" Psstt... Kagome? Are you still awake?" InuYasha asked peeking down at the ground where Kagome was laying. InuYasha amazingly got a higher score than her on Just Dance so the soft Vera Wang Mattress was his for tonight. No response... " Kagome!" InuYasha yelled in a hushed whisper.

Kagome moaned and opened her eyes looking at InuYasha. " What? I'm trying to sleep..."

InuYasha waved innocently twitching his ears " Hi."

Kagome stared at him angrily for a few seconds and smashed her head against her pillow.

" Kagome... I'm not tired."

Kagome got out of her blankets and sat on the bed with InuYasha. " Well I'm up now so what do you want to do?"

" Want to prank call someone?"

" Umm... who? Only mama knows my friends numbers."

" Then we will just have to punch in someone's random number."

" okay." Kagome picked up the Higurashi's home phone and punched her fist over random numbers until she reached seven digits and handed the phone to InuYasha.

" Hello...?" Someone said on the other line who sounded very tired.

" why yes," InuYasha spoke in a nerdy voice " My name is Dr. Numnums and I spoke to your doctor recently... and well you only have three days to live." InuYasha held the phone away from his ear and started laughing with Kagome. They could hear the guy cursing from a distance. InuYasha didn't really know what to say next so he slid the phone on Kagome's blanket making the guy get even angrier. " that will be five hundred dollars, again Dr. Numnums assisted you, have a nice day sir." InuYasha snorted before ending the call.

After Kagome got done laughing she requested the phone from InuYasha. " My turn!"

" Okay but I want to punch in the numbers."

After pressing his claws into seven buttons he handed the telephone to Kagome and lied back down on the bed.

' Hwello?' A little boy spoke.

" Whoa Kagome! You'll never believe who's number this is!"

" who's?"

" That Hojo kid!"

" The one who peed his pants?"

" Yeah!"

Kagome put the phone to her ear and lied next to InuYasha. After clearing her voice she spoke in her deepest voice. " Hojo."

'Ywes?'

" This is Miroku's father and he just wanted to say... he loves you." Kagome then pressed the end call button. " Okay, now that everyone is asleep we can jump on the bed!"

" Yes!"

Kagome tossed the phone somewhere on the ground, she didn't really care where and jumped up on her feet on top of her bed. They both giggled jumping higher and higher trying to touch to roof ut due to their short height, such a mission cannot be done.

" Ahhh!" InuYasha slipped on Kagome's slippery blanket and ended up on the floor holding his head. " Ow..."

Kagome gasped and jumped off the bed next to her friend. " InuYasha are you okay?"

" My head hurts." InuYasha frowned and buried his face on his knees. Kagome roughly wrapped her small arms around InuYasha and smiled kissing his head with a big ' mwa!'

" Better?"

InuYasha laughed and nodded. " Yes."

Kagome's mother came into the room worried. " Is everyone alright? I heard a thump."

" InuYasha fell off the bed and got a boo boo..."

" Aww sweetie are you alright?"

" Yes."

" Kagome... it's time for bed. I was going to take you two to the park tomorrow."

" Really!"

" Yes, but only if you go to bed."

InuYasha and Kagome shared a glance and lied on her bed pretending to snore. With a smile Mrs. Higurashi closed the door and left the room.

" Kagome..."

" Hm..?"

" Our bet is still in play... so get off the bed."

" Meanie."

InuYasha just stuck out his tongue and got under the covers.

" goodnight."

" night!"

The next day Kagome got up early to take a bath. Bubbles surrounded her getting her cleaner by the second. Her mom was taking them to the park today and invited some of Kagome's other friends. Today was going to be really fun.

InuYasha took a shower before Kagome even woke up and had Mrs. Higurashi blow dry his amazingly god-like hair. InuYasha smiled at the thought that him and Kagome had been friends for 6 years already. He knew what he would take for Show and Tell...

" Kagome! Did you dry your hair? We are ready when you are Princess." The Higurashi's always called the last person to get ready Princess because it seemed that they took forever. InuYasha finished getting his shoes and coat on and packed his pajamas into his backpack.

