Disclaimer: Guess what? I just blackmailed Viz for temporary rights to the manga and anime! Opps, here comes the CIA again. *flees* Fine! I don't own Inuyasha!!!!!!
A/N: Alright, everybody out there will finally be happy! It's presents time! You'll get to find out what Kagome got for Inuyasha! Now turn your head to the left~~ XD
Happy Birthday!
by Nankinmai
Chapter 7 - Time for Presents!
Those at the table waited patiently in the dark. Dinner was already finished, the table was cleared, and Kagome's attention was no longer on Oden. Mrs. Higurashi had walked into the kitchen for the cake and Souta followed to help carry the utensils. Grandfather had gotten up to turn off the lights, leaving Kagome and Inuyasha sitting side by side.
Soon, the young couple heard the family singing the Japanese version of the very popular "Happy Birthday" song of the Americas. Mrs. Higurashi walked back into the dining room with a beautiful cake in her hands, with 16 candles lit on top of the cake. She placed the cake in front of Kagome and Inuyasha as the family finishes the song. As Inuyasha wonders about this weird modern human ritual, Kagome urges him to blow the candles out with her after whispering, "Make a wish, Inuyasha!"
As the two blew the candles out, the family clapped (which, once again, Inuyasha just thought was completely weird). After Souta turned the lights back on, the cake was sliced and served. As the hanyou contemplated the unique taste of the cake, Kagome asked him, "So how do you like it?"
"It's good, but not as good as ramen."
"Well, as long as you thought it was good!" The rest of the time was spent finishing off the cake in silence.
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After the table had been cleared for the second time that night, it was finally time to open presents. Mrs. Higurashi came forward first. She handed a wrapped box to Kagome and an envelope to Inuyasha. Kagome opened her gift to find a pale yellow summer dress. She gasped, stood up, and brought the dress in front of her. It was just above knee length and had printed tiny, yellow daisies scattered around the hem. Putting the dress down, she went over to her mother to hug her tightly. Mrs. Higurashi smiled brightly at this.
Next was Inuyasha's turn to open up the envelope. He found a card inside and took it out. Aloud, he read, "Inuyasha, for your belated birthday present, I'm giving you five boxes of ramen that you helped carried today. From my calculations, I hoping that it will last you for a week." He put the card down and looked up to Mrs. Higurashi. Too embarrassed and having too much pride to do anything close to what Kagome did, Inuyasha gave the older women a nod and twitched his ears. Understanding his behavior, Mrs. Higurashi's smile grew brighter.
Souta came forward next. He handed his sister and "brother" each their gift, both wrapped messily in newspaper. Kagome opened hers to find the newest manga of one of her favorite series. She went to hug her brother before Inuyasha opened his. Inuyasha looked curiously at Souta as he revealed to everybody that it was a baseball.
"Since you liked games so much, you must like sports as well! Nee-chan was never one to play sports with me. So now, whenever you come over, we can play catch together!" explained Souta. Fortunately, he didn't notice everybody else's reactions to his explanation, which was mainly a whole lot of sweatdrops.
"Err... Arigato, kid," said Inuyasha before Grandfather stepped up to the plate. [^_^;]
"First, Kagome. This is for you," said Grandfather as he handed his granddaughter a weird shaped package. Kagome carefully opened it up to see a huge amulet the size of her hand.
"That is a thousand year old amulet that's been said has been very successful in protecting its owner, " explained Grandfather. Inuyasha was about to say, "Hey, I'M the one who's going to be protecting her, not some amulet." However, Kagome stopped him and thanked her jii-chan.
"Now young man, this is for you." Grandfather handed Inuyasha a small package. When he opened it, he found a small crystal-like ball hanging from a key chain.
"That's is a Shikon no Tama. Not the real one like the one you're searching for, of course. But I was thinking that this should help you in your journey," Grandfather explained. Once again, Inuyasha was about to respond to the old man's explanations, when he saw the proud look on the old man's face. 'Might as well let this one go,' thought Inuyasha.
