Chapter Thirteen
The Particular Mood
The wedding was beautiful. With Rin's extra help, Kagome was able to coordinate everything wonderfully. The villagers were in awe of Kagome's vision and her ability to pull it off. They had never seen so many flowers or dishes so ornate at the reception. Sango was truly thankful to her friend.
Sango left the side of her beloved brother and made her way through the crowd of well-wishers over to Kagome who was conversing with a younger village girl. Seeing the bride come over, the girl offered her blessings and left the pair.
"I don't know how to thank you enough." There were tears in Sango's eyes.
Kagome hugged Sango tightly. "I've never seen you cry before yesterday. Please don't. You'll make me cry." She laughed.
Sango pulled away and wiped her eyes. "I know, its so unlike me but I can't help it. The ceremony was absolutely gorgeous and Kohaku… I'm just so happy."
Kagome smiled. "I couldn't be happier right now either. You and Miroku are going to be so happy together."
"I know we will."
Kagome spotted Rin across the clearing sitting by herself. "Hey, why don't you go find your new husband? I'm going to go see what's up with Rin."
Sango cast a look in the direction Kagome was looking. "Let me know if she's alright."
Kagome weaved through the joyous celebrating and drunk villagers to Rin; she sat down next to her on the ground.
"What's got you down, Rin?"
Rin seemed startled by Kagome voice but quickly recovered. "I don't know really. I think I'm just anxious."
Kagome blushed. "About going back with Sesshomaru?"
The young woman nodded. "I was so sure of myself and now I'm terrified. We hardly even talked last night. I wish I knew what he was thinking."
"You could always ask him."
Rin smiled bitter sweetly. "He isn't much of a talker, especially about feelings. I see how open you and Inuyasha are trying to be, and see how Miroku and Sango talk and I want that too, you know? I wont ever have that and I guess I have to ask myself if I can be happy knowing that."
Kagome looked away out towards the forest where she was sure Sesshomaru was looming close by. Rin had to know that wherever he was he could probably hear their entire conversation. Rin looked over at the silent Kagome, and snorted lightly with a melancholy smile on her perfect pink lips.
"I shouldn't have said anything. I'm sorry for troubling you, Kagome." Rin she apologized.
Kagome shook her head. "Don't be silly, if you want to talk about this, then we can. I'm all ears."
"I love Lord Sesshomaru. I know I do. That isn't the problem, the problem is I like to talk and he doesn't always communicate with me about certain things. It's going to be hard, you know?"
"Yeah, I won't lie to you, it's not going to be easy. But listen Rin, not every relationship is perfect. You might think, me and Sango have it so easy but we don't." Here the older girl laughed. "Oh, I am flattered you think me and Inuyasha communicate, but the truth is we don't. Rin, me and you chose the two most mute demons in all of Japan."
Rin smiled; afterall it was impossible to keep her blue for too long. "Inuyasha has gotten so much better though. I don't think that will ever be possible with Sesshomaru."
"You say that but until the other day I honestly never believed Inuyasha would ever communicate with me his feelings. But then he did and I can see its possible. You don't know that Sesshomaru wont be open until you give it a shot. And besides, from my perspective, I have never heard Sesshomaru say so much as I do when he is with you, or talking of you."
That really seemed to lighten Rin's spirits. The lovely pink blush that usually graced her cheeks returned and she had a content look on her face.
"You are absolutely correct. I can't believe I doubted my Lord Sesshomaru, he has already told me he wants me as his mate and he will do everything in his power to always make me happy."
Kagome nodded. "You have nothing to worry about."
"Thank you, Kagome."
"Anytime, Rin." She leaned her head on Rin's for a moment.
After a few minutes, Rin excused herself to give her congratulations to Sango and Miroku. Kagome stayed where she was content to be a little a ways from the chaos of the celebration of a while longer. She watched with mild interest as a few drunken villagers attempted to act out an instance they saw of Sango defending the village to other equally drunk villagers. It was enough for her to chuckle a little to herself and roll her eyes.
"Keh, its not funny; more like pathetic."
Years of knowing Inuyasha had lessen the surprise and shock she felt when he just suddenly appeared. She arched her head backwards and stuck her tongue out at him as he hovered behind her.
"I'm not a cynic, I can find simple things like drunks amusing if I want to."
"Cynic?" Inuyasha questioned after a moment.
"A cruelly judgmental person." Kagome offered turning back to her previous amusement.
"Demon."
