Chapter 20:
Christmas music continued to play throughout the house, and everyone was enjoying themselves tremendously, between Mama's stories about Inuyasha and Miroku and old memories being told to those who knew them already and those who didn't, it was a perfectnight.
"Another story." Mama said.
"Please, no Mama. Not another." Miroku groaned. "I've been embarrassed enough for one night."
"This one was on theresecond day of work. Now, I had just Inuyasha a job in the kitchen, and he claimed to be able to handle the baking of a brownie cake. But instead of using a mixer like you should, he used the blender and a rubber spatula. I walked into the kitchen, wondering what he was doing with the blender out. I asked him 'Inuyasha! What are you doing?' he replied saying 'This is how you make the brownie!'. I walked out of the kitchen, needing to seat a group, but then I hear blender turn on and I run back into kitchen to see Inuyasha covered in brownie mix, blender off, and Inuyasha running his hands through brownie mix. I ask 'What's a madda wit you! What are you doing?'and he told me-"
"I was picking out the rubber spatula pieces because that had to be served to the costumers!" Inuyasha laughed. Everyone at the table was laughing loudly. They couldn't help it. All the work stories of Inuyasha and Miroku during their first few weeks of work were some of the funniest things they had ever heard.
"There was even brownie mix all over the ceiling." Miroku laughed.
"I don't know why I keep you two." Mama said as she shook her head, trying to stop herself from laughing. "Or the time Miroku crashed into Vinnie while in rush to give food to costumers. That was very funny. He-"
"I'll tell this one Mama." Miroku said. "Now let's see... Oh yeah! I had been taking orders, and Inuyasha was behind on the orders because we were busier than usual. Costumers were complaining that they were hungry, and so when Inuyasha rang his bell,I was basically running with the food to the costumers. Well, one order was just regular spagetti with meatballs, and Vinnie was carrying an order of chicken alfredo. We were both basically running through the resturaunt and crashed into each other-"
"Boom!" Mama exclaimed as she clapped her hands together. "Food flew in the air, almost in slow motion, and fell back down and landed all over my poor Vinnie and Miroku. I have picture of them before they cleaned up with me!"
"Mama..." Miroku moaned. "Wait! When did you take a picture."
"I very good at that. Actually you posed with Vinnie and Vienna took the picture for me." Mama told him as she pulled out a picture of a blonde, blue-eyed, musular looking boy about Miroku's height and Miroku together, both covered in Italian food, smiling for the camera. She passed the picture around everyone laughed at it while Miroku sunk deeper into his chair.
"Okay everyone. Time for presents!" Kagome exclaimed, and everyone got out of their chairs and all went to the living room, where a tree was set up and decorated with presents under it. Everyone took a seat on the floor or on a chair or sofa and waited as Kagome and Sango passed out all the presents.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang.
"It's probably Koga." Kagome said as she stood. "Be right back everyone." She told them as she headed to the door. The door bell rang again. "I'm coming!" Kagome called to whomever was on the other side of the door. Then she opened it to see Koga standing there with a present tucked under his arm.
"Merry Christmas Kagome." Kagome said as he leaned in to kiss Kagome, but she backed away.
"Hey Koga! Come on. You're just in time for presents." Kagome told him before she walked away, leaving Koga hanging there until he followed her in. But once Koga made it to the living room, he had to bite his tongue to keep from yelling, for what he saw was Inuyasha sitting down right next to Kagome by the Christmas tree, helping her sort through all the presents. They laughed as Kagome told Inuyasha who to pass the presents to until all the presents were passed out.
Koga had gotten a few presents more than he thought, and everyone else got presents from everyone, even Miroku and Inuyasha. They all sat in a circle, and Kagome sat between Inuyasha and Koga.
"Don't open mine until Christmas Koga. Okay?" Kagome asked him with a smile.
"Sure Kagome." He replied, noticing the bg tag on the box that said 'DO NOT OPEN 'TIL X-MAS'. He smiled, thinking it was pretty cute.
Country Christmas music played that everyone could hear, and God Bless The Child by Shania Twain was playing as Kagome sang it while everyone got situated with their gifts. Once everyone was ready, she explained the rules of the present opening. It was like spin the bottle, but instead of going into the laundry room, whoever the bottle pointed to had to open a present, unless someone, like Kagome to Koga, had requested that the person not open that present until Christmas. Those presents were put aside.
"Okay, I'll start." Kagome said, spinning the bottle and it landed on Sango.
"Yes!" Sango exclaimed as she ripped open the present from Mama, knowing her presents were always the best, since they were usually books that Sango collected. Then she held up and thin red book that looked worn. "Oh my GOD! Mama! You didn't."
"Yes, I did. You like?" Mama asked.
"Yes. Oh my GOD! It's the one I've been looking for all this time! I'm gonna take it home and read it tonight! Thank you so much!" Sango exclaimed as she hugged Mama.
"You're welcome darling. But make that one last, you hear?" Mama told Sango.
"Yes Ma'am." Sango replied before spinning the bottle herself, and it landed on Miroku.
"Me? Okay." Miroku said as he grabbed a box and shook it. He could make out anything by what he heard, so he started to rip it open, only to be surprisedby what it was as soon as he saw the title on the box. "A PS3? Who got this for me?" Miroku asked, then looked at Mama. "Mama? You shouldn't have. This is way cool!" He exclaimed, hugging Mama.
