disclaimer: I do not own inuyasha
She looked over at Sesshoumaru, she couldn't believe that he was here!
'Oh no, I have to dance at this party in order to show that I am a woman now and I am eligible for a mate' She blushed as she thought about her dance, her sensei helped her put together a routine, and well, it left nothing to the imagination, showing off all of her flexibility and grace.
Sesshoumaru touched her cheeks, sliding his thumbs across her blush.
"Why are you blushing princess?" He smirked with that sexy mouth of his.
"Well, as you know, I have my coming of age routine I am supposed to perform in front of the guests." She looked away shyly, her blush darkening.
He chuckled, "Did you not want me to see it?" he bent down and circled so that he could look at her face, he smiled mischievously.
She covered her face with her hands, peeking through her fingers to look at him.
She turned her head away, "It's racy, and embarrassing. It doesn't leave anything to the imagination."
He chuckled again and grabbed her from behind and held her to his chest.
"Oh, is that it?" he chuckled at her discomfort, "Well then i'm looking forward to seeing it." His voice gave her goose bumps.
"Aw, great, do I have to worry about you wanting to court me as well?" She whined, even though she would not mind having sesshoumaru as a mate. She knew everything about him and he knew everything about her.
"Maybe…" He smirked and turned her around to look teasingly down at her.
She smiled and shook her head happily.
"That reminds me. I have a gift for you. Well a few actually, but you only get the other ones if you allow me court you Kagome."
She gasped and looked up at his face, he was serious. He looked at her like he loved her, affection and devotion shining in his beautiful gold eyes.
She didn't know what to say, her head bowed, her hair covering her face. Her heart was beating so fast, she was sure that he heard it.
He pulled up her chin, and her hair fell away from her face. She was crying again and he brushed the tears away again.
He turned his face away, he knew that it would be too soon, he had been away for fifteen years, for god's sake!
"I'm so sorry Kagome, I should have never said that." Tears fell down his cheeks.
She delicately grabbed his face and turned it back to her, wiping his tears away, smiling.
She looked into his eyes, "No, I'm glad you said it, I'm so happy."
Tears fell faster from his face as he smiled. He picked her up and she clung to his shoulders. He held onto her as if nothing would take her away, like he would never let her go.
"I was so afraid your answer would be no. I just blurted it out. I couldn't help it." He shook his head into her neck, not believing that he had asked and really not believing that she had said yes.
He let her down and pushed down lightly on her shoulders, and she sat on her vanity chair. He reached into his hakama, to the place over his heart and pulled out a small soft looking bag and then handed it down to her.
She looked down at the bag, then up at him. Sesshoumaru was smiling, smiling like she had ever seen him smile. A dazzlingly happy smile. "Open it."
She looked down at the little bag and untied the small knot, pulling the cord from it. The bag's fabric opened in her lap to reveal a silver bracelet with little bells hanging from it.
"There are fifteen bells, each one represents a year I was gone. I just wanted to remind you that I think of you always, even when I'm gone." He smiled sadly.
Tears were still rolling down her face as she picked it up and looked at all of the bells, noticing that all of them had different designs and patterns.
"They're all different." She turned the bracelet around, admiring each bell individually.
"I got each bell in a different country, they were all made by talented silversmiths that I had met when I traveled." He smiled as he took the bracelet and undid its small clasp and re-clasped it around her left wrist.
She twisted her wrist back and forth, making the bells jingle and also making her smile.
She outstretched her arms to Sesshoumaru and he picked her up. She stared into his eyes.
"Thank you. You don't know how happy I am, to see you, and to now be your future mate." She smiled and he smiled back.
She lightly took his chin into her hands and she leaned down pressing her lips to his, closing her eyes in the happiest moment of her life.
He kissed back, his tongue coming to trace her bottom lip and she gasped, giving him the perfect opportunity. He lightly swept his tongue over her own and she touched back hesitantly at first before it became a passionate battle. He slowly pulled back, licking her lips as he left and burrowing his head into her neck, smelling her scent. He was so happy he had a mate to be.