Disclaimer: Rumiko Takahashi owns Inu-Yasha.
LAST TIME:
"Inu-Yasha?"
"Nani?"
She flinched. "What do you think? D'you -want- to have this child?" she asked.
"Of course I do," Inu-Yasha replied. "Especially if you're the mother."
Kagome had tears in her eyes. "Inu-Yasha…"
"Nani?"
"That's the nicest thing anyone -espcially you- ever said to me," Kagome replied.
Inu-Yasha smiled weakly and gently kissed Kagome, wrapping his arms around her waist tightly. They stayed like that for hours until he heard Kagome's soft breathing, signalling that his mate was fast asleep.
Chapter Seven
The Curse
When Kagome woke up later the next day, she found herself in Inu-Yasha's arms. She smiled and relaxed, leaning back into his embrace as his grip instinctively tightened around her waist.
"You're awake, Kagome-Sama," Miroku greeted her. Kagome looked around. She appeared to be the only person awake beside Miroku. Kirara was also awake, but she was beside Sango.
"You are too, Miroku-Sama," Kagome stated the obvious. "What troubles you?"
"That's my line," Miroku and Kagome chuckled quietly as to not wake the others. "Do you know when you are due, Kagome-Sama?"
"It's too soon to tell, but maybe sometime in December," she replied, because it was now April.
Miroku nodded. "So I guess you don't know if it's a boy or girl."
Kagome shook her head. "I don't think I want to know either." At Miroku's raised eyebrow of confusion, she continued. "It's always a nice surprise to find out once the baby's born."
Miroku finally understood, nodding. "I see…Kagome-Sama?"
"Nani?"
"Did you expect a child? I mean, did you want a child in this relationship? I mean, you're kind of young," he wondered if he had said the right thing.
"Well, I really don't care, as long as Inu-Chan's the father. Nani about you, Miroku-Sama?"
Miroku raised an eyebrow. "Nani? About me?"
Kagome nodded. "I mean, it's obvious you want to be with Sango, is it not?" Miroku nodded, glancing over at Sango, who was holding Kohaku protectively while she slept while Kirara was sitting near her head and staring at Kagome and Miroku, intently listening to their conversation.
"Well…" Miroku began. "I'm not sure if she's ready to… you know…" Kagome nodded in understanding. "I wouldn't want to pressure her. And besides, I doubt that Sango would want her child to bear the curse of the Kaza Ana like I do. I doubt she even wants me because of it."
"Miroku-Sama, don't think so little of yourself," Kagome said sadly, gently getting out of Inu-Yasha's protective grasp, and waking over to Miroku. "We stay around you… we don't care about the Kaza Ana… after all, we're trying to defeat Naraku for that reason, to get rid of it as well as completing the Shikon no tama." She gave him a gentle hug and he smiled weakly.
"Arigato, Kagome-Sama."
"Anytime, Miroku-Sama."
Sooner or later, both Miroku and Kagome fell back asleep, not knowing their conversations had been overheard by Sango and Inu-Yasha.
Sango followed Miroku very closely after that night she had overheard him and Kagome talking to each other about what was to be a private conversation, but was overheard anyway.
"Sango, is there any reason why you're tagging along with me instead of Kagome-Sama like usual?" Miroku asked the Taijya with a raised eyebrow of confusion.
Sango looked at him. "No. Why do you ask?"
Miroku just nodded. "I was… only wondering," he stated, wondering what was wrong with her. "Does something trouble you?"
Sango shook head head. "Iie."
"Good, then."
The Taijya looked at him in confusion, before brushing off her current thoughts -BABY- and got on Kirara with Kagome.
TBC…
A/N: Yay! One more chapter! I don't know about a battle…maybe in a one-shot dedicated to this story? What'dya think? Review!
