A/N: to Sweet Possum- lol, I'm not mad about the Shippo thing, I understand and I'm going to try and put him in more if I can;)

Chapter 25: InuYasha's Love for Kagome

"I can't believe it, did ye really get my sister pregnant Inuyasha?" Kaede asked, standing up to get a better look at her sister.

Kikyo chuckled, amused, "It seems that you haven't enlightened your friends that I have life growing inside of me."

Inuyasha flinched, 'Great, make things worse.'

"You knew?" Kagome questioned Inuyasha, trying to stand up. Sango helped her to her feet while glaring at the guilty looking half demon.

Inuyasha remained quiet, not wanting to be sat by Kagome, especially in front of Kikyo.

"Inuyasha," Kagome said then flinched and grabbed her abdomen. This time Shippo went to Kagome's side and looked up at her worriedly.

"Are you ok Kagome?" he asked.

Inuyasha looked at Kikyo and noticed she was staring at Kagome with a hint of confusion in her eyes. That's when Miroku joined the group, he had obviously saw the same look Inuyasha had saw.

"Tell me Lady Kikyo," he started, trying to be polite, "why are your soul collectors causing Kagome pain, you must know something about it."

Kikyo kept her gaze on Kagome as if trying to figure her out. Without words she walked right in front of Kagome. Kagome frowned at her, wondering what on earth she was going to do to her now. The others watched curiously without a word.

Kikyo brought her right hand towards Kagome. Kagome gulped nervously and Inuyasha took a step forward, in case he had to intervene. Though he loved Kikyo and Kagome both, he wasn't about to watch a dual ensue between the two.

Kikyo placed her hand on Kagome's abdomen and a brilliant pink light illuminated from her fingertips. Kagome's body tensed up as if she was feeling great pain.

Inuyasha gasped and was about to stop Kikyo when the light subsided and she pulled her hand away. Kikyo looked at Kagome in ponder. Kagome's body suddenly went from tense to relax quickly and she looked at Kikyo surprised.

"Kagome, are you ok?" Sango asked.

Kagome nodded slowly, "My body..feels so different, like healed or something," she looked down and put a hand on her stomach, the fluttering she had felt with the baby had returned, at least she knew the baby was ok.

By the time Kagome looked up, Kikyo was walking back to the forest. Inuyasha started to follow, but stopped and just watched her go, sadly.

Kagome looked at Inuyasha and her eyes started to water. Knowing she was about to cry, Kagome took off the opposite way, wanting so desperately to get away. Inuyasha turned and watched Kagome hurry off through the village.

Sango stepped forward, "Inuyasha," she spoke.

"I know," Inuyasha said, keeping his eyes right on Kagome. Without another word, Inuyasha left to go to talk to Kagome, he knew he had some things to straighten out.

As soon as he left, Sango swayed. Miroku was to her at once and grabbed her shoulders, "Are you alright?" he asked.

Sango turned to face him. Kaede, Shippo and Kirara were staring at her caringly too.

Sango's eyelids grew heavy, "I feel weak," she answered before losing balance. Miroku caught her in his arms with quick reflexes, "She fainted," Miroku said to the others as he looked down at her with a sympathetic grin, "let's get her back to the hut."

As Miroku carried her back in his arms, Kaede and Kirara followed. Shippo glanced at the forest before he was about to follow as well, but he stopped and did a double take. Between two of the trees, he swore he got a glance at two red glowing eyes before they disappeared before his second glance.

Shippo quivered with a fearful whimper before running to catch up with the other, "Wait for me," he cried.

"Are ye sure Sango is alright," Kaede asked as they walked to the hut, "I've never heard of a woman being so weak like this during pregnancy."

Miroku sighed, "Uh, she's just been through a lot," he looked down to see Kaede's unsure expression and he smiled, "trust me, I'm taking care of her."

This time Kaede sighed as she turned back to face the hut they were almost to, "I just hope ye know what ye are doing."

Miroku looked down at Sango who was still out as he thought, 'Me too.'

Inuyasha felt like he had been chasing after Kagome forever with all the thoughts he had keeping his mind going on the way to catch up with her. Finally he saw her sitting on the well, looking down at the ground. She looked so sad and so confused. Inuyasha growled lightly at himself, how many mistakes was he going to make before he got something right, he was going to be a dad for crying out loud.

Kagome looked up to see him heading towards her. She sighed and absentmindedly put a hand over her abdomen as if she was protecting it from him.

"I thought you might have went back to your time," Inuyasha spoke, trying to make conversation.

Kagome looked down from him and shook her head then back at him, "Why didn't you tell me Inuyasha?"

Inuyasha closed his eyes, thinking what to say next. He went and sat down Indian style in front of Kagome, put his hands in his sleeves as he crossed them and began to explain, "I just found out last night, I didn't really know how to tell you especially after you just left when I didn't tell you about me and Kikyo."

"You were scared I would leave and you would never see me or the baby ever again?" Kagome looked at him with different emotions spinning in her head.

Inuyasha shrugged, "Well yeah, Kagome, I know this is a bad situation, but I can make this work and I will, anything you need all you have to do is just tell me," he got up and sat next to her on the well, "you mean a lot to me, you and the baby," he looked away as he blushed, oh how he hated admitting his true feelings.

