Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of its characters.

Yay, we're at the 100 mark already!!!(I haven't ever recieved 100 reviews so quickly0.o!!! I knew you guys would like this story i guess I didn't realize how much:D) So, first off: NO!!! Inuyasha's hair was not messed up because he was with Kikyo!! I was trying to say that it was messed up because he was going crazy with worry because he couldn't find Kagome. You all say how he picked her over him but think about it: She is carrying his child. Secondly: No, there shall be no Kikyo bashing. I enjoy a good bashing now and then but I read the manga a while back and when Kikyo died, I cried and I was sad for her and I swore off Kikyo bashing. That and Kagura bashing, I'm their fans now!!!!

Month 3

"My, my ,my. And what do we have here?" Jiji said flicking on the light in his PJ's.

Kagome froze like a deer in headlights with the spoon of ice cream halfway up to her mouth. "Hey, Jiji. Nice day, huh?"

"It's 3 o'clock in the morning." Jiji smiled and walked forward. "You don't have to eat that like a criminal trying to sneak out of prison." He winked at her and shut the freezer door.

Kagome laughed walked over to her favorite counter and jumped up on it, the strawberry ice cream still in her hands. "Sorry. I've just been craving sweets so bad lately."

He chuckled and took a bowl down from a cabinet. "Well, I think I can do better than ice cream stolen from the carton." he walked over to her and took the ice cream from her hands. Kagome whimpered slightly and pouted. "Don't fret. You'll be happier than ever in a moment."

He took it back to the counter and began scooping out the ice cream.

"Sorry for waking you up." Kagome said sucking on the spoon. "I was trying to be discrete."

Jiji laughed. "I think I would know when some one has been eating from my fridge for the past week."

Kagome flinched. "So you knew the whole time?"

Jiji laughed. "You remind me of my Erica."

"Erica?" Kagome repeated.

Jiji nodded. "My pretty granddaughter. After my wife died I moved in here, the master was very nice about it. My children and grandchildren come visit me often and you remind me of the youngest. She liked sneaking in her at midnight for treats too." He smiled at the memory as he took some chocolate syrup from the fridge.

"Ooh, I didn't see that." Kagome said as he drizzled it all over her ice cream.

"Then I bet you didn't see this either." He reached back in the fridge and pulled out a bowl with a lid.

"What is that?" Kagome asked.

"Max's home made whip cream." He said opening it like a fabulous prize on a TV game show.

Kagome bounced in excitement as he put a large glob on the ice cream.

"And what can no good ice cream with whip cream go without?" he asked putting the syrup and whip cream up.

"A cherry?"

"Right!" He pulled out a bag of fresh cherries and put, not one, not two, but three glistening cherries on top. "And, viola!" He presented it to her and she took it greedily.

Kagome took her spoon and scooped out a large bite.

"Mmmm." she moaned as the sweet ice cream, chocolate, and whip cream hit her tongue.

"Jiji this is heaven." she said plucking a cherry from the top and popping it in her mouth.

"Thank you." he said leaning against the counter next to her. "And, may I ask, where is Master Inuyasha?"

"Still in bed." she said licking some whip cream from her finger.

"Or right here." Inuyasha said walking into the kitchen with his hair messed up and his eyes groggy with sleep.

"Sorry, did I wake you up?" Kagome asked feeling guilty. "I'm sorry."

"You should be." He said walking up to her as Jiji made a tactical exit. "Your down here, cheating on me with ice cream."

Kagome smiled as her guilt vanished without a trace. "The evidence will melt. You'll have no proof."

Inuyasha placed his hands on either side of her and pulled her up bringing not only her but her ice cream closer. He took a lick of the ice cream and licked his lips. "Delicious."

"Are you cheating on me with ice cream now?" Kagome asked laughing.

"No." he smirked and picked up some whip cream on his finger and spread it on the top of her chest which was exposed by her tank top. "This, dear, is a threesome." he leaned forward and began licking the cream from her chest.

Kagome sighed and leaned her head back as her eyes clouded over with lust.

"Chocolate syrup?" Inuyasha asked looking at her sundae.

"Fridge." she said her breathing labored.

Inuyasha smirked and left her side.

Before she could start missing him, he was back with syrup in one hand and whip cream in the other. "Max will kill us but I think it will be worth it."

Kagome nodded enthusiastically.

They made a big mess.


"Ow." Kagome groaned holding her stomach.

"What's wrong?" Sango asked.

