Chapter 12: How We Feel

Kagome led they way, to where, she wasn't sure, but all she knew was that she was very pissed off. Inuyasha had lost the scent of Naraku and just lagged behind everyone with a gloomy expression, he knew he had done it this time.

The tension filling the middle area where Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Kirara walked was horrible, making them all dread when they had to actually stop somewhere.

Kagome kept to her thoughts of how she wasn't good enough and Inuyasha didn't want her to be the mother of his baby, he even almost said it. Kagome sighed sadly as Ai started to cry because the doll had electronically sensed the tension.

Kagome took Ai from her carrier and rocked her. She looked back through Miroku and Sango to Inuyasha with a half angry, half hurt expression. Inuyasha saw this and glanced elsewhere in shame, how could he get out of this one? Kagome started to walk more calmly now, instead of her recent stomping, she was getting tired. Tired of walking and tired of the situation.

They had found themselves walking along the outside of the wood on a dirt path and on the other side of the path grass dipped down a hill.

Kagome had to stop for a rest, so she placed Ai back into her pouch and slumped down onto a boulder beside the line of trees.

The rest of the group stopped as well, "Well," Miroku spoke up placing his hand above his eyes and scanned the horizon pass the hill they were on, "I think I see a stream, I wouldn't mind a refreshing drink, would you like to come Sango?" he asked.

Sango got the message, "Yes of course," she agreed, picking up Kirara and following him down the hill.

Shippo realized he was alone with the aggravated Kagome and confused Inuyasha and his eyes grew. He backed away slowly, gulped and ran after Miroku and Sango; he didn't want to get stuck in the mess about to unfold.

Inuyasha glared at the retreated friends, 'Cowards,' he thought. He then tried to get serious as he turned to Kagome who kept her gaze on other things to avoid looking at him, he guessed he deserved it.

"Kagome, I…" but he stopped, what was he supposed to say? Kagome still kept her eyes from him in thought…

'Could she really blame him for having feelings he couldn't help for Kikyo? Still he had no right to say what he almost said, that hurt worst of all.' Kagome frowned, sighed then sat there with her gloomy look again, maybe it wasn't meant to be?

Inuyasha finally figured out what he was going to say and after taking a deep breath he got the courage to continue, "Look, I'm sorry, I know you are upset because I was going to say I would never have a baby with you…" she then intervened, "I'm not upset about that," she lied, "I just didn't like how Kikyo assumed things," she was too shy to let her know she had actually thought of her and him having a baby together in the future.

Inuyasha frowned, "Then why are you mad at me, what did I do then!" he yelled, she was being impossible.

Kagome stood up, with Ai still strapped to her and tears in her eyes, "Do you have to get so loving towards her when we meet up with her," she choked angrily out in a squeaky voice, "You never look at me like you do her," Kagome froze when she realized what she said and sat, well really stumbled backwards onto the rock.

She had known that she liked Inuyasha, possibly loved, but now she had mine as well blurted it out the words 'I love you' to him with what she just said. She started to blush, 'Oh no,' she thought. Inuyasha almost stumbled to the ground, was she that jealous of Kikyo?

Inuyasha sighed, "Kagome, I'm sorry I hurt you and I know I shouldn't have said what I was about to," He bent down, sat Indian style in front of her and looked up at her with pleading eyes, "I was wrong," he began and she looked at him with a confused, but still tearful gaze, "About what," she got out.

Inuyasha couldn't deny his feelings anymore, why should he when it had caused her so much hurt?

He took her gently by the hands, wrapping his around hers, making butterflies float in her stomach.

"Kagome," his face was only serious, "I love you and these past few days, seeing you with the baby has got me thinking how much I'm looking forward to when that baby your taking such good care of is mine, I don't know how you've done it so well these past few days, you're already a good mother because you have such a good heart," Inuyasha paused, he had never been good at speeches or his feelings, but when he was there with her, they overflowed and just come out all at once, "I did love Kikyo and I still may have leftover feelings for her and that's why everything stumbled out, but I did not mean it and I certainly didn't mean to hurt you."

Kagome looked at him with questioning eyes and he continued, "Even though I have feelings for Kikyo, I can't love her, we are too far gone for that and I understand that now and I know I want to be with you and have a baby with you one day," he smiled up at her, he had meant every word and she seemed to believe him.

Kagome smiled as happy tears now ran down her cheeks, "Thank you Inuyasha, for telling me how you really feel, I love you too," she told him for the first time. Then to his surprise she wrapped her arms around his neck in a hug.

"Kagome," he whispered and hugged her warmly back.

A/N: I wasn't too pleased with this chapter, I hope it was better for you than it was for me, it has too much Inu/Kag, lol, jk, I just wasn't happy with it, please review and tell me what you thought especially for this chapter, I NEED TO KNOW! Lol, oh and don't worry I still plan to have Inu/Kag/Ai time :)