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Notes to my reviewers: I was sad when I wrote my last chapter because I was sick, but I'm better now. Thanks for all the funny reviews.

Hanyou-Goddess-Of-The-Red: Yeah, Kagome will go after Kikyo once the baby is born. Don't worry, the evil clay pot bitch will pay.

Alex: Are you the strong silent type ?

Captured Moon: I never looked at it that way before ... hmm ... it would be cool to say the baby was 500 years old. I feel a little guilty now, everyone thinks Kagome went into labor. :: sighs and shakes head :: I'll have to make it up to everyone somehow.

DemonKitty: ... o ... O ... Now I get it! Ha ha ha!

Baby G: You will find out in time young grasshopper.

InU's-KaGoMe-07: Sorry, Kagome's not having the baby, so you should probably hold off on the prancing until it's really born.

KiLaLa, Kagome's Daughter: Response to 'Question of the Day' - 12th. I have four younger brothers and one older sister. Big family.

Chapter Forty: Big Bowls of Ice Cream and Soup

Inuyasha walked nervously up and down the hospital's hallway outside the room that Kagome was in. It was a good thing he was human tonight, but that was the last concern on his mind. He was told to wait in the hall with Souta, but he wanted desperately to go in to the room and find out what happened to his mate and pup.

It wasn't till almost midnight, when Kagome's mom finally walked out into the hallway. Inuyasha instantly ran up to her and started asking questions. "Is Kagome okay? Did something happen to the baby?" He didn't know if he would be able to handle it if Kagome or the baby died.

"Kagome is fine." her mom said. She grabbed one of Inuyasha's hands and looked him right in the eyes. "She just... went into false labor. Sometimes it happens."

"False labor. Why?"

"I'm not really sure. Sometimes stress or the human body can cause it. I'm not sure what triggered it in Kagome, but she's fine now."

"C-Can I go talk to her?"

"Yes. The hospital wants her to stay overnight though."

"Overnight!" Inuyasha's face grew grim.

Kagome's mom smiled at how concerned he was for her. "Listen. I was going to go home and pick up a change of clothing for Kagome, if you want I can bring that red hat by too. That way you can spend the night and nobody will see your ears in the morning."

Inuyasha smiled and walked into the room they kept Kagome in. He was surprised to see that she didn't look sad or upset. In fact she smiled at the sight of him and continued eating her chocolate ice cream.

"Do you want some?" she asked. "The nurse said I could have as much as I wanted."

He took another step through the door and noticed that Kagome, despite the smile, didn't look well. She was a little weaker then normal and her eyes seemed tired, he could even make out lines on her cheek from crying earlier due to the pain. "Kagome." he whispered walking over to her bed. "I'm sorry."

"Sorry? For what?"

Inuyasha wrapped an arm around her and buried his face in her chest. It wasn't a sexual thing, more like a child taking comfort in a mother's embrace. "I feel like this is my fault." came the muffled response.

Kagome rubbed his ears, knowing he liked it. "It isn't. Do you want some ice cream?"

Inuyasha smiled and lifted his head up. "No." He had been given ice cream once before when he was in Kagome's time. It was so cold that it hurt his fangs, so he decided not to eat it again. "How can you act so calm and happy. I was worried sick."

"I know. That's why I'm calm and happy. One of us has to be, and I knew it wouldn't be you."

Inuyasha pushed Kagome a little bit so that there was room on the bed for him to climb in. Once he was beside her, he gave her a kiss. "I love you."

"I love you too."

Inuyasha looked down at Kagome, confused, then started to laugh. "What's so funny?" Kagome asked.

"Nothing. It's just, that kiss tasted a lot like chocolate."

Kagome laughed and snuggled in close to him. The warmth from his body and his arm around her soothed her into a calm sleep. Inuyasha watched her for a little while before he heard someone walk into the room.

"Ooo. You two look so cute." Kagome's mom said. Her eyes brightened up when she saw the way Kagome was sleeping with Inuyasha's arm around her.

She set Kagome's clothing next to the bed with Inuyasha's hat on top. "Are you going to spend the nigh too?" Inuyasha asked.

"No. I have work in the morning. Bring Kagome home when the doctor says she can leave."

"Okay."

