Our Song

Well, Minna, I hope you all enjoyed the last update! MEGA MUTANT LEMON,WOOWEE!! is the new officially pantent pending name.

Anywho, I've got some sad news for you all.

This is the last chapter.

Yes. The very last one.

Okay, there's an epilogue, and that'll be up tomorrow.

But then it's over...

*sniffle, sniffle*

Well, it's been a great journey, hasn't it? I've had sucha wonderful time writing this fic, posting and reading your reviews. You've all been so wonderful and so supportive, and I can't thank you enough. Without you, I wouldn't have worked so hard on ths fic. You're my inspirtaion, minna...

Well, what's next? I mentioned before the Rin Sess fic. But I have to warn you, It's gonna have a nice big twist, and a character. death. No, it's not a sad fic, but...oh trust me, you'll like it. May not be quite as long as this one, but I'll begin posing in a week or two. I may sneak a little teaser into the next chapter for you all! Maybe!!

So, here it is, and once again, thanks so much for reading.

I may be posting this fic on other sites, and I'll be putting up some fanart on MM.org in a day or two. Not particularly related to this Fic. I'll get around to those soon enough. Wish I was good enough to make a doujinshi out of this!

Any takers? Any one good at it?

While you wait for another addiction from little old Saibchan, may I make a few suggestions? AFF here has some great authors, but there is one paricualar site that I hold to be the very best. Irridescent Dreams has the greatest Inuyasha fanfiction you'll ever read. You can't just join it, you have to be recommended by a current author. But you are free to read there! I highly suggest reading Rosefire's fics, particularly "28 Days". I can guarentee you'll love it!

(I'm not associated with, nor am I an author on the site, I'm just a big fan of it.)

So here goes. No more lemons, but this is cute. Hope you like, minna...

as always,

Ja ne!

~Sabichan~

"Mom?"

Hitomi turned when she heard the soft voice call from her doorway.

"Yes, Souta?" she sniffled.

"Are...are you okay?"

"Yes baby. I'm fine."

"So then why are you crying?"

Okay, so she wasn't fine. But why would she be? After all, her daughter was moving out today.

"You always were too curious." She smiled and extended a hand to him. He walked to her, clasping it in his own, the worried expression melting slowly from his face.

"This is one of those `mom things' huh? Cause `Gome's leaving?"

She nodded, faintly, eyes scanning the shrine grounds visible through the window she'd been staring out of all morning.

"It's just...you grew up so fast...both of you. And now she's a woman."

"Hasn't she always been?"

"Not in this sense. I didn't realize....I didn't know it'd be so hard to let go."

Fresh tears ran down her cheeks, and Souta pulled her into a loving embrace.

"I'm still here Mom. And if it's any comfort, I'm not leaving till I'm thirty."

She gave a half sob, half chuckle at his words.

"Watch out or I'll hold you to that..."

After a moment or two of comfortable silence, he released his mother and stepped back.

"Well, I gotta run Mom. I gotta run to Kohaku's, and the bus leaves in a few minutes.

"Let me drive you there. You don't need to take the bus." She offered rather quickly, wiping away her tears. He rolled his eyes.

"Mom. I've got a girlfriend already-you don't have to worry about me meeting someone at the bus stop too."

Both laughed, and still teasing each other, walked out of the room.

Down the hallway, Kagome was putting the last of her possessions into a box, muttering faintly to herself.

"I hate it when he's right. I hate it! Shouldn't have unpacked...Damn him."

"Now what did I do?"

She jumped about a mile in the air as he spoke from behind her.

"Don't Do THAT!!"

He merely smirked in his classic fashion, walking over to her.

"Stop yelling. And hurry up, We still have to unpack this when we get home."

She was about to retort angrily, when it hit her. What he had said.

"Home." She repeated softly, her expression somewhat dazed.

He watched quietly as she cast a long glance over the now near empty room. All that was left was some furniture and her old bed. He could only guess what she was thinking.

"You okay?" He wrapped his arms lightly around her waist, resting his chin on her shoulder.

"Yeah...Just kinda freaked out for a second. It's not everyday you move out for good."

He grunted in response, vaguely recalling when he'd left his first house. After his father had died, and his mother moved the three of them into his current home. It wasn't anywhere near as heartbreaking as this must be. Kagome was bound to this place, Hitomi had assured him of that. Now he couldn't help but feel a little guilty about making her leave it behind once more.

"I...I'm sorry."

"For what?"

"For making you leave here. I should've...given you a choice."

