Chapter 22
Kagome awoke dazed, confused, and comfortable. "I must still be dreaming…why would I smell my room?"
"Because you're in it!"
Her eyes shot open at the sudden announcement. She looked around the room to make sure she was where she thought she was. Her attention was then directed to the large form next to her. Kagome pulled the covers back to reveal a sleeping hanyou. 'At least he has his yukata on…..my mother would have a fit!' Her confused expression quickly changed to a warm loving smile. 'I love watching him sleep, it's then only time he's at peace…..well except when we're…..'
"And what are you blushing about Koi?" questioned Inuyasha with one eye slightly opened.
"……Betsune!.....Ano…..Inuyasha….when did you bring me here?" asked Kagome as she continued to scan around the room. 'Something's different in here….but what?......Maybe I've just been spending too much time in the past.'
"About 5 days ago." Inuyasha replied nonchalantly as he sat up and looked at her.
"5 DAYS!" shouted Kagome as she gazed back at him in shock. "I've been asleep for 5 days?" A sudden wave of nausea washed over her. She closed her eyes and took in several deep breaths.
"Kagome?"
Kagome looked up at his worried face and took several more deep breaths. "I ……I don't feel very well."
Inuyasha reached over to check on her but before he even touched her, she was up and running from her room at an incredible speed. He blinked a few times in surprise. After the shock wore off, he climbed from the bed and started to pull on his pants. Before he could finish tying the knot, Kagome burst in to the room and stormed over to her desk. He watched as she started pointing to several boxes on a piece of paper. He jumped back in surprise when she turned abruptly and ran to her closet and started to change.
"Oi…..Kagome……Daijobu?"
"I'm fine!" she told him quickly, before she retrieved her purse from her desk drawer. "I have to go to the store….I'll be right back." Kagome pulled on her trench coat and hat and left the room.
"Oi…..Kagome!?" his words were heard by no one.
~******~
Kagome stood at the foot of the steps leading up to her family's shrine. She stared at the bag in her hand for probably the 10th time since she bought the thing. 'What would Inuyasha say?....He would probably say 'KEH' then go and find his favorite tree…..Baka.' Kagome shook her head from side to side at the image of Inuyasha's reaction.
"Kagome….Ohayo!"
Kagome's thoughts were interrupted by several familiar voices. She turned her head to see her three friends, Yuka, Eri, and Ayumi walking towards her.
"Kagome? What are you doing in town? I heard you were seriously ill and had t quit school." Yuka questioned her.
"Ano….well….."
"What did you buy?" asked Eri as she grabbed the bag.
"MATTE!" Before Kagome could stop her, Eri was already peeking into the simple paper bag.
"EHHHHHHHH!!!!" hollered Eri, causing Ayumi and Yuka to look and see too.
"Kagome!?" All three said in unison.
"………….."
"Is this for you?" asked Ayumi.
"H….Hai!"
"Who is he?"
"Well……"
"Is he at the shrine right now?"
"Ano….."
"Does he know?"
"I don't….."
"When did it happen?"
"YURASA!" yelled Kagome over her friends. "Aside from the who, what, where, when, and why. The bigger question is 'If'…..I still need to find out for myself."
"What about your mother? Aren't you worried?" asked Ayumi.
"I don't think it's my mother I need to worry about." Kagome said sullenly as she retrieved her bag from Eri. 'I really need to worry about Inuyasha. Will he become even more protective….is that even possible?' Kagome started to ponder over her last thought.
"Ano, Kagome…are you nervous?" asked Eri.
"Hai……extremely."
"We'll go with you! Moral support." Eri winked at Kagome before starting up the stairs.
"Arigato." Was the only reply Kagome could think of as a response? She then followed her friends up toward the shrine.
~******~
Kagome paced outside the bathroom. She was relieved to find Inuyasha had taken off and according to the direction of his cent, he was on the other side of time.
"Oi…..Kagome? You've been home for a while no. Relax." Eri reached up and pulled the hat from Kagome's head.
"MATTE!" Kagome yelled but it was too late. She laid her ears back and hung her head in grief. 'I'm gonna hear it now.'
