On her ring finger, was a 28-karat diamond ring with a gold base. Kagome was shocked and surprised out of her mind. "R-ry-ryo I don't know what to-to say." Kagome sputtered out. Ryo then turned Kagome around to face him and looked into her eyes. "I do," Ryo said in a husky voice, "Say you'll marry me." "WHAT?!" Kagome was freaked out now. Ryo then bowed in front of her on one knee, took her hands in his and proclaimed, "Kagome Higurashi, will you marry me? Become my wife and stay my soul-mate?" Kagome stared at Ryo, the ring, then the sacred tree. She then turned back to Ryo and answered with "I need time."
Ryo got up, still looking her in the eyes, shrugged and simply said, "Hey, that's what I'm here for, to give you time, and the festival." Ryo just walked over to the house to give Kagome time to think. Kagome stared at the tree questioning herself on what to do.
Kagome walked in the house almost an hour later. She then remembered she had dishes to do. So, she decided to do them now to get them out of the way. She walked into the kitchen to find them done. Kagome was shocked. 'Did Ryo do this? No, the dishes don't even look wet. Well then who could've…(gasp)! Was it…Inu Yasha? Did he do this while I was outside with Ryo? Awww, he's so sweet. Huh? What's this?' Kagome walked over and bent down in front of the sink. There was a piece of glass on the floor. 'Better throw this out before someone steps on it.' Kagome thought, so she walked over to the garbage can and opened the lid. 'Huh? What's this now?' Kagome looked in and saw one of the plates in the garbage, broken.
Kagome was confused, but then thought of something. She ran over to the sink and looked up. Yup, the window was open, he heard everything. Kagome felt bad, then worried. 'What if he left?' Kagome ran around the house looking for him. She didn't realize she ran right by Ryo three times. Kagome then ran to her room and slammed the door open just in time to see Inu Yasha about to jump. When he heard the door open, he looked over to her with hurt in his eyes. "Oh, hey Kagome," Inu Yasha whispered. "Bye!" "NO! WAIT!" Kagome didn't realize it, but she moved so fast, not only was she able to stop him; she was able to close her door with the wind pressure.
Kagome grabbed his ankle and wouldn't let go for anything. "What do you want NOW?" Inu Yasha spat, "Shouldn't you be thinking about becoming mates with Ryo? Well, unlike you Kagome, I don't NEED to think about it. GOOD-BYE!" He tried to jump, but she wouldn't let go "Ugh," Inu Yasha turned to face Kagome, "What're you…" "Is THIS what you're mad about, HUH?" Kagome asked angrily as she shoved her left hand in his face, showing off the ring. "Well, guess what buddy, if you heard a word I said or watched a single thing, you would've known I defend YOUR ass out there." Inu Yasha was shocked to hear Kagome curse.
"Wh-what did you say?" Inu Yasha asked in a shocked tone. "You heard me!" Kagome yelled, "Now get back in here so we can TALK!" Inu Yasha, a bit scared, did as he was told. He slipped into her room, closed the window and sat on her bed, shaking a bit. Kagome just watched him and stood in same spot. "Now," she said as she stood there with a calmer expression, "Why are you so mad?" Inu Yasha then stopped being scared and returned to being angry. "WHY? WHY?! I'm MAD because you just told Mr. 'I'm-better-then-everyone' Ryo that you'd THINK about becoming his MATE! Why SHOULDN'T I be MAD?!" Inu Yasha yelled.
"Because it's not like YOU love me or anything, you love Kikyo." Kagome yelled back, this upsetting her a bit. "Kikyo? KIKYO?! Is THAT what you think? That I LOVE KIKYO?! HA! NEVER! Well, never again." Inu Yasha responded. Kagome was struck. "Wh-what did you just…say?" "I said I don't love Kikyo!" Inu Yasha repeated himself. "Then…then do you love anyone…now?" Kagome asked, full of hope. "Yup. In fact, I've already decided when I'm gonna ask her to be my mate." Inu Yasha exclaimed cheery. "Really? Congratulations! I hope you two are gonna be happier then me! Now, we'll both have somebody! That's great!" Kagome cheered, faking so badly, not even a four-year-old would believe it.
"Yeah, it'll be great. In fact, ya know what, you've gotten me so worked up, I'm gonna ask her right now." Inu Yasha sounded fearless. "Well, see ya someday soon!" Kagome turned around and walked towards her desk. Suddenly something spun her around. Kagome looked up dumbfounded to see Inu Yasha and before she could say anything, Inu Yasha asked, "Kagome Higurashi, will you be my mate?"
Kagome was shocked. "Wh-wh-what did y-you…" "Kagome would you be my life mate?" Inu Yasha asked again. "Inu Yasha, I would love…to say yes, but I…don't wanna hurt Ryo. But if I say yes to him, I'll hurt you. I don't know what to do." Kagome sounded sad. "I'm sorry Kagome, I shouldn't have done that." Inu Yasha apologized sadly. "No no, it's okay," Kagome comforted, "At least I know you love me now." Kagome just smiled and hugged Inu Yasha. Inu Yasha hugged her back and asked, "But do you love me?" Kagome pulled away, stared him in the eyes and answered, "Of COURSE I DO! Who WOULDN'T? You're like my savior from all this mess. You're just…amazing." Inu Yasha smiled at her and kissed her lightly on the lips, like a quick peck.
"So," Kagome smiled as she walked over to the window. She looked back at Inu Yasha with a devilish grin, "Did ya hear about the weather?" "No," Inu Yasha answered, "What about it?" "I heard it's gonna be really cold tonight. They said stay in doors." Kagome tested him. Inu Yasha then caught on. He also smiled greatly. "Really? Well then, don't I deserve more protection then just the walls for saving your life numerous times, as you put it?" Inu Yasha curiously and anxiously asked. "Hmmm, well," Then a thought struck Kagome. She looked like she was in a seducing mood or something, "the only other warmth I've got is my bed," Kagome turned to her side and pointed to it, showing Inu Yasha a nice side view of her, "and my body heat." Kagome then turned to face him again and wrapped her arms around her waist and rubbed up and down her sides.
"Well then, I guess I'll just have to…BEAT YOU TO THE BED!" Inu Yasha exclaimed as he moved like the wind and was under the covers, leaning against the wall, snuggling the pillows. "Hey you didn't even give me a chance!" Kagome squealed playfully. Kagome jumped onto the bed right beside him on top of the covers, bending over him where he could see fair amount of cleavage. Inu Yasha smirked, then stroked his chin, "Now," he whispered, "something's wrong here. Now what is it? Oh yeah!" And in one quick motion, Inu Yasha pulled the blanket from under Kagome to the end, making her fall on her side right beside him, then pulling the covers over both of them. Kagome looked up at Inu Yasha shocked and pleased.
"I've always preferred body heat, especially yours." Inu Yasha admitted. "Really? I'll have to remember that." Kagome giggled. Inu Yasha smiled and kissed her forehead. "Good night, my precious Kagome." Inu Yasha whispered in her ear, his hot breath roaming over her body. "Good night, my special hanyou Inu Yasha." Kagome replied as she drifted into sleep. Inu Yasha heard this though, and was glad. He then wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her once on the lips before drifting into sleep.