Shippo sat across from his sister and brother-in-law as they answered any and all questions about courting rituals and mating. Shippo knew some of them but his parents had died before they could tell him any further details so he had turned to Sesshomaru as the guide. He wasn't ready to mate Souten yet- he was still too young for that. He'd just graduated college and was working as a freelance artist while Souten was a yoga instructor at a nearby gym. Neither were financially stable or emotionally stable to commit to something that big at the moment.
"It's December Shippo," Kagome stated, "when are you planning on doing all of this?" She was worried that her brother was stepping too fast into a relationship that wasn't strong enough yet.
"When that kid of yours turns one." Her brother answered pointing to her stomach. "We've still got a ways to go."