A/N: The song in this chapter is Bloodsport by Sneaker Pimps...It's only part of the song though hahah...EnjoY!
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Chapter 1
Sickly Sweet
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"I want to be a kid again
Come down having Sunday best
See me staying home bunking school
Knowing wrong from right just rules…"
Kagome tapped her fingers anxiously against the countertop. It seemed ages before the timer rang and even then, the time wasn't long enough. She had no one there with her, in fact no one knew of her 'problem', per say. Her heart skipped a beat at every beep the timer emitted. She took a deep breath and got up to walk to the table.
"I wish I'd never seen your face
Better done wonder phase…"
Her legs felt like jelly beneath her, threatening to give out any second. She reached the table and picked up the test. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes. A few tears escaped her lashes and her hand instinctively came her to her stomach. Dear Kami help me… She prayed.
She was pregnant.
"I need an echo, not your praise
Straying from the god you nailed…"
Her legs gave out and she cradled the phone in her arms, hiccupping as she dialed the number to her best friends home who currently lived in America.
"Sango," she wailed when she heard her friend's cheery voice. "Sango, I'm pregnant," she sobbed, close to dropping the phone. She could just imagine Sango's disgusted face through the phone line. Her friend's next words surprised her.
"Kagome I'll be there tomorrow morning, I'm getting the first plane to Tokyo."
Kagome nodded. "Thank you Sango," she said in a watery tone. She hung up the phone and crawled to her bed, falling asleep with her hand over her abdomen.
"Sex and love is not a game
A game is something you can win
Maybe something kind of fun
'Cause love is just a bloodsport, son…"
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"Kagome!" The first thing she heard that morning was her mother's voice and the sound of luggage being dragged across the living room. Sango walked in through her bedroom door and instantly her eyes were on the test. She walked over and wrapped it in a piece of paper before chucking it in the wastebasket.
At just that moment Kagome's mother walked through the door, a smile on her face. "Kagome dear, look who's here to see you."
Kagome—still half asleep—sat up slightly. She saw Sango and smiled. "Sango," she squealed, too happy about seeing her friend to let the new news upset her. Sango grinned and jumped onto the bed, locking her friend in a tight hug.
Sango was currently twenty, two years older than Kagome and taking a little break off of college. Her father had died when she was young but left her and her brother a plethora of money to use as they pleased. Sango had saved some for college and used the rest to buy a house and pay for her brother's tuition. Kagome could easily see how she could just drop everything and fly in overnight.
"Alright well I'll leave you two to get caught up," Kagome's mom said and then exited the room.
Kagome's eyes widened almost instantly. "Oh no, the pregnancy test! I didn't throw it away! What if she saw?"
Sango giggled. "Don't worry I threw it away. I figured you'd forget. So anyways…how are you feeling?"
Kagome rolled her eyes. "Sango I'm less than three weeks pregnant."
"I'm just making sure! Who's the father?" she asked, settling herself down on Kagome's bed.
Kagome shook her head. "You wouldn't believe me even if I told you and gave you blood tests."
Sango laughed. "Well then it must be someone good. So tell me!"
Kagome sighed. "You know Rin Takahashi?" Kagome asked.
Sango nodded, not quite sure where she was going.
"Her father is the father of my baby."
Sango's face twisted. "What? How old is this guy?"
Kagome laughed. "He's only twenty one Sango. Chill."
"Oh," Sango said with a sigh of relief. "Good. I mean I would have loved you even if he was an old guy with no life but Rin's dad huh?"
"Yeah," Kagome said with a sigh. "That's the one and only." Sango smiled sadly at her and jumped when Kagome's phone gave a shrill whine. Kagome excused herself and answered it.
"Hello?" she said cheerfully. Sango watched as her face fell. "Hey…" Slight pause. "No I'm fine." Pause. "I'm positive." Sigh. "Listen Kouga, I need to talk to you…in person." Pause. "Just please come…tonight at the park."
Sango examined her friend. She seemed to be handling it well…at least she hoped…
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"Are you sure you don't want me to come with you Kagome?" Sango asked hesitant about letting her go to see Kouga by herself. "What if he tries something?"
Kagome nodded. "I know Kouga, he'd never do anything to intentionally hurt me."
"But Kagome you're pregnant!" Sango hissed in a whisper. "I know that if I was a guy and my girlfriend got pregnant by another man I'd be upset!"
"Of course he'll be upset, that's expected Sango," Kagome answered, brushing it off. She dug through her drawer until she found what she was looking for. She smiled in triumph and handed it to Sango.
Sango looked down at the book and then at her. "Baby names? I'm not picking out a name for you…that's for you and daddy to decided," she said with a grin.
Kagome sighed and plopped down on the bed. "I don't know if I can even go through with this Sango. Maybe I should just…get an abortion," she whispered.
Sango's eyes widened. "I don't think so missy! If I see you within a foot of the clinic I'm—I'll tell Sesshomaru myself!"
Kagome glared at her…not sure if she should take that comment seriously or not. "Sango…" she started.
"Yes I'm serious. Kagome you can't just kill the baby. It deserves a life. You know how much I am against abortion and you are too! You've always been big on that 'no abortion' thing."
She nodded. Sango was absolutely right…but it was different when you were the one pregnant. She sighed. She'd think about that later. For now she had a wolf to meet…
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Sango walked behind Kagome, her hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry, it'll be fine." Kagome saw him, his back facing her and immediately her heart sped up. She turned to leave but Sango's firm grip on her shoulder stopped her.
