Third Installment. The song for this one is called Fields of Hope, from the anime Gundam Seed. I rather liked it, so I found an english translation and put it in this story. I'm rather surprised, and happy, that so many of you have already reviewed my second installment. Thank you for all of your compliments. I Hope you enjoy this next one as much as the last. I apologize in advance for any typo's or grammatical errors. They are caused by Nargles.

KagomeXYusuke

"Song Lyrics"

"Thoughts"

"Beneath the veil of starry sky

As cold as winter's darkest night

It's there you sleep, silent and deep

You're all alone"

He rubbed his palms together, his breath ghosting across his flesh to bring prickles of heat back to his stinging hands. The grass crunched beneath him, the dew upon its tips still frozen from the nights cool temperature. Stars still poked through the dim morning light, quickly losing the battle as the rosy hue of morning broke through the darkness.

The boy wandered through the silent park, shoving his previously cold appendages into his leather jacket. On any other day, he'd normally still be at home, buried under mounds and mounds of blankets, fast asleep. But apparently the gods were against him, because after hours and hours of tossing and turning on his bed, he had finally given up and thrown on his coat for a morning walk to clear his mind. It could be because of the demonic blood clammoring within him for a fight, or simply the fact that he hadn't had any jobs from Koenma lately. Life had become rather dull and peaceful for the past few weeks. Until he received some sort of challenge, there would not be much resting.

He was just passing under a large evergreen when something stood out in the corner of his eye. Stopping, he blinked at a wooden park bench covered in graffiti. Or rather, what was on the park bench. Laying in a fetal position along the much too small structure was a girl. She was in perhaps her early twenties, with pale skin, full red lips, and inky black hair. The girl wore a thigh length skirt, with a white blouse and a brown coat that was partially unbuttoned. Looking first at the pair of lacy pink panties that he could clearly see from this position, through no effort on his part, he raised a brow at the large, fluffy slippers she wore. It looked both utterly ridiculous, and strangely cute.

"She'll get a cold, sleeping out here..." Moving softly, he pryed his eyes from her gorgeous legs to crouch next to her face, reaching out with his arm to gently shake her. "Oi...girly. This ain't the best spot to be taking a nap, 'specially not in your slippers." A cute frown crinkled across her forehead as she groaned, attempting to push his offending hand away. He couldn't help the smile that quirked the edges of his lips. "C'mon, nap time's over."

The girl finally pryed her eyes open, rubbing at them with a slender hand. He was surprised to see that they were rimmed red, eyes bloodshot, as if she'd been crying, but that didn't stop him from appreciating her eyes. They were the most pure blue he had ever seen. "Mmm...who're you?" her voice, though slurred with sleep, was undeniably adorable.

"I think you fell asleep," he grinned, sitting back on his heels. The girl spent a few more moments grumbling through her half dreamless state, before a small 'oh' escaped her and she bolted upright. She looked around sheepishly, a pink flush settling across her freckled face as she timidly pulled a strand of dark hair behind her ear.

"Oh...I really did fall asleep," she murmured. The girl tugged her pink hat farther down on her head, looking at him out of the corner of her eye. "I-I only meant to close my eyes for a moment..."

"So what's up with the pink fuzzy slippers?" he said, gesturing towards the ridiculous footwear.

That only made her blush intensify. "I...went out for a walk. I-I couldn't sleep," she admitted.

"Huh, same here. So, you live near here er somethin'?"

"Yes. At the shrine, just around the corner."

The girl blinked up at him as he suddenly stood, a lopsided grin stretching across his face. "Well, you'll get a cold, stayin' out here like that. C'mon."

"Um...excuse me...?"

He had turned so that his back was facing her, bending slightly at the knees and holding his arms out behind him. "Well, you can't go walkin' around in those things. You'll ruin 'em. So I'll carry 'ya there." If her face had been red before, by now it positively had to be the same shade as a tomato.

"No, I couldn't possibly ask you to...!"

"Nah, I offered," he interrupted. "Now, 'ya gonna hop on er what?" Noticing her hesitation, he added, "C'mon, you wouldn't wanna go and make me all teary eyed because you turned down my offer, would 'ya?" Shaking her head, she slowly stood to her feet. Hooking first one arm, then the other around his neck, she grumbled something incoherent before he suddenly gripped the back of her legs and bounced off, laughing at the squeak she made.

"Aren't I heavy for you to carry...?"

