A/N: This is now my second fanfic. Yay! Please send in reviews and tell me what you think and any suggestions! Enjoy!
Quote of the day: Why is Christmas just like a day at the office? You do all the work and the fat guy with the suit gets all the credit
Fact of the day: A traditional Christmas dinner in early England was the head of a pig prepared with mustard.
Chapter 1: Untitled
Santa's Little Helper
By WintersBlaze
The time for Christmas had come. Tinsel and holly had been hung all around the mall along with mistletoe, which hung proudly from its perch under the door. The snow machines had been turned on and it sprinkled white confetti from high above onto the people below. The mall was busy with everyone from young to old doing their holiday shopping.
'Could the elves from the Christmas exhibit please report to the central office.'
From above, the loud speaker shook with the sound of the mall supervisor's voice. A young girl hopped up suddenly from behind a tower of wrapped empty boxes and walked in the direction of the central office.
Kagome's elf shoes jingled as she walked across the confetti-covered ground. Pulling of her red and green hat her dark hair cascaded down her back where it landed about half way. Christmas had always been her favorite time of the year. Not only did everything look so much beautiful at Christmas, Kagome seemed to appreciate everything she had more at Christmas. Tilting her head up to admire the decorations, she looked out the skylight. Gray, gloomy clouds hung over head the mall, making the ceiling look blended with the mass of gray. Although Kagome loved Christmas, it also brought back bed memories.
--Flashback—
"Hurry, hurry we've got to get them into an emergency room now!"
Kagome could hear faint voices, as her vision kept getting blurry and black. Where was she? All she could she were blurry faces and red liquid, and twisted metal. She tried to lift her leg but a sneering pain shot threw her body which made her cry out in pain and wince as she lay there feeling helpless. Reaching up to her neck she felt a hard plastic neck brace, which was sustaining her from turning her neck. She darted her dark eyes back and forth trying to get a glimpse of someone or something, anything, but she couldn't. The loud siren noises wouldn't stop, it was just a continuous sound.
"3, 2, 1, clear"
She could hear people saying that over and over and then hearing long beep and a thump every time. The sirens, the noise, the people yelling, what was happening? She couldn't take it. Make it stop! Her tears began to gather up and run down her burning cheeks and the salty tears stinged the deep cuts on her face. She raised her hand to wipe her numb cheek, and felt blood all over her hand.
Someone appeared above her, but she could hardly make out the face.
"It's going be okay sweetie, Mommy's here, every things going to be ok"
'Mommy! What happened, Mommy?' Kagome tried to yell out but all she could manage was small squeaks and groans.
Her mother looked sadly at her straining daughter "Shhhh…don't talk honey," her mother said as she stroked her head. An officer came towards them with a sad look.
"Mrs. Higurashi?"
"Yes officer? What is it?"
"Your daughter will be fine, but I'm afraid your husband is in bad condition, we have to take him to a hospital"
Mrs. Higurashi let out a choke as the tears began to form, "Ok thank you officer"
The officer nodded and walked away. "I'm sorry ma'am"
Kagome's vision got better and she was able to see her mother keeping in sobs.
"Mommy, why are you crying?" she croaked
Mrs. Higurashi looked down surprisingly at her daughter "You and your father were in a awful car accident, and he…."
"What mommy what about daddy?"
"He's going to be gone for a little while" Mrs. Higurashi let tears leak from her eyes and down her cheeks, as she smiled sadly down at her daughter.
Kagome looked confused up at her mother. "So, he back right, Mommy? Daddy will be back to open presents tonight right?"
Kagome held so much innocence in her voice and her eyes that her mother couldn't help but keep in a harsh sob.
"Mommy?"
"I want you to get some sleep okay?"
Kagome nodded and closed her eyes and tried to sleep but it was useless.
The footsteps of paramedic came closer, and Kagome could almost sense the sorry in his voice.
"I'm sorry, Mrs. Higurashi, but your husband didn't make it"
A tear ran down Kagome's cheek, going unnoticed. The last thing she heard was the sob of a grieving woman before she blacked out.
--End Flashback—
Kagome still remembered that day well. Christmas day. She was 7 years old when that happened. Tears welled up her eyes, but she kept them back. She didn't want to look like she was crying when she got to the supervisors office.
Today the mall hired a new person to be the Santa at the Christmas exhibit in the middle of the mall. It was always the same person. Fat, old, and bald. Anything different and she would have thought the world was ending. Turning the corner the large sign was placed over a door, signifying the main office. Gripping the door she turned it to the left and push it open. She looked in and what she saw shocked her.
