An 'Inuyasha' couples Christmas story

This story was suppose to be a tie-in with my story 'The Return of Yuko Kururugi' however, it dated a bit further into the story.

Sorry if it's a little bit of a spoiler. But I couldn't resist!!!

Chapter One: Decorating the Tree.

Kagome was opening a box of Christmas decorations.

"Kagome! I'm back!" Kaname said, from the other room.

"Did you get 'em?" Kagome asked hopefully, turning to Kaname as she walked in the door.

"Got 'em!" Kaname said with a smile, holding up boxes of candy canes.

"Finally! I never could find them. They always were sold out before I get there." Kagome said, taking some of the boxes and setting them on the floor a few feet away.

"Yeah, I had to go to 10 stores to find these. This was all that was left." Kaname said.

Kagome opened one of the boxes and looked inside.

"Let's see... good selection. Peppermint, fruit... bubble gum?" Kagome said, with a confused look on her face then looked back to Kaname.

"I did say these were the last ones I could find." Kaname said with a smile and a sweat-drop on the side of her head.

"Hey, Kagome..." Sota said, nervously standing in the doorway.

"What is it Sota?" Kagome asked, putting an ornament on the tree.

"Is Inuyasha coming?" Sota asked.

"He'll be here soon enough. Why?" Kagome asked, turning to Sota.

"Well... Mom's worried about us leaving you two here by yourselves." Sota said.

"Huh? Like Inuyasha and I need a chaperon." Kagome said, blushing a little but looks a little mad as she turned back to the tree.

"I meant you and Kaname." Sota said, looking at the floor.

"Oh..." Kagome said, blushing darker.

"Why's that, Sota?" Kaname asked, leaning around part of the tree to look at Sota.

"Th-... there's been some burglaries lately..." Sota said, backing away and darty eyed.

"I think he's the one who's worried about us. Those robberies are on the other side of town." Kaname whispered to Kagome.

"Yeah." Kagome said quietly, over her shoulder.

"Don't worry, Inuyasha and Sesshomaru will be here soon." Kagome said.

"Two boys?!" Grandpa yelled, from around the corner.

"Huh?" Kaname asked, an eye brow arched.

Around the corner, Grandpa covered his mouth.

"Oh, I get it. YOU'RE the one who's worried!" Kagome said, walking over to her grandfather.

"I was just... uh..." Grandpa said, then walked off quickly.

"HMPH!" Kagome said, her hands in fists on her hips.

"Aren't Sango and the others coming?" Kaname asked.

"Yeah, but I think Inuyasha and Sesshomaru will come without them." Kagome said, with a smile.

"Why's that?" Kaname asked, a little confused.

"How long has it been since you came home?" Kagome asked, with a smile.

"I got home yesterday after noon. Why?" Kaname asked.

"Sesshomaru probably really misses you by now." Kagome said with a smile, taking out an ornament from a box.

Kaname blushed and smiled slightly.

"What about Inuyasha? He gets pretty lonely when he's away from you." Kaname said, with a sly smile.

Kagome blushed.

"Yeah, well..." She said, nervously.

"Hey, Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled from the front door.

"We're in here." Kagome said, loudly.

"That stupid Sesshomaru..." Inuyasha muttered while walking into the living room.

"What about Sesshomaru?" Kaname asked.

"That jerk cut me off and said he would beat me here. Ha, but I still beat him here." Inuyasha said.

"Only because I headed strait over to Kaname." Sesshomaru said, standing next to Kaname.

Inuyasha growled.

"Now, now..." Kagome said, walking over to Inuyasha.

"It's Christmas. So, try to get along." She added.

"What's 'Christmas'?" Inuyasha said.

"It's a holiday. It's on December 25th every year. You get together with a bunch of friends, maybe have dinner together, and exchange gifts." Kagome said.

"O-kay..." Inuyasha said.

"Kagome and I planned on putting a party together for everyone starting on the 24th, or Christmas Eve, lasting through the 26th." Kaname said.

"Sango, Rin, Kaname and I would be staying the night here. You and the other guys will meet us back here in the morning." Kagome said.

"Sounds good to me." Inuyasha said.