They would be meeting Sango, Miroku, Shiori, Kanna, and Kikyo at the park. It took a while but Kagome was able to make friends with Kikyo. Kikyo was only friends with the kids who were worthy enough to be friends so that made Kagome feel special although Kikyo spent most of her time around InuYasha than Kagome. When ever Kikyo was invited over to Kagome's house she always asked if InuYasha was there. If he was she would make her mother slam down on her pedal to the Higurashi shrine or the Taisho Mansion. If For some strange reason InuYasha wasn't coming over; her answer would always be she wasn't feeling well or was going to a birthday party that day. Kagome wouldn't be surprised if she went to a lot of birthdays because she did have an over massive amount of friends. Kagome finally hopped down the stairs happily with her pink and green coat. Her hair was in a high pony tail and her ears wear covered with ear muffs. " Alright in the car you two, we wouldn't want to be late!" That was another thing about Mrs. Higurashi, she didn't like being late so whenever you were with her you were bound to be on time to where ever you were going to go. Kagome and InuYasha strapped themselves into their seat belts and played a hand game.

" Inu, aren't your ears going to be cold?"

" I brought a beanie just in case but I really don't like wearing it."

" Yeah it'd be sad if you had to cover up your ears."

" Sometimes I get this feeling that your only my friend because I have dog ears..."

Kagome giggled and shook her head. " No, I really like your personality but the ears are a plus. They're so cute!"

" I'm surprised you haven't asked to touch them yet."

" Mama says it's rude to touch another person. Or even ask for that matter."

" Kagome, you're silly."

Silence was in the car the rest of the way to the park. It was a fairly large park that had the theme of flowers and ladybugs. Mrs. Higurashi shut the car doors and locked them all up and found the entrance. Kanna, Shiori, Kikyo, Miroku and Sango were already there huddled up in a bush.

" Hi kids! What are you doing?" Mrs. Higurashi asked as InuYasha and Kagome hurried to go join them.

" There is a ladybug."

" Oooh! Let me see!" Kagome pushed everyone out of her way looking around frantically. " Where is it!"

" Way to go Kago... You killed the poor thing." Kikyo said harshly fixing her low bun.

Kagome looked under her knees and saw the poor ladybug smashed into the grass.

" Oh no..." Kagome buried her hands in her face and started to cry. " I'm a murderer! I'm a murderer! I'm too young! I'll never make it to heaven now!"

" Kagome, it's just a ladybug." Sango pointed out. "They get squashed all the time by accident."

" How can you say such a cruel thing!"

" Well it's the truth and the way life works." Shiori said in the corner.

" We should hold a funeral for it!" Miroku suggested.

" That's a good idea, maybe Kagome wont kill herself now." InuYasha agreed.

" Okay, I'll be the priest!" Miroku jumped up and down raising his hand.

" Okay, okay." InuYasha laughed. " Come on Kagome let's go search for some flowers."

" right!." Kagome got up frantically looking for all the perfect flowers. Kikyo got her happy meal toy that would be perfect for a casket. Even if it was meant for Polly pocket... Shiori and Kanna just kinda sat there by the plastic casket watching it like hawks. InuYasha found a flower that matched Kagome's jacket and picked it off of a bush. Eh, it'd look better on Kagome than this bush.

" Kagome!"

" yes...?"

" Here." InuYasha stuck the flower in her hair and stepped back to take a look. Kagome patted it on her hair and smiled.

" Thanks!"

InuYasha nodded and stared at the mountain of flowers Kagome found for this little tiny ladybug... " Ya sure you got enough flowers there...?"

" Hm... Maybe just a few more..." Kagome picked up a few flowers she found on the ground.

Once that was settled they all got in a circle around the pink and orange, plastic, Polly Pocket, casket with the lady bug inside.

" We gather here today for this poor ladybug who, was just killed a few moments ago."

" Well jeez that's a nice way to put it." InuYasha rolled his eyes making everyone laugh except Kagome who still felt bad.

" InuYasha if you would do the honors..." everyone took a few steps back while InuYasha dug a hole into the grass big enough for their casket. After he was done everyone scooted back up. Miroku picked up the box and snapped it in place making the ladybug fall everywhere inside. Once the box was closed he set it down in the hole. " If there are any gifts, flowers ect. They should be tossed in now." Kagome took half of her huge mountain and tossed it onto the grave. Sango also placed the flower she had in her hair on to the grave as well even though it was fake. " Inu..." InuYasha picked up his dirt pile that he made and dumped it onto the flowers patting it down to make it look well, not messy. Finally Kagome shoved the rest of the flowers. " Any kind words about this ladybug?

" It was so young." Kagome said sadly. " And I killed it..."

