What a nice person I am being today - once more. I will post chapers 41-45 today. Be prepared for a lot of lovely reading.

Dislcaimer: I don't own Inuyasha

Chapter 41: The Jewel And The Well

Kagome stirred in Inuyasha's arm, waking him, but not her. When he awoke he gripped her tightly. He opened his eyes and examined the girl, no woman, in his arms. He had never been so happy. He pulled her up a little so he could kiss her head. The blanket had fallen from their bodies during the night. Kagome was bare and beautiful. Her stomach was plumped out with his pup growing in her. Her plumped out stomach didn't make her look any worse, in a way it made her look better.

Inuyasha looked up into the bright, blue, morning sky. The others were probably wondering where Kagome and him had gotten off to, but all that mattered right than, was them. Inuyasha brushed his claws over her belly. 'Our pup', He thought. 'Ours' Kagome stirred once more, but this time she did wake up. She opened her eyes and looked up at Inuyasha. She smiled.

"It's about time you got up, wench." Inuyasha said.

"You can't really blame me." She replied, as she brushed her hand against his cheek. A little blush swept across Inuyasha's face as he inquired the comment.

"Sure can, it was your idea,"

"Your the one who brought me here, anyways, you agreed."

"Whatever." Inuyasha stretched his arms up in the air and yawned. "We should head back."

"I was hoping I could take a bath first." Kagome said with a frown.

"Whatever makes you happy." Inuyasha said as Kagome got up. He soon followed. She walked into the springs, warm water. Inuyasha didn't follow her in though. He was preparing to put his clothes on.

"Inuyasha?" Kagome called out to him. "Aren't you coming in?"

"No."

"Why?"

"Because I smell fine."

"And I don't?"

"Feh, of course you do. Stop asking stupid questions."

"Come in."

"No."

"Please?"

"I said no."

"Inuyasha!"

"What!"

"Owe! Help me, I think I broke my... ah... foot!" Kagome screamed on the verge of false tears. Inuyasha quickly jumped in, before he had a chance to put on his clothes. Kagome laughed as soon as he hit the water. He looked at her oddly.

"What's so funny?"

"Looks like it worked."

"What worked?" He asked suspiciously.

"I got you in." Kagome walked over to him. "I'm fine." Inuyasha growled as he began to stump out of the springs, but Kagome grabbed him and pulled him under the water. He jumped out gasping for air and fell back into the water, causing a splash. Kagome laughed.

Inuyasha got up once more, angrily.

"Come on Inuyasha. Have a little fun." Kagome mused.

"What so last night wasn't 'fun' enough for you!" Kagome blushed at Inuyasha's comment.

"Well that was yesterday, this is a whole new day."

"Kagome..." Inuyasha growled.

"Inuyasha..." Kagome mimicked.

"Listen you can't disobey your mate, so come on."

"Well I say stay here."

"The male is the dominate."

"Fine than! You go, but I'm staying here and when a demon gets me, be sure to blame yourself." Kagome turned her back on Inuyasha. She soon felt his arms around her as he threw her over his shoulder. "Inuyasha, let me go! Let go!" Soon she felt her bottom hit the hard floor. It hurt because she hit a rock, but Inuyasha ignored the pain in her face.

"Where leaving." Inuyasha said as he went to his own clothes and got dressed. Kagome glared. She had already lost this battle. She got dressed when she felt herself dry. Inuyasha was waiting. She walked over to him and he knelt down, signaling for her to get on his back, she noticed, but was angry at him and walked right past him. He watched her walk and saw her turn to him for a moment to speak.

"Hurry it up, I don't feel like walking with you all day." She turned away and began to walk off into the trees, since she wouldn't let Inuyasha carry her over them. She said you like he was some kind of parasite. Her bottom still hurt and Inuyasha didn't even apologize.

Inuyasha felt guilty, sad, and angry. He was guilty because he noticed how Kagome hurt herself when he threw her down, he was said because of her comment, and he was angry she just walked away from him when he offered her a ride. He stood up and followed behind her. He noticed her struggle to get threw some of the thorn bushes and saw her get cut from them. He shook his head and jumped ahead of her, where she couldn't see him and used his claws to quickly cut a path for her before she saw. Then he quickly returned to behind Kagome, about ten feet.

Kagome was a little surprised to see a path ahead. She turned around and saw Inuyasha glaring.

