Chapter 3! Also, it starts withT! What's with me and T? Oh well, hope you like it.

Disclaimer: Like I've said before, I don't own this guy (or his friends) he Owns ME!

Mahou

Chapter 3: Truth

Kagome stood up feeling rather sick. She had woken up only minutes before, so she instantly thought she was sick. She'd forgotten the whole village incident soon after returning the book almost a month earlier, so the thought that she might be pregnant didn't even cross her mind.

"Hey," Inuyasha greeted from his tree.

"Good morning," she called back. For her, this morning was no where near good. She felt worse than sick.

"You ok? You look pale." He was at her side in an instant as she thought of her lie.

"I'm just fine…I guess I just didn't get much sleep last night." She flashed him a fake smile before going to get breakfast ready.

…That Night…

Later in the night, while taking a bath at the hot springs they had found, Kagome told Sango about the sick feelings. "You felt sick just out of nowhere?" Sango asked.

"Yeah…I was fine last night…"

"You probably just got over heated last night or something. The nights are quite warm right now."

"I doubt…" Kagome sat up straight as the book found its way into her mind. "What if…it's that potion that that girl gave me…?"

"Kagome. That was over a month ago. I'm pretty sure you have nothing to worry about now."

"Sango…I read about that potion…Remember the book I brought back here soon after we left the village?" Sango nodded. "There were only two groups to leave that village…Ours and someone else's over 100 years before us…and that village is only 150 years…uh…dead. But, back to the couple: They ended up having a kid, and the man's wife was still a virgin."

"That's…was that the potions doing?"

"Hai. It also killed them later…all three…" She looked up into Sango's eyes. "The couple and the baby. But…the book said that there was another couple…but they were lost in time."

"You think they were talking about…"

"Me and Inuyasha." (If your wondering where Shippo is, he's asleep…and for the first night in forever, the boys aren't spying.)

"Kagome…You might be pregnant from just drinking something?"

"Yeah…Kind of a scary thought…"

"Very." The girls dried off and got dressed then returned to camp to find all three boys and Kirara fast asleep. "At least we can be sure they weren't spying. You know, you have to tell him."

"I know." Unknown to them, Inuyasha really wasn't fast asleep. He was awake, even though he had been good and not spied on Kagome. What did they have to tell him…or Miroku?

…Four Days Later…

Kagome thought for days on how to tell Inuyasha, and every morning she kept looking more and more sick. Consequently, Inuyasha grew more and more worried. "Kagome…are you sure you're alright?" he whispered at sunset.

"I'm fine." She got up and walked off, not sure what to say. 'Hey Inuyasha,' she thought, 'I'm pregnant from a drink. Well, I think I am. And if I am, you, me, and the kid are all going to die.' "Like he'd be able to understand that…" She jumped at a hand on her shoulder.

"Lady Kagome," Miroku said. "Are you alright?"

"Why does everyone keep asking me that!"

"Kagome…" Sango whispered. "Tell Miroku…"

"Tell me what?" Miroku asked as he turned to the demon slayer standing behind him.

"What she can't tell Inuyasha…If you know, then at least she won't have to tell everyone later…We can all find a way to tell Shippo…"

"What is it?"

"Remember that village and the two potions?" Kagome said as she sat on a large rock.

"Yeah…"

"Well, I found out why it was a ghost town…the villagers…the rivers…even the poison was all an illusion. That girl, Kara…She was trying to find a way to revive herself…So the potion…" She struggled with her words. Even telling Miroku was hard. "Ok, I'll try it this way. The last group to get out alive, a newly married couple, had a child…But the girl was still a virgin…The spirit was unable to revive herself through them, so they all died."

"Kagome? Does that mean she tried the same thing on you and Inuyasha?"

"Yes…And if the child I might be carrying lives, the villagers will remain lost…their souls never at rest…And if the girl is not happy…if she can't revive herself…me and Inuyasha and the baby will die."

"Kagome…" Miroku looked from Sango to Kagome before taking a seat at Kagome's side, Sango on the other. "We won't let you or Inuyasha die…ok?" Kagome nodded, now sobbing as both of her friends hugged her.

…At Camp…

"Inuyasha!" Sango called as she and Miroku reached camp. Kagome had told them the plan. She would wait there, so she and Inuyasha had privacy to talk, and they would send Inuyasha to talk to her.

"Sango…" he whispered before his voice got louder. "Where's Kagome? Is she alright?"

"She's fine…she just wants to talk with you." Miroku pointed the way out for Inuyasha with his staff and the hanyou was gone in an instant.

"You know," he said, "you'd never be able to tell he was worried during the day. But now he's acting like a scared rabbit."

"You're right…It's kind of adorable, actually."

"Kagome!" Inuyasha called out as he ran towards her sent. "Kagome?" He walked around a large tree and saw her sitting on a rock with her knees tucked up to her chest. "Hey…are you ok?"

"Yeah," she whispered. He walked over to the girl and sat beside her. Now he could see the tear marks on her face and he could still smell the salt of her tears.

"Why were you crying?" She looked up at him with surprise in her eyes.

"You can tell?"

"Yeah. Why?"

"That's what I wanted to tell you…But you have to promise not to be mad at me, ok?" What instantly went through Inuyasha's mind was thoughts that he would never see Kagome again…that she was sick or leaving forever.

"Ok," he whispered after a few moments.

"Remember that village? The one near the poison river?"

