Hello again. The point of view has been changed to omniscient. Now let's
see if I can stay true to that...
DISCLAIMER: Despite the fact that I meddle in their lives, I do not own Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Kirara, Shippo, or anybody else. However, I do own something.like my stupid exam grades that I do not know yet. I also own whatever I got for Christmas, like manga (Ceres, Forbidden Dance, and Kare Kano) and parodies (Barry Trotter and the Unauthorized Parody). They're all really good!
The Child Within-Chapter Two
Inuyasha was pacing around the village, looking mightily perturbed. A frown graced his slender features, and his amber eyes glowed fiercely. "Where the hell is she!" he said for the umpteenth time.
"I've already told you many times, Inuyasha, she went to bathe and will return shortly," Kaede reasoned. She adjusted her eye patch and watched the half demon pace. Shippo amused himself by petting Kirara. Miroku and Sango were a little ways off, whispering and glancing Inuyasha's way.
"It doesn't take someone 2 bloody hours to bathe." Kaede shook her head and busied herself with some herbs.
Inuyasha roared, running his long fingers through his silvery hair. "I am sick and tired of waiting for her!" He sprinted out of the village towards the river.
When he arrived, he did not find Kagome. The only traces of any presence were slide marks on the riverbank. Sighing, Inuyasha shook his head. Where had that wench gotten to? He inhaled deeply again, his nose detecting something. He could smell the heavy scent of Kagome, but something else...
He froze as he placed the scent. Naraku had been here. He began to follow the scents, growing more and more anxious as he followed them. Something was wrong, he knew it. Mainly because nothing good has ever come from Naraku.
Suddenly Naraku's scent was gone. It hadn't faded, just disappeared. Kagome's scent, on the other hand, has spread in every direction so Inuyasha could no longer follow it. Cursing, Inuyasha trudged deeper into the woods, searching for the priestess.
"Kagome! Where the hell are you! Kaaagoooommmeeee!" He felt his resolve begin to fade and panic set in. Where was she, and why wasn't she answering?
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Kagome stirred, feeling her muscles ache. Groaning, she curled a tighter ball. She felt a pain shoot between her legs so she lay still and contemplated. What had happened, again? Her head was covered in a fog she could not shake. She knew there was some logical reason why she was in the middle of the forest in just a towel, but she didn't want to remember. Wait...in just a towel?
Kagome felt at her neck, feeling only skin. Where were the Shikon fragments? Panicking, she rolled onto her knees and felt around despite her body's protests. Where are they-
She froze, her memories coming back in a blur. Right before she had passed out, Naraku had.... Shuddering, Kagome crossed her arms and rested her forehead on the ground, thinking. She felt pangs between her legs, and she suddenly could think of a reason why they were there. On the verge of tears, she shuddered. Why? Didn't Naraku usually just steal the jewel shards and move on? Why did he have to ra-she couldn't even say the word. It made it too real.
She pictured Inuyasha in her head. Why didn't you find me? she wondered. You said that you would protect me. Why didn't I keep you nearby, so this wouldn't happen? Now I have no idea where I am, and you probably won't find me. "Kagome..." she could hear him whisper. "Where are you? Say something. Kagome...." He sounded so real. But he couldn't be here.
"KAGOME!" That, she realized as she opened her eyes, isn't in my head, it's real! She lifted her head, listening carefully. After a few moments, nothing happened. Probably just my imagination, she thought.
"KAGOME! IF YOU DON'T ANSWER ME, DAMMIT, I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU ALONE EVER AGAIN!" Kagome knew it was Inuyasha. He was the only one who would ever say something like that.
"Inuyasha?" she whispered, not even daring to breathe. She heard footsteps stop, then a voice call out.
"Kagome?" She could see his silhouette through the trees, his ears sticking out like two cute thumbs. He raced towards her, skidding to a stop only inches away from her. His face was annoyance and worry in a nutshell. His eyes darkened considerably, from relief to fury. "Where the hell were you? You were supposed to take a bath, and do you know where you are? You are a long way away from any bathing spot!" He paused, looking at her. "And why are you still wearing a towel?"
Kagome stared at him. "Is that really you?" she asked, reaching a hand out to him. He paused, confused. Placing her hand on his shoulder, she made a satisfied noise and drew him into a hug. "It really is you. I didn't think you'd find me," she said into his hair.
