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The Lucky Ones
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The Lucky Ones
By Terri Botta

Disclaimer: I don�t own
Inuyasha. Sole copyright belongs to Viz and Rumiko Takashi. I�m poor so don�t
sue.

Rating: R for later chapters.
Pairing: Inuyasha/Kagome,
Miroku/Sango
Summary: Sometimes Fate hands
yogiftgift you never thought you�d ever get, and it�s up to you to accept it
for what it is.
Feedback to:
tci100@psu.edu
Website: http://www.wordsmiths.net/Botta
A/N: Okay guys, this is
it. Only the epilogue is left. I haven�t written that yet, but I�ll work on it
soon. This seems kinda sad� I�ve been writing this
for so long that I almost can�t believe that it�s finished.
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Chapter Forty-Eight

Once inside
the house and in the living room, he pulled off the heavy uchikake
and began working on the obi of the shiro-maku.
�Inuyasha! Inuyasha, be careful! This was my grandmother�s.
My mother wore this when she married my father,� Kagome admonished when he
pulled a little too roughly.
�I don�t
care. Get it off,� he ordered, trying not to rip the silk with his claws.
�It took me
almost an hour to get into this thing. You�re not going to get me out of it in
two minutes.�
�Watch me.�
He
brandished his claws and heard her gasp.
�Inuyasha! Osuwari!�
�Gah!� he yelled as he hit the floor. �What the hell did you
do that for?!�
�You�re
going to damage it! God, I want out of this thing just as much as you do but
this is a family treasure and I don�t want it ruined!�
�Here,� his
daughter Izayoi said as she came breezing in. �I�ll help..�
�Oi, I thought you were watching Ian? Where is he?� he
demanded.
�I gave him
to Mariko when I saw you come in here. Mama-bachan is
busy with setting up a table in front of Goshinboku, and I knew you would need help getting out of these heavy clothes. He�s
sleeping right now, but he�s been an angel all day. I�m so proud of him,�
Izayoi replied as she began helping her mother out of the formal kimono. �Don�t
worry, Okaa-san. These are much easier to get out of than into.�
�Thank god
for that,� Kagome sighed.
Picking
himself up off the floor, he went to work on the gargantuan wig, helping her
pull out the hundreds of hairpins that held the damn thing in place.
�Where did
you get this? Please tell me this is another �family treasure� and you didn�t
actually pay money for this.�
�It is.
Jian dan dragged it out of storage,� she told him.
�Oh good. How many of these damn pins are there?� he
complained.
�Hundreds. I swear Eri used three
full packages of hairpins. It weighs a ton. I have such a headache from keeping
my head bowed.�
cla class=MsoNormal> �Don�t
worry. I�ll have it off you soon. And I thought I was drowning in my clothes!�
�You look
wonderful, by the way. So did Yukio. He was so nervous. I had to bite my cheek
to keep from laughing,� she complimented with a tender smile.
�Keh, me too.�
�I�m almost
done, Okaa-san, I promise,� Izayoi announced just as he managed to get the last
of the hairpins out of the wig.
The wig
came off at almost the same time as the shiro-maku
fell open and his daughter carefully removed it from his wife�s slender
shoulders as he lifted the wig from her head. Kagome relaxed with a visible
sigh as the heavy garment and headpiece were taken off.
�I feel
human again.�
There were
more layers to the formal kimono, but the largest pieces were gone and now she
was clad only in the thin underclothes and the tabi
socks.
�There. Now
you can wash your face and hands,� he blurted.
She looked
at him and seemed sad. �Was it so bad?� she asked.
He flushed
and looked away, refusing to answer.
�I�m sorry.
I was worried that you would be upset with the make-up. I let Jii-chan convince
me that it was tradition and I�d promised him a traditional Shinto wedding.�
�How do I say that it made her look dead
without her getting mad at me?� �It� it made you look too pale. And� and it
altered your scent.�
�So that�s
why Yukio was scrunching up his nose like that. I�m sorry,
I never should have let Jii-chan talk me into it.�
�No, it�s okay, I know it meant a lot to the old man.�
�But it�s our
day, not his,� she insisted, holding his hand. He was relieved to feel that the
swelling had already started to go down. �Give me a few minutes. I�ll go
upstairs and change into my other dress. Izayoi, can you help me?�
�Hai, Okaa-san.�
�I�m going
to change too,� he told her.
She nodded.
�Miroku brought your suits over earlier. They�re hanging in Souta�s
bedroom. Yukio�s is up there too if he wants to change.�
�Okay.
Thanks.� �At least the tux will be more
comfortable than this get-up.�
He followed
his wife and daughter up the stairs and veered off to enter the boy�s room when
they went into the bathroom. He found the tuxedo hanging on the door of Souta�s closet and quickly began peeling off his ceremonial
clothes. Yukio came in a minute later just as he was fastening the black
cummerbund around his waist.
