Too Much To Handle
"Kagome's PREGNANT?!" Sota yelled, staring in disbelief as he looked at his mother.
"Kagome's what?!" That's when everyone else in the room noticed Hojo standing just behind Sota.
This is when Kagome's face turned beat red. "Oh gosh…" She grabbed InuYasha's hand and pulled him along behind her, going up to her room and slamming the door. That's when she began to pace, back and forth, back and forth. Until there was a soft knock on her bedroom door and her mother came in, closing it behind her.
"Kagome, Hojo wishes to have a word with you." Now, she was only half smiling. "Also, your grandfather has just discovered that you are with a child." She bowed her head slightly and departed.
"Oh…InuYasha, I don't want to deal with this right now!" Kagome looked close to tears. She had never imagined that her father was a demon or that she was a descendant of Kikyo… Now, as she was trying to process it all, this had to happen!
"Don't worry, Kagome. I'll take care of it." InuYasha started to roll up his sleeves as he took a few steps towards the door.
"No, InuYasha… Let's just go back. Please." Tears were sliding down her face now as InuYasha turned to face her, nodding.
"Kagome? It's me, Hojo. Can we talk please?" Hojo's voice sounded slightly angry.
"Kagome? Kagome! Get out here, young lady! I need to talk to you! You, Hojo boy! Get out of my way! I need to talk with my granddaughter!" Kagome's grandfather's voice sounded more worried than angry, but the anger was still there.
"No!" Kagome yelled towards the door as she closed her eyes, putting her hands to her head as if to cover her ears. All noise on the other side of the door went quiet for a moment as Kagome cried and InuYasha walked over and put his arms around her, trying to comfort her. "I don't want to talk right now!" She said. "Just leave me alone!" She was still crying when InuYasha picked her up and took a few steps towards the window when the door opened.
"InuYasha! I thought you were behind this! Put Kagome down right this instant, I need to have a word with her!" Her grandfather came in with Hojo right behind him, followed quickly by her mother who was trying to calm them both.
"Please!" She exclaimed, "Can't you just leave them alone?!"
Kagome gripped the cloth of InuYasha's arm as more tears fell from her eyes and he got the hint. With one swift movement, he propelled them both out her window and landed smoothly on the ground. Without looking back towards the window and the source of Hojo's and her grandfather's yells of protest, InuYasha sprinted the last of the distance to the shrine and yanked the door open so hard that it was pulled clean off. Discarding it just as quickly, he jumped down the well with Kagome still in his arms.
As soon as they were on the other side InuYasha sat down with Kagome and rocked her slowly back and forth, trying to calm her. "It's alright Kagome, my love. I'm right here…" he said it softly, lovingly.
"Oh, InuYasha…" Kagome continued cry, though more softly now. A little while later, her crying had stopped completely and she had begun to hiccup softly, still held in his arms.
"Are you feeling better?" InuYasha asked softly. Kagome nodded and hiccupped again, "Do you want to go to Kaede's village, or stay out here a little longer?" InuYasha wrapped his arms around her more, trying to shield her from the cool breeze that had picked up as she shook her head. "Alright. We'll stay here as long as you want…" again she shook her head and hiccupped.
"InuYasha… can we just go somewhere else? Anywhere else?" She hiccupped again, this time more softly as she wiped the last of the tears from her eyes.
He smiled, "Of course. And I know the perfect place." Standing up with her in his arms once more, he jumped into the air, turning away from the setting sun and headed for one of his favorite spots.