Hi there everyone, for this story, I just want to make one thing clear; this will be a short story but good and cute all the same. Anyway enjoy!

Inuyasha: The Dog and The Human Bride

By: AuthorETH

Kagome lived in a large village in the western lands of Japan, where there were many meadows full of wildflowers, trees alive with cherry blossoms, and cool running rivers.

Kagome had lost her parents when she was only three years old from sickness, but luckily the village Miko Kaede, took pity on the poor girl and raised her as her own, which was extremely helpful for Kagome since she had growing spiritual powers, which Kaede helped her control and use properly. On this particular day eighteen-year-old Kagome was just returning with Kaede after helping the old Miko with an exorcism in the next village over.

"Lady Kaede, and lady Kagome have returned!" a woman holding a small child in her arms shouted to get everyone's attention.

"Welcome home lady Kaede and to you as well lady Kagome" one of the village men greeted.

"Thank you, it's wonderful to be back" proclaimed Kaede with a smile.

"It certainly is" Kagome remarked as she gave the passing villagers a smile and a nod. As the miko and miko in training made their way to their hut in the village Keade stopped when she and Kagome they about to pass a hill with a small red shrine on top of it. Kagome stopped behind Kaede, who was looking at the shrine with a small ping of worry on her face, which the younger miko noticed. "Kaede, what's wrong do you sense something demonic coming from the dog god's shrine? I can't sense anything bad nearby'' Kagome replied.

The dog god was the legendary protector of the village Kagome and Keade lived in. the legend said he was the one who kept the village peaceful by making sure the harvest was good and pure and kept the threats of bandits and demon's away, and while Kaede and Kagome were there just as the last line of defence out of caution, they performed their duties of being miko's very well.

Kaede turned to Kagome and smiled. "Of course not child, I suppose I'm just worrying myself over nothing" the old miko replied.

Kagome raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure nothing's wrong Kaede? It's not like you to worry over nothing" stated the younger miko.

"Yes dear, I'm quite sure. Now, I have to look over the food offerings for the dog god, will you go and collect some more herbs for our medicines?" asked Kaede as they then continued to walk away from the hill.

"Alright, I will" said Kagome as she then started to head over to the river, where most of the herbs grew, but little did she know that Kaede had lied to her about feeling uneasy at the dog god's temple, but it was a feeling that she had within her heart, not within her miko powers and she was determined to keep it from Kagome…

Once Kaede had arrived at her hut, she noticed that there were three men waiting at the door with baskets full of wonderful food.

"Hello Kai, are these offerings for the dog god?" asked the old miko, greeting the man closest to the door, who gave a nod.

"Aye lady Kaede, do they seem good enough?" asked Kai.

Kaede looked in the baskets at the food and smiled. "Aye, they are perfect. Leave them inside and I shall take them to the shrine myself" stated the elderly miko.

Kai and the other men then looked at each other with concern. "Lady Kaede, forgive me for asking but why must we stay away from the dog gods shrine now, has something gone wrong?" asked one of the men with Kai.

Kaede shook her head. "Worry not, tis nothing I cannot handle, please leave the food inside and speck of this not to anyone, especially Kagome I do not wish to worry her" stated the old miko.

"Of course lady Kaede" the three men stated the same time as they left the food baskets inside the hut and left.

Kaede sighed after they left and looked back at the hill the dog gods shrine was on. "Ye cannot have what ye ask of me oh holy dog god, I do not care about your threats you will not have her" she said to herself as she picked up the food baskets and made her way to the dog god's shrine.

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Meanwhile by the river outside of the village, Kagome was busy collecting herbs and humming to herself. She had brought along her quiver and bow just in case a demon happened to show up, but that never really happened, Kagome always felt like the river was her safe place, it was a place where she felt like she could really get away from life's troubles. Life with Kaede was great but at times Kagome wish she had time to be the other thing she was besides a miko; a woman.

It was true she had the powers of a miko (a powerful one at that) and she loved using her powers to aid those in need, but Kagome also wished she had time to be a normal girl. She wanted to have friends she could talk and laugh with, she wanted to help with the harvest and planting… she even wanted to marry one day, but Kaede had always put her foot down and said that Kagome didn't have time for any of those things and she 'especially' had no need to get married saying that she loved the younger miko as her own child and that was all she needed when it came to love.