With those presents done and over with, Inuyasha and Kagome gathered their stuff (except for the five boxes of ramen) and headed for Kagome's room. Once Inuyasha dropped his stuff on the ground and Kagome put hers away, they both sat on the floor and were silent for a short while. Finally, Kagome noticed Inuyasha reached slowly into his haori and pulled out a tiny box wrapped in a glittering silver paper with lavender ribbons. Kagome held her breath as she was handed the gift. Slowly, she unwrapped and opened the present. She gasped as she pulled out a silver chain necklace. As she examined the necklace carefully, she noticed a tiny silver pendant shaped like a dog's head with ears that were just like Inuyasha's.
Clutching the necklace close to her heart, she gave a quick peck on Inuyasha's cheek. Happy at his startled reaction, she watched as he calmed down, reached for the necklace and helped her put it on. (The sales lady at showed him how it was done.) With one hand on the necklace around her neck, she leaned and reached for Inuyasha's present hidden underneath her bed and handed it to Inuyasha.
Kagome watched Inuyasha carefully as he took his present out. Inwardly, she giggled as Inuyasha held out a pair of red swimming trunks and looked curiously at Kagome.
"That is what you wear to swim in. This upcoming weekend I'm going to the beach with my friends and they wanted you to come along. Since you probably didn't have that, that's you're present to wear when we get to the beach!" explained Kagome with a wide grin. Inuyasha could only blankly stare at her while thinking, 'All I wear is this? What about Kagome? Will she be just as naked? Who are her friends? There won't be any boys there, would there!?!'
Noticing Inuyasha's agitation, but unable to read his thoughts, Kagome asked, "Inuyasha, you don't like your present?"
"Iie. Just thinking about the beach... Arigato, Kagome." Kagome smiled at this and waited patiently as Inuyasha exited her room and into Souta's. As Kagome got ready for bed, she looked down at the necklace around her necklace and smiled even more. Even the moon could tell that Kagome had very pleasant dreams that night, while Inuyasha dreamt of blinding every boy he saw at the beach.
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Japanese terms: (See earlier chapters for other terms.)
Jii-chan - grandfather (informal)
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A/N: Is everybody happy??? You saw what they got for presents!!! ^^ Alright, this was where I initially planned to end the story, but with the present Inuyasha received, I have two choices. That is to either continue the story to the beach, or end it here and we'll have a sequel. Please review and tell me what you think!!!!!! (If the beach ends up being a sequel, I'll edit this chapter later on.)
ATTENION READERS: Oh yeah, I'm posting this the very next morning, but the next chapter or sequel will take some time, because I want a certain number of opinions of what I should do. SO PLEASE REVIEW!!!!
Apparently, posting the new chapter early in the morning gets you more reviews than any other time of the day... Or at least I think I do... Hmm... *evil grin*
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burnsybabe - Thank you for the cuteness! They are cute, aren't they?
Lunatic Pandora - You'd just have to wait one day... =\
Vegito044 - Thank you for reviewing!
Bunny - Laziness... *sigh* Yeah, I know the chapters aren't very long, but it allows me to post a new chapter regularly enough, so that's a good thing. Are you still frustrated after finding out what the presents are??? =D
AngelicFairy - Are you happy with this chapter? I thought about boxers, but then you can't have any fun (that's appropriate) with it!
Ms. Prongs - Alright, you win in the world of procrastination, but you could have delayed reading my story and focus only on your research paper. But thanks for reading!!!! (Do you still have your eye on me? Where???)
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Inuyasha - You're getting rid of me???
Nankinmai - No! I just don't know whether to continue with this story, since the birthday theme is already used up, or to start a sequel where I can pick another theme to focus on...
Kagome - You're not going to have me get into some trouble like all those other fanfics that involves the beach, are you???
Nankinmai - I'm gonna try not to. Although, that's going to be a bit hard to do, you know?
Inuyasha - No, I don't know...
Nankinmai - Shaddup.
Inuyasha - Make me wench!
Nankinmai - Kagome?
Kagome - Osuwari!
Inuyasha - *thud* *grumbles*
Kouga - Don't I get a say?
Shippou - What about me?
Nankinmai - Gomen. But I'm sticking with Kagome and Inuyasha being the only ones who can go through the well. So unless we're back in your time, you won't have much of role.
Shippou - But why???
Kouga - Damn you woman! I need to protect my woman!
Nankinmai - Oh there... Things are getting a little out of hand... *turns to readers* Please review and give me your opinions about what to do next! Arigato!
