~Chapter Three~ ~Why should I regret what I've done?~

Kagome sobbed in her mother's arms.

"NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS CAN'T BE!!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S NOT REAL!!!!!! IT'S NOT!!!!!" She screamed.

Kagome's mom shook her head. "Kagome…hush…..we've done the tests over 5 times now, and they've all come out positive. There's nothing you can do about this."

Kagome shook her head frantically. "NO!!!! THERE'S A MISTAKE!!! THERE'S A MISTAKE!!!!! I'M NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" She cried out.

"Kagome……"Her mom looked down at her daughter and stared.

Kagome was panic-stricken!

"KAGOME!!!!!!!! GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Her mom finally shouted out.

Kagome stopped her hysterical crying and sniffed, listening to her mother.

"Now, Kagome. I don't know when this has happened, or how, but….is this child Inu-Yasha's? He's the only one who-"

"DON'T MAKE IT SOUND LIKE IT'S HIS FAULT CAUSE IT'S NOT!!!! YES!!!! THIS…..child is his." She lowered her voice, realizing such a thing.

Kagome's mom breathed in and out for a moment.

"Now, Kagome. Listen to me carefully so you can get it through your head. You are pregnant. You carry a child! What's done is done, and I'm disappointed in you for not telling me you had gone that far with him in the first place, but that is the past. This is now. You are now. We can not change what has already been done, but we can do something about the future. I want you to go upstairs and get some rest, but I want you to think about 2 things. What you have done to yourself, and what you can do. You can either have this child and destroy your life as a young teenager, or you can use abortion. It's still not too late. If that is what you want, then tell me by tomorrow morning. I am no longer mad with you, because I know that you were the one that did this to yourself, not me." And with that, her mom went into the kitchen in silence.

Kagome hung her head and slowly walked up the stairs.

~5 Hours later~

Kagome lay under her covers in the darkness of her room.

She heard her mom go to bed after a long time of thinking things through.

Her grandpa and Souta were still unaware of what was happening.

The tears covering Kagome's cheek hours before had dried, but they threatened every few seconds to start up again, for she knew that she couldn't change what had been done.

*I…..don't understand. Inu-Yasha and I…..we're so young. Am I really ready to have a child? Am I really ready to become a mother? Do I want to put Inu-Yasha through all this? No. He's so young as well. I don't want to bother him with this. Should I use abortion? ………………………………...no. Never. Inu-Yasha and I created this, and even if Inu-Yasha may not want this child, I would never let it die. Never let it live. No matter what…this baby will be born. I understand that I'm young, but…..I know a lot. Mom thinks that I was foolish to go so far with Inu-Yasha already, but in truth…….I knew what I wanted. I wanted to be with Inu-Yasha. I wanted to hold him till the day I die and beyond that. I was ready. I may have lost myself that night under the moon, but……I knew one thing. I loved Inu-Yasha. I will forever. This is our child. I will love it too. Perhaps not as much as Inu-Yasha…..but enough as a mother would her infant.*

With those final words in thought, she closed her eyes and actually found a peaceful slumber, just as the clock chimed 3:00 a.m..

~The next morning~

Kagome stood in front of her mom's doorway.

She felt a lot better about everything now, and wasn't afraid to face her mother.

Soon, she answered Kagome's knocks and let her in without a word spoken.

"Kagome……what have you decided?" She questioned as soon as the door closed behind Kagome.

Kagome sighed and remembered what she had told herself in thought the night before.

She nodded. "Mom…….I've decided……to have this child. I can't bear to lose it. I will never harm an innocent soul as long as I live." She explained.

Kagome's mother nodded. "And what about where to go? Where are you planning on staying. I know it was your choice a few days ago to go be with Inu-Yasha, but now that this has occurred, I'm worried that the feudal era of Japan isn't a good environment for an infant. Perhaps you should stay here with me and I'll take care of you and the baby until the child's older." She offered with a small smile.

Kagome stared at her mother. "Never. I love you mom, and I love grandpa and Souta as well, but I can't…..just leave Inu-Yasha. I'm packing my things and only taking what will be needed. The well will always be open, so I can come and visit you and the family from time to time, but…..I believe my place is there. The warring states era is a wonderful place if you ever saw it, and I'm capable of living there. I have been traveling and fighting there for almost 3 years now mom, of course coming back for school and such…but this is different. I will live there now. There's…..only one way I will stay here with you." She paused.