"Nope. Believe me, I can carry a lot more than this. You're like a feather, compared to some of the stuff I can lift," he grinned, slowing his trot down to a comfortable walk. "Name's Yusuke, by the way. Yusuke Uremeshi."

"I'm Kagome. Kagome Higurashi."

"Oi, that's the shrine you live at? I walk by it on my way to work everyday."

"Really? Strange that we've never seen each other, then."

"So, you like a priestess er somethin'?"

He could feel her breath against his neck, warm and strangely comforting. "Something like that..." she muttered. He could almost hear something like bitterness seep into her voice at her answer, but shrugged it off for another time.

It was quiet as he trudged through the bare streets, the strange priestess with fuzzy pink slippers hanging loosely onto his back. A fog hung low in the city, drowning out the sounds of sleek cars and vendors setting up shop around the corner. After a few minutes he finally reached the bottom of the stairway that led into the Sunset Shrine, and he whistled as he looked up at the formidable peak. The concrete steps dissappeared into the fog, but he was positive they could rival Genkai's. "Well, up we go."

"Really, you don't have to..."

"I have nothing else to do. Humor me, will 'ya?" The girl quieted at his request, readjusting her hold upon his neck so that it wasn't so tight.

"Do you live near here, Yusuke kun?"

"A few blocks away, in the Momichi Apartments. Not real fancy, but it's comfortable. So, do you actually live on the shrine grounds?"

"Yes. Our house is seperate from the rest, but very close. Oh, there it is."

The boy squinted into the fog as his foot ascennded the last step, blinking as a large building suddenly came into view. In the fog he could only see the silhouette of a number of trees, disappearing into the gray mass of clouds. Not ten feet away from him was a small fountain where guests could cleanse their hands before entering, the spout a lifelike sculpture of a dragon. "Wow. You live in this place alone?"

"No. There's Mama, Gramps, and Souta, too. Oh, and we can't forget Buuyo." Yusuke only nodded, the names completely flying in one ear and out the next. He walked towards what looked like the entrence, crouching down to let the girl slip off his back. She seemed to suddenly become shy again, tugging at the hem of her skirt. "Thank you, Yusuke. I do believe you've saved my slippers from complete destruction."

Chuckling, he waved the comment aside. "No problem. I'm a guy, we're always on the look out for damsels in distress."

"Would you...would you like to come in for some tea or coffee? It's the least I could do, after you carried me all the way up here."

"Well..."

He blinked when her slender hands took his rough ones between hers, a pink flush settling across her face. "Please, Yusuke? I want to do something for you. I won't take no for an answer."

"When you put it like that...ok." When she turned that dazzling smile towards him, he knew he was hooked.

"I sing the prayer's

Soft melody

Across the lonely silent fields

A little light began to shine

It shines on and one"

Yusuke poked his head around a rather large tree, grumbling when his search still proved fruitless. "This place ain't that big. You'd think it'd be easier to find her." He swatted away a stray tree branch, trudging further into the forest. Spring was just ending and the flora around him was practically shining with life, so green that it almost hurt his eyes. Unlike Genkai's temple, the Higurashi shrine's forest did not hold demonic entities. It's surrounding forest was full of wildlife, bursting with the song's of birds and whatever other animals lived here.

He was just beginning to head back, giving up on his search, when he heard something whispering in the wind. It was not the sound of those annoying birds, nor was it any sort of noise he'd heard from any bugs he knew, and so he stopped and closed his eyes. It sounded like...singing. Turning towards the noise he trekked farther and farther in, grumbling about the bugs that flew in his face and priestesses that couldn't find a normal spot, like a porch chair, to relax.

As he came closer to the source of the sound, he began to make sense of the wavering song. "Inori no uta goe...sabishii nohara wo..." It took only a few more steps before he burst upon a small clearing, blinking in the sudden sunshine. The field was covered in purple wildflowers and long, knee lenght grass. And there, in the middle, cushioned by the green turf, was Kagome. She was wearing a white sundress that reached her knees, her sandals laying beside her, completely forgotten. Her white hat with the pink bow was crummpled beneath her head, her black hair fanning out around her. He stopped where he was, watching her. Her eyes were closed, a small smile playing at her lips as she quietly sang that strange music. "Chiisana, hikari ga...terashiteta..."

The boy tilted his head, a questioning shine to his eyes. The song wasn't necessarily sad, but it brought goosebumps across his flesh. "I know you're there, Yusuke..." He jumped at the sound of her voice, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly.

"That loud, am I?"

