A/N: ELLO!


Oh My Gods! 25


After everyone attempted to master DDR--Miroku had surrendered to his lovely opponent while Kouga failed to even step on one correct arrow at the right time--it was finally time to cut the cake! Inuyasha and Kagome stood behind their huge cake while everyone else stood around them, waiting for Mrs. Higurashi to be done taking a gazillion pictures.

All the demons swore they were permanently blind afterwards...

"Three, two, one..." Souta stood beside his mother, counting down for the annoying happy birthday song. However...in contrary to what Kagome believed he and the others would be singing... "Happy birthday, you're starting to get fatter!" Kagome gaped--what was going on?!

And she wasn't fat!

Inuyasha only glanced at his backside, and couldn't help but wonder if people thought his ass was fat...

"Happy birthday, what have you done that matters?" Miroku didn't know what they've done in their lives, so he shrugged in tune with his lines. Yes, he loved increasing self-esteem...

"Happy birthday, your life's so sad it's funny!" Rin looked happy about it, too! Her whole face was composed of a beaming grin possessing the power to blind people with its brilliance!

"Happy birthday, your life is a waste of money!" Although Kouga would've hoped to put an end to a certain hanyou's life and save money... Inuyasha growled, but inwardly conceded that sometimes, he wished he would disappear...like now.

"Happy birthday, soon you'll be in love with pink!" Ayame and Rin were definitely sniffing high lighters together...

"Happy birthday, you're not yet legal to drink!" Sango wished she was legal; she could use some vodka right about now, especially since Miroku couldn't keep his hands to himself. She twisted the appendage, reveling in the groan of pain she heard from him...

Sesshoumaru was readily spreading Sadism...

"Happy birthday, you'll be suffering child birth if you don't think!" Mrs. Higurashi emphasized 'suffering', and Kagome winced. It wasn't fair that Inuyasha couldn't get pregnant!

Then again... She glanced at her fiancé, who stared back at her with horrified golden amber eyes. A smirk curved her lips. He'll be suffering in other ways...

Whoah--when did she decide they were having kids?!

"Happy birthday, one day you'll be living with your cat!" Gramps let everyone know just how much he detested birthdays with his scowl... Hmph, and he was forced to endure life with a big, fat, lazy cat, too!

"Happy birthday, I'm so hungry I might kill all you with a bat." Sesshoumaru didn't even try singing his lines; he was too busy staring at the delicious, creamy cake in front of him. It smelled heavenly...sweet...tantalizing...it was insanely large for less than twelve people...but...

"That was..." Kagome struggled to find the right words to describe the...birthday song she just heard. "...revitalizing..."

"Keh!" The blush on the hanyou's cheeks revealed what he felt about the song. It narrated a very, deep, soul-searching story about his innermost feelings, one in which he struggled to find the inherent philosophical meaning of life.

The poor puppy miserably failed.

"Anyway, Sesshoumaru is right! We're all hungry, but you first have to blow out the candles! Don't forget to make a wish!"

Inuyasha stared at the candles on the cake after Mrs. Higurashi's joyful declaration, and raised an eyebrow. There had to be an insane number of candles on it... Kagome merely shrugged and started to blow out the candles, soon followed by Inuyasha, who in the meantime contemplated a good wish.

Eighteen candles and a bunch of plastic plates later...

"This cake is the path to Nirvana!" Miroku's navy blue eyes widened as he took the first bite of his vanilla cake, savoring its divine taste. "It must have been sent by the holy Buddha...he must favor me..."

"Oh be quiet, Miroku," Sango chastised, rolling her hazelnut eyes, "you were kicked out of the monastery because you couldn't control certain desires--ahem, groping the nuns. I doubt Buddha even remotely likes you."

"Ever the pessimist, Sango, sheesh." She didn't have to crush his heart! For a second he had believed himself enlightened! Gods, the misery of his human, immortal life!

But everyone did agree that the cake possessed supernatural powers and had put them all under a spell--in seven days, they might all turn into jars of frosting and cake batter. Either that or Mrs. Higurashi was a terrific baker...

Nah, they'd go with the cake from outer space.

Ding dong!

"I'll go get it!" The matriarch of the house stood from her seat on the family room coffee table and strode to the shrine's entrance.

Meanwhile, Sesshoumaru and Rin viciously fought for the last piece of cake--they were obsessed! He snarled at her, and she returned it by snapping her jaws at him. They had yet to break free of a stalemate when Inuyasha calmly walked over, stole the piece of cake from his brother's plate, and plopped it into his mouth.

