White Christmas

Note- Since I love Christmas so much, I decided to go ahead and attempt to write a cute, Christmas story. I hope you enjoy.

Disclaimer- I do not own Inuyasha, or any songs used in this fiction. And any similarities this story has with any other work is completely coincidence. Thank you.

Summary- Inuyasha has grown accustomed to getting lots of extravagant gifts from his many admirers. However, after going to a Christmas party with his friend Miroku, will he finally find someone who isn't an admirer, and end up becoming the devotee himself?

Three

Kagome looked at herself in the full length mirror in her room. She felt weird saying it, since she rarely ever did, but she looked good. Her hair was in a bun with black ringlets hanging down around her face. The Santa skirt and shirt showed off her curves and long legs, and it looked good with her black combat boots. The sparkling jewels she was wearing shimmered in the light, and made her seem almost like a goddess.

She gingerly fingered the jewels. They were the ones Koga had bought her that Christmas two years before. They were see through and spotless, clear crystal.

Sighing, she cut the lights off and headed toward the balcony to look out of the foggy glass window. It was snowing gently, the small flakes dancing down from the sky to the ground, blanketing the rooftops in white. It was a peaceful scene, and she longed to just remain rooted to that spot and gaze out at it.

However, Sango's Eclipse pulled up by the sidewalk below her and she knew that it was time to go. She grabbed her purse, her keys, a red jacket to match her outfit, and was on her way.

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Inuyasha was growling as he looked at himself in the mirror. It wasn't a bad outfit at all; he loved it. It was just the fact that he was practically being forced to go to some stranger's Christmas party when he didn't want to, and that he wasn't interested in the least. That, and the fact that Rin wouldn't stop adjusting his shirt.

"Cut it out!" He finally said, exasperated.

"Oh, stop it," Rin said with a smile. "You want to look your best, now don't you?"

"For what? It's just a stinking party." He retorted hotly, his ears pinning back flat against his head.

"You never know," Rin said, her brown eyes twinkling. "You may meet a new admirer."

He scoffed and rolled his eyes, but allowed her to continue straightening him up. Rin knew his weakness -- his many 'fans' that consisted of numerous beautiful women who were attracted to Inuyasha's built body.

She, however, knew that if they took the chance to get to know his personality, they'd find that he wasn't really such a gentleman with looks and brains. Oh, he was smart and handsome, but he had a wicked temper and tended to fly off the handle. He had a smart mouth and seemed ungrateful sometimes, but, to Rin, he was the best soon to be brother in law she could ever ask for.

She backed away from him and examined him. When she was satisfied that she'd taken care of everything, she smiled. "There now. You're ready to go."

He looked in the mirror beside him and rolled his eyes. "Why did I let him talk me into doing this?" He asked.

"Maybe because you secretly wanted to." Rin said, sounding as if she knew something that he wasn't aware of.

"Why would I want to go?" He asked.

"I don't know," Rin replied. "Only you do."

A car horn beeping annoyingly outside broke their conversation up and he walked out the door, leaving Rin and Sesshomaru alone for the evening.

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Buh-bum…buh-bum…

The music was loud, pulsing around Kagome as she made her way cautiously through the crowd of people, ignoring the sound of a baby in another room screaming and crying. She felt awkward to be at a party, considering the rough history she had had because of one. However, she was determined to push through and get it over with.

Santa baby

Just slip a sable under the tree for me

Been an awful good girl

Santa baby

So hurry down the chimney tonight

Inuyasha felt uptight around so many mortals, all crowded around one another, talking, laughing, even singing along with the stupid song that was echoing through the halls of the elegant home.

Santa baby

A '54 convertible too, light blue

I'll wait up for you dear

Santa baby

So hurry down the chimney tonight

Kagome tried to find a place on the couch to sit and stay out of the way, but soon found herself crowded by women, all talking about business and men. She pretended to be interested in the current topic.

"Did you know that Hiten and I are getting Married?" A girl Kagome assumed to be Shiori asked.

"Really?" Another woman asked. "When?"

"Christmas Eve." Shiori replied, smiling.

