"Lady Nova!" An equally pregnant Nita barreled into her as they entered the private dining area and hugged her tightly. "I didn't believe him when he had mentioned where you truly came from after that battle! And you're pregnant...!"
"Lady Nita," Nova chuckled as she hugged the ecstatic Phoenix, "and you are pregnant again. Triplets wasn't enough?"
"Never. These three will make it the grand total of 50 so far," Nita grinned.
"Sex is that good, huh?" Nova rose a brow in surprise as they separated but sat beside each other.
"More that I love children and they grow up way to fast in the first five years, but yes. Now, what is this I hear about a human wedding?"
"Nova!"
"Ayame," Nova hugged the excited wolf that had a toddler on her hip. "Haku...?"
"Auntie Nova!" The boy cheered and somehow wiggled out of Ayame's arms and into her lap, hugging her close as his head nuzzled the top of her swollen belly. "Miss you!"
"And I have missed you. Look at you, you are growing way too fast," Nova grinned as she cupped his chubby face in her hands.
"Mommy says that too!"
"Lady Nova, it is a relief to see you well," Kouga spoke as he and Ayame sat a few seats down.
"Lord Kouga," Nova nodded to him with a smile as Haku went back to nuzzling her belly.
"We are finally all back together," Kishi spoke as he appeared and sat besides Kaya as she still multitasked talked with Dimitri and on the phone. "What last minute event have you planned this time, dog?"
"A wedding for the public," Sesshomaru explained.
"There were a bunch of unsavory talk in the office before these two decided to very vocally make it known to the entire top floor that they were together," Takashi grumbled. "Did not need that image, cuz."
"Grow up," Nova frowned but did not say more due to the child in her lap. "Now they can't question who got me pregnant."
"But they could question them being illegitimate due to not having legal documentation," Kaya mused. "Hence, a wedding. Plus most of the guests will have already come due to the heir announcement."
"Nova, who will be in your line?" Ayame asked.
I planned to ask Kagome this afternoon to be Maid of Honor, but would you and Nita be willing we bridesmaids? Kaya?"
"Don't look at me, I plan to be coordinating everything. Can't do that if I'm bridesmaid," Kaya frowned, her eyes not leaving her phone.
"Then would you ask Touran since I know you're communicating with her?"
"Sure."
"We would be honored to be bridesmaids," Nita smiled as she looked at Ayame who was grinning.
"That means we're groomsmen?" Ryze inquired.
"Hn," Sesshomaru nodded before looking at Kishi.
"Don't look at me, I'm not going some groomsman and go stag to a wedding," Kishi muttered.
"Touran would love to be a bridesmaid," Kaya spoke up.
"There you go, now you won't be alone," Nova grinned and saw his eyes narrow. "What? It's kind of rude to say no to being someone's groomsmen."
"Has the miko reconnected with your half-brother yet?" Kouga asked.
"Nope, she's been readjusting like I have. Tomorrow was when we planned for them to see each other," Nova mused.
"You hate surprises but you keep planning them," Dimitri frowned and she shrugged.
"Never said I hated them, just have a hard time handling them," she shrugged as several servers came into view with platters of food despite none of them actually ordering anything. Feeling Khendon nudge her leg from under the table, she grabbed a steak, cut it up then put the plate on the floor for him as Haku hopped off her lap and went over to sit on the chair in between his parents. "Besides, Kagome had been through a lot that I feel like that would have been a little too much in one day."
"Fair point. That was a rough day for all of us. We just had more time to adjust before this week," Kouga nodded. "Let's eat."
Nova sat at the table in the formal dining room and papers were spread over most of the top. Nita and Ayame sat on either side of her while Touran and Kaya stood nearby talking over the plans for tomorrow as they went over the ideas they had from each paper. At the far end of the table was a package in blue silk, the corner shifted to reveal the colors underneath. White with a light touch of blue embroidery though the veil was blue.
