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Chapter Twenty-four: Visions of a Whale

Kagome held a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in one hand while starring blankly at the TV screen. She wasn't really hungry and didn't really feel like watching TV. She was only sitting there so she could be distracted. Hopefully the 15 minutes, for the pregnancy test, would go by quicker if she was watching TV.

She decided to watch the news, but she still zoned in and out of it. After finally deciding that the news wouldn't keep her entertained, she turned it off and walked up to her room. She reached for the book sitting on the little table and was about to read it when a small piece of paper caught her attention.

It was a drawing of Inuyasha that she had done a long time ago. It was one of her first sketches of him. She laughed at how sloppy it was. His face was rounder then it was supposed to be and there weren't as many details as she usually put.

The basic things were still there. He still had the long hair, the ears, the red outfit, and the beads Kagome ran her finger along the little drawing of the beads. Maybe it's about time I took those off of him she thought to herself. It had occurred to her that she was using the sit' command less and less these days.

"Yeah, he has changed a lot." She said to herself while remembering how he acting when they first met. He had always been rude, selfish, and secretive. "I guess if you want to change someone, you use pain." She laughed to herself.

Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard her mom walking in the house. "Mom!" she called out, walking downstairs to the kitchen. Her mom was there, unpacking a grocery bag.

"Oh, hi Kagome, I didn't know you were home. Is Inuyasha with you?"

"No."

"Oh well, he can come around next time. Is there anything you want for dinner?"

"I won't be staying that long."

"You won't?"

"No, I promised Inuyasha I would only be gone for a few hours."

"Well, your brother and grandfather will be home in a few minutes. Don't go anywhere until you've said goodbye to them."

"I won't." Kagome stood there in the kitchen watching her mom for a little while before gathering up the courage to open her mouth again. "M-Mom, I have something to tell you."

"What is it?"

"Maybe you should sit down."

Kagome's mom gave her a confused look, but put the last can of beans away and sat down at the kitchen table. "What is it?" she asked in a softer tone this time.

Kagome sat down across form her mom and folded her hands in front of her. "Promise you won't freak out."

"Promise."

"There is a possibility I could be pregnant."

Whatever Kagome's mom was expecting, that wasn't it. All color disappeared from her face. ""

"Yeah."

There was a very uncomfortable silence in the room as Kagome's mom pondered over this new information in her head. "So, hypothetically speaking, if you arepregnant," she seemed to have trouble saying that word, "what do you think Inuyasha will say?"

"I haven't thought about that yet."

"Have you taken a pregnancy test yet?"

"I'm waiting for the test results. It'll be ready in a few minutes."

Kagome's mom took in a deep breath, "Ok. We'll deal with this when we find out for sure."

"Alright." Kagome looked down at her watch; she only had three minutes left.

"Hey Mom!" Souta came running into the room, oblivious to the tension in the air, "Guess how many goals I scored in the park." Kagome's grandfather; who seemed really tired form babysitting' Souta all day, followed him.

"How many?" her mom asked.

"17."

"That's great, I'll cook you something special tonight."

Kagome decided to spend the last three minutes in her room. She sat down on her bed and reached for her book, but stopped when Souta walked in. "What do you want?" she asked.

"Kagome, is something wrong with mom?"

"What do you mean?"

"She seems worried."

"I know." Kagome got off her bed and started to walk to the bathroom.

Souta followed her, "Why?"

"She's worried that I'm pregnant." She tried but failed to hide the stress in her voice.

Souta's eyes grew wide. "Kagome, are you!"

"Let's find out." She said, reaching for the pregnancy test.

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Inuyasha sat in a tree near the well. A long time had passed and Kagome still wasn't back yet. He wasn't really worried, he just didn't like not being with her. "Is Kagome back yet?" Sango called form below him.

"No." he jumped down. "She said she would only be gone for a few hours."

"Well, it has only been about two, I think."

"Whatever." Inuyasha sighed and began walking with Sango back to Kaede's house. "Hey Sango, could I ask you something?" he said after a little while.

"Sure."

"Why don't you and Miroku ever do anything romantic?"

"What." Sango wasn't excepting him to ask something like that.

"You two are getting married soon, right. Shouldn't you be acting all googooy."

Sango thought about it, "No, Miroku and I really aren't the type to act like that."

"Sure, but still. At least Kagome and I go of and spend time together, just the two of us."

"So."

