Months seemed to fly past them. Soon, news was out to the villagers—Lady Kagome was with child. It was difficult for Kagome to walk around without women coming up to her, cooing and talking to her belly. Every time someone asked about the father Sango was at her side, holding her hand in comfort.
Miroku had convinced the men of the village to build a hut for Kagome and the baby. It was the least they could do, he told them, for all the wonderful things Kagome did for the village.
Families gave Kagome gifts and well-wishes. Many gave her their prayers. Everyone tried to make her pregnancy as comfortable as possible.
Inuyasha struggled with it at first, but after that night in the village he began helping out. Every morning he was close to Kagome's side. Soon, with her ever growing belly, she had trouble standing, sitting, and doing daily tasks. He held her when she cried, even if her reasons for crying seemed stupid to him. It boggled his mind when he thought about how many times she cried about not being able to see her own feet.
Indeed, Kagome's stomach grew and grew. She was now 18, and with a stomach like she had, she could have easily passed as 24, closer to the normal age of a new mother.
Kagome stood outside by the God Tree, watching the sunrise, thankful the beautiful moment wouldn't be ruined by morning sickness. She turned her head when she heard footsteps behind her. Her worried expression turned to a smile when she saw who it was.
"Who are you and what have you done with Kagome? She would never be up this early."
"Very funny Inuyasha," she said sarcastically. He smirked and stood next to her. His silver locks moved in the gentle breeze, tickling her arms. She placed a hand on her belly, only for it to be covered by his. She looked up at him, concerned. "Inuyasha? What is it?"
"I…I want to know why you never told me who the father is. I think I deserve to know, after all that's happened the past nine months." She ripped away from him, looking at him accusingly.
"Is that why you did all of those things, Inuyasha? Is that why you've helped me with this?" she gestured to her belly, indicating the baby. The fire in her eyes scared him, terrified him. "Is that why you," she got quiet, looking down at the ground, only to look up again with tears in her eyes, "you held me all those times I cried? You only wanted to find out who he father is?"
Inuyasha grew uncomfortable, figiting with his hands. "Kagome, be careful, you don't want to go into, um, that thing…"
"Labor, Inuyasha. I'll be going into labor. I'll be doing exactly what Ai did all those months ago, when apparently you decided to start caring!" She held her face in her hands.
"Shut-up!" he shouted. Everything grew still. Birds got quiet; clouds seemed to stop drifting by in the sky. The grass stopped growing, the leaves stopped dancing. The sun even seemed to stop rising. Time itself had stopped for Inuyasha and Kagome.
"It has been nothing but one God-damn struggle for me to even stay here, let alone be with you guys. I have been through countless times where all I was given was crap, for trying to help. Hormones, vomiting, crying, names, all of that is some of the shit I've dealt with the past nine God-damn months. I have been doing everything a decent father would do for his mate, all this time."
His eyes seemed to get a red haze to them for a second, only for Inuyasha to get some control back. "Don't you get it Kagome? He should be here with you. He abandoned you. Hell, he didn't even mark you. Whoever you chose to do this with is one son of a bitch. Yet you decide to protect him. He has a pup, yet he isn't here, taking responsibility for this, for what he did!
"So don't give me that "pretending to care" shit, Kagome. It seems like I'm the only one who does care!"
Kagome looked at him, at the ground, then at him again. Her eyes burned and her face was fierce. "Sit!" she turned away from him, her hands covering her face. 'It seems like I'm the only one who does care!' Those were his exact words.
"Inuyasha?" she whispered, turning around to face him again. He looked up at her from the ground. "I am due in three days. Whether you are there or not is your choice." She began walking away towards the village, only to stop. "And, if what you say is true, I am not protecting him. I am protecting you."
She turned and kept walking, tears threatening to spill from her eyes.
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