Kagome's mom turned to walk out, but paused. She moved back over to Inuyasha and gave him a hug. "I couldn't be happier for you and Kagome." she whispered before heading out the door.

Inuyasha watched her leave then looked back down at Kagome. He brushed some hair out of her face before allowing himself to fall asleep too.

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Inuyasha woke up when he felt Kagome stir. He opened his eyes and looked down at her. She wasn't awake though, "Must be dreaming." he mumbled to himself. He reached over to the pile of cloths and placed the cap on his head.

It was a good thing too, because a few seconds later Kagome's doctor walked into the room. "Hello Inuyasha. I take it you spent the night here."

It took Inuyasha a second to remember who this man was and how he knew his name. "Oh - yeah." he said finally.

The doctor sat in a chair on the side of the bed that Kagome was on. "She should be fine. Make sure she doesn't do any heavy work until after the baby's born. She'll need to stay off her feet a lot more, basically. Other then that, everything is fine."

"Okay."

"When she wakes up I'm going to do an ultrasound on her, so I'll check on you two in about fifteen minutes."

The doctor started to walk out of the room, but then Inuyasha go an idea. "Excuse me. Are you aware of the gender of the baby."

"Yes. I was the one who told Kagome."

"Could you tell me?"

The doctor smiled. "She informed me when we found out that she wanted you to be surprised. I've been sworn to secrecy." he laughed a little and walked out of the room.

"Damn it." Inuyasha said, a little too loud, because Kagome woke up.

"Is something wrong?" she yawned and stretched out a little.

"You're too damn smart. You think of everything."

"What?"

"You told the doctor not to tell me if the baby is a girl or boy."

Kagome giggled. "Yeah. I knew you would ask him, if you got the chance."

Inuyasha kissed Kagome. "You know me too well."

"Yeah."

"You should get dressed, the doctor said he was going to do a ... alt-tree-sound."

Kagome laughed when he tried to tell her that. "Okay."

She sat up and started to get dressed, keeping her back towards Inuyasha. She still felt a little uncomfortable about him seeing her gigantic belly, even though she knew he didn't care. "Last night you were human."

"Yeah, so."

"That makes me, officially, eight months pregnant."

"Good to know."

When Kagome turned back around Inuyasha sat up in the bed, "Your mom came in last night."

"Obviously." Kagome said, referring to the clothing.

"S-She gave me a hug."

"So."

Inuyasha looked down at his claws and blushed a little. "She hugged me like a mother hugs a son. It was a nice hug. I haven't gotten a hug like hers since my mom died."

Kagome smiled. "Well, you're part of our family now."

Kagome was about to lean in for a kiss when the doctor walked into the room. "Ah, Kagome you're awake. We're ready for you now."

"Okay." she said. "Wait here." she whispered to Inuyasha before following the doctor out the door. Inuyasha sighed and leaned back onto the bed. Ever since the night before he hated hearing those words.

"Oh well." he said to himself. "I don't care about a stupid alt-tree-sound anyway. Who cares what trees sound like."

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Inuyasha jumped from building to building being very careful with his landings, considering Kagome was on his back. She told him that she was capable of walking, but he reminded her of what the doctor said. Truth be told, Inuyasha was glad. He had been trying to get Kagome to take it easy since the day he found out she was pregnant, and now he had back up.

When they reached Kagome's house he set her down on the ground carefully. Inuyasha sniffed the air then said; "Souta went to school. Nobody's here."

"That's good. I hate it when everyone acts like I'm extremely breakable."

"But you are."

Kagome shook her head and walked into the house. Inuyasha followed her, noticing something he hadn't seen before. She was holding a red folder.

"Kagome. What's in the folder?"

"I'll show you after we eat lunch." she responded. "Do you want Ramen?"

"Do you really have to ask."

Kagome laughed and set the red folder on the kitchen counter while she got out some Ramen for Inuyasha and a can of Potato soup for herself. She had been craving Potato soup all day.

Inuyasha followed her into the kitchen and sat down on the floor as he watched her cook. Every now and then he eyed the red folder, it would have been so easy to grab it and run, but Kagome kept distracting him. When she cooked she hummed a little and Inuyasha couldn't help but be absorbed by the sound of her voice.

