"Rin, would you get the four out of the cupboard for me?" Kagome shouted over the loud music playing in the kitchen.

The young girl, nearly oblivious to everything but the tune she was dancing along to, made her way over to her sister and retrieved the item. Bopping along as she danced over to her sister, Rin raised the flour jar high up over her head and made a twirl. The unsteady lid was tossed up over the girl and smashed in front of Kagome, alerting her to Rin's imbalance. She whipped her head around quickly, just in time to see her little sister topple over.

"Wait, Rin, no!"

With speed that would've impressed even her icy demon lord husband, Kagome snatched the flour before it crashed on the floor, and managed to catch her sister's body in her other arm. When the flour in the air settled, Kagome lowered Rin to the floor and laughed.

"Any other day, and boy would you be in trouble… but I suppose on your birthday we can make a small exception." Kagome smiled at the grinning birthday girl and ruffled her hair. "Go take a bath before the party."

A few hours later, all three members of the family plus Miroku, Sango and Inuyasha were gathered around the dinner table eating the cake Kagome had whipped up. They spoke in loud tones, the party merry and filled with laughter.

"So how old are you now, Rin?" Sango asked, though she already knew.

"Sango! How could you forget? I'm fou—five!" Rin had attempted to scold, but a wide, toothy grin grew on her face at her mistake.

"But 'ya look eight," Inuyasha mumbled in the corner, watching the party with light eyes.

"Yasha!" Rin stifled the smile on her face, excited to use Kagome's signature angry tone at him, "you should know better than to ask a lady's age."

"I didn't ask, I commented."

"So rude!" Rin shouted, finally unable to hide her smile.

"Yes, Inuyasha!" Kagome walked over scooted her chair closer to Rin, seconding her little sister. "So rude!"

The girls erupted into giggles, Sango included, and the men looked on. Miroku, because they were his beloved family, Inuyasha, because they reminded him of the way he used to act, and how he should play now, and Sesshomaru… because they were the light of his life, and the ones who taught him how to love.

He leaned towards them, kissing Kagome on her lips, and then Rin on her forehead. "Happy birthday, sweetheart."

Kagome slipped her dress off over her head and glanced at her mate. He was sitting in a chair across the room, watching her undress with hungry eyes. She smiled, her cheeks rosy, and spoke to him.

"I think the party went well."

He let out a low rumble in agreement. She sat on the edge of their bed and slid her tights down her legs, agonizingly slow. Smirking, she watched his eyes cloud over in desire, and Kagome turned, shielding half his view.

He groaned, and was at her side in a second. "Tonight, let's skip the small chat."

His hand moved over her soft skin and skipped over her breast. His mouth moved to find hers, but she avoided him with a quick turn of her cheek. She watched him draw in steady breaths and then frown at her.

"What?" She narrowed her eyes at him and removed his hands from her chest, squeezing them before he drew back. "It was your turn last time. You promised, Sesshomaru."

He sighed, and rolled his eyes at her. "So I did."

"And now it's my turn," she whispered into his ear. "So strip, youkai."

He groaned again as she peeled his shirt off and yanked on the zipper of his pants. When he was more naked than she, Kagome sat back and admired him in a way that made his heart leap. Their lips met and she pushed him down, her hands snaking south towards his region that fascinated her in a way that seemed so naughty.

She brushed her palm across his length and then gave a firm pull, and watched his face soften and then draw hard. She kissed his eye lids and he looked at her, his eyes warm, and fierce, and filled with love.

Kagome kissed a trail down his well-muscled chest and paused when she reached a hip bone. She let her tongue flick across his skin and watched his shift into something that made her feel so powerful, to have the great demon lord looking like he would do anything to have her. After a minute of her devilish power streak, she found herself wanting, and decided not to tease him any longer.

Aligning her core with him, she slid down quickly, and began to move fast, barely giving him enough time to sort through the sensations. She bucked her hips when he thrust up into her hard, and he found her bud, rubbing it slightly to throw her off the edge. He followed soon after and they collapsed into an embrace, holding each other tight lest they be torn apart again.

He nuzzled his head in her hair, breathing in her scent deeply, feeling his heart constrict with a bursting, warm emotion. He would've laughed if he'd had the chance; he still reveled at the fact that the woman he'd been waiting so long for was a bare slip of a girl, human with a mind of her own and the biggest heart he'd ever seen.

But after waiting so long for Kagome, the only woman who had ever stirred up such feelings in him, he was determined not to let her get away. Nearly a week after Kagome had killed Naraku, he'd cemented their fate together and mated her, sharing his lifespan. They had a long life set out before them as a family, which should've made Kagome slow down and just relax, but she still acted exactly how she had before, always on the move.

She snuggled closer to the man who meant so much to her, content to let herself bask in Sesshomaru's affections until the morning, and even longer, if the day allowed. But then, light as a butterfly kiss, she felt his lips on her temple.

"I love you." His voice was deep and raw, conveying more emotion in just three words then she could've in twenty.

She smiled, and in just one of her expressions he could see how much she loved him back.

Okay, it's finished! I can't express how much fun this has been for me, and I hope you've enjoyed my story as well. Please, tell me what you think of it now that it's finished. I hope to continue writing more so if you liked ADD, keep an eye out for me! See you soon :) ~Gracie

All characters belong to Rumiko Takahashi, no matter how much this author may love them.