"Will you Kagome Higurashi accept the duties and responsibilities of being the village protector?"" I do."
It had been 6 months since Kagome had come back through the well. Inuyasha and Kagome have already confessed their love for each other but they have yet to be married. Sango and Miroku have married but have no children as of yet. But Miroku is still ripping people off, gropping Sango's backside, and asking women to bear his children. Sesshomaru and Rin live in the castle of the Western Lands. Rin is now 11 and still as playful and giddy as ever. Koga and Ayame got married and are now expecting their first pups. Koga is now the leader of the Wolf Demon tribe. Shippo was adpoted by Kagome and he is now her 'child'. Shippo is now 6 and still drives Inuyasha insane with his smart comments. Totosi is doing the same as always and Myoga is sitting pretty with plenty of blood to eat.
But enough with the prologue and onto the story
CHAPTER 1
The ceremony was of Kagome becoming a priestess was being held under the sacred tree or Inuyasha's tree Kagome liked to call it because that was were you you could always find him. That was where he was right then too; he probably had the best seat of all. He then jumped down from the tree and stood next to Kagome as Sango, Miroku, and Shippo all came over to stand by her as well. They all then had to place a finger on her forehead because they were the people that were closest to her.
" Oh Holy Kami will ye deliver protection to this young woman for she will use her powers for good and protect our village from evil."
We all then placed a finger on her forehead and there was a blinding pink light and Kagome was lifted from the ground and surrounded by the light with her hair flying wildly she was then slowly brought back down to the ground but now kneeling.
" Thank you oh Holy ones."
Then the ceremony was over and the villagers were heading back to the village still murmring about the ceremony.
"Kagome may I have a word with ye...""Don't even think about leaving me out of this you old hag!""...alone."" Yes I you may Kaede." I said shooting Inuyasha a look of 'don't you even think of following'.
We then walked for some time going deeper and deeper into Inuyasha's forest. Then all of a sudden Kaede turned to Kagome and said
" I have no idea what happened at your ceremony because nothing of that sort happened at my sister Kikyo's ceremony."
" Then what happened to me i thought that was what was supposed to happen."" I belive my dear that you may be an even stronger priestess then my sister or even Mitoriko herself."
" Wait is that even possible?"
" Apparently so. Now demons, priests, mortals, other priestesses, and monks will try and steal this power from ye so ye have to master this new amount of power ye now hold inside your person."
" I will make damn sure that that never happens!"
" Oh damn i thought i told you not to follow!"
" Hey I just wanted to make sure you were ok."
" Well i am with Kaede and i have my own power so I believe I would have been fine but I love how you were concerned about my safety."
" I love you and i don't want anything tho happen to you."
Kagome and Inuyasha had almost forgot Kaede was still there until she had cleared her throat. "Inuyasha has a valid piont to be concerned because along with gaining so much power your aura has also gotten much stronger."
" Well I believe i will be just fine so lets just stop worrying. Ok?"
" Ok."" Kagome ye must get back to the village now because you have to make your rounds for the first time."" Speaking of, Kaede can you help me with rounds?"" Of course child. I will help you tonight and at dusk tomorrow."" Thanks a bunch Kaede!" And so the two headed back to the village while Inuyasha headed somewhere else.
Kagome was deep in thought ' If my powers and aura have increased and many would try and take that from me I need to somehow put up a border to my powers so that way if i do pass away no one would be able to take them. If I died what would happen to Inuyasha? he would probably go full demon and destroy everything in his path. There would be no one to stop him either because I would be gone and everyone else would be running for their lives. He already lost Kikyo I bet he couldn't bear to lose me either. What would I do without him? I would probably do the same as him just without the destruction. i would lose a part of myself.'
Kaede saw that Kagome was deep in thought and thought she also looked slightly distraught." What is the matter child? Ye look troubled."
" Oh Kaede I don't know what to do. You say that many people will be after my powers because my aura is so strong I am worried what would happen if I were to die. What would happen to Inuyasha? Well i can guess what would happen, he would go full demon and destroy everything in his path and no one could stop as they would be running for their lives. Oh what do I do?"
