'You guys are never coming with me again," Inuyasha growled at his companions, who were so loud that he was sure even Kagome's weak ears could hear them. "We have to be quiet or Kagome will hear us," the hanyo whispered as he climbed out of the well.
"Kagome! Hey Kagome! Where are ya?" Shippo yelled, gaining a punch in the head by Inuyasha. Sango noticed Sami's fresh tracks in the snow.
"This looks like her house," she said, and calmly walked over to the door. Miroku followed, lifting his robes to keep them from dragging in the snow. The half-Youkai grabbed the small Kitsune by the tail and trudged to the door.
*Great. I thought I could have a nice 'Christmas' with Kagome; whatever a Christmas is, but not now. If Shippo hadn't found us, this wouldn't have happened, * Inuyasha thought glumly, and to prove his point, he tightened his hold on Shippo's tail. The two reached the door, and while the others were debating on how to enter, Inuyasha stepped up to the door and knocked.
"Did someone just knock?" Sami asked. The two girls turned toward the door Sami had just entered. Kagome stepped past her friend, shrugging her shoulders, and turned the handle.
"Kagome!" Shippo cried and flung himself at his surprised friend.
"Shippo, how'd you get here? Miroku? Sango? But the only way you could pass through the well is if . . . Inuyasha!" She flung open the door with a look in her eye that just meant, "SIT!" Flop. Curses muffled by snow.
"Um…" Sami started.
"Oh, sorry Sami. These are my friends; Sango is a demon hunter, Miroku, the slightly lecherous priest, Shippo of the Fox demons, and this is Inuyasha." Kagome pointed to everyone in turn then faced Sami.
"THE Inuyasha? The one you keep writing about?" Sami asked excitedly.
"Who is this Kagome? She gives me the creeps and. . . You wrote to someone about me?!" The Hanyo yelled. Kagome's eye twitched.
"This is my friend Sami," Kagome began calmly, "She's my pen-pal from America. I write to her, she writes back." Suddenly, Inuyasha's ears perked us and his nose started twitching. "What is it?" she asked.
"Snow. There's gonna be one helluva storm real soon," the hanyo replied tersely.
"Uh, Kagome," Shippo started, "Could we come in? I'm a demon and everything, but my paws are going numb out here."
"I guess so. But only until the storm's over," she replied, looking at everyone and giving a withering stare to Inuyasha. Meanwhile, Sami had been bouncing around and asking questions to anyone who would answer (she had said 'no' to Miroku's request of baring him a son). Then she noticed Shippo.
"Awwww, you're sooo cute! Could I pet you?" She asked, trying to look ultra-cute with her fists up on her cheeks and eyes twice their normal size. But before she could pick up the fuzzy Kitsune, Inuyasha asked,
"Hey ya guys, what's up with the hats?"
"Oh these?" Kagome fiddled with the brim and said, "Sami, you were going to tell me about Christmas."
That's why we came, Kagome! We wanted to know about Christmas too," Shippo said before being scooped up by Sami.
"I'll tell you all about it," the blond-haired girl said.
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Sorry 'bout the kinda crappy ending. But I promise they'll be more fun stuff coming!