AN: Wow I got so many reviews and because I have an easy week before I'm gonna start studying for finals I thought I'd try get the next chapter out. And I warn that this fic does contain a LEMON so truthfully I don't care if you read it or not me telling you not to if your underage isn't gonna stop you, but I just don't want any flames saying that you didn't know. Wow that was a long run-on sentence. Anyways, ENJOY!

CH: 12 Inu Yasha Decides

Kagome opened her eyes slowly. She had a slight pain at the back of her head and she couldn't help, but wince as the light hit her eyes. "How are you feeling?" She heard the deep smooth voice of her mate and felt his hand brush her cheek. She turned her face into the touch and noticed that she was lying on a bed.

"Where am I?" She asked.

"Back at the gathering, in our bed." Sesshoumaru answered. He leaned forward and nuzzled he neck. He had been waiting all night for her to wake up.

"Our bed?" Kagome asked as she sat up a bit.

"Hai, our bed." He kissed her lightly and pulled back to look her over. Her hair was a mess and she looked as if she wanted to go back to sleep, but he couldn't think of anything more beautiful. "How do you feel?"

"Just a slight headache. What happened?" Kagome said looking into Sesshoumaru deep golden eyes which seemed to hold relief in their depths.

"Inu Yasha destroyed Naraku and Saiya. I killed Kana."

"The kids?" Kagome said with a bit of worry in her voice. She tried to get out of bed to go see them, but Sesshoumaru gently pushed her back onto the bed.

"They are fine. I will them you're awake and send them in."

"Arigatou." With one last kiss on the cheek, Sesshoumaru left the room.

He walked out into the hall where everyone was standing waiting for him to come out. "She's awake if you would like to see her."

Shippou and Rin were the first to just run in. They jumped on the bed and hugged Kagome. "We're so glad you're okay." Shippou said as he hugged her. Rin nodded and hugged her tight as well.

"How do you feel?" Sango asked as she walked in. Miroku came in after along with Inu Yasha and Sesshoumaru.

"I'm fine." Kagome answered and smiled at her friends.

Inu Yasha stepped forward and took Kagome's hand. She looked at him strangely and felt him put something in her hand. She looked at her hand and saw Naraku's shikon no kakera. They glowed a light pink when they touched her hand. She pulled out the almost finished jewel that hung around her neck and connected the shards together. Soon there was a complete Shikon hanging from her neck. She looked up at Sango. "Gomen, Sango-chan."

Sango lowered her head in sorrow. Miroku put a comforting hand on her shoulder. Sesshoumaru just looked at Kagome in question. She gave him a look that said she would explain later. He gave a small nod. Sango sniffled a bit, holding back tears. Miroku gently pulled her out of the room.

"So are you going to use it?" Kagome asked Inu Yasha. "You can become a full youkai now." Her tone was wistful.

"I don't know. I guess so." Inu Yasha answered. He wasn't as adamant about it as he had once been. He had wanted to become a full youkai to prove that he was strong and so that others would stop making fun of him, but he knew now that changing now wouldn't change the past hurt he had felt. Also, he now had people who accepted him. For the first time he had friends. He had also wanted to be a ningen for Kikyou, but that would mostly likely lead to him being pursued by every creature who had ever had a vendetta with him.

Kagome handed Inu Yasha the jewel and he looked at it for a moment. "I need to think a bit more." Inu Yasha said and left the room with the jewel.

"You trust him with that?" Sesshoumaru asked and sat on the edge of the bed.

"I trust him to make a good decision." Kagome answered though she was really worried about what he would choose. Sesshoumaru could sense her doubt, but said nothing about it.

"What was wrong with the taijiya?"

"Sango's brother, Kohaku, had been used by Naraku to kill their family and then Naraku killed him supposedly. But then we found out that Naraku had wiped Kohaku's mind and was controlling him with a jewel shard. Without the jewel shard he would die. The jewel was whole meaning Naraku took the shard out of Kohaku." Kagome said solemnly.

Feeling his mates sorrow, Sesshoumaru pulled her close and gently nuzzled her neck in an offer of comfort. Kagome gave him a small smile and held the children tight while they snuggled against her.

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Miroku spent the day comforting Sango and actually behaving himself while with her. This didn't go unnoticed by her. She felt good knowing that he actually cared about her enough to comfort her and not take advantage and grope her.

Sesshoumaru was content holding Kagome and the children, enjoying the feeling of being a part of a real family. He could just barely remember the warmth of being held by his mother when he was a pup. He enjoyed the feeling of Kagome in his arms and thought of the Rin and Shippou as his own though he still couldn't wait to mate with Kagome again and hopefully get a pup of his own blood.