"Cramps. Cramps from hell." she said low enough that the children wouldn't hear her. She had been in a foul mood all day, she blamed in on the pain in her stomach and the fact that she was so tired and couldn't seem to sleep. "Isn't the only food thing about pregnancy is that you don't have your period?"

"You only don't bleed." Sango said patting her friends back. "And some girls have to still go through that."

Kagome whined. "This sucks!" she sighed.

"Why don't you go home?" Sango asked. "I can call in one of the other girls to help."

"And now I'm useless!" Kagome moaned feeling tears form in her eyes.

"You're not useless." Sango promised stroking her hair. "You're pregnant and this is one of the not so good days of pregnancy."

"I want some chocolate." Kagome said pitifully.

Sango laughed. "That's the spirit."

"Hey, when is your d...hang out with Miroku?" she suddenly changed the subject.

Sango sighed. "Today."

"Really?" Kagome said perking up instantly.

"Wow, that worked better than chocolate." she said dryly.

"You have to tell me everything when you get back." Kagome smiled brightly.

Sango laughed. "Yeah. Sure. Hormonal much?"


Sango sighed. "Maybe he won't show." she said to herself quietly. "Maybe he forgot. Maybe..."

"Sango!"

"Damn!" she said and turned.

Miroku was walking toward her with a large smile on his face. He was wearing jeans and a white shirt, a simple outfit Sango was surprised to see on a form that had worn a suit so well.

He walked over to her with his hands in his pockets and stopped right in front of her, making him have to look down to see her.

"So, what are we doing?" he asked smiling at her.

Sango's eyes narrowed and she put her hand on his chest and pushed him back a few feet. "We're going to see a movie."

"Awesome." he said completely fine with her not wanting him near her.

She rolled her eyes. "Get that smile off your face!"

"Yes, ma'am." his smile lessened.

"Let's go!" she turned and began walking.

Miroku laughed and she growled.

"And stop dwadling!"

"Yes, ma'am." he followed her enjoying the view of her nicely rounded ass the whole way.


"Kagome." Inuyasha walked in the living room the see her crying. He dropped his briefcase and ran over to her. "What wrong? What happened?"

Kagome sniffed and her breath hitched a few times.

"What?" Inuyasha said not understanding a word she said.

"She died!" Kagome continued bawling.

"Who? Who died?" Inuyasha asked getting worried. Her mother? His mother?

"Bambi's mo-o-om!" she wailed and pointed at the big TV.

Inuyasha dropped his face in his hands. "You were crying because Bambi's mom died?"

"Wh...What if..." she hiccuped a couple times. "Wh..What if I die! What will happen to the baby!"

Inuyasha sighed and wrapped his arms around her telling himself that he had asked for this. "You're not going to die. I can afford the best medical care in any country I choose. Besides, it's not like I won't be here if something happens to you."

"But what if you die too!" Kagome wailed inconsolably.

"Then Myoga and Jiji and Max and everyone else will spoil the baby rotten without our interference." he said without hesitation.

She hiccuped a few times. "Really? You think so?"

Inuyasha nodded. "Yeah. Now calm down."

He changed the TV from DVD to regular stations.

Kagome started wailing again and Inuyasha slapped his forehead as Titanic came on.


"So, how is Kagome?" Miroku asked walking beside Sango.

She looked at him distrustfully but said. "Pregnant, hormonal, cramping."

Miroku laughed. "Relax Sango, I'm not going to eat you." Suddenly there was hot air tickling her ear as he said in a sinfully seductive voice. "Not yet."

She jumped back and glared at him making him laugh again. "You're pushing it." she said.

"I'll behave." he promised with an angelic smile.

"Why do I not believe you?" she asked rhetorically, walking into the movie theater.

They were going to watch a nice scary movie, some thing Sango had picked in hopes that Miroku would turn out to be a big wimp.

However, he ate his popcorn cheerfully and watched the movie without a bit of fear. Sango grumbled silently most of the movie. She had never met a guy who didn't show at least a little fear during scary movies. This guy looked like he was about to smile at certain parts.

She was the only one allowed to think scary movies were rediculous and funny. How dare he share those same views!

They walked out with Miroku laughing. "That was so stupid!" he said.

Sango sighed and walked away.

"Where are you going?"

"Bathroom!" she said shortly and charged into it.

Miroku laughed again and threw away his empty soda cup.

Sango was pacing in the bathroom.

