Note: There's a smut scene in this chapter as well, so as usual, if you don't want to read it, skip the part between *.

It's been a month since the fight against the snake demon and no other yokai had attacked the village since. The villagers had rebuilt the houses that had been destroyed.

Today, Kagome had worked all day in the sun with Jinenji, to help him expand and seed the medicinal herb garden.

She came back to her hut, exhausted. She thought she might have caught a virus or something because she was feeling under the weather since this morning.

Inuyasha was not home yet, probably on his way back from the last yokai extermination he had gone with Miroku.

She decided to lay a bit on the futon, just a few minutes, before starting to cook dinner.

Later, Inuyasha arrived home and found his wife sleeping soundly over the bedsheets of their futon. Her mouth was slightly open and she was laying in a foetal position.

Smiling, the hanyo put his sword and fire rat coat beside the futon and climbed in. He crawled to his wife and settled behind her, his head laying on his bent arm. He threaded his fingers through her black locks, combing her hair slowly.

Kagome stirred and rolled on her back, still asleep. Her husband caressed her face softly.

"Kagome... Wake up, I'm back home." he whispered in her ear.

She slowly opened her eyes and met the golden irises of her dear hanyo.

"Hmm...hey..." she said still half asleep.

"Hi." he answered before kissing her forehead. "Hard day?"

"Yeah... And I've been feeling under the weather today... Might have caught a bug or something..."

"That's ok, you can rest, I'll cook dinner." he told her, smiling softly.

"You're sure? I can get up and do it you know."

"Nah no need. I caught some fishes on the way back, I'll just cook them with some rice and vegetables from the garden. Nothing too complicated."

Inuyasha hugged and kissed his wife before getting up to start the dinner.

About 20 minutes later, everything was on the fire, slowly roasting.

This is when it hit her. She suddenly felt nauseous so she crawled as fast as possible outside and emptied her stomach right in front of the hut.

Inuyasha joined her with a wet cloth that she took to wipe her face and mouth.

"Ugh... I definately caught a stomach bug." she whined.

"Do you want me to bring you to Kaede's?" he asked, worried.

"No that's ok... I'll just get some fresh air. But could you make me a tea with ginger in it please? It will help with the nausea."

"Of course. I'll be right back." he said, kissing her hair.

The hanyo came back with a cup of tea and a blanket. He sat behind Kagome and pulled her between his legs, so her back and head would lean on his chest. He covered her with the blanket and she took a few sips from her tea.

They stayed like that for a while, cuddling in silence, him stroking her arms and shoulders, his chin resting on the top of her head.

"Thank you Inuyasha. I do feel a bit better now." she reassured him.

He kissed her hair. "Do you want to go back inside?"

"Yeah... I'll get ready for the night."

"Let me help you." he said, getting up and taking her hand to help her stand up. "Would you like to take a bath? I can carry you to the secluded hot spring."

"Actually, that would be nice... My back is sore for having worked in the medicinal herbs garden all day."

Inuyasha gathered the things his wife would need and carried her bridal style to the hot spring. She undressed and Inuyasha helped her to enter the warm water. He undressed as well and got behind her in the hot spring and massaged her back and shoulders.

"That feels really good... Thank you for taking care of me." she said, sighing.

The hanyo washed her hair and back and helped her out of the water to get dressed.

While he was holding her, still naked, Inuyasha caught a different scent than usual on her. He brushed it off, since being sick could modify someone's smell. Soon after, he carried her back home and they went to bed. Kagome fell asleep as soon as her head touched the pillow.

When the Miko woke up in the morning, she was feeling way better. She stretched and yawn, noting that her back was not hurting anymore.

She looked at her still sleeping husband and smiled. He was laying on his back, his face peaceful and his hair spread out on the pillow. It was a hot night so he was sleeping only in his fundoshi, his bare chest and arms not covered by the bedsheets. One of his legs was stretched out of the futon.

Kagome sighed. I'm so lucky to have him. she thought. He's just perfect for me and damn, he's so sexy.

Looking at him, she felt the well known warmth spreading behind her pelvis and down her core. She scooted near him and caressed his chest with her hands, tracing the outlines of his muscles. She bent and kissed his stomach, just under his navel.

"Hmmm... Hi..." he mumbled, waking up.

"Hi my handsome husband." she answered, before giving him open mouthed kisses all over his chest and neck.

His skin was now covered with goose bumps. He closed his arms around her waist, bringing her on top of him. They kissed leisurely, enjoying the contact of their skins.

*

Kagome sat up, straddling his hips. She undressed slowly, giving him access to her breasts and rolling her hips over his.

"Mmmmm someone's eager this morning." he said, caressing her sides before cupping her breasts.

His wife sighed, pleasant sensations rising from his ministrations.

When he pinched her peaks between his thumbs and indexes, she winced.

"Ow careful Inu... I'm a bit sensitive in the nipples area."

"Oh sorry..." he answered, sliding his hands on her sides and back.

He grabbed her buttocks and guided her, elevating his pelvis so his already hard member rubbed on her core.

She gasped, moving her hips faster, making him hiss.

She leaned over his chest and kissed him hungrily. He helped her to get rid of her underwear and she did the same with his fundoshi.

Sitting up, she grabbed his manhood and aligned herself, then slowly lowered her hips as he slid inside of her. They both moaned at the sensation.

Supporting herself on his chest, her hair cascading on each side of her face, she slowly rolled her hips while slightly moving up and down on him.

