WooHoo! 2071! You guys totally rock!
Today was great...we got to mingle with the higher-ups in various airline companies, as well as government officials.
Anyway...without further ado...on with the story.
Kagome stared at her reflection. She was dressed in a traditional wedding kimono, as was the young slayer standing beside her. Sango had somehow talked her into marrying her Inuyasha the human way, and both had decided on a joint wedding.
"So what was this 'surprise' you told me you had?" the slayer asked. Kagome smiled slyly, "You'll see," she told her, "You'll see." Sango glanced at her quizzically before brushing it aside. Finishing up their final touches, both girls made their way to the Goshinboku, where the ceremony would take place.
Miroku paced nervously at the base of the Goshinboku. "Calm down," Inuyasha commanded, "You're making me dizzy." The monk stopped momentarily to give the hanyou an exasperated glance, before continuing his steps. "Look," the hanyou growled, "I know you're nervous, but she'll be here."
"How can you know that?" the monk demanded, "How do you know she won't change her mind?" The hanyou sighed, maybe it was time to let the monk in on his 'draw card'. "It's true that you're a total letch," Inuyasha sighed, "But Sango does love you, Kagome told me so, and besides, she wouldn't miss this." Miroku gasped as Inuyasha showed him the 'surprise' he and his mate had put together.
Sango broke into tears when she saw who was standing before Keade. Inuyasha stood before the tree, Keade on one side, Miroku on the other, but it was the person standing next to the monk that had tears rolling down her cheeks. Resplendent in deep blue robes, was her little brother Kohaku, beaming widely as he watched his sister walking down the aisle in her wedding kimono.
"Do you like it?" Kagome whispered in the slayer's ear. Sango nodded, raw emotion making it hard to work her vocal chords. "How did you...?" Kagome's hand gripped the girl's shoulder warmly. "You'd have to thank Inuyasha for that," She whispered back, "He gave up the chance at becoming full demon just so we could see you smile again."
Sango's eyes widened. Inuyasha had given up the Shikon Jewel freely, making the miracle before her possible. "Please tell him that I thank him," She murmured to the miko beside her, "That I know how much of a sacrifice this is for him, and that he has no idea how much I appreciate this." Kagome glanced over to meet her mate's eyes. He nodded slightly, winking as he grinned, meaning he'd heard every word. "I think he already knows," Kagome whispered back.
The ceremony was over before anyone knew it, and soon the whole village hade become one giant reception. The hanyou and his mate decided to leave early, leaving the focus on the newly married slayer and monk, besides, Kagome still had one surprise up her sleeve. The miko took one last glance at the happy couple, Miroku sitting side by side with Sango while he spoke to Keade, Sango with one arm around her little brother, as if scared he would disappear if she let go.
"You did a good thing," a husky voice sounded in her ear. Turning to face the source, the miko sighed as two lips crashed on to hers. "I don't think I've seen her that happy in a long time," Kagome whispered, "I'm just glad that some good came out of the jewel. Besides, that wasn't the only miracle the jewel created." The hanyou glanced inquiringly at his mate.
"Did you ask it to keep the well open?" He asked. Kagome shook her head, linking her hand with her lover's. "I had to give that up," she told him, "I asked for two miracles, but the cost was the ability to go back to see my mother."
Inuyasha's eyes widened. What could possibly be worth so much to her that she willingly gave up the ability to visit her own family? "Besides," Kagome continued, "It's not like I'll never see them again, I just have to wait a few hundred years. The miracle I asked for was to rectify an injustice that happened a long time ago."
Walking through the doors of the dining hall, Inuyasha'a eyes took in the two forms standing side by side, waiting for him with open arms. "You mean you gave up your family for..." the hanyou began to choke slightly on unspent tears. "I know you didn't get that much time with them," Kagome told her hanyou, "At least I got eighteen years with mine, and I'll have more in five hundred years time. You only had them for such a short time, I think it's time you had a chance to know them."
The happy tears streaming down her koibito's face as he embraced his mother was more then enough for Kagome. She turned to leave, giving them time to catch up when two arms pulled her back into a firm chest. "Thank you," he murmured in her ear as he nuzzled her neck. Kagome shook her head, "I don't know what you're talking about," she told him as she tried to leave again, only to be pulled back to her lover. "You and I both know how much your family means to you," he told her, "And I thank you for giving me another chance with my mother, and a chance to get to know my father. Now come on, I want you to meet my mum."
Inuyasha pulled her to his waiting parents. "Mum, Dad," he started, "This is Kagome, my mate." Shippo and Kyo walked into the room, wondering what was taking their parents so long. "And this is Shippo and Kyo," he told his parents as he beckoned the two pups forward, "They're both orphans Kagome adopted, so their ours now, but we've got a pup of our own on the way." Inuyasha stroked her stomach gently, she was starting to show a small bulge now, the only sign of the life growing inside her. "Inuyasha," Kagome murmured, "Why don't you take your parents up to the garden and talk while I prepare a room. I'm sure you have a lot to catch up on, and I'd only be in the way." The young miko bowed to her mate's parents before gathering the pups and leaving the room.
Yes...both Sango and Inuyasha have been re-united with their loved ones...but Kagome's now stuck in the fuedal age (not that she'd really care)
Still some more story left to come...so keep those reviews coming.
Ja ne for now...and may your thoughts and creativity flow,
Lady Ami DragonHeart