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So, I know you've all be waiting to hear how Reiko tells sesshy and his reaction so here it is, live to all you Caribbean Cruise fans!

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha. But I do own Reiko and Josh/Hiro (Sort of). Anyway, on with the fic!

Chapter 15

Reiko's answer and the next ISLAND!

Reiko ran down the hall, a huge smile on her face and a few tears still in her eyes. She reached the boy's cabin and burst the door open to find Sesshomaru standing halfway to his door with a few papers in his hand. He was wearing a half-buttoned up shirt tucked into a pair of jeans. He looked over at her with curiosity and confusion at her tear stained face. Rin was no where in sight which to Reiko was a good thing cause she'd feel more awkward right now if she was. She stood there, in the door way, her tight strapless top clung to her curves and the mid-thigh pleated skirt swished as she moved towards him. He turned fully to her now, and stared at her with curiosity.

"Sesshomaru..." She spoke his name softly and than ran around the couch, tackling him to the ground, wrapping her arms around his neck and knocking him off balance. She landed on top of him, her body between his legs. He supported himself with his elbows and looked down into her light brown hair. He felt tears on his chest now which worried him. He sat up and pushed her gently away from him to meet eyes filled with happy tears.

"I have your answer and it's yes. I would love to be your mate Sesshomaru!" She proclaimed, her voice cracking. He stared at her with shocked eyes and then pulled her towards him to roughly kiss her on her rosy lips.

When they broke apart he pulled her into a tight hug and kept her there, resting his head on top of hers.

"I'm so happy Reiko. I can not describe how happy this makes me." His voice was low, rough, and seductive. Like it always did, it tempted her to kiss him. She sat in his lap, enjoying the feel of his arms around her when the intercom buzzed on and the captains voice boomed through the room.

"ATTENTION PASSENGERS! WE HAVE ARRIVED AT THE SECOND ISLAND ON OUR STOP, GUADELOUPE!!!" Reiko looked over at Sesshomaru and smiled. She tried to get up but his grip held firm.

"Sesshomaru, I have to go find Kagome and Sango. We need to get our stuff." Reiko giggled at his unwillingness to let her go but she tried again and this time he let her up.

"I'll wait for you on the unloading deck. If you are not there in 15 minutes I'll come look for you." He teased. Reiko's mouth dropped open and she hit him playfully on the chest.

"I can see we have got some work to do." She said happily and laughed as she walked out the door. Sesshomaru smirked and walked to his room to gather his and Rin's things.

Kagome, Sango, and Reiko all met up in the living room of their cabin. Reiko, having passed Inuyasha in the hall, smiled at Kagome mischeviously and poked fun at her until they had gathered all their things.

"I bet he was all over you while Sango and I were gone." Reiko teased as they walked out of the cabin, locking the door. Kagome turned and glared at her but Reiko just kept smiling.

"No, I say Kagome was on top." Sango joined in the teasing frenzy and Kagome gasped, appaled.

"SANGO! REIKO WILL YOU SHUT UP! NOTHING HAPPENED THERE!!!" Kagome screamed at them as they walked down the hall. This stopped Reiko's taunting for the moment as they met up with the guys at the end of the hallway. Miroku smiled warmly towards Sango and she returned it, just as caringly. Reiko and Kagome looked between the two, then at eachother and shrugged. Kagome then turned to Inuyasha, who held out his hand for her bag, which she refused politely and took his hand in hers instead. Reiko smiled at them, seeing how happy they were, and she knew, that she would have that happiness too when she looked over at Sesshomaru. Rin was standing next to him, smiling like the cheshire cat on it's birthday and skipped up to her new mommy.

"Reiko, are you going to stay in the same room with us?" Rin asked innocently enough, but brought a deep blush to Reiko's face. This gave Kagome incentive to tease her as well.

"I wonder what they'll be doing in there." Kagome emphazied on every word and Reiko glared at her, but Sesshomaru raised an interested eyebrow, which caused Reiko to blush even more and glare at the both of them. Rin giggled and took her free hand, then pulled Reiko towards the long line of people waiting to get off the ship.

When they got on the booked tour bus, they all sat in pairs together. Rin sat on Reiko's lap as she sat next to Sesshomaru, holding his hand. Kagome sat next to Inuyasha and kissed his cheek lightly before turning back to Sango, who sat next to Miroku and chatted idly about what they would to first after they got settled in.

Inuyasha looked over at Kagome longingly and had to look away before she could turn and see the expression on his face.

