THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Kagome. These characters belong solely to Rumiko Takahashi and Viz.

I do however own my own creations.

Chapter 1

Spring 2027:

Cherry blossoms heralded the arrival of spring to the Kateitenma compound. Another ten years had passed and life seemed idyllic for the family. Kagome and Tia attended to the birth of another foal from Buttercup, fathered by a world champion racehorse from the Phillipines. Spring always made Kagome feel bittersweet about the fact that she could no longer bear children. Being a mystic, she not only looked young, but felt young, and even though she had lived over 500 years and had birthed over 100 children, she still felt a lingering loss.

Spring at the compound brought new life everywhere. It was a working farm and the animals abounded. All around the fields and ponds one saw new life. Chicks, ducklings, goslings, calves, piglets, foals. In the morning, when the wild animals were out you might catch a glimpse of a new fawn romping in the fields or hear the call of baby robins in the trees.

Kagome and Inuyasha also had other babies in the house. Grandchildren. 15 of the older pups were now married and of them, 10 had their own pups. Their brood of grandchildren now totaled 35. Kagome had plenty to keep her busy. Even without her family, she had her job. She had attended school and now worked as a nurse in a demon doctor's office.

Inuyasha had come out of retirement and opened a couple of new offices in the United States, at the behest of his older pups. Their newest office in the works was located in New York City, NY. Inuyasha had taken great pride in designing this office. It would be his crowning achievement. These new offices came about after the Carter Foundation recognized their work with the Habitat for Humanity projects and the number of hours or work and amount of materials they donated to numerous houses around the globe. The Kateitenma family were now known beyond Asia and Canada and their work was highly awarded.

On this day, Inuyasha was relaxing on the couch, staring out at the expanse of land and mountains that stretched in front of the huge floor to ceiling windows. Sipping a glass of freshly squeezed limeade, he yawned and scratched his skin as he moved to a more comfortable position. Kagome walked in from the kitchen after washing her hands from working in the barn,

"Buttercup has delivered a fine baby filly, I'm proud to say.", she announced as she sat down beside her husband.

"Congratulations, Dr. Kateitenma, on your delivery. Where's Tia?", said Inuyasha.

"Out attending to Buttercup. And I'm not a doctor. Not yet anyway."

"Yet?"

"Well, I've been thinking of going to medical school. What do you think?"

"Whatever makes you happy. The pups are older now, you don't need to be a nursemaid anymore."

"Actually, you know, I wanted to talk to you about that ..."

"A ... bout ... what ... exactly?"

"Having another baby."

"Koshii, we've been through this. You need to concentrate on your job. Let it go. The pups are grown or are growing up. Let's enjoy time with each other and the grandpups. Plus, you're not exactly physically able to carry another pup ..."

"You don't understand. I need another pup.", she started to cry.

"Koshii, I do understand. The doctor said there will be times like this when the need and the want to have another pup becomes overwhelming. Especially after losing the last pup so close to your due date."

"The last pup's name was Zachary. Not just 'the last pup.'"

"I know. I know. I made the tombstone remember?"

"You don't understand. You can't possibly. You're not a woman."

"I'm glad I'm not.", Inuyasha said, rolling his eyes, "Damn hormones."

"Besides, they're making great strides in demon organ transplants. They've successfully transplanted uteruses in a few women and they've gone on to have children."

"Koshii! Please, you need to get passed this. If we're meant to have more pups then we will. Besides, I thought you wanted to go to medical school? Going to medical school and raising a pup do not go together!"

"You're right, Inuyasha. I need to get passed this.", she smiled at her inconsistency.

"That's my Koshii.", Inuyasha said, as he kissed her forehead.

In New York City:

Yasha oversaw the construction of the new high rise that would house the Kateitenma offices. The high rise was a marvel of architecture. Only his father could have designed such a masterpiece. As he was looking over some paperwork, he heard a yell from one of the workers. Running over to the spot where the worker yelled, he saw what was making the men vomit. A human woman, dead, her stomach and chest slit open and her entrails hanging out. And yet there was very little blood. He had a bad feeling about this corpse. After a while,

"Mr. Kateitenma,", came a voice. It was his foreman, "The cops are here."

"That was fast.", said Yasha. He walked towards the front of the building, still in a state of shock but knowing he could hopefully sniff out the one responsible for this. Unless the cops cleaned it up first, which appeared to be what would be happening.

The first officer approached Yasha and introduced himself,

"I'm Detective Elliot Stabler and this is my partner, Detective Olivia Benson. We're from the Special Victims Unit."

A/N: Yes ... I finally found a way to do my Inuyasha - Law & Order Special Victims Unit crossover ...YAY!!