It was near the end of December and everyone was getting ready for their New Year preparations. Kagome was supposed to go home, but her mother told her to stay with the Sohma's since she had already spent every weekend that month home to get ready for Christmas, then all of Christmas eve and Christmas. Even the day after.
"What?" Kagome had just tuned back into the conversation happening.
"Yeah, we go to the Sohma estate for New Years."
"Yes, every year the zodiac member of the upcoming year does a ceremonial dance." Kagome was a little taken back. Her and Tohru had been planning a huge New Year's celebration since she found out she was staying at the Sohma's for the holiday. But family does come first.
"That's okay. Kagome and I will be fine. Right?" Kagome nodded. They left and Tohru got the picture of her mother out. Kagome and her sat together talking about her deceased parent. Then they began to cry.
Kagome didn't know Kyoto long, but she had still grown pretty close to her over the months she did. She couldn't imagine how Tohru felt. Both of her parents were gone. Kagome at least had her mother, then she thought of Shippo, and Rin. They were orphaned at a very young age. Then Inuyasha, and Sesshomaru, and all of her friends. They all suffered loss of a parent, if not both. Then a thought hit her hard. Shippo and Rin had lost two mothers. That thought made her cry a little harder, causing Tohru to cry harder as well.
Just then the door flew open and in came Yuki and Kyo. The two girls turned towards them then wiped their eyes of the tears. They spent the rest of New Years together and it made Kagome feel better. She couldn't change the past, but she could decide her future. Her and Kyo even warmed up to each other more, making Kagome use her miko powers to decrease the distance he'd fly when she used the 'words'. Instead of 10, she decided on 5. That made him happy.
Kagome and Tohru had just finished shopping. They walked out to see Yuki and Kyo fighting, causing people to stare.
"Okay children, let's go home. We wouldn't want to make any more of a scene." On the way back the argument between the two continued until Yuki just shoved a leek in Kyo's mouth. Kagome sighed. Boys will be boys... unfortunately.
Once they get home they realize that Yuki has a slight fever.
"You need to take it easy Yuki. If you get to sick, you'll transform." Kagome sighed, the annual school marathon was coming up and if Yuki couldn't race- Her thoughts were interrupted as Kyo burst in and said something about finally beating Yuki at something. Kagome sighed. Damn idiot is gonna get them all exposed or kill Yuki.
At the marathon Tohru checks on Yuki again, then the girls started. Kagome had won the marathon last year, so decided to hang back with Tohru and take this on easy. The boys would be starting next. After a while they noticed a male sitting on the ground near the river and Tohru went down to see if he was alright, then admitted to thinking he was an old man. Kagome chuckled a little as he asked if they knew who Kyo and Yuki Sohma are.
"Of course. Are you part of the family?"
"Yes." A little while later the boy went over to the road and pulled a rope as Kyo ran past, making him trip, Yuki was close behind him, but didn't trip over the rope. Kagome and Tohru learned that he had been lost for three days. Then Yuki introduces them to the boy. His name was Hatsuharu, and he was part of the zodiac.
"It's a pleasure to meet you." He bowed at the waist as Kagome and Tohru responded in a similar fashion. Then they went under the bridge and Kyo and Haru started to fight when Haru seemed to have a complete personality change. Yuki explained everything and that Haru has two personalities and the one they were viewing at the moment was 'Black Haru'. Then how his personality switch was worse than Kagura's as Haru came over and pulled Yuki's chin up to make him look at him, then returned to fighting with Kyo.
"They're hopeless." Kagome watched and listened, then Haru started hinting at doing stuff with Tohru, then Kagome. Hinting at the three of them 'Having fun together sometime.' Kagome's eyes flared. No one had been that bold since Miroku last asked her to bare his children.
As the thought finished Yuki collapsed and Haru called the fight off and says they can't use a taxi incase Yuki transforms in the back seat. Then he turns to Kagome.
"It's a good thing you're cute." He then hugs Kagome, slightly ticking her off, and transformed into a cow. They used Haru to get Yuki back home. Shigure got Yuki to bed and told Kagome and Tohru he'd go get their bags. Haru changed back and Tohru freaked while Kyo told him to put some clothes on, though in slightly harsher words. After Haru got dressed, Kyo and Kagome stayed downstairs as the other two stayed with Yuki. Then Kyo went back to school and Kagome heard a scream.
Kagome hurried into Yuki's room to see he had transformed and Tohru was freaking out while Haru was smiling.
"What happened?"
"I asked her to try and use Yuki's nickname." Kagome understood what happened and laughed a little.
"That's funny." Diamond came in and just curled up next to Yuki. Haru was about to spazz when Kagome calmed him down. "She only eats fish. So unless some turned into a fish, like a salmon, she won't eat them." That calmed him a little. "Though I can promise you that Yuki won't be happy when he wakes up." Haru laughed at this and Tohru had finally calmed down.
It was closing in on Valentine's day and Kagome and Tohru had gotten chocolates for everyone. At school Uo and Hana had tried to do a trick they had seen on TV with chocolates and Yuki's locker, but were disappointed when the chocolates didn't come pouring out and there was only one chocolate left. Kagome sighed as they continued to class and ran into a slightly agitated Kyo. Slightly being that he didn't verbally 'attack' Yuki, but punched the wall next to him.
