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Week four
"Well, I've been trying to keep it a secret, but I've been getting fertility treatment, and tonight I'm supposed to be fertile." Kikyo beamed at kagome and Inuyasha. Kagome was at a loss for words, and Inuyasha nearly fell out of his chair.
"Yo-you mean you can have kids?" Inuyasha was in utter shock. Kikyo had been barren since they'd been together. She began to explain the treatment she had been undergoing for the past month in order to possibly have children.
"So what do you think dear? Are you willing to try with me? I think we would be great parents." Kikyo grabbed his hands and smiled at him. "Dr. Higurashi, what do you think? Do you think me and Inuyasha could handle it?" She was so giddy and excited she was bouncing in her seat. Kagome's heart sunk, Inuyasha was going to have an aneurism. Why now did she want to have kids? That would change things... He couldn't see kagome any more if he had a family. He thought back to the past few weeks with kagome. It had become more than just sex. It had become a friendship, perhaps even a relationship. He liked kagome he didn't want her out of his life. But he wanted Kikyo in his life too. He ran his hand through his hair, kagome said something, but his blood was swimming in his ears, keeping him from hearing her.
"What?" He looked at kagome confused. She stifled a giggle at his confused puppy face.
"I said how do you feel about children?" How did he feel about children? He thought about small children running around with Kikyo's hair and his eyes and vice versa. He was getting older and really should be considering a family, but was he ready for that level of commitment? He couldn't even commit to his wife!
"I don't feel like now's the best time for children Kikyo." Her entire face fell, he saw that tears were forming in her eyes. His heart fell out of his chest at the sight of her hurting, so he finished his sentence with, "but I'll be willing to try anything for you darling." He smiled a reassuring smile at him and threw her arms around him. He kissed her temple and smiled at her.
Kagome shrunk into her chair. She felt she was spying on an intimate moment between two lovers. She didn't need to see Kikyo and Inuyasha talk about starting a family. She didn't want to see either. A family meant she couldn't see Inuyasha anymore. She just wouldn't do that to the mother of his child. So why would she do it when Kikyo didn't have a baby? She came to the conclusion that things were really about to change, and she didn't like where they were headed. She thought back over the past four weeks. They had been complete heaven. They had gotten used to each other after a week or so and began to actually do things together. Some afternoons they laid around his apartment and would just play cards or snuggle up and watch a movie. They never argued or fought. There was nothing to argue or fight about, they simply just had to be with each other, there were no other problems in the world for them. She would occasionally get snippy with him, and he every once in a while would get jealous of her husband. But they never yelled or screamed. Kagome had realized a few days ago that she didn't want things with Inuyasha to end. And it had come to the point where she didn't believe they ever would, until today. She grimaced, they had a lot to discuss later.
Inuyasha had told Kikyo he couldn't be home tonight. He claimed he had lots of business to catch up on in the office, but really he just wanted to see kagome. He unlocked the door to the apartment and slipped off his ring, seeing that hers was already in the bowl. He walked in the living room and smiled, kagome was curled up on his couch in his t-shirt asleep. She looked like a little angel with her softened facial features and hair sprawled across her face. He leaned down and stroked her face, she looked so peaceful he didn't want to wake her. But when he pulled away her eyes fluttered open, looking straight up into his golden ones. "Hey." She said her voice still filled with sleep. He crouched down beside her, "hey yourself." He kissed her cheek and she smiled. "Why aren't you with Kikyo?" He frowned, he knew they'd have to discuss it eventually. "Kagome I don't want to have children right now, I'm enjoying my life the way it is. I'm enjoying you." He said as he nuzzled his nose in the crook of her neck. Kagome sighed, "well I'm not. I enjoy being with you and spending time with you but I can't do this anymore. It's not fair to Kikyo or Kouga. Kikyo is so amazing and kind and she wants to have children with you. The main reason your marriage fell apart was because she couldn't have children and now she's willing and able and you're here with me. Inuyasha look at this from an outsider's perspective. Don't get me wrong I love what we have, but we can't do it anymore." Inuyasha looked at her, she seemed reluctant but serious. He felt reluctant as well. She was right, and he knew it. This would probably be the last night she would spend with him. He wanted to make it count. "Then let's make our last night our best." He whispered in her ear as he carried her off to his room.
Kouga sat on the couch watching football. He was bored and lonely. The past month kagome had been acting so strange. He figured maybe it was just a phase. But kagome was too old for phases wasn't she? She had been spending nearly every day with her friend Sango. Kouga questioned if maybe they were more than just friends. He shook it off, kagome was definitely straight. But something was up. He sighed and heard his stomach growling. He walked to the kitchen to fix something to eat. He decided on pork and rice. He began to look for the rice cooker, and couldn't find it. 'God damn it where could the damn thing be?' He went to the fridge and pulled out a beer. 'No matter, I'll just call kagome.' He whipped out his cellphone and dialed her number. 'Straight to voicemail, damn.' He was about to give up when a thought struck him, 'I'll call Sango. I should probably check on kagome any way.' He walked over to the counter and pulled out Kagome's address book. He thumbed through the pages until he found Sango's number. He punched in the numbers on his phone and the phone began to ring. "Hello?" Sango's sweet voice chirped from the other side of the line. "Hey, uh, yeah this is Kouga, kagome's husband, can you put kagome on the phone?" There was silence for a moment, "kagome's not here..." Sango's voice filled with confusion. "I haven't seen kagome outside of work in weeks." Kouga's eyes widened he didn't even say goodbye when he hung up the phone. 'If kagome hasn't been with Sango...then who could she be with...?'
Getting a little dramatic now! Until next time! – Ainsley