After telling him everything about the village that she knew…she took a deep breath, now ready to tell him that they might be the next victims.

"What does this have to do with us?" he whispered. That got tears to rise in her eyes. This was going to be the hardest part of all.

"Inuyasha, the book said that there was one more group that left alive…but all documents of them were lost…"

"Wh…" He stopped himself as he saw the tears in her eyes. "Us?"

"Yeah…you and me."

"But you didn't…You drank a potion too?"

"Uh-huh…I didn't want them to get mad at us and not help you…I didn't want you to die…" She looked down and played with the edge of her skirt for a few moments. She felt Inuyasha shift nervously next to her and took a deep breath. "That means…Inuyasha…I might be…uh…pregnant…"

"Kagome…" He pulled her into a hug as she began to sob.

"Inuyasha…we might…both of us…might die because of this…It's my fault…all my…" He stopped her by placing his fingers on his lips.

"And here you had me worried you were leaving forever. Kagome…we won't die. You're stronger than that. Nothing is your fault…If anyone's, it's mine. I…uh…fell in on purpose…" He cringed, expecting a sit, but none came.

"Inuyasha…if I am…and there is a child…" she tried to get out between sobs. "The villagers…never find rest…and the world…horror…no way to defeat Kara…"

"Kagome…It's not your fault. You didn't know. You did what you had to for what you believed. There is nothing wrong with that." He pulled her close and let one hand rest on her stomach. "So…a pup of doom or death, that right?" he whispered, trying to lighten the mood.

"Pup?"

"Kid…child…" She smiled. Inuyasha the half dog…she should have figured he would call the baby a pup or puppy maybe…

"Maybe not…don't know…"

"No way to tell?"

"Yeah…That was only a month ago though…and already I'm feeling this way…like a month ahead…" Inuyasha cocked his head to the side.

"Maybe it's the potion?" She nodded. He smiled as he wiped away the last of her tears. "No more tears…at least not right now?"

"You're not mad at me?"

"Why would I be?"

"If this is true…I'll really slow down the search for Naraku…" He hushed her.

"Nothing is more important than you're safety. Got that?" She looked up into his eyes. Kagome knew he cared for his friends, but she always thought he cared most about the jewel…

"Thanks." He looked at her in confusion as she again buried her face into his robe. "Now to attempt to explain this to my family. They'll probably kill us for this one."

"Heh, yeah." She was asleep in his arm in only minutes. The hanyou could only smile…How ironic that he had always wanted to ask her if she would carry his pup, but he didn't want to burden her…and she was worried about being a burden to him. "Sleep tight." He carried her bridal-style back to camp and found everyone truly asleep. "So that's what you had to say. Might be…"

(Should I be evil and end there? Hmm…)

Nah…….

Inuyasha took Kagome back to her family the next day…needless to say they were surprised she was home with no test to study for…and with Inuyasha. "I have my reasons…Hey mom? Can you make steak for dinner?"

"Of course dear…"

"Ok…then after dinner…uh…before bed…somewhere in there…I have something to tell you…"

"Alright…" Kagome ran upstairs dragging Inuyasha behind as her mother watched them horribly worried.

"If you keep putting everything off they'll never know," Inuyasha said to the girl.

"You will never understand my situation…it took me almost 5 days to tell you…" She sat down on the bed and just look down, her confidence quickly slipping away.

"Hey, don't worry. Their your family…they should understand…"

"Mom might…gramps never will." He wrapped an encouraging arm around her.

"You'll be fine."

…After Dinner…

Dinner went well…Inuyasha ate a lot, as usual, and they all sat in their normal places…No matter what was familiar to her, Kagome knew this was probably going to be one of the worst nights of her life. As soon as Sota left to do his homework and gramps excused himself…he had decided that she should talk to her mother first and have her mother relay it to him.

"So, dear, what's on you mind?"

"Mom…no matter what I say…don't get mad at me." Kagome realized her voice was getting squeakier with each word.

"Why would I?"

"Because…I…I might be…uh…pregnant…" Her mother's eyes got wide and she started to say something, but Kagome rushed on. "It's not what you're thinking…I didn't…uh…yeah…It was a drink…"

"You're pregnant from a drink?" Mrs. Higurashi managed to squeak out.

"Maybe…see, Inuyasha was sick so we took him to this village and this girl gave us this drink and then we both drank the potion and then the village disappeared and then I found this book that told me all this stuff about the history of the village…"

"Take a breath, Kagome," Inuyasha whispered to her.

"Right…" Kagome hadn't realized how long her sentence was.

"So…how is that all possible?" her mother asked.

"Apparently I'm…pregnant from a drink."

"A drink…the potion?"

"Don't ask…But…mom…here's the worst part…" She paused and looked down to the floor. "We -Inuyasha, me, and the baby- might die because of the girl's soul…the baby, if it even exists, would have two souls. The second soul…Kara's soul, the little girl…If she isn't happy…she'll kill us. She died after killing her village…Now she wants to live again…"

"Kagome…" Her mom went over to her and hugged her, all the anger gone. At least Kagome hadn't been doing something she wasn't supposed to before she was married. "Kagome, don't worry…I'm sure everything will be ok in the end."

"Right. When baby kills us all."

"Kagome!"

"What?" The two girls laughed and Inuyasha smiled to himself as he went upstairs.

Chappie three! Well, I have to go shut the windows now cuz a storm is on it's way, so I'll be seeing you next week! Bye!

Cova Mahou

(even though I now go by Ume Hajime)