Inuyasha softened. Wrapping his arms around her, he pressed himself against her protectively. "Of course I'd find you. I can smell you." Inhaling her scent, he paused. "You reek of Naraku," he said, holding her at arms' length. Studying her, he removed his hand from Kagome. "Where are the Shikon shards?" Kagome turned her head down. "He took them. I tried to fight him off, but he drugged me so I couldn't use my miko powers." She shuddered, closing her arms around herself.
Inuyasha watched her, suspicious of her actions. "Where did he hurt you?"
"I-I can't tell you."
"Then show me." She ran her fingers over her arms, her legs, her stomach, and her head and was about to continue until Inuyasha interrupted, "Okay, okay, he hurt you all over. Where did he hurt you the most?"
Kagome hesitated, then placed her hand on her chest and moved it to her womanhood. Inuyasha froze. "Did...did he rape you?" She began to shake silently, holding in tears but failing. "Oh my God, Kagome..." Inuyasha couldn't think of anything to say, so he pulled her into a hug and allowed her to muffle her sobs with his body.
"Shh, Kagome, you're okay now. I'm here. No one's going to hurt you anymore. Hush now, you'll be all right." Inuyasha continued to comfort her, and steadily Kagome's tears slated.
"Thank you, Inuyasha," Kagome said, still in the dog demon's embrace. "I don't know what I'd do without you."
"You know, Kagome, I could-I could, uh, claim that the kid's mine. So no one'll get suspicious."
Kagome smiled softly. "I'll deal with the child if it comes." She didn't want to even begin to think she was pregnant. Who knows, Naraku might be sterile.
"If you're sure." He pulled her in tightly, then released her and gazed at her. She met his gaze and smiled slightly. "C'mon, let's get back so Kaede can speak with you. We'll see what she has to say, and then we'll plan accordingly."
"How do you mean?" Kagome stood up, wrapping her towel more securely.
"Here." Inuyasha took off his red overshirt and handed it to Kagome. "I mean we kick Naraku's ass so hard he'll wish he never laid eyes on you." Grinning demonically (hey, he's a demon), he walked with Kagome side-by- side back to the village.
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"Maybe Kagome and Inuyasha are going at it," said Miroku, dodging a kick meant for his head. "Oh come on, Sango, you can't disagree with me." He ducked a punch, and then doubled over a knee in his manhood.
"Kagome would never be missing for hours and then make out with some guy," Sango muttered, swishing her black horsetail over her shoulder. "I know better, even if you don't." She removed her knee, allowing Miroku to topple and lie on the ground, helpless (though still dangerous, the letch).
They sat quietly for a few moments until Miroku had recovered. He stood, grimacing. "That was a little harsh, Sango." She stuck her tongue out at him and sat down on a wooden fence post.
Miroku was focusing on two shapes approaching on the dirt path. "Hey, I think that's-it is! It's Kagome and Inuyasha!" He smiled. "And they have their arms wrapped around each other!" He winked at Sango and went to tell Shippo.
Sango looked up, and lo and behold, there was the duo, Inuyasha with his arm around Kagome's waist and her arm around his shoulders. Her mouth dropped. What was going on?
She decided to find out, and she walked towards them. "Kagome! Inuyasha! Where have you been?" She started at Kagome's pallid, strained face. "What happened?" Kagome's eyes met hers, and in some woman-to-woman communication, she knew exactly what had happened. "That bastard. Not you," she directed to Inuyasha. "Are you going to be okay?" Kagome nodded.
Miroku approached Kagome and clasped her hands in his. "You know, despite what Inuyasha may..." He looked at Sango. "Or may not have done, I am still willing for you to bear my child."
He was surprised at Kagome's reaction. Rather than her usual discomfort, she paled even further and looked down at the ground. When he looked to Inuyasha for an explanation, he saw the fury and shock in his face. The same emotions were in Sango's eyes. "What's going on?"
Inuyasha removed his arm from Kagome and cracked his knuckles. "You just don't know when to quit, do you, monk?"
"It's all right, Inuyasha; Miroku doesn't know," Kagome said, still looking down with her shoulders hunched inward and her hands drawn protectively around her belly.
"Miroku doesn't know what?" he asked, turning Kagome's chin up with the tips of his fingers.
A strong hand clamped across Miroku's forearm. "Miroku doesn't know when he needs to leave certain people alone before another certain person snaps Miroku's arm off his body and uses it to feed small rats." Inuyasha grinned insanely, nails digging through the skin.
"I got the message," Miroku said. Inuyasha released, allowing him to massage his arm. "My apologies, Lady Kagome." He walked off, passing a slow- moving Shippo in the process.
