Tis the Season
by That'sMyFiasco
On the sixth day of Christmas...
As the late-afternoon sun slanted through the trees of Inuyasha's forest, the hanyou walked with his hands tucked into his sleeves, kicking a rock ahead of him as he walked. Kagome had disappeared through the well only moments before, leaving him with nothing more than a wave and promises to be back in a day or two.
Goshinbuko was only a few steps away, and as Inuyasha swung himself up into its branches he could feel the scowl on his face growing more and more pronounced.
No demons to kill. Mysterious presents. Kagome's gone back. What a fucking wonderful week.
However, once he reached his usual perch, the half-demon narrowly avoided hitting his head on something that was hanging from a higher branch. It only took him a second to slice the gaudy ribbon in half, and Inuyasha settled back into his seat, staring at the round object in his hand.
It was much like the rock he had been abusing only minutes ago, except that the colour of this was a deep, sparkling blue-grey quartz as opposed to the regular brown of common rocks. It was heavy for its size, and Inuyasha stared into it, wondering at why anyone would think to leave him something so beautiful.
Anyone. Anyone except Kagome, that is- he had taken her to the well as soon as they got back to Kaede's and she had made her goodbyes. It couldn't be her.
As he stared into the stone, he tried to ignore the nagging sensation of disappointment in the pit of his stomach.