Adoration And Fidelity

This chapter starts off with Miroku and Sango romance, considering it's their wedding day and all. They deserve that much, but it leads onto some Inuyasha and Kagome romance, which is just a given for me. Thanks for your reviews once again and keep on reading!

Rating: M for Mature

Warnings: Sexual Content; Extreme violence; Offensive Language

"Talking"

'Thoughts'

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, but I do own the storyline.

Recap: "What?" Inuyasha obviously seemed irritated at that lie. Unlike some people he could tell when this woman was lying and right now she was, because a walk gave no explanation for Kirara, Shippo, and Kaede being knocked out, and a walk gave no explanation for what had taken her so long. Inuyasha decided to let this one pass, because she clearly did not want him to know the truth, which hurt, but also left him nothing he could do.

"I'm tired. Could we get back to the hut? Sango's and Miroku's wedding is tomorrow. We can't be tired in the morning." End Recap

Chapter 12: As One

It was a much more beautiful day than the others had all originally expected. Since the day before was so dull and boring Sango half expected this day to be the same, but she had been wrong and now she was thankful.

For a winter day the sun was shinning pretty brightly. Even though the sun was so dazzling the air was still slightly chilly, but that was to be anticipated.

Kagome was finishing some last adjustments to where the wedding ceremony would be. She smiled the whole time and hummed with each movement. The whole village was invited to see two of their hero's being wed. They were so grateful to Sango and Miroku for all the two had done for them all. They felt the least they could do was attend their marriage ritual.

Since Kagome and Sango had been up early to finish getting Sango ready... her hair, makeup, and her dress... Kagome didn't know how Miroku and the other guys were doing, considering she had been helping the demon slayer and not them.

The wedding would start soon and Kagome needed to see her friend and give her a gift before it started. A good luck present that she had gotten in the market place they had gone to not to long ago.

Taking one last look around at where the ceremony would take place, Kagome grinned. Her friends had finally been smart enough to realize Miroku and her belonged together. This was truly a blessing from up above.

Meanwhile

Sango squirmed anxiously and tried smoothing at the lining of her wedding kimono. It was beautiful, she had to admit. Kagome had been a great help in assisting her in picking it out. The modern girl had great taste and gave promise Miroku would hardly be able to keep his eyes off of her, which made her blush.

She was so nervous that it was finally going to be the day when her and Miroku were wed. They would have a home and eventually children. They would have the life some only dreamed about.

"Sango!" Kagome called as she ran into the hut where Sango sat. The girl's smirk hadn't disappeared all day.

"Yes?"

"There's something I need to give you. I forgot about it earlier." Kagome walked over to one of her backpacks and started rummaging through it. She pulled out more than one item and gestured for Sango to come over to her.

"What is that?" Sango asked, not exactly seeing the items Kagome had with her.

"Sit." Kagome patted the floor and Sango listened to the command and placed her hands on her lap in curiosity. "Alright... In my time there's another tradition which we follow when we are married. It's good luck. When you are getting married you have to where something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue." She could tell Sango didn't really understand the point all to well. "Just trust me on this one... Let's consider that eye shadow something old, since you've had it for a very long time." Kagome picked up one of the items in the pile and handed it over to Sango. "This is something new. I bought it for you at the market place. It's a shell necklace."

"Kagome... it's very beautiful..." Sango said staring at it in awe. She looked at her friend with a glossy eyes and then put the necklace on.

"Next you need something borrowed." This time Kagome picked up a bracelet. "Here. I got this from my time, for my ninth birthday. It's a real gold bracelet." She took Sango's wrist and tied the bracelet on it. "And last we need something blue, which was a little harder to find." Kagome pulled out this blue band. "It's like an ankle bracelet, only an ankle band. You slip it on your ankle." Sango took it and did as instructed. After all of the things were on her she felt this overwhelming need to cry out her thanks, but did not. This wedding was making her feel a little over-emotional. "Alright!" Kagome clasped her hands together and gave her friend the brightest smile she could muster. "It's about time for the wedding, so be ready."

The Wedding

Three woman hummed a beautiful tune in a chorus as they waited for the bride to approach. People sat eager in their seats. Kagome and Inuyasha stood at separate sides of the alter as Miroku and an older priest stood in the center. A silky red cloth was laid out in a line, leading up to Miroku. It would be the path Sango was to take.

After a few more moments someone appeared. It was Shippo. He was wearing fancy robes as he walked down the isle with a basket of flowers. He skipped along as he tossed them about and people in the crowd laughed and commented on how adorable he looked.

After Shippo came the person the others were all waiting for. Sango. She stood there with a bouquet of flowers in her hand and looked extremely nervous. For moment she could not move, but after another second she gather up the courage to continue.