"Don't be silly. You think I was gonna make you live here." She gave a little

snort. "Yeah right...you'd probably forget about my family and walk out around in

the nude."

"Hey! It's comfortable!"

"I wasn't complaining. " She giggled, turning around in his arms to face him. His expression was cheerful, but his eyes told her better. She shook her head, and reassured him.

"Hey...It's okay. Don't feel bad. It's not like I'm never gonna see this place again. I inherit it ya know. Someday, it'll be mine."

"What do we do in the meantime?"

"We have the apartment, duh."

"No I mean after we have...never mind." He pulled away, an awkward tone to his voice.

"Oh, no! No `never mind'! Tell me what you were thinking."

"Kagome, drop it." He bent down to pick up the last box. She quickly jumped on his

back, holding him down.

"Tell me! Or I won't let you get up!"

"Keh!" He stood, her still clinging to him as she yelped in surprise. "You really think you could've done that?"

Leaning down, he grabbed the fairly light box, and began to walk out of the room.

"Gods...you're so strong..." She pulled herself up by his shoulders, wrapping her legs around his waist as he neared the stairs. "How? I know you don't work out, you're too lazy."

"Runs in the family. You having fun?"

"Yup."

"You gonna stay on me all day?"

"Yup...You're my camel."

"Camel? Couldn't you say horse or something slightly less stupid looking?"

"Okay, you're my pack mule." Reaching down, she gave him a good smack on the rear. "Come on, my little Ass."

Rolling his eyes, he continued downstairs, nodding to the old man as he passed through the kitchen.

By the time he reached the bottom of the stone steps, her weight was starting to kick in.

"Kagome! C'mon, ride's over."

"No!"

"Get off me woman!" He struggled to unhook her crossed ankles, but to no avail. In response, she squeezed his waist tight, then let herself fall to her feet.

"You're no fun..."

"And you're getting heavy."

"What?"

He swallowed nervously, seriously regretting his slip of the tongue.

"I meant...that..." He glanced over his shoulder, looking for a distraction. Finding none, he simply took off running. "Gotta go!"

"Hey!!" She ran after him, anger flaring with each step. "You come back here and tell me I'm not fat!"

"I didn't say you were!! Please don't kill me!" He called back, taking the steps two at a time.

"Then come back here! I just want to give you a kiss!!"

"Bullshit!"

**K POV**

I found him sitting on the stone bench beneath the God tree, slightly panting, but still smiling wide.

"Now you made me tired! Asshole..." I muttered, and slumped down beside him. He wrapped his arm around me, pulling me close to his side.

After we waited a few minutes to catch our breath, he pressed a small kiss to my temple.

"You remember the first time we were here?"

"Yeah."

"I can still remember when it happened."

"When what happened?"

"When I first realized I was in love with you." He answered quietly, looking up into the boughs of the Goshinboku.

"Stop it, you're just saying this so I won't be mad."

"Maybe. It's working right?"

"Maybe..." I replied coyly. Okay, so I wasn't mad at all.

As we continued to sit together quietly, the birds chirping faintly in the distance, I smiled.

Things had come a long way since the day I'd come home.

That was almost a month ago. During that time, a lot had happened.

I'd re-enrolled in school, deciding that a degree in history was better than nothing. I was now minoring in music. I'd finally convinced Inuyasha to quit the mail room job, and to buy a car. Withholding sex worked wonders to get your way... Now, I was starting on getting him to go to school as well. At least to get his GE.

I'd started helping out at the Fukai Mori, spending as much time with everyone as I could. Life wasn't perfect as of yet, my days still hectic with so many classes. But I would come home each night to my family Shrine, Inuyasha and Souta playing video games in the living room, while my mother was making dinner, listening to one of my grandfather's many legends.

Now that I was moving, I would be coming home to a golden-eyed man who couldn't wait to tear my clothes off and show me how much he missed me all day.

Then life would be just about perfect.

Rin and Sess had finally gotten married. I did my best to the greatest Maid of Honor in the history of weddings, which in all honest wasn't as hard as I had thought. I didn't really even have to do anything. I'd heard about couples getting cold feet before their weddings, but neither seemed to have any nervousness at all. Well, of course not Sess, he was about as emotional as a block of ice sometimes.

But I had worried over Rin, since she was so very excitable. My fear was ungrounded, because she remained calm and collected throughout the whole thing.