"I knew you wanted one. You've been trying to save up tips for it, so I bought it for you. Save that money for something bigger, like a car. Okay?"Mama told Miroku. "Merry Christmas."
"Thank you Mama." Miroku replied. Then he spun the bottle and it landed on Koga. Koga looked at his presents, trying to figure out what he wanted to open first, then grabbed the present from Hojo. He opened it, and found a nice suade jacket.
"Wow Hojo. Thanks." Koga replied.
"No problem. Your old jacker looked like it was getting worn, so I got you this one. Try it on and make sure it fits." Hojo told him. Then Koga stodd up and put the jacket on, finding that it fit him perfectly.
"Wow. Looks great Koga!" Kagome exclaimed with a smile, leaning on Inuyasha while his arms were wrapped around her. Koga wasn't happy about it, bgut kept quiet. They were all there to have a good time.
"Yeah. It's nice. Thanks Hojo." Koga said, not showing any signs of anger or jealousy, but smiling as he sat down back in his spot.
"Your welcome." Hojo said, then Koga spun the bottle and it landed on Kagome.
"Oh goodie!" Kagome exclaimed. Then she grabbed an envelope that was from Inuyasha. She was dying to know what was in it, and holping it wasn't money.
"Not until last." Inuyasha said, taking the envelope from Kagome's hand and putting it down with a smile.
"Aww..." Kagome pouted. But grabbed the presnt from Sango, knowing what it was, and she always had opened Sango's present first. She opened it, and found a nice porcelin doll that was dressed up ina Christmas outfit. It had nice brown hair and blue eyes, with a nice puffy Christmas outfit on. She smiled as she ran her hands over the dolls cheek, the cold, smooth porceline was pretty, and Kagome loved it. "Thanks Sango." She said before standing up and opening a glass cabinet and adding the dool to the rest of them. It was a large collection Kagome had started when she was little. She set the dool next to the others and fixed the outfit so she looked nice in the cabinet.
"No problem. I know you love them." Sango said with a smile.
"It's just when I'm here at night that they creep me out." Nelly stated, shivering a bit to show that they spooked her. I could never like in a house if there was dolls like that in it."
Everyone laughed at that, and Hojo put his arm over Nelly's shoulder, making Nelly blush as she looked up at him, and he smiled back down at her. She smiled back, leaning her head on his shoulder.
Kagome watched her two friends, knowing they would make a great couple. Then Kagome spun the bottle, and it landed on Mama.
Mama looked at her presents and picked one up from Inuyasha. "Let's see what you got me this year." She said as she held up a box that looked the size of a jewelry case. She opened it and found and eautiful gold and turquoise bracelete. "Oh my Inuyasha. This is beautiful. She said as she held the bracelete up for everyone to see it. Then Inuyasha went over to Mama.
"Here Mama." Inuyasha said as he clipped the bracelete around Mama's wrist, proving that he had chosen the right size.
"Perfect. Thank you Inuyasha." Mama said, placing a kiss on Inuyasha's face.
"Merry Christmas Mama." Inuyasha said as he hugged the older woman before him, then went back to Kagome, and the night went on as so, with everyone laughing and having a good time, while opening their presents. Until everyone was finished opening their presents, and started to leave.
"Thanks for coming!" Kagome exclaimed as Koga walked out the door, along with everyone else, leaving Inuyasha and Kagome in the house with Sango and Miroku, them staying behind to help clean up wrapping paper and leftover food. "Well that was a great party." Kagome said as she came into the kitchen, where everyone was filled copntainers with leftover food and putting it in the freezer and fridge.
"Hey Kagome, what did you give Koga that you wanted him to not open 'til Christmas?" Sango asked.
"A restraining orderin an ugly sweater." Kagome said with a smile.
"Whoa." Miroku said. "Glad I didn't get you mad at me."
"Grope her, and you'll have me, Kagome, AND Inuyasha all mad at you." Sango told Miroku.
"I know, and Inuyasha will throw me to the wolves... literally." Miroku said, remembering Hige baring his fangs at him, and howscary that wolf was.
Everyone laughed at that, and Inuyasha and Kagome went out into the living room to clean up the wrapping paper from the presents.
"This was a fun party. I wish I had come with Mama last year when she invited me. Then I would have met you before." Inuyasha commented as he picked up some wrapping paper and put it into the large trashbag.
"Well, you know me now. And I'm glad you came and brought Miroku with you. I think he enjoyed himself too." Kagome said as she threw some more wrapping paper into the bag. Then she and Inuyasha looked each other in the eyes before Inuyasha looked up towards the ceiling. Kagome followed his gaze to see a piece of mistletoe directly above them. Kagome and Inuyasha smiled at each other, knowing what each other were thinking as they moved closer to each and pressed their lips to each other, locking ina fiery kiss.
Then Sango walked out followed by Miroku. "Hey Ka-" Miroku quickly put his hand over Sango's mouth and pulled her back into the kitchen. Then he released her. "What was that for?" She yelled, then Miroku put his finger to his lips and pointed out into the living room, and Sango noticed that Inuyasha and Kagome were kissing under the mistletoe. She smiled, knowing that Inuyasha was much better for Kagome than any other man she had met in the past could be for Kagome. They were the perfect couple.
AN- Yeah, I'm leaving it there. Sorry I haven't updated anything in a while, but I've been really busy, and I know a lot of you have been too, so don't dare complain. Okay? Plz R&R. Thanx! TTFN!