How dare he? Laughing during scary movies. He was supposed to be afraid! Then she could take points off him but he laughed! Laughed! That could only add points to his already sky high total. He had a good career, a stable life, he was extra hot, and he wasn't afraid of scary movies.

That bastard.

She left the bathroom to see him waiting patiently for her.

"One of the joys of the mens restroom: No long lines." he smiled.

Sango frowned.

Even has a sense of humor!

She started walking away and he followed her. It seemed the more grumpy she got, the happier he became.

When they got out on the street she finally couldn't take it any more. She turned and shot daggers at him through her eyes.

He froze and smiled at her happily.

"Why are you smiling so much!?" she demanded. "Do you enjoy my being mad at you?"

"Yes."

He said it so simply, so quickly that Sango was thrown off her tracks. He liked her when she was angry?

"You're cute when your mad." he said tucking a strand of flyaway hair behind her ear. "You're eyes are all fiery and passionate and your skin flushes so nicely." he ran a finger down her cheek making a tingle shoot up her spine. "Besides, I know you're trying to find something wrong with me and the less you find the grumpier you get." He winked at her.

And the bastard was smart and observant.

Asshole.


Kagome hiccuped again as they watched a comedian perform. She had only lately stopped crying but Inuyasha was tensed, ready for it to start up again.

She looked up at him and smiled, her eyes puffy and nose red. How is it, he wondered, that she is just as sexy now as she was covered in whip cream?

"Inuyasha?"

"Hmm?" he said having fun just watching her mouth make different shapes as she spoke.

"What do you want? A boy or a girl?" she smiled softly.

"Uh..." his inner guy instincts suddenly went crazy. Trick question! Trick question! They screamed. He smirked. "I'm not answering that. Because if I say I want one gender and we have the other one I don't want you feeling guilty or anything."

Kagome laughed. "I wont. Just tell me which one you would want more."

"Hmm..." He thought quickly. "Okay. Think of the answer that wont make you cry, and I chose that one."

Kagome's chin started to tremble. "How...How could you say that?" Her voice went high and she buried her head in her hands.

"No! No! I didn't mean it!" He said worriedly.

She lifted her head and stuck out her tongue. "Got you."

Inuyasha rolled his eyes as she laughed.


"You are so beautiful." Tatsiki said.

"You are a god." Kagome moaned. "Oh, yes. Right there, right there!"

"What are you doing?" Inuyasha asked walking in.

"Hey." Kagome smiled up at him from her laying position on the couch. "Welcome home."

"Master." Tatsiki bowed his head but kept his nimble fingers busy. "I'm just massaging Kagome's feet."

"He's magical." she said her eyes half closed in pleasure.

"Such a pretty woman." Tatsiki continued to flatter her.

"Aren't you gay?" Inuyasha asked setting his briefcase down as he began to take of his jacket.

"Just because I don't like the flavor of the food doesn't mean I can't enjoy the presentation." he answered. "All pregnant women need to know how beautiful and special they are."

"Inuyasha, can I keep him?" Kagome asked feeling very loose and relaxed.

Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "My brother is coming over for dinner. Just so you know. Nothing fancy you can come as is."

Kagome smiled down at her PJ pants and tank top wrapped up in a fuzzy robe. "I think I'll wear actual clothing. Thanks though."

The doorbell rang at that moment and Myoga went to answer it.

A second later Sango ran in.

"Kagome!"

"Hey! How was work?" she asked.

Sango shrugged. "No fun without you. Of course. No, I came to talk about some thing more important than that!"

"What?" Kagome asked as Tatsiki stopped. "Aww!"

He winked. "Don't worry. I'll be here tomorrow too."

Kagome laughed as he left and sat up so Sango could sit beside her.

"It's Miroku!" she said and like magic Inuyasha and Myoga left the room.

"That was quick." Kagome laughed.

"Guys hate girl talk." Sango laughed. "Now, onto why I'm really here."

"Not because of Miroku?" Kagome asked

"Well...sort of. But more important than that. Your baby shower!" she smiled.

Kagome laughed. "You wanted to keep that from Inuyasha?"

She shrugged. "He's not invited anyway. So, when do you want it?"

"How about we wait until we know what the baby is, so I won't receive all of the wrong color or something."

Sango smiled. "Well, there's a 50-50 chance they'll get it right."

Kagome shook her head. "Don't you know anything? If there's a 50-50 chance of anything then there's a 90% probability that you'll get it wrong."

Sango laughed.

