InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Untold Secrets ❯ 16 – What’s a daddy to do?! ( Chapter 20 )

*Re-cap…

Who says a man never experiences labour pains? I seriously hope Inuyasha survives to see his unborn!!
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Untold Secrets

By: ©Angelstars
email: angtanuk@yahoo.co.uk
Homepage: www.kuroi-hoshi.org
Standard Disclaimer - *Inuyasha ©Rumiko Takahashi.


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16 - What's a daddy to do?!


Another month, another day, how long had it been since she last seen her feet? Her stomach was so huge it now limited her view of her legs, knees and feet!

As long as I don't have any varicose veins! Her mind reminded her.

Kagome sighed, she found herself doing that a lot lately. Inuyasha wasn't far, in-fact he was above her, as she lounged against a tree in the forest named after him. The old well just a few feet away and a playful cub and fire-cat happily ran around it, a big red ball bouncing away from them as they scurried together.

The dazed monk and demon slayer sat not far from them. Sango polished her giant boomerang, while the houshi leaned up against her back, his face swollen red from a particularly eventful grope he had uselessly attempted on the taijiya.

Kagome was restless once more and her legs were cramping again. After her long stay back in her time, she actually wanted to be back here-if only for some real rest and relaxation. Her mother had gone slightly overboard with the baby thing… what with the amount of books, clothing, unnecessary baby equipment and even the whole baby shower thing, Kagome was more than pleased to get back to some regular peace and quiet.

She was certain Inuyasha was also content to be here once again, even if he did come back to the hassle of Kouga and an unhappy Kitsune. He could handle them after everything that happened back in her time!

She found herself irritably sighing once more, her patience beginning to waver as her back and legs continued to stiffen and cramp, damn it sucked being pregnant.

"Oi, Kagome! What's with all the sighing shit?" Her oh-so-loving mate, hollered from above.

"I'm uncomfortable! My back is killing me, I have a massive headache and I feel like shit! Enough or you want more?" She snapped, rubbing her sore back with great difficulty.

The hanyou raised his brow at her choice of words, but soon shook it off, noticing her discomfort; he jumped down from his branch to pull the temperamental girl into his lap.

"Is that any better?" He asked as his hands rubbed her aching back.

She simply grunted a response, as he continued to rub and massage her tender spots. "Mnn… h-hai," she contently sighed and closed her eyes, sinking back slightly.

Inuyasha rolled his eyes and continued with his chore. The things he did for this girl, honestly, stupid humans. If Kagome were a demon-bitch he'd leave her be and let her get on with it, it made more sense… but, Kagome wasn't a demon-bitch, although she did act more temperamental and even more scarier than one in heat, well… most of the time.

Especially since her pregnancy, he cringed.

The girl was damn right sending him mixed signals; he never knew what she wanted, what she needed or what she thought. His senses were exhausted by the end of one day with her! He had no trouble sleeping--except when she couldn't sleep, which was more often the case of late.

You couldn't say or do anything without her either balling her eyes out or trying to scratch your eyes out. Hell, he'd come face-to-face with pissed-off demons, and beaten the crap out of them and come out with little or no pain!

But… if it came down to-One: taking down a demon, or two: the wrath of Kagome -he'd chose a pissed off demon any day!

Kagome was just plain scary.

Who says a man never experiences labour pains? He was suffering as much as she was, if not more so! He was the one who dealt with her overly aggressive turns, her overly sensitive tearful turns, and whatever else the pregnant woman hindered!

Keh! He agreed and nodded to himself. Damn her, this wasn't his problem!

He suddenly stopped his massaging, lifted the girl out of his lap and stood.

Kagome felt him nudge her and hoist her up and back against the tree; she looked up at him, frowning.

"Oi, why'd you stop?" She asked, sheltering her eyes with a hand as she spoke.

"I'm finished," he replied and yawned, "Now I go back to sleep."

Just at that moment, Sango and Miroku looked up from what they were doing, knowing the hanyou had just dug himself a grave…

"Excuse me?" She started, sarcasm now adorning her tone. "You're tiered? Who was up half the damn night wanting to piss every five seconds, `cause this small bundle of joy here decided to move position?" She pointed to her stomach.

"Who was up with severe pain and discomfort because someone was feeling a little needy and needed that little-"

"Fuck sake woman!" Inuyasha interrupted her, grunting under his breath as he returned to his seated position and, once again, lifted the girl onto his lap to continue her massage.

Kagome contently sighed, and once again closed her eyes as Miroku and Sango shared an amused look before continuing with their own chores.

