Heir to the West

A/N: Here’s the long awaited Wedding and Mating Ceremony!!!! Hope you enjoy! It took soo long to write…and I stayed up all night writing it!

_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~

It was finally the day of the wedding and it was perfect weather for the Ceremony that the two women had arranged. There were white clouds lightly drifting across the light blue sky as a gentle gale of wind played at the thousands of flowers in the garden.
Rin and Kagome were on their way back to Rin’s chambers when one of the head seamstresses ran up to Kagome out of breath and bowed.
“Mi-ladies…we-we h-have the wedding K-kimono you re-requested.” The young mouse demon said still bowed and resting her hands on her knees still cathcing her breath.
“Thank you Kiran.” Rin said and dismissed her. Turning to Kagome Rin continued their conversation.
“Also, before the wedding, this is important, never, never…start a conversation with anyone that the other lords might see below your status. Let them come to you first.” Rin said.
“Who’s below my status?” Kagome questioned still getting to know some of the rules of a wedding ceremony.
So far she had felt like she had cultural knowledge coming out of her ears. She should only sit to the left of Sesshomaru, then once she’s mated to him she would sit on his right, at all times. The there was the rule about when she should and shouldn’t speak, and how she should adress the servants…Kagome was starting to think that this wasn’t such a good idea...But she had promised both Rin and Sesshomaru and she wasn’t a woman to go back on her word.
“Any villager or lower type demon is considered to be below your status…unafortunately that includes Sango, Miroku, and Inuyasha and his mate.” That last bit of ingotmation made Kagome stop in her tracks.
“Mate?” Kagome said just barely under her breath and out of reach of Rin’s ears. “So inuyasha’s coming to the wedding.” Kagome stated.
“Yes, the entire Shikon group is attending.”
“Shikon group?” Kagome asked.
“Yes, that’s what the villages who have heard of your group’s defeat of Naraku call you and your companions.”
“Oh…I see.” Kagome said her mind said preocupied on preparing for seeing Inuyasha again since he…what did he do…he hadn’t betrayed her…he just…hurt her…
Walking into Rin’s chamber, the two women were shocked at the amount of servants that greeted them.
“Lady Kagome!” one group exclaimed.
“Miss rin!” the other half shouted then charged at them exitedly. While the two women braced themselves for a collision.


A few minutes later and the two women were presented in front of two doors.
“The one on the left is yours Lady Kagome.”
“And the one on the right is yours miss Rin.”
Hesitantly Kagome opened her door and was shocked to see a beautiful blue ceremony Kimono with the crest of the western lands embroidered on the left sleeve. Reaching out Kagome ran a finger over the smooth silk.
Smiling she looked over at rin “Open yours.” She said expecting to see the Kimono that they had picked out from the houses selection of Ceremonial Kimonos and altered to Rin’s measurements but was shocked with what the young girl revealed when she opened the door.
______________________________________________________________________________
(A/N: You would kill me if I ended it here…)

Sesshomaru was in his study when a knock on his study door made him look up from his work.
“Enter.” He commanded coldly. And watched as a servant entered and bowed to him.
“Your brother and his mate have arrived.” He informed his master. Sesshomaru nodded and sent the servant away. Leaning back in the western style chair he put a clawed hand up to his temples preparing himself for both his brother’s foul stench and also that of his dead mate.
Standing he walked out of his study and down the hall to already hear and smell the hanyou and his mate.
“What do ya’ mean I can’t see Kagome?!” he yelled, making Sesshomaru’s ears ring.
“You cannot see what belongs to me, little brother.” He said smirking mentally when the hanyou turned and reached for tetsuiga.
“Don’t even try to harm me in my home. That blade of yours is sealed while inside these walls. You should have sensed it when you passed through the gate. Or is it that nigen blood that your mother supplied you with preventing you from sensing that as well…” Sesshomaru could sense the anger practically radiating off of the damned half-breed.
“Kyda, Ingo;” he addressed the two servants that were quarrelling with the hanyou just moments before “take the hanyou and his mate to the east wing. And place them in the room at the end of the hall.” He said then turned and took the back route to where Kagome and Rin were getting ready, he had to have Kagome by his side when he greeted guests…


