Once Tsuki was calmed down, Inuyasha spoke.

"Tsuki… Could you let your mom and I talk alone for a bit? There is a lot we need to discuss."

"You're not leaving again, are you Daddy?"

"No Tsuki. I'm not leaving. I promise."

Tsuki hugged Inuyasha once more. "Ok then Daddy." She said before she ran outside again.

Inuyasha and Kagome stood after Tsuki left.

"Kagome…"

"I'm sorry Inuyasha. I didn't want to cause any trouble. I knew that if I told you then, it would mean the death of Tsuki and possibly myself…" Kagome tried to explain.

Inuyasha hugged her tightly.

"Inuyasha…"

"Kagome. I would never be mad at you for something like this. You did what you could to protect our daughter. I never gave you the time to tell me anyway. How could I not have smelled it on you? I mean, I know my nose is not as sharp as Sesshomaru's, but still, I should have been able to tell. I mean –"

"Inuyasha, you're rambling."

"Sorry." Inuyasha replied as he let go of her. "I just… I missed so much…"

"It's not entirely your fault. It is just as much mine as it is yours… I'm the one who was too scared to say anything before it was too late… I'm the one who, after your brother tried convincing me to, decided that I would not tell you…"

"Wait. Sesshomaru knows about her? I know that he has been in contact with you but he said nothing about her to me…" Inuyasha asked.

"Yes… he knows. In fact, he is the one who helped me deliver her…"

"Wow. I never would have guessed that Sesshomaru would be that caring to any human other than Rin."

"He has been making sure that we are taken care of. He has offered money and clothes many times but I refused."

"Why?! You should've taken it."

"Inuyasha, I do not need any extra things from your brother to keep Tsuki and I alive. The money I make at the pub is enough… There was only one thing that I took from Sesshomaru and it was only because I couldn't refuse…"

"And what is that?"

Kagome walked away to a back room. Inuyasha followed her and saw her taking something out of a chest.

"This…"

Inuyasha stared at what Kagome was holding. "My robe of the Fire Rat…"

"Sesshomaru gave it to me the day that Tsuki was born. He told me that he was on his way to give it to me when he found me in labor alone…"

"Kagome…"

"I think it's about time you have it back. After all, it is yours… and I kinda prefer that you wear this rather than those royal clothes that you've been wearing." Kagome joked.

"I have always preferred the robe of the Fire Rat over these ridiculous outfits that Father has always tried to make me wear." Inuyasha joked back. "The y may look good on Sesshomaru and my father, but they never seemed to look right on me…"

Kagome laughed. God how Inuyasha missed that laugh. He pulled her close to him and kissed her lightly.

Kagome kissed him back. She missed this feeling that his kisses made her feel. She wrapped her arms around his neck and deepened the kiss.

One they broke apart for air, Inuyasha spoke.

"Kagome… I missed you so much. I was so unhappy at the castle… married to…"

"That's right… I almost forgot… you're married…"

"Not for very long…"

"What do you mean? Isn't your wife pregnant?!"

"Not with my child… Once Father found out, he decided to test and see if Kikyo was truly meant to be my mate…" Inuyasha said, brushing Kagome's hair to the side, revealing the mark that had hurt her when Inuyasha was married.

"Just as I thought."

"You know what this mark means?"

"This is the mating mark. It means that you and I are intended mates for life… That is why, when my father made me mark Kikyo, nothing happened." Inuyasha explained.

Kagome thought about it. When Inuyasha was marrying Kikyo, that mark burned like crazy. Could it have been because the mark was trying to tell her that Inuyasha was not meant to marry Kikyo? That it was she who was supposed to be the one marrying Inuyasha?

"Inuyasha…"

"Please, Kagome. I know it's soon. Too soon considering that we just got back together… but I think that it's time that I do something that I should have done six years ago…" Inuyasha interrupted as he took her hands.

"Inuyasha?"

"Kagome… I ask for you to bear my children… I ask for you to be with me for the rest of our lives… I ask you… for your hand in marriage."