Yes, the last of the chapters.
Kagome opened her eyes to the morning. Well it wasn't morning in Sesshomaru's room. The windows' drapes' were closed and the room seemed as black as night.
She rolled into Sesshomaru and buried her face in his chest. She knew he was up but that didn't make any difference.
"It is morning mate, you must rise." Sesshomaru whispered to her.
"Five more minutes." Kagome mumbled, already falling back asleep.
Sesshomaru waiting until Kagome was fully back asleep before he scooped her up in his arms. He walked into the spring's room and found the coldest pool of water. He dropped her in.
Kagome gasped and started to shiver as she resurfaced. She glared at Sesshomaru who was chuckling. As she got out he tried to hug her and she avoided him.
"That was mean." She told him, cold as hell.
Kagome walked back into her own room and found some warm, dry cloths. She put on a pair of jeans, like always, and a tee shirt with a sweater over it. She was still cold. She hated anything cold, that's why she hated winter. It threw her off and she already felt a headache coming on.
She sneezed and cursed Sesshomaru, she was just sickness prone and now she would probably have a cold. Joy.
She opened the door and walked downstairs intending to get something to eat and then go back to sleep.
The servants waited until Sesshomaru had joined them breakfast.
"Where are Shippo and Rin?" Kagome asked Sesshomaru before they started to eat.
"I do not know." Sesshomaru replied.
Kagome got up and left the dining room. She raced up the stairs, taking them two or three at a time until she reached the children's room. They were, in fact, sound asleep.
She walked over to the two and shook them.
"Come on guys, breakfast is ready." Kagome told them.
At the mention of food the two were up in a moments notice and running down the stairs. Kagome walked after them. She took her place across from Sesshomaru when she returned.
"Kagome will you play with us?" Rin asked Kagome.
"Sure, let's go." Kagome told them.
Kagome walked out with the children to the gardens where they started playing tag as she sat down.
"What have I told you about not announcing your departure?" Sesshomaru asked her, sitting down beside her.
"Bite me; I'm still mad at you." Kagome replied.
Sesshomaru shrugged, leaned over and bit her neck lightly and playfully. Kagome stiffened.
"Anything else you want me to do mate?" Sesshomaru asked her huskily.
Kagome, all of a sudden forgiving him, got a sneaky idea.
"I do want something but I don't think we can do it in front of the children." Kagome told him sexily.
Sesshomaru's eye widened slightly and he became aroused.
"Mmm and what would that be my dear?" Sesshomaru asked her, nibbling on her earlobe.
Kagome was caught off guard, what could she say?
"Take a guess." Kagome replied, brushing her hair off her neck and revealing her mark.
Sesshomaru growled and kissed this mark.
"We'll have to work on this." He told her.
Kagome looked at him, not fully comprehending.
"Kagome, if you accept me and choose to become my mate I will make the mark on your neck permanent, marking you mine." Sesshomaru told her.
"Oh." Was Kagome's initial response.
"You would, of course, be bonded to me. Meaning that you would have the life span of a demon." Sesshomaru told her.
"Anything else I should know about?" Kagome asked him playfully.
"You'll be the lady of the western lands my dear." Sesshomaru told her.
Kagome smiled while her mind raced.
Yes she did love Sesshomaru and yes she did want to be with him but did she want to be with him forever? Well that was a stupid question, of course she did. But what was she supposed to say? He hadn't really formally asked her to be his mate. What was she supposed to do? Randomly blurt 'Hey Sesshomaru I want to be your mate'? Wow that wouldn't make her sound stupid in the least.
Sesshomaru had noticed her thoughtfulness. He didn't know weather she was trying to think of ways to reject him or trying to comprehend everything. He could only hope for the best.
"Kagome, come find me in my study after you are done here. We must discuss some things." Sesshomaru told her.
"I won't be long I promise." Kagome told him, kissing him goodbye.
Sesshomaru walked back into the castle than into his study. Everything had to be perfect.
Kagome sat, watching the children run around, as she thought. Did he really want to be with here for all eternity? Was she really good enough for him? Was there a chance he was doing this because he pitied her? No, that would be stupid.
'Besides, he never has liked humans so maybe I warmed him up a little. Hell, I'd love to be his mate but what if I freeze? No, you can do it Kagome.' She thought to herself.
Sesshomaru sat behind his desk thinking. How was he going to ask her? Was he just going to come out with it and hope for the best or make sure it was the perfect moment and the perfect time?
Both options had there pro's and con's so he decided to wing it, which was very, very, un-Sesshomaru like.
He called for one of his servants.
"I wish for you to prepare my room." Sesshomaru told him.
"How would you like it prepared my lord?" The servant asked.
"Prepare it with a romantic atmosphere and inform the other servants that if me and my lady are disturbed tonight I will kill them on site." Sesshomaru told him.
The servant nodded but lingered a second.
"My lord, I know it is out of place, but the servants are all wondering if you and lady Kagome will mate." The servant told him, waiting to die on spot.
Sesshomaru smiled slightly, which caught the servant off guard.
"Tell the other servants that if all goes as planed then tomorrow there will be a new lady of the west." Sesshomaru told him.
The servant smiled, bowed and basically ran out of there.
Sesshomaru knew that his castle wished there was a lady. He also knew that the servants liked Kagome and that was rare, they usually hated the females the other lords sent him to choose from. This brought him to his next task.
Tomorrow, he would have to write to the other three lords and inform them of his mating, if he did.
Sesshomaru smiled to himself and looked out the window.
He waited, not for long, for Kagome.
She walked into his study with a small smile on her face.
Sesshomaru smiled back at her and joined her sitting on the couch.
"Kagome…" Sesshomaru started but didn't exactly know what to say.
Kagome and Sesshomaru both knew what he wanted to ask but he would have to get the words out before Kagome replied.
"Kagome, I wish to know wither or not you wish to be my mate." Sesshomaru told her, which was a good as it was getting.
"Is that a question or a demand?" Kagome asked him, toying with him.
Sesshomaru was starting to get agitated. Why couldn't he just ask her?
"Kagome…will…you…Will you be my mate?" Sesshomaru asked her, blurting it out.
Kagome smiled and nodded.
"Yes, I will." Kagome told him, watching as his face lit up.
Sesshomaru leaned in and kissed her, this was the happiest moment of his life.
Kagome smiled at him and knew that she was truly happy. She no longer loved InuYasha and she had moved on to something better. Something named Sesshomaru.
Sesshomaru remembered his plan for the night and knew that he had a few hours to kill, then, he would make her his, forever.
He smiled at his own genius plot, but he would have to keep her away from the room until it was time.
"Perhaps you should go inform the children of our mating." Sesshomaru offered.
"Of course." Kagome replied, kissing him and running off to share her good news with her kit.
Kagome practically raced outside and hugged Shippo really tightly.
"Shippo, I have something to tell you." Kagome told him.
"What is it?" Shippo asked.
"Sesshomaru and I are mates." Kagome told him, watching as his face lit up.
Kagome didn't know that Shippo would be so happy but she was happy that he was happy. And Shippo was happy that Kagome was happy and him being happy made her even happier…she was happy.
Everything was perfect in her life and she wanted it to last.
How could she know that everything was about to get better?
Oh burn that's where I'm leaving it until I get back in a few days from camping! Ha!