"How romantic!" Another woman gushed. "Where is your ring?"

Shiori held out her small hands, and there, on her slender finger, was a gorgeous diamond ring, sparkling in all its glory beneath the chandelier above them.

"Shiori, it's beautiful!"

"You're so lucky!"

"I envy you!"

Kagome suppressed a gag, and pretended to be interested in the ring. She felt as if she were disrespecting Shiori if she wasn't.

However, Kagome took notice of another woman, sitting at the end of the couch opposite her, with her head propped up in the palm of her hand, looking elsewhere. She had long black hair that was pulled back into a low pony tail and brown eyes that were dull with boredom.

This inspired her to go ahead and show her lackadaisical attitude, and also avert her eyes to gaze around the room. She was admiring the many expensive, yet magnificent, Christmas decorations adorning the walls of the giant living room, and the huge eight foot Christmas tree by the far window. She felt as if she were about to doze off when she suddenly heard:

"Well…Koga and I are also getting married."

Her eyes snapping open, she whirled around and gaped at the woman who had said it.

Ayame, her green eyes flashing, looked at Kagome. She knew who she was. She knew it well, and she was relishing the fact that she was embarrassing her here and now.

"Why, hello, Kagome." She said. "It's been a while since we last spoke to one another."

"Yes, it has," she said softly. She felt her blood boil and she couldn't help but retort with, "After all, last time we spoke, you were sleeping with my boyfriend." She was tempted to add many other things that were degrading to Ayame, but she held back and rose to her feet. "Excuse me, Shiori," she said. She paused before walking away. "By the way, congratulations on your engagement." With that, she headed outside to the back to get a breath of fresh air.

Once outside, she took a deep, cleansing breath, and closed her eyes.

"You needed a break, too?" A deep voice asked from behind her.

She gasped and spun around, her skirt twirling in a circle. The voice had frightened her, but the person she found standing there, leaning against the banister of the back porch surprised her much more. "It's you," she couldn't help but blurt.

He looked at her curiously and she couldn't help but noticed how adorable he was. "Huh?"

"From yesterday," she explained. "I saw you at the store."

He examined her and realization dawned on him. "Oh, yeah. It's a small world after all."

She smiled, feeling a bit awkward. She exhaled and placed her hands on top of the banister and looked out at the snow that was blanketing the front yard. "So why are you here?"

"My stinkin friend talked me into going." He scoffed.

"Wow, mine, too." Kagome said. "She knows I hate parties, especially after…" she broke off and blushed before quickly adding, "Never mind."

He looked at her for a moment. She was actually quite beautiful with those sparkling diamonds dangling down from her ears, and around her neck, and her hair hanging down around her attractive face. She had stunning eyes, full of vitality. "After what?"

"Guy problems," she admitted.

"Well, I had girl problems," he said flatly. "If it makes you feel any better."

"With who?" She wanted to know.

"What about you?" He asked, reminding her that she was being nosey while she hadn't revealed anything about herself.

"Well," she said reluctantly. "His name is--"

The door opened and out stepped the man Kagome didn't think she'd see again. She gasped out his name unwillingly.

"Koga…"

"Well, hey, Kagome." He said casually. "Haven't seen you in a while."

"Yeah," she muttered. "Not long enough…"

"Oh, come on, don't be that way." Koga chided. "You said no hard feelings. The feeling was mutual with me."

"Yeah, well, that was then." She said, looking up at him with burning eyes. "It's over, so leave me alone."

"If it is over, then why are you still wearing those jewels I bought you?" Koga inquired.

Kagome opened her mouth to say something -- she wasn't even sure of what response she was going to make -- but the strange guy beat her to it. "Look, buddy, obviously she doesn't want to be bothered."

"Excuse me?" Koga demanded, looking over at the silver haired demon standing next to Kagome.

"You heard me." Inuyasha said tersely.

"So you're her new boyfriend?" Koga demanded.

"As a matter of fact, you stinkin' wolf, I am." Inuyasha said. He noticed that Kagome's face went from disdain for Koga to shock at his words. "So I think," Inuyasha continued, "that you better leave her alone."