"Something like that." He was really beggining to dislike those words. It was as if the girl knew more than she was letting along, never lying, but never telling the truth either. Ignoring it for now, he plopped down next to her on the long grass, blowing a rather annoying strand from his face.

"What're 'ya doin' out here, anyway? Isn't this a long way to be going for a nap? I won't always be around to carry you home after you've fallen asleep, 'ya know," he teased. He broke a cattail from the surrounding foliage, using the strand to tickle the girls nose. It was worth it when she giggled, that brilliant grin spreading across her face. God, how he loved that smile. It was so carefree, so pure, the only one who even came close was Yukina, and even then it paled in comparison.

"I just...wanted to be out in nature," she murmured.

"With all these bugs? You're nuts."

"It's nice," she objected, opening one sapphire orb to look at him, only to close it a moment later. "No sounds of trains, or cars...and it smells cleaner." He grudgingly had to give her that, although he found the city much more exciting, even if it did smell. "Plus...out here, you can pretend that nothing bad has ever happened."

Yusuke frowned at that, propping himself up with his elbow as he looked down at her. "And what kinda bad things do you wanna forget?" The girl fidgeted under his scrutiny, playing with the hem of her skirt. She only did that when she wasn't sure if she wanted to tell the truth or not. "Kagome?"

"We all have things we wish never happened," she whispered. Her eyes clenched shut, hands fisting at her side. "Things we wish we could do over again. Things we'd do differently if we only had the chance to go back."

Thinking back to all the times he'd screwed up, all the times he'd so horrendously fucked up others' lives because of his thick headedness, he had to agree. "Yea..."

"...So, if you think of it that way, nature's not all that bad, is it?"

"No, I guess it isn't."

"I watched you as you so peacefully dreamed

You laughed like a child

Happy and carefree

It's all familiar and yet so far

That's the future's promise for you and me"

"Yusuke?" her voice was unusually quiet in the large apartment. He steps were equally so, echoing on the smooth wooden floor. She fiddled with the strap of her purse, a pair of keys jangling in her other hand. "Yusuke, are you here?" It wasn't that she wanted to intrude into his home, but he had given her a spare key in case of an emergency...although, this wasn't exactly what she would call an emergency, but he hadn't showed up at the cafe they were going to meet at for lunch. She had waited for half an hour before deciding to stop by his place, just to be sure he was ok.

The miko shuffled farther into the apartment, looking around curiously. To her right was a small kitchen, it's counters immaculately clean. She suspected it was only because he didn't know how to cook, rather than OCD. On her left was a small but homey living room, complete with a large T.V., a leather couch, and multiple video games scattered across the floor. Snooping farther in, she opened a door and raised a brow at what she saw.

Obviously a bedroom, it was possibly the dirtiest living space she had ever seen. Clothes were strewn everywhere, along with several styrofoam take out boxes and a variety of ramen packets. And in the corner, half beneath a large pile of blankets and half out, was Yusuke. His white undershirt was rumpled and stained, lifting up from his rather chiseled stomach and tangling around his left arm. His hair, normally slicked back with that green gel, was now free of the sticky substance, looking as soft and silky as her own. And to top off the entire scene, he was laying with his feet towards the headboard and his head near the foot board, mouth wide open as a rather monstrous snore sneaked past.

"Really, Yusuke, you're hopeless," she smiled, closing the door behind her. She carefully skirted a rather smelly pile of clothing, frowning when she thought she saw a splash of blood across some of the articles. "Yusuke...Yusuke, wake up. Yusuke!"

The boy jumped as she raised her voice, drooping eyes taking in the girl standing next to his bed. "The hell're you doin' here, K'gome?"

"Oh, I don't know Yusuke. I was just waiting at a certain cafe, where I was supposed to meet a certain boy, but he never showed. It seems he overslept," she said, grinning as his eyes practically bugged out of his head. She watched in amusement as he scrambled through a pile of blankets, fumbling to reach his clock.

"Fuck."

"Language, Yusuke," she scolded. She leaned against the wall, watching as he securely wrapped a blanked around his waist. "Don't tell me you're naked under there."

"Actually..."

"Ew! I-I didn't think you were actually...! No, stay right there, I'll wait for you outside!" she squeaked, rushing out of the room.

A few minutes later a sheepish Yusuke came stumbling out of his room, tugging on a pair of white socks. "Sorry, Kagome. I got home so late last night, I must've forgotten to set my alarm..."

"It's alright...What were you doing out so late, anyway?" she questioned, peeping at him through her bangs. They slowly made their way out of his apartment, walking leisurely. It wasn't as if they had anything else to do on a sunday.

