InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Indecent proposal ❯ It started with a proposal... ( Chapter 50 )

Chapter 50: It started with a proposal…

 

 

A/N: The beginning of the chapter will be on the comic side, then the drama rolls in. Anyway brace yourselves my dear readers because this chapter is going to be very very long! Well it's quite fitting since it's the last one before the epilogue ^_^

 

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Disclaimer: If I owned Inuyasha, Sesshomarou would have been the one to hold Kagura's heart.

 

 

“Speaking”

`Thinking'

 

 

Deciding not to let Sesshomarou's rejection of the previous night, when she had wanted to stay over at his place, dampen her spirits Kagura decided to immerse herself in work. She woke up the next morning and burning with determination decided to immediately start working on the book illustration project her boss had sent her two days ago. Up until now she had been too lazy or rather much too distracted by her boyfriend to really start working.

 

The first thing that greeted the wind sorceress as she walked into her living room after she woke up was Kagome's impossibly large smile.

 

“You're home early. Didn't you sleep at your boyfriend's place?” The wind sorceress asked as she walked over to the kitchen and served herself a bowl of fruit salad before walking back to the living room.

 

“You are creeping me out” Kagura commented as she noticed Kagome's smile was still in place. The wind witch sat heavily on the couch across from her roommate and started eating her breakfast.

 

Not bothering to answer her friend's jab, Kagome spoke. “Look at what toad man delivered just for you!' the miko then stood up and deposited on the couch next to Kagura a bunch of red roses and a white envelop. The items immediately sparked Kagura's interest and curiosity.

 

With a broad smile of her own, the wind sorceress put away her bowl of fruit salad on the coffee table and tore open the white envelop before reading it aloud:

 

`I will pick you up tomorrow at six. Be ready and dress formally' Signed `Sesshomarou'

 

“Well well well, seems like he really wasn't mad after all.” Kagura murmured relieved.

 

“Do you know what he has planned for you two?” Kagome asked as interested as Kagura.

 

“No, but I hope I'll enjoy it. Wonder where he'll take me” Kagura asked a bright smile on her lips as she smelled the roses' delicate aroma.

 

 

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Kagura did her best to hold in her tears, and clenched her fists at her sides, frustration and anger spreading through her quickly. She tried breathing in deeply to calm down, but it was having no effect.

 

“Honey come down. It's no use getting all upset like that.” Yura said as she handed the wind sorceress a tissue, in case Kagura lost her battle against the tears she was holding in.

 

“You don't get it it's horrible! Fucking horrible!” Kagura screamed as she threw more clothes on the ground.

 

“I can't find anything to wear. I don't fit in anything anymore. I'm so big that it's ridiculous. My date with Sessh is merely a few hours away. Might as well just wear sweatpants and look ridiculous when he takes me to a super posh place. Or even better why not go naked altogether?! ”.

 

“Gods what have I done to be stuck between an over excited Bridezilla and a hormonal and moody pregnant demoness?!” Yura lamented burying her face in her hands. Short strands of her dark hair hiding the fury in her eyes.

 

Kagome entered Kagura's bedroom which had turned into a complete battlefield. “Are things any better?” The miko asked her friend with a small smile.

 

“Guess…” Yura trailed off casting a look at Kagura who was alternatively throwing clothes around and stomping furiously in the pile of clothes already cluttering the carpet of her bedroom.

 

“She'll end up tiring herself. Then she'll sleep for a couple of hours…” Kagome commented looking at the wind sorceress who was still rummaging through her closet for something to wear for her date with Sesshomarou.

 

A loud knock at the front door interrupted their discussion. Kagome quickly went to the door and was surprised when she opened it.

 

“Where is the red eyed wench?” Jaken asked. Due to express orders of his beloved “Sesshomarou-sama” Jaken knew that he had to be on his best behavior and not disrespect the wind witch in any way. To the imp acting civil towards Kagura and her friends would be less of a strain than having to go through any kind of punishment his master could inflict on him.

 

“She's inside. Another delivery?” Kagome asked smiling at the small demon.

 

Ignoring the young human's question, Jaken handed her a package. The imp then quickly walked away. Kagome shrugged off his rude behavior and looked down at the object delivered with a broad smile.

