It won't hurt this much
"Kaede!" Kagome called the old woman's name and waved. Kaede stood up from picking a carrot from the ground and waved back with a smile. Kagome came running up to the old woman, "Sango had her baby!" She said happily, letting her bow and arrows fall to the ground.
"Indeed, child, and what was it?"
"A baby girl."
Kaede smiled at the good news.
"Kagome, is that you?"
Inuyasha came out of the hut looking. "Yeah, it's me," She said with a smile.
"So, did they have their brat yet?"
"Inuyasha sit," She said flat, he could use a better choice of words. Inuyasha pulled himself from the ground, "You know I really think its time to take these off!"
"Not going to happen," Kagome said in her sing-song voice. She never really told him to sit anymore; she was not his keeper, after all. Speaking of his keeper, "Hey, where is Kikyo?"
Kaede took this as the moment to leave the two and began picking her vegetables again. "She back at our house,"
Inuyasha and Kikyo lived in the village but on the other side, but mind you; it was a small village. Kagome rose an eye brown; something seemed off.
"What are you not telling me," She said, placing her hands on her hips.
"What! what's with that question, what are you getting at Kagome?" Inuyasha huffed; he hated it when she was right. "Mmmhmm, fine," Kagome said as she picked up her bow and arrows and walked away. "Hey, where are you going!" Inuyasha called,
"I'm going to see Kikyo," She said in her matter-of-fact tone.
Inuyasha was quick to stop her; he was in front of her in seconds and holding onto her arms. "Kagome, wait,"
"Inuyasha!" She said in a high tone, "What's wrong with you," He was acting odd, and it just confirmed that something was up. "Kagome," He said sweetly; she knew that tone.
She backed away from him. "Inuyasha, what is going on? Where is Kikyo."
Inuyasha looked down "She's at home, she's fine if you're worried."
It was not that she was worried, she just didn't like being in the dark, did he still feel the need to keep stuff from her? "Inuyasha," She warned once more, giving him that look she always gave him when scolding him.
"She's pregnant" he spits out quick, not able to look at her. Kagome's breath and heart froze.
Not only did she have to place a smile on her face at his and Kikyo's wedding, but she would also now have to place a smile on her face as they had a baby together, this was so not what Kagome thought would happen. She was now beginning to regret staying behind.
What could she say, really? She had dropped out of the sky, well actually fell down a well, into HIS life. Not he into hers. Kagome shook off her shock and smiled. "That's great, Inuyasha,"
He looked up at her, "Really?" She wondered if he was just that stupid or if he just ignored her real feelings. It was great that a new life would soon be in the world, but Kagome could not say she was not hurt by it.
"Yeah, Inuyasha, you're going to be a dad,"
Inuyasha smiled and then hugged Kagome. "Thanks, Kagome."
Kagome smiled and watched as Inuyasha ran off, she sighed and made her way to her hut, where she quickly fell asleep, she did not have the strength to stay awake any longer.
Kagome woke the next day and set to help Kaede finish picking the fields. Kaede noticed Kagome being a bit off. "Are ye alright, child?"
Kagome rubbed her head with her sleeve. "Uh, oh yeah, fine," She continued picking.
Kaede was about to speak, about to tell her it was ok that she would find someone when she least expected it, but she didn't have the chance. Both women stopped what they were doing and looked up.
Sesshomaru was coming from the forest and was walking up to them. Kaede and Kagome were both worried that Inuyasha would smell him and come running in.
"Lord Sesshomaru, to what do we own the pleasure of your visit," The old woman said with a hard look on her face.
Sesshomaru stopped and looked between the two women. "My brother, does his mate bear a child?"
"Indeed, young Lord, he does," Kaede spoke. Sesshomaru looked to Kagome to see if he could seek her feelings, it seemed to him that she was not even listing to what they were saying, she was staring at him "Something wrong Miko?"
"Uh, no nothing."
"You lie Miko."
"What do you want, Sesshomaru?" She was in no mood to deal with him and his smart ass- know it all words.
He turned, though, giving her no answer and walked away. Kagome rose an eyebrow and looked at Kaede "He came all the way here, just to ask that?"
Kagome thought it was a wasted trip, and that was not like him. "Mmm, perhaps not," Kaede spoke. She had watched Kagome and Sesshomaru interact; she had seen when he was looking at Kagome as if searching for something. Kagome shrugged her shoulders and went back to what she was doing.
Kaede looked to where Sesshomaru had been. Where are you here for your brother, young lord? Or the Miko, what is the source of your worry?
Kaede kept her thoughts to herself and helped Kagome pick the rest of the harvest.