A/N: Well, as you see, I'm putting verses from Inuyasha songs on top of each chapter now. Because each verse sounds a bit like the chapter. On other notes, you people BETER READ SESSHOUMARU8106'S STORY & REVIEW! It's a great story! And this coming from a critic, it's good. And on other notes, gomen for having REALLY bad typos last chapter.

Kyou mo mada aruki tsuzukete iku: Both of us are mourning, yet we walk on.

-Verse from Every Heart, by BoA

Kagome sat under Goshinboku, holding a small bag, which held the gifts she was giving her friends, all but one gift. Inuyasha's gift. Kagome couldn't figure out what to get him. Clothes were out of the question, and so were shoes, books, and everything else. Kagome sighed sadly, she didn't know what to get him…

At Kaede's hut, Inuyasha sat next to Sango and Miroku, tapping his knee like crazy. Which meant he was being impatient and was thinking. Miroku and Sango glanced over at Inuyasha and both smiled. They knew it was Kagome. Kagome was on his mind once again. They were right, too. Inuyasha was trying to think of what to get Kagome. Not a yukata, that's for sure. It was the middle of Winter! Inuyasha growled in annoyance, he couldn't think of one thing!

"Inuyasha, what's wrong?" Sango asked.

"Nothing." Inuyasha snapped. Miroku already knew about his love for Kagome. But if Sango, Kagome's best friend, knew, Kagome was sure to find out. So he was praying to Buddha that Miroku wouldn't tell Sango.

Miroku smirked, "Oh, now, I see!" He laughed.

"See what?" Inuyasha and Sango asked in unison. Miroku smirked towards Inuyasha's way, and then shook his head.

"Inuyasha should tell you, not me." Miroku said, "Only because I fear I might lose my life…" Miroku's right hand crept closer to Sango's rear. Sango knew as soon as he went quiet, and slapped Miroku on the face.

"You lecher!" Sango screamed. She stood up and stormed out of the hut, leaving Miroku on the ground with a red hand-print on his cheek. Inuyasha sweatdropped as Miroku sat up.

"That never gets old." Miroku said, rubbing his cheek delicately.

"You idiot…" Inuyasha murmured. Miroku sighed.

Outside, in Kaede's herb garden, Shippou and Kaede were picking herbs. The herbs that were fully grown would be ruined if it snowed any more, so Shippou agreed to help Kaede pick the remaining herbs. Since these same herbs saved Inuyasha and Kagome, sometimes Miroku and Sango's lives. Shippou and Kaede looked up from the garden when Sango screamed 'you lecher'.

"There's a sign that Miroku is still a womanizer…" Shippou sighed. Kaede chuckled and continued picking. Kaede, along with Shippou, knew that Sango would soon be back, within an hour. She just needed to calm down, since Miroku did that all the time.

Back with Kagome, she still sat in Goshinboku's shade, relaxing. She had to take a break from pondering on the 'Inuyasha's gift' thought. It was getting confusing, and tiring. What can I give him? Maybe… Oh.. But I can't do that… I know! Kagome clapped her hands together, "The Beads of Subjugation!" she said aloud.

"What about them?" Sango asked, appearing behind Goshinboku's base.

"Oh… Inuyasha's Christmas gift… I'll remove them from his neck." Kagome stated. Sango smiled softly and nodded. She sat down next to Kagome and giggled.

"So, it's true, you love Inuyasha?" Sango asked.

"…Now… Yeah." Kagome nodded. She at least could tell her best friend, Sango, right? Her diary wasn't enough. The trees swayed in the Winter's breeze as Kagome and Sango spoke lightly of Miroku and Inuyasha. Of their love for the men. "But… What if he doesn't love me?" Kagome asked.

"He should." Sango said.

"'Should'? Should… That's like an order. You can't force someone to love someone… But I wish he did…" Kagome said quietly. Sango shook her head.