 

 

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“So how do I look?” Kagura asked as she walked into the living room. She was wearing the beautiful magenta dress Sesshomarou had Jaken deliver for her in the morning. The dress somehow perfectly complimented her curvier body and the light make up Kagura had applied only accentuated her appealing features. As much as Yura had protested, Kagura had still insisted on gathering her long dark tresses in a tight bun.

 

“Smoking hot!” Kagome exclaimed with a cheer.

 

“You might just be able to make the cold bastard melt” Inuyasha commented before returning his eyes to the TV. The hanyou was sitting on the couch, while Kagome had her head resting on his lap. Their two hands were closely entwined and resting on the miko's stomach. To Kagura' surprise the engaged couple was for once not arguing...

 

`They look so cute when they're not fighting over stupid matters…' The crimson eyes demoness thought with a fond smile.

 

“Thank you.” Kagura then said with a small bow, she tried to go as low as her pregnant belly permitted it.

 

Hearing a knock on the door and noticing that it was time, Kagura draped her shoulders in a shawl before getting to the door.

 

“See you later kids! And don't do anything I wouldn't do…” she told the two love birds with a wave before getting the door.

 

“No reason to worry about me, the wench on the other hand…” Inuyasha trailed off with a shrug.

 

“What do you mean? Besides you said you'd thought calling me wench. Stupid dog boy!” Kagome retorted as she quickly sat upright.

 

`Maybe I spoke too soon. Looks like these two can't help but bite each other's heads off' the wind sorceress thought as she opened the door eagerly.

 

Not surprisingly Sesshomarou was standing outside the door, looking as handsome as ever. Contrary to his usual `no greeting necessary habit', he quickly pressed his lips to Kagura's and rested his hand on her stomach for a few seconds before whispering in her ear “You look beautiful”. Seeing Kagura's appealing red lips, the dog demon had simply not been able to refrain himself, after all he had not seen his wind sorceress for three days…

 

Kagura blushed as Sesshomarou led her to his car; she was surprised that he had taken the limousine.

 

“So where are you taking me tonight?” she asked him as he they both sat in the car. “No…let me guess `You'll see wind witch'” Kagura teased him.

 

“This Sesshomarou is taking you somewhere special” he answered unaffected by her teasing. Hearing his words Kagura grew more interested and excited and pushed aside her urge to question since he she knew that he was not going to reveal anything about the night's agenda.

 

 

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“This is…” Kagura trailed off a little confused.

 

“Somewhere special” Sesshomarou said with a smirk as he helped her go up the few steps.

 

“Welcome!” Rin exclaimed as she flung the door open. “Rin is so happy to see you again Kagura. Rin has not seen in you in three days, and that is too long!” The little girl said as she hugged Kagura as closely as possible. Then rubbing the wind sorceress' abdomen she said “Hello little brother, big sister Rin missed you too”.

 

“Hey you” Kagura said with a bright smile as she caressed Rin's head.

 

“Come in, it's time for you and daddy to eat” the little girl said dragging Kagura along to the dinning room.

 

“Daddy and Jaken and Mr. Cook have been working very hard all day long to make dinner all perfect. Even Rin helped a little, actually Rin did a lot. Rin picked Kagura's dress with daddy, and then Rin decorated the table. Rin picked the flowers and the plates and the glasses and the napkins…” During her enumeration, the human child barely took the time to pause and breathe.

 

 

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“Pardon Rin's incessant chattering.” Sesshomarou told Kagura as the two of them were sitting in his mansion's immense dinning room eating their appetizers.

 

“Nah! It's okay, I missed her too. Besides didn't I tell you before? Rin's too cute, and she can get away with anything” the wind sorceress said with a smile.

 

Sesshomarou smiled and rested his hand over Kagura's, and caressed her smooth skin with sweeping motions of his thumb. The wind sorceress smiled back at him happily before giving his larger hand a small affectionate squeeze. As Jaken came in to serve their entrées, the imp repressed an urge to groan in exasperation at the loving exchange between Kagura and Sesshomarou. Knowing that keeping his opinion to himself would save him from getting in trouble, Jaken served the food before leaving.

 

The wind sorceress did her best not to look unnerved as she noticed that the plate the imp placed in front of her contained more vegetables than she would have liked. With a slight frown she none the less started eating.

