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Love Me as I Am

Chapter 45- Love's Boundaries

"You know Sango, besides Sesshomaru and Rin, who has turned out to be quite the looker might I add, we are the only couple here in this room that isn't dancing."

By now even Shippo and Karlie, Sota and Kara, many of the other kitsune couples and even some of the kids had joined in.

"I'm sorry Miroku. I-I just don't feel very good."

Miroku nodded.

"I know."

"Besides, even if we were to dance…your arm would never fit around me…"

Miroku chuckled.

"That's not to say that I wouldn't try."

Sango laughed.

"Ouch, don't make me do that. Laughing hurts."

Miroku smiled.

"Would you rather I made you cry?"

Sango shook her head.

"No…just hold me."

Miroku nodded and slipped his arm under her legs, putting his other arm around her back and pulling her into his lap. When she was situated comfortably he put both his arms around her shoulders as she squeezed him tightly around the waist.

"This is just as good as dancing anyway."

~*~*~

"Shippo." Whispered Karlie as she set her head on his shoulder.

"Hm?"

"Doesn't this remind you of something?"

Shippo laid his head on top of hers and watched Trinity and Kanaye out of the corner of his eye.

"Should it?"

"Yes. They remind me of us. So young when we were married…"

"So strongly attracted to each other…"

"As if not even death could separate them…"

"Even physical disabilities they have overcome."

"And their love for each other has not faltered…"

"But it's not just them you realize. Look around."

Karlie nodded.

"Kagome and Inuyasha. Sota and Kara…"

"Sango and Miroku, Suki and Yasuo…"

"Maybe even Rin and Sesshomaru."

"And us…" finished Shippo.

Karlie smiled sweetly and put her arms around his as he continued to lead throughout the song.

"Yes love. Us too."

Shippo reached his head down, for he was much taller, and kissed her neck gently as she closed her eyes and leaned against him.

Shippo smiled and continued to kiss her, his eyes drifting up slightly so that he could see her face. He could tell she was enjoying it. She always did. He knew something she liked more though. He moved away from her for a moment, their eyes locking then her moved closer catching her in a heated kiss. Neither of them paid any attention to the music and had in fact stopped dancing.

Trinity watched them.

"That looks like fun…"

"What does?" wondered Kanaye.

Trinity continued to watch then started to blush, remembering that it wasn't polite to stare, although she highly doubted they were paying a bit of attention.

"Oh…um…Shippo and Karlie were kissing…that's all…"

"Like there's no tomorrow?"

"I guess you could say that."

A smile crossed Kanaye's face. When he was younger he had seen his parents do it and at the time had thought it was the absolute most disgusting thing to do. But now, now as different and he found himself wanting to do it.

"Trinity…do you want to--"

"That's what the honeymoon's for dear, is it not?" she cut him off grinning.

Kanaye smiled back.

"Right."

Shippo and Karlie hadn't stopped yet except for a few breaths every now and then. By now no one but some of the kids were dancing.

"How long do you think they'll last?" whispered Inuyasha to Kagome as he leaned over, his eyes not moving off of them.

Kagome watched as well.

"Till one or both of them passes out from lack of air probably." she whispered back.

Inuyasha studied them a little longer.

"Maybe that's why they have so many kids…"

Kagome smiled slightly and nodded.

Inuyasha continued.

"Maybe I should get that kid to give me some lessons…"

Kagome's eyes widened.

"Inuyasha!"

"What?"

"Y-you don't just…get lessons on that stuff!" she yelled, though keeping it at a quiet whisper as impossible as that sounds.

"Look Kagome. Karlie looks like she's enjoying it doesn't she?"

Kagome's eyes moved up to Karlie's face and she saw that here eyes were still closed. She began to blush like mad.

"W-well yeah…b-but…besides…you don't need lessons. You know I really don't think we should be watching them…"

"Probably not…but you can't say it's not interesting to see how other people do it."

Kagome blushed an even deeper crimson.

"Please Inuyasha. Come on. Let's fit in another dance before I have to switch places with Rin."

Inuyasha blinked then remembered Rin was playing the instrument and nodded as Kagome took his hand and steered him a bit farther away from Shippo and Karlie to keep his mind off of it.

Shippo had sat down and taken Karlie into his arms now.

As Rin finished the last song Kagome moved away from Inuyasha to go take her place. Rin brushed past Inuyasha, flashing him a smile as her gaze momentarily met his, then going over to be with Sesshomaru.

Inuyasha sat directly behind Kagome on the floor putting his arms around her to keep her warm. The air was getting nippy.

~*~*~

Sesshomaru leaned against the back wall. He hated sitting on the floor for extensive periods of time. Rin smiled and joined him, leaning against the wall also.

"Was it worth it?" she wondered.

Sesshomaru shot her a questioning look.

"I mean, coming tonight."

"For my worthless half-brother no. For my nephew perhaps."

"I've always wondered, what exactly, may I ask, have you got against your half-brother Inuyasha?"

Rin thought she heard him growl and when he didn't say anything more she smiled.

"You don't remember do you?"

Still Sesshomaru said nothing. Rin continued to smile as her hand gently glided across the wall and slipped into his. She felt him close his clawed fingers over the top of hers.