"So, tell me about Miroku." Kagome said absentmindedly placing her hand on her still flat stomach.

"Well...You know how things went at the movies."

"Yeah."

"Well, he called me yesterday." Sango started curling a strand of hair around her finger nervously. "And he asked me on a date."

"A date? Like a real one this time?" Kagome started smiling.

Sango nodded her head and bit her bottom lip.

"That's great! What did you say?"

She did some sort of half shrug that looked more like a twitch. "I just don't know."

"Sango." Kagome said slowly. "You took him out on your test and he passed with flying colors, right?"

"Yeah...."

"He's seemingly your perfect guy so far."

"I know...."

"So how will you know if he's Mr. Right if you don't take him up on his offer. If it turns out he's not it at least you will have known. But if you miss out....you'll always wonder."

Sango sighed. "Did I ever tell you that you'd make a great mom?"

Kagome blinked in surprise then blushed. "Do you think so?"

"Definitely." Sango nodded. She hugged her best friend. "I'll call him and tell him yes."

Kagome smiled. "I'm glad."


"Father told me you have a surrogate."

Kagome lifted her head at the emotionless, even cold, voice that reverberated from the front hall.

"She's not a surrogate. She's a good friend too." Inuyasha said.

"I see."

Their voices started coming closer.

Kagome stood up as Inuyasha and his brother walked in.

She was happy she changed into black slacks and a pink dress shirt.

His brother stood with his back straight and his shoulders back. His silk red tie was straight and perfect and there wasn't a single wrinkle on his business suit. His hair was as black as Inuyasha's and just as long. Though he kept it loose, it was in just as perfect order as his tie.

He looked at her through eyes that were just as violet as his brother's and Kagome felt like she was being measured on some personal scale.

"Kagome, this is my elder brother Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru this is Kagome Higurashi."

Sesshomaru walked forward with his hand outstretched. "How do you do?" His voice rumbled like thunder with the same depth of that of an ancient well.

"I'm very well and yourself?" Kagome shook his hand feeling very much like she was being introduced to a king.

"Fine." he said releasing her hand. "You look like a very smart individual."

"Thank you." Kagome said wondering why her palms were going sweaty. What an intimidating man.

"So you're pregnant then?"

"Yes, I am." Kagome nodded.

"My mother was a surrogate as well." Sesshomaru looked around the living room.

"I heard." Kagome said smiling slightly. "Inuyasha heard of it and decided that, since your father had made such an outstanding offspring that way, why not try it himself?"

She knew flattery had worked when Sesshomaru looked back at her and his eyes no longer looked like an arctic tundra.

Now they just looked like a snow storm.

"Of course. Shall we go to the dining room then?" he led the way there as if he owned the house.

"Creepy." Kagome whispered to Inuyasha. He nodded.

In the dining room, Sesshomaru had placed himself at the head of the table despite Inuyasha being the head of the house. His eye twitched slightly but otherwise he didn't say anything.

"So, Sesshomaru," Kagome sat on his left, "how is business?"

"Fine." he said as Myoga, who looked much more formal than Kagome had ever seen him, came by and put a bowl of soup in front of them.

Kagome recognized it as her morning sickness soup. She sent Myoga a secret smile as Sesshomaru put his napkin on his lap. He winked at her and went back to the kitchen.

All in all, if Kagome had to rate the meal between 1 and 5 stars, she would have given it a .14. Sesshomaru was cold, calculating, and not very caring. From what she could gather, he only met her because she would be delivering the newest member of his family.

As Kagome and Inuyasha waved him off, in a long black limo no less, she said, "He's not married is he?"

"Why? Are you interested?" Inuyasha asked, surprised.

Kagome laughed. "In him? Not likely." She shivered at the thought of trying to make love to a block of ice. "No I just meant he's so.....unfriendly."

Inuyasha nodded. "No. He's not married. I've always said he needed a girl. He usually tells me if he wants one he can buy one for the night."

"That's disgusting." Kagome said walking back inside.

Inuyasha shrugged. "Even us rich folk have our shares of whores and sluts. We usually just call them cougars or some thing."

Kagome laughed.

That was when the idea hit her.

She had done so well matching Sango and Miroku she didn't see why she couldn't apply it elsewhere.

"What he needs..." she said thoughfully, "is some one who wont mind how cold he is."

"An eskimo?" Inuyasha suggested.

"Some one who wont care how formal he is."

"The queen of England. No. Not even her..."

"Some one who balances him out. Sweet and innocent."