"There, problem solved." And he went to sit back down next to his fiancée as though he hadn't just pissed off two very dangerous people. But before they could plan Inuyasha's very painful death...

"Hey, Kagome! I hope I'm not too late."

Everyone faced the family room entrance only to see...

"Yuka?"

Kagome felt like fainting.


What is she doing here? There was no way someone could've invited her--wherever Yuka was, Ayumi and Eri were sure to follow. Heck, and after Rin's little episode with Eri--she had kept herself from laughing after her dorm mate recounted the story--she doubted any one of her friends would have come.

But Yuka did.

Kagome sighed and massaged her temples, leaning heavily on the kitchen counter. She had retreated to the solitary kitchen in order to think about her latest problem: Yuka. I know she wants something. She's acting like the perfect friend out there, and she hasn't even glared at Inuyasha yet. What should I do?

Her fiancé detested Yuka's existence. She surmised something had happened between them behind her back, but Inuyasha refused to elaborate. The guarded expression that took hold of his face once Yuka had shown up was enough to tell her the bitch had hurt him. Kagome couldn't say she hated or disliked Yuka, but no one harmed Inuyasha in any shape or form and expected her to merely stand by.

Not even someone who used to be her closest friend.

Perhaps it was wrong of her to think like this and maybe Yuka's jealousy was justifiable. It had been quite sudden when Inuyasha stepped into her life and controlled her emotions, even though he had no clue of it. She had basically abandoned the people who stuck with her ever since her childhood for new friends she hardly remembered.

She and Yuka never had a rocky relationship. They always told each other every single little detail of their lives--in a sense, Kagome was closer to her than either Eri or Ayumi. However, then Inuyasha came...and Yuka immediately disliked him... She had taken the hanyou's side, of course...the person she only recently met...

So...where did her loyalties lie?

With her fiancé...or her best friend?

"Kagome...?"

The raven-haired teen blinked and turned around, coming face to face with the object of her thoughts. She walked into the kitchen and leaned against the counter beside her, sighing as she gazed at the tiled floor. "So, you're eighteen already. I can't believe it. Hmph, you were always the youngest out of me, Eri, and Ayumi."

Kagome couldn't help but bitterly wonder if Yuka planned to discourage her from marrying Inuyasha again. "What are you doing here, Yuka?" She decided to cut to the chase.

"I want to make amends." Her blue-gray eyes shifted to face her best friend, whose eyebrows furrowed in confusion. "I've been a total bitch to you, Kags. That Rin girl was right; your business isn't mine, even though I only want what's best for you."

"...are you serious...?" Kagome was having trouble accepting what she just heard. She had never known Yuka as one to apologize for something she believed was correct.

"Completely. I miss hanging out with you. I mean, Eri and Ayumi are great and all...but we were always the closest," Yuka reiterated with a friendly smile on her face. "I'm not saying I'm abandoning the other girls, but I want to join your little group. You guys seem fun to hang out with!"

Yeah, but would everyone else accept you? The miko doubted it, especially Inuyasha. How am I supposed to go up to them and say that Yuka's going to hang out with us? She wasn't trying to be mean or selfish, yet the girl would stick out like a sore thumb.

Seeing the look of doubt crossing her friend's face, Yuka sighed again. "I'm sorry, Kags, for causing you a lot of trouble and insulting your...fiancé. I do care about you...and we tell each other everything. You trust me, right?"

Her tone of voice...for inexplicable reasons, sent chills running down her spine. It was a bad omen...her instincts were warning her about Yuka. No, she was just being paranoid; Yuka had a big mouth, though she was harmless.

"I...I do trust you, Yuka..."

"Remember when we used to tell each other every single thing?" Kagome smiled and nodded. "Well...you would tell me if something...weird is going on in your life, right?"

Something weird? What does she mean? "What are you saying?"

Yuka shrugged. "Nothing, really. I just want to know I have your trust like you have mine. I want us to be BFFs like before your Inuyasha dude came in." The miko inwardly admitted Yuka at least attempted to restrain from adding disdain for him in her voice.

"Do what you want Yuka," Kagome alas stated, though fixed her chocolate eyes intently on the grinning teen beside her, "However, if you want to hang out with me, you have to promise to be nice to Inuyasha and our friends."

"I promise, Kagome."

And even after they exited the kitchen and returned to the family room, Kagome still felt like she committed the hugest mistake of her life.

An irreparable mistake.


"Inuyasha, why the heck are we out here in the cold? I forgot my sweater!"

"Keh! Quit whining, wench!"

"I'm freezing!"

"You are so fucking annoying! Here!"

"W-What...?"

"Are you cold now?"

"...n-no..."

