Well, guys I am soooo sorry about the long wait, but here it is! Chapter seven! Thanks so much for your patience while I dealt with that dang writer's block. I hope to have the next chapter out sometime this week or next. And yes I am speaking the truth about that. It's about half way done, just needs a little more angst.

Okay, now before I get too windy, Enjoy!

Chapter 7

"What a beautiful ceremony." Lily said wistfully as she walked with her husband, James, through the elven village.

"Is that all you women ever think about?" James asked incredulously.

"What are you going on about now?"

"All women ever think about is how beautiful the ceremony is and what everyone is wearing. You never focus on the important stuff."

"And just what do you consider the 'important stuff'?" Lily asked as she eyed her husband warily.

"Oh, come on, Lil." James replied. "The most important part of any ceremony is the reception." He said it as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "Think about it," he said, blatantly ignoring the death glare Lily was sending him. "the dancing, the drinking, the merry making, the drinking, meeting new people… Did I mention the drinking?"

'Lordy, he looks like Dumbledore with all that damn twinkling.' "Yeah and if I remember correctly, I was the one who had to levitate your drunk ass back to the tree house!" Lily snapped, all the while trying to hide her smirk. She just wouldn't tell James that his bumps and bruises were from her deliberately running him into trees on the way from the party, not the 'fight' she told him that he got into.

Flashback

It was true that the ceremony had been beautiful. It was a small affair considering it was one of the royal family. The ceremony was held in a small clearing set in the middle of the forest.

Lily and James sat along with Sirius and Remus on the left side of the clearing. Lily was playing with little Harry, trying to keep the infant entertained during the ceremony. In front of the Marauders, sat Kagome and Kagura, who were busy watching Shippo and the two children, Charlie and Pippin, they had brought with them. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru were currently standing in front of the motley group beside a vine and flower covered stone altar. Lily looked curiously around at the rest of the guests.

To the right side, sat four people who could easily pass for children and a short man with a rather large beard with an equally large axe leaning against his shoulder. Behind them sat a human man wearing regal clothes and a crown, with a young lady wearing equally regal dress and a similar, yet feminine, crown. Next to them sat another human couple.

Lily did a double take as she noticed Dumbledore and another man, who could easily be his twin, standing at the back. "When did Dumbledore get here?" Lily asked as she leaned over toward James. He merely shrugged his shoulders in response and proceeded to turn around and wave at the old man.

A few minutes later, those gathered in the clearing quieted as Legolas and his parents walked up to stand opposite Inuyasha and Sesshomaru next to the altar. Many of the humans looked about as several elves started singing from their places in the trees surrounding the clearing. A little bit of rustling was heard from behind, and several women gasped as the beheld Inuai, who calmly walked up to the altar, her head bowed in reverence and a soft smile upon her face.

As she joined Legolas in front of the altar, Inuai lifted her head and looked at her mate's warm, loving smile that seemed to light up his whole face.

All those from the Earthen realm where surprised to find that mo priest was needed for the simple ceremony. The assembled guests watched in awe as Legolas and Inuai started to glow in an ethereal light. They held each other's hands as Legolas began to speak in his native tongue, which sounded very odd to the humans.

"Etamluos ym sa uoy mialc i. Uoy ot gnoleb i. Uoy rof efil ym reffo i. Noitcetorp ym uoy evig i. Ecnaigella ym uoy evig i. Traeh ym uoy evig i. Luos ym evig i. Udob ym uoy evig I. Sruoy si taht emas eht gnipeek otni ekat i. Emit ym lla rof em yb dehsirehc eb lliw efil ruoy. Emit lla rof nwo ym evoba decalp eb lliw efil ruoy. Eatmluos ym era uoy. Ytinrete lla rof em ot dnuob era uoy. Erac ym ni syawla era uoy." As the words rolled off his tongue, the glow around Legolas became brighter.

Inuai took a calming breath and started to repeat the ritual words to Legolas as the glowing became brighter around her as well. She finished the words in a whisper and looked into her mate's eyes. They slowly leaned towards one another and as their lips met, the aura that surrounded them shot up into the air, twisting as it rose before coming back down to the couple as their kiss broke.

The reception for the couple could only be described as a full blown party. Every elf in the kingdom had shown up.

"Inuai!" Lily called as she and the Marauders descended upon the newly joined couple. "That was the coolest thing I have ever seen!"

"I'm glad you enjoyed the ceremony. James, Siri, Remus… The bar is that way." she laughed as the boys ran off like they were going to Zonko's. "Come on, Lily. I'll introduce you to everyone from the ceremony."

"Legolas!" came the loud call from the dwarf across the glade.

"That would be Gimili." Inuai said to a confused Lily. "Looks like he wants a rematch to their drinking contest." Kagome and Kagura came to stand with Inuai and Lily as Sesshomaru and Inuyasha wandered over to join in on the contest.

