Inuyasha walked faster as he headed back to his hut, a pile of chopped wood tied and slung over his shoulder. It was still early afternoon, the bright summer sun illuminating everything in the force, breaking through the thick leaves of the trees. He was eager to get back home to Kagome; if he thought being separated from Kagome before was bad, it was nothing compared to how he felt after they were mated. His demon side constantly wanted to be around her, wanted to hold her and kiss her and love her. Kagome had to practically shove him out the door when he had things to do. It wasn't anything Inuyasha could help, it was just the way his demon was. Though his demon seemed to be craving Kagome even more than usual lately, constantly wanting her body against his. Inuyasha couldn't figure out why but he definitely wasn't complaining, his mind flashing back to their morning love session.
"Mate," he growled as he entered his hut, dropping the pile of wood near the door. He sniffed the air; Kagome wasn't in the hut. But where could she be? 'Maybe she's with Kaede,' he thought, sprinting down the village road. It wasn't like Kagome to just go; she usually told him or at least left him a note to know where she went.
"Oye, old woman," Inuyasha said as he walked into Kaede's hut.
"Good day to you Inuyasha. How fare ye?" Kaede asked from her seat near the fire pit.
"Have you seen Kagome today?" Inuyasha asked, anxiety gnawing at his stomach.
"No, I haven't seen the young miko since ye all returned from the slaying. Did you manage to slay the youkai?"
"Yeah, it was fine," Inuyasha replied, walking out of the hut. 'Where would Kagome have gone to?' Inuyasha wondered. 'Did she go back to her time?'
"Inuyasha!" a voice called as he walked to the well. "Inuyasha, stop!"
Inuyasha turned around to find Shippo running after him, the little kitsune panting with exertion. "Hey Shippo, have you seen Kagome today?"
"Yeah I saw her earlier," he said, trying to catch his breath as he stood in front of Inuyasha. "She said there was an emergency and she had to go back to her time and to tell you to go there and meet her when you get home." Inuyasha began running as soon as Shippo told him where Kagome was, ignoring the rest of the message. "You're welcome!" Shippo shouted at Inuyasha. "Stupid ungrateful Inuyasha doesn't even say thank you," he muttered.
Kagome sat on the edge of her bed, her hands shaking as she looked down at the stick in her hand. She wasn't sure what she was feeling, her mind a whirlwind of emotions. She was mostly worried about how Inuyasha would feel when she told him. This was big, really really big. They hadn't planned anything, they never intended for this to happen. What were they going to do?
Inuyasha slid open Kagome's room window, his eyes immediately landing on his mate. But something was wrong. Her eyes were glazed over, staring at the blank wall before her. Her skin was pale, almost as white as a sheet. She didn't respond when Inuyasha called her name. Inuyasha was scared to say the least. He placed his hands on Kagome's cheeks, startled by the icy chill of it. "Kagome," he called softly, forcing her to look at him. He sighed in relief when the glazed, unfocused look in her eyes slowly went away, but she still didn't say anything. "Kagome, what's wrong?" he asked. No answer. "Kagome, come on I need you to talk to me. What's going on?" Inuyasha felt fear settle like a block of ice in his stomach, wondering what had happened to her. "Mate please, you're worrying me. What's wrong? Talk to me koibito."
"Positive," Kagome said softly, her voice barely reaching Inuyasha's sensitive ears.
"What do you mean positive?" Inuyasha asked, confused. 'Has she gone crazy?'
She held up the small white plastic stick slightly, showing Inuyasha. "Positive."
"Kagome, I don't know what you mean," Inuyasha said, frustrated. He was ready to rip his hair out.
"Inuyasha," she said, taking a deep breath and looking into his eyes. "I'm pregnant."
Inuyasha finally knows, but how will he take the news?Reviews please :D
