A.N. you know. You would expect that with as long as this is this would be my favorite story. BUT ITS NOT. I actually dislike it so much I'm considering deleting it to no longer worry about it. But people like it. So I'm keeping it. I hope yall don't mind if I end up rushing it in the end. I really just want to get this done and over with. I believe I can do so much better work on my other stuff if I'm not working on this. So with that said. HERE IS MY STORY!
P.S. IF I SAY MONTHLY CYCLE YOU BETTER KNOW WHAT I MEAN!
It had been almost Four months after Kagome told James the entire story about her knowing his grandfather. Four months after she found out InuYasha was engaged to one of her best friends. And three months since she had her last monthly cycle. Now most people on birth control would find this no big deal. But Kagome knew it was a big deal because she was only on the pill a couple of days when she missed her first one. And now she was going on three. Something was definitely up.
"Miss… Hig-oo-rae-shie?" the nurse said, attempting to sound out Kagome's name as much as he could without messing it up.
"That's me!" Kagome said, standing up, "it's Hig-oo-ra-shie."
"Sorry," the nurse said, "not used to it. How about I just call you Kag-o-mie?"
"Close," Kagome laughed. "Just call me Kags. Everyone from school did for the longest time."
"Sure thing," he replied, checking her out slightly, "we're just going to have to check your weight for charts, and height. Go ahead and take off shoes, heavy jewelry and set you bag here on the table. Oh and take out anything from your pockets that could make it also a false weight." Kagome nodded, removing her shoes, put her bag on the table, and removed what looked like ten dollars in silver change from her pockets
"Laundry day," she laughed, "sill don't have a washer and dryer in the house."
"I understand," the boy said with a smile, "same situation here."
"Sucks don't it?" she asked, watching as the numbers on the scale continued to rise, even after her original weight passed by.
"Big time," he said with a smile, "okay! 135, good healthy weight. Lets get your height, stand up straight, shoulders back brings you more to your full stature… okay 65cm, perfect height for your weight. Go ahead and go into exam room one, the doctor should be in shortly."
"135?" she asked herself, "how the hell? Have I been retaining that much water? Maybe I should start going to the gym with James more often."
"Hello Ms. Higurashi," the doctor said with a smile as she entered the office, "how are you today?"
"Upset now," Kagome said defeatedly, "how are you Dr. Lang? How's the new baby?"
"Great," the doctor said, "thank you for asking. So what brings you in today?"
"Well," Kagome said, "its pretty stupid, but I don't want to go and scare James. But I have missed my last three cycles, and I just found out I gained a good 15lbs since I last came in. I'm praying its just water and plan on hitting the gym with my boyfriend more often now, but I really want to make sure I'm not pregnant."
"Well," the doctor said with a smile, "have you been eating more than usual lately?"
"Not that I can really think of," Kagome said, "I'll snack here and there during lectures or at the store. But other than that James practically has to force feed me at least breakfast and dinner."
The doctor nodded, "do you find yourself more fatigued than normal?"
"I guess," Kagome said, "I mean I've been working a good six days a week lately. And I'm helping my sister get ready for her baby. I'm always doing something lately, not to mention I work out twice a week."
The doctor nodded and wrote that down in her charts, "okay. Well lets get your blood pressure taken, and then we'll take a blood sample from you to test. It says here that your on YAZ?"
Kagome nodded, "I've been on it a little over two months."
The doctor nodded again, "when did you notice you missed your first cycle?"
"Probably three months ago?" Kagome said, more a question to herself than anyone else.
"Okay," the doctor said. "That is quite a while, and it's a good thing you came in."
Kagome nodded, pulling her sleeve up so the doctor could get the cuff around her bicep.
"Your blood pressure is normal," she said, walking over and writing that down before grabbing a new needle from the box, alcohol swabs, and also a rubber tourniquet and a band-aid, "lets get this clean and we'll get that sample."
Kagome nodded, "I hate needles."
The doctor laughed, "it's okay. Just focus on a fixed point on the wall and don't pay any attention to me."
Kagome smiled, "okay."
In a matter of seconds the doctor had taken the vile of blood, cleaned Kagome's arm and put a band-aid over the needle prick, "all done!"
Kagome smiled, "thank god!"
"Well from what we can tell you're healthy," the doctor said, "I'm going to send this off and in about a day we'll know if you're pregnant or not. But if you feel maybe you should work out more often with your boyfriend that's fine. Just take care of yourself while doing so. If you're pregnant regular exercise is good for you, but as long as its regulated."
"Okay," Kagome said, standing up, "thank you."
"No problem," the doctor said, "we'll give you a call no later than Friday with the results."
Kagome nodded and left the room, "man I have to go see Sango."
-20 minutes later-
"What do you mean you might be pregnant?" Sango and Miroku practically yelled at Kagome as they finished setting up the nursery.