Sesshoumaru - And ja ne!
Everybody else - Where did YOU come from?!?!?!?
A/N: Alright, everybody out there will finally be happy! It's presents time! You'll get to find out what Kagome got for Inuyasha! Now turn your head to the left~~ XD
Happy Birthday!
by Nankinmai
Chapter 7 - Time for Presents!
Those at the table waited patiently in the dark. Dinner was already finished, the table was cleared, and Kagome's attention was no longer on Oden. Mrs. Higurashi had walked into the kitchen for the cake and Souta followed to help carry the utensils. Grandfather had gotten up to turn off the lights, leaving Kagome and Inuyasha sitting side by side.
Soon, the young couple heard the family singing the Japanese version of the very popular "Happy Birthday" song of the Americas. Mrs. Higurashi walked back into the dining room with a beautiful cake in her hands, with 16 candles lit on top of the cake. She placed the cake in front of Kagome and Inuyasha as the family finishes the song. As Inuyasha wonders about this weird modern human ritual, Kagome urges him to blow the candles out with her after whispering, "Make a wish, Inuyasha!"
As the two blew the candles out, the family clapped (which, once again, Inuyasha just thought was completely weird). After Souta turned the lights back on, the cake was sliced and served. As the hanyou contemplated the unique taste of the cake, Kagome asked him, "So how do you like it?"
"It's good, but not as good as ramen."
"Well, as long as you thought it was good!" The rest of the time was spent finishing off the cake in silence.
~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~
After the table had been cleared for the second time that night, it was finally time to open presents. Mrs. Higurashi came forward first. She handed a wrapped box to Kagome and an envelope to Inuyasha. Kagome opened her gift to find a pale yellow summer dress. She gasped, stood up, and brought the dress in front of her. It was just above knee length and had printed tiny, yellow daisies scattered around the hem. Putting the dress down, she went over to her mother to hug her tightly. Mrs. Higurashi smiled brightly at this.
Next was Inuyasha's turn to open up the envelope. He found a card inside and took it out. Aloud, he read, "Inuyasha, for your belated birthday present, I'm giving you five boxes of ramen that you helped carried today. From my calculations, I hoping that it will last you for a week." He put the card down and looked up to Mrs. Higurashi. Too embarrassed and having too much pride to do anything close to what Kagome did, Inuyasha gave the older women a nod and twitched his ears. Understanding his behavior, Mrs. Higurashi's smile grew brighter.
Souta came forward next. He handed his sister and "brother" each their gift, both wrapped messily in newspaper. Kagome opened hers to find the newest manga of one of her favorite series. She went to hug her brother before Inuyasha opened his. Inuyasha looked curiously at Souta as he revealed to everybody that it was a baseball.
"Since you liked games so much, you must like sports as well! Nee-chan was never one to play sports with me. So now, whenever you come over, we can play catch together!" explained Souta. Fortunately, he didn't notice everybody else's reactions to his explanation, which was mainly a whole lot of sweatdrops.
"Err... Arigato, kid," said Inuyasha before Grandfather stepped up to the plate. [^_^;]
"First, Kagome. This is for you," said Grandfather as he handed his granddaughter a weird shaped package. Kagome carefully opened it up to see a huge amulet the size of her hand.
"That is a thousand year old amulet that's been said has been very successful in protecting its owner, " explained Grandfather. Inuyasha was about to say, "Hey, I'M the one who's going to be protecting her, not some amulet." However, Kagome stopped him and thanked her jii-chan.
"Now young man, this is for you." Grandfather handed Inuyasha a small package. When he opened it, he found a small crystal-like ball hanging from a key chain.
"That's is a Shikon no Tama. Not the real one like the one you're searching for, of course. But I was thinking that this should help you in your journey," Grandfather explained. Once again, Inuyasha was about to respond to the old man's explanations, when he saw the proud look on the old man's face. 'Might as well let this one go,' thought Inuyasha.
With those presents done and over with, Inuyasha and Kagome gathered their stuff (except for the five boxes of ramen) and headed for Kagome's room. Once Inuyasha dropped his stuff on the ground and Kagome put hers away, they both sat on the floor and were silent for a short while. Finally, Kagome noticed Inuyasha reached slowly into his haori and pulled out a tiny box wrapped in a glittering silver paper with lavender ribbons. Kagome held her breath as she was handed the gift. Slowly, she unwrapped and opened the present. She gasped as she pulled out a silver chain necklace. As she examined the necklace carefully, she noticed a tiny silver pendant shaped like a dog's head with ears that were just like Inuyasha's.
