Chapter 5: Kagome's Wrath

The group sat around the floor to the hut, all of them seemed groggy. All of them except for Sango who stretched with a smile on her face, she slept seemingly well. Kagome frowned at her, she wasn't in a good mood at all.

She was sleep deprived and just felt like lashing out at somehow and she knew who that someone should be.

"You seemed like you had a good sleep last night," Kagome said to Sango. Sango noticed she looked angry, but shrugged it off as just being cranky, "Mm hmm," she nodded.

Kagome kept glaring at her, 'she was the only one that didn't try helping her last night, well except Shippo, but he's a kid,' then she came up with a plan. "Thank you for your help last night InuYasha," she said as sweetly as possible.

"No problem," InuYasha yawned. "You to Miroku," Kagome said turning to the monk.

Miroku smiled and nodded as if to say you're welcome.

"and Sango, thank…oh yeah," she said glaring back at the demon slayer. Kagome figured it had something to do with her nervousness around babies, but she didn't care, she couldn't even depend on her help.

Sango saw this and gulped, she was busted. She didn't realize that she was the only one that hadn't helped last night, but it didn't seem fair to her that Kagome would be mad at her.

"Is there something you want to say Kagome," Sango said half challenging. Shippo put on a worried look and hid behind Miroku. Kagome screamed in frustration and she stormed out of the hut. Sango took a deep breath and followed her.

"What do you want from me, it is your project," Sango said, getting angry herself by Kagome's attitude, she was acting like a child. "Yeah, but I thought I might could have depended on ALL my friends to help," she shot back, emphasizing the 'all' part.

Sango rolled her eyes, "Look I'm sorry, but I just don't," Kagome cut her off, "what? Think you can handle a fake baby," she said.

Sango's face fell and Kagome felt horrible, "Sango, I'm sorry," she told her.

She had never yelled at Sango like that before, she didn't get much sleep at all and knew that it wasn't Sango's fault. 'I'm so exhausted from taking care of that baby, how could I ever take care of a real one?' she asked herself.

"You are right Kagome, I don't think I can handle it," Sango explained saddened. Kagome gave her an 'I'm sorry' look, "Sango," she said sad for her friend. "Hey, stay right here, I'll be right back," Kagome ordered as she went back into the hut. Sango watched curiously.

Kagome came back with Ai and her things. "Here," Kagome said holding the doll out to her nodding her head in reassurance.

Sango took a deep breath and nervously took the baby from her.

"Put both arms around her and make sure you support her head," Kagome instructed.

From the hut door, Miroku peered out to make sure everything was alright and not wanting to disturbed the scene he saw, he quietly stood there smiling slightly.

Sango had done what Kagome had told her, careful not to make a sudden movement.

"It's ok, you don't have to be so tense," Kagome said laughing a little. Sango took another deep breath as she looked down at Ai. She imagined herself looking down at her own baby and she smiled at the sudden thought.

'Me a mom,' Sango thought. Kagome smiled and took a bottle from the bag.

She held it in front of Sango and Sango shook her head, afraid of letting one of her hands free.

"It's ok, here," Kagome took one of her arms, placed the bottle in her hand and urged her to use it. Sango looked at the weird thing she held in her hand, she had never seen one like it and was apprehensive.

Kagome instructed her the method of bottle feeding and Sango picked it up quick.

"You know, women has a special mother instinct, it's ok if you're nervous, you'll get the hang of it,"

Kagome gave her the words of encouragement. Sango thought about this, 'Maybe she's right, maybe I can do this.' Miroku's smile widened as he watched closely. Sango took in another deep, but relieved sigh, 'I can do this,' she said to herself.

Kagome was proud, 'she'll be a great mom,' she thought and silently Miroku was thinking the same thing.

A/N: well what did you think, please review and thanks to all my reviewers :)