 

“I have been wondering about something. Would you have told me?” Sesshomarou asked before taking a bite of his extremely rare steak.

 

“Come again?” Kagura asked confused barely paying attention to Sesshomarou as she slowly savored her dinner.

 

“About the baby. If we had not run into each other that day, would you have told me I was about to be a father?” Sesshomarou specified his question.

 

“Of course, how can you even ask that?! I mean I was planning on telling you the day after we ran into each other. And besides you would have seen me at Kagome and Inuyasha's wedding so trying to hide would have been pointless.” Kagura answered a little hurt that Sesshomarou would think she would have kept something as important as this from him.

 

'Well you did keep it from him...' her inner demon pointed out.

 

'At first maybe, but that doesn't mean that I never would have told him!' Kagura thought unnerved stabbing with a stronger than necessary sweep of her fork a defenseless piece of broccoli lying on her plate.

 

“You really were never in it for the money. Otherwise you would have told me of your pregnancy as soon as you found out.” Sesshomarou said as he pushed away his now empty plate and picked his wine glass

 

“Do you doubt me?” Kagura asked confused by his words, a vexed look on her face.

 

“Absolutely not, this Sesshomarou is merely praising you” he corrected drinking some of his rich red alcohol.

 

The wind sorceress did not get to retort anything as Jaken and Rin walked in the dining room with a tray containing dessert. Seeing the twinkles in the little girl's big brown eyes, Kagura could not help but push aside her previous anger and respond to Rin's smile with one of her own.

 

As soon as he saw his daughter Sesshomarou simply said “Rin why are you not in bed?”

 

“Sorry, Rin only wanted to kiss daddy and Kagura goodnight” the little girl said with a pout.

 

“Make it quick then straight to bed” The dog demon conceded, he knew as well as did Rin, that he was unable to resist his little girl when she pouted this way.

 

With a bright smile Rin hugged and kissed her father soundly on the cheek before turning around and launching herself on Kagura. As she affectionately kissed the wind sorceress' cheek Rin quickly whispered to her “Thank you for making him smile again Fairy Kagura”.

 

Without leaving Kagura time to answer to her cryptic words, the little girl wished them a good night and ran to her bed.

 

Kagura smiled then looked down at the small china bowl the imp youkai had placed in front of and to her surprise and slight disappointment the dessert was not chocolate cake but rather some very delicious looking vanilla flavored crème brûlée. Without wasting a second she picked up her teaspoon and tasted the dessert, which made her eyes roll to the back of her head. By the gods it was as good as it looked! Not as fulfilling as her chocolate cake, but still delicious too…

 

“This” Sesshomarou said taking a spoonful of crème brûlée “is my favorite dessert”.

 

“I understand why, it is delicious!” Kagura exclaimed hurriedly taking another mouthful of the sweet treat.

 

After letting Kagura enjoy the dessert in silence, Sesshomarou suddenly decided it was time to reveal his true intent. Kagura's earlier revelation had put his mind to rest concerning the last shred of doubt he had about her.

 

Looking at the wind witch, Sesshomarou said paraphrasing the words he had said during their first date:

“I have a proposal for you.”

“A proposal?” she echoed with a smile surprised and amused before taking a spoonful of her dessert.

“It would be highly beneficial for the both of us. But it depends on you.” Sesshomarou said eager to see if Kagura had remembered her part of the script.

“On me, hum?” she asked. The wind sorceress could really not phantom where Sesshomarou was taking this conversation, but she could only hope she was going to enjoy it.

“My proposal is on a very personal level” Sesshomarou added his eyes locked with Kagura's.

“A personal level?” Kagura asked/echoed with a chuckle still playing his game, by asking exactly the same question she had when he had first asked her to bear his heir. She was still wondering where he was trying to lead her.

“Indeed, I want you to marry me” he finally said fishing a dark red velvet box out of his pocket.

Kagura let her spoon fall down in the delicate china bowl and clasped her hands over her mouth in pure shock; she had to remind herself to breathe as Sesshomarou opened the box in front of her. It contained a simple yet beautiful diamond ring with three perfectly round and pure stones.

 

“You…you want me to marry you?” Kagura asked amazed by Sesshomarou's sudden proposal.