"Sesshomaru's not into pedophilia." Inuyasha shrugged.

"I've got it!" Kagome said triumphantly.

Quickly, she took out her phone and dialed a number she hadn't used in a while.


Rin smiled and swept the floor.

Her long brown hair swung gently from side to side. She was humming along with the radio. She was kind of short, but men seemed to think that made her all the cuter. Her legs were long and shapely, her chest was modest but well rounded, and her skin was clear of all blemishes.

Rin was a beautician.

She cut hair, did make-up, nails, styling that sort of thing. Her shop had closed for the night but this was her favorite time. When Rin's Beauty Parlor was quiet with only the radio to accompany her and the lights were low. When she could kick off her shoes of the day and dance barefoot as she cleaned.

Her phone rang in her back pocket.

"Hello?" she said her voice ringing like a bell.

"Kagome? Is that you?"

"Rin. How are you?"

"Great! What's up. Aunt Midori told me you agreed to have some ones baby."

"Well..."

"You did!"

Kagome laughed. "Hey Rin, you're still single, right?"

Rin stopped sweeping and leaned against her broom. "Yeah. Why?"

"I found some one you might like."

Rin smiled. "Really? What's he like?"

"Indescribable."

Rin laughed. "Great. He agreed to see me?"

"Well, uh...he doesn't know yet. He's kind of scary..."

Rin laughed again. A challenge. She hated wimpy men. "I'm free Saturday afternoon."

"I'll see he gets there." Kagome promised.


"What?" Sesshomaru repeated looking at her funny.

The Tensaiga hotel chain had a business center and that was where Kagome found him. Working and only willing to give her a few minutes of his time.

"Please, Sesshomaru. I beg you. She's so small and a little niave. I'm worried."

Sesshomaru sighed and rubbed his eyes. "I don't have time to be escorting little girls around, Kagome."

"She's not a little girl." Kagome promised. "She's full frown. She owns her own business and everything." She threw that in because she knew, as some one who also owned his own business, he would get a small degree of respect for her.

"It's just...She's so dead set on going out on Saturday. I can't go with her and all of her friends are busy. I just want to make sure she's safe. She's too trusting."

Sesshomaru sighed again and looked at her big, pleading eyes. "You will owe me."

"Thank you, Sesshomaru!" Kagome said. "Meet her at the park at 5, okay?"

Sesshomaru nodded.

"She drives a small silver car. Thanks again!" Kagome ducked out of his office and laughed. "When this is over Sesshomaru, you will owe me so big."


"You astound me." Inuyasha said tracing circles on her belly.

"I'm a genius." Kagome purred.

They were laying in the moonlight, spent from having fun earlier, naked and happy.

"I can't believe you got him to agree." he said as he massaged her breasts.

Kagome's breath deepened and her body heated up in response.

"You're very sensative tonight." he smirked. "And these," he flicked a nipple, "are darker than before."

"Pregnancy." Kagome said her eyes unfocusing.

Inuyasha smirked and began to lick them lovingly. "I'll take credit for this." he said happily.

She moaned as the area between her legs grew damp.

And groaned as her stomach did some weird ass flip-flop.

She jumped out of bed and ran to the bathroom.

Inuyasha followed her and held back her hair.

"You sure know how to kill a mood, baby." he laughed while stroking her back.

"You can take credit for this one." she said flushing the toilet and moving to the sink to brush her teeth again.

He kissed her neck as she brushed her teeth. "You hate it now but...wait until you see our baby." he laid a hand on her stomach and rubbed gently.

Kagome spit and rinsed out the sink and toothbrush.

She smiled as she watched him pet it.

He didn't know it, but there was a small lump forming on her otehrwise flat stomach. If she hadn't been watching for it, she never would have noticed the very tiny degrees of growth that her baby was making.

Then again she was eating a lot of sweats lately....

She turned and found herself wrapped in Inuyasha's arms.

"You're beautiful." he said pushing her hair behind her ears.

She smiled. Some how, that compliment meant worlds more coming from him than from Tatsiki.

He leaned forward and kissed her.

There was nothing hurried about it. It was just a sweet meeting of mouths. He took his time, letting his tongue trace the familiar patterns of her mouth and she wrapped her arms around him, to pull him closer.

She should have seen it coming.

It should have been obvious.

It had been happening this whole time and she never once noticed, or even thought about it.

Somehow, she had fallen in love with Inuyasha.


Sesshomaru got out of his Jaguar and tried not to grumble.

