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Chapter 2

Damn, how far did I run from the village? InuYasha quickened his pace once the village finally came into sight. Once he entered the village his pace didn't slow, he ran right into the hut that belonged to the old miko Kaedae. The only thing giving away his presents and speed was the cloud of dust that still lingered in the air.

Kaedae was just organizing some herbs she had just picked on the floor, with Shippou sleeping on a bed of hay in the corner. Suddenly a wind blew through the hut and the fire flickered, she didn't have to look up to know who it was. The heavy breathing of the worried hanyou gave it away every time.

"Yes InuYasha? What do ye need?" She still didn't look up and continued organizing the herbs as InuYasha came to sit beside her on the floor. After finally placing the last stem in the correct pile she looked up to see him in his classic I-need-help-but-I'm-too-embarressed-and-stubborn-to-ask-for-it-position. He was sitting like a dog with his fluffy white ears down, lips slightly pouting, and eyes staring at his hands sitting on the floor nervously twitching. "What is bothering ye so InuYasha?"

"It's Kagome."

"Kagome?"

"Yeah." He paused for a second thinking of her smiling face. "I think she's sick but I think she's trying to hide it from me for some reason." Why would Kagome try so hard to hide it from me?

For once I actually have to agree with InuYasha, Kagome has been acting strangely out of character. But on the other hand, ever since they finally vowed their love for each other he's been known to overreact when it comes to Kagome. Kaedae thought back to all those times from this past month.

Flashback

InuYasha comes running though the door panting. "Kaedae quick! I need you to bring bandages, water, and any herbs that can stop infections!"

"What's wrong InuYasha?" The old woman looked worriedly at the hanyou fearing the worst. "Shippou quick, hurry out to the garden and get the herbs! And after that try to find Rin."

"What happened?" She asked once the young one was out of the hut.

"It's horrible."

"What?" He didn't respond, hiding his eyes under his bangs. "InuYasha?"

"Kagome cut her pinkie on a rose bush!" He said in a slow sorrow filled tone.

The room fell silent as the woman stared at the half demon. "InuYasha," He looked up at her, "where is Kagome?"

"She should be sitting on the ground waiting for me to return."

"Is she bleeding?"

"A little."

"Is she dying?"

"No, but-"

"Is she poisoned?"

"Well no-"

"Then why are ye reacting so badly to a tiny cut?"

He didn't answer immediately, for a few minutes he just stared at the floor when he finally muttered in a small voice, "'Cause I was just worried about her, okay?"

The old woman sighed, "That's all I needed to hear" She got up from her spot on the floor and came to the door and yelled "Shippou there is no need for those medicinal herbs anymore, just go off and find Rin." The fox demon nodded his head before placing the basket down and running off the find the girl off in the nearby woods.

End of Flashback

She gave her attention back to the still worried half demon sitting in front of her probably with many questions on his mind. She knows he means well, but no one can help but get annoyed of InuYasha when he starts getting on everyone's nerves. "InuYasha can you tell me some of her symptoms?"

"Um, let's see. . ." his mind wondered where to being, "She hasn't had much appetite, she doesn't get much sleep, and when she does she sleeps almost the entire day, she's been having a couple headaches, and-" Sango just then walked in with one of her children, Mika, at her heels,

"Oh, I'm sorry I didn't mean to interrupt. I just had a quick question for Kaedae but if you're in the middle of something I can come back later."

"Nonsense Sango come on in," He motioned the demon slayer and child to join them "Now where was I? Oh yeah, and the newest one is that sometimes in the morning or evenings she throws up or just gets sudden stomach pains."

As InuYasha named each of the symptoms, Kaedae slowly came to one conclusion. Sango got it right off the bat as soon as she heard the "newest symptom". The women stared at each other as they thought at the same time, one thing.

Kagome is pregnant.

. . .

Kagome was still under the tree sleeping where InuYasha had left her. And at the moment she was dreaming.

Kagome's Dream

Huh? Where am I? What's going on? Kagome was sitting in her old 7th grade health classroom, with her teacher Mrs. Degrate standing in front of her. She was sitting in a desk in her old school uniform but she was the only one there, then Mrs. Degrate started talking.

"Now one of the most common symptoms is of course the missed period. But other symptoms include as time progresses cramps, headache, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, and sometimes excessive amounts of sleep." Wow, she sounds like a pregnancy test commercial.

Then, the scene changed. She was standing up still in her school uniform but she couldn't see. She was surrounded by a bluish-gray fog that was swirling around her causing her hair to fly in every which way direction. Then a path cleared, someone was walking towards her. She saw a small shadow barely higher than her knees coming close to her, skipping. Then it ran into her.