Inu Yasha spent the day sitting in the garden looking at the jewel in his hands. 'Should I? I mean I've wanted this for so long.' He contemplated what to do with the jewel for so long he forgot about everything else and before he knew it the sky was already darkening.

"Inu Yasha?" He turned to see Kagome standing behind him. She walked over and took a seat next to him on the grass. "You didn't make your wish." He just shook his head. "Are you going to?" Inu Yasha shrugged. "I hope you don't." Kagome said softly.

Inu Yasha turned and looked at her quizzically. "I mean, who knows what you'll be like after. Many of the full youkai we've come across haven't been the nicest and I told you before that I'm afraid you'll forget me."

"You have Sesshoumaru now."

"That doesn't mean I still don't want you as a friend. I'd miss you Inu Yasha. You were the first one I saw after I came through the well. I mean bring back Kikyou if that's what you want, but I don't want to lose the Inu Yasha I know and love as my best friend."

"You love him a lot don't you?" Inu Yasha asked. Kagome nodded. "I hope you're right about him Kagome."

"I know I'm right because I can feel it and because..." Kagome trailed off anf Inu Yasha looked at her. She blushed a bit and then pulled back the neck of her kimono to show the bite mark on her neck. Inu Yasha stared at in shock.

"I can't believe Sesshoumaru did that." Inu Yasha smiled a bit. 'He must really love her, but I can't blame him, Kagome is a great person.' HE then thought over what Kagome had said. "I don't want to revive Kikyou." Kagome looked at him in shock. "You share the same soul and I don't know what would happen to you if I did. You know you've been my friend Kagome. My first friend actually. Kikyou wanted me to turn human without any thought of what would happen and all the youkai that would come after me."

Both could feel that the moment was pretty tense and emotional. "I trust you to make the right decision Inu Yasha." Kagome stood. "But I have to say I'll miss the ear if you decide to become a full youkai." She added with a small laugh to lighten the mood a bit. She walked back to her and Sesshoumaru's room, where she was sure her mate was waiting for her.

'I don't know what to do Kagome.' Inu Yasha thought and looked up at the moon as if it held his answer.

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"I don't smell a different scent from Inu Yasha." Sesshoumaru said when Kagome entered.

"He didn't make a wish yet. He seems to be really thinking about it."

"That's a surprise. Inu Yasha thinking." Sesshoumaru said and Kagome gave him a look that said lay off. He sighed and got up from the bed to where his mate was standing. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her close. "If you trust him then so shall I." He whispered into her hair.

Kagome smiled against his chest. She pulled away from his embrace and took his hands in hers and led him to the bed. Sesshoumaru smirked as he let her lead him and then at the last moment used his youkai speed to playfully tackle her onto the bed. Kagome let out a small eep as she found herself on her back with her mate hovering above her.

"Do you know what I wish?" Sesshoumaru whispered sensually in her ear.

"What?"

"A child of my own blood." Sesshoumaru said and lightly nipped at her neck. Kagome moaned softly as he moved her kimono to assault her neck and shoulders. Kagome tilted her head to the side giving him better access to her neck and moaned as his right hand moved to cup her left breast. "And I still have to thank you for giving back my arm." He said against her heated skin.

He stopped his ministrations and sat up causing Kagome to whimper in loss. She turned and looked into his warm golden eyes which seemed darker with lust. Seeing as though her kimono was already torn because she had wanted to be able to move more freely in it earlier, Sesshoumaru ran his claw down the middle of the cloth and it fell open exposing Kagome to his heated gaze. Sesshoumaru threw the torn cloth onto the floor and undid his haori tossing it aside as well.

He leaned onto her again licking and nipping at one of her breasts while he massaged the other. Kagome arched up trying to get more of his touch. Both reveled in the feeling of heated flesh and heated flesh. Sesshoumaru rubbed his still clothed arousal against Kagome's thigh and moaned as her hands ran through his silver hair.

Kagome pulled him up to deliver a heated kiss of her own to his mouth. He ran his tongue over bottom lip asking for entrance. Kagome nipped light on his tongue before letting it into her mouth. They got drunk on each other's taste, each knowing that they would never get enough of the other.

Kagome's hands moved from Sesshoumaru's hair down his back and around to the ties of his hakama. Sesshoumaru groaned in her mouth as he felt her push his hakama down his hips and he quickly kicked it off. The last barrier between them fell to the floor unnoticed. Kagome gathered her courage a bit and wrapped one of her hands around Sesshoumaru's heated flesh. Sesshoumaru let out a small noise which she thought sounded like a whimper and he began to buck his hips into her hand.