"Work," he muttered. He hated lying to her, but it couldn't be helped. In reality, he had fought off fifty or so boar demons that had been trying to cross the barrier, but how could he tell a human that? She would only laugh and think he was being stupid. Plus, binky breath wouldn't be too happy if another human found out about the existance of makai.

Kagome knew he was lying. He always had this strange tilt to his head whenever he lied, even if it was a small one, and he never looked her in the eyes when he did. But she refused to give in to the urge to question him. After all, she had lied to him, too. It wouldn't be fair to interrogate him and not give him the courtesy of being honest back. No, for now she would hold her tongue and hope it wasn't something too dangerous.

"So...I've got one question..."

"Yea...?" He shifted uncomfortably, preparing himself for the lie that he would likely have to spout.

"Do you really sleep naked...?"

He fell face first into the sidewalk, bursting out laughing.

"One day on a green and shiny morn'

One day we will finally make it through

Cause in this sky

So dark with winter

We still have to believe it's true

Fields of hope"

She stood frozen in place, eyes wide at the scene before her. Long, black hair that fell far below his waist, with tan skin that was covered in swirling tribal tatooes, and the unmistakable glint of fangs poking through his lips. "Yu...suke?" More than anything, she could feel the dark, opressing aura that he generated. It was so strong it nearly made her feel claustrophobic, something that only Sesshomaru had achieved before.

The boy stood helplessly before her, shoulders tense. The body of a slain demon lay on the ground behind him, staining the grass a crimson shade. It hadn't been his intention. He had never wanted to transform in front of her. It had been merely instinct to protect her when the rogue demon had burst in front of them in the park, and one thing had led to another until...he had no control over it. The beast inside of him had demanded to be released, to protect the precious woman with him. And it had won.

He was surprised when she took a cautious step foreward, and then another, and another, until she was standing right in front of him, yet the whole while he remained in place, afraid to scare her away. "God's, please don't let her run. Don't let her be afraid of me. Please." He practically flinched as the shorter girl stood on her toes, looking him in the eyes as her hand traced a pattern across his shoulder.

"It really is you," she breathed, excitement lacing the edge of her voice. She had never expected this. Sometimes, when they were simply sitting next to one another, she had felt a whisper of power from him, but as soon as she would try to concentrate on it, it would dissappear. Never in her wildest dreams would she have thought he was a youkai. This was... "Perfect."

The boy blinked down at her, clearly confused. "Wha?" Had she really just said 'perfect'? No, no, that wasn't right. He must have demon scummer in his ears, for that was not something a normal girl would say in this situation.

"You're youkai." Her statement held no question to it, merely a fact. "A real youkai, here, in this era."

"K-kagome, you're not making any sense...aren't you, 'ya know, afraid?" He really was shocked when she suddenly threw her arms around his torso, the telltale smell of tears mingling in the air.

"Of course not. Yusuke is Yusuke," she murmured. "I-I thought I was alone..." He gently wrapped his arms around her, looking down with a frown on his face. Alone? What the hell was going on? Any other human would have screamed and run away by now. Clearly, Kagome was not so average as she seemed.

"Kagome...listen, Kagome," he said. "I don't understand...how do you know about youkai...? What do you mean by 'this era'?"

"I...I haven't told you something," she admitted, sniffling back her tears. "A really big something..."

"Tell me."

"Well...It all started with the well, on our shrine, when I turned 15..."

"A gentle touch

A loving brush

Those things I still search for

A prayer in

A melody

It goes on and on"

Yusuke looked down at the girl curled up next to him, a gentle smile spreading across his face. He brushed a strand of hair from her face, his fingers lingering on the side of her cheek. She always fell asleep before the movie ended, and he would always carry her home. It was becoming a rather cute ritual between them, one that he found rather enjoyable. It meant that he had an excuse to hold her close to him, and her voice was always so muddled and soft with sleep that he'd be forced to lean closer to understand her. The feeling of her breath against his ear was both exciting and torturous.

"...Kagome..." He gently shook her arm, grinning when she grumpled incomprehensively. "Kagome, you fell asleep again..."

"Mmm...five more minutes Mama..."

