Act Nine
Avril Lavigne, 'I'm With You.'
'I'm standing on the bridge, I'm waiting in the dark…I thought that you'd be here by now…'
'There's nothing but the rain, no footsteps on the ground… I'm listening but there's no sound…'
When Kagome awoke the next morning, she found herself lying in Inuyasha's lap. Her body hurt, she felt like she had been hit by a semi. And she couldn't remember anything. Only small breaks in the night when Inuyasha had held her up to drink from a bowl. And she vaguely remembered Kaede's voice.
Kagome furrowed her brow in thought. 'That's right. Inuyasha hit me in the stomach.'
Instantly the image of the hanyou plunging his hand into her stomach filled her brain. She cringed as she recalled the pain.
"Mmm… Kagome…be careful…of…my pup…"
Kagome turned her head ever so slightly to look at her silver-haired guardian. Leaning against the wall with his eyes shut and his hands holding her, Inuyasha looked so peaceful. Giggling at the comment that he had just murmured, Kagome watched as a small smile graced his handsome features.
Slowly Kagome reached up and stroked Inuyasha's cheek. The half demon, after about a moment of her touching him, suddenly jumped. His eyes flew open as his hand shot up and grabbed Kagome's, gently squeezing it. But the moment his eyes met hers, he visibly relaxed. Dropping her hand, he aloud her to stroke his cheek.
"How are you feeling?" Inuyasha asked, his voice full of concern.
Kagome gave a small smile. "Well rested. And less crazy than yesterday. Maybe its because…" She trailed off as Inuyasha's smile disappeared. Standing up, he moved out from behind Kagome to stir the fire, which had grown low in the night.
Kagome watched, feeling stupid for ruining the moment by hinting her hopefully-passed pregnancy, watched as Inuyasha split two logs with his claws for tinder. After adding the small wood, he threw on a couple other logs before placing a small pot of water next to the growing fire.
"Kagome!!" A frantic, squeaky-voiced cry came from the doorway. Inuyasha intercepted the fluffy little kitsune as he launched himself towards Kagome.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome frowned in disapproval as Inuyasha chucked the kit outside, giving him a punishing thump on the head and telling him to keep Sango and Miroku away from the hut.
The hanyou looked back at her. "What? Your injured and need rest. So that means no visitors."
"But-"
"Keh! No buts! No visitors. No kitsune, no demon slayers and sure as hell no monks!"
Kagome put her face in a frown as she crossed her arms over her chest. The small movement sent a shock of pain through her stomach. Inuyasha saw her flinch and instantly walked over to her.
"Lay down and let me see your stomach." He ordered, trying to rock her back. Kagome tried to sit back up, but the torn muscle in her stomach screamed out.
"STOP!" Inuyasha instantly grabbed her by the shoulder and pulled her back up. Tears of pain welled at her eyes as she wrapped her arms around her stomach.
"If you lay back and take the medicine and have a few days rest, you'll be back to your old self in no time." feeling her relax in his arms, Inuyasha carefully lowered her down.
"I feel so helpless," she said stubbornly as she tried to roll over. Once again her sore stomach protested. Groaning in pain, she blushed slightly as Inuyasha gently pushed up the white blouse. Glancing down, Kagome gasped at the sight of her stomach. It was slightly swollen and had a greenish tinge to it. It looked like an old bruise. She gasped again as Inuyasha began to gently smear a grayish salve onto her stomach. It was cold, and Goosebumps rose on her skin, but she tried to relax under Inuyasha's gentle touch.
"How long was I asleep for?"
Inuyasha looked up from his task. He nodded his head once before looking back at Kagome's stomach.
"You were asleep for two days. You didn't even stir."
Kagome frowned. Two days? Did she really sleep for that long? Slowly she turned it over in her mind. 'Now that I think about it, I really was tired…'
Inuyasha looked up at Kagome quickly as he carefully placed her shirt back over her stomach. "Is there anything I can get for you?"
Kagome looked up at Inuyasha with a blank face, after being taken out of her thought. "Uhh.."
She paused as a slight blush hinted her cheeks as mother nature made her calling.
"I reeeaaally gotta go to the bathroom." She muttered, embarrassed
Inuyasha sighed. "Well, come on then." Carefully he pulled back the comforter blanket that had been draped across her lap and placed his haori over her shoulders before helping her up. Wimpering slightly, She clung to his arm as she struggled to find her legs. Once she was somewhat balanced and leaning heavily on Inuyasha, the two made they're way out to the smaller hut that served as an outhouse.
"Are you gonna be ok in there?"
Kagome waved away the concerned hanyou as she stepped toward the small outhouse. "I'll be ok. I'm fine now."
As if to prove herself wrong, she stumbled and nearly fell but recovered before she bit the dirt. Slowly she walked into the outhouse and sighed once the door was shut. Carefully she walked over to the crudely made toilet and dropped her hakama before grimacing and squatting. It was then that Kagome noticed that the inside of her panties were spotted with dried blood.
Although she had never been pregnant and knew about as much as any other girl her age about it, Kagome did know that when you were pregnant, bloody spots didn't appear. A small smile graced her features. It had worked.
Inuyasha frowned as he tapped his foot. What was taking her so long? Growling slightly, he contemplating whether or not he should storm the outhouse. After all, what if she had fallen, what if she was hurting?
Inuyasha relaxed suddenly, a half-smile playing out across his visage. 'Listen to me. Since when do I care about that girl so much? Since she came back. I didn't quite know how much I loved her until she left me. Well, she's back now. But, I'm not doing such a great job. I want her to be my mate so badly, yet I cant even protect her form Shitsuren.'
The hanyou was broken from his stupor as Kagome burst from the outhouse. She stumbled several times before her feet fell from beneath her. Inuyasha raced forward and quickly caught the girl as she fell heavily in his arms.
"Stupid girl! Be more careful! Your already seriously hurt! What are you thinking, running out of there like that!?"
Kagome shook her head, a look of happiness spread over her face. "You did it, Inuyasha! You made me miscarry!"
In utter joy, Kagome kissed his lips before wrapping her hands around his neck, leaving Inuyasha, a very confused hanyou.
'I'm with you-… I'm with you-…'
'I'm looking for a place… I'm searching for a face…Is there anyone here I know? Cause nothing going right… and everything's a mess… and no one likes to be alone…'
A/N: Yay! Over 60 reviews! Thank you, oh great reviewers! I know I'm not very good on following through with my promises and chapers, but for those of you who stay with me, this is for you! Kudos, my fatefuls, Kudos. BTW, I don't know if I told you or not, but Shitsuren means 'Lost Love' Because he's always trying to steal away the women that Inuyasha loves. Anyways, sorry this chappie took so long to get up. I hate the holidays. Hellidays is more like it. An AHH! I'm running out of songs! And don't think this is the end of Kagome's pregnancy! Far from it, my friends, far from it!