Miroku stared at her as she walked, just as Kagome had promised. The humming of the woman was making her feel more and more relaxed, which was good because the tension seemed to rise as she grew closer to her future husband.

She mustered a nervous smile as she finally reached her destination. From the side of Sango's eyes she could see her friend crying slightly. Kagome was not really making it obvious, but joyous tears rolled down her cheeks as she gave her friend a huge smile.

Sango was so appreciative that she could have a friend as good as Kagome. Kagome was always there to help her through the hard times, along with Miroku and the others of course.

"Are you two ready to begin?" Asked the priest, holding a scroll and ready to read it. The couple nodded and the priest silenced the singing woman. "Alright, please take one another's hand and face each other." Miroku and Sango did as they were directed. Sango noticed Miroku was more excited than jumpy. She smiled at that. He really did care about her. "Do you, Miroku, take Sango as your lawful wedded wife to have and to hold in sickness and in health for as long as you both shall live?"

"I do." Miroku answered. Sango gulped it was her turn.

"And do you, Sango, take Miroku to be your lawful wedded husband to have and to hold in sickness and in health for as long as you both shall live." The priest waited for Sango, but Sango seemed to be faltering with her words. She could feel her heart pounding in her head. 'It's now or never...' She thought.

"I do." Sango finally said, hearing a breath of relief from some of the people watching.

"Alright." The priest faced the onlookers. "If anyone has any objections speak now or forever hold your peace." After a few moments without anyone answering he turned back to the couple and pulled out two glasses of wine, handing one to each of them. "Please link your arms together to symbolize your eternal bond." Miroku and Sango did this with the hands holding the wine. "Drink." The two sipped their wine. "You may now unhook your arms. Do you have rings, or vows you would like to exchange?" Both nodded.

Within moments Kirara came ambling down the isle with a bow in her hand. Sango and Miroku hadn't expected the neko demon to be their ring barer. People in the audience 'awed' and 'ooed' at how cute and clever that was. Sango gave Kagome a questioning look, as if the pin the blame for this on her friend. Kagome smile guiltily and giggled to herself.

When Kirara reached the two Sango leaned down and took the bow in her companions mouth. Kirara meowed and walked off to the side. The demon slayer pulled the two stings and both rings fell unto her hand. She handed one to Miroku and held the other one. Both placed the rings on one another fingers.

"Vows?" The priest asked. Miroku nodded and held Sango's hand. It seemed he would speak first.

"My dearest Sango..." He began, gazing deeply into her eyes. He could hear a small grunt from Inuyasha. Assuming Kagome heard that he figured she'd deal with it later. "All of my life I have womanized many woman, in hopes of finding one willing to bare me a child and be my bride. It was in fear that my generation would come to a halt. I would like to speak today to explain to you that is not the reason why I am marrying you... Even if you never plan on having my children, I will always be grateful that you have become my bride. I love you and nothing can change that." Miroku finished. Sango bit the inside of her cheek as a large grin became plastered on her face and her eyes stung a little with tears she was just dying to cry. Now that it was her turn she felt muted. She stared at her husband and placed a hand on top of his. She would not ruin this.

"Miroku... I had a really hard time thinking up the right words to say when the time came, but your courage throughout all of this has rubbed off on me. You have been by my side since the first moments we met and you even held off your lecherous behavior until I was healthy. I am thankful to you forever. It had been hard for me to say and hard for me to understand and except at first, but I do love you. Through all of your red hand prints, keep that in mind." She ended it.

"You two may now kiss." As soon as those words were out Sango blushed. She shyly turned her headed down a little, but Miroku took his thumb and placed it beneath her chin, slowly moving her face up to meet his own. He smiled at her purely and leaned his head down. The blush on her face grew as the man's lips collided with hers, ever so gently. A feeling washed over the both of them. It had not been one either of them had ever felt before, but it was glorious. Fire works in a manner of speaking.

Pulling away the two smiled at each other and the crowd clapped. Kagome clapped along with everyone and wiped a happy tear from her face. She was envious of her friends, but also very exultant for them.

At The Wedding Party

A small band played soft music with feudal music. Miroku and Sango danced in the center of the group lovingly, gliding across the floor. Others danced with their partners and even Shippo and Kirara were dancing together. Food was served at the table and there was a large cake prepared.

Kagome sat away from everyone who was partying and watched them from the heal of a tree. She mainly eyed Miroku and Sango. Those two never looked so happy. Kagome pulled her knees up to her chest and leaned her head on them, continuing to watch the others. She had no one to dance with and she didn't want to dance alone, so she just observed. One day her time would come, hopefully.

"You're not going to dance?" Kagome turned her head and looked at Inuyasha who was now standing beside her with his arms crossed. He was looking down at her. "I thought you liked these sorts of things."

"I do, but my legs are a little tired." She waited for Inuyasha to say something else. She knew he didn't come over to her to just ask her that question.

