On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me:
A Partridge in a Pear Tree.

The snow had not yet begun to fall, but Kagome could smell winter in the air, she didn't need to be a demon for that. But this Christmas was going to be the best Christmas ever. Naraku was dead. Like dead, dead. Like not coming back ever was days away, and everyone was in the mood to celebrate. Even the cold stotic Lord himself. To her great shock Sesshomaru had invited them to stay in the Westen home of his father through winter, and since the well had not taken Kagome, they all agreed to take him up on his offer.

But even within his warm walls there was a slight chill, Kikyo. Kagome was happy for Kikyo and Inuyasha, but Kikyo had a hard life and death does things to you, she was constantly warning Kagome not to settle in because this was not her time and one day the well would collect. It was her greatest fear, and so she told her self she would never fall in love again.

"Miko, may I enter?"

"It's your home."

Sesshomaru opened the door "Be that as it may this room was given to you." He was holding a box.

"Another Kimono for Rin?" Kagome pointed it out,

"No" He stated as he walked to her bed and laid it down "I assumed you had nothing on your person of acceptable nature for a party."

She looked at him flat with her hands on her hips. Ok, so it was true but still.

He lifted the lid before she could say anything and pulled out the robes and it took her breath away. Light blues, yellows, and white danced with slivers of gold with the most beautiful stitch work she had ever seen. She reached out and touched it, of course, it was the best silk.

"Is, is this for me?"

"Hn Miko"

She looked at him "I forgive you then."

He rose an eyebrow in confusion but did not question her because he didn't ask for forgiveness, so it was meaningless and mute to him. He held it open, and she slipped into it. A pear tree adorned the back with golden pairs and one partridge sitting on a branch.

"Sesshomaru this is too much, are you sure you want to give it to me?"

"You needed a dress, I simply provided it as you are my guest."

"It's beautiful, thank you so much."

She blushed, he had given her a Christmas gift even if it wasn't meant to be one.

"Indeed," He said staring at her.

Rin came running in wearing a matching outfit "Lady Kagome we match!" The child smiled brightly, and Sesshomaru watched as the two dark haired girls held hands and giggled both with blushes on their faces. Later that night as Kagome and Rin walked around the party Inuyasha came to his brother's side "You hit your head or something?"

"If you wish to talk Inuyasha do so in a formal manner I am not a nitwit."

"You got her a dress?"

Sesshomaru looked at him "I refuse to let her run loose around this domain wearing that so-called uniform, this is not a whore house."

"I will give you my sword if you tell her that to her face."

Sesshomaru looked away, arms crossed "She is unspoken for Inuyasha, it is my duty to provide for her while she is here"