Chapter 19: Mine!
"Abi, hi!" Kagome greets with a huge smile on her face as she opens the door.
"Hello Kagome. How are you? How's the little one?" Abi asks as she walks into her apartment with her two-year-old son holding her hand.
"We're fine. And who is this little cutie?" Kagome asks after closing and locking the door. She bends down at her waist, as best as she could, and smiles down at the toddler.
"Taichi," the little boy shyly says as he hides behind his mother's leg. Taichi almost reached Kagome's knee, in height, and has dark brown hair with bright red eyes little his mother.
"Taichi, don't be shy," Abi coos at her son as she lightly rubs his back.
"Kat's the same way," Kagome tells her with a giggle before directing her attention back to the toddler. "Would you like to meet my son, he's almost your age."
Taichi stares at the blue-eyed woman in front of him, before nodding timidly.
"Great!" Kagome exclaims as she claps her hands together. "Follow me."
The trio walked a little further into the apartment before turning right and into the living room. They were greeted with Ramen rolling a ball to Katsuo.
"Taichi, not allergic to dogs, is he?" Kagome quickly asks with worry imbedded in her voice.
"No, in fact, he loves them," Abi states with a giggle as Taichi runs away from her and towards the golden retriever. "Tai, be careful!"
Katsuo looks up and sees the older child running towards his friend. He frowns when Taichi reaches out and pets his dog. His frown deepens when he sees Ramen turn away from him and towards the other child to sniff him. Not being able to express himself completely, yet, tears start to form in Katsuo's eyes.
"Mine, mine!" He cries from his spot on the floor. He starts to kick his legs and shakes his fists up and down in anger.
"Kat, don't cry," Kagome automatically coos as she waddles towards him. "Come here, to mama."
Katsuo stands up, while crying, and holds his arms up for his mother to comfort him.
"Mine! Mine!" He screams into her neck after she picked him up and cradles him in her arms.
"I know Ramen's your friend sweetie, but sometimes you got to share," Kagome tells him as she rubs his back. Katsuo shakes his head and continues to cry.
"Do you need help Kagome?" Abi asks as she walks towards her. Kagome shakes her head no and smiles at her as she comforts her upset son.
"Sorry, he's just not used to sharing," Kagome tells her.
"I understand. Taichi was the same way, at first," Abi states with an understanding look on her face.
Kagome lets out a sigh of relief as she continues to rub her son's back. "Can you grab the bin underneath the coffee table? It's filled with toys," she tells her.
Abi nods and does as told. She spreads the toys out on the floor, before calling her son over to play with the toys. Taichi whines for a minute before walking from Ramen and towards her. He looks down at the blocks and toy cars scattered around the floor; he smiles as he picks a blue car and shows his mother before picking up a yellow block.
"Kat, look, they're playing. Do you want to play?" Kagome asks him as she shifts him, so he can look at the duo on the floor. Katsuo sniffs before turning his head and looking at the two on the floor.
"Do you want to play with this car, Katsuo? I heard that red was your favorite color," Abi states as she holds up a red stuff car.
"Mine," he mumbles before looking at his mother.
"They know that's yours Kat. But sometimes you need to share," Kagome gently explains to him again. She gives him a small smile as she wipes some tears off his cheek. "Can you share for mommy?"
Katsuo nods before turning to look at the red car in the woman's hand.
"Good boy," his mother coos as she kisses his head before walking towards the other two individuals in the room. Kagome sets Katsuo on his feet in front of Abi.
"Here you go, Kat," Abi says with a gentle smile as she holds out the toy car in front of him. He grabs the car and sits down to play with it. Taichi looks at the new addition to their group; he looks down at the toy firetruck in his hand before driving it towards Katsuo.
Katsuo looks up in shock for a minute before screaming in delight and moving his car to crash into Taichi's. Taichi giggle before driving his car away with Katsuo quickly following right after him.
"That's so cute," Kagome states with a smile. She places a hand on her stomach as she feels a kick. "Abi, did you want anything to drink, a pop, lemonade, water?" She asks. "I'm about to go into the kitchen and make the boys a snack."
"Lemonade is fine," Abi says as she moves to get up. "Did you need help?"
"I'm fine," Kagome tells her with a wave of the hand as she walks out the room. "Be nice, Kat!"
She smiles as she walks out the living room and across the hall and into the kitchen. She walks towards the refrigerator and pulls out a bowl of grapes. She sets the bowl on the counter before closing the door. After cutting bananas, grapes, and apples into slice, the sets them on a plate. She goes back to the refrigerator and opens it, however, as she goes to look inside, she feels light headed and stumbles into the shelves in the refrigerator door.
"Whoa! What was that?" She mutters to herself as she places a hand on her forehead. "I never felt like that before." She shakes it off and grabs the pitcher of lemonade. While pouring the lemonade into the glass, Kagome starts mumbling to herself. "I guess I'll need to tell Doctor Hitomiko about this at my next visit. I'll take a nap after this playdate, I'll probably feel better; I am feeling a little nauseous."