"Ka….Ka….Kago….Inu Ears!" shouted Eri as she pointed at her friends head. "Are they……real?"
'Déjà vu!' Kagome perked her ears forward at the almost enthusiastic tone of her friend. She twitched then smiled. "Hai!"
"How?......Why?......When?.......What?" Ayumi rambled as she stared at the two fuzzy black lobes on top of Kagome's head.
"You can touch them, just be careful, they're really sensitive." As expected all three took their turns feeling Kagome's dog ears.
"So what happ-" Yuka was interrupted by an annoying sound.
**BEEP*BEEP*BEEP*BEEP*BEEP*BEEP*BEEP*BEEP**
"Owwwww…..What is that sound?"
Everyone looked up to see a silver haired man walk in, holding his hands to the top of his head.
Inuyasha stopped short when he saw three extra girls with Kagome. He froze and looked for an escape. 'Stairs to my left, living room to my right, outside behind me…..which way do I go?' he then noticed Kagome wasn't wearing her hat like she always did around other people in this time. After reflecting for a moment, he brought his hands down to his side. "…..So what was that sound?"
Kagome shook her head in annoyance. 'Always the tough guy, huh!?' "It was a timer."
"What were you timing, and why?" Inuyasha looked at her with a raised eyebrow. 'Why can I smell a touch of fear in her? What's going on?'
Yuka, Eri and Ayumi all leaned in toward Kagome and whispered. "Is he the guy?" Upon seeing the deep blush on her cheeks, it was confirmed.
"Well no better time, then the present." Stated Yuka as she walked into the bathroom." Remember one line your not, two lines you are." She then walked out of the bathroom holding a purple and white stick.
"Well?" Kagome asked impatiently.
"……..One…..there's only one line."
"…….Oh….." Kagome's expression became very sullen as she looked to the floor and her ears drooped.
Inuyasha leaned over and whispered to Ayumi. "What's going on?"
"Baka….She just found out she's not pregnant." Ayumi whispered back.
"Yes she is!" Inuyasha told Ayumi, slightly louder this time.
"NANI?!" Ayumi looked at him surprised. Yuka's voice had them redirecting their attention.
"Daijobu? You look sad." Yuka questioned the sullen Kagome.
"I guess…….I was actually hoping I was actually hoping I was." Kagome closed her eyes and subconsciously placed her hands to her stomach.
"Good…..because it's positive!" Yuka confirmed with a smile. "You looked confused earlier…..now you know how you feel about it."
Kagome was staring at her friend with huge, wet eyes, "I'm……I'm pregnant! For real?"
"Hai….for real!"
A smile spread across her face as the idea of being pregnant rang in her mind. Kagome looked over at her mate to tell him the good news in case he didn't hear. But what she saw totally baffled her. Inuyasha and Ayumi were glaring at each other. "Ano….."
"You knew all along, didn't you?" yelled Ayumi.
"Of course I did. What kind of mate would I be if I didn't?" Inuyasha yelled back.
"You got her pregnant on purpose!"
"Ya….so!" A low growl started to surface in his throat.
Ayumi waved her hand in dismissal at the enraged hanyou. "I was only kidding about the last part." She started to giggle at seeing the faint blush tint his cheeks. Out of no where there was a sudden gust of wind.
**THUMP*THAUNK**
Everyone looked down amazingly at Kagome as she angrily straddled the shocked boy.
"You knew all along that I was pregnant and you didn't tell me!.....For how long?" Kagome burned her gold eyes into his and tightened her grip on his haori.
"Ummm……Do you remember when I kept asking you if you still felt like running….When you didn't want to run any more?"
"Almost a month! You've known for almost a month!"
"You went into heat that first night…I wasn't about to let you run off and find someone else. At lest now we don't have to worry about unwanted suitors, youkai or human."
"Human? Who are you talking about?" Kagome looked at him confused.
"That's right! You went full youkai, so you probably don't remember." Inuyasha looked up at her dumbfounded expression.
"Ano…what's this about youkai?" asked Eri. "And you still have to explain what happened to you."
