'Tis the Season
Chapter 7 ::: Naraku
Whip: -yawn- I'm so tired!
Odie: -looks at clock- It's only three in the afternoon!
Whip: -yawn- Hey, I just woke up, Okay?
Odie: You just woke up?
Whip: Well, yeah. I was at a lock-in last night and we all barely got any sleep.
Juan: -suspiciously- And why is that?
Whip: -glare- Pervert.This is what happens when your favorite character is Miroku....
We were too busy playing card games like Mafia, Drug Dealer, and Spoons.
Kagome: Drug Dealer?....
Tora: Mafia?....
Whip: Yeah. Drug Dealer was a pretty stupid game. But Mafia was fun. We played that one the most.
Odie: You're gonna have to teach me how to play these games.
Whip: -yawn- Okay. Maybe some other time.
Sessoumaru: -pets Gus-
Kagome hugged Sango, Miroku, and Shippo before she went to the well. She would be gone for a few days. Inuyasha held her hand as they walked to the well. Kagome leaned against him, just to be close. She'd have thought that after the night she would feel uncomfortable around him. But instead, she just wanted to be closer to him all the time.
Kagome thought of the dress she would wear. She hoped it would please Inuyasha. Inuyasha picked her up and jumped onto the wall of the well.
"Ready?" he asked.
"Ready."
Inuyasha jumped into the well.
-Fifteen minutes later-
"You're just as bad as Miroku!"
"Am not! I was trying to help!"
"The bath faucet isn't going to murder me!"
"How was I supposed to know?! It made a weird noise!"
Kagome and Inuyasha were, as you probably guessed, in the bathroom where Kagome had been about to take a bath. Kagome had a towel wrapped around her and Inuyasha was dripping water from attacking the faucet. The bathroom door was open and Sota was standing there, a surprised expression on his face.
"Uh, Kagome?"
"What?!"
"I was hoping you could take me shopping. I still have to get a Christmas present for someone."
"Can't Mom take you?"
"No, Mom is busy baking."
"Oh, fine," Kagome said with a sigh. She looked at Inuyasha, a glare on her face. "Out!" Inuyasha scurried out and Kagome closed the door.
"Sota, I'll take you when I'm done with my bath!" she called.
"Okay."
-At the store-
Inuyasha was grumbling and trudging along after Kagome and Sota as they walked through the isles of the store. People they passed stare at Inuyasha, bewildered. Not because of his ears. Kagome had hidden those with a hat. But she had also tied a leash around his neck. She now led him through the store like he was a little puppy.
Sota found his gift, Kagome paid for it, and they left the store. And who else should they run into than Eri, Ayumi, and Yuka?
"Kagome!"
"Hey, Kagome!"
The three girls greeted Kagome and asked her if she was fully recovered from her recent illness. Then they peered at Inuyasha.
"Kagome, who's this?"
"Oh, him? This is Inuyasha."
"You mean the creep!?" her three friends exclaimed as one. They still called him the creep because Kagome had told them before that he tried to kill any man that got near her. Inuyasha glared at the girls, who shrank back. Annoyed, Kagome stomped on his foot. Inuyasha yelled out in pain.
"Kagome, you're not taking him to the party, are you?"
"Of course."
"But what about Hojo?!"
"Hojo? Who's Hojo?" Inuyasha's voice held a bit of a threat in it. Kagome's friends glared at him.
"Kagome's boyfriend!"
"Gah! He's NOT my boyfriend!"
"He should be," one friend muttered.
"And he would be if this guy hadn't come along!"
Kagome felt a blush creeping into her cheeks.
"Inuyasha, Sota, let's go. I'll see you at the party," she said to her friends. She hurried down the street, Inuyasha in tow, and Sota trying to keep up.
-At the shrine-
"Uh, Kagome?"
"Yeah?" Kagome sat on her bed, brushing her hair.
"Is it true?"
"Is what true?"
"That if you hadn't met me, that Hojo guy would be your, uh..."
"Boyfriend?"
"Yeah," he said, embarrassed.
"A boyfriend is a guy you date, or are, I guess, courting?"
"Oh. So is it true?"
"I don't know. Maybe. I suppose so."
"Oh. Okay." Inuyasha was quiet after that, but inside he was happy. Kagome had apparently turned down a guy because of him. She had chosen him. Or had she?
"Kagome?"
"What?"
"Are you planning on, uh, having this guy be your boyfriend?"
"Kind of too late, now, isn't it?"
"Well, if you could choose, who would you choose?"
Kagome looked over at Inuyasha. He refused to look at her. He crouched on the floor, his gaze on his feet. Kagome couldn't help but smile.
"Don't worry, Inuyasha. Hojo's sweet, but he's not you."
Despite the 'sweet' comment, Inuyasha smiled.
"Now, let's get ready for the party.
-At the party-
Kagome led Inuyasha into the school building for the Christmas party. It was held in the gym and surrounding area. There was also a court yard where the music drifted out through open doors to.
"Kagome!" Three voices called as one and Kagome's friends came running over.
"Wow, there's a big difference in your friend here," one of them commented. Kagome had to agree. Inuyasha look much different when he was in a tux. Kagome herself was in a slim blue dress that flowed around her ankles and had no sleeves whatsoever. Inuyasha seemed to spy the drinks. He wandered off towards it. Kagome watched as he attempted to pour himself a cup of punch. Kagome arrived in time to save the tux and pour his cup for him.
With a sigh, Kagome returned to her friends after telling Inuyasha how to get refreshments. Kagome's friends stared.
"Uh..." Kagome didn't know how to explain this one.
"Kagome! And you look splendid tonight!"
Kagome turned around and found herself facing Hojo. She couldn't help but blush.
"Thank-you," she said. Hojo smiled at her. Kagome heard her friends giggling behind her.
"I had hoped I might have a dance?"
"I don't think so," a voice said. "You might anger Inuyasha." Kagome felt her blood go cold. She turned around, dreading who she would see.
"Naraku! How did you get here?"
"Simple. I followed you through the well."
"You know him, Kagome?" asked Hojo. Naraku sneered.
"Oh, yes, we are close friends," he said. Kagome glared at him.
"You don't have any friends."
"Be careful how you speak to me, wench." Naraku moved in and grasped her chin, lifting her face up.
"INUYASHA!"
Whip: As you can probably tell, I changed my idea on a new moon on Christmas Eve. Moving it to the next night.
Odie: Wow, Naraku got into Kagome's time.
Whip: Yeah. And you should know what that means. He appears in public. So what is Inuyasha supposed to do other than reveal himself? And, of course, Kagome gets revealed too. It's all good in the end, though.
I'm going to go read the new reviews I got.... o.O wow, I like this reviewer....