" Can we go play now?" Kikyo asked.

" Definitely."

" Let's play hide and seek."

" Not It!" InuYasha yelled. He never really liked to be the 1 vs. 3 in any game.

" Not it!" Kikyo, Shiori, Kagome, and Sango called out slowly following leaving Miroku to be it."

" Aw nuggets."

" ?"

" You have 20 seconds to hide!" Miroku stuffed his face in his hands and started counting backwards from 20. " 20, 19, 17, 18, 14, 16,..."

InuYasha laughed running away. Miroku still didn't know how to count backwards from 20... Kagome decided to hide in the middle of the slide. Kikyo hid under the table that all their parents were sitting at. Shiori and Kanna were like this X you see, they were never separated so they both hid on the other side of the girls restroom. InuYasha hid in a tree even though he stuck out like a swore thump, no matter how many times they told him that hiding place sucked he never listened... Sango hid behind a bush.

" Three... two... one, ready or not here Miroku comes ladies." Miroku smirked flipping his hair. InuYasha was close by and just rolled his eyes. InuYasha loved trees, he could be in them for hours and never become bored. He's always wanted to take Kagome with him up in the trees but her mom always said it was too dangerous. One day, but not today.

" InuYasha..." Miroku whined. " That's the worst hiding place ever, I found you in the first ten seconds of the game."

InuYasha fell backwards gracefully from the branch he was sitting on and easily landed on his feet. " But you know hoe handy that spot can be when we are playing tag. You'd never be able to catch me."

" Need I remind you that we are not playing tag."

" I'm just saying."

" come and help me find the girls."

" Keh."

" Ah- and no using your keen sense of smell."

" Well that's kinda impossible I guess I'll just follow you. No clues."

" Fair enough. Now to find my beautiful Shango-chan."

" Last I heard her name was Sango."

" Yeah I know but Shango is like... wild. My dad said girls like it when you give them nicknames."

" Yeah not stupid ones..."

Miroku looked into the blue slide, then the green slide and finally the pink slide. " Hello hello hello! Is it possible that they are inside the slides?"

" Perhaps."

" I'll re-check these two then..."

InuYasha sat on the pink side and decided to slide down. He could hear a distant ' weeeee! ' from Miroku in the next slide. Half way there he bumped into something but stopped himself from moving down the slide further.

Kagome turned around trying not to be startled. " huh!"

" Kagome?"

" InuYasha. What are you doing in here?"

" Miroku found me first so I'm just kinda following him. He is checking the other slides right now so your lucky I found you before he did."

" You'll help me escape before he finds me?" Kagome asked shocked.

" If you want me too."

Kagome nodded and gave him a thumbs up. InuYasha went back up the slide and saw Miroku just go down the other slide. InuYasha motioned for her to climb back up which was a bit difficult but InuYasha grabbed her just in time before she could fall back down. InuYasha scanned the area quickly and ran behind the back way of the slides where the swings and tunnels were. Kagome quickly slid into a tunnel and thanked him. InuYasha dashed up the stairs to the pink slide before Miroku could come back up. Those were a lot of stairs!

" None of them in the slides... let's try by the bathrooms."

" Okay."

Miroku began walking and hoped his 'Shango-chan' was there waiting for him. InuYasha quickly tiptoed back to the tunnel Kagome was in.

" It's best if you go back in one of the slides. Chance are he wont look there again."

" Thanks for your help InuYasha, even though it's kinda cheating I'll be sure to win!" (Sesshomaru: hi :D ) " Your welcome Kagome." InuYasha dashed back to Miroku. Apparently he was talking to InuYasha not really knowing that he disappeared so all he did was nod when Miroku looked at him. Shiori and Kanna weren't necessarily hiding... more like talking while they waited for Miroku to come and get them.

" Ha! I found you!" Miroku cheered and started dancing.

" Oh give the man a prize..." Shiori said blankly...

" Woohoo..." Kanna yawned uninterested.

Miroku skipped around hoping to find Sango still. He noticed someone's high ponytail sticking up from a bush. ' silly girl...' Miroku popped up in her face making her close to peeing herself.

" Miroku!" She yelled her face getting red. " That wasn't funny!"

" Shango-Chan!"

" Shango-Chan! This brat likes me and he doesn't ever know my name!" Sango ranted at InuYasha but all he did was twitch his ears not really caring.

