Chapter 21: Wedding Bells and a Curse's Cure.
Kagome spent most of her days for over a month planning the wedding she never really thought she'd get. Sango and Rin helped out a lot, both talked to any people about food and different decorations. Kagome nearly had everything covered before the end of the second month. Rin and Sango had taken over, arguing over what flowers to have in the the wedding. The whole castle was invited to the wedding, no one was left out. Kagome knew she could exclude the family that took her in and loved her, they had even helped set up the whole wedding.
Trudging along to her bed room Kagome sighed, she was tired and needed some rest. Pushing open her door Kagome gasped at the wedding dress laying on the bed, displayed so perfectly. Dashing over to the wedding dress Kagome felt along the lace around the V-cut neck line. Looking around Kagome quickly undressed and redressed in the wedding dress. Her lips in an "o" shape. She smiled and spun around in the dress, it fit perfectly.
"Kagome? Hey did you find that dress I left out?" Sango asked opening the door. Her jaw dropped at kagome's appearance. "Wow, it looks perfect!" Sango cried dashing over to Kagome and spun her around. Kagome nodded, looking at herself in the vanity mirror.
"Where did you find this?" Kagome asked running her hands down the front of her dress, her hands bumping the small jewels embeded into the gown.
"Inuyasha brought out a picture that his mother had drew before she passed away. He said that it would be the perfect dress for you." Sango said tugging on the laced sleeves. Kagome gasped.
"Inuyasha had this made? How'd he pay for this? Everything we use for this wedding we grow or find in the forest. How did he pay for this?" Kagome asked again looking at Sango. Sango smiled at her.
"This castle this rich. Everything of value was place in the basement. Inuyasha told me that I could use however much I needed to make the wedding perfect for you. So I only took a little for the dress, since you already had almost everything planned out." Sango explained. Kagome nodded before glancing at the peeking golden eyes in the door. Walking over to the door Kagome pulled it open and peered down at Inuyasha.
"And what are you doing?" Kagome asked her hands on her hips. "You know spying isn't allowed." Kagome teased smiling as Inuyasha wrapped his arms around her waist. Inuyasha lift Kagome from the floor and spun her around.
"Kagome, you look amazing." Inuyasha commented kissing Kagome on the cheek.
"Thank you for this dress. It's beautiful and I love it! It's everything I ever dreamed of!" Kagome said wrapping her arms around Inuyasha's neck.
"Oh! It's not good for the Bride and Groom to see one another before the wedding!" Rin announced as she walked around the corner with Sesshomaru attached to her hand. Kagome smiled at her sister-in-law.
"But the wedding is."
"In one hour." Sango announced shocking Kagome and Inuyasha.
"What?" Both asked, stunned by the suddenness of the ceremony.
"Yeah, Sesshomaru, take your brother and get him ready! We've got Kagome covered." Rin ordered kind heatedly. Sesshomaru nodded and looked over at Inuyasha. Nodding his head Sesshomaru called his brother over. Inuyasha sighed, setting down Kagome before kissing her on the cheek and left. "Now! Let's do your hair!" Rin called clamping her hands together, allowing Sango to pull the bride into her room.
"When did you decide that the wedding was tonight?" Kagome asked. Sango and Rin sat Kagome down in the chair.
"Well, since everything was set up already, we decided the faster the better! we mean, everyone is here already and everything is prepared!" Sango said brushing back Kagome's long black hair. "You're hair ahs really grown since you first started living here." Sango added on a side note.
"This way, everyone will be free faster as well, and you and Inuyasha can become the Kind and Queen of the castle, restoring it's luster!" Rin added doing Kagome's make up. Kagome thought it over. She did want the castle to get back to human, she knew many of the demons in the castle were eagerly waiting for the curse to set them free. Smiling Kagome imagined her future in the large castle. Small children running around, Shippo and Souta telling them to calm down, not to run so fast.
"Rin, will you and Sesshomaru have children?" Kagome asked.
"I hope to one day. Sesshomaru has been without human contact for so long, I just hope he still wants a baby." Rin said softly her heart in her eyes. Kagome knew the look, so did Sango. Rin loved the idea of children, just as Kagome did. Giggling the three girls dressed and made themselves up as music began to float in the air.
"Ready Kagome?" Sango asked, walking her friend down the stairs to the front doors. Kagome blushed, her face a bright red as she nodded and took a deep breath.
"Here Kagome, your flowers. Relaxe and just breath." Rin whispered positioning herself in front of Kagome. Sango gave her friend a wink before setting herself behind Rin. The doors opened revealing the well put together little wedding. White cloth laid on the ground from the stairs to the small alter. Miroku stood in his monk dressing, beside him Inuyasha stood nervously, his finger constantly pulling at his shirt collar. Beside Inuyasha stood Sesshomaru, tall and motionless, his eyes locked on Rin as she made her way, slowly down the isle to the alter, standing off to the side, Sango following her. Sango blushed when Miroku wriggled his eyes brows at Sango.
