Kagome had stopped asking Inuyasha where they were going by the second day. She was starting to enjoy traveling Inuyasha, even though he didn't talk much. He just carried her toward a destination and hunted for food when needed. Kagome decided to enjoy it until she knew that they had arrived or until she could get a clue.
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"Miroku, do you think that Kagome will be all right? Inuyasha took her away pretty fast and we don't know if Kagome is fully back to health yet."
"Don't worry dear Sango. I'm sure that Inuyasha will protect Kagome. I also believe that Kagome didn't have any complaint about being alone with Inuyasha if you know what I mean." Miroku had a pervert grin while he said it.
"Lucky for you that Shippo isn't here or you would be in serious pain at the moment." Sango was sending him death glare at the moment. Miroku put his hands up to prevent Sango from doing anything.
"Relax Sango, I'm sure that Inuyasha will not force Kagome to do anything that she isn't ready for and I'm sure that he will not leave her side for a second." This seemed to calm Sango down a little. She knew that Inuyasha wouldn't do anything that Kagome wasn't ready for and that after what happened with Naraku, it would be impossible to pry him away from her. She was just worried about her friend and missed having her to talk to. Sango got use to knowing when she would be back and when they could talk about anything. Miroku brought Sango out of her thoughts. "Anyway Sango, it gives us time to talk about what we are going to do."
"What do you mean by that Miroku?"
"Why Sango, have you forgotten after a year that we would get married after Naraku was dead and my wind tunnel was closed?" Miroku had a questioning look on his face but his eyes gave away the insecurities of her actually forgetting. Sango looked at the blue shy while she answered.
"With all the things that happened after destroying Naraku, it kind of slipped my mind." She glanced at Miroku and saw the hurt on his face. She turned her face to him. "Miroku, that doesn't mean that I haven't thought about it." Miroku's face immediately light up and Sango had to refrain from laughing. "Me and Kagome have been going over the possibilities and the type of dress I should wear and the flowers and who might marry us and the type of flowers that would be there and…"
"Ok Sango, I get it. Was this our wedding or you and Kagome's?" Miroku was laughing and Sango gave him a playful shove.
"Miroku, girls like to plan these things with their best friends and prevent the groom from being driven crazy by all of the planning. Anyways, we came up with a lot of good stuff while we were talking about it."
"Like who would marry us and the type of dress you would wear?" Sango knew that he was toying with her but decided to just answer the question.
"Well yes. Since Kagome is a priestess, I thought that she could marry us and that she can make a dress for me." Sango was waiting for a surprised response from Miroku, but none came. "Are you ok with Kagome marrying us, because that could be discussed if necessary?"
"Of course not Sango. I had a good feeling that you would want Kagome to marry us and I would also like that. But I didn't know that she knew how to sew."
"Yeah, she says that she learned how to from her grandmother and that many of the females learn from their mother or grandmother to sew. Actually, what she told me about her family is very interesting and that is passed down to most females."
"Like what?"
"Well, she says that the females in her family are taught early on not to let any man over power them, even if it is their father or another elder in the family. To always have respect for every living thing and not to judge people by their appearance or what people say about them."
"Well, that explains why Kagome was never afraid of Inuyasha even though many of the villagers were. That can be said by many people we've come across."
"Yes and Kagome says that her family is a matriarch rather a monarch."
"You mean that the males have no power in her family?" Miroku was stunned at this thought.
"No, not the way she explained it. The best way I can explain this is that an alpha female rules the entire family. If she says something, it is done without any question or hesitant. And that the female in question rules with fear and respect."
"Much like a demon tribe but with a female in charge, but they don't elect their leader."
"Oh, the family doesn't elect the matriarch. If she thinks that somebody can rule nicely in her place, she elects the female to run the family. Kagome says that her aunt is now ruling the family and that she might pass the rule to Kagome or her little brother."
"I thought that you said that only females rule? And why would she pick Kagome?"
"Well yes, females usually rule the family, but both of them stood up to their aunt when they didn't agree with something she ordered them to do. That gained her respect and thought that if Kagome didn't want to rule the family, that Souta would rule them. By Kagome's accounts, he would be the first male to rule them in three hundred years."