She turned around once again. "Excuse me?"
"Demon, a cruelly judgmental demon. I'm not a human."
Kagome smiled, and chuckled. "Sorry to offend."
Inuyasha folded his legs beneath him so he was seated next to Kagome. She smiled again when he joined her and she bravely scooted closer so she was leaning against him. His warmth was welcoming as the sun was just beginning to set behind them.
"The er, wedding, er turned out nice." Inuyasha commented.
"Why, thank you." Was her simple answer; she was feeling overwhelming peacefully and happy which was most likely due to the events of the day.
"Miroku wanted me to say that." He clarified.
Kagome shrugged her shoulder slightly. "I'm happy to help, Sango would have done all this for me. I'm sure she will someday…"
In normal circumstances she would have blushed and acted embarrass at bringing up such an intimate subject matter, but like mentioned earlier, the day had put her into an oddly serene temperament. Not the same could be said for Inuyasha, who felt the hidden implications of such an off-handed comment.
"You want a wedding…?"
She could feel him physically swallow. She felt almost bad about making him uncomfortable. But her strange mood only encouraged her to continue the teasing instead of letting him off the hook with a change of topics.
"Oh sure, hopefully something soon."
"Soon?"
"I have my eye on a couple of villagers that I'm sure would agree to marry me on such short notice."
"What?!"
She laughed but kept her tone light. "I think I should have several husbands actually. Why just get married once? This whole wedding ordeal is a lot of fun!"
A growl erupted from Inuyasha and Kagome it was time to tame the beast, least he should explode and ruin her good mood.
"I'm joking, Inuyasha."
"Humph, I knew that."
"Did you? Because on second thought maybe it wouldn't be so bad…"
"Kagome." He snarled.
She laughed; amazed at her playfulness tonight. "Kidding, kidding."
"Good."
They were quiet for awhile, the drunk performance had ended a few minutes ago and now they watched the party die down slowly. Sango was spotted blushing as Miroku caught her eye from across the clearing. Kagome smiled and snuggled herself closer to Inuyasha, looping her arms through his. Thoughts of sleep were just beginning to form when Inuyasha spoke suddenly.
"You didn't tell me if you really want a human wedding or not." His voice was low and he was looking straight ahead.
Kagome registered the way his body was rigid with seriousness; now would not be the time to joke again. She looked at his side profile as she thought how to answer him. After a moment he looked down at her as well, and the familiar warmth of a blush spread across her cheeks.
His beauty would never cease to amaze her or stir to life the feelings of love she held for him. She smiled at him. Since she was feeling adventorous tonight...
"Yeah, I would."
His golden eyes reflected the last glimpses of the setting sun. "I could give you that."
Her smile widened and she was awake with pleasant feelings as the impact of those words took effect on her. She sighed and leaned her face upwards and placed a kiss to his lips.
"I was hoping you would say that." She whispered and leaned her head on his shoulder.
He pulled his arm out of hers and wrapped it around her body. She snuggled into his lap and slipped a hand into the opening of his haori; content to feel his strong, naked chest and his steady heartbeat beneath her fingers.
It was almost completely dark outside now, and there was a small bit of cold air biting her exposed arms. Inuyasha did his best to protect her from the night.
Miroku and Sango walked over to the couple. The party was pretty much over by now.
"Kagome and Inuyasha, we can never thank you enough for all you've done today and throughout the course of our knowing you." Miroku began.
Inuyasha stood up bringing Kagome up with him, though still folded in his warm arms.
"Please don't mention it, Miroku. You're family." Kagome supplied for the two of them.
Sango laughed and a few tears dropped. "We are, aren't we?"
Kagome reached her arms out and Sango enclosed herself in them. Inuyasha stepped back and addressed Miroku.
"Congratulations." He mumbled, sort of embarrassed but very politely.
"That means a lot coming from you my good man." Miroku clasped Inuyasha's shoulder.
"Don't mention it." Inuyasha was red.
Sango squeezed Kagome once more and went back to her place by Miroku's side; he put his arm around her shoulders.
"We are tired and are going to retire now, but I just wanted to thank you once more." Sango smiled.
"Well, you're very welcome. I'm just glad you guys received your deserved happiness. Have fun tonight, we'll see you tomorrow!" Kagome boldly added; her mood proving still very much alive.
After Sango blushed and Miroku congratulated Kagome on her lude illusion, the newly married couple slipped into the darkness towards their hut.
