Chapter 13
Kagome stared out the window of the booth, munching on a french fry when Sesshomaru sat down. "What do you need m'dear?" Kagome smiled, "What does your family want for Christmas? And you of course..I need to know what you want." At this he blushed slightly. "Well...I want nothing but help...tell you later. Shippo would enjoy candy or toys, Inuyasha likes swords and video games..." Kagome was writing all of this down. "And Kagura? What about her?" Sesshomaru stared at her, "She is too expensive for you to worry about." Kagome shook her head and put away her list. "Now about my help..ummm...what should I get you and Rin?" Sesshomaru went red as Kagome giggled, "Well I'd like it if you'd just give me someone to drive me around when I go Xmas shopping tomorrow. And in order for me to help you with Rin well...you'll have to come with me." Sesshomaru nodded and promised to pick her up the next day at noon.
Kagome hopped in the car at noon the next day and they were off. On the ride to the mall she learned alot about the driver and convinced him to come shop woith them. They found a parking spot and went inside. Kagome pulled out her list, "Okay...first I gotta find that used bookstore I saw the other day and get mom her cookbook...if they don't have it I'll have to get it new..." Sesshomaru took her list and read it, "You plan to buy all of this used? Why not buy it all new?" Kagome blushed and stuffed the list back in her pocket. "Be-because I don't have all that much money okay?" She stormed off but her grabbed her wrist, this was becoming all too familiar. "Then as your present I'll buy all of your gifts new. Its a thank you for helping me." Kagome protested but Sesshomaru stood firm, "And there will be no buying used items!" He smiled warmly at Kagome for the first time. After four hours of shopping and eight trips to the car Kagome was done except for Inuyasha and his family. She picked a huge bag of candy for Shippo and two new games for Inuyasha. She bought Kagura somwe everlasting plant seeds for her garden and some office stuff for Sesshomaru by a very complicated plan. After she was done she and the driver were told to wait in the car so Sesh so he could do his own shopping. Kagome pulled out a wrapped gift and handed it to the driver. "Merry Christmas! You can open it now." The driver thanked her and he opened his gift. She'd used her own money to buy a picture frame on a chain, she snatched the tattered old picture the man kept taoped to his dashboard and crumpled it up. Then she pulled out a fresh new copy of it, put it in the frame and hung it from the rear view mirror. "There. Now your wife and kids can't get all torn up. They'll always be with you." The man stared at the picture of his now deceased loved ones and cried, he hugged Kagome. "Thank you so much...you're such an angel." She sat back in her seat and smiled. Sehssomaru shut the trunk and laughed as they jumped in fear. Then he hopped in the car and they went back to the mansion. Sesshomaru pyushed Kagome into her room with her bags so she could wrap her presents in privacythen he went to wrap his things himself, locking himself up in his office. "How the hell do you wrap a sword?" He threw aside the wrapping paper, tied a bow and a tag on it and put it with all the other presents. "Holidays are evil...and tiring."