She saw a man.
No not a man, a boy.
"Kagome, I'd like you to meet Inuyasha." Supervisor made a motion at Inuyasha as if someone were to say something.
"Feh."
Kagome stood there aghast. "But he looks only 17."
Inuyasha glared at her and crossed his arms. "What you got a problem with that, wench?"
Kagome raised her eyebrows at him. "My name is Kagome. Not Wench."
"Whatever" Inuyasha muttered as he rolled his eyes.
Kagome fumed 'Stupid insolent little butt.'
The supervisor chuckled at their little feud and brought out a costume for Inuyasha and gave to him. "This is your costume, and…" Turning around, he pulled out a pillow from behind his desk. "This is your pillow."
Inuyasha stared at the pillow. "What the hell is that for?"
The supervisor laughed. "Well, Santa doesn't have six pack you know."
"Fine" Inuyasha grumbled as he snatched the pillow from the superintendent.
The superintendent turned to Kagome and gave her a jolly grin. "Kagome can you show him to the exhibit."
Inuyasha walked toward Kagome. "Are you just going to stand there or are you going to moved?"
Kagome shot him a look. If looks could kill Inuyasha would be withering on the ground in pain at that moment. "Whatever."
Kagome led him over to the exhibit and she walked over to the rope and unhooked it. "You can change in the house, and then come out and I'll tell you what you have to do."
"Feh." He ducked into the house and Kagome rolled her eyes.
She let out a breath and slumped down in the large red chair. Santa's chair.
She saw two people come through the main doors of the mall. Not exactly a unusual sight, but when they're in elf suits, there not your everyday shoppers. Those two people were Sango and Miroku, they also worked at the exhibit. They heard that they were getting a new Santa today, and were looking forward to what old man they picked this year.
"So how goes the adventures of the new Santa?" she joked as she leaned on the back of the chair. "Old, fat, bald…"
Kagome sighed and slumped down even more "Try seventeen."
Sango eyes widened and Miroku made himself noticed by chocking on his coffee. "What are you sure?" Sango said she thumped Miroku on the back with her hand.
"Yeah, and he's a real jerk" Kagome snorted.
As if on cue, Inuyasha suddenly banged on the house and hollered. "How do I get this damn pillow in!"
Kagome gave Miroku and Sango and 'Help me' look and they chuckled and then left to organized the fake present. Kagome groaned and yelled back "You have to undo the belt first!"
A faint 'feh' was heard in reply.
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People had started to line up at the front of the gate with their children, hoping to see Santa and get their picture taken with him. Kagome could hear the door to the house being opened and children starting to get antsy. "Hey look! Santa!" One child chimed. He had bright red hair and green eyes. Kagome couldn't help but smile at his child ness.
"Hey wench you're my chair." That broke the mood.
"Inuyasha you have to be nice to the children, listen to them and tell them what they want."
"Yeah, I know." he snorted.
Kagome gave him a 'you better not screw this up' look and called over the first child to come forward.
Kagome smiled sweetly at the child that had the red hair. "Why hello there, what's your name?"
"I'm Shippo! And I'm four!" Shippo smiled proudly that he knew how old he was.
Kagome picked up Shippo and put him on Inuyashas knee. The little boy laughed. "Hi, I'm Shippo! I'm four!"
Kagome got ready for Inuyasha rudeness and cruelness, but it never came. "Hey Shippo, and what do you want for Christmas?"
Shippo started listing off the different things he wanted for Christmas. Kagome grinned at the two. "---And I want a teddy bear, and a toy truck, oh and a mommy and a daddy!"
Inuyasha frowned at the kid. "A mommy and a daddy?"
Shippo grinned like a child at Inuyasha. "Yeah, I'm from the orphanage!"
Inuyasha messed up the kid's hair and smiled. "Well, I'll see what I can do." Kagome picked up Shippo and put him back on the ground. "See ya later Santa."
Shippo skipped off toward a larger group of children. 'That must be the orphanage group.' Inuyasha thought as he felt another kid being placed on his knee. Inuyasha looked down at the kid. "Hello what do you want for Christmas?"
The kid looked up at him. His eyes grew wide. "MOMMY!"
The kid started crying hysterically and Kagome took him and brought him back to his mother. Inuyasha sweat dropped and looked back at all of the kids in line. This was going to be a long day.
A/N: Ok the first chapter is done! Send in reviews and tell me what you think! Its not hard just click the pretty blue button.