Home Sweet Hanyou

By RisuBento

Disclaimer: I own nothing except the plot and the main characters' baby.

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Here I was standing in the kitchen watching Mrs. Higurashi dash around finding any kind of mug to put hot chocolate into. It was New Year's Eve and it seemed everyone in Tokyo was coming to the Higurashi shrine. I was in charge of serving hot chocolate --which I was OH SO THRILLED at doing. If it wasn't for Kagome and her family I wouldn't even have cared about this holiday.

The only time I can remember ever celebrating New Years was with my friends (and Kikyou) along with some kegs and some loud music. It was more of a kick back with friends. I missed those days.

"All right, Inuyasha. Let me just pour the water into the mugs…." Mrs. Higurashi said, pink in the cheeks from moving around in a constant flutter. I leaned against the doorway to the kitchen watching her pour the mugs full of steaming water. Man…I'm tired.

"Okay. Tonight we're just going to be a little cheap and just use instant hot chocolate." She said, going to the counter and lifting a bag into my arms. I looked down into the bag and sighed. Instant swiss stuff in the packets. I liked the ones with the tiny marshmallows. But thats a secret. Shh.

"Mom!? Do you have the mugs ready? People are freezing and want something warm…." Came a painful to hear voice. Kikyou rounded the corner in the hallway and her voice trailed off when she saw me standing there. It was really strange to stand here not even a foot away from each other when we hadn't even seen each other in the same room since "the incident". I gotta stop calling it that. Since Kagome became pregnant…yeah. Since I got Kagome pregnant? Well…

"Are you going to follow me with the hot chocolate or not?" Kikyou asked --sounding a little miffed-- holding the heavy tray of mugs. She'd already gotten the tray and was heading outside while I stood there looking like a doofus. I sighed and nodded, following after her and opening the door. When we stepped outside I shivered a bit when the cold stung my face but it wasn't that bad outside. I glanced up at the sky and noted the light snow starting to fall. Geez…it seems like Christmas went by too quickly.

I followed the dark haired woman towards the table near the well house. Kagome was standing there with her grandfather selling good luck charms. Her parka barely fit over her belly. I sighed and let a small smile grace my face. She looked so cute. Her cheeks and the tip of her nose were bright pink and her lips were rosy red. Her ears were covered in one the many hats that Mrs. Higurashi had knitted for her children. I under strange circumstances… "misplaced" mine….yep.

"Put the bag right there, Yash." Kikyou said. My ears caught that name and twitched at the way it sounded. Kikyou used to call me that all the time. I wonder if she had noticed her slip up. I did as she was told and placed the bag of hot chocolate packets next to the table where I was handing out hot chocolate.

"Excuse me, sonny. But you're standing the way of customers." Said Grandpa. I sighed and moved. I don't think he liked me from the very beginning, from when I was with Kikyou…and now that I got his second granddaughter pregnant…I don't think that helped much at all. Kikyou was pouring packets of hot chocolate into mugs and stirring them.

"Hey. Aren't I supposed to doing this?" I asked, a little miffed that she acted like I couldn't do it myself.

"Then do it." She said, stopping and stepping back.

"Wow. No. You were doing just fine." I said, motioning for her to continue. She rolled her eyes and basically stabbed me all over with the "you're an idiot" stare. I quickly turned towards Kagome. She was talking to a woman with a little boy attached to her hand. She looked so happy…her eyes definitely lit up when she was around kids. She'll make good mother. A sound of breaking glass caught my attention from behind. I turned and found Kikyou shaking her hand vigorously. There was a broken mug at her feet with hot chocolate splattered everywhere.

"What happened?" I asked, taking a step towards her. She glanced up and leered at me.

"The stupid mug was hot and I burned my fingers, thus dropping it." She grumbled. I took one of her hands in mine to see if she'd burned her fingers. They were really red and she was already getting a blister on one of her fingertips.

"Come on. We've gotta run some water on that." I said, and dragged her into the house. Making my way to the kitchen I went past the living room and saw that Souta had a "girl" over and were both watching a movie. The little brat was growing up so damn fast.

"Shouldn't it be under cold water?" Kikyou asked me, as I held her hand under the running faucet. I shook my head.

"Cold water would make it blister even worse because of the intense change in temperatures. Lukewarm is the best way to start out." I said, feeling proud that I actually paid attention to something my mother had once told me. She didn't say anything to me, only nodded.

It was a good ten minutes before I turned the faucet off. I looked at the blister on her fingertip and found that it hadn't gotten big at all. Good. "All you need to do is put some Neosporin on it and a bandage and it should get better sooner than you think."

She nodded and hesitated before turning her hand over in mine…so our palms were touching. I swallowed at the touch. I remember feeling this touch before…and I almost miss it.

"You know…I really miss you, Yash." She said quietly, looking up at me through her bangs. I gulped and felt my heart skip a little. I didn't know what to say. Since the pregnancy happened my emotions and feelings had pretty much been directed to Kagome and I'd completely stopped thinking about my feelings for Kikyou.

"I…" I started, not really knowing what to say. My mind totally went blank in the next moment. It almost seemed classic. The girl standing up on her toes to reach up and kiss the guy. I was shocked to say the least when her lips touched mine. It was only a short kiss. Almost a peck…but it was enough to send me into an endless spiral of confusion.

"Thanks for your help…I'm gonna put a bandage on it." Kikyou said…taking her hand out of mine and leaving me alone in the kitchen.

Oh shit. What the hell. OMG. I collapsed slightly against the counter, breathing harshly.

What was that kiss all about? What was the meaning behind it? I feel so…dirty. I felt like I'd betrayed Kagome…as if "I" had kissed Kikyou…and yet…I felt elated. Why? I glanced out the window and saw Kagome handing a little girl a good luck charm and smiling warmly.

Kikyou…What the hell…is going on?


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Sorry so short. It's really late at night. More to come!

Sorry for the delay….I've been plague with just about everything BUT the plague. Plus I have a boyfriend…and he's a big baby that must be tended too --kidding-- I hope you guys can forgive me. Please review!

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE STUCK WITH ME FOR OVER A YEAR OF ABSENCE!

Love you all so much.

RisuBento