9 Months

by AmberEyedGirL118

Almost 11 years after their journey started, Naraku has finally been defeated. But now a new chapter in everyone's life has started. And all of the men seem to be a little nervous...InuXKag, MirXSan, KogXAya, and SesXRin

7. Chapter 6: The Wedding Night

Okay people!

I'm wicked, wicked, WICKED sorry this chapter took so long!

But here it is people!!!!

This is the next long, awaited chapter in '9 Months'.

Now, I will be giving you a few reasons why this one is so ridiculously long.

1.) Everyone seems to love my long chapters.

2.) Splitting this up would have driven me bat shit insane.

And 3.) Long chappies are WAY more fun to read.

So, I hope everyone isn't too mad at me.

Have fun!

Me

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Chapter 6: The Wedding Night…

As the night started to wind down, everyone was having a great time. Koga kept rubbing noses with Ayame, and telling her she looked absolutely stunning. Rin was in Sesshomaru's lap, with his one arm wrapped over her chest protectively, and he kept breathing in her scent and kissing the side of her neck smiling. Miroku and Sango were playfully wrestling on the ground of the hut; which Kaede had asked the villagers to make as a wedding present to them. And Inuyasha had his arms around Kagome's shoulders, nuzzling her neck every chance he got.

"Hey mom," Shippo asked as he looked to his parents. "Can I stay with Grandma tonight in your time?"

Kagome looked at her son a little confused. But she kind of figured why he wouldn't want to be around tonight of all nights. His hearing was way too good, so he would either be bunking with Totosai, or he would try and go to her time to get away from the four mating couples. And even though Miroku and Sango were merely human, they would be doing things tonight just like everyone else, and her son really knew not to be around that. And her time seemed a lot safer since the old demon was having an issue with snoring fire now. Last time he had spent the night, poor Kirara ended up with burn marks over her ears and the tips of her tails.

Safe to say, she wasn't a very happy kitty.

Kagome looked to her husband, who was now smiling and talking to his brother. Sesshomaru and him were talking about something to do with the other night when she and the others were in her time.

"Honey?" she said getting his attention. "It looks like I'm going to have to make more than one trip to my time tonight. Shippo wants to go to my house with my mother. Is that okay?"

Inuyasha looked to his son and mother-in-law, who were sitting on the other side of the hut. He smiled knowing that Shippo wanted to spend some time with her, and get to see Kagome's world finally. But he was grateful for the fact that his son did in fact have some common sense.

Tonight wasn't just a mating for the rest of them; it was there time to be alone with each other. And since Miroku and Sango would stay in the hut, Koga and Ayame were going to go back to their den they had made a few weeks ago in a cave, Sesshomaru was going to be taking Rin back to the Castle he had in the mountains, and he…. He was going to take Kagome somewhere very special to him.

So, thinking this was a great idea, he smiled at his wife…. And soon to be life mate, and gave her a reassuring look.

"Yeah, I'll even go with you if you want," he said softly. "I haven't seen that fat cat of yours for a while now anyways. And I'd like to inform Shippo of the things he can and cannot do while he's there."

Kagome smiled and squeezed his hand that was resting on her shoulder. Stealing another glance at her wedding ring, she looked to Totosai and smiled at him.

"Totosai," she said warmly.

The old fire demon looked at her, giving her a famous toothless smile.

"I take it you like your ring, my dear?"

"Yes," she said with a hint of a laugh. "And I am very impressed with the detail in it."

Sighing a breath of relief, Totosai stood up.

"Well, then I am going to head off to bed now," he said heading out of the door. "I shall be staying with Kaede tonight, so if any of you need me, you know where to find me."

Everyone nodded at him as he left the hut. Feeling the need to drop the others off in Kagome's time, Inuyasha stood up.

Looking to his brother, he gave him a signal to follow him as he helped Kagome off of the floor. She was still in her wedding dress, and from what he could tell, it was a little hard to stand up in.

Sesshomaru nudged Rin gently with his nose, signaling her to get up with him. And as she stood, his gaze followed her body as it moved.

'Uh oh," he thought.

Her backside was right in his face. And it was a tantalizing site before his eyes. Normally, he could control himself. But because of the fact that they were going to mate tonight, it was getting harder and harder to resist her.

"Sesshomaru?" his brother said to him. "Are you okay?"

Finally snapping out of his stupor, Sesshomaru jumped up and nodded at his brother. But the look in his eyes anyone could read at that moment.

He wanted his mate.

And he wasn't going to be able to hold back for much longer.

Inuyasha took careful notice of his brothers eyes, and how they were now following Rin's body everywhere she stepped. Thinking quickly, he shoved him outside of the hut and turned to Rin.

"Rin," he said quietly. "In case you haven't noticed, Sesshomaru is about to lose control. I'm going to take him with us to the well. But when he comes back here to get you… don't be surprised if he wants to leave very suddenly. Got it?"

At first, Rin looked confused. But as she thought about it, her demon lord was acting a little out of character, even for himself as of late. So, nodding her head, she rushed back into the hut, and started saying her goodbyes.

As Inuyasha walked over to his brother, who was panting and supporting himself by his arm on a small tree, he looked towards him, with gratitude in his now tired, stressed out eyes.

"Thank you, little brother," he said between gasps for air. "I don't know what came over me in there."

Inuyasha gave him a smile and patted him on the back. Since his brother had only recently allowed his emotions to surface, his need to mate must have been a tremendous urge, and for Sesshomaru, not being in touch with his inner emotions for so long, it must have been almost painful to control himself.

Inuyasha could understand. Everytime he even smelled Kagome's scent since their wedding he was about to hit that same reaction. Since her scent was even stronger than it normally was, thanks to her perfume in her hair, Inuyasha's body was about to split in two. The human in him wanted to be inside of her now, and the demon half… well, as far as he could tell, that half of his soul wanted to take Kagome as it's life mate; giving her the life span his demon soul possesed, and possibly create a child with her as well.

"Don't mention it," he said as he saw his wife on her way to the well, now wearing a pair of white and silver ballet flats as she stepped onto the stony surface of the trail. "Let's both go and say goodbye to them. She's your mother-in-law too don't forget."

His brother smiled at him as they slowly started there way to the well. It really didn't bother them that they were so far behind, and spending this time with each other was important, since they did it so rarely.

Kagome stopped halfway up the hill and turned around. She smiled when she saw her husband and brother-in-law walking next to each other. They seemed to just be walking in silence, but Kagome knew better.

They were bonding a little more in their own way. And she could feel the uncertainty in both of these amazing men. They were worried about tonight, and worried if they would be able to protect either her and Rin from harm.

Inuyasha and Sesshomaru had still had a very complicated relationship the last time she checked. They still didn't know the meaning of truly being a family, and somehow, she could sense how badly they wanted to be. So, feeling the need to help them along a little, she called to them both to hurry up.

When both of the men looked at her, she smiled at seeing the twin pair of golden sunset eyes as they stared at her, practically glowing in the faint light of the crescent moon. If Inuyasha had been born a true, full demon, there was no question in her mind that the two of them could have possibly been identical twins. Other than the fact that he had dog ears, no markings on his face, and he was slightly shorter than Sesshomaru.

But if he had been born a full demon, then she never would have met him. Or even fallen in love, or married him. Plus, she loved him the way he was, and those ears were just so hard to resist in her mind.

"It's pretty bad when a human woman is telling you boys to hurry up," she laughed gently as they both finally reached her side. "Come on, Mom's waiting for us."

Inuyasha took her hand as they began to walk once more, taking in her warmth and finding peace once again in her soul. Sighing as he looked up at the sky, he smiled.

Sesshomaru noticed his brother's odd behavior instantly. He was never this at peace or calm around him. Never.

"Brother, what are you so happy about?" he asked as the well finally came into view.

That's when Inuyasha looked at him, and the warmth in his own golden eyes reminded him of someone he hadn't seen in a very long time.

Their father.

"Life, Sesshomaru. I'm happy about life."

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When everyone had said their goodbyes, Mrs. Higurashi hugged Sesshomaru. He was stiff at first, but gradually and slowly hugged her back.

Kagome and Inuyasha both watched on, smiling as Sesshomaru realized that he had a new mother. Even though she was human, and not blood related. This simple, human woman, would be there for him if he needed it enough. And that was all that mattered to him.

Kagome smiled as she watched Sesshomaru hug her mother back. He had been trying so hard to understand his emotions, and now, the progress was showing. She wondered if him finally discovering his emotions so late in life would have made things even harder on him way back. But he seemed to be doing just fine now, and since he had Rin to love him freely now, he would most likely still be going through some more changes.

Inuyasha chuckled lightly as Sesshomaru finally pulled away and gave off his timid scent. For some reason, he was still shy and acted like a little kid around such forms of emotion, especially if it wasn't coming from Rin.

"Well," he said finally looking back at all of them. "I believe I must be going now. Rin is waiting for me."

"Okay dear," Sachi said warmly as she smiled at him. "I expect to see all of you in a few months time come over to the other side of the well. I believe you'd also like to meet your brother-in-law sometime too, am I correct?"

Sesshomaru nodded at her as he smiled back.

"Yes," he said as he looked at Inuyasha with a large amount of warmth in his golden eyes. "I'd like to meet the rest of my new family."

"Ugh! Can we go now, please?!" Shippo whined as Kirara yawned in his lap. "My mushy crap meter just exploded."

"Shippo," Inuyasha said warningly.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah," he said in a bored voice to his father. "Fine. I'll shut up now."

"Thank the gods," Sesshomaru mumbled.

"I heard that," he said glaring at his uncle.

Sesshomaru turned to look at his nephew with a wicked grin upon his flawless face.

"I thought you said you were going to 'shut up' as you put it?"

"And I thought you said you were going to go and find your woman so you can-"

"That's enough you two!" Kagome growled at them both, sending death glares.

Shippo left his unfinished statement sitting on his tongue as he shut his mouth and began to softly pet Kirara, who was now asleep in his lap. He had asked earlier if he could bring her as well, seeing as she would most likely have slept at Kaede's tonight and most likely gotten singed once more by Totosai. His grandmother had had no problem with it what so ever. And seeing as he would be up most of the night anyways checking out everything he possibly could from his mother's time, she had asked him if he would like to watch something she called a 'movie' and eat some of the treats from her time that Kagome had never been able to bring over for him as a child.

Shippo knew that no matter what direction he had gone in tonight, he would most likely hear the three 'mating' couples wherever he went. Sango and Miroku weren't really and issue to him. But he had had no idea where his father was bringing Kagome tonight to have the ceremony. So the farther away he was, the better. And his mother's time would do just fine for him.

"Well, I think it's time we left then," Inuyasha said in a nervous tone as he placed his hands on Kagome's shoulders, trying to ease her back into her normal, happy state. Turning back to his brother, he smiled. "We'll see you in a few days?"

Sesshomaru smirked. His brother was a lot smarter than he had originally let on after all.

"Yes," he said warmly. "And I will be bringing a few things from the castle back with me most likely. So once all of us are back, we need to start building."

Inuyasha nodded. He had a feeling that Kaede wanted her space now more than ever from all of them. And since Miroku and Sango had a hut all to themselves on the other side of the village, he figured it was time Kagome, Sesshomaru, Rin, and himself, had another place to sleep at night. It was true, they all loved being so close. But they needed their own homes now that they were trying to act like adults.

"Your right," Inuyasha said smiling. "I'll remind Koga in a few days."

