Disclaimer: InuYasha is the property if Rumiko Takahashi
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InuYasha and Kagome's Wedding
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Kagome stood waiting for the music to begin. She was ready, she had never been more sure about anything in her life. How much she and InuYasha had been through together!
The music started and she began her walk to him. Her mind flashed back to that first moment when she laid eyes on him, pinned to the tree by Kikyo's arrow. The first time she touched him when she reached out and touched his ears. Somehow, her spirit had awoken him, and then she set him free, and a part of her had been set free too.
She remembered thinking him a wild animal then, he had wanted to kill her, tried to kill her. He was tamed by Kaede's necklace of subjugation, and somehow they became friends. She didn't know when she fell in love with him; the first time he made her heart thump in her chest was their first new moon together. The first time he admitted that he liked her scent. But then Urasue brought Kikyo back and everything changed. How many times had Kikyo almost torn them apart?
No, she wasn't going to let bad memories ruin the day. Kikyo was finally at rest. She and InuYasha had both watched as she had risen, giving them her blessing as she faded.
InuYasha fought tears as Kagome walked towards him. His heart had swelled in anticipation of finally seeing her. Her face was hidden from him when he did finally see her, but her scent, it was hers and only hers, like always, yet surrounded with magnolia, rose and lilac. She looked beautiful in her robes, and as intended she did remind him of his mother. His hands ached with the desire to hold hers and when she finally stood before him he had to fold them into fists to keep from touching her while her grandfather spoke a blessing.
They bowed to one another and he took her hand. Grandpa Picked up the first cup, handing it to InuYasha, He took three sips then passed it to Kagome. She followed, passing the cup to Grandpa who represented the family. The continued with the other two cups, completing the san-san-kudo.
They both bowed to Grandpa to honor her father, and then presented her mother with a huge bouquet of spring flowers in her honor. Grandpa spoke a special blessing over InuYasha in honor of his parent's spirits, a bonding of the families and the traditional part of the wedding had been completed.
Sota went to Kagome and removed the cloth that hid her face.
Inuyasha couldn't breath. She had never looked so beautiful. Her hair was woven loosely on top of her head and held with black sticks and adorned with pink and mauve flowers. Tendrils fell in soft curls randomly in mock disarray.
InuYasha turned to Kagome and stood before her, taking her hands
"Kagome" he said softly " I feel like it's taken me centuries to get to this moment with you. I've made so many mistakes, committed so many wrongs against you, you should have walked away from me a long time ago. But your still here with me, by my side. I don't deserve your love, but for some reason still you have given it to me. I am forever humbled by your gentle heart. My life really began the day you came into it. I think my spirit has walked the earth for centuries searching for you, now that I have found you I will hold you always in my heart as the precious treasure you are, and strive the rest of our lives trying to become someone who is worthy of your love. I love you Kagome, always and forever."
Kagome was in tears by the time InuYasha rose and kissed her hand. She needed a moment to gather herself, and then she took InuYasha's hand and turned to him.
"InuYasha, I have always believed in the kindness and goodness inside your heart. I knew that one day the inside and the outside would come together I am honored that you would chose to bestow on me the beauty of that coming together. I can't wait for every morning, to see what each new day with you will bring. . Loving you hasn't always been easy, more times than I care to remember we almost lost one another. But always there was something drawing me back to you and I realize now it was your soul calling out to mine. We were meant to be together InuYasha. We need no more proof than what we have already felt and seen to know that it is true. And I know that As long as you are by my side, I will forever be at peace. I love you so much."
InuYasha felt a tear fall down his cheek at her words and he let it fall. He didn't care who saw, all that mattered was that she know what her words had meant to him.
Their words now spoken, Grandpa held up the bowl to them and they each took the others ring made of gold and diamond from the blade of Tessiaga.
Kagome slipped the ring on his finger and kissed it, "Symbol of love eternal."
InuYasha slipped the ring on her finger and kissed it. "Symbol of love eternal."