Kagome's voice actually brought back a memory he had long since forgotten. He remembered being little and playing in the garden while his mother sang a song as she tended to the weeds. It was one of the happiest memories he had from his childhood. Running around, stomping on bugs so they wouldn't eat their food, all so he could get a 'good job honey.' from his mom.

"Inuyasha!"

Inuyasha looked up. Kagome was sitting at the table with one bowl in front of her, waiting for him to join. She had a slight smile on her face, "Is this the first time in history that I'll have to mention, for a second time, that the Ramen is done."

Inuyasha stood up and sat down next to her where his bowl was.

"What were you thinking about?" Kagome asked as she started to eat her soup.

"Nothing. You should sing more often."

Kagome looked at him oddly. "Was I singing a second ago?"

Inuyasha nodded and Kagome's face turned bright red.

"Sorry." She said. "I didn't even realize it."

"What do you mean, 'sorry'."

"I've never been that great of a singer." Kagome looked down into her bowl. Wow, potato soup doesn't look that appetizing when you see it up close she thought.

"You a good singer." Inuyasha said before devouring the Ramen before him.

Kagome finished her soup and looked at Inuyasha I wonder if this is what the married life is like she thought sitting beside someone you love, eating a meal, in a welcomeing home. Inuyasha noticed her staring, so he sucked up the last bit of noodles and asked her about the folder again.

Kagome shook her head, "Oh yeah." She cleared the table then walked over to the counter and started shifting through some papers. Inuyasha watched her curiously till she sat down next to him again.

"I want to show you this." Kagome placed a paper on the table in front of Inuyasha. He looked down at it, but grew confused. He wasn't really sure what it was.

"What is -" he started to ask, but Kagome cut him off.

"Inuyasha. An ultrasound is when the doctor take a special kind of machine to look inside of me at the baby."

Inuyasha's mouth opened wide. If he had known that, he would have insisted on going with her.

"Anyway," Kagome continued. "This is the picture he took."

"W-What?"

Kagome smiled and pointed down at the picture. "It's a picture of our baby."

Inuyasha's jaw dropped and he stared more closely at the picture Kagome had given him. Now that he knew what he was looking for, he was able to see it clearly. He could make out two legs, two arms, one head, and (through they were very hard to see) little bitty dog ears on it's head.

"What did the doctor say about the dog ears?" he asked.

"He thought there was something wrong with the machine."

"Have you thought about what to tell him when the baby is born?"

Kagome sighed. "No. I'll figure out something when it happens."

He tried and tried, but he couldn't make out the gender of the baby. He growled a little which caused Kagome to laugh. "You'll find out in a month, don't worry."

Inuyasha looked at Kagome. "A month." He was surprised at how a month seemed like it would take forever to pass, but at the same time seemed like it would come too soon.

Kagome kissed Inuyasha on the cheek and started walking to her room. Inuyasha, still glancing down at the picture, followed her and sat down on her bed. It took him a little while to finally pull his eyes away from the piece of paper in his hand and look up at Kagome.

"Kagome!" he said suddenly. While he was sitting on her bed, she had been unpacking some of, the few, boxes they had left.

"What?"

"You shouldn't be doing that. Lay down."

Kagome sighed, knowing that there was no point in starting a fight, and laid down on her bed. Inuyasha ran his fingers through her hair until she fell asleep. It didn't take long, considering how late she went to sleep last night. One he was absolutely sure she was asleep, he got off the bed and started to finish the work that Kagome had started.

The very last thing he took out of a box was a sketchbook, but it seemed older then the other one Kagome had. He opened it up and began flipping through the pages.

He could tell it was made before she fell through the well a year and a half ago. Not only because he, along with the others, weren't included in the pictures, but also because of the quality of them. These drawings weren't nearly as nice as her newer ones.

After going through the entire book a couple of times, Inuyasha noticed a blank page. He picked up on of the pencils on the desk and started to draw a picture of Kagome sleeping. The finished product didn't look that impressive (it was, more or less, a fancy stick figure), but he was still proud of it.

He set the drawing on the desk and stretched his arms above his head. A yawn escaped his lips, so he moved into the bed beside Kagome. With one arm wrapped around her, he fell asleep.

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