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Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha.
" " - Speech ' ' - Thoughts **** - Scene changes
Inuyasha's Christmas Adventure
Chapter 8
The rest of the afternoon went uneventfully. Inuyasha was fairly pleased with himself, even though he didn't get to beat up Hojo, he also didn't get 'sat' for coming to her rescue. He knew it was probably because he had kept his mouth shut, unlike when Kouga was around, but it didn't matter. Yep, life was good as far as he was concerned.
After they ate dinner, Inuyasha was sitting in the living room with Kagome and Sota. They were watching some kind of TV show about a guy named 'Santa Claws' and flying reindeer. And those 'elf' creatures looked too much like demons for his taste. Mrs. Higurashi appeared with a large laundry basket full of presents. They had decided that since Kagome and Inuyasha would be going back to the Feudal era the next day that they would be opening presents that night.
"Sota dear, go get your grandfather please." Mrs. Higurashi said putting the basket down by the tree.
"Ok mom." Sota said running off.
Kagome watched her mom start to unload the basket for a moment before asking, "Do you want me to help you mom?"
"Sure honey." Mrs. Higurashi said smiling at her daughter as she moved off of the couch and kneeled next to her.
A couple of minutes passed before grandpa walked in carrying a few small packages with Sota on his heels.
Once everyone was seated Kagome and Mrs. Higurashi started passing out gifts. Inuyasha felt out of place in such an intimate family moment. He felt like an intruder who was watching from the shadows, someone who was there but shouldn't be. It made him want to go and hide in Kagome's room, even better would be to go back to his own time.
He had just made-up his mind to go and hide in Kagome's room, since it held the least risk for being 'sat' when Mrs. Higurashi walked up to him. He was surprised when she handed him a small, brightly wrapped package. "Here Inuyasha, this ones for you." She said smiling at him.
He stared at her for a moment with wide eyes before replying quietly, "But I don't have anything to give any of you." She just laughed softly.
"You protect my daughter. I'm sure that she would not have survived all the battles that you've been through if it wasn't for you." She said smiling kindly at him as he carefully took the gift from her. As she turned around, no one noticed the wink that she sent to Sota. "Any way Inuyasha, Sota has a better surprise to show you latter."
Everyone took turns opening their gifts, Sota got some clothes and CD's, Kagome got some warm clothing for her trips to the past, grandpa and Mrs. Higurashi also got some clothing and books. Sota had made cards for everyone and Kagome had given everyone a small string of prayer beads. Inuyasha remembered Miroku showing her how to make them a couple of months ago.
"Ok Inuyasha dear, go ahead and open yours." Mrs. Higurashi said.
He looked at the small package for a moment before carefully removing the paper like he had seen everyone else do. He blinked at what he held. There were two items that looked kinda like hands but with half of the fingers removed and they were black. After a moment of inspecting the items he looked up. "What are these?" He asked slightly confused.
Kagome came over and sat down next to him laughing softly as she picked-up one of the items. "They're gloves. Bikers usually wear them." She said. "They have the ends of the fingers cut off so that it doesn't hinder the grasping of objects and the palms are made to give a better grip on handle bars. But in your case it should work just fine for tetsuaiga, and your can still use your claws."
"They should also help keep your hands a little bit warmer." Mrs. Higurashi added.
"Th-Thank you." Inuyasha said. He was stunned at their thoughtfulness. Once again Kagome's family surprised him at how caring they could be. It didn't matter that it was just a pair of 'gloves' it was the fact that what they got him showed some concern for him and that they even thought about the fact that he had claws and would need to be able to use his sword.
Mrs. Higurashi was pleased by his reaction. She couldn't wait to see his reaction for what they had to show him upstairs. Not even Kagome knew. It had been an idea that had occurred to Sota a few months ago, and it was easy enough to accomplish with Kagome gone so much.
"Hey mom. Can we do it now?" Sota asked quietly.
Mrs. Higurashi smiled down at her son. "Yes Sota. I think now would be perfect." She replied before turning to Inuyasha. "Inuyasha dear, we have something else for you." She said smiling at the slightly confused look on the hanyou's face.
"You do?" He was both a little confused and very curious.
"Yes, come with us." Mrs. Higurashi said heading toward the stairs with the rest of her family following behind. When everyone was at the top of the stairs she pulled down the steps for the attic and went up. Once everyone was up there she went over to a curtained doorway and walked through the last ones in were Inuyasha and Kagome.
Inuyasha froze at what he saw, it was a small room containing a window, a futon, a small table with a lamp, some shelves and a thing that Kagome called a 'dresser' which had a small mirror over it. Several old, but soft rugs covered the floor.
"Mom what." Kagome said looking around the room in as much wonder as Inuyasha.
Mrs. Higurashi smiled at her daughter as she stepped over to Inuyasha's side. "This is your surprise Inuyasha. We fixed up a part of the attic for you to use when ever you come to this era." She said placing a hand on his arm. "We would like you to consider this as your home Inuyasha, even though this is not your era, you're always welcome in this house."