�Okaa-san
is changing?�
�Yeah. Finally. I thought for
certain she was going to pass out,� he answered.
�I was worried
about that too. I can�t believe she wore the whole ensemble. Most women don�t
wear the uchikake anymore because it�s too heavy.�
He
shrugged. �Shrine family. The old man is stuck on
tradition. Kagome promised him a Shinto wedding and he went for the whole
thing.�
Yukio
sighed. �Yeah.�
�You gonna change?� he asked, indicating the Armani suit hanging
next to where his had been.
�I think
so.�
�Okay. You
still have the rings, right?�
Yukio
patted the chest of his kimono. �Right here. I
wouldn�t lose them.�
�Good.�
The rustle
of fabric moving past the door indicated that Kagome had exited the bathroom
and was going to change into her dress. He didn�t know what the second dress
looked like but he knew the third was an �Eri-original�
in blue silk. He hoped that she would skip the interim dress and move straight
to the blue one, but somehow he doubted that she would. He finished changing
then waited for his son to finish before they both
headed downstairs.
Walking
back out to the shrine, he took note that the caterers were getting ready to
serve the meal and that the cake had been set-up and was ready for the cutting
ceremony. He inspected the nuptial table that had been placed in front of
Goshinboku while Yukio went to get a drink. It was a small table, draped in red
and white and set with two tapers, a unity candle and a third longer taper made
for lighting multiple candles.
�Eri suggested that we combine the exchange of rings with
the luminary ceremony,� his mother-in-law told him as she came up to them.
He nodded
in understanding. �That was a good idea.�
�Is Kagome
all right?�
�Yeah.�
�I�m glad.
I was concerned towards the end. She was looking very unsteady on her feet.�
�Once we
got her out of that heavy thing, she was better. The swelling in her hands was
going down too.�
�So that�s
why you wanted to postpone the ring ceremony. Kagome�s fingers were swollen.�
�Yeah.� �I�ll let her
think that. It�s just easier.�
�I�m glad
you insisted on her changing then. She was beautiful though, ne? A perfect Japanese bride,� she asked,
her eyes misty.
He grunted
in a way that he hoped was noncommittal enough to be taken as agreement. �Yeah, if you like your brides to look dead
and be wrapped up so tight they can�t walk or breathe. If I�d wanted a dead mate,
I�d have chosen Kikyou.�
She wiped a
tear from her eye. �I�ve waited so long to see my daughter married. I�m so
happy.� She smiled at him. �And I am happy she has married someone who will
take care of her and worship her for as long as she lives.�
�I�ve been living in Canada for too long. Even I think this culture is full of chauvinistic pigs!� �Bah,
Kagome can take care of herself. She is brave and strong and an excellent
doctor.�
�Oh yes,
yes, of course, but now she has you to keep her happy and safe.�
�She�s had
me to keep her happy and safe for 450 years.� �You now expect her to become the �silent� Japanese wife, don�t you? How
can any man crush his mate�s spirit like that? For us a wedding ring is a
symbol of love, faith and trust, but for many women it�s a chain.�
�Otou-san,�
Mariko called, coming over to them.
She was
holding Ian who beamed at him the moment he saw him. The pup was dressed in a
little purple hakama and kimono ensemble.
�Tou!� the eight-month-old burbled.
He smiled
at his son and rubbed his head. �How�s my pup?�
�Bad. He
told Tuskareta-san to, and I quote, �piss off,�� his
daughter replied.
He
chuckled. �I�d forgive him. Tuskareta is a pompous
ass.�
Mariko sighed.
�I know, but Okaa-san will be very unhappy when she hears about it.�
�Then why
don�t we decide that she won�t hear about it until after the honeymoon, okay?�
She
laughed. �I�ll try but I can�t promise anything. How is Okaa-san? She was
looking very��
�Pale?
Stressed?� �Dead?�
�Yes.�
�She�s
fine. She�s changing into her second dress. She�ll be out soon.�
Mariko
smiled and nodded. �I�m glad.�
�How are
the guests doing?�
�They are
enjoying the harpist and the taiko drummers very
much.�
�Good. Good.�
�Yes, they
are very good. Eri has excellent taste,� his
mother-in-law agreed.
Mariko
nodded. �She does. Anytime there is an event to be planned we let her handle
everything.�
�How are
the humans doing?� he questioned, eyeing two of Kagome�s school friends as they
tittered by with Miroku�s girl on their way towards
the house.
�They are
doing fine. I modified the Spell of Normalcy to cover speeches too, so they
only hear what we want them to hear,� she assured him.
�Good.�
Yukio
joined them humming the opening bars of the �Wedding March.�
�I hate
that song,� he complained.
