Blissful Ignorance

Always and Forever

By KeikoDogDemon

Chapter 4


*Note: Posting my fic under my original persona because people kept confusing me w/ another author on AFF.net*






Kagome?s brain was going a mile a minute at the thought of expecting Inuyasha?s child. In a way she was happy, but mostly she just kept wondering what her family would think of her when they found out. She could just see the disappointed look on her mother?s face; Kagome had always promised her that she would be happily married before she?d even begin thinking of sleeping with a man. She knew her mother would be happy to finally have a grandchild, but the fact that it had been conceived out of wedlock would haunt her for the rest of her days.

Inuyasha, however, had no such qualms. He was ecstatic and overjoyed with the idea of Kagome having his son or daughter. He hardly put voice to these emotions, but over the next few days he could often be seen with a ridiculously goofy grin that seemed to be permanently attached to his face. Sango, Miroku, and Kaede were curious as to why this usually disheartened hanyou had suddenly become so blissful, but when they asked him about it, he just grinned wider and never said a thing.

At four months, Kagome started to show signs of her pregnancy. Her belly was starting to bulge out and the only way she could hide it was by wearing loose clothing. The occasional morning sickness and insatiable cravings for ice cream and pickles became a never-ending misery. Frequent trips back to her home in the modern era to re-supply her backpack with necessities were required to keep all these things in check

So far, Kagome did not think that her mother had noticed what was happening to her. She tried to avoid her as much as possible while she was home, coming exclusively during the day while her mother was at work and Sota was at school, and if she was lucky, her grandfather would be called off to perform a s?ance at another nearby shrine. But she realized that it was only a matter of days until she would have to tell everyone the truth; she could not hide it much longer.

Shortly after her sixteenth week, Kagome started getting sick so frequently that she spent most of her time sleeping. One day she was so exhausted when she awoke in the morning that she was out of breath. Inuyasha began to get concerned about her and went to Myoga for some much-needed advice.

?It seems to me,? the flea said,? that since the child inside her is part demon, its inner strength surpasses even that of its mother, even at this point in its development. Because Kagome is not a demon, it has no demonic power to feed on while it is growing inside the womb, so it requires extra energy in order to grow properly. It gets this energy from Kagome?s life force.?

Inuyasha was shocked. ?So are you saying that our baby is slowly killing Kagome??

?Heavens no, Inuyasha!? Myoga replied. ?The child will take only what it needs, just enough so that it can live. It may take a lot out of Kagome, but I promise you that she will not die. Just make sure to stay by her side during these exhausting times. It was hard for your mother when she was expecting you, and I?m sure it will be the same way for Kagome. Your father, Inutaisho, stayed by your mother?s side day and night, which seemed to help, so I suggest that you do the same for Kagome.?

And he did. When he didn?t have to stay in his hut next to his mate, he would run through his forest getting some much needed exercise. But he didn?t do it very often; mostly just when Kagome was in a deep sleep and wouldn?t be able to tell that he?d left. Otherwise, he stayed by her side endlessly. He occupied himself by reading some of the books Kagome brought back from her time. He could ready and partly understand everything except the book that was titled Algebra. The mindless, confusing combination of numbers, letters, and square root signs made no sense to him, so he didn?t even try to understand it. The book titled Biology was a little easier to understand, but not by much.

The ones that really caught his attention were Kagome?s English and Philosophy books and a small paperback entitled The Black Stallion. The English book was filled with short stories that amplified his curiosity and he spent the rest of the day reading from it.

Kagome finally opened her eyes a few hours preceding dusk. Looking around the small room, she saw that the floor was cluttered with her belongings. Her clothes were scattered about, and many of her toiletries were nowhere to be seen. She was on the verge of getting angry until she spotted Inuyasha reading one of her textbooks. She?d had no idea he was even the slightest bit literate, but he was turning pages at lightning speed, his eyes moving quickly back and forth across every page as he absorbed their contents into his brain.

