Sweet! It's Christmas Morning for the cast of Inuyasha! Wonder what everyone got for each other? Let's find out, on it the fic!
Chapter 4: Have Yourself a Merry little Christmas.
It was finally the day everyone the world over had been waiting for: Christmas. As the first rays of sunlight rose over the horizon, Shippo stirred slightly as a shaft of light from the window of his room in the Higurashi house fell on his eyes. He sat up in bed and yawned, stretching his arms and then rubbing the ambient sleep from his eyes as he went to the window. The snow on the ground glistened magically in morning light. At that point, whatever sleep was left in Shippo's body vanished as he realized what day it was. "IT'S CHRISTMAS!!!" he shouted joyously.
He flew out of his room and headed straight for Kagome's. "Wake up Kagome! Wake up, it's Christmas!!" he exclaimed as he sat on her bedside, shaking her shoulders in an attempt to wake her up. His shaking finally wielded results as she slowly opened her eyes.
"Whu..?What is it Shippo?" she asked sleepily.
"Its Christmas morning Kagome!" he said again as he leapt off her bed. His statement snapped her out of her state of half-sleep instantly as her eyes widened.
"You're right Shippo, it is!" She flung herself out of bed and hastily put on her robe.
"I'm gonna wake everyone up so we can see what Santa left us," the kitsune said as he headed for Miroku and Sango's room. However, before he could get anywhere near the door, Kagome caught him by his shoulders and turned him around to face her.
"How 'bout I wake them up and you get Inuyasha, my mom, grandpa, and Sota? That okay?"
"Sure," he replied as he ran off to wake up Inuyasha. Kagome breathed a sigh of relief and rapped on the door. "What's going on?" came Miroku's tired voice.
"Wake up sleepy-heads, it's Christmas!" A few seconds later, Miroku opened the door dressed in his usual attire, followed by Sango, who was dressed in a beautiful red kimono adorned with white snowflakes. "Thanks for waking us Kagome; I don't want to miss something like this."
"Just be thankful I caught Shippo in time to stop him from opening the door," she replied, prompting an embarrassed blush from both the monk and his wife. As the two headed down stairs, Kagome went to check up on Shippo's progress with waking Inuyasha. She was about a foot away from Inuyasha's room when she heard something that made her cringe.
"HEART SCAR!!!"
A scream of pain emanated from the room, followed by the sound of Inuyasha hitting the floor. Kagome moved out of the way just in time to avoid being bowled over by the half-demon as he ran out of the room on all-fours, Shippo latched onto his shoulder with a bite that could've ripped steel in two. "Get 'em off, get 'em off, get 'em off!" yelled Inuyasha as he ran in circles, attempting to dislodge Shippo anyway he could.
"I aint letting' go 'till you get downstairs" said Shippo bluntly.
"Fine, I'm going'," said Inuyasha as he loped down the stairs and rounded the corner into the living room, at which point Shippo let him go.
Once Kagome had separated Inuyasha and Shippo, who'd begun fighting again, she when to wake up to rest of her family. A few moments later, Mrs. Higurashi, grandpa, and Sota had assembled downstairs. "Merry Christmas everyone," said Kagome cheerfully.
"Merry Christmas dear," said her mom as she gave her a big hug.
"Well, what're we waiting for?" said Sota anxiously. "Let's open our presents!!!"
Fifteen minutes later, after Kagome and her family had finished opening their presents to one another, Kagome passed out her gifts to her friends. However, Inuyasha insisted on opening his when she opened hers from him. 'Now what's he up to?' Kagome wondered as Shippo thanked her for the twentieth time after unwrapping his new tools for tormenting Inuyasha. "Thanks a lot Kagome, this is awesome," he said as he slammed the joy-buzzer against Inuyasha's arm.
"YEEEEOOOOW!!" screamed Inuyasha in discomfort. "Yeah, thanks a ton Kagome. More torment for me."
Once he'd calmed down, Miroku handed out his gifts for everyone. Kagome got a book on Shinto seals to use for her miko bow, Inuyasha got a set of Bowie hunting knives (which he knew would come in handy), Shippo got a pair of battle tops and a miniature stadium to use them in, and Kirara received a squeaky mouse which she batted around playfully, the bell she'd got from Kagome ringing with every move she made. "And this is for you my love," said Miroku as he handed a small box to Sango. She opened it quickly then gasped in disbelief and joy.
Inside the box was the most exquisite diamond ring she'd ever seen. It glistened magnificently in the light of the Christmas tree. "Oh Miroku, it's so beautiful!" she exclaimed as he placed it on her ring finger. "Just like you are Sango," he replied with a smile. "Just like you."
Sango smiled brightly as she bent and kissed her husband on the cheek. Miroku embraced her lovingly, then released her so she could hand her gifts to the rest of the gang. 'Now I can finally see this present she's been keeping from me this whole time!' he thought as they unwrapped his wife's gifts. Inuyasha had received a blade care-kit for his Tetsusaiga, Kagome got a miniature backpack with a picture of Kirara on it, Shippo received a Super Soaker (which he just had to try out on Inuyasha), and Kirara got a new brush which was made to pamper breeds of the highest pedigree.
Seeing as everyone got their present except him, Miroku's shoulders sagged slightly. Noticing her husband's reaction, Sango pulled him up off his spot on the couch and lead him to their room. "Don't worry Miroku dear," she said with a wink. "I left your present in here for a reason. You'll see what I mean." As he heard Sango close the door to their room, Inuyasha looked over at Kagome and saw that she had a sadistic grin on her face. "Three, two, one...," she whispered with a giggle.
