Authoress: tee hee!! Well...I've been readin' my reviews...and I'm soooo happy!!! Like no one's

flamed me!!!...^________^

Sesshomaru: *eye twitches*

Authoress: *smiles, while beginning to play a song* I wish I could be a fly on your wall...If I was

invisible...if hearts were unbreakable...BLADY FREAKIN' BLAH!!!...know what I have to say to

that...*pulls flyswatter out from behind back* squish! Then, *rips a bag of flour out from nearby

draw* poof, and *grins as a sledgehammer appears in midair* smash!!!!...I actually like that

song...*shudders*

Inuyasha: *dancing along to Clay Akin CD* if I was invincible...(very off key)

Sesshomaru: *covers pointed ears* why me?

Authoress: anyways...due to the fact *smiles at Sesshy*, I'm getting, like, so many reviews, I

have to update...soooo...here is chapter Seven...I hope ya like it!

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, or anything else that could ever be owned by a Martian

exile...*sniffle* they'll come back to get me one day...

Chapter Seven

I've noticed lately that everyone has been treating me differently, but I didn't know why.

It wasn't because of my relationship with Sesshomaru...they would have started acting so strange

a while ago...months ago. I sighed, quickening my pace to catch up with Kagome and the others,

who were having a conversation, one I could tell they didn't want me to participate in.

The moment I came within earshot of the two human women, the hanyou, the two

demons, and the kitsune, they quickly changed the subject, starting to debate whether or not a

jewel shard was nearby. 'Why are they acting like this?' I asked myself, my sandaled feet

dragging on the dirt road. 'I don't mind them having secrets...but I know that it is about me...'

"Miroku, are you alright?" Kagome asked, glancing back at me. I looked up from the

ground and smiled slightly.

"Fine..." 'I should ask them why they are treating me like...like I could easily

break...Inuyasha doesn't let me fight youkai anymore...Kagome and Sango are always watching

over me...and even Shippou is being nicer to me. No matter what I do, Sango won't smack

me...Kagome won't yell...Inuyasha won't argue with me...what could have happened that they are

doing this? Whatever their reason...I deserve to know...' "Why are all of you doing this?"

"Nani?" Kagome glanced over at Inuyasha, or to be more precise, at Myoga, who was

perched on top of the hanyou's head.

"Why are all of you treating me differently?" I asked, looking at the group, all of their

expressions proving that they were keeping something from me. "If I've done something...would

you please tell me what I did."

"It's nothing you did, Miroku," Sango reassured me, her words hiding a hidden meaning.

'It's because of Sesshomaru, isn't it?' I asked inwardly, but then wondered why they were

treating -me- differently. "I would rather you didn't keep secrets from me when they're clearly

about me..."

"Well...it's just..." Kagome trailed off, her eyes darting over at Inuyasha and Myoga.

"We thought that you might be carrying Sesshomaru-sama's child..." Myoga replied, a

look of complete seriousness on his face. I chuckled, trying to hold back my laughter.

"I am a man...how can I carry another man's child?" I asked, snorting when I saw the

youkai flea nod his head. "Can I ask why?"

"We thought that...Sesshomaru and you mated...and that he was protecting you...by acting

like this...but...-Myoga- said that the only reason Sesshomaru would be doing that was because

you were pregnant..." Inuyasha explained, attempting to glare at the flea who was hiding among

his bangs.

"And I thought it was because all of you were starting to hate me..." I stated, no longer

able to contain my laughter. I clutched my sides as I doubled over, my shoulders shaking and my

eyes watering. 'They...they thought I was pregnant? I didn't even think of that to be a reason...'

I thought to myself, gasping for breath as my whole body trembled.

"Miroku?" Kagome's voice was filled with worry...and embarrassment. I glanced up at

the miko, blinking my eyes so I could see her clearly. "I guess that was a...strange reason..."

"I shouldn't have said anything..." Myoga mumbled as he sat down on Inuyasha's head. I

quieted down after a few moments, then stood up, my sides and stomach aching.

"Well...I'm sure I'm not pregnant..." I replied, smiling at the people who had become my

family over the past few years. 'At least I know now that it was because they were worrying

about me...' I said to myself, laughing inwardly.

"...would you mind if we checked to make sure?" Kagome asked quietly, smiling at me.

"Go ahead," I answered, very sure that they wouldn't find anything unusual except for a

few scars on my chest. Scars that were shaped like crescent moons.

"So?" Inuyasha asked, looking down at the miko who had just returned from 'checking'

Miroku. He shifted slightly on the branch he was sitting on to get a better look at the woman he

fell in love with. (A/N...yeah...in this story, those two are together...-_-;;;)

"Nothing...but Miroku does have marks on him..." Kagome replied, clearly understanding

what the markings meant. 'They were bite marks...I'm sure...but they were...blue...the same color

as the crescent moon on Sesshomaru's head...' Kagome thought to herself.

"Then...they -are- mates...but...why?" Myoga thought outloud from his soft bed on

Kirara's head. 'He wouldn't mate Miroku...and leave his markings on him...unless he meant

to...but why?' Myoga asked himself.

"Couldn't it be that Sesshomaru loves Miroku?" Kagome questioned the flea, sitting down

next to Sango. The instant she sat down, Shippou jumped into her lap and curled up, falling

asleep in a few moments.

"No...youkai like Sesshomaru don't love. That bastard doesn't even laugh...how could he

love?" Inuyasha pointed out, unable to believe that -his- brother, the Lord of the Western Lands,

one the most apathetic youkai ever to have existed, to be in love with one of his best friends.

"I guess you're right..." Kagome said quietly. 'Sesshomaru's never shown any

emotion...except anger...but...somehow Miroku fell in love with him...' Kagome thought to

herself, still unable to figure out why the houshi was attracted to Inuyasha's brother. 'It's been

over three months...but Miroku still loves him, even though he knows Sesshomaru can't feel the

same towards him...'

I slid down to the ground, my entire body aching. I didn't understand why I felt

so...weak...why I felt like my innards were being ripped apart. I thought something was wrong a

while back, but now, I was sure that I was not healthy. I looked up at the sky, letting the

raindrops fall onto my face and roll down my neck, cooling my sweating body. I curled up,

hugging my lower body, the source of all my pain, as I fell into a fitful sleep.

Authoress: *smiles* NARG!!!...that was fun...wonder what the hell's goin' on...so am I at this

moment...sorry it was so short...I'll write a really long chappie soon...I SWEAR!!!!

Sesshomaru: *glares*

Inuyasha: *now humming along to Meat Loaf CD* TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY

MOUTH!!!!

Miroku: *stares at the hanyou, eye twitching*

Koga: *singing backup for the half demon*

Inuyasha: we lying together in a silver lining!!!

Authoress: *eyes widen* DIE!!!! *throws nearby light, still plugged in, at hanyou*

Lamp: *sizzle, BANG*

Authoress: *stares at the, now, sparking outlet* umm...SAVE ME!!!!! *wall begins to burn*

SESSHY, SAVE YOUR MASTER!!! *throws Sesshomaru at the flames, closely followed by

Miroku and Koga*

Inuyasha: *thinking* she left me...hehe

Authoress: THINK SO!!!!! *catapults Inuyasha at the wall, breaking the wall* *watches hanyou

fly across yard, into a nearby field*

Koga and Miroku: *salutes, Celtic Bagpipe Music playing in background*

Authoress: Until next time...a few more reviews, I don't care how many...at least five or

so...*smiles, waving*