Both Kagome and Rin were shocked to see the Kimono that they had arranged to be made with the white Sakura fabric. Turning to one of the seamstresses “But Lord Sesshomaru canceled the request for this to be made.” Kagome said to her.
“Nay, Lord Sesshomaru was the one to accept the request, Mi-lady. We just finished it an hour ago.” The young woman said.
Kagome smiled to herself at the news about what Sesshomaru had done. “Thank you. Now we must start getting ready or we will be late.” Kagome said to Rin still smiling.
Rin nodded and Kagome nearly screamed as one of the servants started undressing her. “Wh-what are you doing?” she exclaimed.
“Um…Kagome-chan, it’s their job.” Said a Rin who was standing with her arms elevated from her sides to let the servants slide her outer kimono off.
Blushing at usually dressing herself Kagome lifted her arms from her side and let the servants dress her in the deep blue Kimono.
After the two were dressed Kagome could barely recognize herself. For her hair was pulled up into an elegant bun with two silver needles holding it up each of them beautifully decorated with blue and silver beads hanging from the top.
Turning to Rin she smiled and knew Kohaku would faint when he saw her. “I’m going to go and find Sesshomaru, you look beautiful.” Kagome said to the girl and then left the room to find the arrogant demon lord only to bump into someone right when she left the door.
Blushing and rubbing her forehead Kagome was about to start apologizing to whoever she bumped into to look straight into a white kimono-clad chest and up to the face of none other than Sesshomaru.
~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~
Sesshomaru was about to knock on the door and have Kagome come out when the door opened and the woman nearly knocked herself over when she bumped into him. Glancing down at his mate-to-be rather enticing, but disguised his interest behind his mask of indifference once again.
“Come, we have guests to greet.” He said and turned on a heel and began to walk away.
~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~
Kagome smirked to herself when she instantly went to his left side and walked down to the gardens where everyone was awaiting them. She noted the momentary look on Sesshomaru’s face, but then ‘iced’ his face again and opened the door leading to the gardens.
Kagome ran over everything that Rin had told her in the moments before they had to get ready for the ceremony. She would be the one to announce to everyone that the ceremony would be starting soon, and also when the ceremony began.
Walking out amongst the roses, Kagome stuck to Sesshomaru’s side as Rin had directed her to then glanced around at the crowd before she opened her mouth “Thank you for coming, the ceremony will commence shortly.” Kagome said and glanced up to Sesshomaru smirking when he was simply looking down at her, his face revealed no emotion, while his eyes she noticed showed much surprise.
Time seemed to pass slowly as Kagome and Sesshomaru greeted people before entering the Shrine where the ceremony would take place. As Sesshomaru walked around and stopped when other nobles and lords would come up to him, Kagome stayed on his left and kept her head slightly down to signify her position and submission, even to her great hatred to the simple act.

