Disclaimer: Nope, still don't own Inu-Yasha.
The four friends stood without saying anything for, like, 5 minutes. That's a long time if you don't do anything. When one of the girls were about to say something, they would consider it for a while and then think the better of it. Finally, Miroku gathered enough courage to speak.
"I don't think this is the kind of thing that you rush into. We should just take everything step by step. We really shouldn't worry about this. We just mended our friendship. This is a time to celebrate!"
~~
(A few months later.)
"Finally! Christmas Eve!" Kagome exclaimed as she woke up, getting ready for the party that she was hosting that night. She walked downstairs, yawning softly. As she looked through the decorations that her mother had pulled out, she came across mistletoe. She instantly thought of Inu-Yasha. She wondered if she could steal a kiss from her boyfriend, if you could call Inu-Yasha her boyfriend. They had been 'dating' for a month now, and she wanted to make this an actual relationship. Maybe Sango was thinking the same thing. After she finished hanging the adornments, she looked through her closet to see if there was anything she could wear.
"Why is there nothing to wear?!?" She screamed in frustration. She wanted the party to be perfect, especially since Inu-Yasha was going to be there. She took a quick trip to the mall in search of a flawless outfit that would also make her a presentable hostess. She finally chose a dark blue skirt and a red turtleneck with small green stripes. When she got home, she stressed over how she should do her hair. She didn't think she would look nice with her hair up, but she didn't it want to be plain. She thought of the poinsettia-shaped hair ornament that her father gave as a Christmas present a few years back: the last Christmas she spent with him. She carefully placed it her hair, and all of her other problems seemed to melt away. She took a deep breath and smiled at herself in the mirror. Right on time, the doorbell rang. Straightening her skirt one last time, she opened the door.
"Inu-Yasha!" Kagome exclaimed, surprised that he was the first guest.
"Are you gonna invite me in or what?" he asked.
"Oh, sure! Sit down."
~~
After a half an hour, all of the guests had arrived, and the karaoke contest began. Kagome thought that Sango should go first, since she had the most beautiful voice. She picked a song that she thought would relate to their lives: Dearest. As she sang, Miroku was plotting how to get Sango under the mistletoe with him. Kagome just sat and had a nice conversation with Inu-Yasha.
"You look pretty, Kagome," Inu-Yasha said to her.
"Thanks. Well, it looks like Sango finished her song! I wonder what her score is." Kagome looked over at the screen and was amazed that her score was a 98!
"Who wants to sing next?" Kagome asked loudly to the hoard of people that were crowded in her living room. At the moment she spoke, everything was so silent, that you could only hear the crickets chirping in the background. "I guess no one wants to sing, huh? I'll go next then." She looked for a good song. She picked 'My will'. 'I hope this will never happen with us!' Kagome thought when she looked over at Inu-Yasha. (Such a sad song!)
She picked up the microphone and started singing with so much passion. To her, the song seemed too short, and when the music ended, she was shocked to find her score was a 94! She squealed in delight.
"Now who wants to sing?" Kagome asked, hoping that one of the guests would be brave enough.
Again, there was silence.
"Why doesn't anyone want to sing?" Kagome asked.
"I will." Kagome's friend said softly. She was shy, but loved to sing.
"Great! Pick a song."
She walked up to the microphone and began singing 'Amazing Kiss', by BoA. Miroku stared at her (her butt, mostly) and Sango gave him an evil look. He was at a crossroads. He could keep on staring and enjoy it, or he could deny his perverted nature and keep Sango happy. He isn't that much of an idiot, so he picked the obvious choice. But how could he get her under mistletoe? He wanted to be 'going further' into their relationship. Sango was thinking the exact same thing.
"Inu-Yasha! Do you want something to drink?" Kagome asked, praying that her plan would work.
"Uh, sure." Inu-Yasha walked into the kitchen and walked out with eggnog, completely missing the point of going into the kitchen with Kagome since he didn't even notice the mistletoe! 'What does it take?' Kagome wondered. 'Maybe I should be less subtle, or maybe I should keep trying,' She chose the latter, asking him to help her pass out the snacks. He walked quicker than Kagome and they missed another chance. Kagome was getting really annoyed. She went over and talked to Sango, while Miroku tried to explain what Kagome was doing.
"Kagome's trying to get you two under a doorway!"
"What for?" Inu-Yasha asked bluntly.
"That's where the mistletoe are!" Miroku exclaimed, not understanding why Kagome picked Inu-Yasha.
"Oh," was Inu-Yasha's sophisticated reply.
