White Christmas

Note- I hope you're enjoying this so far.

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?

Six

Kagome looked at herself in the full length mirror. She was wearing the same Santa skirt outfit that she had been wearing at the party where she had met Inuyasha, along with the necklace and earring set she had received from the anonymous person the day before.

She couldn't understand why she was so uncomfortable and self conscious. The last time she had dressed up in this outfit she had been fine. She felt as if she had gotten everything perfect. This time, however, she felt fidgety and was constantly adjusting her hair or skirt.

Sighing and deciding to leave it alone, she walked past her white Christmas tree and out onto the balcony. It was a calm day, nice and quiet, and warmer than usual. She wasn't complaining, though. She could use a bit of warm weather.

She began fingering the jewels around her neck and exhaled gustily, wondering who could have given them to her. Who would have given them to her? She didn't have any admirers or stalkers or anything, so who would have done such a thing?

Koga? No, he was getting married soon and was probably peeved at her for what Inuyasha had done to him at the party.

Sango? No, not her. She didn't have that much money. And even if she did, she would've waited to give them to her.

Who could it have been?

She glanced at her watch. Four fifty six. She picked up a coat and her keys and left her room, locking it behind her. She then went downstairs and waited for Inuyasha.

He showed up a few minutes later and she climbed up into his Dodge and they were on their way back to his house.

"You look nice," he said gruffly, which informed Kagome that he rarely gave out compliments.

'I guess I must look nice since he's giving me a compliment,' she thought to herself. 'Boy, do I feel special…'

Once at his apartment, they raced inside the building and up to his room. He didn't carry her this time, and she felt a tinge of disappointment. She simply brushed it off.

"People should start showing up in a few minutes." He explained, tidying up a bit before the gusts arrived.

"Are we staying here the entire time?" She asked.

"No, we're going to the fair and then the movies." He said.

"Really? To see what?" She questioned.

"Well, some people want to see 'The Holiday' but I want to see 'Wolf Creek.'" He said. (A/N: I went to see the Holiday twice. Great movie. However, I was planning on putting Black Christmas in here, only I haven't watched it yet, so I put the movie that was released last year on Christmas day in here.)

"Sounds good," Kagome said.

He turned his amber eyes back to her. "What does?"

"'Wolf Creek'." She said tersely. "I'll watch that with you."

He smirked a bit. "So you're not as girly as I thought."

She put her hands on her hips. "I like horror movies." She smiled. "Don't get me wrong -- I would like to see 'The Holiday,' too."

Inuyasha stared at her for a few moments before saying, "Fine. We'll watch 'Wolf Creek' and then tomorrow I'll take you to see 'The Holiday'."

Kagome's mouth hung open in surprise, astounded at the fact that he was actually taking her to see a chick flick the day after going to see a horror movie. Before she could respond, there was a knock at his door and he opened it. Sango was standing there, with a guy by her side. "Sango?"

"Kagome?"

"What are you doing here?"

"Inuyasha invited me." Kagome explained, pointing at the amber-eyed hanyou.

"Miroku invited me." Sango said, pointing to the guy next to her.

"And I invited Miroku," Inuyasha said. "Come in, jeez. Don't just stand out in the hall."

Miroku and Sango complied with their request. Inuyasha closed the door only to have a knock on it a few moments later. He opened it to reveal a girl about the age of Kagome with long, black hair, some of which was in a pony tail on top of her head while the rest hung down. Behind her was a man who looked almost exactly like Inuyasha. He had the same silver hair and amber eyes, only he had a crescent moon on his forehead, and marks on his cheeks, and a much more mature air about him. These two turned out to be Inuyasha's older brother Sesshomaru and his girlfriend Rin.

Inuyasha made sure that everyone was settled by bringing them hot chocolate and telling them to sit down on the chairs or the couch. He nearly burned the cookies he had stuck in the stove, but Kagome helped him out by hurrying and preparing everything for him.

"Thanks," he grumbled, clearly embarrassed, as she pulled the pan of cookies out of the oven.

"No problem," she said, smiling. "You're the one I should be thanking."

"Why's that?" He asked.

"Because you're taking me to a movie today and then tomorrow. Not to mention the fact that you invited me here today." She suddenly dropped the pan onto the counter and grasped her right hand.

"What is it?" He asked, the concern evident on his face.

