WOOT! May updates for you guys ^^ sorry about the delay, no internet at home and all that. I am STILL freaking out about the job scenario and my mother is NOT helping... at all... like it would be a dream if she got a job and left me the HELL alone!
... Ahem...
I'm done now...
On with the show!
Rays of sun slipped through the open windows as the occupants inside were milling around with their harts beating madly in their chests and excitement buzzing in the air. Young women flitted around in beautiful strapless chiffon gowns of Coral holding bouquets of Tiger Lilies with white orchids and Lily of the valley, smiles on their faces as they talked endlessly about their ambitions for the day.
One pair of double doors was a bustle of activity, the young women moving in and out of the room, denying access to any of the groomsmen.
"Oh Rin!" Kagome squealed as she toyed with the curled strands, "you look gorgeous!"
The young bride merely giggled at the words, her bridesmaids agreeing with her maid of honor, their own voices laughing in excitement.
"Boy you girls look pretty!"
Every girl around Rin gasped at the sound of the male voice, their eyes wide and their mouths agape at the sight of Miroku, Koga, and InuYasha peeking in with wide grins on their faces.
"NO!" the girls squealed, all their hands used to push the groomsmen out of the room, "get out!"
Rin laughed lightly at her bridesmaids preventing the others from looking in at her, the young women smacking their respective others with their flowers with disregard for their petals.
"If you are done attacking my youngest," a voice cut in, "may I come in?"
"Oh, um, sir-"
"It's okay," Rin smiled as the girls turned to look at her, their styled heads nodding as they stood aside for the elder dog demon to stride in, the bridesmaids leaving the room to give them their privacy.
"Hello sir," Rin murmured softly, her smile nervous while the demon chuckled deeply.
"Ten years and you're still calling me sir," the demon laughed, his hands gently brushing the curled hair off her creamy shoulder, "you are getting married to my eldest son, officially becoming part of my family. Even if you weren't , I'd still consider you my family."
"Old habits die hard," the young woman smiled lightly, her fingers trailing down the gathered material her dress sported.
"Well, you'll have to learn to call me InuTaisho soon," the elder smiled, "you're becoming my daughter-in-law in about an hour."
"Don't remind me," she groaned lightly, "there's an amazon of butterflies in my stomach, I'm so nervous."
"Don't be," InuTaisho told her, "your husband-to-be is just as nervous as you are, and he will be even more so when he sees you," InuTaisho murmured, his eyes looking over her dress; the ruched silk covering her breasts sat proudly atop a beaded midsection, the material flowing to the silk skirt that was long enough to drag on the ground when she walked and yet was light and airy, the demon in front of her smiling wider at the sight of her. "I don't think I've ever seen a more beautiful young woman on her wedding day."
"What about Izayoi or InuKimi?" the young woman mumbled, blushing furiously as she avoided his eyes.
"Just don't tell them," the demon laughed as his hand touched her shoulder, the young woman meeting his eyes, tears pricking their corners, "and don't cry," he murmured wiping the brown orbs, "this is a happy day."
"Even for you?" Rin asked softly, "even though your son's getting married to someone he impregnated?"
"My son is getting married today," InuTaisho smiled, "to a woman he loves more than anything in the word and to a woman I also care for. Even with your pregnancy Rin, this is still a joyous day, for everyone here."
"What about my own parents?"
The demon looked over at her, flecks of sadness dotted her irises, the elder smiling kindly at her.
"You are a beautiful young woman who, despite everything you've been through, turned out to be one of the kindest and most generous person they'd ever meet," InuTaisho brushed the curls away from her face, "and you are going to deliver their grandchild and love and care for it. Perhaps they wouldn't be the most proud of how he or she came to be, but they would love you regardless."
"And you?" she asked gently, "I take it you're not too proud of how your grandchild was conceived."
"No… and yes," the demon conceded after a moment, "I understand that this is not some stupid deliberate act of two teenagers but an accident… an accident that could have been prevented," he smiled softly to her worried face, "but my son is marrying the love of his life and the mother of his child. True, I imagined the two of you graduating from university, marrying, and then having children, in that order, but I wouldn't take back what happened."
"No?"
"Never," he whispered, "I am looking forward to holding my first grandchild as my son is looking forward to holding his first heir."
"Even though he stated it should be aborted?" Rin asked, doubt trying to successfully work its way into her heart.
"Hey now, today's your wedding day, there is no need for any sorrow or doubt," InuTaisho informed her, "besides, he changed after he actually thought about it for a minute, all because of you. I bet you he's just as excited about this as you are."
