A/N: AAAAHHHHHHH! Damned comp crashed RIGHT when I was about to go save! . Now I hafta start all over.
Damnit! Well, anyway... coming attractions... Well, we're almost at New Year's Eve, which would be the crisis... the reasons for the rating change will become more apparent then...
Err... I've almost figured out a contest, so expect to see that soon too...
This chapter will most likely be short, and hopefully funny. I'm not sure if I'll be able to pull it off though... I just watched Road to Perdition, and I'm kinda depressed.
Disclaimer: Still poor!
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Hangin' round,
downtown by myself,
and I've had so much time,
to sit and think about myself,
and then there she was,
like double cherry pie,
yeah there she was,
like disco superfly
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Inuyasha smiled, quietly humming the tune of Rivendell by Rush as he walked down the local strip mall. The peaceful feeling of the song reflected his own mood. So what if tomorrow was Christmas and he hadn't don any shopping? So what if he had no money? He was in love, and life was good, and... was that Miroku?
Inuyasha smiled. Standing no more than ten feet away was his best friend, looking contemplative as he stared at the Cinnabon stand. Inuyasha sauntered up to him.
"Hello my dear friend!" he said cheerfully.
"Hallo Inuyasha... say, you wouldn't have an extra... hmm, say, hundred bucks on you, would you?"
Inuyasha face faulted. "You mean... you're poor too?"
"Yeah man... I guess poverty is contagious."
Inuyasha nearly sobbed. "I am soooo screwed!"
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I smell sex and,
candy here,
who's that lounging,
in my chair,
Who's that casting,
devious stares in my direction,
mama this surely is a dream, yeah
yeah mama, this surely is a dream,
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Kagome sighed, head hung low in defeat as she walked back to her mothers car. She had spent all day looking for a present for Inuyasha, but to no avail. She had seen a few gifts, but... she wanted his to be perfect. Now she had only hours before all their friends got together for Christmas Eve.
She wondered what she would say to him. Visions of him, crestfallen to find that she had not gotten him anything, plauged her thoughts. She shook herself, and straightened her stance. With a new found determination, she marched back over to the entrance. All was going well, until she decided to check her purse.
"Where's my money!?!?!"
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Hangin' round,
downtown by myself,
and I've had too much caffeine,
and I was, thinkin' 'bout myself,
and then there she was,
in platform double suede,
yeah there she was,
like disco lemonade,
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Inuyasha sighed as he pulled up to Kagome's house in his father's black Altima. His father was away on business again, so Inuyasha and his friends were having a Christmas party at his house. He wondered if it was even worth it anymore... what with he and Miroku being to poor to afford gifts, there was almost no point. He sighed again as Kagome opened the door, a bag of gifts in one hand.
"Hey, loverboy," she said jokingly as she shut the door.
"Hello my sexy kitten," he mock-answered.
"Rar."
They laughed as Inuyasha pulled out of the driveway and they sped off towards his home. Inuyasha was glad to see that Miroku and Shippou had left the front door wide open, and were most likely raiding the fridge. He stormed in, gave them each a proper fwapping, and went over to the couch and sat down. Shippou and Miroku grinned sheepishly as they took their seats. Kagome giggled as she sat down on Inuyasha's lap, causing him to blush while earning snickers from the other two.
"Ahem," Inuyasha said, glaring pointedly at the other two. And he still owed Miroku a ridiculously complex and drawn out punishment, didn't he? "First off, for the sake of cliché, we'll be watching 'It's a Wonderful Life.'"
"Aww..." Miroku whined mockingly, "but I wanted to watch Rudolph!"
Kagome snuggled into Inuyasha as the movie began. She'd never actually seen it before.
After the movie, it was time for presents. Inuyasha and Miroku grinned sheepishly as they received their fwappings.
Later still, after everyone had opened their presents, Inuyasha and Kagome were sharing a drink in the kitchen while Miroku and Shippou searched the TV for something to watch.
"Ehh...." Inuyasha said as he sat down next to Kagome, "Look... I'm sorry I couldn't get you a present... I'm poor. I have no money."
"It's alright... I'm sorry too. I wanted to make your gift perfect, but... all of my money got stolen while I was at the mall."
Inuyasha walked up to her and hugged her tightly. "There's still one thing we can do fo each other..."
"You mean...?"
"Yeah."
"With Shippou and Miroku around?
"It'll be... risque..."
"Sounds like... fun!"
They dashed down the hall towards the nearest bedroom. So Chrismas wasn't such a failure after all...
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I smell sex and,
candy here,
who's that lounging,
in my chair,
Who's that casting,
devious stares in my direction,
mama this surely is a dream, yeah
yeah mama, this surely is a dream,
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Sesshoumaru yawned heavily as he walked through the front door. His date with Rin had lasted almost until 1:00, and he was beat. He noticed the strange stares from Inuyasha's friends as he walked through the living room. The orange haired one seemed like he was going to say something, but stopped.
"Night, kids. I'm off to bed."
"Ehh... Are you sure you don't want to do something else first? Watch a movie, have a snack?" asked Miroku.
"Look, I've been out since 5, and I'm excruciatingly tired. I'm sure that all I want is sleep," he answered as he stepped through the kitchen. For some odd reason, the friends followed him. He shrugged it off... Inuyasha's room was this way too. Yawning heavily, he opened the door to his room. And screamed.
"SWEET MOTHER OF CHRIST!!!"
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A/N: Cliffie! ^.^ Wheeee... next chapter will be the parental response people were asking for. 'Till then!
Oh, and here's the Qualifying Round Question of the Kinetics Mix CD contest!
Question: In this chapter, at the gift exchange, who got the most gifts? It's tough, but I'm sure you're all smart enough to figure it out! Use some inductive reasoning!
Ja!