"It's a long story." Kagome sighed and loosened her grip on Inuyasha.
"We have time….right?" Eri looked to Ayumi and Yuka then back to Kagome. All three nodded.
Kagome laid her ears back in frustration. "Very well." She climbed off of Inuyasha and decided to get a little bit more comfortable. She removed her coat and hung it up. '3….2….1.'
"You have a tail too! Ok we defiantly need to talk." Eri grabbed Kagome by the wrist and drug her into the living room, while Ayumi and Yuka ushered in Inuyasha.
Kagome fidgeted with her tail as she thought of where to start her story. "Ok! On my 15th birthday I was pulled through our well…………"
~******~
"Amazing! So you're really a Kuro Inu! And a princess." Yuka stared at Kagome, stunned "I'd love to see your castle someday."
"Eh!? I don't even know if I have a castle…..besides, I don't think you guys can cross time like we can. I know Shippo can't." Kagome looked to the floor, a little sad that she couldn't show her friends the other side of the well. Same for Miroku, Sango and Shippo.
"So its fate!" said Ayumi cheerfully.
"Huh?"
"Well think about it. Only you two can use the well and Kagome was the one who released Inuyasha. Then it turns out she's an Inu youkai as well. It's as if destiny was pulling you two together." Ayumi told them happily. She had a dreamy, far off look in her eyes as she sat staring at the ceiling.
Kagome looked over at her silent mate as she pondered over Ayumi's words. 'She's right! But why is it, only Inuyasha and I can use the well? Is it part of Otou-san's spell? Plus we've always had this strong link to each other…..Is it's destiny's plan?' She continued to stare at Inuyasha inquisitively.
"Ano……Kagome, I've been wondering. Which side of the well do you consider home?" Eri asked, slightly saddened at what her answer might be.
Kagome looked at Eri with wide, surprised eyes. "Both I guess. I've lived here longer, I have wonderful friends and my family is here." Kagome's eyes became sullen as she thought about the differences. "But I was born in the past. My father, my lands….my species are there. I also have wonderful friends there too and a child that depends on me. Plus we're still looking for shikon fragments….I'm at home in both worlds but with my mate and myself being hanyous, we don't fit in to this time. We barely fit in on the other side as well. Now I nee to consider the baby and which time would be better……Geez, Inuyasha and I have a lot to talk about regarding this baby." Kagome Beamed a loving smile at her mate and placed her hands to her stomach.
"A …….Baby?!"
Everyone turned to see Mrs. Higurashi standing in the doorway, a completely dumbfounded expression on her face. She then turned and walked into the kitchen, rambling. "I'm gonna be a grandma….it's so sudden…..I need to buy stuff……"
"Well now I know who you get the rambling from." Teased Inuyasha as he pointed to her mother.
Kagome glared at him then turned away, ignoring him. "Baka." She whispered under her breath before her friends started in again.
"Ano…..Kagome we should probably get going. You look tired and you need your rest." Winked Yuka.
"Matte!"
Yuka placed a hand on Kagome's shoulder, and then tweaked her ear. "Don't worry, we won't tell anybody about anything." She then walked for the door. "Ja ne!"
"Bye Byee!"
"Sayonara!"
"Eh?.......Ja!" Kagome looked at her friends as they slipped through the door. One of her ears drooped as she looked on confused by the whole situation. "Why did they leave so suddenly?"
"Keh! Beats me. They're your friends." Inuyasha put on his usual pose of sitting with his arms crossed in front of him.
Kagome then gazed at the floor, deep in thought. Both her ears drooped extremely. "Ano…..Inuyasha…..what did you mean earlier by no youkai or human suitors bothering us?....I don't recall having any human-"
Inuyasha cut her off by grabbing her by the wrist and pulling her toward the stairs. "We need to talk."
Kagome stared at him, both surprised and confused. She then heard her mother.
"I made a doctors appointment for you, it's tomorrow afternoon."
"Arigato! I need to talk to Inuyasha right now but I'll get the details from you later." Kagome spoke quickly as she was pulled from the room.
