Writer's block went away! For awhile, anyhow.

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Morning dawned far too early for Kagome. She lay quietly beneath her blanket, listening to the gentle breathing of the very nearby hanyou. Inu-Yasha. Can it possibly be true? Can I really be pregnant? Well… a trip back to my time is definitely in order! I need an EPT! That much decided, she tossed the cover aside and began packing.

"What are you doing?"

"I need to go home for awhile."

Claws closed around her wrists. "I won't let you!"

"Inu-Yasha." Her voice was icy-cold, and he dropped her hand as if she'd sat him. "I have some very important decisions to make. And I cannot do that here. I need my mother." That last sentence slipped out before she thought, and she blanched, realizing that she would have to tell her mother.

Her voice barely sounded like her own as she continued, "And you are not to hurt yourself while I'm gone. If you do, I will reject you, even if I had decided not to, because that would prove to me that you don't have any faith in us."

"I understand."

"Good. I'll probably be gone at least a week." She frowned, biting her lip. If she really was pregnant… hauling around a huge pack was probably not all that good of an idea. "You're carrying the bag. And if I am not back in one week from… tomorrow, you come to me, understand?"

He grabbed up the bag, golden eyes wide. "I understand. Come and get you a week from tomorrow if you aren't back yet. And don't hurt myself."

"Right." Kagome lead the way to the well, her mind churning. If she was pregnant, well, she wouldn't be coming to feudal Japan nearly so much! Crossing times probably wasn't good for a baby. And medicine and prenatal care was a lot better in her time! Except… well… Inu-Yasha was a hanyou, after all, and her baby - if there really was one! - was a hanyou too. Maybe she could come back just for the birth? Kaede was perfectly qualified as a midwife, after all. And she really couldn't see birthing a dog in a hospital: that would just lead to far, far too many questions, not to mention winding up in the tabloids.

At the edge of the well, she paused. She was a miko. Shouldn't she be able to sense a demon? Even if that demon was ¾ human? Kagome leaned against the side of the well, closed her eyes, and made the attempt. And cursed, because she couldn't even find Inu-Yasha. "Okay, jump us down."

Inu-Yasha wrapped an arm around her. Troubled golden eyes met hers. "Why do you want me to jump you, alla sudden?"

"If you are right and I am pregnant, I have no intention of hurting my baby," Kagome snapped, "and you happen to be more coordinated than I am. Besides, you'll be able to jump me out on the other side and save me the strain of the climb."

He jumped. Time warped around them. He touched down, leapt up, and bounded up the stairs before releasing Kagome. "I'll be back in a week," Inu-Yasha promised, and then leapt back to the well. He perched on the edge, looking up at her. "I love you, Kagome." With that, he vanished.

"Oh. My." Kagome glanced at her backpack and decided she could leave it where it was. She slid the door open, walking out to search for her mother.

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You'll have to excuse H. Muse for the shortness. He didn't feel like getting into confrontations just yet. That, and he's still busy spying on Muse & Sephfy-Muse. There are not enough X's in the world to describe those two together! looks away for a moment, listening Oh, he also said to say that this story is supposed to be comprised of short chapters, because that's the way it seems to work.