"Oh no." Lily moaned. Inuai looked at her friend and noticed the source of her torment. James and Sirius had decided to partake in the drinking fun. Luckily, Remus still had enough sense to keep out of any contest with an elf, a dwarf, and two demons.

"Alright ladies," Inuai said to her friends. "Who'd like to make some predictions on this?"

"Hmmm. Well, it's pretty obvious that the two humans are going down first as they've already had a fair amount to drink." Kagura observed.

"Definitely." the others agreed.

"So, James and Siri are going down first, who's next?"
"Well, I think you should tell us who's going to be the winner, since your new hubby kind of brought this little contest on." Kagura shot at her sister in law. Inuai glared back playfully.

"Fine, have it your way." she grinned mischievously. "Of course, James and Sirius are out of it first. Oh, and Lily, don't forget to use the trees against them on the way home tonight. As I was saying," Inuai continued once the girls' laughter had died down. "after James and siri, it'll probably be Inuyasha. I mean, he is half human and elven liquor is quite a bit stronger than anything humans or demons can come up with. After that, it'll be Gimili. He's a strong fighter, but the drink will get the better of him." she said smugly.

"Ok, that leaves Sesshomaru and Legolas…. So, who's going to win?" Lily asked curiously.

"Hmmm…. That's a little bit harder." Inuai replied seriously. " But if I have to chose, I'd say Legolas, but I'm biased." All four girls burst out laughing at that last comment. But they had to agree with her. While Sesshomaru was a full fledged demon, he was not familiar with elven drinks. Legolas, on the other hand, had imbibed them for awhile and grown accustomed to their effects on the body. The girls watched in amusement as, after two drinks, James and Sirius withdrew from the contest by effectively passing out. Lily merely groaned thinking about how humiliating it would be to levitate the two home. At least there are perks. she thought to herself as she let out an evil laugh causing the girls to burst out into another fit of giggles.

Nearly twenty minutes, and several drinks later, Kagome let out a groan as Inuyasha slumped to the ground, hitting the table on the way down. "Three down and three to go." Inuai stated. "You know, maybe we should've taken bets on this." Kagome, Kagura, and Lily looked at her incredulously. "What!"

"Well, it's just that you'd be winning right now." Kagome pointed out with a smile on her face.

"Yeah, well." Inuai blossomed to a red that would have rivaled a Weasley. "Back to the contest!"

An hour later, the women were surprised to find Gimili, Sesshomaru, and Legolas still standing, although Gimili looked worse for wear. He was constantly swaying and hanging onto the edge of the table as if his very life depended on it. "I give him two more drinks before he's out of this little thing." Kagura commented.

"I think I'm starting to feel something….in my stomach?" Sesshomaru said, slurring a bit, two drinks later.

"Ha! I knew you demons couldn't hold yer liquor!" Gimili crowed triumphantly before promptly passing out. A second later, a very loud burp issued from Sesshomaru, who had the grace to look as stoic as ever. As he picked up his next glass, Sesshomaru looked over at his fallen companions. Gimili, Man, can that dwarf hold his liquor. James and Sirius, Sesshomaru let out a derisive snort. Pathetic humans. And last, and certainly least, thought Sesshomaru, Inuyasha. He smirked as he watched the younger half demon lying on the ground, holding his ear and very contentedly, it seemed, sucking on his thumb. He wondered vaguely how Kagome put up with such a simpleton. Sesshomaru downed his drink and looked down at his brother again. "Ah, the Tetsusaiga." he said as he glanced covetously at the fang on Inuyasha's hip. "It shall be mine at last." He slowly reached for the sword, not hearing the warnings being called by Kagome and Inuai. As his hand got within a foot of Inuyasha, the sword's barrier reacted to the opposing threat to the sleeping hanyou, throwing the tai youkai twenty feet, where he slumped to the ground at the foot of a tree that would hold the imprint of his backside for all eternity.

"That idiot!" Kagura growled. "I thought, after all these centuries, he'd be over this petty thing with that sword!" the other three girls backed up impulsively as Kagura's hands went to the fans in her obi.

"Now, Kagura, don't you think that's a little excessive?" Inuai said, trying to reason with the very pissed off wind demon. Kagura looked at the shocked faces around her before returning her fans to their rightful place.

"Inuai?"

"Yes?" Inuai said carefully as she noticed the feral grin on her sister in law's face.

"Would you be a dear and levitate that lug home for me? And make sure you hit ever single tree you come across." she said, turning to face Inuai.

"You know…." Lily spoke up after finding her voice. "If you put an evil laugh behind that, you would be like, the best villain ever!"

"Well, I didn't spend all that time with Naraku for nothing." Kagura smirked before letting out the evilest laugh to be heard that evening.

Banket disclaimer for A Hanyou's Life:

I don't own anything you recognize. The only people I own is Inuai and her many aliases, Kermit, and soon to beheard from..Mist. Hopefully, you all will meet him next chapter.

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