~******~
Kagome awoke dazed, confused, and comfortable. "I must still be dreaming…why would I smell my room?"
"Because you're in it!"
Her eyes shot open at the sudden announcement. She looked around the room to make sure she was where she thought she was. Her attention was then directed to the large form next to her. Kagome pulled the covers back to reveal a sleeping hanyou. 'At least he has his yukata on…..my mother would have a fit!' Her confused expression quickly changed to a warm loving smile. 'I love watching him sleep, it's then only time he's at peace…..well except when we're…..'
"And what are you blushing about Koi?" questioned Inuyasha with one eye slightly opened.
"……Betsune!.....Ano…..Inuyasha….when did you bring me here?" asked Kagome as she continued to scan around the room. 'Something's different in here….but what?......Maybe I've just been spending too much time in the past.'
"About 5 days ago." Inuyasha replied nonchalantly as he sat up and looked at her.
"5 DAYS!" shouted Kagome as she gazed back at him in shock. "I've been asleep for 5 days?" A sudden wave of nausea washed over her. She closed her eyes and took in several deep breaths.
"Kagome?"
Kagome looked up at his worried face and took several more deep breaths. "I ……I don't feel very well."
Inuyasha reached over to check on her but before he even touched her, she was up and running from her room at an incredible speed. He blinked a few times in surprise. After the shock wore off, he climbed from the bed and started to pull on his pants. Before he could finish tying the knot, Kagome burst in to the room and stormed over to her desk. He watched as she started pointing to several boxes on a piece of paper. He jumped back in surprise when she turned abruptly and ran to her closet and started to change.
"Oi…..Kagome……Daijobu?"
"I'm fine!" she told him quickly, before she retrieved her purse from her desk drawer. "I have to go to the store….I'll be right back." Kagome pulled on her trench coat and hat and left the room.
"Oi…..Kagome!?" his words were heard by no one.
~******~
Kagome stood at the foot of the steps leading up to her family's shrine. She stared at the bag in her hand for probably the 10th time since she bought the thing. 'What would Inuyasha say?....He would probably say 'KEH' then go and find his favorite tree…..Baka.' Kagome shook her head from side to side at the image of Inuyasha's reaction.
"Kagome….Ohayo!"
Kagome's thoughts were interrupted by several familiar voices. She turned her head to see her three friends, Yuka, Eri, and Ayumi walking towards her.
"Kagome? What are you doing in town? I heard you were seriously ill and had t quit school." Yuka questioned her.
"Ano….well….."
"What did you buy?" asked Eri as she grabbed the bag.
"MATTE!" Before Kagome could stop her, Eri was already peeking into the simple paper bag.
"EHHHHHHHH!!!!" hollered Eri, causing Ayumi and Yuka to look and see too.
"Kagome!?" All three said in unison.
"………….."
"Is this for you?" asked Ayumi.
"H….Hai!"
"Who is he?"
"Well……"
"Is he at the shrine right now?"
"Ano….."
"Does he know?"
"I don't….."
"When did it happen?"
"YURASA!" yelled Kagome over her friends. "Aside from the who, what, where, when, and why. The bigger question is 'If'…..I still need to find out for myself."
"What about your mother? Aren't you worried?" asked Ayumi.
"I don't think it's my mother I need to worry about." Kagome said sullenly as she retrieved her bag from Eri. 'I really need to worry about Inuyasha. Will he become even more protective….is that even possible?' Kagome started to ponder over her last thought.
"Ano, Kagome…are you nervous?" asked Eri.
"Hai……extremely."
"We'll go with you! Moral support." Eri winked at Kagome before starting up the stairs.
"Arigato." Was the only reply Kagome could think of as a response? She then followed her friends up toward the shrine.
~******~
Kagome paced outside the bathroom. She was relieved to find Inuyasha had taken off and according to the direction of his cent, he was on the other side of time.
"Oi…..Kagome? You've been home for a while no. Relax." Eri reached up and pulled the hat from Kagome's head.
"MATTE!" Kagome yelled but it was too late. She laid her ears back and hung her head in grief. 'I'm gonna hear it now.'
