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Chapter Forty Six: Sango's Pup

Kagome let out a soft sigh when the morning sun woke her up. Tonight was Ginsenshi's first birthday, and she was going to miss it. I'm a horrible mother she thought to herself. "Kohaku, Kouga, wake up." She said, getting out of her sleeping bag. She wanted to get to Kikyo's castle as soon as possible.

Kohaku sat up and rubbed his eyes. "Morning Kagome." he mumbled. "W-Where's Kouga?" he asked, looking around. Kagome looked around too. She hadn't noticed it early. The pile of moss and leave that Kouga had used as a bed was empty.

"I don't know." She mumbled. "Just pack your things. He'll be able to find us if we leave before he gets back."

"That's not very nice." Kouga said, stepping out from behind some trees. "After I caught breakfast for you, you were just gonna leave me."

Kagome frowned. She was not in a good mood today. "We already had food. You didn't need to leave."

Kouga shrugged. "Nothing beats fresh meat."

Kagome looked down at his hand and gasped. He was holding three bunnies that he had killed. Whenever they needed fresh meat in the past, Inuyasha would always hunt for them, but he was polite enough to skin the animal and cut it up before he brought it to Kagome. Now all she could imagine was the bunnies hopping around with their families.

"K-Kagome." Kouga moved the bunnies behind his back so she wouldn't have to look at them. He didn't know she would have that kind of a reaction.

"I'm fine." She mumbled, wiping a few tears away from her eyes. "You guys should cook those, before we leave."

Kagome spent the rest of the morning getting ready to travel again while Kouga and Kohaku worked on the rabbits. It didn't take long to cook them and they smelled wonderful, but Kagome's stomach turned every time she glanced at the cooked meat. With a sigh, she skipped breakfast and waited for the men to finish.

"How long do you think it will take us to get there?" Kohaku asked. None of them had spoken since they started that day.

Kagome bit her bottom lip as she thought about it. "We should get there by – nightfall."

"That soon." Kouga grabbed Kagome's arm "We should think of a plan."

"I already have one."

"What is it?"

Kagome stopped walking. "I was gonna sneak in and steal the jewel." Now that she had said the plan out loud, Kagome could easily spot all the flaws. She could be found. She could get lost. A million and one things could happen.

"J-Just like that. You're gonna take the jewel."

"I don't know what else to do." She mumbled, jerking her arm out of his grasp.

"What are we going to do?" Kohaku asked.

" Wait outside." Kagome responded after a hesitation.

Kouga stopped walking and turned to Kagome. "Listen. I've got a better plan."

"What?"

"Kohaku and I will take you into her bedroom, where she keeps the jewel, then we will stand watch or create a diversion. Whichever is needed."

Kagome smiled. "I guess that will work. How do you know all this?"

"I've been there, remember."

"Inuyasha." Sango knocked as softly as she could on the door. Knowing that his demon ears would pick it up. And sure enough less then a minute later, he opened the door. Sango blushed and turned her head when she realized that he hadn't bothered to put a shirt on.

"D-Do you need something?" he said with a yawn.

"You slept in. Breakfast has come and gone."

Inuyasha shrugged. "I wasn't hungry anyway."

"Well, I just - "

Inuyasha smirked at her embarrassment and walked back into the room to put on a shirt. When he was fully dressed he walked back to the door. "I finished the house. If you want, you can come help Ginsenshi and I move in. Not that we have a lot of stuff."

Sango smiled. He was in a better mood considering Kagome's not-so-mysterious disappearance. "I have a present for Ginsenshi."

Almost on cue, the little infant crawled over to where his father was standing. Inuyasha instinctively picked his up. "Happy Birthday little guy." He said proudly.

"Happy Birthday GinGin."

"GinGin?"

Sango nodded. "Ginsenshi is such a long name."

Inuyasha made a little face. He didn't know if he liked Sango's abbreviation. "Feh. What did you get him?"

Sango moved her hand from behind her back. It wasn't much, a simple wooden sword that she had carved. Inuyasha set Ginsenshi on the floor and gave him the toy. Ginsenshi happily swung it around till he hit Inuyasha in the leg. Sango gasped, but Inuyasha just smiled. It didn't seem to hurt him at all.

Sango smiled at the two and grabbed Inuyasha's hand. "Come on. I've got something I need to tell you."

She pulled him into the room she and Miroku used. Inuyasha looked around, "Where's Miroku."

"He went off to help some family with something." Sango said, pushing around some stuff. She seemed to be looking for something.

"Sango?" He looked at her curiously. "Do you need any help?"

"No. I found it." she brushed herself off and walked back to Inuyasha, placing something in his hand. "Kagome gave it to me a little while ago."

Inuyasha looked at what she handed him. "A pregnancy test?"

"Open it."

Inuyasha opened it and took out the little strip of paper inside.

