A/N: Ah yes….MORE FLUFF! I won't keep you from the fluff so…TA DA! FLUFFIES GLAORE!

Chapter 24: With You for All Eternity

One more hour…one more hour…Kagome thought, wishing her nervousness would go away. She hugged her knees to her chest and closed her eyes. One more hour…one more hour… "Ahhh! I can't take it any more!" She burst out.

Sango, who was also sitting in the small hut, seemed to pop out of her thoughts with Kagome's proclamation. "I know what you mean." She said. "After everything that's happened, it's hard to believe, the day's finally here…"

Kagome sighed. The day had finally come. She looked down at her kimono. It was the same one she had worn for her birthday. Sango, too, had on a kimono, except it was green. They were sitting opposite another in the hut, yet somehow, they knew what each one was thinking.

"Nervous?" Sango asked.

"A-a bit…" She lied. She was more nervous than she had ever felt. "But I feel a bit guilty. After all, it was supposed to be your wedding."

"Oh, I don't mind." The youkai slayer smiled. "Kagome, you're my best friend. Of course I want to share it with you."

Kagome didn't reply to that statement. She thought she might feel sick again. "I don't know why I should be nervous, I just am! I mean, when I think about it, it was really sudden…and how do I know this is the right thing to do? I'm getting married and I'm only 16!"

"Calm down, Kagome." Sango said. "That's exactly how I felt when Miroku proposed, but you just have to ask yourself it it's what you really want. And if it is, well…

Is it really what I want? Kagome thought. "Of course it's what I really want! It's what I've wanted for so long! But…I never really expected it to happen, and now that it is, it's…overwhelming! I mean, Inuyasha…a year ago, I would have never thought about this happening between us."

Sango sighed. "Kagome, do you have any idea what I would have thought a year ago if someone told me I was getting married to the pervert?"

Kagome laughed. "True. But still…why did he ask me?"

"Because he loves you." Sango said simply. "For a long time we've been figuring something like this might happen between you and Inuyasha one day."

"Why didn't you tell me?" Kagome asked.

"We did, you just didn't listen."

There was a small laugh, and then it got quiet again. "You know, Sango." Kagome asked. "You don't seem that nervous."

"Of course I'm not nervous. I'm sure the ceremony will be fine. I'm worried about what happens after. Miroku's perverted enough."

"Yeah…that's a scary thought. I can't help but think that Inuyasha only asked me that so…well…you get the idea."

"Well…he did want to ask you to be his mate."

Kagome sighed. "Oh. Is that the only reason men ask women to marry them? For that?"

Sango shook her head. "Kagome, why do you think Miroku asked me to marry him?"

They both rolled their eyes. "Men."

The said "men" were in another hut, not too far from the girls' one. Miroku paced the floor, while the hanyou leaned against the wall. "How much longer?" The monk asked.

"'bout an hour." Inuyasha replied.

He started pacing again, while looking up at the celing.

"What's with you, nervous?" Inuyasha asked.

"No, just exited!" Miroku replied. "Do you not realize, Inuyasha, that after today, we'll be married men?"

"Yeah, I kinda got that bit. But what are you so exited about?"

"Don't act so naive, Inuyasha. You know as well as I there are plenty of things to be exited about."

Inuyasha glared at him. "Keep those thoughts in your brain, lecher." Even though he said that, he couldn't help but think a few of those thoughts himself. That after today, Kagome would be his wife, his mate. She would be his and only his for all eternity. He could only imagine the years that they would spend together, the happiness that they would have in their lives, and possibly the children they would have. It was almost impossible to believe.

Kagome…she's given me so much…and now she's giving me one more thing, lifelong happiness…

"Ow!" Inuyasha slapped his nose. He looked in his palm. "Myouga! What the hell are you doing here?"

"Inuyasha-sama!" The flea said. "I came because I heard you were going to fight Naraku!"

"You're a little bit late!" Inuyasha yelled. "He's already dead!"

Myouga looked surprised. "All ready…? Well, that's a…that's to be expected, I suppose…"

"Yeah, whatever."

"I saw the party decorations and heard that there is a wedding. Who is getting married?"

Inuyasha pointed to Miroku. "He is."

Miroku grinned. "Ah, aren't you forgetting someone, Inuyasha?"

"Hey! I don't have to talk about my private life with him!" Inuyasha started blushing. There were only so many things he could discuss with Myouga. And the fact that he was getting married wasn't one of them.

But Myouga figured it out. "Well…Inuyasha-sama…that's um…well…congratulations…I suppose…It is Kagome-sama, correct?"