"Well, maybe you and Miroku should set aside some time every once and a while, so you can just be with each other. You know, to talk or simply enjoy each others company."

Sango was impressed. Inuyasha had never seemed like the type that would give her advice, especially when it came to love. "Inuyasha"

"What?"

"You really surprise me sometimes."

"I do."

"A while ago Kagome and I were talking. I was mad at you for acting like a jerk and I asked her what she could possibly see in you."

"You asked her that?"

"Yeah. She told me that you were really sweet on the inside, but I never believed her."

"Never?"

"Well, now I do," she corrected herself. "I'm just amazed that it took me so long to see your nice side, when it took Kagome such a short time."

Inuyasha shrugged a little bit, "I think Kagome discovered my nice side even before I did."

Sango patted Inuyasha on the shoulder then walked the rest of the way in silence. They both came to Kaede's house to find Shippo and Miroku sitting in the grass looking up at the clouds. "Is Kagome back?" Shippo asked hopefully when he saw the two of them.

"No." Inuyasha grumbled back.

"I hope she's not to sick to come back." Shippo said.

"What do you mean?" Sango and Miroku asked.

"Kagome has had some kind of flue seine yesterday." Inuyasha said.

"The flue, how do you know?"

"She's been sick. That's how I know." He answered with a little annoyance at the stupid question.

"She didn't seem sick when I was around her." Miroku said.

"I know, it was more of a morning thing."

Sango's eyes grew a little wide. "Do you think she's pregnant."

They all looked at Inuyasha, "N-No, she told me she had the stomach flue."

"Well," Miroku scratched his chin a little bit "Is pregnancy a possibility."

A faint blush appeared on Inuyasha's face, but he hid it well. "No. She told me that she was sick."

"Ok." Sango said sarcastically "If you say so."

"What about Kouga?" Miroku asked suddenly.

"What do you mean?" Inuyasha asked.

"If Kagome is pregnant, is it possible that Kouga could be the father?"

Everyone was silent for a few seconds till Inuyasha practically yelled out "No."

"She did spend an entire month with him, under the belief that she was his mate." Sango said, "I guess it is possible."

"No it's not!" Inuyasha yelled again then walked off towards the well.

He walked to the edge of it and sat down to wait for Kagome. He was really angry with Sango and Miroku for even suggesting that Kagome would do something like that with Kouga, even though deep down he knew it could be true.

"Kagome wouldn't just give herself away like that." he told himself.

But she did when it came to you. His mind argued back.

"Shut up, that's different."

How?

"We've know each other for a lot longer. Plus she actually loves me." he argued back. "Wait. Why am I arguing with myself?"

"Inuyasha. Is that you?" he heard Kagome's voice from down in the well. He looked down and saw her smiling face. "Sorry it took so long."

He helped her out then gave her a tight hug. "I don't like it when you leave." He said.

Kagome giggled at the attention he gave her. "Ok, next time you can come with me."

He nuzzled her neck to show his appreciation, "Everyone is waiting for you." He said once he let her go.

"Really." She responded, wondering when she had suddenly become the center of everyone's attention. "Don't you guys have lives outside of me."

"No. You are my life."

He started to walk back to Kaede's house but Kagome grabbed his arm. "Wait, we need to talk."

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Sango stretched out next to Shippo in the grass and started pointing out shapes in the clouds. "That one looks like a bird." She told Shippo, who laughed in agreement.

"I hope Kagome gets back soon." Shippo said after a little while.

"I'm sure she will." Sango replied.

"Hey." Miroku said suddenly, "Should we be feeling guilty about wanting Kagome to come back so soon."

"Why?" Sango and Shippo both sat up and stared at Miroku, "Don't you want her to come back."

"Of course, it just Kagome dose have a family, aren't we kinda taking her away from them."

Shippo tilted his head to the side, "Kagome's mommy probably misses her all the time. Now I do feel bad."

"Don't worry," Sango rubbed Shippo's back a little bit to comfort him. "I know Kagome, she wouldn't come back if she didn't want too."

Shippo only half believed her, but decided not to worry about it anymore. His stomach rumbled a little bit and Sango laughed, "Are you hungry?" she asked.

"Yeah."

"Come on, I'm sure I can make you something." She picked Shippo up and walked into Kaede's house, leaving Miroku alone to wait for Kagome and Inuyasha to return.

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Sorry about how short this chapter is, but a short chapter is better then no chapter at all right. Tee hee.

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