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Inuyasha's Christmas Adventure
Chapter 4
Inuyasha paced nervously in the waiting room of the hospital. The medic at the school had insisted that they bring her here for some 'tests'. 'Feh, stupid tests. She is always taking tests. Can't they tell that she is fine now that she is out of the fire?' He thought to himself as he turned sharply as the waiting room door opened.
"Inuyasha, you should stop pacing so much. You'll make yourself dizzy." Mrs. Higurashi said walking in the room holding a can of soda out to him. "Here. I figured you would like something to drink." She smiled patiently at him as he grabbed the can with a huff and plopped down on the floor, leaning his back up against the wall. "They should be done with her shortly. They just wanted to take a few x-rays to make sure that everything is ok." Mrs. Higurashi said taking a seat in a chair next to the hanyou. They both sat there for several minutes deep in their own thoughts before she spoke again.
"Inuyasha. I would like to thank you for saving Kagome, and not just today. I know that you face a lot of danger over in your time. I'm thankful that she has you and the others to help her and lookout for her." She said looking down at Inuyasha who had his head bowed, trying to hide his face. "Feh, No problem." He replied, but she could see a very slight smile and a tough of pink on his cheeks from where she was sitting. Just then the doctor came in and walked over.
"Mrs. Higurashi, you can go in and see her now we should have the results from the x-rays shortly. Now, if you'll follow me." He said and walked back out of the waiting room followed by Mrs. Higurashi and Inuyasha.
They followed the doctor into another part of the hospital that had a lot of curtained off areas. Mrs. Higurashi had called it the 'Emergency Room'. All Inuyasha knew was that the smell of medicines and sickness and injuries in there was making him sick. The doctor stopped at one and pulled the curtain aside so that they could go into the small area. Kagome was sitting on the bed that was present in the room still wearing her soot- covered uniform.
"Kagome sweetie, are you feeling better?" Mrs. Higurashi giving her daughter a hug.
"Yes mom. I'm fine. A little smoke won't stop me." She said giving her mom her best fake cheerful smile.
"Well, I'm glad dear. I do want you to take it easy though. I don't think you should be running off on any of you missions for a few days." Mrs. Higurashi said turning her head slightly to look at Inuyasha, who just humped and looked away. "Why don't the two of you stay here for a few days? Tomorrow night there is a festival down town. You could take Inuyasha and have a little fun for once." She suggested to her daughter.
"Kagome." Inuyasha growled quietly and glaring at her out of the corner of his eye. 'She better not have forgotten that tomorrow night is the new moon.' He thought to himself.
"W-we can't mom." Kagome stuttered, having seen the look Inuyasha was giving her.
"Give me a good reason and I'll consider it." Mrs. Higurashi said, giving them both one of her rare, stern, I'm the one that is in charge here, looks.
Inuyasha, who had never seen her mother give that look before gulped. 'I don't think I want to piss her off. I bet she can be scarier than Kagome.' Needless to say there were times when Kagome could scare the fur off of his ears when she was mad. Not that he would ever tell anyone or act scared of her.
"Well uh, you see." Kagome sputtered looking at Inuyasha pleadingly. "She doesn't know about you turning human on the new moon." She whispered quietly enough for only his ears to hear.
Inuyasha sighed heavily and nodded to her, letting her know that he heard. "It's because it's not safe for me here." He said simply turning to look at her mother who was now giving him her undivided attention. "On the new moon I turn fully human." He said quietly.
"I see." Mrs. Higurashi said surprised. Then an idea hit her. "Well why don't you spend the new moon here with Kagome in this time? There aren't any demons now and you would blend in. Kagome could take you to the festival and you could have a chance to see what it's like being a young adult in this time." She said giving him a big smile.
He wondered why he had never thought of that. Granted he knew how to survive in his time and knew next to nothing about hers, but at least he wouldn't have to worry about demons coming after the jewel shards. He looked at Kagome out of the corner of his eye to see what her reaction was to her mother's suggestion. She had her head bent with an unreadable expression on her face. "Kagome, do you want to stay here?" He asked, knowing that her mother wanted her to stay here for a while after getting caught in the fire. Not that he really blamed Mrs. Higurashi for it. He was worried about her too and wanted to keep her safe.
