Author: I've decided to pick this up again. Hopefully someone will keep reading. It's been so long that I've forgotten how to spell some stuff. Be thankful for all those Inu AMV's. They're what inspire me.

Inuyasha's hazel eyes remained open even as Kagome fell deep into a deep sleep. Her black hair surrounded her head in a halo lit by the fading moonlight. Inuyasha lifted one hand and stroked her cheek gently, then watched his nails elongating. He glanced up at the sky as it turned from black to purple, then to gray. His hair rippled, white streaming down it's length as his ears slid up to the top of his head. Inuyasha leaned down and kissed her tenderly.

He stood and retrieved his pants, pulling them on and straightening. It was then that he looked back at Kagome and saw her watching him, propped on one arm. He went over to her and sat at her side. She wrapped herself in the top of his kimono. "I love you, Kagome." Inuaysha whispered. Kagome moved over and leaned back into his chest. He wrapped his arms around her waist and leaned his cheek against hers.

Kagome sighed softly. She had waited so long to hear him say that, and now, it seemed as if she couldn't live without those words. "Inuyasha?" She asked.

He was reluctant to answer. They were in a state of pure bliss, surrounded in a comfortable silence. But he did respond, eyes closed. "Yes?"

"Do I…smell different?"

Inuyasha looked down at her, eyes suddenly open. He blinked. "You're not pregnant," He said, then realized a moment later how blunt his words had been. She looked crestfallen, so he hugged her tighter. "You can't be when I'm in my human form." He added.

She seemed satisfied with that and nodded. "We should probably get back." She said after a few moments.

Inuyasha was reluctant to get up, but knew she was right. There were bigger things happening than just the two of them. He forced himself to his feet and Kagome finished dressing herself. Inuyasha pulled the rest of his clothes on somewhat reluctantly, then sheathed Tetsuiga at his hip. As Kagome brushed herself off, he felt a sudden urge rise inside him and reached out. One arm went around her waist, the other was at her hip. He pulled her close to him, and she blinked in surprise.

Feeling her breasts pressed against his chest, Inuyasha's yukai surged to the surface and he kissed her. She didn't fight it, but could immediately sense the change in him. He was more animal, more primal, following lust rather than love.

Inuyasha bit down on her lip, and she let out a tiny eep of surprise. He pulled away, looking embarrassed. "Sorry." He muttered, and she blushed for reasons she wasn't sure of as they walked back through the trees. Uncertainly, Kagome brushed her hand against his. His fingers wrapped around hers and she smiled faintly.

The sun was high in the sky when Inuyasha and Kagome reached the camp again. Inuyasha stopped cold upon seeing Miroku and Sango. There was nothing unusual about their appearance. Sango was sharpening the edge of Hiraikotsu and Miroku was leaning against a tree. Kagome released Inuyasha's hand in puzzlement. He sprang forward, landing directly in front of Sango. Crouching down to her level with their noses an inch apart, his eyes narrowed.

"Did you guys have sex?" He asked suddenly.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome chided. She was about to sit him but he glared at her.

"I-we…" Sango stammered, blushing furiously and looking down, avoiding Inuyasha's scrutiny.

"Yeah, we did." Miroku spoke from the other side of the camp. He had stepped forward and rested one comforting hand on Sango's shoulder. She looked up at him with a small smile. "Why?"

Inuyasha blinked then straightened. "She's pregnant." He said, still as blunt as ever, pointing at Sango.

Sango's eyes widened and Kagome let out an excited squeal, running to embrace her friend. Miroku's gaze softened. When Kagome released Sango, he took her gently into his arms.

"She smelled different." Inuyasha said softly in answer to Kagome's inquiring gaze. She smiled faintly.

For the next month, they followed leads relating to Kohaku's wherabouts. But every hint turned into nothing. They returned after two more new moons to Kaede's village and stopped to rest. Kagome confessed that she should go home soon anyway. It seemed like a good time to rest.

While Kagome was packing up her things, she looked up at Sango, who was sitting with her back against the wall of the hut. Sango's stomach had just barely started to swell, showing the first stages of pregnancy. Kagome couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy. Nearly every night she and Inuyasha had made love, but still, she had been unable to conceive.

"Kagome, is something wrong?" Sango asked quietly.

"I just…I wonder if there's a specific reason I can't bear Inuyasha a son." Kagome whispered, a single tear falling from her eyes. She folded her arms around her knees, hugging them to her chest. Sango frowned and moved to Kagome's side.

"It just takes time," Sango said gently, draping one arm around her friend's shoulder. Although she wasn't entirely sure. It had been three months…

Kagome sighed, then smiled sadly. "I think it will do good for me to go home for a while." She said with forced lightness. She stood and shouldered her backpack then left, jumping into the well in a burst of blue light.

Kagome sat on her bed, legs folded, then fell back upon the blankets, staring up at the ceiling. Sango's words had been reassuring, but she knew that Sango hadn't been entirely positive. Sango and Miroku had conceived a child on their second try. Kagome rolled onto her stomach and propped her chin on her hands.

Maybe it just wasn't meant to be that she had Inuyasha's child. Maybe that privelege should have been Kikyo's. Kagome shook her head violently, sitting up. No. She refused to even let that thought cross her mind. She refused to picture them together. Not knowing about Kikyo telling Inuyasha to go with Kagome, she still thought, in some small part of her mind, that he might someday go back to Kikyo.

But she couldn't think about that. If she did, she wouldn't be able to focus on anything else. Besides, he had never slept with Kikyo. That had to mean something.

"Hey, Kagome." A voice from her doorway startled her and she jumped, looking to see Inuyasha standing there, arms folded. "Sango told me I should come see you about something." He jumped onto her bed beside her, crouching like a dog, and Kagome couldn't help but smile at the resemblence.

"It's nothing." She said quietly. Inuyasha stared.

"Really?" He sounded skeptical, and the way he was staring bluntly into her face made her feel uncomfortable.

"No, not really." She admitted, avoiding his gaze. "I'm just wondering why I haven't been able to get pregnant."

Inuyasha blinked and settled back against the wall. "Oh." He replied quietly. "I don't know."

Silence spread over both of them for so long that Kagome cleared her throat to break it. "It's probably nothing." She said.

Inuyasha nodded. The thought hadn't really occurred to him that they were having trouble. "It can be hard for a human to accept a hanyou's seed…" He said finally after several minutes. Kagome looked up at him and smiled, comforted. She leaned into his chest and closed her eyes.

"I'm going to go change. Mom and Sato should be home soon, want to stay here for a while?" She asked him. He shrugged, then stood and walked downstairs. Kagome took that as a yes and rid herself of her uniform, tossing it into a corner of her room and pulling on a blue sweater and skirt. She ran her hand through her hair in a fruitless attempt to manage it, then went downstairs to keep Inuyasha company.