Shippo tottered up to Kagome and hugged her leg (a/n: this could be misinterpreted as humping her leg like a dog, but no, Shippo doesn't know that move yet. Give him a few years and he will.) "I'm so happy to see you, Kagome!" he squealed. Then he felt up her leg (now THAT is wrong. Hey, maybe he is a pervert.), finding a deep, newly sealed cut. "What happened to your leg?"
Inuyasha grabbed him by the scruff. "The same thing that's going to happen to you if you keep bugging Kagome." He tossed the kitsune to the ground. "Move along." Shippo glared at Inuyasha, tears in his eyes, and bolted into a random villager's hut.
Kagome looked at Inuyasha, she herself almost crying. "Why are you chasing them away?"
He started and scratched his head. "Well, I, ergh, just didn't want you to have to deal with, um, added pressure from, uh, them." He hung his head like a bad puppy.
"You wanted me all to yourself, didn't you?" Her eyes flickered with a brief, fleeting humor.
Inuyasha grinned. "I might admit to being caught, if I'm bribed correctly." He wrapped his arms around her waist. She smiled, all thoughts of Naraku gone, and placed her hands on his neck. He leaned down and kissed her, she reciprocating.
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Miroku, Sango and Shippo were watching this from the random villager's hut. "Oh, what are they doing?" Shippo asked.
Both Sango and Miroku covered his eyes with their hands. "Oh, now it's getting interesting," said Miroku. "See? I TOLD you she and Inuyasha were making out in the woods, and now they've brought it here."
"Oh shut up," said Sango. She didn't have the energy to hit him. "Didn't you see the look in Kagome's eyes? She's had a horrible experience with Naraku."
"How do you know it was Naraku?"
"Who's the only other 'person' who goes out of his way to make our lives miserable?"
"Point taken. But how do you know what happened to her?"
Sango paused. "I'm not entirely sure. It's a creepy sort of ESP that some women have with one another, but only when certain conditions are met."
Miroku snorted and waited for Sango to continue. When she didn't, he asked, "So what happened to Lady Kagome?"
Sango drew her knees into her chest. "Well, she...she got raped. By Naraku, of course, the dirty little bastard. He's more lecherous than you, if that's even possible."
Miroku rested his chin on his hand. "That really stinks. And then I go and tell her she can bear my child. Well, I feel stupid."
"You should, Miroku. She might be pregnant with Naraku's child, and you walk up to her and kindly remind her." Sango glowered, watching the two walk into Kaede's hut.
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When they emerged again, not only did Kagome smell of lavender and jinsing, she had been diagnosed as pregnant by Kaede. Lord only knows how she did this, and frankly I don't want to know.
Inuyasha looked at Kagome, visibly worried sick (for the first time in his life). "Kagome, I'm sorry, but isn't there some way you could get rid of it? Like in your time or something?"
Kagome stared fixedly ahead. "While an abortion might be possible, I'm not doing it. I'm going to have Naraku's child."
"That's a relief. You're going to-WHAT DID YOU SAY?" Inuyasha said. "You've got to be kidding." He grabbed her arms and held her, examining her.
"I know Naraku wants me to kill another living thing, especially if it causes me. Therefore, I will not do what he wants. I'm going to have the baby."
When she informed the rest of the group, they reacted similarly. Sango just shook her head, Miroku looked slightly put-out and Shippo had no idea what was going on aside from the fact that he would have a baby sibling. Inuyasha still wasn't happy, but since he couldn't talk her out of it, he gave up.
"Now to tell my parents," Kagome said, giggling. She was already caught up in her newfound motherhood (forget who the father is....)
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Well, that was a weird ending. First Kagome's worried, then happy, then worried, then teasing, then worried, then happy. What the heck. Oh well. Maybe her hormones were fluctuating. I don't know, I was trying to get a good ending but I think I failed.
Oh, but here's a teaser: what will the kid be like? Will he be evil or good? Oh, well, that's why this is a drama and THEN a romance.
I know Inuyasha's a bit out of character, but I love him and I will never let him be with Kikyo. Ever.
Oh, and some people won't be appearing. Happily, Kikyo won't. Sadly (I really am sad about this), Sesshomaru won't be coming in. I'll just satisfy my need by staring at his pictures in my locker. Also Kouga won't be appearing, or Kagura, or Kanna. Sorry.
However, because of my deep love, Sesshomaru will be mentioned! Whoohoo! And while this story might be missing some key elements (I'm not sure what, but any advice would help), bear with me and imagine the scene in your head. Then it might make more sense. Please R and R!