She sighs as she sets the pitcher down on the counter. "Guess that's the perk of being pregnant." She smiles as she places a hand on her stomach. "But mommy will have to suffer until she gets to meet you, my angel." She pats her stomach before grabbing the plates and glass of lemonade and walking back into the living room.
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An Hour Later
"We're definitely going to have to do this again," Kagome tells Abi as she, Abi, helps Katsuo and her son clean the toys off the floor and place them back into the bin.
"We are," Abi states. "It's nice for Tai to have someone to play with that's around his age. All my friend's kids are like three or four years older."
"I see," Kagome states form her spot on the couch. "It was difficult for me to find someone for Kat to play with as well. My goddaughters were born a few months ago so they're not really old enough to play with him. Plus, this little bundle of joy isn't born yet and it's going to take some time for her to be old enough to play with her big brother."
Abi smiles and nods at her statement. "Inuyasha's really excited for this baby."
"He is?" Kagome asks with a tilt of the head and a small smile.
"He is. He was enthusiastic about Katsuo, but he's really excited for your daughter. I think he wanted a daughter all this time," Abi jokingly says. "He shows us all the ultrasound pictures and tells us about every doctor's visit."
"Really?" She questions. "I act the same way when I'm at work."
"He was on cloud ten when Katsuo said dada."
"I know," Kagome says with a giggle.
"But Inuyasha, he really loves you and the kids. I'm really happy for him and you," Abi tells her. Abi was not only one of Inuyasha's employees but was also one of his childhood friend's. Inuyasha had helped her meet her fiancé and father of Taichi, Hiten.
"I'm glad I was able to find him. He means the world to me," Kagome states with a gentle smile. "And he's given me some much. I don't know what I'll do without him."
Abi nods and smiles at her as she turns to help the boys finish putting the remaining toys in the bin.
"Yay! We got all the toys in the bin. Yay!" Abi cheers while clapping her hands. Katsuo and Taichi smile and clap their hands with her.
"Good job boys," Kagome states with a grin.
Abi gathers all her belongings, before holding her hand out for her son to grab. As Taichi goes to grab her hand, Katsuo rushes towards him and wraps his arms around his new friend.
"Mine!"
The two women laugh at Katsuo's reaction.
"Here we go again," Kagome jokingly says as she gets off the couch to go talk to her upset son.
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An Hour Later
"Kagome! Hello! You home?!" Rin shouts as she knocks on Kagome's apartment door. She sighs again when she doesn't get a response, again. She had been knocking on her door for five minutes now. Kagome had called her and asked her if she could come over and watch Katsuo while she completed some work.
"Her car is outside, so she's here," Rin states as she takes her phone out of her purse and calls her friend. She sighs in defeat and puts her phone back in her purse. She knocks on the door again before taking a step back and grabbing the hidden key that was underneath their mat.
"She's probably in the back giving Katsuo or Ramen a bath," she mumbles as she puts the key into the keyhole. She unlocks door and walks into the apartment.
"Hello?" she calls out as she closes the door behind her.
"Mama. Mama. Mama," she hears as she walks further into the apartment.
"Katsuo! Where are you?" She asks as she looks around. She pauses as she hears Katsuo's voice again; it was coming from the kitchen. Rin quickly walks towards the kitchen and through the door.
"Ka-"she starts to say, but pauses in horror at the scene in front of her. She drops her purse on the floor in pure shock before stumbling into the wall next to the doorway. Kagome's lying on the hard wood kitchen floor, unconscious, with her son tapping her while calling her name.
"Mama! Mama!"
Rin quickly snaps out of her state of shock and rushes towards the two. "Katsuo, come here," she swiftly demands as she grabs her nephew and picks him up. She cradles him in her arms before checking Kagome's pulse.
"Okay, good, she's still alive," She whispers as Katsuo stuff his face in her neck.
"Mama," he cries into her neck as he turns to look at his mother.
"She's going to be okay, Kat," Rin states. "Mama's just sleeping."
Katsuo looks at her with wide golden eyes and nods. Rin slowly bends down and checks to see if Kagome had any injuries, she had a bleeding gash on the right side of her head.
'This is bad,' she thinks to herself before turning around and rushing towards her fallen purse. She quickly grabs her purse, pulls out her phone, and calls for the paramedic.
"Okay, thank you!"
She places the phone in her back pocket, before looking at Katsuo who's looking down at his "sleeping" mother.
"Hey, buddy," Rin coos as turns his head and forces him to look at her.
"Mama, night-night?" He asks as he places his head on her shoulder and looks up at her. Rin worriedly bites her lip as she glances behind her. She quickly looks back Katsuo before putting on a forced smile and nodding.
"Yes. Mama's just really sleepy. Are you sleepy too? I'm sure it's your nap time," Rin states as she starts to rub Katsuo's back and sway from side to side. Katsuo's eyes start to flutter close at the movements.
"Mama, o-tay?" He mumbles as sleep starts to consume him.
"Yes, buddy, Mama's going to be oaky," Rin whispers softly. "I promise."
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A/N:
Uh Oh! Is Kagome going to be okay? Is the baby okay?
Guess we'll find out next time!: ).
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