(a/n), the song is by a deviantart artist (and when I say artist, I say she's AMAZING), go search for it.

Four days later, she bumped into him.

'Oh, hey.'

'Hi.' She said, falling into step next to him.

'Listen, thanks for coming to that crappy dinner thing the other day.' He said seriously.

'No problem,' she shrugged.

She glanced around at him, then suddenly hit the heel of her palm against her forehead. 'Right!' She said, remembering. 'I totally forgot!'

'What?'

She pulled him up short, then rummaged through the green bag she was carrying.

He seemed half curious, half worried at what she was going to pull out.

Rather spontaneously, she extracted a small package wrapped in blue wrapping paper with snowflakes on it.

'Merry Christmas.' She said, handing it to him.

He gazed at it for a long moment, then suddenly had the look like he was remembering something himself.

He pulled out another wrapped package out, and passed it to her.

'There. Merry Christmas.'

He turned his attention back to the present he had been given, and proceeded to unceremoniously rip off the paper.

Carefully, he extracted the necklace within, and looked it over.

He obviously liked it, but did not say so.

He simply fumbled with the hidden clasp, obviously about to put it on.

'Here.' She said, taking it out of his hands and putting it on him, carefully redoing the clasp with a tiny click.

'Thanks.'

While he looked more closely at one of the hooked beads, she turned her attention back to the package still in her possession.

She noted the wrapping, like a car ran over it, and slid her thumb under one edge.

Carefully she unwrapped it, to see a delicate, blue container smaller then her palm.

It was a box most commonly known for holding jewellery, its most famous making her turn slightly red.

She opened it, to see a tiny, silver locket, that was heart-shaped and had a swirling design on it.

She pulled it out of its encasement and studied it with wonder, it was simple, yet very elegant.

Next to her, there was a tug, a tiny snap, and a 'shit!'.

She sighed, and turned to see him looking very embarrassed.

'What's wrong?'

He did not respond, but his hands flew to the clasp.

She went around, and saw immediately he had broken it.

'Oh, gee. You haven't even had that thing thirty seconds, and you've already broken it.'

'Hpmh.' He pouted slightly.

She looked at the clasp closely, and found that she could not release him from it.

'Sorry, but it looks like you're stuck.'

'What do you mean?'

'I can't get it off unless I break it.'

He paused. 'Nah,' he said, shaking his head slightly, 'It'll be alright.'

She shook her own head slowly, as if dealing with a three-year-old.

She slipped the locket around her own neck quickly, and looked at it's reflection in the shop next to them's window.

xXxXxXx

For the final way to end the year with a bang, the whole group were going down to see the fireworks on the other side of town.

Kagome was rugged up in a long coat and a white scarf, one that blended in with the snow surprisingly well, Sango was rugged similarly.

InuYasha and Miroku, apparently, were made of tougher stuff.

Warm jumpers and jeans were the only things that protected them from the cold, much to the chiding of the girls.

They meandered down to the shore, where the river net the shoreline, where the fireworks were already going, despite the fact that the new year wasn't supposed to be for another ten minutes.

They were smaller, and only vaguely interesting to the ones that were supposed to come.

The crowd was already there, watching the occasional fireworks strategically placed so they would form minutes to be counted down.

With three minutes to go, people were preparing, cracking glowsticks, and lighting the occasional candle.

Miroku pointed up. 'Oh look, you can still see the stars.' He noted, watching the tiny lights against the black curtain.

The group looked up, InuYasha crossing his arms shrewdly.

They watched them for a time, before the crowd around them suddenly exploded.

'TEN!'

InuYasha looked around, to see that Miroku and Sango had vanished.

'NINE!'

This is happening too fast! What happened to time to spare!

'EIGHT!'

By this point, Kagome had looked around, startled, shifting her gaze to the numbering fireworks.

'SEVEN!'

He shifted so he was standing next to her, and tr-

'SIX!'

-ied to build up a nerve, but failing dismally.

'FIVE!'

He looked down at her to see her smiling slightly, she was happy where she was and was-

'FOUR!'

-preparing to make her wish for the year.

He, on the other hand, shifted nervously, then-

'THREE!'

-went around her so she was gazing at him, and not the scene behind him.

She blinked, and turned red.

'TWO!'

He seized the top of her arms, and stared back. 'Kag, ome, I-'

'ONE!'

Screw it.

'Inu-'

And he kissed her.

'HAPPY NEW YEAR!'

Amid the shouts, the celebrations, and just the general noise, he was still kissing her, his grip slackening, in favour of one hand cupping her face.

After the first initial shock, she most certainly wasn't complaining.

Eagerly, she pushed herself closer, taking the time to enjoy the moment before another interruption came along.

It did appear then, in the forms of Miroku and Sango, who spotted them.

'InuYasha!' One exclaimed at exactly the same moment the other said, 'Kagome!'

InuYasha's only viewable eye opened, he took one look at them, flipped them off, and returned to ignoring them, without even missing a beat.

Ha ha! Yay! Finally!

I know, it's cheesy, but I'm enjoying this.

And how cute is InuYasha with his present?

Reviews.

Saria Forest14, yes, I completely agree. And thanks! I thought it was a stroke of genius too! NaLu SeiRei, No kidding, but if she looked younger then she was, then it's sort of to be expected, especially since he takes after his dad. Kirt. Oops, fail. Lol, oh well, I'm surprised I remembered the names (considering i've only ever played the game once, a few years ago). And no kidding, I would run. Bankotsux, do you love me now? Anonymous Reviewer-T, I love that bit about him, he's an awesome character, including the fact he's a genuine (hopefully) nice guy. And Sonyadore. Yeah, I think it's because he's been living with his father for waaaayyyy too long, and he knows him that well. It isn't often for InuYasha to give in like that, but he also knows just how stubborn his father is. And the squeaky wheel scenario? I don't know that one. But you're right, they're just siblings, and they hate each other. They both seem to get on better with their parents, just on different levels. 'Mr Takahashi', the Inu No Taisho irritates Sesshomaru with his tendancies, however he's more serious with Sesshomaru, but only because Sesshy has no sense of humour. I LOVED that moment with Inu's mom, she does come across as slightly clingy, and like I was saying to NaLu SeiRei, if she looks younger then she is, I'm pretty sure anyone would have doubts. And yay for Kagome! I'm with you, I hate that "oh they couldn't possibly like me, I'm just a..." stage. It irritates me. Yeah, I'm not sure he'll survive either, especially with Sesshy there. With Gold-Digger-Kujaku-san, I was thinking less of a 'meet her criteria of 'acceptible'' and more of a she thought they were running away for 'a bit of fun'. And yeah, I think it was, considering InuYasha's a real out-doorsy type, so possibly. and YAY! someone thought it. You'll have to find out about Naraku though... mwa ha ha ha ha...

Right, I'm gonna update Live, Laugh, Love and go outside for a bit (I know, shock horror).

Laters,

InuKag