Chapter Four: Birthday To Remember

A few days later, the whole school was buzzing with excitement over Kagome's party. What was meant to be a small get together of friends and family soon became a huge celebration. Kagome was very surprised when the rest of the 10th grade class invited themselves to her party as well, and being the kind hearted person she is, she didn't have the heart to turn them down... So that was how her simple birthday party became a huge block party! Mrs. Higurashi said earlier that day that if Kagome wanted to, they would just let her and her friends have a good time and have a smaller party for her the next day with just immediate family and friends. Kagome wasn't sure if that was such a good idea, but when her mom beamed a smile at her and insisted on it, Kagome threw her arms around her mother and thanked her... Now 6:00 in the evening was right around the corner and she hoped with all her might that inuyasha wouldn't show up and ruin everything. She just wanted to have some fun with her friends in her own time period...

About 5:30 pm. Yuka, Eri, Yumi, and Hojo were all the first ones to arrive. Kagome had decided to wear her favorite color dress, a silver sleeveless cocktail dress with gold hearts on it along with the Sterling Silver and crystal jewelry her mother had given her before she, her grandfather, and souta had left this morning. Mrs. Higurashi had decided to have her party on Saturday so Kagome could go back later this evening, but since the change made to the party she decided to stay home an extra four days.

"inuyasha will be fine without me for a while longer any way... If he wants he can go find Kikyo... " Kagome said to herself irritatedly...

"Hey Kagome, " Hojo said smiling, "Happy Birthday. "

Kagome gasped as Hojo handed her several pretty packages wrapped in silver foil.

"You didn't have to get me anything!" Kagome said smiling.

"We all did silly! That's what birthday parties are for!" Yumi said grinning.

Seeing that they each had several packages with them, Kagome took them into the house. Unaware of her mother staying up all night to decorate the whole house for her birthday, Kagome gasped when she saw glittering silver streamers everywhere!

"Oh wow! Your mom is awesome Kagome!" Eri exclaimed.

"Yeah... " Kagome gasped in shock, "No kidding! "

MEANWHILE, BACK IN THE FEUDAL ERA...

"Damn it!" Inuyasha snarled, "She's late!"

"Calm down inuyasha... " Moroku said annoyed, "Leave her alone, she needs time to spend with her family... Naraku has not been causing any trouble what so ever, so we will be fine until she gets back... "

"Moroku is right, Inuyasha, it is her... Sweet sixteen birthday and it is very special to Kagome... " Sango said smiling, "Let her have a good time with her family and other friends over there, OK?"

"OK... " Inuyasha said, "I guess it can't hurt... Can it?"

BACK IN KAGOME'S TIME...

More and more of Kagome's classmates were beginning to arrive and she was beginning to feel claustrophobic... She wasn't used to so many people occupying her home... The table she chose to lay her gifts on was one of her mother's huge fold up tables. Her mother must have anticipated so many gifts to be brought for her daughter because she has a silky silver cloth laid over the table with the word GIFTS written in big bold gold letters on a piece of paper... Dispite Kagome being a bit intimidated by big crowds, she was actually starting to have a good time... Each guest brought a different dish to her birthday party and by the time everyone got there, the whole house smelled mouth watering! Jorn actually brought one of the most delicious dishes, three pans of cheese stuffed mushrooms. Two pans were labeled for guests while the other pan was made just for her alone...

"That's very sweet of you Jorn!" Kagome exclaimed, "But I couldn't possibly eat a whole pan by myself! "

"Well, love, I thought we could share them later... Just the two of us? " Jorn crooned huskily.

Kagome blushed deeply...

"Oh... OK... " Kagome said smiling.

He was such a hunk! He had long blond hair and green eyes, his mother was American. He was strong and handsome...

'But why do I feel like I'm in danger?!' Kagome thought worriedly, 'It's probably just my imagination running away with me is all... '

The food was amazing! Kagome used her other gift from her mother, a new digital camera and several memory cards, a few for videos and a few for pictures, and immediately began taking videos of her birthday party, the food and the gifts and of her classmates. When it was time for presents, Selena, Jorn's sister, said she would get a video of Kagome opening all of her presents... Luckily the memory cards that her mom bought to go with her camera took up to 20 hours of footage, it took about 45 minutes to open up all of her gifts. Hojo got her a digital camera as well so she had one for pictures and one for videos. He also bought her a photo album and some blank dads. Next were Yuka's gifts, she bought Kagome five new outfits, all were expensive designer quality materials and of course Kagome was thrilled... They were all silky breathable material. Two were short sleeved shirts with gorgeous bell shaped sleeves, one was real with shiny silver and the other was pink and gold. Each one had the same color scheme lether pants to match. Next was a sleeveless green camisole top with a gorgeous wolf in shiny silver howling at the moon... Some camo yoga pants were bought to go with it... Next was a beautiful gold and silver dress that came to about three inches above her knees. Luckily there were a pair of light gold leggings to match. Last but not least was a pretty dark ruby red long sleeved shirt (also known as butterfly sleeves) with a darker red heart in the middle made of rhinestones, and a pair of silk leggings the same color as the heart... Kagome grabbed Yuka and gave her a huge bear hug.

"Thank you so much Yuka!" Kagome gasped.

"I knew you would like them!" Yuka said winking.

Next was Eri's gifts. The first one was a light rose colored velvet jump suit with a sleeveless top with a kitten on it. The pants suit had darker pink glitter on it. Next was a jade green outfit with a sleeveless top the same color. This one had a cut little wolf cub on it. Next was a turquoise blue one. The sleeveless shirt had a cute little red fox on it that reminded her of Shippo. Next was a beautiful dark red velvet jogging suit with a red sleeveless shirt. It had a little white puppy on it. Last but not least was a beautiful soft dusty grey jogging suit with a grey tank top that had the word love in big glittery silver letters.

"Thank you so much Eri! They're all so beautiful! " Kagome said cheerfully.

"That's what friends are for Kagome !" Eri exclaimed hugging her.

Last but not least was Yumi... Hers were extravagant looking silk kimonos each with a different color obi... The first one was a gorgeous dark blue with silver stars and moons. The next one was a very pretty shade of dark peach with gold sun's all over it... The obi was gold as well. The next one was a silver kimono with beautiful pink roses and a lighter pink obi... Then, there was a black silk kimono with red roses and a dark red obi... Last but not least was her favorite, a deep burgundy silk kimono with gold moons and a lighter gold obi... Each kimono has matching slippers as well...

"thank you so much Yumi!" Kagome exclaimed, "they are all so beautiful! "

"No problem at all Kagome! Happy Birthday birthday girl!" Yumi gushed happily...

The rest of the party went great, the food was delicious and Kagome actually got way more clothes then what she thought she would... What surprised her the most was that most of the guys bought jewelry for her, expensive watches and gemstone necklaces and bracelets... But the most surprising of all was the treasure trove of gold and gemstone jewelry that Jorn had given her! So many glittering colors and sparkling faceted stones, she didn't know what to wear... He had given her a gigantic jewelry armoar filled with gemstone jewelry... In the end, he chose a large rainbow topaz pendant on a long thick golden chain with some earrings to match. Of course she kept the braided gold and silver jewellery that her mother had given her as well besides her earrings...

The night turned of be just like a fairy tale... But unfortunately little did Kagome know, as magical as her birthday was... All magic comes with a price...