However this didn't stop Kagome from dreaming of finding love. Everyday the young miko would dream of falling in love with a handsome man and together they would take on the world, raise their children, and be there for each other as their love lasted forever…. But Kagome knew this life she wanted would only be possible in dreams since Kaede was incharge of every single day of her life.

"Why does she still treat me like a child? I mean I have so many hopes for life, but Kaede always tells me that my destiny is to be a miko and nothing else, and I guess that's fine I love helping people but… what about me, is it wrong to do something for myself?" Kagome asked herself, but then she sighed. "No, I can't think like this it's selfish. Come on Kagome get it together!" the young miko said out loud scolding herself as she quickly gathered up her herb filled basket, got back up, and started to walk back to her village only to stop dead in her tracks at the horrifying sight before her; the village was being attacked by an army of monstrous demons! "Oh Kami! Kaede, the villagers!" Kagome exclaimed as she took out her bow from her quiver and was about to start running when suddenly a young man jumped in front of her, blocking her path. The young miko stopped dead in her tracks. "a demon aura? No this is the aura of a half demon" Kagome thought to herself.

The half demon then looked up, and Kagome gasped. This man- half demon was very handsome, he was tall, barefooted, he wore red pants, he had sharp claws, he had a six pack on his shirtless chest, he had fair tan skin, long thick white hair, white bangs, and his last features left Kagome speechless. He had two white dog ears on the top of his head, which she badly wanted to pet for some odd reason, and finally he had the most beautiful pair of big golden eyes that stared deeply into Kagome's light chocolate brown ones. For a moment the miko could do nothing but stare at the half demon before her, but the silence between the two broke when Kagome gasped upon hearing the terrified screams from her village.

"What's wrong with me this is no time to be staring at some strange half demon, everyone at home needs my help!" she thought to herself as she shook her head. "Please sir step aside I have to get-" Kagome started as she began to walk past the half demon only for him to grab her arm. Kagome gasped at the sudden action and tried to take her arm away from the half demon, but he had a firm grip on her, and to the young miko's surprise his grip had a gentleness to it and his claws weren't digging into her flesh. Kagome looked up at the half demon, feeling more than a bit frightened when their eyes met for a second time. The half demon seemed to notice Kagome's fear and let out a low growl similar to a pur, in an attempt to comfort her. "Wha-what do you want from me?" Kagome shuttered. The half demon said nothing as he stared into Kagome's eyes, and while he did so the young miko noticed that there was an expression in them that she had no idea on how to react to; love.

"Why is he looking at me that way?" Kagome thought to herself, but before she could even speak she felt the half demon's other hand go up to the back of her neck and press hard on one of her nerves. Kagome's vision suddenly went black, but before she could hit the ground the half demon caught her and took her in his arms bridal style.

"I have what I came for, now I shall leave with my prize" he stated as he then looked back at the village. "You thought you could keep me at bay old hag? HA! Never…" the half demon trailed off as he then ran away from the village, across the river and into the woods, leaving a folded up piece of parchment on the top of Kagome's spilt basket of herbs…

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Meanwhile in the village, Kaede was hard at work slaying demons with her sacred arrows… but something seemed off about this attack; the demons were barely putting up any sort of fight and they weren't hurting or killing any of the villagers. Kaede's eyes then widened in realization...this was all a diversion!

"NO! The dog god has lost his head, Kagome is in danger!" the old woman exclaimed. Suddenly as if on cue, all of the demons started to turn and fly away, and that was enough for Kaede to rush to her horse and gallop to the river to find… Kagome's spilt basket of herbs with a folded up parchment on it.

Kaede got off of her horse and picked up the paper. "Hm? A letter to me…" Kaede thought to herself, she then gasped when she saw what the letter said;

Hey old hag,

I gave you three chances to give me what I wanted and you blew it. So I took matters into my own hands, Kagome belongs to me now and I've taken her to where you can't follow,

-The Dog God.

Kaede's old hand that held the note started to tremble as she fell to her knees. "Kagome… forgive me, I could not protect you…"

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Kagome woke up to the feeling of someone tracing her face with their fingers… and to a small stink on the side of her neck. The miko groaned as she struggled to open her eyes for a moment, but once they fluttered open Kagome found herself once again staring at the most beautiful pair of golden eyes she had ever seen. The young Miko bolted up, taking her head out of the half demon's lap.

"Whoa, whoa there Kagome, you really shouldn't get up like that, you could hurt yourself" said the half demon calmly. Kagome looked around to see that she was in some kind of cave like chamber, the bed she and the half demon were sitting on was very large with silk and fur sheets, the rock walls had a lit torch in each corner, there was even a large wardrobe of silk kimonos next to the bed.

