Ehhh I might redo this chapter... I don't know if I like it. I already wrote later chapters and it would seem that I am having a wee bit of trouble with connecting the beginning to the later on chapters... Perhaps I should've just stayed on track and written it in order... darn... lol


Sango was sitting on her couch with her phone in hand, in complete and utter shock with a mild taste of disgust. Her friend was pregnant and apparently on the run.

How long until Sesshoumaru found out she wondered. Of course she would help her get things set up and convince her cousin of moving out. Her family was wealthy, he could afford to give up his two bedroom at no cost.

"You really got yourself into it this time," Sango said aloud.


Kagome sat on a boarded train. She had nothing but the clothes on her back and the contents of her purse. Which included, $776 from her now cut up debit card, a chap stick, two pens, her id, and a half eaten granola bar. She was careful not to use her card to buy the ticket; she didn't want to leave any proof of her going MIA. She leaned her head back into her seat, shut her eyes and let out a breath. She was thankful that there were some benefits to being a miko. She could sense a small life growing inside her; a life that had a little youkai emitting from it. Fortunately for her, her reiki had wrapped itself around it so Sesshoumaru wasn't able to detect it.

"What do I do. What do I do," she whispered repeatedly to herself. "What do I do; what do I do?"

An elderly woman sat across from her on the train. "Breaks my heart to see such a young and pretty girl look so lost. Now you tell me what's wrong."

Kagome blew out a long breath before looking at the woman. She smiled weakly. ""I'm pregnant and I just left the dad. I'm debating on keeping it or aborting it."

"Ah," the woman said. "Well, choose the option that will cause the least regrets. I'm an old woman, so I can say this with experience… You don't want to grow to be my age and find it's too late to fix your regrets."

Kagome leaned her head back and closed her eyes. "I'm scared. I have a couple thousand in savings and that's it. How can I afford to have a baby?" Tears were fighting their way out.

"If you keep the baby, you'll figure it out," the old woman said. "If you don't, then well you don't have to worry about it. Why did you leave in the first place?"

Kagome – once again – let out an exasperated sigh. "To hurt him. He doesn't admit it but in his own twisted way, I know he likes me. And if I'm not around, it'll hurt him. I don't want to destroy him like he would like to think he wanted to do with me. No, I just want to leave him a little broken."

The old women frowned. "But to keep him from his child is too cruel, don't you think?"

"What he doesn't know won't affect him and besides he was crueler. You want to know what the worse part of it all is?" Kagome paused. "Maybe, if under different circumstances, I could've liked him maybe even fall in love with him. I fall in love everyday with so many different things – so it would only be a matter of time."

There was a brief silence as the woman was taking it in.

"I just," Kagome started. "It's just if he wanted to talk to me, why not just be kind about it? Why be so manipulative? Why be so mean?"

The elderly woman slowly shook her head. "Questions never asked can never be answered."

Kagome turned her head and looked out the window. "Touche."

She stared bleakly out the window and gazed at the clouds. She wondered if Sesshoumaru noticed she was missing; she wondered if he would try to find her and if he would. She still had hours to go before reaching the city of Nagoya. He had all the power and resources in the world and she had nothing. However in the deepest parts of her heart, she knew that he wouldn't win.

Full of resolve and determination, Kagome closed her eyes and dreamed of happier things.

A toddler with tears in his eyes buried his head in Kagome's chest. "I'm scared mommy. I don't want the monsters to get me."

Kagome tightly held the child close to her and smiled. "It's okay. Mommy is here. There are no monsters."

"And if you're ever scared, just close your eyes and by the time you open them, I would have defeated all your foes and fears."

The boy sniffled one last time and smiled. "I love you."

"I love you to, Taisho."

*Now reaching Nagoya. Please be prepared to stop and thank you for riding with Tokyo Station*

Kagome awoke to the overhead speaker.

She took a deep breath, stood up, and took the first step to her new life. But before taking another step she paused and turned to the old woman.

"I think I might keep the baby," she said and then walked away.

The old woman smiled and slowly transformed into a beautiful young woman. A red haired demon came and stood beside her.