 

“Yes” he answered.

 

Heaving a heavy sigh she said shaking her head as if trying to wake herself “I don't know what to say...”

 

“This Sesshomarou believes people usually answer `yes'.” He retorted, a little too dryly to Kagura's taste.

 

“Don't take this in a wrong way, but… it's just that… we just got back together…” Kagura trailed off trying to make Sesshomarou understand some of the confusion she was experiencing.

 

The wind sorceress then sighed heavily and rubbed her forehead with a shaking hand before asking “Are you proposing to me because of the baby or because of your feelings for me? I wouldn't want you to be stuck with me for some silly sense of duty or responsibility.”

 

“I see you still have doubts on this Sesshomarou. I will not lie, the pup has played a role in my decision, but you know I have feelings for you Kagura...” Sesshomarou then lowered his gaze from Kagura's deep crimson eyes, the uncertainty painted in them hurt him more deeply than any words she could have ever uttered. Seeing her hesitate at the idea of spending the rest of her life with him also hurt him more than he could have ever anticipated.

 

`She does not want to marry me' he told himself as he felt his chest constrict and his anger rise at the idea that the woman he loved could dare to reject him. `She should rejoice that this Sesshomarou has chosen her over others'

 

“Marry me Kagura, I am not asking you only because you are carrying my child but because I want you to.” he said softening his gaze, trying to make her see how much he truly needed her.

 

“I think…I... I need more time to think. This is all so sudden. I mean how did you even get such a ring?” She asked stalling for time but at the same time greatly amazed of the amount of work he had obviously put into their date. Her crimson gaze went over the perfectly decorated dinning room which was decorated in red and gold, upon Kagura was sure Rin's request.

 

`We only got back together three weeks ago and he's already proposing. I know that he likes things to go his way and to go fast, but it's too much for me!' Kagura thought feeling a surge of panic rise inside her. She knew that she loved Sesshomarou, but things were moving too fast to her liking.

 

“It was my mother's ring. Father handed it to me, he said that he approved and that mother would have approved too” Sesshomarou explained absentmindedly as he took out the ring and set it on the table next to Kagura's hand.

 

“Kagura, the choice is yours, but I want an answer tonight” Sesshomarou said unyielding.

 

“Gosh! You're always so impatient and domineering! It was the same when you wanted me to move in with you!” Kagura exclaimed in anger.

 

“So you regret agreeing to live with me?” Sesshomarou asked his heart sinking even more.

 

“No! I never said that. Don't get me wrong. I'll be happy to live with you and Rin. But getting married that's different…” Kagura said not able to look Sesshomarou in the eyes.

 

“How is it any different?” The dog demon asked in a snappy tone, his anger at feeling rejected had yet to recede.

 

`Getting married is such a big commitment…' The wind sorceress thought.

 

`Of course moving in with him, bearing his child... those are not commitments…' Her inner demon remarked in a falsely casual tone.

 

`It is different' Kagura thought stubbornly.

 

`Really now? Her inner demon asked rhetorically on a mocking tone.

 

“You know Kagura, I can be a very patient man, but even I have my limits” Sesshomarou said eyes shinning in contained anger.

 

“What is that supposed to mean?!” The wind sorceress exclaimed in shock and protest.

 

“That you need to stop pushing people away and allow yourself to be loved, lest people grow tired of waiting for you and leave you” The dog demon answered.

 

“Oh wow! Are you threatening to break up with me, now? What kind of attitude is that?!” Kagura spat back angrily. She had been on the verge of agreeing with Sesshomarou but seeing his reaction, only triggered anger in her and her inclination to push him away.

 

Sesshomarou could have smacked himself. He realized he had miscalculated and had just probably stirred Kagura against him.

 

Taking in the tired and angered look in Sesshomarou's eyes Kagura then let out a sigh of frustration.

 

“Would you really break up with me if I don't answer yes?” The wind sorceress asked doing her best to mask her anguish over Sesshomarou's answer to her question.

 

“I never said that.” He answered.

 

“No but you implied it” She retorted.

 

“This Sesshomarou did no such thing” He countered exasperated.

 

“But you want me to answer you now…” Kagura trailed off.

 

“Yes” The dog demon answered in a sigh.

