Win a Week with Sesshoumaru Taisho by Brilliant Demise

A Feeling

The bell rang and, in a rush of excitement, all of the students packed their stuff, whispering about the most talked about event of the year.

"Okay, everyone! Have a nice Christmas break and don't forget the book reports are due when you get back!" I called after them. I looked down at the list and sighed. Almost all of the girls, and even some of the boys (who I had thought about referring to the counselor), had chosen a book by the "Unspoken Author" as he had come to be called in my classroom.

I sighed. Finally, Christmas break. Exactly nine days until old St. Nicholas would be sliding down children's chimneys and spreading joy. I was so excited to see Inuyasha. He had been on a trip to England on business for a little over four months, and I missed him terribly. We were going to a romantic dinner at the most expensive restaurant in town. That meant something big, and I was pretty sure what that something was.

"Do I hear wedding bells?" A head peeked in my door, seemingly reading my mind.

I smiled. "Sango!" I chimed.

She enveloped me in a hug. "So... Ready for your special night, tonight?"

I hit her shoulder playfully. "We don't know if it's going to be tonight." I fake modesty like a pro.

She laughed. "Don't give me that bullshit. What are you wearing?"

"Oh, just this little black number I picked out the other day..." I trail off with a wink.

She pranced around me like a little girl, humming the Wedding March. "It's going to be a very merry Christmas!"

Laughing, I grabbed my purse. "Let's not jump to conclusions. You know how Inuyasha can be."

A mischievous grin spread across her face. "Ok, Kags. Go with the fake modesty plot. That's fine. But I expect you to tell me everything tomorrow at the cafe, and don't be late or I'll kick your ass. They announce the winner tomorrow!"

I threw her a look.

"Oh, right. 'Unspoken Author' and all that. I'll see you tomorrow then, Ayame set me up on a blind date, and she says this guy is like, gorgeous! If she wasn't marrying Kouga in a few days, she'd probably jump him!" She paused for a second. "Then again, since he's so in love with you, you could change his mind." She winked and left the room before I could thoroughly murder her.

I shook my head, gathering the rest of my paperwork, smiling lightly to myself. I couldn't deny it any longer.

Tonight was my big night.

I walked the halls of Shikon High, with the music of the Wedding March stuck in my head.