Mwahahahahaha! It's baaack! This lovely story once went by the name of motherhood, but you know what? I deleted it! Why, you ask. Well...I don't have very good reasons, but it's back now so we're all good! Thanks to all for giving this story a chance, those who did shall now be blessed with the divine protection of me! Not that I can promise you it'll do any good...wow, if your honestly reading this small rambling, you might just get threw the story alive, if you didn't and just skiped it, well, I probably wont ever find out considering people like that never review. I really don't like people like that, wow! Look at the time! I really need to stop typing now! Bye. I do not own inuyasha, any of the characters, anything having to do with the origanal plot, bla, bla, bla.

The life of a Takahashi

An Inuyasha fanfic

by utukushii

Did she love him? Without a doubt. Did he love her? Of coarse. Was he there when she needed him most? No. Why? Because he was an idiot.

The day had finally arrived. The day their child was born. Kagome sat there reading a magazine Sango had picked up for her on her way to the hospital yesterday. Yes 32 hours in labor and Sesshomaru still wasn't there. And yes, of coarse Sango was there five minutes before her. The woman was perfect. Always on time, always with a magazine. Right then Kagome could honestly say that she loved the girl like hell.

After Sango had arrived, or more so after she had arrived, her older sister Kikyo had come with an annoyed honyou.

"Why did I have to come!" he had wailed when they entered her birthing room.

"Because she's your sister as much as she is mine and needs the support! We cant have her crying again!" she had yelled at him. Giving Kagome a kiss on the cheek and a pat on the belly.

"But it's gross and I'm sure neither of you want me her when she delivers!" he countered.

Yes, that was yesterday, grand yesterday when everything first started crashing down twards hell. They were arguing and even worse Miroku, Sango's boyfriend and long time friend, as he was all of theirs, had just arrived. Asking her if it felt weird knowing that something was going to push out of your... Well you get the picture. Then two hours after that she had to find out that Sesshomaru's flight was canceled due to the stupid December blizzard. Then even worse 19 hours into her labor she had to find out the hospital was snowed in.

And now she was here. Still in the same room, in the same bed, with the same people.

"Yes, your right we don't want you here. When we find out the baby's coming YOUR going to run and get us all some food!" Kikyo seethed.

"What? Why would I have to do that!" Inuyasha yelled at her.

"Because you idiot she's been in labor for almost two days and hasn't eaten a thing. We don't want you in here anyway so why cant you get her something?" she asked.

"Fine! I understand that but why do I have to get food for all of you?" he retorted sitting on the counter on the opposite side of Kagome's room.

Yep you heard right, counter. Counter as in next to the sink, above the mini fridge and five feet away from the bathroom with a giant bathtub and shower. And that was only on the wall facing Kagome. To her right was a cabinet with a flat screen TV on it, five extra fold out chairs, blankets, pillows, and soaps for the bathroom. Next to the cabinet was a long bench able to hold about four people. Then the wall her bed was pushed up against was just covered with machines hooked up to her. On the wall to her left was the door.

When she first arrived here with Sango it had seemed big. But now with five people in it, it seemed small. No wait, make that six. Here was her darling little brother with a bouquet of blue roses and baby's breath. What a darling boy he was.

"Thank God Sota! I thought they were going to kill me!" Kagome yelled glaring at Kikyo and Inuyasha.

"Sorry it took so long sis but I literally had to hike here in snow boots with this storm we've got out side. Did you know there's about four feet of snow out there." he laughed, automatically lighting the mood.

She looked up at him and his go with the flow mood. Oh how she loved her brother. He was a good kid, maybe she couldn't say kid anymore he was nearly twenty three now. Twenty three, nice, cute, and practically irresistible to every girl he met, which was a lot. But what could she say? The boy was a flirt.

"Yo kid, whats up? Me and the perverted monk were about to go grab something to- AAAh! What the hell was that for Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled picking up the box of Kleenex from the floor and rubbing the red mark she had left on his handsome four head.

"Don't you dare say the E word!" was all she yelled before going back to her magazine.

"Keh, whatever." he said looking over at Miroku who got up from the bench and walked over to him.

"Wow Yash, she really messed up this box." he said looking at the flattened corner of the tissue box in Inuyasha's hand.

"Keh. Bet she wouldn't have done it if Sesshom- Hell! What was that for?" he yelled yet again, peeling the magazine of his face.

"Your not aloud to say the S word either baka!" Kagome cried glaring at him over the pillow she was now hugging.

