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Learning to Love	By : Ikaru Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female > Sessh?maru/Kagome > Sessh?maru/Kagome Views: 22062 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 3
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Disclaimer: Me no own, you no sue, I no get paid for this....so be gone!!!!*throws shoe at swarm of lawers*

This chapter was inspired r0o......her words woke my muse up and got her back to work...so much thanks to the r0o monster!! So without further adieu....on with the show!!

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Night had fallen before Kagome awoke again. When she woke up she staggered out of the cave to the relief hole. She was still very drowsy when she returned to the cave, her sleep addled brain only vaguely noticed Sesshoumaru's absence. Lately she had noticed him leave late into the night, only to return before the sun rose, so she thought very little of his absence now. She went and curled up on their, now combined, mat and started to doze off again, then, suddenly, she was being cuddled by Sesshoumaru. She let out a startled "eep" as he started to nuzzle her mark and let a growl rumble through his chest.

"Sesshoumaru what on earth has gotten into you." She gasped as he clutched her even tighter to his chest.

"I...I...am so...so very sorry mate to have hurt you. I have no excuse, the mating season started without my knowledge, and...and...I lost control before I could give you a proper warning....please please forgive me Kagome." He whispered hoarsely as he clutched her even tighter to him, only loosening his grip slightly when she started to wiggle in protest.

"Sesshoumaru what in the name of all that is holy are you talking about. What did you do?" She finally wiggled out of his grasp enough to grasp his face and make him look at her. She gasped when she saw the pained look in his eyes. While she was looking into his eyes she noticed a lone tear slip down his cheek. "What has happened to make my mate so troubled that he would shed a tear?"

"You don't remember Kagome....you really don't remember last night?" The shocked look in his eyes made Kagome very nervous. Whatever was evading her recollection was apparently very important.

"What am I supposed to be remembering Sesshoumaru? The last thing I remember last night was falling asleep in your arms after you came back from hunting." She looked as confused as he did now.

"Mate I lost control to my demon last night. He took you by force, injuring you...do you really not remember this?" He said hoping to jog her memory. She suddenly clutched her head wincing as the memories came flooding back.

"You...you mean all that was real....that red eyed, feral looking thing that looked so similar to you yet so different at the same time. I thought it was just a dream, maybe a nightmare. Wait then does that mean that...that I...that I'm...." when she couldn't form the words she placed her hand over her womb and looked at him expectantly.

"Yes mate you now carry our child...your pregnant. That is the only reason I am my normal self now, I have impregnated my chosen female." He placed his hand over hers as it rested over where their child now grew.

"No...it can't be real...this has to be a dream too....another wonderful yet horribly cruel dream." She whispered as she quickly got up from Sesshoumaru's lap to stand on the far end of the cave facing away from him. Sesshoumaru sat there stunned at her statement, she didn't believe it to be real, had he misunderstood her...

"Mate, why do u think this to be a dream, do you doubt my honesty?" he queried, letting some of the hurt he felt filter into his voice.

"No Sesshoumaru I would never doubt your honesty, you have too much honor for me to doubt you. Do you realize how many times I have wished for and dreamed this day would come? Each time, however, I would awaken only to realize it was just that, a dream. Why should I get my hopes up now, when I know I'll just wake up tomorrow in your arms still stuck on this island and not pregnant once again." She finished finally turning to look at him, tears coursing down her cheeks. Her legs finally gave out, but she never made contact with the floor. Instead, she was being crushed to a warm chest, being slowly lowered to the ground until they were both kneeling; she then clutched him as if her life depended on it. "Please Kami, please I beg you, don't let this be another dream!" She whispered, between sobs, so low that even Sesshoumaru had trouble hearing her.

"I assure you mate this is no dream. Kagome please, trust me. Here I'll prove it to you." He said, gently prying one of her arms from around his waist. He brought her hand in front of her face, making sure he had her full attention, then sliced open her palm with the claw on his thumb. He watched her eyes widen as the pain pulsed in her palm. "You feel no physical pain in your dreams koi, please believe me. This is real, I swear you." He whispered to her, then lifted her hand to his mouth and gently cleaned away all of the blood, and licked the wound until it was fully healed.