 

Biting her red lower lip as she realized her reaction may have seemed strange to Sesshomarou, Kagura let out a sigh of pure frustration. She could not tell if she was angrier at Sesshomarou for his unyielding attitude and usual domineering tendency, or at herself for pushing him away. Trying to stall for some time to reorganize her thoughts and think of the whole situation, Kagura tried a different angle.

 

“You didn't even ask me a question, what kind of proposal was that anyway?!” Kagura remarked with an uncomfortable chuckle she tried and failed to pass out for humor.

 

Sesshomarou sighed and with a blank face he said “Kagura, marry me”

 

“That wasn't a question either” Kagura retorted dryly.

 

To Kagura's surprise Sesshomarou then started clapping loudly, a cold smile on his lips.

 

“Congratulations. I must admit that you wind witch are becoming more creative as time goes by, in fact criticizing my formulation of a marriage proposal is much more inventive than running away to some seminar in the countryside. Unfortunately for you it will be less effective. You may do as you want, and try as hard as you want, but know that you will not be able to push me away this time. I know how we both feel about each other therefore no matter how much you can try to push me away, I will not leave you.” The dog demon said on a stern tone.

 

“What? I... no!” The wind sorceress tried protesting.

 

“You what Kagura? Be honest with yourself, you are trying to push me away, are you not?” The dog demon retorted cocking an eyebrow in surprise.

 

“Is wanting more time to make up my mind synonym of me pushing you away? Hum no, I think not!” Kagura retorted heatedly.

 

“It is to me. If you truly love me, as you claim to, you would have not even hesitated for one second at the prospect of being my wife and mate.” Sesshomarou shot back reducing his eyes to thin golden slits.

 

“Okay you win, have it your way. I guess then that I better just say `yes' already.” She then picked up the diamond ring and swiftly slipped it on her finger.

 

Despite the fury rolling in her body, as the wind sorceress peered down at her diamond ornamented finger, Kagura could not prevent a small smile from touching her lips.

 

“Do not feel obligated if you do not want to” Sesshomarou said on a spiteful tone, vexed by Kagura's earlier hesitation. The dog demon said as he stared at the wind witch sitting across from him.

 

“I never said that. Besides I only asked for more time, I just wanted to really think about the whole situation before giving you an answer since contrary to some over grown dog, I like taking my time before making a decision, specially one this important!” The wind sorceress interrupted herself to let out a sigh and nervously lick her lips.

 

“Anyway since getting married seems to mean so much to you then I'll definitely do it” Kagura said trying to mask her anxiety with a shrug. She hated fighting with her boyfriend, and therefore decided to try to placate him.

“The issue is not so much that I want to marry you, but rather that you should also want to. Isn't every woman's dream to marry the man she claims to love?” Sesshomarou asked.

 

“What? I never said I wanted to get married. Where did you get that from? I am content with our relationship! You're the one who's trying to change things by bringing up this whole marriage thing…” Kagura retorted eying the silver haired demon sitting across from her suspiciously.

 

“Is that so? Well according to my father…” Sesshomarou said trying to explain himself.

 

“Your father? What does he have to do with this?” Kagura questioned interrupting the dog demon. “Oh I get it! The truth finally comes out. You're proposing to me because your FATHER thought it would be a good thing, the same way you wanted a kid because of your mother. Wow Sessh, way to be romantic and make a girl feel wanted” Kagura spat angrily, lowering scornful eyes to the diamond adorning her finger. The only reason she had not yet taken the ring off to throw it in the dog demon's face, was that the piece of jewelry used to belong to his mother, and she would not want to damage it in any way.

 

“Do not be foolish. Since when have you seen this Sesshomarou do something he was not willing to do?” He retorted angrily, fury in his voice.

 

“Oh yes! As I just said, it was just like offering a woman you barely knew money to have your kid?!” As soon as the words left her mouth she regretted them. Kagura knew then and there that she may have gone too far.

 

As she noticed the disappointed, hurt and furious look on Sesshomarou's face she said “I'm sorry. I didn't mean that… that was just mean.” The wind sorceress then lowered her gaze not wanting to look into Sesshomarou's eyes.

 

`Things were not supposed to be going like this' The dog demon thought to himself as he looked at the sudden veil of sadness that had settled in Kagura's crimson eyes.