"Good."

Kagome willed the blush blooming in her cheeks to disappear, but it wouldn't leave her! She closed her eyes and wished with all her might that her body would relax, though it hardly worked! Why did Inuyasha have to be so handsome?! And strong...and muscular...

...and warm...

They were standing outside the shrine home on a chilly, late November night, gazing up at the majestic Goshinboku tree in the yard. The hanyou wrapped his arms around his fiancée in order to keep her warm, but in the process caused her to blush profusely. Not that he seemed to notice...

The party guests were still inside celebrating, this time with various humiliating games like hula-hooping the longest. No one really noticed when the couple quietly left the house since they were anticipating the winner of a dramatic round between Sesshoumaru and Kouga. Hmph, who would win?

It was unpredictable with the dog demon's 'finesse'.

Eventually, Kagome began to relax, and leaned on her fiancé, sighing in bliss. Today truly was the best day of her life--absolutely nothing had gone wrong so far. Yuka was behaving herself, while Inuyasha--for her sake, she guessed--kept his ire to himself. Heck, he had yet to comment on her sudden appearance.

But why the heck did he have to drag her outside?!

They could've escaped to her room...and do things...

Bad Kagome!

"Did you have fun today, wench?"

She snapped out of her peaceful reverie and smiled. "Definitely! I never imagined you guys planning this!"

"What, you think no one cares about you?" Inuyasha snorted, tightening his hold on her. The miko rested her arms on top of his around her waist. "When are you opening your presents?"

"Dunno... Maybe tomorrow; I'm tired right now." She was anxious to see what her friends had gotten her, especially the very lecherous Miroku, but she was overcome with exhaustion. Perhaps she needed to borrow some of Rin and Ayame's bundles of energy... "Did you get any presents?"

"A bunch of 'em." The hanyou hardly knew what to do with them, or why anyone even bothered to give him gifts. Should he burn them? Nah...he'd deal with it. Perhaps he'd just burn Miroku's; knowing him, his gift was far from innocent.

Geez, it wasn't like he needed anything... Well, it really touched his heart that Kagome's family had handed him respective gifts. Hell, even Sesshoumaru grudgingly got him one!

Even though it was thrown at him...

"Happy birthday, Inuyasha."

He blinked. Right, they never exchanged merry wishes. "Happy birthday, Kagome."

Yes! He called me Kagome! It was the best present ever! Yet...she immediately lost her excitement once she ceased to feel his tenacious arms around her. The miko swung around to yell at him about it only to see her fiancé staring at her with unreadable, glowing golden eyes.

Her words died in her throat. Why is he staring at me like that? His eyes were so intense, bearing into hers, searching for answers to unasked questions she couldn't even begin to fathom... She gulped, suppressing a rosy blush attempting to conquer her cheeks.

Hm...and he was hiding something behind his back...suspicious...

"You're sure as hell going to open my present tonight, wench," Inuyasha responded to the inquiring look he received from the raven-haired teen. He then matched her uncanny blush. "I-I hope you like it. I don't really know what you like and all, but..."

"I'm sure whatever it is, I'll--" Kagome's eyes widened once he removed his arms from behind his back, allowing her to catch a glimpse of a small, black velvet box in one of his hands. "--love...it...oh my gods..."

It can't be what I think it is... Holy mother f-ing tomato gods! He's on one knee! OH MY GODS!! Her mouth formed an o-shape at the sight of her arrogant fiancé of all people bending down to one knee in front of her. It reminded her of the first time they met in person, and how he had kneeled before her...

...called her his princess...

Inuyasha smirked and carefully opened the small box, revealing a glittering object that had Kagome clutching her chest--she was suffering a random heart attack! "I know we're engaged already, but--"

"Hold on a second--oh my gods! Ok, now keep going!" She was seconds away from glomping him, dang it! Coconuts...cows...Mexico...ring....RING!!!

Thinking about random things to settle her frazzled mind immediately backfired.

The hanyou raised an eyebrow, but heeded her and cleared his throat. "As I was saying, we're already engaged, but this is the human thing to do, so..."

Trust Inuyasha to make this unromantic... Not that Kagome cared, though! This...she had never expected this! She had never asked for it...how had he known about human courting customs, anyway?! Stupid Souta! WHY DIDN'T HE DO IT SOONER?!?!

And then the long awaited question came...

"Will you marry me, Kagome?"

Silence.

"Yo, wench? Did you hear me?"

Silence.

"Ok, let me put it in these terms: be my woman, my bitch, my suga mama--"

"YES!!!"

"CRAP!"

