All I want for Christmas . . .
School was out for the holidays. As the dismissal bell rang and students poured from their classrooms into the holidays, shouting out farewells to dear friends and spreading the Christmas feeling, many even singing or whistling as they banged shut locker doors, not to be opened for another three weeks.
Snow was falling and the weather was cold. Kagome waited for her bus along with a group of friends, discussing their plans for the holidays.
"Well I'm going to a ski resort for the whole holiday!" bragged one.
"Aww! Nooo fair! I have to stay here! We're not doing anything!" cried another.
"Most of my family will be going to visit my aunt in Taiwan!"
"Hey Kagome what about you? What're you doing?"
Kagome lounged against the courtyard wall. 'Well I'm going to visit Sengoku Jidai so there!' she thought, but answered instead. "I dunno . . . we haven't really discussed it . . ." this was greeted by scandalized squeals.
"Not discussed it? It's Christmas!"
"We can share our misery together . . ." Kagome's bus pulled up.
"Bye guys! See you in three weeks!"
"Bye, bye Kagome!" they all chimed at once.
Upon boarding the bus, she saw Hojou waving for her to sit with him. She complied without complaint.
"Hi Kagome!" He cried.
"Hi Hojou." She forced a grin.
"Um . . . Kogome . . . you know . . . you look really pretty in that . . . school uniform Kagome . . . ah . . . that is to say . . . D'you want to maybe get together over Christmas?" He blushed crimson.
Inuyasha never blushed. He was too straightforward and . . . Demonic to blush . . . she snapped out of the daydream. "Uhhhh . . . sure Hojou . . . we could go out for dinner or something . . . How 'bout on Sunday?" He nodded.
"I'll call you okay?"
"Great . . . oops! There's my stop, I gotta go! Bye Hojou!" He waved viperously.
Having hopped of the bus, she began walking down her driveway . . . until the bus was out of sight that is. As soon as it was out of sight, she ran as fast a she could towards her ancestral shrine. Throwing open the front door, she dashed through the hallway to her room, shouting her greetings to her mother, packed all the stuff she would need to go on a three week long trip. She lugged her three suitcases through the kitchen to the back door.
"Just a minute young lady!" Her mother stood in front of her, hands on her hips. "Where are you going, with everything you own?" Her eyes flashed angrily in the light of the Christmas tree.
"I'm . . . ah . . . That is to say . . . going . . . out for a while."
". . . . You don't actually think you're going to visit that dog boy . . . FOR THE WHOLE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY?!?!" Kagome winced. This wasn't going to be as easy as she had thought.
"Ummm . of course not mom! Why would I do that ."
Mom put her foot down. "You will not! I repeat, NOT! Be spending Christmas away from the family!"
"But mother . ."
"Invite his over if need be but ."
Kagome snorted. She could just imagine wandering around the snowy streets of Tokyo with her friends and a. . . dog demon. Suddenly she stopped laughing. It could work. Christmas was a new moon. He would be human. An evil grin spread across her face. "Su . . . ure . . . Mom . . . heh heh . . . lets have Inuyasha and the gang up for Christmas . . . heh heh . . . I'll go . . . . . heh . . . invite them . . . hee hee . . ." Laughing almost . . . evilly Kagome left her suitcases and left to went to retrieve Inuyasha.
Snow fell heavilly. The entire forest was coated in a beautiful white frosting, huts of the village like intricately made gingerbread houses. Smoke rose from the roofs of each. Shouts of pain and agony could be heard coming from one such cottage.
"OWWWWWW!!! BY THE GODS WOMAN!!! THAT HURTS!!!! AAARRG!!!" Inuyasha screamed in agony as Kaede did her best to defrost poor Inuyasha's bare, frostbitten, feet. "OOOOOOOOWWWWWW!!!!"
Miroku snorted, sipping his tea with an amazingly straight face. Shippou was laughing hysterically at the frozen dog boy. Sango looked away, trying not to laugh.
Inuyasha had been awaiting Kagomes arrival by the well. Sadly enough for him, he had, as usual, been bare footed. It had snowed a good six inches. Kagome had not come, but by god it was cold, not to mention hungry!
Inuyasha crawled closer to the fire, on his hands and knees. He sneezed. He was wearing some of Miroku's clothes, as all of his where soaked through. He hugged the warm fabrics closer to him.
The door opened. Snow and cold air flooded the room. The dog boy's teeth chattered. He was instantly covered with another inch of snow. Kagome strode into the room, clothed in thick woolens, scarf and mittens. Her cheeks where flushed with the cold but she looked very pleased. "Don't you all just love the snow?" She cried. Every one looked at her, stunned. Inuyasha sneezed again for effect. Kagome seemed oblivious of everyone else's coldness. Inuyasha shook with anger.
"I cannot believe you!" his face was slightly blue with cold "I waited out at the well for you, freezing my ass off I hope you know! And you just . . . just . . . SAUNTER IN?!?!!?" He snow on his borrowed clothing melted, making him even colder.
Kagome looked hurt. "Well I'm sorry okay? Jeez, and here I was coming out here to ask you all to stay at my nice electrically heated house in Tokyo . . . but obviously you all hate me too. . ." She blinked at the speed in witch Shippou, Inuyasha, Miroku, Sango and Kaede where up, with their necessary things packed. "Oh . . . all ready then?" The five nodded, eager to be somewhere warm.