"I'd rather stay with you." Sesshomaru whispered in Kaname's ear.

Kaname blushed bright red.

"Sesshomaru...!" She said, loudly.

MEANWHILE: In the Feudal Era

"Let's go, let's go, let's go!" Rin said, pulling on Kohaku's hand.

She was dressed in a pink, long-sleeved shirt and denim skirt.

"Miroku and Sister will be back soon. Just hang on a few more minutes." Kohaku said.

He was wearing a dark green, quarter-sleeved shirt and black jeans.

"Okay..." Rin said, sitting down beside Kohaku.

"I love these clothes that Kagome and Big Sister brought." Rin said, looking at her clothes.

"Me too." Shippo said, walking in the room.

He was wearing an orange sweater and dark blue pants.

"You're adorable Shippo!" Rin said, running over to him.

Kohaku looked a little mad at Shippo.

"So do you, Rin!" Shippo said.

"I'm back. Uh, how do I look?" Sango asked, walking into the room.

Sango was wearing a white long sleeve shirt with a pink heart and the words 'Merry Christmas!' on it, and dark jeans.

"You look great, Sister." Kohaku said.

"Amazing is the word I would use." Miroku said, hugging Sango around her shoulders from behind her.

Sango blushed.

"Miroku..." Sango said, embarrassed.

'Don't do it, Miroku... don't do it!' Shippo thought.

"So, shall we go?" Miroku asked.

"Uh, sure." Sango said.

Shippo sighed silently when Miroku didn't give Sango a reason to slap him. (A/N: Need I explain?)

Kilala mewed and transformed outside.

Ah-Un was waiting outside.

Rin, Kohaku and Shippo rode on Ah-Un, while Sango and Miroku were on Kilala.

Shippo noted that Rin was holding onto Kohaku.

He quietly growled at the scene.

MEANWHILE:

"How did I get roped into helping you put this thing together?" Inuyasha complained, standing on a latter as he put some lights around the top of the tree.

"Because I promised you I'd make your favorite foods for the party." Kagome said, getting out more ornaments.

Inuyasha grumbled to himself.

"And don't put those lights so close together." Kagome said.

"Right. Bossy little..." Inuyasha said, trailing of into a mumble.

"What was that?" Kagome asked in a warning tone, her eyes narrowed.

"Nothing, forget it." Inuyasha said.

"Yeah, sure." Kagome said, eyes narrowed.

"Don't fight, you two." Kaname said, untangling the lights.

Sesshomaru was going through some of the decorations, and picked up a mistletoe.

"This looks like part of the tree." Sesshomaru said, inspecting it.

Kaname blushed slightly, seeing what he was holding.

'Figures I'd have to explain a mistletoe...' Kaname thought, looking through the box in front of her.

"That's a mistletoe... You hang it in a doorway." Kaname said.

"So, it is another decoration... Why in a doorway?" Sesshomaru asked.

Kaname blushed darker.

"It's easier to get people to stand under it." Kagome chimed in with a grin.

"Kagome...!" Kaname said, looking over at her, not wanting Sesshomaru to know what a mistletoe was.

"Why would someone stand under it?" Sesshomaru asked.

Kaname tried to ignore the conversation by untangling more lights.

"Come on, Kaname. He's your boyfriend, you should tell him." Kagome said, with a grin.

"Well...when someone stands under it, it's tradition that the person gets...kissed." Kaname said, still blushing.

Sesshomaru smiled slightly.

"I see." He said, setting it aside with some of the other decorations

'I bet he's planning something already...' Kaname thought.

They'd been together for several months and Sesshomaru hadn't kissed her yet.

"Might as well throw it out then. No one here wants to get kissed." Inuyasha said.

Kagome groaned, glaring at him.

"Osuwari!" She yelled.

Inuyasha yelled, falling to the ground.

Kaname flinched.

'He had that coming.' Sesshomaru thought.

"Big Sister!" Rin yelled from outside.

"In here, Rin!" Kaname yelled to her, heading outside.

"We're here." Sango said, from another room.

"Candy canes, candy canes!" Shippo said, running into the room.

