InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Jungle Gym Affair ❯ Chapter Two ( Chapter 2 )

"Jakken," he called to his assistant, who was outside his door, undoubtedly going over new ways he could suck up to his boss.

"Yes Sir?" he asked even before he burst into the office.

"I need you to call Sesshomaru. He'll know what's going on. Tell him to get in touch with me."

He tapped his fingers against his keyboard, before deciding what he wanted to type.

Rin-

It's Touga.

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Kagome paced the floor, suddenly feeling extremely overwhelmed. She needed to go home, but she couldn't. She wasn't quite ready for that yet. Souta had left a message asking her where she was, but neither her mom or dad had bothered to get in touch with her yet. 'Hell, they probably think I'm home,' she thought, before shaking her head to dissipate the bitter tone in her head.

The first time she'd been with Inu-Yasha was just over three months ago, and she hadn't had her period since. She'd already seen Kaede, the midwife who had delivered her, her brother, and assisted in the delivery of her mother. She knew for a fact that she was indeed pregnant. She had yet to tell Inu-Yasha, fearing that he'd want her to get rid of the baby. They hadn't even begun to think about children, much less discuss them with one another. She had been planning on telling him about the baby sometime that week, but she had not foreseen that Inu-Yasha's father was going to be murdered.

Even though Inu-Yasha didn't seem at all bothered by the death of his father, except for the memories that it brought up of his mother, Kagome wasn't quite sure that she wanted to test his mind state and reveal the news of his future child to him.

She had to do it soon. She would be at five months in no time, and she'd be beginning to show more than she already was. She'd already been feeling the baby move, much to Kaede's surprise. Her own mother had not recognized the movement until much later in her first pregnancy, when Kagome was beginning to kick.

"Kagome?" Sango asked from the entrance to the kitchen.

"Hmm? Oh, hi Sango. Do you need something?" Kagome asked, looking around the kitchen for something that Sango might want.

"Help me? You're the guest here Kagome. I just came down for something to eat. Unfortunately, I'm not the best cook, and Miroku is still out with Inu-Yasha."

Kagome nodded, and began to go through their cabinets, "Don't worry, I'm a great cook. I'll make you something. So, they're at work right now, right?" she asked, going over recipes in her head.

"Yeah. They've been working at Stewie's since before I even started going out with Miroku. Inu-Yasha's great with cars, but Miroku sucks," she said, laughing, probably remembering some fond memory, "so he works in the office. They should be home in twenty minutes though…"

Kagome turned to Sango with a smirk, "You guys actually have pita bread? Who already has pita bread neatly tucked into the cabinet? Seriously."

Sango laughed, nodding with her, "I know. Miroku bought it. He doesn't have anything planned if you know anything to use it for."

Kagome paused, before glancing into the refrigerator, "I think I might…wanna help? You don't have to cook, just help me get it together."

Kagome preheated the oven and had Sango find her a baking sheet. She placed eight pieces of pita bread on it, and sat it on the stove until the oven was pre-heated.

"Now, while we wait for the beep, you can open three cans of tuna and put it in that bowl over there. I'll get the other stuff."

Kagome opened the refrigerator again, grabbing some Cheddar cheese, relish, two tomatoes, and a jar of mayonnaise. She sat them down on the counter, and opened the lids to the relish and mayonnaise.

"You know, you shouldn't store tomatoes in the fridge," she said, "and where do you keep your knives?"

Sango looked up from scooping the second can of into the bowl and pointed to the drawer next to Kagome. Kagome pulled it open and grabbed one that resembled what her family's chef used when cutting tomatoes. She chopped them into thing wedges, and then sat them aside.

"Now, let's put the bread in for about five minutes, okay?"

She went back to the drawer, grabbing a teaspoon and pouring some salt into it. With a quick flick of her wrist, she had it sprinkled on top of the tuna. She added several teaspoons of mayonnaise and relish, and instructed Sango to mix them together.

"I'm going to shred some Cheddar. Once you've got that mixed up, just put an equal amount of it on each of the pitas, I think it's about time for them to come out."

Sango nodded, and Kagome went to work shredding the cheese she'd grabbed from the fridge. Soon they'd both finished their tasks. Kagome placed the tomatoes over the tuna, and then sprinkled the cheese on top of them. She grinned and through her hands up, pronouncing them finished.

"Now, we can melt them," she said, as if she was divulging some great secret.

She put them back into the oven for another five minutes, and set the timer to go off when they were done.

"Those look really good Kagome. So, two for each of us?" Sango asked, unsure of what else to talk to Kagome about - after all, what was she supposed to say, "Heard your boyfriend's dad was killed."?

"Well, two for you and Miroku, one for me, and three for Inu-Yasha. We had a picnic once. I know how he eats."

Sango laughed, nodding, "Yeah, Inu-Yasha has a, er…healthy appetite."