"Well its kinda self explanatory," Kagome said harshly.
"How… I mean I know how," Sango said, pointing to her own very large belly, "obviously. But what?"
"I've missed my… cycle," Kagome said sheepishly, looking over a Miroku who had all of a sudden gotten very red, "about three months ago. And its been that way since."
"I'm going to kill him!" Miroku said angrily.
"You are not!" Kagome exclaimed.
"I have every right!" Miroku said.
"Miroku," Sango said, "you don't. If it were InuYasha's child you would be jumping for joy right now at the thought of being a god-father."
"YEAH!" Kagome chimed in.
"Yes," Miroku said, "but do either of you, ESPECIALLY YOU -points at Kagome- remember who his family is?"
"He is Kouga's GRANDSON," Kagome said exasperatedly. "They are not the same person."
Miroku sighed, "does he know?"
Kagome shook her head, "he's at the shop right now. I'm going to talk to him about it later tonight when he gets home. Man! If I'm pregnant I cant ride my bike anymore! I finally got a helmet I like! I hated that plain black one!"
Sango and Miroku started laughing. Not long after InuYasha gave her the bike, she was given a helmet, she went and found herself a black helmet with lime green flames going across the sides, and she absolutely loved it. James was just glad she was willing to wear the helmet at all considering InuYasha never wore one but always forced Kagome into one.
"That's a good thing," Sango said. "Motorcycles are dangerous."
"No more," Kagome argued, "if not less dangerous than a regular four door sedan."
"She has a point," Miroku said. "More fatalities are occurring to people in normal cars than those on motorcycles these days."
Sango shook her head, "DON'T AGREE WITH HER! SHE'S GOING TO TRY AND BUY THE BABY A MOTORCYCLE IF YOU DO!"
"I never thought of that!" Kagome said, smiling at Sango's surprised face. "I wouldn't do that! Maybe a little four wheeler or something yeah. But not a motorcycle!"
Sango laughed, "anyway. What do you think? About it. I mean do you… feel pregnant?"
"How do you feel pregnant until your well… having the baby at a normal size in you?" Kagome asked.
"I don't know," Sango said.
Kagome looked at her watch, "well I'm going to go home. James should be off in a hour, and its at least a 45 minute drive from Queen Creek to here. I'll make dinner, and butter him up A LOT before bringing babies up."
Sango laughed, Miroku seethed, but they both said goodbye, watching as Kagome grabbed her helmet and mounted the bike she loved so much, "MAKE SURE YOU PUT THAT THING ON!"
Kagome nodded, flipping her hair into the helmet, she kick started her bike and tore out of her friends driveway.
--
-with InuYasha and Ally-
"Hey guess what!" Ally said with a grin.
"What?" InuYasha asked, pulling her into his lap for a kiss.
"I can finally afford to get out of the dorms," she said with a grin. Ally refused to move in with InuYasha because she wanted to know what it was like to have to pay bills. With job she already has as a medical billing and coding specialist, she could afford a apartment and utilities in one paycheck, but she wanted to make sure she could move into the perfect place and be able to have money left over for all the things she wanted, and still have money for the next few months rent. Being a jr in college, she had been working as a coder for about 2 years, and had saved up A LOT of money.
"Great," he said with a grin, "when do you want to go looking for apartments?"
"Soon," she said with a grin. "It has to be perfect too!"
InuYasha laughed, "I understand. I'll call around and see what I can do. Are you sure you want a apartment or a condo? With a condo you can paint."
"That changes my mind instantly!" she squealed, "condo! I wanna be able to color the walls to what I want!"
InuYasha laughed, "great. Well let's go start your search then. Everything is always online."
Ally laughed and nodded, following InuYasha upstairs to his office. When they passed a certain room, she saw what looked to be some hunting equipment. But she knew he didn't hunt. Especially with a bow.
"Yash," she called, "what do you have a bow in here for?"
"It's Kagome's," he said, coming up behind her, "we had a thing we had to do in class a while back and she used my yard. She didn't have one at the time and I told her she could leave the bow and arrows here because after she moved in with James she found out he didn't like her having weapons in the house."
Ally nodded, "Okay! Lets go check out the condo's then!" InuYasha smiled and went with her, watching as she turned the computer on before turning around to look up at him, "I know it should be close to the school. But since I work from home I don't really know what else."
"Close to me?" InuYasha suggested.
"I think I can agree to that," she said with a smile, kissing his finger which was right by his face, "but I don't know."
InuYasha smirked and leaned down to be level with her face, "but then you'll be stuck in traffic all by yourself."
Ally smiled, "your right. Closer to you. I can make you drive!"
InuYasha groaned and went to grab a chair for himself, he figured they'd be there a while.
