Life is never perfect we all know that though, some people know it more then others. My dear mother, she took me in when I was young and watched over me. She had lost her father herself, while I had lost both parents. When I met her I know she was kind though one day I was looking through her old album book that she had found when she was searching for a special gift for one of her dear friends. I found a picture of her, and oddly enough, a man too. She never told me of any guys that looked like him, long silver hair and bright golden eyes. When I asked her she grabbed the book and smiled at me, only whispering, "A dead friend." When she told me that I thought it was someone who had died. I was far from right though I didn't know that then. She told me of all her other friends, Miroku Houshi and Sango Taijiya, and she even let me met them once she became my mother. My mother was happy and had good friends, my mother Kagome Higurashi.

How I met her was wonderful, she was me kindergarten teacher around the time my parents died…. no killed, she came and gave me a home. I still remember the fight she had over the phone with someone she never would tell me of, only that 'they' weren't going to let me stay with her, that she could not raise me. I cried hard then, when the people came and took me to this big place full of kids. I hated the orphanage, never talked to anyone though everyday she came in and talked to me, tell me what happen in class while I was gone. She once told me how all the kids missed me and I asked her how long I would have to stay there, she told me "Not long Shippo," though she had tears in her eyes. I didn't understand then though I do now. She couldn't take me and raise me; for the orphanage to let her, she would either have to be rich or married which she was neither.

Then a few months later she came and ran up to me, gave me hug and kisses and telling me "It's time to go home dear". We both cried as she led me out to her small car, it wasn't much…. a small compact VMW, and went home. I was so happy I was back home, she made me a huge dinner and Sango and Miroku came too. Then when she tucked me into bed and read me a story, I pretended to be asleep when I heard a gruff voice talk to her, I wondered whom it was cause Miroku and Sango had left.

"So that's the twerp?" I heard his gruff voice.

"Yes, thank you so much." I heard her whisper in a wavering voice.

"Hey! Don't cry Hun!" I heard him cry in alarm, I opened one eyes to see a man hugging my mother as she cried into his chest, as they sat on the ground. I wondered what was going on, who was this man?

"Shh…I'm sorry let's get out of this room, I don't want to wake him." I heard mom whisper as she stood up with help from the man. They talked for hours though I slowly fell asleep, when I was nearly asleep I heard the man say good night and the door open and close. She had always been there for me, however, I never saw that man again. Her life was hard now that she had me to take care of. She started a night job at Miroku's bar; I would come with her and sit in the back doing homework. When I reached 6 I stayed out of the back room and sat behind the bar with Miroku. I had seen bars in movies that were odd with creepy women dancing in hardly anything (Miroku had then playing every once in awhile, it was fun to watch Kagome and Sango try to kill him for letting me watch them), though this bar wasn't. It was a calm bar except for yelling every once in awhile coming from Sango thrown at poor Miroku, though he was a pervert. One day Sango watched me for Kags at home and Kagome went off to go do something. Sango had slowly got really worried when Kagome never came back. I remember us sitting by the phone, then it rang well…it nearly rang. Sango picked it up and nearly yelled hello, it was Miroku, saying he found her. She had stumbled into his bar an hour ago, she was soaked cause it was raining she walked into the bar and the first thing she did was faint. He had took her to the hospital though he didn't have his cell phone with him so he couldn't call. I remember watching Sango nod and whisper an okay then hang up the phone, she then turned to me with a smile and whispering, "Come on Shippo dear, your going to stay at your grams house, okay?" I blinked at her and asked her why, her answer was simple "Cause your mommy needs you to be there for her mommy." I nodded and went to my room grabbing my blanket so I could sleep in the car and I heard Sango pick up the phone and call Kagome's mom. When we arrived at my gram's house she came running out crying and hugged both of us, then a tall man came out behind her. I smiled and ran up to him, Uncle Soato was here! He smiled and hugged me then they all turned to me and took me to bed. When I asked what happen to my mother they told me she was sick and they were going to go see her though I had to stay here with grams.

In realty, my mother had almost died that night; something happened that left her not wanting to live. She had wondered the streets when a group of guys came and tried to rape her and all, though she is known as a fighter, even when she was ready to die, she had fought them and had them laying unconscious in the ally. Well, that's actually where they were found the next morning. After that, she stumbled into the bar and clasped on the floor, clothes torn, and had cuts on her arms by one of the men's knives. That morning she woke up and started to cry, she would never tell me what really happened that night that caused her not to want to live.

She was still my mom though; she always tried to seem happy around me though for a woman who was 24 she never did seem to date or anything.

Well, now I get to tell you the story of how her life changed quickly. Her Christmas wish was answered you could say. The Christmas that changed both of our lives for the best.

There! The introduction is done! I listened to all the people who don't like Kagome the happy girl that is SO clueless...so I giving her more attitude and life to her. Hopefully the people who don't like her will like her better in this story. Well this story is dedicated for my dear friends, Mixy and Misoka! Merry Christmas Guys! Her's my Christmas gift to you 2 a story and whatever else I get you. Having you two as my friend is the best Christmas present I have…. and Loki too! All 3 of you make my life something to live for! The reason for me to keep going and keep trying when all seems bad.………………………Merry Christmas………….