Asking a favor of him. He had no time to be escorting little girls around. He was a business man, his duties came first.

"Are you Sesshomaru?"

He closed his eyes and prayed for patience as he turned.

"Nice shades."

Sesshomaru opened his eyes and looked at her.

Little girl wasn't an accurate description.

Sure she was about two feet shorter than him, but she was all woman.

Her eyes were sparky and playful and her skin was neatly tanned.

Her thick brown hair had been pulled back by a dark red bandanna. She wore a red tank top with a black dragon outlined on the front and short jean shorts. She had on flip-flops and, from what he could tell, no make-up.

"You're cute." she said and he frowned.

He had never once been referred to as 'cute'. It was a word he just then decided to banish from his vocabulary.

"I'm Rin. Nice to meet you." She smiled at him and held out her hand.

He took it and shook it firmly. "You have a pianist's hands."

"What?" Rin asked.

"You're fingers." he said and she looked at them. Long and nimble.

"Thanks. I think." she put her hands back down and smiled at him. "So you're my date?"

He frowned again.

"I do believe the position was referred to as 'body guard'."

Rin laughed. "Yeah. Kagome worries." Behind her back, she crossed her fingers.

"So, body guard, do you want to do anything special today?"

Sesshomaru crossed his arms. "Not particularly. I was told you wanted to go out. I am here merely to make sure you don't get into trouble."

Rin smiled. A tough one. She loved a challenge.

"Of course."

Without warning, she jumped forward and wrapped her small arms around his larger one.

"What are you..."

"I might get lost from you." she said sweetly. "Come on. Let's go."

He resisted the urge to ask where and followed as she pulled him along.

He didn't need to say a word because Rin filled the silence. She spoke of, what he considered, useless things. How fresh the air smelled at the park, how blue the sky was, oh look a pretty butterfly.

It didn't help that when she spoke of the air his lungs filled and he noticed, for once, the fresh tree scent, the delicate flower smell, the hot aroma of some ones BBQ.

Or when she admired the sky he looked up and appreciated, for once, the startling blue expanse dotted with puffy white clouds.

Or when she laughed with child-like wonderment at the passing bright blue butterfly he couldn't help but see it's graceful beauty as well.

Rin didn't seem to mind that he didn't speak or respond to her. In fact, she seemed to like it all the more.

"What, exactly, are we doing?" he asked interrupting her talk about the cloud shapes.

She smiled and said, like it was the most obvious thing in the world. "Why, we're walking silly."

"I know that. But where are we going. We've been walking in circles for the past half hour."

"No we haven't." she smiled up at him. "We've been walking in one circle."

"Are you lost?" he asked wondering why.

"Of course not." Her smile never faded. "Who can get lost in a circle? We're not heading anywhere. We're just walking."

Sesshomaru did not see the point in walking without a destination. However, this was her walk and he resisted the urge to point it out to her.


"Dr. Scholts." Kagome said in greeting as he walked in.

"Kagome. Don't you look lovely. How are you doing?" he put his clipboard down and sat on the rolling chair.

"Wonderful."

"She's been having mood swings like crazy." Inuyasha corrected. Kagome glared at him but he kept talking. "Yesterday she nearly set me on fire she was so mad, then she felt so bad about it she cried for ten minutes straight. This morning she was practically singing through the house then by lunch she began ripping my pillows apart with a butcher knife."

"They were ugly pillows." she shrugged.

"Then came time for the appointment and she was singing again." Inuyasha finished.

The doctor laughed and began taking her vitals. "How are you feeling, my dear?"

"Tired. Nauseaus." she shrugged.

"Good. Good." he said and wrote on his chart.

"I'm so sleepy some times but I can't sleep." she said. "I'll lay and bed and just lay there."

Dr. Sholts nodded. "That's normal."

"I've also been eating more sweets than a kid locked in a candy store at night."

He nodded and continued writing. "Cravings are normal. Ready to see your baby?"

Kagome smiled wide. "Am I!"

He smiled at her. "I'll be right back."

He took his chart and left as Kagome laid back on the table. "I can't wait to see how much it's grown!"

Inuyasha nodded and began massaging her hand.

She couldn't wait. Her tiny little perfect circle. What would it be now? 10 weeks of pregnancy. How fast did these things happen? Babies were so small and yet so complicated. Would she be able to see the gender yet?

A few minutes later the doctor came back with his machine.

He winked and took out his gel. "Let's see that baby, huh?"

