InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Sumimasen ❯ Chapter 9 ( Chapter 9 )

May tenth, the day her mother was to be wed. The months seemed as though they had flown by to the two Higurashi's. Both had been up to their noses in either wedding guest lists or homework. It didn't matter to Kagome though, her mother was happy. Kagome sighed. `I hope I can be happy like that some day.'

 

HONK HONK

 

Kagome was abruptly brought out of her musings by a car horn.

 

“Move it you asshole!” shouted the driver behind her.

 

“Shut your trap you bum!” Kagome shouted back just as angry. Deciding to not let the situation escalate further she stepped on the gas.

 

Two left turns and one right turn later Kagome pulled up to her apartment. She had had a long day and hoped that everything would go smoothly tonight. Her mother had opted for an evening wedding since this was her second time around. Kagome had thought the idea strange at first but went along with her mother. She locked her car and headed up the stairs. `Okay, I've only got an hour to get a shower.'

 

Kagome unlocked her apartment door and made her way inside. She stopped at her telephone and saw that she had two new messages. She pressed the button and waited.

 

“Friday, two pm”

 

“Hey Kagome it's me Mom. I just wanted to make sure you had gotten home safe. Please be sure to remember not to get dressed before you leave. We can both get dressed right before the ceremony. Love you darling!”

 

BEEP

 

“Friday, four pm”

 

“Kagome,” she gasped as she recognized the voice to be that of Sesshomaru's. “I would just like to make sure that tonight is your mother's wedding. I will see you there.”

 

BEEP

 

“No new messages.”

 

Kagome sighed. `I really don't have time to call Sesshomaru. Maybe I can catch him with my cell on the way there.' With her mind made up Kagome headed off to her room to disrobe and jump in the shower.

 

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Across town Sesshomaru was also getting himself ready for the wedding. He had known that today was the right day but was just hoping to catch Kagome and be able to talk to her. Since the announcement of her mother's engagement she had not had much time to talk with him. Both were bogged down with paperwork and seemed to only pass each other by in class.

 

“Tonight is the night.” Sesshomaru said to himself.

 

He carefully picked up a box from his bedside table and opened it once more to check the contents of it. `Good, still there.' He sighed. Never before in his life had he been so worried.

 

`This little miko has wormed her way underneath my skin. I couldn't be happier.'

 

Sesshomaru made some finishing touches to his suit and carefully placed the box in his pocket. He had high hopes for tonight and he knew his Kagome would not disappoint him. He smiled to himself as he thought about her.

 

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Kagome had showered in record time. She had just put on an old pair of jeans and an old t-shirt and was getting ready to leave. Carefully taking her dress out of her closest and grabbing her shoes, Kagome made way to leave. She only had fifteen minutes to get there and it was a thirty-minute drive. She double-checked that she had everything and made a mad dash for her car. Once settled she started the long drive to her families shrine where the ceremony would be held.

 

Familiar roads once again assaulted her memory. She had been driving in the city for about ten minutes when she started seeing the buildings thin out into nice, quaint little homes. `Sometimes I wish I still lived out here.' Kagome sighed to herself. She began thinking of Sesshomaru then. `He's changed so much. I would have never guessed Sesshomaru would have even been interested in me, a human. I guess time can change a heart.' She knew this was true even after she thought it. She thought about Inu Yasha then and how much she had loved him. She knew it wasn't a childhood crush but a soul shaking love. She had loved him so much that she knew she needed to let him go. Kagome could have never gotten over the guilt if he had gone to her unwillingly when she knew he still loved Kikyo.

 

Kagome didn't hate the woman though she only envied her. All her life Kagome had only wanted one thing, to be loved by the one she loved. She knew she couldn't have that with Inu Yasha so she let him be. There was no need to make him choose. She knew that if he had to choose between them then he really wasn't in love with her to begin with. A tear escaped her eyes as she thought of her best friend. `I wish Inu Yasha were here.' With that last thought Kagome parked beside the shrine. Taking a deep breath she got out of her car and headed up the stairs with clothing in tow.

 

Her mother greeted her once she had gotten in the house. On her way up she noticed that in front of the Goshinboku had been set a couple of chairs. `How fitting.' Kagome thought to herself. She put on a brilliant smile and hugged her mother fiercely. Both were trying to overcome the tears that were welling in their eyes. They both knew that the ceremony had not even started yet and they needed to hold themselves together.

