Okay...well I've had an intense few days. I had professional hair and make-up artists give me a make-over for my course. The hair stylist showed me a few hair styles...then asked me to re-create them. The make-up artist had sooo mch trouble helping me with make-up, because I was far to pale for basically all of her range.
Unlike the other girls, where she made the focus their mouths...she made my eyes the focus. She said she loved my eyes, and so she only put mascara and eye liner on the top lids and refused to touch the lower. She told me that my eyes were really bright and pretty and didn't need anything extra to make them stand out. She also said she'd love to 'go to town' with my make up and do things like smokey eyes, or give me a completely sultry look.
Anywayz...on with the party!
Kagome handed the boys a 'trick or treat' bag, grabbing one for herself, before exiting the house. Once they hit the street, the three demonic boys' eyes grew wide as they looked upon the sea of people dressed up as goblins, witches and the like. Kagome led the party down the streets, on the set route her and her brother had mapped out, stopping at each door to ask for candy.
Once Inuyasha and the two pups had worked out the routine, they confidently strode up to the next door and said, "Trick or treat," grinning widely. The couple who opened the door began to exclaim over how original they were, dressing up as a family of demons, before showering them with candy. Kagome smiled happily as she watched Inuyasha slowly becoming more and more comfortable.
"See," she whispered into his ear as they walked to the next house, "I told you you'd like Halloween." Inuyasha spun to face her, wrapping an arm around her waist, pulling her in close. "Only because you're with me," he told her, before bending her backwards, as he dipped her into a kiss. Three voices yelling 'Trick or treat' brought them back to the real world. Not even bothering to stand, Inuyasha and Kagome just smiled as they held out their candy bags to an elderly couple chuckling about young love.
Finishing their route, Kagome led them back to the shrine. Once everybody had sat down, Kagome brought out a massive bowl, and collected the boys' bags, much to their displeasure. Inuyasha's ears drooped as Kagome took his bag, he'd earned that candy. Pouring the contents of all five bags into the bowl, Kagome began to sort through and place them into five equal piles. The miko then placed each completed pile into a separate bag and handed them back to their owners.
"We all did the same amount of work," she told them, "So we should all get an equal share of the candy." Inuyasha nodded, that seemed fair. "Now," she told them, "You can't take your candy to the parties, so I want all of you to put your name on you bag and hand them to me. I'm going to put them all in my room so Grandpa won't eat them." Sota laughed, as he raced to put his bag in his room, he knew what a sweet tooth their grandpa had. Kagome collected the bags and hurried to pack them away in her closet, before rushing back to the group.
Kagome grabbed a bag on their way out, as they left the house once more, leading them through the streets to a two story house. "Kyo, Shippo," Kagome murmured, pulling the two boys aside, "Inuyasha and I are going to leave you here. This is a party for children your own age. If you need us, we're going to be just down the street in that house there," she pointed out a massive three story mansion, "Sota will be here with you, so if you have any questions, just ask him. Sota," she pulled her brother over, handing him the bag, "I want you to take care of them. They don't know much about our era, so I want you to help them out. No fighting," she told all three, before knocking on the door.
A gentle looking couple opened the door, inviting the three children inside. With a final wave, the door closed, leaving Inuyasha and Kagome alone again. Sensing her worry, the hanyou threw and arm around his miko. "They'll be fine," he murmured, rubbing small circles on her shoulder, "The couple smelled okay to me, and they know how to take care of themselves. You saw what they did to Koga, and he's a demon, and if worse comes to worse, they know exactly where we are, and we're within running distance." Kagome smiled up at her charming hanyou, "I know," she told him, "But that doesn't stop me from worrying."
"Damn wench," Inuyasha growled playfully, "If you're like this with those two, imagine what you're going to be like when we have our own pups. Am I actually going to be able to take them hunting, or are you going to make them play under you watchful eyes?" The miko punched his side, "No," she retorted, "If they're with you I know they'll be safe, and they are our children, or at least they will be." Gazing at the sky for a moment, Kagome turned back to her hanyou, "What will our children be anyway?" she asked, "Quarter demons?"