She scooted right up next to him and placed her head on his shoulder, curious about which story he was currently reading. He never even showed that he?d noticed her as he continued to flip through the pages mindlessly.

?What?re you reading?? she asked.

?This one,? he said, pointing to the page he was currently on.

She took a glance at the header. It said Romeo and Juliet.

?That?s a good story,? Kagome stated. ?We read that one at the beginning of the school year.?

?I just finished it,? he replied. Then, after a few moments, he spoke again. ?I didn?t like it.?

She looked at him, confused. ?Why not??

?Romeo, he?he didn?t get his woman. They both died in the end.? He turned his head towards her and stared deeply into her eyes. ?I?m not used to stories like that. My mother always used to tell me happy stories with happy endings. The girl always ended up with her dream man, winter always turned into spring, and no one except the villains died. I don?t like it that both Romeo and Juliet died before they even had a chance together.?

?But that?s not the way life is,? Kagome replied. ?The good guy does die sometimes.?

?I know,? Inuyasha said, sighing deeply. ?But sometimes I just wish that that?s not the way it was. I prefer not to think about the bad things that have happened anymore. Now I just want to focus on the good things in life?like you, and?the baby. Things like that outweigh the bad things, and I don?t have to think negative thoughts with blessings like that.?

Kagome smiled and kissed him on the cheek. He turned his face towards hers and returned the caress by placing his mouth over hers. Their tongues entwined and his hands rubbed up and down her sides. Pushing her down to the floor, he moved his mouth lower to suckle on the creamy skin of her smooth neck. She moaned deeply in the back of her throat and stretched her neck out to give him better access. He brought his hands up and stroked her breasts through the fabric of her shirt and bra and she moaned again. Pulling her top garments off of her as quickly as he could, he suckled on her breasts until her breathing quickened. Then he tore the rest of her clothes from her body and began disrobing himself. He untied the sash to his pants, but before he could pull them off, Kagome sat up and stilled his hands with her own. She gripped the sides of his pants and slowly pulled them down his legs.

Inuyasha moaned when his erection was finally freed from its restraints. Kagome removed his inner and outer kimono and then bent to touch him. Running her hands up and down the sides of him member, she squeezed the tip, making him gasp. His breathing became ragged and his hips starting bucking wildly in time with her ministrations. He eventually couldn?t hold it in anymore, and he cried out her name as he came in her hands.

He collapsed into her arms, breathing hardly. She pulled him down to the floor with him on top, wrapping her arms and legs around his body, embracing him tightly. She pulled his lips down to hers and they once again began kissing passionately. Inuyasha positioned himself to enter her, never once separating his lips from hers. He slowly pushed himself inside her opening.

Because Kagome was so aroused and had already lost her virginity long ago, there was absolutely no pain as he slid home. They immediately set a pace that had them both gasping for breath in a matter of seconds. The friction of their sweat-soaked bodies rubbing together added to their pleasure. Inuyasha placed his forehead against that of his mate?s and stared straight into her eyes as he made love to her.

Watching her eyes glaze over out of sheer satisfaction filled Inuyasha with a sense of pride and possessiveness that he?d never before felt in his life. In his opinion, nothing in the universe was more beautiful than Kagome at that very moment. And she was his. He was the only man who would ever see her, kiss her, or caress her in those places that made her cry out his name to the heavens. She belonged to him, and he to her. No pact of marriage ever devised could make them more of a pair than they already were.

As the waves of pleasure subsided, their breathing slowed, but the heat between them still blazed. They soaked in the aftermath of their lovemaking. Kagome ran her hands up and down Inuyasha?s smooth, tan back, feeling his muscles twitch under her fingertips. Inuyasha ran his fingers through a few strands of Kagome?s long, jet-black hair. He held them up to his nose and inhaled deeply her scent.

Inuyasha pushed himself up onto his forearms to take some of the weight off of his mate. He once again looked into her eyes and she smiled at him. A grin spread across his face and he leaned more towards her and kissed her. Pulling away from him, a serious expression crossed Kagome?s face.