Feeling as though there was no need to stay here any longer, Kagome gave Sesshomaru a quick hug and grabbed her mother's hand. When she jumped through the well, Sesshomaru noticed the glowing blue light faintly pouring out of it. Within moments, she was back and climbing up the ladder Inuyasha had put in for her only a little while ago.

"Shippo, are you ready?" she asked him softly.

Shippo gently picked up the sleeping cat demon from his lap and held her close, not wanting to lose her in the travel through time. When he nodded, he took her hand and jumped up to the rim of the well.

As Kagome took her place along side him, she looked back at her husband.

"I'll be right behind you," he said softly to her.

Kagome nodded, and jumped down with Shippo this time, and as the blue light caused the rim of the well to glow once more, Inuyasha looked to his brother, and smiled.

"Good luck tonight," he said warmly.

"You too, little brother," Sesshomaru said back in just about the same tone.

Sesshomaru began to turn around and waved behind him as he heard his brother jump onto the rim of the well. Hearing the creaking of the old wood cease as his brother jumped down, he began walking.

Walking slowly, he started his way back to the village, looking up at the bright shining stars of the night. It had been almost six years since he had returned to his castle. So he had had no idea if it was still in fairly good shape, and even a remotely honorable place to bring Rin tonight. It was high up in the mountains and hidden very well from the rest of the world, so he knew no one could have invaded it and clamed it as their own.

Suddenly, he could smell her scent, and looking up quickly, he found her standing a few feet before him. Gods, she was so beautiful in the faint light of the moon. Her hair was still in thick, curly waves and held the glowing roses of the night still.

She smiled shyly at him as she walked up to where he stood before her. Sesshomaru could feel his blood begin to surge as he stared at her in her silk red kimono.

"Hello," she said shyly to him. "Where did you go before?"

Sesshomaru seemed to calm the moment he heard her voice. It was strange. One moment, he wanted nothing more than to whisk her away in the night, and then the next, his demon blood cooled. Allowing him to be as he had been with her for a while now.

Calm, and gentle.

"I went to say goodbye to everyone," he said as she traced her fingers over his chest gently. "Inuyasha thought I should since we are all now a family."

Rin nodded.

"I would have gone with you, but I felt at liberty so say goodnight to everyone else."

Rin was very cautious of how she approached her demon lord now, knowing full well he could lose control of his demon senses since he really had no control over them tonight of all night's. Looking into his eyes of gold, she smiled warmly and wrapped her arms around his neck.

"So, are you ready to leave yourself?" she asked him now so close to his lips. "I believe we have quite a journey to the castle tonight."

Sesshomaru wrapped his solitary arm around her waist, smiling as he brought her closer to him. He wished so much that he could lift her into his arms and carry her the entire way. But due to his only having one arm, it might be difficult, and he could have possibly dropped her in the process.

Rin had seen the turmoil play on his face at that moment, and knew exactly why he was sad. He wanted to do what the others had done so many times with their women. Carry her. But she knew he couldn't; when she had been younger it had been a totally different story. She had been much smaller and weighed much less. Now she had grown so much, that her head grazed his chin when she tucked it underneath.

"Sesshomaru…," she sighed. "It is not a big deal, my love. And yes, I can see in your eyes what you wish to do so badly." At that moment she placed her hand on the side of his face, stroking his cheek lovingly. "I love you as you are. And nothing will ever change that… besides, it just means more time for us… does it not?" she added smiling.

Sesshomaru laughed richly at this. She truly knew him inside and out. And he could not deny her the pleasure of hearing his mood change. But he did want to carry her most of the way if not all.

So without warning, he bent down and scooped her into his arm tightly, making her squeak from the sudden movement. He had a very good grip on her surprisingly, and by her wrapping her arms around his neck tightly, she managed to stay in his embrace very well indeed.

"I think we just figured out how to do this," he said giving her a devilish grin.

"I guess so," she said laughing as she absently crooked her legs closer under his hand. "So, I guess we are ready to go now?"

Sesshomaru smiled once more at her. It would most likely take them a little over an hour to reach the castle, since in was so high up in the mountains, but he was determined to carry her. And if he couldn't do it, they could always walk the rest of the way.

Leaning in suddenly, Sesshomaru nuzzled the scar on her cheek lovingly with his nose. It was her only imperfection, and ever since she had received it from the battle that day, he felt as though they were more alike now than ever before.

"As long as you are ready," he whispered, sending chills down her spine.

"Yes, I am," she said as she leaned into him more.

Sesshomaru kissed her passionately, and as he drank in her scent and lips that were upon his, he realized what his brother meant about being happy about life.

Rin was his life. And with her, life meant more than he ever thought he could imagine. So, taking her into the night, he felt his other troubles melt away into the darkness…. And let the light in his heart follow him as he went.

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Koga seemed to be finding it even harder now than ever to stay where he was sitting. Ayame's scent was driving him absolutely insane with the extra volume it had due to her perfume.

He still had a very hard time believing that he was with her. A warrior princess of the demon wolf tribe. and found it even harder that he had once chosen Kagome over her.

True, he still had feelings for the miko, but those feelings were more towards friendship than anything else now. And if it hadn't been for Kagome, he would have never realized how much Ayame meant to him in the first place.

But that was all in the past now, and he felt it everyday in his soul how much he truly loved Ayame.

She had been there for him when the rest of his tribe had been murdered from a surprise attack. Allowing him to cry and shed his hidden emotions in her arms. It had taken him weeks to recover from his loss.

But it had been her that had saved him from destruction. Not Kagome. And that was when he realized how much he really needed her.

A while after they had both joined the hanyou and miko, he had found that his interest was no longer in the woman he had been chasing for years now. He found that he was dreaming at night of hair the color of fire, and eyes so green they seemed to make the luscious meadows seem dull.

And after they had been with the unusual pack for over a year, he made his promise to Ayame, that he would be her mate. But only once Naraku had been defeated would that happen.

And she had understood completely, smiling and hugging him as he had breathed in her scent over and over again.

And now, that very scent was about to make him mad.

Ayame flipped her long, straight hair over her shoulders as she watched her soon-to-be mate fidget where he stood. She could feel the pull in her body as well, knowing full well that they were pushing their limits right now. She had been waiting for this moment for five years. Ever since he had made his promise and proposal to her, she had kept her demon nature at bay, knowing full well his reasons this time around.

But she was about to snap from the torture she was putting them both threw. So, being the smart female she was, Ayame stood, and waved to the human couple as they were playfully batting at each other once more.

"I think it's time we left," she said as she smiled at both of them.

Koga nearly jumped to his feet in sheer joy.

"Well," Miroku said as he managed to get a hold of both of Sango's arms and pin them just above her head on the floor. "If you must, shall we be seeing you both in a few days then?"

Looking to Koga, she gave him a sly smile that sent shivers down his spine as he stood next to her.

"Yeah," he said warmly to his friend. "We'll be back in about two days time. We still need to head back to the caves and pick up a few certain things."

Miroku nodded, but as he pulled his attention away from the woman beneath him, Sango managed to take the advantage and slip out from under him.

"Oof!" was all he could say as his wife flipped him over and landed on his stomach suddenly.

"Ha!" she said as she crossed her arms and smirked down at him playfully. "Told you, you could not beat me."

Miroku's eyebrow raised as his gaze went to his friends. But thought better of it and just smiled back at her.

"Okay," he said softly not tearing his gaze away from his wife. "We'll see you in a few days then."

And with that they left. As Ayame waved one last time at their human friends, she looked to Koga, and smiled.

"What?" he asked her, smiling.

But the answer he was hoping to receive from her never came as she started to run. For a moment, Koga was dumbstruck, but soon laughed and followed her in his own pursuit.

As they reached the meadow, Ayame crouched in the tall grass and waited for him to catch up. She smiled to herself as his scent of mountain air reached her nose, and she could tell he was only mere feet in front of her.

Koga glanced around the entire clearing, but he couldn't find the woman of his dreams anywhere. Since the scent of the wild flowers in the meadow was so strong, he could only tell she was there. But he knew she was playing with him as wolves do. And that this was meant to be a fun, loving moment between them.

As soon as he was about to call out to her, Koga felt his body suddenly fall backwards as Ayame pounced on him. He crashed to the ground in a loud thump, and she was laughing at him. Koga laughed with her as he tried to wrap his arms around her, but she managed to grasp them both in hers and hold him down.

Inching her face closer to his, Koga closed his eyes and awaited her kiss. The one that made him see stars everytime. But without any warning, she jumped off of him, laughing and smiling as she began to run once more. He smiled as he rolled his eye jumping up, and as he chased her, he called out to her.

"You think you can outrun me?" he laughed as she changed her direction.

"Maybe," she laughed at him as they finally made there way into the woods. "It all depends on how badly you want me."

Koga's eyes widened at her sweet answer. So, this wasn't just a game after all. And judging from where they were headed, Koga could tell what his female wanted.

She wanted to mate, and now was the time.

Using all of his strength, Koga pushed his legs into the ground harder. Trying as hard as he could to catch up to her. And when he was about within an arms reach of her, she changed her direction once more, making him stumble into a tree.

Ayame stopped short and turned to look at him. He was on the ground, and he appeared to be unconscious. Feeling a rush in her body full of worry, she rushed over to him and held his face in her hands.

"Koga? Koga answer me. Are you all-"

Within seconds, his arms were wrapped around her tightly as his lips pressed against hers. At first, she tried to struggle out of his hold, but gave in as she felt herself melt into him. His lips were the softest bliss she had ever been allowed to have, and now, he had her.

Koga drank in her scent once more, finding the peace in his soul he had been needing for weeks now. Ayame had been very stern whenever they had come too close, knowing the wolf in him would try to get what it wanted so desperately. And now, that he was holding her in his arms, he knew instantly how right she had been. He did not want to ever let her go, and he never wanted to stop kissing her perfect lips that tasted of honey. The fact that his demon soul wanted her more than ever now was the reason she had kept all of his affection at bay.

And now was the time he could allow his nature to rise and become whatever he felt was necessary.

Still keeping his hold on her, Koga forced himself up to his feet and started to run. The wind whipped his now unbound hair around his face as he carried her through the woods, over the lakes, and to their final destination. A small cave set in the side of a mountain hidden by the trees and bushes surrounding it.

They had both found this spot a month or so ago, and decided that this was where they would mate when the time came. It had reminded them of the den in the mountains Koga had once controlled. And now, since it was now destroyed and unsafe to dwell in, they had been searching for a new home to call their own.

Inuyasha had actually been the one to tell them to look in these parts. And it was because of him that they had found this amazing cave. Koga still could not believe that his best friend was the man he had once hated so much. But he was very grateful for everything he and Kagome had done for him.

"Koga?"

Looking down he saw his beautiful Ayame staring at him with those green eyes the color of emeralds. It was odd how everytime he looked into them he became lost. But he figured it was his love for her that caused him to lose himself in those depths of green heaven.

"Yes?" he asked her as he nuzzled the side of her face.

"I… I have a surprise for you, my love," she stuttered shyly as her cheeks turned a light pink as his lips brushed against her face. " But…I need you to put me down first….before I can show you."

Koga's eyes of the glowing midnight blue she always loved, glowed in the darkness of the cave and showed her his warmest smile from behind them. As he set her down, Ayame smiled nervously as she undid her robes. She wasn't sure if he would be pleased or angry from what she was wearing underneath. But she would soon find out.