Kagome's mom nodded. "Yes? What?"

Kagome could feel fear enter her vanes as she remembered what she had thought about the night before. That if Inu-Yasha didn't want the child…then she would have to stay in her time and leave him be. Not bother him with silly things as fatherhood.

She looked back to her mom. "I will go and take my things. I will seek out Inu-Yasha, and…..tell him the news. If he excepts….then I'll stay with him and not come back here for a while, but….if he……doesn't want the child….then…..I…….will come back and not return again to the warring states era. I don't want to bother him. He is young, not as young as I, but he's still a teenager like me. If he doesn't care to be a father, then I won't force him, but I'm going to be this child's mother. I swear it." She finished.

Her mom nodded and patted her shoulder. "Kagome……you are wise. Perhaps you were using your head when you made that choice, whenever that was, to be with Inu-Yasha. I respect your decision. I will be behind you the whole way. I'm always here, and I'll always love you, my daughter."

Kagome smiled weakly and hugged her mom before leaving the room to pack her bag.

~1 hour later~

It wasn't an awfully long time before Kagome stood beside the well house with her mom, grandpa, and Souta.

She bowed to them gently.

"I love and will never forget you all. Please, take care, and try not to grow up too fast, Souta. Never forget me." She stated to her brother.

Souta nodded. He had no idea why Kagome was leaving, but he knew he shouldn't ask at that time.

Kagome turned to her grandpa. "And gramps, stay healthy and try not to over do yourself every time you clean out the shrine houses, alright?" She explained with a giggle.

Her grandpa was at the verge of tears. He didn't know why either that Kagome was leaving, but he knew he was sad about it.

Kagome finally looked upon her mother. "Mom………thank you…for…..for being there…and trusting me. I know I'm young….but…..I know where I'm headed. I want to live my life the way I planned it all along. I will never change my mind about anything. I'll always love you though. Forever." She stated.

Her mom nodded and hugged her daughter. "I will miss you. Come and visit. And I'll explain things to the rest of the family later on. I love you……Kagome."

A tear ran down her cheek, but Kagome shook her head.

"Don't cry, mom. I'm only a jump through the well away! I promise! I'll bring the you know what when it comes for you to see soon."

Her mom nodded again and wiped the tear away from her skin.

"Good-bye…..and good luck."

Kagome smiled and turned to the well house.

She took a deep breath and opened the sliding doors to it.

She turned back at her family and nodded once more before walking in and closing the doors behind her.

The three stared at the well house and saw a bright light, then it dimmed and all was still again.

Kagome's mom smiled a sad, yet happy smile.

"NOW!!!!!! What's going on here!!!!!!????????" Both grandpa and Souta screeched to Kagome's mom after a moment.

"Okay……I'll explain everything over some tea. Come on inside." She stated.

As they walked away from the well house, Kagome's mom looked back at it and smiled again as the wind hit her skirt and hair.

"I will see you again, my daughter." She whispered before sighing and following the other nagging two inside the house.

~In the warring states era~

Kagome softly landed on the well's floor again, now smelling the sweet air of autumn in the feudal era.

She sucked in some air and let it out, then climbed to the top of the well slowly.

When she reached the top, and sat on the edge of it and stared to the ground.

*What will I say to Inu-Yasha when I find him? I can't very well just walk up to him, smile, and say I'm expecting like it's no big deal at all!!* She stated in thought.

She sighed again, and stood up.

She began to slowly take her time walking down a path towards Kaede's village.

*I know I'll feel comfortable talking this over with Kaede or Sango, but…..I'm just so afraid…..what Inu-Yasha's reaction will be!!!* She exclaimed to herself in mind.

*I bet he'll hate me. He'll say it's all my fault and send me away. He'll never want to speak to me or see my face again!!! He'll probably even slap me and take back all he said about loving me.*

As she thought this, tears cornered her eyes, and fell to the ground.

The fear she had felt when she first found out she was with child was returning, and she felt so horrible.

She sat down on a rock near the path and sobbed.

The autumn sun fell over her, as she cried in her own arms.

Leaves fell to the ground softly beside her feet, but she didn't notice.

Soon, the minutes wasted on that rock turned into an hour, and she just couldn't move!

"I……I don't want to be alone though. I'm…afraid to be alone. I can't do this without him. I….can't. I can pull through anything with him by my side, and I can concur any fears I have, but…if he turns me down…then….I'll have no one. No one………….." She cried gently to herself in whispers of worry and fright.