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*flashback*

Modern-day, Tokyo.

Kouga waited for him to emerge from Kagome's window, knowing the hanyou would sense him nearby and attempt to chase him off. It had worked, and Inuyasha was now leaping from her window into the god tree and looking down upon him from above.

"What the fuck do you want now, wimpy-wolf?!" He snarled, his teeth bared and hackles taught as he landed on top of the wolf.

"Get the hell off me, shit for brains!" The wolf kicked him off.

Inuyasha shook himself off and narrowed his eyes. "What do you want?" He repeated, crossing his arms over his chest.

"If you'd shut up and listen for once, maybe I can bloody tell you what I want!" Kouga snapped back.

"Keh! Get on with it then,"

Kouga rolled his eyes and leaned up against the tree trunk, idly sighing. "Listen, the past has somewhat changed and our future too."

Inuyasha frowned. He knew that already…

"What I mean is, I can't remember what I was meant to warn you about. You left me with instructions to give you after you… well, kicked the bucket,"

The demi-demons' brow frowned deeper, "Eh?"

Kouga shook his head. "Forget about it, just…" He searched his memory, but to no avail. He just couldn't remember, like that part of his life had been erased or something?

"Just, don't leave Kagome's side. Not even for a second, and for NO reason!" He looked up at the hanyou, who was now staring at him with mild amusement.

"You actually think I don't already know that? Fuck sake, she's my mate and my responsibility-"

"Yeah, yeah and she's yours… I know this already!" The wolf-turned-human shifted.

"I'm only remembering certain facts about the past, everything I knew of has disappeared." He shook his head, "I can't even remember what you told me the last we spoke, and that was before we left to help the kid out…"

Inuyasha's smile faded. "Kouga," he began his voice serious and one toned. "About Shippo, he's not alone right?"

"No man, I'm watching over him like you asked. Beside, I told him about Kagome handing over the deeds to your apartment to me; Kagome got your personal belongings and most, if now all, your estate has been given to him already. I know he means a lot to you." He looked up, his face serious.

Inuyasha lowered his face, his bangs now covering his eyes. "Yeah and thanks."

Kouga grinned and patted the hanyou's back, "No probs, shit-head!"

The demi-demon rolled his eyes and raised his head. "If you remember what was so important, let me know before we leave. I'm planning to go home before the new moon."

"Can do!" Kouga replied and left the dog-demon under the goshinboku, before turning and yelling:

"Oi, Inukuro! If I get to watch over your son, does that mean I get Kagome too? Ya know, after you cop-it, again?!" He grinned and chuckled.

Inuyasha growled before pouncing, once more, onto the loud and arrogant mouthed wolf demon.

*end flashback*

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Inuyasha stretched his arms and yawned. Kagome had fallen asleep on him a while ago and was now happily snoring in his lap. The Kitsune and fire-kitten also leaned against him, both snoring and curled into the ball they had been playing with.

Miroku and Sango talked near a semi-blazing fire, both unaware of the hanyou's awakened state.

"Houshi-sama, I don't think it was a good idea to have influenced Kouga on the matter." Sango quietly voiced her concerns.

"Ah, but my lovely Sango, it was worth it to get a reaction out of the pair of them. Beside, it has all been for the better and not for the worst, ne?" The houshi convinced and reasoned with her.

"That's not the point, we shouldn't have played with Kouga's feelings as well as Inuyasha and Kagome's!" Sango hissed.

"My dear," he replied, bringing a hand to her shoulder. "It was for the good. Kouga knows his place now."

"I still feel badly," Sango sighed.

"So you should fucking do!" Another voice interrupted from behind them.

Inuyasha stood with a scowl, along with a slumbering Kagome and two snoring youkai in his arms.

"I-Inuyasha, how long have you been there?" Miroku stuttered a small smile plastering his lips. "We never heard you stir"

"Keh, you think I'm that stupid, monk?!" Inuyasha growled darkly.

"Of course not, we think highly of you!" Miroku replied his voice toned with neither fear nor judgment.

His scent, on the other hand, gave away his emotions freely and Inuyasha snorted once more.

"Keh!" Inuyasha narrowed his eyes.

"Inuyasha, we never meant for him to take Kagome or interfere that much! We were just trying to…" Sango tried to explain.

"To what? Help?" Inuyasha replied, "Next time, don't try and help. Alright?"

They both nodded and lowered their heads.

Inuyasha inwardly grinned. Setting Kagome and the twin snores' upon the ground, not far from the fire, he took a seat near the pair.

