Inuyasha's Redemption 9

Disclaimer: I do not and probably never will own Inuyasha, but I can dream, can't I?

Inuyasha's POV

I look up immediately, smelling that blessed scent of Kagome waft to my nose. Secounds later she, Sango and the twins appear in the room. Sango holds the young boy and Kagome, the girl. That delectable lavender scent is stronger now that Kagome is in the same room. Then another, less welcome scent reaches my nose. "Fluffy!" I say, jumping up.

Kagome sighs, the look on her face plainly saying Can we just relax for one hour without an interruption? Just once?

"Sesshoumaru?" Miroku says, standing up just as fast. "We better go see what he wants."

I roll my eyes "Miroku, you baka what does he always want?" but I stand up and we all leave the small house were Sesshoumaru is, the little green toad and the young girl behind him.

The girl, I think her name was Rin smells a bit different. Before it was simply of roses, with overtones of Sesshoumaru's scent on it from their extended contact. But now it's different. I have to think for a second but then it comes to me. The young woman isn't a girl anymore. I wonder if Fluffy noticed? I wonder what he told her? I would have given anything to watch that exchange….

But, wait that's not the only new scent from her. It's like the first new scent but different….I've smelled that scent before, I just can't place exactly where I did. What is it? Sesshoumaru has a slightly different smell as well. Not like his usual smell of snow and mountain streams. Odd….

Also, her kimono is different. It's now a light red with dark red cherry blossoms on it. The obi is light yellow and slightly larger. It's made of better fabric too. Not silk but….I'm not sure exactly what. It's softer then silk, and similar to silk. Where have I seen it before? Oh, now I remember! My mother, Iyazoi, wore a kimono of similar fabric. It was made of the silk from the silk worm demons.

"Konichiwa, Little Brother." Sesshoumaru greets me.

"Konichiwa" I say "What do you want Sesshoumaru?" I ask my hand on Tetseiga's hilt.

"Why are you back in the world of the living, hanyou?" He asked me in his crisp, cold voice. "Why are you not in the underworld as I knew you to be?"

"I was brought back to defend the one I love most." I say stiffly. I can see the somewhat sorrowful and slightly angry look on Kagome's face. Guilt plagues me for what must be the millionth time.

He nods and then shoots a look at Rin. His look is slightly plaintive, to my shock.

"Hai, Koibito. You do have to do this." She tells him firmly. Our group falls over in shock at what she just called Sesshoumaru.

"What…what did you just call Sesshoumaru?" I finally manage to say, in a dry raspy voice. The look on my face, indeed on the face of everyone other then Jaken, Rin and Fluffy is one of almost comical shock.

"Koibito. Sweetheart." She told me looking puzzled. "What is so surprising, Inuyasha and friends?"

Kagome looked close to fainting "You and him…but you're so….and he's so….but…." she stuttered, completely shocked and confused.

I know how she feels. Sesshoumaru, the almighty Lord of the Western Lands, the self proclaimed hater of humans, the demon who hates me just because I'm half demon and a horrible addition to the glorious members of our family, has taken a human mate? It's stunning! "But…you hate humans!" I say in shock.

He made a bit of an abashed face "I did." He sighed and then with a his normal emotionless face said in an almost choking tone "I….apologize for the many times I have tried to kill you, wounded you, insulted you, hurt your friends, so on and so forth. Can you…." And here he did choke on these unwelcome words then with a meaningful nudge from Rin he continued "Can you ever forgive me, little brother?"

Thump

That was the sound of everyone including me falling over or fainting in utter shock.

Kaede's POV

"Kaede, Kaede!" The excited young kitsune said, dancing around me with a joyful grin on his face "Do you smell, do you smell?" he demanded eagerly.

"No, Shippou-kun I do not smell. What is it thee scent young kitsune?"

"It's Inuyasha, Inuyasha! I smell Inuyasha!" he laughed "Now Kagome will be happy and we'll all be in a big happy group again! I can be Kagome's child again, and she'll take her tests and bring candy and ramen for Inuyasha! And he'll hit me and I'll cry and Kagome will sit him, and everything will be right again!" he said with such exuberance.

"That's great Shippou-kun. Now, why don't thee and I make some tea and wait for them to come by." I say smiling kindly at the excited kitsune. I though, know that Inuyasha is probably not back from hell and it is more Sesshoumaru's scent he smells and is misinterpreting it. But I cannot bear to tell him that, and I will let him figure it out and his own.

He nods and takes my hand, heading to where we store the tea. I cannot help wishing that Inuyasha really would come back and young Kagome would be happy again. It breaks my heart to see that young girl. That foolish baka Inuyasha! If he did come back, I'd be certain to make sure that rosary never came off! But….he won't come back. My sister has her heart around his heart. Kami help Inuyasha.

A/N- How was that? I know Rin is very young, but people back then would marry very young. So while the group is stunned by Sesshoumaru marrying a human, Kagome is also stunned by the twelve year old marrying a who-knows-how old. I hope you guys like it! R+R!