**bazooie
DISCLAIMER: Despite the fact that I meddle in their lives, I do not own Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Kirara, Shippo, or anybody else. However, I do own something.like my stupid exam grades that I do not know yet. I also own whatever I got for Christmas, like manga (Ceres, Forbidden Dance, and Kare Kano) and parodies (Barry Trotter and the Unauthorized Parody). They're all really good!
The Child Within-Chapter Two
Inuyasha was pacing around the village, looking mightily perturbed. A frown graced his slender features, and his amber eyes glowed fiercely. "Where the hell is she!" he said for the umpteenth time.
"I've already told you many times, Inuyasha, she went to bathe and will return shortly," Kaede reasoned. She adjusted her eye patch and watched the half demon pace. Shippo amused himself by petting Kirara. Miroku and Sango were a little ways off, whispering and glancing Inuyasha's way.
"It doesn't take someone 2 bloody hours to bathe." Kaede shook her head and busied herself with some herbs.
Inuyasha roared, running his long fingers through his silvery hair. "I am sick and tired of waiting for her!" He sprinted out of the village towards the river.
When he arrived, he did not find Kagome. The only traces of any presence were slide marks on the riverbank. Sighing, Inuyasha shook his head. Where had that wench gotten to? He inhaled deeply again, his nose detecting something. He could smell the heavy scent of Kagome, but something else...
He froze as he placed the scent. Naraku had been here. He began to follow the scents, growing more and more anxious as he followed them. Something was wrong, he knew it. Mainly because nothing good has ever come from Naraku.
Suddenly Naraku's scent was gone. It hadn't faded, just disappeared. Kagome's scent, on the other hand, has spread in every direction so Inuyasha could no longer follow it. Cursing, Inuyasha trudged deeper into the woods, searching for the priestess.
"Kagome! Where the hell are you! Kaaagoooommmeeee!" He felt his resolve begin to fade and panic set in. Where was she, and why wasn't she answering?
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Kagome stirred, feeling her muscles ache. Groaning, she curled a tighter ball. She felt a pain shoot between her legs so she lay still and contemplated. What had happened, again? Her head was covered in a fog she could not shake. She knew there was some logical reason why she was in the middle of the forest in just a towel, but she didn't want to remember. Wait...in just a towel?
Kagome felt at her neck, feeling only skin. Where were the Shikon fragments? Panicking, she rolled onto her knees and felt around despite her body's protests. Where are they-
She froze, her memories coming back in a blur. Right before she had passed out, Naraku had.... Shuddering, Kagome crossed her arms and rested her forehead on the ground, thinking. She felt pangs between her legs, and she suddenly could think of a reason why they were there. On the verge of tears, she shuddered. Why? Didn't Naraku usually just steal the jewel shards and move on? Why did he have to ra-she couldn't even say the word. It made it too real.
She pictured Inuyasha in her head. Why didn't you find me? she wondered. You said that you would protect me. Why didn't I keep you nearby, so this wouldn't happen? Now I have no idea where I am, and you probably won't find me. "Kagome..." she could hear him whisper. "Where are you? Say something. Kagome...." He sounded so real. But he couldn't be here.
"KAGOME!" That, she realized as she opened her eyes, isn't in my head, it's real! She lifted her head, listening carefully. After a few moments, nothing happened. Probably just my imagination, she thought.
"KAGOME! IF YOU DON'T ANSWER ME, DAMMIT, I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU ALONE EVER AGAIN!" Kagome knew it was Inuyasha. He was the only one who would ever say something like that.
"Inuyasha?" she whispered, not even daring to breathe. She heard footsteps stop, then a voice call out.
"Kagome?" She could see his silhouette through the trees, his ears sticking out like two cute thumbs. He raced towards her, skidding to a stop only inches away from her. His face was annoyance and worry in a nutshell. His eyes darkened considerably, from relief to fury. "Where the hell were you? You were supposed to take a bath, and do you know where you are? You are a long way away from any bathing spot!" He paused, looking at her. "And why are you still wearing a towel?"
Kagome stared at him. "Is that really you?" she asked, reaching a hand out to him. He paused, confused. Placing her hand on his shoulder, she made a satisfied noise and drew him into a hug. "It really is you. I didn't think you'd find me," she said into his hair.
