Inuyasha and I were ready. I had to believe that. I was married to him now, for Christ's sake! And he told me, it had to be made official.

We had to mate.

There was nothing wrong with that thought at all. I loved Inuyasha, as I had for a long time now. And I had always told myself that I would have sex after I was married. I am married, so what was the problem? Was I just insecure? I had no reason to be, he loved me as well. I was nervous. That was is it; I was nervous about this. I mean, I was a virgin, and I had never thought about doing this with Inuyasha before.

Well, actually, we had talked about it before…I remembered it was after we defeated Naraku, and Inuyasha had admitted his love to me. One night, a few before our wedding, he had kissed me with such a passion that I had nearly fainted. We were on the floor of our hut, Sango and Miroku in bed with their three kids in the other hut next door, and he had wrapped me in his arms whispering to me that he would never let anything or anyone even touch me. My hand had glided down his chest, and he reluctantly stopped it with his.

"I want to do this right, Kagome. We'll be married soon, and then we will mate. And you will be mine forever." Then he kissed me again. He said it with such a possession, such desiring ferocity, that it sent a chill up my spine.

My heart was beating out of my chest thinking about that night. Since then, he had been in sync with my every step. He'd kiss me on sight, not caring about the eyes upon us in the village. He was making himself more seductive for me.

The wedding was magnificent. It was completely perfect with him. It was held under the tree where we had first met in the once-called, "Forest of Inuyasha". The tree had cherry blossoms falling everywhere you looked, and only a few of our friends were there. Miroku wanted to marry us, but in the end it was Kaede, since she was our village's High Priestess. Shippou was the little ring bearer. I was dressed in a long pure white kimono that Sango and Kaede had worked on for a few months. It had a little bit of a lace design on the bottom and came with a veil. My hair was pinned up in a bun with a few hair things I brought from home. And so was my makeup. Sango wanted to try something she saw in one of my magazines once, which sounded like smokey eyes, but I told her that if I was wearing light colors, it wouldn't work very well. So, my eyes were more of a natural look. We said our vows and kissed sweetly, ending the celebration.

Inuyasha had been said I love you over and over since then, but on our wedding night, we didn't exactly "mate". He told me that was fine, he knew I was nervous, but I didn't know why I was.

I sighed and looked at my reflection in the river. The sun was setting and I needed to get back home soon. I was out there shaving and prepping myself for tonight. I thought I looked more natural than beautiful, but that's what Inuyasha preferred anyway. I soaked my legs for another minute and got up to leave.

My hut was just up the hillside, so that the river was closer, but also a little bit of a distance. We made it so there was a back door so we could walk out and look at the stars. Inuyasha loved to count them when he was stressed. He loved it even more with me.

When I reached the hut he was there, standing in front of the door, his top off and his arms crossed in front of his chest. He looked a bit wet; water was dripping down his stomach muscles; his hair was dry, though. He had a devious smile on his lips and his eyebrows rose when I walked up to the hut in just a towel.

He chuckled and embraced me. "So, were you out making yourself pretty for me?"

I smiled unconfidently. "I tried my best." I tried to chuckle.

His smile disappeared and he looked into my eyes, moving a piece of my bang from my face and tucked it behind my ear, as he always did when he needed to see me clearly. "What's wrong?"

"I'm just excited about tonight…"

He narrowed his golden eyes at me. "You don't seem excited. Kagome…you're not nervous are you?"

"Maybe…a little…" I replied, shifting my eyes away from him.

"Why?" He demanded.

"I've never…shown anyone my body before…" I turned away from him.

I felt his warm arms wrap around my waist and his lips next to my ear. His husky voice brought a smile to my lips and soothed my mind. "Don't be stupid…You're beautiful…I'd never say otherwise...but, we don't have to if you don't want to."

"Inu…Yasha…" I whispered and turned in his arms so I could kiss him.

The sweet, small kiss grew, and in a matter of moments, our lips were crushed against each other and our arms were wrapped around each other's bodies.

"Kagome…" He growled under his breath in passion and sealing my lips with another kiss.

He pinned me against the wall and moved his lips slowly from mine to my neck. My wrists were trapped by his hands and I let out a small sound that I hadn't recognized as my own. For a moment I was lost in it, lost in the sounds, the feeling, the touch. I was breathless, trying to keep up with where he was. His hands roamed everywhere and I felt the towel that was covering my body fall to the floor. I froze, my breath returning and my muscles tensing up, and I started to struggle against Inuyasha's grip.

His lips were close to my ear. "Shhh…Kagome, don't be embarrassed…you're beautiful…"

"Step back." I said.

"What?" He asked gruffly, panting.

"Step back, please." I said again.

He did as he was told and stepped back, a puzzled and frustrated look painted on his face.

"You…you didn't get a good look at me…" I said in a small voice, holding out my arms to expose who I was and how I looked. My face was hot and I was sure I was blushing so hard my face looked sunburnt. Inuyasha was staring up and down my body and looked back up at my face, his eyes meeting mine. His lips were pursed and for a moment I thought I was right; He thought that my body was unattractive and odd. But he started to smirk and he took three large steps and we began where we left off.

"Kagome, you're nothing but beautiful to me…" He whispered to me, kissing my neck again and working his way across my chest and down my body. Once again, I was disconnected but I felt every small kiss or touch. I felt his wandering hands rub against my back and waist. His lips and tongue gazed the small of my tummy.

Soon, we sunk to the cool floor, our bodies so hot I thought I could see the sweat steam from us. Our bodies were intertwined and we were lost in love and passion. He took me for his own, biting my neck to mark his territory; I yelped a little but the pain was gone when his tongue lapped over the wounded spot.

"Now, we are mated for life…" He whispered in my ear when we slowed.

He kissed me sweetly on the lips and once on the cheek. I nuzzled his neck as he turned over to lie next to me. His arms held me to him by my waist. I felt warm with his body against mine. I can't describe exactly how I felt at that moment because there were too many emotions to sort out. Love was the most, passion was the next, and then there was this tingly feeling in my chest that I couldn't recognize. I also thought that I felt confusion, anxiety, but I didn't know why. But those were the ones I didn't even care to notice. I lost my virginity to Inuyasha, I mated with him, and now I was his forever. For a moment the possession hurt me, struck me vex; but then, I understood what it was. He loved me, and he wanted me to be only his. I only wanted to be his…I wanted him to be only mine.

And so, that's what we were. We were each other's, and that was that. I turned and nestled into the shape of his chest and breathed against his warm skin. I closed my eyes and fell asleep smiling; not knowing what was to come within the following weeks…

Okay, so this looked way longer in my Word document, but I hope you enjoyed this semi-short first chapter to my new fanfic. Check out my other fanfic, Wishing Time Stood Still, to read a fic about Rin and Sesshomaru. Review and add this story and me so you know when I update more! :D

~CaityCat