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Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or the characters in it.  This story though IS MINE.  Any person who copies this story will find my wrath upon their doomed heads (and a bottle of Coke up their nose).  YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

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Chapter 2

Down The Well Again

            It was several days before her doctors permitted Kagome to go home, none of them very pleased at her going.  The doctors had tried all through those days to talk her out of it, (and her mother had admittedly not made any effort to stop them), but Kagome stood firm, and they gave in.  They sent her home with plenty of painkillers, breathing stuff,  and instructions on how to keep Kagome comfortable, including lots and lots of "r & r."

            Right.  That was really going to happen.  (Insert snickering of fans here)  With a quarter demon baby and Kagome about to go into one of the most dangerous times (and places) in all of human history, just to find one crazy hanyou who, come to think of it had conveniently vanished when Kagome went to go tell him she was pregnant.  Course she'd only tried for about a month, but then stopped when she starting showing because the baby was still hers, and she didn't want to put it or herself in jeopardy.  Just because Inuyasha was a jerk, and didn't even come to check on her, even though she'd been missing for four months didn't mean she should take it out on the poor kid.

            Kagome let out a sigh, and then turned to look at the little bundle in her arms, who was calmly staring right back at her.  She smiled and tickled Shinju under her chin, causing the baby to giggle and latch herself onto her mother's finger.  A quick scratch behind the ears convinced Shinju to let go, and partially close her eyes the same way a dog does when you scratch their ears.  I'll have to remember to tell Inuyasha that you can make her let go by scratching her ears.  Kagome thought absently, even as her mother pulled up to the  family shrine and Kagome saw the huge banner that had been draped over the entrance reading "WELCOME HOME KAGOME AND SHINJU!"  Kagome smiled, but then frowned in sudden thought, turned to her mother and asked, "Mom, do Souta and Grandpa know about the infection?  Or the rest?"  Mrs. Higurashi's blush told Kagome that her little brother and Grandfather didn't have the slightest clue.

            "They know you've been sick, and that you're still not feeling that well, but, that's about it."

            "Mom!  I can't believe that you wouldn't tell them!  They've got a right to know!  Do they at least know I'm going to back to the Feudal Era?"

            "Yes, except they think you'll be back as soon as you find Inuyasha."  Kagome couldn't believe her mother had dumped this mess on her!  And when her time was already limited to a few weeks!

            "MOTHER, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'D DUMP THIS ON ME, AND THIS OF ALL TIMES!"  Kagome was practically screaming, she as so enraged! "I WAS COUNTING ON YOU TO MAKE THIS EASIER ON ME, BUT YOU'RE JUST MAKING THIS HARDER!  HOW CAN YOU PUT YOUR OWN FEELINGS AHEAD OF MINE, OR WHAT YOU KNOW IS BEST FOR YOUR GRANDDAUGHTER?  HOW DARE YOU_"  Kagome's screaming fit was cut short by her gasping her breathe, her lungs feeling as though they were on fire.

            She couldn't breathe!

            Then suddenly, her mother was there with an inhaler, and giving Kagome puffs of life-giving air.  After moment, Kagome shoved her mother away, too furious with her to have her so close, then began to use the inhaler on her own.  After a minute or two, she had her breathe back.  I can't even yell anymore without losing my breath!  She thought dismayed, the full impact of everything sinking in,  at this rate, will I last long enough to get to Inuyasha?

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SORRY SO SHORT, but I really want to get this thing moving before I leave for France on the first, so yeah, Je regretts, but it's a necessary evil.  I promise longer chappies when I return!

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