Inuyasha softened. Wrapping his arms around her, he pressed himself against her protectively. "Of course I'd find you. I can smell you." Inhaling her scent, he paused. "You reek of Naraku," he said, holding her at arms' length. Studying her, he removed his hand from Kagome. "Where are the Shikon shards?" Kagome turned her head down. "He took them. I tried to fight him off, but he drugged me so I couldn't use my miko powers." She shuddered, closing her arms around herself.
Inuyasha watched her, suspicious of her actions. "Where did he hurt you?"
"I-I can't tell you."
"Then show me." She ran her fingers over her arms, her legs, her stomach, and her head and was about to continue until Inuyasha interrupted, "Okay, okay, he hurt you all over. Where did he hurt you the most?"
Kagome hesitated, then placed her hand on her chest and moved it to her womanhood. Inuyasha froze. "Did...did he rape you?" She began to shake silently, holding in tears but failing. "Oh my God, Kagome..." Inuyasha couldn't think of anything to say, so he pulled her into a hug and allowed her to muffle her sobs with his body.
"Shh, Kagome, you're okay now. I'm here. No one's going to hurt you anymore. Hush now, you'll be all right." Inuyasha continued to comfort her, and steadily Kagome's tears slated.
"Thank you, Inuyasha," Kagome said, still in the dog demon's embrace. "I don't know what I'd do without you."
"You know, Kagome, I could-I could, uh, claim that the kid's mine. So no one'll get suspicious."
Kagome smiled softly. "I'll deal with the child if it comes." She didn't want to even begin to think she was pregnant. Who knows, Naraku might be sterile.
"If you're sure." He pulled her in tightly, then released her and gazed at her. She met his gaze and smiled slightly. "C'mon, let's get back so Kaede can speak with you. We'll see what she has to say, and then we'll plan accordingly."
"How do you mean?" Kagome stood up, wrapping her towel more securely.
"Here." Inuyasha took off his red overshirt and handed it to Kagome. "I mean we kick Naraku's ass so hard he'll wish he never laid eyes on you." Grinning demonically (hey, he's a demon), he walked with Kagome side-by- side back to the village.
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"Maybe Kagome and Inuyasha are going at it," said Miroku, dodging a kick meant for his head. "Oh come on, Sango, you can't disagree with me." He ducked a punch, and then doubled over a knee in his manhood.
"Kagome would never be missing for hours and then make out with some guy," Sango muttered, swishing her black horsetail over her shoulder. "I know better, even if you don't." She removed her knee, allowing Miroku to topple and lie on the ground, helpless (though still dangerous, the letch).
They sat quietly for a few moments until Miroku had recovered. He stood, grimacing. "That was a little harsh, Sango." She stuck her tongue out at him and sat down on a wooden fence post.
Miroku was focusing on two shapes approaching on the dirt path. "Hey, I think that's-it is! It's Kagome and Inuyasha!" He smiled. "And they have their arms wrapped around each other!" He winked at Sango and went to tell Shippo.
Sango looked up, and lo and behold, there was the duo, Inuyasha with his arm around Kagome's waist and her arm around his shoulders. Her mouth dropped. What was going on?
She decided to find out, and she walked towards them. "Kagome! Inuyasha! Where have you been?" She started at Kagome's pallid, strained face. "What happened?" Kagome's eyes met hers, and in some woman-to-woman communication, she knew exactly what had happened. "That bastard. Not you," she directed to Inuyasha. "Are you going to be okay?" Kagome nodded.
Miroku approached Kagome and clasped her hands in his. "You know, despite what Inuyasha may..." He looked at Sango. "Or may not have done, I am still willing for you to bear my child."
He was surprised at Kagome's reaction. Rather than her usual discomfort, she paled even further and looked down at the ground. When he looked to Inuyasha for an explanation, he saw the fury and shock in his face. The same emotions were in Sango's eyes. "What's going on?"
Inuyasha removed his arm from Kagome and cracked his knuckles. "You just don't know when to quit, do you, monk?"
"It's all right, Inuyasha; Miroku doesn't know," Kagome said, still looking down with her shoulders hunched inward and her hands drawn protectively around her belly.
"Miroku doesn't know what?" he asked, turning Kagome's chin up with the tips of his fingers.
A strong hand clamped across Miroku's forearm. "Miroku doesn't know when he needs to leave certain people alone before another certain person snaps Miroku's arm off his body and uses it to feed small rats." Inuyasha grinned insanely, nails digging through the skin.
"I got the message," Miroku said. Inuyasha released, allowing him to massage his arm. "My apologies, Lady Kagome." He walked off, passing a slow- moving Shippo in the process.