"Welcome everyone to the Guadeloupe island tour bus. We'll take you to the hotel first so you all can get a room and settle in, then we will be holding a tour for all of you curious newcomers who are excited about being here. An added bonus is that our annual festival of culture is going on this weekend so for all of you party goers, get your party hats on cause it's going to be one hell of a time!!" A woman's sweet, ecstatic voice rang out on the intercom of the bus, speaking in many different languages for different people. First she did it in english, then spanish, then french, and finally japanese.

"OH! Lets do the festival first. It said in the brochure that it's held in all the streets at night! Look!" Sango pulled out the brochure and showed everyone the pictures of the festivities that were shown in the book. Kagome looked practically ecstatic about it by the time they got to the hotel.

"Oh! I can't wait to go out there tonight! What about you Inuyasha?" She asked him brightly and he looked over at her with a gentle smile.

"Yeah, that sound great." He said, still in a calm tone, which brought a curious eyebrow to raise in questioning. She placed her free hand, the one not held in his firm grip, on the same arm and looked at him worriedly. He shook his head and gave a small smile and then continured walking towards the desk.

"Three rooms please, preferably on the top floor." Inuyasha said. The clerk at the desk turned and smiled at Inuyasha. She had gorgeous flowing brown hair, a warm smile, and pointed ears!

"Mr. Takahashi, it's nice to see you again. You've grown a whole lot since I last saw you. How is your brother?" She asked conversationally. Inuyasha and Kagome both looked at her in utter surprise. Sesshomaru, only standing a few feet away caught his name and looked over in they're direction. Reiko looked over at her too and was stunned at how pretty she looked.

"Sesshomaru! My you look handsome." She said sincerely, eyeing him. She then looked at Reiko and raised a curious eyebrow at Rin.

"Is that...your family?" She asked, suspicious of them. Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed and he nodded.

"This is my family, Sierra. Reiko, this is one of the women who used to work for Inuyasha and I's father. Sierra, this is Reiko, my mate, and Rin, my daughter." Reiko blushed at the word mate being spoken aloud. She wasn't quite used to having that word being thrown around with her name in the same sentence. Sango smiled and Kagome grinned warmly back at her. Inuyasha still looked curiously at the woman, trying to remember her face, but he couldn't.

"Oh! That's right, you're rooms. I'm so sorry. I get distracted easily. Here you are, suites 390-393." She said, handing them the keys.

"I'll get a baggage boy to take your things, as I'm sure you will want to go out and have fun at the festival." She said kindly and then eyed Inuyasha and Kagome the same way as she had done to Sesshomaru and Reiko. Her eyes widened as she saw the mark on Kagome's neck and then her surprised gaze turned on Inuyasha's back.

As they all got into the elevator Reiko turned to Sesshomaru with a piercing, quizzical gaze. Sesshomaru sighed and looked away from her, refusing to answer her unspoken question in front of everyone. Reiko turned away from him, and focused her attention on Rin.

"So what do you want to do first in the festival Rin?" She asked kindly, almost motherly. Rin smiled brightly, her grin reaching her eyes.

"I want to see some of the shops!" Rin said excitedly. Reiko smiled and mussed her hair before fully standing at the last ding. She could feel her fear of heights growing now, knowing they were at the top. They stepped out to be met with a huge glass wall, overlooking the city and festivities. Reiko instantly felt the nausea creep to the surface and she clung to Sesshomaru's arm. He looked down at her curiously and noticing the pale tint to her face, he quickly guided her away from the wall, towards their suite.

"Why didn't you tell me you didn't like heights." He hissed in a low voice. Reiko smiled up at him and shook her head, which wasn't helping much.

"It usually doesn't bother me, cause in normal hotels, they don't have windows for walls." Reiko retorted, trying to show she could handle it by being her usual self. Sesshomaru wasn't buying it though and he quickly opened their suite door, which was decorated in a tropical aray. He set her down on the sofa in the center of the living room and watched as she layed her head down on the cool pillow.

Out in the hall Rin skipped off to the room that Sesshomaru had claimed as theirs, leaving Sango, Kagome, Miroku and Inuyasha standing in the hallway with curious and worried looks. Sango sighed and looked pointedly at the room to the right, since they took the middle of the rooms. She walked towards it, giving a pointed glance at Miroku to follower her. It was so quick he barely noticed it and then with a quick glance in Kagome and Inuyasha's direction he followed after Sango, keeping his ears alert when he walked into the room next to her. Inuyasha could sense their intentions and smiled inwardly to himself. They were trying to give them some alone time, even if they were in the middle of a hallway. He looked over at Kagome, who was staring mesmerized out the huge wall-like windows at the beautiful streets of Trois-Rivieres. His mind found itself indecisive. He had a sudden urge to wrap his arms around her waist, lead her into the room, and take her now. It was a strange urge, it had never crept up on him like this before, it worried him. How long would his demon allow her time to prepare herself? He had no idea what it would be like. If he lost his sense of control for even a second, she could be in mortal danger. What if he hurt her? What if she never forgave him if he did? How could he forgive himself? With these thoughts, he shyed away from her, averting his gaze towards the streets she seemed so fasinated by. Kagome then turned to Inuyasha and smiled at him, taking his hand in hers, causing his eyes to betray him and look into her beautiful brown orbs.

