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#i think one of the reasons i admire lali so much is the fact that they can show their affections in ways i've never imagined.
inukag-4ever · 7 years
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Soul Came Out of the Mirror - Wedding Vows
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InuKag Week Day 6: Stars
(thanks to @grapefruitwannabe for drawing this wonderful art piece for this fic!)
Inuyasha and Kagome exchange vows in a way that’s as unconventional as their relationship.
So, I started the fic Soul Came Out of the Mirror LAST YEAR for @inukag-week. It was only supposed to be a oneshot, but it’s turning into a 9 chapter fanfic. I want to thank Cynthia and Lali for creating and running this week. I sometimes talk about this on my blog, but I was going through a rough patch around this time last year. InuKag Week helped get me out of my funk, because I had the inspiration to write again. I can’t believe that I get the chance to finish a fic that I started for InuKag Week, one year later. 
Without further ado, here’s my post-canon InuKag wedding (taking place under the stars, of course). This chapter can be read as a oneshot!
Inuyasha had been fidgeting all day.
Kagome and he had spent a quiet evening together, eating dinner and watching the sunset. When Inuyasha suggested another forest walk under the starlight, Kagome was happy to oblige. Hopefully this walk will save me from sleeping next to a twitching man tonight, she thought. She was aware that when Inuyasha fidgeted like that, something was off. But she knew her hanyou well enough to know that if she pressured him into talking, he’d probably clam up even more.
The two held hands as they travelled deeper into the forest. Inuyasha wasn’t one for public displays of affection. He hated any form of attention, especially around the villagers. Though they accepted him, he still felt like he walked on eggshells around them. Kagome argued that he was just being paranoid. 
As they walked, the two took the path they’d frequently take: the path to Goshinboku. It was laden with purple flowers and arranged stones, much to Kagome’s surprise. This path hadn’t looked so manicured before.  This is just like walking down an aisle… Kagome thought. The two often liked to walk under the tree and say prayers. It was the only thing that connected them between the two eras; the only part of Inuyasha’s time that felt modern to Kagome. Gazing at that tree reminded Kagome of childhood evenings spent staring out her window. 
The two stopped in front of the sacred tree, and stared up at its branches. Kagome felt a surge of gratitude shoot up her legs and into her body.  Seeing this tree made her feel like she was home. She was always home.
“Kagome…” Inuyasha began. She knew he was about to say something important. “I had so many days during those three years away from you to miss you. And so I did. Constantly! Miroku mentioned a few times that he thought I should consider moving on. He didn’t say to give up hope, but he had a theory that the Shikon jewel was the only reason you were connected to this world. Though I knew that wasn’t true at all.”
“Because I was born to meet you,” Kagome said.
“Yeah,” Inuyasha responded.
Inuyasha held Kagome’s chin and pulled it up so their lips could meet. After a short moment, he grabbed her hands and continued.
“But I had a lot of doubt. Those days felt eternal to me. Then they turned into months. And honestly Kagome, it was torture. It hurt too much to think that there was so much time in between the last time I saw you and the time it was at that moment. I thought about you constantly. I imagined you happy and with your family and friends. I hoped that you’d stay there if you were happier. But there was a selfish part of me that hoped you’d rather be with me.”
“I did. I wanted to be with you so badly. I’m… I’m glad that I got the chance to have a normal high school life. I got my education and spent time with my family. It was carefree, but that didn’t change the fact that I wanted to be with you. I tried to enjoy my life in my era. I attempted to move on, even. But I didn’t want to… I missed you too much.”
Inuyasha pulled Kagome into a hug. Kagome couldn’t help but feel like an incredible circle had just occurred. The last time the boy she loved had hugged her under that tree, they were in unstable places, physically and emotionally. Kagome had doubts in her heart that Inuyasha wanted to be with her over Kikyou. The two feared for their lives almost every day. And Inuyasha had difficulty relaxing into the new relationships he had formed. It took him a lot of time to trust that his friends wouldn’t betray him. But that only made the fear of losing those he cared about deepen.
Kagome was so glad to be under Goshinboku in better circumstances. The two had come so far, apart and together. She was glad that she lacked fear or doubt in her heart. Though she still felt sorrow, it was eased by her gratitude.
