A/N: Merry Christmas! I love this song, and thought it would be perfect. It's AU because of the lyrics, but that's okay. INU/KAG INU/KIK KIK/OC

The Same Old Lang Syne

InuYasha trudged through the packed supermarket, carefully carrying a basket filled with weird food combinations, and eggnog. Kagome was pregnant, and InuYasha had been sent to the store. Carefully, he weaved around other costumers in the store when he saw a familiar flicker of a face he hadn't seen in a long time.

Met my old lover in the grocery store
The snow was falling christmas eve
I stole behind her in the frozen foods
And I touched her on the sleeve

He followed her to where she was picking up some frozen vegetables. Gently, he placed a hand on her arm; she spun around confusion spread on her face. Then, slowly a smile appeared, as she became filled with recognition. "InuYasha!" she called happily, reaching out to hug him, as she did her purse fell, spilling money. They both laughed as they picked it up, remembering how they used to laugh like that.

She didnt recognize the face at first
But then her eyes flew open wide
She went to hug me and she spilled her purse
And we laughed until we cried.

They both walked to the register and paid for their purchases. "How have you been?" InuYasha asked rather lamely.

"I've been good." Kikyou replied slowly. "You?" She asked awkwardly.

"Good. Good."

Silence spread between the two.

We took her groceries to the checkout stand
The food was totalled up and bagged
We stood there lost in our embarrassment
As the conversation dragged.

InuYasha walked her to her car, and suddenly, questioned, "Do you want to go out for a drink?"

Kikyou grinned and replied, "I'd love to."

They searched for about an hour, but as it was Christmas Eve, all of the bars were closed. Finally, she pulled into a plaza with a liquour store, and he bought drinks for them to share. They sat in her car, laughing and talking, about old times, and new.

We went to have ourselves a drink or two
But couldnt find an open bar
We bought a six-pack at the liquor store
And we drank it in her car.

"A toast to us!" Kikyou offered.

"To innocence, and the past." InuYasha countered.

"To now." Kikyou said, insistently.

Their bottles clinked together, and drank deeply, before continuing there conversation.

We drank a toast to innocence
We drank a toast to now
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness
But neither one knew how.

Seeing the ring on her finger, InuYasha dared to ask, "Are you married?"

"Yes." She replied quietly, "to an architect."

"Does he treat you well?" InuYasha again, asked, feeling some of his old protectiveness come back.

"Yes. He does. Very well." Kikyou answered half-heartedly.

InuYasha raised an eyebrow, "Do you love him?"

Kikyou said nothing, and that was enough for InuYasha to know.

She said she'd married her an architect
Who kept her warm and safe and dry
She would have liked to say she loved the man
But she didn't like to lie.

"You look as beautiful as ever." InuYasha smirked.

This time it was her turn to raise an eyebrow.

"Your eyes are the same too." He continued.

The second eyebrow joined the first. But she mumbled a "thanks".

I said the years had been a friend to her
And that her eyes were still as blue
But in those eyes I wasnt sure if I saw
Doubt or gratitude.

They say in silence for a few moments, and suddenly Kikyou exclaimed, "I saw your CDs! Is your career going well?"

InuYasha nodded happily, "I love my music. And the crowd is always amazing, but traveling tires you out after awhile, especially since Kags is pregnant now."

She said she saw me in the record stores
And that I must be doing well
I said the audience was heavenly
But the traveling was hell.

A few more toasts, and swallowing the last of the beer, they smiled at each other. "It's empty." Kikyou nodded toward the bottles.

"Yeah. I should go." InuYasha said, "It was really nice to catch up."

They both agree that it was nice that they could now talk without arguing. She leaned over and lightly kissed him on the lips, and InuYasha left the car. He watched, a sad smile on his face, as she drove down the road. When she was out of sight, he began his walk home.

The beer was empty and our tongues were tired
And running out of things to say
She gave a kiss to me as I got out
And I watched her drive away

Walking slowly, InuYasha's mind was full of thoughts. He felt a bit of a heart ache, like he felt just after they had broken up. He remembered that well, senior year of high school right around Christmas time.

It felt a few degrees warmer, and InuYasha noticed that most of the snow, was now actually falling as rain. Standing in the soft fall of the drops, he sang in a whisper, "Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind. Should old acquaintance be forgot, in days of auld lang syne. To auld lang syne my dear, to auld lang syne, we'll take a cup of kindness yet, to auld lang syne."

Just for a moment I was back at school
And felt that old familiar pain
And as I turned to make my way back home
The snow turned into rain –

A/N: R&R! And that's my Christmas present to you guys. I probably won't update again before Christmas, but maybe a couple after Christmas. After all, I'm out of school for two weeks, who knows?

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year if I don't post before that, as well as Happy Holidays to everyone else who might be celebrating.

Love,

Kei.