Titles Scenes from a Wedding

Author landofthekwt

Rating K

Prompt "Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows." by Michael Landon.(unsung heroes)

POV Mrs H

Part of Homecoming

Word Count 1069

Pairing Sesshoumaru/Mrs H

Warning none

Summary Sesshoumaru and Mrs. H marry

She gazed at the woman in the mirror. .What in the world was she doing marrying at her age? A woman of forty. Souta thought of her as an old lady, but he had just been accepted at an all boy's high school. That should keep him out of trouble. Except she knew that it would not stop him and Hitomi would find a way to meet even if they were no longer going to the same school.

She had picked the date. Ji-chan had tried to dissuade her. Oban was the day that dead came home. It was not an auspicious time to marry on such a day. Ji-chan had tried to convince her that he could use tengu whiskers to cast for the best date. She was not about to listen to him. Oban provided the best chance for Inuyasha and Kagome to appear.

Ji-chan had no idea what having Kagome appear on her wedding day would mean to her. She had not been able to watch her own daughter's wedding Kagome had lived and died five hundred years before she was born. It would mean the world to her to have her daughter's blessing on her own second marriage. She had asked for her husband's blessing but never for Kagome's

The Lady had arrived early to help dress her. She had fallen in love with the wedding kimono she found in her future daughter-in-law's closet at first sight. The shopping trips to create her trousseau had cemented their friendship. The two of them had spent so much time together that Sesshoumaru seemed almost jealous of his mother. She was marrying him not his mother

She knew that the Lady had fallen in love with the idea of a wedding. Weddings did not happen in the youkai world. The Lady's own mating had occurred over one thousand years ago. She was thrilled to asked to participate in her son's wedding. Sesshoumaru had asked her to tone down her clothing,but it was not necessary. No matter what she wore she would never outshine the bride.

Ji-chan had reluctantly agreed to officiate at the wedding. Not that he did not love his daughter-in-law. He just hated the though of losing her. His son had died in a car accident over ten years ago Still it seemed like yesterday. He had always cherished the belief that his son would follow in his footsteps. Now this demon threatened to take away the last of his family.

She had tried to reassure him. Sesshoumaru had been living with her at the shrine since Kagome left. Although Sesshoumaru wanted her to join him at the Western Shiro she did not want to do so long as Souta was still in school and Ji-chan was still alive. Ji-chan had come with them on one of those weekends getaaways to Kyushu. The daiyoukia offered them things the shane never could.

So many threads pulling at her that it seemed that the entire wedding would unravel. Her rock was Sesshoumaru. The single bulwark against all the tides that tried to wash her away. Through all Kagome's trips through the rabbit hole, he had been by her side keeping her sanity intact. When Kagome left for the final time, he offered her comfort and made her realize that she was still a woman with needs and desires that only Sesshoumaru could satisfy.

Reluctantly she had asked Kappei to try to raise Kagome and Inuyasha. The wedding had to be delayed until the moon was directly overhead in order to make the request for them to come and bless their wedding. Kappei was enthused at the idea. Sesshoumaru was less than thrilled. He was glad to be rid of his brother. The idea of him being at the wedding was nearly enough to sour him on the entire wedding.

Almost was the key word. Once he saw his bride dressed in her white shiromaku and gold and red embroidered uchikake, he forgot all his fears and doubts and remembered why he had fallen in love with this woman. When she saw his face light up it made her blush like a school girl. She might be forty and mother to a fifteen-year-old, but she knew that look and it told her everything she needed to know.

It was nice to have Inuyasha and Kagome here, but they were merely witnesses. Ji-chan and Lady,Kappei and Souta were merely participants in the wedding. The only persons that really mattered were she and Sesshoumaru. She had just seen how Sessshoumaru felt about her. Nothing else mattered. When she walked toward him at the altar it was if they were the only persons in the world at that moment.

The ceremony was brief. The cups were passed. Vows and rings were exchanged. When she said her given name his eyebrow quirked. He had never said it before, but he should try to remember. After today he could hardly call her Mrs. Higurashi and he certainly was not going to call her Mrs. Taisho. He did not mind pet names. Rin had been too respectful. She had never called him anything but Lord Sesshoumaru.

When the ceremony was over and the bride had been kissed, they prepared to leave the shrine. Souta insisted that they follow some obscure western custom and throw the bouquet. Souta, the Lady and Kappei all lined up hoping that they would catch the bouquet and be the next to marry. Mrs Higurashi saw another target

Kagome and Inuyasha were standing next to Goshiiboku. Kagome was beaming at her. She knew that she had done the right thing in marrying Sesshoumaru. All the rest were surprised when she threw the bouquet toward the sacred tree. They were even more surprised when Mrs Higurashi leaned forward to hug air. They could not see Kagome or hear her whisper " Way to go, Mama":

With her daughter's approval now assured she dashed toward the waiting limo. Two weeks in Hawaii with Sesshoumaru looked wonderful from where she stood. She could hardly wait to reach the honeymoon hideaway he had booked. They might actually see some of Hawaii, but this was the first time they would be truly alone since they met and she did not intend to waste one minute of that time.