Inuyasha shook his head, "Nah," he replied, "Hanyous follow a different set of mating rules. Demons had demon sperm, humans have human sperm. Hanyous don't have hanyou sperm, we have a mix of both. Our human DNA goes into our human sperm, while our demon DNA goes into our demon sperm. Only difference is that, demon sperm have demonic abilities as well, so they always reach the egg first, making the outcome dependent on the mother. If the mother is a youkai, the child will be too, if the mother is human, the child is a hanyou. The only way we could have a human child would be if we mated on the new moon, my human night. Female hanyous have it differently though. Just like I have mixed sperm, they have a mixed set of eggs, but they can't control which egg reaches their womb, so it's pot-luck on whether a demon or human egg is fertilized."
"So our children will have your puppy ears?" she inquired, her fingers itching to play with his. Inuyasha smirked, knowing exactly what her twitching fingers wanted to do. "I don't know," he told her, "They'll definitely have my youkai strength, but the features would more then likely be a mix of yours and mine. I don't really care what characteristics they have, as long as they end up with your smile I'll be happy. Oh, and Kagome, I'm an Inu hanyou, we don't have children, we have pups." Kagome entwined her fingers with his, bringing his hand up to brush her lips against the back of his hand, before knocking on the door of the mansion in front of them.
The door opened to allow them to enter. Once inside, Kagome and Inuyasha began to marvel at the extent her friends had gone to, to create a haunted house. After a half an hour, and several wrong turns, they finally reached the main party area. Upon entering, Kagome was bombarded by her three friends. "Kagome," Eri cried, "Hojo's here, and he's looking for you." "Yeah," Yuka exclaimed, "So why'd you bring Inu-thingy. I thought he was looking after your children." Eri nodded her agreement, "Hojo also told us that he didn't care if you already had children, he still wants you."
Kagome could feel Inuyasha's hackles rise at the thought of her being with someone else. "Guys," Kagome told them, "His name's Inuyasha, and I'm not going anywhere with Hojo, because Inuyasha and I are engaged." Eri, Yuka and Ayumi's jaws dropped, when had this happened? "Kagome," she heard Inuyasha mumble in her ear, "What's 'engaged'?" Kagome smiled, "Well," she whispered back, "We're not mates yet, so we can't be married. I suppose you could say that engaged means courting." Inuyasha smirked as he wrapped his arms around her from behind. "I don't really care what name you put on it," he told her, "As long as it means you're mine."
Kagome began to blush as her hanyou started nibbling gently on her ear, his warm breath whispering against her skin. Inuyasha's lips twitched into a smirk, as he watched her friends' jaws drop. Eri's eyes finally landed on something, Kagome's finger. "Hey Kagome," Eri cried, "If you two are supposed to be engaged, how come you're not wearing a ring?" Inuyasha immediately stopped his ministrations. Kagome took a moment longer to clear her head before gathering her thoughts.
"Well," she began, "We've been best friends for over three years now, and we've been in love with each other for most of that time, but we never could work up the nerve to tell each other. I guess we just had other things on our minds, and we were both too scared to ruin such an amazing friendship. Besides, Inuyasha holds my heart, and I know that there's no one else I'd rather spend the rest of my life with. I don't need a ring to tell me he loves me, his kisses tell me that. Just like I don't need you to tell me I should go on a date with Hojo. I'm in love with Inuyasha, and no amount of dates with Hojo is going to change that, so I'd appreciate it if you would accept that I'm engaged to Inuyasha, and be happy for me."
Inuyasha beamed at his miko, blushing heavily. How was it that she could open her mouth, and make him fall in love with her all over again? He thanked his lucky stars for the day she came tumbling into his life. Humans mated humans. Demons mated demons. It was uncommon for a demon to take a human mate, but not unheard of, but hanyous on the other hand, were a very different story. Hanyous were despised by demons for their human heart, and hated by humans for their demon blood. Very few hanyous ever made it to puberty, and those that did could only ever find friendship in other half-demons. Then there was Kagome.
Kagome was in a category all of her own. She didn't care what people were. Whether they were youkai, hanyou or ningen, Kagome treated them all equally. She didn't believe in discriminating against someone, just because of their heritage, she judged them on the purity of their heart.