Her head snapped up and she looked at him, the surprise clearly written all over her face. "It would be nice to spend some more time with my family and friends. I kind of feel like I have been neglecting everyone here." She said quietly.
"Feh, fine then it's settled. We'll stay here." He said crossing his arms and turning around.
"Good. When they release Kagome why don't we go and get you some more modern clothes and some dinner?" Mrs. Higurashi said smiling once again.
"Whatever." Was his only reply.
The doctor then walks in with good news and Kagome is released.
****
It had taken them an hour to fill out the release forms and to drive to the mall but here they were and Inuyasha was very nervous seeing how big the crowd inside the mall was.
Kagome noticed how nervous he was and placed a hand on his arm. "It's ok Inuyasha, we will only be here for a little while. Just make sure not to lose sight of me and my mom, ok?" She said smiling up at him.
"Feh, whatever." He said looking around.
"Well lets go into the men's clothing store over there." Mrs. Higurashi said. "They have nice clothes and they aren't too expensive." With that they went into the store and started looking around.
Inuyasha didn't know what to make of all these funny looking clothes so he just let Kagome and her mom pick-out clothes for him. Of course he wasn't too thrilled when he had to try on several different pairs of jeans and t- shirts so that they could figure out what size he was, but it was a fairly uneventful trip. He got some pants, shirts, and they bought him two hats. He was just when they were done because he was getting hungry, not to mention that all the smells in the mall were starting to overwhelm him.
They stopped at a little restaurant that was on the way home. "Now Inuyasha, please behave and try to use some manners." Mrs. Higurashi said as they got out of the car.
"Fine. Whatever." Inuyasha mumbled.
There were only a few other customers, all eating their dinners and talking softly. 'Feh, I hope I don't make a fool out of myself.' Inuyasha thought. To be honest, he was more than a little nervous at eating out.
They were seated at a table by the window overlooking the street outside. They looked at the menu that they had each been given when Mrs. Higurashi noticed a few snowflakes were beginning to fall.
"Oh look Kagome, it's snowing!" Mrs. Higurashi said cheerfully. "I'm glad that we aren't very far from the shrine."
"Me too mom." Kagome said looking at her menu. "Hey Inuyasha, they have ramen." She said looking up at the hanyou and smiling.
"They do? Then that's what I'll get." He said putting down his menu, trying hard not to nock anything over.
After a few minuets the waiter came over and took their order.
"Kagome, we will be putting up Christmas decorations tonight when we get home." Mrs. Higurashi said. "We wanted to wait until you were home to do it. I know how much you like to help hang the ornaments on the tree." She then turned and smiled at Inuyasha. "I was going to ask you to stay anyway to help. I know that they don't have Christmas in your era and I thought that you might enjoy seeing all the decorations"
"Yeah, I guess." Inuyasha replied. He wasn't really paying attention because he had just noticed the brightly decorated park that was located across from the resturant. There were little white lights in the trees and he could see a few evergreens with multi colored lights in them.
Kagome notice him staring out the window and turned to see what he was looking at. She smiled at the sight of the brightly lit park. "Hey mom, after we eat would it be ok if me and Inuyasha took a walk in the park over there?" She asked.
"As long as you feel up to it and don't take too long. I don't want you to get chilled or anything." Mrs. Higurashi replied smiling at her daughter.
"I'll be fine mom. I think some fresh air will do me some good anyway." Kagome replied as the waiter returned with their food.
They ate their dinner quietly. Inuyasha was trying his hardest not to just pick up the bowl and slurp down his dinner. He didn't want Kagome's mom to get made at him, the idea was just too scary to contemplate.
After they finished eating Kagome stood up grabbing the jacket that she brought with her. "Ok mom, we'll be back in a few minutes." She said grabbing Inuyasha by the arm and walking towards the door.
"Ok sweetie. I'll wait here for you." She said to her daughter and then asked the waiter for another cup of tea.
As they walked through the park, Inuyasha couldn't help but look at all the lights. 'Wow, it's so pretty. It's like they put star on the trees or something.' He thought to himself.
"It's so pretty isn't it Inuyasha." Kagome asked quietly, also admiring the lights. "Christmas has always been my favorite time of year. I love all the lights and decorations. Everything is always so pretty." She said looking up at Inuyasha.
