Okay, well here it is. You guys asked me for a second chapter and I have finally completed it. Please respond and tell me how it makes you feel.

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Chapter 2

Eternity

There she was. Tall, long legged, every bit as beautiful as the day he'd first laid eyes on his pretty miko. His obsession, his love, his bride to be. She was walking towards him now, instead of away, body incased in a gorgeous white taffeta formal gown, legs moving steadily towards him, eyes glittering life diamonds from beneath the jewel encrusted veil. Kurama could see her beautiful smile which always filled his days with such warmth and happiness. She was smiling at him, laughter and love evident in her delicious blue eyes as she conveyed through her actions, just how much she loved him.

Since meeting Kagome and bringing her into his life, Kurama's life had changed for the better. He spent every waking hour with her, cherishing her and loving her. Even at night when he was fast asleep, still his thoughts were of her, of the beautiful raven haired girl who'd somehow snagged his heart and turned his life around. Even after all these years, he was still in love with her.

His little obsession from high school had grown immensely transforming his lust into love. He followed her like a lost puppy, never wanting to stray far away from her. His kitsune side was deeply in love with her, itching to possess her for all eternity, waiting for the day when he could finally claim her as is own. His human side adored her and wanted her as his wife, his life mate, his partner for life. He was just thankful that today was that day. He felt like he'd been waiting an eternity for this.

After this night, she would know what it means to be fully loved by a kitsune, as well as a man. It still astounded him how long he'd waited to possess her. Too many times they'd gotten so caught up in the heat of the moment that one or the other would put a stop to their heated and always passionate moments before they took it too far. They both wanted to wait, though more times than not it was Kurama who caught himself first. For once in his life, including his life as a former bandit, he wanted to do something right. He didn't want to just jump into bed with her, as much as he wanted her in his bed, like so many of his past meaningless one night stands. No, he wanted their joining to mean something...to both of them. Five years, five years he'd made them wait and after tonight there would be no more waiting.

Kurama's body quivered with excitement, lust, and, more importantly, love. She was almost there, within arms reach now, as her brother handed her off with a small knowing smile. Kurama couldn't help but stare at her before lifting her hand and gifting it with a gentle kiss that spoke volumes to those present. "I love you," he whispered in his ear, feeling her arm twine delicately with his and heard her answering reply.

"I love you, too."

He could feel her body trembling with nervousness and he smiled bending down to kiss her cheek through the thin material adorning her face, before leading her the rest of the way up the stairs to face the priest.

Kagome and Kurama shared one last look of love before turning to face the priest who was smiling gently at the young couple so obviously in love. "Dearly beloved..." the priest began and truthfully all Kurama could concentrate on was the warm feel of his love's body pressed softly against his side, the touch of skin as her hand brushed across his own. Wordlessly, he ran his fingers gently over her knuckles, squeezing gently. Her head turned to gaze at him softly and he caught the glint of happy tears gathering in Kagome's beautiful eyes.

"And so, Shuichi and Kagome have decided to write their own vows..." the priest continued. "Shuichi, turn to Kagome and recite your pledge of love and loyalty so that you may be bound forever under the grace of god."

Kurama turned to his bride, hand already itching to remove the veil holding him back from touching her baby soft skin. He opened his mouth and began to speak.

"Kagome," he began, clearing his throat as the emotion began to build. He took her hands, clutching them almost desperately in his own as if to convey through touch just what he wanted to say that could not be expressed through words. "From the first day I ever laid eyes on you, I knew that my prayers had been answered. I looked at you and saw, for the first time in my long life, my destiny. I saw a woman who I could fall in love with, settle down with, and raise children with. And when you looked at me with your beautiful innocent eyes, I knew; I knew I could easily fall in love with you. But...I was afraid, so afraid that you would turn away from me if you knew just how much you meant to me. And so I began following you, all the while never imagining that you would ever return my feelings. I told myself every day that I was a coward, that I should face my fears, or that I should just let you go. Yet, how could I let you go when all I wanted to do was hold onto you and never let you leave my arms."

Kagome's eyes were swimming with fresh tears as Kurama finished his vows. "I told myself that once I learned your name that I would be happy and if you rejected my feelings, I would never bother you again. And do you know what I found out, my love?"

Kagome shook her head slightly when Kurama paused and he smiled. "Your name is Kagome. You captured my heart and made me smile again. You are the other half to my soul. I would never have been happy with just your name, because I would be missing out on the most wonderful thing that has happened to me. Kagome, I love you and I want you to know that I will cherish you for the rest of my life."

Kurama gazed at her softly, rubbing away some of the fresh, happy tears wondering what she was going to say. He held his breath as she took a calm reassuring gasp of air and then began speaking her own vows to him...

