Part 2: Bring on the Rain

Annoying Little Twit

I decided to write a sequel. This one will have fluff in it, and have another sequel to that one. I don't know if I'll keep writing on this story after that though. This WAS supposed to be a one-shot. But… It was too cute to resist. I just had an idea spring in my head. And not to mention people added this story to their alert list. That confused me (laughs). WARINING! Lots of sap ahead. If you gag on too much of it, leave now or forever hold your peace.

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Kagome had been meeting Youko throughout the whole summer, before leaving back to her time. Their time together had been wonderful - passion filled nights and romantic days - but it always had to come to and end. She would long for him between visits.

She knew about his jobs, and it worried her when he would go on a heist. But after meeting Kuronue, and making him promise to keep an eye on her lover, she felt a tad bit safer. Until the news came.

Kuronue had died.

/Another day has almost come and gone
Can't imagine what else could go wrong/

Youko had openly cried in front of her that night. He felt like it was his fault this had happened. He knew that the chain wasn't good, and that it wouldn't last forever, but Kuronue had said he would get it replaced later.

"I left him behind… I could have stayed with him and gotten caught also. I just… Left him…" Youko sobbed, and Kagome held him to her chest, rubbing small circles on his back while tears filled her eyes also. She had liked the chimera also; he was funny, and fun to argue with.

"Youko, he wanted you to live. He cared for you. He wanted you to live…" She said, a tear running down her cheek. She didn't know how to console him.

/Sometimes I'd like to hide away somewhere and lock the door
A single battle lost but not the war ('cause)/

In honor of him, Kagome had gone back and taken the body of Kuronue, and dug him a grave underneath a cherry tree, and planted many flowers there, and made a grave marker. She buried the body of the chimera, and brought Youko there, and held a funeral service, just him and her.

"May his soul fly free with the treasures he loved dearly." Kagome concluded, wiping tears from her face, and leaning against Youko. Youko, who had tears of gratitude and regret in his eyes, but holding them back, held her close to him, looking at the grave marker.

"Kuronue, a dear friend and an even greater ally."

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/Tomorrows another day
And I'm thirsty anyway
So bring on the rain/

Two years had passed since the funeral. Kagome had completed the jewel, and Naraku had long since been defeated. Sango and Miroku had gotten married, and Shippo had grown a little. Just a little. According to Youko, fox demons aged slowly in their younger years, then had a major growth spurt, then slowed down on aging again.

Shippo was still the only one who knew about Youko, and Kagome planned on keeping it that way, until one day.

Kagome was panicking. Majorly. She had missed her period - again. This was the second month. She thought she had caught a cold bug, since she had been throwing up, but now, she suspected something else. So she went to the doctor to get her suspicions cleared, and he gave her the results.

She was pregnant.

/It's almost like the hard times circle 'round
A couple drops and they all start coming down/

Kagome broke down. Why now? Her friends didn't even know that she had a lover. How was she supposed to explain that she was pregnant? Better yet, how would Youko react?

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Timidly, she stepped out of the portal of the well, and raced delicately, yet swiftly, to where she knew Youko would be waiting for her. Youko, being there as expected, caught her, and twirled her around, then noticed that Kagome was crying.

"Love, what is the matter?" He asked, nuzzling her neck. Kagome just sobbed harder.

"I-I-I don't k-know how to e-explain!" She cried, burying her face into his muscular chest.

"Hush now, it can't be that bad… can it?" He asked her, going to his knees and bringing her down with him, cradling her to him.

"Youko… I'm… I'm pregnant…" She whispered brokenly, staring at the ground.

/Yeah, I might feel defeated,
I might hang my head
I might be barely breathing - but I'm not dead

No ('cause)/

Youko sat there in shock, registering what was just said. Then a grin broke out on his face.

He was having kits.

"Kagome-love, that's wonderful!" Youko cried out happily, placing his hands on her shoulders and pushing her away so he could see her tear-streaked face. She looked at him confused.

"Y-your not mad?" She sniffled, making him grin wider.

"I would be mad… If it was anyone else. But I love you. Nothing would make me happier then knowing that we created life together." He said soothingly. This time, Kagome smiled, and then broke down crying again - this time in relief.

"I thought… I thought you w-would be s-so m-mad… and l-leave me!" She sobbed, clinging to him.

"Why would I do that? I have more honor then that! And I love you. I wouldn't leave you because of something so wonderful." Youko said softly, stroking her hair.

"But Youko… How do I tell my mother?"

/Tomorrows another day
And I'm thirsty anyway
So bring on the rain/

Kagome went back home, after talking with Youko more.

"Mom?" Kagome called, stepping into the house and toeing off her shoe.

"In the kitchen dear!" She called back, and Kagome felt the nervous knot in her stomach tighten.

"Mom, can you come talk with me in the living room for a moment? This is really important." Kagome asked, stepping into the living room, and sitting down in one of the overstuffed armchairs. Kagome's mother came in, apron on, and soap suds staining the upper parts of her arms. She saw the worried look on Kagome's face.

"What's wrong? Is it Inuyasha? Sango? One of the others? Did something happen?" She said, sitting down across from Kagome.

"Mom… I'm… I don't know how to tell you this…" Kagome started, and her mother stared.

"I guess there's no easy way… I'm… …" She mumbled the last part so low that she herself couldn't even hear it.

"What was that dear? I couldn't hear you." Kagome's mother said, concern in her voice.

"I'm pregnant…"

She stared at her mom, and her mom stared back.

/No, I'm not gonna let it get me down
I'm not gonna cry
And I'm not gonna lose any sleep tonight ('cause)/

"H-how?" Her mother asked. "Who's the father? Inuyasha?"

"No, it's a demon… Named Youko…" Kagome said, watching the emotions cross on her mothers face. Confusion, anger, bewilderment, happiness, thoughtfulness, anger again, and finally settled on worry.

"Did he rape you?" Her nother asked immediately.

"No! He's my lover. He has been for the past three years."

"Why did you never tell me this?" Her mother asked, anger in her voice.

"Because I knew you would disapprove!" She said, tears forming in her eyes.

"Honey…" Her mother said, seeing the tears in her daughters eyes. "I'm not mad at you… Just a little caught off guard… I wasn't expecting this."

"You-You're not mad at me?" She sniffled, sliding out of the armchair and onto her knees. Her mother did the same, and embraced her daughter. They both started to cry, and Souta walked into the room.

"…Mom? Kagome? What's going on?"

"Congratulations Souta, you're going to be an uncle." Kagome said, looking at her little brother. He paled, then his eyes rolled back into his head, and he fainted.

/Tomorrows another day

And I am not afraid

So bring on the rain/

Owari

I was going to have this be longer, but I think telling people your pregnant gets repetitive. So I'm ending it here for now. I will be posting a sequel to this one. So stay tuned!