Disclaimer: Hey everyone! I must say, I am very excited to start this chapter. But, before I before I begin, I have a question to answer. Do I like yoai(I think that's how it's spelled) and yuri? To tell you the truth, I have no problem with them. They've done nothing to me so, I don't think they're bad. They're actually pretty fun. They sure do know how to party, let me tell you. And they are HILARIOUS! So, yeah, they're okay. I don't read fics on them, if that's what you were trying to get at.

So, without further ado, here is chapter 10, New Year's and Mistletoe's!

I got out of the car and walked around to the passenger's seat to let my mom out. It was New Year's Eve today, and, as I promised her, I was spending it at Kagome's house. Her family had a party for New Year's every year and this year was no exception.

I opened mom's door and she stepped out. I must say, my mom has gotten old over the years but she still looks stunning in a dress. She was wearing a blue dress that fit her body shape perfectly. The dress looked like it had diamonds embedded in them. Obviously, she wasn't only wearing that. It's like negative something outside, so, she's wearing a coat. But when all those single guys in Kagome's house see her, I'm going to have to beat them off with a bat. If only my dad could see how she looked tonight. He would have fallen in love with her all over again.

As for me, I'm dressed a bit more casual. Just a bit. I was wearing a white shirt with a black vest under my coat. Kind of like what would be under a tuxedo jacket. The only thing that was casual about was that I was wearing jeans. Funny, huh?

We walked, or ran, to the porch, considering how cold it was outside.

Christmas was pretty good. I got. . . Clothes. It's the thought that counts, right? They weren't that bad. The vest I'm wearing is actually one of my Christmas presents. It's from my aunt. My grandmother sent me like $500, which was equally as good as clothes. My cousins, who are about my age, all chipped in and bought me a box of condoms, which I had to hide from my mom. Thanks a lot guys.

But, out of all of my family members, my mom's gift was the best. It was a book. Now, before you go off saying 'Oh wow, what a great present', let me tell you what the title was. How To Make The Girl You Love Fall For You. I guess she does know I'm in love. Don't ask me why love is so obvious because, honestly, I don't know.

As for Kagome, she got me a present, too. I don't know why, though. She's the best present I have ever gotten.

I went to her house on Christmas to give her my present. What a day that was.

I rang the door bell to Kagome's house, holding a small box wrapped in a crimson red paper. It was Kagome's Christmas present. I was desperately hoping she liked it. Sure, it's nothing compared to what she's given me throughout the years but I hope she likes it.

The door opened and Kagome stood there with a grin on her face. I couldn't help but smile.

"Inuyasha! Merry Christmas!" She exclaimed.

"Merry Christmas to you, too, Kagome." I chuckled. Her grin grew and she ran out and hugged me. She was so warm, so soft. I watched her and smiled before I brought my arms around her and hugged her back. I took in her scent and closed my eyes, trying to figure out what she smelled like. I just couldn't figure it out, though. She created a new smell. And, it was intoxicating. I could smell this every day and not get tired of it.

She pulled away from me but suddenly stopped and stared at my hand. I looked at what she was staring at. The box. I looked back at her and grinned.

"Is that for me?" She asked me in an innocent voice.

"Yup!" I said and gave it to her. She took it and stared at it before looking up at me and smiling. She looked back for a second and then back at me.

"Hold on, I have yours."

"You got me a present?"

"Of course I did. What kind of a friend would I be if I didn't?" She ran back inside her house. I stared a the door for a long time. She got me a present. . .? Why? I understand the whole friend thing but. . . Kagome. . . You're even better than I thought you were.

She came back outside with a box. It was as small as mine. I suddenly found myself wondering what she had gotten me. And I hoped that it wasn't something a million times better than what I got her.

"Here." She said as she handed me the box. I took it and stared down at it before looking back at her.

"Um. . . Thanks, Kagome. You know you didn't have to." I insisted.

"I know," She admitted, "But I wanted to." I smiled and looked down at the box again. I looked at my present to her, which was in her hand.

"You open yours first." She looked down at her present.

"O-Okay." She stuttered. She tore off the wrapping paper. There was a black box. I looked at her face expression and laughed slightly. She was biting her lip with a nervous look. "It's Jewelery?"