"Wow, I bet Inuyasha will be in surprised when he learns about this. " They both laughed at this and decided to talk more about their wedding, what wasn't planned yet anyway.
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"Inuyasha, will you give me an idea to were we are going. I think I've been good enough for the past two and a half days for that."
"No wench, you are just going to wait until we get there." Inuyasha was smirking down at Kagome. After lunch, he grabbed her bridal stile and continued on their way. He did notice that Kagome seemed to have regained most of her strength after the battle with Naraku. Most of the time she slept in his arms with a smile on her face. "Inuyasha, I can still be surprised if you give me a little hint. Pleaaassssssse." Kagome made a puppy dog look that had gotten Inuyasha many times before.
"No you don't wench. I'm not giving into that face. Kagome, will you stop that? Fine, I'll give you a hint if you stop making that face." Kagome immediately stopped and gave him a big smile. Inuyasha was so distracted that he tripped on the branch under her. Luckily he caught himself an the branch below. "Are you ok Kagome?"
"Yeah, miss the branch much." Kagome was smiling up at him.
"Do you want me to give you a clue or not wench?" Kagome immediately stopped what she was about to say and nodded. "I'm going to take you to a spot I went to a long time ago with my mother."
"Oh, Inuyasha, that's soooo sweat." Kagome shifted her weight to throw her arms around him. Inuyasha wasn't prepared for this and fell backwards. He wasn't able to catch himself this time and used his body to cushion Kagome's fall.
"Kagome, don't do that while I'm in a tree." Inuyasha said it in a harsher voice than he meant to and knew it when he started to smell Kagome's tears. He started to hug her. "Kagome, don't cry."
"I'm sorry, I was just excited that you are going to open up to me by showing a place you and your mother went. You normally don't open up to and share things with anyone."
"Kagome, you're not just anyone. You're the person I love and plan to make my mate. Anyway, I wanted to take you someplace special and beautiful to make you my might. All demons do it to those they truly care about. So will you stop crying?" Kagome sniffled a couple of times before her tears would stop and Inuyasha wiped away the tears on her face. Kagome smile down at him. "You know that I hate it when you cry wench."
"You know that I do it half the time to make you apologize baka." Inuyasha thought back to all the times she cried and the times he actually went to her and apologized.
"Hey, that's not fair. You know that I hate it when you cry." Kagome just smiled and gave Inuyasha a quick kiss.
"Sometimes things aren't always fair." Inuyasha smiled back at her and brought her head back down to his lips. This kiss wasn't like the last one. It was deep and passionate. Kagome had her hands resting on Inuyasha's shoulder while his roamed down her body until they stopped at Kagome's butt. They both moaned into each other's mouth from the pleasure they were getting. They finally separated for the much needed air. Kagome rested her head on Inuyasha's chest until she could catch her breath. Kagome could hear Inuyasha's heart beating fast. It matched her spreading heart perfectly. Inuyasha could smell her aroused sent and knew that he wouldn't be able to control himself for long if they kept this up. Luckily, they were close to the spot and they could walk the rest of the way there. When both of them caught their breath, Inuyasha moved his hands from her butt to her waist.
"I think it's time we get going again." Kagome nodded and got off Inuyasha. Inuyasha got up and started walking in front of Kagome. "It's not too far. We can walk the rest of the way." Kagome understood his meaning and started walking to catch up to him. When she was walking by his side, she started to notice the environment around her and was amazed at how exotic the plants and trees looked. Inuyasha was looking at her out of the corner of his eye and smirked. She always took pleasure in the simple things in life. That is how I know she will like were I'm taking her.
"Kagome, watch your step. It starts to get steep here."
"Ok Inuyasha." They continued walking in comfortable silence. Inuyasha turned around when they were close enough the spot.
"Close your eyes."
"What do you mean close my eyes? I'll trip if I do." Inuyasha walked around Kagome and put his hand around her waist. It sent shivers down Kagome's spine and she hopped that he didn't notice.
