Kagome smiled as she accepted congratulations from the villagers with Inuyasha. She was overjoyed as she stood by Inuyasha's side, shaking hands with everyone that approached her. Sango had been the first person to congratulate them, wrapping her and Inuyasha in a quick hug before slapping for Miroku for stroking her butt. Shippo followed after, jumping into Kagome's arms and shaking Inuyasha's hand. Miroku was after him, having recovered from Sango's fearsome slap. Honestly Sango's slaps were probably more painful than her Hirakotsu striking someone. The villagers began to head back toward the village as they finished speaking to the happily mated couple.

"Shall we go talk to Sesshomaru?" Kagome asked, looking at the row of trees where Sesshomaru stood with Rin and Jaken.

Inuyasha shrugged his shoulders, interlacing his fingers with Kagome's. "Keh, I guess so."

"Congratulations Inuyasha and Kagome," Rin shouted as they approached.

"Thank you Rin," Kagome said, smiling at the little girl. "I'm glad you could come today. I'm glad all of you could come today. Especially you Sesshomaru." Sesshomaru's eyebrows raised slightly, his only indication that he was even paying attention to Kagome. "You are the only family Inuyasha has left and I'm glad you're okay with me joining your family."

Sesshomaru stared at her for a moment, unsure of how to respond to this strange human miko. He tries to kill her and her mate multiple times, she asks for his blessing. He constantly mocks her and his half-demon brother, she's happy he came to her mating. This human was a strange creature indeed. "What makes you happy is not my concern. That is now your mate's problem. Rin, Jaken we're leaving." Sesshomaru stopped as he was walking away, his back toward them. "I will be seeing you again."

"Bye Kagome!" Rin yelled as she ran after her Lord Sesshomaru, Jaken on her heels.

"Keh, I guess that's as good as it gets coming from fluffy," Inuyasha said, shaking his head. "Come on, let's go. Everyone is waiting."

"I love you," Kagome said, tugging on the collar of his robe to pull him down to her height, pressing her lips gently against his. She began to smile as she felt his lips curve upward in a smirk.

"I love you too mate," he replied, scooping her into his arms.

"Sesshomaru-sama, Rin has a question," the small girl said, looking up at the terrifying demon that walked next to her. She took his silence as permission to continue. "Why did Inuyasha beat up that demon who came to the mating?"

Sesshomaru continued to walk in silence, wondering exactly what he should say to the young girl. He obviously couldn't tell her what he thought might have been the truth, that the wolf demon had tried to take the human's innocence against her will. Rin was already terrified of wolves as it was. "The demon had tried to hurt to hurt the human woman before. Since Inuyasha is now her mate, it is his responsibility to protect her from harm and keep her safe."

"Sesshomaru-sama protects Rin and keeps her safe. Does that make Sesshomaru-sama Rin's mate?" she asked with the innocence only young children possess.

Sesshomaru was a demon that was rarely caught off guard; he maintained a cool, calm expression even in the heat of battle. But the little girl's question caused his façade to drop momentarily, shock flickering across his face quickly.

"Rin how could you ask Sesshomaru-sama such a stupid question?" Jaken asked, equally shocked by Rin's question.

"No Rin," Sesshomaru responded to her. "I protect and keep you safe, but I am not your mate. A mate is something you have when you are older."

Rin nodded in understanding, a bright smile on her face. "Rin wants Sesshomaru to be her mate when she grows up." Sesshomaru didn't reply to the little girl's comment, feeling tongue-tied and unhappy about it. Rin was just a child; she didn't know the way the world worked.

Kagome laughed happily as Inuyasha swept her into his arms, carrying her down the village path. The moon was shining brightly overhead, lighting the way as Inuyasha carried Kagome. The afternoon and evening had been spent celebrating their mating with the villagers, laughing and talking and eating with the happy couple. As it grew later the villagers began to disperse to their own huts, the men winking at Inuyasha and wishing him a bad night's rest while the women blushed faintly as they told Kagome to relax and enjoy her first night with her husband. Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Kaede wished them a good night from the doorway of Kaede's hut, watching as they walked away.

"Inuyasha, where are we going?" Kagome asked after a moment of silence.

"We're going home wench," he replied, rolling his eyes.

"But where exactly is our home? I wasn't aware we had one."

"You didn't think we'd be staying with Kaede forever did you? I've been building us a home since the day I decided to marry you," he said with a smirk. "It's not too far from the village, but not so close that people are constantly annoying us. It might need some decorating but I figured you could do that. I just supplied it with the basic stuff."

Kagome kissed Inuyasha cheek quickly. "What does it look like?"

"Why don't you look and see?" Inuyasha said, nodding in front of them. Kagome gasped as she looked at her new home, her and Inuyasha's home. It was much larger than Kaede's hut, in comparison it was a mansion. Inuyasha walked into the home, sliding the door open easily. "I didn't know how many rooms you needed," he said, setting her on her feet. "This is the front room. I built three bedrooms, a kitchen and a bathroom all the way in the back of the house. I know how much you like your showers. If you need more rooms I can add them on."

Kagome wrapped her arms around him tightly, smiling. "It's perfect Inuyasha, absolutely perfect. This is our home."

Inuyasha smiled slightly at Kagome's words. He had a home now, a home he would live in with his mate. And he couldn't be happier.

Isn't Sesshomaru so cute when it comes to Rin? I know this chapter seemed more about those to than about Inuyasha and Kagome but i know Rin would ask these question so why not*shrug* the next chapter is gonna be a lemon so anyone who doesn't want to read it doesn't have to; i'll be posting another chapter after it. So stay tuned readers