Koga watched her as she undressed before him, not knowing at all what she had planned. But as soon as he saw the dark green fabric that shined lightly against her skin, his eyes widened.

As the kimono fell to the floor in a soft thump, Ayame brought her arms up over her chest in a means to try and hide from him. She felt exposed and didn't know if he was happy, shocked, or possibly even angry with her for wearing something like this. But as soon as she looked at his face, she had her answer.

With his jaw hanging open and his eyes holding the kind of lust she had never seen before, she knew he was in the happy kind of shock.

"Do…do you like it?" she asked shyly.

Within moments, Koga had his arms around her tightly. At first she was shocked and had no idea what he was doing this for. But, she remembered how Kagome had explained that in her time, from what she understood, was that this outfit was a way to show love and a side of you to your partner that you did in fact have a wild side.

Well, she felt more exposed than wild, but Koga was loving it.

"Yes," he whispered in her ear, sending chills down her spine. When he stepped away to look at her once more, he almost had a confused kind of smile on his face. "But where did you get this? I've never seen anything even remotely like it."

Ayame smiled. Well, at least it was indeed something he had never seen before. So that was a good sign. And for some strange reason, her self confidence boosted instantly.

"Kagome's time, has a lot of interesting things back in it," she said with a smile on her face as she now circled him slowly. Touching his skin lightly with her nails and scraping them lightly across his flesh. "You'd be impressed with the other things I came home with for sure."

Koga laughed, but shivered as her nails trailed across his spine. Her nails were much sharper and even pointy next to any human woman's. but the feeling of the slight touch soothed him inwardly.

When she finally came back around to face him, he smiled looking at her. The night blooming flowers in her hair literally glowed, making her smile more vibrant in the darkened cave. Koga touched one lightly with his fingers.

Looking at her with an enchanted smile, he kissed her lightly on the lips. But within moments, it was no longer just an innocent kiss.

The passion she was feeling erupt in her soul was beyond anything she had ever known before. Ayame wrapped her slender arms around his neck within moments of feeling his lips against hers. And started slowly pushing up against the wall of the cave.

This was the wolf in her. She knew it.

But for once, she didn't allow herself to hold back. Koga was the man of her dreams. He was her life, her air, and even her sun. In that moment, all she wanted, was him.

Koga felt the rough wall of stone lightly cut into his back as he came flush with the cold surface. But at the moment, he was more encased in what was in front of him than behind. Ayame's lips tasted as they always did to him. Of honey and something more. When he opened his eyes to look at her, he gasped.

Her eyes were yellow and green.

The color and texture of a wolf's.

Ayame pulled back suddenly, sensing his shock the moment it had happened. Looking at him with a little confusion in her eyes, she noticed that she could see more clearly in the dark than she ever had before. She could see the outline in every ridge of the walls, where in some spots there were spots covered in moss and even some twigs on the floor in the deeper part of the cave. Looking at Koga, she started to shake.

"Koga? What's happening to me?"

But looking at him nearly made her own fear rise. His eyes were now like hers. The only difference was that his normal crystal blues were shining around the yellow jagged outline that had never been there before.

In that instant, Ayame knew what was happening to the both of them. When she had been a pup, her mother had told her of a time in every wolf demon's life when the wolf in them would show it's heart threw it's eyes. Wolves, at least natural ones, always had two tone eyes. And when anyone from the wolf demon tribe was to mate, their eyes would change to that of a true wolf's when they had found their true love. Most of the time, it was the only way any of the demons would mate. They would search the world for the one male or female who's eyes would change to that of a wolves along with theirs. She just never thought it was possible that Koga was actually her one, true life mate.

"What's wrong?" he asked her, more concerned than ever.

But Ayame only smiled widely at him, showing her fangs as her wolf like eyes glistened with unshed tears.

"Nothing…," she whispered stepping into his arms and wrapping her own around him lovingly. "Everything is perfectly fine. I just never thought this would happen."

"What is happening?" he asked as he wrapped his arms around her tiny waist. "I've never felt this alive and whole before."

Ayame answered him in the only way she felt she could at that moment, and kissed him deeply.

Koga's eyes shut automatically as he felt her lips caressing his. The blood in his veins felt as though it were on fire with every motion her tongue swept into his. His senses were alive, and he could feel every fiber of her being in and around him. With the thought fading from his mind as he kissed her, he figured he could always ask her later. Nothing but her lips mattered at that moment. And everything else he wanted to do was no longer out of lustful need. It was out of making his mate happy.

So, laying her body down gently on the moss, straw bed covered in a soft thick quilt Koga kissed every inch of her body. Tasting her flesh as he went, he heard her moan his name lightly as he nipped at her flesh near her thigh.

'I gotta remember that's one of her spots,' he thought to himself as she moaned once more. He smiled as he reached the bottom of the dark green fabric and smelled her arousal seeping through it gently. But he wasn't done playing yet. He wanted her to feel, see, and sense his love for her.

And that's just what he did.

Crawling back up her body slowly, he found the straps to the seemingly light fabric, and slowly pulled them down as he kissed her lips, neck and collarbone lovingly. At first, she seemed afraid. Most likely because no one had ever seen this much of her body to begin with. But whatever was happening to Koga's body at the moment, when he looked at her, she suddenly relaxed once again.

"Sorry," she whispered looking at him with those incredibly yellow green eyes. "I guess I'm nervous."

"You don't have to feel sorry," he whispered to her, sending chills down her spine. "If I'm going too fast for you, just tell me, Ayame. I don't want to scare you."

Looking into his golden blue orbs that seemed to take on a life all their own on his face, she smiled at him. She could tell it was the wolf in him talking to her along with Koga just in general. Both personalities were blending together. Feeling worried and concerned for her at the same time. She almost found it hard to believe, that normally what everyone else thought could be a beast, was caring for her with every ounce of their being.

"I could never be afraid of you," she said with a smile playing across her lips.

She stroked the side of his face in a way to reassure him to continue. When he finally complied, Koga gently reached around her, and kissed her gently as his hands grazed the clasps behind the garment. He smiled inwardly, remembering a time way back when Shippo had run around the woods wearing one of Kagome's bras around his chest. His father had been annoyed at him for something, and had put it on the kitsune while he had been asleep by the river. Koga had unfortunately been the one stuck helping him get out of the contraption, but luckily, he'd never forgotten how to take them off without ripping them to shreds.

So, taking his time and acting like he had never done this before, Koga fiddled slightly with the first, second and third clasp, until the garment hung loosely around Ayame's form. She laughed fully has he smiled upon his accomplishment, giving her a lop sided grin as he slowly pulled the fabric down exposing her breasts.

His breath caught in his chest as he looked down at the white creamy mounds of flesh before him. He was eager more or less beyond anything to see the rest of her. But he wanted to be as slow as possible.

"Ayame…," he said with love in his voice, which now held a low rasp to it.

Ayame was no longer afraid as she looked up at him sheepishly. The light pink blush that dusted her cheeks was the same pink as her nipples, which were now swelling slightly in the cool air night drifting into the cave. Koga thought he would never tear his gaze away from her, she was just so beautiful. And the odd part was he hadn't even seen all of her yet. But he had all the time in the world right now.

Sitting up suddenly, he pulled his vest over his head and threw it to the ground near the wall of the cave. Smiling as he ravished her lips once more with his. Koga heard her giggle lightly as she ran her fingers through his hair. He chuckled feeling her fingers run down his back, knowing full well she was now completely comfortable with him. So, he moved lower, kissing the front of her neck, collarbones, and chest lightly. Working his way to her right breast slowly. She moaned loudly as he finally reached his destination, and suckled on her. He felt his head swim with sheer pleasure as he heard her moan his name once more.

When the taught, hard pink nub was swelling beyond measure, he slowly kissed his way over to the other one. Finding the taste of her skin more enjoyable than any food he had ever eaten in his life.

Ayame's body felt as though it were on cloud nine. Everywhere was beginning to tingle with everything her warrior wolf prince did to her. Her legs rubbed against each other furiously, trying to fight the fire they felt between them that was growing.

As if he sensed it in her, Koga slowly lowered one of his hand's to where she was aching the most. Slightly lifting the small skirt of the fabric, he found her swollen, aching, wet area of her body that was craving him. At first, he was surprised by how wet she already was. But felt no reason to go down there yet to caress her there with his mouth. So, pulling the thin, tiny pair of green satin panties to the side as best as he could, Koga found what he had a feeling was driving his poor Ayame insane, and stroked the swollen, tiny bulb with his fingers gently.

Ayame's body shivered as she felt electricity run through her body an instant later, causing her to arch off of the bed slightly. She moaned loudly as he continued his slow assault on her. But found herself grabbing his back and using her claws on his flesh as she made a fist.

At first, Koga felt the gab of stinging pain seer his spine as her claws cut into his flesh. But a moment later, the pain turned into a pleasure he had never thought he could feel. His spine tingled as he breathed in her arousal drifting to his nose. And that was when he lifted his mouth from her other nipple, and blew on the tiny, swollen tip gently.

Ayame hissed suddenly at feeling the sudden temperature change against her skin. But the movement between her thighs had her more or less distracted from what Koga was doing to her upper half. When he pulled his hand away, she whimpered lightly and clung to his shoulders, not seeing the blood on her fingers from cutting him.

Koga laughed as he gently moved her hands off of him, and smiled down at her lovingly.

"Don't worry, I'm nowhere near done with you," he whispered.

Gently taking her arms out of the top half of the lingerie, Koga threw it on the other side of the room and started to kiss his way down to her stomach. Ayame shivered once more, but this time at feeling his lips press against the flesh of her hip.

Smiling at this light tremor, Koga continued to kiss her lovingly as he pulled her underwear down, and eventually off of her. Upon seeing the tiny nest of red curls, he smiled warmly at her face and gently parted her legs.

The moment his lips touched her flesh, she arched her back and screamed. Feeling a fire explode in her body that she was sure had been a figment of her imagination moments ago. Koga drank her in, feeling his head spin with how close he was to this particular scent of hers. She tasted of honey here as well, and he loved how much of it there was for him to taste. Licking and drinking her in, he found he really liked this. And when he looked up at her, she seemed to be enjoying this as well.

Ayame took in a sharp breath as she felt something strange stir in her abdomen. Like her body was about to lose complete control. As Koga continued doing whatever he was doing, Ayame felt the current grow stronger and stronger. Until finally, she screamed his name.

Koga almost looked up at her, scared he had hurt her, that is until he realized she was pretty much soaking wet now where she laid before him. Her body started to spasm with every lick he gave to her flesh, and upon hearing her moan out in a cry for mercy, Koga kissed his way back up to her lips.

"Are you okay?" he asked her.

After a moment, she nodded, but her body was craving more of whatever he had just done to her. Looking in his eyes, she gave a hungry growl, letting him know instantly that she wanted so much more.

Reaching around him finding the single button to his leathers, she pulled it out of place and ripped the garment from his body. Ayame ran her fingers along his legs in that moment and brought them higher. She was fine until she found the deep scratches she had given him from before, and stopped instantly.

"Did I… did I hurt you before?" she asked in a shaky voice.

Koga realized why she felt so bad in that moment, but only smiled as he kissed her lips lightly.

"No, you didn't hurt me Ayame. I'm perfectly fine."

"But Koga…"

He laughed lightly as he trailed his fingers down her thin slender jaw line.

"I'm okay. So don't worry about me."

