Feudal Christmastime
By Ekonika
Chapter 2: The Set-Up
Disclaimer: You've already won me over, In spite of me, and don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet, and don't be surprised that I don't own InuYasha, for all that he is, I couldn't help it, it's not my fault! (I don't own the lyrics to Alanis Morisette's 'Head Over Feet' either)
When she got to the Sengoku Jidai, she was surprised to see InuYasha sitting on the edge of the well gazing down at where she appeared. He looked like he had been there for a while. She pretended not to notice him blush a little. They smiled, and he put his hand down to help her get the rest of the way out of the well.
"I just came to visit for a few hours," His welcoming smile faltered, "and to ask you something." She said as he pulled her out of the well.
"What did you bring your backpack for then?" He asked.
"It has a refill of bandages for Lady Kaede and some decorations. Where are Sango and the others?"
"Sango and Miroku headed for the river, and Shippou and Kirara are helping Kaede gather herbs. Let's go look for Miroku and Sango… I want to know what they're up to. Those two have been acting weird lately." InuYasha looked at her for a second from the corner of his eye, seeing if he was pushing it, to spy on their friends. Ordinarily, Kagome would have objected, but she was curious about how Miroku and Sango were getting along in their relationship.
"Sure, let's go see. I've been wondering…" Kagome drifted off as she started walking.
As they approached the river, Kagome glanced downstream. She suddenly pulled InuYasha to the ground behind a small ridge so that Miroku and Sango wouldn't see them, and watched Sango and Miroku. InuYasha glared for a second at Kagome, but she glared back and shifted her gaze from him to Miroku and Sango and back, motioning to watch silently. Sango was lying against Miroku, who was stroking her hair. Kagome sighed dreamily, and InuYasha, who was slightly in front of her, flicked his ear back for a moment.
Kagome started to inch away on her stomach so she wouldn't disturb them, and stood up when she was far away enough to not be seen. InuYasha, she noticed, hadn't followed her. She whispered/yelled at him ("InuYasha!"), and one of his ears cocked back. She called again, and his head turned around. He looked startled that Kagome was so far away. She called him again, and he bounded over on all fours until he could stand next to her.
"Let's go set up the decorations and leave them alone for a while." She took InuYasha by the hand without thinking and walked with him (dragged him, almost) over to the well. She looked around at all the trees around the clearing. She walked over to one, and started digging through her backpack, pulling out a wreath, garlands, tinsel, mistletoe, bells, candy canes, and pictures of reindeer and Santa, trees and snowmen, and other Christmas ideas. She began putting up the Christmas decorations on the tree.
InuYasha was very confused the whole time. Kagome seemed to be in a great mood today, and had all sorts of weird things in her backpack. He was sitting cross-legged now, with her backpack, and was pulling out items one by one and sniffing them. They weren't alive, and Kagome had put them all there… it also smelled like Kagome's house… so she got them from there… "InuYasha, could you hand me the wreath? The round one that has a hole in the middle, made of pine leaves." He passed her the wreath, and she put it on the tree. After he had gone through her whole backpack, he sat, leaning against another tree with his arms behind his head. Here, he fell asleep. Kagome kept putting decorations up on the tree. When she needed InuYasha's help to get into the tree for the last thing, the mistletoe, she turned to find him asleep. She turned away, but something forced her to turn back around.
She realized that she wanted to go over to him. He looked so cute, she just had to. She walked over to him, kneeled in front of him, and reached out for his ears. She jumped, because one of InuYasha's hands had caught her own around the wrists. He stared at her lazily, with one eye. "Do you have to do that?" he asked, or more stated. Kagome blushed and stood up again, suddenly. InuYasha looked up at her with both eyes now, wondering if he'd said something wrong that would end up with him getting a sit command. Kagome looked back at him, and then sighed.
"Can you get me up that tree so I can hang this from it?" she asked.
InuYasha stared for a moment, wondering if there was anything that might be a trick, but Kagome seemed just fine and happy to be there. He trusted her, anyways, so he got up and lifted her from the waist into the tree. She clambered onto a branch, and inched along it, going out as far as she could to place the mistletoe. She hung it, after judging some distance by having InuYasha stand under it. After she had tied the mistletoe up with a complex knot, she jumped down, aiming to land near InuYasha, who was 'asleep' again. She had prepared and expected to land on the ground next to him, but he stood up and caught her. "So, you were watching me?" said Kagome.
"You… idiot. Don't jump out of trees without me there to make sure you don't get hurt."
"But you are here." Kagome turned and tried to walk off, but InuYasha held her there. Her breath caught in her throat and she spun around, ideas and emotions running through her mind a mile-a-minute. She relaxed a little when she saw InuYasha had an 'I'm-ready-for-an-explanation' look.
"Not now." She said. InuYasha let her go, and went back to his sleep spot. He sat down, and covered his eyes with his bangs. "Thanks for catching me, InuYasha."
"Don't mention it." He replied boredly. Decorating was finished, so Kagome sat on the opposite side of the tree InuYasha was against, and drifted in and out of sleep.
About thirty minutes later, Kagome jumped up as Kirara meowed suddenly from her lap. She got up slowly, then woke InuYasha, who she was pretty sure hadn't even gone to sleep. "InuYasha, go get Shippou, I'll get Miroku and Sango. I need to tell you all something." Kagome walked slowly toward the river where Miroku and Sango were. She called for them loudly, so they wouldn't be embarrassed if she just walked up to them out of nowhere. "Sango! Miroku! Where are you? Come on! I want to show you something!" She walked over the ridge, and saw Sango and Miroku playing a game of cards, that looked like it had been set up seconds ago. "Come on you two! Hurry, I sent InuYasha to go get Shippou! He'll beat us back to the well!" Kirara jumped from Kagome to Sango, and the four of them started walking to the well, after Miroku hastily stuffed the cards away.
Doggy caretaker… and he's too modest to accept thanks… but you all just think it's his stubbornness. Pretty cool how Miroku and Sango can set up a game of cards that fast, huh? I'm writing this story about mostly Kagome and InuYasha. I tend to throw in a little Miroku/Sango… I think they make a good couple. Anything Kagome thinks is usually Ok with me. Some story abbreviations:
Feudal Christmastime: FC
The Sun and the Moon: TSATM
Sun and Moon's Sequel: No title yet. Sorry.
Thank You Faithful Readers! Thank You first-time Readers! I have a dream to be known as an Inu/Kag romance writer, and it will come true if you refer me to only one person! Please help me! And please tell me if you heard about be from someone. How do I know if no one tells me?