"Ka….Ka….Kago….Inu Ears!" shouted Eri as she pointed at her friends head. "Are they……real?"
'Déjà vu!' Kagome perked her ears forward at the almost enthusiastic tone of her friend. She twitched then smiled. "Hai!"
"How?......Why?......When?.......What?" Ayumi rambled as she stared at the two fuzzy black lobes on top of Kagome's head.
"You can touch them, just be careful, they're really sensitive." As expected all three took their turns feeling Kagome's dog ears.
"So what happ-" Yuka was interrupted by an annoying sound.
**BEEP*BEEP*BEEP*BEEP*BEEP*BEEP*BEEP*BEEP**
"Owwwww…..What is that sound?"
Everyone looked up to see a silver haired man walk in, holding his hands to the top of his head.
Inuyasha stopped short when he saw three extra girls with Kagome. He froze and looked for an escape. 'Stairs to my left, living room to my right, outside behind me…..which way do I go?' he then noticed Kagome wasn't wearing her hat like she always did around other people in this time. After reflecting for a moment, he brought his hands down to his side. "…..So what was that sound?"
Kagome shook her head in annoyance. 'Always the tough guy, huh!?' "It was a timer."
"What were you timing, and why?" Inuyasha looked at her with a raised eyebrow. 'Why can I smell a touch of fear in her? What's going on?'
Yuka, Eri and Ayumi all leaned in toward Kagome and whispered. "Is he the guy?" Upon seeing the deep blush on her cheeks, it was confirmed.
"Well no better time, then the present." Stated Yuka as she walked into the bathroom." Remember one line your not, two lines you are." She then walked out of the bathroom holding a purple and white stick.
"Well?" Kagome asked impatiently.
"……..One…..there's only one line."
"…….Oh….." Kagome's expression became very sullen as she looked to the floor and her ears drooped.
Inuyasha leaned over and whispered to Ayumi. "What's going on?"
"Baka….She just found out she's not pregnant." Ayumi whispered back.
"Yes she is!" Inuyasha told Ayumi, slightly louder this time.
"NANI?!" Ayumi looked at him surprised. Yuka's voice had them redirecting their attention.
"Daijobu? You look sad." Yuka questioned the sullen Kagome.
"I guess…….I was actually hoping I was actually hoping I was." Kagome closed her eyes and subconsciously placed her hands to her stomach.
"Good…..because it's positive!" Yuka confirmed with a smile. "You looked confused earlier…..now you know how you feel about it."
Kagome was staring at her friend with huge, wet eyes, "I'm……I'm pregnant! For real?"
"Hai….for real!"
A smile spread across her face as the idea of being pregnant rang in her mind. Kagome looked over at her mate to tell him the good news in case he didn't hear. But what she saw totally baffled her. Inuyasha and Ayumi were glaring at each other. "Ano….."
"You knew all along, didn't you?" yelled Ayumi.
"Of course I did. What kind of mate would I be if I didn't?" Inuyasha yelled back.
"You got her pregnant on purpose!"
"Ya….so!" A low growl started to surface in his throat.
Ayumi waved her hand in dismissal at the enraged hanyou. "I was only kidding about the last part." She started to giggle at seeing the faint blush tint his cheeks. Out of no where there was a sudden gust of wind.
**THUMP*THAUNK**
Everyone looked down amazingly at Kagome as she angrily straddled the shocked boy.
"You knew all along that I was pregnant and you didn't tell me!.....For how long?" Kagome burned her gold eyes into his and tightened her grip on his haori.
"Ummm……Do you remember when I kept asking you if you still felt like running….When you didn't want to run any more?"
"Almost a month! You've known for almost a month!"
"You went into heat that first night…I wasn't about to let you run off and find someone else. At lest now we don't have to worry about unwanted suitors, youkai or human."
"Human? Who are you talking about?" Kagome looked at him confused.
"That's right! You went full youkai, so you probably don't remember." Inuyasha looked up at her dumbfounded expression.
"Ano…what's this about youkai?" asked Eri. "And you still have to explain what happened to you."
