Well, story's coming to a close. I wrote nearly all of this on Saturday, December 10, 2005. Some will be written tomorrow, Sunday the 11th, but most is done today. Amazing. I've done about 5 chapters so far. Not counting this one!
Chapter Nine: One Knee?
"I love you. Don't forget that…" He says quietly. I blush then nod my head slowly.
"I… I love you too." I slowly reply. We share one more kiss before he heads on the road to Sango's house.
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"Where are you going, Kaggie?" Sango asks. I glare at her then pull on a skirt.
"Don't call me Kaggie." I tell her bitterly. I don't mind the nickname, but it's not for her to use. Sesshoumaru gave me that pet name, and only he was allowed to use me.
"Fine… But, seriously, where are you going?" Sango asks me, peeking in my messy room.
"Sesshoumaru's taking me to a fancy restaurant for dinner." I tell her. Sango walks in, looking at me closely.
"You need different clothes." She says. I look at her then back at my clothes.
"What's wrong with these ones?" I ask. I don't look that bad, do I?
"You've got to make him drool like the dog he is!" She says. I look at her as she begins to rummage through my closet.
"How long ago did you and Miroku get married?" I ask her as I sit on my bed. She looks at me quizzically then returns to her closet raid.
"Around four months ago." She answers. I smile then lean forward, a mischievous grin on my face.
"Does Miroku know you're pregnant?" I ask quietly. She jumps then looks at me, her eyes widening.
"I didn't think I was that obvious." She says quietly.
"You aren't. I've been watching you closely. You haven't bought tampons in a while and I noticed Miroku stopped buying the beer you two like." I say. She sighs then gets out a shirt for me.
"Yes. I got pregnant on the night of the honeymoon… We're both excited." She says, giggling. I smile then look at the mirror.
"Congrats." I say, my mind drifting off into another dimension.
"What's wrong? You suddenly sound depressed." She says. I look at her then sigh deeply.
"I love Sesshoumaru… And I really want to have a family with him like you two are having your family. But he hasn't proposed. I'm beginning to wonder if he will propose at all." I tell her. Sango sits down beside me, pausing in her closet raid.
"You're going to a fancy restaurant. He'll probably propose tonight." She says. I look at her then lie down on my bed, my head on my pillow.
"He takes me to a fancy restaurant every month. This is nothing new." I tell her. She sighs then goes through my closet once more.
"Maybe he's gay." She suggests.
"Thanks Sango. The thought of the man I've fallen in love with being gay is really reassuring." I tell her, feeling tears come to my eyes.
"Come on, you know I was joking, Kagome." She says soothingly. I wipe the tears from my eyes. Good thing I haven't worked on my makeup yet.
"I know… But I'm so upset that he hasn't been able to ask me. I really want him to, but I don't know how to say anything about it…" I tell her. Sango sits down next to me and rubs my forehead.
"Miroku and I knew each other as long as you and Sesshoumaru have. Maybe a bit less… I wanted him to propose to me so bad. He wouldn't do it, then he finally did. At a fast food place, no less. He told me that it wasn't anywhere fancy because he kept getting nervous. He would freeze up and then it would spoil things." She says. I shrug my shoulders then look at her.
"But Sesshoumaru's not the kind of person to be nervous about anything. You've seen him. No matter what scary movie we watch or what surprise ending there is in a movie, he's never surprised or scared." I tell her. Sango just shrugs.
"He's emotionless. He shows less emotion than a brick wall with a dog peeing on it… Maybe he is nervous and you just can't tell." She suggests. I sigh then sit up.
"Are you done raiding my closet? I'm still waiting for a drooling outfit." I say. She smiles then shoots off my bed. She begins to attack my closet with more ferocity than before, and it makes me want to laugh.
"Here. You may not like it, but I promise he will." She says. I look at the clothes. The skirt is black and goes down a bit past my knees. It's lose, but there's a slit on the right side anyway. The shirt that goes with it is a deep blue. I look at Sango then back at the shirt.
"Why blue? I like the red shirt better." I tell her, looking past her and at my red shirt that I had fallen in love with over time.
