Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. Nor do I own this amazing ship.
Author's Note: Welcome to my collection InuKag drabbles (similar in vein to my Moments of Harmony). It's gonna be a continuous work, full of drabbles and oneshots featuring my beloved anime OTP, and completely out of order. Length and rating will vary, depending on my writing mood.
Setting: Post-canon, post-marriage.
Words: 400
Rated: K+
Enjoy!
Soon
As the sun began to set on the horizon, Kagome plucked a last bundle of herbs from her garden. "There!" she sighed, then carefully pressed her hand on the ground as leverage to push herself up. No good. Groaning in exasperation, she tried again, but to no avail. But before she could turn around to try using the other side, suddenly a pair of strong arms swept her up.
"Inuyasha! I had it perfectly under control!" Kagome huffed, though she was secretly grateful.
"Keh! I've been watching you," her husband said, rolling his eyes, as he carried her to their home on the top of the hill. "You were struggling like a newborn fawn trying to stand for the first time. You shouldn't push yourself," he added softly, his eyes boring into hers in concern. "The baby-"
"The baby's fine, Inuyasha, and so am I," Kagome said gently, stroking Inuyasha's face. "Countless women have given birth before me."
"And countless of them didn't survive!" Inuyasha snapped. They had reached inside their home, and he had delicately laid her down on their futon, kneeling beside her. "I-I'm sorry, I just... I can't bear the idea of losing you because I got you pregnant..."
Kagome reached up and kissed him. "Don't be sorry," she said, smiling, and taking his hand to press on her enlarged stomach. "I know you will be the greatest protector any wife or child could ask for. It'll be very soon now, and we two will become three. Maybe even four," she added with a wink.
"Feh! Don't curse us along with Miroku and Sango! Twins ain't easy, and that's just me talking about babysitting those little runts. Besides," he said with an air of all-knowing, "I'd know if there were twins. I'd hear two different heartbeats, but I've only ever heard one."
"Fair enough," Kagome said, grinning. She looked deeply into her husband's eyes, the slightest layer of concern revealing itself to him. "D-do you think we'll be all right?"
"As long as I'm around, nobody is gonna lay a finger on our kid, let alone my mate," Inuyasha growled.
He leaned down lower and kissed the spot where Kagome's bellybutton would be under her robes, and then pressed an ear to her stomach. He grinned.
"I don't think we need to worry too much. Cuz our daughter or son sure as hell has a strong kick!"