In the classroom Kagome got chills going up and down her spine. Guys had flooded her desk with chocolates, or in the corner waiting to see if she give one to someone. Just then a girl walked up to Kyo, called him Kyo-Kyo, making Kagome laugh under her breath, and tried to give him chocolate. Then it clicked in his mind it was Valentine's Day and after trying to leave the school, Kagome, Tohru, and Yuki saw him get chased by Kagura, who was waiting at the school gates for him.
At home Kagura was all upset that Kyo wouldn't eat her chocolate and he said how he hated it. Kagome felt a little taken back as well as Tohru. They had both bought chocolates. Tohru said something and after giving chocolates to Yuki, Shigure, Kagura and Kagome, Shigure decided to belittle Kyo's 'Man Pride' until he just snapped. He chomped down on Kagura's chocolate and then held his hand out to take the one that Tohru had for him.
"Miss. Higurashi, did you get chocolate for anyone?" She laughed.
"Yes Yuki, I got chocolate for a DOG demon and sent them down a well that wouldn't transport them back to the Feudal Era." Kagura cocked her head. "I'll tell you some other time." She nodded slowly. "But no Yuki. I didn't get chocolates for Sesshomaru. Even if I did, sent them through the well and they DID make it back. Shippo would've found it first and Inuyasha would try to come through and kill me." They all cocked their heads.
"Why?" Kagome sighed.
"Think of this. A 7 year old that has NEVER had chocolate before, let alone candy. Now imagine this child becomes hyper and gets into a sugar high. Now put them next to someone like Kyo... easier example. Get Momiji hyped up on sugar and put him next to Kyo." They understood.
"Anyways. I think what Yuki meant Kagome was, did you get any for us?" Shigure did his signature smile and Kagome nodded.
"I gave you some last year didn't I?" He smiled. "Oh, but wait. You're a dog. You could get sick." He pouted. "Kidding. I got chocolate for everyone but Kyo. I had run out of money." She lied. She had gotten him chocolate, but didn't need another scene to happen. She handed them all out and of course, she had three small chocolates left and one big one.
"What's that Kagome?" She looked down. She had actually gotten chocolates for Rin, Shippo, and Sesshomaru, as well as Kyo.
"Oh... well..." She sighed in defeat. "Okay, I got chocolates for everyone. I'm sending these three home for mom to drop in the well. I did the same thing last year. I had already sent my families chocolate's earlier, I forgot about these one's though." Kyo sat down and looked at her.
"Why bothe-"
"Kyo."
"What?"
"Bad-" He hide behind Kagura. She looked in question at Kagome and saw the raven haired girl just smile. Kagura smiled back and left a few hours later. Kagome was in her room doing school work and there was a knock on her door. When she opened it, it was Kyo.
"May I come in?" She nodded. He came in and leaned against the wall.
"What's bugging you?" He scratched the back of his head. Diamond came out from under Kagome's bed with Kyo's chocolate's in her mouth and walked over to Kyo, placing it at his feet. He picked it up.
"I came for this." Kagome smiled.
"Please Kyo. If you don't like chocolate you don't have to accept it." She saw a small blush cross his face. "Kyo?" He reached in his pocket and pulled out a small blue box and held it out to her.
"This means nothing. I just decided that since that boyfriend of yours can't give you something-" Kagome started to cry. "Wha- I-I'm sorry. Dammit. Kagome?" Kagome lost herself and just hugged him, changing him into a cat. "What the hell."
"Thank you Kyo. Thank you so much. This means so much to me." Kyo just sat there and fumed silently as the miko cried and pet his fur. From the hall Shigure withheld a laugh. The scene he just witnessed and taken a few pictures of was the perfect blackmail if Kyo threatened to break his house again. But it was nice to see someone try to make his old friend's daughter feel better.
A month later and finals had finished. Kagome had smiled and stretched in relief. She had studied hard with Tohru and Yuki and she felt pretty good about how she did. Tohru was called out and when she came back Kagome could tell something was off, but decided not to push. They went to work and the older ladies were happy to have them back to work.
When the two girls got home, Momiji met them at the door. After a little bit Momiji invited Kagome and Tohru to a hot spring. Tohru felt that it was to much to do for her while Kagome smiled and nodded.
"I haven't been to a hot spring in forever!" She remembered the last time. It was about a week before the final battle and it was Sango, Shippo, Rin, and herself. Kyo had freaked out after Momiji just assumed that Kyo and Yuki would go. Then Shigure brought up Tohru's class dues and Kagome just sighed. Tohru used all of her money last month on chocolates.
Tohru went to bathe while Kagome went to her room. The next day Kyo met Kagome and Tohru outside at the clothesline and told them that he'd go with them to the hotsprings, making Kagome and Tohru very happy.
Hey guys! I hope this chapter is long enough? I decided to double the length since it's CHAPTER 10! I can't believe it either =) I hope you are all enjoying the story.