"The hard part is over," she said. "Now we must wait and assure the baby is born and we will be done."

The demon stared straight ahead at Kagome's back. "Why risk the negative outcome? I say kill her now."

She scoffed. "And that's why you're an idiot. The prophecy says that this baby has to be born to ensure peace between races."

"The prophecy also says that there is a chance of this baby being swayed and being the downfall of not only demons but humans as well. The baby who is going to surpass both his mother and father; the strongest demon and miko known. Midoriko, there is a bigger risk than a gain here."

"We'll see," she says with a smile. "We must go back to the other world. We'll watch them from there."

The couple slowly faded in the air, still bickering.

As Kagome walked across the train platform she was surprised to see Sango's cousin already there waiting for her. He smiled and greeted her with a hug.

"Hey Kaggy! Sango called and gave me a heads up."

Kagome smiled and hugged him back. "It's so good to see you Haruma!"

He grabbed her suitcase and rolled it beside him. "Come on, I have a car waiting."

Kagome followed.

"Can't believe little Kagome is pregnant. Crazy stuff."

"Yeah, I know."

When the two of them got to the car, Haruma put her suitcase in the back and then they drove off.

"So, we have a family doctor that's going to take care of you. He's a close family friend so he's got you completely covered until the baby is born and up to his first birthday. Sango threatened me saying that if I don't give you everything you need, she'll kill me by strangling me with my own intestines, so I've set you with a three bedroom house in a good neighborhood."

"Oh my gosh, you don't have to do all that. I can't possibly…"

"Stop," he interrupted her. "I want you to listen."

Kagome didn't say another word.

"Your medical bills are covered until the baby is born. And you baby is covered until its first birthday. You have a good place to live without any worry about rent or utilities or any other bills for that matter. Be grateful that you have such a good start. I'll have a job opening for you after the babys first birthday with daycare. And I'm even loaning out one of my cars to you."

Kagome stared completely dumbstruck. How could she be so lucky?

"I'm no saint Kagome. If it were anyone else, I wouldn't bat a lash. But I know what you did for Kohaku, so it's the least I can do. Consider yourself lucky. If it weren't for you saving his life, I wouldn't be saving yours." He turned his head for a moment and smiled.

Kagome thought back to what he was talking about. Kohaku's always been sick. And a few years ago he needed a kidney transplant. For some reason she turned out to be a match even though his closest family members weren't; so, she gave him a kidney.

"Thank you," Kagome said.

"There is one condition though," he said smugly. "I demand to be Godfather."

Kagome laughed. "Yeah sure."

The rest of car ride was full of reminiscing and laughs.

When he dropped her off at her new house, she thanked him and went inside. He told her that he lived a few blocks down if she ever needed anything. She looked around and saw that it was already furnished and stocked with food and other household items. One of the rooms was already set up as a nursery with the theme being a very neutral yellow and animal prints.

Sango and Haruma really got things done fast.

Kagome pulled out a cell phone Haruma gave her and called Sango.

"Oh my gosh you didn't have to do all of this," Kagome said when she answered.

"Uh yeah, I did," Sango said. "I just hope my stupid cousin got everything right. I told him everything needed to be done before you got there but he was all like 'wahhh it's only a few hours; it's impossible. Wah wah. Cry cry. Whine whine; I'm a big baby named Haruma'."

Kagome laughed. "Everything's perfect and unbelievable."

"But seriously Kagome. Don't call anymore," she said in a serious tone. "Don't call anyone. Sesshoumaru apparently already caught wind of your leaving and he's already started to ask around. I love you and I hope everything works out for you. Haruma knows not to mention to anyone about you but you can't keep in contact."

Kagome's eyes started to tear up. "I'll miss you," she said with a shaky voice.

"We'll talk again. We just gotta wait," she reassured. "I'm hanging up now."

"Thank you for everything," Kagome said.

"Bye Kagome."

"Bye Sango," Kagome hung up her phone and laid down on the couch.

She placed a hand on her flat stomach and stared up at the ceiling. "Game over Sesshoumaru," she said with determination. "I win."