A/N: A little ditty that appeared for me this holiday season. A gift from me to my readers! This is after the jewel is gone and before Kagome returns. And yes, I know Christmas was not a thing celebrated in that period but, just go with it! Merry Christmas!
Twas the night before Christmas
And all through the land,
The people were celebrating,
Making merry, hand in hand.
Naraku was gone,
The foul hanyou had been defeated.
All thanks to the Inu
Who had once been so hated.
InuYasha sat silent,
Staring down at the town,
His perch in the pine tree
An awful let down.
'The others, all so happy,'
He thought with a sigh,
'But I am too lonely.'
And he knew deep down why.
Pulled into the well
And away from his time.
Back to the future
He had been unable to say goodbye.
Darkness was felt
Like a hole in his heart.
It threatened to consume him
And tear him apart.
Kagome was gone
His raven haired beauty.
How was he to go on
Without her as his duty?
He protected, he saved,
He rescued her bravely.
He missed her sweet laughter,
And yearned for her gravely.
A second sigh fell,
A heavy sound from his lips,
But it was the soft crunch of snow
That swiveled his ear tips.
Shippo stood waiting
Looking up with sad eyes
For the kit missed her too
And no longer could he lie.
Pain pierced his small heart
Sharp and so strong,
He too had a yearning
For a young girl's loving arms.
"InuYasha?" He whimper,
"Can I join you this night?
For I'm sad and so alone
And hope Kagome's alright."
A grunt could be heard.
An answering "Feh." his reply
And young Shippo leapt up
Into that pine branch in the sky.
The kit was a shiver
His paws were like ice.
InuYasha, feeling bad,
Did something quite nice.
Lifting the kit gently
He tucked him in tight
Down inside his haori
Where he'd be warm through the night.
Together they sat
Silent tears raining down,
With no answers forth coming
As moonlight skimmed the ground.
Shippo's breathing was slow
His little body chasing sleep
While the hanyou sat sentinel
His pain buried deep.
Stars sparkled bright
One standing out past the rest
Had him gasping in wonder
As he remembered the story she loved best.
That star shining bright
Gave hope to the night.
It was powerful magic
If your wish was just right.
'Could I do it?' He thought
As he stared at that star
'Make a wish that's so right
It will bring her from afar?'
A Christmas Eve wish
Yes, he would do it somehow,
He would muddle his way through
He could not give up now!
"I ain't got a clue,"
He grumbled quite low,
"But I got a request."
He started out slow.
"Kagome, she's gone
Stuck back in her time,
But I need her here
To keep Shippo in line."
The star gave a pulse,
A cold wind blew through the pine.
White ears pinned back swiftly
For he knew he was out of line.
A sigh once again
Crossed the half demon's lips
And he started again
Without all his quips.
"She important to me,"
He spoke to the star.
"I... miss her... so much...
It's getting so hard."
"If you could see fit,
To grant me this gift
I'd hold her forever,
Her heart mine to lift."
With a wink and a shiver
The stars bright light grew
Until a lightness of soul
Had him grinning anew.
"Arigato," He whispered
To that Christmas Eve star
And glanced down to the kitsune
His heart lighter by far.
His wish would be granted,
He knew it for sure
Someday in the future
She'd return to ruffle his fur.
However long it should take
He would wait for all time
Because in his heart and his soul
He knew she was, "Mine."
As the star disappeared,
past the horizon out of sight
The Inu spoke softly,
Into that dark night.
"Merry Christmas Kagome
And though I wish you were near
I will wait for you... mate,
Until you return to me here."
A/N: Merry Christmas to all! And to all a good night!