Chapter 6
He noticed the shocked look on her face and waited for her to say something, when she didn't he continued. "Kagome, my family mates for life and when I find my mate, our bond will be unbreakable. Kagome I want you...."
"You want me.....?"
"I WANT YOU AS MY MATE!"
Kagome would have stumbled backwards in surprise if she wasn't seated, but with him holding her shoulders she wasn't going anywhere anyways. She looked up into his gold eyes, at the hope that was shining brightly from them. "Do you mean, you want to marry me?"
"If it's the same as spending the rest of your life with me and only me, then YES!"
There was a long pause were they said nothing. Inuyasha staring down at Kagome awaiting her answer. Kagome staring at him for truth behind his words.
"You're serious aren't....you."
"Of course I'm serious. I want you by my side forever, I want to wake up in the mornings breathing in your scent. Kagome....will you be my mate?" He stared down at her, hoping her answer would be yes. He couldn't move or breathe as he waited for her answer.
She stared up into his golden eyes. They shown with longing, pleading, love, and sorrow she wasn't use to seeing from him. 'He proposed , he actually proposed...to me! Not Kikyo! TO ME!' She looked down at her hands that rested in her lap. A faint smile inched its way across her face as she looked up at him.
The look she was giving him kind of scared him. 'Is she happy or mad? Is she gonna say the "O" word then walkout or is she.....?' He continued to look into her golden brown eyes that all of a sudden started to sparkle. He was about to apologize when he felt her arms snake around his neck as she leapt into his arms, hugging him ferociously.
"Yes, Inu-chan, YES! I'll marry you, I'll be your mate.....Forever!" She whispered against his neck as she embraced him. Not being able to find any more words she just held onto him.
After the shock of her response wore off he equaled her embrace, one hand stroking her long, soft, black hair, the other caressing her small back. "I'm glad!" ' That's the best I could come up with. I finally found my lifetime mate and I'm just 'glad.' I'm a moron! Maybe actions will tell more than words.' Inuyasha brought his hands up and cradled her face, forcing her to look at him. Without words of warning he captured her lips with his own. Fast and furious at the beginning but soon became slow and gentle asking for more. Kagome's lips parted slightly in an invitation which he eagerly accepted, tasting her fully with his tongue.
Kagome reciprocated the hunger for his kiss that was building up within her. She breathed in, taking in his scent, only driving her wilder. 'God, if his scent is driving me over the edge, what's mine doing to him? And what has it done to him in the past?' One of Kagome's ears twitched toward the door as she heard footsteps approaching. She managed to untangle herself from Inuyasha just in time to see Souta open the door.
Souta stared at the two that were blushing a dark red color, darker than he had ever seen. "Um...sis...mom was hoping you could take me to the mall so I could get a few things for my class' end of the year party?" He saw her natural color was slowly coming back, so he decided to ignore the obvious.
"Oh...uh....Ya, I can take you. I want to get a few things too for when we go back through the well." Kagome replied cheerfully, while walking over to her desk and pulling out her purse. "You want to come too Inu-ch...yasha?" She wanted to use his new nickname but she didn't want her little brother asking any questions, just yet.
"Nah, I'll just stay here, maybe watch that box thing downstairs."
"Oh....ok. We'll be back soon." She reached down and retrieved her ribbon. After fixing it over her ears she took Inuyasha's hands and pulled him downward so she could whisper into his ear. "I love you, Inu-chan."
Those words lingered in his ear as he watched her being pulled out of the room by her anxious little brother. "I love you too, Kagome!"
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"Well she took that pretty well." Kagome sighed against her now closed door. "I was half expecting a lecture about the birds and bees or something. I'm glad she understands. She actually looked relieved. Maybe she figured I'd never get married, probably more so after finding out about my new hanyou blood." She sighed again as she slunk on to her bed beside Inuyasha, giving him a quick smile as she laid down staring at the ceiling.
"Hey Kagome, what's that wedding thing your mom was talking about?"
"The wedding? OH Ya... there are probably different customs on the other side of the well. Well in this time period, it's a ceremony that binds a man and woman together. Vows are exchanged, rings are giving as a symbol to their devotion to each other. Then there's a party afterwards to celebrate. So what are the customs in the past, what about the youkai customs?" She asked him after giving him her definition.
"Uh...well. With the youkai, only a few mate for life, but they would announce each other as their mate and that would be it, some need the consummation. As for the human customs, I have no idea, we could ask Sango or maybe Kaede about it. I'll just leave that to you. To me you're already my mate." Inuyasha leaned over and gave her a sly grin, as a joke. It would have been funnier if she had been paying attention to him, not the ceiling.
