Everyone had something they needed to let go of and brought items that reminded them of hard times and pain that had to be set free from their hearts. The party had music and Kagome could smell the meat grilling from her room as she opened the window.

"You look beautiful."

Rolling her eyes, she turned to face her love.

"It's just a t-shirt, jeans, and sneakers."

"Your outfit isn't what makes you beautiful. It's that caring heart you have, and that's something Naraku couldn't change. Your heart is what makes you strong, Kagome, and after tonight, we can start over with a new beginning…a fresh start."

Gliding over to him, she lifted his hand and linked their hands together between them.

"A fresh start with you as my mate and husband, Inu."

"And you as my mate and wife."

Gazing into each other's eyes, they longed to say more, but Sango burst in the door.

"Come on, guys! Food's almost done and everyone's waiting."

Grabbing the tape, she pried out of the VCR, Kagome walked out with Inu who held a small black book in his hand.

"What's that?"

"My past…I'm gonna burn it with yours. I used it to get a hold of all the girls so I could make amends, and now I don't need it anymore."

Walking outside, Kagome laughed at Rin as she ran around, being chased by Sesshomaru who was wearing a large portion of mashed potatoes on his face; the surprising part, was the smirk on his face as he purposely moved slower to continue the chase. Sango was doing her best to eat, but Miroku was quite distracting with every slide of his masculine hand, expertly reaching down to cup her round bum. The reverberating slap caused Kagome to giggle a little more as she and InuYasha joined them.

"That's a big bonfire."

Taking a bite of her hotdog, Sango grinned.

"This is a memorable occasion, so we're having a big party for it. Plus, there's something I've been holding on to for a long time."

Touching the box, Sango sighed, "my Dad left us when I was little, and I've hated him ever since, but now it's time to let go and move on with my new family. This box holds my diary from back then. All the anger, pain, and hate, is piled into each entry."

Smiling softly, Kagome put her arm around her friend and turned her attention to Miroku, "what about you?"

Grinning, he pulled out a four-inch binder and slammed it on the table. It was filled to the brim and looked to be on the verge of bursting with hundreds of pictures of scantily-clad women.

"Since I have my Sango, I've no need for these anymore; my collection of famous women I want to bang before I die…my sex bucket list."

And that earned him a good slap on the back of the head by his girlfriend. InuYasha wrapped his arms around Kagome's waist and laid his head on her shoulder.

"Sango, you should take the compliment. He's going to burn every girl he's ever fantasized about, because he only wants to be with you."

Eyes widening, Sango looked over at her lecherous boyfriend and smiled, leaning into him.

Izayoi and InuTaisho came over to sit and offer Kagome a hamburger that she gladly took.

"What about you two? Is there anything you want to burn, anything to let go of?"

Taking out a little book, Izayoi opened it to reveal a small flattened flower.

"My mother didn't believe in humans and demons being together, and even after her death, I carried the regret that we never made amends, and this flower is from my wedding where she caused a scene. I loved my mother, and I forgave her a very long time ago, but this flower just reminds me of it."

InuTaisho held her close and pulled out a scale the size of a small bowl.

"A poisonous dragon demon, Ryokotsei, tried to kill Sesshomaru as a young pup and almost succeeded, but I killed him before he could. This scale reminds me of a time I wasn't there to protect my son. He was sick for weeks before his own demonic poison could dispel the venom of Ryokotsei's fangs."

Sesshomaru came over, triumphant in his chase as he held Rin bridal style.

"I, Sesshomaru, have no regrets or things to let go of."

Rolling her eyes, Rin pulled out a handkerchief.

"I'm letting go of a deep betrayal with someone that was a close friend of mine back home. I had a crush on a boy, and she told him a lie about me so he wouldn't like me. After that, we stopped being friends and they started dating. This was her handkerchief, and it has her blood on it from the bloody nose I gave her when I punched her. That was also the reason why I had to switch schools…they expelled me for it."

Everyone was staring at the petite sweet girl in shock, but Rin tweaked Sesshomaru's ear and kissed his potato crusted cheek. Kagome shook her head, "remind me to never piss you off, cuz."

Once everyone was done eating, they all took turns throwing their memories and pain in the fire, watching the items burn in a brilliant flame like that of a phoenix rising from the ashes. Leaning into InuYasha, Kagome could feel herself becoming lighter, being freed from Naraku's room once and for all.

"InuYasha?"

"Yeah?"

"It finally feels like it."

"Like what?"

Turning in his arms, she leaned up and touched her lips to his, a lingering feather-light kiss that sent shivers of desire through the hanyou.

Pulling away, she smiled, "like one chapter has finally ended, and our new one begins."

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(3 months later)

Staring at herself in the mirror, Kagome was thankful Sango and Rin helped her pick out the nighty. It was a white empire waist silk spaghetti strap nighty that only reached the top of her thighs. The plunging neckline made her breasts swell out and her tiny silk panties left almost nothing to the imagination.

"I wonder how long this is going to stay on me? Knowing my hanyou, he's liable to rip it off."

Thinking of his talented clawed hands on her, she quivered with anticipation as she opened the bathroom door to see her new husband lounging on the hotel bed with a bowl of chocolate strawberries on the side table. Their room was in a nice five-star hotel in the Caribbean, and Kagome bought a special bikini just to make her hubby drool, but first things to do was this. Their first night together as husband and wife.

InuYasha couldn't wait to be with her as he sat on the bed and took his shirt off, leaving the pants on just in case his wife wanted to take them off. Hearing the bathroom door open, he turned his head and felt his heart stop. There she was, in the sexiest thing he could have ever imagined. She leaned against the doorframe and bit her bottom lip.

