enjoyed. What will Inuyasha do? Who will he choose? Kikyo or Kagome? And will Kagome ever talk to him again? Find out! Thanks for reading.