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Ch 13 The offer


Kagome was at work pouring coffee, when Inuyasha came into the shop, she looked at him, she could tell by the look he had something to tell her.

"Hey, Inu what's up?" she asked him
"Nothing" He lied
"I can tell by your face, something happened, is someone hurt, Is it Sess?"
"You could say that" he said.
"What happened?! ,” She yelled.
"Calm down Kags He's not hurt physically, but uh he knows something." He said to her.

"No, no please don't tell me you told him" she begged
"Not me exactly he already knew.” He said.


"I have to find him, before he does something stupid." She told Inuyasha

"Well he's not at work he took the day off." Inuyasha told her
"I know where he is." She said.
"Home?" Inuyasha asked her.
"No at the coffee shop." She smiled.
"Oh, I can see by the sparkle in your eyes you're going to see him, aren't you?"


“Jakotsu." She called "Can you watch the shop?"
"Of course girly go get your man." He said hearing the part about Sesshoumaru.
“Thanks Jakotsu I’ll be back as soon as I can.”Kagome told him.
Inuyasha followed Kagome out of the shop.

“Hey don’t let him off that easily.” Inuyasha told her as Kagome opened the door of her car.

“I won’t Yasha.” Kagome told him and got in the car and drove off to the coffee shop.

Kagome drove to the coffee shop it was the first place Sesshoumaru had taken her there for their first date. She parked the car across the street.
Kagome got out the car and walked across the street to the coffee house Kagome saw Sesshoumaru sitting at the table drinking coffee.

Kagome walked into the shop. She quietly walked over to table Sesshomaru sat at.
"Is this seat taken?" She asked
"Kagome." Sesshoumaru whispered, he turned around, amber meeting green
"Sesshou." Kagome said.
"Please sit." He said offering her the seat across from him.
Kagome shyly sat down in the offered chair, she didn't no what to say nor how to act around her ex-lover.
Sesshoumaru sensed her nervousness. "Kagome I'm sorry that I didn't listen to you. I can't begin to imagine what you have been going through."
Kagome bowed her head. "It’s my fault Sesshou."
Sesshoumaru growled, "It's not your fault that thing raped you.”
"If I hadn't had gone to the party. If I haven't had drove with him ma-maybe. It would be your child that I carry instead of Naraku’s.” She cried.

“It’s not your fault my sweetheart but at the same time I can’t be with you.” Sesshoumaru told her.

Kagome held her head down. “I know can we at least be friends?” she asked him.
Sesshoumaru smiled at her.

“I have to go Kagome but if you need anything call me.” He told her as he stood up, before he left he kissed her on her cheek.

Kagome left and went back to work and waited on customers. After the last customer left Kagome went home and changed her clothes. She sat down on the sofa and looked at her stomach. Her baby was growing. She didn’t want to bother Sango, Inuyasha or Miroku all the time.
The phone ran bringing her out of her self pitying.

“Hi mom.” She said.
“Hi sweetie, how are you doing?” she asked her.
“I’m okay mom.” She said as she touched her growing belly, she thought about how she was going to tell her mom that she was having a baby. Kagome heard someone knocking on her door.
“Mom hold on a sec.” She said as she got up from the sofa and walked to the door.
She opened the door to see Naraku standing there with some shopping bags in his hands.

“Are you going to invite me in?” he asked.
She looked at him. “Come in.” She said
Naraku walked in and sat the bags down on her kitchen table.
“Mom I have to call you back I have company.” She told her.
“Ok honey, I want you and Sesshoumaru to come and see me real soon.” She told Kagome and hung up.
“To what do I owe the visit?” Kagome asked Naraku.
“I figured you might be hungry and I wanted to make sure you had some food.” He told her as he walked over to stand in front of her.

“Thank you.” She said not taking her gaze off him.
“How was your day?” he asked her.
“Do you actually care?” she said
He narrowed his eyes at her. “I’m trying to be nice to you.” He hissed.
Kagome huffed, she folded her arms as she walked passed him and into the small kitchen.
“It wasn’t great I saw Sesshoumaru and he wants to stay friends. I really have no one to turn to Sango has her own life to live as does Inuyasha and Miroku.” She said as she began taking things out the bag.
Naraku thought about what she said.
“I am more than willing to help you Kagome.” He told her as he touched her arm.
Kagome looked at him.
“You’re after all having my baby there is nothing that I wouldn’t do for you.” He told her.
She thought about what he said, Sesshoumaru and she were no longer a couple and he most likely would soon start dating again. And then she remembered what Naraku had said to her that day she told him she was pregnant.
*****Flashback*****
He got close to Kagome and whispered something in her ear “This child makes you mine to do with as I wish... and I wish a lot of things.” Kagome looked at him. Ready to slap him but instead got in the cab and left.
****End of flashback****
“You’ll help me?” she asked him.
He smiled at her while all kind of plots were going on in his mind.
“Yes Kagome.” He said.
“We could start with your living arrangements.” He said as he walked away from her and walked over to her window and looked out it.
“My living arrangements?” she asked.
“Yes this is no place for you to raise a child.” He said.
“I’m only 19 Naraku it’s not like I have a lot of money to just move.” She told him.
“No, you don’t but I do and for the time being I want you to stay with me, until you can get a place of your own.” He told her.
“Stay with you?” she asked, “Why would I stay with you?” she asked him.

“ You need someone to help you especially as your pregnancy goes along.” He reminded her.
She looked down at her feet and thought about what he said she would need help and she didn’t want to be a burden to her friends, they had their own lives to live.
“I guess we can try it out and see if it works.” She told him.
Naraku smiled to himself, he had her right where he wanted her.