On the fifth day of Christmas
my true love sent to me:
5 Golden Rings
So they decided to stay a few more days once Kagome told them she wasn't going. Inuyasha had cursed, but Miroku and Sango were plenty fine with it. Rin and Shippo were pleased too because that meant more time for playing. The snow began to fall making the earth white and boy was it a sight.
"We should visit the winter market" Sango noted,
"That's a great idea" Miroku agreed,
"Winter market?" Kagome asked as they all watched as the snow fell.
"Yes, lots of people come together to sell items," Miroku told her,
"Humans and demons alike" Sango added.
"We should go!" Kagome beamed,
Inuyasha cursed, and Sesshomaru offered to escort them.
The market was full of people: some selling herbs and spices, others selling weapons and a few selling foods. The sites and smells made Kagome smile.
"Look, dresses!" Rin tugged on Sangos hand, and they ran to see them. "No worried my Lord I will watch after them" Miroku nodded his head to the Demon Lord and followed after the girls.
"I should get more herbs." Kikyo looked at Inuyasha "Escort me?"
He did, which left Kagome alone with Sesshomaru once again.
"Thanks for walking with us."
"Hn, what do you need?"
"Need, I don't need anything."
"Then what is the point of this visit?"
"To look?"
"At things you do not need?"
"Sure, besides it's a fantastic day!"
He didn't look convinced about that. But he stayed beside her as she went from tent to tent and then she stopped at one. "Wow those a pretty"
Sesshomaru leaned over her "Gold rings? I never took you for one to like such things."
Kagome smiled "I'm a girl, we all like shiny things" She laughed,
"Which do you like young Lady?" The shopkeep, an older woman, asked.
"Oh they're all stunning, did you carve them by hand?"
"My husband did before his death."
"I'm so sorry."
The lady smiled, and Kagome ran her fingers over the rings "Miroku should get one for Sango."
"Why would the monk buy the slayer a ring."
"Because he loves her and wants to marry her."
"I'm quite sure he wants to impregnant her."
Kagome's mouth opens in shock and then she closes it. "Well, um, that to"
"Is that a custom in your time? One must offer jewels in trade for a child?"
"No, when a guy wants to marry- or in your terms mate, when he wants to mate a girl, he buys her ring."
"Why?"
"He gets down on one knee and asks her to be his if she accepts the ring goes on her finger" Kagome picks one up and slides it on her wedding finger "She wears it always and never takes it off, and the guy wears one too."
Sesshomaru grabs her hand and looks at the ring on her small finger "A mark" He says,
"Hu?"
"It is the way you humans mark your mates."
"Right!" She beamed as she slowly takes her hand away and removes the ring and places it back down.
"Do you not want one?"
"One day, I do."
"Why not this day?"
"You going to buy me a ring Sesshomaru?" She teased, but the look on his face was serious. "Miroku should get one for Sango" She diverted.
"The monk could not afford such things."
"No, I guess your right" Kagome laughs "It is kinda silly. When you love someone, a ring doesn't matter."
Sesshomaru snorts "A mating mark matters, I would not let my mate leave my side without one"
Sesshomaru reaches over and grabs the container of rings and hands the lady a bag of gold.
"What are you doing?"
"Buying give golden rings" He plucks the one she had placed on her finger out and holds out his hand,
"What"
"Miko"
Kagome sighs and gives him her hand, Sesshomaru slides the ring on her finger. She smiled but takes it off and puts it on her other finger.
"Is that not where it goes?"
"I'm not married yet mister Tashio."
He rose an eyebrow unaware that she knew his last name.
Sesshomaru holds out the container "Do with them what you wish."
Kagome bits her lip and plucks one out and holds it up for him "Would you wear it?"
He looks at it for a moment before taking it from her "Till I am marked" He slides it his right hand like she did since he too is unmarried.
"Can I give on the give to Sango?"
"Do as you wish."
Kagome runs off, and Inuyasha walks up "You gave her a ring?"
"Hn"
"Did you get down on one knee to, because if you did and I missed it, I'm gonna be pissed."
"Stop your rambling half breed."
"You gonna marry her or what?"
"I gave her a ring, did I not."
Inuyasha smirks "Yeah but there is no fooling your way into it, you gotta ask her man."
Sesshomaru says nothing,
"Why you buy five?"
"One for her, one for me."
"That's two."
"She wished for the monk and slayer to have one."
"Ok, that's still not five."
Sesshomaru looks at Inuyasha "Will your human wife not want one?"
Inuyasha blushes "You knew I wouldn't wear one."
"Not after your bead complex, no."
They sat in silence "Good looking out bro" Inuyasha blushed more.