Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.

Notes to my reviewers:To many people have asked me, so I'll say it one last time. Kagome is not having twins, she is only haveing one baby: one, uno, ein !!!

Lizzy p.r.: I think everyone is a little desperate to know.

Captured Moon: Let me think... it was KiLaLa, Kagome's Daughter who suggested you, but I'm having a hard time rememebering. If you want I can announce to my readers about the 'Ending of Inuyasha'. ::sigh:: I must be strong. But... I want to be surprised when it ends, so I won't tell you the baby's gender. ::sticks out tounge:: A better deal would have been... 'Tell me the gender of the baby and I won't tell you the ending of Inuyasha.'

Eekolie: OMG, I have such a bad craving for Orvilles Sweet & Buttery Popcore. I must eat some now or I might change into my demon form and kill (kinnda like what Inuyasha's does.)

Xio-4-eva: Don't worry, this chapter is not (and I repeat) is not, a cliffhanger

Bloomz-baby: Yes No Maybe

Shy-me-95: Whenever it is brought to my attention that someone is new to fanfic. I always give them 12 yellow flowers. Yellow flowers symbolize friendship. ::hands you 12 yellow flowers:: Enjoy.

Chapter Thirty Eight: Their First Night Apart

Kagome moved herself out of Inuyasha's arms and sat down on the ground. Everyone else followed her actions and sat down too; ready to listen to whatever Myouga had to say. "What do you mean, we won't want to hear it?" Sango said.

"Well," Myouga scratched his head, "I'm not sure that Lord Inuyasha would take it into consideration."

Everyone glanced up at Inuyasha, who glared at all of them (except Kagome). He didn't like it when people, even friends, stared at him for no reason.

"Just spit it out." Inuyasha mumbled.

"I know someone who has a special kind of sword that can revive people after they die." Myouga said.

Sango's face brightened, "Really." she couldn't have been happier about the news. "We could ask him for help."

"Why wouldn't Inuyasha like that?" Kagome asked.

"Because." Myouga looked cautiously at Inuyasha then back at Kagome. "The sword belongs to Lord Sesshomaru."

Inuyasha stiffened, "No."

"What?" Sango's smiled faded.

"We're not asking that ass for help." He stood up and started to walk away. Kagome looked over at Sango, whom seemed near tears, and slammed her fist into the ground.

"I'll talk to him." she mumbled "You guys say here."

She stood up and followed Inuyasha till she was sure they were both out of the other's earshot. "Inuyasha, you're such an asshole!" Kagome yelled out.

Inuyasha turned around sharply and stared at Kagome. "I'm not going to my brother for help." he responded in his 'oh-so-stubborn' tone.

Kagome made fist at her sides. She wasn't going to back down on this argument. "Of all people you should know how Sango is feeling! She doesn't want to lose her brother!"

"That's not the point!"

"Yes it is!" Kagome screamed. "Your brother could actually help us, but you won't go to him because you can't get over a stupid rivalry!"

"Kagome! Even if I was willing to go to Sesshomaru, do you think he would help us! No! He wouldn't, because he hates me and would rather die then help a human!"

"How do you know! You won't even ask him!"

"That's right!" Inuyasha yelled. "I won't! And I'm not going too! I don't care how much you blow that whistle!"

Kagome crossed her arms. "I thought you had become more mature then this!"

"You thought wrong!" Inuyasha yelled out before jumping off out of Kagome's sight.

She stomped her foot and cried out in frustration before making her way back to the camp. Everyone was staring at her when she arrived. "Where's Inuyasha?" Miroku asked.

"I don't know and I don't care." she sat down on the ground and tried to cool off from the argument she had.

"I didn't know you could yell so loud." Shippo said.

"You guys could hear me?"

"We could hear your voice along with Inuyasha's," Sango said, "but we couldn't hear what you were saying."

"Yes, what did you and Inuyasha talk - er - scream about?" Miroku asked.

Kagome sighed and stood up. "I saw a hot spring a little while ago. I think I'll go soak for a little while."

Sango nodded and, as soon as Kagome was gone, slapped Miroku on the back of he head.

"What was that for?" he asked while rubbing the spot that Sango had hit.