"Nothing," she said sheepishly, her face taking on a crimson tint. She stuck her finger in her mouth. When she removed it, she said, "I burned myself."

"Idiot," he said.

Her mouth dropped open in offense.

He took her wrist and guided her over to the sink. He turned the water on and placed her hand beneath the icy water. "I'll handle the cooking, okay?"

"No, it's fine. Honestly. I burn myself all the time." She lied.

'Yeah right…you always buy microwavable food or order pizza…' she told herself.

He raised his eyebrow and smirked. "Do not."

"Do, too," she protested.

"You do not. Stop lying. I can sense it when you lie to me." He turned the water off and turned her hand over so that he was looking down at her palm. "Besides, there would be some scars or marks if you did."

Kagome felt her face flush at the fact that he had caught her bluff. She brought her eyes up to meet his, and felt herself falling. Not physically, but emotionally. They were the most beautiful eyes she had ever gazed into. And they were on the most perfect body, with the most stunning silver hair she had ever seen.

And that body, with that hair and those eyes, was leaning in to kiss her.

They were only mere centimeters apart from one another, their eyes closed, both of them eager and waiting for their lips to touch. Their hearts were pounding roughly in their throats as the ecstasy took control.

The microwave beeped loudly, starling the two, causing them to separate.

"Sorry," she mumbled, her face pink with awkwardness. She turned away from him and took the food she had been preparing before her distraction into the living room to share with the guests.

She felt awkward every time she had to come back into the kitchen. She couldn't stand looking into those eyes again. She felt humiliated every time she did. And she knew that, if she were to look at them once more, she'd fall harder than ever.

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Kagome pretended to laugh at one of Rin's jokes. Sure, she liked Rin already. She was a nice girl. And she knew that, if her mind hadn't been elsewhere, she'd laugh at the girl's jokes. However, her mind was continually wandering off, and she'd mentally drift away from the group of people gathered in Inuyasha's apartment. Her body would go into auto pilot and she would pretend to be listening, feign interest, and forge a laugh.

'You always fall so easily,' she scolded herself. 'You like how a guy looks, and his personality, and then bam! You're down. You always fall so effortlessly around the Holidays because you want to have someone you can cuddle with. You don't want to be alone…'

Bringing her mind back to its rightful place, she heard Miroku talking. She couldn't focus on his words. Instead, she could only send tentative glances at Inuyasha every now and then. He was leaning against the doorway to the kitchen, his strong arms folded across his chest. His amber eyes seemed distant, as if he, too, were thinking of something else.

Rin was sitting on the loveseat with Sesshomaru, listening to whatever it was Miroku was saying.

She caught a glimpse of Sango. She was seated on the couch next to Miroku. She looked back at her and mouthed, "You okay?"

Kagome nodded slightly. "Fine," she mouthed back.

Sango gave her a pointed look, intended to let Kagome know that she did not believe her. "We'll talk later," she mouthed back wordlessly.

Kagome sighed lightly and rolled her eyes.

"All right, are you guys done eating?" Inuyasha asked.

Everyone nodded and mumbled yes.

"I guess it's time to go to the fair now. Everyone ready?" He asked.

"Of course we're ready, Inuyasha," Rin said with a smile. "This is the best part of this Christmas get together."

"Well, thanks." Inuyasha grumbled.

"Nothing wrong with this part, of course," she said, not sounding very assuring.

Kagome could tell the girl was joking.

Inuyasha gathered up the dishes and put them in the sink. As he exited the kitchen, Kagome asked, "You're just going to leave them?"

"No time to clean 'em now. Besides, I'll do it later." He walked past her and out the door. She took one last moment to look at the mess they had left behind before following them. Inuyasha locked his apartment after she came out.

Rin and Sesshomaru climbed into the Dodge Neon that they had driven while Miroku and Sango hopped into a Buick that she assumed to be his. She then got into Inuyasha's Dodge Ram.

That's when she felt the awkwardness return. She was alone with him…again. Every time he looked at her, she was fully conscious of his gaze, and she felt her face heat up from blushing.

"You having a good time?" He suddenly asked.

"Of course I am," she said, turning to look at him. His amber eyes were focused on the road.

"Good," he said.

Kagome sighed and relaxed backward into the seat. She closed her eyes until she heard Inuyasha say, "We're here."

Note- There you have it. Did you like it? I hope so!