Inuyasha spoke softly into Kagome’s hair, “I have something to ask you tonight.”
 Kagome pulled away so she could face her fiancé in the eyes. “Ask me anything.”
Inuyasha pulled a ring out of his pocket and got down on one knee. Kagome’s chest filled with clutching warmth that expanded up into her chest and almost spilled out of her eyes. The ring was absolutely stunning. It wasn’t just a diamond ring: it was a ring made entirely out of diamonds. The band was a gorgeous, thinly cut clear diamond that fit perfectly around Kagome’s left ring finger. The stud was simple but stunning. It was shaped like a tiny rose that sparked and caught light every time the piece turned. It would’ve been priceless in the modern era.
Inuyasha stared patiently up at Kagome, waiting in earnest for her response. He wasn’t nervous by her stillness; he’d grown more in tune with understanding reactions of others. Inuyasha’s nose could pick out the varied scents of emotions. Sorrow and fear had a bitter scent to them. Gratitude and happiness were warm. And though any of these given emotions could produce the salty scent of tears, Inuyasha could distinguish them easily.
The scent coming off of Kagome was something else, though.
Kagome’s scent oozed of warmth, of light, of peace - but it was accompanied by a deepness that he didn’t think he’d experienced before. Perhaps once or twice when he’d passed by a loving couple in a village, or when he dug far back into his memory banks and had seen his parents together when he was an infant. He decided she must feel a deep sense of family and love towards him. 
Inuyasha couldn’t help but notice his scent was beginning to match hers.
Left hand shaking, Kagome extended her fingers towards her kneeling fiancé. He clasped them gently, putting the ring into her palm and closing her fingers around it. Inuyasha’s hands clasped around Kagome’s enclosed fist, and bent to kiss the top of her hand.
“This ring is yours, if you want it.” His voice shook. He was offering himself to her in a way he never imagined possible for an outsider like him. Kagome, a beautiful and warm-hearted woman, loved him. Before he’d met her, he simply believed that type of love was out of his reach. She made him feel like the luckiest bastard on the planet. 
Tiny teardrops sprung at the corner of Kagome’s eyes. “You’re supposed to one to put the ring on me, Inuyasha.”
Inuyasha’s face crossed with a serious expression. “I want you to tell me if you still want to marry me, Kagome. I want you to promise me that this is what you want. If it is, then I promise I’ll do everything in my power to protect you and make you happy.”
“I want to marry you more than anything,” she replied without an ounce of uncertainty.
Nodding, Inuyasha took Kagome’s hand and gently slid the ring up her finger. It fit perfectly. She suspected he must have measured her finger in her sleep, or something. She had never owned anything so close to perfect.
Kagome held her hand up to admire the ring. Inuyasha rose to softly kiss Kagome on the lips. He slid his hand up her back and into her hair, feeling the warmth of her skin under her clothing and then gently cupping her scalp, letting his fingers trace along the back of her head.
“How on earth did you know that in my time, people propose to their potential spouses with a diamond ring?” 
Inuyasha laughed. “Don’t forget that I came to visit you in your time. It may have been confusing as hell, but I did learn some things. Your brother taught me about the diamond ring, actually.” 
“Where did you even get the ring?” 
“Hosenki’s son, remember him? He couldn’t help us get to the underworld so well, but a diamond ring is no problem. Especially since I provided him with more than enough diamond to work with.” 
Kagome shook her head.
“What?” Inuyasha asked, knowing something was going through his woman’s brain.
“When my soul came out of Kanna’s mirror and back into my body… I felt this wholeness that I’d never known before. Probably because I had no idea what it was like for part of my soul to be missing. But when my soul came back into my body, I had a new appreciation for the feeling of being complete. 
“Inuyasha, it feels like my soul has always been severed in some way, because I think that it’s so interwoven with yours. Right now, being with you, my soul has truly returned to me. I know that living here entails sacrifice on my end, and that we’ll fight, and that I’ll lose my temper, I’m gonna forgive you over and over again. Nothing is worse than being away from you. My soul feels like it’s truly come out of the mirror, Inuyasha.” 
“I love you. You were born for me.” 
“I love you and I was born for you.”
The two shared a kiss under the deep glow of the moonlight, as if nature itself had decided that the two needed some sort of spotlight.