His smile of reassurance had her fear melt away from her. As they sat together, naked and mostly in the dark apart from the slight moons glow and the night blooming flowers still in her hair, Ayame adjusted her legs slightly and looked into his eyes.

"I'm ready…," she whispered smiling at him.

Koga sighed warmly at her. So, this was it.

He felt a strange sense of ease in his soul along with fear. Koga had no idea what he was doing, so he didn't want to possibly hurt her. But in that moment, his instincts took over and he lowered his shaft to the area he knew mentally where it was suppose to go, and thrust himself in.

Ayame screamed as pain ripped at her insides upon feeling herself fill with him. She clung to his shoulders as tight as she could, knowing that from what her mother had told her, the first time always hurt. Koga stopped as he finally filled her completely, stretching her out far beyond anything she was thought possible, and looked at her with a sad look in his eyes.

"Did I hurt you?" he asked.

As the pain slowly started to ease away in the moments that passed, Ayame shook her head. This was normal. She knew that. But she had a feeling he had no idea at all why she was hurting.

"From what my mother once told me, the first time will always hurt. So don't worry. It will be gone in a moment," she breathed onto his lips as she pressed her own against his. "Just wait a few more minutes for the pain to stop. I'll be fine after that."

Koga wrapped his arms around her protectively in that instant, finding it hard to believe every female went through this anytime they did this for the first time ever in their lives. He could only imagine by the way she was lightly shaking in his arms how bad the pain must have been for her.

Moments later though, her shaking stopped and she smiled up at him.

"Told you I would be okay."

Koga smiled at her after a moment, trying to see if in her eyes she was only saying this for his sake. But when he could no longer feel her body's tremors, he finally took the initiative to continue on.

They both had to admit, this felt better than what they originally thought it would. Koga felt as though she were hugging his entire being within her body. And Ayame could feel more waves of whatever she had felt before building up inside her.

Koga buried his head in her neck, feeling his fangs starting to throb from not being used on her neck. Ayame's were feeling the same as she grabbed a bunch of his hair in her hands and screamed, feeling her body flood with another rushing current of pleasure.

They must have only been laying there a few mere minutes, but in truth, it felt like a lifetime to the both of the wolves. Upon feeling his own explosion, Koga bit down hard on the side of her neck, feeling her blood rush to his mouth like a wave. Ayame did the same moments later, and felt his power leak into her soul as she felt him shudder inside her continuously.

Koga lifted his mouth moments later, his lips saturated in her own blood. Bending down once more, he licked the wounds until they stopped flowing and were clean. Ayame repeated the process as soon as his body dropped onto hers roughly. Knowing full well he was most likely tired at the moment and feeling different altogether.

Without any warning, both of the sides where they had bitten each other had started to tingle like they were being shocked with electricity. Ayame whimpered feeling the lightening running against her neck like a hurricane. And Koga did his best not to scream.

A few moments later, the pain was gone. Koga's first instinct was to check over his bride and see if she was all right. And that's when he saw the marking in green and blue on her neck.

'Lovers Spirit'

So, it was their spirit's of which had joined in their ceremony. Something of which was fairly rare amongst the wolf tribe, but not so rare he had never seen this particular marking before.

He had seen it on his father's neck when he had been a pup. The only difference was it had been blue and grey. His father had told him, that if he were ever lucky enough to receive this marking with whomever he mated with, then he would understand why his father smiled so often. Now he understood.

This was the marking of a true mate, one he would feel wherever she went. Be it a thousand miles, or in death.

Ayame would always be with him.

"Lovers Spirit…," he whispered smiling at her. Brushing a stray hair away from her face, he kissed her lips as she giggled happily. "We have one of the best joinings in all of wolven history. This has only been seen three times."

"I know," she said as one of her flowers fell out of her hair. "So, what would you like to do now?… Mate."

But Koga only smiled at her as he pulled the extra blanket over them. This was going to be a night they would never forget.

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"So, this is where you live, Mom? This whole place is just one hut?" Shippo asked as he looked around the living room curiously.

Kagome smiled as she looked at her son inspecting everything he possibly could. Inuyasha was sitting on the stairs holding Kirara. Since Buyo had been sniffing her for about an hour now, she was quite content sleeping in Inuyasha's lap.

"It's not called a hut, it's called a house, son," Inuyasha said in his fatherly voice. Which he was still getting use to in a way.

Shippo stuck his tongue out at his father, but Kagome caught it in an instant and held on to it tightly.

"Behave," she warned him calmly. "Or else I'll make sure your grandmother doesn't give you anything sweet to eat."

As she released her hold on his tongue, Shippo pouted at her solemnly.

Ignoring it as best she could, she turned to her husband and smiled looking at Kirara.

"I take it she's out for the next few hours huh?"

Inuyasha nodded and gently lifted her out of his lap. When he stood up and placed the tiny cat demon in the crook of his arm, she mewed softy and twitched her paws.

"I think we need to let her sleep. Shippo can show her around tomorrow and for the next few days I think without getting into too much trouble, right kid?"

Shippo nodded as he stared at the refrigerator door, wondering what was inside. Inuyasha smirked, thinking that this would be an interesting time to tell his son what was in there.

"That's called a fridge. It holds a lot of food in it and somehow manages to keep things cool. Open the door."

Shippo did as he was told, and the next moment later, his jaw hit the floor. Inside he could smell foods he had never smelled before. Some were sweet and labeled cookie dough and icing. And others smelled of things he just couldn't place at the moment. But everything smelled amazing.

Turning to his grandmother, he gave her a childish smile.

"Are those the things you were talking about Grandma?"

She laughed as she noticed him pointing a single claw at the long package marked as cookie dough and nodded. Inuyasha swept in and smelled the wrapper himself, nearly gagging on the scent of chocolate.

"Word of advice," he said clapping his son on the shoulder. "You ever try to feed me that crap as a joke, my ghost will come back to haunt you for a thousand years."

"Why? What's so bad about it?" he asked innocently.

Inuyasha gave Kagome a sympathetic look, but explained in as short of a sentence as he could why he hated chocolate.

"Basically, that stuff is poisonous to dogs. I tried some a few years ago and…. Well, do you remember when I was really sick that one time? Throwing up everywhere and I looked like the walking dead?"

Shippo stood there for a moment and thought about that, then remembered the one time he had ever seen his father deathly ill. Inuyasha had just come back from Kagome's time after trying a chocolate bar. The results hadn't been very enjoyable to watch for days.

"You mean that's the stuff you ate?"

"Yup, but don't worry. You're a kitsune. It shouldn't affect you at all."

"And why exactly is that?" he asked skeptically.

Now it was Kagome's time to shed some light on the conversation.

"Foxes can eat just about anything. They do it all the time and never get sick. Survival of the fittest I guess. Either that or a really sturdy stomach. The only thing they aren't real fan's of is decaying meat."

Shippo shut the fridge and glared at the floor.

"Well, do I look like a… what do you call that thing again, Mom?" he said pointing to the sink.

"A garbage disposal," she sighed.

"Yeah, that thing?"

"No honey, you don't," she said rolling her eyes now.

"Thought so," he said now venturing into the living room and picking up the TV remote control. "So, what the heck is this thing?"

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Sesshomaru had been running with Rin in his arms for a little over an hour now. Feeling the winds of the mountains chilling his mate-to-be severely, he pushed on until he could see the walls of his castle in the distance.

At least it was still intact and standing. The last time he had been here had been a long time ago. Rin shivered in his arms as he jumped over the barricade made of enchanted stone. When he finally landed, Rin looked around her in shock.

It was still snowing quite a bit, but there was no longer a wind freezing her nearly to death.

"Sesshomaru?"

"Yes?" he asked setting her down finally.

"W-Where are we?" she asked now looking around in every direction. Seeing nothing.

Sesshomaru smiled and took her hand. Drawing her to follow him to a large tree. Rin thought this was in a way odd. He had told her that they were going his castle. But she saw none wherever she looked.

As thy reached the tree, an old woman's face appeared in the bark of the tree. Rin gasped as the old woman smiled at her warmly.

"Ah, so she is the one I take it master?" she asked in a sweet, kind voice.

"Yes, Hisa. Can you please permit her to see the castle?" he asked in a kind voice.

Hisa stared at her master, almost in shock at how nice he was being to her. Normally he was cold and distant. But she sensed a lot had changed in the years he had been gone.

"As you wish, Lord Sesshomaru," she whispered as the bark around her face engulfed her once more.

Rin looked on in awe as the castle slowly appeared before her. The stone walls seemed to be hand carved full of ancient markings and, to her dismay, humans chained to the bottom of the stone carvings. Sesshomaru's eyes widened. He had completey forgotten what had been carved on the castle when he had had it built for him over two hundred years ago.

"Hisa!" he growled.

The old woman's face appeared once more, seemingly more timid now that she had been yelled at for something.

"Yes, my lord?"

"Can you please remove those discusting images from the walls of my castle? Rin is human. And I highly doubt that she appreciates seeing her own kind treated as slaves."

Hisa, from what it seemed like she was trying to do was bow before him, apologized to Rin instantly, and flushed the images away.

Sesshomaru smiled at her as soon as the images were gone and he had mouthed an apology of his own to Rin.

"Thank you, Hisa. You may let us in now."

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Rin blew into her hands as the large door finally shut behind them, and found herself running to the very large fire place in front of a large dog demon statue. Looking around the room, her eyes widened in shock even more.

The floors were made of deep green marble that shined in the candlelight. And from every stone wall was a tapestry of some battle with a red cloth behind it to hide most of the stone. The furniture around the room even had her in awe. There was a large, white sofa next to the fireplace, seemingly untouched by ashes where it took up it's large amount of space. Sesshomaru was looking around, with an odd smile on his face as he looked up at the ceiling.

"What is it?" she asked, now looking above as well.

That's when her jaw dropped.

It was a family portrait of the Inutahshio, a woman with a crescent symbol on her forehead, and Sesshomaru, standing in front of them looking as he once did. Emotionless and cold.

Rin looked at the man she was going to be spending the rest of her life with at that moment, and studied him. As she stood up, she walked over and looked more carefully at his features, trying to see if that lonely child did still dwell in him somewhere. But when he looked at her, with his eyes full of warmth and love beyond anything she thought he could show, her fears and sympathy melted away.

"I guess your not that child I see on the ceiling anymore," she whispered as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

Sesshomaru looked up at the ceiling one last time. And while he kept his gaze fixed on his former self, he found the words he had always wanted to say back when he had been a child.

"I was always alone in those days. Normal children want to play and laugh when they are that young. My father wanted me to do those things. But my mother… all she seemed to care for was me becoming as callous and cold as she was. Power and strength were the only things she wanted me to see. Not love, not friendship, not even what the word 'Family' means." Then, looking back at her, he smiled as he pulled her closer to him. "But, I did learn those things. I learned them through you, my brother, and everyone else. Without you, Rin. I never would have known what I was missing in life," leaning in, his lips barely touched hers. "Thank you."

Sesshomaru pressed his lips against hers in that instant, and Rin could have sworn that the portrait on the ceiling… that Sesshomaru's father was smiling at them. Pulling him closer in her arms, as close as she possibly could, Rin kissed him with all of her heart and soul. She knew that her demon lord had had a very hard childhood, and that love and family had pretty much been a taboo where he had been concerned. But she had been the one to change that for him. And changing something like that in anyone's life was an amazing gift.

She loved this man. Which was why she wanted to be with him always.

"Sesshomaru…"

"Hmm?"

"I love you," she whispered in his ear. Knowing full well anytime she said the words what he would do next.