Since his mother's death, Inuyasha had always believed that he would suffer the same fate as the many hanyous before him, to die old, and alone. Never in all his wildest dreams, had he thought that his childish fantasies would become reality. Now he had the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen, tightly wrapped in his embrace, with the promise of becoming mates.
The hanyou sighed softly to himself, causing the miko to turn to him. "What's wrong Inuyasha?" she asked softly. Inuyasha cupped her face with his clawed hand, "I just wish my mother was still alive," he told her softly, "I think she really would've loved you, but not half as much as I do." Kagome felt her cheeks grow hot as a blush steadily made itself known. "You know," Inuyasha began, "You're cute when you're mad, but you're even cuter when you're blushing."
Kagome opened her mouth to protest, and Inuyasha took advantage of the moment, crushing his lips to hers, as his tongue slid inside her mouth. Her eyes widened in shock at this new intruder, before she began to fight back. The miko slipped her own tongue into his mouth, as her arms wrapped themselves around his neck. The battle of the tongues began, as Inuyasha smirked against her lips. One arm snaked its way around her waist, while his other hand reached up to cradle her head, entangling itself in her dark tresses. Tilting her head slightly, to give himself better access, Kagome gave their tongue war one last attempt, before sighing into his mouth as she relaxed into his strong embrace.
Breaking for air, an evil thought popped into Inuyasha's head. He carefully slid his hand from her waist, down to cup her bottom. He suddenly pulled his miko to him, grinding her hips gently against his, squeezing her bottom firmly as he held her to him. Kagome began to voice her pleasure in soft mews, as the scent of her arousal assaulted Inuyasha's sensitive nose. Her tiny mews were music to his ears. Inuyasha revelled in the knowledge of how much control he had over her body, loving it almost as much as knowing how responsive she was to his touch.
Inuyasha began to nibble gently on her neck, when a sharp scent brought him back to his senses. He stopped all ministrations, in favour of holding his miko protectively in his embrace while growling softly at the intruder. Crashing back to reality, Kagome felt the rumbling of her hanyou's chest, and turned to see Hojo nearby. She turned to face her ruffled hanyou, staring at him questioningly. "I don't like the way he looks at you," he grumbled, "He wants to take you as his mate. You're MY mate, and he should just suck it up and move on."
Kagome giggled, innocently toying with his silver mane. "What he wants and what he's going to get are two different things," she told him, "He may want me, but I don't want him. I see him as nothing more then a good friend. Besides, why would I even contemplate someone as boring and dull as Hojo, when I have the strong, faithful, loving and completely sexy hanyou, with the cutest pair of doggy-ears, standing right in front of me? I know you'll always be there for me, whether it's facing down a rabid youkai, or just as shoulder to cry on.
"When people touch me, I feel them touching my skin, but when you touch me, I can feel you holding my heart. When you kiss me, I feel your lips caressing my soul. No one but you has the power to do that to me." Inuyasha smirked cockily, he couldn't wait to see the look on the human weakling's face when he found out Kagome's heart had already been claimed. "Kagome!" a happy voice cried as an excited young man walked over to them, only to find her in the arms of another man. "Kagome," he asked nervously, as Inuyasha gave him a cold glare, "Why is your babysitter here?"
"Hojo," Kagome began, "Inuyasha isn't, exactly, Shippo and Kyo's babysitter..." Sensing her nervousness, Inuyasha took over. "I'm her fiancée," he growled, pulling her closer to his body, leaving a soft butterfly kiss on her temple. Hojo's face fell, "Oh," he said tonelessly, "Well, congratulations Kagome." Inuyasha beamed as he watched mate-wannabe number one walk away. "Kags?" the hanyou asked, "Did you want to dance?" Not giving her a chance to reply, he strode onto the dance floor, dragging her with him, and gracefully spun her into his arms. A shocked look was all she could give him before the soft timbre of a slow, romantic Ballard wound its way to their ears, and Inuyasha began to waltz with her across the floor.
A few songs later, and Kagome still couldn't believe how Inuyasha could dance so amazingly. "How did you learn to dance like that?" she asked him, "These dances were created well after the feudal era." The hanyou smiled sexily, allowing his fangs to show, "Your mum taught me," he told her, "I had to do something while waiting for you to come back from school." She tweaked his ear, "You're just full of surprises tonight," she told him. The full moon was rising, her scent was intoxicating, and he could feel his pants growing slightly uncomfortable. "Well," he told her, shifting slightly, "I know one surprise that would like to be unwrapped tonight." Elbowing him sharply, she walked over to a drinks table, grabbing two cups of punch, before heading out on to the balcony, overlooking the gardens, Inuyasha trailing faithfully behind her.
