Disclaimer: I don't and will not ever own Inuyasha. However, I have been trying to buy the little Inuyasha figurine!!! Only saw Miroku last time... *sniff* Come to think about it, I did see Inuyasha once, but I didn't have my money at that time!!! Waahhh!!!!!!!

A/N 1: Alright, I don't really know when their birthdays are, but from the background in the first manga, it looked like Kagome's was around the autumn, since there's were a lot of leaves falling drawn. However, with the idea I came up with, I decided to ignore the manga and just use the seasons that I want! Muahahaha!!! XD

A/N 2: This is my first fanfic! So please be gentle with me... I suppose this story may be placed almost anywhere along the story line that seemed like a year has already passed. Anyway, I just got the urge to write my own fanfic after reading about more than 40 fanfics total, and most of them still aren't completed yet, so I'm still waiting for those. (Yes, my brain is filled with too much Inuyasha information.) Till then, I'll try on this one and give me as much reviews as possible!!!

Happy Birthday!

by Nankinmai

Chapter 1 - What's a birthday?

Kagome slowly watched the beautiful early summer sunset disappear first behind Inuyasha's head before finally disappearing among the tall trees. The wet grass underneath her shoe lost its beautiful glisten from the recent rain. She knew the others were back at Kaeda's hut, avoiding a possible soon-to-be-irriated hanyou. She sighed as she was listening to Inuyasha ranting on... About what?

"How can you already be going back after such a short period of time!?!" shouted Inuyasha, blocking Kagome's path towards the well. Taking a deep breath and counting to ten, she responded back even louder than Inuyasha.

"I already told you! Tomorrow is Monday and I have an English test to take!"

"Do you love these tests so much? Are you willing to marry it???" Inuyasha shouted, not noticing the vein near Kagome's temple was about to pop.

"Who in the right mind would want to marry any tests at all!?! And besides, I have a family celebration afterwards for my birthday!" screamed Kagome, getting ready to use the magic word if Inuyasha was going to counter again. However, what he said next made her face go blank, all of her previous anger completely gone.

"What's a birthday?" asked Inuyasha, with his face all scrunched up, as if in serious thought.

"Y-you don't know what a b-birthday is?" Kagome could only stare while blinking at Inuyasha a few times, in complete disbelief.

"Keh, would I asked if i knew?"

"How should I explain this? Inuyasha, why don't you first sit-" *splat* "-down first... Opps."

"Blech. Stupid wrench. Why did you do that for?" mumbled Inuyasha, as soon as he could lift his head and spit out all the mud.

"Gomen! I'm so sorry, Inuyasha! Daijoubu? I didn't mean that. Guess I kind of forgot about it-"

"How can one forget such a thing!?!"

"Easy! Just like you had already forgotten about what we were talking about."

"..."

"See what I mean?"

"Fine, wench. Now what were we talking about?" Inuyasha was finally able to sit up straight on the wet grass. Although now that he was pretty dirty from being sat, he didn't seem to mind the extra mud on his pants. 'He seriously need a bath now,' thought Kagome.

"Oh, you asked me what a birthday is."

"So what is it?"

"Uhh, a birthday is the day that you were born. I suppose in my time, almost everybody's birthday is celebrated every year, to mark the significance of one's birth."

"How are birthdays celebrated?"

"Err... There are many ways of celebrating. The way my family does it is to have a special family dinner, followed by a cake, and finally the opening of presents by the birthday person."

"Oh."

"Anou, Inuyasha. Do you know when your birthday is?" asked Kagome, tilting her head a little bit.

"Why do you ask?"

"What? I can't ask now?"

"I didn't say that. I remember my mother mentioning once that the day I was born she saw the first sakura fall from its branch."

"Hmm, guess it's already passed then. Summer is already starting."

"Keh, who cares?" Inuyasha stood up, turned around and crossed his arms to stare at the full moon. 'It's already getting late,' thought Inuyasha.

"Well, I do." The hanyou stiffened at Kagome's response. That wasn't the answer he had expected.

"I know! How about we celebrate my birthday along with yours? It may be a bit late, but like they say, 'better late than never.' " Kagome had all but shouted out her lungs, unable to contain her excitement. Inuyasha simply stared at her and thought, 'She must have lost her mind somehow... Although it would be interesting to see how birthdays are celebrated, and she said that we could do mine's too. Waitaminute, didn't she said something about presents? Oh, kuso. Like I'd know what to get her...'

"Hey, are you listening to me? I said, what do you think about that idea?" Kagome looked curiously at the hanyou.

"Keh, I don't care. Do whatever you like," Inuyasha replied, turning his head away from the miko. Kagome smiled at his reaction. 'That's as good as a yes I'll ever get.'

"Alright, then stop blocking my way and let's go!" Kagome was about to walk around the sitting Inuyasha until he suddenly stood up and grabbed her hand. She was completely shock at this action and allowed herself to be pulled towards the well.

"Hey, are you ready yourself?" Kagome snapped out of her daze at Inuyasha's question. Then she look straight into the golden eyes before nodding and said, "Hai." The moon silently watched the couple jumped into the well and disappeared, not knowing that it'll see them again in 500 years into the future.

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Japanese terms:

Hanyou - Half-demon

Gomen - Sorry

Daijoubu - Are you alright

Anou - Say/well/err...

Sakura - Cherry blossom

Kuso - Shit

Hai - Yes (lol, 'hai' is also high, ash, actor, lung and wear/put on (sword)!!! But they have different characters, or at least the Kanji characters...)

A/N: Arigato for reading!!! Now remember to review and tell me what you think!!! I'm writing as I go along, so all comments will be taken in and considered. It'll help as I already have somewhat of a plot planned out, or at least for the next few chapters. Oh, and tell me if either of them seem OOC. If they are, then I guess reading all those fanfics had a bigger effect on me than all the manga or anime combined.

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