"Lady Nova, the Shikon miko has arrived," Mikasuki entered the room.
"Bring her in," Nova smiled and the neko stepped aside to allow Kagome to come in. "Kagome, how are you?"
"Confused," Kagome frowned as Nova got to her feet to go and hug her. "Some short, grumpy man told me to pack an overnight bag..."
"Jaken," Nova sighed. "He always was tactless. Mikasuki will take your bag to the guest room."
"Yes, my lady," Mikasuki slid the bag off Kagome's shoulder and disappeared.
"What's going on in here," Kagome asked as she looked around.
"Before we say, I have a pretty serious question for you Kagome," Nova spoke and Kagome frowned at the seriousness of her voice.
"What is it? What's wrong?"
"Would you be my maid of honor?" Nova asked and watched as cerulean eyes widened. "Yes, I've been mated to Sesshomaru, but to human eyes it is not legal so we are planning a wedding."
"Yes!" Kagome grinned.
"Excellent. Kimono or Lehenga Choli?"
"Kimono, please," Kagome mused as Nova pulled her to the table.
"Introductions are in order. You've met Touran before when helping with the sealed rings, though I've been told you met her in the past on not great terms," Nova spoke as Touran released her concealment charm.
"Yes, but it is in the past," Kagome smiled and Touran gave one of her own as the other females released their seals as well.
"Kaya, she is a kitsune who has taken to being my personal doctor. She will be coordinating the wedding while everyone else here will be bridesmaids. Lady Nita, she is mate to the Eastern Lord and I believe you know the Northern Lady," Nova grinned as Ayame finally looked up.
"Ayame!" Kagome hugged the wolf tightly.
"Hey Kags, long time no see," Ayame grinned.
"So who are the groomsmen?"
"The other three lords," Nova answered vaguely. "You get a chance to meet them tomorrow morning since Kaya kicked all males off the premises. I will warn you that there will be a bunch of media as this is for the publicity as much as it is for the legal documentation."
"Is there a reason you're planning this so quickly?"
"People in the office were accusing her of being a whore until she and Sesshomaru decided to have dirty sex in their office," Kaya chuckled. "The seamstress that Dimitri knows is on her way here to get our measurements. Ayame also would rather a kimono so you'll be fourth in the line so we can have the styles alternated. It will be the same for the men but opposite so no one paired off will be in the same culture of clothing but pairs will be color coordinated."
"How'd you manage to convince them...?" Nova grinned. "To be honest, didn't think they would go for the Dhoti Kurta."
"All I had to do was turn it into a challenge and they immediately started ramming heads," Kaya chuckled.
"Of course."
"The Lady Mother is here," Mikasuki spoke before Satori entered the room.
"Satori," Nova greeted.
"These human rituals are most confusing," Satori frowned as she glanced at the mess of papers on the table, "but if it means that my grandpups will not be considered illegitimate to today's legal, then I will do what I can."
"Lady Satori, I have already planned almost everything with the help of Lord Dimitri so you can relax and give input," Kaya smiled.
"Excellent," Satori nodded as she walked around the table and stopped before the silk wrapped gown. "Is this it?"
"Baba asked that be what I wore," Nova nodded.
"Hm. The Shikon Miko...? I have heard much about you," Satori spoke as she focused on Kagome. "You sacrificed much in preforming your duties for that jewel, but none of us would be here today if you hadn't. I thank you."
"You're welcome...?" Kagome blinked, confusion evident.
"She's Sesshomaru's mother," Nova explained and Kagome's eyes widened as Satori removed her concealment.
"I see why he is too pretty," Kagome chuckled and Nova smiled as she shook her head.
"Don't ever let him hear you say that, but yes, he takes after his mother."
"There are some traces of his sire," Satori mused as Mikasuki returned with a large tray of drinks. "The stories I could tell you about that pup."
"Stories that could get us all in trouble," Nova spoke pointedly.
"True," the female daemon grinned as she took the sake that Mikasuki offered her.