"You see that." Sango said, pointing to a little mark at the end. "The box said that this symbol means I'm gonna have a baby."

"Really." Inuyasha smiled.

"Yeah."

He brought Sango into a hug. "Congratulations." He said. "Have you told Miroku yet."

When they parted Sango shook her head. "I'm gonna surprise him. Do you think he'll be happy."

Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "I hate to state the obvious, but yeah. I was wondering when you two would have a pup of your own."

Sango laughed at the word pup'. "I can't wait to tell Kagome."

Inuyasha's smiled dimmed a little, but still stayed on. "I'm gonna start moving our stuff." He said quickly before walking out of the room. Sango felt a pang of guilt for bringing up Kagome as she watched him walk down the hall.

Kagome sat down on the grass to rest for a few moments. They had kept a quick pace all day so they could get to Kikyo's castle before it got to dark. Now they were in the field not very far from it.

"Do you want some water?" Kohaku asked.

She shook her head. "I just need a break."

"You sure. You look a little under the weather."

Kagome laughed a little. "I'm fine." She pushed herself off the ground and started walking towards the castle. "Come on. We shouldn't waist time."

Kouga glanced at Kohaku before running to catch up with her. "Kagome. Is it just me or has your scent changed a little."

"I wouldn't know. I can't smell myself."

"Can't you think of any reason that your scent would change?"

"One."

"What?"

"None of your business Kouga." Kagome said before quickening her pace.

"Don't let her bug you." Kohaku said, a few steps behind Kouga, "She's just in a grumpy mood today."

With Kagome's fast pace, it didn't take them much longer to reach Kikyo's castle. They were there in nearly half the time they originally thought it would take. Kagome, Kohaku, and Kouga stood in front of the large front doors, waiting for someone to take the first step.

Kagome took a deep breath and pushed one door open. She opened it up just enough to stick her head in; making sure nobody was in the front room. When she was sure that everything was safe, she set her backpack on the ground and stepped inside (Keeping her bow and arrow with her).

It seemed like she stepped right into winter as she walked into the room. "If I didn't know better " she said to herself " I'd say she had the air-conditioning way to high."

"What's an air-conditioning?"

"Air-conditioner." Kagome corrected, but didn't bother explaining what it was. She started walking down one of halls, keeping her eyes closed so she could better sense the jewel. Kouga and Kohaku stayed behind her, but they kept their attention to the things around them. Both ready to attack if necessary.

"You two wait here." Kagome whispered when she reached a door. She could sense the jewel on the other side. They nodded and watched her walk in.

The two of them stood out there for a while. Keeping sharp ears and eyes. The only thing that grabbed their attention was a loud thump at one end of the hall; the ground practically shook when it happened.

"What the hell was that?" Kouga exclaimed.

"I don't know. Let's find out." Kohaku said, running in the direction the sound came from. Kouga glanced at the closed door of the room Kagome had walked into before running after Kohaku.

The two reached the end of the long hallway and turned the coiner to find nothing. "What the hell!" Kouga practically yelled.

Kohaku didn't know what to say. What could have made that loud noise. "Maybe it was a distraction." He said slowly. As soon as the words left his mouth they heard the door down the long hallway slam.

"Kagome!" they yelled out running back to it.

Kagome shut the door behind her quietly and let out a breath. This whole thing was murder on her nerves, she almost felt sick to her stomach. She took a look around the room. It didn't look like Kikyo spent any time in here at all. Nothing looked out of place. There was even a thin layer of dust over everything.

She could sense the jewel, but couldn't tell it's exact location. Might as well start looking she thought to herself.

She moved over to a desk by the window and opened the drawers one by one searching through them carefully, making sure that she put everything back in place. Giving up on the desk, she moved across the room to look under the bed. She was disappointed to see that there wasn't a single thing under it.

When the door slammed she shot up off the ground and looked towards the front of the room. Kikyo stood next to the door. "Surprised to see me." She spoke in a very calm voice, as if she was speaking to an old friend.

"You knew I was coming, didn't you?" Kagome asked. She was surprised to hear that her voice didn't sound as scared as she really was.

"Yes I knew." Kikyo continued, she moved across the room to a shelf. Kagome watched her as she reached for a small wooden box that hadn't been noticed before. "I knew that you would come looking for this." She reached inside the box and took out the jewel.

Kagome gasped when she saw it and almost reached for it, but stopped herself. "I just want the jewel. I don't want to hurt you."

Kikyo made a face that seemed like disbelief. "You. You wouldn't be able to hurt me, even if you tried. But if you want it," she held out her hand, "then take it."

Kagome hesitated for a few seconds.

"Just take it." Kikyo said again.

Something in Kikyo's eyes worried Kagome. She didn't trust her. She didn't trust being handed the jewel on a silver platter. Biting her bottom lip, Kagome started walking towards her.

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