InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Failure ❯ A Hard to Hide Surprise ( Chapter 13 )

****Important A/n****: Okay, I have a few things to say right now. First off: Thank you so much to my new reviewers... but MM is being stupid and I can't read your comments!! If anything, send me a personal e-mail with your comments and I'll reply. That's just as acceptable ^_^. Thank you so much to you guys, and once they show up for me, I'll definitely respond to you guys. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

 

Next, due to complications, I am moving next week. (This is the fourth time in a year...) I don't have my own place, and me and my boyfriend are having a hard time. I am not the richest person in the world, so I do not have my own computer. I would adore a laptop, but I just can't do it. And I'm unsure if the people we're moving in with have a computer, sooo... I'll have to stick to the computers at my school. Things are so screwed up for me now... but writing helps a lot.

 

But to lay it down-I am still in high school, but I'm going to graduate a semester early. But because of this, life is really hard. But I'll try my best to keep up my stories “Failure” and “Without a Lullaby” for those who have been reading my other one. That is a Sess/Kag pairing, and it's kind of slow right now. My focus is mainly this one, but that one is moving along somewhat decently.

 

Sorry to rant, but I am done now. I just wanted to let you guys know what's up so you don't get all sad if I'm gone for a while. But I almost for-sure can update every Monday, so keep an eye out.

 

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Chapter XIII: A Hard to Hide Surprise

 

Inuyasha was sulking. He wasn't a happy puppy at all.

 

After a screaming match between him and Kagome, over something as pathetic as what she should and should not eat, she had resorted to saying that confounded word and riding on Kirara's back behind Sango.

 

And to further aggravate him, Sango had stuck up for her. He had yelled at the taijiya to shut her mouth and mind her own Goddamn business, and that was when Kagome sat him. Kagome had wanted to eat some fattening, unhealthy thing called `po-tae-toh chi-ppus' and had argued with him that he didn't have any say over something she wanted, especially something she was craving.

 

He glared at Sango's back heatedly, his ears droping a fraction further.

 

Of course, he was right later, when Kagome puked up everything save her stomach. She was leaning against Sango now, looking sickly, and when Inuyasha had offered to give her a ride on his back she stared at him with apparent anger and accused him of messing with the `chi-ppus'. He denied every bit of the accusation, rather dumbfounded by it.

 

Why would I have messed with it?

 

She had said there was no reason she should have puked unless he had tampered with them. And then she sat him for the second time that day.

 

It's not my fault she didn't listen to me...

 

Still moping, Inuyasha turned his scowl toward Miroku who had been discreetly chuckling over the entire matter.

 

After Inuyasha had found Shippo a couple of days ago after Inuyasha acquired the knowledge that Miroku also knew about Kagome's pregnancy, Inuyasha beat Shippo in the hut, leaving him crying and confused.

 

Miroku had smacked Inuyasha across the back of the head for not even talking first, and he had explained to Shippo what had happened and why it was important to keep quiet.

 

At first the kit had an evil gleam that screamed blackmail in his eye-that is, until Inuyasha had pounded him one last time and promised a painful death thanks to the Kaze no Kizu if he ever opened his trap to Kagome about it.

 

And that was all the encouragement Shippo needed to keep quiet about it.

 

The thing that freaked Inuyasha out the worst though was that Kirara kept mewing at Kagome, pawing at her stomach, rubbing up against it and purring, and even had gone so far as to wake up next to Kagome and Inuyasha in full form with her head protectively place over Kagome's stomach.

 

This unnerved everyone in the group, and all for different reasons.

 

(Sango even had admitted to Miroku she was beginning to get jealous of Kirara's proclaimed `affections' to Kagome.)

 

Inuyasha was scared to death of Kirara's actions perhaps giving away his secret. Quite a few times he had shooed the feline away, and many of those attempts were answered with a bite on the hand.

 

Kirara's over-protectiveness was a new development, especially her agressiveness to the males near Kagome.

 

No one had a decent answer to her behavior, even for those who did know the secret...

 

Inuyasha shoved his brooding to the back of his mind when they reached their first village.

 

As Kirara landed, he went over to Kagome before she had time to object and lifted her up into a bridal-style carry.

 

She didn't protest as he imagined she would though, as she snuggled up against him and buried her face into the crook of his neck.

 

“I don't understand, Inuyasha... I feel so nauseous...”

 

Inuyasha cradled her a bit, and Kirara leapt up to land on Kagome's stomach as she was currently prone to do. But this caused Kagome to gag, and Sango went over and plucked Kirara off of her, who mewed in opposition.

 

Sango's brows came together, and she scolded the cat, “Kirara, no! Kagome feels sick, and lying on her stomach might make her throw up.”

 

Kirara stopped her mild struggling and snuggled against Sango, though with a resigned mewl.

 

...But right on cue, Kagome heaved again.

 

...All over Inuyasha's arm...

 

Inuyasha put Kagome down delicately, holding back her hair and allowing her to empty her stomach's contents. He rubbed gentle circles on the small of her back, careful not to get the vomit covered sleeve on his mate. As he did this, he looked up at Miroku, “Can you find an inn or fucking something? I think we need to call it quits for today...”

 

Miroku nodded in full understanding, and took Sango's free hand, leading her off. He called to Shippo, who was about to complain about it, until both Miroku and Inuyasha gave him a look.

 

Defeated, he sighed and followed Sango and Miroku.