Kagome looked at him and smiled, but that smile soon faded. She knew he loved her and the baby, but knowing that there was someone else that was carrying his baby too sent a deep ache in her heart, how could she just be ok with it?

But they couldn't just dwell on it forever, their baby deserved more than that.

"I guess Kikyo is as far along as you are," Inuyasha suddenly said randomly.

Kagome rolled her eyes, great now he wants to talk about her pregnancy too.

Inuyasha quickly realized what he had just said and turned to face her, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean that, well I did, it's just…" he growled again, frustrated.

"You can't help thinking about her baby too," Kagome looked into his eyes and he gazed at her surprised at her words.

Kagome looked away with a deep breath, "It's ok to be interested in Kikyo's baby too, it's a part of you," Kagome hugged herself, feeling very fragile.

Inuyasha stood quickly, "It's not like I planned for this you know, I didn't even know it could happen," he almost shouted, defensively.

"Inuyasha," Kagome spoke. Her face fell as she looked at him almost lose his temper. Inuyasha controlled himself at once, "I'm sorry, Kagome," he got down and grabbed her hands like he had done before, "I don't blame you if you have this grunge against Kikyo and you don't know how to handle it right now, but when you figure out how you do I promise I will support it and if I have to…" he paused as if the words would kill him to say, "I will stop seeing Kikyo."

"You…would..do that?" Kagome asked slowly in amazement.

Inuyasha looked down, his mind scattered before nodding.

"No," Kagome said.

Inuyasha looked back at her, "What?"

"I couldn't ask you to do that, no matter how much I don't like it, Kikyo is pregnant too and I couldn't ask you to be away from her at a moment like this, but I will try to deal with it somehow."

Inuyasha's face lit up and he hugged her, "Thank you Kagome." Kagome looked a little uncomfortable, but otherwise returned the hug. When Inuyasha pulled from her he asked, "How are you and the baby doing now?"

Kagome smiled as she shook her head.

"What?" he asked raising an eyebrow at her.

"Nothing, nevermind," she said. She was secretly thinking how no matter what he did, he always had her heart and she always felt like forgiving him in the end, love sure was a strong thing.

"I feel a lot better now and the baby keeps fluttering inside so I know he or she is ok too," Kagome explained, rubbing her abdomen with a content smile.

Inuyasha nodded, glad everything seemed to be ok. Kagome started to stand and Inuyasha grabbed her arm gently to help her.

"Thank you, Inuyasha," she said, placing her hand in his. Together they walked side by side back to the village.

"Kagome," Shippo squealed as they entered the hut once getting there.

"Shippo," Kagome said, a little surprised at the welcome.

Shippo looked up at her with his innocent eyes, "Does this mean you're staying with us?" he asked with a puppy dog look.

"Of course she's staying with us Shippo," Inuyasha answered, placing his hands on his hips in authority.

"I wasn't asking you Inuyasha," Shippo snapped, looking up at Inuyasha with a balled fist. As they argued like they usually did, Kagome noticed the others who were in the hut.

"Sango," she said worriedly as she made her way to the still fainted demon slayer and the monk sitting right by her.

At the word Sango, Inuyasha and Shippo stopped fighting. Inuyasha finally noticed also, "What happened to her?" he asked.

Miroku looked down at her for what seemed like the hundredth time already, "She collapsed soon after you two left, she's just sleeping right now."

"Poor Sango," Kagome said, sitting on her other side. Kirara, who was sitting above Sango's head, meowed up at Kagome. Kagome pet Kirara to ease the feline's worry.

Inuyasha looked over at Kaede who was once again trying to start what would now be lunch. He went over and sat down close to the pot, "How long is it going to be, I'm starving," he complained."

"Inuyasha," Kagome rolled her eyes, their friend was out cold and all he could think about was his stomach, typical. Kagome got up and went to sit at the fire as well. Shippo made his way to Kagome and sat in her lap. Kagome smiled down at Shippo, he loved sitting in her lap, she just hoped he wouldn't be too upset when she got too big for him to fit properly.

"So do you think Sango will be ok Kaede?" asked Kagome.

Kaede glanced over at Miroku and Sango and answered so that Miroku couldn't really hear, "I must admit I'm worried about her, I do think we need to keep and eye on her, even though Miroku says he has it under control, we must make sure Sango's condition doesn't get worse."

"You think it will," Kagome asked, surprised at what Kaede had just told them.

"I think Sango should be fine if she takes care of herself properly," Kaede explained, stirring slowly in the pot, she was still thinking about Kikyo and how her sister ended up pregnant, she was completely stumped.

Shippo looked back at Sango, "I hope her and the baby will be ok," he said.

"They'll be fine," Inuyasha said stretching back against the wall and closing his eyes, "Sango's tough and I'm sure with parents like her and Miroku, that kid has a good fighting chance."

Kagome smiled and nodded, but her smile didn't last, she hoped he was right.

A/N: ok, I just wanted to say that I'm trying to make it so Inuyasha isn't always a jerk, I mean he does still love Kagome and as for their moment in this chapter, it was really hard because it's hard putting them in this position when they didn't get close to this far in the anime, but I'm trying my best and the next chapter I'm going to try and bring some humor to the story before I get to the serious stuff again;) but don't hesitate to send more ideas, though I have a bunch of my own, I could always use more so I know what the readers want and I can work that into my ideas and as always please review and thank you for all of them:)