"Sort of. Open it." I said. She let out a breath and put her hand on the box. I grinned and watched her. She opened the box and gasped.

"Wow. . ." She whispered. Inside, there was a gold locket. The surprising thing was, it didn't cost me a dime. It was my mom's. She gave it to me awhile back. I thought it was the perfect present for her.

"Do you like it?"

"I-I love it. It's beautiful. . ." 'Just like you' I wanted to say.

"I thought you'd like it. You can put anyone's picture in there. Like your parents. Or your grandma." I suggested. ". . .Or your best friend. . ." I muttered. She blushed and I smiled as I felt my cheeks warm up, too. She looked at me and smiled.

"Thank you, Inuyasha." She said. "You know, you make my present look bad now. I hope you're happy." I gave her a confused look before taking off the wrapping paper and laughing.

"It's not the best idea to get a guy jewelery, Kagome."

"Yeah, I know, but I though you could put a picture of your 'mystery' girl in there. Then, I could finally see who it is." I laughed at that.

"Thanks, Kagome."

"You're welcome"

Good Christmas, huh? I think it was.

The door opened and the oxygen left my lungs, again. Kagome stood there in a red dress that made her look even more beautiful, which I thought was impossible. And, yet, there she was, looking as stunning as ever.

"Kagome, you look amazing!" I could barely hear my mom's voice. My heart was pounding in my ears and there was so mucb blood swirling around in my brain I could barely think.

"Thank you, Mrs. Takahashi." Kagome's voice filled my ears. My mom stepped inside, leaving me outside. I was freezing a few seconds ado and now I feel like I'm in an oven. If someone threw ice at me, I bet it would melt in and instant.

"Inuyasha? Are you okay?" Kagome asked me.

"Y-Y-Yeah." I said, trying to steady my voice. "Y-You look. . . Wow, I-I mean. . . Wow." Yeah, that's all I could get out. Well, what was I supposed to say? There was no possible word to describe how she looked right now.

"Thanks." She whispered. I couldn't really tell, but I think she was blushing. "Well, you're not going to stand out there all night, are you?" I blinked and shook my head before going in. I took my coat off and hung it on the coat rack.

"I'm glad you came. My cousin had been asking about you all night." Oh, joy. Kagome's cousin, Mai, has had a crush on me since I became friends with Kagome. And she has been annoying as hell.

"Oh, well that's great." I said sarcastically. Kagome laughed.

"Don't worry, just follow me and you'll be okay." She said before walking off. I stared right after her and smiled before following her.

Her house was very nicely decorated. The Christmas tree was still up, decorated beautifully, as always. People stood everywhere, drinking wine and champaigne. I looked up at the cieling. Some mistletoe's were hung around it. Now I had to watch where I stood. Fantastic.

I continued to follow Kagome and keep a low profile while I was at it. Apparently, it didn't work because I heard someone call my name and it sure wasn't Kagome. I turned around and muttered a curse. Kagome turned around, too, and I saw her bite her lip.

"I think she found you. . ." She whispered to me. I sighed. Then, suddenly, an idea hit me. I moved closer to Kagome.

"Follow my lead, okay?" I whispered to her.

"What are you planning?"

"Just trust me, okay?"

"Fine."

"Inuyasha!" Mai called again. I put on my best fake smile as she approached me and Kagome.

"Mai, it's. . . So nice to see you again." Kagome giggled at the way I said it and I tried not to smile.

"You, too." She said with a blush on her face. She was already blushing?

"Kagome told me you were here this year."

"I'm here every year."

"I see. . ."

"So, Inuyasha, are you still single?"

"Actually," I said with a smirk on my face. Oh, this was going to be fun. "I wanted to tell you something that has to do with that."

"Really?"

"Yup. You see, I don't want to lead you on anymore so I'm just gonna come right out and say it." I wrapped my arm around Kagome with a smile and looked at her. She looked up at me with a confused look. "Kagome and I are a couple." Kagome's eyes widened. I winked to tell her that this was the idea. She let out an 'oh'. We both looked to Mai, who's jaw dropped.

"Y-You two are going out?"

