The week passed quickly, the village atmosphere worried and suspenseful. The villagers all loved kagome as their own, and were upset to hear about the news of the child. They all prayed for her, every day without fail.
Kagome was having trouble walking around and inuyasha stayed by her side, finally telling her to remain in the cave so she would not get hurt. Kagome had been in the cave for three days and was getting stir crazy. She knew that if she tried to leave however, inuyasha was standing at the entrance and would make her turn back around. She was feeling particularly uncomfortable today, and was getting worried when she did not feel any kicks for a few hours. She finally got up the courage to call to inuyasha. "Inuyasha!" She shouted out, hoping he was still outside. "Whats wrong kagome?" He shouted as he ran in, "are you okay? Is the pup okay?" "I dont know inuyasha...i cant feel any kicking, it hasn't kicked all day." Inuyasha jumped up and shouted "just stay still kagome im going after kaede!" He thought to himself as he ran, 'please don't let the pup already be...no! It has to be okay! I wont let it die!'
Kaede looked up at inuyasha as he ran into her hut, she didn't need him to say anything she could tell by the look on his face that something bad had happened. She gathered her herbs and followed him back. "What happened inuyasha?" She asked as they ran toward the cave. "Kagome said the pup hasn't kicked today!" Kaede felt her heart break as she realized what it meant. She found kagome up against a wall, and she looked like she was in pain. "Inuyasha, i need water and blankets. Now." "Whats going on kaede?" Inuyasha asked as he did what she asked. "Kagome is in labor, inuyasha." Inuyasha panicked as kaede got ready. "Why kaede? It's too early!" Kaede looked up at inuyasha and told him, not wanting to give him false hope, "the child has passed on inuyasha, and kagomes body is letting it go." Inuyasha just stared for a moment before he sat down next to kagome and held her hand, fearing that if he let go, his sanity would break as well. Kaede walked kagome through the labor, never leaving her. After two hours, kagome gave birth. It was a girl with black hair and black dog ears, her eyes closed, not moving. Kaede handed the child to kagome so she could see her. Kagome cried as she held her, finally motioning to inuyasha to hold her. Inuyasha took the child in his arms and wept.