She lifted her shirt and he dropped the cold stuff onto her.

Using the scanner thing again, he spread the gel and started up the sonogram.

"Where aer you little one?" the doctor asked moving the scanner around. "Here we go. Look, mommy."

Once again, he turned the screen toward her and she felt the breath leave her body. Her precious circle was gone but in it's place, a tiny little almost-person.

"This is the head." The doctor pointed to the large round, slightly recognizable figure. "The body here. And, you can't see the arms well, but these are the lower limp buds."

Kagome watched in fascination.

The umbilical cord drew her attention. That was her connection, her tie to her baby.

"When can we find out the gender?" Inuyasha asked.

"Sometimes as early as five months." he said taking a picture.


"Woohoo!" Rin said happily walking into the club with Sesshomaru a step behind her. "How do you like this place?"

He didn't think she wanted to know the real answer so he pretended not to hear her.

"I've always wanted to come here but none of my friends did and I couldn't go alone." she said walking up to the bar.

"Gray Goose Martini." she said. "Want anything Body Guard?"

"I don't drink." he said sitting next to her on a stool.

"Like, ever?" she asked as her drink was set in front of her.

"You drink, you get drunk, you lose control." he said simply watching the mass of moving bodies on the dance floor.

"Huh?" Rin said thoughtfully looking into her drink. "I guess so." She shrugged and took a sip.

Sesshomaru found it amazing that he ended up spending the entire afternoon with this girl. Even more amazing, he found that he wasn't bored.

They had taken walk, she had got ice cream he declined any, they stopped by a CD store that was a favorite of hers and got the new album from her favorite band. He said he didn't want anything despite her asking if he did. Then she had seen a mall and dragged him shopping. She bought a pair of shoes. Then she told him that nothing matched them in her closet so she needed to go find an outfit. He asked why she bought shoes if nothing went with them. She had said, 'they're cute!'.

So she went shopping and bought, not one, but two outfits for her new shoes. They put her stuff in her car and she swung by WacDonalds for some burgers and fries.

Sesshomaru had never eaten fast food before and she had taken great pleasure in watching him eat it.

Then she told him about a night club she had always wanted to visit and had dragged him down here.

All the while she talked.

She told him of her hair solon and how well business was. She told him how much she loved being a beautician. She asked permission to play with his hair. She laughed when he glared at her. Nothing fazed that bubbly, sweet smile. In fact it had grown brighter throughout the day. The colder he was to her, the happier she became. Like she took some weird satisfaction in his cold exterior.

"I'm going to the bathroom." he told her.

"'Kay!" she said, sipping her drink.

Rin bounced happily on her bar stool. Tonight was turning out great!

Sesshomaru was drop dead hot, the original definition of tall, dark and handsome, and, even though he wasn't having fun, he had not strayed from his promise to take care of her.

Not that he needed to.

Rin enjoyed yoga and tie-chi in her spare time. She was physically fit and a match for anyone who was drunk enough not to understand no.

Like the idiot who appeared at her elbow now.

"Hey, pretty thang! Aren't you a little young to be at a *hic* bar?" he asked.

"Aren't you a little old to be going through that mid-life crisis?" Rin asked looking at his ugly 80's shirt and pants combo. He was even wearing a long chain with a male sign on the end.

"That's not nice." he said getting closer and smiling like a...well...a drunken idiot.

"Hey, look! A cheap bimbo with no thoughts of her own." Rin pointed and was not surprised when he looked.

He turned back. "There's no *hic* 'im'os over there."

"Bimbos." Rin corrected. Then she gasped and pointed behind him. "Oh my God! Your wife!"

"Where?!" he turned and looked around frantically making Rin laugh.

He turned back with a frown. "That's not nice."

Rin shrugged and drank her drink.

"You know, you're kind of pretty." he said forgetting their earlier conversation and leaning haphazardly on the bar.

"My boyfriend thinks I'm sexy." Rin agreed.

"Boyfriend?" he repeated punctuating the sentence with another hiccup.

"Yeah. He went to the bathroom. He'll be back in a second." she smiled at him.

"Ha! Like I haven't heard that one before." he said looking for the bartender.

"Which is just a remark on how sad your life is." Rin said quietly.

When his search for the bartender bore no fruit, he turned back to her. "So, want to go back to my car and...you know."

Rin snickered. "No I don't know. Please elaborate for me."

"You know." he said wrapping his arm around her.

Before she could react, the guy winced in pain and let her go.