He began to return the favor as his hand traveled down her stomach to stroke her wet heat. Kagome broke the kiss and arched back as he found that certain spot that made her blood feel as if it were on fire. He nipped lightly at her neck and ran his tongue over the bite mark the junction of her neck and shoulder.

Sesshoumaru worked one of his claws into her tight passage and groaned when her hand tightened a bit around his arousal. Both were panting trying to hold back till they actually joined. "Onegai Sesshoumaru..." Kagome moaned.

Sesshoumaru pulled his claw from her and locked eyes with her as he licked her essence from his hand. Kagome felt her cheeks getting warm as she watched his tongue clean run over his hand. He leaned forward and kissed her allowing her to taste herself on his tongue. She could feel his arousal rubbing at her entrance and whimpered a bit when he made no moves to enter her. "Onegai Sesshoumaru...I want you in me..." Kagome whispered into the kiss.

He smirked and entered her slowly trying to keep control over himself. "You're so tight...so good..." Sesshoumaru whispered in Kagome's ear making her moan in reply. The pace was slow and Sesshoumaru whispered words of how good she felt beneath him making Kagome even more aroused.

"Move faster...onegai..." Kagome moaned. She nipped lightly at the skin of his shoulder leaving little red marks. Her hands tangled in his slightly sweaty strands. One of Sesshoumaru's hands went to support him as he thrust into Kagome harder. His other hand ran over every inch of her body he could reach.

Sesshoumaru could feel himself getting closer to climax and began to thrust into Kagome using his youkai speed. She moaned loudly not coherent enough to make words to say how she felt. Kagome practically screamed his name not caring who heard as she came. Sesshoumaru felt her muscles tense around him and after a few more thrusts spilt his essence into her with such a great intensity for a few seconds he thought he might black out.

He braced himself with both hands afraid that he would collapse on Kagome. After panting to catch his breath Sesshoumaru pulled out of his mate and lay next to her. Kagome rolled to her side and cuddled against him not caring that they were both covered in a light sheen of sweat. Sesshoumaru reached for a small vial that was next to the bed and handed it to her.

Kagome took it and looked up at him in question. He caught his breath a bit more before trying to speak. "If you drink it, it will ensure that all our offspring are full youkai. It is up to you though. Any type of child from this union I will cherish." He said and nuzzled into the crook of her neck taking in her scent and the scent of their recent love making. He wouldn't push her to drink it if she didn't want to.

Kagome looked at the small glass vial for a moment. She knew what type of child Inu Yasha had been given because he was hanyou and she also knew that although he wasn't pushing Sesshoumaru wanted a full youkai heir. Kagome uncapped the vial and drank down the sweet tasting liquid. Sesshoumaru took the empty vial and put it back.

"You didn't have to." He said making sure she didn't feel like he had pushed her to.

"I know." She replied and snuggled against his chest.

Sesshoumaru let a real smile grace his features and brushed back some of Kagome's hair from her face. "Ai shiteru, Kagome." He said and kissed the top of her head.

"Love you too." Kagome yawned as her breathing evened out and sleep claimed her. Sesshoumaru followed her example and let her heartbeat lull him to sleep.

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Everyone had decided to eat breakfast out in the garden rather than with the others at the gathering. "Where's Inu Yasha?" Sango asked noticing the lack of one hanyou. 'Unless he's not a hanyou anymore.'

"I don't know." Kagome said looking a little worried.

"Don't tell me you all miss me already." Everyone turned to see the still hanyou Inu Yasha walk up and sit down with them.

"Inu Yasha...you're still..." Miroku was having trouble speaking.

"I think what Miroku is trying to say is, why are you still hanyou?" Sango asked.

"I changed my mind." Inu Yasha said. "I decided that I was able to meet you guys who accepted me as being a hanyou and I don't really know if the jewel would trick me for making a selfish wish so I'm gonna stay the way I am."

Everyone looked at Inu Yasha slightly in shock with his answer, except for Sesshoumaru who didn't show his surprise. Most were surprised that he had actually thought it through. "So what are we going to do with the jewel?" Kagome asked.

"I thought about that too." Everyone again was shocked at Inu Yasha. "What?! I can think you know!"

"Yes, but we're just surprised that you did, my friend." Miroku responded.

Inu Yasha glared at him till Kagome spoke again. "So what was your idea, Inu Yasha?"

"Well, seeing as though you'll be live as long as Sesshoumaru because of the whole bond thing and that Shippou is youkai, I figured you could use it for the one person you obviously forgot." Inu Yasha said tossing the jewel at Kagome.

"What's he talking about?" Miroku asked.

"He means Rin. Since she's human she has a really short life span compared to a youkai." Kagome said and Inu Yasha nodded.

Everyone was surprised that Inu Yasha had thought up such a good idea.