"W-where am I, who are you, and why am I here?!" asked Kagome frantically looking around the room.

The half demon smiled at her. "I'm the next dog god, and this is my home, but from now on, it'll also be yours" he said, making Kagome's eyes widen.

"What, But how can you be a god? You're a half demon" the Miko prompted feeling more confused than ever now.

The dog god smirked as he tried to reach for Kagome's hand with his own, only for her to flinch away from his touch, making him sigh. "I know you're afraid of me, but you don't have to be my love" he said as he took the Miko's other hand and kissed the top of it softly.

Kagome blushed. "He's being so gentle with me… but why? He's a half demon, should he be ready to kill me? WAIT! Is it possible that what Kaede told me about all those with demon blood in them being evil was a lie?" Kagome thought to herself. "NO! It can't be she would never lie to me!"

"Is something on your mind Kagome?" asked the half demon.

Kagome bit her bottom lip. "Um, yes you still haven't answered my questions; how can you be a god if you're a half demon, and also what do you mean when you say that you're the 'next' dog god?' questioned the Miko meekly.

The dog god smiled. "Oh, right sorry it's a bit of a long story, but you deserve to know" he proclaimed. "It all started when my father, Toga and my half older brother Sesshomaru came around this area looking for a new place to call home and start a new life. My brother's mother had died and our father wanted a quiet life for his son, so when he found this place; a cave with many chambers, they settled here and made it their new home. One day there was a demon attack on the nearby village, my father was passing by when he saw a young, beautiful, human woman about to be killed by a large ogre and when my father saw this woman's frightened face, he knew he had to help, so without a second thought my father slayed the ogre and saved the young woman who then begged him to save her village and after he did so the people of the settlement thought he was a god and since he could take the form of a dog they called him 'The Dog God' my father then decided he would forever remain by the village and protect it. The villagers had no idea he was demon so they often gave him food sacrifices and other goods so he would continue to keep the village safe and not long after this all started, he fell in love and married the young woman who he saved from the ogre… my mother…" the dog god trailed off.

Kagome's eyes widened. "Your mother was human and you're father was a dog demon making you…" Kagome stopped trying not to offend the dog god.

"Yes… making me a half dog demon, it's okay, I know what I am, but anyway, my mother died at least five years ago and my father died a few weeks later out of grief. It was real tough, my older brother Sesshomaru then took our father's place as the next dog god and he was in that position for at least two years until he too feeling love with a human woman. Her name was Rin and together she and my brother left for a more simple life in the far southeast… leaving me to be the next dog god. Though being a god was a way for me to get any laguary I wanted there was one thing that I knew 'I' could only provide for myself that I longed for so much; a wife" the dog god finishing his tail of woe.

Kagome was speechless, never had she ever heard such a sad story. "Is every half demon's story this sad?" she asked before she could stop herself.

The dog god looked down. "Sadly with every half demon you meet theirs a sadder story, at least that's how I've seen it. For two long years I felt like there was nothing to live for, I kept the village safe like my father and brother did before me, but I never saw anything worthwhile in my life… that is until about a year ago, I had been the dog god for at least two years and I was viewing your village through the mirror pond (a pond that lets me see anything anywhere through air and liquid) and… I saw you and I had never seen anyone so beautiful. For a year I watched you though my pond and in the process I felt myself falling deeper in love with you than I ever thought was possible, so with that being said at my shine on the hill I spoke to your guardian Kaede and told her I wanted you as my bride, but she told me she'd never marry you off to anyone not even to the dog god. Three times I asked her for your hand, but every time the stubborn old hag refused until I couldn't take it anymore…" the half demon trailed off, letting Kagome catch on.

"So you kidnapped me and attacked my village with demons to get what you wanted?" she asked.

The dog god then pulled her into a tight embrace. "I promise your village is safe, the demons I sent only cause a scare and did nothing else, my captain of the guard and her partner made sure of it" he promised, but Kagome only squirmed out of the hug.

"How can I trust anything you tell me? You kidnapped me!" she stated.

The dog god sighed. "Kagome, I love you deeper than you could ever imagine, I would never lie to you, so with that being said you can call me by my real name; Inuyasha. I don't want you to think of me as a god, but as you're husband" he said patiently, but the young Miko's face was unchanged.

