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Okay everyone, sorry for keeping you waiting for sooo long, but well, I was busy my beta was busy and writing went on the second plan.
Now thanks goes to: Tsuki Ai for being my beta and to my kind reviewers: MoonPrincess1989, WestAnimeBrigade, Let-the-darkness-take-over, inu-babe34, Ilebreknit, Dominant-Snowcone, iheartanime43, Cressent Moon, Sarah's Love and Alatier.
Now to the story!
Christmas Eve-I'm wishing on a star
The next day when Kagome woke up, she wished she hadn't done that. Her eyes stunk; her cheeks were all red and puffy, and she had headache. If that wasn't enough, her mood was terrible and it was Christmas Eve. With a small sigh, she rolled from the bed and slowly made her way to the bathroom. Even if she felt like the whole world caved in on her, there was no way she was going to spend today crying over her cruel fate. If she had to be alone on Christmas, than so be it.
The girl shook her head, looking at her reflection. Do I really look that bad? she asked herself. After a few tries of checking the identity of the girl in the mirror, Kagome sighed sadly. It seems it's really me. With a little shrug, she turned away and went to take a long bath. Who cares how she looked? It wasn't as if she was going to meet with someone. After all, the only person around whom she would be concerned about her image told her yesterday to never show up again. With groan, she put her head under water. That's for not crying over her cruel fate.
I'm really pathetic she decided once she managed to eat her breakfast. I shouldn't despair over a man I met six days ago. I'm better than that. She tried to reassure herself. Her train of thoughts stopped when she heard her phone ring. Quickly she ran to her bedroom and picked it up, checking the ID of the caller. It was Amelia.
For a moment, Kagome stared at the name before turning the phone off and lying on the bed. To hell with pretending! I'm miserable! She closed her eyes allowing her despair to swallow her whole.
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Amelia sighed looking at her phone. Damn it Kagome, why do you turn me off? she thought slightly irritated. On the other hand, she couldn't be angry with the girl. It was partially her fault that the story had ended that way. She could've been honest with Kagome and simply told her she was connected to Sesshoumaru. But who could guess he would find out so quickly? And now, everybody around her was unhappy.
Just great ,she thought sarcastically. Just the Christmas mood we needed.
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Sesshoumaru woke up with just as poor a mood as every other participant in the drama, but in his mood was something everyone else lacked of- obduracy. He was determined to not allow things to end that way. He was going to change that and that meant he had to wake up and finally get out off bed.
With a slight groan, the man raised his impressive form from the bed and went to the bathroom. After quick shower and changing, he went to check on his daughter. Rin was still sleeping and he decided to not wake her. He could see the puffiness of her eyes, the clear sign that his little girl cried herself to sleep. His heart twisted with guilt and that only added power to his decision to made things right. It was time for action.
After leaving a short note to Rin and making her breakfast, Sesshoumaru went out. His first stop was Mia's shop.
Seeing him enter the woman smiled lightly, rubbing her neck.
"Sesshoumaru, fancy seeing you here. I thought you will let me go until Christmas ends." Sesshoumaru sent her one of his coldest glare successfully shutting the woman up.
"I haven't come to see you. Where is Kagome?" The courage came back to the young woman's body at the thought of her best friend.
"She's not working today, beside can't you leave her? I'm sure you gave her piece of your mind yesterday, and actually, she didn't deserve that. She hadn't known about anything." The man just rolled his eyes.
"Stop your babbling woman. I'm not here to make her miserable but to apologize. So where is she?"
To say Mia was stunned was an understatement. If she was standing, now she would be on the floor unconscious. Sesshoumaru came to apologize? He? Sesshoumaru Taisho never, ever said 'I'm sorry' to anyone other than Rin. Those things just do not happen!
"Who are you and what did you do with my brother-in-law?" she asked, regaining some of her composure. The man rolled his eyes at her, but when Mia continued to stare at him like she's seeing him for the first time in her life, he shot her another blood-freezing glare. The woman gave little yelp before shaking her head.
"Okay, you are yourself," she decided. "But I'm sill not sure it's a good idea to let you meet with Kagome. I'm sure she's hurt enough as it is. You can only made it worst."
This time Sesshoumaru sighed. He could see the logic in Mia's words, but he wasn't angry anymore.
"I won't hurt her Mia. I know it was all Rin's idea and I'm really going to apologize, if you tell me where is she." Seeing the truth in his eyes, the blonde smiled brightly. There was still hope that this Christmas will end happily. And I won't need to choke out Santa for allowing this drama to happen. Remembering that the lawyer was still waiting she looked at him again, nodding.
"Fine. I haven't heard from Kagome since yesterday. I tried to call her today but she turned her phone off. I suppose she could be at her house. Have you been there?"
