~AN~ I just wanted to quickly say we will be touching the subject of depression and anxieties soon in this story, I wanted to included what I think would have been Kagome's depression and anxiety while she was away for the three years.
Kagome had fallen asleep in Inuyasha's arms in the Goshinboku; she looked so peaceful while she slept. Inuyasha had dreamt of holding her sleeping form up in this sacred tree many times, it was still hard to wrap his head around the fact she had returned, this time for good. He suddenly remembered another thing he had dreamed of showing her if she were to return. Granted he wanted her to be awake, but he couldn't let her stay asleep outside all night, it still got a bit cold at night and didn't want to risk getting her sick.
He gently scooped up his sleeping soon-to-be mate... The sudden realization had hit like a ton of bricks... She had agreed to be his mate, his wife. The thought brought heat to his face followed by pink colored skin almost matching the color of the robe of the fire rat accompanied by a slight sting in his eyes; he smiled as he let his brain wander the possibilities of his future... Their future. The thought brought a broad, genuine smile to his face as he leaped down from the tree and walked with Kagome sleeping in his arms to his hut.. their hut. He smiled again while looking down at his little Miko curled up in his arms. 'She must have been tired; she's out cold.'
After about a 15 minute walk from the Goshinboku Inuyasha followed the familiar little path that connected to his hut. The villagers would not take no for an answer when informing, not asking Inuyasha they would be building him a home, going on about being part of the village and shouldn't be sleeping up in a tree all the time. Inuyasha didn't mind sleeping in the forest but couldn't deny it was much cozier to sleep inside where it's warm during the winter months. Also, he thought if Kagome had come back to him she would need somewhere to live because she definitely would not be sleeping out in the forest. In this moment he was glad he listened to Miroku and accepted the gift from the village for helping save the village from Naraku and continued to protect it from any threat since then from anything stupid enough to enter Inuyasha's territory.
Inuyasha balanced Kagome in one arm and opened the door to their home. When Inuyasha had helped build the hut he used some design ideas among a few other things that would resemble things from Kagome's time. As you opened the door, there was an area with a dirt floor to take off your shoes or hang some laundry from the rafter if you got caught in the rain. Stepping up to the raised wood floor that had been smoothed down nicely to prevent slivers on the feet. Further, into the hut, there was a larger area to prep food that included everything you would need for a kitchen in that era. On the other side of the room was a fire pit to cook food and warm the hut up as well as a small table and a couple of cushions to sit on while you ate. Past the kitchen and sitting area was a small hallway with three smaller rooms attached, one on each side as well as one at the end of the hall.
The room on the right was Inuyasha, and now Kagome's room, inside the room was a large bed covered in pelts of all sorts. Hides he got from jobs while working with Miroku and pelts from game he had caught by himself or with Sango over the years. There was a small trunk on one end of the room beside the bed underneath a couple of hooks to hold his sword while he slept. On the other end of the room was more of a war-du-robe looking shelving unit that Inuyasha had built with the help of the woodworkers in the village, They had thought his ideas were crazy but humored the village protector none the less. Inuyasha liked some of the furniture from Kagome's time and wanted to recreate it as best as he could with what was available in this era. The wardrobe was full of clothing, hair sticks and other girly things Inuyasha had secretly bought or received from jobs while Kagome was away. He was always hoping she would come back one day and when she did he wanted to make sure she had everything she would need.
The room on the left was Shippo's for when he would stay with Inuyasha which was most of the time as it was too loud and crowded at Sango and Miroku's house with their quickly growing family. He hoped Shippo understood why he has to spend the night over at Sango's tonight. He had to leave for a fox demon exam in a couple of days, 'he could catch up on his sleep tomorrow' he thought to himself. The room at the end of the hallway was currently empty, he had asked for the extra room just in case 'for guests,' but in reality, he had always hoped that one day if Kagome came back they would use that room for their future pup or pups. Inuyasha blushed furiously at the idea of having pups with Kagome, seeing her belly swell with the growing life of his pup. He smiled as he paused to look at the empty room while his mind ran wild for a moment before taking Kagome into their room and laying her on the bed. He covered her in one of the softest pelts he had, she rolled towards him and snuggled right into it looking more than content with her current sleeping arrangement. Inuyasha smiled as he brushed her bangs out of her face, leaned down and kissed her forehead softly. He would not be sleeping tonight, nope, he was more than happy to sit here and watch her sleep all night, taking in her intoxicating scent while listening to the sweet rhythm of her heart as well as the soft sounds she made while she dreamt away. He knew there were still things they needed to talk about, but that could wait until after breakfast in the morning. He softly chuckled while he thought, 'I just want to enjoy being with you right now for a while longer' as he leaned against the wall on the bed beside her, enjoying the moment.