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He noticed the shocked look on her face and waited for her to say something, when she didn't he continued. "Kagome, my family mates for life and when I find my mate, our bond will be unbreakable. Kagome I want you...."
"You want me.....?"
"I WANT YOU AS MY MATE!"
Kagome would have stumbled backwards in surprise if she wasn't seated, but with him holding her shoulders she wasn't going anywhere anyways. She looked up into his gold eyes, at the hope that was shining brightly from them. "Do you mean, you want to marry me?"
"If it's the same as spending the rest of your life with me and only me, then YES!"
There was a long pause were they said nothing. Inuyasha staring down at Kagome awaiting her answer. Kagome staring at him for truth behind his words.
"You're serious aren't....you."
"Of course I'm serious. I want you by my side forever, I want to wake up in the mornings breathing in your scent. Kagome....will you be my mate?" He stared down at her, hoping her answer would be yes. He couldn't move or breathe as he waited for her answer.
She stared up into his golden eyes. They shown with longing, pleading, love, and sorrow she wasn't use to seeing from him. 'He proposed , he actually proposed...to me! Not Kikyo! TO ME!' She looked down at her hands that rested in her lap. A faint smile inched its way across her face as she looked up at him.
The look she was giving him kind of scared him. 'Is she happy or mad? Is she gonna say the "O" word then walkout or is she.....?' He continued to look into her golden brown eyes that all of a sudden started to sparkle. He was about to apologize when he felt her arms snake around his neck as she leapt into his arms, hugging him ferociously.
"Yes, Inu-chan, YES! I'll marry you, I'll be your mate.....Forever!" She whispered against his neck as she embraced him. Not being able to find any more words she just held onto him.
After the shock of her response wore off he equaled her embrace, one hand stroking her long, soft, black hair, the other caressing her small back. "I'm glad!" ' That's the best I could come up with. I finally found my lifetime mate and I'm just 'glad.' I'm a moron! Maybe actions will tell more than words.' Inuyasha brought his hands up and cradled her face, forcing her to look at him. Without words of warning he captured her lips with his own. Fast and furious at the beginning but soon became slow and gentle asking for more. Kagome's lips parted slightly in an invitation which he eagerly accepted, tasting her fully with his tongue.
Kagome reciprocated the hunger for his kiss that was building up within her. She breathed in, taking in his scent, only driving her wilder. 'God, if his scent is driving me over the edge, what's mine doing to him? And what has it done to him in the past?' One of Kagome's ears twitched toward the door as she heard footsteps approaching. She managed to untangle herself from Inuyasha just in time to see Souta open the door.
Souta stared at the two that were blushing a dark red color, darker than he had ever seen. "Um...sis...mom was hoping you could take me to the mall so I could get a few things for my class' end of the year party?" He saw her natural color was slowly coming back, so he decided to ignore the obvious.
"Oh...uh....Ya, I can take you. I want to get a few things too for when we go back through the well." Kagome replied cheerfully, while walking over to her desk and pulling out her purse. "You want to come too Inu-ch...yasha?" She wanted to use his new nickname but she didn't want her little brother asking any questions, just yet.
"Nah, I'll just stay here, maybe watch that box thing downstairs."
"Oh....ok. We'll be back soon." She reached down and retrieved her ribbon. After fixing it over her ears she took Inuyasha's hands and pulled him downward so she could whisper into his ear. "I love you, Inu-chan."
Those words lingered in his ear as he watched her being pulled out of the room by her anxious little brother. "I love you too, Kagome!"
~******~
"Well she took that pretty well." Kagome sighed against her now closed door. "I was half expecting a lecture about the birds and bees or something. I'm glad she understands. She actually looked relieved. Maybe she figured I'd never get married, probably more so after finding out about my new hanyou blood." She sighed again as she slunk on to her bed beside Inuyasha, giving him a quick smile as she laid down staring at the ceiling.
"Hey Kagome, what's that wedding thing your mom was talking about?"
"The wedding? OH Ya... there are probably different customs on the other side of the well. Well in this time period, it's a ceremony that binds a man and woman together. Vows are exchanged, rings are giving as a symbol to their devotion to each other. Then there's a party afterwards to celebrate. So what are the customs in the past, what about the youkai customs?" She asked him after giving him her definition.
"Uh...well. With the youkai, only a few mate for life, but they would announce each other as their mate and that would be it, some need the consummation. As for the human customs, I have no idea, we could ask Sango or maybe Kaede about it. I'll just leave that to you. To me you're already my mate." Inuyasha leaned over and gave her a sly grin, as a joke. It would have been funnier if she had been paying attention to him, not the ceiling.
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