When she looked down she saw a child in a red fire rat kimono, its hair was long and silver with a couple stripes of black. And sitting on top of its head was a pair of fluffy dog ears, black at the tips and the same silver color at the base. But what shocked Kagome the most was her face, her face looked like InuYasha's face as a child with a female essence. And to top it off, staring back at her where a pair of large, round, dark chocolate eyes.

Her eyes, Kagome's eyes.

The girl let out a laugh that sounded like wind chimes in a valley, high pitched and happy. It sounded like the way Kagome used to laugh whenever she was playing with her dad and mom. When she smiled though, she had InuYasha's great smile whenever he did. A big, glorious, goofy and child-like grin with fangs overlapping her bottom lip. She could hear her laugh, but she kept mouthing a word. A single word over and over, but Kagome couldn't hear her talk. What is she saying? It looks like she's mouthing she stared at the girl one last time as she mouthed the word. "Mommy" she heard the child's voice say it then, it sounded distant, but she heard it.

Tears blurred her vision as she bent down and gave the child a hug. She feels so warm. She closed her eyes holding the child closer to her, but when she opened her eyes she was hugging her knees. And instead of being surrounded by fog, she was surrounded by the trees, flowers, sounds and smells of the feudal era, the place where she proudly calls home.

Her eyes were still filled with tears as they fell down her cheek. She felt so happy when she felt the child in her arms, but she also felt sad like she missed her. Before she woke up from her dream, she had a feeling, a feeling like; she was going to see her again.

Her mind flew back to the one word she heard the small child say. "Mother." Mother? Why would she call me mother? How could I- Her thoughts were caught off as painful cramps quickly rose into her abdomen. And just like the final piece of a puzzle, it all clicked into place.

I'm . . .

. . .

"She's WHAT?" InuYasha asked staring at the slayer and child, miko, and now awake fox demon.

"You heard her InuYasha, Kagome is most likely pregnant." Sango said picking up Mika. "I know the signs InuYasha; I've been pregnant four times. Although we can't go jumping to conclusions quite yet. Kaedae, do you think it would be wise for us to watch her for a few more days?"

"Maybe, if I'm correct she is at least at the one month or 3 weeks stage. If Kagome really is pregnant the obvious signs will start to appear soon. But what do ye say InuYasha?" The woman looked at InuYasha. "InuYasha?"

"InuYasha." The slayer called, but InuYasha couldn't hear them calling his name. On the outside InuYasha was just staring at the floor with a blank expression, but in his mind, his thoughts were going wild.

Kagome . . . My Kagome . . . is . . . pregnant! With our child! When did she become pregnant? How come I didn't notice it? What will it be? I hope it's a girl, just like Kagome. Actually I don't really mind the gender; I just hope he/she will have Kagome's eyes. I could never get sick of her eyes. They're such a pretty shade of brown, and no matter what her facial expression is her eyes always seem to smile. InuYasha smiled to himself. I could never have dreamed I would be this happy. All he could think about now was wanting to share this moment with his mate. This reminded him the other reason why he had come here; he snapped out of his own little world and his eyes met with the old miko's.

"Hey Kaedae, is there still some grilled fish left?"

"Why yes, there are two left."

"May I take them back for Kagome?"

"Of course InuYasha." She smiled at him.

"I'll get them!" Shippou announced energetically jumping off of Kaedae's shoulder to go fetch them; he was overjoyed that Kagome was going to have a child.

"Thanks Shippou." InuYasha thanked the little fox demon from over his shoulder as his face set on a gentle smile as he wondered back into his mind.

I'm just so happy. I'm so happy I could jump for joy. I'm so happy I could kiss Shippou. Hell, I'm so happy I'd kiss Miroku if I had too. And that's sayin' something! But why would Kagome keep it from me? How long had she known? No need to worry, knowing her she was probably afraid of my reaction. Heck, I'm even a little scared of my reaction. He felt a tap on his shoulder; he looked down as a smiling Shippou holding two warm grilled fish wrapped in cloth to keep warm.

"Thanks Shippou." He ruffled the small demons hair, "Well, thanks for all your help. I'll see ya later!" And with that he leapt through the door with a large grin on his face.

"He seems happy." Sango commented, breaking the silence in the hut.

"Very" the old miko added.

"And that smile of his,"

"I know" Shippou chimed in and made a slightly frightened face, "It's kinda creepy." A shiver ran down his spine remembering that smile of his. It scared him more than InuYasha's cold-blooded murder face when he used go full blooded demon.

Well here is chapter two and I hope you all enjoy it! Please read and review and give me your feedback. And tell your friends to check it out too!

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