The reception was a different story of course, because I've never seen such a small girl put away so much alcohol. I also seemed to have won the pool the rest of the family had going, betting on whether me or Sango would catch her bouquet. To be honest, I don't think she even tried...

I'd also learned something else about Inuyasha that night-I learned he could sing. Why he'd kept it from me, I don't know, but I was completely awestruck. He was good....

Inuyasha had ascended the stage, shedding his tux coat and loosening his tie. He grabbed a glass of champagne, and he seated himself on the stool before the microphone.

"Um...wow I don't know half you here. Anyway, I'm the best man, and even worse, Sess's brother." *laughter* "Well, I suppose it's my job to give some kind of speech or whatever. But if you ask anyone who knows me, I'm really not very good with words. So I'm only going to say this. My father always used to tell Sess and I the same story when we were kids. About how he met my mom, about how they fell in love. Even though he's gone now, I feel that's he's never left us. Because his words never have. He taught us to never give up, to never stop hoping, to just keep trying. And even though these two spent almost ten years apart, it obvious that neither of them ever, ever gave up on each other. How two totally opposite people can love each other is beyond me, but that's not for me to judge, is it? All I know is, they have two very important things in common: they both know they love each other more than any words I say can express and they know....they know that a life without love is just not a life worth living. Sesshomaru, Rin-I don't need to wish you luck, because you don't need it. You're going to be together forever. Thanks for everything you guys."

*applause, and sniffles abound*

"Okay, so I have a little surprise for you both, and probably for most of the rest of you. I don't do this...well ever, but Mom begged me, and I knew Rin would love it."

Turing away, he took the guitar Miroku handed him form the side of the stage. I was already confused, I never knew he could even play!

"Kagome? You wanna come up here with me?"

Blushing like crazy, I stood and joined him onstage. I had flashbacks of my little bar back east, and instantly felt at ease with all those people watching. He whispered something in my ear, and I nodded. Then he strummed out a tune and I began to sing.

Is love so fragile...

and the heart so hollow

Shatter with words...

impossible to follow

You're saying I'm fragile...I try not to be

I search only...for something I can't see

I have my own life...and I am stronger

Than you know

But I carry this feeling

When you walked into my house

That you won't be walking out the door

Still I carry this feeling

When you walked into my house

That you won't be walking out the door

Lovers forever...face to face

My city or mountains

Stay with me stay

I need you to love me

I need you today

Give to me your leather...

Take from me...my lace

I was about to start the next verse when he did the last thing I expected-he sang.

You in the moonlight

With your sleepy eyes

Could you ever love a man like me

And you were right

When I walked into your house

I knew I'd never want to leave

Sometimes I'm a strong man

Sometimes cold and scared

And sometimes I cry

But that time I saw you

I knew with you to light my nights

Somehow I'd get by

First time I saw you

I knew with you to light my nights

Somehow I would get by

As I heard his rich voice echoing around us, I smiled even wider. We began to sing together, not perfect, but very much in harmony.

Lovers forever...face to face

My city or mountains

Stay with me stay

I need you to love me

I need you today

Give to me your leather

Take from me...my lace

Lovers forever...face to face

My city or mountains...stay with me stay

I need you to love me...I need you to stay

Give to me your leather

Take from me...my lace

"I was so nervous that night." He said suddenly, breaking me out of my reverie.

"Why?" He chuckled and gave me a light squeeze.

"Why? Well because of you of course. How could I not of been? You were...wow."

"Wow? What does that mean?"

"Perfect. I knew right then I wanted to tell you, tell you what I really felt. That I wanted to be more than just your friend. But I didn't."

"You kissed me instead."

"Yeah, that was probably better. I would've screwed it up if I'd kept talking."

"Don't say that."

"I'm glad, though. I was so happy when you kissed me back. You have no idea how long I'd been wanting to do that."

"Really?"

"Yeah...I was so scared though. I was afraid you didn't feel the same. So I kept my mouth shut."

"Me too..."

"At least we're both idiots."

"We were made for each other, huh?" I asked rolling my eyes. He grunted in response. Suddenly he pulled away.

"I have a surprise for you."

Curiously, I watched as he walked to the back of the God tree, and picked something up. He returned carrying the same guitar he'd had at the wedding. He sat back down next to me, and I adjusted myself to face him.

"What's-"

"Shhh... I've been wanting to do this for a while."

Without another word, he began to play a tune that I instantly recognized. Tears sprang to my eyes as he began to sing ever so softly, the same song I'd sung to him that first night. His voice was rich and rough, deep and steady, leaving me misty eyed as I watched intently.

