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Chapter 3: Nighttime

An hour later, everyone was settling down and just talking to one another.

Shippo asked Kagome, "Since you have to name the baby, what did you decide on Kagome?"

"Well I think I decided the name Ai, I like that name," she answered smiling. "Me too," Shippo agreed.

"That is a pretty name Kagome," Sango put in.

InuYasha smiled at Kagome thinking about how good a mother she would be in the future, "What are you thinking about InuYasha," Miroku whispered as he noticed. Of course Miroku had a hunch what he was thinking as he smiled mischievously, he seemed to have caught InuYasha off guard.

"Nothing," InuYasha growled blushing a little at being caught.

Then when all seemed peaceful the heard a loud sound outside.

InuYasha stood in position, "I smell a demon," he announced. The others got up too.

Kagome then noticed she still had the fake baby in her arms and she looked down, 'oh great, like I really need this now, if something happens to the baby, how will I explain it,' she thought to herself as she sighed.

As if reading her mind, InuYasha turned to Kagome, "You stay here and take care of the doll," he ordered as he hurried outside.

Kagome nodded and smiled, 'he was protecting the baby too, even if it was a fake, it still meant a lot to her, it meant that he would go out of his way like this for his own child.'

"InuYasha's right, stay here Kagome," Miroku agreed following InuYasha.

Sango finished getting dressed in her black and pink slayers outfit and followed, along with Kirara.

"Don't worry, I'm here to protect you," Shippo said bravely standing in front of Kagome.

Outside a huge bear demon was ripping right towards them through the forest.

"Kirara," Sango yelled jumping onto the big demon cat's back. Kirara took to the sky. "Hiraikotsu," Sango yelled throwing her huge boomerang at the bear.

The Hiraikotsu barely did anything to the demon except make it even more furious.

Sango's eyes grew as she noticed a huge paw coming right for her. She closed her eyes, ready for it to hurt. "Sango," Miroku yelled as he watched the bear's claw connect with the demon slayer and cat.

Sango screamed as she was hurled to the ground below.

Miroku frowned, angry now. He took the beads off of the cloth covering his hand. "Wind tunnel," yelled Miroku, trying to suck in the demon.

"Miroku stop," Inuyasha ordered.

Miroku did as InuYasha explained taking his sword from his sheath, "I got this," InuYasha said determined.

Miroku nodded. "Wind Scar," he said swinging the sword to the demon. The demon roared just as the wind scar hit him. The demon fell to the ground, dead. InuYasha let out a victory sound and put his sword back up.

Miroku, remembering hurried off to find where Sango and Kirara landed.

InuYasha entered the hut, "It's alright, the demon's gone," he told Kagome and Shippo.

"Good, where's Miroku and Sango," Kagome asked noticing they hadn't come in.

While InuYasha explained what happened, Miroku headed into the forest.

It didn't take him long to find the two. "Sango," Miroku said running over to where Sango was trying to get up.

Miroku went over and helped Sango up in a sitting position as he kneeled beside her, "Are you ok," he asked concerned.

Sango nodded, "Yeah, I think I'll be fine," Sango replied looking over to Kirara, "You ok, Kirara," she asked. Kirara transformed back into her little version and mewed as to say she was ok.

"Good, let's head back," Miroku said helping Sango to her feet. Kirara followed as the three made it back to the hut.

As the three came into the hut, Kagome said, "Good you two are ok." Sango nodded. The group was getting tired and decided it was time to sleep for the night. Shippo and Kirara soon fell asleep.

Kagome tucked the doll into the stroller seat. InuYasha watched her do this and Miroku nudged him as to say, go and help. InuYasha looked at Miroku as he winked and pointed with his head towards Kagome. InuYasha then looked to Sango and saw that she was nodding at him to go as well.

InuYasha got up and walked towards Kagome and sat down beside her, "You need any help," he asked. Kagome smiled warmly and handed him the baby bottle.

InuYasha looked the bottle up and down, not really seeing one before; he then looked at Kagome for instructions. Kagome held her hand like she was holding a bottle and showed him what to do without words.

InuYasha nervously put the bottle nipple to the baby's mouth and the piece in the doll that made the noises, made a baby slurping sound. InuYasha smiled, proud that he was actually doing it. Kagome smiled at him and her eyes were full of happiness.

Across the room, Miroku and Sango watched quietly, both smiling at the scene, "Looks like this was more than just Kagome learning how to be a mom," Sango whispered to Miroku.

Funny thing was, they didn't realize it yet, but they would learn some things themselves.

A/N: well there you are, hope it was ok, I know it was kind of boring at the beginning, but anyways, please review and tell me what ya think, I really appreciate all the reviews.