A/N: tried to make this sweet, but tbh i'm not sure how I did... It's definitely a happy chapter though! as always, please review if you feel so inclined :)
on another note, I think grown up nonsense won't be more than 20 chapters long. I don't want to drag this out too much because I have too many other ideas slamming around in my brain :D
A Wonderful Wedding
"I told you orange was a good choice," Kagome whispered slyly to her husband (husband!). Inuyasha merely grunted, not really wanting to admit that she was right. But, as per usual, she was: the orange accents on the tables really brought out the fall foliage that surrounded the clearing. Through the colorful leaves, Inuyasha could see the darkening sky, smiling to himself as the stars began to emerge from the shadows.
I'm married now, he thought incredulously. A few years ago he'd been happy with his single life but now, he couldn't imagine his life without the short-tempered, too-trusting, and pain-in-the-ass woman beside him. A sudden rush of emotion swept over him, and he pulled his wife (wife!) to his side and dropped a sweet kiss on her forehead. She only smiled and relaxed into the side of his body.
The newly married couple stood to the side of the clearing, watching their guests dance and chat. A small gathering of close family and friends had been invited to the wedding, and to the couple's absolute delight, everyone came. To their left was the table of snacks that Kagome had fought tooth and nail for. Inuyasha thought that having a barrel of apple cider was more than enough, but Kagome had insisted on candy apples, various flavors of miniature pies, and even a hot chocolate bar, completed with marshmallows, cinnamon, and extra chocolate. To their right was the platform on which actual food was served. Kagome had wanted fancy foods, but when Inuyasha pointed out they were already over budget, she relented and let Inuyasha have his ramen bar.
Shippo was racing around in the trees, leading the other children present in a whirlwind of games. He had already stuffed his face with ramen, pies, and other sugary foods, and didn't seem to be stopping any time soon. Glad I won't have to deal with hyper Shippo tonight, Kagome thought; Sango had offered to take him for the night.
She wrapped an arm around Inuyasha's waist. "It all worked out in the end, didn't it?"
"Took a fuckin' miracle," he agreed, causing her to laugh and playfully smack his arm.
Throughout the entire planning process, the two had argued over pretty much everything. Kagome had wanted all of her college friends to be bridesmaids but Inuyasha wanted only Miroku as his best man. In the end, Kagome had relented, and only Sango and Miroku accompanied the couple down the aisle. Kagome had wanted to use orange as an accent color but Inuyasha didn't want anything. In the end, he had to admit: the orange did add a nice feeling to the whole area. Kagome wanted a fall wedding, Inuyasha wanted it to be in a forest; Kagome wanted traditional attire, Inuyasha wanted a more modern twist; you name it, they fought over it.
"I'm surprised the ramen bar was such a big hit," Kagome commented after a brief moment of silence when the empty trays on the table caught her eye.
"Keh, of course it was. It's ramen. Who doesn't like ramen?"
"But at a wedding?" she shrugged. "Who would've thought?"
"At least the kids like the snacks," he said, glancing over at the quickly dwindling pile of miniature pies.
"Who doesn't like snacks?"
"I don't."
"Liar."
He only chuckled and rested his arm around her shoulders. Thankfully, by the time the actual wedding ceremony came around, they had gotten it together and, with the help of Kagome's college friends, had scouted out, prepared, and set up a beautiful clearing that was only a mile away from their apartment. Everything else passed without a hitch (more or less), and before Inuyasha could complain that he was bored, Kagome had walked down the aisle in a white dress. They had enlisted Sango's pet cat, Kirara, to bring the rings, and before either of them knew it, they each had a band of metal around their ring fingers.
The entire audience had laughed good naturedly when Inuyasha blurted out a "finally," when the priest announced he could kiss the bride. Miroku's speech had only been slightly embarrassing, thanks to Sango's editing and live censoring. When it came for Kagome and Inuyasha to have their first dance, she only stepped on his foot twice and he only cursed out loud four times. Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha only glared at each other from a distance and, surprisingly, did not start a food fight or knock down all of the plastic chairs in the area. Kagome was pleasantly surprised.
As the sun disappeared fully behind the rolling hills and trees, the ceremony began to wind down. Guests began to line up to thank the couple for the wonderful ceremony and to drop off last minute gifts. By the time Sango and Miroku shoved the last of the plastic folding chairs in the trunk of their car and drove off, only Kagome and Inuyasha remained in the empty field.
"That went better than expected," Kagome said with a soft smile. "You only said 'fuck' ten times!"
"Shut up," he growled good naturedly, tickling her. Laughing, Kagome kicked off her heels and, lifting some of her dress, started to run towards the middle of the field. Startled, Inuyasha kicked off his dress shoes and followed. By the time he caught up, Kagome had laid down on her back, her dress spread around her. What a fucking angel, Inuyasha thought affectionately as he laid down next to her, careful not to lean on her hair with his elbow. They stayed in silence, staring up at the stars.
"I've been dreaming about what our wedding would be like ever since you proposed," Kagome finally whispered into the silence. "And… it exceeded all my expectations and wildest dreams."
Inuyasha smiled and pressed a tender kiss to her lips.
"Every moment I spend with you exceeds my expectations and wildest dreams," he murmured lovingly into her ear. Kagome blushed and hid her face in his shoulder.
"I love you."
"And I, you."
