Ch.23

Mate

"What is it you want Rai?" Kurama sighs.

There is no response.

"Rai?" He asks again.

It appears as if he's frozen.

"… Raihoushi!" Kurama yells.

"… I was pausing for dramatic effect. You just ruined it."

"What… is your condition?" Kurama starts to get annoyed.

"You must… DOAFUNNYDANCEFORME!"

"…No."

"… but… but….pwease?" Raihoushi looks at him with puppy dog eyes.

"…" Kurama is silent for a couples minutes. "No."

"Well it was worth a shot. Now for my real condition!" Raihoushi's eyes start to sparkle. "I get to name your first child!"

"… I'll think about it if you leave."

"Huh " Kagome looks over at her brother, then back at Kurama. "What's going on?"

"He wants to ask you –" Raihoushi starts talking.

"Shut up!" Kurama stops him. "I was spending some nice long-overdue quality time with her when you ruined it. I'll talk to you later, just leave."

"But –"

"Now!" Raihoushi just looks at the grounds and slowly walks over to the door. He picks it up and places it back on its hinges before leaving.

"What was that all about?" Kagome looks questioningly at Kurama.

He sighs. "I wanted to ask you an important question when the time was right. But your brother ruined the moment."

"What's your question?"

"Kagome… will you –"

"You never accepted my condition!" Raihoushi comes back through the door whining.

"… Will you please let me take you somewhere else?" Kurama asks Kagome as he glares at Rai.

"Don't you still need to heal?" Kagome asks.

"I'll be fine. Besides, I had help to heal faster."

"Ok." She smiles. Thick vines wrap around the two into a cocoon-like shape.

"Hey! Get back here!" Raihoushi runs over but is thrown back by loose vines. After a few more seconds the vines unravel and vanish, leaving an empty space where Kurama and Kagome were. "Well I guess that ends my fun…" Rai turns and walks back over to the door. "I think I'll go see what Dai and Shita are up to." He leaves.

(Elsewhere)

"You can open your eyes now." Kurama softly whispers in Kagome's ear.

She opens her eyes to find them in a field of wild flowers with the sun setting in the distance. "Kurama… it's beautiful."

"As are you." He sits down on the soft grass, taking her with him and pulling her into his lap. "Kagome… will you be my mate?"

"… Are you sure?"

"I wouldn't ask you otherwise. Please?"

"… Yes." Kagome leans over and kisses him. He smiles and returns the kiss. They sit together watching the sunset for a while. Suddenly, without warning, Kagome tackles him. "I got you now fox!"

"Yes you do." He hugs her. "I love you Kagome."

"I love you too Kurama."

THE END!

Side Note:

They had a kid a bit over a year later.

He has his father's hair and his mother's eyes.

His demon side can control plants.

And his miko side can make weapons out of energy.

He is also conveniently part human, and quite smart.

Raihoushi named him Hinoiri.

Hinoiri Minamino.