Slowly, but surly, a shadow came over her as the sun set far over the mountains.

She didn't see it, but it saw her.

He frowned sadly.

"Kagome?" He stated.

Kagome suddenly looked up with fear in her eyes.

She lifted her eyes to see the form whom she had feared to face this whole time.

"Inu-Yasha…….." She whispered.

Inu-Yasha gave her a puzzled expression.

"K…Kagome? What's wrong? Why are yah crying? Are you feeling better? Kaede told me a few days ago that you had gone home for a while, so I decided to just wait and not bother you……um…..what's' the matter?" He tried to sound happy, but the look Kagome gave him with unbearable to even look at without frowning.

"Kagome?" He questioned again.

Kagome just stared at him as another tear fell down her cheek, softly hitting the ground after a second.

She finally stood up, feeling a bit wobbly, but managing to find her footing, walked up to him.

About half way there though, she started gasping quickly through her sobs, and she cried softly to herself.

Her legs trembled and she wanted to just run away.

After another second, her cries became a bit louder, like small whimpers that could be heard. She gasped a few times more and couldn't move another inch closer to him.

Inu-Yasha saw her expression and practically died.

"What?! What is it, Kagome!!!?? Please, tell me!!! Talk to me, Kagome!!! Please……." He pleaded to her as he stepped forward and took her into his arms.

"I----don't---want---to---be--a---a---alone." She grasped as she cried a bit harder.

Inu-Yasha didn't know what to think. "You'll never be alone, Kagome! I'm here with you! Forever! What's wrong, Kagome? There has to be a reason why you're acting like this." He explained in a loving tone.

Kagome buried her face on his chest.

"I love you, Inu-Yasha…………" She whispered.

Inu-Yasha smiled weakly. "I know you do, Kagome. I love you too. So much. So so much. You have no idea how much…………..tell me what's wrong." He whispered the last words in a kind and wise tone.

She somehow knew that she had to tell him. He had to know.

She took one more second to take in his smell and listen to him breathe, before taking in some air, letting it out, and calming herself down.

She backed away from Inu-Yasha and forced herself to look into his eyes.

"Inu……Yasha?" She began.

He stared.

"I….I…have…something to…tell you." She stuttered onward.

He nodded.

It was so hard, but Kagome went on.

"I….went back to my time…for a few days……just to tell my mom what was going on between us and all……and……I went to the store…and…..I won't go into that……and I came home…and…I……………."

"Kagome? Where's this going? You're not making sense. Just tell me. I won't get upset." Inu-Yasha stated.

The look he saw in Kagome's eyes though said that she was afraid that that was the situation if she told him.

*S…She's scared to death!!?? What's wrong with her???* He questioned in thought to himself.

"Okay…..I'm sorry. I………………I'm………..I found out that I'm…………………….."

"Kagome!!!!!!!!" Inu-Yasha yelled.

"I'M PREGNANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

She finally screamed it out, and Inu-Yasha's eyes widened.

A still wind blew past the two, sending chills up both their backs.

Kagome fell to her knees and wept into her hands.

At first, Inu-Yasha was speechless. But soon, as if sunk in……he realized it………..

His lips curved into a smile. A pure smile. A smile that no one else could have given.

He fell to his knees and pulled Kagome's hands away from her face.

She looked up at him and was shocked to see his smile gleaming optimistically, yet tears forming at the edges of his eyes.

He took her into his arms and held her so tightly Kagome thought that she could just sink into him forever.

"Kagome……how…..could you think…..that that was a bad thing?" He questioned.

Kagome's eyes widened this time as she listened to his gentle voice.

"Did you think I would hate you? That I would leave you? That I wouldn't want the child?" He asked some more.

Kagome stayed silent.

"Kagome………I………I love you so much. I will take care of you, and you'll never have to worry about anything. I promise. I swear it!! I will hold your hand until the end."

He paused and looked to her face.

"This is so wonderful……smile. I love your smile."

He took her face into his palms and smiled himself down to her.

She didn't know why, but she scarcely gave a weak smile to him, and it didn't stay for long, but it was enough.

"Thank you. Don't ever regret what has happened, Kagome. Never. I know you must be scared but…….."

He took her hand into his and held it and her even tighter.

"I will hold your hand. I will."

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