DON'T WORRY MY LOYAL FANS! I HAVE NOT DIED! xD Sorry…but seriously, I am very sorry for the huge block, I've been going through some relationship and emotional problems…but after I've cleaned the blood from my wrists, I'm back to work! I'm going to try and work hard to get a lot of chappies in before…x.x well, before I die! So enjoy Chapter 8 of Happy New Years?...Not!

P.S. - …I really don't cut myself, that was just…yeah…n.n;

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha…u.u but I sure do wish I did

Chapter 8: Not Anymore

"Eh…" Inuyasha was caught off guard with that last question. 'Pups?...why would Kagome be asking me about…pups? Maybe she got a new dog…no, why would she ask me…' Groaning inside of himself, Inuyasha shook his head when Kagome's voice broke through again.

"I mean…well, haven't you ever wanted any? We've been on this journey for about a year now and well you haven't said a word about pups or settling down." She lowered her head and looked away from the ground, not even feeling right enough to stare at it for comfort.

"I don't have time for pups or children Kagome, we still have to defeat Naraku and collect all of the jewel shards." He had thought he made that point clear, especially to Kagome.

"But what if you didn't have a choice!" A sudden mood change in Kagome made Inuyasha almost shiver.

"What do you mean by that? Of course I would have a choice…where is this coming from Kagome?" Inuyasha slowly stood when he spoke. When Kagome raised her voice to him usually, this meant she was serious, but about whelps?...

"Eh…" Suddenly realizing her change of mood, Kagome shook her head and waved her hands in front of her face to try and brush off this conversation, "Nothing, never mind, sorry." Kagome sat down on a rock, a sudden feeling of chills came up through her spine, knowing she was keeping the biggest secret of her life from Inuyasha, which was the biggest thing in his life as well.

Inuyasha sighed then sat back down and looked to his lap, 'Why is Kagome acting like this…maybe she's still sick or something…' Shrugging off the idea, he looked back to Kagome. He opened his mouth and was about to say something, when Kagome got to it first.

"Inuyasha, maybe I should stay in my time for a while." She said rather quickly, not knowing what else to say to him.

"Eh…" Inuyasha almost jumped at her words. "Why should you do that?" He tired to keep his anger down, knowing that Kagome was being serious and he didn't feel like eating dirt today and having to chase after the girl as she cried.

"Well…let's just say, I'm obligated to do something right now. Like you said, you don't have time for children right now…well, I don't have time for hunting shards right now." She did everything she could to keep her eyes away from the hanyou's stare. How could she look at him, after she had lied to him. Not just once, but twice already.

Inuyasha couldn't hold his anger in. She was the reason the jewel was shattered in the first place! She have ever right in hell to have time for this! His hands were swift. He quickly grabbed her chin rather roughly and made her look to him. He had caught her eyes and she wouldn't be able to escape this glare he know had hold of her with.

Kagome gasped as she stared into the angry pools of amber. "Kagome, you have no right in hell to leave! You and I both know you were the one who shattered the jewel, and me and you both know that you and I are supposed to fix it! There is no damn way I'm letting you leave! I don't care if you're dying! You're not leaving!"

Inuyasha yelled at the top of his lungs at the frightened girl. She was speechless. Of course it was her fault. Everything was her fault…the jewel, Inuyasha always being injured, even now it's her fault that she's pregnant with Inuyasha's pup. But behind the anger and behind the harsh words, Kagome understood what Inuyasha was saying, 'There's no way I'm letting you leave me! I don't care if we're dying! You're not leaving me!' Kagome new that's what he meant, even if he really didn't mean it. How could she be so stupid as to think that she should go. This wasn't just her problem. It was her and Inuyasha's problem, though he doesn't know, it's still his child.

Inuyasha was about to get his point through to her once again but was soon knocked off the rock he sat on onto the ground. He landed with a thud and was surprised to see Kagome, laying on top of him with her face buried in his haori, crying. He knew why she was probably crying. Only Kagome could take his words and figure out what he meant. Even if it was the completely wrong time, she would always understand.

Slowly he moved his hands up and laid them gently across her back. He began to slowly caress her back, trying his best to comfort her. But no matter how much he caressed or how much he tried to tell her it was okay, she just continued to cry.

"Kagome…please stop crying, I hate it when you cry. Everything's okay…everything will-" But he was cut short when Kagome shot her head up, tears running down her soft pale cheeks.

"Everything's not okay! It never will be! Not anymore…" Kagome trailed off as she nearly collapsed from exhaustion.

Of course Inuyasha reacted quickly and caught her in his arms before she could fall onto him. He slowly sat up, pulling her into his lap, cradling her in his arms. He knew that they couldn't stay here long; they needed to get back to the others. It was getting dark and by the way Kagome was still dressed…well, she could catch a cold. And he wanted to find out what she meant '…Not anymore? What's that suppose to mean? Nothing has really changed, so why can't it just go back to being normal?' The hanyou sighed, he'll never be able to understand women.

The teen made sure that the girl in her arm was properly covered as he stood up and took off towards the village.

In the Village

Inuyasha soon came to the village and walked quickly into Kaede's hut. The others were sitting around the makeshift fireplace in the middle of the hut. Miroku sat next to Sango who had a small fluff ball in her lap, Shippou.