"Oi Kagome, look at that one." Inuyasha said as the rounded a corner in the path and came to a large evergreen that was located in the center of the park. It was covered in both white and multicolored lights with a large gold star on the top.
"Oh wow. This ones even prettier that the rest." Kagome said walking up to the tree with a smile on her face.
"Kagome, why did they put lights on the trees anyway?" Inuyasha asked as he stood next to Kagome. All the times he had been to her era, he had never seen anything, it was amazing.
"Well, they are going to be holding the Christmas festival down here tomorrow night." Kagome replied looking up at Inuyasha.
"What is 'Christmas' anyway?" Inuyasha asked looking at Kagome out of the corner of his eye.
"I never did explain it to you did I?" Kagome said smiling at him. "It's a holiday that they celebrate in my era that is about spending time with people you care about, like your friends and family. Everyone decorates their home and have parties and sing songs and give gifts to each other. It doesn't really matter what you get people either, its just a way to show that you think about them and care. I know my brother usually makes his own gifts." She said turning back to the tree.
Inuyasha looks down at the girl by his side. 'I can see why Kagome wanted to stay home then. I guess she really does miss her friends and family more than she lets on.' Inuyasha started to feel bad for all the time he had dragged her to his era when she had asked to stay. "Kagome, I'm sorry." Inuyasha whispered quietly looking back up at the tree.
"For what?" She was confused now. He NEVER apologized for anything.
"For dragging you away from your family all the time. I never realized how much you missed them." He replied quietly.
"Inuyasha, it's ok. I like going with you and the others." Kagome said stepping over to Inuyasha and wrapping her arms around him.
He was a bit surprised but after a few seconds he wrapped his arms around her and buried his nose in her hair, breathing in her scent. Oh how he loved hugging her, he liked the feel of her in his arms, it made him feel so happy. Of course he wasn't about to tell anyone that.
After standing like that for a couple of minuets he felt her shiver ever so slightly. "You're starting to get cold. Lets go back to you mom." He said gently, moving away form her.
"Yeah, I guess we should." Kagome said moving back down the path.
As they walked back toward the resturant Inuyasha reached over and took Kagome's hand in his for a moment and gave it a light squeeze. They looked at each other for a moment and smiled.
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Inuyasha's Christmas Adventure
Chapter 4
Inuyasha paced nervously in the waiting room of the hospital. The medic at the school had insisted that they bring her here for some 'tests'. 'Feh, stupid tests. She is always taking tests. Can't they tell that she is fine now that she is out of the fire?' He thought to himself as he turned sharply as the waiting room door opened.
"Inuyasha, you should stop pacing so much. You'll make yourself dizzy." Mrs. Higurashi said walking in the room holding a can of soda out to him. "Here. I figured you would like something to drink." She smiled patiently at him as he grabbed the can with a huff and plopped down on the floor, leaning his back up against the wall. "They should be done with her shortly. They just wanted to take a few x-rays to make sure that everything is ok." Mrs. Higurashi said taking a seat in a chair next to the hanyou. They both sat there for several minutes deep in their own thoughts before she spoke again.
"Inuyasha. I would like to thank you for saving Kagome, and not just today. I know that you face a lot of danger over in your time. I'm thankful that she has you and the others to help her and lookout for her." She said looking down at Inuyasha who had his head bowed, trying to hide his face. "Feh, No problem." He replied, but she could see a very slight smile and a tough of pink on his cheeks from where she was sitting. Just then the doctor came in and walked over.
"Mrs. Higurashi, you can go in and see her now we should have the results from the x-rays shortly. Now, if you'll follow me." He said and walked back out of the waiting room followed by Mrs. Higurashi and Inuyasha.
They followed the doctor into another part of the hospital that had a lot of curtained off areas. Mrs. Higurashi had called it the 'Emergency Room'. All Inuyasha knew was that the smell of medicines and sickness and injuries in there was making him sick. The doctor stopped at one and pulled the curtain aside so that they could go into the small area. Kagome was sitting on the bed that was present in the room still wearing her soot- covered uniform.
"Kagome sweetie, are you feeling better?" Mrs. Higurashi giving her daughter a hug.
"Yes mom. I'm fine. A little smoke won't stop me." She said giving her mom her best fake cheerful smile.