"Trust me, I won't let anything happen to you. Now close your eyes and let me lead you to your surprise." Kagome closed her eyes and let Inuyasha push her towards the spot. Inuyasha smirked at her trust in his and also made his ego grow knowing that he had gained her trust this much. They walked for a little while until they reached level ground. Kagome could hear a waterfall and could smell the sweetness of flowers. "Kagome, you can open your eyes now." Inuyasha whispered in her ear causing another shiver go down her spine. Kagome opened her eyes and gasped at the beautiful spot before her. They were in a valley with high cliffs all around. There was only one way into the valley and that was the way they came. They were on a cliff above a lake that was the most brilliant blue Kagome saw. There was a waterfall on the other side of the lake. There were tall, green trees and red flowers in different shades. The place looked so beautiful to Kagome.
"Inuyasha, it looks so beautiful. I never thought that a place like this ever existed. I've never seen anything more beautiful in my life."
"I have." Inuyasha smiled against Kagome's ear. He felt her shiver again. He slid his arms around her and brought her closer to him. Kagome could feel his arousal against her. "I love you Kagome and I want to mate with you right here." Kagome turned around in his arms to look into Inuyasha's eyes. She could see all the love and tenderness in his golden eyes.
"Inuyasha, I love you too and I would love to be your mate. There is just one thing." Inuyasha looked worried at what she might say. "You have to catch me first." Kagome dove off the cliff into the lake below. She transported her clothes to the shore before she hit the water. Inuyasha saw this and felt his youki side enjoying the idea of capturing his mate. "Well, Inuyasha, are you coming after me or what?" With that, Kagome went under and started swimming towards the waterfall. Inuyasha took of his clothes to and dove into the water as well. He was defiantly going to enjoy this.
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"Jaken, I want you to go and fetch Inuyasha and that little miko of his."
"Lord Sesshomeru, why would you want to talk to Inuyasha and that human for?" Sesshomeru sent a glare at Jaken. They were at the western castle and had brought Rin with them. Sesshomeru had told all of the servants that if anything should happen to the girl, everyone was going to die. He had said this in a very cold voice that made everybody know that he was being extremely serious.
"Jaken, even you couldn't of missed the pure energy that was released." Jaken nodded his giant head. "What you don't know is that power came from his miko. With something that powerful in one being, every demon will be seeking out that power."
"And Lord Sesshomeru want to get the power himself."
"Don't be a fool Jaken. Inuyasha will be protecting the girl with his life. And if this Sesshomeru has learned anything, Inuyasha gets stronger when he protects the girl. Also, any fool that somehow gets past my brother won't be able to control the power the girl holds. She will be able to destroy them with a thought. I want to form an alliance with her and my brother."
"Lord Sesshomeru," Everyone turned their attention to Rin who was on the couch reading a book. Rin had grown since the first day Sesshomeru found her and on their journeys together, she developed this ability to predict the future. "is the only reason you want to get along with Inuyasha is because of Kagome?"
"No Rin, but that is the main reason. My other reason is that I know that father would want me to."
"May I suggest that you then go yourself so that they will believe you? You have tried to kill them before and they might not come if you send master Jaken." Sesshomeru thought about this for a little while and Rin had a good point.
"Your suggestion will be followed out." Sesshomeru was starting towards the door. He could be at the village before dark.
"Lord Sesshomeru, one more thing." Sesshomeru turned around and looked at Rin to explain. Rin looked up from her book. "It seems that they are not at the village but somewhere else. And it also seems that you will eventually become an uncle." Rin had a smile on her face. She never saw that far into the future before and glad that Kagome would be her aunt. Of course Sesshomeru gat the implication and sat by Rin.
"Are you sure of what you saw Rin."
"Yes, I saw nine months into the future and saw Kagome holding a little girl in her arms and Inuyasha right beside her looking at the child as a father would. I am sure of what I saw my Lord." Sesshomeru did one of his rare smiles before going back to the emotionless one.
"Jaken, you are dismissed. Just send my mate Kagura in here. I have things to discuss with her." Jaken bowed his head before running out of the room. He didn't like it when Sesshomeru smiled. He almost ran into Kagura in his hurry.
"Watch it you little toad."
"I'm sorry my Lady, but my Lord wishes to see you in the library with Rin."
"And where is Rin."
"She was already in the room before I left." Kagura went past Jaken and headed toward her mate and child with a true smile on her face.