" Well as i said ye need to become one with your powers and that way ye would be less likely to die. As for what would happen to Inuyasha, well...I believe he would have to come to grips with sorrow in another way other than that. An idea to prevent that scenario would be to share your feelings with him. That's the best advice i can give ye child." Kaede said as she cupped one hand under Kagome's chin like a mother would do.
" Ok thank you Kaede. I have another concern/ question to ask you."
" What else child?"
" I feel the need to mate and bare Inuyasha's pups. Would that be going against what we are supposed to do? I know that a priestess is to stay pure and childless her whole life, i want children and i can tell that Inuyasha does too."
" Well I think Kami would understand and grant you two the best children in the world. So I would say that ye should go through with it."
" Thank you Kaede. I will take this into consideration and make a decision based on that."
" Oh and Kagome get a good nights sleep dear you have to wake early tomorrow."
As she said that Kagome arrived at her hut the hut that she shared with the gang. Kagome walked in and saw that Miroku was out cold because Sango had slapped him, Shippo was practicing his fox magic, and at the centre of everything Sango was eating dinner.
" Kagome! How was rounds"
"Hi momma! Ya how was rounds?"
" Rounds went well. Kaede and i talked and we walked around to the spots i must check everyday for the rest of my life."
"That's good. Here have some dinner."She said while dishing Kagome up some soup.
" Hey do either of you know where Inuyasha is?"
" No I think he said he was going for a walk and would be back before dusk."
Kagome was concerned about him because he would normally be back when she got home. " Ok thanks Sango I will be back" " Oh ok. Don't you want to eat first?"
" I'll eat when i get home again. If you get tired don't wait up for me ok. And Shippo after your finished eating i want you to go to bed."
"Ok be safe"
" I will Sango."
I grabbed my arrows and my bow and walked to the deserted town square, because he sometimes liked to linger in town when walking home. He wasn't there. I then walked to to the well, he sometimes sits on it and stares down it even though he knows that i will never use it again. He wasn't there. That left only one place. His tree. I walk into Inuyasha's forest and I get to his tree, there was a very familiar shadow on the ground. I look up and there he was. The moon was full so it made his silver hair shine, his golden/amber eyes glimmer, and his abs well you couldn't see them because of his baggy clothes.
He looked down and with a grin on his face he said " Took you long enough to find me."
" Ya well I checked all the possible places and then the certain one."
"Why didnt you just go to the certain one first?"
" I don't know I guess i liked the walk but it was lonely without you."
He smiled and jumped down. " You want to go up there?"
" No no that's ok that's your special spot to go and I don't want to ruin tht for you."
" Nonesense! I want to share it with you."
" Ok then." And i smiled because i was touched that he wanted to do this. He grabbed my waist and jumped up.
When i got there i gasped. The view was magnificent! There were trees everywhere and the village was was so small and there were little lights everywhere making it look like a string of Christmas lights. The clearing where the well was beautiful there were flowers all around and then a small dot where the well stood.
" I now know why you like being up here. You can see everything."
" Ya its pretty isn't it?"
" Look at the moon it looks so close you could reach out and touch it."
" It is beautiful but its beauty is no comparison to yours."
" Awww thanks." I said while snuggling up next to Inuyasha both of us staring at the stars and the moon.
" Inuyasha I have something to tell you."
He was very concerned ' She couldn't be pregnant as we haven't yet mated and I would have noticed a change in her scent.' "I am a miko as you know. Except that's not the only thing i am."
" What do you mean?"
" Well here goes nothing. The first time i was exposed to Naraku's miasma it somehow transferred some of his demonic powers to me."
"Well that's not bad just means that you have purified the demonic energy."
" No not exactly. More like each time after that the powers I had recieved previously became stronger. Now each new moon when you turn human. I turn into a full demon."
" WOW! That's the best news ever!"
" Well then i guess it gets better. As you know Naraku was a half demon composed of many many other demons so that meant that my demon was undecided. Until i guess i had a cut on my finger when i was cleaning out one of your more severe wounds and you transferred some of your blood to me and that had my demon decided."
"So what does this all mean?"
" It means that when you turn full human on the night of the new moon i turn full dog demon."
"Ok does it get any better than this?" He asked with the most surprised face i have ever seen on him.