"I hope so," the young woman smiled, her fingers trailing over what was to be her child, "I really hope so."
"Well," the demon murmured as he gently kissed the top of her head, "I know so."
"How're you feeling?"
Sesshomaru turned to the sound of his voice, his shoulders relaxing at the sight of his father, the elder demon looking on at his son with a kind smile.
"Nervous as hell," the dog demon confessed as he turned back to adjusting his suit, a soft chuckling emanating from the elder.
"Wait till you see her," InuTaisho teased, "you won't be able to think straight."
'I can't even now," Sesshomaru murmured, "I don't remember ever being this agitated."
"It's only for today," the elder tried to assure his son, "and then it'll all come back when your children are born."
"Fantastic pep talk," his eldest son grumbled while his father laughed again, "I'm glad you're enjoying this."
"It's your wedding day," InuTaisho smiled kindly, his hands holding the strong shoulders, "you'll enjoy this far more than I will today."
"Father."
The demon turned back to his son, his hand still on the door.
"How does she look?" Sesshomaru asked after a moment, his head tilted while his father smiled.
"Incomparable," InuTaisho smiled, "she looks so beautiful, she is beyond captivating."
"She always is" the younger smiled as his father left the room, Sesshomaru left to himself for a moment longer.
"You look handsome."
Sesshomaru turned to the sound of the cold voice, his amber eyes widening at the sight of
"M… Mother?"
The elder demon stood tall, her head held high and her air haughty and proud, her cold amber eyes looking over her son, her hair held high in its dual ties while her body was dressed in a smart business suit, her skirt tight to her hips and thighs and her jacket crisp.
"You seem surprised to see me," she commented, her painted lips pursed.
"You… didn't respond, I didn't think you were coming," Sesshomaru explained, his suit adjusted out of habit now as his mother stood impassively by the door.
"I'm not staying," InuKimi told him bluntly, "I came to talk."
"About what?" Sesshomaru asked, his brow scrunched in confusion.
"About the biggest mistake you're about to make in your life."
The demon froze at his mother's words, his amber eyes turning to meet hers, her face still set without emotion.
"Wh-What?"
"Do not marry this woman," the demon repeated coolly, "you've made a mistake, that happens. But that doesn't mean you need to throw your life away for one little accident."
"M-Mother-" Sesshomaru stammered, his face shocked as she pressed on.
"She doesn't have to get an abortion but you don't have to marry her-"
"Yes, I do," Sesshomaru interrupted, his own eyes narrowing.
"No, you don't. Let her have the baby and just send her a cheque every month."
"Because that worked so well for you," the demon muttered bitterly, his mother looking offended in an instant.
"What's that supposed to mean?!"
"You know exactly what it means," Sesshomaru shot back, his mother's jaw tightening.
"I raised you the best I could-"
"Handing me off to nanny's until I was five was clearly the best solution!"
"Your father was the one that ran out on us!" InuKimi pointed out, her son bristling in defiance.
"He wasn't the one who got pregnant to keep his spouse around!" Sesshomaru snapped, his mother's shocked face hardly slowing him, "he also wanted custody of me for me; you only wanted me for his money!"
"That's not true-"
"Isn't it?!"
InuKimi took deep breaths before she tried anew.
"This isn't about me," she told him lowly, "this is about you, throwing yourlife away, for her!"
"If it's for her, then it's nothing I'd regret and it's not about throwing my life away, she is my life!"
"And the pregnancy?
Sesshomaru paused for a moment before he turned back to the mirror, his suit adjusted before he answered the demon.
"It was a mistake," the demon admitted, "but something wonderful has come out of it and neither one of us would go back and take it away. It was never the way either of us intended to be, but we've chosen to accept this."
"Will you listen to me!" the his mother practically ordered, "I'm trying to preserve your reputation-"
"No, you're trying to preserve yours!" Sesshomaru snapped, his anger calmed after a deep breath, "whether you accept this or not, I am getting married today-"
"To a pregnant human-"
"Whom I love," the demon finished for his mother, his emotions strained by his mother's prejudice, "you can stay if you promise not to disturb this wedding."
"And if I don't?"
Sesshomaru felt his chest expand as he moved to pass his mother, his eyes looking down at her before he made to leave the room.
"Then you can leave."
InuKimi stood tall, her head held high as she too took a deep breath, her attention focused on her son's retreating back.
"If you go through with this," she promised, "then you are not my son."
Sesshomaru stopped in his tracks as he turned to face his mother, his eyes confused as she pressed on.