Shippo tottered up to Kagome and hugged her leg (a/n: this could be misinterpreted as humping her leg like a dog, but no, Shippo doesn't know that move yet. Give him a few years and he will.) "I'm so happy to see you, Kagome!" he squealed. Then he felt up her leg (now THAT is wrong. Hey, maybe he is a pervert.), finding a deep, newly sealed cut. "What happened to your leg?"
Inuyasha grabbed him by the scruff. "The same thing that's going to happen to you if you keep bugging Kagome." He tossed the kitsune to the ground. "Move along." Shippo glared at Inuyasha, tears in his eyes, and bolted into a random villager's hut.
Kagome looked at Inuyasha, she herself almost crying. "Why are you chasing them away?"
He started and scratched his head. "Well, I, ergh, just didn't want you to have to deal with, um, added pressure from, uh, them." He hung his head like a bad puppy.
"You wanted me all to yourself, didn't you?" Her eyes flickered with a brief, fleeting humor.
Inuyasha grinned. "I might admit to being caught, if I'm bribed correctly." He wrapped his arms around her waist. She smiled, all thoughts of Naraku gone, and placed her hands on his neck. He leaned down and kissed her, she reciprocating.
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Miroku, Sango and Shippo were watching this from the random villager's hut. "Oh, what are they doing?" Shippo asked.
Both Sango and Miroku covered his eyes with their hands. "Oh, now it's getting interesting," said Miroku. "See? I TOLD you she and Inuyasha were making out in the woods, and now they've brought it here."
"Oh shut up," said Sango. She didn't have the energy to hit him. "Didn't you see the look in Kagome's eyes? She's had a horrible experience with Naraku."
"How do you know it was Naraku?"
"Who's the only other 'person' who goes out of his way to make our lives miserable?"
"Point taken. But how do you know what happened to her?"
Sango paused. "I'm not entirely sure. It's a creepy sort of ESP that some women have with one another, but only when certain conditions are met."
Miroku snorted and waited for Sango to continue. When she didn't, he asked, "So what happened to Lady Kagome?"
Sango drew her knees into her chest. "Well, she...she got raped. By Naraku, of course, the dirty little bastard. He's more lecherous than you, if that's even possible."
Miroku rested his chin on his hand. "That really stinks. And then I go and tell her she can bear my child. Well, I feel stupid."
"You should, Miroku. She might be pregnant with Naraku's child, and you walk up to her and kindly remind her." Sango glowered, watching the two walk into Kaede's hut.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
When they emerged again, not only did Kagome smell of lavender and jinsing, she had been diagnosed as pregnant by Kaede. Lord only knows how she did this, and frankly I don't want to know.
Inuyasha looked at Kagome, visibly worried sick (for the first time in his life). "Kagome, I'm sorry, but isn't there some way you could get rid of it? Like in your time or something?"
Kagome stared fixedly ahead. "While an abortion might be possible, I'm not doing it. I'm going to have Naraku's child."
"That's a relief. You're going to-WHAT DID YOU SAY?" Inuyasha said. "You've got to be kidding." He grabbed her arms and held her, examining her.
"I know Naraku wants me to kill another living thing, especially if it causes me. Therefore, I will not do what he wants. I'm going to have the baby."
When she informed the rest of the group, they reacted similarly. Sango just shook her head, Miroku looked slightly put-out and Shippo had no idea what was going on aside from the fact that he would have a baby sibling. Inuyasha still wasn't happy, but since he couldn't talk her out of it, he gave up.
"Now to tell my parents," Kagome said, giggling. She was already caught up in her newfound motherhood (forget who the father is....)
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Well, that was a weird ending. First Kagome's worried, then happy, then worried, then teasing, then worried, then happy. What the heck. Oh well. Maybe her hormones were fluctuating. I don't know, I was trying to get a good ending but I think I failed.
Oh, but here's a teaser: what will the kid be like? Will he be evil or good? Oh, well, that's why this is a drama and THEN a romance.
I know Inuyasha's a bit out of character, but I love him and I will never let him be with Kikyo. Ever.
Oh, and some people won't be appearing. Happily, Kikyo won't. Sadly (I really am sad about this), Sesshomaru won't be coming in. I'll just satisfy my need by staring at his pictures in my locker. Also Kouga won't be appearing, or Kagura, or Kanna. Sorry.
However, because of my deep love, Sesshomaru will be mentioned! Whoohoo! And while this story might be missing some key elements (I'm not sure what, but any advice would help), bear with me and imagine the scene in your head. Then it might make more sense. Please R and R!
**bazooie