Kagome awoke late the next morning. She looked behind her and saw inuyasha still fast asleep. She smiled and gently slid out of his arms, walking outside. She heard shippo squeal her name before he threw himself into her arms. She rubbed his head as she held him, trying to calm him down. "Its alright shippo...im fine i promise..." "we...we thought you were dead!" Shippo sobbed into her shoulder. "Im sorry i scared you shippo..." Kagome said as she hugged him closer. "Kagome!" Sango cried out as she and miroku saw her and started walking towards her. "Thank kami! Were so glad you're okay!" She pulled kagome into a sideways hug. "You really had us all worried kagome. Inuyasha was refusing to leave you for anything. If we hadn't brought him food, i dont think he would have ever eaten. He was so afraid he had lost you..." miroku said as he pulled her into another hug. Kagome smiled at them. "Im so sorry i worried you all. I am going to go take a bath okay? Can you let inuyasha know?" They nodded as shippo detached himself from her. She gathered up her bag and walked to the springs.
Inuyasha woke up and saw kagome was gone, leaping up in a panic and running out of the hut. He ran into miroku and sango on his way out. Sango saw his panic. "Shes okay inuyasha, she just wanted to take a bath." Inuyasha growled in frustration and took off for the hotsprings. Sango sighed and rubbed her forehead. "He will never change." Miroku smiled at her. "If he did i would be worried about him." Sango sighed as miroku walked with her back to their hut, rubbing her belly absentmindedly.
Kagome sighed as she slipped into the hotsprings. She had made sure to sit in a spot where the water was only warm and not hot. She became lost in her thoughts as she sat there. She unconsciously rubbed her belly and frowned. She looked down at her belly. It was strange. She had not been anywhere near this big when she had gone to sleep. Instead of looking the two months pregnant she was, she was now the size of a four months pregnant woman. She wondered how she could have grown that quickly without her knowing. She wondered if she should tell inuyasha. She froze and panic was evident on her face as she felt a nudge against her hand. She tried to take steadying breaths as she concentrated on that spot. Maybe she had imagined it? That thought went out the window as she felt a kick against her hand. She was definitely worried now. It was way too early to be feeling movements from the child. She got out of the springs and got dried off, wondering what to do. She made up her mind and headed back to the village.