Kagome grinned, but Sango's comment struck her. She was eating for two now, and it was beginning to show. Though her morning sickness phase had passed, Kagome had grown accustomed to eating little snacks all through the day, as it made it a lot less obvious just how much she was eating. She was extremely surprised that Inu-Yasha hadn't yet noticed the weight she was gaining around her stomach, but she didn't question it.

Sango looked over at Kagome, who was obviously thinking about something. She hadn't known the girl very long, but if Inu-Yasha had decided to trust her, she was obviously a good person. Sango had learned that her friend was an excellent judge of character (she had doubted it in the beginning, what with his being friends with Miroku and all). She considered herself to be a pretty good judge of emotions herself, and she could tell something aside from the recent events was bugging Kagome. 'What else could there be?' she asked herself.

"Hey, Kagome…anything bugging you? You seem like you've got something on your mind," she asked carefully, not wanting to scare Kagome into not answering.

Kagome glanced shyly away from the girl, wondering if she should tell her or not. 'Well,' she thought, 'it would be nice to get this off my chest, and she's going to find out sooner or later, right?'

"Well, you see, um…I've got something I need to tell Inu-Yasha, and I'm not quite sure how to tell him, or when, and with the things that have been going on recently, I just haven't been up to it. But he has to know…"

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"Damn it Miroku," Inu-Yasha swore, "it's your damned house, why don't YOU have your key?"

"I left it at work. I'm an idiot. Sue me. Why don't you have your key?" Miroku shot bag, smirking.

"Keh, I let Kagome have it. Hope you don't mind,"

Miroku snorted, "Oh no, of course not. Should I make more copies so that everyone in the neighborhood can get in while we're at work?"

"Oh quit being a smartass Miroku," Inu-Yasha said, "just knock on the door and get Sango or Kagome to let us in."

Miroku shook his head violently as the colour drained from his face. He had a pale complexion anyway, but he looked ghost white now and very scared.

"Do you know what happened last time I knocked on the door at five o'clock? I woke Sango up from her nap and she kicked the shit out of me. Now I keep a key underneath the soap dish on the window sill so I can get in when she's not here, or if she could be sleeping."

Inu-Yasha just shook his head, muttering what a wimp his best friend was underneath his breath. Of course, both of the men knew that Inu-Yasha was no more willing to risk a beating from Sango than Miroku was. So, Inu-Yasha followed Miroku to the kitchen window. He cracked it open just enough to reach the soap dish, before noticing that Sango and Kagome were in the kitchen with their backs turned to them. Inu-Yasha was about to shout out for them, but Miroku quickly placed his hand over the boy's mouth.

"Lesson number one Inu-Yasha. Whenever you can spy, do so."

Inu-Yasha rolled his eyes, but kept quiet all the same. The sound of Sango's voice came through the window.

"Hey, Kagome…anything bugging you? You seem like you've got something on your mind,"

"Well, you see, um…I've got something I need to tell Inu-Yasha, and I'm not quite sure how to tell him, or when, and with the things that have been going on recently, I just haven't been up to it. But he has to know…"

"What is it Kagome?"

"I'm pregnant," she said, "just a little bit over four months."

Inu-Yasha and Miroku looked at each other, eyes widening at the information they'd recovered. Inu-Yasha walked back to the front door and tried to process the information. His girlfriend - his sixteen year old girlfriend - was pregnant.

Miroku didn't know whether to pat him on the back or slap him upside the head. He settled for an unreadable look.

"So, she's pregnant. Didn't use protection did you, you moron." Miroku stated, rather than asked.

"Well, it was three months ago. I didn't exactly have a condom supply, and we hadn't exactly planned it…hey wait…she said she's four months pregnant! But it was just over three months ago that I slept with her…she…but.." Inu-Yasha shook his head, before turning around and running back to his car.

"Inu-Yasha wait!" Miroku called as the car sped off.

'Idiot!' he thought, 'doesn't that moron know that it's done by the last menstrual period and not the date of conception?'

He shook his head before wondering 'How the hell do I know that?' He knocked on the door quickly and harshly, needing the girls to open it up quickly.

The door swung open and revealed a very pissed off Sango. Before she could even speak, Miroku brushed passed her and grabbed Kagome's shoulders.

"Kagome, Inu-Yasha heard what you said, and he's an idiot and thinks you've slept with someone else, and now he's ran away."

Kagome blinked, before grabbing her cell phone and running out of the door.

Sango and Miroku looked at each other, as the timer went off on the oven.

"Do you think they're going to leave here just once without causing some sort of scene here?" Sango asked, before opening the oven door and showing Miroku the food they'd made.

"Doubt it," he said picking one up, "ouch! Hot."

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Kagome hung up her phone and stomped in frustration. Inu-Yasha wasn't answering his cell phone. She had a good idea where he'd gone to though. She flipped the phone back open and dialed one of the phone lines in her house.

"Hello, Higurashi residence?"

"Hey, Miss Kikyou? Can you pick me up really quick, I need you to drop me off somewhere."

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A/N: A little shorter than the first two, but the next one picks back up again.