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Ch. 14 In The Aftermath

Kagome woke up in a sweat and looked around her gasping for breath. Realizing she just had a bad dream again she lay her head back onto the futon, unable to go back to sleep. She sighed. How had she come to this point she didn't know. She moved her head to the side to look at her arm that was still in a cast. It hurt to remember the things that he had done to her, and it hurt to know that she would always feel the pain that he inflicted on her. She clutched her hands to her chest trying to suppress the pain that she felt welling up inside her. Would she ever be the same Kagome again? Would Koga still love her the same way? These were just some of the questions that were stabbing at her brain keeping her up at night, mostly so she wouldn't dream. Every time she closed her eyes, she re-lived the hell that he put her through and she couldn't bear it. Sango and the others knew that she wasn't getting enough sleep, but there wasn't much they could do.

The stillness of the night crept up on Kagome and she fought against the sleep that made her eyelids heavy. How many days it had been since that fateful night? Possibly six or seven, she had already lost count. On the third day, that's when she knew that he had fled and in her heart she knew that Inuyasha had known what he did wrong deep down. She had sympathy for him and she didn't know why. The guy that she had once loved with all of the passion in the world was now the same guy that she could tear to pieces. But she refrained herself, that wasn't who she was.

Sango had told her that Koga and Inuyasha had gotten into a huge fight after what happened, and she told her that had she been there she would have been proud of Koga for the things he did and said. Surprisingly Kagome was glad that Koga hadn't killed Inuyasha, despite what he did to her, she knew he didn't deserve that because he had also been through heartbreak as she did. After all why else would he have come back? She was still and would always be his second choice.

She heard the shuffle of feet outside of Sango's hut and instinctively held her breath. Until she realized that it was Koga. He had been standing guard outside since day one and he hadn't moved since. Things between the two of them were at a standstill, mostly because she felt he wouldn't love her and he felt that she would never forgive him for the small mistake of not sensing Inuyasha sooner. And this standstill only made them believe their theories even more.

Outside Koga stood leaning against Sango's small hut lost deep in thought until the small patter of steps approaching him shook them from his mind. He flinched and swung towards the sound to find Kagome staring wide-eyed at him in her pajamas. His eyes scanned her to make sure nothing was wrong until they stopped at her small cast and he felt rage slowly build up in his chest.

"I'm sorry, I thought you might have been somebody else," he apologized. She looked shy; it was something he was used to seeing these past few days. It stung him a little to know she acted this way, but he tried to brush it off.

"It's okay. I um was awake and I thought you could use the company," she said looking into the ground. She didn't really know why she had stepped outside, but she felt that she just needed to be near him. It somehow eased her pain. Koga looked at her the sadness that he felt took hold of him and he wanted to just hold her and tell her that he was sorry for everything. He slowly reached out to her, but retracted his hand; he couldn't do it for fear that she would reject him. Koga didn't know why this was so hard for him to do; he had been rejected by her for so long that this shouldn't be a hard thing to do.

"Kagome," he sighed as he reached for her arms and pulled her deep into his chest. He held her tightly against him, remembering the way they used to be. He felt shoulders tremble as he pulled her back to look into her face that was tear streaked.

"Kagome, why are you crying? Is it because you know it was my fault, I'm sorry love. I'm sorry for everything that happened and that I wasn't there sooner. If I had been more alert this wouldn't have happened and you wouldn't feel this way towards me. Damn that stupid mutt, Kagome, damn him to hell!" He stared deep into her eyes as though he was staring into her heart.

"No," she mumbled trying hard to speak between deep breaths, "that's not why I'm crying. It's just that…that this whole time I was thinking that you would…would never…love me the same way again. And that was what hurt me the most Koga, to think that you would never hold me the same way again and that I could never be the Kagome that I used to be. But now I know for sure, that with your love and the help of everybody else, I can get through this."

"Oh Kagome," Koga sighed as he rested his head atop of hers taking in a deep scent of her cherry blossom hair. He gripped her tighter as he felt her knees give away, she cried a little harder into his chest letting all of her frustrations out. He believed it was what she needed, to just let it all out. He was just glad that she still loved him.

After a few minutes she pulled away slightly wiping her eyes on her sleeve. "I'm sorry Koga. I know it's not your fault. It's nobody fault. It's something that happened and I just want to forget about it. Will you please help me forget? I just want to forget it all and start where we were at before. Please, please," she said in his chest. He nodded his head in agreement.

He gently lifted her chin with his hand and reached down and gave her a small but meaningful kiss, one that was full of understanding and compassion. He pulled back and she made a small sound of disappointment. Koga gazed in her eyes for a few seconds and then said, "Kagome, I'll do anything to make you forget. Just never forget that I love you."

She nodded her head swiftly feeling tears spring to her eyes again. This was definitely what she needed a kiss to warm her heart and lift her spirit. She felt like herself already and it was all thanks to this wonderful person standing in front of her. She loved him with all she had; she was never going to ever question his love again.

The days seemed to fly by as they turned to months, and as time healed Kagome's heart it also tended the hearts of others. Sango and Miroku were relieved and happy that Kagome was in good spirits and they too were in good spirits as they were patiently waiting the arrival of their baby. Shippou started helping Kaede sort out her medicines and herbs and occasionally got the chance to go out to play with Kagome. Everything seemed to be getting back to normal. Koga was just glad that he would see Kagome's brilliant smile again, it always warmed his heart to see her so happy. There was just one thing on the back of his mind, when was that damn mutt going to show up again. He knew that around the third day, Inuyasha stalked off in the night dragging his awful scent with him. He had stuck around the border of the village to make sure that Kagome was fine, and as soon as he knew that she was he took off. Koga was going to make sure that he didn't step here again, this time for sure.

Kagome awoke at the crack of dawn and rushed outside of Sango's hut with an unpleasant feeling in her stomach. As soon as the stepped outside and rounded the corner she quickly threw up. It was the third time that this had happened this week. She didn't know if it was because she had eaten something bad, or was getting just sick. She wiped her mouth with the back of her hand and slowly slid against the side of the hut. The morning dew brushed against her face making her feel slightly cool and refreshed. Kagome took a deep breath and re-traced last night's meal trying to think of what might have gone wrong a third time in a row.

Inside the hut Sango's eyes stared at the ceiling as she lay on her futon. She was shocked at what she just heard, and it wasn't the first time either. Sango tried to shut down the idea that was forming in her head, but when she started remembering the differences in Kagome she couldn't help but think it. It was already the third time that Kagome had gotten up to throw up this week, not only that but she had also been eating a lot, and seemed to be gaining some weight, mostly in her midsection. Sango calculated everything in her head and immediately sat up. She gently looked at her big belly, she was due in a few more months, but she was having a normal pregnancy.

"Oh Kagome, I'm so sorry," she whispered to herself. It was then that she realized that Kagome was pregnant and not with Koga's pup. It saddened her when she realized this calculating the months that had gone by. Normal demons give birth in five months, normal humans give birth in nine months, but a human carrying a half breed tended to give birth in six to seven months and generally their signs of pregnancy came at a later stage. She had to let her friend know. "I have to tell her, the sooner the better."

"Tell me what?" Kagome asked as she walked into the hut.

Sango turned around in shock and stared at her friend. "Kagome I think you're going to have to sit down for this one."

Well that's all for this chapter, but I will start working on the next chapter. My thoughts are starting to flow better, for some reason it was really hard to think what I wanted to happen next. I hope you like it. Please review!!