InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Demon's Heart and Ultimate Sacrifice (Kag/Sess) ❯ Two Hearts Unite ( Chapter 13 )

Kagome's legs had healed enough that she knew her mother would believe she had simply fallen down. She didn't want to lie to her mother, but if she knew what really happened there was a good chance she would forbid her to return. As she stepped into their garden, she saw Sota playing outside. She called to him and he raced to her side. "Hey, Kagome…where have you been? Mom has been worried sick about you." Kagome suddenly felt very guilty. So she immediately went inside to change her clothes and then found her mom. Her mom gave her a hug and Kagome kept any pain from showing through. Her back felt much better, but it was not yet fully healed.

The two of them sat down together and began to talk. First she told her mom about Sango and Miroku. She wanted to bring Sango the dress that her mom had gotten married in. It was very beautiful and she knew Sango would love it. It was the dress that she herself intended to use when she got married. Her mom agreed, and then brought up InuYasha's visit. To Kagome's surprise she found herself telling her mom all about Rin and Sesshomaru. Her mom sat by and listened, then asked her why InuYasha had been so worried. It was only then that she realized that she had sounded almost excited when she described her time with Rin and Sesshoumaru. She sat with her mother for awhile longer, and then decided to go to bed.

She laid in bed for nearly an hour trying to figure out why she had been so eager to tell her mom about the two of them. For awhile there, she had forgotten about the horrible thing that had happened. All she could think about was Rin's beautiful smile and sweet chatter, and the way Sesshoumaru had watched over her. She then recalled the night he had been dressing her wound, and he began stroking her injured skin. It was almost as if he were willing away her pain. She now found herself with the urge to go back to them, just for a visit. After all, she had to keep her promise.

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InuYasha approached Kikyo. Even in death her beauty took his breath away. "Kikyo, what are you doing here?" The priestess looked at InuYasha, and then spoke. "Naraku is very angry with me InuYasha. He knows it was I who sent you to get the girl. Now that she is out of his reach I fear that I am in great danger." InuYasha instantly went to her and embraced her. "I'll always protect you, Kikyo" She looked into his eyes. "Will she be coming back?"

"Kagome will be back for the wedding of our friends, but after that I am going to send her away. It's too dangerous here." The priestess gave him a hard look, and then informed him she had to go. He was about to stop her when he heard Miroku calling to him.

"InuYasha, did Kagome make it back alright?" Again Miroku sensed a strange presence but could not figure out just what it was. "Yeah, she's back in her own time. She will be back in two or three days." He looked at the monk who appeared to be somewhat nervous. "What's wrong Miroku, getting' cold feet?" The monk smiled and denied it. The both of them walked back towards the village together. Both thinking about the women they loved.

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Five days after Kagome's departure Sesshoumaru found Rin in her bed crying when he went in to wake her. "Rin, what is the matter?" He went to her side. "Rin misses Kagome. Did Kagome forget about Rin and Lord Sesshoumaru?" The young girl looked up at him with an absolute sadness in her face. "Rin, Kagome did not forget about you. She will come back again. Right now you have to eat and stay healthy so that you will be able to play with Kagome when she visits." His words brightened the child somewhat, but there was a void in the child's life that he, himself, just could not fill.

The thought that two female humans could leave such a proud demon feeling helpless, was something he did not understand. That day he would take Rin on an outing with Ah and Un. He would do anything to help her feel better. Though he knew nothing short of Kagome's return would make the small child truly happy.

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Kagome was preparing to return to the feudal era, when her mother appeared. She brought her the dress she had requested. It was a beautiful white summer dress. It was not a formal wedding dress, but would look beautiful on Sango. She had truly wished she could have brought Sango with her, so they could have gotten ready in the comfort of her home, with her mother's help. She would have loved showing Sango around Tokyo and then helping her get dressed up and even doing her hair for her.

Kagome left all of her school books at home this time. She had brought too much stuff for the wedding. She had bought Sango a beautiful pearl necklace that she could wear with the dress, and an adorable monk statue figurine to give to Miroku. It even appeared to have a somewhat devilish look on its face. She thought of him immediately. She headed out into the garden and again thought of Rin as she looked to the beautiful flowers. How she would love it here. Kagome had really begun to miss the young girl, and knew that Rin must believe she had abandoned her.

Sota walked with her to the well, and she turned and gave him a hug. He looked somewhat embarrassed, and mumbled a good bye. When she got to the other side, she half expected InuYasha to be waiting there for her, but she was alone. She began to walk towards the village, enjoying the scenery. She came to Kaede's hut and was met by an anxious Sango. She quickly pulled Sango aside and showed her the dress. Sango's eyes filled with tears, as she took the dress. "Both my grandmother and mother wore this dress when they got married; someday I hope to wear it too. You are like a sister to me Sango, so I hope you will wear it when you marry Miroku." Sango had never seen such a dress, but thought it was very beautiful. "Yes, I would love to wear this. Thank you very much, Kagome." The two girls began to talk excitedly when they heard InuYasha and Miroku approaching. "Put the dress away, he can't see it until the ceremony."