"He does, is what I meant to say. You can tell." Sango reassured Kagome. Kagome sighed and nodded, putting on a fake smile. How could she believe it? The one who forced her to travel with him JUST to get the shards, the one who probably only saved her because she could see the shards, the one who got way overprotective whenever Kouga came around, the one who hasn't spoken of the one Kagome hated so… Kagome blushed.

Later, Inuyasha had gotten everyone a gift, except Kagome. He still couldn't figure out what to get Kagome. He couldn't get her a weapon, she only used arrows. And food wouldn't be right… Damn! I can't think at all! Inuyasha thought madly. He was the only one in the hut at the moment, since Miroku and Shippou left for Mushin's temple, and Kaede was helping around the village with the ill ones.

He kicked the wall, making a dent in the weak wood. "Oops…" he muttered. He fell to the ground in utter confusion, and then he laid back on the wall. He held Tetsusaiga close to him, as he closed his eyes to think. He thought of Kagome, and what she liked… Flowers, pendants, the seasons kimonos… Then he thought of it! His mother's old kimono. It had flowers, and it was gorgeous. And when Inuyasha thinks it's gorgeous, it MUST be, seeing as he's very dense. A/N: Just letting you know, I like to say he's dense, it seems humorous

Inuyasha left for his old home, not telling anyone. He'd only be gone a day or so. He got as far as the well, when, "Inuyasha! SIT BOY!" Kagome shouted from somewhere behind the half-demon. Inuyasha crashed straight into the green grass. Inuyasha clenched his fists as he sat up. He turned around and spat out grass and dirt as Kagome ran up to Inuyasha's side. Once again, Kagome had succeeded on being enemies with Inuyasha.

"Why the hell did ya do that, Kagome?" Inuyasha snarled.

"Why in the world are you leaving at such a time! I'm lucky Sango saw you leave Kaede's!" Kagome argued. Inuyasha jumped up, followed by Kagome, meaning it was war.

"What? Now you have Sango spying for you?" Inuyasha shouted.

"Well, how else would I know if you're going to sneak off and get yourself killed again!" Kagome snapped. She was referring to when Kikyou first killed Inuyasha, and fifty years later, Kagome revived him.

"Kikyou'd dead, you know!" Inuyasha hissed.

"How do you know! Naraku's newest incarnation may have other abilities!" Kagome pointed out, "I don't want to lose you!" Kagome had just blurted that out, without thinking. When she argued with Inuyasha, she didn't think. Kagome blushed when she just realized what she had shouted out.

"What?" Inuyasha blinked in confusion.

"Nothing. J-Just forget it, okay?" Kagome thought on her feet, "Where were you going, anyway?"

Inuyasha sighed. Why bother? She had the 'sit' command, and that was the worst thing that ever happened to Inuyasha. That, and Naraku, of course. Inuyasha looked Kagome in the eyes, which seemingly calmed both of them down. "I was getting your gift, 'kay?" He said.

Kagome blushed, "Gomen." Kagome bowed in apologizes.

"It's okay. I can see why your worried." Inuyasha looked up to the setting skies above them, "I seem to get into trouble a lot."

"..." Kagome had nothing to really say. It was true. "Can't argue with you there. But, yeah... We're going to celebrate Christmas here early, when Miroku and Shippou return from Mushin's. Then I'm going home." Kagome looked down, away from Inuyasha's gaze, "I want you to come."

"Uh..." Inuyasha blinked, "Did you jsut invite me?" Inuyasha asked, kind of stunned. Heck, he WAS stunned. Kagome just invited him to her house. Not like he wasn't welcome, but he always just came, without her say. But for once, she asked him to come.

"Why?" Kagome asked. "Are you going to be mean, and say 'no'?" Kagome became defensive.

"No. I wanna come. Sheesh." Inuyasha glared at her. Kagome glared back, but it loosened into a small smile. She giggled and hugged him in thanks. Inuyasha was really surprised, but returned the hug. He didn't want to be sat again. Once for right now was okay with him. Kagome let go of him after a few minutes, and asked him if he was still going. He said, "Yeah, but, as long as you don't bother me, you can come, too." Inuyasha said. Kagome laughed and nodded. He told her after dinner they'd leave.