InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Winter Wonderland ❯ Chapter 1

Disclaimer: sadly. I do not own Inuyasha -sighs- if only…why Rumiko-san why!!?..- Slumps in defeat-. Well I suppose I should be thanking her for bringing such a beautiful thing into the world... -bows before Rumiko-sans awesomeness-

 

Winter Wonderland

 

 

 

 

Inuyasha stepped outside; shovel in hand, glairing at the work before him. Snow crunched under his weight as he stepped to the sidewalk. He pushed the shovel under the bulk of the snow, lifting it and throwing it to the area behind him. His hands stung with the numbness the snow created, having refused the gloves Kagome had offered. Taking a step forward he slipped and fell painfully on his tailbone “damnit ” he ground out as he shoved the shovel into a particularly hard piece of ice. He pulled himself up and glared at said ice and snorted, rubbing his offended rump. “Why do I have to stay here for a week” he groaned, and turned to face the ice.

 

“Winter wonderland my ass” he mumbled, slamming the shovel into the medium sized mound with blunt force, it gave way and he tossed it aside. “Damn snow” he sneered to himself. It had been decided that, even with the many protests he threw at her, he would shovel snow outside. “Well it was either this or I clean the house with kagome…maybe I shoulda took the house”. He was still debating whether he'd made the right decision when Kagome called to him. His ears twitched at the sound of ramen and he'd made his way up the shrine steps he didn't even realize he'd gone down.

 

Kagome watched as he made his way into view, he'd shoveled almost all the way down the shrine steps. When he reached her she noticed his flushed face, how the cold wind made him keep his ears tucked securely against his head, and the redness of his raw hands. She sighed. “You baka look at you, you're soaking wet, and you're hands are all red. You should've worn the gloves. Its been at least three hours”

 

“Yea yea” he pushed his way past her into the house, taking off the large fluffy coat she forced him to wear and setting in on the chair to his right.

 

Kagome rolled her eyes and followed him inside `rude ass…' She stepped into the kitchen to see Inuyasha's back to her, leaning over the stove.

 

His eyes beamed with boyish delight at the pot of steaming ramen, he was on his toes over the stove just gawking at his most favored food, before it was pulled from his gaze. Kagome `hummed' as she grabbed a couple bowls from the cabinet above her. Inuyasha was still making eyes at the ramen as she poured it, giving him the larger portion. She handed him his share as she sat with her own. He mumbled a `thanks' as he followed suit.

 

“I'll finish the back as soon as I'm done with the steps”. Inuyasha said as he slurped the noodles messily. Kagome nodded gratefully as she ate her own noodles. She smiled at his rather childish eating habits, incredibly untactful but she didn't mind

 

 

 

The snow was back with a vengeance, it was nearly knee length and he was tall. He sighed, disdain hanging dryly in his voice. He looked to the short shovel he carried in his hands, sighing yet again as he noted that he would indeed be getting very wet.

 

“Damnit” he yelled as he stepped in the snow and invaded his pants and shoes, soaking his socks. He made an attempt to shake the offending snow off his shoes but there was no use. `I would've faired better wearing my hakamas'. He plunged the small shovel into the massive blanket, throwing the scoop to the side, repeating this action all the while ranting about his pants.

 

 

 

Kagome washed the bowls and the pot they used for ramen. Humming as she began to straighten up the kitchen. The rest of the house was already sparkling clean. She glanced up, looking through the window she saw Inuyasha trudging through the snow shoveling his way to the shed. She sighed, not wanting to make a habit out of it as Inuyasha had been doing lately, but she couldn't help it, she felt bad for him, while he was out there freezing his ass off, she was all warm n' toasty inside.

`Cant really be helped though', as soon as she'd mentioned helping with the house, he immediately declined, thus resulting him going out to the shed and getting the snow shovel. She giggled what he looked like when he came back in covered with snow, water dripping from the knees down, looking something akin to a half finished snowman.

 

The door roughly swung open, a gust of wind swept dramatically through the kitchen. She whipped around to face it, eyes widening at what she saw.

 

Inuyasha stood there, drenched from head to toe, a scowl on his face, eyebrow ticking irritably. His hair was frizzy and wet, dripping from his face. The existing snow on him melted from the heat of his skin.

 

“I-Inuyasha you…you” she paused, face twisting in amusement “you look like a drowned rat!” she laughed out.