" Nope that is pretty much it."
" How did you find out?"
" Well it was one of the times i went home and you could come through and follow me because you were human. So my first turning was in my bedroom. Scared poor Mom, and Sota half to death, Gramps then tried to put sutras on me. They hurt now I know how it feels."
" I have something to ask you Kagome."
" Yes what is it?"
Inuyasha looked nervous and possibly even scared. " Would you consider becoming my mate?"
I was shocked. Wasn't this exactly what i talked with Kaede about earlier? "Are you serious you had to ask?"
" Ya I guess so." He looked kinda crushed, like i was going to say no. I took his face in one hand and turned to look at me.
"You seriously thought I was going to say no?"
His face then lit up and he looked even more gleeful than when i told him about my being a demon.
" Is that a yes then?"
" Yes dumby."
"Alright i have another question."
" Oh really? Go ahead."
'I have an idea of what he is doing but is it what im thinking?' Inuyasha reached into his kimono and pulled out a cloth and unfolded it to reveal the prettiest ring i have ever seen. It was a pink gold with small adamants swirling around the large adamant in centre. " Will you marry me?"
" Oh my Kami! Its beautiful! Did you get these adamants from Tetsusagia? And yes I will marry you! Did you even have to ask?" I said while he put the ring on my left ring finger.
"I figured that if we were going to be mates that we should have a human ceremony as well."
"Well you figured correctly." I said right before I deeply and passionately kissed him, I bit his lip asking for enterance and he allowed me in to explore the caverns of his mouth while he explored mine. We only broke apart because we needed air and we were about to fall out of the tree.
" Kaede said that i need to get a good nights sleep so we should go home besides i bet that Sango is worried about us by now."
"Ok lets go home." He said as he grabbed me by the waist again and jumped down with my bow still in hand. I climbed onto his back and he walked to our hut.
I get off his back and go inside to see Shippo still up but looking very sleepy. Sango was finishing the dishes when we walked in.
" Momma your home! I was getting worried." Shippo's loudness was enough to finally rouse Miroku.
"Hi Kagome you sure did find him quick." Sango said.
" Yup i found him." I said gestering to him with my left hand.
" Momma whats that thing on your finger?"
"What are you talking about Shippo...OMG! Kagome Inuyasha proposed to you?"
"Yup he just did it."
She then yanked my hand towards her face to examine it.
" Are these real adamants Inuyasha? Cause if they aren't I'm going to kick your ass! Why would you propose in the human way? I thought you didn't believe in human rituals."
"I proposed to her to let others humans know that she is mine and i will kill anyone who tries to change that, and eventually when we become mates that will let demons know that she is mine and no one can touch her." When he said 'mates' it made me blush because he was talking to my sister after all.
"Ahhh Lady Kagome you are back so soon? I see you found Inuyasha."
"Hey Sango I was wondering if you would like to be my Maid of Honour and Shippo if you would like to be the Ring Bearer?"
"OMG! Kagome of course I would we are practically sisters no let me correct myself we ARE sisters and i would love to be your Maid of Honour. We are going to work on your dress tomorrow I will help with the sewing and the final fitting but you will be picking out the material style and colour of the dress."
"What's a Ring Bearer?"
"Oh he has one of the most important jobs in the whole wedding he is the one who carries the rings down the isle on a pillow and makes sure the bride and groom get the rings." Kagome told him.
"Oh ok I would love to be the ring bearer Momma!"
"Thanks Shippo now off to bed you have a long day tomorrow ok. I love you."
"Love you too Momma." I gave him a kiss on the top of his head and he scampered off to bed.
" Hey Miroku why don't you and me take a walk?"
" Sure why not Inuyasha." The boys walked out of the hut and down the road.
Meanwhile Sango was just finishing the dishes with the exception of Kagome's and Inuyasha's because she was finally eating. Inuyasha came back in with his arms in his kimono sleeves with a black eyed Miroku in tow.
"OMG Miroku what happened to you?" "Inuyasha punched me in the eye." "Inuyasha! What in the world? Oh Miroku does it hurt?" Sango asked him as she put a cool towel on his eye.