Kagome was nervous standing behind the closed doors. Even with her brother by her side she was shaking like a leaf. It wasn't that she didn't want to do this, it was just that she had been waiting so long to become his wife, that it was taking a little long for it to sink in that it was finally happening. After tonight she was be Mrs. Kagome Minamino. She would belong to Kurama in all ways and he would be forever hers...well in about 30 minutes.

"You ready, Kags?" Her brother, Souta, asked and Kagome barely nodded, still standing at attention in front of the wide double doors. And then suddenly the doors opened and she heard the first sweet sounds of Canon in D begin to play on a grand piano. She watched as each of her bridesmaids, Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi, accompanied by Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Shuichi, Kurama's little step brother, took that long walk down the aisle. Across the way Rin, her matron of honor, gave her a wide, encouraging smile and all at once Kagome relaxed her body and smiled back at the demoness. Who would have thought the cold demon lord Sesshomaru would love his daughter enough to find a way to keep her with him for all eternity? Kagome thought amused. She watched as Rin, accompanied on the arm of an older Shippo, also began her own journey. And all at once the music swelled. Before she knew it her brother was offering her his arm and Kagome was finally making her way towards her handsome husband.

Her breath caught in her throat as she caught sight of the beautiful man, standing in front of the alter in all his glory. He was staring at her with such an expression of awe, that it automatically filled her with such pride and love. Her eyes ran over his face, hair, and body as he waited somewhat impatiently for her.

Good, Kami, but the man was gorgeous. Kurama was wearing a simple white suit, red hair pulled back slightly, although the bangs Kagome loved so much were left untouched and hanging low on his forehead, though not enough to hide his cat-like emerald eyes, directed only at her. He had a red rose boutonniere in his left pocket, his own making, of course. Her own bouquet was made of sweet smelling baby roses and baby's breath, also one of Kurama's designs. The roses would not die as they were all infused with Kurama's own energy to keep them alive.

She didn't realize she was holding her breath until Souta nudged her gently, smirking at her. She held back the sneer threatening to break through and instead concentrated on smiling at the emerald eyed boy who was currently staring at her like he wanted to devour her...just as much as she wanted to devour him.

Kagome could feel the blush spreading over her cheeks and caught sight of Kurama's cherry lips turning upward at the corners, no doubt he could smell what she was feeling. But, oh how much she wanted him. She'd been waiting for so long to belong to him and for him to belong to her. Part of her believed this was still just a dream, that she would wake up and find herself back in high school surrounded by nameless kids she could care less about. She still didn't really know how she'd managed to attract and keep this beautiful man's attention.

After all the years of abuse she'd taken from Inuyasha she still had a hard time believing people, much less a demon such as Kurama, could possibly find anything interesting about her. She'd even met Yoko, his breath taking silver half, and had immediately fallen in love with his ears. Kagome had been a bit surprised, though, that the silver kitsune had respected his counterpart's wishes to not bed her. Oh he still had ways of causing her blood to boil and her heart to pound outrageously fast, but he'd never once tried to push her too far; surprising really since he was a kitsune, a demon who thrived on sexual prowess and sensual comfort. Yoko liked to cuddle and wasn't afraid to show affection.

Kagome let out a soft chuckle, causing Souta by her side to startle a bit, as she pictured his long, limber body wrapped comfortably around his own, soft purrs escaping from deep within his chest as he held her to him. It amused her that a demon who could be so serious and cold at times could also become as soft as a kitten after just one touch or hug.

Kurama was a great conversationalist with a genius mind. He enjoyed learning about her travels and experiences and it surprised her that he could take everything in so calmly. He had found that aspect of her life incredibly interesting and to this day, he still was still coming up with questions to ask her. To say the least, her travels seemed a bit boring compared to Yoko's life and then beyond. At first he had been a bit reluctant to tell her of anything, his aloof nature always seeming to hold him back from telling her too much. She supposed he was trying to protect her from the truth and yet she had wanted to know everything. She hadn't pushed the issue at first, believing he just needed time to learn to trust her.

It wasn't until she'd witnessed a peculiar nightmare of his time and time again, that she finally asked him to explain. Much to her surprise Yoko had told her everything about growing up in Makai; learning to live on his own, forming his own band of thieves, betraying his comrade and then discovering he felt guilty for it many centuries later, meeting Kuronue and forming a very close bond, only to loose him a century later in a botched robbery, and also his own violent and blood escape into the body of Shuichi Minamino, who was still but a child in the womb.

Kagome had found herself crying for him, of the things he'd gone through, all the pain of living a life alone. At first Yoko had been afraid he'd said to much and Kagome had surprised them both by embracing him and telling him she loved him and that he would never be alone again. It was the first time anyone besides his human mother had told him he loved him. After that Yoko was hooked and soon after Kurama had asked her to marry him.