?Inuyasha,? she began. ?I?ve got to tell my family about our baby.? She placed a hand on her abdomen. ?I?m starting to show. I can?t hide it from them anymore.?

Inuyasha nodded. ?I know. We can go tell them together.?

He noticed then the tears that we starting to form under her eyes.

?Kagome? What?s wrong??

Kagome sniffled. ?My mom?she?s going to be so disappointed in me. I?ve always told her that I?d wait until I was married to have a baby.?

Inuyasha frowned. ?But?we?re mated. We are married, according to demon standards.?

She shook her head. ?I mean a traditional wedding, in a church?with flowers, and a cake, and with me in a gown?that?s what she?s always wanted?and that?s what I?ve always dreamed I would have, ever since I was little.?

He took her head into his hands and wiped away the tears that continued to fall.

?Kagome, look at me?what we have?it?s much more binding than any silly wedding. I?ve left my mark on you. You?re mine. I?m yours. Any demon will be able to figure that out.?

?But?what about the people in my time??

?Kagome?I can?t stay in your time. Even if we were to have a conventional marriage, I could never be there with you. My place is here, in the feudal era. If I lived with you in your time, the only way I?d ever be able to show my face in public would be on the night of the new moon, when I become human. I?d never be able to fit in over there.?

She nodded. ?You?re right, of course, but?what about the baby? What will become of it??

?We?ll cross that road when the time comes,? Inuyasha said. ?For now, let?s live for today, for this moment.?

Kagome embraced her hanyou. ?I love you, Inuyasha.?

?I love you, too, Kagome.?







Inuyasha stayed right at Kagome?s side when she told her family about her expecting a child. She had wanted to do most of the talking, and he?d had no problem with that. But when Kagome?s mother, still in shock about the news, made a comment about the fact that they were so young, Inuyasha felt that he should speak up.

?Can you two even fathom what you?re getting yourselves into?? Kagome?s mother asked.

?Mrs. Higurashi,? Inuyasha began, ?I love Kagome, even more than I?d dare admit to my worst enemies, and I know that she loves me in return. And we will both love this baby unconditionally. That, in my opinion, is all we?ll need.?

Mrs. Higurashi looked at him forlornly. ?But?it?s such a huge responsibility. How will you manage??

Kagome took Inuyasha?s hand into her own. ?We?ll figure something out, Mom. I don?t know how, but we?ll come up with something. We?re both in this together.?

?Well?if this is what you really want??

?It is, Mom.?

Mrs. Higurashi wiped a tear from her eye and smiled at her daughter. ?Then there?s really nothing else I can do but give you my blessing?and tell you how happy I am for you both.?

Kagome embraced her mother, and almost simultaneously, they both broke into tears. Then Mrs. Higurashi turned to her son and father-in-law, neither of which had spoken a word during all this, and asked, ?Well, do either of you have anything to say??

Kagome?s grandfather?s expression immediately turned from serious to ridiculously happy. ?Well, I must say, Kagome, that you?ve really surprised me. I never expected to become a great-grandfather so soon. I must really be getting old.?

Sota ran to Inuyasha and jumped up on his shoulders, a big grin plastered on his face. ?So does this mean that you?re my brother now?? he asked the hanyou.

Inuyasha smiled back at him and ruffled his hair. ?Yeah, kid. We?re brothers now.?







Later that day, when Kagome and Inuyasha got back to the feudal era, they retold their story to Miroku, Sango, Shippo, and Kaede. They weren?t as surprised as Kagome?s family had been, but they were just as enthusiastically joyful. Sango and Kaede immediately began plotting out the perfect kimono for Kagome. The young taijya did not want her best friend to start a new life with the man she loved without giving her a ?wedding? gift.

After everyone had settled down, Sango took Kagome aside and told her friend her own bit of good news: she too was with child. Kagome was at first surprised, but that quickly turned to elation as the idea fully sunk in.

?It would be neat if our babies were born on the same day,? Kagome said with a laugh.

