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Shadow Kitsune 67: I know how much people hate cliffhangers being a reader myself, so I tend to avoid them when possible.

Shy Romantic: While I refuse to believe it was the best thing you ever read, you really think I'd end it there? Maybe my reputation of being an asshole precedes me, because I may be a jerk, but even I have my limits!

Kouga's #1 Fan: Nah, making a new enemy would interfere with the wedding and whatnot. I don't wanna make this story too long. Besides, I couldn't think of a nemesis more evil than me :-P.

Mrs. Sora-Sparrow: I don't plan for this story to go on much longer. It'll probably be less than twenty-five chapters, maybe twenty-five to thirty chapters. As for your second question, I think if you need to ask you don't deserve to know. Were talking about Miroku here! Honestly!

Chapter 22: The Big News

Kagome and Miroku returned to the village, Kagome's smile showing no signs of fading. "You know, " Miroku began "if you hold your face that way for too long it will get stuck like that. Then again, maybe that's for the better. Smiling is supposed to improve ones mood. Not to mention your smile is so beautiful."

"You can drop the lines Miroku. I said yes, remember?" Kagome asked, giving him a knowing glance.

"You know me my love. It's force of habit. Besides, how do you know I don't mean it?" Miroku answered with a smile.

Kagome stood on her toes and kissed him again. She didn't care she was only sixteen years old. She didn't care he was from five-hundred years in the past. She didn't care that, disregarding the time slip, he was four years older than she. And she didn't care he was a pervert. All she cared was that he loved her and she loved him right back. And they were going to be married, regardless of what anyone else thought. They reached Kaede's house, and Inuyasha's face fell into a frown as he saw their twin mile-wide smiles. Sango's face matched the happy couple's.

"What are you two so happy about?" Sango asked, knowing damn well what they were so happy about.

"See for yourself." Kagome offered, proudly showing off her left ring finger or more precisely, the ring adorning it.

"Ha!" Sango laughed triumphantly. "Pay up dog-boy!"

Inuyasha grumbled something inaudible, fished several coins out of his pockets and shoved them towards Sango. "I can't believe she said yes."

"You bet against me! O ye of little faith!" Miroku declared.

"You bet on us? How'd you even know about it?" Kagome asked.

Sango gave Kagome the 'you've got to be kidding me look'. "You really think Miroku would propose without seeing what his best friend and girlfriend's pet thought about it?"

"Did you just call me Kagome's pet?" Inuyasha shouted.

"Yes. What are you going to do about it?" Sango asked Inuyasha, sickly sweet.

Inuyasha's scowl turned into a frown when he realized there was absolutely nothing he could do about it, short of physically harming Sango, which he simply couldn't bring himself to do. "Feh."

"What's the matter Inuyasha? Jealous?" Miroku continued the teasing.

"Why would I be jealous over that wench?" Inuyasha shot back. Even though he had given up on winning back Kagome a while ago, he was in fact, very jealous of the lucky monk. Of course, Inuyasha immediately realized his mistake, but it was a second too late.

"Sit boy!" Kagome commanded, making Inuyasha kiss dirt.

"I must call Hachi to tell him and Mushin." Miroku said as Inuyasha struggled to peel his face off the ground.

"And my family of course. I want to tell them first." Kagome added.

"Why don't you tell your family while I go see Mushin and Hachi?" Miroku asked.

"I know you shouldn't be expected to know this Miroku but in my time period it's extremely unorthodox to get married any age younger than eighteen. In fact, I don't even know if it's legal. My family will totally freak when I tell them I'm getting married! I don't want to do it alone." Kagome explained.

"Actually, I asked your family's permission before I proposed, they seemed fine with it."

"Really?" Kagome inquired. "Well I suppose Grandpa has always been kind of crazy, and Sota's probably to young to care about the age difference, but what about my mom? How did you manage to convince her to go along with it?"

"Oh I just used my powers of persuasion." Miroku replied. Kagome gave him a look. "Oh fine. I gave her this long speech about how wonderful you were and about how much I loved you and she was so moved she gave in." Miroku admitted.

Kagome rolled her eyes and smirked modestly. "I knew you used your lines on most every girl you met, but I never thought you'd need to sweet talk my mother."

"In my defense I only did it so I could get to you." Miroku protested. "Can I go now?"

"I still want to tell my family together. You are my husband now after all."

Kagome's family took it well, in fact her mother took it a little too well if it was at all possible. "You are getting married! I knew you would, how could Kagome say no to such a charming, attractive, young man?"

"You are to kind Miss Higurashi." Miroku said, graciously accepting the compliments.

"What did I tell you about that?" Miss Higurashi scolded.

"Right. I'm sorry, Mom." Miroku corrected himself. After telling Kagome's grandpa and Sota, Kagome wanted to go straight back to the feudal era. "Don't you want to tell your friends Kagome?" Miroku asked before they ventured into the depths of the magical well.

"Are you kidding? They'd spaz out like nothing you've ever seen. Besides, I don't want to have to endure their stupid lectures and advice they always have to give me on my relationships." Kagome explained. Miroku agreed that it might be better that they don't get told and they traveled back to the past. "In addition," Kagome added when they climbed out of the well. "They'll learn soon enough when they get invitations."

"Can they travel through the well?"

Kagome laughed. "No, but were going to have the wedding in my era."

Miroku groaned. "Must we? I don't know anyone in that time, except for your family and a few of your friends. And even though I think your era is quite lovely, my home is here in this world."

"How about we have two weddings? One here and one in my time?" Kagome offered a compromise.

"Two weddings! That will be so much work!" Miroku exclaimed.

"Well then I guess you can find yourself a different fiancé because my family is going to see me get married whether you like it or not." Kagome huffed.

Miroku sighed in defeat and rolled his eyes. "Alright, alright. You win. If two weddings is what it takes to make you happy, that's how we'll do it."

"Have I told you I love you lately?"

Miroku stroked his chin, as if trying to remember. "I think so."

"Well, I'm telling you again. I love you."

"I know. I love you too."