"Because that shade of blue brings out your eyes very well." She says. I smile faintly then she leaves the room.
"I'm going to make Miroku dinner. Call for me when you're done and I'll work on your hair and makeup." She tells me. I watch her disappear from the doorway then I close the door. I look at the clothes. The shirt goes pretty low, showing more cleavage than I'm used to exposing to the whole world. Then again, I trust Sango's judgment on what will work and what won't.
I dress in the outfit then look myself over in the full-length mirror. I'm shocked to see that the shirt does bring out my eyes a bit more. I go to the door, taking a deep breath.
"Sango! I'm waiting!" I yell down the stairs. I know I'm trying to look like a lady tonight, but Sesshoumaru's not here. Therefore, I can yell like a loudmouth all I want! Well, until I feel like I'm dressed as a lady.
Sango comes up, a brush and ponytails in her hand. She points to the bathroom commandingly.
"In. You have forty minutes until he's here. We have no time to waste!" She says. I giggle then go in the bathroom and sit down on the toilet. She comes in behind me and closes the door.
"I'm not letting Miroku see you. He'll call Sesshoumaru and say what you look like." She mutters. I smile once more then she begins to brush my hair.
After the entire forty minutes, we both hear the doorbell ring. My heart skips a beat as Sango hisses at the door. She was always so strange…
"Almost done with my hair?" I ask. Sango makes a few strange noises then jumps back.
"Aha! Yes, I'm done. Put your makeup on wisely. I'll go comfort your puppy." She says. I watch her leave then look at the mirror.
"When did she start calling him puppy?" I wonder out loud. I pick through my makeup, finding nothing that will help. Then I look at the drawer where Sango stashes her makeup. I grin evilly then reach into it, finding all the colors I want. She's going to kill me for this, I know it.
I walk downstairs moments, later. Sango looks at me, smiling.
"I didn't know you had blue eye-shadow!" She says.
"I don't." I tell her. Sesshoumaru turns around to look at me. His eyes widen and I can see a heavy blush on his cheeks. I smile inwardly, but decide to act like I'm focusing on my conversation with Sango.
"Wait… You… Oh, you didn't do that." She says. I watch her face twist around in many different ways. I begin to giggle as I approach Sesshoumaru.
"You're going to pay for that!" She warns me. I shrug then wave to her.
"Bye. I'll see ya tonight or tomorrow. Take care of yourselves!" I say. Sesshoumaru nods his head then we both leave. His arm is around my waist, as if I'd trip over my heels. Which, with my balance, I probably would.
We arrive at the fancy restaurant. It's the same one we always go to, but I still enjoy it. Sesshoumaru laughs each time the bill comes. I get so worried over the bill when he's going to pay it. This place isn't cheap. An ounce of wine seems to cost over 100 dollars!
Anyway, the waiter seats us kindly. We each order our food and drink and I sigh. I really want him to propose, but he doesn't look ready to. He's focusing on his food. If there's anything with dog blood in it, there's no way they can focus on anything when there's food in front of them.
Sesshoumaru approaches me, kissing my cheek. I turn to look at him, seeing him on one knee. My heart skips a beat then begins to race to a level that's bound to be unhealthy.
"Kagome… I love you and I want you to be with me forever. There's only one way I know of for that to happen… Kagome, would you marry me?" He asks. I can tell he's not used to saying 'marry'. Inuyasha always said when we mated instead. Dog demons have different ways than humans do. As if that wasn't already obvious.
"I'd love to, Sesshoumaru." I say quietly. He smiles then reaches out to touch my hand. He puts a beautiful diamond ring on my left hand. I smile and look at it for a few seconds. Then my gaze lands on him once more. I take his tie in my hand then pull him towards me. I kiss his lips, trying to let him know how overjoyed I feel.
"I love you." I whisper. He kisses my head, grasping my left hand tightly.
"I love you too…" He replies in a whisper. He kisses my lips several times then we return to eating, our minds occupied with what your lives will be like now.
One more chapter! I'm almost done! Yes, all this was done on Saturday, December 10, 2005… Amazing how much I wrote when I didn't write anything for months!
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