"What about Rin, mommy?" The little girl asked.

Kagome looked at the jewel in her hand and then up at Sesshoumaru. He gave a small nod and she smiled. She closed her eyes and the jewel gave a bright pink glow and the light died down. The jewel then floated and went back into Kagome. Everyone just stared as everything happened.

"Mommy, Rin feel kind of tingly."

"That's because you have the life span of a youkai now Rin." Kagome said.

"So Rin will live as long as Shippou?" Kagome nodded and Rin gave a big smile and hugged Kagome.

"Arigatou Inu Yasha." Sesshoumaru said to everyone surprise. Inu Yasha just gave a half-hearted pout.

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"So how have all these youkai been treating you Kagome?" Sango asked as the group walked back into the main room where groups of youkai and ningen were.

"Other than Kana and Saiya they weren't that bad. I even made a friend. And there she is." Kagome said waving to Ryuujo.

"Kagome!" Ryuujo ran over. "I heard everything that happened. Are you okay?"

"Hai I'm fine." Kagome replied with a smile. "I was wondering if you could do me a favor."

"Sure, what is it?" Kagome pulled Ryuujo to the side, her mate giving her an awkward look. She whispered something in her ear being sure that she was out of hearing range of Sesshoumaru and Inu Yasha. Ryuujo looked back at Inu Yasha and he got a bit worried about what Kagome was saying.

They walked back over and Ryuujo grabbed Inu Yasha's arm. Inu Yasha gave Kagome a strange look, but she only smiled and waved as Ryuujo dragged him off. "What did you do?" Sesshoumaru asked her.

"Wait for it." She replied.

Ryuujo took Inu Yasha to the front door where everyone had been announced before and cleared her throat getting the attention of many in the room. "Presenting Inu Yasha, the second son of InuTaisho, the late taiyoukai of the Western Lands and half brother to the great Lord Sesshoumaru." She said as loud as she could.

"Great Lord Sesshoumaru?" Sesshoumaru asked looking down at the woman in his arms. Kagome just smiled up at her mate and shrugged.

"He is responsible for the death of the evil hanyou Naraku. And he's visiting for the rest of the gathering and is in look of a good mate." Ryuujo continued and practically tossed Inu Yasha into the middle of the room where he was immediately mobbed by a bunch of females. Ryuujo turned to Kagome and winked and then walked back to her mate.

"That was evil." Miroku said. Sango and Shippou nodded in agreement.

"I thought it was kind of funny." Kagome said.

The group watched as Inu Yasha was approached by a multitude of females all asking him questions and flirting with him while he looked like a fish out of water. "Why can't things like that happen to me?" Miroku said and before anyone could reply he was on the floor unconscious thanks to Sango's hiraikotsu.

"Maybe we should help Inu Yasha." Kagome finally said seeing that the girls were not letting up.

"No, I think this is the perfect way to find him a mate." Sesshoumaru said and pulled Kagome to the chairs that lined the wall. Sango dragged off the unconscious monk. Rin and Shippou left to terrorize Jaken. Sesshoumaru sat down pulling Kagome into his lap. She snuggled close and enjoyed their front row seats to Inu Yasha's humiliation.

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Another long chapter. I think I'll write an epilogue since Sesshoumaru still needs to meet Kagome's parent and I might give them a pup. Hope you all enjoyed and please remember to review.

Review responses:

First I gonna answer the really comments:

1) I was majorly surprised by the amount of people who wanted a lemon so I put a lot of effort into this one, Hope you all enjoyed ^_~

2) The amount of people that wanted Inu to stay hanyou greatly out weighed those who wanted him to be full youkai

3) Inu may get someone in the epilogue, just gotta wait and see.

4) For all the ff.net fans that don't understand what I mean when I write mm.org it stands for mediaminer.org which is another archive place.

5) And lastly the battle between Naraku and Inu was so short because if anyone has seen the episode when Inu fights him after earning the ability to break barriers that's about as short as the battle is before he retreats.

Nefra: Thanks, I like your fic Dreams too

LovelyLioness57: Only an epilogue left and it's all over, I think

Aira^o^: don't worry I got Sesshou under control

Bazooie: thanks for the luck, unfortunately it was organic chem so halogen don't mean much

bchan: I'll talk to Inu about being his mate. Do you have an expanded version of your name that I could use if he agrees?

Ana: you don't have to review if you don't want to, but I love them and thanks for taking the time even though you don't like it

Fawnsess: really, I actually didn't know that. It just seemed like the right phrase at the time.

Thanks for all the reviews. I wish I could respond to them all, but then this would be really long and repetitive, but I love them all. ^_^

~*Shichan