Kagome glomped Inuyasha, causing him to tumble backwards with her on top of him, wrapping her arms so tightly around his waist that he feared he would stop breathing. And here he thought she had died! He tried to push her away, yet she only snuggled in deeper! Damn!

Finally, after five minutes of abusing her fiancé's right to breathe, Kagome pulled back from him, though it was only to then claim his lips with hers. Inuyasha was caught off guard, but it didn't take long for him to respond. Hey, had he known she would've reacted like this, he might have proposed earlier...

She soon raised her head, interrupting their kiss, and grinned. Inuyasha took the chance to grab his fallen 'birthday present' and offer it once again. "Can I put it on now, wench?"

"Yes!" He slipped the diamond ring on her left ring finger, and she couldn't contain the happy smile that evolved on her face. It was perfect--now she knew why he had asked her such strange questions during their date!

The platinum band was composed of a heart-shaped diamond in the center of two contrasting pear-shaped emerald gems, her favorite because of the color. It all glittered beautifully, even in the little light reflecting the precious jewels, illuminating the creamy skin of her left hand. And the rock was huge--it was perhaps larger than one carat!

People would surely notice it right away...

Hmph, this proves to Yuka that Inuyasha actually can afford an engagement ring... She recalled the time during their mall adventure in which her friend had insulted her fiancé on the basis of his lack of money to support her. Ha, in your face!

Inuyasha watched his fiancée's face undergo an evolution of different expressions, and his ears flattened on his scalp, anticipating her overall reaction. He didn't know why the stupid ring mattered so much--they were already engaged. But...as long as she was his, she deserved only the best.

He'd do anything to see her smile so happily.

"You like it...? Because I can always--"

Kagome shushed him, leaning in with an ever present grin curving her lips. "I love it. Thank you, Inuyasha." She gave him a chaste kiss, a brief interlude to what would come very soon... "So, does this mean I can aspire to be a princess one day?"

"Nope."

"But--"

This time it was Inuyasha who tenderly silenced her. They had yet to stand from the grassy ground, and he laid back down, pulling her on top of him again. A content smile was on his face as he softly growled, lulling Kagome into an enchanted realm filled with beautiful rings, a gorgeous hanyou, and many, many silver-haired 'pups'...

Yet, before she fell into a peaceful doze...

"You're already a princess, Kagome. My princess."

And that was all she needed...to finally make up her mind.

Her loyalties lied solely with Inuyasha...

...her prince.


Ring! Ring! Ring!

Mrs. Higurashi fleetingly cursed the person calling the house phone at the moment. She wasn't done taking pictures of a romantic moment between her daughter and future son-in-law! They looked so cute together...she almost cried. Izayoi would have killed to see them like this!

But...her grandchildren would look even cuter!

Ring! Ring! Ring!

"Oh, I'm coming." She sighed--she might as well detach herself from the window and go answer the phone.

The dark-haired woman picked up the cordless phone from its cradle and placed it against her ear. "Moshi moshi, Aya speaking."

"It's been a long time, Aya... I hope you still remember me."

She gasped and nearly dropped the phone due to the way her hands began to violently tremble. The deep voice on the other end, nearly seeming like a soft rumble belonging to a powerful, handsome man she knew well... Mrs. Higurashi had not heard from him in what seemed like ages...

Hmph, she dreamed of never hearing from him again.

"Of course, since I've been expecting you, Seiryuu."


A/N: OMG! END! LLAMAS!!! SUGA DADDY WHERE ARE YOU?!?!?! WHO IS MY BABY'S DADDY?!?!?! I don't even know who the Mommy is cuz it ain't me...damn.

Sooo...OMG! Who is Seiryuu and how does Mama Higurashi know him?! Hint: it ain't Kagome's Dad--he's dead. Seiryuu is an important character... Anyway, when is Kagome gonna figure out that she loves Inu and vice versa? O.O Do Sessh and Rin already have their happy ending? What in the hell is Yuka planning?! Will Kagome's Grandpa ever get to dance with Ayame and Rin again?

Nah, Sessh and Kouga would kill him...

And yes, Seiryuu is the name of the blue dragon in Fushigi Yuugi, or the Mysterious Play. He's kind of the bad guy. But no, in this story he is nothing like that Seiryuu.

WHY IS MY HAMSTER CRYING?!?! Nah, I don't have a hamster! She got pregnant with like a million kids and I forgot to feed them and they ate her. Literally. Sucks balls--no wonder my childhood is so traumatic.

Next chappie: Rin's birthday! And Inu witnesses something VERY horrible that triggers childhood memories! Plus, it's Sessh's day of confessions! WOOT!

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