How she loved her kitsune. Of course she'd say yes. Who wouldn't? She was surprised he hadn't broken something when she'd practically mauled him. Of course he had proclaimed that she could jump him anytime she wanted.

Kurama never ceased to amaze her, always finding some way to sneak a compliment in when she wasn't expecting it. And he always found someway of touching her, a brief glide of his fingers across her cheek, the warm press of his face against her shoulder, the blazing of his lips upon her own. There was no doubt about it. She was positively in love with the ruby haired boy.

Kagome came back to herself when she realized he was standing directly in front of her and a little to the side. He was smiling that small smile that Kagome couldn't help but return. It was the same smile he'd showed the day they'd first spoken to each other and confessed their inner most secrets, the day he'd held her close, as if she were the most precious gift in the world, the day...of their first kiss.

She heard him whisper that he loved her and she whispered the words back to him as he took her hand, first kissing the knuckles and loosening some of her tension, and then leading her up the last few steps.

She barely heard the beginning of the priest's words, so wrapped up in staring at her love, was she.

She could have cried, actually she was crying, as she listened to his speech, loving the way he spoke so softly, as if no one else in the room existed except for her. Of course she would never know that to Kurama, there was no one else in the room but her. Staring up into those big, cat like eyes of his, all she wanted to do was kiss him and show him just how much she loved him. She felt a flash of panic when he finished his speech and looked at her expectantly. She gulped, nervous about confessing her deepest feelings to him in front of all these people. And then he smiled at her and she wasn't nervous anymore. She was in love with him and damn it she was going to tell him how she felt.

"Shuichi..." she began remembering to use his human name, since his mother and step family were present. Even after all these years Kurama still hadn't been able to tell his mother just what he was. And that was okay with Kagome. She knew one of Kurama's biggest fears was that his mother would reject him should she ever find out what he was. Of course she knew Shiori loved her son more than anything else in the world and knew that Kurama just needed time to face his fears. He would tell his mother one day, she knew. But until that day, she would respect his fears.

"You're my best friend, my love, my partner for life. I was afraid and in the dark for so long, believing that no one would or could love me. But you brought me to life, gave me hope, and taught me so much about life an love. I know that we'll continue to grow and learn together as we make our way through life. And I know that we will survive because we have each other. You are my mate...my soul mate and there is no one else in the world that I love as much as you. Thank you for loving me and showing me that there is light in this world and that I don't have to be afraid to step into it to know what life is all about. I love you and I will cherish you forever."

Kurama and Kagome continued gazing into each other's eyes, barely hearing when the priest ask for the rings, each lost in the loving caress of the other's eyes.

"You may kiss the bride..." The priest finished and Kurama pulled on Kagome's wrist causing her to tip over and fall into his embrace, not that she minded. She'd been waiting all day just to be held safe and protected in Kurama's arms.

Kagome realized Kurama was simply staring at her and wondered what was taking him so long to kiss her. "Kurama," she whispered aware that they were getting some strange looks from the audience.

"Yes?" Kurama asked, mouth dipping lower, blocking out the confused whispers satisfied with staring at his beautiful wife. He wordlessly lifted her veil and looked into her pure blue eyes.

"Aren't you going to kiss me?" Kagome's eyes were gentle and filled with love as Kurama smiled and answered her.

"Yes." Kagome was overcome by the sweetness of her husband and couldn't help but allow him to deepen the kiss and bring her closer to his pulsing body. When he finally whispered his head, Kagome was panting from suppressed need, before she realized they had quite the audience. She spun around and blushed, flushing even more when Yusuke began cat calling beside Kurama and their family cheered. She shot him a half glare while he simply returned her dangerous glance with a smug little smile of his own.

"What's wrong wife?" he teased as they made their way down the aisle, now joined as husband and wife. "Feeling a little bit flushed? Is this something maybe I can help you with?"

She shot him a mocking grin. "Maybe," she whispered, leaning close and sliding her tongue delicately along the pulse in his neck. "If you behave yourself."

She giggled when Kurama growled and pulled her close, whispering harshly in her ear, "I'll hold you to that later."

Kagome grinned up at him, pulling him down for another sweet kiss. "I love you," she whispered when she pulled away.

Kurama smiled and buried his head against her neck, pulling her close into a warm embrace. "I love you, too."

Well that is it. I am considering giving you guys a nice tender loving third chapter, but that is as far as it goes. And if I do write a third chapter it would be a lemon because I have nothing else to write about after that. Everything would be complete. But I won't do it unless you guys actually would like a third chapter. So please review and I'll think about writing a third chapter.

Ja ne

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