"So this is real?"she queried

"Yes koi, it's very much real." Sesshoumaru showing her the patience she needed.

"And that really happened last night?" she winced a little at the earlier memories.

"Yes mate, you encountered my beast last night, and survived, little worse for the wear in the end." he continued in his slow and patient voice.

"And I really...really am..." she stuttered

"Yes you really are pregnant." he said as he embraced her.

She sat there in disbelief for a moment before her tears started once again, only this time they were tears of joy rather than misery.

"I'm...I'm really gonna be a mom....." she said while laughing. "Wait does this mean we'll be leaving the island soon?"

"Hmmm....a good question, unfortunately I don't have the answer. Only time, or possibly that meddlesome Ericka, will be able to tell us." He said stroking her hair, her scent had changed slightly, she had smelled wonderful to him before, and the knowledge of the cause of what exactly had caused her scent to change caused a pleasant warmth to spread through his chest, and he hugged her even closer. She sighed contently, her ear pressed firmly to his chest, and listened to his strong heartbeat.

"What do you wish to have Sesshoumaru, a boy or a girl?" She asked after a time.

"It matters not to me, love, as long as it is healthy. There has never been a mixing of the species before, so I am unsure what the outcome will be, the best I can hope for is a healthy pup."

"I know, what I meant is if you had to choose what would you prefer. And pup, what does that mean." She asked

He chucked lightly. "A pup is what we call children in mine and my sister's clan because we are both types of dog demon. To be honest Kagome, I really have no preference to the gender of my pups. When I was younger I would have preferred a boy like most leaders, but then my sister came along and proved to be a strong leader to her people, and proved women could lead as well as men. Therefore, like I said, I just want the pup to be healthy. Why do you persist in asking me this, is there a gender you would prefer?" he asked curiosity getting the better of him again. He swore, sometimes this little woman made him feel like a pup still discovering the world around him.

"No I really just want to be a mother, I just didn't want to disappoint you by not giving you the child, err pup, you would prefer." She blushed a little at this last statement.

"Kagome you could never disappoint me, besides the gender of the pup is determined by chance, we have no power over it, so there is no reason to worry over it. Let us just prey for a healthy pup, and not worry over it anymore, agreed." He said in a tone that said the discussion was over.

"Very well Sesshoumaru, come lets go back to bed, all this crying has worn me out." She chuckled.

Sesshoumaru just nodded his head smirking. They both rose from the floor, when Kagome's lets gave out again, Sesshoumaru chuckled an swept her up bridle style, and carried her back to their mats.

"Have I made you that weak in the knees little one?" He had to hold back from laughing aloud at the frustration that flashed across her face. He loved the way her face was so expressive, he could read her like an open book, except for on the battle field. There she was a perfect warrior, with her schooled expression and expressionless eyes.

"Well you know Sesshoumaru, with all that I have gone through in the past two days I'm surprised I could walk at all." It was her turn to laugh in triumph as his cheeks tinted pink at her statement. "Oh, and if you try and apologize for what your beast did again, I'll cut you off for a year. I knew it was coming eventually and he more than made up for his deeds last night." She blushed at the memory.

"Indeed." He dared not say anymore for fear of her carrying out on her threat, as he knew she would. He had just gotten to that step with her, and he had no desire to lose those privileges with her so soon.

He gently laid her down on the mats and covered her with his inner shirt. He could already see the restlessness in her eyes, and knew sleep would not come easily to her. He sighed quietly as he watched her fidget. He eventually lay down beside her, pulling her closer till her back connected with his chest, and her head fit comfortably under his chin. He started growling gently, letting the growls rumble through his chest, and vibrate into her back. It was a trick his mother used when he was younger, and to his knowledge, it never failed. It took a little longer with Kagome than it ever had with him, but eventually the soothing vibrations lulled her to sleep. The memories of his mother filtered into his mind and sleep began to claim him as well.

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I'm gonna end it here for now, Kags has had a pretty hard life if ya'll hadn't figured it out. I might explain some of her past a little later, but for now, I'll just leave it at that.

Questions, comments, concerns.....you know what to do...later all
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