Disclaimer: I am not Rumiko Takashi…I cannot draw nor did I create the plot for the INUYASHA series…I wish I did…*sigh*

Love Me as I Am

Chapter 13- The Raven Haired Miko

~*~*~One month later~*~*~

It was getting harder and harder for Kagome to hide her pregnancy. Baggy clothes just weren't working anymore.

"We'll have to tell everyone soon." She said one night, laying beside Inuyasha on the futon.

"Yeah. I know."

"You know. After this you'll have three kids."

Inuyasha smirked to himself and said nothing.

Kagome rubbed his back.

"You're a good father."

Again he said naught.

Kagome knew she was embarrassing him and she enjoyed it. She turned Inuyasha around forcing him to look at her.

"I love you." She whispered, kissing the very tip of his nose then burying her face in the crook of his neck.

Inuyasha wrapped his arms around her and put her on top of himself.

Kagome kissed his neck as he shuddered a bit underneath her and in that position they fell asleep.

~*~*~

The next day was to be the day of the announcement. Kagome put on her usual clothes and didn't even try to hide her bulging stomach.

She walked back inside after changing and sat down in Inuyasha's lap.

Everyone stared.

"If you're wondering…"

Suki's expression brightened.

"My gosh mom! You're pregnant…aren't you?"

She was ecstatic.

Kagome smiled and nodded.

"That's just plain weird." Kanaye mumbled referring to the fact that now both his mom AND his sister were pregnant, though everyone else could tell he was surprised about the news as well.

Kagome beamed and leaned into Inuyasha.

~*~*~

"I'd forgotten how demanding pregnant women are…" Inuyasha mumbled one afternoon.

"They're all like 'Inuyasha, get me this.' 'Inuyasha, get me that.'" He mocked.

Miroku chuckled.

"It's just like the old days."

"Don't remind me Miroku. I ain't in the mood." Inuyasha snapped.

Miroku smirked.

"I think I hear Kagome calling." he teased, glad he wasn't Inuyasha.

Inuyasha shook his fist.

"Miroku…" he warned through clenched teeth.

"Do you WANT to keep that head on your shoulders?!"

~*~*~

Inuyasha was right. Four months later even Miroku had been pulled into the process of obeying the girls. He would try to get out of it by saying; "I'm not even related." Or "How much do they want from us?" but of course that never went over well.

Kagome and Suki were about the same size around the middle, even though Suki was a little more along, only by two weeks.

~*~*~

Kagome and Suki decided to take a walk together. A new bond had been formed between the two now that they had something in common; their babies.

"Mom. Have you found a name?" Suki asked.

Kagome kept walking.

"For your child or for your new brother or sister?"

She thought about this for a moment.

"Um…yours."

Kagome smiled.

"Not really."

"Oh."

The stroll continued through the forest and through the grass that had just been painted with the morning dew and was shining brilliantly.

Kagome smiled enjoying the beauty of nature around them. Life was good sometimes.

An apple fell out of a tree then four more fell, indicating to the two that there was something or someone in the tree Suki crept over to check it out.

"Be careful." Kagome warned.

"Mon. I don't…I don't see any…"

Someone stepped out from behind the tree, her long dark hair billowing in the wind.

"…thing."

Kagome stepped back.

"K-K-Kikyo."

A girl about the age of 7 stood beside her. She was bedizened in a beautiful starry blue kimono. There was an evil-like aura surrounding her. Kagome had never seen her before.

Suki stepped back as well.

"This is the woman?" she mumbled.

"The one you told me about? Mother?"

Kagome's heart skipped a beat when she realized she didn't have her arrows with her. She didn't even hear Suki's question.

Kikyo smirked, turning to the little girl next to her.

"Kunara dear. Listen to me. You don't have to fight them if you don't want to but if you don't then I think your father will have something to say about it."

The girl nodded.

'She doesn't look evil. Who are you kidding Kagome?! She's hanging out with KIKYO…she must be…'

Kunara's aura glowed as she took an arrow out and put it on her bow.

"You know. I'm really sicka you about now." Came a familiar voice.

It was Inuyasha. He stood in between Kunara and Kagome, holding his arms out to each side.

"Kikyo. Who's the girl?"

Kikyo smirked.

"Her name is Kunara…and she's my daughter."

Inuyasha's eyes widened.

"W-with who?! N-no....It can't be. You reek of Naraku. You AND the girl."

"Oh. You're a very good guesser Inuyasha." She hissed eerily.

Inuyasha growled.

'How dare he touch Kikyo!'

"Now Inuyasha. Are you going to stop us again?"

Inuyasha turned his gaze to her.

"Yeah…why?"

"It's been a long time. Hasn't it?"

"Don't get off the subject Kikyo!" Inuyasha snarled.

He hated her being there. He hated her. He hated the resurfacing feeling that plagued him.

Inuyasha heard Kagome gasp behind him as Kunara shot an arrow.

Fortuitously for them it missed and hit a tree.

Kunara looked up at Kikyo.

"Darling. Forget the arrows alright?"

Kunara blinked as Kikyo picked up a sharpened stick. It had a deathly sharp point. She apparently had sharpened them as backup.

"K-Kikyo. You can't…"

Kikyo pushed her hair out of her face, placing it just behind her ear.

"Inuyasha. You should know by now that I'm no longer after you…but the woman who stole your heart away from me."

'And all this time I thought she was using Kagome as a medium to get to me.'

Kagome screamed as Kikyo came at her with the wooden dagger.

Inuyasha took the defensive and got in front of her, taking the hit himself, the dagger digging into his right shoulder.

He stood his ground protecting Kagome and his daughter.

Suki screamed and backed away into a tree as the scene unfolded in front of her.

Kikyo withdrew her hand from the dagger, leaving it lodged painfully in him.

"Inuyasha. You should not have gotten in the way." Kikyo said.

He winced.

"Yeah. To Hell with what you think I should have done. I never could please you could I?"

~I want to thank you reviewers. I was reading the reviews (which by the way really make my day when I read them before I go to school) and you guys seemed to think it would be ending soon. Lucky for you I have two ENTIRE composition notebooks (you know…those marble ones ^_^) full of JUST this story. I don't think you have to worry about it ending soon cause I usually write at least 8 handwritten pages a night while in bed. This is currently my favorite story I'm working on right now. Thanks again you guys *huggles all the happy, smiling reviewers*~