Author's Note: Damn I updated quick! I think you'd love this chapter, it's very fluffy toward the end! Actually, it's so fluffy that I think I need to put a warning here.
Fluffiness Warning!!!...there, I did!

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Chapter Six: Silent Night. All is Calm, All is Bright

'Why?' Inuyasha thought miserably. He was finished shedding his tears and now he needed this time to think to himself once again.

He sat against the wall of the room him and Kagome were in of Kaede's hut. She lay down in front of him while he was sitting and leaning his back against the wall. She still had on Inuysha'a haori and used it as covers, which left Inuyasha still only with his white shirt that he always wore under it.

Inuyasha brought one leg from its cross-legged position and bent it so he could rest his arm on its knee. Inuyasha never broke eye contact from Kagome. He couldn't stop looking at her. He feared that if he looked away and looked back at her again, she would be gone.

It was dusk and Inuyasha still had many thoughts plaguing his mind.

'Will my child be okay?'

'Why did this have to happen?'

'Why couldn't I save her?'

He thought all of this as he clenched his fists in frustration. If his baby was going to die, he didn't now what he'd do. He didn't think he would be able to live through something so devastating, so heart breaking. And for his own peace of mind, he didn't plan to.

He continually looked at Kagome and noticed something that made his heart skip a beat.

Her fingers twitched.

Inuyasha held his breath and slowly crawled to her. He leaned his head next to her mouth and nose, listening for uneven breathing. When he did, he looked at her face instantly and saw that her eyebrows furrowed together, but only for a second. 'She's trying to wake up.' He thought.

He smiled and held her hand that twitched again. He squeezed her hand a little and smiled even more when she responded by doing the same.

"K-Kagome." Inuyasha whispered excitedly. He waited for her eyes to finally open. When she did, he saw two beautiful slits of cinnamon brown lok back at him.

Kagome tried to open her eyes more but she couldn't and so closed them again, but smiled instead, to reassure him that she was still awake.

Inuyasha smiled again and kissed her cheek, "You're alright." He said and hugged her as he lay down with her.

Kagome tried to speak. When she found that she couldn't find her voice, she just nodded her head weakly. Inuyasha was so happy right now. His heart had been freed of the worry that had weighed it down so much. But then it sank again, ' The baby.' He thought and looked at Kagome.

"Kagome." He whispered. She moved a little and replied, "Hmm?" Inuyasha swallowed and whispered to her, "I-Is our pup okay? Do you know?" He asked, getting even more worried and depressed by the second. He was so afraid, afraid that she would say 'no' and then begin to shed tears that always made his heart break.

Kagome moved her hands over her stomach and didn't say anything. She waited and tried to open her eyes. She finally did and looked at Inuyasha. Her face beheld no emotion. Inuyasha didn't understand and was starting to agonize.

Then Kagome smiled.

Inuyasha gazed at her face that grew with more joy each moment. Then he smiled and kissed her on the lips. He pulled back, "Are you sure?" He whispered.

"Of course, I can feel it Inuyasha, it's alive." She said in a whisper and cried a few tears of happiness.

Inuyasha was happy and all, of course. But how did could she tell? "But, how do you?" Kagome looked at him and smiled as much as she could, "It's a mother's instinct." She said happily and shrugged with what little strength she had in her.

Inuyasha smiled and rested his head next to hers and they both fell asleep into the world of dreams where no trials were to be faced, no uncertainties to hide from, and where nothing was ever harder than it seemed.

The next beautiful morning was a delightful one. It appeared that Sango had awakened too. The girls were now sitting together and eating as much food as they could. It was never good to always be hungry when you were pregnant, if you were, then the baby would be hungry as well. And so, as to not starve their little ones and themselves, the girls continued to stuff their faces.

The boys sat next to them and were so relieved that they were alright. Kohaku couldn't have been happier. He was so worried that sister and Kagome would be severely injured for a long time, and now they were just fine. All they had were cuts on their bodies still, but other than that, they were healing just fine. Kaede had treated their serious wounds with great care. That must have been how they were healing so well and so quickly.

Shippo sat in Kagome's lap and was eating some bread, "Kagome, I'm so happy you and Sango are okay, we were all very worried." He said and took a bite of his bread.

Kagome nodded, "Thank you Shippo, and sorry we worried you all."

Sango nodded in agreement as she just finished her stew and got herself to a third serving of it.

"There's no need to apologize. It was just many unfortunate events that we couldn't prevent from happening." Miroku replied and put his arm around Sango.

Kohaku nodded, "Yeah, you don't have to be sorry."

The girls smiled and Kagome suddenly looked down. Shippo had finished eating and was now pressing the side of his head against her tummy. Kagome smiled, now knowing what the tiny fox demon was doing, or rather, trying to do.

"How come I can barely hear anything Kagome?" Asked Shippo as he removed his head from her middle and looked up at her with his ever so familiar questioning face.

"Maybe because it's not fully grown enough. It will be probably be another month or two before you hear anything." Kagome answered him sweetly.

Shippo smiled, "Yeah! I can't wait till they're born because then Kilala and I can play tag with them." He said with much excitement. Sango and Kagome giggled at Shippo's enthusiastic attitude.

Inuyasha was silent the whole time. He was next to Kagome of course and nodded occasionally to what the others were saying. He wasn't paying much attention, he just stared out the window of Kaede's hut, thinking.

"Inuyasha?" Kagome asked quietly to him. Inuyasha whipped his head around and looked at her, "Huh? Yeah?" He asked as he looked at her concerned face. Miroku and Sango were away in their own world, talking about something else.

