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Chapter Nine: Through the Storm

Inuyasha sighed with a smile at the thought and looked at Shippo who was now practically bouncing around. Inuyasha growled, "Will you stop it already? What the hell has gotten you so energetic all of a sudden anyway?" Asked a very aggravated hanyou.

"Oh be quiet, I'm just excited about going to go to Miroku's and Sango's home already. That's why I'm energetic, and I don't think you should be cussing anymore Inuyasha. You wouldn't want your pup to hear such language at such a young age now do you? That would be a stupid and irresponsible thing to d-."

Before the young fox demon could go on, Inuyasha already had his fist knocking him on the head, "What the hell are you talking about?! I'm going to be a great father to my pup you little runt! And don't teach me how to be a parent when you're still a brat!"

"Inuyasa sit!" Kagome said in a harsh voice and watched her irritated husband crash into the ground beneath him. 'Damn, she hasn't done that in a long time and I forgot how much it hurts.' He thought annoyed and gradually sat back up, "Kagome, why'd you do that?" Demanded the hanyou as he brushed dust off from his shoulders.

"You were beating up poor Shippo, that's why." She said and then smiled as she went and hugged the small fox.

Inuyasha growled while he saw Kagome hug Shippo instead of himself and turned around angrily to face the other way. "Feh." He said and crossed his arms over his chest.

Kagome smiled and set Shippo down, "Shippo, go ahead and go to Miroku's home to tell him we're on our way, ok?" She said, as she stood up leisurely, trying not to lose her steadiness.

"Ok Kagome." He replied and bounced out of the hut and into the cold winter.

Kagome sighed and walked to Inuyasha who was still facing the other way, hos foot fidgeting. She sighed and smiled, "Inuyasha, I'm sorry, but you've got to stop hurting Shippo like that." She said gently and walked in front of him but he turned the other way so that she was still behind him. "Inuyasha." She said and walked the other way to try and see his face but he turned around again.

Kagome gave out an annoyed sigh and brought her hands on Inuyasha's shoulders. Suddenly, he turned around to face her and picked her up. Kagome let out a surprised gasp and held onto him as he rearranged her so that his left hand was under her knees and his right was under her back. He smiled and kissed her on the lips and.

She pulled away and smacked him, "Don't scare me like that again!" She almost shouted and then kissed him again. The smack to his head really didn't hurt him that much, but to be nice to her, he pretended that it did. He figured he probably deserved it anyway.

"Fine." He said and smiled at her as he gave her a look that told her he was going to anyway.

Inuyasha gently set her down and walked to their room to get his sword. Seeing as he wasn't wearing it made him feel completely unprepared for the day and so went to go find it. "Kagome, we're gonna leave now so put on some coats that are in the other room." Inuyasha said loudly from their bedroom.

Kagome smiled and did as told. She breathed deeply through her nose and exhaled through her mouth. Kagome already felt a little tired and so was slow to put on her coats and sweaters.

Inuyasha came back out, Tetsusaiga on his hip, and went to the other room to get Kagome so they could leave. She walked out of the room before he had gone in there, still smiling. Inuyasha smiled too and held her hand in his, they were about to walk out of the hut when he noticed that Kagome was only wearing a couple of blanket type clothing to keep her warm, "Kagome, how many coats are you wearing?" He asked and suspiciously looked at her clothing closely, counting in a whisper at how many blanket things she was wearing.

Kagome gave him a confused look and looked at herself as she spread out her arms, "I don't know, maybe three."

Inuyasha sighed and held her shoulders softly, "Kagome, we've talked about this. I want you to wear as many as you can so that you won't be cold at all. Here, let's go get you some more." He murmured and walked to the other room. He stopped all of a sudden and turned around to see Kagome crying.

"Kagome, what's the matter?" He asked frantically and walked quickly back to her. He brought one hand to her shoulder and the other on her cheek, "Tell me." He asked quietly.

"Oh Inuyasha, you're right! I was just going to go out there in the freezing cold, not caring about our baby's health or my own. What kind of mother am I?!" She cried and buried her face in her hands. Kagome felt so horrible.

