Act Ten
A/n: No more songs! I have officially run out. And YAY! IM GETTING THE SECOND INUYASHA MOVIE TODAY!!!!! I got it for Christmas (pre-ordered) and I get to pick it up today! Then I get to watch it and totally freak out! does forbidden dance anyways, yet anther chappie! dodges pots, pans and other random foods and objects Sorry this took so long to get up! Beta snaps for my faithfuls!
A week from miscarrying, Kagome found herself bent double over a bucket, heaving the contents of her stomach into it. Inuyasha rubbed her back, a concerned look on his face as she sat back up, a small sweat starting on her forehead.
Inuyasha helped the girl lean back before disposing of the vomit. Coming back into the hut, he was just in time as Kagome grabbed the bucket and began to dry heave into it.
"Kagome, are you sure you don't want any food? Its not good for you to do that. Plus, you need to keep your energy up."
Kagome spit into the bucket, trying to get the disgusting taste of vomit out of her mouth. Wiping her lips with the white sleeve of her blouse, she sat back up.
"I'm ok now. I think that was the last of it for today." She stood and made her way over to the doorway, looking out onto the snowy world.
Resting a hand on her stomach, Kagome frowned in concern and thought. She had started having morning sickness two days ago. Something that didn't happen when you weren't pregnant. Other than the morning, she felt just fine. Although she had started urinating more often than usual. Now, she was at the conclusion that she was still pregnant. Despite her drastic efforts.
"Kagome, are you all right?" Inuyasha walked over to Kagome, resting a hand on her shoulder. "Is something wrong?"
Kagome shook her head. "I want to go see Kaede." She turned to look back at Inuyasha, her gaze strong and determined. Inuyasha locked eyes with her, his expression hardening into the familiar scowl.
"Why do you want to go see that old bag? Keh, she's half dead already. Besides, we don't need her. Your almost healed and I can take care of you now."
Kagome frowned, and Inuyasha thought he heard a small growl. "If I felt like my usual self, and if you still had the Kotodama rosary, I'd say 'it' right now."
Inuyasha gave a smug smile as he reached up to feel his bare neck, just to reassure himself. But suddenly, he gave her a confused expression. "Your not feeling like yourself?"
Kagome sighed and threw her hands up in the air as she turned back to face the hanyou. "Duh! I've been throwing up every morning for the last two days, its only been about a week since I was raped, and I'm still pregnant!" Frustrated tears streamed unchecked down her now-red cheeks. Quickly her hands fell to her stomach as she rubbed it gently. Silent sobs wracked her body as she leaned against the doorway. "God dammit." She whispered.
Inuyasha's eyes widened. "What did you say?" He asked hesitantly.
Kagome squeezed her eyes shut and balled her shirt up in her fists. "I SAID GOD DAMMIT!" She screamed.
Slowly she began to slide down the door frame, still sobbing. Although her physical wounds had been healed, the mental ones still remained.
Carefully Inuyasha sank down to his knees in front of her. Wrapping her in his arms, he smoothed her hair as he waited for her to stop crying. With every wet tear that she shed, a little bit of him was torn away. He couldn't say anything to suppress her pain. He couldn't fight away the demons that tormented her. And he dare not go searching after Shitsuren. With or without Kagome, it was too much of a risk. And he suffered with her. The thought of Shitsuren even getting near her without his power to protect her… Carefully he sighed. As he inhaled, her rich smell filled his nose. Richer than usual. More pungent, and with an unfamiliar hint to it. The smell of that bastards pup, who was festering and growing inside her.
As she hiccupped, starting to calm down, Inuyasha ran his hand over the back of her neck. His fingers passed over the ugly lump of scar tissue that served as a marker for all demons to let them know that she was Shitsuren's claim.
"Can I please go?"
Inuyasha was awoken from his thoughtful stupor as Kagome began to sit up. "Please?"
Inuyasha gave Kagome a blank look before nodding. "I'll take you over there." He said, starting to stand.
Kagome shook her head. "I can make it on my own." She started to walk outside but her arm was caught by Inuyasha's clawed hand.
"I'm not letting my mate walk about outside half pregnant with some asshole's pup while he is still alive and free!" His eyes burned holes into Kagome's as his voice deepened in anger.
Carefully Kagome rolled the words around in her head. But one had her confused; "Mate?"