Sesshoumaru shook his head mentally kicking himself from not thinking about it earlier. Damn if I went to her apartment earlier I would save my time and escape that all conversation. Deciding he lost enough precious time Sesshoumaru quickly thanked the woman for her help and went out.
Mia smiled softly looking at his retreating back. Finally, he allowed himself to be happy and now his going to fight for it. 'Poor' Kagome, she won't know what hit her.
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It was almost noon when Kagome once again decided to stand up from her bed. Not that she felt less miserable than few hours earlier, but it still was Christmas Eve and to regain some Christmas spirit she decided she needed to go out. Maybe buy some chocolate, or better yet, she would go for a hot chocolate to her favourite cafe. With that, the girl put on some clothes, brushed her hair, and leaving her phone quickly went out.
She was met with a grey sky full of snow clouds and people running around the streets doing their last moment shopping. With a heavy sigh, she tightened the scarf around her neck and went away.
Perhaps... perhaps after that I will feel better she thought, but somehow she felt like she was lying to herself.
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Sesshoumaru stared at the paper in his hand. He couldn't believe it; he truly couldn't, after so many years without it, he gets a ticket. Sesshoumaru Taisho got a ticket on Christmas Eve nonetheless. What about the idea of forgiving?
Well it seems this policeman hasn't heard about something like this. To hell with such a Christmas! the silver-haired man cursed in his mind. Here he was trying to do something good in his life and he received a ticket for it. Very encouraging, if he had to say so.
Not that he didn't try to reason with the man. He tried his best to show him that his failure to drive within the speed limit was only for the greater good, but unfortunately, the officer hadn't seen things his way. And now he had to pay $100. To think that, that devil minor dared to wish him Merry Christmas after that!
Sesshoumaru was brought from his thoughts by the sight of the building where Kagome lived. It was time to change his thought train onto another course. Apologizing. Yes, he would apologize, hell he would beg for her to forgive him. After all, she was the best thing that happened in his life in such a long time and he was not going to lose it because of his stupidity. Yes, that sounds like a good plan. The problem lies in more delicate matter...
He had no idea what he should say. He could only imagine that she was furious, cursing him to hell and back, and there was a possibility she would go ballistic seeing him (though he hoped it wouldn't go that far), and what's worst, she was probably hurt from his unfair assumptions. What can a man say to make all those feelings disappear and have the girl take him back?
Trying his best to find a solution, Sesshoumaru found himself before the door he came to know within the past week. With slightly trembling hands, he knocked on the door and waited for whatever was going to happen.
Nothing.
He knocked again using a bit more power in this. Perhaps she was sleeping or in the kitchen and she hadn't heard his first knock. He waited.
Again nothing.
Adding even more pressure, Sesshoumaru knocked third time.
Nothing.
"Damn!" he exclaimed loudly. Unconsciously noticing that he was cursing today more than probably in the last three years, Sesshoumaru sighed deeply. There was no possibility that Kagome wouldn't hear his knocking, and the only logical explanation for this was that she wasn't inside.
Just the thing he needed. He had no idea where she could be and New York was big enough to prevent miracles from happening. The possibility that just walking around, he would finally come across her was almost non-existing. Just great.
He took out his phone and dialed Kagome's number. He didn't want to discuss anything that way, but maybe she would answer it and they would decide on meeting at some place. He waited with bated breath to hear her voice.
No such luck. His call was sent straight to the message box. Irritated with the challenges in his way, Sesshoumaru allowed himself a moment of weakness and banged his head on the wall.
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Rin observed how her father crushed another egg in his hand and quickly covered her ears to muffle the curses that followed it. That was the third time it had happen and seeing that her dad took another egg, it seems that was going to happen again.
Today, Rin woke up in an empty home. Her father left her a note that he needed to go somewhere, and a breakfast. The girl waited for him until it was well after noon and finally called, reminding him that they needed to make Christmas dinner. After all, Uncle Inuyasha and Aunt Mia were coming today. Her grandpa and grandma also were going to show. They couldn't greet them with empty plates.
However, seeing her father's attempts to cook today, Rin wasn't so sure if that would happen. Her father never seemed more ready to attack their future meal than today. It looked like with his every move he was crushing some bones and breaking noses even if that was only carrots or eggs. It was bad.
Seeing how another egg was violently crushed, Rin decided to take some action.
"Daddy perhaps Rin should add the eggs?" she asked. Sesshoumaru looked at her then at his hand and agreed with a silent nod. Rin quickly took his place while he moved to another dish.
