Author's Note: Ok, this is my very first Inuyasha fanfic. I just thought I would let you guys know, since it may be good, it may not be, depending on what you think.I tried my utmost to make sure it was good, so yay for me on effort! =D By the way, this is an InuyashaxKagome fanfic with a little MirokuxSango on the side!
Enjoy!
Chapter One
Kagome woke with a start as her stomach did gymnastics. Gymnastics that were beginning to become more... intense... with each passing minute. Her stomach seemed to be doing a lot of that lately, especially in the morning while they were making breakfast. Sometimes it continued on until lunchtime, causing her to be starving when dinner finally came around. Luckily, she had been able to conceal the fact that she was sick to her stomach in the mornings from her companions, especially the overprotective hanyou.
Her stomach couldn't hold it any longer. The somersaults and twists had begun to become too urgent to ignore. She jumped up, trying to get out of her zipped up sleeping bag as quickly as possible. Shippo, woken up from her quick and frantic movements that were shaking the item in question, looked up at her with sleepy eyes.
"What's...going on...Kagome?" he yawned, not completely awake yet. The little fox demon had adopted Kagome as his mother and ever since they had met, slept with her, cuddled into the modern sleeping bag she brought from home. Her hand caught the zipper swiftly and pulled it down in one quick motion.
"Oh, um...it's nothing Shippo. Nothing! Just…um…go back to sleep. I…need to go to the river for a minute is all…" she stammered in a whisper, ending off lamely, as her excuse fell on deaf ears. Shippo was already fast asleep, not needing to hear encouragement twice to go back to sleep.
Kagome gave a sigh relief, thinking it lucky that the boy was still tired because it was earlier than they usually got up. Then her stomach gave an uneasy lurch. 'Oh no' she thought, rushing to get up and over to the bushes at the far side of their campsite.
Miroku and Sango didn't move an inch as the strange miko rushed into the bushes that bordered the brightly lit clearing in which they had set up camp last night. Inuyasha, dozing slightly in a tree, but ever on alert, flicked an ear her way, all the while keeping his golden eyes closed.
'What was she up to now?' he thought irritably, a frown gracing his features. Probably forgot something or decided that she needed another bath before they left on their way this morning. What was with her and her irrational desire about baths? It kept getting in the way of finding jewel shards and destroying Naraku. And Sango and Miroku just kept encouraging her in this desire. Though he was sure the monk only wanted the opportunity to spy on the girls while they were naked...
When she didn't come back after a few minutes he began to get worried. She generally didn't take this long to have a stinking bath. 'She better be alright' he thought, 'though knowing her, she'll have already have gotten in trouble though the morning hasn't even started.' He growled at this thought, knowing perfectly well it was probably true. She was the most troublesome woman that he had ever met.
With an annoyed look upon his face, he stretched and jumped down to the ground in one fluid movement, practically flying over to where he last saw Kagome disappear.
'Damn it,' Kagome thought as she pushed her self back into a kneeling position. This had been going on for little over a week now and she was beginning to get worried. And disgusted; after all, throwing up wasn't one of the most graceful things a person could do. What was wrong with her? She didn't seem to have the flu because other than throwing up, she didn't have any other symptoms.
Kagome sighed heavily and straightened up. She couldn't think at the moment with this gritty unpleasant taste in her mouth, so headed to the river which was nearby to wash it out and ponder over the frightful thought coming forwards in her mind.
Slipping off her shoes and rolling off her socks, Kagome stepped into the river sighed gratefully as the water moved past her, swirling around her legs. It only came up to mid calf and so she had no need to worry about getting her clothes wet. If in fact she did have the flu, getting cold and wet wouldn't be a good idea. But with the path her thoughts were taking, it was most unlikely that she had flu.
Tears began to slip down her smooth porcelain cheeks in tiny rivers as she thought about the one thing she dreaded. Hugging her arms to her body, she waded slowly, rocking back and forth as she did, trying to get comfort out of the activity. After all, she was way too young for this...She was only 16.
Inuyasha was annoyed. Kagome was no where to be found. He looked at the hot springs where she had bathed only night before, but her scent was faint here: she hadn't been there that morning, at least not yet. He had looked down the path that they had travelled on just yesterday, but she wasn't there either, ruling out the idea that she had forgotten something.
Dashing through the trees trying to pick up on Kagome's lingering scent, Inuyasha was getting more worried by the minute. She wasn't mad at him was she? He didn't think so at least. Well, she did sit him yesterday over some stupid thing, but that was yesterday! Kagome usually didn't hold a grudge for long, and especially not into the next day.
Inuyasha was becoming angry. 'Stupid wench. I did nothing wrong and still she seems to be mad at me. Sure, I accidently saw her naked last night, but I'm not a pervert!' Inuyasha glared at nothing as he zipped through the wood, cursing as he caught Kagome's scent, which was full of fear. 'I thought I smelled danger. That's all! Sheesh, stupid woman, making such a big deal out of nothing.'
Emerging out of the bushes at the side of the river, Inuyasha immediately let go a burst of anger as he saw her wading in the river.
"Oi! Wench! What the hell were you thinking, wandering away from camp! You could have been –" Inuyasha stopped, as he saw the tears shining in her chocolate brown eyes, and the tears already present upon her face when she turned around to look at him. Concern flashed briefly across his face.
"K-Kagome...what – what's wrong..?" Inuyasha said softly, worry evident in his tone as he waded into the river unconsciously getting himself wet.
When he reached her he brought her close to him, hugging her tightly, trying to comfort the miko in anyway he could.
"Inu...Inuyasha..." she whispered softly as she buried her head into his haori, "I think...I think I'm pregnant..."
And with that Kagome burst into tears.