 

“Come” Sesshomarou said as he suddenly stood up. The dog demon hunched over the wind sorceress's form and took a hold of her elbow before leading her towards the large display case against the wall of the dinning room. The dark wood and glass furniture contained exquisite and expensive looking dinnerware.

 

“What do you see?” Sesshomarou asked Kagura as the twosome stood in front of the display case, looking at their reflection in the glass.

 

“I take it you're not talking about the china plates, so I'll say our reflection” Kagura said with a shrug surprised by the dog demon's question.

 

“Yes, but what exactly do you see?” He asked once more.

 

“Sesshomarou, right now I'm really not in the mood for this kind of shit. So what do you want me to see?” The wind sorceress said coldly exasperation evident in her tone.

 

“When I look at us, I see two grown demons behaving like children” The dog demon answered. Kagura turned to her right to face Sesshomarou and observed him in surprise, her brows furrowed in confusion.

 

“What I meant is that, despite all that we have been through, we are still fail to learn from our mistakes.” The dog demon started explaining.

 

The wind sorceress let out a heavy sigh, and nodded tears shinning in her eyes “Yeah that's true. You're still being your annoying cold, bossy type, and I'm still being a bitch…”

 

“I wouldn't say the problem is you being… a bitch” The dog demon flinched slightly at the use of the word before adding “the problem rather is the fact that you keep on pushing me away when I know for a fact that you want to let me in….It was indeed... wrong on my part to expect you to comply to my wish and accept my proposal without us even talking about it beforehand. For that I apologize. You were right, it is an important step in our relationship, and you may take as long as you wish to make your decision.” As much as it cost and hurt him to say those words, he did mean them.

 

Sesshomarou then breathed deeply and added as much as it pained him to do so “If you do not wish to get married, it is also fine. I care too much about you and about our family to let such a detail ruin everything between us.” Sesshomarou said a contrite expression on his face.

 

“My brother always said my big mouth would get me in trouble. But I think that it's rather the fact that I tend to speak before I think that's troublesome. You know I did warn you before that when you take me by surprise I don't say what I mean.” The wind sorceress let out a small uncomfortable chuckle.

 

“You, Kags and Yura are right, I push people away... well rather men, when I have strong feelings for them, and the situation with you is no different...” The wind witch took a deep sigh before resuming “It's true that getting married it's a big step, and that I may be a little... okay no very biased against the idea of it… but when I see the way Yura or even Kagome are happy in their relationships, well I want that too! And I know I wouldn't want it with anyone other than you.” Kagura exclaimed with tears threatening to fall from her crimson eyes.

 

The wind sorceress took her time to take a deep breath. “Also, let me rephrase… what I should have said from the start is that even though I am a little … scared I trust in you Sessh, and I want to spend the rest of my life with you because I know that despite your flaws and mine, we can be happy together. I don't need anymore time to think about it. I want to be your wife. I want to be your mate. I love you.” Kagura said on an unwavering tone with a small smile.

 

For a long time the dog demon simply looked at the wind sorceress his eyes locked with hers. He peered in her crimson orbs, looking for traces of the uncertainty he had seen earlier, but finding none, he felt joy and relief spread through him.

 

`I knew the witch would come around eventually' Sesshomarou thought with a smirk on his lips..

 

'Well you should know by now that all your witch likes is a little breathing room and time to make up her mind by herself... In other words prepare yourself for years and years of argumentation...Well you've only got yourself to blame after all you're the one who went and fell in love with an independent stubborn witch...' he dog demon's inner voice chastised.

 

'And I do not regret it. I am looking forward to these years' Sesshomarou thought as he bent towards Kagura and snaked his hand around her head. Pulling her forward, he hungrily locked their mouths in a passionate kiss.

 

After placing butterflies kisses on Kagura's forehead, nose and lips the dog demon firmly whispered in her ear “You have no reason to fear, I will never make you regret your decision”.

 

Smiling gently the wind sorceress exhaled a happy smile on her lips.

 

“As I said I trust you, so I know you won't. It's a good thing one of us actually has a cold head… I mean seeing how I can just go off and… well you know be bitchy. Well anyway, I'm sorry I freaked out on you, just… bad memories.” Kagura admitted weakly.

