Sorry for the delay, I am extremely busy right now, and my teachers have conspired to drop us with a helluva lot of schoolwork on the same week. My reason in writing this is that I don't know when I can update chapter 30 and the Epilogue. I'm telling you this now, so you people don't write reviews ordering me to drop everything assume the chapter. Just a warning.

Leiko-chan

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Chapter 29: The Best Moment of Her Life

Laughing as Junsei pulled her towards the jeweller's shop, Aiko beamed at her soon-to-be mate, the sparkle in her eyes expressing the ecstasy she felt at that moment.

"You don't need to do this, koibito." She stated as another bout of giggles erupted from her.

"Your right, I don't have to," he replied, stopping in mid-step to give her a chaste kiss "I want to." He grinned and pulled her into the shop, carting her over to the front desk and ringing the bell.

"Can I help you?" Inquired a bored looking clerk.

"Yes, I'm here to pick up my purchase" Junsei smiled.

"Your name, sir?"
"Junsei Mouko."
"One moment please." Punching a few things in on his computer, the clerk nodded once and walked briskly into the back room.

"So, what does it look like?" Aiko asked, putting on a puppy-dog pout and batting her eyelashes at him. Junsei laughed.

"You'll see." He winked.

"Sir?" The clerk had returned; a small, velvet-covered box in his hands. Aiko squealed. Junsei chuckled and took he box from the clerk, who had raised an eyebrow at the bubbly inu hanyou.

"Thank You." Junsei bowed, and, wrapping his arm around Aiko, dragged the girl outside the shop.

"Aren't you going to pay for it?" Aiko questioned, her black-tipped ears twitching cutely.

"Prepaid. Are you hungry?"

"Yeah, but can I have the ring?"

"What, this?" Junsei smirked, holding the box above his head.

"Junsei!" Aiko whined, "Give it here!" Jumping for the trinket, she growled in frustration when she missed. Laughing, Junsei kept it away from her for a while longer, before putting a hand on her shoulder, and lowering the other.

"Aiko!"

Aiko groaned. A human boy sidled up to her, flinging his arms around her neck. Junsei growled protectively, causing the boy to jump a bit.

"Ryo, let go. I told you, I don't like you that way." She growled as well, causing him to release her arm.

"Aw, but baby, I could take care of you much better that this filthy youkai." He sneered, gesturing towards the still growling Junsei.

"Ryo, stop it." Aiko snarled, throwing off his groping hands. "I don't like you, at all. I never have, and I never will." Striding over to Junsei, he immediately calmed as her youki wrapped around him. Taking the ring box from her fiancé's hands, she wrenched open the lid, and stopped dead in her tracks.

Tucked in a blue velvet cushion was an 18k gold diamond engagement ring, with a large square diamond in the center, its band studded with smaller circular diamonds. Gasping softly, she slipped on the ring and stared at it, as though she were mesmerised by the way it glittered in the artificial light. Swinging around, she flung her arms around Junsei's neck, kissing him passionately. Junsei inwardly smiled and wrapped his arms around her waist, and deepened the kiss, relishing in the stutters that were being emitted from Ryo.

"Y-You're engaged?" He stuttered dumbly. Aiko broke the kiss and smirked at the wide-eyed human.

"Uh, yeah."

"But I thought you were my girlfriend!"

"You really are stupid, aren't you?"

"Come on koibito, he's not worth our time." Aiko said with the same air of superiority that she had used so long ago.

((Later that evening, after the mating ceremony))

"Junsei, you were… amazing." Aiko breathed. Their bodies glistened with the remnants of their lovemaking. Snuggling up so her head rested in the crook of his arm, Aiko draped her arms across her mate's chest, Aiko let the welcoming darkness of sleep overtake her. Kissing her forehead, Junsei smiled as her breathing evened out, telling him she had gone to sleep.

"Good night, my mate."

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Ok, so I'm too chicken to write a lemon. I have no authority to anyways. At least not yet. Even if I did, I would be plagiarizing from all the fictional books I've read. ((Laughs sheepishly))

Yes, Ryo likes her. But it's really just lust. After all, Aiko grew up to be a very beautiful demoness. As did her sister. Anyways, the ring is on my profile, if you want to check it out. It really is beautiful. The next chapter will be as soon as I sort out my life. There's only one chapter left, and then an Epilogue. So if you guys give me… Twenty reviews, I'll make some time to post it sooner. I promise.

May your love be eternal,

Leiko-chan

((sorry, just had to put that quip in there, pay no mind to it))