A/N: I know the first chapter was a little short, and this one isn't much better. Hopefully they'll get longer after this!

Enjoy!!

As the 60th day approached I realized that I wasn't going to be due in the next days but I also wasn't going for the normal nine months for humans. My stomach looked swollen, but I was still able to hide it somewhat by tying my obi around my waist differently. What I couldn't hide was that I was becoming more and more tired and hungrier than normal. Sesshoumaru was also starting to notice the difference…

I tried hard to keep him from noticing the change in my scent… I bathed every night and used oils and herbs I had combined to cover up as much of my scent as possible… But he was starting to notice anyway…

I was going to have to tell him… and soon… When we stopped for the evening I had finally made up my mind that this was going to be the time I told him.

Sesshoumaru watched me move around the camp as he had every night for the past several weeks. I smiled at him when I caught his eyes every once in a while; I would wait until Rin was asleep. I sat down next to him as I always did and laid my head against his fur, closing my eyes. I felt Sesshoumaru stiffen slightly under me and I knew he had finally been able to catch the difference in my scent.

"Kaori…" He started.

I pressed my finger to his lips gently. "Shh…" I murmured. "Wait until Rin is asleep…"

"She is a sleep…"

I opened my eyes and blinked, trying to clear the blurriness from my vision. "Oh…" I slowly stood up as I tried to break free of the fog of sleep that threatened to break through my brittle determination.

"Lay back down Kaori… You're falling asleep on your feet again."

I shook my head and held out my hand to him. "I wanted to tell you something…"

Sesshoumaru eyed me with concern then stood and wrapped his arm around my waist to keep me standing as I led him away from the little camp. I turned to him once we were far enough away and smiled. My smile faltered as I saw his expression.

"What are you thinking…?" I asked as I gazed up into his face.

"You smell different… I was trying to find out why…"

I bit my lip and turned my gaze to the ground. "I've kept something from you… Something that I should have told you right away… But… I… I didn't want you to have to worry about what we were going to do when the time came…"

Sesshoumaru moved his hand under my chin and lifted my head so he could look me in the eyes. "What are you talking about…?"

I opened my mouth and then shut it again. I pulled my face out of his hand so I could look down as I fumbled with my obi.

"Kaori…?"

I shook my head as I bit my lip and pulled my obi off of me, dropping on the ground and then pulling my kimono open. I looked up at him finally as I revealed my nagajugan as it was now pulled tight over my swollen stomach.

"What…" He started but he stopped, words seemed to fail him.

I let go of my kimono and fumbled with the ties of my nagajugan with shaking hands. Sesshoumaru's warm hands covered mine and helped me finally undo the tie so that I could pull it open, exposing my stomach to him.

"I should have told you earlier…" I whispered as I kept my eyes off his face.

"Since when…?"

"The time in the woods…" I murmured nervously.

"Why didn't you tell me…?"

"Where would we go…? There's no place for us to go when it's time… I didn't want you worrying about me…" I watched as he moved to his knees and placed his ear gently to my swollen stomach; his eyes were closed as he sat there.

"When will it be time…?" He asked.

"I'm not sure… maybe another month… I don't know how long it was for your mother to birth you and so I'm going on how large I am to guess how much longer until I give birth…"

He stood up and pulled me against him, laying my head against his fur since he still wore his chest plate. "There is a place I can take you…" he murmured softly. "But I don't know what condition it is in…"

"I will be fine anywhere…" I answered gently.

He lifted my chin and stared down into my eyes. "I would rather it was somewhere clean… I don't want to lose you…"

I moved his hand to my cheek and closed my eyes. "I will be fine… as long as I am with you…"

He smiled at me then lightly brushed his lips against mine. "I will take care of you… I promise…"

I smiled at him. "I know you will…"

We stood there for a while, his arms around me holding me resting against his fur, and then my legs started to give out.

Sesshoumaru chuckled as he moved me away from him and helped me get dressed. "You need to lie down… you're falling asleep…"

I stuck my tongue out at him and started walking back to camp, until I stumbled. He caught me and swept me up into his arms carrying me back to the little camp.

"At least now I know why you have been so tired and so hungry." He chided as he sat down, still holding me.

"I don't know what you're talking about." I tried to sound mad but a yawn ruined the affect.

He laughed and held me closer, making sure I was comfortable. "Sleep now… You can argue with me later…" His lips brushed lightly over mine then he moved my head against his fur.

"Don't think I'll forget…" I mumbled, sleepily.

He chuckled, the sound vibrated in his chest and against my body. "I know you won't…"