Suddenly hearing his entrance, the small kitsune sprung from the taijiya's lap and his big hues focused on Inuyasha and the half naked girl in his arms.

"What did you do to Kagome!" Shippou squeaked as he ran to the hanyou and jumped on his shoulder to look down at the unconscious Kagome.

With a growl, he pushed Shippou off his shoulder, "I didn't do anything! She just collapsed." He ignored the rest of Shippou's questions as he looked to the old hag, Kaede. "I think she's out of energy. Help her." He gently laid Kagome down on the empty bed beside the rest of the group.

They all gathered around as Kaede made her way over to Kagome and knelt down, laying a small cloth on the young miko's forehead. "She is sweating and breathing rather roughly. She seems exhausted." Her gaze move to Inuyasha, "What have ye been doing?"

Everyone's eyes suddenly shifted to Inuyasha. Feeling the pressure, Inuyasha got defense as he jumped and held up a hand, "We didn't do anything! I told you! She was just getting out of the hot springs and then she collapsed! I swear! Why would I wanna do anything like that with her!"

……The group just rolled their eyes and looked back to Kagome. They'll ask for details later, but right now, Kagome was their major priority.

It seemed like hours before Kagome woke up. Her head was pounding, she knew she hadn't got much sleep over the past 3 and half weeks, but who could blame her? With this huge secret resting on her shoulders, she could barely even close her eyes without daydreaming about what Inuyasha would do. She was so worried. That's why she probably passed out, from lack of sleep and paranoia.

She was pulled from her thoughts when she heard a familiar, yet loud voice rang in her ears, "Kagome!" She could tell it was Shippou. He was almost always the one she woke up to. But she always hoped it was Inuyasha to play that role. Kagome shook her head, that would never happen. She slowly opened her eyes to find that Shippou, Kaede, and Sango were all sitting around her.

"Aye child, are ye okay?" the old woman spoke up as she raised a hand to lay it on Kagome's forehead. She was feeling okay, but the young child should rest.

Kagome reached up and rubbed her head then looked around, "What happened?" All she could remember was Inuyasha and how she was yelling at him about pups. She looked to Sango who spoke, "All we know is that Inuyasha ran in here and said that you had passed out. He didn't say anything else. After he dropped you off, he just left. Houshi-sama just left to follow him." The others nodded in agreement with Sango.

Kagome looked to her lap as she laid her hand on her stomach. She all of a sudden got…sick. She felt as if she was going to hurl. Closing her eyes, the pain just worsened. "I…I don't feel so good." Was all Kagome could say before a foreign taste filled her mouth. Her hands flew straight to her mouth, covering it so none of the nasty liquid came out.

Sango quickly ushered Kagome over to a bucket and leaned her over. What was the matter with her? Why would she throw up after nothing happened? Maybe she was getting sick, but Kaede didn't look worried about her being sick.

Kagome moved her hands and let the thick liquid leave her mouth and into the bucket. What was wrong with her? Only a few seconds ago, she was fine. And now she's throwing up! Maybe she was just coming down with something. 'I should go back to my time and get some medicine for myself. I might have the flu or something.' She assured herself it was just a cold that was coming upon her body. And not what was called, the dreaded morning sickness. Kagome just shook her head, no way was it that. It was all in her head. She sighed as she reached up and rubbed her mouth, getting rid of a few spots of throw up left from the river that just fell from her mouth. Taking a deep breath, she leaned back against the wall and closed her eyes, "I think I should go to my time to stock up on more supplies." Kagome's voice was just above a whisper, thinking that the hanyou was right outside the door. And there was no way he'd let her go after she just was just gone for 3 weeks.

And just as she feared, a familiar voice entered the quiet hut, "No way in hell are you leaving Kagome!" It was Inuyasha.

Kagome opened her eyes, amber clashed with chocolate brown and they both fell silent. Kagome suddenly felt okay. She couldn't help it. No no, this was just the side effects to her new condition. She shouldn't start acting all lovey dovey with Inuyasha, nor should she just avoid him completely like she had planned.

Inuyasha couldn't stand the silence, "You just got back, you're not going to your time again. If you're getting sick use some of the stuff you left her last time." Inuyasha pointed to the corner, revealing a basket of medicines and such she had brought from her time for everyone's injuries.

Kagome's eyes found the familiar basket and she sighed. Looking back to Inuyasha, she tried to sound convincing, "I'm going to need some other medicines. What I have is uh…well, it's gonna need more than ibuprofen. "

"Keh, then I'll just make my remedy that'll cure anything." Inuyasha put on a cocky grin, remembering when Kagome had a simple cold and he made his special medicine for her that his mother had taught him. He could easily make it, but it would be a bit harder to make Kagome drink it.

Kagome shook her head, "I'll try to manage on what I brought." She sighed in defeat as her eyes found the basket of medicines once again. I hope this doesn't get too bad, or Sengoku will turn into a living hell for me…and my throw up.

;-; I'm so sorry! Lol! This was kind of a long one, just for yall. But there will be more to come during the next week, I promise! Hopefully I can get into this story and just write and write and write! n.n But anyways, thank you all for reading and reviewing meh story! Please read and review more!