 

“Well, I guess we should start getting dressed, the guests will be arriving in an hour.”

 

Kagome nodded her head. “Yea, we still have hair and make-up to do too.”

 

Both women walked up the stairs and to the older Higurashi's room.

 

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Sesshomaru checked himself in his mirror again and sighed. `Get a hold of yourself!' He silently chastised himself. All day he had been nervous. Never in his life had he been remotely nervous and all it took to make him nervous now was a scrawny little girl. `No, she isn't scrawny or little.' Sesshomaru thought to himself again of the last battle they had endured. He thought of how small she seemed compared to the evil she faced. He had watched as his half-brother was almost beat down and how the demon slayer and monk had comforted each other in what seemed to be their last moments. He remembered all to well how she had called Naraku out with an arrow strung taunt. Sesshomaru had only looked because he felt frozen to the spot when she glanced over at him. He too had obtained some wounds from lesser demons but nothing worth serious attention. The look of sympathy and compassion in her eyes had made him stand still. So, standing there frozen to the spot, he watched as the little miko from the future let lose her purifying arrow and hit her target, Naraku's chest.

 

He watched with mouth agape while the evil half demon has purified from the inside out, leaving only the shikon shards he carried in his chest. He made to move only to be stopped again as he saw her reach down to the slimly gunk that had been Naraku to retrieve the remaining shards, purifying them only by touch. `She has so much power and doesn't even realize it.' He had thought to himself. After he had watched her fuse together the remaining shards to form the full Shikon Jewel he left. There was no longer a need for him there, his only mission had been to destroy the evil, but she had done it. She now attended to his brother, the monk and the demon slayer. `No, I have no right to be here, not after all I've done.' With that last thought he made his leave, back to Rin, back to the daughter he loved.

 

Sesshomaru snapped himself out of his reverie and noticed that he needed to be leaving. He patted his pants pocket and grabbed his keys then walked out his door to his car.

 

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Three crying spells and two boxes of tissues later Kagome and her mother were finally ready. It had taken them so long to get ready because one would be fully dressed with make-up and the other would start crying, causing the other to cry along with them. Kagome didn't think her body had any more water to cry. She double checked herself in the mirror and looked to her mother.

 

“Thank you Kagome, for everything.” Kagome's mother said with tear filled eyes.

 

“You're welcome Mom, but no more crying. If you cry any more then I'll have to re-do your make-up and we don't have time.”

 

Kagome's nerves were getting to her. She was nervous and happy all at the same time. The combination almost made her sick. Her mother sighed.

 

“I know Kagome. I think it's time to go downstairs, don't you?”

 

Kagome looked to the digital clock that read five fifty five. The wedding was to be held at six so she nodded her head in agreement. Hand in hand the two women walked down the stairs to be greeted by Souta and Akeno, who was Hiroshi's younger brother. Akeno took the arm of Kagome while Souta took his mothers arm. Together the four made their way to the front door and outside.

 

Kagome glanced around and noticed that for a small wedding plenty of people had attended. There were at least fifty chairs set up and all were full. The minister glanced back to Kagome and nodded. He then nodded to the violinist to begin playing. Upon hearing the first strings of the song Kagome felt like her stomach wanted to lurch, but instead squared her shoulders and was guided by Akeno. She leaned in to him a little and sniffed. `I love the way a clean tuxedo smells.' And laughed at herself. Akeno looked down to her to make sure she was all right then smiled. The two slowly started to make their way down to where Hiroshi and the minister were already standing. Along the way Kagome spotted Sesshomaru's silver hair. She was so happy he had actually come.

 

Sesshomaru had a nagging feeling someone was staring at him so he turned to find the culprit. As soon as he had he knew he made a mistake. Kagome was breath taking and he almost didn't have the control to stay seated. Being the superior demon he was though he stilled himself and smiled at her. He felt his heart flutter when she smiled back. `She still has that dazzling smile.' Sesshomaru winked at her when they had finally reached the front and laughed inwardly when she let lose a small giggle. He then stood, as did everyone else, when the song announcing the bride was played. He could see tears glistening in her eyes when she spotted her mother. Sesshomaru just smiled to himself again, running over his own words for later that day for her.