They bowed to one another, then to grandpa and Mrs. Higurashi.
He put his arms around her and pulled her close to him.
He mouthed the words "I Love you" and he kissed her, and then held her against him to whisper into her ear
"Kagome... kami, your so beautiful…I love you."
"I love you InuYasha" she whispered to him just before they were pulled apart by well wishers.
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"Kagome, InuYasha! Come on you two, people are waiting for you down here!" Mrs. Higurashi knocked on Kagome's bedroom door. They had slipped away, using the excuse that Kagome needed to get out of the heavy robes to steal a little time alone together
"You know, she isn't going to go away." Kagome said giggling between kisses
"Who?"
"Stop that! You know who!" She slapped him playfully on the arm
"InuYasha you know darn well who! I'm your Mama now too, so you have to listen to me!"
"You mean I had a choice before?" he yelled, looked at Kagome, grinning at her trying to keep a straight face.
"Well, no. Come on you two. You have guests downstairs."
They both laughed and InuYasha let her go. "I give up"
"I promise Mama, we will be down in a few minutes. I have to change first."
"Let me help."
"I can do it." InuYasha protested
"You have the rest of your life" Mrs. Higurashi protested "This is my last chance"
"Oh alright!" He went and unlocked the door.
"Good. Now, you go." She pushed him out the door and shut it.
"Hey! That's my wife." He protested, banging on the door.
"My daughter! Daughter over rules wife. Now go away."
Kagome laughed as she heard InuYasha stomping down the stairs.
"He's not a very happy camper Mama."
"He'll live. Turn around."
Kagome turned around obediently and Mrs. Higurashi slid the heavy robes off of her back
"Oh, that feels so much better" Kagome fanned herself with the loose fabric of her under dress. "I don't know how women wore those everyday, all day, in the summer."
"They never did look very comfortable to me when we would see them in the village."
She untied the under dress and Kagome let it slip off her shoulders. Content to stand in her underclothes while her mother hung her wedding clothes up in the bag, she sank down on the bed and took the sticks out of her hair and let it fall on her shoulders.
"That feels so good."
Mrs. Higurashi looked over at her and smiled. "So, my baby daughter is now a married woman."
Kagome looked at the ring on her finger. "Married woman. His words were beautiful weren't they? And I was so worried he'd swear."
"You worried for nothing." Mrs. Higurashi hung the dress bag on the high closet door and took the other down. "Come, you better dress and get down stairs before InuYasha attacks the door."
As if on cue InuYasha stomped back up the stairs
"Are you done yet?"
"No. Go away." Mrs. Higurashi yelled dismissively. He stomped down again, louder this time, making Kagome and her mother giggle. Mrs. Higurashi was finding out fast how much fun it was to be the "evil" mother in law.
Because of the lateness of the wedding the rest of the traditional customs had been scrapped, so Kagome would only be changing once. A tent had been set up with food and music, but all of the speeches and formality had been done away with, there would be dinner and dancing instead.
Kagome giggled and stood up. "Mama, were you……nervous…?"
"Nervous?"
"About your wedding night."
"Oh. Well, Yes, a bit." She zipped the back of the thin strapped white western style wedding dress. And picked up the brush to do Kagome's hair.
"A bit?" Kagome sat at her desk while Mrs. Higurashi brushed the heavy hairspray out of her hair so it fell over her shoulders in soft curls. She brushed it back and twisted it into a very loose bun, leaving long tendrils falling here and there. She fastened a bridal tiara of white pearls and clear stones, then steadied it with bobby pins.
"Okay, A bit more than a bit." She smiled. "It was all for nothing though, like your worry about InuYasha's words." She handed Kagome her Jewelry
"What do you mean?" Kagome fastened her earrings and handed her mother the necklace to help her with.
"Your father was very gentle and kind. Do you really think InuYasha would be otherwise?"
