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As soon as the shrine door shut one of the carolers turned to look at the chaperone. Normally wreathed in smiles, Rin was frowning.
"Sesshomaru-sama," she asked, "why didn't the pretty lady like our carols?"
He placed a hand on her head. "She's probably not as into the Christmas season as you are, Rin."
"I thought everyone liked Christmas! It's the best season all year!" Rin spun around, hands in the air. "Rin gets to make cookies with Jaken and eat hot chocolate and give gives to Aiko-sensei!"
Aiko, the woman next to Sesshomaru, chuckled. "Indeed. Christmas is the season for giving.
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"Kagome, you should really come visit your Jiji and I. Christmas is the time for family." She heard a sniffle through the line. "We miss you."'
She erased the message, sighing. "I can't come around you, Mama. I don't know what would happen if I did. It would pose a risk to you, and I'm not willing to do that.
Kagome made a mark on a piece of paper that she tacked to the wall every Christmas; it was her only decoration. "Eight years and counting," she murmured.
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Prompt: Wreathed in Smiles