Invisible Inuyasha Story Part 15---Merry Christmas!
"Yep yep, meet the new member of the family!" Kendell said happily, handing Shouhei to Kaede. "Such a beautiful young boy. But what's this? Turquoise eyes?" Kaede questioned. "I know. . .Weird huh?" Kendell said, sticking out her tongue. "Look, snow!" Kendell said, pointing to the ground. The snow covered the land in a white sheet and Kendell enjoyed feeling the crunching of it underneath her feet. "Just like it felt when I was living in the United States. . .Just like I remembered." She took Shouhei away from Kaede. "Shall we welcome him now?" She asked happily. She started to 'ga ga' at her son while he was making spit bubbles with his mouth, then he said in awe at the spit bubbles popping, "oooo." Everyone laughed at his silliness, but Sesshoumaru didn't find this funny.
Sesshoumaru stared at Miroku with cold eyes, remembering the little incident in the cottage. "Why are you staring at me?" Miroku asked nervously. "Probably from when you groped Kendell's chest. Ya pervert monk." Inuyasha said in a matter-of-fact way. "I have no time for celebration. I have to go tend to Jaken and the others." Then he started to walk off. "Tell Rin that I'll go pick her up to let her visit anytime she wants." Sesshoumaru didn't respond, but he continued to walk off. Kendell could tell that he was still upset about her child, and she frowned slightly. "Mommy has to take you back to your grandma, yes she does, you need your presents for Christmas, yes you do." She said smiling. "Christmas?" They all, but Kagome, asked in confusion.
"Its a holiday that is celebrated among Christian, Catholics, Protestants, and such religions like that." They all looked clueless. "Its a day to celebrate a man called Jesus Christ who was the messiah, the messenger from God, God's only son. The 25th of December is supposed to be the day he was born, where the north star shines brightly." Kagome had explained, feeling smart. They all still looked a bit. . .Clueless. "Well, put it this way, it isn't your religion so you don't have to worry about it, but for the hell of it, I'm still buying you all presents!" Kendell said with a kawaii smile. "Anyway, I'm gone for a couple of days, so bye bye everyone!" Kendell said. "Inuyasha. . .Mind helping me. . .To the ground?" Kendell asked, with a 'i feel so stupid' smile on her face. "Sure, hang on. Hold your baby right too." Inuyasha said.
Kendell clutched her baby boy securely to her chest as she wrapped her arms around him. Inuyasha scooped Kendell up and jumped down the well. "Watch it!" Kendell said. "I'm doing it as carefully as possible so quit your nagging!" Inuyasha commented back. Inuyasha lifted Kendell up and walked her into Kagome's mother shinto shrine. "Here you go. I need to being heading back, so bye." Inuyasha waved as he turned and walked off. "Bye Inuyasha!" The baby giggled.
"Christmas Eve is here! Didn't you want to see your grandson for the holidays?" Kendell asked, handing Shouhei to her mother. "He's beautiful Kendell. But why did you name him Shouhei?" Her mother asked. "Don't know. . .Japanese setting I guess." Her mother dismissed the topic. "What has Santa Claus brought him this year?" Kendell asked. "I don't know, I guess we just have to find out." Kendell yawned and looked at the clock. "Whoa, 12:30 AM, would ya look at that? We need to be getting to bed young man!" Kendell said. "Oh I'll give him a bath and put him to bed honey," her mother had offered, "you just get on to sleep."
Kendell smiled and walked up the stairs. She turned on hot running water in the bathtub. She slid off her kimono that Sesshoumaru had given her, which was a bit dirty, and she resting her aching body into the water. It felt good and she sighed with relief then looked up at the ceiling, thinking of Sesshoumaru. She then stared at the violet kimono with flower decorations on them. "I really need to wash that. . ." She cringed. She sat in the tub, then she fell asleep, she was just so tired. She had woken up at 2 AM in the morning, the water freezing cold. She jumped up and tumbled on the bathroom floor. She emptied the tub and turned on a hot, steaming shower. She washed her dirty body off with soap and washed her hair.