"I've been thinking," she murmured to him softly, as he wrapped his arms around her once more, "Male demons are usually the dominant ones in the relationship aren't they?" Inuyasha nodded, "Once a female accepts a mate, she becomes the submissive," he told her, "It's a sign of devotion. By taking a mate, she gives him all the power. She follows his every order. To do otherwise would be a sign of disrespect, but I don't want you to be like that. I love your fire, your passion. I don't care if you don't always agree with me, and I don't care if we spend half our time fighting about stupid things, as long as you love me, that's all I could ask for. The only time I would ask you to be submissive, would be if we face a high ranking demon, or in the bedroom, because I still want to be the dominant mate in the bedroom."
Kagome nodded, "I can understand that," she told him, "You love me for who I am, and don't want to change that, but in the face of demon nobility, you don't to appear weak. Having a mate speak her mind could compromise your position and lose their respect, and most guys like to be the king of their domain, but can I take control in the bedroom once in a while?" Inuyasha nodded, he loved how understanding she was, and he might let her take control, maybe once a year. "But if I'm to become your mate," Kagome continued, "I shouldn't have as much control over you. Besides, I know you're not going to hurt me, so I think it's time we took your rosary off."
It was true that the rosary was a form of control that female mates were not supposed to have over a male, but for him it held sentimental value. "I guess I always knew I'd have to give it up," he sighed, "And at first it was a constant reminder that I was bound to a mortal, but every time you disappeared into your era, it was still there. No matter how far away you were, no matter how many years were between us, it made me feel as though I was still connected to you. To let you take it, I'd want something else in return. I'd want to have something to connect me to you. I'd want to know that no male would ever be able to take you away from me, especially that wolf. If I let you take it, then I want to claim you tonight." Kagome reached up and slid the beads over his head, "We'll give it another thirty minutes," she told him, "And then we'll go pick the pups up." Inuyasha pressed his lips to hers, smirking as he began to plan which position he wanted to take her in first, before they both headed inside, just in time for the announcement of the winners of the best costume awards.
Ayumi stepped up on to the stage, to where a microphone stood. Next to her, were Eri and Yuka, both holding a pillow each, with a crown resting on either cushion. "Okay," she spoke nervously, once the music had been cut, "Time for the awards for best costume. The votes have been tallied, and the runner up for best female costume is the witch, Uotani." A petite blonde, wearing a witch's costume, with a modern twist, sauntered on to the stage, to be handed a small bouquet of flowers. "The runner up for best male costume is the Prince Charming, Hojo." Inuyasha snorted as he watched the wimpy man walk on to the stage, with a sword that Inuyasha doubted the boy could lift, let alone swing, also receive a bouquet of flowers.
"And now," Ayumi called out, "What we've all been waiting for. The award for best female costume goes to, the medieval warrior-wench, Kagome!" Inuyasha smirked cockily, it was no surprise to him that Kagome was chosen. He had always thought she was gorgeous, and her costume, hand-made by Tomoyo, was second to none, and served to enhance her natural beauty.
Kagome walked numbly up on to the stage, still in shock that she'd won. Eri stepped forward to offer Ayumi a gold, wire-worked tiara, which Ayumi placed on Kagome's head. Kagome turned to face the crowd, blushing heavily as she heard Inuyasha wolf-whistle loudly. "Now for the award for best male costume," Ayumi, called, "and the winner is..." Suddenly the doors burst open to cries of 'Mummy' as two little demons came racing towards the stage, and the miko standing on it. Kagome threw her arms open as her two pups launched themselves into her embrace.
Giggling at the two boys in her friend's arms, Ayumi dug into her pockets, handing some candy to both children. "They're so cute," she told Kagome, "And Kyo even looks like a smaller version of your fiancée," lowering her voice to a whisper, Ayumi continued, "And between you and me, I think he's a much better choice than Hojo. I can see the love you have for each other in your eyes." Kagome giggled, as her two pups gave each other high-fives while sucking on their lollies. "Ayumi," Kagome murmured, "I think you've read one too many romance novels." Both girls began to giggle uncontrollably, knowing how much of a hopeless romantic Ayumi was.