"Well, I'm glad dear. I do want you to take it easy though. I don't think you should be running off on any of you missions for a few days." Mrs. Higurashi said turning her head slightly to look at Inuyasha, who just humped and looked away. "Why don't the two of you stay here for a few days? Tomorrow night there is a festival down town. You could take Inuyasha and have a little fun for once." She suggested to her daughter.
"Kagome." Inuyasha growled quietly and glaring at her out of the corner of his eye. 'She better not have forgotten that tomorrow night is the new moon.' He thought to himself.
"W-we can't mom." Kagome stuttered, having seen the look Inuyasha was giving her.
"Give me a good reason and I'll consider it." Mrs. Higurashi said, giving them both one of her rare, stern, I'm the one that is in charge here, looks.
Inuyasha, who had never seen her mother give that look before gulped. 'I don't think I want to piss her off. I bet she can be scarier than Kagome.' Needless to say there were times when Kagome could scare the fur off of his ears when she was mad. Not that he would ever tell anyone or act scared of her.
"Well uh, you see." Kagome sputtered looking at Inuyasha pleadingly. "She doesn't know about you turning human on the new moon." She whispered quietly enough for only his ears to hear.
Inuyasha sighed heavily and nodded to her, letting her know that he heard. "It's because it's not safe for me here." He said simply turning to look at her mother who was now giving him her undivided attention. "On the new moon I turn fully human." He said quietly.
"I see." Mrs. Higurashi said surprised. Then an idea hit her. "Well why don't you spend the new moon here with Kagome in this time? There aren't any demons now and you would blend in. Kagome could take you to the festival and you could have a chance to see what it's like being a young adult in this time." She said giving him a big smile.
He wondered why he had never thought of that. Granted he knew how to survive in his time and knew next to nothing about hers, but at least he wouldn't have to worry about demons coming after the jewel shards. He looked at Kagome out of the corner of his eye to see what her reaction was to her mother's suggestion. She had her head bent with an unreadable expression on her face. "Kagome, do you want to stay here?" He asked, knowing that her mother wanted her to stay here for a while after getting caught in the fire. Not that he really blamed Mrs. Higurashi for it. He was worried about her too and wanted to keep her safe.
Her head snapped up and she looked at him, the surprise clearly written all over her face. "It would be nice to spend some more time with my family and friends. I kind of feel like I have been neglecting everyone here." She said quietly.
"Feh, fine then it's settled. We'll stay here." He said crossing his arms and turning around.
"Good. When they release Kagome why don't we go and get you some more modern clothes and some dinner?" Mrs. Higurashi said smiling once again.
"Whatever." Was his only reply.
The doctor then walks in with good news and Kagome is released.
****
It had taken them an hour to fill out the release forms and to drive to the mall but here they were and Inuyasha was very nervous seeing how big the crowd inside the mall was.
Kagome noticed how nervous he was and placed a hand on his arm. "It's ok Inuyasha, we will only be here for a little while. Just make sure not to lose sight of me and my mom, ok?" She said smiling up at him.
"Feh, whatever." He said looking around.
"Well lets go into the men's clothing store over there." Mrs. Higurashi said. "They have nice clothes and they aren't too expensive." With that they went into the store and started looking around.
Inuyasha didn't know what to make of all these funny looking clothes so he just let Kagome and her mom pick-out clothes for him. Of course he wasn't too thrilled when he had to try on several different pairs of jeans and t- shirts so that they could figure out what size he was, but it was a fairly uneventful trip. He got some pants, shirts, and they bought him two hats. He was just when they were done because he was getting hungry, not to mention that all the smells in the mall were starting to overwhelm him.
They stopped at a little restaurant that was on the way home. "Now Inuyasha, please behave and try to use some manners." Mrs. Higurashi said as they got out of the car.
"Fine. Whatever." Inuyasha mumbled.
There were only a few other customers, all eating their dinners and talking softly. 'Feh, I hope I don't make a fool out of myself.' Inuyasha thought. To be honest, he was more than a little nervous at eating out.
They were seated at a table by the window overlooking the street outside. They looked at the menu that they had each been given when Mrs. Higurashi noticed a few snowflakes were beginning to fall.
"Oh look Kagome, it's snowing!" Mrs. Higurashi said cheerfully. "I'm glad that we aren't very far from the shrine."
"Me too mom." Kagome said looking at her menu. "Hey Inuyasha, they have ramen." She said looking up at the hanyou and smiling.