Koga was infuriated, and Kagome knew it. She watched as Koga lunged for the silver haired demon…

…only to be thrown out into the snow.

Kagome burst out laughing as Koga pulled himself up into a sitting position, his black hair covered in snow. Upon noticing his incensed expression, Kagome took the demon's hand and pulled him back into the house and away from the livid wolf. She found Sango and told her to catch a ride with someone else; that she'd need her car and that it was an emergency. Sango said it wasn't a problem and Kagome hauled the silver haired demon behind her and out to Sango's Eclipse.

She had the keys with her and the amber eyed man offered to drive. "You wreck it, you pay for it." She warned simply before tossing him the keys. He caught them with ease and hopped inside, Kagome in tow.

Once they were on the road, Kagome turned on the heat and leaned back into the chair.

"You okay, Kagome?" He asked.

"Fine." She opened her eyes and looked at him. "You know my name, but I don't know yours."

"Inuyasha." He said brusquely.

"Oh." She looked down at the ring on her finger, the glistening diamond that Koga had bought her. "I'm sorry about all of that back there. It seems like I'm the plague. Wherever I go, there's bad luck waiting to happen."

"It's okay." Inuyasha responded. "I know how ex boyfriends can be."

"Are you speaking from experience?" Kagome asked, her eyebrow raised.

"Hell no." Inuyasha said quickly. "I meant that ex girlfriends are the same way."

"Oh really?" Kagome asked. "Are we that bad?"

"Sure are." He said, his amber eyes fixed on the snowy road before them.

She examined him a moment. "Why did you do that earlier?"

"Do what?"

"Say you were my boyfriend?" She replied. "We don't even know each other."

"Do you honestly think I said it because I want to be your boyfriend?" He asked. "I only said it to keep him from hurting you."

Kagome was both insulted and flattered by his statement. However, she said nothing and kept her eyes on the road ahead of them. The silence around them was thick, and smothering, and she was grateful when he broke it: "Where to?"

She shrugged. "I don't know. My time at the party was ruined big time…first it was Koga's fiancé and then Koga himself…"

He looked at her, feeling a wave of pity for her. He knew how she felt. "You still love him, don't you?"

"Yes, I---what?" She demanded, angry at herself for letting herself reveal more than she meant to. "No, of course not."

"He made a good point earlier," he said simply. "You're wearing the jewelry he bought you."

"So? Can't I wear them because I like them? I think they're beautiful." She remarked. "Just because I wear them, doesn't automatically make it seem as if I'm obsessed or pining over him."

Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "Whatever." He stopped at a stop light and turned to look at her.

She felt her cheeks heat up under the pressure of his gaze. "What?"

"You look like my ex girlfriend, Kikyo." He said.

Kagome frowned. "Is that how you go around, picking up women?" She demanded. "Tossing their ex boyfriends in the snow before telling them that they look like your ex?"

"Who said I was trying to 'pick you up'?" He wanted to know, looking bored. "I just stated a simple fact." He pulled a picture from his shirt pocket and handed it to her. She examined it and saw that it was girl from the party -- the one who had been bored and had done nothing but gaze around the room with dull, almost lifeless eyes. "That's her."

"You still love her?" It was more of a statement, than a question.

"Ye---no." He said, quickly catching himself. "I don't."

"So that's why you carry her picture around in your pocket?"

"So that's why you wear those diamonds?"

The light changed and Inuyasha stepped on the gas, turning to peek at her every now and then. She would also turn and their eyes would meet. Kagome's chocolate brown eyes were still flaming from their previous topic of conversation, while Inuyasha's amber ones were bored.

She showed him where she lived -- even though he already secretly knew -- and he stopped, and parked in front of the apartment.

Realizing that he had no way home, she invited him inside, only to have him decline and walk away.

"Are you sure you'll be fine?" She called out to him as he walked down the sidewalk, the snow falling around him, the wind whipping his beautiful silver hair.

"Peachy," he called back in response. "See you around."

She sort of doubted that they'd see each other, but she didn't say so. Instead, she went inside, thinking of how bad she hated Koga.

Note- there! The third chapter. How was it? Good I hope.