Chapter 4: A Looong Night

It was midnight and the baby let out another horrible cry. Everyone wasn't too happy and they were grunting miserably, half asleep.

Kirara stretched, growled and extended her claws, wishing she could shut the baby up her own way.

"I'm really sorry, you guys," Kagome sleepily said pulling the cover from her bed, once again.

"It's ok Ka…go..me," Sango slowly replied very sleepy. 'How could I ever be a mom to a baby, this is exhausting and I'm not even the one getting up to take care of Ai,' Sango thought yawning.

Kagome got to the baby and started to rock it, making it silent again.

"There now, it's all taken," but Kagome stopped as she turned around, everyone had fallen back asleep. 'Wow that was fast,' Kagome thought getting back into her own bed, letting out a yawn.

No longer than she had fallen asleep, it seemed like the baby started crying again. Kagome sighed and was about to get up when she heard that the baby wasn't crying anymore.

Someone must have gotten up and taken care of it because the baby wasn't supposed to stop until it was taken care of.

Kagome turned over silently, hoping to catch the person in action. She started blinking half to see if she was seeing right and half removing the sleep from them.

In front of her Miroku was trying his best to keep the baby quiet and he looked a little nervous. Kagome smiled the last person she would think to be taking care of Ai in the middle of the night.

She laid there watching him. Soon Miroku caught her looking and blushed embarrassed just a little.

Usually Miroku was the flirty monk who wanted all the ladies to bare him children and have his way with them, but now the monk was showing his more sensitive side. Miroku motioned to her as if to ask 'am I doing this right.'

Kagome nodded, went over and sat beside him. "I never imagined you would do this Miroku," Kagome whispered, half teasing. "Well you know," Miroku started, "I figured I would give you a break," he explained.

Kagome nodded, "Thanks, you know none of you have to do that, it's my project and I'm supposed to take care of the baby by myself," she whispered.

"It's ok, besides," he handed the baby to Kagome; "it's not that bad." Kagome waved goodnight as he silently went back to bed. Again Kagome set Ai back in her carrier gently, tucking her in.

Two hours passed and Ai was crying again. Kagome grunted angrily, this getting up at, it seemed, all hours of the night was starting to take effect on her mood.

She had a good mind to take the doll and throw it somewhere outside where she couldn't hear it anymore, she didn't care if she had to explain it if it got stepped on by a demon or tore apart by some wild animal.

Kagome sighed, pulling the blanket off of her, 'No I can't do that, even if it is a fake doll, I would have to treat it like my own baby, and I wouldn't ever do that to my own baby,' she thought about to take care of Ai.

Again someone had beaten her to it. Sitting there holding Ai, was InuYasha, cradling her. Next to her, it seemed InuYasha was getting the hang of it and that brought a smile to her face.

Kagome went over to him and sat down, "Guess I should change her diaper," she said taking the baby from him. "It's what," InuYasha asked, not liking the sound of it.

Kagome laughed a little, "her diaper, it's a thing that you put on a baby for when it uses the bathroom," Kagome explained. InuYasha snarled, he refused to change one of those 'things.'

Kagome giggled at the face he shown as she went through the doll things. She grabbed a diaper and showed InuYasha how it was done.

"You mean the diaper thing even gets wet," InuYasha said amazed. Kagome nodded, "Yeah, it's made to do that, but it's not real," she told him.

"Well I'm going back to bed," InuYasha grumbled going back to his spot by the wall and settling down quietly.

Kagome did as well after repositioning Ai on her carrier.

It was almost morning and it had certainly been a long night.

A/N: well there it is, another chapter and the next chapter should be interesting, Kagome's bad mood comes back, lol, hope you liked this chapter, please review.