Inuyasha looked over at Miroku for help only to see him now looking at the ceiling, then at Sota who now found the bathroom door very interesting, like it had the cure for cancer on it or something. "Keh, stupid onna gets to do whatever she wants just because she's pregnant." he muttered to himself walking to the door.

He walked out then peered back into the crowded room, "Well are ya coming or not!"

Then just like that there went Miroku and Sota right out the door.

"Oh yeah, before I go, Kagome, Sesshomaru called. He said all flights are canceled due to the weather so he'll be traveling with his youkai ball thing instead." Sota said before walking out the door.

"YES!" Kagome yelled throwing her pillow up in the air and waking a snoozing Sango.

How she missed him. The baby wasn't due for a week so he had left two days ago on a business trip to Tokyo, leaving her in the hands of Kikyo and Sango who stayed with her in the mansion along with the others. Eeewww just thinking about the two crazy men brought goosebumps to her arms. So all in all the four were to watch her until Saturday when Sesshomaru would come back. He left Wednesday and it was now Friday. Leaving her feeling cold, alone, scared, and annoyed beyond belief.

But she new that she wasn't really mad at him. He was her everything; cold, arrogant, hansom, sweet, tender, annoying, related to Inuyasha. That last one actually lost him some points, but she had grown to love the stupid half demon. Now she was lonely. Kikyo was reading the magazine she had thrown at her husband, and Sango, well Sango was sleeping. The woman worked to hard. Always trying to make every one else happy. She deserved a rest.

About two hours later Kikyo's head shot up and turned to the door, sensing the strong demonic aura mere seconds before Kagome her self felt it. Thank God.

Sesshomaru burst threw the door exactly five seconds later and headed strait toward Kagome. His long silver hair pulled up into a high pony tale that went down to his waist. His shinning golden eyes looking into her own soft brown ones. His black suit clean and pressed with the perfection only a demon could make. He was finally here, and with her raging hormones she couldn't help but cry.

Soundlessly he walked over to her and knelled by her side, giving her a soft hug and a small peck on the lips. "Theres no need to cry koi. I'm here and unless somethings wrong I'm sure your fine." he chuckled looking into her deep brown eyes before leaning his head down to put his ear to her now large womb. He was very pleased to hear the small kick that came from inside.

"Kami Sesshomaru I thought you wouldn't be here in time." Kagome cried looking at him on her stomach.

"Like hell I would miss my own child's birth." he smiled up at her. "Where are the idiots and your brother?" he asked, gracefully getting up and looking around a bit.

"They went down to the caffe." she said watching him get a chair and putting it next to her bed.

"Hn, I'll call them and tell them I'm here." and with that he pulled out his phone and dialed away.

"Is baby coming yet?" said a groggy Sango getting up and nodding her head to Sesshomaru as a hello.

"Nope, not yet the doctor should be in here soon to check on Kagome." Kikyo said.

As if on cue one of Kagome's nurses walked in. looking at Sesshomaru she respectfully bowed and went over to the machines next to the bed. "Wow, 34 hours in labor! How are you feeling?" she said handing the tear stricken Kagome the mashed tissue box.

Kagome gratefully grabbed a few tissues and dabbed her eyes. "I'm feeling fine now that my husbands here." she said looking at him yelling into the phone, no doubt talking to Inuyasha.

"Well, I'm glad your feeling better. Dr. Kawasaki will be here in a few minutes to check on your cervix. May I ask how many people are going to stay for the birth?" she asked sweetly writing down somethings on a clipboard.

"Just everyone in here now." she said looking at Kikyo who nodded.

"Alrighty. Thats perfect. When it's time to deliver you two girls can just sit on the bench and daddy may stand next to you." she said looking at Sesshomaru then at the girls.

"That would be fine, thank you." Sesshomaru said hanging up his phone and looking to Kagome. He was so worried that he wouldn't be here in time. And seeing her burst into tears when he did come only made him more guilty. Kikyo and Sango had done a good job watching over her. Apparently though his personal driver had to drive her here because everyone was at work, not expecting the baby and all. He couldn't blame them, its not like they went all the way out of the city like he did.

The nurse left a few minuets later and then Dr. Kawasaki came in to check how many centimeters she was dilated.

"Sesshomaru-sama, Lady Kagome. I'm afraid after four hours your still only at eight centimeters. At this point you only have two options, wait another two hours to see if you reach nine or have a C section." he told theme seriously.

Oh god! Was all Kagome could think. Oh god oh god oh god. Wasn't a C section bad! Like really, really, really, bad!

Sesshomaru looked over at Kagome already feeling her start to panic. Her aura was dancing around like crazy. He looked over at Kikyo to see her also looking at Kagome's reiki. This wasn't good, nor was it safe.