"Yup." I answered. Mai looked over to Kagome and laughed. She must have seen Kagome's expression because then she said something else.

"Oh, really? Well, I want proof."

"Proof?"

"Proof that you two are dating. And, I've got the perfect thing." Oh, no. I think I know what she wants. I looked over to Kagome. I think she knew, too, judging by the look on her face. "Why don't you two. . . Kiss."

"K-Kiss?!"

"Yeah, is there a problem with that?" I looked over to Kagome and she looked back at me. I wanted to kiss her. More than anything, I wanted to kiss her. But, we're just friends. She doesn't want to kiss her best friend. . . Right?

"Well? Are you two gonna kiss or not?" I continued to stare at Kagome, giving her a 'do you want to?' look. She stared back at me for awhile, which made Mai even more impatient. Suddenly, Kagome leaned up and gave me a peck on the cheek and I felt the electricity in my veins again. I blinked furiously and I could tell I was blushing. She was blushing, too, probably because she did it in front of someone who was paying attention.

"There," Kagome said to her cousin. "A kiss."

"That's not what I--"

"Okay, everyone! It's only 5 minutes to New Year's!"

"I got to go help my mom." Kagome said and left my embrace. I felt sort of cold after that. I walked through the crowd after that, leaving the angry Mai alone. The pecks on the cheek are going to drive me crazy one of these days.

I grabbed my coat and went outside. I leaned against the banister on Kagome's porch. I didn't feel like being inside. On New Year's, you had to kiss everyone around you. I mean everyone. Even if it's an old lady. I didn't feel like kissing anyone unless it was Kagome or my mom, of course.

I glanced at my watch. 11:57. Three minutes to New Year's. I sighed and watched the cloud of cold air come out of my mouth. Suddenly, the door opened. To my surprise, Kagome came out.

"Hey." She said and went over to the opposite banister.

"Uh, Hi." I said, sort of confused. "Why'd you come out here?"

"Because I saw you come out. And, because I wanted to know if what I did in there made you feel weird."

"You mean the kiss? I'm okay."

"Really?"

"Yeah, of course." It's just that I've been wanting to kiss you since the day I fell in love with you and I had the perfect chance to do it in there but I didn't 'cause I'm a coward. Kami, I suck.

I shook my head a bit and looked at my watch again. 11:59. One more minute.

"It's almost New Year's."

"Yup." I sighed and looked up, only to stiffen. Oh, shit. Right there, above our heads was a little evergreen plant with two red berries on it. A Mistletoe. I looked back at Kagome and blushed. She gave me a confused look and looked up before letting out another 'Oh' and looking back to me, her face tinted pink.

"W-We don't have to." I stuttered. "It's just a stupid tradition."

"Y-Yeah, it is." She said. I stared at her and she stared right back at me. The world disappeared around us and I couldn't bring myself to look away from her eyes. Her beautiful, almost chocolate, eyes. My instincts took over me and I didn't notice but I was walking towards her. The funny thing was, I wasn't trying to stop myself. I just kept moving forward until I was face to face with her.

"We don't have to. . ." I heard her whisper to me. I could hear the people inside start to count down.

"10. . . 9. . . 8. . ." I leaned down to the point where I could fell her breath on my lips. I held back the need to shudder and stared at her. Her eyes were half way closed. I moved my gaze to her lips, then, looked back to her eyes.

"I want to. . ." I whispered before leaning in more.

"3. . . 2. . " My lips made contact with Kagome's and inside me, I felt fireworks and stars and sparks and millions of other fly all things fly all over the place.

"1!! Happy New Year!!" I could barely hear the scream of joy because, right then and there, I was kissing the girl I had fallen in love with. The best part of it was. . . She was kissing me back.

A/N: I think this chapter was a huge success. I liked it. I liked it a lot.

Someone once sent a review saying "Because You Live" by Jesse McCartney does describe Inuyasha and Kagome's relationship very well. That is true. A lot of songs that I hear remind me of them. Especially "You Belong With Me" by Taylor Swift. And "My Girl" By The Temptations.

. . . That was random. . . ANYWAYS, R&R and see what happens next to Inuyasha and Kagome!! Until Next Time!!