"Hey Kagome" Inuyasha asked.

"Yes Inuyasha"

"Can we talk for a minute" he asked a little shyly. She was kinda suspicious especially with the light blush on his cheeks.

"Sure Inu" she said getting up "we'll be back soon guys" Kagome said brushing herself off. The two walked off disappearing into the forest.

After about 5 minutes Sesshomaru stood.

"Rin stay with Ah-Un and Jaken. I will be back momentarily" he ordered in his usual tone.

"Yes My Lord" Rin said respectively.

Over the years the little girl grew up. She was now 14 and 5'3'' and her body matured as well for her age. Her hair grew longer now it stopped above her but. She no longer wore her regular hairstyle. She asked Kagome to braid it like hers. She no longer talked in 3rd person but she still had that perky happy attitude.

She watched silently as her Lord disappeared into the forest opposite of his brother and the Miko. She turned feeling eyes on her and blushed cutely seeing emerald green eyes gazing back at her. It was pretty much obvious she fell for Shippo. He was 5'8'', 16, and very strong. Lord Sesshomaru started training both Shippo and Kagome in battle tactics when he first joined the group. Now the two specialized in close and far combat as well swords and battle knives.

"What did you want to talk about Inuyasha" her soft angelic once brought him out of his thoughts.

"W-we-well you see K-Kagome" he stuttered. There was something he's been trying to tell her for a while but always coward out of it but he decided to tell her now before it was too late.

"Inuyasha you okay" she asked seeing his face heat up.

"Are you sick" she asked feeling his head "you're burn—"

"I love you and I want you to be my mate" he blurted out.

There he said it and there is no denying it or taking it back.

Kagome stood there wide eyed at the confession.

'W-what did he s-say' she thought just looking at him.

Inuyasha was getting uneasy. He finally did what he set out to do for so long but she wasn't saying anything.

"M-mate" she asked in shock with pink cheeks.

"Y-yes" he sighed a little nervously playing with his claws "if you'll have me" he looked up and saw a small but happy smile and her face.

"I would love to Inu" Kagome said happily jumping into his arms "I thought you'd never asked" she said softly hugging his neck.

"I love you Kagome" he said softly. He felt her tense but instantly relaxed.

"I love you too Inu" she whispered knowing her heard.

Unknown to them a pair of angry blood red eyes were glaring down at the two.

As the two left back for the camp the dark figure left in hopes of easing his anger. He needed something to kill and now.

'HE WILL NOT TAKE OUR MATE' his inner beast growled out raged at what they saw.

Long ago they claimed the Miko as theirs. Whether she knew it or not she belong to hi and him alone.

'NO HE WILL NOT'