-Hurray!
Kagome sat in Keade's hut. Her foot tapped impateintly as she sat alone. Inuyasha had gone off to who-knows-where. Sango had gone back to her old village to fix up her hiraikotsu. Miroku was visiting Mushin and Hachi. Even Keade was out doing an exorcism a village over! And no one considered that Kagome would be all alone and unable to even go back to visit her family because she was left to watch three kids! So for the moment she sat alone while the kids played outside. Leaving her only with her thoughts. And all her thoughts lately had focussed around one preticular hanyou.
'Where is he? I am SO bored... I hope Inuyasha gets back soon, and in one piece,' Kagome crawled over to her bag that lay in the corner. Pulling out a deck of cars. She slowly set up for a game of solitare, reminicing on the past, "Its been almost a year since I first came to this time. It amazing to think about how much I have changed since coming here. And I wouldnt give this place up for the world. This time is my time now." She smiled to herself, pulling a car up and moving it to a better spot. "I went from hating all this to loving it. I learned to adapt to things, and learned that I loved others." Moving mulitple cards around rather quickly, Kagome thought about Inuyasha. She remembered right after they began their journey, before they met Shippo, before they even ventured away from the village, they hated eachother. They had spent almost a week together and hadnt even referred to the other by their names. But then Yura of the Hair came into the picture and somehow, something changed and the quickly grew fond of eachother. By the time they battled the thunder brothers, they were friends. By Miroku, good friends. Sango, connected. And now, Arashi and Koori had brought Kagome to love Inuyasha with all her heart. Though the love was there before, for a long time. They two had finally got Kagome to admit to herself how strongly she felt. Even if everyone else (minus one dense hanyou) had already been able to see how she felt.
A row gone, a row finished. Kagome moved the finished pile over to the side. Kagome looked at the king of hearts on the top of the pile, her mind wondered back to long ago. She remember when the little group that had now developed into a tight-knit little family had assembled. The first battle they went through as five. It was against Naraku. That fight had ended up putting their world in a spiral. It led to, them meeting Jineji, Naraku getting a new body, Kikyo confusing everyone one which side she was choosing, meeting Totosai, Koga and clan, Kagura, and lead her and Inuyasha together. They all went in order. And whenever Kagome thought back and remembered how hard it was, she could see far more good than bad. The bad was there of course, but in spread out servings. Kagome moved a black 5, red 4, black 3, and a red 2 in order to a nearly completed row.
Thinking back on everything, it did seem hard, and was, but the harder stuff ended with a lot a happiness. Kagome had gone through much pain, both physical and mental, but she wouldnt trade her time in this world for anything. She couldnt give up her friends, and family. Inuyasha, Shippo, Sango, Miroku, Keada, Kirara, Koga, Rin, Sesshomaru, even Ayame and Totosai. She loved them all. Life without them seemed bleak and deathly boring. Though each one (give or take Ayame and Totosai) had brought hope, happiness, and life to Kagome. But on more than anyother, Inuyasha.
Inuyasha had brought hope, joy, laughter, compassion, dreams, and worries to Kagome like no one she had ever knew. He could make her feel safe and relaxed, or tense and rigid with fear or worry. He gave her dreams and nightmares. Sadness, hope, joy, and anger like no other. But the thing that seperated him from the rest was the feeling that Kagome had felt since the moment she had seen in pinned to the tree. That feeling she wasnt able to name for many, many monthes. That feeling that could bring any emotion in titanic amounts, but never flushing others out. That feeling Kagome had finally accepted, understood, and recognized as love.
-Inuyasha!
A low, quiet, threatening growl reverbrated through the large room. Sesshomaru sat in a large chair glaring down at his half brother, "So your wish to marry that ningen?"
Inuyasha bowed his head respectfully, growled mentally his said, "Yes, Sesshomaru-dono." Sesshomaru smirked slightly at the behavior of the half breed. He must've been very serious to go beyond cutting off his rudeness and actually showing respect to him., "Why?"
Inuyasha looked up at the youkai who he shared blood with almost shocked, "Because I love her more the anything else in the entire world. She is my world. I couldnt live without her."
Sesshomaru's growl grew louder, "You know how absoulutely girly and stupid you sound when you say that?" Inuyasha simply nodded, "Sadly there is no other way to phrase it, or trust me, I would have." Sesshomaru grinned slightly and nodded his head, "Then tell me one more thing Inuyasha," Inuyasha nodded awaiting the upcoming question, "What would you give up for her?"
In a split second, Inuyasha replied without any hestitation, "Everything. Even my life, since she is the one that allowed me to live." Sesshomaru cocked his brow, "Do you only care for her because she released you from the vile miko's spell?"
"No!" Inuyasha replied strongly, "Not at all! I love her because she is her! Thats the only reason!" Sesshomaru's face showed no emotion, and silence filled the room for a time. Though only minutes passed, in Inuyasha mind, years were coming on going. It was an understatement to say Inuyasha was about to pull his hair out he was so stressed. Then Sesshomaru made his decision. He stood up and walked to Inuyasha.
"I am made my desicion..."
-To Be Continued...