"If you go through with this wedding, I'm never going to come see you again," InuKimi told him firmly, "I will not accept her as my daughter-in-law and nor will I accept any children from her; in other words, I will not think you as my child."
"Are you asking me to choose between you and Rin?" Sesshomaru whispered, his heart tightening as the woman nodded, her face returning to its impassive nature, her son swallowing thickly as he licked his lips.
"Then I'm sorry I couldn't live up to what you wanted."
InuKimi felt shock settle in on her face as she watched her son turn on his heel and leave her standing in the hall, her heart and throat unconsciously tightly as she felt water blur her vision.
"InuKimi?"
The demon shuffled through her purse for a clean napkin without even looking up to meet her ex-husband's eyes, her black heels turning to him as she brushed past his form.
"You heard?" she more stated than asked as she walked past him.
"Hazard of being a dog demon," InuTaisho commented, "are you really doing this to him?"
"He made this choice-"
"Because you gave him no other one!" the other snapped, "thishas always been your problem! It either goes the way you want or not at all!"
"Regardless-"
"He's your son," InuTaisho told her exasperatedly, "you can't just cut him out of your life like a tumor!"
"It's not because I want to," InuKimi whispered as she walked out the front door and out of her son's life.
"I can't do this."
Kagome turned to look at her best friend, her lips curling into a smile at the other, the young woman appearing smaller and paler than usual, her hands gripping her bouquet of flowers while she quivered.
"Too late to turn back now," the other teased, "besides, why can't you do this?"
"I-I just," Rin swallowed, "wh-what if… what if I'm not good enough for him or-or he-he doesn't want me because I'm, well, me or-"
"Or," Kagome smiled, "you and him happily ever after until the day you die with that child in you and many many more."
"But-"
"You and I both know that this is one thing you'll talk yourself out of," her friend smiled kindly, "now, how about we get you down the aisle so you can be a wife!"
"I-I guess…"
"Kagome, you need to work on your convincing technique."
Both young women turned and smiled at Kaede's approaching form, her lips curling into a smile as she stepped beside Rin, her body clad in a dark blue dress and her hair done up in a neat bun.
"So let me try," she smiled at Rin, the young bride smiling back warmly at her guardian, the maid of honour leaving the two of them be, a wrinkled hand touching the smoother one.
"Kaede-"
"You look so beautiful," the old woman breathed, "but you'd look even better with a smile."
"I'm a little nervous," Rin admitted, "and… a little sad…"
"Because your parents aren't here?" Kaede stated more than asked, unsurprised at the young woman's nodding.
"I miss them," the young woman told her caregiver, her throat thickening and tears blooming in her eyes, "especially today, I really miss my mom and dad and brothers."
"Don't let that pretty make-up smudge," the elder murmured, her white handkerchief wiping the face, deep breaths filling the chest as Rin calmed herself.
"I'm so happy I have you," Rin continued, smiling in spite of her tears, "and all my friends but, still-"
"I'm no substitute for your mom and dad," Kaede finished for her, "and your siblings aren't for your own brothers," the old woman looked up at Rin, tears in her own eyes, "oh Rin, I'm just thankful you've found a good husband and father," she looked her foster child up and down, "I'm going to miss you so much."
"You'll come see me, right?" the young woman asked, "I… there's no way I can raise this baby on my own."
"You won't have to," the elder smiled, "you have Sesshomaru and Izayoi and InuTaisho," she patted the delicate hand, "and of course you'll have me dear."
Rin smiled at the words, her arms slipping around Kaede's shoulders as she hugged the woman who felt more like an aunt or a grandmother to her than a foster mother, her smile now immoveable as she heard the music start, her heart fluttering madly in her chest as her bridesmaids started giggling and squealing excitedly.
"Now, are you ready?" Kaede asked, the arm of her blue jacket extended to the young bride, Rin saying nothing as she nodded happily, her arm slipping into the elder's as they waited for their party to move before the young woman took her final steps as a single woman out into the bright sunlight.
The family and friends had assembled outside in the Takahashi garden for the wedding, the arrangements and organization done on short notice by Izayoi, the entire wedding consisting of Rin's foster families, their wedding party of a total of sixteen people including the bride and groom and some family from Sesshomaru's that found no quarrel with the wedding.
Sesshomaru hardly focused on the violins playing or the bridesmaids walking down the aisle when he was focused too much on the woman in white who stepped out onto the path Izayoi had laid meticulously decorated with small stones that may as well have been rocks for all the groom cared, his jaw nearly dropping at the sight of his bride. His father's words could never have prepared him for Rin's appearance.