"Oi," he grunted, poking her side. "I don't even sound like a woman, so don't go callin' me 'mama'. You hear me, Kagome?" The hanyou was caught off gaurd as the woman next to him suddenly flung herself at him, wrapping her arms around his torso. She was now laying on top of him, mumbling against his chest. Gulping, he tried to pry her grip from his shirt. She didn't budge. Fuck. Now what was he supposed to do? Knowing her, if he did manage to wake her now, she'd be so embarrassed about their current position that she would refuse his offer of a piggy back ride, and that just was not acceptable. So what to do? "I guess you can stay for a bit longer. Your mother never seems to worry when you're with me, anyway."

"Yu..suke..."

"Hmm?" He gently placed his arms around her, taking a deep breath. She smelled like strawberries. Damn, but he loved strawberries.

"Do you...like me?"

"Huh?" That was most certainly not what he had expected. Normally she murmured nonsense when she was half asleep, and he would simply agree with whatever she said until she drifted off to sleep again. And what did she mean by 'like'?

She stirred in his arms, drooping eyes looking up at him quizically. They were unusually dark, perhaps from the low lighting, perhaps from the fact that she wasn't quite awake yet. Either way, they looked too damn sexy for him to ignore. "Do you like me?" she repeated.

"Uh, Kagome, I have no idea what you're..."

"Do too," she slurred. She tightened her grip upon him, looking at the black shirt he was wearing rather than at his face. This was hard enough without looking at him. "Inuyasha...he never told me. And look how we turned out. So, I need to know. Do you...like me?"

The detectuve gulped, fidgeting beneath her. Well, what was he supposed to do now? It would be the perfect opportunity to make his move...the perfect time to let her know he liked her much more than he would a friend. But...the girl was half asleep. What if she really had no clue what she was doing? That would be a real disaster. Making a move on a girl who was half asleep and probably wasn't interested. Ah, damn it all to hell. He was never one to let things go the easy way, though.

So, lifting her chin with a gentle hand, he claimed her lips with his own.

"I sing the prayer's

Soft melody

One vanishes, one dies

And all in all

It starts again

A never ending cycle"

Kuwabara looked suspiciously between his best friend and the girl, propping his chin within the palm of his hand in thought. Something wasn't right here. The girl was actually...smiling at the black haired man. She even-dare he say it-seemed to be flirting with the detective! And if the glint in his friend's eye was anything to go by, he was defiinitely enjoying the attention.

"So...you two going out er somethin?"

He was only partially surprised when the pretty raven haired girl blushed, suddenly fidgeting with the hem of her dress. Yusuke merely put his arm around her waist, sending a smug smirk towards the carrot top. "What do you think?"

"Yusuke..." the girl mumbled, fidgeting in his arms. "This is embarrassing...you didn't tell Kazuma...?"

"Nope," the man said. He released the squirming girl, sticking his tongue out at her growling face. "Well, he figured it out, didn't he?"

"I swear, sometimes you're worse than..."

"Nah, I'm not ugly," he quipped. He suddenly picked her up in his arms, throwing her over his shoulder and patting her rump with a laugh. "Plus, I'm more fun than he was."

"Uremeshi! Y-you can't just touch her like that...! It ain't decent!" the taller man protested, scrambling over to offer his assistance.

Once she was once again safe on the ground, Kagome scowled and fisted a section of his shirt in her fist, bringing his face down to her level. "You little...!"

"Aw, c'mon K'gome. You need to live a little. What's wrong with a little romp in the woods?" the boy teased, his eyes shining. In truth, he really just enjoyed flustering the little spitfire. It brought a fire to her eyes that sent shivers down his spine, and he loved seeing that little patch of pink slide across her face. It was irresistable.

"What's wrong with it? Y-you're making Kazuma feel very awkward, that's what!"

"Actually, I really don't mind..."

Her next tirade was cut off as his lips covered hers, and he smirked against her when she simply melted at his touch. This was by far his favorite way to shut her up. Simple, and oh so sweet. "...I win."

"Whaat!"

"One day on a green and shining morn'

Through all the long nights we've been fighting for

There lies a place

Far from disgrace

Where we won't have to hide from the world again"

Yusuke couldn't help the smirk that spread across his face. He lay on his newly cleaned bed, head propped up by the palm of his hand, as he looked down at the raven haired beauty that lay next to him. Although the girl was completely covered with his blanket, it was clear that beneath the thin fabric, she was wearing nothing other than her birthday suit. "Just the way I like her." It had taken him months to coax the shy girl into his bed, and last night he had finally convinced her to comply. It had been the most amazing sex he'd ever had.

