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Chapter 3: Fatherhood

Lightning struck nearby. "You're WHAT?" Inuyasha cried out. "No. No way. I am NOT ready for this!" Inuyasha's Tetsusaiga was out before he knew it.

"No, put the sword away! Not in this house, with all the children" Sango demanded. She grabbed Inuyasha by the hair and drug him outside. "It's bad enough that the Wind Scar might destroy the house from the outside but there's no chance when you are inside the house. In fact, I think I will just take Tetsusaiga for now and hold it"

No! Cried Kagome in her head, but her mouth wouldn't move.

She and Inuyasha stood outside facing each other. The rain came down hard but she could see him so clearly. "I can't BELIEVE you would be PREGNANT! We are going to have to do something about this." Inuyasha's face became red "I will NOT allow this to happen… I cannot do this". Inuyasha's eyes began to glow red and his fingernails got long.

No! His demon form… Kagome thought, but her mouth just wouldn't move! Move, body! Say or do SOMETHING. Run or something...

Inuyasha came charging at her…

"Iron Reaver Soul…"

Kagome woke up with a start. The weather outside must have woken her up, the storm was getting worse. It was one week since the dinner at Sango's house, and her dreams were getting more and more vivid. I guess it is true what they say, that dreams are affected by pregnancy…I think I'll just make myself some tea to calm down. I can't have too much though, I remember something about caffeine and pregnancy…

Kagome got up out of bed and made herself some tea. She sat down, staring at Inuyasha and thinking back to that night at Sango's house.

"Inu..yasha?" Kagome began

"HEY WHAT DID YOU GIVE ME THE BURNING STEW FOR? I'M NOT IMMUNE TO THAT YOU KNOW" Inuyasha demanded.

"What did you WANT? I was PUKING you IDIOT. I HAVE MORNING SICKNESS BECAUSE I'M PREGNANT"

Inuyasha's ears twitched. "Wha… What did you say?"

"Oh congratulations!" Miroku chimed in "Children are so excellent!"

Miroku continued to talk but Kagome tuned him out. She focused on Inuyasha and his reaction. He stared off into the distance. Then, silently, he got up and went outside. Kagome followed him.

"Are you really… pregnant?" Inuyasha asked, staring into the sunset

"I think so. I can't know for sure since I didn't bring any pregnancy tests, but I suppose we will find out for sure soon enough….." Kagome trailed off. She sat there, worriedly picking at the grass at her feet.

"Are you ok, Inuyasha?"

"That's why your scent is different. I should have known, Sango's scent also changed…"

"Inuyasha, what's wrong?"

"Kagome, it is simply… I don't know if I will be a good father. My father didn't really stick around to raise me, really all I had was my mother, and she died when I was a child as well. I just… I don't know how to be a parent"

"Is that all…? You're not… disappointed?"

"Why would I be? I have always wanted a life with you, and I knew what that meant. But I always was worried…"

"You are going to make a fantastic father!" Kagome assured him, hugging him tightly. "Now let's go eat something, I'm starving"

I suppose I'm as calm as I will be. Kagome thought. She got up and looked at herself in the mirror. "I'm already changing" she whispered, and looked back at Inuyasha

Inuyasha doesn't change. He looks exactly the same as when I met him, and I was… 15! I wonder what happens to half-demons, when they age… I guess I never thought about it before. Kagome shuddered, and was suddenly exhausted.

Being pregnant is so strange

She laid back down next to Inuyasha and as she drifted to sleep, she thought I need to take that potion to Kaede tomorrow…