She was already panting, keeping a steady but slow rhythm. Inuyasha was gently caressing her bouncing breasts, making her moan sinfully.

It didn't take long before she increased her pace, guided by her husband's hands on her hips. She was feeling her pleasure building up more and more in her lower abdomen. With her fingers, she massaged her bundle of nerves in circles and soon, she cried out as the dam shattered, her back arched and her face towards the ceiling.

Inuyasha followed her with his own ecstasy, moaning loudly her name.

Kagome collapsed on his chest, panting. He was still inside of her while they catched their breath. They kissed slowly and she rolled off of him.

*

Suddenly, the hanyo froze. He was looking at her, his eyes wide.

"What's wrong?" she asked him, a bit concerned.

He leaned in, inhaling her scent.

"Kagome... Your smell... It really changed recently. It's more evident now that we just..."

"Oh... D-do I smell bad...?" she asked him, suddenly self conscious.

"No! Not at all! It's just like... like there's another smell mixed with yours, but it's really faint."

The miko looked at her husband, confused.

"Kagome... I... I think you might be... carrying a baby...our baby..." Inuyasha said softly.

Kagome's eyes widened and she unconsciously put her hands on her lower abdomen.

"You... You think?" she said, dumbfounded.

"I'm... pretty sure...? When Sango was pregnant, she also had another scent mixed with hers, that grew stronger the more the baby was growing. I noticed it way later than for you, well since... you know..."

Kagome nodded.

"Oh! That... explains why I'm so tired these days and why the smell of fish made me throw up... And why my breasts are so sensitive..."

The miko looked at her husband. "Is...is it good news for you... That you will become a father?"

She was worried because they didn't discuss much that topic, even though she knew it would happen since they were having sex regularly but... not so soon. She didn't know if he was ready. Or if SHE was ready...

Inuyasha smiled softly and caught her in a loving embrace.

"O-Of course it's good news. I..."

He leaned back and looked her in the eyes. She could see a bunch of emotions in his gold irises. She felt him tremble in her arms, his breathing slightly uneven. She caressed his face and he leaned in her palm, closing his eyes.

"I just..." he continued. "I just never thought this could happen to me. So much changed since I met you..."

He kissed her, pouring all of his emotions into his actions. One of his hands joined hers on her belly, the other caressing her nape. When their kiss tasted salty, he pulled back and saw that she was crying.

Seeing his worried look, she smiled.

"Don't worry, I'm not crying because I'm upset. I just can't believe how lucky we are that our love created this tiny life... I always wanted to have children and I... I always hoped it would be with you..."

They hugged tightly for a while, gently rocking together. He couldn't believe this was happening. But he inhaled her scent once more and picked up the light fragrance that was now intertwined with hers. Their child...

"Do you think the baby will have your ears?" she asked softly. "Because that would be so cute!"

"Keh. I don't know. But I hope he or she will have a heart as big as yours."

"Oh Inuyasha..."

Kagome kissed her husband tenderly.

"The only thing I'm really worried about..." he added, lowering his gaze. "Our baby is gonna be a hanyo like me... I don't want him or her to be rejected like I was..."

Putting a finger under his chin, she lifted his face so she could look in his eyes.

"I don't think it will happen. Things are different now and you are well respected in lots of villages. And our baby will have a great hanyo daddy to look up to." she told him, smiling softly.

Inuyasha crashed his lips against his wife's, kissing her passionately while holding her tightly in his arms. He let himself fall back on the futon, bringing her with him.

He layed her on her back and put carefully his cheek against her stomach. She was playing with his hair twisting the strands around her fingers.

"I promise I will always protect you..." he murmured before kissing her lower abdomen.

She giggled. "You're tickling me."

The next day, Kagome and Inuyasha were invited to have dinner at Sango's and Miroku's place. They had the habit of eating together every Friday night.

"Hi Sango, hi Miroku!" the miko called.

"Hey guys, come in! I'm almost done with dinner." she answered.

"Uncle Inuyasha!!!" the twins yelled before jumping on him to grab his ears.

Kagome chuckled at the sight of her husband, on his back with the kids on him.

"Oi, someone help me." the hanyo said, an annoyed look on his face.

"Ok kids, let Inuyasha go." Miroku told them, laughing.

Soon after, they all sat down and Sango served the dinner. They ate and talked about their week, about the kids and about the gossips in the village.

Kagome and Inuyasha went to sit outside to get some fresh air while their friends put the kids to bed. They joined them as soon as everyone was sound asleep.

The miko was leaning on her husband, half asleep.

"Are you ok, Kagome? You look really tired." Sango asked. "And it's not that late."

She lifted her gaze and looked at her husband, silently asking for his approval to tell the news to their friends. He nodded.

"Well..." she started. "I might be tired because... I'm pregnant."

"Wait. What? You are? Oh Kagome... that's wonderful!!" exclaimed Sango who hugged them both at the same time.

Miroku patted the hanyo's shoulder. "Congratulations Inuyasha. You'll see, to be a father is truly amazing."

He lowered his voice, so only Inuyasha could hear him. "And when they are pregnant, women tend to get very, you know... They want late night activities often."

Miroku grinned and Inuyasha blushed and turned his look away.

"Keh. You lecherous monk." he mumbled.

Once back at home, Kagome went straight to the futon. Inuyasha chuckled and covered his wife with the bedsheets before slipping beside her. He spooned her, his hand lazily caressing her stomach.

"I love you..." he whispered. Kagome sighed and pressed her back against his chest. "Me too... So, so much."