Inuyasha was dumb struck. A home, they were giving him a place to call home. "B-but." He stuttered causing Mrs. Higurashi to laugh softly.
"No buts Inuyasha. We want you to be a part of our family." She said giving him a motherly hug. "Anyway your like a second son to me. I worry about both Kagome and you with all those battles that you are always fighting." She said softly before releasing him.
"Feh" He said softly looking away trying to hide the slight smile and blush from everyone's view.
"Come on you guys lets go back downstairs and give Inuyasha a few minuets alone." Mrs. Higurashi said smiling. "You too Kagome." She said shooing her daughter out in front of her.
Kagome smiled at Inuyasha as she walked passed; she was as amazed as he was that her family would do something like this for him.
Inuyasha was surprised when Sota gave him a hug as he went passed and was even more surprised when her grandpa looked him in the eyes and nodded his head in acceptance. This was more than he had ever hoped for. These people wanted him to be a part of there family. They opened up their home to him. 'I never thought I would ever have a family or friends after mom died. Now.I have both.' He thought to himself as he sat down on the futon, which was covered in several warm blankets, and looked out the window at the stars.
A little while latter he heard someone come up the attic steps. He smelled Kagome before she pulled back the curtain that served as a door to his room. He stood up when she came in the room and looked at her nervously as she walked over to him.
"Inuyasha, I have something for you too. I just didn't want to give it to you in front of the others." She said bowing her head slightly, peeking his curiosity. He could tell that she was a little nervous and embarrassed about what ever it was that she was about to give him.
She reached into her pocket and pulled out a necklace. She stood up on her tiptoes and put it around Inuyasha's neck. "What is it?" He asked fingering the large heart hanging off of the chain.
"It's a locket." She said opening it up for him to see. "Remember when I brought the camera over and took everyone's picture?" She asked. When he nodded she continued, "Well, I took some of the pictures and put them in here." She said revealing the inside of the locket. There were six hears inside, each with a picture on it. There was one of Miroku, Sango, Kirara, Shippo, Keade and Kagome.
He looked at the pictures for a moment and looked back at Kagome, who was smiling at him. "This way Inuyasha, no matter where you are we are all with you." She said looking him in the eyes.
"Kagome." He whispered as he pulled her into a tight hug, a single tear slipping down his face. A tear of complete happiness.
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Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha.
" " - Speech ' ' - Thoughts **** - Scene changes
Inuyasha's Christmas Adventure
Chapter 8
The rest of the afternoon went uneventfully. Inuyasha was fairly pleased with himself, even though he didn't get to beat up Hojo, he also didn't get 'sat' for coming to her rescue. He knew it was probably because he had kept his mouth shut, unlike when Kouga was around, but it didn't matter. Yep, life was good as far as he was concerned.
After they ate dinner, Inuyasha was sitting in the living room with Kagome and Sota. They were watching some kind of TV show about a guy named 'Santa Claws' and flying reindeer. And those 'elf' creatures looked too much like demons for his taste. Mrs. Higurashi appeared with a large laundry basket full of presents. They had decided that since Kagome and Inuyasha would be going back to the Feudal era the next day that they would be opening presents that night.
"Sota dear, go get your grandfather please." Mrs. Higurashi said putting the basket down by the tree.
"Ok mom." Sota said running off.
Kagome watched her mom start to unload the basket for a moment before asking, "Do you want me to help you mom?"
"Sure honey." Mrs. Higurashi said smiling at her daughter as she moved off of the couch and kneeled next to her.
A couple of minutes passed before grandpa walked in carrying a few small packages with Sota on his heels.
Once everyone was seated Kagome and Mrs. Higurashi started passing out gifts. Inuyasha felt out of place in such an intimate family moment. He felt like an intruder who was watching from the shadows, someone who was there but shouldn't be. It made him want to go and hide in Kagome's room, even better would be to go back to his own time.
He had just made-up his mind to go and hide in Kagome's room, since it held the least risk for being 'sat' when Mrs. Higurashi walked up to him. He was surprised when she handed him a small, brightly wrapped package. "Here Inuyasha, this ones for you." She said smiling at him.
He stared at her for a moment with wide eyes before replying quietly, "But I don't have anything to give any of you." She just laughed softly.
"You protect my daughter. I'm sure that she would not have survived all the battles that you've been through if it wasn't for you." She said smiling kindly at him as he carefully took the gift from her. As she turned around, no one noticed the wink that she sent to Sota. "Any way Inuyasha, Sota has a better surprise to show you latter."
Everyone took turns opening their gifts, Sota got some clothes and CD's, Kagome got some warm clothing for her trips to the past, grandpa and Mrs. Higurashi also got some clothing and books. Sota had made cards for everyone and Kagome had given everyone a small string of prayer beads. Inuyasha remembered Miroku showing her how to make them a couple of months ago.
