Time passed particularly fast and before Kagome knew it, it was Christmas Eve. She hadn't even finished all her shopping. Well, she only needed about…five more gifts considering the fact she had already sent out her family's gifts.

Sango hadn't been hard to shop for. She decided on a pretty silver necklace. Shippo loved crayon's, so that's what Kagome got him, along with a whole pad of paper. Miroku was, at first, rather difficult. That is, until she found a magazine full of beautiful women. He'd like it a lot. She knew that.

Inuyasha and Kurama, however, turned out to be the hardest. It wasn't like they sold cloths to clean one's sword with in every store you entered. Her gift to Inuyasha, she thought, was kinda pathetic when she had bought it. Food. A whole gift bag of it. Ramen, pocky galore, soft drinks, plain noodles, chips, and many other items he was sure to love.

Kurama was the hardest to shop for. She had got him the newest CD by Glay since he'd been talking about it for the past couple of weeks non-stop, and how he didn't have any money to buy it with at the moment. But, she didn't feel right by just giving him a CD. It didn't seem special enough somehow. Which explained why she was out shopping right now.

She must have entered twenty stored by now, and still hadn't found anything. Lunch had come and gone, but she didn't care. This was more important to her. Kagome stopped outside a small boutique. Shrugging, she went inside.

It was very elegant inside, and she felt rather dirty in this very clean place. Not a speck of dust anywhere. Shelves full of valuables were everywhere, and she hoped that she wouldn't break anything. She examined everything. Most things were either to fine or not fine enough. Kagome sighed and was about to leave when it caught her eye.

It was a small statuette. Smaller then all the others. It was made of marble by the looks of it. A young girl and a young boy. Not modern though. One looked like a Priestess and the other a young man with ears. They looked like Inuyasha's yet, not quite the same. The girl had pink gems around her neck like a necklace. The boy had small red and green gems on his costume in the shape of roses. The two were embracing.

She stared at it. It wasn't very expensive. It was like…calling out to her. She picked it up. She would buy it.

The lady at the counter smiled when she saw it. " Ah, good choice young miss."

" Please, tell me, do you know anything about it?" Kagome asked eagerly.

" Aye, I do," the old lady answered. " it's a myth."

" A myth?" Kagome repeated.

" Aye. A myth. They say there was once a woman who could see the future. She said a day would come when a powerful priestess would walk the earth. She would fall in love with a fox demon, but it seems as though it never came true. Priestesses were kept track of very carefully. Everything they did was recorded. And there are no records of this ever happening. Still, it is a beautiful myth."

" Yes, very much so," Kagome replied, a little startled, as she handed over her money.

" Good day to you," the woman said as she handed over Kagome's purchase.

" And to you," Kagome replied as she left.

There were only a few hours left. With all her presents finally bought, wrapped, and tagged, Kagome decided she should go and give hers to her friends in the Sengoku first.

Predictably, she met Inuyasha first. He always knew when she returned and was always the first to 'greet' her.

" What took you so long?" he snapped.

" I was buying presents for you all," she replied.

" Oh, its that 'Christmas Time' thing again isn't it?"

" Yep. Here's your present. I can't stay long here though, I already have plans."

He nodded absently as he looked through his bag. " Wow, thanks Kagome!" he cried, forgetting about his irritation at her being late. He hugged her.

" Ah, no problem Inuyasha," she said, " I knew you'd like it."

He nodded. " C'mon then. Get on my back and we'll go to the village."

She smiled and climbed up. He took off at top speed toward Kaede's village. Sure enough, Sango, Miroku, and Shippo came out as soon as they felt Kagome's aura.

" Hey guys!" she cried, " Merry Christmas!"

" Ah, Christmas eh?" Miroku said.

" Yeah, I've got present's for you all!" With that said, she handed them out.

" Oh Kagome, you are too kind," Miroku said, as he flipped through the magazine. He kissed her hand.

" Its nothing Miroku," she said.

" Kagome, what did you pay for this?" Sango asked, holding up her necklace in front of Kagome.

" It wasn't too expensive," she assured her.

" And to think, we have nothing ready for you," Sango said in dismay.

" No, its no big deal," Kagome said, " Really."

Sango didn't look convinced.

" Look, I don't want anything. This was just me being nice. Its tradition at Christmas to give presents to your friends and family. But you guys don't celebrate it, so I don't think you need to give me anything."

Sango was about to argue but Kagome cut her off.