"Anyway," Ayumi said as she turned back to the microphone, "On with the show. As I was saying, the winner of the award for best male costume tonight is the dog demon, Inuyasha!" The hanyou stared in shock as the people around him began to push him towards the stage. Kagome winning was one thing, she had gone to school with everyone present, and was friends with most of them. Inuyasha had never met most of these people before in his life.
Yuka offered a golden crown, lined with blood-red velvet, to Ayumi as Inuyasha stepped on to the stage. As Ayumi placed the crown on the hanyou's head, Inuyasha felt his heart soar, hearing the hundreds of people in the crowd cheering his name. Turning to face his miko, he saw Kagome, Shippo and Kyo cheering the loudest. He strode over to his miko and her sons, tousling the pups' hair, only to be greeted by playful growls of 'Dad!'
Once the applause had died down, Ayumi stepped back up to the microphone. "I'd just like to take this opportunity to make another important announcement," she called out, "Kagome has recently become engaged to the sexy piece of man-candy beside her, Inuyasha. So if everyone could grab a cup of punch, I'd like to make a toast," she waited as everyone scrambled to grab a drink before continuing, "To Kagome and Inuyasha, may your love for each other grow with each passing day, and may your house be blessed with the sound of many tiny feet."
Inuyasha's lips twitched into one of the biggest, true smiles Kagome had ever seen, as he watched everyone raise their cups, wishing them happiness. "You were right," the hanyou murmured in her ear, "I do love Halloween, but I think I'm going to like it a whole lot more later tonight." Kagome blushed heavily, knowing exactly what he was referring to. Once the cheers had died down, and everyone had returned to dancing and chatting, Kagome made her way over to her three friends.
"Thank you so much for that lovely toast," Kagome told Ayumi, "But I'm afraid I have two very tired boys…" Inuyasha wrapped his arms around her from behind, resting his chin on her shoulder as he nuzzled into her hair, "…Make that three very tired boys, on my hands, so I'm going to have to go now and get these three to bed, before they fall asleep where they're standing. I don't know how much I'm going to be able to see you three after tonight. We're looking at buying a house out of town, but I'll try to come back for regular visits. Thank you all for everything, Good night." With a small wave, Kagome left, with her two pups in her arms, and her loving hanyou right besides her.
"Hey Kagome," Inuyasha said, once they'd left the house, "What was that about buying a house?" Kagome giggled, passing Shippo over for him to hold. "Well I couldn't exactly tell them that I was going to be living in the feudal era now could I?" she told him, "By saying that we're buying a house away from the city, it gives us an excuse for not being here all the time. When we come back from the feudal era to visit my family, we can simply tell them we've come for a short visit." Reaching out a hand to him, she opened her hand to reveal his prayer beads. "Here," she whispered, "I managed to destroy the subjugation spell on it, so you can still wear it, just that I can scream 'sit' all I like and nothing will happen. I thought, since you said it had sentimental value, that you might like to keep it." Inuyasha smiled, taking the offered beads and slipping them back over his head. As an experiment, he whipped them off again. Satisfied that he could take it on and off at will, he settled them back to their normal place. Inuyasha had to admit, after wearing them for so long, he felt naked without them.
Once they returned home, Kagome and Inuyasha set the pups down, as Kagome made her way up towards the stairs and her room. Inuyasha pulled the pups over as soon as she'd left the room. Sota would be staying at a friend's place tonight. "Now," he told them, "You can go anywhere in the house, except Kagome's room, and you can go outside if you have to, but only to the Goshinboku and back. Do not enter Kagome's room unless there's an intruder, and only then, if you can't deal with them. Do this, and if you're good boys, I'll get you a daddy by tomorrow morning." He grinned as the two boys nodded, all three knowing exactly what would be happening in Kagome's room that night, before racing after his miko. Tonight would be a night neither of them would forget, he'd make sure of that.
I hope you enjoyed that...and isn't Yash a naughty (horny) little puppy?
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