"Could you..." Inuyasha figured that now was a better time than any to show her his grand surprise. She seemed happy, yet a little down at the same time. "Could you come with me? There's something I want to show you."

Walking

Inuyasha prayed Kagome would like this. Most of him knew she would, but a part of him was just to mistrustful when it came to these sorts of things.

"So what do you want to show me?" Kagome asked. It was odd for Inuyasha to need to show her things.

"You'll see." Inuyasha answered. She looked beautiful to him, especially today. She was wearing a powder blue kimono, with darker blue flowers along the top and bottom. It had a dark blue obi tie, that also matched the color of the ribbon holding up her hair. Her lips were glossy and enticing.

Kagome noticed how Inuyasha looked handsome as well. He had absolutely refused wearing anything other than his normal red, fire-rat kimono, but his hair was neat and his body looked as lean and hard as ever. His skin was tanned and his amber eyes glowed gorgeously.

Moving aside a tree branch Inuyasha took a second to look at the home he had built. After that moment he allowed Kagome to looked past him and she saw the home. Her mouth opened slightly in awe and wonder.

"What are we doing here?" She asked, obviously not knowing this was a home Inuyasha had built for her. She found it strange that the home was so vast for something to be found in the feudal era and the shape was sort of familiar.

"Since you're staying in this time you need a home right?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome slowly nodded, beginning to see where this was going. "I built it for you." Inuyasha finally said. Kagome covered her mouth with her hand in utter shock. Her whole system seemed to pound. Since when had Inuyasha become so generous and absolutely great.

"Y... you built it... for me?" Kagome wavered with her tone. So much joy began to overwhelm her.

"Yeah." Inuyasha went to cross his arms, but found he could not as Kagome jumped into him and wrapped her arms around his waste tightly. In surprise he almost fell back, but held his stance.

"Oh, Inuyasha... Thank you, thank you, thank you!" Kagome tightened her hold on him a little. She could never thank him enough for this. All her life she had dreamed of a home of her own and now Inuyasha had given that to her. Inuyasha blushed from the closeness between the two and realized he needed to stop this before she noticed his embarrassment.

"Okay, come on." Inuyasha slowly pulled her off of him and turned her back to the house. "We need to look at the inside." Kagome nodded. She felt as excited as a little girl would if they just got that new pony they were waiting for.

"Lead the way." Kagome said grabbing a hold of Inuyasha's hand, only to have him blush again.

Inuyasha lead her to the door and opened it slowly. It had a wooden handle for opening, which was unusually for a home in such a time, but it looked like Inuyasha really went the extra length.

Entering the home, Kagome pulled her hand away and once again covered her mouth in shock. It was beautiful. The floor was wooden, with a bear skin in the center. A small table sat with some pretty, but unusual plant. There were cushions and a place for a fire. This was most likely the living area.

"This way." Inuyasha led Kagome farther into the home and they stopped in a place which Kagome assumed was the kitchen. There was another small table with a sitting cushion on each side and a little pit to start a fire. There was also a pale hanging on the wall. It was probably to carry water in. "There's a stream and a hot spring right past the trees outside. You can bathe and get water." Kagome nodded, gulping back another thanks and another urge to hug him. She would wait until the end. "Now for the bedrooms." Inuyasha lead Kagome to two small rooms first, which were basically the same in size and design. They were empty for now. He explained that she could do whatever she wanted to with them later on.

Finally Inuyasha took her into the main bedroom, which now belonged to her. He slid the bamboo aside and let her walk in. Once more she was in amazement. On the floor was what she could assume a bed. It was many cushions closed together that were entrapped in a large cloth, so they would stay together. There were cushions for the pillows and a silky blanket laid across the top. In the corner was another table and cushions for just whatever and on the wall there was a window with a silky curtain draped over it. They was a closet to the side and that was basically it.

"Well that's all." Inuyasha finished. Kagome took a deep breath and turned to Inuyasha with a bright smile and teary eyes. Inuyasha suddenly become very nervous. Kagome couldn't help the small giggled of joy that escaped her lips.

"Inuyasha... thank you so much... for everything... You really didn't have to do all of this." She walked closer to him and embraced him. He blushed again. "I'm so grateful..."

"K... Kagome..."

"Please live here with me?" Kagome slowly looked up to see Inuyasha's face, he had apparently not expected her to ask that and so he had no answers prepared.

"I don't need a home to live in like humans."

"But..." Kagome pulled off of him and stared at his face. "Can't you? You went through all of the trouble to make it and you deserve to live here too... plus..." She blushed a little this time. "It would make me feel a lot safer if you were here with me." Well when she put it that way and battered those eyelashes at him Inuyasha found it very hard to say no.

"Whatever."

I think that was pretty cute, but more romance should start coming in pretty soon. Be prepared and be excited.

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