"Do you like it?"

Giving her the most carnal and seductive look ever, he glanced down the length of his body, "what do you think?"

She trailed her eyes to his hardened arousal and licked her lips, seeing the large bulge straining against his pants. She wanted to be good at sex, but a part of her was worried.

Sensing her feeling, he sat up slightly, "Kagome, come here."

Tentatively, she walked over to the bed and felt her heart racing. The look in his eyes caused a stirring deep inside as she clenched her legs together.

"Inu, I'm so nervous."

Smiling, he reached for her hands and pulled her on the bed.

"There's nothing to be nervous about, it's just me. The same old horny groping hanyou I've always been."

Sitting next to him, she grinned and shook her head, "you're wrong. The InuYasha I first met, the one that tried to feel me up in his room didn't love me yet, but you do."

Smirking, he finally touched her and loved the hitch in her breath as he trailed his clawed fingers down from her collarbone to her shoulder, moving the small strap down her arm. He kept his touch light and gentle as he moved the other strap down, but the next thing he did caused Kagome to tremble with anticipation and excitement. Gliding his hand down, he chose to tease her hardened peaks over the silky fabric and loved the moan that escaped her.

Even further, his hand moved over her flat stomach, still over the fabric, and cupped the softness between her legs, finding the small panties to be soaked with her desire for him. It was enough to make him lose control, but he wanted to give her so much pleasure that she would forget about being nervous. She gasped as he rubbed his fingers back and forth over the mound, struggling with keeping calm as the scent of her arousal wafted to him like the sweetest fragrance he could ever smell.

"Oh God, InuYasha, what are you doing to me?"

His desire was pulsing and aching, and as much as he wanted to keep it gentle, he had to touch her more! Coming close, he wrapped his arm around her waist and place his mouth over the silk, teasing and nibbling her pert nipple, continuing his assault on her womanhood at the same time. Kagome whimpered and laced her hands into his hair, throwing her head back as wave after wave of tingly pleasure ran through her. Their breathing quickened and InuYasha was going crazy with want for her. Lifting his face, he reached for the back of her neck and took her mouth with a feverish need, thrilled to feel the same intense want from her as she wrapped her arms around his neck and felt his hardness pressing insistently against her.

Suddenly, the clothes were boundaries keeping them from what they most wanted. Kagome made the first move and frantically started to undo his belt and unbutton his pants, then she reached for his huge bulge, grabbing him. The thought of his stiffness inside her, heated her skin and made it hypersensitivity as he blazed fire on her skin everywhere he touched.

InuYasha groaned in ecstasy as she gripped him, learning how to pleasure him with her delicate hand. He couldn't take it anymore! Not wanting to rip the delicate fabric, he lifted the nighty over her head and threw it down, amazed at how gorgeous her body was. Claiming her lips again, he laid her down and attacked her mouth, delving his tongue in to taste her sweetness and moaned.

Breathing heavy, Kagome pushed his pants and boxers down, so ready and wanton. InuYasha ripped her little silk panties off, and kissed down her shaking body, until he reached her sweet center and tasted the slick nectar of her arousal. She gasped and screamed into a pillow as his tongue swirled and licked her into a frenzy of incredible sensations, then something began to tighten in her stomach.

InuYasha could feel her getting close and couldn't wait any longer as he moved back up to settle on top of her. They gazed into each other's eyes and he cupped her cheek.

"Are you ready for this?"

Biting her bottom lip, she nodded as he positioned himself at her entrance. They held their breath as he slowly, inch by inch, entered her. Squeezing his eyes shut, InuYasha wasn't ready for the heavenly feel of her when he finally sheathed his entire length in. She whined a little and he opened his eyes, seeing the trail of tears on her face.

"Kagome, I'm so sorry."

He gently wiped the wetness from her eyes and kissed her cheeks. She smiled as the pain faded and jerked her hips up to get him to move. He moaned, the friction between them grew into a steady thriving and passionate rhythm. Every fantasy he ever had of her didn't even compare to the real thing! Her face was flush, her skin was slick with a sheen of sweat, and the sounds she was making… it was enough to make him burst right then and there, but he wanted her to go first.

Kagome felt him more than ever as each thrust brought her closer and closer to the edge, but something else seemed to be happening. Looking into his eyes, she could see the gold pulsing as red seeped in.

"Inu?"

Their breathing got faster and faster as InuYasha thrust faster and harder, slamming in to the hilt. He felt the change when his demon took hold and grabbed Kagome's leg, forcing himself deeper and deeper into her. The look in his eyes should have scared her, but she could never be scared of any side of her husband, so she gripped his sides even tighter as she rode the pleasure through, but when he poised himself at her neck, she tensed. Her orgasm hit and he pierced her skin, biting down enough to draw blood. Fortunately, the pain was overwhelmed by the erupting orgasm that ripped through her as she screamed.

"InuYasha!"

Demon InuYasha pumped a few more times as he came with a roar before retracting his fangs, nuzzling and kissing the wound. Lifting his head, he softly kissed her.

"I love you, mate."

Looking up, she was happy to see the gold back.

"I love you too. InuYasha, that was the most amazing and euphoric experience of my life."

"That's good, because I plan to make you feel that many, many more times tonight…starting now."

She felt him harden again and giggled, "you are so insatiable."

Thrusting, InuYasha growled playfully, "Kagome, my love, you have created a monster."