Inu Camp
They arrived at the stream that they were to rest and eat lunch. While the food was cooking Kagome ran into the bushes and urinated then walked back to were the group was.
"Kagome, are you feeling alright?" Sango asked.
"Yes, I feel fine. Why do you ask?" Kagome looked at Sango then back at the cooking pot that she just removed from the fire to put the seasoning into the noodles, then dished it out to everyone. She brought hers to herself and started to take a bit but started to feel nausea coming over her because of the smell. When Kirara stood and started growling.
"What is it, Kirara?" Sango asked when they heard a high voice ring out.
"KAGOME-CHAN!" As a little girl came running out of the line of trees and bushes and towards Kagome and wrapped her arms around Kagome's waist. As Kagome looked around trying to pick up anything or someone.
"Hello, Rin! It's good to see you! Rin where's Jaken or your Sesshoumaru-sama?" Kagome asked.
"Kagome-chan has moon and stripes on face like Sesshoumaru-sama! Oh Sesshoumaru-sama doesn't know Rin left castle again to find Kagome-chan!" Rin said as Kagome's face went white.
"This Sesshoumaru does know you left the castle and is not pleased that you did so by yourself!" The icy tone rang out as Sesshoumaru came into camp.
"Rin, just wanted to see Kagome-chan and to see why she did not come back with you!" Rin slowly started to pout and had tears come to her eyes when her stomach grumbled. As Kagome looked away from Sesshoumaru and to Rin.
"Are you hungry, Rin?" She asked and watched Rin nod her head. "Come sit down and" She was interrupted when a thud sounded and grumbling was heard. "Sorry, Inuyasha. I did not mean for that to happen." She chuckled a bit but when Rin sat down she handed Rin her bowl of ramen. But when the smell of the ramen hit her nose nausea hit her again as a hand went to cover her mouth as she got to her feet and put her other hand over her stomach and went and sat down by the tree that her yellow bag was laying against. When Shippou walked up to her carrying his bowl of ramen.
"Kagome, you have not eaten since you've been back here. You can have what's rest of mine!" Shippou held out his bowl to her. But she waved her hands at him and got to her feet and covered her mouth and stomach again and ran to leave camp but did not make it and went to her knee's by a bush right under the tree Inuyasha was now sitting in and she started throwing up. Sesshoumaru watched as Sango got up and went over to Kagome and held Kagome by the shoulder.
"Kagome, what's causing you to become sick like this? It's not like you to get sick by the smell of ramen!" Sango asked as Kagome stopped throwing up. "Miroku, bring that bottle of water over here, so Kagome can wash out her mouth!" Sango yelled over her shoulders and Kagome winched at the sound. "Sorry, Kagome!"
"Here you are, Sango." Miroku handed the bottled water to her and turned and walked back to his seat. Sango handed the water bottle to Kagome and she rinsed out her mouth. Then Sango helped Kagome to her feet slowly.
"Let's get you over to the fire." Sango said. Kagome's eyes locked for a moment with Sesshoumaru's.
"I probably ate something that did not agree with me in my era!" Kagome said.
"What about you having to urinate alot between the village and the battle and then before we stopped for lunch?" Sango looked at Kagome.
"Simple, I've drank alot of water before Sesshoumaru and I came back from MY era and it is not starting to hit me." Kagome answered as she visibly looked at Sesshoumaru with sadness in her eyes. Sango looked at Kagome then at Sesshoumaru and then back at Kagome then watched as Sesshoumaru looked away. Then put her hands on both sides of Kagome's face and had Kagome look at her in the eyes.
"Kagome, you can tell me anything! Please tell me what's going on and why did you make your word 'MY' stand out when speaking about your era? Does that mean you are planning to go back to your era after the jewel is complete?" Sango asked but she did not see the eyes of Shippou, Inuyasha, Rin, and Sesshoumaru look at them in regards to the last question. Kagome took her head out of Sango's hands and looked around the camp then stopped back at Sesshoumaru.
"Sorry, Sango, but I can't answer that. But right now the way things look even though I love it here and my friends I just might decide that would be the best choice for me to make! That way some people could live their lives and not worry about their pride and life changing to look weak and soft." Kagome had tears in her eyes. She looked fro Sango to Sesshoumaru and saw a spark of shock register in Sesshoumaru's eyes. She did not see several pairs of eyes look at her before she stood she picked up her bow and quiver of arrows and started to leave the camp. "Please Sango, could you watch the children? I want to be alone for a while." Then she left the camp and headed up a medium sized hill and sat down underneath a tree that she was able to look out over the valley below with the way back to camp behind her.
Back in the camp of Inuyasha. Sesshoumaru watched Rin play with the kitsune pup. When the words he faintly heard back at the castle rang through his mind again "Then you will lose her!" He sighed to himself 'Did I truly lose my mate? This Sesshoumaru should try and talk to his mate.' Sesshoumaru thought to himself as he stood and walked the same direction that Kagome had left. When Sesshoumaru found h and caught sight of his mate sitting under a tree overlooking the valley below the could hear her singing so on silent feet he walked up the hill covering his scent and stood slightly back so first she would not notice him. Kagome was sitting with her knee's comfortably under her while singing.