" Kagome! InuYasha!"

" Shiori!"

" Kanna..."

" Sango dear!"

" Miroku!" All of the parents called to get them. It was getting dark.

" Aw man..." Kagome thought and slid out of the slide shocking Miroku.

" InuYasha I-I already looked in there and nobody was in there!"

InuYasha and Kagome just laughed.

" You Cheater cheater pumpkin eaters..."

" Ew I don't even like pumpkin." InuYasha pointed out.

" Come along kids, say your goodbyes it's time to leave." Sango's mom suggested.

" Why don't you all come over for dinner?" Mrs. Higurashi suggested.

" I still have Christmas shopping to do."

" Appointment."

" Still need to go to Walmart!"

" Alright, alright." She laughed. " You'll guys will be over for Christmas dinner right?"

" Oh sure!" They all said together.

They all said their goodbyes and went separate ways. Kagome and InuYasha ate Christmas cookies when they got back home waiting for his mom to pick him up.

" InuYasha? You have everything packed?"

" Yep."

" Okay just making sure."

" Did you write a letter to Santa this year?"

" Mhm! I asked for a Sweet Magic Kitchen!"

" That's cool. I asked if I could be a full demon."

" Now why would you want to be something scary when I like you just the way you are."

" You wouldn't know since you aren't a hanyou. You're the outsider..."

The door bell rang, interrupting their conversation.

" Oh now your mom chooses to be on time."

" Hey we were on time last time too!" InuYasha said slinging his back pack over his shoulder. " You just cant hold your horses."

Mrs Higurashi opened the door for Izayoi who also had InuYasha's older brother, Sesshomaru with her. Sesshomaru was in his first year of middle school, grade 6.

" Hi sweetie. Did you two have a good time?" Izayoi smiled.

" A lot!"

" That's good. Are you ready to go?"

" Yes, just let me say goodbye to Kagome." InuYasha hugged Kagome and then hugged Mrs. Higurashi. " Thanks for letting me stay over!"

" Anytime."

" Bye Inu!"

" Bye."

" Will you be coming over to our Christmas dinner?" Izayoi and Mrs. Higurashi said at the same time. ( A.n: I really wish Rumiko Takahashi gave her a name...)

" hm.. This is a problem. I invited all of Kagome's friends and family over here."

" I had too..."

" Your house is much larger than mine Izayoi, I think it's best if the party is there but I could help you with the food."

" That's a grand idea. Alright. Christmas eve around... I'd say six?"

" Sounds good."

" Alright dress formal. Bye bye!" Izayoi directed her sons to the car and waved one last time before driving off. Kagome was sad whenever her friends had to leave. If it went her way she would keep them forever.

" Kagome? Do you want to go to the store with me? I still had a few gifts to get. Did you want to pick out something for InuYasha?"

" Yes! I can use my birthday money!"

" Aww dear that's sweet but I would be willing to buy the gift for you."

" No! It's not the same if I don't buy the gift myself."

" Whatever you say. Let's get in the car."

Kagome put back on her jacket and ran up to her room looking for her coin purse. Once she found it she took out the rest of her birthday money stuffing it into her pocket and running back down stairs into the car. Mrs. Higurashi put the key into the ignition and backed the car out of the drive way. What would be the best gift for InuYasha? Kagome constantly asked herself on the way to the store. ' I have o get the best present he has ever gotten... but what?' After six years of friendship she diffinetly shouldn't come up empty handed or a little hand drawn note. She would make a bunch of those for her other friends but InuYasha was the bestest of the best in all her friends that she had.

~ With InuYasha~

" Hurry InuYasha it's getting late and I still have to go home and make dinner."

" I don't know what I should get Kagome. Argh! This is so frustrating."

" InuYasha don't stress yourself out, let's just keep looking around until you see something that catches your eye alight?"

" Fine..."

" You act like she is your girl friend little brother..." Sesshomaru teased.

" She's not my girlfriend! Mom!"

" Sesshomaru, stop teasing your brother."

" Mom come on, it's obvious he likes her."

" Of course I like her! As a friend!"

" Alright boys calm down, your too young to be thinking about that kind of thing yet. I like that InuYasha is able to make female friends too. I never agreed with anyone saying that boys cant be friends with girls otherwise they will be teased."

" I think what I know what to get her. This way mom!"

" I'm coming" She giggled glad that her son was overjoyed for this Christmas Eve.