"So, what's on the menu today?"

Both taijiya and houshis' confused gaze stared at him.

Shit, he had definitely spent to much time with Kagome and her family, he was even talking their way!?! What the hell was with that?

"Eh, I mean," he uttered. "What's to eat?"

"Stew… again," Sango replied.

The hanyou sighed, then again some raman wouldn't go a miss right about now… and the well was right behind him, and Kagome was right there asleep--maybe not… He wasn't that brave as to go and awake the bitch up and set her off.

Gods no. Stew it was and stew it had to be.

He nodded and took in its unappealing aroma.

Shit, I'm such a coward!

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*dream*

A flash of light, a crack of thunder. The wind and rain hissed against her face, soaking her thoroughly as she ran through the forest, leading her way back toward the broken old well. Her breathing came in pants as she slid to a halt near the wells lip.

She had to get them away from him; she had to protect them both. She hoisted herself over the edge of the well, readying herself to fall into its depths, her precious packages tightly held in her arms.

Another flash of thunder followed her overhead as the rain continued to thrash against her. She swallowed sharply and looked back toward the darkened forest, a flash overhead lit its shadowy shelter.

Slick soil of mist enveloped around her, as her eyes widened with fear. He was here.

She panicked, pushing herself off the edge but going nowhere as she was pulled out of its safe darkness. She screamed as the grey fog circled around her, pinning her against the old wells' wall, vines and nettles stinging at her bare skin.

She thrashed and kicked her legs, gritting her teeth and eyes tight as the mist squeezed the breath out of her.

He appeared above her, hovering overhead, lilac-red eyes piercing through the fogginess. Her eyes widened with fear as she tightened her hold, praying silently for help.

She felt the mist slacken around her as he levitated beside her, his clawed hand reaching out to touch her.

She growled with agitation and spat at him.

"Don't even think about it!"

His clawed hand continued to reach out for her.

She concentrated, hard and long, willing the beast to make the mistake and touch her. She would shock him and escape, but only if she could, somehow, get the mist to release her.

His eyes lowered over her body, his clawed hand still out-stretched, then stopped just above her neck.

No…

An evil smile appeared over his face. Sharp vines now crawled and tangled itself around her feet, crawling up her legs and waist, and scratching her skin as it ripped her clothing and continued along her stomach to her arms and around her wrists.

No…

She screamed once again, as the vine wrenched her arms open, her wrists now bound tight against the wall of the well.

Her precious cargo now floating in front of her.

No…

"Please don''t!" Her voice pleadingly escaped her throat.

His cold eyes reached hers as he smiled and reached out for it.

No…

"Please! No!" She struggled against her bindings. "NO!"

*end dream*

Something warm and extremely hot aroused her; she moaned and opened her eyes. She could see Inuyasha, Miroku and Sango sitting all around a blazing fire and chatting or more like Sango was glaring at the houshi, Kagome guessed as to why, and Inuyasha was stirring his wooden spoon, again…

What a shit stirrer!

She had no covers over her and yet she was sweating, her whole body now drenched in its warm, sticky moisture. Ew, being pregnant is more than sucky, she inwardly sighed and blew a loose hair from her face.

With a lot of effort, she finally pulled herself up from the floor. Oh great, her back was now officially stuck. She moaned and heavily sighed, gaining the attention of her mate.

"Oi, Kagome! Get this, these two are the ones' behind the Kouga incident! Believe it?!" She heard him chuckle.

"That's nice…" she answered, not in the least interested. She was hot, sweaty, and pissed beyond belief.

"What the hell is wrong now?" Inuyasha so concernedly asked.

"Oh nothing, I'm just peachy! Don't worry about me or anything," came her sarcastic reply. "Asshole…" she uttered under her breath.

Inuyasha narrowed his eyes. She knew he heard that. "God damn it, wench. Are you trying to move or somethin'?"

Kagome raised her head and glared at the dog-demon, causing the hanyou to cringe. Sango and Miroku stopped what they were doing, silently watching the both from the corner of their eyes.

"Are you trying to piss me off on purpose or somethin'?" She replied.

"Keh!" The hanyou hefted his nose in the air as he crossed his arms over his chest.

Kagome narrowed her eyes.

"Well, we can tell you two need to be alone…we'll be off now," Miroku interrupted and pulled himself up off the ground, his hand reaching out to help Sango up.

"Houshi-sama is correct, we should get back." Sango nervously smiled and bowed slightly.