 

He growled in annoyance, fang over his lip slightly. His flushed face was set in anger. “I forgot there weren't steps to your grandpas artifact shed, thing…I fell through.”

He growled at her, moving to the kitchen exit.

 

“Inuyasha I just cleaned there, you're getting the floor all wet!” She yelled, appalled by the brazenness of his actions to the previously sparkling house as he slipped through the kitchen. Muddy-snow puddles forming where he stepped on the carpet.

Kagome chased after him “Inuyasha, stop! Wait, don't go in my room” but he did, he threw open her door and stomped inside. She followed. He pulled off his coat, throwing it to the side; walking towards her dresser he pulled off his shirt and unzipped his jeans.

 

Kagome's eyes bulged, embarrassment flooding her features, “Inuyasha what the hell!”

 

He flushed at the girl; embarrassed at his own exposed skin “my clothes are soaking wet, I'm fuckin' cold!” he defended, matching her now embarrassed glare. A light shiver coursing through him. `Not to threatening'

 

“Well you could've warned me” she stopped glaring at the slightly shivering boy and smiled. “I'll go n' get you some warmer clothes.”

 

He nodded and as soon as she left, slipped out of the impossibly cold jeans. Then glared at the non-stretchy, too thick material of them. “Like I said I woulda faired better in my hakamas” he wondered to the bathroom, turning on the hot water and putt a hand under it, “ ow fuck!” he pulled back slightly, but kept his hand there. The searing water stung his hands like a thousand hot needles. He hastily pulled his hand away, turning off the water and heading for Kagome's room.

 

 

Kagome came back to see Inuyasha in a worse -not unpleasant- state of undress than before “h-here” she squeaked, throwing the dry clothes into his startled face and hurriedly scampered off.

 

He quickly slipped into them, greedily taking in the warmth they had given. His hands were still as cold as hell, if hell were cold. He rubbed them together as he walked downstairs, forcing the blood to flow quicker.

 

Inuyasha sat on the sofa, still rubbing his hands. He sighed; at least he could feel them now. He picked up the `remote' as Kagome called it and turned on the T.V. he'd learned how to use.

 

Kagome watched Inuyasha as he roughly rubbed his hands. She smiled and walked over to him. “Here” she reached her hands out and took his own. “My hands are always warm, so you can have some of mine”

 

`My hero' he said rather sarcastically to himself, glancing at their hands he blushed lightly. `She is warm…' he smiled and looked up at her “thanks”.

 

Her own embarrassment fading, she smiled warmly, nodding “any time”

 

He looked away at her words, shyness even more evident now than the red on his face. Attempting to act unfazed he turned his attention towards the TV. His hands weren't cold anymore, the hot water hid most of the work, but he wasn't about to tell her that any time soon. He directed his attention towards the `entertainment' in front of him, finding it exceedingly dull, but he'd be damned if he were to try to make conversation with the girl next to him. He was sure he'd only make a fool out of himself; he couldn't talk straight given their position.

 

Inuyasha yelped at the unfamiliar weight on his shoulder, he looked to see Kagome had dozed off. Smiling he realized that he two was beginning to feel the first symptoms of sleepiness, he sighed for what seemed to be the thousandth time today. Slowly shifting so that he wouldn't wake her, he stood, stretching all the aching muscles in his back and arms. He bent down to pick her up, carefully so he wouldn't wake her. He carried her to her room upstairs ant setting her on her bed. Lifting the covers so she could be warm.

 

Looking around to make sure no one was there, though they wouldn't be anyway, Souta was with his friends spending the day in the park, and Kagome's mom and grandpa were out Christmas shopping. He plopped down with a huff, glancing around her room, taking it in. `fluffy and pink…not immature, but…girly' he snickered at her choice of decoration. Then shivered at the thought of living here for the rest of the week. “ Waaaay to girly for my taste” he looked to Kagome, `but perfect for you' she shifted, a small sound escaped her lips, then she settled, hair falling in her face, blocking his view.

 

He frowned and lifted his hand, swiping the annoying strands out of his way. He smiled at how adorable she looked, face lax, mouth slightly agape, curled up into a ball. Oh how he wished he could-he stopped and his shoulders slumped. `I'm not even gonna go there' There were too many things he wished he could do, but there was no time, no room for the affection he wished to share. It had been two years, tow years and they still weren't done with their mission. He didn't watch her; instead he looked to his side to the window, watching as the sky began to darken, the snowflakes falling rapidly from the fading luster of the sky.