"Ok Inuyasha dear, go ahead and open yours." Mrs. Higurashi said.
He looked at the small package for a moment before carefully removing the paper like he had seen everyone else do. He blinked at what he held. There were two items that looked kinda like hands but with half of the fingers removed and they were black. After a moment of inspecting the items he looked up. "What are these?" He asked slightly confused.
Kagome came over and sat down next to him laughing softly as she picked-up one of the items. "They're gloves. Bikers usually wear them." She said. "They have the ends of the fingers cut off so that it doesn't hinder the grasping of objects and the palms are made to give a better grip on handle bars. But in your case it should work just fine for tetsuaiga, and your can still use your claws."
"They should also help keep your hands a little bit warmer." Mrs. Higurashi added.
"Th-Thank you." Inuyasha said. He was stunned at their thoughtfulness. Once again Kagome's family surprised him at how caring they could be. It didn't matter that it was just a pair of 'gloves' it was the fact that what they got him showed some concern for him and that they even thought about the fact that he had claws and would need to be able to use his sword.
Mrs. Higurashi was pleased by his reaction. She couldn't wait to see his reaction for what they had to show him upstairs. Not even Kagome knew. It had been an idea that had occurred to Sota a few months ago, and it was easy enough to accomplish with Kagome gone so much.
"Hey mom. Can we do it now?" Sota asked quietly.
Mrs. Higurashi smiled down at her son. "Yes Sota. I think now would be perfect." She replied before turning to Inuyasha. "Inuyasha dear, we have something else for you." She said smiling at the slightly confused look on the hanyou's face.
"You do?" He was both a little confused and very curious.
"Yes, come with us." Mrs. Higurashi said heading toward the stairs with the rest of her family following behind. When everyone was at the top of the stairs she pulled down the steps for the attic and went up. Once everyone was up there she went over to a curtained doorway and walked through the last ones in were Inuyasha and Kagome.
Inuyasha froze at what he saw, it was a small room containing a window, a futon, a small table with a lamp, some shelves and a thing that Kagome called a 'dresser' which had a small mirror over it. Several old, but soft rugs covered the floor.
"Mom what." Kagome said looking around the room in as much wonder as Inuyasha.
Mrs. Higurashi smiled at her daughter as she stepped over to Inuyasha's side. "This is your surprise Inuyasha. We fixed up a part of the attic for you to use when ever you come to this era." She said placing a hand on his arm. "We would like you to consider this as your home Inuyasha, even though this is not your era, you're always welcome in this house."
Inuyasha was dumb struck. A home, they were giving him a place to call home. "B-but." He stuttered causing Mrs. Higurashi to laugh softly.
"No buts Inuyasha. We want you to be a part of our family." She said giving him a motherly hug. "Anyway your like a second son to me. I worry about both Kagome and you with all those battles that you are always fighting." She said softly before releasing him.
"Feh" He said softly looking away trying to hide the slight smile and blush from everyone's view.
"Come on you guys lets go back downstairs and give Inuyasha a few minuets alone." Mrs. Higurashi said smiling. "You too Kagome." She said shooing her daughter out in front of her.
Kagome smiled at Inuyasha as she walked passed; she was as amazed as he was that her family would do something like this for him.
Inuyasha was surprised when Sota gave him a hug as he went passed and was even more surprised when her grandpa looked him in the eyes and nodded his head in acceptance. This was more than he had ever hoped for. These people wanted him to be a part of there family. They opened up their home to him. 'I never thought I would ever have a family or friends after mom died. Now.I have both.' He thought to himself as he sat down on the futon, which was covered in several warm blankets, and looked out the window at the stars.
A little while latter he heard someone come up the attic steps. He smelled Kagome before she pulled back the curtain that served as a door to his room. He stood up when she came in the room and looked at her nervously as she walked over to him.
"Inuyasha, I have something for you too. I just didn't want to give it to you in front of the others." She said bowing her head slightly, peeking his curiosity. He could tell that she was a little nervous and embarrassed about what ever it was that she was about to give him.
She reached into her pocket and pulled out a necklace. She stood up on her tiptoes and put it around Inuyasha's neck. "What is it?" He asked fingering the large heart hanging off of the chain.
"It's a locket." She said opening it up for him to see. "Remember when I brought the camera over and took everyone's picture?" She asked. When he nodded she continued, "Well, I took some of the pictures and put them in here." She said revealing the inside of the locket. There were six hears inside, each with a picture on it. There was one of Miroku, Sango, Kirara, Shippo, Keade and Kagome.
He looked at the pictures for a moment and looked back at Kagome, who was smiling at him. "This way Inuyasha, no matter where you are we are all with you." She said looking him in the eyes.
"Kagome." He whispered as he pulled her into a tight hug, a single tear slipping down his face. A tear of complete happiness.
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