He spun her around in a small circle in the middle of the room. Rin laughed and held on tightly to his neck. And as he slowed down, he smiled fully at her, letting the warmth of his golden eyes saturate her own hazel brown ones.

"I love you too, Rin. And I wouldn't be me without you."

Rin could feel how much he was holding back the urge to take her. His body had been shaky for a while since they had left the village. So, taking his hand, she coaxed him to sit with her on the large sofa. When she sat down on it, she sighed in relief. It was softer than anything she had ever felt in her entire lifetime. As her knees did not even bend as she pushed herself all the way to the back.

"This was my bed when I was a young pup," Sesshomaru said holding back a laugh as she sank into the many pillows. "My father had it made for me when I was twelve. Since I liked to stay in my demon form more than my human one. I use to always love sleeping by the fire place, it was the only warmth I ever received since my mother never bestowed any on me. And my father was barely ever here, usually mixed up in a war of other demons."

Rin, forcing herself to sit up, grabbed his face in her hands, making him look at her.

"No more talk about the past. This is our night. No one else need be mentioned. Especially if all it does is bring back horrible memories for you."

Staring at her hazel eyes, he found she was right. Tonight, they would become husband and wife in demon ways. Nothing else mattered to him in that moment. Right now, all that mattered was her.

For once, Rin could not read his expression. His mind seemed to be wandering to possibly another memory. The last thing she wanted tonight of all night's was her demon lord to feel sadness of any kind. So, pushing all of her heart into it, she kissed him fiercely.

Being caught off his guard, Sesshomaru fell back into the many pillows. But he did not feel the need to run or possibly attack as Rin's lips brushed against his in a fit of passion he never thought he would see come from her. As his eyes began to close, he wrapped his arm around her tightly, finding peace in her kisses that tasted of sweet fruits and the rain.

Relaxing into the many pillows upon the extremely large couch, Sesshomaru moved his hand up, wishing silently he still had his other arm so he could embrace her fully. But he didn't need two arms to kiss her as he did, didn't need to arms to show her his love, all he needed to do that was use his heart.

Rin relished in the taste of his lips and strange softness of his skin. Her fingers gently grazed the tattoo's of his face slowly, making him shiver beneath her slightly. She still found it hard to believe she was actually with him now. After all the years she had been a child, she at first had been shocked by her feelings for him.

When he had first saved her, she had thought of him as a father figure. Even though he had never shown her that he cared, she knew he secretly did. But it was around the time she had turned sixteen when she had realized she loved him deeply. Sesshomaru had one day smiled at her, and she had felt her heart pull. In that moment, his small smile of encouragement had made her see how much she loved him.

So, after all these years, she finally had his love. Even though it was very fragile and sometimes scary to them both. They knew that no matter what either of them felt, they would share everything together.

"Sesshomaru…," she whispered, finally pulling away. When she looked at him, now seeing how much of a difference there was in his expressions and mostly his eyes, she smiled at him lightly.

He looked up at her, finding himself becoming lost in her undying beauty. Bringing his hand around to touch the side of her cheek which was permanently scarred, he smiled up at her. Gently running his thumb over the tiny raised pink scar, he pulled her back down to kiss him once more.

Rin giggled as she felt his lips against her cheek suddenly. Ever since she had healed from the injury, Sesshomaru had made a point to always kiss it, showing her that no matter what she was indeed beautiful. Allowing her hands to roam over his chest lightly, she found herself wanting him in a way she had wanted him for weeks now. And finally finding the sash at his midsection, she removed the first half of his unusually light Kimono.

As the shirt fell to the floor, Sesshomaru looked at her, smiling devilishly, and kissed a trail down her neck lightly. She lightly moaned as his claws gently scraped against thr fabric over her thighs, and without any warning, he found the only area of her body he had never touched before, and rubbed her gently.

Rin almost thought for a moment that something had gone wrong with her body, as she felt herself suddenly become wet between her legs. But after the many conversations she had had with Kagome over the years, this could be one of two things. One, the bad kind of wet, which Kagome had told her Sango seemed to suffer from quite frequently, or the good kind. And judging from the fact that whatever her demon lord was doing, this was the good kind.

Sesshomaru breathed in the scent of her arousal, and nearly lost his mind. Her natural scent was even stronger than it had been moments before. And the demon of his soul flat out nearly died in heaven from this. Moving the fabrics to the side as best has he could without tearing them to pieces, Sesshomaru touched the skin of her belly lightly, and slowly brought his hand lower. His breath caught as he felt the tiny, soft triangle of hairs between her legs. And the amount of moisture she had down there was shocking to him. Was it because of him? Or was this just normally like this?

"Rin? Did I?..," he started to say.

But his answer was in her eyes, and the amount of pure lust he saw in them made his own arise. This was a new feeling in him that almost scared him. Looking at her more carefully, he found this feeling grow, and pour over him like a wave. His instincts were telling him that this was natural, but his mind was the one in which was confused.

"Please?…. Don't stop," she whimpered pulling herself closer to him. "It hurts when you don't do anything now."

The idea that he was causing her some form of pain made him continue on. But his curiosity was soon going to get the better of him when it came to her. He had never known what a woman's flesh really looked or felt like until now. And to him, Rin's was beyond perfection.

Everything felt so right, and nothing felt like as though nothing could ever be wrong again. He was far more alive with Rin in his arms than he had ever been in his entire lifetime. But whatever she was doing to him internally was starting to effect his thinking. Because he wanted more.

Ripping away the sash that gathered at her waist, Sesshomaru pulled the shredded fabric from her body in one fierce stroke. Without even really noticing the lingerie, he gently pulled the straps down and the panties off in two strokes. Leaving her naked in his arms. She gasped, feeling the air hit her skin so suddenly, but she smiled down at him once she looked into his golden eyes.

"Sesshomaru…," she whispered in his ear.

He froze instantly upon hearing her voice. It was like a siren for him to stop everything and wait. Her voice had more control over him than he was willing to admit. But boy… was it a commanding voice he loved to listen to.

"Yes, mai uruwashii mitsukai?" he whispered back, sending chills down her spine.

Rin never thought he would call her that, not even if they were about to become life mates. But upon hearing him say 'My Beautiful Angel', she absolutely fell into a trance of being freely his. And only his.

Removing the rest of his kimono, Rin found her way to kiss every inch of his skin that she could imagine. And with every taste of his flesh, she felt positively alive and happy. When she went to kiss his fingertips, he stopped her. And the look of fear in his eyes told her why.

Those fingers were full of poison. And no matter what, they always would be.

She almost felt bad for him. Mainly because he always kissed the tips of her fingers. But tonight, she was going to make sure she drove him as close to insanity as he had done to her for weeks now.

So, setting aside his hand, she crawled up his chest slowly, smiling at him as he watched her curiously from where he sat.

Rin had seen Kagome do this a few times over the past few weeks to Inuyasha. And everytime he had purred so to say, like a kitten.

She wondered if she could make her demon lord purr just the same.

Kissing the side of his neck lightly, Rin felt the breath in his body still instantly as she lightly sucked on the flesh. Thinking at first that it was possibly scaring him, she pulled away to look at him. But the fact that his skin had visibly gained far more color than it normally had and his fangs were peaking out from the top of his mouth, told her that he was enjoying this little experiment. So, feeling that it wasn't fair to leave him sitting there like this, she placed her lips back down on his skin and continued to suck a little more in a new area.

Sesshomaru moaned as Rin's lips reached a very sensitive part of his collarbone. And he found himself weakening in her arms. His head spun from every tantalizing suck she gave to his flesh and soon, other parts of is body were aching for her touch.

But he hadn't even played with her yet. At least not a lot.

So, even though it was the last thing on his mind, Sesshomaru gently pushed her away, and into the many pillows.

Rin landed on the softness of the many layers of the couch, and when she looked up and into the eyes of her demon lord, the man she loved more than life itself, Rin found a very proud and naked Sesshomau before her.

He quirked an eyebrow at her as she smiled up at him lovingly. Knowing full well she was just being her shy self as she seemed to be around him.

Finally able to take in her beauty, Sesshomaru nearly gasped.

Her skin was as white and creamy as the moon. And her long hair curled and framed her body in a caccoon of softness he'd never imagined it could before. And her eyes simply glowed in the fire's light. Making them shine more colors than he had originally thought they had possesed.

"Rin…"

"Yes?" she asked smiling up at him.

After a moment of him not being able to find the words he so desperately wanted to tell her. Rin, after a little bit of struggle, pushed herself off of the large couch and stood before him, with a defiant look on her face.

"If you're thinking about the past again I won't kiss you for a week," she huffed.

Sesshomaru cracked a smile and chuckled wrapping his arm around her waist.

"You wouldn't be able to hold out on me for that long," he whispered nibbling on the top of her ear.

"Wanna bet?" she moaned, even though it wasn't very threatening in the least.

Sesshomaru gave her a wicked grin as he spun around her and stood behind her. Unfortunalty, Rin had learned after a while how to avoid this little trick and spun around, pushing him back onto the large couch as his form finally began to take shape once more. Sesshomaru looked up at her in shock.

"H-How did y-"

Within seconds of falling on top of him, Rin smiled as she gently rubbed her body against his in a torturous little dance. Sesshomaru could have sworn his body was on fire for her in that instant. And without feeling the need to keep himself at bay any longer, Sesshomaru looked into her eyes, pleading.

The smile faded from her lips as she looked at him suffering beneath her, and she knew it was time. Finding the strength in her soul to do this, Rin straddled his hips a little more, knowing full well that she would most likely feel some pain as she was about to do this for the first time.

Then, as though it were nothing all too stressful, Rin impalled herself on him, fully.

After letting the tiny amount of aching fully escape her body moments later, Rin slowly began the motion, knowing full well Sesshoamru was too weak from holding his demon nature back to do much else.

As his eyes f;lashed from red to gold, Sesshomaru found himself being lost in the movements that were Rin's body. He had no idea what exactly she was doing to him. But everything felt extremely tight and warm around a very certain body part. The odd part was, it was beyond enjoyable for him. And he was loving every minute of watching her above him like a goddess of the night.

Forcing his body to sit up right, Sesshomaru wrapped his solitary arm around her thin waist as he finally took control. He was gentle at first, allowing his 'Angel' to relish in the feelings she had been giving him all this time. And soon, his body moved faster. As he heard Rin scream out and clutch his back in sheer pleasure, Sesshomaru bit down into the flesh of her neck.

Rin's eyes widened as her orgasm exploded into something far more powerful than she ever thought she could imagine. As if her very veins where flooding with ice, she felt the wetness between her legs engulf Sesshomaru as he was inside of her. Her own canines grew in a few short moments, and after she could simply feel his power growing inside of her, she clamped down hard on his neck, tasting the blood of a pure demon as it ran down her throat and into her very soul.

Sesshomaru gasped and held her tighter, finding his own climax reaching him very soon. After everything he had learned from over the many years of his life, this was the moment in which most demons longed for. At least the good ones anyway.

And he was a good demon. At least he had turned into one. And that was thanks to the very woman in his arms, sharing her soul with him.

There were days he wanted to cry, even though it was very girlish and definitely something his mother would have scorned him for, because of how happy his life had turned out to be. He had his brother, Inuyasha. And even though they still had some issues, they did in fact care for each other as family should. He had Kagome for a sister-in-law, and she was always there for him when he needed someone to ask advice on, and now he even had a real mother, Sachi. Even though he had only met her that day, he had a funny feeling he would learn what a real mother was suppose to be like. And he would love every mintue of relearning what other forms of love were.

