When you'd scream, I'd fight away all of your fears.
The Mikos were quickly brought back home. There were lead to a room where only they, InuTashio, Inuyasha, and Sesshomaru stood.
"We have a spy," InuTashio said.
"K, probably the wind witch, stupid bitch."
Inuyasha found his throat within Sesshomaru's hand. "Mind your mouth half-breed."
"Let him go, Sesshomaru," Kagome called now 28 weeks along,
"Do you think to tell me what do to Miko?"
"Drop him." His father said. Sesshomaru released him.
"What did Naraku want?" Kikyo asked.
Kagome didn't miss everyone's eyes go to her. "Me."
"Hn." Sesshomaru confirmed.
"Why me?"
"He wants to breed you." Sesshomaru said.
"Do ya have to say it like that? Damn." Inuyasha defended rubbing his neck.
"For peace?" She asked.
"Yes, Kagome." InuTashio spoke before anyone else could insult anyone else.
"And?" She said.
"I did not entertain his request at the time." Sesshomaru answered.
"You didn't say no?" She seethed.
"I didn't say yes."
"But you didn't say no." She snapped.
"I see the time with the wolf has made your mouth loose Miko. Remind me to punish him for it."
"Get over yourself!"
Sesshomaru was growling at her and moved towards her. She stood her ground. "I'm not afraid of you."
"You won't be carrying my child forever, Miko."
"Don't call it your child, you jerk."
"Kagome." InuTashio warned.
Sesshomaru grabbed her jaw and his father had to hold Inuyasha back.
"What, did the wolf whisper sweet nothings in your ear while you were in his care?"
"No, but at least he didn't throw me to the enemy." Her eyes held fire. She was weak from being away, but she would be damned if he was going to walk on her, especially after learning he does not flat out deny the enemy's request.
"What, think I would keep you, indulge you, protect you?"
"No, I just didn't think you would be so stupid."
He slapped her. She screamed and blasted him with her power, knocking him back.
"How dare you?!" Tears streamed down her face as his eyes began to bleed.
"Inuyasha, take him and go."
"Hell na, let her kick his ass."
"Now!" His father yelled.
Sesshomaru fought, but they both left the room.
"The fuck is your problem? How could you hurt her like that?"
"Stupid half-breed, my bark is far worse than my bite." At least when it came to her he knew.
Kagome slid down the wall. "You should not have pressed him Kagome, his beast has been most upset lately."
"He is ill?" Kikyo asked shocked.
"I'd say, the little girl named Rin is now his ward."
Kagome looked up. "What?" She breathed.
"He saved her, Naraku killed her."
Both mikos were shocked.
InuTashio knelt. "I believe Naraku may know about the jewel."
Both mikos stopped breathing.
There were only four people who knew that the jewel was deep within Kagome.
Kagome, Kikyo, InuTashio and Kaede, the girl's mentor.
"Do not worry, we will fight this Kagome." He helped her up. "In the meantime, try to stay calm and fight your fear."
Her hand slid from her face. "Hai." She breathed.
Kagome stayed clear of Sesshomaru. She bathed and no matter how much she tried the red mark on her face would not go away.
She missed having a bed. Sleeping on furs sucked, she didn't know how pregnant wolves did it.
She settled in and sighed. There was plenty of time to think of what was to come. Plenty of time to worry about her fears.
But she did think of them.
She knew InuTashio would fight for her, that Inuyasha would fight for her. Everyone but the person who should would fight for her.
"I'll never call him big brother again." She whispered.
Kagome closed her eyes and tried to calm her heart, her fears.
Sleep came to her slowly.
Then he showed. He heard her words from outside, hiding his demonic aura well it seemed. He came and knelt seeing her face. His knuckles brushed against her face where he hit her.
"Why do you anger me so?" He asked. His eyes ran down her body to her bump. She was growing and still all baby.
He had not wanted to hit her.
He had a strong urge to join her, to cover her, to put his arm around her belly. He fisted his hand and pulled back. She needed to have this baby.
Kagura was not helping his urges at all, in fact he was becoming quite annoyed with her.
"Sesshomaru?"
Sesshomaru snapped out of his thoughts and found Kagome looking at him.
"You should not anger me."
She blinked slowly. "Your father told me that your demonic nature was unbalanced."
"And you defied me further, throwing it into a rage."
She rolled on her back. "Anyway to calm it?"
"Ways I am not willing to indulge, Miko."
She blushed, "Oh."
His hand made contact with her belly and he rolled it over her womb. "He fared well?"
"Yes."
Soon his hands were parting her robe and she bent her knees up to shield her womanhood from him. Her hands went to her chest to hold it closed. His warm hand roamed over her belly and he closed his eyes.
"You like pregnancy."
"Hn, I suppose I will find out once my mate carries."
Kagome rolled away from him, effectively cutting him off from her belly. His eyes snapped open and they were pink with displeasure.
"Go away." She whispered. "Please."
He growled, "Miko."
"Don't. If you're just going to leave us, ignore his existence, love her, then, please. Please." She was trying too hard not to cry. "Please, don't touch me so."
"Afraid of your big brothers touch now Miko?"
"You're not my brother." She curled up. "You're nothing to me." It hurt her to her soul to say that.
"But you are something to me." He told her, but before her heart could even skip a beat he spoke.
"You are my raw power." He leaned and grabbed her face and covered her mouth with his.
He bit her lip and she gasped. He took in her blood and stole a kiss. His hand went back to her belly as his mouth moved against hers.
He was painfully hard.
"No!" She breathed and push him away. "I said don't touch me."
"You love me." He stated, "I can see it in your eyes every time you look at me."
"Go away."
"Deny it, Miko."
She couldn't. "I can't."
"It will be your downfall, you foolish girl."
He could stand no more. How could she love him? He didn't love her.
He fled from the room, he would not go to her again.
"I know." She cried at his final and raw rejection.