~~
"Sango, Inu-Yasha doesn't see the mistletoe! Every time I try to walk in with him, he speeds up or slows down for some reason."
"I don't think Miroku's that thick-headed. Maybe you should just try harder."
"Yeah, let's just hope that Miroku's trying to help him out, rather than teach him 10 ways to look up a girl's skirt."
"To him, it's the same thing!"
~~
Inu-Yasha, with his newly acquired information, decided not to be so stupid if Kagome tried anything.
"So, what do you want for a Christmas present?" he asked, trying to strike up a good conversation.
"Nothing," She told him, "Just you." She smiled at him. "So, I want to show you something. Follow me." He trailed behind her to her room, where she had hung up many bunches of mistletoe without overdoing it. She reached into the most hidden compartment of her desk and took out a very small box and handed it to Inu-Yasha.
"What is it?" he asked while trying to tear through the wrapping paper. Inside, he found a friendship ring; not one of those girly rings (thank heavens) and it had something engraved in very small but legible print. It said: Kagome and Inu-Yasha: meant to be.
"Do you like it? Or rather, do you agree?" Kagome asked.
"Yeah, but why is your name first?" he joked.
"Because I'm more important, aren't I?" Kagome pointed directly above them (where mistletoe were) and gave him a light kiss on the lips. Inu-Yasha deepened the kiss. "I've been waiting for that." Kagome said.
"Me too," he answered.
~~
"Ok, you've all been informed about the gift exchange, so I hope you've come with a couple presents." Kagome announced.
Sango hoped that Miroku would like her gift. It was a (very expensive) watch, since he was always late to their dates. Miroku had gotten a charm bracelet for her. It had 2 charms, a heart and a snowflake. They loved their gifts, and decided that they didn't need mistletoe to enjoy a kiss. As the night came to an end, Kagome passed out small gifts to everyone who came, except for Sango, Miroku, and Inu-Yasha. They received a cute silver locket with the words, friends forever, on the front, and on the inside was a picture of the four of them taken 4 years before, at the end of elementary school. It was the perfect ending to a perfect holiday.
A/N: How do you like it? I know there's a bunch of mistletoe junk, and that this chapter sucks, but I haven't written for a week! I know that the whole Christmas lovey-dovey stuff has been done to death, but wanted to see how it would turn out. Anyway, I think that this is the second to last chapter of this story, but we'll have to see. Bye. *Sarah*
The four friends stood without saying anything for, like, 5 minutes. That's a long time if you don't do anything. When one of the girls were about to say something, they would consider it for a while and then think the better of it. Finally, Miroku gathered enough courage to speak.
"I don't think this is the kind of thing that you rush into. We should just take everything step by step. We really shouldn't worry about this. We just mended our friendship. This is a time to celebrate!"
~~
(A few months later.)
"Finally! Christmas Eve!" Kagome exclaimed as she woke up, getting ready for the party that she was hosting that night. She walked downstairs, yawning softly. As she looked through the decorations that her mother had pulled out, she came across mistletoe. She instantly thought of Inu-Yasha. She wondered if she could steal a kiss from her boyfriend, if you could call Inu-Yasha her boyfriend. They had been 'dating' for a month now, and she wanted to make this an actual relationship. Maybe Sango was thinking the same thing. After she finished hanging the adornments, she looked through her closet to see if there was anything she could wear.
"Why is there nothing to wear?!?" She screamed in frustration. She wanted the party to be perfect, especially since Inu-Yasha was going to be there. She took a quick trip to the mall in search of a flawless outfit that would also make her a presentable hostess. She finally chose a dark blue skirt and a red turtleneck with small green stripes. When she got home, she stressed over how she should do her hair. She didn't think she would look nice with her hair up, but she didn't it want to be plain. She thought of the poinsettia-shaped hair ornament that her father gave as a Christmas present a few years back: the last Christmas she spent with him. She carefully placed it her hair, and all of her other problems seemed to melt away. She took a deep breath and smiled at herself in the mirror. Right on time, the doorbell rang. Straightening her skirt one last time, she opened the door.
"Inu-Yasha!" Kagome exclaimed, surprised that he was the first guest.
"Are you gonna invite me in or what?" he asked.
"Oh, sure! Sit down."
~~
After a half an hour, all of the guests had arrived, and the karaoke contest began. Kagome thought that Sango should go first, since she had the most beautiful voice. She picked a song that she thought would relate to their lives: Dearest. As she sang, Miroku was plotting how to get Sango under the mistletoe with him. Kagome just sat and had a nice conversation with Inu-Yasha.
"You look pretty, Kagome," Inu-Yasha said to her.
