Hey guys. First off, I wanna apologize for the lack of updates on this story. I had to finish my other fic, 'To Sing A Song, To Paint A Masterpiece', which is now finished. So, I hope you continue to enjoy 'The Love Never Dies' after the author seemed to have gone missing. Hehe. Enjoy.

Double The Pressure, Double The Pain

Kagome laid back against the wall of Kaede's hut. These past few weeks have been absolute torture. Inuyasha showed no mercy on her with training, and Kaede still had plenty of errands for her to do, and miko training to go along with the awful katanna training.

On top of which, Inuyasha still claimed that her arms were not strong enough to even begin to wield a katanna perfectly. He had done only a little training that actually involved the katanna more. She was hitting small targets, but she was not quite at the point where she could spar with anyone.

On a happy note though, Akira had gotten better only three days after Kagome had started her training. He was actually helping out around the village now, and he shared Kaede's hut with the others. All was well, with him, you could say.

"Kagome?"

Kagome sighed. Dammit. But then she put on her usual cheery smile. "Yes Kaede?"

"Would you mind helping Hitomiko with her birth? Then after that, could you gather some herbs? Oh, and then I need you to practice erecting a barrier."

Kagome's eyebrow twitched but she said nothing. She was way too stressed out right now. And to top it all off, the whole group was out somewhere doing something that didn't involve this much work.

She slowly got up and straightened her miko robes. With a sigh, she left Kaede's hut.

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Kagome walked through the village, getting greetings from every villager or two. Kagome had already got done gathering herbs. Next, was to help deliver a baby. Oh joy.

Kagome walked until she was almost at the area of Hitomiko's house. Before she could blink, Inuyasha had jumped down from a nearby tree and was in front of her.

"AHHH! Are you crazy?! Dont scare me like that!" Kagome yelled, holding a hand to her heart.

Inuyasha smirked. "Seriously, what is Kaede teaching you, if you cant even sense me?" He said, crossing his arms.

Kagome mumbled something under her breath and started picking up the the herbs she dropped when Inuyasha surprised her.

"Have you been doing push-ups at all today?" Inuyasha asked, walking along side her now.

Kagome shook her head And she hadn't intended on doing it either.

"Nope. My arms are strong enough now, aren't they Inuyasha?" She said with more than a hint of hope on her voice.

Inuyasha shrugged. "When you can wield a katanna for more than 15 minutes, that's when you can stop doing push-ups."

Kagome scowled. "You're an awful trainer." She said.

"I love you too, Kagome." Inuyasha said.

Kagome slapped his covered arm lightly and kept walking. "Whatever. When is training again?"

"Today. We need to speed up you're training. We wont head out until you have mastered the katanna enough to kill youkai."

Kagome sighed. "Okay, sure. Kami, you and Kaede have no mercy at all for trainees." She said, as she now stood in front of Hitomiko's hut.

Inuyasha smirked. "Hell no. Well, when you're done with that, I'll be in Kaede's hut. We an start training then." He said, walking away.

Kagome sighed. "Oh goody." She said sarcastically before entering Hitomiko's hut.

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"Okay! You're doing Hitomiko, keep going! Deep breaths!" Kagome yelled, as she could she Hitomiko's baby crowning.

Hitomiko had tears rolling down her face. "I cant do it dammit! I cant! Get this son of a bitch out of me!!" She yelled.

Kagome gulped. "Calm down, now. We're almost there. Give me a push, Hitomiko. Come on, push."

Hitomiko shook her head. "No, no, I cant. It hurts."

Kagome nodded. "Yes, I know it hurts but you have to. Come on, just give one push."

"I cant do this shi-

"PUSH DAMMIT!!!" Kagome yelled. Hitomiko gulped and gave one powerful push, which sent the baby slowly sliding into Kagome's open hands.

"Hitomiko, you have a beautiful baby girl." Kagome said, wrapping her up in a small towel and cleaning her.

Hitomiko smiled and held her hands out. "Can I hold her? Please?"