"Uh-oh... Inuyasha's been 'sat' already..." He said, quietly.

"Shut up, Shippo!" Inuyasha growled, looking up at him from the ground.

"Wow! Look at the tree! It's really pretty!" Rin said.

She turned, and grabbed Kohaku's hand, dragging him into the room.

"Come on, Kohaku! You gotta see it!" Rin said.

Shippo looked unhappy that Rin was 'holding' Kohaku's hand.

"Wow, that is a pretty tree. You guys did this? Sango asked, standing near the doorway.

"Yep, decorating the tree is a Christmas tradition." Kagome said.

"What's 'Christmas'?" Rin asked.

Kaname explained Christmas while the group put some decorations on the tree.

A FEW MINUTES LATER:

"What about the 'mistletoe'?" Miroku asked.

Kaname blushed slightly.

"What's a 'mistletoe'?" Rin asked.

"It's something you stand under if you wanna get kissed." Inuyasha said irritated, as he tried to untangle some lights.

"Really?" Miroku said, slyly.

Sango blushed.

Shippo's ears twitched and Kohaku seemed intrigued.

"Inuyasha! That's not exactly how it works..." Kaname said blushing, looking up at him from the box she had in her lap.

"Really? Then how does it work exactly?" Inuyasha asked, eyes narrowed as he looked over at Kaname.

"I'll explain this one." Miroku said, with a small grin.

He picked up a mistletoe, held it over Sango's head, and kissed her on the cheek.

Sango's whole face turned red.

"Miroku!" She said, loudly.

"The person under it is not always a 'willing victim.' While the kiss can't be forced, fair play isn't always best." Miroku said with a smile, his arm around Sango's shoulders.

"That's sort of right. Sometimes the 'victim' is only under it because someone holds it over their head." Kagome said, with a small smile.

"That seems so unfair..." Kaname whispered, blushing slightly and looking down.

Sesshomaru looked over at her, looking a little confused.

Rin smiled as she picked up a mistletoe.

She ran back over to Kohaku.

Rin motioned him down closer to her.

Shippo noticed the mistletoe Rin was hiding behind her back.

"NOOOO!" Shippo said, running to stop them.

Unfortunately, Shippo's plan backfired.

He tripped and tumbled into Rin, knocking her into Kohaku.

Rin and Kohaku kissed, lips on lips, Rin and Kohaku's eyes wide open.

"Ah... Rin... no..." Shippo said, tearing up.

Rin blushed and closed her eyes.

"Hey!" Sesshomaru said, loudly.

Rin and Kohaku jumped apart.

Sesshomaru glared at Kohaku.

"I-it was an accident..." Kohaku said quietly, blushing.

"I wasn't his fault, Sesshomaru. Shippo ran into them. It was an accident." Kaname said, walking over to him.

Sesshomaru looked at Kaname and nodded.

He still shot Kohaku a look, causing Kohaku to jump.

Rin laughed, taking Kohaku's arm and making him blush.

Sango tried not to laugh, then saw one of the ornaments.

She picked it up and studied it.

"What's wrong, Sango?" Kagome asked.

"Nothing, it just... looks like my mother..." Sango said.

She was holding an angel in a kimono ornament.

"It does look like mother..." Kohaku said, looking over Sango's shoulder.

"This was my dad's favorite. My Mom gave it to him the first Christmas they were married." Kagome said.

"So, first Christmases together are important?" Inuyasha asked, with a hint of nervousness.

"Well... Yeah, I guess they are. For couples anyway..." Kagome said.

Inuyasha blushed slightly, but Kagome didn't notice.

'I wish I'd known that sooner...' He thought, with a slightly worried look on his face.

Sesshomaru was also a little concerned, but he hid it much better then Inuyasha.

'It looks like I'll have to find something special for Kaname...' He thought, with a mental smile.

'Aw, man... What am I gonna get Kagome now?' Inuyasha thought, his worried expression even more noticeable.

"What's the matter, Inuyasha?" Sango asked.

"Ah! Nothing!" Inuyasha practically snapped.

Kaname giggled quietly in the background.

'Poor thing... Inuyasha's probably worried now.' She thought.

TO BE CONTINUED...