"Is there something wrong?" She asked and touched his cheek with her hand. Inuyasha looked away only slightly, for he wanted Kagome's hand to grace his cheek longer.

"Well, I just can't...stop thinking about it." He said softly to her and looked down as he laid his hand over hers that was on his cheek. Kagome's anxious face only grew and she looked away.

Then, she pulled her hand away gently and looked at Sango and Miroku who were still talking, "Um, you guys." She said.

They stopped talking to one another and looked at the miko in question. It was Miroku who was the first to speak, "Yes Lady Kagome, what is it?" He asked politely. Suddenly Kagome smiled a little. Miroku still called her name with the 'Lady' in front. When Kagome asked him about it around the time they met, he said he used 'Lady' before women's names as to show respect. She kind of thought that to be ironic, considering the fact that he asks every woman he meets his infamous question and doesn't particularly keep his hands to himself.

"Well, I think Inuyasha and I would like to go ahead and get home." She said courteously. She loved spending time with her friends yes, but now was she wanted to be with Inuyasha and spend some time with him.

Kagome spoke up again before Sango was about to say something, "And of course, Inuyasha and I will be more than happy to help rebuild your home tomorrow." She said and smiled at them.

Sango nodded a 'thank you' as Miroku smiled at her in return, "Thank you Kagome. We would very much appreciate the help."

Kagome nodded and gently picked up Shippo from her lap and placed him next to where Kilala was sleeping. Inuyasha helped her stand up and they both left Kaede's hut. Kaede had gone to bed early since she was up all night treating the girl's wounds and was very worn out.

They bid their farewells and headed off to their home.

Kagome still wore Inuyasha's haori, he wanted her to wear it. She felt so relaxed and content when she wore it because it smelled just like Inuyasha and that it was big and comfy. Kagome hugged it to herself as they walked to their home that was not too far away.

Inuyasha silently thanked her for letting them go home. Not that he didn't want to hang out with Sango and Miroku, he just wanted time to be alone with Kagome. He knew she desired to be alone with him also.

They walked home slowly together in silence, arm in arm. Kagome furrowed her eyebrows in slight pain and leaned her head on Inuyasha's shoulder. She had to walk even slower now because the pain from her wounds was still hurting her. She would have to take it easy for now. Even easier than she had already been taking it.

Kagome wanted all this to go away. She wanted to forget the demon ever attacked them and harmed her and Sango. It was a horrible remembrance, to bear in mind how she almost lost her child. But she knew that memory would be engraved in her heart and mind forever. For it was a memory so tragic, so devastating, she knew she would never forget.

The reminiscence of the hut she and Sango were in when it just exploded from those blasts was still fresh in Inuyasha's mind. He remembered how his heart turned to ice when he witnessed the horrifying seen. Inuyasha had silently vowed before to always be with Kagome, to always protect her, love her, and live with her forever. He sure didn't feel like he was living up to one of his vows as he had promised to long ago

They entered their home and headed toward their room. Kagome's body was very tired and now just wanted to rest, but her mind was wide awake. She changed into her sleeping yuakta with Inuyasha's help.

Once Kagome was finished, she sat on the futon next to Inuyasha as he crawled in beside her more. He took off his white shirt and laid it next to his red one that Kagome had put down next to her.

The sun was setting when they were relaxed in each other's arms. Kagome and Inuyasha lay facing each other, with her forehead against his chest and his chin on the top of her head. He draped ana rm aound her middle and brought her closer to him than she already was, "Kagome, I was so worried.... worried to death."

Kagome swalowd and closed her eyes, "I know Inuyasha. But it's okay now. We're fine... We're all okay."

He pulled away and gently pushed her shoulder down until she was laying fully on her back, he sat up a little and leaned his forearm and looked down at her, "But what about the next time? Will you still be okay then?...you can never know for sure." He said to prove his point.

Kagome smoothed out his bangs with a small hand, "Inuyasha, I don't know what will happen next time, because there won't be one. But I'm sure it won't matter... as long as we still have each other." She whispered to him. He leaned down and kissed her. "Yeah, as long as we have each other..." He said aloud and then smiled. Kagome smiled back and pushed her hand behind his head and kissed him back with more passion. Inuyasha groaned as she slowly rubbed his back, and then gently dragged her nails down each side, making him shiver evidently.

Inuyasha ragained his senses that were almost lost and leaned his head against Kagome's neck. He layed down with only his upper body on her, not putting weight on her stomach. They breathed heavily against one another's skin, wanting to continue what they had started, but he suddenly felt his body become weak and unable to do so. He was just plain tired and he didn't know why. He expected Kagome to be the same way, and when he lifted his head up and looked down at her, she was already aleeping, not noticing that her breathing had evened quickly.

Inuyasha layed his head back down on her nech once more, he felt Kagome's chin on his head and he smiled. He thought of his baby that was still forming in Kagome's tummy. Now all of a sudden, he couldn't wait for his child to be born. Well, he always couldn't wait, but now his feelings for it increased. He wanted to see his pup. To hold it, love it, and protect it. Just like he always would to Kagome.

He smile faded as he closed his eyes. He couldn't wait, he was so unexpectedly excited. This made him think of something else rather humorous to him.

At one point in Inuyasha's life, he heard someone say, 'good things come to those who wait.' Well, at this moment in time Inuyasha didn't think it was true anymore. He didn't believe good things came to those who wait, but to those who have wanted it for so long, that they just can't wait anymore.