 

Kagome had promised herself she wouldn't cry anymore but couldn't hold them back when she saw her brother walking her mother down the aisle. She sniffled once or twice the smiled brilliantly at them both. Once her mother had reached the front the violinist stopped playing.

The minister looked to Souta and said, “Who gives this woman to this man?”

 

Souta, also having unshed tears, almost quietly spoke. “My sister and I.”

 

He then turned to his mother and kissed her lightly on the cheek. Souta then looked to Hiroshi and gave him his mother's hand. After patting both their hands lightly, Souta took his seat in the front row.

 

The minister then began to go on about love, marriage, and the roles of men and women in that marriage. Kagome couldn't seem to pay attention though, she kept zoning out. She finally chanced at glance at Sesshomaru and saw that he was boring his eyes into her. Kagome shuddered involuntarily. `Does he really look at me like that?' She met his piercing golden eyes and smiled again. She turned her attention back to her mother and soon to be stepfather and smiled again. She was so happy.

 

“Then let no man put asunder, I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss your bride.”

 

Kagome's mother and Hiroshi then turned to each other and kissed. It was almost weird for Kagome, seeing her mom swapping spit with another man, almost, but not quite.

 

“I give you Mr. And Mrs. Hiroshi Matsu.”

 

Clapping and cheering ensued. The violinist started to play again and the newly married couple made their exit with Kagome and Akeno behind them.

 

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After the ceremony had taken place everyone was ushered over to a tent set up on the shrine grounds. The newlyweds were beginning to cut their cake and laughter was heard all around as Hiroshi smashed wedding cake in to his blushing brides face. She, likewise, did the same much to the amusement of the wedding party. Kagome had just posed for a picture with her brother for one of her mother's old friends when Sesshomaru tapped her on the shoulder.

 

“I was wondering if I could have a minute with you, in private?”

 

“Sure Sesshomaru” Kagome gently took his hand and walked back to the goshinboku. She sighed dreamily and looked up in to its branches. She thought she saw a flash of red but knew it was only her weary mind playing tricks on her. She sighed again and looked to Sesshomaru.

 

“What did you want to talk about Sess?”

 

`Hmm, I love it when she calls me that.' Sesshomaru then looked to Kagome's face and smiled.

 

“Kagome, I wanted to talk about us,” he paused, gathering his thoughts, “I want to make you happy. Please, tell me how I can make you happy.”

 

Kagome smiled at him.

 

“You have already made me happy. Just to be with you makes me happy. I wake up everyday knowing that there is someone waiting for me, and it makes me happier than I have even been in my whole life.” Tears were starting to shimmer in her eyes.

 

“What if I could make you happier?” Sesshomaru waited with baited breath.

 

“I don't know how you could do that Sess. I'm already very happy knowing you're with me, and that's enough.”

 

Sesshomaru squeezed her hand and reached his other hand in to his pocket. He took one more deep breath and leaned down to one knee. As soon as he had started moving Kagome knew what he was doing, and it made her heart race a hundred miles a minute. `Oh my God, I can't believe, what is he doing?' She was abruptly brought out of her thoughts when she heard him speak.

 

“Kagome, you have been the fire in my veins for so long, I don't think I could live without you. When you left and I had to wait five hundred years for you I thought I would die. Nothing would make this Sesshomaru happier than for you to be his wife. Kagome Higurashi, will you marry me?” Sesshomaru again waited on baited breath.

 

Tears did spring forth from Kagome's eyes this time. What he had said had truly touched her, deep within her soul. She knew then that this was the soul shaking love she had been waiting for and could no longer deny herself. She nodded furiously.

 

“Yes Sesshomaru, oh god yes.”

 

Sesshomaru quickly placed the ring on her finger then jumped up and scooped her into his arms. He planted an earth-moving kiss on her lips, and for once in his life, he was truly happy.

 

 

 

 

AN: Sorry for such the long update period. I was kind of stuck so I had to just sit and think for a while..hehe. Thank you for the reviews. I think there will probably be one more chapter and then thats it for this story. If you guys have any requests maybe I can start that after I finish this fic. Hope you enjoy.