 

Sango was glancing back at Inuyasha and Kagome with worry as she spoke, “Miroku, do you think Kagome's all right?”

 

Miroku lit up a bright smile for Sango, attempting to reassure her with his confidence, “Of course, my dear Sango! I am sure of it.”

 

Shippo glanced up at the adults, and shook his head, stating somewhat derisively, “I dunno! With her in Inuyasha's care, she might not be so okay.”

 

As Miroku looked down at Shippo with a frown that Sango had failed to catch for she was still looking behind them, she added in to Shippo's thoughts, “I agree... Inuyasha hasn't taken the best of care with Kagome the past while...”

 

Miroku shook his head. He knew it wasn't like that. He knew Inuyasha would give his life for Kagome.

 

“I think we haven't been giving him enough credit. I mean, come now, he'd give his life for dear Kagome.”

 

Sango looked at him, arching an eyebrow, “Who said anything about whether or not he'd do something like that? Him protecting Kagome and him taking care of her are two completely different matters.”

 

Miroku blinked, “They sound pretty much the same to me.”

 

Sango rolled her eyes. Men knew nothing about how to care for women nowadays!

 

“Protecting her entails her survival. Keep her from harm. That's great and all, and I won't deny he's tried his very best in every way possible. But knowing how to care for someone... you know, if they're sick or something... or sad, even... that's a completely different matter.”

 

Miroku eyes widen a bit, comprehension setting in.

 

“As in... you mean... matters of the heart?”

 

Sango nodded, “Precisely. But now we haven't much say in the matter... since they're mates and all... But that doesn't keep me from worrying about them. I mean, what if something really drastic happened? Like....” Sango stopped in midsentence. She was considering, thinking...

 

After a while she just shrugged her shoulders, “I don't know, like her getting pregnant, or something.”

 

Sango felt the grip on her hand tighten for a second. But she just took it as an understanding.

 

“How would Inuyasha know how to care for a child?”

 

Miroku gave her a side long glance that caused her to become curious, but he said nothing and continued on until they reached the inside of the inn.

 

As the group entered, Miroku began the show.

 

“Oh dear! Oh dear! Where is the owner of the inn, I must speak to the owner at once!”

 

He exaggerated the urgency in his voice, flittering about like a moronic monk who knew everything about nothing. But that was the act that most every village fell for.

 

The manager waved his hands from where he was stand in the waiting area, “I'm here, I'm here! What is wrong, Houshi-sama?!”

 

Miroku glided over to him, clapping his hands together twice. “By Kami! Myself, this lovely taijiya (Sango glared at Miroku for a moment) and my traveling companions felt an evil demonic aura!”

 

The owner's skin whitened visibly before the small group.

 

“R-really? Where?!”

 

Miroku twirled once, “Everywhere! It seems the very walls are possessed! I must perform an exorcism at once!”

 

The owner fell to his knees and began groveling, crying out, “Please, please do so! I'll do anything, ANYTHING! Please perform the exorcism, Houshi-sama!”

 

Shippo and Sango stared at Miroku blankly, once again flabbergasted another idiot inn owner fell for the trick. Shippo shrugged helpless and whispered up to Sango, “At least it's free...”

 

Sango winced, and nodded slightly, feeling that distinct sweatdrop forming at the back of her head.

 

(Back at the path to the village...)

 

Kagome was wailing pathetically, rubbing her snotty nose into Inuyasha haori. He was freaking out-not only because of the nasty mess it would be to wash his haori-but because his mate was crying, and he didn't know why or what to apologize for. He placed his shaky hands on her shoulders, questioning her, “What is it? Do you hurt?”

 

She shook her head, wailing harder.

 

Inuyasha ran his hands up and down her back, still trembling, “Did I do something wrong? I'm sorry if I did! I really am!”

 

She smacked his shoulder, “Baka no desu! Don't apolo-hic-gize if you didn't do anything wrong! Hic!”

 

He was growing flustered, and his confusion was beginning to lead to aggravation, “Then what is it?!”

 

She cried out, “I'm weak! And I'm getting fat!”

 

Inuyasha looked like a moron that very moment.

 

She's bawling because of that?!

 

He snapped at her, “You're not, so stop crying!”

 

Kagome leaned back from out of Inuyasha's embrace, putting her hands against her eyes and crying harder. Panic set in for Inuyasha right then.

 

What happened now?!

 

“What? What?!”

 

Kagome hiccupped through her words, “Don't-hic-yell at me!-hic-!”

 

Inuyasha flailed, “I wasn't!”

 

“You-hic-did it-hic-again-hic-!”

 

“No I didn't!”

 

“Stop-hic-it!”

 

“ARGH!”

 

He grabbed her around the waist and lifted her up again, running off to find the others with the crying Kagome in his arms.

 

He really knew nothing about women.

 

He ground his teeth together harshly, flattening his ears to the deafening sounds of Kagome's hormonal sobs.

 

I just don't fucking get it. I really don't at all.

 

He raced a little faster to find the all knowledgeable Sango, who may know all about how to cheer another girl up when it came to the matters of her waist-line.

 

 

 

 

A/n: Haha, maybe a little comic relief in there. But things are picking up.

 

There is expanding of plot-ness! Whoo hoo! Let's see where we go! (That's right, still running off of “I don't know what the fuck I'm doing!” routine!)

 

Oh, and if you didn't read the author's note at the beginning of the chapter, go back and read it. It's important.

 

See you guys soonish! Mwa! ^_^