Kagome turned and grabbed Inuyasha's hand and started pulling him toward the village. "Want to go to bed now? Or go for an adventure?" She offered.
Never did she expect he would pick the second option, and especially was she unprepared for his mischievous smirk that came right before he quickly snatched her up into his arms and darted into the forest. Her gasp was from suddenness rather than fear.
The wind whip about her hair and face; she clung tightly to Inuyasha. She wanted to spy the direction of their journey but she couldn't tear her eyes from the look of elation that was on Inuyasha's face. It struck her with wonder. If they hadn't been moving at so alarming a speed, and her holding on him necessary she would have traced the strong features of his face.
With all the abruptness that started the journey, it ended it and it took a second for Kagome to look away from Inuyasha.
"This is where I've been going." Inuyasha said looking exhilarated from the run.
Kagome smiled and cast a look over her shoulder at the direction Inuyasha was looking. A flicker of confusion crossed her brow. Slowly, everything began to sink in and her joyous, playful mood was finally subdued.
"Oh my god." Was all she could mutter, her hand covered her mouth as tears pricked then poured from her eyes.
She looked up at Inuyasha with disbelief. He seemed to have caught her earlier mood; he chuckled and wiped away her tears as they fell.
"Well?"
She smiled and shook her head and looked back at the magnificence produced by Inuyasha.
"You built me a house?" She chuckled at the absurdity of being able to say that.
"Keh, reconditioned actually. It was already here, I just fixed it up, made it bigger…" He was excited, that was obvious.
She laughed and cried a little more, confused and overwhelmed all at once. Only Inuyasha could make her so frustrated and happy all at once.
"I can't believe you did this, thank you." She kissed him soundly then looked back at the house. "Can I go inside?"
He smirked. "Duh, its your house."
That statement was too much to process at the moment but she took joy in practically running into the one story hut that was complete with a garden out front and a man made hot spring in the back.
Inside the door, was a greeting room, traditional in houses of her time. To the left there was a hall that lead to the master bedroom, and a second bedroom. To the right was the hallway that lead to the kitchen, a small bathroom of sorts and a room for eating meals. Kagome surveyed each room with surprise and amazement.
"How did you get a mattress through the well?" She asked stunned as she flopped back unto it; Inuyasha had made the frame himself.
"Like everything else." He fell back unto it as well and watched Kagome's face with equal entertainment.
She rolled on her side so she was facing him. "I can't believe you did this. This is simply amazing."
"I wanted you to feel at home."
She bit her lip to keep from crying again; she wanted to get out the next sentence just right; he had to understand what she felt for him. She swallowed and cupped his smooth cheek in her hand.
"Inuyasha, you are my home."
His arms snuck out and pulled her so she was on top of his body. The intensity in his eyes fueled a burning inside her.
"I don't want you to be sad anymore," His claws scrapped against her scalp.
She closed her eyes loosely. "Then don't ever leave me."
His hands stilled, one was on her neck, the other at her hip. She could feel the warmth of his hand on her hip through her thin lavender dress. When she opened her eyes she saw him carefully evaluating her expression.
"I could never leave you, Kagome. I love you." His voice was deep and husky.
She smiled and placed her hands on either side of his face. "I love you too."
He pulled her face down to meet his and kissed her slowly. The intensity building at an agonizingly slow pace. Her tongue swept out and into his mouth where it was greeted enthusiastically by Inuyasha's.
For the necessity of air, Kagome pulled back panting softly against his lips. Inuyasha rolled her over on her back and braced himself on his elbows. His face hardened and he looked worried and anxious.
Her hands touched his face and smoothed over the wrinkles of worry that she found on his forehead.
"Kagome, I-" He stopped unsure; she smiled encouragingly. "I-I have to ask you something important."
"Of course, ask me." Her heart began pounding, she hoped she could hear him over it.
"Its not something to take lightly; we sort of talked about it before…" He kept watching her face for any sign of distress; he saw none so continued. "I want to spend eternity with you, Kagome. I want you to be my mate."
Hello, hello!
:) Sorry to end at such a promising place! I was feeling fiesty myself tonight. Besides, after this chapter there is only two more chapters :( I wanted to drag it out for a little bit more!
I'm mortified that so many of you guessed it was a house! Thats a reflection of me! Apparently, I am not so clever! Haha my apologizes to everyone!
Anywho, I just want to say one more thing!
Don't you just love Inuyasha and Kagome together? Next chapter will be getting a little steamy :)
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