Kagome thought about it. "No. He wouldn't." She slipped into her shoes.
"You look like a princess."
"I feel like one." Kagome twirled, when she stopped her mother smiled
"You haven't changed, just like when you were little in your ballerina tutu." Kagome laughed and hugged her mother.
"Who would have known I'd trade in my tutu for a bow and arrow?"
"Come, before InuYasha tries to knock the door down." Mrs. Higurashi patted Kagome's back, then stepped away and released her...in more ways than one.
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InuYasha didn't think that Kagome could look more beautiful than she had during the wedding ceremony, but he was wrong. When she swept into the tent with her mother in the long full frilly white dress he nearly dropped the glass he held. She wore a long white dress, very full and fluffy on the bottom and bare shouldered with very thin straps and sleeveless. No matter how she moved the light caught her dress and made the light catch and glitter around her.
After dinner and a first dance they had been separated by well wishers and InuYasha tried in vain to reach her time and time again, but was cut off before he was halfway across the room. He sighed and slipped into a chair Kagome's mother had warned him it would be like this. It was Kagome's day to glow, she was the bride. He wouldn't let anything take it away from her. Not even his annoyance that at the moment she was dancing with that Hojo-dodo bastard that he hated so much.
He felt a hand on his shoulder,
"InuYasha, stop glaring at Hojo, she married you." He glanced up and saw Mrs. Higurashi smiling down at him.
He stood and pulled out the chair, she sat down next to him and motioned for him to sit back down.
"Am I that obvious?" He smiled
"To a mother maybe."
"We've hardly had ten words today."he pouted.
"I know." She patted his hand. " In another hour or so, you will be able to take Kagome and escape into the well."
"Why not now?" Mrs. Higurashi laughed; she definitely detected a hint of a whine in his voice.
"Will dancing with your new Mama do?"
He smiled and rose and took her hand. It was only fair, since she was the one who taught him in the first place.
"Now, get close to Kagome and Hojo, let's see if I can't help."
InuYasha got them close to Kagome and Mrs. Higurashi cut in on them, dancing away with Hojo, leaving Kagome and InuYasha together.
He pulled her gently into his arms.
"Do you think Mama would be mad if we slipped out now?" she asked putting her head on his shoulder
"Tired?"
"Exhausted."
"Sorry, she said another hour at least."
"I want to be alone with you." Kagome mock whined
"Me too." He kissed the tip of her nose
"I'm sick of all these people and being the stupid center of attention. I'm afraid to even eat cause I might end up with something in my teeth."
"I'm just glad I finally got to dance with my wife."
"Say that again."
"What?"
"Where you called me your wife."
"My beautiful wife Kagome?"
"I love the way that sounds."
"I love that you're mine." InuYasha nuzzled her neck.
"I want to be where there's no one else around for miles." Kagome whispered suggestively in his ear.
"Keh, your mother would kill us."
"Is Mama watching us?"
"No. Not at the moment."
"The well's right next door."
"She'll kill us"
"Well die happy"
They laughed.
"Go wait by the well." Kagome grinned at him.
"What are you up to?"
"Do you want to leave or not?"
"I'll be waiting."
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InuYasha sat by the side of the well waiting to see if Kagome would pull it off or not. He was half expecting Mrs. Higurashi to jump in any minute with that meat cleaver she was always threatening him with, even though he had yet to see it.
The door opened and Kagome stepped through. She had slipped on a sweater and appeared ready to go. She took his hand and they walked to the side of the well.
"Your mother knows were leaving?"
"Yeah."
"How'd you pull that off?"
"I'll tell you later. Let's just go before something stops us." She laughed.
InuYasha picked up his wife and jumped into the well. He lowered his lips to hers as they were devoured into a calming sea of blue light.
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- I have been absolutely delighted by the response to this series! There is a next part
----- The Wedding Night------
and yes, it is citrus-y, but it is going to take me a little time to get it up, it is in serious need of editing. So please be patient!
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