He had always thought her beautiful, but she was truly without contest when she stepped out into the sunlight, her face made-up only served to highlight her beauty, her brown eyes still wide and innocent yet seemed to shine with happiness, only outshone by her kind smile, he could see through the sheer veil that her lips pained with a nude tone while her pale skin almost glowed in her dress, her teardrop earrings matching the pair or wedding rings she had on her neck, her parent's if Sesshomaru recalled correctly, something she only wore on special occasions. The skirt flowed from her hips and dragged on the ground, the dress surrounding her bodice accenting her slim figure.
Kaede kissed her foster child before she nodded to Sesshomaru, her own smile beaming as she stood off to the side, Rin coming to stand in front of her husband-to-be, her smile radiant and yet nervous.
"Hi," she murmured nervously, the demon feeling his own lips curl at the sight of her.
"Hi," he whispered back, his amber eyes trailing her slim form, "you look absolutely gorgeous."
"Th… Thank you," Rin stammered, "and you look so handsome."
"Are you ready?" Sesshomaru murmured quietly as the minister prepared to speak.
"No," she confessed, "but I want this."
"Good," he smiled, "me too."
Rin felt her hands fit seamlessly into his as the minister began her sermon, both of them feeling their hearts beating wildly in their chests.
The woman spoke with a crisp and warm voice, her words clear and easily heard throughout the small gathering, her speech lovely and befitting for the young couple. Their vows were the same , short and sweet, both of them relatively private people when it came to their lives and emotions, not that their friends and families had any doubts about how they felt for each other.
Rin practically beamed when the minister informed Sesshomaru that he may kiss his bride and now wife, her veil lifted and his lips pressing against hers gently, their audience applauding with only half the happiness that was in the deep brown eyes when she looked into the melted honey of her husband's, her smile immoveable and impossibly kind.
The rest of the ceremony preceded in much the same fashion, those in attendance congratulating them and chatting happily with the other guests, Rin's bridesmaids flitting around laughing and squealing, often trying to steal Rin's attention away from Sesshomaru, all attempts failed as his arm would slip around her waist and hold her close, her smile not the only immoveable one on this day.
"So?" Sesshomaru asked her, her slim form in his arms as they took their first dance as husband and wife, their movements illuminated by the spherical paper lanterns surrounding the makeshift dance floor made up of the patio stones in the Takahashi garden, "how does it feel, to be married to a demon?"
"It's the most wonderful thing I could imagine," Rin told him honestly, her heart still warmed by the speeches given after their wedding dinner, "what about you? How does it feel to be married to a woman that became unexpectedly pregnant?"
Lips lowered to meet hers as Sesshomaru gave her a slow kiss, his mouth smiling as he looked down at her.
"Absolutely perfect," he whispered, his body holding her closer to his as the music continued. "I suppose I should tell you," the demon murmured, "I'm taking a year off school."
"You can't," the young woman shook her head discretely, "you should-"
"I should be with you and this baby," Sesshomaru cut her off softly, "and that's exactly what I intend to do, it's what I promised to do; you can't do this on your own, and you won't."
"Only for one year," Rin informed him, "you can't neglect your schoolwork."
"Neither can you," the demon murmured, "so you'll go back about the same time, how does that sound?"
"Only if someone can take care of this baby," she smiled, "someone we can trust of course."
"Of course," he kissed her again, "but let's not think about the baby right now, it's our wedding, and you look incomparable."
Rin giggled as the song finished, the audience clapping as the two of them slowed to a halt, other couples joining them on the dance floor, Rin and Sesshomaru sharing a few more dances together before they traded partners, the young woman dancing with InuTaisho, InuYasha and all the rest while Sesshomaru took the bridesmaids on the floor, each of them saving the last dance for the other. The atmosphere lightened even further when the bride tossed her bouquet, the young woman catching it turning out to be Kagome, InuTaisho turning to InuYasha and asking if there was anything he had to tell him.
Their night ended with them thanking guests for attending before slipping upstairs, InuTaisho and the others clearing the house for the young married couple before they spent their honeymoon in the south of France. The two spent the night in each other's embrace, two bodies moving against each other in passion and want, the newlyweds still in each other's arms as they fell asleep, their dreams consumed of the other and the baby that was currently growing in Rin's womb.
For your consideration (Sans spaces of course and the links work if you put them in google, I checked):
The Bridesmaid Dresses: g . nordstromimage imagegallery store / product / Large / 0 / _ 7511140 . jpg
Their Colour: pinterest / pin/281543698769496/
And Rin's Wedding Dress : www . orifashion . cn / images / img 2161 - 0large . jpg
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