Because the true love was the one he had with Rin. And it was all he needed to feel alive.

As he roared deeply, feeling his body explode in every direction possible, Sesshomaru slowed down and collapsed into the many pillows behind him. Rin soon follwed and fell onto his chest, breathing just as heavily as he was. As her body shook in his arms, Sesshomaru lazily grabbed a blanket and threw it over them, trying his best to keep her warm where she layed.

Within moments, a coldness spread across both of their bodies. Rin shivered as she saw her breath become like icicles as it left her lips. Sesshomaru pulled her closer, not knowing at all why this was happening to them. But a his neck where she had bit him moments before beganto freeze, he remembered instantly what this was.

Their mating marks were appearing.

"Rin…are you okay?" he said to her in a worried tone.

She nodded in hisarms and snuggled closer, ignoring the pain she felt running throughout her very body as the needles of ice penetrated and molded into her ery soul.

"I'll be fine," she answered him shivering.

Within moments, the icy feeling had left them both. After moving them both closer to the fire, Sesshomaru gently moved her dampened hair away from her face and smiled at her as she layed in his arms. It was normally very hard for a human to survive the mating ritual. But since it had been done before, he had had know idea what it would do to his preacious Rin.

Even though she was very tired, she looked okay. But it was the side of her neck that had him enchanted. And in the icy blue lettering, he found himself smiling as he read the words which their souls had chosen for them.

"Beautiful Lover," he whispered smiling at her.

At first, Rin had no idea what he was saying to her, but as he was touching something very sensitive on her neck did she catch on, and found herself moving some of his hair away from the very spot she had bitten.

'Beautiful Lover' was on the side of his neck in icy blue characters. And she found herself smiling at him as her fingers lightly went over the markings gently.

"Beautiful Lover…," she whispered reading and saying them allowed. When she looked into his golden eyes once more, Rin smiled as she touched the side of his tattooed cheek. "I don't think I could have put it any better myself."

He smiled widly at her and hugged her close, finding it still hard to believe that everything was going so perfectly for him.

He had friends, he had a family, and he now had his mate, Rin.

Holding her closer as she fell asleep in his arms, Sesshomaru gently picked her up and headed for the stairs to his master chamber. It had a larger fireplace there, plus a bed. Feeling that sleep would soon overcome him, he layed her down gently and crawled into bed along side her.

As he drew the covers over them, Sesshomaru smiled as he touched the side of his neck.

'Beautiful Lover huh? Well I never thought I'd have this on my neck for the rest of my life,' he thought as he looked over at his sleeping bride. She curled around him in a way that reminded him of a kitten. The way she had always done as a child. But he found himself smiling, and for once, not pulling away from her warmth. 'Well, maybe it won't be so bad to live with. Especially if I have you by my side.'

"I love you, Rin," he whispered as he drew her closer to him.

Rin sighed in his arms and huddled closer into him, taking from him every ounce of warmth she could find.

"I love you too, Sesshomaru…," she whispered sleepily to him as she hooked her head under his chin.

Sesshomaru smiled. And slowly fell asleep. But before he even could, he found himself wondering, how was she going to react to everything now that they were mated? She would have his lifespan, along with his speed and strength.

'Oh well,' he thought smiling to himself. They would just have to see how she felt about that tomorrow, when they would be playing all day long. And whatever that white thing had been that she had been wearing underneath her kimono, well, she'd have to wear it again tomorrow, when he could fully enjoy whatever it was.

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"Do you need any help? I mean you are still wearing that dress Kagome?" Inuyasha asked as Kagome struggled to reach the top of the well.

"No, no, no I'm fine. I just can't reach the last- ah, there we go," she said as she pulled herself over the edge and reached for his hand.

As Inuyasha helped his wife out of the well, Kagome nearly tripped as she finally found the ground beneath her feet. Being quick, Inuyasha caught her around the waist, catching an odd scent coming off of her skin as she finally righted herself in his arms.

"Kagome?" he said raising an eyebrow at her. "Something's very different about your scent."

Kagome paled instantly, almost too quickly for her husband to catch, but quickly enough for him to press the matter.

"What did you do?" he asked kindly.

"N-Nothing," she stuttered innocently. Taking her ballet flats off, she started rushing off towards her friends hut, hoping to all things holy that those two hadn't started their own mating ritual yet. "Come on, I need to go and pick something up at Sango and Miroku's!"

"Hey! I was talking to- ah hell, wait up Kagome!" he shouted now following her close behind.

As they reached the tiny hut only a few yards away from the town, Kagome slowly let her dress down and entered, finding her friends in a very awkward position.

Miroku was on his stomach with his hands pressed into his back by his wife, whom was on his back smiling devilishly at him.

"Now, husband, how many times do I have to tell you that you can't-"

"Look! Kagome and Inuyasha are back!" he shouted as he caught sight of the two standing in the doorway.

As Sango tore her gaze away from him, her body was flipped onto her back, and as she stared into the warm amythst eyes she always seemed to get lost in, she found herself glaring into them like she use to do so many years ago.

"Hi guys," Miroku said looking at him friends, clearly out of breath.

"Cheater," Sango hissed at him.

Pretending he hadn't heard her at all. Miroku released her arms and sat up. Taking a sip from his tea, he offered some to his other friends as they sat down.

The four of them must have sat there for about an hour just talking. It almost seemed like old times once again. Just the four of them, minus the kit. And the strange part was that, none of them had truly changed at all.

The only thing that had changed was that they were no longer ignoring their feelings for each other. And Miroku could not even begin to describe how thankful he was for that.

As Kagome sighed, Inuyasha drapped an arm over her shoulder, completely engulfed in her beauty.

"Well, guys, I think it's time we left," he said picking her up in his arms.

Miroku nodded at his longtime best friend and smiled seeing Kagome so peaceful in his arms.

"If I were you, my friend, I'd take my time in getting to wherever you are going tonight. She seems really exhausted from the events of today."

Inuyasha smiled as Kagome snuggled into his chest in her sleep. It was true, today really had been an exaughsting day for her, so he couldn't hold it against her in the least if she needed a little sleep right at the moment.

"Yeah," he said still looking at her. When he finally turned to look at them, there was a large smile spread across his face. "So, we'll see you in a few days?"

"Of course," Sango said leaning into her husband's arms. "And let her know personally from me how her present went over with you."

"Present?" both men said with curiosity in their voices.

But Sango only smiled at her husband, letting him know that she also had a gift for him as well. And as their friends left the hut, she pounced on her husband, and gave him another toothy grin.

"You cheated before. So, guess what that means?"

He smiled widly at her as he flipped her over once more, only this time managing to pin her securely to the floor. Sango giggled after finally being trapped underneath him. But she still smiled up at him, defiantly.

"And, what should I ask does that mean, my dearest Sango?" he whispered as his face inched closer to her own.

Feeling as though there was no reason not to let him win just this once, Sango kissed him fully, and found herself getting lost in his perfect warm lips. Even though she hated to admit it. She loved everything about this man. From his eyes to his strange personality, even down to his lecherous habits. But that was what love was right? Loving someone for who they were. And boy did she ever love him for being just himself.

Feeling as though his control on her had been long enough now. Sango snapped out of her dream world and pulled him down upon her. As he finally rested against her, she rolled over, placing him beneath her. She pinned his arms above his head, and smiled down victoriously as he struggled to get out of her hold.

"Don't even bother," she said giving him a smile worthy of a chesire cat. "You know I'm stronger than you anyday."

Slumping on the floor in defeat, Miroku smiled up at her moments later like the little devil he was and rocked his hips a little.

Sango's face instantly turned red as a strange feeling overtook her body from where she sat on him. And for a while it almost bothered her, but the heat died down as soon as it had started.

'What the hell was that?' she wondered.

But before she could even question him on what he had done before hand. Miroku arched his body slowly, grinding himself into that very spot that had made her entire body flush.

She slumped forward onto him as his movement ended, and found herself looking into his eyes of amethyst. At first, Sango had no idea why her body was acting so strange, but after looking into her husbands eyes, she seemed to understand exactly what he was saying to her.

Flashback…

She had been watching after him for most of the day. Hoping and praying that he really would survive his injuries from the final battle with Naraku. Everything had been fine only a few days ago. Kohaku had been alive, her chest had not been maimed or destroyed by the poisonous talons of which Naraku had thrown at her, and Miroku had been able to use both of his arms.

"If you keep gloating like this, darling, then it's going to get to you eventually," he whispered trying to sit up.

When he had fallen back onto the futon she had made for him, Sango rolled her eyes. What was it about this man that she loved so much?

As if sensing what she was thinking, Miroku merely smiled at her and winked.

Well, it couldn't have been that.

"Sango, whats wrong?"

"I guess I'm just worried is all. I mean," she sighed grabbing a wet rag and wiping it over his forhead. "Well, how are we going to do this? I mean, I'm not exactly marriage material…. I mean, look at me?" she said motioning her hands over her bandages. "I'm not a beautiful girl. Not anymore anyways…. So, how do I know that…"

"That I won't stop loving you? Is that what your scared of?" he asked softly.

When she didn't say anything for a moment, Miroku sighed. Maybe asking her right out on the battlefeild to marry him hadn't been the best choice he had ever made. But it had been what he had felt in his heart to do at that very moment in time.

"Sango," he said in a stern voice, which was very unlike him. "Come down her please?"

Sango inched her face down right above his,wondering what he was going to say to her. But in that split second in time where she was about to say something to him, he leaned his head up and kissed her passionately.

Or at least as passionately as a man stuck on the floor for the next few days could get.

When he finally allowed his head to touch the soft pillow once more. Miroku gave her a warm smile.

"I love you. And I want to marry you for who you are. And if there is one thing I know I can do. Is make you feel as beautiful as you truly are with whatever I have in my possession. Be it my heart, my soul, or anything else you desire."

Sango was startled by his words. And found her eyes beginning to blur as she stared at him.

"Re-Really?" she asked in a shaky voice. "Do you really mean that Miroku?"

He only smiled at her with his classic, devilish grin. But when he finally spoke, Sango rolled her eyes and began to laugh at him. But felt better knowing what he meant.

"Of course I do. And I'll prove it to you on our wedding night."

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And here they were. Just like he had promised. But what had her mind buzzing most of all, was that she felt as though she was forgetting something.

Then, looking into his eyes, and feeling as though the color mean't something to her more than what it originally had, she pushed him off of her and ran into the next room.

"I'll be right back! Do not go anywhere!" she said as she slammed the sliding doors behind her.

Miroku sat there, blinking his eyes.

'What was that all about?' he wondered.

He could hear her rustling around with something in the other room. But figured she was most likely just changing out of her wedding robes into something more comfortable. All those layers would have driven him insane by now if he had been her.

So, feeling the need to set the mood a little, Miroku shut all of the curtains, thanks to Kagome, that were all made of a strange deep purple cloth she called flannel and hopped onto the the very large bed made of a strange foam Kagome had brought over for them as well.

Taking off his robes as he pulled back the fine deep purple silk covers, Miroku heard the sliding doors begin to open. And as quickly as he could, he drapped one of the sheets over his body as Sango opened the door. And his jaw hit the floor the moment he saw her.