"Never ask a girl what she fought about with her boyfriend when she doesn't wan to talk about it. You'll just make her angry all over again."

"How was I supposed to know she didn't want to talk about it."

"You learn to read body language."

Miroku shook his head. "Whatever."

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

Inuyasha sat high up in one of the trees trying to think of what he should do. He didn't want to have anything to do with his brother, but Sango was counting on him. He also wanted the jewel to be complete, not missing a shard. Plus Kagome was mad as hell right now. He couldn't remember ever seeing her as mad as she was today.

Stupid mood swings he thought, but deep down he knew it was his fault. "Inuyasha, you piece of shit you." he mumbled to himself.

He wanted to go back, say sorry to Kagome, and tell Sango that he would attempt to talk to Sesshomaru. But he knew that if he went back now... everyone would just yell at him.

Kagome probably turned them all against me he told himself. "Damn it." he slammed his head against the tree behind him. "I'm not going back, at least not tonight."

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

Kagome stayed in the warm water till she was absolutely sure that she wasn't angry with Inuyasha anymore. "I wonder if he's still mad at me..." she said to herself while drying her hair. She knew that a huge fight wasn't necessary, but she didn't regret it at all. Someone needed to knock some sense into him she thought.

She got dressed quickly and ran back to where the others were hoping to see Inuyasha sitting there with them. But she didn't.

"Are you okay Kagome?" Sango asked when she saw Kagome's eyes look around from Inuyasha.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I just thought Inuyasha would be back by now. That's all." she sat down on the ground next to Kohaku and tried not to show the others that she was upset.

"Is it my fault you guys had a fight?" Kohaku asked.

Kagome looked at him. "No. Why?"

"Well, Inuyasha doesn't want to talk to ... Sesshomaru ... but you want him to because it will help me."

"That's not why we had a fight." Kagome smiled to reassure him. "We had a fight because Inuyasha was being stubborn."

"Big surprise." Shippo mumbled.

Kagome rested her head on her hand. "I thought Inuyasha had become more mature then all that. But I guess I was wrong."

Kohaku sighed. He still felt uneasy about it. Kagome looked at him through the corner of her eye and spoke softly. "Hey Kohaku, do you want to know what the baby will be?" she thought, maybe, that would cheer him up some.

Kohaku sat straight up and nodded. Miroku, Sango, and Shippo all leaned in so they could hear. Kagome laughed a little at the response she got from everyone, but leaned close to Kohaku's ear and whispered.

Miroku, Sango, and Shippo both groaned from disappointment. They were starting to get mad at Kagome's secretive' attitude. And it only made them feel worse now that she was giving the secret away to someone who didn't really care if he knew or not.

Kohaku laughed a little bit when Kagome pulled her head away again. "Promise not to tell anyone."

"Promise." He looked right into Sango's eyes then back to Kagome. "I can't wait for the baby to be born. I want to see the look on Sango's face."

Sango glanced at Miroku. "What's that supposed to mean?" she whispered.

Miroku shrugged.

"Should we wait for Inuyasha to get back?" Shippo asked.

Kagome nodded. However he felt right now. She didn't want to make him feel any worse by leaving him behind.

Inuyasha jumped from one tree branch to another in an attempt to kill time. He didn't realize how much he depended on his friends for entertainment. Without meaning to he landed in a tree not that far from where Kagome and the others were staying. He was about to leave when he noticed Kagome whispering something in Kohaku's ear.

"Kagome." He mumbled thinking that she was detailing the others about their fight.

He jumped off again hoping that none of them noticed him and found a nice place to stay. He stayed in his little spot as high up in the tallest tree as he could get, till the sun started going down.

He tried to go to sleep, but couldn't. Something was missing. "What's wrong." He said out loud looking around for something out of the ordinary. He sniffed the air a couple of times, but still didn't know what was amiss.

It actually didn't hit him till much later into the night I don't have my Kagome. he told himself. He looked down at his arms. Normally they would be wrapped around her. He sighed. They hadn't spent a single night apart in a long time.

For a few minutes he debated finding Kagome and snuggling in with her, but he eventually decided against it. "We'll just fight." He said. He drifted off to sleep but kept waking up.