"Thanks. Well, it looks like Sango finished her song! I wonder what her score is." Kagome looked over at the screen and was amazed that her score was a 98!
"Who wants to sing next?" Kagome asked loudly to the hoard of people that were crowded in her living room. At the moment she spoke, everything was so silent, that you could only hear the crickets chirping in the background. "I guess no one wants to sing, huh? I'll go next then." She looked for a good song. She picked 'My will'. 'I hope this will never happen with us!' Kagome thought when she looked over at Inu-Yasha. (Such a sad song!)
She picked up the microphone and started singing with so much passion. To her, the song seemed too short, and when the music ended, she was shocked to find her score was a 94! She squealed in delight.
"Now who wants to sing?" Kagome asked, hoping that one of the guests would be brave enough.
Again, there was silence.
"Why doesn't anyone want to sing?" Kagome asked.
"I will." Kagome's friend said softly. She was shy, but loved to sing.
"Great! Pick a song."
She walked up to the microphone and began singing 'Amazing Kiss', by BoA. Miroku stared at her (her butt, mostly) and Sango gave him an evil look. He was at a crossroads. He could keep on staring and enjoy it, or he could deny his perverted nature and keep Sango happy. He isn't that much of an idiot, so he picked the obvious choice. But how could he get her under mistletoe? He wanted to be 'going further' into their relationship. Sango was thinking the exact same thing.
"Inu-Yasha! Do you want something to drink?" Kagome asked, praying that her plan would work.
"Uh, sure." Inu-Yasha walked into the kitchen and walked out with eggnog, completely missing the point of going into the kitchen with Kagome since he didn't even notice the mistletoe! 'What does it take?' Kagome wondered. 'Maybe I should be less subtle, or maybe I should keep trying,' She chose the latter, asking him to help her pass out the snacks. He walked quicker than Kagome and they missed another chance. Kagome was getting really annoyed. She went over and talked to Sango, while Miroku tried to explain what Kagome was doing.
"Kagome's trying to get you two under a doorway!"
"What for?" Inu-Yasha asked bluntly.
"That's where the mistletoe are!" Miroku exclaimed, not understanding why Kagome picked Inu-Yasha.
"Oh," was Inu-Yasha's sophisticated reply.
~~
"Sango, Inu-Yasha doesn't see the mistletoe! Every time I try to walk in with him, he speeds up or slows down for some reason."
"I don't think Miroku's that thick-headed. Maybe you should just try harder."
"Yeah, let's just hope that Miroku's trying to help him out, rather than teach him 10 ways to look up a girl's skirt."
"To him, it's the same thing!"
~~
Inu-Yasha, with his newly acquired information, decided not to be so stupid if Kagome tried anything.
"So, what do you want for a Christmas present?" he asked, trying to strike up a good conversation.
"Nothing," She told him, "Just you." She smiled at him. "So, I want to show you something. Follow me." He trailed behind her to her room, where she had hung up many bunches of mistletoe without overdoing it. She reached into the most hidden compartment of her desk and took out a very small box and handed it to Inu-Yasha.
"What is it?" he asked while trying to tear through the wrapping paper. Inside, he found a friendship ring; not one of those girly rings (thank heavens) and it had something engraved in very small but legible print. It said: Kagome and Inu-Yasha: meant to be.
"Do you like it? Or rather, do you agree?" Kagome asked.
"Yeah, but why is your name first?" he joked.
"Because I'm more important, aren't I?" Kagome pointed directly above them (where mistletoe were) and gave him a light kiss on the lips. Inu-Yasha deepened the kiss. "I've been waiting for that." Kagome said.
"Me too," he answered.
~~
"Ok, you've all been informed about the gift exchange, so I hope you've come with a couple presents." Kagome announced.
Sango hoped that Miroku would like her gift. It was a (very expensive) watch, since he was always late to their dates. Miroku had gotten a charm bracelet for her. It had 2 charms, a heart and a snowflake. They loved their gifts, and decided that they didn't need mistletoe to enjoy a kiss. As the night came to an end, Kagome passed out small gifts to everyone who came, except for Sango, Miroku, and Inu-Yasha. They received a cute silver locket with the words, friends forever, on the front, and on the inside was a picture of the four of them taken 4 years before, at the end of elementary school. It was the perfect ending to a perfect holiday.
A/N: How do you like it? I know there's a bunch of mistletoe junk, and that this chapter sucks, but I haven't written for a week! I know that the whole Christmas lovey-dovey stuff has been done to death, but wanted to see how it would turn out. Anyway, I think that this is the second to last chapter of this story, but we'll have to see. Bye. *Sarah*