~End of Scroll One~
School was out for the holidays. As the dismissal bell rang and students poured from their classrooms into the holidays, shouting out farewells to dear friends and spreading the Christmas feeling, many even singing or whistling as they banged shut locker doors, not to be opened for another three weeks.
Snow was falling and the weather was cold. Kagome waited for her bus along with a group of friends, discussing their plans for the holidays.
"Well I'm going to a ski resort for the whole holiday!" bragged one.
"Aww! Nooo fair! I have to stay here! We're not doing anything!" cried another.
"Most of my family will be going to visit my aunt in Taiwan!"
"Hey Kagome what about you? What're you doing?"
Kagome lounged against the courtyard wall. 'Well I'm going to visit Sengoku Jidai so there!' she thought, but answered instead. "I dunno . . . we haven't really discussed it . . ." this was greeted by scandalized squeals.
"Not discussed it? It's Christmas!"
"We can share our misery together . . ." Kagome's bus pulled up.
"Bye guys! See you in three weeks!"
"Bye, bye Kagome!" they all chimed at once.
Upon boarding the bus, she saw Hojou waving for her to sit with him. She complied without complaint.
"Hi Kagome!" He cried.
"Hi Hojou." She forced a grin.
"Um . . . Kogome . . . you know . . . you look really pretty in that . . . school uniform Kagome . . . ah . . . that is to say . . . D'you want to maybe get together over Christmas?" He blushed crimson.
Inuyasha never blushed. He was too straightforward and . . . Demonic to blush . . . she snapped out of the daydream. "Uhhhh . . . sure Hojou . . . we could go out for dinner or something . . . How 'bout on Sunday?" He nodded.
"I'll call you okay?"
"Great . . . oops! There's my stop, I gotta go! Bye Hojou!" He waved viperously.
Having hopped of the bus, she began walking down her driveway . . . until the bus was out of sight that is. As soon as it was out of sight, she ran as fast a she could towards her ancestral shrine. Throwing open the front door, she dashed through the hallway to her room, shouting her greetings to her mother, packed all the stuff she would need to go on a three week long trip. She lugged her three suitcases through the kitchen to the back door.
"Just a minute young lady!" Her mother stood in front of her, hands on her hips. "Where are you going, with everything you own?" Her eyes flashed angrily in the light of the Christmas tree.
"I'm . . . ah . . . That is to say . . . going . . . out for a while."
". . . . You don't actually think you're going to visit that dog boy . . . FOR THE WHOLE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY?!?!" Kagome winced. This wasn't going to be as easy as she had thought.
"Ummm . of course not mom! Why would I do that ."
Mom put her foot down. "You will not! I repeat, NOT! Be spending Christmas away from the family!"
"But mother . ."
"Invite his over if need be but ."
Kagome snorted. She could just imagine wandering around the snowy streets of Tokyo with her friends and a. . . dog demon. Suddenly she stopped laughing. It could work. Christmas was a new moon. He would be human. An evil grin spread across her face. "Su . . . ure . . . Mom . . . heh heh . . . lets have Inuyasha and the gang up for Christmas . . . heh heh . . . I'll go . . . . . heh . . . invite them . . . hee hee . . ." Laughing almost . . . evilly Kagome left her suitcases and left to went to retrieve Inuyasha.
Snow fell heavilly. The entire forest was coated in a beautiful white frosting, huts of the village like intricately made gingerbread houses. Smoke rose from the roofs of each. Shouts of pain and agony could be heard coming from one such cottage.
"OWWWWWW!!! BY THE GODS WOMAN!!! THAT HURTS!!!! AAARRG!!!" Inuyasha screamed in agony as Kaede did her best to defrost poor Inuyasha's bare, frostbitten, feet. "OOOOOOOOWWWWWW!!!!"
Miroku snorted, sipping his tea with an amazingly straight face. Shippou was laughing hysterically at the frozen dog boy. Sango looked away, trying not to laugh.
Inuyasha had been awaiting Kagomes arrival by the well. Sadly enough for him, he had, as usual, been bare footed. It had snowed a good six inches. Kagome had not come, but by god it was cold, not to mention hungry!
Inuyasha crawled closer to the fire, on his hands and knees. He sneezed. He was wearing some of Miroku's clothes, as all of his where soaked through. He hugged the warm fabrics closer to him.
The door opened. Snow and cold air flooded the room. The dog boy's teeth chattered. He was instantly covered with another inch of snow. Kagome strode into the room, clothed in thick woolens, scarf and mittens. Her cheeks where flushed with the cold but she looked very pleased. "Don't you all just love the snow?" She cried. Every one looked at her, stunned. Inuyasha sneezed again for effect. Kagome seemed oblivious of everyone else's coldness. Inuyasha shook with anger.
"I cannot believe you!" his face was slightly blue with cold "I waited out at the well for you, freezing my ass off I hope you know! And you just . . . just . . . SAUNTER IN?!?!!?" He snow on his borrowed clothing melted, making him even colder.
Kagome looked hurt. "Well I'm sorry okay? Jeez, and here I was coming out here to ask you all to stay at my nice electrically heated house in Tokyo . . . but obviously you all hate me too. . ." She blinked at the speed in witch Shippou, Inuyasha, Miroku, Sango and Kaede where up, with their necessary things packed. "Oh . . . all ready then?" The five nodded, eager to be somewhere warm.
~End of Scroll One~