December 31
It's been six months. Six months since my life completely changed.
It's so crazy to me how different everything is now. Back in May, I had just graduated high school and I was supposed to be going off to college in just a few short months. I was expected to live my life as a normal girl: go to school, start a career, go to parties, get a boyfriend.
That just wasn't the life I wanted to live, though. I'd felt out of place there for so long and just couldn't relate to anyone or anything anymore no matter how hard I tried. I didn't fit into that world anymore. I was so sad and lonely and completely lost.
And then I made that fateful decision to go back down the well. I knew it would be the last chance I had, my last chance at true happiness. When he grabbed my hand and pulled me out of the well, I knew I was home. When I looked into his eyes, I saw everything that I wanted and needed in my life.
In only six months, I started a completely new life. Everything here is so different. I gave up so much from my era; so much that I was used to and so much convenience. I've had to relearn everything from cooking, cleaning, gardening, and shopping. I became a priestess and not only had to learn everything that goes along with that, but I also had to gain the respect of people who doubted me because of where I came from.
Inuyasha has been the best part of it all. When we were hunting down Naraku, I always wanted him to know how much I loved him and I wanted him to love me back. For those three years, I longed to hold him and kiss him and never let him go. Now I think about our incredible wedding every day and how there is no other man I would have wanted to give myself to.
He is my entire heart and soul. I love him with all of my being. We have our ups and downs, both of us are way too high strung and we can't help but argue sometimes, but there is no one else I'd rather spend my life with. I know we'll face even more challenges, but that's okay. As long as I'm with Yasha, then I'm happy.
I was standing out on our front porch this morning thinking about all of this. A few leftover leaves were blowing through the air and I could see the village in the distance where people were bustling about to start their day.
Then Inuyasha came outside. "What are you doing out here in the cold?"
"Just thinking." I leaned into him as he wrapped his arms around me.
He kissed the top of my head. "About what?"
"I've been here for six months already. I was just thinking about how so much has changed."
He hugged me a bit tighter. "You're right, a lot has changed. Six months ago, I never imagined I'd have a wife to share my life with. It's crazy how things can change so quickly."
"You've got that right." I raised up on my toes a bit and kissed him. His hand found the back of my head and he kissed me a little bit deeper. "I love you," I said afterward.
"I love you, too." He kissed me one more time. "Let's go inside where it's warm."
There's supposed to be a festival in the village tonight to celebrate the new year. It will be both mine and Inuyasha's first time attending. Back before Inuyasha met me, he'd never been able to go to one of these because of people's discrimination against half-demons. While I was gone, he could have gone to one but it made him too sad. The new year was always another reminder of another year I had been gone. I hadn't liked celebrating the new year during that time either for the same reason.
I'm really excited to go, though. It's part of a new beginning for both of us.
Six months later I love where my life is now. I'm really looking forward to what the next year will bring for Inuyasha and I.
