A/N: This is my Fated to the End sequel! I hope you enjoy it!

Leaving wasn't the hardest part of everything that happened in the village… Lying to my husband about the pregnancy was…

I still hadn't told him I was pregnant… I didn't want him to worry about what we were going to do when it was time for birthing…

Besides, I didn't even know how long I had until it was time for me to give birth… I knew the average length for a dog was 63 days… but that was a pet dog… and the human pregnancy was 9 months… but I wasn't human. I guessed it would be somewhere in the middle but I decided it would be best if I just went with the changed that would happen to my body.

The beginning was the easiest of it all; I didn't have a bump to hide and he had no idea when the… female cycle even happened, so I had plenty of time to figure out how to fake that.

Or so I thought…

"Kaori-sama…" Rin tugged on my sleeve.

"Yes Rin-chan…?" I answered as I looked down at her.

She looked over at Sesshoumaru's back then back at me. After a few times of doing this I realized she wanted to be further from his hearing than we were so I slowed my pace until I was behind Ah-Un.

"Is something the matter Rin-chan…?" I asked again as I started to try and assess what she could be thinking.

She poked my stomach and when it didn't press in under her finger like it should have I knew instantly that she had figured it out. "Your tummy is getting bigger Kaori-sama. Why is that?"

Mentally I scolded myself for letting her bathe with me all those times; she was bound to find out sometime. "My stomach isn't getting any bigger little one."

She nodded vigorously. "It is! And it's not because you're getting fat."

I cringed and blushed; only a kid would be so blunt. "No… you're right. I'm not getting fat."

"But you eat more than before and your stomach isn't jiggle-y like other people who eat a lot."

I blushed again. "I… uh…" I bit my lip and looked over at Sesshoumaru, he didn't seem like he was paying attention to us but I stopped walking anyway. I turned back to Rin and knelt down so I could look her in the eyes. "Can you keep a secret…?" I asked nervously

Rin beamed and nodded. "Uh-huh!"

"Well…" I started as I tired to find the easiest way to tell her what was happening. "You're going to be a big sister soon but I have not told Sesshoumaru-sama yet… I don't want him to worry about what will happen when it's time for your little sibling to come join us…" I didn't know how long I had until she did finally tell Sesshoumaru or Jaken on accident but I knew I wasn't going to be able to keep this from her forever.

Her eyes widened until they were as round as plates. "Really?! I'm going to be a big sister?"

I smiled at her. "Yes you are."

She grinned happily and turned to the group. My eyes widened in fear. "J-!!" I slapped my hand over her mouth.

"Shh…" I hissed nervously. "It's a secret, remember?"

She blinked then nodded and I slowly let go of her mouth. Relief whooshed out of me as I noticed she wasn't going to rush off and tell either of the men in our group. "Alright…" I sighed and straightened. "Let's go catch up with Sesshoumaru-sama."

"What was that about…?" Sesshoumaru asked as I made my way back up to him.

"Nothing." I smiled at him. "Rin was just asking me about a plant she found."

He frowned slightly but didn't press the matter.

I slid my hand into his and leaned my head against his shoulder; I hadn't realized how tired I was. A wave of exhaustion hit me with full force as I struggled to open my eyes again.

"Are you tired…?" Sesshoumaru asked, concerned.

"I'm alright…" I murmured as I finally forced my eyes open.

His free hand came up and pressed against my forehead then he lifted my chin up and turned my head from side to side, trying to find out what was wrong. "Are you sick…?"

I realized, a moment late, he was trying to figure out how to tell if I was sick or not. I smiled at him and pressed his hand against my cheek. "No… I'm not sick…" I kissed his palm lightly.

"Do you wish to stop…?"

I looked up at the sky and noticed there was still half a day left. "No…" I answered as I looked back at him. "We still a lot of day light left."

"You're fine…?"

I laughed lightly and kissed his hand again, it was the easiest part to reach. "I'm fine. Don't worry so much."

And I was fine… At least for the time being…