Clutching the necklace close to her heart, she gave a quick peck on Inuyasha's cheek. Happy at his startled reaction, she watched as he calmed down, reached for the necklace and helped her put it on. (The sales lady at showed him how it was done.) With one hand on the necklace around her neck, she leaned and reached for Inuyasha's present hidden underneath her bed and handed it to Inuyasha.
Kagome watched Inuyasha carefully as he took his present out. Inwardly, she giggled as Inuyasha held out a pair of red swimming trunks and looked curiously at Kagome.
"That is what you wear to swim in. This upcoming weekend I'm going to the beach with my friends and they wanted you to come along. Since you probably didn't have that, that's you're present to wear when we get to the beach!" explained Kagome with a wide grin. Inuyasha could only blankly stare at her while thinking, 'All I wear is this? What about Kagome? Will she be just as naked? Who are her friends? There won't be any boys there, would there!?!'
Noticing Inuyasha's agitation, but unable to read his thoughts, Kagome asked, "Inuyasha, you don't like your present?"
"Iie. Just thinking about the beach... Arigato, Kagome." Kagome smiled at this and waited patiently as Inuyasha exited her room and into Souta's. As Kagome got ready for bed, she looked down at the necklace around her necklace and smiled even more. Even the moon could tell that Kagome had very pleasant dreams that night, while Inuyasha dreamt of blinding every boy he saw at the beach.
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Japanese terms: (See earlier chapters for other terms.)
Jii-chan - grandfather (informal)
~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~
A/N: Is everybody happy??? You saw what they got for presents!!! ^^ Alright, this was where I initially planned to end the story, but with the present Inuyasha received, I have two choices. That is to either continue the story to the beach, or end it here and we'll have a sequel. Please review and tell me what you think!!!!!! (If the beach ends up being a sequel, I'll edit this chapter later on.)
ATTENION READERS: Oh yeah, I'm posting this the very next morning, but the next chapter or sequel will take some time, because I want a certain number of opinions of what I should do. SO PLEASE REVIEW!!!!
Apparently, posting the new chapter early in the morning gets you more reviews than any other time of the day... Or at least I think I do... Hmm... *evil grin*
~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~
burnsybabe - Thank you for the cuteness! They are cute, aren't they?
Lunatic Pandora - You'd just have to wait one day... =\
Vegito044 - Thank you for reviewing!
Bunny - Laziness... *sigh* Yeah, I know the chapters aren't very long, but it allows me to post a new chapter regularly enough, so that's a good thing. Are you still frustrated after finding out what the presents are??? =D
AngelicFairy - Are you happy with this chapter? I thought about boxers, but then you can't have any fun (that's appropriate) with it!
Ms. Prongs - Alright, you win in the world of procrastination, but you could have delayed reading my story and focus only on your research paper. But thanks for reading!!!! (Do you still have your eye on me? Where???)
~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~
Inuyasha - You're getting rid of me???
Nankinmai - No! I just don't know whether to continue with this story, since the birthday theme is already used up, or to start a sequel where I can pick another theme to focus on...
Kagome - You're not going to have me get into some trouble like all those other fanfics that involves the beach, are you???
Nankinmai - I'm gonna try not to. Although, that's going to be a bit hard to do, you know?
Inuyasha - No, I don't know...
Nankinmai - Shaddup.
Inuyasha - Make me wench!
Nankinmai - Kagome?
Kagome - Osuwari!
Inuyasha - *thud* *grumbles*
Kouga - Don't I get a say?
Shippou - What about me?
Nankinmai - Gomen. But I'm sticking with Kagome and Inuyasha being the only ones who can go through the well. So unless we're back in your time, you won't have much of role.
Shippou - But why???
Kouga - Damn you woman! I need to protect my woman!
Nankinmai - Oh there... Things are getting a little out of hand... *turns to readers* Please review and give me your opinions about what to do next! Arigato!
Sesshoumaru - And ja ne!
Everybody else - Where did YOU come from?!?!?!?