"Uh-huh!" Miroku said. "I'm not sure why Inuyasha is so embarrassed; after all, we knew it would happen before he did!"

"Too true." Myouga laughed. "I knew one day he would be just like his father! Who knows? There'll be children next!"

That did it. Inuyasha squished the flea between two fingers. "WHAT I DO IS NONE OF YOUR BUISNESS!" He yelled, flicking it out of the window.

Still fuming, he looked at Miroku, who had a giant grin on his face.

"Say anything, and you won't live to see the wedding." Inuyasha growled.

The long hour ended and the time for the wedding finally came. Kagome's heart was pounding faster than it had ever before by the time she and Sango were led out of the hut. It's time…She kept thinking. It'll be okay, it'll all be okay…

But she was more nervous than ever. Happy thoughts…happy thoughts…happy…

And then she saw Inuyasha, standing in front of the temple. He was smiling at her, happier than ever.

Kagome's nervousness went away in an instant when she saw him. In fact, looking at him made her less nervous and realize why she was there in the first place, because of her love for him. Because she loved him so much she would do anything for him. She loved him to the point that if she had to, she would die for him. Her love—their conjoined love, was what had made this day possible. And she knew there was no need to be afraid. Today was the day she was going to bind herself to him, once and for all.

He took her hand in his, and looked into her eyes. Kagome found herself drowning in those amber eyes. She loved those eyes. She loved everything about him. She knew her falling into the well that day was no accident, it was fate. She and Inuyasha were destined to be together. And she felt like the luckiest girl in the world.

As the ceremony started Kagome only half listened. She wasn't sure how they worked in this time, but she knew the basics. She and Inuyhasha would pledge their love, and so would begin their new life together.

But…I wonder how Inuyasha feels about this…After all, he told me just a while ago that hanyous have nothing. That they never get mates, since they are only half youkai…But, he should have known by then that I didn't care. I guess it was true. It was destiny…

Kagome stole a glace over at Miroku and Sango. Miroku had a huge smile on his face, and Kagome could pretty much guess what had prompted that. Sango had a much smaller smile, but Kagome knew she must be as happy as she was now. Inuyasha and I aren't the only ones brought together by destiny.

They said their wedding vows, and then it was time to seal them with a kiss. Kagome expected a modest kiss since it was in front of so many people. Instead, Inuyasha surprised her by picking her in his arms, and twirling her around while kissing her passionately. It still surprised Kagome that after kissing him so many times, he could still make her heart pound and melt her insides.

He carried her out of the temple, while Miroku and Sango walked out, hand in hand. "Inuyasha, put me down for a second!" Kagome said. Inuyasha obliged, setting her down.

Kagome ran over to Sango, and they both hugged each other. "Well, we made it!" Kagome said.

"That's what you think." Sango said. "Now we're stuck with 'em. For good."

"I'm not complaining!" Kagome replied.

Sango grinned. "Neither am I. I just hope that now Miroku will learn to control himself."

"Ah, my dear Sango, you know that will never happen. Around you, anyway." And he grabbed her from behind as his hand latched on to her butt.

Sango turned as red as a beet and seemed to be resisting the impulse to slap him. She removed his hand from her behind and hissed. "I told you, not in public!"

"But Sango, it was so tempting." He picked her up, and gave her a quick kiss. "Come Sango, the night is just beginning. And there are many things we must do before its end…"

As he carried her off, Inuyasha picked Kagome up again. "Where to, dog boy?" Kagome asked, tweaking one ear.

He didn't seem to mind her comment. He grinned. "Our new home." Inuyasha led her to a small hut, on the outskirts of the village. He pushed through the bamboo curtain and set Kagome down on the bed.

He sat down next to her. "Inuyasha?" She asked.

He wasted no time in pressing his mouth to hers, making her melt into his arms. He moved from her lips down to her neck, and kissed her all the way up to her cheek as she leaned against him, feeling the beating of his heart.

Even if it is Inuyasha…am I ready? She asked herself. He recaptured her lips in his. That melting in her body was stronger than ever. Maybe she was a little afraid, a bit timid of what she knew was about to happen, but she didn't care. It was Inuyasha. She loved him, and she wanted to be bound with him for all eternity. Yes…for Inuyasha…I am ready…

And she fully gave herself up to him, allowing him to do whatever he wanted. Inuyasha…I love you…She thought, as more than one article of clothing fell to the ground.

And now…we'll be together forever…

A/N: No lemon, but ahem you ahem get ahem the ahem idea AHEM! of what went on in this particular part of the story. There is one more chapter left, and it will lead everyone into the SEQUEL! (You'll have to wait for it though…there is going to be a fic in between this and the sequel.)