Kagome nodded. "Of course." Kagome said, handing Hitomiko the baby.

Kagome sat back and smiled. "So, what are you going to name her?"

Hitomiko smiled. "I think I'll name her Kagome."

Kagome blushed. "Oh? Well, it is a nice name I suppose."

Hitomiko smiled. "Im naming her after you, because I feel grateful to you. You helped me get through this, while my husband was out. Thank you."

Kagome smiled and got up. "It was nothing, really. Well, take care." She said, walking out of the door.

Hitomiko smiled and started to feed her baby. "You too, Kagome."

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Kagome walked back to Kaede's hut. It seemed like delivering a baby took a lot of energy. And next was katanna training. Oh joy.

Kagome walked into Kaede's hut and smiled at the others. Then she sat down next to Akira.

"How did the birth go, Kagome-sama?" Miroku asked.

Kagome smiled. "It went well. Hitomiko has a healthy baby girl. She named her Kagome."

Inuyasha crossed his arms. "Bad choice in names."

Kagome scowled. "Oh like 'dog-demon' is any better!" She yelled.

Sango and Shippo sighed. Not this again.

"Shut up wench! And, aren't you supposed to be doing push-ups?!"

Kagome rolled her eyes. "Whatever."

"Kagome, did you bring the herbs?" Kaede asked.

Kagome's eyes widened. She had actually used the herbs with Hitomiko to stop her pain. Now she had to collect more.

"Heh, I'll get them tomorrow, Kaede." She said, with a nervous chuckle.

Inuyasha suddenly stood up. "Kagome, let's get going. You have to train now. Get your katanna." He said, walking out the door.

Kagome sighed and nodded. Then she got her katanna from the other side of the room and walked outside.

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Inuyasha and Kagome stood inside the same clearing they always train in. Well more like, Inuyasha stood while Kagome rolled around on the ground in pain.

"Kagome, get up! Just pick your sword up now."

Kagome grimaced. "I cant! My arms! Oh God, my arms! They hurt so much!"

Inuyasha felt a pang at seeing Kagome in pain, but it was all part of training.

"Kagome. Get up." He said.

Kagome slowly rose up and picked up her katanna. She was trembling.

Inuyasha observed her closely. She's tired and her arms hurt. She wont be able to hold that katanna up for too much longer.

"Kagome, come at me with your sword. Attack me." Inuyasha said. By the way, Inuyasha has a fake wooden sword for defense.

Kagome nodded. Then she charged. Inuyasha lifted up his arm and blocked her advances. Kagome tries to bring the sword at him a little bit with each try. She just kept hitting the wooden sword. Which only had a few small scratches in it.

"Come on, Kagome! Hit the sword harder! Make it crack, at least!" Inuyasha yelled.

Kagome let out a irritated scream. "Im trying dammit! Im trying!" She yelled.

Inuyasha swallowed. She wont hold out for much longer.

Kagome hit the wooden sword while Inuyasha was busy thinking and it got a small crack on it. Kagome immediately dropped her katanna and fell to her knees.

"Kagome? Kagome, what's wrong?!" Inuyasha asked, crouching down next to her and checking her for injuries or some reason as to why she fell.

Kagome had sweat and tears pouring down her face. "It's too... much. Too hard." She said, suddenly standing up.

"Kagome?"

"I-I-I cant do it. I cant. It's all too much." She said, walking away from him.

"Kagome?!"

"Kagome!"

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Kagome walked slowly until she reached a flower bed. She stood there then. But, something was wrong. Something was wrong with her.

W-why cant I breathe? I cant breathe!

She thought as she suddenly fell on her knees gasping for air with tears pouring down her face.

W-what's happening?! What's wrong with me?!

She thought as she gasped for air again and darkness surrounded her.

Heh, evil cliffy huh? I know, that's why ya love me though. Well, review. And keep a lookout for the next chapter of 'The Love Never Dies' Entitled: Emergencies And Regrets.

Question of the day: Would you push the one you love to a point where they're in a serious medical state?

With that said, Sayonara!