His eyes were closed in concentration, but during the last verse, having heard me sniffling, he opened those bright orbs of glowing gold, and looked directly in my eyes as he sang.

<i>`And as I watch the drops of rain

Weave their weary paths and die-

I know that I am like the rain,

There but for the grace of you go I...</i>

As he strummed the last few chords, I wiped away my spilt tears. He set the guitar down to the side, and turned back to me, an unreadable expression on his face.

"You sang for me that night, and after you did...I was so nervous...I wanted so badly to say something, but all I could do was this." He placed a small chaste kiss on my lips, but pulled away before I could return it.

"I wanted to say it so badly, to show you how much I loved you...but I didn't-not just because of what happened, but because of how scared I was of what you would say. I'm nervous now too. But...but I'm not scared of what you'll say this time."

Something flashed in his eyes, and I cocked my head, utterly confused...what did he mean, `this time'?

Before I could even react, he was down on one knee before me, my right hand tightly clasped in his own. I gasped, tears returning to my eyes when I realized just what he was going to do.

"Kagome...I've waited so long to ask you this. Long before you even came back to me. I-I can't wait anymore. I love you and I swear to you that I always will, no matter what you say to this. Will you marry me?"

Following a millisecond of stunned silence I breathlessly whispered.

"Yes."

I kneeled on the grass before him, bringing my lips to his. He cupped my face in his hands, kissing me softly, sweetly, lovingly. He held me like he would never let me go...I wished more than anything that he never did.

Pulling away softly, he gazed at me. I wasn't all that shocked to see the stray tear running languidly down his cheek, falling from a pool of molten gold.

One hand left my face to his side, and a moment later, I could feel him sliding something onto my finger. I looked down, and let out a whole new batch of tears when I saw the ring.

A thin silver band, graced with a modest marquise diamond.

"I...didn't think you'd want it big. I hope you like it."

"I do." I said nodding, bringing my hand up to see it closer.

"Hold that thought." He whispered. I caught his eyes, and we both smiled.

This was it. We were getting married.

He'd planned this day perfectly, not only asking me to move in with him, but to stay in his life permanently.

"Sango's gonna freak out."

"My mom's gonna be bawling." he added rolling his eyes. I laughed, throwing my arms around him, and holding him tightly. I was so happy, I felt like I would burst!

We kissed passionately for what seemed like hours (not that I cared), but finally managed to break away.

"We have to tell them now."

"How much do you think they bet on this?"

"I don't know, they may not have expected it so soon." He nodded in agreement, helping me to my feet. He fetched his guitar, and then, taking my hand, led me back to the house.

**I POV**

"Vegas? You're kidding right?" I asked. She had to be joking.

"Why not? It's quick, it's cheap, and I bet they'll give us a coupon for a buffet."

I just glared at her, waiting for her to stop messing with me.

"Okay. Something tells me you don't like that idea, so I'll drop it. We can compromise I guess."

My eyes widened at her reaction.

"You weren't kidding? You really did want to got there to get married?"

"Call me crazy, but I don't hate the idea like you do."

"You've been spending way too much time with Rin. Look, I don't want it to be as huge as Sess's."

"We don't know that many people. Those were all his business partners and so on."

"See, they don't need to be there, then." Sheepishly, I added, " Anyway...I had an idea."

"Really? Another surprise for me?" She asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Yeah. What about under the God Tree?"

She just kind of gazed at me in half surprise, half excitement.

"You thought of that yourself?"

"Yeah, I'm a big boy you know." I rolled my eyes for the hundredth time today. I'd just asked the girl to marry me, and already she was back to insulting me.

"No, that's not what I meant-I mean, did my mom ever mention it, Grandpa?"

Confused I shook my head.

"I'll be honest...I've been thinking about this for a while Kagome."

With that, she gave me a little kiss, soft and sweet.

"You're adorable you know that. It's just...I thought that you'd somehow heard that my parents got married beneath the Goshinboku as well. That's even where Dad proposed to her. I...just thought it was kind of odd."

I smiled knowingly. Old Seikai and I certainly had some things in common, didn't we?

"How about it then?"

"I love it..." She replied softly, nodding

"When? When can we do this?"

"As soon as possible, Inuyasha. I don't see why we have to wait any longer than we already have..."

I pulled her close, burying my face in the crook of her neck, the scent of strawberries thick and enchanting.

"I love you, Kagome." I whispered against her skin.

"I love you...always..."

tbc…

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