--
-At Kagome's-
"Kagome?" James called, "are you cooking?"
"Yes," Kagome said with a grin as he entered the kitchen, "just for me and you! A actual meal too! No frozen… well the veggies were frozen… and the meat was before I took it out. But you now know what I mean. No tossing it in the oven already prepared."
"What are you making?" he asked, sniffing the air appreciatively, then noticing Kagome was all dressed up, "and when can I get you out of that dress?"
Kagome laughed, looking down at her body. She put on a black min-dress with black heels to match, and a little dark eyeshadow and lipstick.
"I'm making meatloaf, potatoes and some steamed veggies," she said with a grin, "and maybe you'll get to get me out of this as dessert. But only if you're a good boy. Now go and get a shower and go sit down at the table, I'm almost done."
James nodded and raced up the stairs, making Kagome laugh. She quickly went into the dining room and set out the bowl of mashed potatoes she had already prepared, as well as the veggies, put plates and forks down, and then two glasses. Filling James's with a beer he liked, and hers with iced tea (just in case she was pregnant), Kagome went to go check the meatloaf.
"So what's the occasion?" James asked, ten minutes later just as Kagome was setting the done, and already cut platter of steaming meatloaf on the table.
"Just thought I'd do something nice," she said, plopping down in his lap instead of the chair, kissing his cheek, "and later I have something to tell you. But lets eat first."
James nodded, taking a drink of his beer, watching as Kagome served him his food, "you never fix my plate. What's going on?"
"Nothing," she said, "do you want green beans or corn?"
"Both," he said, "but something is going on."
"Your right," she said, giving him the plate before serving her own, "there is. And I'll tell you later." James nodded, watching as Kagome neatly cut her meatloaf and took a sip of her tea, "aren't you going to eat?"
Looking away quickly, James stared at his plate, "this looks really good. Did you actually make this or did you hold someone hostage and force them to do it instead?"
"While that sounds like a lot of fun," Kagome said, "I made this meal all by myself. I didn't even mess up!"
James nodded, spearing some meatloaf onto his fork, observing it before taking a bite. It was good he thought, Kagome never cooked. She always burnt something.
After their meal was done, and Kagome had cleaned up, also something she never did because she always found some excuse to leave the kitchen and make James do it, Kagome decided now was the best time to tell him.
"Hey lets go sit down in the living room," she said, grabbing his hand.
James nodded, still unsure of what's going on. Pushing James onto the couch, Kagome sat in his lap, toying with his hair.
"What's up?" he asked as she kissed his neck, "your awfully strange today."
"What?" Kagome asked innocently, stealing a kiss from his lips, "I cant love my boyfriend?"
"Not when you're acting like a housewife," he said, getting caught up in another kiss.
Kagome sighed, "fine."
James smiled, "seriously. What do you want to talk about?"
"What do you think of children?" Kagome asked, playing with his hand.
"I think that after a couple of years," he said, "when we're not in school a baby would be great."
Kagome sighed, "So you wouldn't want one right now?"
"I didn't say that," he said, taking her chin in his hand so she could look at him, "I want you all to myself for now. I don't really feel like sharing."
Kagome smiled, "what if I told you you'd have to share sooner than you were ready?"
"I don't know," he said. "Kagome are you ready for a family now?"
"No!" she exclaimed, quickly calming down, "I just… I might be pregnant."
"WHAT!" James exclaimed, "how… I mean I know how but… I thought you were taking birth control."
"I am!" Kagome said, getting up quickly, "but. It takes a while to kick in, and I missed my first cycle 3 months ago. And I've only been taking the pills a little over 2."
James nodded, looking down at Kagome's abdomen and then at her face, "what are you going to do if you are?"
"I'm going to keep it if I'm pregnant," she said.
"I… you… we… I cant take this," James said, getting up and walking out of the house, Kagome at his heels.
"What the hell?" she called, moving as fast as she possibly could, "where the hell are you going?"
"I can't deal with this right now," he said, opening his truck door, "I'm going to stay in a motel for a couple of nights. I'll see you later."
"JAMES!" she called, "IF YOU LEAVE I'LL BE GONE WHEN YOU GET BACK!" He didn't pay attention, he just kept driving.
"Looks like I'm outta here," Kagome said, walking back up to her and James's room, pulling out a suitcase and a duffle bag.
After she unloaded all her clothes into the two bags, she went and decided to call Miroku. She would need his help.
"Hey Miroku," Kagome said, "sorry for waking you. Can you and Sango come over? I need some help."
"Sure," he said, "whats up?"
"I'm going back to my apartment," she said.
A.N. okay so it's not as long as I had hoped. But I hope you understand that I'm rushing this. NO Kagome and James aren't over. This is just my being stupid. I'll update later and we'll see what happens!