Any Given Christmas by Luna C.
New Year's Resolutions
A/N: Happy New Years everyone! Thank you to those who reviewed, I appreciate it! Three more chapters left I think, before this story is done!
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha
New Year's Resolutions
Kagome and Sesshomaru gathered around family as they ate their meal, laughing at jokes and partaking in conversations. Well Kagome was, Sesshomaru was merely sitting there, pouting.
“Sesshomaru, stop pouting.” Kagome whispered, subtly glaring at him. Sesshomaru scoffed, Kagome was never subtle in anything, so he wasn’t surprised when Inuyasha chose to cause a scene… again.
“What you do this time bastard?” he said around the piece of dinner roll stuffed in his mouth.
“Inuyasha.” Kikyo had no qualms from outright glaring at her husband, especially when he kept cursing around the children.
“What did I do?” he whined.
“Stop cursing, you want Rin to hear?” Luckily their daughter was too busy in her nonsensical chatter with Shippou to pay much attention to the adults.
He huffed. “Anyways, why are you pouting?”
“I’m not pouting.” Sesshomaru immediately denied, playing around with his food.
“It’s because you’re here Inuyasha, you know how he gets.” Kagome explained, taking another bite of her ham.
“Look, you know he and I don’t like each, do you think we like being in each others presence, it’s like being in hell.”
“For once in his miserable life, he’s right.” Sesshomaru said.
“Well I don’t care about that, we’re family, we’re gonna enjoy New Years and that’s that. So stop pouting cuz you’re gonna be in the same room with him all night.” Kagome ignored the fact Sesshomaru’s expression darkened into irritation. “Now it’s almost twelve, let’s get things set up.”
“So superstitious…” Sesshomaru muttered to himself, knowing the rituals of bringing good luck was Kagome’s favorite thing to do when the clock struck twelve.
The entire family turned on the television, watching as the clock ticked down, some holding wine, the kids and Kagome holding frizzy drinks.
“…seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, Happy New Years!”
Flashes of fireworks rung from the TV, and each member of the family started going around, bestowing good luck to everyone. When it came to Inuyasha and Sesshomaru, they scoffed. But by the scathing and cold looks from their wives, they reluctantly gave in.
“Happy New Years, bastard.”
“…idiot.” They both said at the same time, before walking away from one another, their task done.
“Will it kill you to be nice for once?”
“Yes, it would.” He smartly replied back to Kagome.
“You know what your New Year’s resolution will be…” she waited until her husband looked back at her. “you’re gonna be nice to Inuyasha, and now you’re gonna spend everyday with him.”
“I don’t want to, and that is pointless.”
“Oh well, you’re gonna thank me one day when you’re brotherly bonds are fixed.”
He grumbled when the moody woman stomped away. Inuyasha came back to his side, looking grumpy as ever.
“You’re wife said the same thing?” the younger male asked, a hint of whine in his tone.
Sesshomaru nodded, drowning the rest of his wine.
“Man, this year is starting out bad already.”
“Tell me about.”
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Prompt: Fireworks
Word Count: 492
Sunset Miko’s December 2013 Challenge