Authors note! Okay, the last chapter might have been a little confusing. The child was originally the rapist's. Then, when inuyasha marked Kagome, he claimed her, he also claimed the child, and thus the child is his. Demon blood will flow through its veins. It's like inuyasha got Kagome pregnant without touching her. Sorry if it was confusing. Now, ON WITH THE STORY!!

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Kagome sat high up in a tree. How she got up there Miroku didn't know. He jumped as a teardrop fell from the tear and splattered on his cheek.

"Damn!" he thought, "She's crying. Maybe now isn't the best time to disturb her, but I did promise inuyasha I would talk to her. Oh well."

Miroku sighed in defeat and began to climb the tree. He was out of breath as he heaved himself onto the branch next to Kagome.

"Hello Miroku," Kagome said without turning around, "You wanted to talk to me?"

Miroku gasped for a few seconds, catching his breath. He nodded his head vigorously.

"About what pray-tell?"

He took another deep breath,

'Man,' kagome thought trying not to laugh, 'I always thought Miroku was in great shape.'

A small giggle escaped her tight lips.

"What?"

"Nothing, it's nothing."

"Kagome, why were you crying?"

Kagome turned to look at him. Her eyes were shimmering with tears. Her hair was slightly rumpled.

"Miroku, I do not know who the father of this child is. I will not be able to give them a normal life. I want them to have father! I don't want them to go through the pain I went through! I just....I just wish I knew who the father was."

Miroku smirked. "You might not know who the father is, but I do." "WHAT?! TELL ME!"

"I do not know who the original father is, but I can tell you that at this moment, inuyasha is the father."

Kagome stared at him. She looked like she had been slapped. He slowly shook her head.

"No, inuyasha can't be, he wouldn't do this to me. HE WOULDN'T! I DON'T BELIEVE YOU! IT WASN'T HIM! INUYASHA ALWAYS PROTECTS ME! HE WOULDN'T TOUCH ME IF HE KNEW IT WOULD HURT ME!"

She was hysterical. Tears were forming pools in her eyes and rapidly spilling out.

'Shit!' Miroku thought, 'she didn't understand me!'

"Kagome he said, attempting to calm her down, you didn't let me finish."

Kagome looked through her hands, her sobs quieting. She waited for an explanation. Tears still trickled down her cheeks.

"What happened to you that night.....well, that wasn't inuyasha. I'm sorry I didn't explain before. Inuyasha wouldn't hurt you I know."

Kagome nodded, reassuring herself.

"A few days ago, when you were unconscious, inuyasha claimed you. He sank his fangs into you, marking you. Technically you belong to him, and he to you, you are his mate, or his woman."

Miroku paused, letting this sink in, and then he was off again.

"When inuyasha claimed you he also claimed the child inside of you. When the child is born, it will have demon blood and some demon characteristics. It might even inherit some of your miko powers."

Kagome stared into space for a moment. She was overwhelmed with the information she had just been burdened with. Inuyasha's child? Did he know? Why did he claim her? Questions bubbled in her mind. Suddenly it was all too much for her. She slipped into unconsciousness and slipped off the branch and plummeted to the ground.

"KAGOME!!!!!!!"

Miroku's scream did not cover the cracking sound as Kagome hit the ground.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kagome was dead. The fall had snapped her back neatly in two.

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! JUST JOKING!!!!!!!! Got you didn't I? I knew I did. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Inuyasha doubled over in pain as his heart practically ripped in two.

"What the hell is wrong with me?"

His eyes widened as he remembered one of the laws of choosing a mate. The bond between mates was unbreakable. It was more then skin deep. They shared happiness, sadness, everything. Including pain.

Inuyasha felt himself over, patting his arms and legs, checking for wounds.

'If I'm not hurt, then Kagome....." he broke off and began to run blindly towards where he thought Kagome would be.

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Miroku jumped down nimbly from the high branch. Her frantically ran over to Kagome's motionless for. She had landed partially on her back and partially on her side. Her head had been hit hard. Blood trickled down her forehead and from a small cut on her lip.

"Kagome? Kagome?!!! DAMN!"

Kagome did not respond to Miroku's calls and he was afraid to move her in fear of further injury. He gently picked up her wrist and felt for a pulse. There was none.

'I-is s-she....no, she c-can't be!"

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Authors note!

I know, I know, it's short but I don't wanna write anymore today, plus I have to get off the computer and I wanted to leave it a little cliffy. Here's a treat, but be warned, it's not to eat! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Even In Death"

Give me a reason to believe that you're gone

I see your shadow so I know they're all wrong

Moonlight on the soft brown earth

It leads me to where you lay

They took you away from me but now I'm taking you home

I will stay forever here with you

My love

The softly spoken words you gave me

Even in death our love goes on

Some say I'm crazy for my love, Oh my love

But no bonds can hold me from your side, Oh my love

They don't know you can't leave me

They don't hear you singing to me

I will stay forever here with you

My love

The softly spoken words you gave me

Even in death our love goes on

And I can't love you, anymore than I do ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Lies"

Bound at every limb by my shackles of fear

Sealed with lies through so many tears

Lost from within, pursuing the end

I fight for the chance to be lied to again

You will never be strong enough

You will never be good enough

You were never conceived in love

You will not rise above

They'll never see

I'll never be

I'll struggle on and on to feed this hunger

Burning deep inside of me

But through my tears breaks a blinding light

Birthing a dawn to this endless night

Arms outstretched, awaiting me

An open embrace upon a bleeding tree

Rest in me and I'll comfort you

I have lived and I died for you

Abide in me and I vow to you

I will never forsake you

They'll never see

I'll never be

I'll struggle on and on to feed this hunger

Burning deep inside of me ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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