"Sango, I can't," she pleaded, wanting to just crawl back under her covers.
Sango shook her head. "No, you need to do this…it's only fair to Kouga if you tell him and let him decide."
Kagome took a deep breath. Kouga turned around, saw her, and smiled. Kagome instantly felt a thousand times guilty. She whimpered and Sango nudged her forward. Kouga walked up to her and hugged her, kissing her on the lips. Kagome kissed back.
He pulled away about five seconds later. "So why'd you want me to meet you Kags?" he asked, placing his hand over hers.
Kagome looked back at Sango for reassurance and once Sango nodded her head, Kagome turned back to Kouga and began leading him over to a bench in off the pathway of the park. They sat down and Kagome took her hand out of his, looking down at her lap. She sighed and he tossed her a confused glance.
"Kouga…I'm…I'm pregnant…" she muttered.
He kept silent for a moment, clearly surprised. "We—never had sex—YOU CHEATED ON ME!" he yelled, pointing an accusing finger at her. He backed away from her, his fists clenched.
Kagome cried, clutching the material of her skirt. Kouga's eyes held hurt but also rage. He growled and turned away, not wanting to look at her. He was afraid he'd do something he'd regret.
Sango rushed over and patted Kagome's back. "Oh sweetheart…shh," she cooed, grabbing her hands. Kouga gave one last snarl before running off.
Kagome broke down into sobs. "Come on hon, let's get you home," Sango said and then began leading her out of the park.
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"Oh Sango," Kagome said with a sigh, hours later. "What am I going to do?" Kouga had not tried calling or anything. Kagome knew he was mad and probably never wanted to look at her again. She'd let him have his space. She loved him…she truly did but she was pregnant with another man's baby.
"You need to tell Sesshomaru," Sango said, pushing the phone towards the distraught girl. Kagome shook her head.
"No…I don't think I could handle that right now," she said lying down on her bed. Sango nodded.
"Ok…but I want you to tell him tomorrow after school."
"Oh god school…" Kagome muttered. "How am I going to face Rin?"
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"Hey Kags!" Eri called the next day. Kagome turned around and smiled, seeing the girl bound towards her. "What's up?"
"Eh, nothing…" she mumbled, leaving out the fact that she and Kouga broke up. Eri smiled.
"Always fun."
Kagome nodded solemnly. "You?"
Eri beamed. "Well…" she began. "I have a date!"
Kagome's brown eyes brightened. "With who?" she asked eagerly.
"Sesshomaru!" she squealed.
Kagome's face instantly fell but she regained her posture and once again smiled. "That's awesome Eri," she said with false enthusiasm. That bastard…oh wait…he doesn't know…but still! He slept with you! He has a life too! And it's not like you actually called him or even tried to keep in touch with him! But he got me pregnant!
Kagome hadn't noticed she had stopped due her internal battle. Eri was in front of her waving a hand in her face.
"Uh Kagome?" she asked.
Kagome snapped out of her stupor and turned to face her friend. "Sorry…just thinking about Kouga," she lied with a sigh.
Eri smiled. "You two are so cute! Well I'll see you later…can I come over tonight and you can help me get ready?"
Kagome wanted to say no…but then again Eri didn't know. "Uh sure," Kagome mumbled and then waved as Eri walked away.
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Rin jogged up to Kagome during their PE class and smiled. "Hey Kagome," she greeted.
"Hey Rin." Rin was currently a sophomore at their high school and even though she was only five years younger than Sesshomaru was, she still looked up to him as her father. Kagome had never gotten the whole story but she knew that Sesshomaru's father adopted Rin when she was younger and then when his father passed, he took Rin in.
"How are you?" she asked politely, taking a sip of water from her bottle.
Kagome shrugged. "Oh I'm okay I guess. You know…nothing exciting." Except being pregnant with your father's child, She added in her mind.
"Yeah same here. Oh you and Eri are friends right?"
Kagome nodded, having a good idea of where she was going.
"Can you tell her to be careful? I mean I know he's my father and everything and likes to keep his dates on the down low but he sleeps with pretty much every girl. He's so cold to his dates though…I don't know how he gets them to bed," she said with a blush.
Kagome smiled. Maybe by waiting till they're drunk…? "I'll tell her. Has he ever gotten anyone pregnant?" Kagome asked curiously.
Rin didn't mind and shook her head. "No."
"Oh hmm…that's cool. So anyways," she said, not feeling comfortable with the subject. "We better get running or the coach will have out heads."
Rin giggled and nodded.
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Kagome walked into her room, Sango on her bed reading a book. "Hey San," she greeted. Sango smiled.
"Hey Kags, how was your day?"
"Not so good…"
Sango patted the spot next to her. "What happened?"
"Eri's going on a date with Sesshomaru tonight."
Sango sighed. "Okay that's it…you have to call him."
"But I'm nervous…I mean even Rin, his daughter, practically called him a jackass."
"You never know," Sango said pushing the phone towards her.
Kagome picked up the phone, the butterflies in her stomach flapping madly. "Here goes nothing," she mumbled and dialed Rin's home phone number.
She knew Rin wouldn't be home because she had told her she was spending the night at one of her friend's house since she didn't want to get in the way of her father and Eri.
She felt Sango scoot closer and squeeze her shoulder.
It rang once.
Twice.
Three times.
"Hello?" a silky voice answered.
"Sesshomaru…" Kagome began.
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A/N: Well what did you think?? I hope you guys liked it...please review!