"Be still little brother, here she comes." Sesshomaru whispered, he watched his brother straightened up, his eyes trained on Kagome with such intensity Sesshomaru knew that's how he looked at Rin. Looking to the front doors Sesshomaru gasped. He hadn't seen the natural beauty Kagome held in her body. Kagome glowed from the inside out. Her skin glowing in the mid-noon sun. The jewels on her dress sparkled, casting mini rainbows all around her. He noticed she seemed to float above the ground, her feet moving her forwards, however she did not push against the ground for motion. Sesshomaru watched, puzzled by her mystical abilities.
"Kagome," Inuyasha whispered, his hand outstreched to Kagome. Kagome smiled up at Inuyasha, his fingers curling around her smaller hand. Stepping up next to Inuyasha, Kagome looked to Miroku.
"Ready?" He asked to both. Kagome and Inuyasha looked at one another then to Miroku and nodded. He smiled and began to ceremony, his voice carrying into the still forest, announcing the union that would save every demon that had been born from the curse. Kagome closed her eyes, a swell of happiness flow from her heart, spilling though her skin, seeking out to anyone to show them the love she held. "Kagome do you?" Miroku asked startling the young bride.
"Y-Yes." Kagome said smiling.
"And Inuyasha do you?" Miroku asked turning to his friend.
"I do." Inuyasha answered. Miroku smiled.
"I annouce to everyone, the marriage of Kagome and Inuyasha." Miroku's voice boomed out. Instantly everyone erupted into shouts of joy. The forest blossoming with life in joy. Kagome turned to Inuyasha, standing on her tip-toes the took kissed for the first time, their lips feather light agaisnt each other. The jewel around Kagome's neck glowed, it's light engulfing the wedding party, shinning through the trees to touch everyone it possibly could. Inuyasha held onto Kagome tightly, afriad it was a trick from Naraku.
"Inuyasha!?" Miroku's startled voice asked, looking at his demon friend. Inuyasha stared back at Miroku, confused.
"What?" Inuyasha asked looking down at Kagome. Her lips were curved int a smile.
"You're human." Kagome whispered laying her head against his chest. Inuyasha looked at his hands, his claws were human nails, his long siver hair was black like Kagome's. He guessed his golden eyes were violet once again. "We did it, everyone is free." Kagome whispered holding tightly to her husband. Inuyasha smiled, his nightmare was over, hugging Kagome back he looked at his castle. Everyone who had been cursed was free. Regular, farmiliar human faces cried, shouted, laughed in joy of the new freedom Kagome and Rin had brought to the castle at long last.
Elsewhere deep in the forest Naraku screamed to the heavens, his plan had been ruined, his powers lost to the wind and bright light.
8 1/2 Months Later...
"Inuyasha!! Inuyasha!! Where are you?!" Kagome screamed out, a cold sweat broke out on her forhead. Her eyes scanned franticly back and forth for her husband. It took only seconds before the young King bursted into the room his wife had been asleep in.
"What is it Kagome?!" Inuyasha asked, his hand on his sword at his side. Kagome tossed the banket from her legs and stood up.
"Get me to the doctor! The baby is coming!!" Kagome announced holding her bloated stomach, her breath ragged as she tried to keep calm.
"But! It's too early!!" Inuyasha protested, already at Kagome's side.
"Tell that to the baby!" Kagome hissed allowing Inuyasha to carry her to the doctor in the west wing where the nursery had been set up. Inuyasha barged in and announced Kagome in labor. Instantly the whole office sprang to life. The birth of the small children were awaited by everyone in the castle. Presents from nations near and far had been flooding the castle since the announcment went out. Kagome was rushed to a private room and delivered two small babies, one female the other male.
Inuyasha stood beside Kagome's bed; his daughter in one arm and his son in the other arm. He smiled down at the small, bundled up babies. Kagome smiled, her faced drenched in sweat and tears. Her face was flushed leaving her cheeks a blazing red color. Inuyasha looked over at kagome, kneeling down to kiss her forehead.
"I love you Kagome." Inuyasha whispered. Kagome closed her eyes, enjoying the moment.
"I love you too, my Demon Prince." Kagome whispered before a knock echoed. "Come in." Kagome said as the door slammed open and the whole castle tried to pile into the room; Souta, Sango, and Miroku ahead of the rest, their eyes on the two small babies that were apart of Kagome and Inuyasha, and the the love the castle held for their king and queen.