She stood before the mirror, dark blue eyes shining bright. Not even the sound of the storm brewing outside could smother the quiet joy that echoed in her very aura.
Typically, Kagome was not one to stare at herself in the mirror, or to overly appreciate how she looked. But this time the young woman could not contain herself. Her shirt pulled up to settled just under her breasts and her lounging pants slung low on her hips, she set a tentative hand on the small bump of her stomach.
Finally, she was showing, even if it was just a little bit. Even though she had known the baby was there, had not been able to deny its existence and hadn't even wanted to, it pleased her without end to actually see proof in the changing of her body. Sore breasts and back aches didn't count.
Biting her lip to keep from squealing with excitement, she didn't even bother to pull her shirt back down or face the door when someone knocked, only calling out an absent, "Come in!"
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