Sango had never really been the type of woman to wear barely anything. So seeing her in a tiny, skimpy, yet very sexy little purple silk, form fitting night gown, had him drooling where he laid. Her skin was beyond anything his eyes had seen before. Perfect and slightly muscular around her arms and legs, and from what he could see her stomach was very tight and slightly defined through the see threw mesh.

Sango wrapped her arms around her chest, trying her best to hide the only other hideous scare that marked her body. But Miroku shook his head and stood up after a moment. As he walked over to her, he gently removed her hands and held them tightly in his own down at their waists.

"I want to see all of you," he whispered smiling at her. He inched his lips closer to hers as she seemed to be feeling afraid once more. But he placed his forhead against hers and smiled. "My beautiful Sango," he whispered.

That seemed to bring her own courage back a little, because she kissed him feircly, sending them both backwards and onto the bed.

Miroku landed and chuckled, knowing full well how she had been feeling for days now. Mainly because he had been just as curious. His hands explored everything they possibly could, and at first, he missed the sensation of her slapping him silly like she use to.

But this was just as good.

And everything was working out perfectly for them tonight.

As Sango straddled his hips once more, she found herself feeling something she hadn't in a long time.

Peace.

Normally, or at least way back in the past. Being this close to anyone was strictly off her mind. After losing everyone that had meant something to her, like her entire family. The last thing she had wanted was to fall in love with someone.

But Miroku had opened her heart again. Like Inuyasha and Kagome had. And nothing could really change her mind once her heart was set in stone on something.

Even though he had been a pain at first, always gropping her, Miroku had always opened her eyes and shown her things she never noticed about herself. And even though he was, at the time, destined to die young. He always wanted to see everyone else around him happy. Especially her.

Without everyone else, she would have most likely lost herself to revenge and hate. But Inuyasha and Kagome had aught her friendship. And Miroku, had taught her how to love again.

Without those three people, especially Miroku, she would have most likely died after her family had been stolen from her. No doubt about it.

So, feeling as though her husband had been below her for enough time, Sango rolled over and laid next to him, smiling.

"What? Is the game over already?" he asked with a grin on his face.

She laughed and smiled once more. But felt the need to talk was far beyond er with how happy she truly was with him by her side. Loosening his ponytale, which he had surprisingly let grow a few more inches, Sango gently pulled on a few thick chunks of hair that hung in the front, and whispered the only thing she could think of saying to him in that moment.

"Shut up and kiss me."

He didn't need to be told twice by this woman what to do. Pulling her closer to him, Miroku lavished her in kisses that started to trail down her neck in a straight line. And as he reached her long scar, he found himself wondering why she thought that this would make her so undesirable to him?

Maybe it had been because the only real mark he had had from the battle was a small scar over his elbow from where his bone had popped out. But other than that, there were no signs he had been anywhere near a battlefield that day.

Taking great care to keep his promise to her, he gently kissed the slightly puffy scar, hoping that she wouldn't yell at him or run away.

Sango felt his lips brushing against her long and obviously there scar, and found herself wanting to cry at remembering his promise to her. He hadn't just been saying that after all.

Finding the strength not to shed her tears, Sango allowed him to continue. Her kin began to ache in areas she never thought it would as he gently pulled down the top half of her nightshirt. But then as his lips wrapped around her nipple did she nearly jump.

Her body felt as though it were on fire. But it wasn't the painful kind at all. And after his hands started traveling lower did the fire grow. She moaned lightly as she pulled at his hair. Wondering how on earth he knew what he was doing. But he had sworn left and right that he was a virgin, just like her. So maybe she'd find out from him later how he knew this would get her going crazy for him.

Miroku was thankful that whatever he was doing to her was working. Everything he had ever known was that women should be treated like flowers. That they were delicate, lush, full of beauty. But Sango outraked any woman he had ever known. So she was his rose. And the only one he would ever touch like this.

Pulling the tiny garments away from her body, Miroku nearly forgot how to breathe as he took in every inch of her body.

Even though the scar had changed her personality a little. He found it just to be as beautiful as the rest of her. Her breasts were round and small, and her nipples held the fires light in a ways he had never dreamed they would. Her curves were lush and undeniably perfect. Nothing on her was out of place. And seeing the small triangle of dark curls between her legs made his heart race.

This was really happening.

Sango looked at her husband's body and felt her pulse rise. She had ever truly seen Miroku in his splendor. His muscles were defined against his tan skin, casting shadows along the muscles across his midsection and chest in the light. And as her eyes ventured lower, she found her eyes were bulging at seeing what he use to boast about so much.

Well, at least he hadn't been lying about that particular thing between his legs. Like most men seemed to do.

Feeling as though he had scared her enough. Miroku slowly made his way towards her, crawling on his hands and knees. She smiled warmly at him as he finally reached her lips, kissing them fully with his own. And as he wrapped his arms around her thin yet strong form, he found himself wondering.

How was he going to do this without hurting her?

As if sensing the burning question in her husband's mind, Sango stroked his face lovingly and asked what was wrong. When he looked at her weakly. His answer warmed her heart another twenty degrees.

"I don't want to hurt you."

"Well, it's suppose to hurt the first time. At least for me it's suppose to. So… ," she said now really thinking about what was between his legs. "Just, take it slow. And if I say go for it. Then do it."

"Are you sure?" he asked her worried.

After a moment, she nodded. Smiling at him as best she could for how nervous she was.

"I'm sure."

It may have been the most painful ten minutes of her life, but they had managed to do it. As her body stretched around him, Miroku stayed as still as he could manage. Just to make sure that she wasn't suffering all too much from him being inside of her.

"Do you want me to stop?" he asked, seeing the strain in her eyes.

"No, just give me a few more minutes to adjust to this," she said as she shifted her hips a little. Hoping that maybe that would help.

As they sat there, Miroku felt as though maybe this wan't a very good idea. She was in pain, and it was because of him for once. He didn't like this. So, he figured they could always try another time. But right as he was about to leave her body, Sango sighed. And relaxed her head back into the pillows with a smile.

"Okay, I'm ready to continue."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes."

"But Sango-"

"Miroku," she growled in warning to him. "Don't make me hit you on our wedding night."

Now that was his Sango. So, feeling as though the little threat was all he needed to be sure she was alright. Miroku began slowly, allowing her to feel everything as slowly as possible.

Seconds turned to minutes, and with every stroke he delivered into her body, he quickened himself. Sango moaned his name as she dug her nails into his back. Crying out as she felt explosion after explosion of pleasure encase her body.

As about an hour ran around them. Miroku's body finally shuddered into hers. And as his body covered in sweat fell upon hers, they both panted in unison as the tremors from their first experience together danced around them. Sango wrapped her legs around him as she kicked the blanket off of them. Finding it far too hot to be underneath right at the moment.

As their breathing finally became regulated. Miroku smiled down at his wife as he lifted his head to look at her. The amount of love in his eyes for her was unfathomable.

"I love you, Sango," he whispered.

Sango smiled up at the man she had fallen in love with so many years ago. And wondered how her life could have possibly been any greater without him in it. Sure, she had lost her family. But she had found the others and Miroku. And she would never trade any of them for anything.

She had found the love of her life. Nothing, and no one, could ever replace that.

"I love you too, Miroku," she said hugging him close.

For what seemed like an eternity, they sat there holding each other. Not knowing what to do next. That is until Sango got a wicked grin of her own, and flashed it at her husband knowingly.

"So, what else can we do tonight? I'd like to know what other ways we can have some fun before everyone else returns in thre days time."

Miroku's eyes sparkled with mischief as he grinned at her. And after his lips were mere inches from hers did he utter words that would keep them up all night long.

"Ever heard of the Kama Sutra?"

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"Kagome, wake up. Baby, we're here," Inuyasha whispered to his sleeping bride as he finally reached their destination.

Kagome yawned at hearing the soft voice of her husband calling her out of her dream. She was thankful he had let her actually sleep on the way to wherever they were going. She had had no idea how tired she really was. But as she looked around, she gasped.

They were in a large tree high above the ground. And all she could see above her were the stars shining in the sky.

Looking around at her knew surroundings. Kagome found a large bed in the center formed into a circle. It looked very comfortable and unbelievably soft as it was completely covered in blankets from her time and from this time as well. She wondered to herself how he had managed to pull this off. But she figured he had most likely done this weeks ago and covered everything protectively in the rain.

As he set her down, Kagome walked around the platform around the bed and looked down.

'Wow, we must be close to two hundred feet up. Maybe I should back away from this spot so Inuyasha doesn't have a heart attack,' she thought wisely backing up and into the arms of the very man she was considering.

"So, do you like it?" he asked resting his chin on the top of her head.

Looking around once more, Kagome smiled.

"Yes, but what exactly is this place? It's absolutely beautiful."

Inuyasha didn't know exactly how to answer that question. But figured he'd settle on the best words he could think of in that instant.

"This… was my home."

Kagome's eyes widened as she looked around once more. And noticed a few small toys tucked away in an old hollowed tree limb. Her eyes saddened as she realized that this was the place where Inuyasha had spent most of his life hiding from other demons and humans. And the place where no one else had ever gone.

Not even Kikyo.

"Inuyasha…"

"I wanted, to share this place with you. Not because it was where I spent most of my life hiding. But because it truly is beautiful," he said pointing up at the leaves of the tree. "Look."

When Kagome did as he asked, she gasped once more.

Fireflies. Millions and millions of fireflies were glowing in the dark. The tree itself looked like the stars above, only within the tree. The colors were ranging from yellows, to greens, to reds, and in even some spots, blues.

"Inuyasha… this is so…," was all her voice could say. She was utterly speechless by this.

"I know," he whispered in her ear. "And that's why I wanted to share this place with you."

Kagome turned around in arms and smiled up at him. The flowers that still rested in her hair glowed even brighter as the lights softly shifted in the trees.

Inuyasha smiled, kissing her as the twinkling began to grow. This was the best day of his life. And he wondered all the time, how had he gotten so lucky to have so much?

He had his brother, he had his friends, and he had Kagome.

All things he never thought he would have in this lifetime.

But, looking into the chocolate depths that held so much love and life, he smiled finding his answer.

Kagome.

She had been the one to save him from himself so long ago. And she had even helped his heart heal over time from all the betreyal he had faced in his life. Without her, he would most likely still be asleep under the Sacred Tree. Trapped and waiting for someone to save him.

As his lips melted into hers, Kagome found her soul smiling. This was how everything was suppose to be, and nothing would ever take her happy ending away from her again.

Truthfully, she did feel sad that Kikyo had given up her life to save her. She may have been bitter and full of hate. But Kikyo had every right to be. She had been killed for such a petty issue. And she had lost everything her heart had held so dear over the Sacred Jewel.

In truth, besides all of the negative things that had controlled her second life, Kikyo had been a good person.

And she had proven that to Kagome by her own self sacrifice.

Inuyasha was about to tear her dress off. Whatever that smell had been earlier on her skin had finally made it's own reappearance. And whatever it was that she was hiding, he wanted to know about it.

"You have two minutes before I rip that dress off. I want to know what you were hiding from me earlier, Baby," he whispered softly letting her go and, out of habit, turned around.

Kagome blinked at his back and found herself smiling. At least his old mentality was giving her a chance to surprise him. After unzipping the corset and sending the gown to the floor in a thump, Kagome quickly pulled the little red straps over her shoulders, and fluffed her hair lightly.

When she tapped on his shoulder, Inuyasha slowly turned around. And what he saw before him had him drooling like a dog. Literally.