Inuyasha hugged her and was about to say something but Kagome spoke first. "Oh Inuyasha, how could I be so ignorant?"

"No, you're not ignorant Kagome." Inuyasha said and shook his head, "It's alright, you didn't put our child in any danger. I was just worried about you both." He said soothingly and rubbed her back.

Inuyash pulled away and led her to where the coats were and put a few more on her as she still sniffled and frowned. Inuyasha came back in front of her and held her face in his hands, "Kagome, please stop crying. You know how much I don't like to ever see you cry." He whispered with concern in his amber eyes. She nodded and smiled brightly again, which of course made the hanyou smile back at her just as much. "I love you." He whispered and brought his forehead against hers.

Kagome giggled, "I love you too." She leaned in and kissed him softly. Inuyasha tilted his head a little and kissed her back, bringing his hands around her.

Kagome pulled back, taking a deep breath, "Let's go Inuyasha, all these coats are making me start to sweat." She giggled and he laughed, "Ok."

He brought his arm around her shoulders and out they went. The instant cold breeze made Kagome change her mind, wanting to back inside, but didn't say anything and wrapped an arm of her own around Inuyasha. The snow covered the ground and treetops in thick blankets, instantly bringing the thought of Christmas in Kagome's mind. The snowflakes fell softly, making the scene around them even more beautiful.

When Inuyasha and Kagome were about half way there, Kagome's foot sank into the snow and tugged on it to pull it out. She stopped, "Inuyasha, my foot's stuck." Kagome said in worry and was starting to panic as she kept tugging her leg up, but her foot wouldn't budge. Inuyasha kneeled down and Kagome put her hands on his shoulder for support to stand.

Than hanyou pulled on Kagome leg gently at first, but then a little harder. While he did this, the snowflakes falling down became thicker by the minute. He grunted and pulled at her leg harder, "Why won't it come out?" He muttered.

Suddenly, a hailstone the size of a golf ball hit Kagome's shoulder and she yelped in pain just as Inuyasha got her foot free. "What's wrong?" He asked and felt a hailstone hit him on the head. He looked up as the skies darkened and made a thunder type of noise, "Shit."

He looked back at Kagome and picked her up, "We've gotta run. He said and started to run when Kagome looked up at the sky just like he did, "Why? What's going on?" She already had an idea, but didn't want to be right.

"A hail storm is coming!" Inuyasha shouted over the thunder. Kagome had been right.

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"Shippo, I thought you said they were coming. They'd be here by now, wouldn't they Miroku?" Sango asked from her spot by the fireplace. Shippo shrugged his shoulders and looked at the monk.

Miroku looked at her from where he was by the window, "I'm sure they'll be here soon, don't worry." He said and looked out the window again. He narrowed his eyes, 'I sense trouble.'

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"Inuyasha! It's going to rain hail!" Kagome cried in worry and covered her stomach that was protected by so many coats on it, but she didn't care. Inuyasha didn't answer her; he just looked to his left and right. It was too far to travel to Miroku and Sango's home in a storm like this. Just as he thought that, he spotted a, what looked like a sort of hollow or small cave of a mountain, just a few yards away.

He ran toward it. And once he was there he cursed under his breath. There was only room enough for one person. Inuyasha didn't think twice. He set Kagome down and gently pushed her into the hollow of the mountain. Confused at first, Kagome didn't argue or fight about it. But seeing a huge hailstone the size of softball hit the ground near them made her jump, "Inuyasha! What are you doing?" She shouted and tried to get out and save him too, but he held her in there with his body against hers, hiding his face in her hair.

A hailstone hit Inuyasha's back and he jumped from the pain, but didn't move again. Kagome began to cry and tried to push him out of the way, wanting him to be safe too instead of just her. "Inuyasha, Inuyasha!" She cried against his chest. He hugged her as his body jumped again from more stones that hit him.

Kagome looked back up and over his shoulder outside. Her eyes widened as she saw her worst fear of that moment, come closer and closer.