Disclaimer: I don't own the series or the characters. I wish I did, but I don't. You'll give someone else that credit. Instead, I own a word processor and an overactive imagination, which will just have to do.
Author's Note: I know it's after the holidays, but I watched Inuyasha tonight then opened up my library of unfinished fics to work on them. I looked at one similar to this, then got the idea, and couldn't resist. So, this is my belated gift to you all.
Summary: kagome gets a lot of presents. (No couples)
by Barbara C.
On the first day of Christmas,
My true love gave to me…
The five stalwart companions, and Kaede, stood around a table in the latter's hut. One, Kagome was hunched over the table looking at something. A piece of lined notebook paper and a pen were in her hands.
Inuyasha glared at the girl in front of him. What irritated him wasn't the fact that she was ignoring him, well that wasn't the whole reason, it was the fact that she was picking through a pile of things lying on the table. If she had them, why couldn't she simply stuff them in a sack and be done with it? "Kagome! What's taking so long."
"Be quiet and let me add!" the brunette snapped at the hanyou. "1x12=12, 2x11=22, 3x10=30, 4x9=34...no 36.
With a "keh," he left Kaede's hut to pout on the front porch.
Once everyone inside seemed in a better mood, Miroku voiced his question. "Lady Kagome, if I may ask… What are you doing?"
"Multiplication, it's much faster than adding."
"Is muktipation…Is this one of the things you always have to go home to test for?" Shippou asked in awe.
"Keh!" came from the porch.
"Yes it is, now be quiet and let me count."
Sango stared intently at Kagome and what she was doing, trying to absorb all the knowledge she could in the short amount of time she had. That is until Kagome chirped "6x7=40something…42, 7x6=42…"
"But you already used that number," the demon hunter protested.
Another "keh," could be heard from the porch.
"Numbers are…I'm not going to get into this now, I'll tell you about it later. Okay?" Kagome asked. Then she began to duplicate more of the numbers, confusing Sango further.
"Now, add them all up and we get…" she mumbled the addition, then announced, "364!"
"364 what?" came from the front porch.
"Shards you idiot, what do you think I've been counting for the last hour?"
"Wow! Is that a lot?" the little kitsune asked.
"Yes it is; and when I factor in how many pieces Kikyo stole, we can estimate a size comparison to see how much of the jewel we have."
"Keh, our time would be better spent searching for the remaining shards or hunting Naraku!"
"Be quiet Inuyasha, you're pouting," Kagome commanded.
Miroku snickered.
"I heard that priest!"
"Is that something else you have to test for? Can I learn?" Shippou asked.
"This might be too difficult for you to learn," Kagome began, but after seeing the kitsune's shoulders slump dejectedly and Sango trying to hide a similar look, "I'll start you off on something easier and we can work our way up okay?"
"Yeah!" the kitsune sang and skipped around Kaede's hut. "I'm gonna be way smarter than that dumb ol' Inuyasha!"
"I heard THAT, you fuzz ball!" Inuyasha stormed into the hut.
"Oh dear," Kaede grumbled. "Not in my hut!" (Thought I forgot about her did you? Well, I did.)
Before the hanyou made it to the kitsune one word sounded throughout the hut. "SIT!" THUD!
"M'rry brmphin' Chr'sm's t' y' t'," came the muffled voice from the floor.
This idea may have already been done, I have no idea. It was original and it was mine, and I hope you liked it.