Chapter 18
"Why is it so quiet all of the sudden? Did they leave?" Miroku whispered to Sango. "No, they wouldn't just LEAVE like that." She replied. As the words came out of her mouth, the door swung open and Sango and Miroku fell flat on their faces. "Um.... Inuyasha! Kagome! We were just... uh... fixing the door?" Miroku stammered, sounding more like he was asking a question than giving an explanation. Sango wasn't making excuses, though. She quickly jumped up and threw her arms around Inuyasha and Kagome. "Congratulations! I'm so happy for you! When's the wedding? Can we come?" Sango rambled, her excitement evident. "Slow down, Sango. We haven't decided on the wedding date yet, and of course you can come!" Kagome exclaimed, her tear-stained face beaming. "Come on. We should probably tell your family the news." Inuyasha said, grabbing Kagome's arm. "I'll call you guys tomorrow!" Kagome yelled over her shoulder as she walked out the door holding Inuyasha tightly.
"You two are engaged? That's wonderful!" Mrs. Higurashi said as Kagome broke the news to her. "You're... happy?" Kagome asked, confused. "Of course! I couldn't think of a better person for you to be with than Inuyasha!" Mrs. Higurashi exclaimed. "I thought for sure you'd object to this, at least a litttle." Kagome said quietly. "No! Inuyasha is already like family. Why not make it official?" Her mom replied. "Inuyasha walked upstairs with a smile on his face, content that Mrs. Higurashi hadn't told Kagome all about what he had happened in the past day. "I'm taking a quick 'shower'!" He yelled down, sounding unsure of the word as he said it. After Kagome heard the door close, she walked closer to her mother. "Thanks, mom." She said, giving her mom a hug. "What for?" Mrs. Higurashi asked, trying to sound innocent. "Everything." Kagome replied. With that, she gave her mom a wink and walked upstairs, ready for sleep after a long day.
The next day, Inuyasha and Kagome quickly decided on a wedding date. They decided that they didn't want to wait for very long, so they would be married in one week! (I know that usually people wait awhile to be married, but for story purposes Inuyasha and Kagome need to be married quickly - Tonyf) After they decided on the wedding date, they went downstairs to tell the news of their impending marriage to Kagome's Grandpa and brother. Their reactions- Kagome's Grandpa started choking on his breakfast ("Good thing I learned the Heimlich Maneuver at school!" Kagome yelled after saving the old man's life) and Souta started jumping for joy. "Inuyasha's going to be my brother! That's great! I can't believe it!" He exclaimed, grabbing Inuyasha's sleeve and staring at him with stars in his eyes. Inuyasha smiled down meekly, waiting for the kid to let go. Afterwards, they explained the upcoming marriage to Shippo (which proved to not be an easy task). "Does 'marriage' mean that you won't fight anymore?" Shippo asked. "No, it means that we will probably fight more!" Inuyasha laughed, receiving an elbow from Kagome.
Later that night, Inuyasha and Kagome settled down and watched a little television. They had spent the day telling all of Kagome's friends and relatives of their impending wedding, and they invited them all to attend. They had decided with Kagome's mother that the wedding would be held by the shrine, in front of the sacred tree where Kagome had first met Inuyasha. "Our wedding is going to be so perfect." Kagome sighed, putting her head on Inuyasha's shoulder. He ran his fingers through her hair, enjoying their closeness. "Oh, look! A rerun of 'Friends' is coming on!" Kagome exclaimed, smirking at Inuyasha. "I don't like it! I swear!" He yelled, jumping up. All Kagome could muster as a response was a laugh.
"Why is it so quiet all of the sudden? Did they leave?" Miroku whispered to Sango. "No, they wouldn't just LEAVE like that." She replied. As the words came out of her mouth, the door swung open and Sango and Miroku fell flat on their faces. "Um.... Inuyasha! Kagome! We were just... uh... fixing the door?" Miroku stammered, sounding more like he was asking a question than giving an explanation. Sango wasn't making excuses, though. She quickly jumped up and threw her arms around Inuyasha and Kagome. "Congratulations! I'm so happy for you! When's the wedding? Can we come?" Sango rambled, her excitement evident. "Slow down, Sango. We haven't decided on the wedding date yet, and of course you can come!" Kagome exclaimed, her tear-stained face beaming. "Come on. We should probably tell your family the news." Inuyasha said, grabbing Kagome's arm. "I'll call you guys tomorrow!" Kagome yelled over her shoulder as she walked out the door holding Inuyasha tightly.
"You two are engaged? That's wonderful!" Mrs. Higurashi said as Kagome broke the news to her. "You're... happy?" Kagome asked, confused. "Of course! I couldn't think of a better person for you to be with than Inuyasha!" Mrs. Higurashi exclaimed. "I thought for sure you'd object to this, at least a litttle." Kagome said quietly. "No! Inuyasha is already like family. Why not make it official?" Her mom replied. "Inuyasha walked upstairs with a smile on his face, content that Mrs. Higurashi hadn't told Kagome all about what he had happened in the past day. "I'm taking a quick 'shower'!" He yelled down, sounding unsure of the word as he said it. After Kagome heard the door close, she walked closer to her mother. "Thanks, mom." She said, giving her mom a hug. "What for?" Mrs. Higurashi asked, trying to sound innocent. "Everything." Kagome replied. With that, she gave her mom a wink and walked upstairs, ready for sleep after a long day.
The next day, Inuyasha and Kagome quickly decided on a wedding date. They decided that they didn't want to wait for very long, so they would be married in one week! (I know that usually people wait awhile to be married, but for story purposes Inuyasha and Kagome need to be married quickly - Tonyf) After they decided on the wedding date, they went downstairs to tell the news of their impending marriage to Kagome's Grandpa and brother. Their reactions- Kagome's Grandpa started choking on his breakfast ("Good thing I learned the Heimlich Maneuver at school!" Kagome yelled after saving the old man's life) and Souta started jumping for joy. "Inuyasha's going to be my brother! That's great! I can't believe it!" He exclaimed, grabbing Inuyasha's sleeve and staring at him with stars in his eyes. Inuyasha smiled down meekly, waiting for the kid to let go. Afterwards, they explained the upcoming marriage to Shippo (which proved to not be an easy task). "Does 'marriage' mean that you won't fight anymore?" Shippo asked. "No, it means that we will probably fight more!" Inuyasha laughed, receiving an elbow from Kagome.
Later that night, Inuyasha and Kagome settled down and watched a little television. They had spent the day telling all of Kagome's friends and relatives of their impending wedding, and they invited them all to attend. They had decided with Kagome's mother that the wedding would be held by the shrine, in front of the sacred tree where Kagome had first met Inuyasha. "Our wedding is going to be so perfect." Kagome sighed, putting her head on Inuyasha's shoulder. He ran his fingers through her hair, enjoying their closeness. "Oh, look! A rerun of 'Friends' is coming on!" Kagome exclaimed, smirking at Inuyasha. "I don't like it! I swear!" He yelled, jumping up. All Kagome could muster as a response was a laugh.