"IRK!!!" came Miroku's voice from upstairs, followed by a loud #KONK#, signifying that he'd fainted.
"What the hell did Sango get him?" Inuyasha asked Kagome with a raised eyebrow.
"When we split up at the mall yesterday," Kagome explained, "Sango wanted to find something that she could wear that 'knock Miroku senseless.' So, I took her to Victoria's Secret and she bought a few sets of lingerie. I wonder which one she put on?"
"The black lace one," came Miroku's strained voice from upstairs, prompting a laugh from both Kagome and Inuyasha. Once the monk had collected himself and they had re-gathered downstairs, it was Shippo's turn to spread his own brand of Christmas cheer, as he handed out his presents. He gave Kagome a stuffed animal that looked like a red fox. "Thanks Shippo," she said. "It's so cute!" He gave Inuyasha a special stress-ball that he'd lined with Kevlar, to compensate for his demonic strength. "You trying to tell me something Shippo?" he asked skeptically.
"I just made it so you'd have another outlet for your anger instead of wailing on me all the time," Shippo replied twiddling his thumbs.
"Oh. Well, thanks Shippo. You're alright after all," said Inuyasha, ruffling the kitsune's hair playfully. Shippo then handed Miroku a book on self-control (to help with his womanizing tenancies). And finally, he gave Sango a cat ball he'd made himself for Kirara. The nekomata instantly leapt at the brightly colored ball and began pushing it back and forth between her paws. "Looks like she really likes it Shippo," Sango said with a laugh. "Excellent work."
Once everyone had had a turn passing Kirara the cat ball, Inuyasha handed everyone his gifts. Miroku received a pair of blinders that a horse would wear. "Ha, ha, ha," Miroku laughed in annoyance. "Very funny, Inuyasha."
"Well, I guess that's one way to keep him from womanizing," Sango giggled. The rest of the gang had to laugh to as she put the blinders on her husband. They laughed even louder when he tried to walk and only made it three steps before face-faulting to the floor. Inuyasha then handed Sango her gift, which turned out be a bandoleer full of throwing-knives. Shippo was next, receiving a remote-control airplane which he immediately started playing with. As he handed Kagome her present, she gave him hers and they stared at one another for a moment. "You ready Kagome?" he asked her sometime later.
"Yes!" she replied with a childish gleam in her eye. "Let's open them right now!"
"Alright!" Inuyasha said with a laugh as they tore into each other's gifts simultaneously. However, when he saw her gift to him, it paled in comparison to the one he'd given her. She had used her miko powers to purify Tetsusaiga's sheath, making it like new again! The silk was incredibly smooth, and the entire sheath looked as though it hadn't been touched by time at all. But that wasn't all: Kagome had actually given her only Shikon Jewel fragment to him by integrating it into the Tetsusaiga's hilt! As he unsheathed the blade, an inscription appeared on its flat that hadn't been there before. It read:
To my beloved son, Inuyasha. May this great fang serve you well as you forge ahead to protect those most precious to you.
'Aw, dad,' Inuyasha thought, with a tear rolling down his cheek. 'You really did mean for me to have the Tetsusaiga after all. Thanks, wherever you are.' It was at that moment that he heard Kagome gasp at the sight of his gift to her. "Oh, Inuyasha," she marveled. "It's so beautiful. How did you ever pay for it?"
"I never really needed to," he said as he clasped it around her neck. "Love pays for itself in due time." She simply smiled at his somewhat corny attempt at romance. "You are most certainly right Inuyasha," she said lovingly. "It really does."
"Hey guys," came a voice from above them. Inuyasha and Kagome looked up to see Shippo hanging over their head by one of the rafters, a clove of mistletoe in the one hand that he wasn't using to keep himself anchored to the ceiling. "Hee, hee, hee!" he chuckled as he dangled the herb over the two lover's heads. Inuyasha grinned at Shippo, then at Kagome playfully. "What're you smiling at?" she asked suspiciously.
"You know the rules about this thing, baby," he said as he gestured at the mistletoe, waggling his eyebrows. Kagome got what he meant and returned his grin.
"Yes I remember the rules, dog-boy," she said with a sultry tone in her voice. "So pucker up puppy-breath!" With that, she and Inuyasha locked lips for the first time in months, prompting a cheer from all that were present. 'And the best part is that they have no clue that I've got a spy-cam hidden in the mistletoe,' Shippo thought with an audible snicker.
"And Shippo," Kagome remarked as she and Inuyasha parted lips for a moment. "If I see this on Youtube, you're dead-meat... got it?"
Upon seeing the frightened expression on the young kitsune's face, everyone in the room laughed out-loud. After he'd finally caught his breath, Inuyasha scooted next to Kagome and put his arm around her shoulder. "Merry Christmas Kagome-chan," he whispered in her ear.
"Merry Christmas to you too, Inuyasha-kun," she replied as she laid her head on his shoulder. And it was. For both those from the present, and for those from the feudal time as well. It was indeed a very, Merry Christmas.
The End.
Well there you have it folks, my first Christmas fic! Whew that took a long time to write. But, now that it's finished, I have some new fics that I've thought up over the holidays that I'm sure you'll enjoy once I post them. Until next time, this is Kung-Fu Kid 91 reminding you to keep on writing, and have a Merry Christmas!