SONG: Just To Hear You Say That You Love Me. By Faith Hill & Tim McGraw
If I could win your heart
If you'd let me in your heart
I'd be so happy, baby
Just for these arms to be
Holding you close to me
There's nothing in this world I won't try
No limit to what I'd do
To make you mine, 'cause
Chous
I'd climb right up to the sky
I'd take down the stars
Just to be in your arms, baby
I'd go and capture the moon
That's what I would do
Just to hear you say that you love me
Just to hear you say that you love me
If I could taste your kiss
There'd be no sweeter gift
Heaven could offer, baby Oh baby
I want to be the one I want to be the one
Living to give you love
I'd walk across this world just to be
Close to you 'cause I want you
Close to me, yeah
I'd climb right up to the sky
I'd take down the stars
Just to be in your arms, baby
I'd go and capture the moon
That's what I would do
Just to hear you say that you love me
Just to hear you say that you love me
For the rest of your life
For the rest of your life
Love me for the rest of all time
Oh baby, baby
Just say the word
There's nothing I won't do
Baby, Just to be with you
I'd climb right up to the sky
I'd take down the stars
Just to be in your arms, baby
I'd go and capture the moon
That's what I would do
Just to hear you say that you love me
Just to hear you say that you love me
Just to hear you say that you love me
Oh, I need to hear you say
That you love me, baby
Just to hear you say that you love me
Just say you love me
Just say you love me
Just to hear you say that you love
ME
End of Song
When she got done singing she looked down at her lap then stood up and walked over close to the edge of the hill where it dropped off and looked up into the sky and spoke out not knowing Sesshoumaru was behind her. "Who am I kidding, Sesshoumaru would never let me fully into his heart or hold me in his arms in front of others and sure, HE sure enough as I'm standing here by myself; would Never say he love's me in front of anyone or alone just the two of us for he does not want to look weak. Or let alone say he cares for anyone in front of anybody either." She sighed "I don't know, maybe, I will go back to my era after the jewel is complete! If I am carrying his child, I'll wait till it's born then afterwards leave his heir with him then live in Kaede's village and help her out then take her place as village miko when she passes away. Because if I choose one way my friends will be sad and hurt but if I choose to stay here and just visit my family if the well will let me when the jewel is complete. But being a youkai now I don't know what the youkai society laws are to a youkai living in a human village as their miko! I don't know what to do!" She said as tears came out of her eyes. That's when Sesshoumaru decided to let his presence be known by wrapping his arms around her waist then brought her against his chest and rested his chin on her head for a bit before turning her to face him. They looked into each other's eyes and got lost in each other's eyes. Not noticing they had an audience behind them that consists of Shippou, and Miroku as well as one of Naraku's saimyoushou's poison insects. When Sesshoumaru placed a hand on her stomach then broke their eye contact and looked at her stomach feeling around as their audience saw him smile and bent down and kissed Kagome.
"Come, mate with this Sesshoumaru, you require answers!" Sesshoumaru held out his hand for her to take ahold of. She looked at him as she took his hand and he lead them over to the tree close to them and sat down. "This Sesshoumaru did not mean to make you cry! You are right when you say I don't want to look weak in front of my enemies. I've worked so hard over many centuries to build myself up to not be like and fall in love with anyone. After being this way for so many centuries it's hard to say or show that I've fallen in love. Which I have with you and that is why I made you my life mate. You will learn the ways of youkai society and their would be no need for you to live in the human village. If you wish to help as a miko in the village once our enemy Naraku is destroyed then you may but since you are the Lady of the western lands you must have guards travel with you when you leave the castle grounds." Sesshoumaru said.
"I didn't ask you to change, Sessho and do things your not used to doing. I just asked that you let me into your life and heart more as mates should. Mates should be close to each other. Also why did you touch my stomach and smile down at me?" She asked him.
"You know how you got sick in your camp! Well, to tell you the truth my heart skipped a beat when I touched your stomach and a slight quiver went through it. I must say that your body will be starting to change dramatically soon." He smiled then answered. "You, my mate are carrying our first pup! In other words you are pregnant and must be careful in battle, and soon other's will notice the changes in your body as I have!" He told her.
In the tree line
"Miroku, d-did he say what I think I heard him say?" Shippou asked. "Did Sesshoumaru just say Kagome is pregnant and is carrying their first pup?" Shippou turned and looked at Miroku and saw him nod.
"Yes, that's what he said. Boy, Inuyasha and Kouga are going to be shocked when they find out." Miroku smiled then spoke again. "But we must get back to camp before we are caught listening to what they are talking about." He reached down and picked up Shippou and silently left heading back to camp. As they did so Naraku's saimyoushou stayed there a little longer before leaving.
Naraku's Castle
Naraku sat there watching the mirror that Kanna held in her hands. He watched as Sesshoumaru went to kiss Kagome until the picture faded.
"So, the little miko is now a youkai as well as being the mate of the western lord Sesshoumaru and not to mention is carrying the heir of the western lands! Hm... that is very good information to hear! I can use such info for my advantage. Now how to use such info?" Naraku leaned up against the wall thinking over the new information that he heard and seen from the mirror.
"Why don't you take the miko and lure the western lord in and challenge him and if he wins he keeps his lands and gets the miko back but if you win not only do you get his lands but you kill what he holds dear to his heart meaning his mate and unborn heir!" Kanna suggested to Naraku.
"Yes, Kanna, that is a great plan. We'll let the inu group think there are a few other shards out there other than the one's in the wolf's legs. For the only other one that was left was the one in the boys exterminator's back and I've already recovered that and added it to the others that I have. Then in five days we will capture the miko and the western lord will have to fight me to get her back." Naraku was talking out his plan when Kagura silently walked away from the door and left the castle.
"If I can reach the miko and her group, I can warn them of the plan." Naraku was going to spring upon them as well as for the western lord. Kagura waited until she was out of the barrier to pull out a feather to fly off.