"It's a long story." Kagome sighed and loosened her grip on Inuyasha.
"We have time….right?" Eri looked to Ayumi and Yuka then back to Kagome. All three nodded.
Kagome laid her ears back in frustration. "Very well." She climbed off of Inuyasha and decided to get a little bit more comfortable. She removed her coat and hung it up. '3….2….1.'
"You have a tail too! Ok we defiantly need to talk." Eri grabbed Kagome by the wrist and drug her into the living room, while Ayumi and Yuka ushered in Inuyasha.
Kagome fidgeted with her tail as she thought of where to start her story. "Ok! On my 15th birthday I was pulled through our well…………"
~******~
"Amazing! So you're really a Kuro Inu! And a princess." Yuka stared at Kagome, stunned "I'd love to see your castle someday."
"Eh!? I don't even know if I have a castle…..besides, I don't think you guys can cross time like we can. I know Shippo can't." Kagome looked to the floor, a little sad that she couldn't show her friends the other side of the well. Same for Miroku, Sango and Shippo.
"So its fate!" said Ayumi cheerfully.
"Huh?"
"Well think about it. Only you two can use the well and Kagome was the one who released Inuyasha. Then it turns out she's an Inu youkai as well. It's as if destiny was pulling you two together." Ayumi told them happily. She had a dreamy, far off look in her eyes as she sat staring at the ceiling.
Kagome looked over at her silent mate as she pondered over Ayumi's words. 'She's right! But why is it, only Inuyasha and I can use the well? Is it part of Otou-san's spell? Plus we've always had this strong link to each other…..Is it's destiny's plan?' She continued to stare at Inuyasha inquisitively.
"Ano……Kagome, I've been wondering. Which side of the well do you consider home?" Eri asked, slightly saddened at what her answer might be.
Kagome looked at Eri with wide, surprised eyes. "Both I guess. I've lived here longer, I have wonderful friends and my family is here." Kagome's eyes became sullen as she thought about the differences. "But I was born in the past. My father, my lands….my species are there. I also have wonderful friends there too and a child that depends on me. Plus we're still looking for shikon fragments….I'm at home in both worlds but with my mate and myself being hanyous, we don't fit in to this time. We barely fit in on the other side as well. Now I nee to consider the baby and which time would be better……Geez, Inuyasha and I have a lot to talk about regarding this baby." Kagome Beamed a loving smile at her mate and placed her hands to her stomach.
"A …….Baby?!"
Everyone turned to see Mrs. Higurashi standing in the doorway, a completely dumbfounded expression on her face. She then turned and walked into the kitchen, rambling. "I'm gonna be a grandma….it's so sudden…..I need to buy stuff……"
"Well now I know who you get the rambling from." Teased Inuyasha as he pointed to her mother.
Kagome glared at him then turned away, ignoring him. "Baka." She whispered under her breath before her friends started in again.
"Ano…..Kagome we should probably get going. You look tired and you need your rest." Winked Yuka.
"Matte!"
Yuka placed a hand on Kagome's shoulder, and then tweaked her ear. "Don't worry, we won't tell anybody about anything." She then walked for the door. "Ja ne!"
"Bye Byee!"
"Sayonara!"
"Eh?.......Ja!" Kagome looked at her friends as they slipped through the door. One of her ears drooped as she looked on confused by the whole situation. "Why did they leave so suddenly?"
"Keh! Beats me. They're your friends." Inuyasha put on his usual pose of sitting with his arms crossed in front of him.
Kagome then gazed at the floor, deep in thought. Both her ears drooped extremely. "Ano…..Inuyasha…..what did you mean earlier by no youkai or human suitors bothering us?....I don't recall having any human-"
Inuyasha cut her off by grabbing her by the wrist and pulling her toward the stairs. "We need to talk."
Kagome stared at him, both surprised and confused. She then heard her mother.
"I made a doctors appointment for you, it's tomorrow afternoon."
"Arigato! I need to talk to Inuyasha right now but I'll get the details from you later." Kagome spoke quickly as she was pulled from the room.
~******~