Kendell stepped out of the shower and wrapped a towel around her. She turned on the blow drier and blow dried her hair while brushing it out. She then tied her hair up in a ponytail and braided it in one braid. She then put on her undergarments and her pajamas. "I wish Sesshoumaru would be here," then she quickly stopped thinking, because she knew what had happened last time she wished that. . .He had appeared.
Sesshoumaru couldn't get Kendell out of his head, no matter how much he hated her kid. He was just afraid that this child would come in between them, and the fact that its Naraku's. He then looked at Rin, and remembered what the message was he was supposed to give her. "Rin, Kendell said that she would come and get you anytime you felt like it." Rin looked up at him happily, then she threw a snow ball and Sesshoumaru. "Ha ha, got you Lord Sesshoumaru! And she really said that?" Rin squealed with joy. Sesshoumaru looked up, wishing he could be next to Kendell right now. "Kendell, I love you." He said, wishing he could say that to her instead of practicing with the sky. Jaken had heard, and he gawked, but yet, he didn't feel any anger or jealously fill him, he was. . .Joyous. . .But saddened that Kendell wasn't there. Kendell wasn't there to hear his Lord Sesshoumaru, that never spoke of the term 'love.' Jaken didn't even know that his Lord had the word 'love' stored in his vocabulary.
Kendell went in to check on Shouhei one more time before going to bed, by then, it was 3:33 AM. "Christmas morning," she yawned again, then she walked into her room, went under the covers, closed her eyes, and fell into a deep sleep.
Kendell had been awoken by her mother coming in, blowing a horn in her ear at 9:30 AM. "MERRY CHRISTMAS!" She screamed. Kendell heard Shouhei in the other room crying. She got up and picked him up as she walked over to his crib in the next room. "Mommy's here," she started to rock him on her chest as she held his head with one hand, and had her arm around him with the other one(the proper way). "Here let me tend to him while you get on your Christmas clothes and get into the Christmas spirit!" Her mother said happily. She handed him to her mother and walked into the bathroom.
Kendell dragged herself into the bathroom and started to brush her teeth. She splashed herself with cold water and washed her face off with a towel. She took a morning shower and walked into her room. She saw a red dress with green at the bottom of the sleeves on it and elf boots. "Great, I'm an elf this year." The stockings were red and green striped and her shoes were red Mary Jane's. She also had white gloves and a white fuzzy hair scrunchy that was meant to put her hair up in a pony tail. She put on the outfit and walked downstairs. She smelt the freshly baked homemade breakfast her mother was famous for, in Kendell's eyes at least. She ate some, then she went to Shouhei to feed him some baby food.
After everyone got settled, Katherine said, "Time for the magical Elf to bring Prince Shouhei his gifts!" Kendell laughed and said. "Off to the reindeer!" Then she started to bounce away, when there came a knock at the door. She went to open it, and there, standing on the front porch was her father. He told her and her mother he was sorry and he's been going to classes and seeing a psychiatrist about his problems and he's changed and he wanted to go back to how things used to be and he told Katherine and Kendell how much he loved them and gave them both a kiss on the forehead. He had settled down next to Katherine and picked up Shouhei and held him in his arms. "Kendell. . .He's beautiful," her father marveled. Kendell smiled, and continued to bounce away.
She pretended to be the magical elf from the North Pole to come and bring Shouhei special presents from Saint Nicolas himself. Shouhei squealed in glee and clapped his soft hands together, while sticking his fingers into his mouth as he watched her bounce away with such grace and beauty. Shouhei had many marvelous gifts, I dare not go into detail, you know, the usual baby entertainment/education games and stuff.
They all went into the den with a portable piano Kendell's father had brought over. Kendell opened her mouth, and began to sing,
"What child is this, who laid to rest,
On Mary's lap in sleeping?
Whom angels great with anthems sweet
While shepherds watch are keeping?
This, this is Christ the King,
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing.
Haste, haste to bring him laud,
The Babe, the Son of Mary."
When Kendell had got done singing, everyone had tears to their eyes because of the beauty of her voice. Kendell took a breath and was about to sing "Silent Night" when someone came walking in the door. "Merry Christmas!" Said a surprised Katherine, staring at Sesshoumaru. Kendell's jaw dropped as she stared, how could Sesshoumaru be here? She didn't summon him. "I love you." Sesshoumaru had told a bewildered Kendell.