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Inuyasha Fanfic To Lose the One I Love
By: Chiruken
Chapter 28
"Ee…" He answered slowly before turning back to the cupboards. "Good food…" He muttered under his breath as he began tossing everything in sight into the bag.
Following behind and cleaning up after the hanyou gave Kagome time to think. She felt it was too soon for them to begin a family…there were so many things that still needed doing. The Shikon no Tama still had to be restored, Miroku's Kazaana wouldn't be cured until Naraku was defeated and until then his life would be in danger, Sango's little brother, Kohaku was still under Naraku's control, Shippou needed taking care of since he was still so young, and Kikyo needed to be dealt with sooner or later. Sighing softly she finished straightening the mess Inuyasha left in the pantry and turned to find him staring at her. "What?"
He shrugged and lifted the bag, now bulging with the supplies he'd packed. "Done. Ready?" He waited until she nodded before turning for the door. "Let's go."
"Ne, Inuyasha?" She called softly as the stepped into the shed covering the Bone Eater's Well. When she was sure she had his attention she smiled and moved closer to him. "Why don't you want Miroku-sama doing the wedding ceremony?"
"'Cause I want Kaede-babaa to do it."
"But why?" She frowned in bewilderment. She just didn't understand his reasoning, if it could be called that.
"I just do." Sighing he pulled her into his arms and nuzzled against the side of her neck, inhaling her fresh scent. "It feels better that way."
"Okay…I still don't understand, but if that's how you feel, I don't mind." Hugging him quickly she stepped to the edge of the well. "Let's hurry…we don't have a lot of time. I want to get back to the others before they worry too much." Glancing over her shoulder she grinned at him. "Besides, I can't wait to tell them the news!"
Quickly tossing the overloaded bag down the well he turned and wrapped his arms around Kagome and carried her down after. The familiar twisting of reality assailed his senses and the sense of falling became more of a floating sensation until they finally landed lightly on the floor of the well. Looking up he saw the blue expanse of sky overhead, the familiar scent of meadow and forest drifting down to his as birdsong reached his ears. Lifting the bag and his mate he leaped out of the Bone Eater's Well effortlessly and landed lightly on the soft grass surrounding the well. "We're here."
"So we are." Grinning she spun away from him and laughed softly as she drew in a deep breath of the fresh air. "Nothing quite like unpolluted air! I just love the smell!" Standing up on tiptoe she kissed his cheek. "Come on, Inuyasha! Let's go find the others, okay? Leave the bag with Kaede-baachan. It'll only slow us down, ne?"
He shook his head quickly. "Wait! I wanna do that human ceremony thing first." He ignored her look of surprise. He couldn't explain that he had a nagging feeling that they should do it now, that if they waited it would be too late. "After that we can find Miroku and Sango."
Frowning, Kagome followed him towards the village. "But…" She hurried to keep up to his longer strides. "Inuyasha, slow down! I can't keep up with you!" When he shortened his strides she breathed a little easier. "Thanks. What's the rush?"
"I just wanna get it done." Seeing the thundercloud beginning to form on her expression he hastily held up his hands in a gesture to ward off impending doom. "I don't want there to be any doubts that we're mated…er…married, Kagome, that's all."
Still puzzled she allowed her tense muscles to relax. For a minute I thought he meant he had to do this before he lost his nerve…silly me! "Well, if that's how you feel…" She'd wanted her friends to be with her as her surrogate family, but if Inuyasha wanted it this way, she wasn't going to complain to loudly. "I expect a nice big party after, though."
"Party?" He shrugged, unconcerned. "Sure. Why not?" I hope this doesn't take too long… The feeling of fast approaching disaster was growing stronger, causing his hackles to rise. "Oi! Kaede-babaa!" Stepping into the old woman's hut he dropped the heavy bag to the side of the doorway negligently and smirked at the miko. "Babaa, Kagome and me wanna have a human mating ceremony."
Kaede gave a start of surprise feeling herself gaping at the hanyou in mute astonishment. Shaking herself out of her momentary stupor she stood slowly. "I beg your pardon?" She asked slowly, carefully, rather pleased that she was able to keep her tone even despite having just received a rather nasty shock.
"He means a marriage ceremony, Kaede-baachan." Kagome peeked around the hanyou with a smile directed at the older woman. "Please?"
"Y-you're serious?" The aging miko slowly lowered herself back to the floor and shook her head slowly. "Why? Why so suddenly?" She peered at Inuyasha intently with her one good eye. "What's happened?" She turned her gaze back to the young woman blushing beside him. Blinking rapidly Kaede shook her head again. "I see. Foolish children. Acting without thought. Very well, I will do this. We will need time to prepare…"
"No time. It's gotta be now." Inuyasha folding his arms across his chest, a familiar stubborn tilt to his chin.
"Then claim her if you're in such a hurry!" The older woman scowled and shook her head. "All right. I will perform the ceremony beneath the God Tree…perhaps that will compensate for the lack in the rest."
Twenty minutes later Kaede sighed and smiled as she hugged Kagome close to her. "Best wishes to you, Kagome. You are like a daughter to me and I wish only happiness for you in your future."
Kagome returned the embrace with tears in her eyes. "Thank you, Kaede-baachan."
"That's it? Keh." Inuyasha looked up at the tree he'd been sealed to for fifty years before Kagome had release him from his imprisonment. Turning back to the miko he grinned. "Thanks, Kaede-baaba." Crouching down he looked at his mate…his wife. "Hurry up, woman. We still have to find the others, remember?"
Rolling her eyes at his impatience she gave Kaede one last hug before climbing onto the hanyou's back. "See you later, Kaede-baachan!" Waving back at her enthusiastically while wrapping her other arm around her husband she grinned. "We won't be long!" It seemed strange to her that she was now married…she'd always envisioned having a large wedding, maybe with a western style gown and veil, flowers, music and all her friends and family in attendance. Now that it was done, she found that she didn't care that she didn't have the wedding of her girlish dreams. This ceremony, though rushed, had held special meaning for her and she was content. "Let's go, Inuyasha." She whispered near his ear, resting her chin on his shoulder.
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**To Be Continued…**
Definitions:
Ee: Yes; yeah
Hanyou: Half human, half youkai
Youkai: Demon
Ne: Say…; …right?
-Sama: Very respectful form of address; equivalent to Sir, Lady, Lord, etc.
-Babaa: a colloquial, rude way of referring to old women; has the connotation of "old hag"
-(O)baachan: Grandmother; Old Woman; Grandma
Oi: Hey
Miko: Priestess
Author's Notes:
Truthfully, I don't know anything about Shinto wedding ceremonies…that's why I kinda skipped over it. I didn't want to misrepresent anything.
Because I couldn't easily explain it in the story itself, I'll do so here.
Miroku couldn't do the wedding ceremony because weddings and other joyous occasions were reserved for the Shinto rituals (as far as I know) while sad things like funerals were left to the Buddhist aspect of their religion. I did a little research into it and this is what I found…if I'm wrong, I apologize. And this is why Inuyasha wouldn't want Miroku to perform the wedding ceremony and chose Kaede instead. Miroku is a Buddhist monk, Kaede is a Shinto Miko (priestess).
I'm really sorry that this is taking so long to update, but I've been having a few technical problems with my computer…which means I haven't been able to log in to FFn. Tonight, I'm borrowing my friend's computer…hopefully it'll work this time.
Take care!
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Chiruken