A/N: Moshi moshi, mi-na! Long time, no update. Oddly enough, I knew where I wanted to take this chapter, but I seemed to have trouble thinking of a way to start it. I'm still not sure, if I chose the best way, but it is what it is, right? Anyway, you guys have been waiting long enough, so on with the fic!

Disclaimer: I wish I could make some monetary value off of this fic, but lacking the legal rights to Inuyasha, I cannot.

Inuyasha and Miroku: Warriors, Friends, Lovers

Chapter 6: Proposal?!

Kagome had long since gotten over the fact that she could not have Inuyasha's heart. When she thought of it, she actually thought things worked out for the better. After all, Inuyasha and Miroku turned out to be an adorable couple, and they obviously loved each other very much. She even gained a new status in Inuyasha's eyes- that of a best friend.

Not long after he and Miroku got together, he started confiding in Kagome much more than he had in the past, something that not only shocked her but probably shocked the hanyou as well. Mind you, he still kept a lot to himself, but the fact that he was sharing anything at all was enough for her.

"Hey, Kagome!"

The reincarnated priestess looked to her left to see the hanyou approaching her with the same look in his eyes he always had when he wanted to confide in her.

"Hey there, Inuyasha. Is there something you want to talk about?" she asked sweetly.

"Yeah."

"Well, what is it?"

"I've decided to make Miroku my mate," he said bluntly.

Kagome's eyes grew wide with excitement and she squealed so loud that she hurt Inuyasha's sensitive ears.

"Dammit, will ya shut up!" the hanyou shouted as he checked to make sure his ears were still intact.

"Sorry," the teen giggled. "So when are you going to propose to him?"

"Propose?! It's not like I'm marrying him! That's not how it works in the demon world!"

"But Miroku's not a demon- he's a human!"

"So what? He ain't a girl either!"

Kagome's face became marred with anger as she listened to the hanyou's argument. 'Time to teach this close-minded jerk a lesson!'

"Osuwari!"

"Hey, what the hell did ya do that for?!"

Kagome kneeled down to her friend currently in the ground and shot him a glare.

"Just because Miroku is a guy doesn't mean he doesn't want to be married one day. Remember, he discussed marrying Sango at one point (A/N: Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Miroku hint at that in one episode? If I am wrong, just play it off as something he said outside of the canon). I don't think he would appreciate it if you just decided he was yours without any kind of commitment involved. Humans have traditions too, you know."

Inuyasha thought about it for a moment. Would Miroku really be upset if he didn't do things the human way? He surely didn't want to lose him over something like this. With great reluctance, the hanyou decided to take his best friend's advice and grumbled a "fine."

"Wonderul!" the teen said with a clap. "I knew you would see things my way!"

"Yeah, yeah… So what do I have to do?"

"First off, you have to get him an engagement ring. Are there any blacksmiths nearby?"

"Yeah, but I wanted to leave the village by sunrise tomorrow. We don't have time to sit around and wait for a blacksmith to make some stupid ring while Naraku goes around collecting jewel shards!"

"Okay, okay, calm down. There has to be some alternative… I know! We could get a ring from my era!"

"What would it matter? We'd still be waiting for a blacksmith. Even with all that future crap you have there's no way we would make it in time for tomorrow."

"No silly, we can go to a jewelry shop! You can pick out the stone, the cut, and the band you want to make your own personalized ring, just like a blacksmith here would do."

"I guess that would be okay. But we had better get back here before nightfall! I don't wanna spend all day shopping!"

"Fine, fine. Let's go!" the teen squealed as she dragged Inuyasha to the
Bone Eater's Well.

----Scene Change----

Kagome and Inuyasha chose to go to Kagome's all-time favorite jewelry store to buy the ring after a quick stop at her house for some cash. Inside the store there was a special section for wedding bands and engagement rings. The pair was amazed at the immense amount of options to choose from. There were your typical diamond rings, stones of varying colors, and bands made of both silver and gold with all different designs on them. One stone in particular caught the eye of the hanyou and he stopped his browsing.

"Inuyasha?" his best friend asked, noticing their eyes had stopped their wandering.

"That's it. That's the one," the hanyou said, pointing to a deep purple rounded stone.

"That one? Are you sure?"

"Yeah, I'm sure!"

"Why that one?"

The hanyou paused for a moment before speaking.

"It reminds me of his beautiful eyes," he said with an oddly dreamy look on his face and a small smile.

"Aww, that's so cute! What band are you going to set it in?"

"Hmm… I don't know about that….?

"How about silver? I think it would match much better than gold or bronze."

"Okay, sounds good. Now let's get out of here. I've had enough of this stupid shop."

----Scene Change----

When the pair got back to the feudal era, Inuyasha started to look for Miroku. He couldn't remember the last time he was this excited about something. Hell, maybe he never was this excited about anything. He was finally going to make the monk his. Just when he saw his love in the horizon, he was pulled back by Kagome.

"What the hell, Kagome?!" he barked.

The teen let go of his arm and shook her head.

"You can't just barge in there, give him the ring, and set a wedding date!"

"Why the hell not?!"

"Because you have to get down on one knee and actually propose to him first!"

"What the hell am I supposed to say?!"

"Well, how do you feel?"

Inuyasha's eyes softened as he thought about it for a moment. Yes, he loved him, there was no doubt about that, but he didn't know how to put it into words. He could say the three simple ones, but that didn't seem like enough for a proposal speech. He was convinced Kagome wouldn't let him do it that way anyway.

He thought about what it was about Miroku that made him feel the way he did. He did think he was hot, but he doubted being that blunt would fly. He also loved his smile. No, not the fake one that covered up his emotions- the real one that only Inuyasha had the privilege to see whenever they were having a moment alone together. He only wished he could see it more.

The hanyou slowly started walking towards his lover again, who luckily hadn't moved from his spot.

"Inuyasha! Where are you going?! You haven't prepared your speech yet!" his best friend called out to him.

"Don't worry," he called back, "I'll be fine!"

'Oh my,' Kagome thought as she let out a sigh, 'I hope he doesn't screw this up…'

----Scene Change----

"Hey."

Miroku woke from his nap under an old oak tree (A/N: Same as the one in the last chapter) and looked up at his lover.

"Hey there, yourself," he said as he stood up and gave his lover a chaste kiss on the lips. "Where have you been all day? I was looking all over for you."

Inuyasha didn't respond. He merely chuckled, got down on one knee, and pulled a small blue velvet box out of his pocket.

"Inuyasha….?" The monk asked, bewildered.

Inuyasha opened the box to reveal the ring. Miroku's eyes went wide with surprise.

"Now, I'm not great at giving big speeches, but hear me out. I love to see you smile. If I can get a real one outta ya, it makes me happier than anything else in the world. I'd like to see that smile more often. Maybe I can make that happen. Will you marry me?"

"Inuyasha… I…" the monk stammered.

Inuyasha's face fell and he prepared for the worst.

'Damn, maybe I shouldn't have done this…'

Miroku then smiled a genuine smile, bringing Inuyasha's hopes back up.

"I will. I will marry you, Inuyasha."

Inuyasha got up from his knee and placed the ring on his now fiance's ring finger.

"There's that smile I was lookin' for," the hanyou said as he met his fiance in a deep, long kiss.

A/N: Wooh, finally done! This chapter took me forever to complete, but I'm happy with the way it came out. There should be a couple more chapters before the wedding chapter, but not many. I want everyone's opinion on whether or not I should put a lemon in the last chapter. I've never written one before, and I may never write one unless I get a poll on whether or not people think it would be a good idea to put at the very least in this story. Leave your opinions in a review! That's all for now! Ja ne!