Happy December! So, in honor of Christmas, I happily present Merry Christmas Inuyasha! This will be updated daily and each chapter will be 800 words long, or shorter depending on the chapter. It will also be 24 or 25 chapters long and will be finished on Christmas Eve (I'm extremely busy Christmas day so I can't update.) Enjoy everyone!

Disclaimer: Last time I checked, I didn't own Inuyasha. Don't think that status has changed either.

I stood by the well, arms crossed. Snow covered the ground and fell from the sky, covering my shoulders and getting stuck in my hair. Alright Kagome, come on! You said you'd be back today… I thought as I brushed the white fluff from my haori. I shifted my weight from one foot to the other, trying to keep them warm, and groaned. There were occasions when I didn't mind snow, but most of the time it annoyed me and it really pissed me off to be standing out in it, freezing.

I sighed inaudibly as the blue light that signaled Kagome's arrival shone from the well and reflected off of the snow. As soon as it was gone, she climbed out and sat on the ledge. I took in her appearance. Instead of her normal clothes, her "school uniform", she was wearing a pair of those blue, close fitting hakamas she called "jeans", a thick red shirt with a thinner green shirt beneath that covered her neck, and a pair of fuzzy looking brown boots. She also carried a smaller, black bag over her shoulder rather than the big yellow monster that she normally lugged around. The snow began to stick in her hair, turning the raven strands slowly white. My heart pounded in my chest; this was one of those rare occasions when I actually liked snow. However, my bare feet did not.

"What took you so long Kagome?" I asked. "It's freezing out here!"

"Well, that's your fault for standing out here," she said. She stood up and walked up to me. "And it's winter break, so I was going to sleep in and I did. Just because I said I'd come back today did not mean that I'd be here at the crack of dawn."

"Feh, whatever," I scoffed. "Come on, let's go." I turned on my heel and headed back to the village. I could hear her trudging through the snow behind me, so I knew that she was following me.

"Someone's grouchy," Kagome said, a teasing edge to her voice. She came up next to me and I sent her a glare without turning my head.

"I don't like snow," I said simply and turned my eyes forward again.

"What's the matter with snow?"

I turned to look at her grinning face. "Hm, let's see. It's cold, it's wet, and it's annoying." I shook my head and tried to shake the insufferable fluff from my hair. Unfortunately, the white crap kept falling so my effort was useless.

"You're just upset cause you're cold," Kagome said. She took my cold hand in her warm one and I was glad that my cheeks were already flushed from the cold. "Better?"

I nodded as the heat from her hand and body spread up my arm. "Yeah. Let's just get back to the village and get warm," I said and walked forward again, not realizing until now that I had stopped. Kagome didn't let go of my hand as we walked, and that made my stomach do strange flips.

"So, now that you're back, do you want to wait this storm out or leave today?" I asked, mainly to break the silence. Personally, I would rather leave the moment we get to the village than stick around, but I didn't want anybody getting sick on me either. Kagome was down in bed for a few days when she had the flu a while back.

"I figure we'll leave in a few hours," she explained. "I have some stuff in here that I want to give everybody before we go." She patted the black bag gently and I heard some stuff rolling around in it.

"What's in there?" I asked. I sniffed the air, but the cold wind and snow had stopped me up and I couldn't smell very well.

"Presents for Sango, Miroku, Shippo, Kaede, and Kilala. I'll give you yours when we get back to my house."

"Presents?" My ears perked up at the idea, but then realization hit me. "Wait a minute! What do ya mean 'back at your house'? You ain't leaving, we gotta find Naraku!"

"Sit boy!" My face flew into the snow. The fluffy white stuff cushioned the blow, but it was really cold. I'm not sure if it was better than plain dirt or not.

"What was that for!" I yelled, sitting up from the hole.

"Look, I came back to give everyone their presents and to get you," Kagome snapped, temple throbbing. "Tomorrow's Christmas and I am NOT going to be traipsing across Feudal Japan when I want to be home for the biggest holiday of the year!" She paused and grinned. "Besides, it'll be warm at the house."

"Keh, fine. But, tell me something first. What the hell is Christmas?"

Poor Inuyasha, freezing his little butt off in the snow. Ok, actually, I don't feel bad for him, it's his own fault.

Inuyasha: What do you mean it's my fault! You're the one who wrote it wench!

*sigh* Kagome!

Inuyasha: No, don't, please!

Kagome: Sit!

Inuyasha: Yipe!

Well, since he's down, you know what to do!