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Chapter Five

Inuyasha looked at Souta as he glared at the hanyou. Mrs. Higurashi had tears in her eyes as she rushed towards her unconscious daughter, but Inuyasha shook his head, pointing to the wound in her stomach as tears began to rise behind his eyes. He wasn't going to cry. He had to be strong for them.

"Kouga did this. The one who wanted Kagome for himself ever since he met her," Inuyasha explained once inside the house. Kagome was lying on her old bed while her mother examined her, yet the cries of pain were clear that a true doctor was needed. Her mother stood up and rushed out of the room, while Souta stayed there, putting light compression on his sister's pregnant stomach.

"She'll be fine!" Souta's young voice piped out. He was fourteen now, and a handsome teenager at that. "Don't worry, okay? Kagome's never given up without a fight. And to tell you the truth, she never gave up without a fight when I took her cookies when we were little."

"Cookies? What are those?"

"Oh, yeah…you've never had any!" Souta laughed, but stopped as his sister gave a yelp, calling out for Inuyasha.

Inuyasha rushed to her side immediately, taking her hand. Kagome was paler than ever - almost a gray ash. How did he even let this happen? He should have kicked Kouga out at first sight, and that was it. Mrs. Higurashi rushed in, phone in her hand. She gaped at the sight of the blood-covered cloth her son was holding, and shook her head. Kagome wasn't going to make it through the night. It was obvious.

"Dr. Sakurambo will be here any minute now. She's a youkai. I know, strange, I know a youkai now, but truly, she is one. Inu, in fact!"

"There are…youkai here too? Oh, yeah…they just hide better, don't they?" Inuyasha told himself, turning back to Kagome. She winced at several moments, not for any apparent reason. She was in too much pain. He wanted to stop it; he wanted to take it away. He'd rather be on the bed right now, wincing out and calling her name. "Mrs. Higurashi…will she make it?"

"First off, I told you to call me Mama. Secondly," the mother paused, looking away. "I hate to say this, Inuyasha, but I doubt she'll make it halfway through Dr. Sakurambo's visit."

"But we can't give up on her! We just can't!"

Everyone looked at Souta. He was clearly angered by this as he applied more pressure to his sister's side, causing her to scream out. Inuyasha glared at him, and shook his head. Souta relieved the pressure, giving Kagome time to relax. She had tears streaking her face, and she was mouthing "My babies…my babies are going to die, I know it."

I'll kill that bastard. I rip his fucking neck apart after I tear off his claws! He doesn't deserve to even live after what he's done to my mate! MY WIFE!

Inuyasha's eyes flickered red, but he calmed himself by holding Tetsusaiga tightly in his hands. This wasn't the time to let go of his youkai side, and it certainly wasn't the time to think of murder plans for the wolf youkai that did this. If anything happened to Kagome and his pups, then he would have to just use his sword and hack that animal to pieces. Kagome was in pain; he had to be there for her while she was in this state.

There was a knock on the door, and everyone looked up, except for Kagome, who had her eyes shut tightly, her jaw clenched. There stood a woman, hands on her hips, in a white lab coat. But what caught Inuyasha by surprise were the ears. Dog ears. Mrs. Higurashi rushed up and hugged the woman, who laughed, nodding.

"Inuyasha, this is Dr. Sakurambo. I've known her ever since Kagome went through the well. She actually came to me when she felt a tug, she said, knowing that Kagome had gone through the well!" Mrs. Higurashi explained, sparkles in her eyes. "To think: my daughter is that important in the world!"

"Feh…" Inuyasha said, sniffing the air. The woman seemed safe. She walked over, and tugged at his ears, causing him to yelp and jump a foot in the air. "HEY! HANDS OFF!"

Kagome gave a moan, and then out of nowhere, Inuyasha was on the ground, twitching. Kagome had muttered the words that caused the Beads of Subjugation to activate. She groaned some more, and Dr. Sakurambo walked over, checking her pulse. She shooed Souta out of the way, and lifted the ripped part of Kagome's kimono, clucking her tongue.

"This is serious. At least the pups are okay. It is only Kagome that is injured. She might have troubles during labor, though, so we'll have to do this fast," she explained, nodding her head. "Alright, Mrs. Higurashi, take Souta out of here. He won't want to see his sister unclothed, I'm sure. This is gonna be a long process. Inuyasha, if you want to help me here."

"That's if I can get up…" the hanyou grunted from his spot on the floor. He finally was able to peel himself from the floor, and took his spot next to Kagome's head, lifting off her kimono. She had bandages about her breasts, just like Sango did. "I'll get ya back for 's'ing me. There's no doubt about that!"

"You'll get me back? Right…" Kagome rolled her eyes, sighing with pain. "You seriously think I'll believe that?"

"Quit talking."

Everything was silent for several hours. Kagome went back into unconsciousness, several times. She was being worked on for hours and hours, until Dr. Sakurambo finally had the wound sealed up and cleaned out. She told Inuyasha that Kagome's wound would cause the birth to be quite painful, but nonetheless the pups were alright.

"Thank Kami!" Mrs. Higurashi said, helping Kagome into her kimono as she woke up. "I suggest you two head back and get her comfortable in your home. Have the estate protected as well. I bid you both good luck! Good-bye, my sweet Kagome and Inuyasha!

Author's Notes:

I'm sorry it took me so long to get this up. A lot has been going on. And the chapter was shorter than what I wanted it to be. Chapter Six is coming ASAP. Don't worry! It'll be great!

Kya-chan