 

“It's okay. As much as I hate it, I do somewhat appreciate your fire and your ability to be…bitchy” The dog demon remarked with a mocking smirk, which earned him a glare from Kagura. “In all honesty I must confess that you have changed, in a good way. I am not expecting you to change overnight, but you are improving your trust issues. I also know that I too...”

 

“Should be less of a controlling jerk?” Kagura interrupted him to supply with a smile. “You've improved too my love, but there's much work to do.”

 

“Indeed, we both have to work on our flaws. But we have all our lives to help each other be better people.” Sesshomarou agreed.

 

“Well yes, I guess it's quite lucky us demons have such long lives then...” Kagura teased him witch a chuckle as she wiped a stray tear from her cheek.

 

Sesshomarou smiled at her before resting his hand on Kagura's cheek and wiping a tear with the pad of his clawed thumb. The dog demon then lowered his hand and extended the limb towards Kagura's. The two demons laced their hands together before slowly walking towards the dinning table to resume their seats.

 

Sesshomarou let out a small chuckle as he thought back to Kagura's earlier remark before regaining his seriousness. “In any case I am aware marriage and trust are touchy subjects for you. After all I know about your previous engagement to Naraku” The dog demon replied before taking Kagura's left hand in his and kissing her ring finger gently. Had he been asked, Sesshomarou doubted he would be able to put in words the delightful feelings coursing through him at the idea that Kagura would be his wife.

 

“Wait. How did you find out? Did you have someone dig into my past or something?!” Kagura asked pushing Sesshomarou's tender lips away.

 

“No. Your brother explained the situation to me, but as a warning of course…” Sesshomarou said remembering he still needed to repay Byakuya for the punch he had dared lay on him. At the time, Sesshomarou had not retaliated, but it did not mean the dog demon would not do so; it simply meant he would have to avenge himself behind Kagura's back. After all he did not wish for his pregnant fiancée to suffer from any kind of stress...

 

“What?! That meddling fool!” Kagura exclaimed grinding her teeth, already picturing how she was going to make her brother pay for revealing such a personal matter without her permission.

 

“He did it merely because he loves you and wishes to protect you” Sesshomarou informed her.

 

“You are defending Byakuya? What parallel dimension have I landed in? I knew this whole proposal thing had to be false. It would be such a shame, but does it mean I have to give the ring back?” Kagura teased her fiancé a mischievous grin on her red lips.

 

“Indeed this Sesshomarou only borrowed the ring for the evening, and has to return it comes morning” he said with a serious facial expression, even if his eyes were lit in glee.

 

“Back off! I'm keeping my ring! And by the way that was not even funny” Kagura informed him on a pouty tone, as she hug the engagement ring to her chest.

 

“No? I am surprised you are this attached to your ring after all you were not willing to accept it, and ready to turn me down…” Sesshomarou said cracking a small smile.

 

“I wasn't going to turn you down. You caught me by surprise and I panicked that's all, but now that I accepted I won't change my mind.” The wind sorceress defended herself.

 

“Is that so?” Sesshomarou asked as he inched closer to his fiancée's inviting red lips.

“Yep. Now that you proposed, you're stuck with me for your lifetime; divorce is not even an option. Besides Mrs. Kagura Kagewaki Tashio doesn't sound half bad…” Kagura added with a small smile.

 

The words were barely out of her mouth that Sesshomarou leaned in and kissed her lips hungrily.

 

The two demons broke their lip lock, when they heard a muffled giggly sound coming from behind the door of the dinning room.

 

“Rin come out of hiding at once” Sesshomarou ordered, his piercing golden eyes resting on the massive oak door.

 

Kagura turned around and sure enough, Rin was walking towards the twosome her head hung low in defeat, as she was sure her father would scold her.

 

“What are you not in bed? And where is Jaken?” The dog demon asked.

 

“Rin doesn't know where Jaken is…, but Rin couldn't go to bed without knowing Kagura's answer. Rin couldn't sleep” The little girl said with teary eyes, hoping to get her father's clemency.

 

“I had expressively told you to…” Sesshomarou started before being interrupted by his fiancée.

 

“Ugh please, give the girl a break. Come over here sweetie” Kagura said extending her hand towards Rin. The little girl sauntered towards the dinning table and allowed Kagura to embrace her with a smile on her lips.