"Look Inuyasha, it's nice that you want me to be your bride, but I have to go home, Kaede is-" Kagome started but Inuyasha cut her off.

"You're tired of that old hag treating you like a child right? This is a way you can be free of her wrath since this is an underground cave that only I can find ways in and out and there's also a spell on it to make sure no one gets in. She'll never find you here, and also since I marked you I-" the dog god started but was cut off by the young Miko before him.

"Wait, marked me? You don't mean…" Kagome triled off as he hand went to the side of her neck that stung and her eyes widened… she felt felt a mark of a pair of fangs on her neck. "No…" Kagome trailed off. She knew that when a male demon or a male half demon bite the side of a female's neck than that meant they were from then on mated to the demon who sank his fangs into her neck..

"That's right my love, I marked you so that we will be together forever, of course we'll also marry in the human way since you're a human and I'm a half human it's only fair" stated Inuyasha as he took Kagome's hand in his and kissed it softly once more.

Kagome couldn't speak, just in the past few hours her life had changed forever, she was now the mate and bride of a demon… well 'half demon' but either way this troubled her greatly.

"I- I can't be your bride, nor can I be your mate" the young miko finally managed to say.

Inuyasha raised one of his eyebrows. "And why not?" questioned the dog god.

Kagome bit her lip. "I am a miko and you are a half demon we could never work out like this," she stated. "Not to mention my destiny is to only be a miko and not anything else, especially not a wife" she added.

Inuyasha smirked. "Please your destiny is your own choice and yours alone. No one, not even a dumb old hag like Kaede can deside your fate" he stated.

Kagome frowned. "Hey! I won't have you speak poorly of the woman who raised me like that!" the young miko snapped standing up from the bed with her hands at her side balled up into fists.

"Well you can't blame me for saying that all she was doing was holding you back from happiness and all you desired like having friends…. And finding love…." the dog god trailed off.

Kagome's eyes widened. "H-how… how did you know that?" she questioned cautiously.

Inuyasha smiled softly as he stood up from the bed in front of Kagome and cupped her face in his rough hands. "I told you, I watched you from my mirror pond and as I watched you I heard you talking to yourself about your dreams and whenever you talked about these dreams you had such sadness in those beautiful brown eyes, sadness that I wanted to get rid of so I could see you smile again" said the dog god. "Kagome I choose you for my mate not just because you're beautiful but because I-" Inuyasha started but was cut off by someone knocking at the sliding door.

"My lord Kirara and I have finished slaying the remaining demons" a young woman's called from the other side of the door.

Inuyasha swore under his breath as he took his hands off of Kagome's face and turned to the door.

"Yeah okay, come on in Sango" the dog god called. With that a young woman walked in the room and Kagome nearly screamed; next to the young woman was a large lion sized yellow and black, two tailed neko demon with red eyes and a black star shape on its forehead.

The young woman wore pink and black demon slayer armor, she had her brown black hair in a high ponytail and she was holding a large bomarage bone.

Sango noticed Kagome right away and smiled. "You must be lady Kagome, it's an honor to finally meet you. My name is Sango, I'm the captain of the guard for lord Inuyasha's army, and this is Kirara my partner" the woman stated patting the large two tailed neko's head.

"Sango here will be your maid as well as captain of my army, so if you ever need anything and I am not around call Sango here and she will come to aid you" prompted Inuyasha as he turned back to Sango and Kirara. "I want you to have Kagome ready for our marriage ceremony by sunset" he demanded.

"Yes my lord" replied Sango as she and Kirara bowed their heads to the dog god, who then turned back to Kagome and took her hands in his own. "I'll see you in a few hours, I'll miss you so much, but once we marry we'll have all eternity together he promised as he pecked the miko's cheek and held onto her hands for as long as she could before walking out of the room and closing the sliding dotr in his wake.

Sango turned back to Kagome. "So my lady, I believe you have had quite a day so how about I show you to the hot springs" the captain suggested.

Kagome considered this. "If I can get out of this room there's a better chance of me getting out of here" she thought to herself.

"Um yes, please" the miko said in a small voice.

Sango smiled and beckoned Kagome to follow her.

"I will get out of her, no matter what it costs me. Hold on Kaede, I'm on my way" the young miko thought to herself determinedly.

Hi guys, I hope this first chapter was good this is gonna be a cute 'Persephone and Hades' type story for our favorite half demon and miko! Any how see you next time! Keep reading and REVIEW!