Chapter 4

Of course, secrets can't be kept forever. After a few weeks of bed rest we had to tell everyone. Especially since I kept craving a LOT of food, and I had put on quite a few pounds. No one said anything, but when Inuyasha and I had revealed our secret, there was a simultaneous "oooohhh".

"Is it a boy or a girl?" Shippou asked as he ran up and placed his tiny hands on my lower stomach.

"Well…we don't know yet." I looked over at Inuyasha. "There's no way we can find out what the gender is here, is there?"

He just shrugged and Miroku placed his hand on Inuyasha's shoulder. "There are ways to infer if the child is a boy or a girl, but they aren't exactly accurate." Miroku said.

I looked down and sighed. "Then I guess we'll have to go to my era to find out."

"Something wrong, Kagome?" Sango asked, holding both her 2 year old twins, Nina and Kimi.

"Well, I don't know… I've never tried going back. I don't think it's possible anymore…"

"Well, it could always be a surprise!" Shippou said.

"The fact of if it's a by or a girl isn't the fact that bothers me. Kagome is a weakling human—no offence," Inuyasha said to the three of us.

"Non- taken…" We all said together in an annoyed tone.

"So she's a human carrying a part demon child. There's no telling how risky giving birth will be." He finished, looking at me with a steady eye.

"You're mother got through it OK. How come I wouldn't?"

"Well, it's not like there weren't complications…Plus, it's not like my birth was celebrated exactly, if you know what I mean. I was a monstrosity to people. They threw rocks and glass at my mother and me. I don't want that to happen to you…"

I looked into Inuyasha's golden eyes. They were hard, trying to look tough and angry like they usually are. But there was a tiny glint I saw that made him look very sad on the inside. I already knew he was worried, but I never knew just how worried he was. I didn't think about how he took this, and how it reminded him of when he was a child.

"What if we find a way for Kagome to deliver the baby safely?" Sango said.

"How about we just not worry about that right now. My pregnancy is at a normal, healthy rate right now. We can figure out how to get to my era later, see my mom, check into a hospital and get checked up, then we'll come back to have the baby."

"Sounds like an…okay plan…" Inuyasha mumbled.

I walked over to him and kissed his cheek since he was looking another direction.

Sango took her twins and one-year-old son, Miko, to their hut and Miroku shortly followed after blessing me and congratulating us both. Shippou fell asleep on the floor of our hut after running around excitedly. I took the little kit into my arms and fell asleep on the matt in my and Inuyasha's bedroom. I was exhausted, but I couldn't sleep. Inuyasha wrapped his arms around me and Shippou from behind me.

"What's wrong now? You seem sort of anxious." He whispered.

"It's just…doesn't it seem like I'm a bit young to be having a baby? It just doesn't seem normal…"

"Kagome, don't be stupid. You're married to a half-demon, you're living in the feudal era, and you fight demons. You're not normal."

"hmmmph…"I grumbled.

He held me tighter and moved his hand down and felt my belly. His lips were resting tenderly next to my ear. "You're special." And then he kissed my neck and fell asleep.

I looked at Shippou snoozing and snoring lightly. He looked peaceful, and I wished I could be that peaceful. I had faith that everything would be okay but I just wasn't sure. Inuyasha had always protected me, but if anything went wrong, he couldn't protect me or this baby. Finally I understood. He's upset because he knows that he's helpless in this situation.

That night I didn't sleep. I stayed up in between my little fox demon and my half demon husband; I looked up and saw a slim crescent moon, and a thought came to mind.

Followed by a magnificent idea.


Once again, this chapter is shorter than it was intended to be. Oh well, I have a good idea for the next chapter so it should be out fairly soon. Glad to be back, hope you enjoyed! fav/review! ;3