They silently excused themselves, picking the snoring kit and kitten as they did so.

Kagome and Inuyasha both glared at one another before Kagome sighed, "Gomen, Inuyasha," bowing her head.

"I had a bad nightmare and woke up all hot and bothered, forgive me?" her voice was low and sullen.

The hanyou nodded and moved beside her, "Hai, I understand. Want to talk about it?"

She shook her head. "Iie, I was just a stupid dream."

"If you're sure?" He replied, helping the girl up off the ground.

"If I wasn't projecting, it couldn't have been of any importance, you would have known if it were." She reassured and twisted her back up straight, resting her hands upon her swollen hips.

"Guess so,"

Kagome looked up at him and smiled, "Ano, would it be alright if I take a quick bath in the river?"

Inuyasha brows frowned, "At this time of night?"

Kagome nodded, "Please?" her voice full of hope.

"I don't think so Kagome," Inuyasha shook his head.

"What?!"

"No!"

He grabbed the girl and took off into the forest, she looked up with narrowed eyes and humph-ed.

He stopped just below the goshinboku and sat under its ancient trunk, leaning against a protruding root.

Kagome sighed and lay back, pressing up against her mates' chest. She fidgeted a while longer as her now extremely swollen belly, rumbled in discomfort.

She was hot and really wanted to go jump in the river and soak up this heat with a freezing dip.

But…

"Inuyasha, can't I go down the river and at least dip my toes in?" She pouted and raised her head in order to look at the hanyou behind her.

"Keh, do you want to catch a chill?" He replied with his eyes closed contently, as he sat against the tree trunk.

"Oh, seriously Inuyasha! As if I'd catch anything from dipping my toes in some cold water!" She continued, "Please, I'm so hot, and sticky and sweaty and fat and-"

"Urasi! I said no!" He finally interrupted and opened one eye to look down at her.

Kagome huffed and crossed her arms over her lump, "You're being ridicules, honestly!"

"What's that supposed to mean?!" Inuyasha's brow rose as he opened the other eye.

The young miko pushed herself up off the hanyou, as much as she could by herself, and turned to glare at the dog-demon.

"You've been nothing but over baring and overly protective, annoying and clinging to me for the past 6 months! I've had enough!" She growled, fisting her hands into her palms.

Inuyasha sat up straight and glared back at her. "Ungrateful bitch! I've been doing nothing but what a good mate should do when his bitch is pregnant! What kind of a fucking mate would I be if I left you alone and defenceless? Or thoughtlessly allow you to do things by yourself?!" He fought back, his own anger rising to the surface.

"There's a fine line between being seriously thoughtful and damn near suffocating!" Kagome bellowed her reply.

"Why you… fucking hell!" Inuyasha waved his arms in the air, "I mean it Kagome, don't fucking push my buttons today, `cause I'm really in no fucking mood for your temper tantrums!"

"Bastard!"

"Bitch!"

"Oh, there's a new one!"

"Damn you Kagome, I've had enough of your split personality, shitty bite me attitude already! Gods sake, fucking get on with the damn thing and-"

"OSWARI!"

Inuyasha found himself eating dirt as the highly irate girl staggered slightly, her swollen bump not helping any with her current mood. After another moment or two of struggling, she got herself steady and turned to glare at the grounded hanyou below her.

"If I'm that much of a nuisance to you then why did you even bother?!" Tears now welling in the corners of her already moist eyes.

"Ah, Kagome! I never meant it like that…" the hanyou tried to explain, pulling himself up from the ground as the pull of the spell wore off.

"Go to hell, Inuyasha!" Kagome spun on her feet and stomped on past the stunned hanyou.

Inuyasha shook his head and followed on after her, reaching out, he grabbed her arm and twisted her back around to face him when…

Kagome's eyes widened as he spun her around, a sudden dampness trickled down between her legs and puddled on the forest's floor, soon followed by the sound of water hitting ground.

"Kago-" His eyes now widened.

"…" She looked up at the stunned hanyou and back down again.

"Inuyasha… m-my waters' broke," she whispered keeping her eyes upon the ground and a hand securely grasping her stomach.

"Oh, Shit!"

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Author Notes: Two chapter upload special!! And OMG, was this one so much more fun to write! I added a lot of humour in this; I wanted to keep it sweet and happy because the ending isn't going to be… `cause the angst comes back soon. *hides* I will make up for it though! Pinkie promise?

Next Chapter: 17 - A surprise or two: Puppies Galore!
As if you couldn't tell what this one is about?! ^_^

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