“Kagome, will you marry me?”
“I already said yes, baka!”
“No,” Inuyasha said with a smile, “will you marry me right now?”
Inuyasha watched the hesitation dance through her eyes.
“Think about it, Kagome. No matter how many people we invite, there will always be someone missing. The same goes if we were to get married in your time, if that were at all a possibility. If we can’t have everyone, then we’ll only have each other. If you want a big, fancy, traditional wedding later, then hell yes we can do that. But damnit Kagome, I want to be married to you now and married to you tonight. I waited many years for you to return to me, and I spent an infinite amount of moments regretting not kissing you more, or telling you how beautiful you are, and being grateful for all you do. Let’s just do it now, Kagome. I want you to be my wife.”
“We don’t need anyone else here, but it might be nice to have a witness,” Inuyasha said. “I thought Goshinboku would do just fine. He’s been here for all the important moments and has lived in both of our times.”
Everything was starting to sink in for Kagome. This was it. She was actually getting married to the love of her life. She’d dreamt about this day since she was fifteen years old. And though the dreams hurt much more when she’d spent those three years away from her beloved, they’d only helped her learn that she would never be able to forget about him. There wasn’t a single part of her that was uncertain.
 “What do you say, Kagome? Will you marry me right now?”
 ��Inuyasha…”
 “Whatever you want, Kagome. I’m serious. If you’d prefer to live together unmarried, that’s fine with me. As long as we’re together, I-”
 Kagome brought her fingers to Inuyasha’s lips to silence him. “I want to marry you. You’re right, there’s no point in putting off the marriage on the off chance I’ll see my family again. And if we do, we’ll just marry again. But the thought of not being married to you for an indeterminable amount of time doesn’t feel good. Let’s get married right now.”
Inuyasha chuckled in relief. “I’m so glad you said yes.”
“I mean, I already said yes to you when I first got here.”
“You know what I mean.”
“Yeah.”
“Do you have any vows?” Inuyasha asked.
“Of course I didn’t prepare any,” Kagome said softly. “But I will say this: I want to marry you. I want to live with you for the rest of my life and let the days with you grow longer.” 
Inuyasha stood in front of her, his nose nearly touching hers. “Kagome, I vow to protect you. I’ve done it many times from horrendous forces. But from you I’ve learned a new way to protect others. You’ve helped ease the hardness in my emotions and supported me, despite the fact that I can be a jackass sometimes.” That comment earned a laugh from the teary Kagome.
 “Your forgiveness” he continued, “has taught me how to protect you emotionally. I vow to treat you with respect, kindness, and compassion.”
 Tears were streaming down Kagome’s face. “It really sounds like you prepared something,” she said in awe.
 “What can I say? I’ve been thinking about marrying ya for a long time,” he chuckled and kissed her forehead.
 “Okay, well I’ll do what I can. Maybe Goshinboku can help me out here.” Kagome cleared her throat, “I vow to help you see you for who you are every day: a kind, strong, and honest man who’s overcome unimaginable challenges. I feel blessed that I got the chance to meet my soul mate at such an early age. You helped me learn that I’m strong.” 
Inuyasha laughed. “You’re the strongest person I know!”
After a moment, Inuyasha began chanting some prayers. Again, Kagome was impressed by how much preparation this had taken for him. She recognized the prayers as special wedding vows Miroku would chant. He had learned them just for her!
After he’d finished chanting, Inuyasha said, “Technically, I can’t marry us since I’m not a monk or anything. But I thought that if I had a priestess here to approve the marriage, perhaps the kami will honour our vows tonight.”
Inuyasha’s eyes began to quiver, and Kagome could see him fighting back tears. Kagome cried openly. “With every cell in my body, I approve and bless these vows.” 
The two put their hands in gassho and did a small bow. Then, in a very Western fashion, they crashed onto each other’s lips. They had no reason to hold back anymore.
“And so now you’re my husband.”
“Yeah,” Inuyasha said softly.
It had not been an easy journey. But it was a journey well worth walking.
Author’s Note: thanks so much to everyone who took the time to read this! For the record, Souta actually did show Inuyasha a diamond ring in the anime! So this scenario isn’t out of the realm of possibility!
And a NSFW part 2 coming soon....
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