Slowly he walked over to her and spiked his youkai. The two aura's fought for a while until Kagome's recognized Sesshomaru's and calmed down. "Don't worry Kagome. The baby's not in any danger." he looked over at the doctor. "What do you think would be the best coarse of action."

"I think you two should just do the C section. Even if we were to wait, if she doesn't get up to nine were going to have to do it any way. I'm afraid that if we wait to long, the baby will start to panic, and of course Lady Kagome can only be hooked up to these machines for so long without it being a risk to her helth." he said looking at Kagome then at Sesshomaru.

Sesshomaru looked at Kagome, who was starting to hyperventilate, and figured she wouldn't be able to make the decision her self. "We will go with the C section. Am I permitted to be in the room with her?" he asked standing next to Kagome and taking her hand.

"Yes, you can be there but no one else. Are you sure you want to..." he started to ask Kagome but then saw the glare Sesshomaru shot at him. Quickly he jotted down some notes then looked back at them. "We'll be back in five minutes to bring her into the surgery room." he said then scampered out of the room.

Sesshomaru looked down at his Kagome who in turn looked up at him with fear filled eyes. "Don't worry koi. This isn't like back five hundread years ago when this procedure was killing people, and I'll be right next to you the whole time." he said coolly.

"Oh Sesshy, what if something goes wrong." she started to cry. Holding on to his arm and hugging him.

"It will be fine. You won't feel a thing and I'll be with you. I'll talk to you threw the whole thing." he said sitting next to her and grasping both of her hands.

"Talk to me? What! You mean I'll be awake! Sesshomaru! I don't wanna do it!" she wailed even louder, hurting his ears.

Again Sesshomaru raised his youkai to calm her and only then was he able to talk her into doing it. He understood how she felt, how scarred she was but it would be easier this way. A few minutes later the doctor came back in and they both left. Just a bit later Inuyasha came in yelling about his bastard of a brother only to find both him and Kagome gone.

"Hell! He escaped!" he yelled looking around the room.

"God Inuyasha be quite. Kagome needs to have a C section so they left with the doctor a few minutes ago. If you guys were here earlier you could have seen her off. What took you guys so long any way?" Kikyo asked him as he walked over and sat back on the counter.

Miroku sat next to Sango then turned to adress Kikyo. "Well we sort of felt a strong reiki and Inuyasha figured Kagome was mad at Sesshomaru and thought we should stay down stairs until she calmed."

"Inuyasha no baka! She was not mad at any one, she was scarred about the baby!" Kikyo yelled looking at him then at Miroku. "Anyway, where's Sota?"

"Kid said your mom gets in today so he went to go pick her up. Oh yeah and he took our car." he said looking at his phone. "he said that he's just gonna drop her off at their house and they'll come see the baby at the mansion. It that OK?"

"Yeah, thats a good idea. Do you know if he's going to come back to see the baby?"

"Probably not. Kagome heals easily anyway, they'll probably be home by Sunday morning." he said bringing out a bag from the caffe that Kikyo hadn't even noticed. "Here I brought everyone a sandwich and some soup and a salad for Kagome."

"Thanks I'm glad you remembered what the nurse said about her eating light after the baby is born. Can you hand me a sandwich?" she said moving over to sit next Miroku who in turn was sitting next to Sango.

"Sure, What kind. I've got Ham and Cheese which is hot, then I got Turkey and cheese which is cold."

"Both." She said catching the offered sandwiches and handing the Ham and cheese one to Sango.

"Thanks" said Sango looking at the sandwich appreciatively. "How'd you Know it was Kagome's reiki that was going off the charts?"

"Easy." said Miroku, "Miko's and priestess are so rare that Kikyo and Kagome are the only two we know that even live in all of western japan let alone Fukuoka."

"Oh yeah. I suppose I forgot. Its funny how many youkai there are yet there are only about five priestesses in japan." Sango said looking at her sandwich.

"Some demon slayer you are, aren't you supposed to know all about this stuff?" Inuyasha complained.

"Well excuse me! At least I have a real job!" she yelled at him.

"Relax Sango-Chan." Miroku whispered.

"I do have a job! Me and Sesshomaru both run the company!" he yelled back at her.

"Inuyasha, its OK she doesn't mean it." Miroku said a little louder.

"You mean he's kind enough to let you help out every month!" She screamed getting up in his face.

Miroku looked around worriedly. Where had Kikyo gone to? The one time he needed her too!

"Our father left the company to both of us!"

"He left it to Sesshomaru who was to do what he wanted with you!"