" I have to go now though," she said quickly, " I have plans. I can't be late. So, I'm leaving now. Inuyasha, can you give me a ride back?"

" I suppose," he mumbled. " Get on."

" Sayonara guys! See you in a few days!"

Kurama had prepared many foods for this occasion. He was beginning to think this was a bad idea, since he was growing steadily more nervous every moment as Kagome was due to arrive in ten minutes.

' Don' t worry Kurama,' Yoko said smoothly, ' You'll mess something up if you do.'

That, however, did not help him at all. If anything, it made him more jittery. He nearly broke one of his special plates because of Yoko.

' Shut up Yoko,' Kurama seethed, setting the plate onto the table.

Yoko chuckled.

The timer went off, and quickly, he pulled the turkey out of the oven. It wasn't over-done or under-done either. Perfect. Just what he was aiming at. Nothing less then perfection would be accepted tonight. He took the carving knife, and began to carve the turkey, and putting it on a platter. It was steaming hot.

Ding dong, ding dong

Kurama caught his breath as he set the platter onto the table. She was here already? Oh boy…

Quickly, he threw off his apron, and went to answer the front door. Sure enough, she stood there in a pretty soft blue kimono. Her hair wasn't very elaborate, but it didn't matter. She was pretty enough as it was.

" Ah Kagome," he said, blushing, obviously remembering her kiss on his cheek.

" Hi," she said brightly, " I know I'm a bit early, but I finished getting ready early. I hope you don't mind."

" No, no its fine. You only had another five minutes anyway. No big deal."

She smiled. " That's good," she said, stepping inside. He shut the door and led her into the dining room. There was only a small table since it was only them. Kagome took a seat as Kurama poured her some wine. She was just on time, it seemed. Everything was hot and ready. Mashed potato's, turkey, salad, pumpkin pie, vegetables, and various other dishes.

" Oh, it looks so good Kurama!" Kagome cried in delight.

He blushed. " I hope it tastes good, since I'm not much of a cook."

" You are so," she replied, taking some salad, " You're very good. Remember the night I stayed over? And the breakfast? It was delicious."

He blushed. " Well…I'm glad to hear you liked it."

" Very much so," she said, piling on some mashed potato's.

Alright. I know you were probably hoping for a longer chapter, but I promise fluff in the next one if you wait for it. Anyway, I hope you all had a very good Christmas or had a good time with whatever else you may celebrate.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or YuYu Hakusho.

Reviewer Responses

Yusuke's Angel: I will.

Baka KitsuneBriWell, obviously not in this one, but I will put some in the next chapter. I have a very kawaii idea for those two. Okay, I will :

Jinenji:Yeah, I know. I'm going to try and make the next one a little longer though with lots of fluff. Oh, okay, thanks for telling me. Yes, you too :D

blackrosebunny451: Yup. I will.

Ryu: Sneaky Lil' Fox:Thanks. Well, I'm glad you got yours up. I haven't read it yet though, since I haven't had time, and have never read/seen any .Hack stuff…well, I saw the manga once, but I didn't have money to buy it x( I'll read it later though okay?

nunofyorbiz: Yeah, they may still in the next chapter. Hee hee:D

Kill-all-flamers210:Wahh I know. LoL you make no sense sometimes. Well…neither do I…O.o;;

Red Skyies: Yep. LoL, I'll do my best to update as soon as I can.

shadow miko::D Thanks.

Inu-babe666: Yep. Christmas Dinner is always yummy. Okay, I will.

OshanWhy do you say that? Oo;;

CrimsonEyes7806Aww thank you. Hope you had a good Christmas.

SunStar KitsuneYeah, but we'll see. Maybe in the next chap.

Kuramas Sweetie:LoL yeah it would have. Didn't think of that though.

Well, here's my excuses this time for not updating sooner. Very busy (complete lie right there). Okay, I would start writing a chapter and before I actually finished a paragraph, someone would kick me off the computer. Yeah. Sucks to be me huh? Here's some other reasons:

-I was updating my forum which needed some attention: http : www. seiryuunomiko. proboards36. com / (take out the spaces)

-I had to help my friend update her forum too since I'm also an Admin there: http : www. kawaiib. tk/ (take out the spaces)

-I went shopping with my friends the other day

-I had to baby-sit lately.

Oh and about the forums, we love having new members ::hint hint nudge nudge::

So anyway, I'll post the next chappie ASAP.