Later that evening in Inuyasha?s hut, Kagome and Inuyasha were snuggling together on Inuyasha?s futon. She told him what Sango had said to her and the hanyou nearly jumped out of his skin.

?Are you serious?? he asked.

Kagome smiled and said, ?Yeah! Isn?t it great??

Inuyasha laughed. ?So the monk finally got his wish. It?s about time. I didn?t think he?d ever get a good lay.?

Kagome punched his arm for that shrewd remark, but the hanyou just laughed harder.

They lay together in the dark in silence for a while until Kagome finally spoke.

?Inuyasha??

?Hmm??

?What are we going to name the baby??

?Inuyasha, Jr.?

Kagome giggled. ?What about if it?s a girl??

?Inuyasha, Jr.?

?We can?t give that name to a girl!?

?Why not??

?It sounds too masculine. Why not something more feminine??

He turned over to face her and pinned her beneath him.

?What, you want to name it Kagome, Jr.??

She giggled again. ?Maybe I do.?

?I still like the idea of a second Inuyasha.?

?But what if it looks like me??

?Inuyasha, Jr.?

Kagome kissed his nose. ?Okay, wise guy, if you insist? but only if it?s a boy. I am not naming my daughter after you.?

All of a sudden, an unexpected throbbing in her stomach caused Kagome to cry out in pain and buck underneath Inuyasha?s weight. However, to the hanyou it just felt as if she was trying to get him off her, so he just pushed her back down. But when she continued to shout out her discomfort, he could tell that something wasn?t right.

?Kagome? Hey, what?s wrong??

Kagome whimpered and held her stomach. ?Inuyasha?it hurts?.aaaahhh!?

?Where??

?My-my stomach!?

?Is it time already??

She spasmed again, ?I don?t know?It?s much too early! It?s only my fourth month!?


?Do you want me to get Kaede??

?Ohhhhhh?yes! Hurry!?

Inuyasha quickly pulled his fire-rat pants on; he didn?t bother dressing Kagome. He wrapped her up in a blanket and ran out the door with her in his arms towards Kaede?s hut. All the while, Kagome continued to cry out in pain and writhe in his arms.

?Inuyasha?what if something?s wrong with the baby?? she managed to ask.

?It?ll be all right, Kagome. I promise nothing will happen to you or our child.?

When they reached the old woman?s home, Inuyasha barged in the door.

?Kaede, Sango, wake up! Something?s wrong with Kagome!?

Sango sat up in bed and lit a candle. The moment she saw Kagome thrashing around in Inuyasha?s arms, she quickly got to her feet. So did Kaede. Inuyasha set Kagome down on Sango?s futon Then the old woman tore the blanket from Kagome?s body.

Kagome?s belly had swelled to twice its original size. It looked as if she?d been pregnant for the full nine months.

?She?s going into labor,? Kaede stated. ?Inuyasha, get me a bucket of cold water and a washcloth. Hurry!?

Inuyasha did as he was told, but Sango looked at the elderly miko in confusion.

?Kagome hasn?t been pregnant that long, Kaede. Why is the child coming now??

?Demon children don?t take as long to develop as do human children. Six months is usually all it will take. But you?re right, even for a demon child, it is still too early for her to give birth.?

Inuyasha came back with the bucket and soothed the overheating skin of Kagome?s forehead with ice-cold water. She was drenched in sweat and her breathing had become ragged. He began to run the cloth over the rest of her body when she looked up into his worried eyes.

?Inuyasha?what?s wrong with my baby??

Inuyasha couldn?t hold back the tears. He put his arms around her and held her tightly in his embrace, his tears falling onto her warm skin. He wished he could say something- anything- to make things right again, or at least to make sense of things. But there was nothing that he could either say or do that would make any of this seem sensible.






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KeikoDogDemon

i'm freaking out now....
I hope everything turns out alright!
I can't believe Kag's mom missed her daughter going into labor!!!
I hope the baby turns out to be alright!