"He did not!"

"He did too!"

"He did not!"

"Well, have you ever seen his will?"

"Well, no..."

"Ha! You see! I have seen it!" Great, each sentence got louder and louder.

"How would you have seen it!"

"I'm a demon slayer you idiot! Its my job to investigate all demon deaths! If you don't remember he was sick! A new demon sickness requires special attention!"

"Why you..."

"Hey both of you shut up! Their stitching Kagome up right now and are going to move her into another room in a about an hour. So pull yourselves together and help me carry all their stuff to room 42 in the hall next to ours." Kikyo growled walking threw the door and slinging her sisters duffel bag over her shoulder.

Inuyasha and Sango immediately shut up and each grabbed a bag.

Miroku just sweat dropped. If that was all he had to do to get them to stop fighting he would have it done five minutes ago.

O)(O

Kagome looked around the small recovery room they had taken her to. Then over to Sesshomaru who in turn looked down at her teary eyes.

"Sesshomaru where's the baby?" she whimpered.

She had done quite well, he thought. They put up a small screen so she couldn't see her stomach and she had kept her eyes on him the whole time like he told her. Not on the sharp tools they had kept handing to the doctor, and not on the blood on the doctors glove covered hands. When they started to stitch her up she had thrown up but it wasn't big, considering she hadn't eaten in two days. Though that might be the reason she had gotten sick in the first place.

"Relax koi. They just went to clean him up then they're going to bring him in here to weigh him and measure him." he said comely.

"Him?" she whispered a few tears falling onto her checks. When the doctor had asked them if they wanted to know the sex of the baby they had both said no. They had decided that it would be funner not knowing. So they had bought a white bassinet that was now in the corner of there bedroom, and some small white outfits with blue crescent moons for the hospital.

"Yes him. What would you like to name him?" he asked her softly wiping a tear of her delicate face.

"I'll have to see him first." she whispered.

Kagome and Sango had chosen not to have a baby shower with how busy they were and all. So they had had a small get together with a few friends and just talked all day. It was nice and sweet. Kagome had also told Sesshomaru that she wanted to decorate the nursery her self. He had said yes but she wasn't aloud to do it until the baby was borne because of the paint fumes. So she had said what ever and a few months later they were here waiting for their baby.

And just like that in walked one of the nurses who looked from Kagome to Sesshomaru oddly. Then at the small bundle in her arms. Then back up at them.

She just stood there and it was starting to make Sesshomaru irritated. "Is there a problem?" he growled.

"N-No. It's just. She's human." she stuttered out. Looking at Kagome.

Sesshomaru sniffed the air and recognized his and Kagome's sent on the bundle and growled again. "The child is ours so I suggest you give him to her or I'll come and get him myself."

The nurse looked nervously at him but made no move to walk towards them.

"She is a miko" Dr. Kawasaki said as he walked in. "Give her the child."

Kagome looked at the Doctor funny. What did he mean by 'she's a miko' what did that have to do with the baby?

The nurse quickly walked over to Kagome and gently put the bundle in her arms apologizing about her not knowing. She then practically ran out the door not missing the low growl from Sesshomaru.

When the human put the baby in her arms Kagome immediately gasped, feeling an increasingly strong, yet familiar, power. She looked down at the baby. And just like that she nearly fainted. He was gorgeous. He had a full crop of glowing silver hair and bright golden eyes. On his small forehead was a small blue crescent moon, then on his left check a little purple stripe, on his right there where two little stripes. And not only that, the child was a youkai. Not a honyou like she had expected but a full, pure demon.

And the power. It was rippling off of him in soft waves. No wonder he was a full demon. Only a demon could have so much youkai. His aura was dancing around him like crazy. It was almost enchanting. And so big. A large dark magenta aura, but it was anything but dark. The happiness sketched in was intoxicating.

He wasn't crying. No he was doing quite the opposite. To cry he would be sad. With an aura like that it wasn't surprising that he didn't shed a single tear. And then there were his eyes. They weren't closed, no they were staring strait at her. Those small suns that resembled Sesshomaru's so perfectly. So warm and full of life.

"Perfect." she heard Sesshomaru whisper next to her.

Yes, perfection. "Then that should be his name." she said suddenly. "We will call him Maru."

Sesshomaru smiled down at her, nodding silently in agreement. He glanced down at a small form in his hands, everything filled out but their names and the baby's. He quickly pulled out a pen signing his name, handed it to Kagome so she could sign hers, then quickly filled in the rest. Maru Shihai Takahashi, born Friday, December 1st, 2001. 11:48 pm.

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