"Well, it looks like Kagome is back, now's your last chance to run, monk." InuYasha kidded. Miroku looked at Sango with love and asked her to join him. The two walked near the river holding hands. Sango suspected that he wanted to tell her something, but was too nervous. "Is there something bothering you, Miroku?" She looked to him, and could see that he was flustered. She smiled to herself. She had never witnessed him being so shy before. "It's okay if you feel nervous. I'm a little nervous myself." This time he seemed to grow embarrassed. She was searching his face for some hint as too his silence. Finally he broke out, "Sango, you know that many a time I have been rather forward with women." She nodded, and watched him again grow red. "Well, I just wanted to tell you that you are the only woman I have ever loved. And I could never even kiss a woman that I didn't love." It took a moment for his meaning to sink in. Suddenly she turned to him. "Are you trying to tell me that I was the first woman that you ever kissed?" she asked with amazement in her voice. His cheeks turned pink, but he kept his pride "Was I so good that you were unable to tell?" She hugged him to her. Suddenly she felt less nervous about tomorrow, which would be her wedding day.

Kagome had suggested that she and Sango stay together at Kaede's hut, while Miroku and InuYasha stay elsewhere. "You two shouldn't see each other again, until you are about to marry. It will make it much sweeter that way, and it helps build anticipation." She had not intended this comment as anything other than face value, but the way Miroku's face turned red, she realized that it of course could be taken the wrong way. She laughed to herself and turned to InuYasha. "Let's leave these two alone for awhile."

InuYasha and Kagome walked in silence for awhile before he finally turned to her and spoke, "Kagome, you were with Sesshoumaru for two weeks, what went on while you were there?" She thought about it for a moment and told him honestly "I spent most of my days playing with Rin, but I also spent time with Sesshoumaru. I know you don't want to believe it, but he was not cruel to me. He watched over both me and Rin, and often times stayed with us while we played and picked flowers."

She did not intend for her voice to reveal so much emotion to him. When she glanced at him, he had an odd look on his face. "Did you like being with him?" he asked incredulously. "I enjoyed being there with Rin, and I felt safe. But I didn't like spending so much time kept inside," she said honestly. He stopped and looked at her for a moment.

"Was he ever unkind to you?" She looked down at her feet. "When I first arrived he was very cold and impersonal, but he never once hurt me." InuYasha looked at her; he did not know whether or not to believe her. Could he believe her, despite the injuries she had sustained while she was there? Then a thought crossed his mind. Maybe Kagome refused to tell him, because she feared he would rush off and fight Sesshoumaru. He decided to drop the subject because it was obviously no use.

When they arrived back at the village Miroku and InuYasha left to make camp. Kaede took Kagome aside and gave her some wonderful news. When the villagers had heard of their upcoming wedding they fixed up an old hut that had been vacant. The villagers were grateful for the good deeds they had both done for the village, and knew that Sango and Miroku did not have family. They would be welcomed into this village, and be able to make a home there. They would be presented with their home after the ceremony. Kagome was so excited that it took all of her strength to keep from telling Sango.

She knew that Sango was both anxious and nervous. They spent most of the night talking. At first light both girls were up. They ate a light breakfast and headed out to bathe. The rest of the morning was spent fixing Sango's hair and she let Kagome add some light makeup. Then Kagome gave Sango the pearl necklace, which matched the dress beautifully. When Sango finally put the dress on Kagome stood back in wonder. Sango was a very beautiful person. It was the first time Kagome had ever seen her with her hair up in a knot with some strands curling around her face. The dress was a pretty shade of white that had dainty straps holding it up. It fit Sango perfectly on top and flowed to her ankles.

Kagome ran and hugged Sango, telling her how beautiful she looked. Kagome also got out her own dress. Not nearly as pretty as Sango's, but she wanted to look nice for such an occasion. Lady Kaede came by and looked at Sango in wonder. "You look like an angel, child." She told the girls to meet her at the shrine in 30 minutes. Miroku and InuYasha would already be there when they would arrive.

When the girls got near the shrine they saw some of the local villagers had come to witness the ceremony. Sango could see Miroku from where they stood, but didn't yet want him to see her. After everyone had taken their places, Sango appeared before them. The look on Miroku's face was one of pure enchantment. Never had he seen Sango look so beautiful, and yet it had nothing to do with the dress or make-up. Sango took her place next to Miroku standing in front of the Priestess. Kagome took her place next to InuYasha as she held Shippou. Kagome cried during the entire ceremony. She couldn't help it. Seeing two of her best friends pledge their love to each other, filled her with happiness. When it was over, Kaede told them of the villager's gift. They both began to cry and hug everyone around them. InuYasha put his arm around Kagome; he too had been touched by the scene. After all was done, both Miroku and Sango approached Kagome and InuYasha. Kagome gave Miroku the monk figurine. He smiled at the doll and admitted that the mischievous look was somewhat familiar. More hugs and tears followed before they left to spend their first night together as man and wife in their new home.