When two walked out of shrine, and bowed to Kagome, she turned to the crowd and announced that the ceremony would be beginning as soon as everyone was inside the shrine. Kagome walked beside Sesshomaru as they entered the simple demon shrine that was really a wing of the castle that had a simple shoji door that opened to a room sealed off from the rest of the castle so it could only be opened from the outside.
When entering the shrine Kagome waited for Sesshomaru to be seated before she sat down beside him her head still slightly down unless spoken to. Finally when the music started everyone, including Sesshomaru, turned to see Rin enter with a very happy Kohaku by her side. Rin looked beautiful, the seamstresses had done an extraordinary job on the kimono and it made the kimono seem as if Sakura blosoms were jently falling around Rin. Some in the room probably could barely recognize the young woman without her hair down, and some without the signature ponytail ontop of her head. Because for at that moment her hair was swept back into a detailed bun with needles and ceremonial ornaments placed delecatly in her hair around the white roses that adorned two porcelean clips that held back her bangs to reveal her face.
With Rin’s hand atop Kohaku’s, he escorted her down the asile and up to the Miko, Saki that had gone through the line of mikos a third. Saki nodded her head and with that Kagome and Sago stood and walked up to the couple, Kagome by Rin and Sango beside Kohaku.
Then the two mikos that opened the door to the shrine poured the Sake into two of the three cups and had Sango and Kagome drink from one each. Holding the cups back out the miko’s took the cups and gave the one that Sango drank out of to Rin and the one Kagome drank out of to Kohaku. Then after blessing the third cup, Sango and Kagome took the bottle of Sake and both poured the drink into the third cup then backed up and went back to their seats.
Turning to the couple, Saki looked at them both the Sake in her hands and nodded again and the two faced each other and then taking the cup in both their hands they drank and handed the cup back to the high priestess and she set it down between the other two then turned to the couple and spoke ancient words that finished up the ceremony.
_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~
But when people would normally start filing out of the shrine, a demon that held the holy powers of a priest took Saki’s place and looked to the crowd. Kagome was momentarily confused then when she realized that also on this day she was to become mated did she finally blush a deep shade of crimson.
“Not only do we get to witness two young lives intertwine, we get to watch our lord of the west mate his intended.” With that said Kagome glanced down and placed her hand atop the clawed hand of her soon-to-be mate and stood after he had and walked up to the shrine altar.
Then the two mikos from before came back out this time each was holding a delicately carved stone box and kneeled before Sesshomaru and Kagome and opened them to reveal two ornate daggers.
Taking the dagger Kagome winced slightly when she sliced her palm and let the blood drip into the gold cup beneath her hand. Holding her hand under the bleeding one she turned and held it out to Sesshomaru. When he took her hand she knew he had to close the wound since she was human and didn’t heal as fast as demons, but she didn’t know how.
Sesshomaru smelled her blood and the sweetness of her scent only intensified, turning to her he gently took her hand and slid his tongue across her palm, making her shiver a bit. Mentally smirking he noted that she was ticklish there and gently let go of her hand and then directing his attention to the miko before him, he too took his assigned dagger and slid it across his palm and let the blood drip into the cup. Waiting for the small wound to heal did he let his hand fall back down to his side for the ceremony to continue.
The priest turned to kagome and handed her the cup, tipping it slowly to her mouth. Wincing she swallowed the spicy liquid that left an almost Rusty aftertaste in her mouth then passed the cup to Sesshomaru. Drank the rest of the liquid from the cup.
Now Kagome didn’t know what happened next because all the information she found was after the passing of the blood, the two would be bound together. What this meant she didn’t know.
Walking closer to her Sesshomaru placed a hand on her head and the other on her waist and bent her head to the side and bit down on her neck. Kagome felt her body fall against his as a sharp pain echoed through her body. Feeling his aura pull at her Reiki she felt hers start to absorb some of his making her skin glow a light green.
When Sesshomaru pulled back Kagome was barely standing straight then felt a light tingle on the side of her neck where he had bitten her.
As the pries held out his arms he announced the ceremony over and wished the mated couple luck. As the crowd started to stand Kagome looked over at Sesshomaru “Um…Sesshomaru…” she tried to walk to him but ended up stumbling but as she was about to hit the floor she felt a pair of strong arms wrap around her shoulders then lift her off the ground, one hand around her back and the other under her knees.
“Thank you….” Kagome said but only received a curt nod as he exited the shrine past the crowd and turned to them. “My Mate and I will be retiring to our chambers.” He announced the walked off into the gardens and up to the castle with a now passed out Kagome in his arms.
~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~_~
A/n: The next chapter will be one HUUGE Lemon so prepare yourselves! ^_^
-Narnia