With a heavy sigh, he started to chop vegetables. He should be now waiting under Kagome's door, but after first ten minutes, Rin called to remind him about today's guests. He would be more than happy to ignore them and stay where he was, but he didn't want to disappoint his little girl either. But, it seems he still was failing to make her happy.
He was so tense when he came back that now he was destroying everything that came to his hands. Just like the eggs a few minutes before. The good father he was making his daughter worry. What a cursed day, Sesshoumaru decided finally finishing his kitchen work.
When everything was made and of course, he and Rin were clean, Sesshoumaru decided he gave Kagome enough time to get back home. It would be the perfect moment to go but he couldn't leave his little daughter to cook meals alone. He would need to wait until the food was made or...
In next moment, Sesshoumaru was holding his phone and waiting impatiently for the answer.
"What in seven layers of hell do you want?" asked the voice from the other side.
"I'm happy to hear you too, little brother," Sesshoumaru said calmly, imagining beating Inuyasha on the head with something really, really hard. That surely would lower his blood pressure.
"Okay, cut the crap I'm busy. What do you want?" Sighing lightly the man shook his head. I need to talk with Kagome or at the end of the day I will be insane.
"Come earlier. I need to do something and I can't leave Rin alone."
"Like hell! I'm not at your call and back ba—" Inuyasha was quickly silenced by a simple word.
"Please." There was silence on the other side before Inuyasha answered, this time his voice was equally calm.
"We will come in an hour, okay?" Sesshoumaru again sighed. He could wait an hour; that was better than two hours, right?
"Yes. I will wait." And with that, the line went off.
The man sat on the couch; his eyes slowly slid over the room that hadn't looked this good in a few years. Every little decoration reminded him of her. He could hear her laugh when he came back from work and found her with Rin in the kitchen, how she called him a gremlin when he tried to steal a cookie, and how she blushed under his constant stare.
Sesshoumaru stood up and went to change his clothes. He would have her back or he would die trying. It's just one hour...
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"So does my sweet niece know where her father stormed off to so quickly?" Inuyasha asked taking Rin on his lap. The girl shook her head.
"No, Rin doesn't know. Rin has no idea what's happening with daddy since the morning, but Rin thinks he ate too much chocolate." Inuyasha laughed looking at her before asking.
"And why do you think so?" Rin's face took on a thoughtful look.
"Because daddy is behaving just like Rin when she eats too many sweets, but Rin is always laughing and running, while daddy is running and destroying eggs." Inuyasha once again burst in laugh. My brother destroying eggs! Dear kami why wasn't I here to see that?
"Uncle, where is Aunt Mia?" the child asked looking at her guardian. The man gave her a little smirk that always reminded her of her daddy.
"She told me she needed 5 more minutes so I told her I will wait here. I suppose she will come in next hour or so." Rin giggled lightly, before jumping from Inuyasha's lap and taking his hand.
"Come uncle, we will play until then." Inuyasha followed reminding himself that they couldn't destroy the house today. Pity....
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Sesshoumaru once again banged his head on the door that was silently mocking him. She still wasn't home and he was losing time. What now? Where could she be? Her phone was also still off and that was leaving him with two options: he could wait here and hope that she would finally come home or he could look for her, but then again- where?
"If you continue that young man, you will get headache." Sesshoumaru turned around to look at the elder woman. Great, let's show everyone I'm crazy, why not? Perhaps I should write this on my forehead: Sesshoumaru Taisho had lost his mind.
The woman continued to stare at him and Sesshoumaru finally decided that perhaps she wouldn't leave him until he answered.
"Thank you for the advice." the man finally muttered. The woman smiled softly and her eyes started to sparkle which slightly took him by surprise. What does she have in mind? he thought.
"Are you looking for Kagome?" the grey-haired woman asked. Sesshoumaru's eyes went wide and hope entered his heart again. Perhaps she was angel in disguise.
"Actually yes, I am. Do you perhaps know where she is?" The woman smiled again.
"I don't know where she is exactly, but she was leaving with her skates." The lawyer quickly bent down and kissed woman's cheek.
"Thank you. You have no idea how much you have helped me." With that, he turned around and taking three steps in one time, ran down the stairs.
The woman stared after him for a good minute before laughing lightly and shaking her head. "Ah, the youth in this time." she said opening door to her own apartment.
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Sesshoumaru looked at the sky that was sending little snowy stars on the few people who were still walking on the streets. It was almost time to start celebrating, but here he was in the empty park looking for her. Her graceful moves showing her hurt to the world around without using words.
He thought she would be angry, but he couldn't see any traces of that in her. Perhaps it was better, he didn't need to fear that she would break his nose, but seeing her hurt made him feel guiltier. Well, he deserved that-he was the one jumping to conclusions, not her.