Rin looked down and saw Sesshomaru's hand curled tight around his wrist.

"You'll be wanting to let her go." he said. His voice was just as calm as it had been all afternoon but his eyes were colder than ever.

"Woh..." the drunk said backing up before tripping over his own feet.

"It's just sad what men turn into when they hit their forties." Rin laughed undisturbed by what had just taken place.

Sesshomaru swore not to have a mi-life crisis.

"Thank you, Body Guard." she smiled at him.

"Forget it." he said. "I don't want your gratitude.

"You have it anyway." she said still smiling. "So," she swished what was left of her drink around, "I was wondering. Today was kind of fun. Want to do it again some time?" She smiled up at him her eyes dancing.

Sesshomaru looked down and blinked. "This was your idea of a date?"

Rin laughed and nodded. "It would have been more fun had you participated."

Sesshomaru blinked at her. It wasn't often some one surprised him, but no one ever said they had fun in his presence. In fact most admitted to a bone chilling fear. She just smiled and laughed.

"How about dinner?" he said.

Rin's smile got, if it was possible, wider. "Sounds great!"


"You know what you need?" Sango said.

"What?" Kagome asked.

"A girls night!"

Kagome laughed. "I'm pretty sure pregnant women give up girls night."

"Nonsense!" Sango cried happily.

They were at Sango's giving Kagome a break from the fancy life.

"Pregnant women need more girls nights than others! Besides, you've been looking a little down today." Sango said. "And I don't think it's just your pregnancy hormones."

Kagome sighed. "Inuyasha's having lunch with Kikyo tomorrow. 'To catch up on old times', he said."

"That bastard." Sango said seriously.

"He said they were just friends." she said unhappily.

"Ha! That's a new one." Sango said.

"He could be right." Kagome shrugged.

"He sleeps with you one night then sees his ex the next day. Asshole." Sango leaned back against the sofa with her friend.

"Oh! I have and idea!" Sango sat up suddenly.

"We're not spying on them." Kagome said dryly.

"Damn." Sango sat back again. "So, you're just going to do nothing?"

"I'm going to trust Inuyasha." Kagome said firmly.


"Hey. How was Sango's?" Inuyasha asked when she walked inside. Soccer was playing on the TV.

Kagome shrugged. "Fine." She had to fight past the lump in her throat to say the next part. "How was lunch with Kikyo?"

Inuyasha shrugged. "Not too exciting. She's mellowed a lot since college."

Kagome smiled in triumph. "Really? That's too bad."

She walked over and sat next to him on the sofa.

He shrugged. "I have the perfect woman right here." he said wrapping his arm around her shoulder.

"Of course. And you have the background check to prove it." Kagome laughed.

She stopped when she saw how seriously he was looking at her. "I don't just mean like that Kagome." He wrapped a strand of her hair around his finger.

She tried to laugh it off. "Come on, Inuyasha. I'm your baby momma. By your own admitence."

He leaned in closer. "Yeah, so?" he kissed the line of her jaw. "Maybe I like you more than that."

"How much more?" Kagome asked.

He smirked. He loved how cloudy her eyes got when she became aroused.

"Well, let's see. We're living together,"he kissed her chest, "we have frequent and mind numbing sex," he laid her down on the couch, "and you're having my child." he kissed her stomach. "I think...." He froze.

"What?" Kagome asked wondering why he stopped.

"Kagome?"

"Yeah?"

He ran his hand over her stomach. He wasn't mistaking it. There was a lump there.

A living lump.

"Kagome, your stomach...."

Kagome laughed and traced the outline of it. "I know. Isn't it precious? Our baby." She took his hand and placed it over the lump. His hand was so big it engulfed the entire thing.

"Huh..." he said in amazement. "It's kind of different seeing it from this angle than from yours." he said lifting his hand and looking at the lump. "Why is it there? Is the baby growing?"

Kagome nodded. "Yeah. But it's also because my uterus is moving up." she smiled.

"How do you know that?" he asked.

"I looked it up." she said happily.

"This is it, huh?" he asked.

"The end of the first trimester." Kagome agreed.

"Bigger, more sensitive breasts. Darker nipples. And now...this." he moved his hand over the lump again.

Kagome nodded. "We're a third of the way there, Inuyasha." Kagome smiled thinking about the picture of her baby in their room.

He let out a big gasp of air while looking at the lump, which was evidence to something he was having such trouble believing.

He was having a real, honest to goodness baby.

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