Kagome's body was fit snugly into a tiny, red satin and sheer nighty. And the last time he had ever seen something like this was a few weeks ago in a magazine she had had on her dresser. Only this time he was seeing the sexy little nuber he had been imagining her in on her.

The loose cups that held her breasts behind them were made of satin. Hiding the semi large swells from his view with a simple, small bow in the center cut lowly. And as he took in the rest of her he found his own heart race increasing by the second. Attached to the cups was a long flowing sheer skirt that ended right at her hips and split in the center, exposing some of her white creamy stomach to him. And her undies were the same as the top, satin. Only they were a lot smaller than normal underwear for Kagome.

She reminded him of a blooming red rose as she stood there before him. And she was just as, maybe even more beautiful than any rose he had ever seen.

Her pale skin shined in the light from the stars and fireflies as though it were meant to glow. And her hair waved around her in the slight breeze brushing through the trees. He almost wondered if she was an angel sent to him. But as he looked into her eyes of melted chocolate, he realized she was the life he had so longed for in a living, breathing form before him.

But that scent was still clinging to her skin. And whatever it was, he wanted to find out.

So, feeling as though it would just ruin the mood to just flat out ask her. Inuyasha gently ran his claws along the fabric, taking in the simple pleasure of feeling her shiver from his touch. He wanted to explore her more than he already had a few times. And anytime he did, he became lost in her every soft curve and scent.

"This may not have been what I expected, but I do like this present in case you were wondering," he said brushing his lips against hers, making her whimper in his arms. "But I want the rest of you more than ever now."

Kagome sighed as his lips trailed kisses down her jaw line tenderly, and as his lips moved to her neck, she gasped. Inuyasha smiled as he ran his tounge around in circles, pressing lightly in the one spot that was making her heart race. Slowly dragging his fingers over her breasts to the tiny bow at the center, Inuyasha gently pulled on one string as his other hand carefully grasped her left breast, sending her into a strange kind of trance as his fingers gently teased her flesh.

Kagome's head fell back as the sensations overtook her. And right as her knees were about to buckle, Inuyasha wrapped his free arm around her securely. Making sure that she didn't escape him while he played.

But Kagome for once wasn't going to allow him to just be the one playing, and so, finding the strength to lift her hands to the top of his head, she began to rub his ears as he kissed her lips and tickled her skin with his hands. After a few moments, upon hearing the low growl like purr rumbling in his chest, Kagome smiled against his lips.

Inuyasha pressed her even closer to his body, almost feeling defeated by the only weapon she had ever really used on him. That is until her hands moved around to his robes, and she untied the knot he had made in his red firerat kimono. His breath caught against her lips as she ran her nails down his back harshly. And even through the small amount of pain he was feeling from it felt odd and tingly, it sent chills down his very spine.

Kagome smiled at seeing his surprise, and was glad that he liked to be scratched. But within moments of doing it a second time, he moaned gently nipped at her lips playfully. She returned the favor. Only at the last second, she decided to suck on his bottom lip.

And that had been his breaking point.

As he hastily began taking off the rest of his shirt hand trying to remove his pants did Kagome comply and remove her own garments as well. Before her panties hit the floor, his lips were on hers once more, passionately kissing her with ever fiber of his being.

Kagome thought that at this point, with how much they had been teasing and torturing each other that being suttle and sweet was not to even be bothered with. Because they both had one thing on their minds right now. And they had been struggling with those very same feelings and emotions since they were teenagers.

Falling back on the massive bed, Inuyasha kissed every inch of her skin furiously, tasting it in small amounts as he went lower. When he finly reached what he had been dying to taste for weeks now, he gasped in awe.

No hair. None at all in fact.

Her skin was smoothe and far beyond soft as he gently ran his fingers over the tiny folds. And when he pressed her legs farther apart, the smell of her arousal nearly knocked him out. It was her scent. And it was stronger than it had been at the wedding only a few hours before.

Feeling grateful that his son was five hundred years in the future for the next few days, Inuyasha gently parted the tiny folds encasing what he knew to look for, and once he saw he slightly swollen pink nub, he began to lick it.

Kagome gasped and made a fist in his hair as her body was wracked with sensations she'd never felt before. Moaning his name, she began to feel something building up inside her like an electric current. And a few moments later, her mind nearly shattered as she felt a strong wave of pleasure rush throughout her entire body.

As Inuyasha tasted her, he found he was in heaven. She reminded him of honey and melons. And the taste only increased when her legs had begun to shake. When she had screamed out his name moments later, his mouth had been flooded wih her taste. And he found himself enjoying licking her up.

"Inuyasha! Please?!"

Well, he may have wanted to play more, but Kagome sure wasn't having any of that. Licking his lips clean, he slowly crawled up her body like a predator, knowing full well how ready they both were for this.

She looked so beautiful lying there beneath him, and he smiled when her eyes lightened at seeing him there in front of her once more. Hunching down slightly, he pulled her into his arms and cradled her head in his hands, finding nothing more beautiful then her looking into his eyes at that very moment.

Kagome ran her hands up and down his back, sending chills across his skin in little spurts. He looked so hungry and ready for her that she almost wanted to tease him back the way he had her. But she couldn't wait any longer at the moment. So, setting herself up a little more comfortably, Kagome pulled him down so she could kiss him once more. And as their lips touched, Inuyasha drove himself into her.

She wanted to scream from the sheering pain she felt inside her. But held back. The last thing she wanted was for him to feel sorry for something that was natural. But one ting was for sure. It was definitely going to take her a minute or two to stretch.

Inuyasha's mouth nearly hung open as he was encased by her body. He felt like at though he was going to pop from everything being so tight. But it felt really good. Which was the odd part. But from the look in Kagome's eyes, he probably should have done this a lot slower.

The idea of removing himself had crossed his mind. But his wife would most likely kill him if he did. So, he figured for once he'd wait, as long as it took, for her to get comfortable. Because he couldn't do anything as long as she was in pain. He could never forgive himself for hurting her, and their mating wouldn't be as solid or strong if he moved right now.

Everything depened on her now. That's how he had been brought up by his mother. And she had told him that if he ever did find someone he loved enough to marry and do this with, then it would be on her terms when she was ready to continue.

It may have been more than twenty minutes until Kagome's face no longer contorted in the pain she was feeling. As her body finally managed to stretch enough to fit him comfortably. When she looked into her husband's eyes, she saw the hurt he was feeling for not being so gentle with her as he probably should have. But she was fine now, and she wanted to continue.

So, giving him a gentle kiss as reassurance, Kagome smiled and wrapped her arms around him tightly.

Feeling relieved that she was okay, Inuyasha made the decision to go slower this time around, and found a gentle rhythm as she sighed in his arms.

Because it was starting to get slightly cold out, and being so high up in the tree Inuyasha had at one point called his home, he grabbed one of the red blankets Kagome's mother had given him a while back and threw it over them. The soft fabric stuck to his skin as he picked up momentum and began to sweat.

Kagome could feel her body building up once more as she clutched to Inuyasha's body in pure bliss. Every wave that ran through her felt like as though it were stronger than the last one. And everything felt so magical as she stole a look up at the sky.

She smiled as she returned her gaze to her husband. And found herself pushing his long silver hair away from his face so she could truly look at him. He was so beautiful. And she was grateful he was never going t change for her sake.

That is until his markings appeared on his face and his fangs started to grow.

Kagome gasped. But she noticed that his eyes weren't changing to red for once. Maybe this had something to do with their mating? Maybe.

At least she hoped so.

Just as her worries disappeared, Kagome screamed as another wave hit her, sending her over the egde for momets on end. Her body began to glow a very faint, and possibly unoticable pink light, giving Inuyasha the few split seconds to realize what was happening.

Their bodies were getting ready for the mating marks. Which was why he felt so powerful and strong above her.

As Kagome felt another wave hit her in a rush, she screamed his name loudly and brought her body up to clutch to his. Inuyasha wrapped an arm around her waist as he slowly slid down lower into the bed with her. As he felt her body shudder a few more times around him, he felt his own powerful blast about to spill into her.

Moving his hair to the other side away from Kagome's face, he bent down and bit the side of herneck, hard.

Kagome screamed as her orgasm and the pain from Inuyasha biting her mixed together and formed a strange energy in her soul. But she found her own canines beginning to throb moments later, and once she felt the tension in his body fully consume him, Kagome snapped her own set of fangs down onto his neck, making him roar as he moved faster in her.

Inuyasha could have sworn he'd seen firworks in that moment Kagome had clamped down hard on his neck. Feeling her energy and life rushing into him from where his own mouth rested on her, he found that both sides of his soul felt at peace having the woman they truly loved bonded to them in both customs. His human half had married her as a human, and his demon half had taken her as it's life mate.

Everything felt perfect. Absolutly perfect.

As he unclamped himself from her, she did the same. Licking at the raw wouds on her neck, she relished in what they had just done.

They were truly bonded forever.

Husband and wife, and now…Mates.

"Kagome licked at his wounds, hoping that maybe she could possibly slow down the bleeding a little as he continued to take deep, long breaths as he layed on her. But after all she seemed to do was make them flow even more, she decided that his demon blood could heal the wound for him.

Without any warning, the side of her neck began to burn. And she could tell the same was happening to Inuyasha, by his sudden groan of surprise. Feeling the fire flood her entire body, she held onto her huband for strength not to scream, and surprisingly, he seemed to be doing the same as well.

Whatever this was, it felt as though it were engulfing the entire left side of their necks. Kagome let out a low whimper as another wave of fire raced through her, and Inuyasha held her tight feeling the same thing.

After what seemed like forever, the fire and pain finally died away, leaving the couple to pant and check each other over in the first rays of light.

As the sun came up, Kagome gasped seeing about a four inch long and two inch wide mark on her husband's next. Touching it lightly, Kagome tried her best to read the ruins across the side of his neck, and found she had no idea what they said at all. When she looked to Inuyasha, who had only moments ago read what hers said, she found herself staring at him with an odd expression on his face. It was a mixture of joy and happiness and shock.

"Inuyasha?" she said touching the side of his face. He seemed to be on another planet at the moment, so she tapped his cheek lightly. When he finally shook out of his stupor, Kagome pointed to the side of her neck. "What does it mean?"

Inuyasha smiled and gently ran his fingers over the markings on her neck. He still couldn't believe they had een given this marking. It was the rarest of them all from what he had heard about over the many years he had been a child. But as he reread the ancient lines once more, Inuyasha smiled broadly at her, as he finally said what their markings meant.

"Truest Love… it mean's we are truly soul mates, Kagome. And we have the strongest bond out of pretty much anyone in the universe," he said hugging her close to him. "I love you, Kagome."

Kagome smiled warmly at him as the sun finally rose and caused the stars to fade away. She really had been right in thinking they were meant to be together.

Without any warning, thew tree limbs started to fold inwards and form a huge caccoon around them, blocking out the sun. Kagome looked around, a little frightened at first. But Inuyasha's chuckles made her relax almost instantly.

"What's going on?"

"This is an enhanted night tree. It opens only at night, and closes like your flowers in the morning. Don't worry, we can still get out. But I think we need to get some sleep," he said yawning.

Kagome followed suit and yawned as well. Snuggling into the many covers beside him, she smiled and kissed him lightly on the lips. And right as she was about to drift off to sleep, Kagome pulled herself right up to his er, knowing full well that he would hear her.

"I love you too, Inuyasha."

And with that said, Kagome fell asleep, safely wrapped in Inuyasha's arms.

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