"Humph," She turned back and continued walking. She walked faster now and tried to get way ahead of him as she was about to cry, she knew he could smell it, so she tried to get out of his nose's range. She hated fighting with Inuyasha. They hadn't ignored each other so much since they mated. They were also arguing for something that wasn't that big of a deal. Well maybe it wouldn't be a big deal for a normal person, but Kagome was pregnant and filled with emotions. She also had to worry about Inuyasha leaving her and her being left alone with a baby, although she didn't doubt he would stay by her side forever. 'I'll go home... he's not coming with me this time, I'll go alone and see how he likes it.' Kagome thought.

"SIT!" Kagome yelled as she ran ahead as fast as she could. Of course she wasn't heading towards the well yet, it was just she could feel the burning in her eyes and she didn't want him to think she was a baby.

Inuyasha picked his face up from the ground and glared at the direction Kagome had went. His glare turned to worry as he smelt her salty tears. He got up and started running in her direction.

Kagome hadn't expected to come across the well so soon. She looked from side to side and saw the trees rattle. Inuyasha was coming. She jumped in expecting to be greeted by a blue aura, but fell down and twisted her ankle, because it was so expected and she had jumped in so fast. She shrieked in pain and tears fell. She held her ankle rocking back and forth. 'Owe!' She screamed in her head. 'Why didn't I feel the vortex, that can only mean... NO! That means now that the jewel... I can't go back home!' Kagome pulled her knees to her chest ignoring the stabbing pan in her ankle and paying attention to the stabbing pain of her broken heart. 'Mom, Sota, gramps... no...'

"Kagome!" Inuyasha jumped down and looked at Kagome who was sitting in front of him crying. He knelt down next to her and placed his hand on her shoulder, but she pulled away and glared at him. He looked surprised. She stood up, only to fall back down from her ankle, she clutched it. Inuyasha realized she must have hurt her ankle, but he couldn't tell what else was bothering her. He went to pick her up, but she pushed him.

"Stay away from me... just leave me alone!" She cried. "Please.."

"Kagome, what the hell is wrong with you?" Inuyasha growled. She looked at him in anger, but he noticed the sorrow in her gaze. Kagome say anger in Inuyasha's stare, but there was something else, that made her heart sink guiltily, worry and love. She jumped into his arm and cried into his chest. Inuyasha fell back from the sudden weight and wondered what was wrong. He wrapped his arms around her and stroked her hair. "Kagome, what's wrong?"

"Where are we Inuyasha?" She asked, knowing the answer, but trying to give him a clue. Inuyasha looked up and saw the blue sky. At first he didn't know what she was talking about, but then he put the pieces together. The jewel- Kagome's ankle- no blue light- Kagome's immense sorrow The well no longer works. He opened his eyes wide.

"No.." he said lowly. He had always hated Kagome going back to her time, but her family was there and without them she would become sad, and he wished her always to be happy. "Kagome? You can cry all you want just... please be happy, I don't want you to hurt." Kagome gasped.

"Oh, Inuyasha, I'm sorry, but I.. I love them all so much, I need them." She sobbed. Inuyasha got up, with Kagome held bridal style and brought her to Kaede's. Shippo was out with the other villagers, and who knew where Miroku and Sango were.

Kaede looked up at Inuyasha, who held the crying Kagome in his arms.

"My, what's is wrong with Kagome?" Kaede asked.

"Something's wrong with her ankle. She hit it on the well floor, when she jumped in." Inuyasha said as he placed Kagome down on the mat. When he tried to pull away she pulled him unto her.

"I'm sorry for not listening to you earlier, but... just please don't leave me." She whispered in his ear. He froze for a moment and than sighed.

"Do you actually think I'd leave you?" Inuyasha asked sadly. Kagome didn't answer, instead she winced in pain as Kaede began to examine her ankle.

"Is there something else bothering ye Kagome?" asked Kaede. Kagome didn't even look at her as she concentrated on anything besides her ankle.

"The well... it's closed... the jewel is gone."

"Ye have a sprained ankle, it should be fine in a few weeks." Kaede wrapped Kagome's ankle and gave Kagome some herbal medicine to stop the pain. "Maybe sooner, because you carry Inuyasha's offspring."

"Thank you." Kagome said. Her tears and pain had tired her out and she hadn't had much sleep the night before. So she fell asleep into a slumber. Inuyasha pushed the hair from her eyes.

"How did the jewel get purified Inuyasha?" Kaede asked.

Later

Inuyasha finished explaining the whole story.

"I see." Kaede replied. "Poor Kagome..."

"Just don't mention anything about it around Kagome." Inuyasha said. "It will only make her remember the pain of her lose."

"I understand."

Well there's another chapter. Don't lose hope I do intend to allow Kagome to go back to her own time eventually, because after all Inuyasha doesn't want to waste around for five hundred years for ramen.