The Passing Of Love Through Time (An InuYasha FanFiction)

Anything that is written in italics are thoughts of characters.

Chapter 3

"I'm pregnant," even saying it out loud it still shocked her as she paced back and forth. "I'm pregnant." She said it in a much softer tone as she stopped and smiled as she wrapped her arms around her abdomen, closing her eyes remembering the warm smiling child from her dreams. She looked so perfect, but as long as the child belongs to InuYasha, I wouldn't care what they look like. The picture of the child's face lingered in her mind, as questions started to form.

I wonder how long I've been pregnant. I wonder if InuYasha knew before I did. If not, how am I going to tell him? How will he react? Her smile disappeared as she imagined exactly how he would react, it was simple, he would just go into shock. I've seen him when we had to baby sit Sango and Miroku's kids; he is always just plain miserable as the kids giggle, and laugh and sometimes ask him to pick them up. And the worst is when he gets a deadly look in his eyes whenever they touch or pull on his ears.

If that's how he reacts to the children of others, how will he react to a child of his own? Kagome shook her head violently trying to clear the thoughts from her head like an Etch-A-Sketch. I need to calm down, I'm not InuYasha and I can't see inside his mind. So I really can't tell how he is going to react. But the most important thing now if trying to figure out how to tell him. Kagome sighed heavily. That's the easiest part, as soon as possible. I hate keeping secrets from InuYasha; it makes me feel like a traitor. And he's already onto me because he doesn't know what the symptoms mean and he thinks I'm sick or something. He'll back soon, so I'll tell him then. But first I think I need to try to calm down.

While all these thoughts were swarming in her head, she started pacing again and her heart beat picked up. She sat down under the tree again and closed her eyes while taking deep breaths trying to get her heart rate back to normal. After taking multiple deep breaths, she cleared her mind and tried to just keep the image of the child in her mind. Her head slowly rose as she heard bare feet land on the soft grass a few feet away from her.

She opened her eyes and slowly lifted her head to meet the gaze of her mate. His eye had great longing in them, and like something was something bothering him. She stood up slowly not breaking eye contact, "InuYasha?"

. . .

There she is, Kagome. And she's carrying our child. I can't take it anymore! Without even knowing it, he ran to Kagome and had his lips crushing against hers. His strong arms wrapped around her upper body and shoulders and pinned her arms to her side as he lifted her from the ground trying to intensify the kiss. His heart was overflowing with happiness; he took a deep breath tightening his grip on her still while taking in the scents.

Kagome, the scent of warm sugar and honey mixed with sakura blossoms. His scent, the scent of a sweet peppermint pine forest and the free wind. And their child's, it smelled of warm spices mixed with pine and peppermint as it's wrapped by the scent of a pure falling waterfall. These scent hitting his nose as he took deep breaths in, enjoying it to the full extent.

He finally broke away from Kagome's lips, but they didn't leave her skin as he leaned his lips upon her forehead. Thus allowing himself to be drowned in their scents as he nuzzled his nose into Kagome's hair. He felt heat flood across his lips as Kagome's body against his flushed. He chuckled, then once again only to himself as he felt Kagome flush even deeper.

He finally relaxed his grip on her as he put his hands on her shoulders and pushed her away so he could get a good look at her, then just started staring in awe. This beautiful and remarkable woman belonged to him, and only him. And she held his heart in the palm of her hand just from looking at her, or thinking of her. Right now her face was flushed, and her eyes were wandering somewhere else, but in his eyes she still looked breathtaking. It's now or never! I can't stand it for another minute for me to be standing here all happy without sharing it with her. I just need to come out and say it, but slowly.

. . .

Kagome was standing as still as possible allowing her heart to go back to its normal pace and face to return to its normal color, but she was still flustered from the kiss he had just given her. She kept her eyes averted so she wouldn't blush again from him staring at her with that much love and compassion in his eyes.

"Kagome," her eyes met InuYasha's again in a flash as he spoke her name with a gentle tone to match his facial expression. "Um, it's about your illness." Oh no, I have to tell him!

And they blurted out at the same time, "Your/I'm Pregnant!" Both of their eyes widened as they looked at each other in shock. And for a few minutes just stared at each other just like that, before their facial expressions softened as they both started to laugh.

After they let out their laughs of relief and joy, they sat under the tree together just staring at the sky. Neither knew what to say as the wind blew against their skin.

"Kagome-" InuYasha started to say but was cut off as Kagome wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a hug, with a huge smile across her face as tears rolled down her cheeks. "Kagome?" The tears continued to fall down her face as he wrapped his arms around her trembling body, returning the embrace while his gentle smile spread across his face.

"I'm sorry InuYasha," Kagome choked out in between tears, "it's just that, I was so scared to tell you at first. And now turns out you know, and we can share the news, together, and all I can feel is happiness." She held him tighter. "Happiness that together, we can give this child more than enough love any two parents can give." InuYasha sighed and started stroking her hair to comfort her as the shaking started to slow and her grip on his kimono started to relax. "But I still have one question for you InuYasha."

"Huh?" He slightly gasped at her question, Kagome pulled away so she could look at him.

"InuYasha," she started to ask as another tear started to roll down her cheek, "do you want this child?" His face was frozen for a second before melting into a gentle smile as he lifted his hand to wipe away the tears on her beautiful face. As he did, Kagome closed her eyes and leaned her cheek into his gentle touch as he caressed her cheek.

"Kagome," he breathed his voice barely a whisper, "of course I want this child. As soon as I went to Kaedae's and she told me that you were pregnant, all I wanted to do was hold you in my arms as we celebrated the child. Our child, I wanted nothing more than to share this happy feeling with you. And now that I am doing just that, I can't remember being this happy except the moment you said you loved me and promised to marry me." His voice cracked a couple times.

Kagome opened her eyes to look into his now teary ones, feeling a warm feeling spread between them as she took his hand that was placed on her face and laid on upon her abdomen, when their child was at this moment, growing.

InuYasha leaned forward so that his forehead was against hers. They both closed their eyes and stayed that way for ten minutes until both their eyes snapped open to the sound of Kagome's stomach.

"I guess she has to eat, huh?" Kagome chuckled.

"'She'?" he looked at her questionably as he pulled out the wrapped fish from inside his kimono.

She explained her dream to InuYasha and the child that she saw in it, making sure to describe her to the full extent. All while she happily ate the fish InuYasha had given her, and while the wind blew leaves and flowers all around them. Then she proceeded to explain how after the dream she put it all together and discovered the pregnancy. But pretty soon as the fish were finished they got off topic and started talking of old memories and adventures they had during the time of the Shikon No Tama. And for the next few hours, they didn't act like a married couple expecting a child, but old friends remembering memories and sharing laughs together.

It all had to end when the sky started showing off beautiful shades of pink and orange as the sun started to sink towards the horizon.

"Well," InuYasha started, he took the cloth from the fish and tucked it into his kimono and stood up holding a hand out to his mate. "shall we?"

She looked at his face as she nodded her head; she took his hand as he gently pulled her up. Then gently picked her up bridal style, and held her as if she were the most precious thing to him, and she was. And he started running towards the village, both of them with smiles on their faces. Neither of them thinking of how the rest of their friends would react.