"Inuyasha? What's wrong? Are you...nervous about making me your mate?" She asked shyly. Inuyasha's eyes widened and then softened when a blush ran across her face. She looked so cute. He then took both her hands in his and kissed her knuckles gently.

"I'm not nervous about that part. I'm...worried. If I lose control for just one second, I could hurt you so badly...and I would never be able to take it back. I'm...I'm not sure if I'll be able to control myself." He confessed, staring down at her hands instead of her face. Now it was Kagome's turn to be shocked. She then smiled warmly up at him and stepped closer to him so she could look up into his downcast golden eyes.

"I won't run away...and I won't hate you. I could never hate you. I have faith in you, you're so strong Inuyasha, even with yourself. If you do, I'll know it's a mistake, I know that you would never intentionally hurt me. You've said that before. I have complete trust in you." She said kindly, in a low, sincere voice. He looked away and closed his eyes.

"That's what I'm afraid of. It would be so much easier if you didn't trust me so completely Kagome. You have no idea how much more easy it would be if you were more cautious around me but you're not! I could really hurt you Kagome. I could so easily lose that trust that you put so willingly in my hands. It would only take a second to break you, just one second to tear into you and..." Inuyasha didn't dare finish that thought out loud. He couldn't. The fear that welled into his chest as the image he was describing to her flew into his mind was almost unbarable. Suddenly, Kagome's warm, gentle touch was felt on his cheek. He looked back at her with troubled eyes, yet hers were loving and unphased. It pained him even more to see them like that.

"I love you Inuyasha. Nothing you do will ever change that. You have my heart, body, mind and soul. No one else can have those things, no matter what you do to me." Kagome said and wrapped her arms around his waist, pulling herself as close as she could get to him. He stared down at her in shock and disbelief. How could such a person exist. No fear of him, no disgust with him, only love and trust existed in her eyes for him, and he just couldn't understand. Why? He sighed in defeat and snaked his strong arms around her middle, pulling her tightly to him. He rested his cheek on her soft raven black hair and rocked back and forth with her. It was comforting to have her like this. To him if anything else it was his haven. She may feel safe in his arms, but she was his escape. It felt as if nothing could harm him here. No ones harsh words, no sword, or bullet, or rock, nothing could get to him when she was near him. Nothing mattered but her

"I think we should go to our room now Inuyasha. If anyone comes up or out of their room their going to look at us as if we're crazy." Kagome giggled and pulled gently out of his grasp. She laced her fingers through his and lead him towards their room at the far end. She unlocked the door and wasn't even paying attention to the rooms interior. All that mattered was that her and Inuyasha had an entire hotel room to themselves, the ultimate in "alone time" places. It was fantastic. She walked into the master bedroom (They all have suites. Nothing but the best for our favorite cast -) and looked around. It was big, and the bed looked comfortable and inviting. She threw a suggestive glance at Inuyasha but he teasingly shook his head. She cutely pouted and folded her arms. He chuckled her favorite way and walked up to her, wrapping his arms around her and pulling her into a tight hug.

"Not tonight, but tomorrow. I want an entire day to have fun with you. Tonight we'll go to the festival with everyone else. And tomorrow, while everyone is out sight seeing, we'll have our own fun in here. Okay? Does that sound like a good plan to you?" Inuyasha asked her soothingly. Kagome blushed but giggled and nodded into his favorite red t-shirt.

"That sounds perfect."

Okay, I'm going to end it here. I had thought about a few ideas for the festival but then...and I should have expected this too, I forgot all about them. Distracted by my real life of course. So the next chapter will be rated M. It will not be featured in this actual story since I don't want to change the rating of this fic. A lot of my reviewers are still innocent minded. So for those of you who are as corrupt as I am, there will be a special fic featured in the M fics called Caribbean Lust. I know, the title sounds wierd and at the same time it fits the actual stories well. It'll only be three chapters, since there are only three couples and they'll all be created at different times. If you haven't marked me as an author alert yet you should do it now cause it will send you the link directly to that fic. Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed my little chapter, the next one is really the one that's going to be the new story in the M rated section so look for it kay - I hope you all liked it so please review and tell me now. Ja ne!