The girl next to him grumbled in her sleep, burrowing closer to his warmth. He gently pulled the blanket over her until it reached just below her chin, grazing a soft kiss against her temple. He was more than ready for another go with his beautiful miko, but for now he was simply content to watch her. It had been her first time, after all, and it would take some time before she could have enough stamina to match him. Something he didn't mind teaching her about.

She looked so peaceful, laying there tangled in his blankets, on his bed, in his apartment. "Mine."

"Mmm...Yusuke..." He snuggled back down into the warmth of the bed, wrapping his arms posssessively around her. The girl wriggled around until her head was pressed against his chest, a content sigh escaping her lips.

"Hey, sleeping beauty." He wiggled his eyebrows to add to the affect.

Kagome giggled at that, running her hand along his abdomen absentmindedly. "You know...A year ago, I never would have thought we'd be...here, like this."

"Hardcore sex addicts? Nope, I knew it would end up this way," he teased, playing with a strand of her hair. He wasn't at all surprised when she lightly smacked his arm. His miko was the violent sort, after all.

"You know what I mean."

"Hm. So, what's your point?"

The girl shrugged, sidling closet to him for the added warmth his body provided. "Its just...I don't know. I mean, out of all our friends, who would have predicted we'd end up together? What would have happened if I hadn't fallen asleep on that park bench?"

Yusuke tightened his arms around her, a low growl reverberating through his chest. "Doesn't matter. What matters is that we did find each other," he said, voice unusually gruff. Apparently the idea of being apart from the raven haired beauty upset him, though he wouldn't admit it.

"Mmm...I'm glad we did..." It was quiet for a moment as they simply enjoyed one anothers company, until the toushin suddenly began rummaging around the side of the bed. "Yusuke, what are you doing?" The tan man grumbled something too low for her to hear, before grinning as he found what he was looking for.

"Kagome..." He pulled out what looked like a white box, opening to reveal something she hadn't been expecting. "...Will you marry me?"

"Now there lies a deep love within my heart

A yearn to protect you and keep you warm

It's all familiar and yet so far

It's made for the peace of mind

Fields of hope"

"Calm down, Yusuke," Kurama chuckled, stopping the man from tugging yet again at his tie. The poor thing looked rumpled enough as it was without the toushin's added 'help'. "Abusing your tie will not make the procession move any faster."

"Aw, damn it all," the man cursed, gripping his hair in his right hand. His brown eyes scanned the crowd, taking in everything at once. Kagome's mother, her Grandfather, and Souta sat in the front row next to his own mother, who looked suspiciously tipsy already. Behind them sat a mixture of both youkai and ningen's, his friends and hers. Rose petals already decorated the white aisle that spilt down the middle of the room, looking especially lonely without anyone to walk down it. "When does this thing get going?"

"Nervous, detective?" Hiei, wearing his usual all black attire-because they had not been able to convince him to wear a tux-looked rather amused at his actions. "Perhaps you should run now, before the girl arrives."

"I ain't nervous," Yusuke snarled. "I just...wanna get this over with."

"That would be your demon blood talking," Kurama soothed, placing his hand on his friends shoulder. "Marriage is not a youkai custom. Your instincts want you to create a mating mark upon her before anyone else has a chance of taking her from you. It's perfectly natural to be antsy at a time like this."

"Not that anyone could take her from me..."

His grumbling was cut short as the organ suddenly began to play, its mere presence causing the whole room to hush in anxiousness. They all stood as a figure in white appeared at the other end of the aisle, her sapphire eyes clearly visible even beneath the veil covering her face. In that moment his heart seemed to cease beating, frozen as he stared in awe at the beautiful woman who was slowly stalking towards him. He had never seen anything so beautiful before.

As she finally stopped before him, he couldn't help the ear to ear grin that appeared on his face. Taking her by the hand, he helped her up the small step leading to the dais, whispering for her ears alone, "You're beautiful."

He barely even heard a word the old preacher said. He was much too focused on the woman next to him. Soon, she would be his. His, forever and ever. Someone who would be there to smile at him every day, someone to hold and shelter within the width of his arms. Someon to love.

"...I love you, Kagome."

"Natsukashiku mada tooi

Yakusoku no nohara

Fields of hope

Fields of hope"

That's all folks. Hope you liked it, and please, please review. Any and all suggestions are welcome. Also, if any of you know of any cute songs you'd think would go well with a story, feel free to tell me. I'm always in need of inspiration. Couple suggestions are also accepted, but remember, they are merely suggestions. Doesn't mean I'll necessarily do them. REVIEW!

-Master of all Perv's, out!