While half asleep he would forget about the fight and wonder where Kagome was. A few times he woke up thinking she had fallen out of the tree and jumped down to catch her before realizing she wasn't there.

"It's gonna be a long night." He mumbled to himself.

...

Kagome placed a hand over her stomach as she settled into her sleeping bag. The baby kept kicking. As if it knew something was wrong. She kept turning from side to side trying to find a comfortable position. But without Inuyasha there it wasn't the same.

She sat up and pushed her blanket aside. "Damn it." She whispered. She stood up and walked past the other as silently as she possibly could. She needed somewhere to sit for a little while, away from a bunch of sleeping bodies.

After a few minutes of walking she found a spot deeper in the woods. It was quiet, cool, and had fireflies everywhere. She sat down in the tall grass and stretched out. The baby seemed to settle down a little.

"Don't worry. Your daddy and I didn't break up. He's just being a jerk." She mumbled.

Her last thought before she drifted off to sleep was how upset the others would be to find her missing when they woke up. She actually laughed as she imagined the looks on their faces. "I don't care. If Inuyasha can leave without telling anyone where he's going, so can I." She said.

Inuyasha started running back to camp right after he woke up, for the millionth time. "Hey Sango, Miroku, Shippo, Kohaku, Kag -" he looked around. "Kagome? Where's Kagome?"

The others looked around too. They hadn't noticed that Kagome was missing. "I wonder where she went." Miroku said out loud.

Sango crossed her fingers and hoped she hadn't headed for the mountains. Last night would have been the perfect time to do it.

Inuyasha asked with more determination. "Where is she?"

"I don't know, she must have left sometime last night." Kohaku said.

Inuyasha sniffed the air. Her sent was faint, but he was able to trace it. "She isn't that far away. I'll get her."

He walked off in the direction that Kagome's scent lead him.

"Thank god." Sango breathed a sigh of relief.

"What?" Miroku asked.

"I thought for a second that Kagome -" she remembered her promise. "N-Nothing."

Myouga jumped onto Sango's shoulder. "If you guys won't be needing me any longer, I'll take my leave." He announced.

"Whatever." Sango flicked him away as he started to drink her blood.

Inuyasha kept walking till he saw Kagome's figure in the grass. She was still asleep. He walked up to her and settled on the ground next to her. He was amazed at how beautiful she looked while she slept.

He ran his fingers through her hair till she started to wake up. "I-Inuyasha?" she squinted her eyes from the morning sun. Inuyasha moved his head so that he was face to face with her and his silver hair formed a curtain around the two of them.

"I'm sorry I was suck a dick, Kagome."

Kagome stared at him for a few seconds trying to decided if this was a dream or not.

"This was," he continued. "the first night we spent apart in a long time. I hated it, I thought it would never end."

"W-Why didn't you come back."

"I thought you would be mad at me."

He leaned down and pressed his lips against hers. Kagome responded so he deepened the kiss. When he broke apart from her, he nuzzled his face against her neck. "I was worried when I didn't find you with the others." He mumbled while kissing and licking the skin around her collarbone.

"Serves you right." Kagome smiled. "You did you think I felt when you didn't come back last night."

Inuyasha laughed and met her lips again. It grew more and more intense till Kagome ripped her face away from Inuyasha and let out a minor scream.

"What's wrong?" Inuyasha asked instantly. "Did I hurt you?"

Kagome slightly pushed him and sat up. "Not you." She said. "This baby definitely has your fighting spirit. Kicking."

Inuyasha pressed his hand against her stomach and waited for a few minutes. "I can feel it."

Kagome smiled at him. "Come on. We should go back to Kaede's village."

::sigh:: fluffiness.

I'm in a really good mood right now. Yay. I wanted to get this chapter done before I had to start on my essay. I don't like doing essays. They're the most uncreative things I could possible write.

Just for fun... Anyone who thinks the baby will be a girl pick 'A'. Anyone who thinks the baby will be a boy pick 'B'. I've already decided, but I think it would be fun to see what you guys think.

I want 8 reviews.

Lots of love DD62386

Bad News: The last Inuyasha show has been made. I guess it's true when they say 'All good things come to an end'. It is better to have seen and lost Inuyasha then to never have seen him at all.