"They do? Then that's what I'll get." He said putting down his menu, trying hard not to nock anything over.
After a few minuets the waiter came over and took their order.
"Kagome, we will be putting up Christmas decorations tonight when we get home." Mrs. Higurashi said. "We wanted to wait until you were home to do it. I know how much you like to help hang the ornaments on the tree." She then turned and smiled at Inuyasha. "I was going to ask you to stay anyway to help. I know that they don't have Christmas in your era and I thought that you might enjoy seeing all the decorations"
"Yeah, I guess." Inuyasha replied. He wasn't really paying attention because he had just noticed the brightly decorated park that was located across from the resturant. There were little white lights in the trees and he could see a few evergreens with multi colored lights in them.
Kagome notice him staring out the window and turned to see what he was looking at. She smiled at the sight of the brightly lit park. "Hey mom, after we eat would it be ok if me and Inuyasha took a walk in the park over there?" She asked.
"As long as you feel up to it and don't take too long. I don't want you to get chilled or anything." Mrs. Higurashi replied smiling at her daughter.
"I'll be fine mom. I think some fresh air will do me some good anyway." Kagome replied as the waiter returned with their food.
They ate their dinner quietly. Inuyasha was trying his hardest not to just pick up the bowl and slurp down his dinner. He didn't want Kagome's mom to get made at him, the idea was just too scary to contemplate.
After they finished eating Kagome stood up grabbing the jacket that she brought with her. "Ok mom, we'll be back in a few minutes." She said grabbing Inuyasha by the arm and walking towards the door.
"Ok sweetie. I'll wait here for you." She said to her daughter and then asked the waiter for another cup of tea.
As they walked through the park, Inuyasha couldn't help but look at all the lights. 'Wow, it's so pretty. It's like they put star on the trees or something.' He thought to himself.
"It's so pretty isn't it Inuyasha." Kagome asked quietly, also admiring the lights. "Christmas has always been my favorite time of year. I love all the lights and decorations. Everything is always so pretty." She said looking up at Inuyasha.
"Oi Kagome, look at that one." Inuyasha said as the rounded a corner in the path and came to a large evergreen that was located in the center of the park. It was covered in both white and multicolored lights with a large gold star on the top.
"Oh wow. This ones even prettier that the rest." Kagome said walking up to the tree with a smile on her face.
"Kagome, why did they put lights on the trees anyway?" Inuyasha asked as he stood next to Kagome. All the times he had been to her era, he had never seen anything, it was amazing.
"Well, they are going to be holding the Christmas festival down here tomorrow night." Kagome replied looking up at Inuyasha.
"What is 'Christmas' anyway?" Inuyasha asked looking at Kagome out of the corner of his eye.
"I never did explain it to you did I?" Kagome said smiling at him. "It's a holiday that they celebrate in my era that is about spending time with people you care about, like your friends and family. Everyone decorates their home and have parties and sing songs and give gifts to each other. It doesn't really matter what you get people either, its just a way to show that you think about them and care. I know my brother usually makes his own gifts." She said turning back to the tree.
Inuyasha looks down at the girl by his side. 'I can see why Kagome wanted to stay home then. I guess she really does miss her friends and family more than she lets on.' Inuyasha started to feel bad for all the time he had dragged her to his era when she had asked to stay. "Kagome, I'm sorry." Inuyasha whispered quietly looking back up at the tree.
"For what?" She was confused now. He NEVER apologized for anything.
"For dragging you away from your family all the time. I never realized how much you missed them." He replied quietly.
"Inuyasha, it's ok. I like going with you and the others." Kagome said stepping over to Inuyasha and wrapping her arms around him.
He was a bit surprised but after a few seconds he wrapped his arms around her and buried his nose in her hair, breathing in her scent. Oh how he loved hugging her, he liked the feel of her in his arms, it made him feel so happy. Of course he wasn't about to tell anyone that.
After standing like that for a couple of minuets he felt her shiver ever so slightly. "You're starting to get cold. Lets go back to you mom." He said gently, moving away form her.
"Yeah, I guess we should." Kagome said moving back down the path.
As they walked back toward the resturant Inuyasha reached over and took Kagome's hand in his for a moment and gave it a light squeeze. They looked at each other for a moment and smiled.