 

Brows drawn up as he looked at the hopelessly charming girl, he pressed a small kiss to her forehead, grateful she didn't wake up, he left the fluffy room. `I'm starting to scare myself, -grin- I think I'll go n' watch some TV”

 

 

 

Kagome woke with a start, pulling the warm covers close to her chest. `What..' she looked around realizing she was in her room. ` How'd I get here'? She smiled `Inuyasha' shoving the covers down she hopped out of bed. She walked quietly to her door, the TV was on, `must be in the living room' tiptoeing out of the room, she went downstairs.

 

“Hey Inuyasha do you”- her eyes widened slightly when she reached the sofa. Inuyasha lay there sound asleep, his body childishly sprawled over the sofa, ears drooping and snoring slightly. She giggled, kneeling down she gently shook him, “Inuyasha, hey” he didn't wake just swatted lazily at her hand and mumbled something about ramen. `Must be a good dream' she thought `oh well'. She laughed and pushed him awake. Startled, his arms flew out an he jumped off the couch, “What! What's wrong” he yelled, grabbing for tetsusaiga but finding it gone, he stopped at the sight of Kagome, she had a hand over her mouth to stifle her giggling, face slightly red and laughter shined in her eyes. His shoulders slumped and his mouth twitched. “You” he growled at her.

 

Kagome let loose a laugh, and put her hands up, “I'm sorry Inuyasha, but you looked so funny!”

 

He scoffed at her, the scowl set back on his face with renewed irritation. “What the hell did you wake me for anyway”?

 

“I got bored” she looked down, then back at him “wanna go outside”?

 

He looked at her dumbfounded, “you woke me up…to ask if I want to go outside…” his eye twitched when she confirmed.

 

Inuyasha didn't say anything until he reached the kitchen, “get your damn coat”

 

She beamed, and ran to the coat closet, grabbing one and rushing after the already outside Inuyasha.

 

She ran through the snow, spinning and twirling while trying to catch snowflakes with her tongue. Inuyasha raised an eyebrow at her, shaking his head he bounded over to the Goshinboku to perch himself on the lowest branch, closing his eyes. Kagome scowled at him, they were supposed to be having fun `together' and he totally ignores her! Well she wasn't going to stand for that, bending over she picked up snow and formed a ball, smiling wickedly as she threw it and it made contact with his head.

 

“Gah!” was his surprised cry as he fell to the ground. Kagome was laughing hysterically, her eyes closed as Inuyasha made his way to her, snow in hand. She couldn't have seen it coming. She squeaked in surprise as snow was shoved in her face, she sputtered and whipped at the snow, opening her eyes. Inuyasha stood before her eyes and hand twitching in sync as he smiled maniacally at her. She doubled back, becoming very animated as she ran from him.

 

Their battle began, forts were made and snowballs went flying. Attempting to bring each other down with the freezing bullets. Inuyasha was the first to run out of snow, Kagome laughed as she saw him searching frantically for snow within his reach. “Give up yet!” she yelled across the yard. “NEVR!!!!” he barked back, taking their little war too seriously, she laughed. Suddenly he was in front of her, a colossal snowball clutched in both hands over his head.

 

“How the hell?!” she yelled taken aback by the large size. ` I've gotta stop closing my eyes while I laugh at him, It's dangerous!!” she scurried to her feet as fast as she could, tackling him to the ground. The abnormally large snowball flew into the air; they fell to the ground in a `huff'. Kagome atop of Inuyasha. His eyes widened as the snowball came crashing down. He shoved kagome off him and the massive snow hit him in the face. He frantically whipped the snow from his face. “Y'ok” he sputtered.

 

“ Oh Inuyasha, did you save me from the bad snowball” she asked in mock praise, patting his ears

 

He pushed her hand away and scowled “you should be grateful I didn't let it hit you”

 

She laughed. And they fell back. Silence lapsed through them as they stared at the snowy sky.

 

“ Maybe it's not so bad” Inuyasha said quietly.

 

“What”Kagome asked, shifting her head to look at him through half lidded eyes.

 

“ This winter wonderland of yours, maybe its not so bad.” he smiled, she blushed, then was met with another face full of snow.

 

 

 

Finn

 

 

Katch_L- it is complete, tell me if you like it!