 

“Seriously Sessh, can you blame Rin for being over excited? Don't tell me that as a kid you never spied on adults? Then again you're so stuck up that it wouldn't surprise me.” Kagura mocked tenderly running her hand through Rin's unbound dark tresses. The little girl beamed and looked over from her father to the wind sorceress.

 

`I am not an eight year old child to be scolded as such!' Sesshomarou thought looking angrily at Kagura.

 

The dog demon glared for a long time at the wind sorceress for her remark, but did not comment on it. He could of course understand Rin's excitation; he himself had had trouble staying away from Kagura during the three days it had taken him to organize the perfect environment for his proposal.

 

“Sessh you have to be more understanding, but it doesn't mean that you shouldn't do as you're told Rin. I know you're a sweet kid, and nice little girls do as their fathers tell them to, don't they?” Kagura asked looking down at the little girl.

 

“Rin is sorry daddy.” The little girl said using the pouty tone she knew her father could never resist.

 

“It's fine” Sesshomarou said dissipating the whole incident; after all this night was supposed to be celebratory.

 

“So Kagura you said yes, right? You're going to marry daddy?” Rin asked eyes glinting in hopefulness.

 

“Yes” The wind sorceress said as revealed her diamond ring to Rin's large brown eyes.

 

“Rin is so happy!” The little girl squealed. Even Sesshomarou could not prevent a smile from appearing on his lips as he took in the image of his daughter and fiancée.

 

The dog demon took to his feet and extending his hand towards his daughter said “Come Rin it is time for bed”.

 

“Can Kagura tuck Rin in too?” the dog demon's daughter asked shyly.

 

“Hum...” The wind sorceress hesitated.

 

“You are not required to do so, only if you wish to” Sesshomarou said trying to ease Kagura's apparent discomfort.

 

“Yeah well, we're a family now, right? So why not?” The wind sorceress answered as she too stood up, with a little difficulty. The dog demon bent down to pluck his daughter from the ground and with a giggle, Rin clasped her arms around his neck.

 

“Rin likes this new family better” She exclaimed happily as she smiled broadly to Kagura.

 

“Yeah well, this Kagura likes it too” The wind sorceress answered with a large smile of her own.

 

Noticing her future husband's smirk at her sentence, the wind sorceress added “Well what? I have to start using the third person when referring to myself if I want to fit into this family. I mean you all seem to do it around here…”

 

“This mouth of yours should be put to better use than speaking such nonsense…” Sesshomarou commented with glinting eyes as he exited the dinning room, Rin comfortably nestled in his arms.

 

“Well Mr. Tashio, was that an invitation for a sleepover?” His fiancée asked on a mocking tone.

 

“Yay! Daddy if Kagura sleeps here can we cook breakfast for her tomorrow?” Rin asked hopefully.

 

“Indeed we can now teach her the secret Tashio family pancake recipe.” The dog demon agreed already picturing Rin and himself serving the new member of their family breakfast in bed. The best part to him would of course be how Kagura would be sure to express her gratitude to him. The dog demon had a few ideas as to how she would do such a thing and most of them involved not even having to move from their bed…

 

“Sessh, you mean you have enough culinary skills not to send me to the hospital, that I will just have to see!” The wind sorceress said with a mocking smirk.

 

“In that case, prepare yourself to be impressed” He retorted a mischievous smile on his lips.

 

The threesome eagerly walked up the marble staircase; Rin already wishing for the night to end in order for her to have breakfast with her new family. Sesshomarou and Kagura wishing for the night to never end, their hearts and souls still feeling the delicious thrill of knowing they would spend the rest of their lives together.

 

 

To be continued?...

 

 

A/N: Here you go guys, they are going to get married and they promised to work on their issues together. What don't tell me you expected the two of them to be a perfect spotless couple? Sorry but they're too dysfunctional for that lol.

 

Anyway don't they make a cute family?! Yes I think so too. Don't forget to check back next time to see how everyone is doing in the Epilogue.

Also I might decide to write a few one shots based on the `Indecent Proposal' universe. That idea is still being evaluated…

 

I know the end of a story is sad, but if you want more Sessh/Kagura goodness courtesy of Saphira why not go check out `Special delivery'?