She jumped again; her black hair danced around her and his breath caught in his throat. He would apologize, and if she decided to give him another chance, he would try to see if they could have something deeper between them. But now he needed to make the last thing, the last step to allow his past to leave him and taking the future in his own hands.
Slowly he went on ice remembering how it felt to slide over it with great speed and then jump in the air and softly land on one leg. Feeling surer now, Sesshoumaru quietly slid to the girl.
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Kagome was so deep in her thoughts that she totally forgot about world around her. It was she, ice and nothing more. So when the pair of strong hands embraced her and then turned her around to meet a hard chest, she was so surprised that she forgot it would be wise to scream. But her voice was taken from her when she looked at the face of the man before her.
"Sesshoumaru," she whispered quietly. His hand slowly went to her cheek and wiped the tears that suddenly fell without her notice.
"But... w-why? What are you doing here? You said you don't want to see me again..." she asked trying to free herself from his embrace. His arms only tightened around her and before she could blink, a pair of soft lips were claiming her own in a wonderful kiss. Kagome felt so overwhelmed with all emotions rising in her that she didn't put any fight against it and simply allowed herself to be taken in by it. When they both felt the need to breathe, they broke the contact and Kagome silently looked at the man who claimed her fifth kiss in life (and she could add the best kiss), with the question shining in her blue eyes.
"I'm sorry Kagome. I assumed something without giving you chance to speak. I was so afraid of what your presence was doing to me that at the first possibility I pushed you away. But I won't let you go so easily. Not now when you brought such happiness to my life."
At this point, Kagome was staring at him with her mouth open. It was the sweetest thing anyone had ever told her. He was not only apologizing, but also saying that he wanted to see if their feelings could blossom into something more. The sweetest thing she would ever hear would be hopefully when someone would ask for her hand. Slowly, a light, sly smile rose on her face.
"I will forgive you Sesshoumaru if you kiss me," Sesshoumaru was more than happy to comply.
After another breath-taking kiss, Kagome laughed lightly and embraced his waist turning her face into his warm chest.
"You're forgiven," she whispered.
Sesshoumaru smiled before looking at the girl in his arms and deciding to ask her one very important question.
"Kagome, will you spend your Christmas with me?"
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"I can't believe the boy left us on Christmas Eve. I know he's not much of a Christmas lover, but he has never done something like this!" Inuyasha silently rolled his eyes.
"Calm down Father, we both know it must be something really important to hold him so long." Another white-haired man shook his head.
"I will show him important once he returns," he said in a dangerous tone. Rin shook her head at her grandfather.
"But grandpa Rin remembers the last time you tried to show something to daddy, he beat you in that." The entire room burst in laugher while Hiro looked sadly at the little girl who blinked innocently.
"Rin you should support me not put me down." The child shrugged, only to turn around abruptly and flee from the room.
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"Are you sure I should come. I mean, it's your family, and we agreed only on dating, it's nothing serious and—" Sesshoumaru quickly silenced her with a light kiss that left the girl blushing.
"You have already changed and came here. Don't you think it's too late to run away?" he asked.
Kagome didn't have time to answer because with a happy cry, little Rin attached herself to their legs.
"Kagome! Rin thought you left us! Rin is so happy that daddy brought you back!" Kagome smiled and kissed the girl's forehead before hugging her.
"I'm sorry I made you worry Rin. It was all just one, big misunderstanding. Now, if you agree I could stay for Christmas Eve."
"Yes! Rin wants you to stay with us!" the girl replied with a large grin. Kagome only laughed while Sesshoumaru patted his child's head. At this moment, another voice interrupted the silence.
"Kagome! I'm so happy to see you here," Mia said looking at the people before her. They looked so happy together. It seems Christmas is magical after all, she thought happily.
"Finally my boy. If not for that young lady I assume you will introduce me to shortly, I would show you my displeasure for making us wait," said another voice. Sesshoumaru only looked boredly at his father before shrugging.
"I would like to see you trying," he said offhand. Everyone burst into laugh at this while Hiro's wife tried to calm her husband and muffle her giggles at the same time.
When the laugh stopped, Rin looked around before gasping.
"Daddy you are under mistletoe!" she said pointing at the plant above their heads.
Sesshoumaru looked briefly at Kagome who was suddenly very interested in the ground.
"I think that tradition is tradition," he said finally and quickly turned Kagome's face before kissing her without a second thought. Everyone around cheered for the young couple while Rin clapped her hands with pure excitement. In her thoughts, she was finalizing her list.
Make daddy kiss Kagome. Check.
Now Rin must ask Aunt Mia if she brought the ribbon for Kagome or Rin will need shinny paper.
AN: Wait! It still not over, but you can leave review ;)