12 days of Christmas.
White Elephant.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Her friends (and one younger sister) were all gathered around her desk, buzzing enthusiastically about the upcoming festivities. All of them – Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku, Kikyou – standing beside her desk, located at the front of the class while all their other peers bunched together with their cliques as well. The school was coming up with a Christmas festival and dance and they were all excited to spend that time together as friends for their last year as seniors. Kagome couldn’t feel more elated in her heart to be in their company, and even more loved as they shared laughter and excitement together. “Sango and I will win Christmas Prince and Princess of course,” Miroku said a little too… “Pervert,” Sango replied in irritation, knocking him on the head with her knuckles. Kagome only laughed, “A little too bold with your hand, again, Miroku.” Inuyasha knocked him as well, earning a glare from Miroku, “What elicits that from you, Inuyasha?!” He said, rubbing the back of his pained head. “So that it knocks some sense into ya,” Inuyasha retorted, making Sango and Kagome giggle. Kikyou, as silent as ever, only had a small smile on her face as she still enjoyed the company and laughter that filled the room.
In the corner of her eye, Kagome could see a spot of silver flow smoothly. She let her attention draw from her friends to the source of the silver, and saw that it was Sesshoumaru approaching the teacher and striking up a conversation. For a moment, she pondered at his mystery. How he seemed to be the most popular boy in school while never seeming to speak a word to anyone or associate himself with any ‘friends.’ How he seemed too far from being lucid, his ambiguous nature falling into how reserved he tended to be.
“I think that would be a great idea,” Kikyou softly agreed, her excitement laced in her tiny voice. Upon hearing her younger sister speak, Kagome turned her attention back to her friends and the discussion she was currently missing out on. “A white elephant!” Sango clapped excitedly. “I’ve never done that before.”
Kagome only smiled, her eyes twinkling with mirth and Christmas spirit even more. As they wrote down their names and threw it in the middle, Kagome had a passing thought in which she enlightened herself with asking once Mirouku started calling the names.
“Hey, Yasha? Does your brother ever get any gifts from friends?” Kagome inquired to the inu hangyou sitting next to her. Inu Yasha looked a bit surprised at the question, but answered. “…. No. Actually, he never does. I don’t think he has any. Just gifts from family associates that he’s forced to interact with to keep appearances for my father, and a couple tacky-ass ones from admirers.”
“Hm,” Kagome said quietly, looking as if to ponder to herself. Inu Yasha seemed to notice. “Why, what’s up?” In response, she only smiled softly and shook her head. “Nothing,” She replied.
“Kagome, you have Inu Yasha.”
And she also noted another long, silver-haired man to be her other white elephant silently. A rather lonely one, she presumed.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A/N: I was just in the biggest Christmas spirit since it's only less than 25 days away! AHHHH! :) Hope you enjoy this!