Inuyasha looked away, a slight blush creeping up into his cheeks. "I told you I loved you, right? When you came back from your time? I've kissed you, right? I protect you, I try to heal you, I've marked you…"
He trailed off, but turned to look back at Kagome. Her expression was mixed with shock as well as content-ness. Tenderly Inuyasha reached out and stroked Kagome's face.
"Kagome, you're my everything."
A small smile danced across Kagome's face. "Well, for one who seems to love me so much, you certainly don't kiss me a whole lot."
Inuyasha snorted now that the tense and sad mood had lifted slightly. "Keh. Wench." He muttered as he closed in on her lips, tenderly kissing her.
Kagome smiled against his lips. "Baka."
Inuyasha broke the kiss as he stepped outside, taking Kagome's hand. Slowly the two walked through the snow. They paused slightly to watch Miroku get smacked in the face with a snowball hard enough to get whipped off his feet by Sango, who now had Shippo and several of the village children in her sights.
As they approached the hut, Inuyasha swiveled his ears uneasily.
"Oh, Kagome, how are ye child? What brings ye?"
Kagome held her eyes shut as she breathed uneasily under Kaede's firm but gentle touch. From her position of her head resting in Inuyasha's lap, she could feel him tense. Instinctively she did so also, until Kaede hit a nerve in her stomach.
"OW!"
"I told ye to relax, Kagome. I cannot do this is ye are tense."
Kagome opened one eye and gave Inuyasha a look. The hanyou merely brushed it aside.
Kaede, skilled in the ways of pregnancy from dealing with so many pregnant woman in the village, had perfected her technique in determining pregnancies. So, now she felt herself probing around Kagome's uterine area, trying to find…
Suddenly her fingers located it. Not big, just about the size of a needle's head, but it was there. The small demonic baby that was stowing away in Kagome's womb.
Sighing, the old priestess rocked back onto her heels as Kagome sat up.
"It appears ye are still pregnant, Kagome."
Inuyasha growled low in his throat as Kagome looked down at her stomach.
"But how can that be? I…Inuyasha… But-but I miscarried…"
Kaede turned away to stoke the fire. "Has it ever occurred to ye that ye might have been carrying more than one baby?"
Turning his hand into a fist, Inuyasha theorized inside his head. "You mean… Twins pups?"
The older woman nodded. "Aye. Perhaps, you miscarried but one of the pups. And the one that survives is the stronger of the two."
Kagome felt like she was about to cry. "Is it possible that I can still miscarry this one?"
"Indeed. But I warn you not to try that stunt with Inuyasha again. Ye's body is still not recovered from last time, and ye could seriously injure yourself again. The initial trama to the infant could be enough. 'tis only a matter of time. Until then…"
Kagome looked over at Inuyasha, then at Kaede.
"Until then, you must carry the baby, then birth it. We shall go from there, no?"
Kagome nodded. Carefully Inuyasha helped her up. Turning to look at the old priestess, he nodded. "Thanks Kaede."
As the two made their way back to they're hut, Kagome paused once again to watch Sango and Miroku. She watched as Miroku picked Sango up and dashed through the snow, narrowly avoiding the snowballs being thrown at them. She watched their smiling faces, heard their happy laughter.
"We used to be like that. At one time. So happy and carefree." She felt Inuyasha's hand grab hers and give it a reassuring squeeze.
He sighed, his breath appearing as a small white cloud. "When did it all start going downhill?" He added.
Kagome shook her head. "We're drifting apart. We hardly talk to Sango or Miroku, and I havent seen Shippo in a while."
Tearing her eyes away from her playing friends, Kagome placed a hand on her stomach. Inuyasha looked at her face and followed her gaze before coming to rest on her stomach.
Smiling softly, she looked back at him. "I guess we'll just pretend it's your baby."
A/n: The whole 'I miscarried but I'm still pregnant' thing can happen. It happened to my mom before my brother was born. She was pregnant with twins, didn't know, and miscarried one of them. She went to the doctor and did an ultrasound and found out she was still pregnant. Then, some months later, my brother was born. Thank GOD she miscarried one of them, I dunno what I would do if I had two of those little demons running around my house. Anyways, it can happen. Oh, BTW, today, the 28th of December, I got the Inuyasha Movie 2: The Castle Beyond The Looking Glass. I've already watched it, and I LOVE IT!!! OOHHH! I wana tell you guys so bad, but I don't want to ruin the movie for you. If you want me to tell you or give you some screen caps, email me at . The one thing I will tell you, so if you don't want to read this, divert your eyes; Inuyasha and Kagome finally kiss!!!!!!!!