�Okaa-san
is ready.�
He
swallowed. �Okay. What am I supposed to do?�
�She wants
you to meet her at the edge of the shrine and the two of you will walk together
to the table.�
�Okay.�
He followed
Yukio to the edge of the shrine grounds and waited. They were joined by the
priest and the two mikos. The priest handed Yukio a
huge folded paper umbrella.
�What�s
that for?� he asked.
�The
procession,� Yukio replied innocently, implying that he was to hold the opened
umbrella over their heads as they walked, signifying that they were lovers.
�Ah.� �More ceremony. Great. Why can�t
we just hold hands and walk up to the tree like normal people?�
The shoji of the house slid back
and two of Kagome�s human friends came out, dressed in festive kimonos. Then
the old man and Souta came out as well.
�When did they go inside?� he wondered.
The girls
lined up on either side of the open doorway as Kagome stepped out of the genkan. She was dressed in a Western style wedding dress
that was simple but elegant. It was white satin with short sleeves and a pretty
neckline. The gown went down to the ground but it didn�t have anything that
dragged behind it, and there was a little bit of beading on the skirt and
bodice, but not too much. The best part was the neckline low was enough to show
the blue necklace made from beads strung on his hair that she still had and
wore almost constantly since the day he had given it to her.
Her hair had
been piled into a bun with a band of flowers that lined the edge where it met
her head and a simple veil trailed behind it to her waist. Plain white satin
gloves came up to her elbows and she held a very simple bouquet of roses and
white orchids.
�Now this is more like it!� he thought
with a smile as she came towards him.
�Wow,�
Yukio breathed beside him.
He nodded
in agreement.
She gave
him a shy smile and flushed with happiness when she saw that he approved.
�Kagome,�
he whispered. �My mate is so beautiful.�
�Inuyasha,�
she answered, offering her hand to him.
He took it
and stood beside her. Then the priest and the two mikos
took the front position, one holding a flute and the other a taiko drum. Kagome�s mother and the old man took the second
position, followed by Ayumi and the other two school friends of Kagome�s. He
and Kagome came next with Yukio directly behind them, holding the opened paper
umbrella over their heads. The mikos played music as
the procession set off across the shrine grounds to the sacred tree. They
stopped at the nuptial table where the mikos took
positions on either side, and the priest stood behind
it with his back towards Goshinboku. The rest of the procession split to the
sides as well, leaving the area in front of the table open for him and Kagome.
They stood and faced the priest, who performed a quick purification of them and
the table.
�These two
wish to exchange the gift of nuptial rings before their gathered guests,� he
announced as the crowd came to witness the ceremony. �Who has the rings?�
Yukio made
a brief show of patting his pockets before producing the two black velvet
boxes. Inuyasha snatched them from him with a scowl and handed them to the
priest, ignoring the chuckles from some of his pups. The priest blessed the
rings and placed them on the table with the lids open so he could see which was
which. Kagome handed her bouquet and gloves to Ayumi and they turned to face
each other. Carefully, he took Kagome�s platinum ring out of its box and held
it in-between his fingers.
�Okay, this is it.� He swallowed hard
and recalled the vows he had memorized just for this moment.
clasclass=MsoNormal> �Kagome. My love. My mate. You are everything that makes me complete. I know
that I have never been worthy of you, yet you have stayed with me through all
of our hardships and successes. You have remained true, raised our pups and
stood beside me no matter what I chose to do. That you would still choose me to
be your mate after all these years is the greatest gift you could ever give to
me. I promise you what I have always promised you: To love you and honor you.
To share my life and all I own with you. I give you my fidelity, my protection
and my undying devotion for as long as we both shall live.� She offered him her
hand, her eyes brimmed with tears, and he took it gently. �Kagome, do you
consent to be my wife? To love me and honor me, in sickness
and in health, for richer or for poorer, for as long as we both shall live?�
With a
small sob, she nodded. �I do.�
He slid the
ring onto her finger slowly. �With this ring, I take you as my wife.�
Still
wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes, she held up her hand to look at
the band on her finger, then she took the diamond
engagement ring from her right hand where she must have put it earlier, and
placed it on her ring finger next to her wedding band.
Reaching
down to the table, she picked up his ring and held it in her fingers.
�Inuyasha. I am, and have always been, your loving, faithful
wife. I will hold you, and keep you, and accept no other but you. I will love
you with all of my heart and half of my soul. I will honor you and raise your
pups, and stand beside you for as long as we both shall live.� She took his
hand, ignoring the fact that it shook slightly. �Inuyasha, do you consent to be
my husband? To love me and honor me, in sickness and in
health, for richer or for poorer, for as long as we both shall live?�
He
swallowed the lump in his throat. �I do.�
She slid
the ring slowly onto his finger and it was a perfect fit. �With this ring, I
take you for my husband.�
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The Lucky Ones