"Kagome, there's a lot about youkai customs that you don't know yet." Izayoi began slowly. She was sitting across from Kagome in the sun room of the Taisho manor with Hatsumomo sitting next to Kagome.
"What kind of customs?" Kagome asked.
"Do you know what being Sesshomaru's intended means?" Hatsumomo began. When Kagome shook her head she explained. "In youkai terms it shows the youkai world that you are his until you either accept or reject his claim at the end of a courting period. At the end of this period, the intended becomes a mate to be if the claim is accepted or single once again if the claim is rejected."
"There's a courting period?" Kagome asked confused. She thought that she and Sesshomaru had already done that. Seeing her confusion, Izayoi decided to explain.
"Courting is different from dating Kagome. Think of it as a trial engagement period of sorts at the end of which you get married. Does that help?" Kagome bit her lip and nodded. She really needed to talk to Sesshomaru.