"I asked him to be my best man and then two seconds later he was asking a village woman to bear his child. He is married for damn sake. So you tell me Sango does little Miroku here deserve that black eye?"
Sango looked in shock she then stood up without hitting him and said "MIROKU YOU HAVE GONE TO FAR THIS TIME! GET THE HELL OUT! NOW!"
Miroku was so pale that he was out the door before I could my eyes. Sango finished the dishes clearly very upset.
"That man has some nerve to do that to MY sister! Sango go to bed hun. Shippo I know you are up too so go back to bed. Inuyasha it seems that we have a garbage issue the has gotten to be very extreme we must deal with it tonight!"
"Ok thanks Kagome." Sango said with tears in her eyes and went to bed.
"Let's go deal with Miroku!" I said as i grabbed my bow and arrows.
We knew exactly where to find him, down by the river kicking rocks into the water. Inuyasha and i hid behind some bushes and i put an arrow in my bow aiming it at Miroku. "Woah woah woah you are not going to kill him are you?" Inuyasha asked very nervous and alarmed.
" No I am aiming for his staff so that he can't protect himself and so that I can scare the living shit out of him so that he listens to every word i am about to say. You are here to hit him a few times if the situation calls for it." I said while not taking my eye off of Miroku with my bow still raised.
I shot it at the staff hitting it and flying out of Miroku's hand and landing with a clang next to me. He turned around white as paper. "MIROKU YOU ASS! HOW DARE YOU TRY AND CHEAT ON MY SISTER AND ASK SOME OTHER BITCH FOR A CHILD! DON'T YOU THINK THAT'S WHAT SANGO WANTS TO BE? THE WOMAN WHO HAS YOUR BABY? YOU ARE GOD DAMN WELL MARRIED! THE NERVE YOU HAVE TO DO THAT IS VERY HIGH! I SHOT AN ARROW AT YOU SO THAT YOU WOULD PAY VERY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THIS CONVERSATION. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT IT DOES TO MY SISTER? WELL DO YOU? NO BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T LET YOU KNOW BUT THIS IS ENOUGH! I AM TIRED OF YOU BREAKING HER HEART JUST BECAUSE YOU WANT TO BE A JERK! YOU GROPE HER ASS BEING A PERVERT THEN YOU GO AND ASK WOMEN IF THEY WILL BEAR YOUR CHILD WHICH IS A SICK LECHEROUS WOMANIZING THING TO DO! EITHER YOU STAIGHTEN UP OR MY SISTER IS GOING TO LEAVE YOU! IT IS SIMPLE AS THAT. NOW DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY FOR YOURSELF?"
I had finally finished when both boys were pale (Miroku even paler than before) staring right at me. "What?"
"Lady Kagome your hair just flew around your person but there was no wind to blow it and your eyes turned bright pink. You also levitated a few feet off the ground."
"Is he kidding?" All Inuyasha could do was shake his head in agreement.
"OMG! This is so cool and your guys faces are priceless too." I had dropped my bow when i started to yell at Miroku so i went and got it as Miroku got his staff as well.
"Lady Kagome I believe we should go home and I should tell my dear Sango I love her and apologize for all of my transgressions."
"Well that's a start. Now you need to show some effort to do that. Got it?"
"Yes Lady Kagome." Miroku said and with that he was gone.
"Was I really that scary?"
"If I were someone else I would have been scared but since I am me you scared the shit out me. And you anger wasn't even directed at me."
"HAHA! At least i know that someone is scared of me."
"Only when you go all priestess on the world."
"Ya SURE!" I said as i rolled my eyes.
He put his arm around me. "Can I ride on your back home?"
"Ya climb on." I got on and he ran all the way to our hut.
We get there the dishes are done, Shippo is sleeping like a rock, Miroku is still naming off all of his transgressions to Sango. I go to my bedroom and Inuyasha goes to his. I put on a pair of sweats and a tank top as i change out of my priestess outfit. I brush my hair look out my window take one last glance at the moon and head to bed. As soon as my head hit the pillow I'm out like a light.
(A.N./ Sorry that this chapter was kinda lame and dumb but I had to setup the characters for the upcoming chapters. This is my first fanfic so please review and follow!)