Author's Note
Another chappie for you guys! Hope you like it! Oh…and later on in the chapter is my way at getting back at the men for laughing and calling women weak when we complain about child birth…now I have never gone through that but I've heard it's painful…anywho…let the chappie begin!
Sammy-Sama
Chapter I: To Be With You
"A Million Words Would Not Bring You Back,
I Know Because I've Tried.
Neither Would A Million Tears,
I Know Because I've Cried."
The crowd stood in awe as the young Lord of the Western Lands drew the sword handed down to him by his father, the great sword of healing beginning to glow a unearthly blue. Narrowing his piercing amber eyes, the Inu-youkai brought his blade down upon the motionless form of his younger brother.
The demons in the group watched curiously as the young lord sheathed his weapon, shocked gasps echoing through the clearing as the small, faint sound of a heart beat reached their ears due to their heightened demonic senses.
"Do you think…" The Northern lord began, trailing off as he eyed his mate with a questioning glance.
"I think he did Koji," The young woman replied, a smirk forming upon her face.
"I think things are going to turn around," came the comment from the mixed blooded ruler, his florescent orbs locking with the wolf's stony gaze, " Ay Artemis?"
"Doesn't it always Kane?" Artemis inquired, turning her attention to the young wox, "We always win in the end, and he's too stubborn to die for good anyway."
"This is true," Kane agreed, watching the young miko warily, "Though I don't think the storms over yet."
"What do you mean Lord Kane?" Came the monk's question, having been in a deep conversation with the young rulers of the South and Riku on how the fabled sword Sesshomaru possessed worked; he'd been unaware of the miko's growing condition.
"I don't think she realizes what happened," Sango commented, her deep brown eyes looking fearfully towards her friend.
"We are about to have a serious problem on our hands," Kane explained, watching carefully as the miko's aura spiked, raging winds beginning to swirl around the two; the young woman's normally pure white aura transforming and warping into one of crimson.
"You can't leave me InuYasha," The young miko whispered, grief and sorrow overcoming her, "I can't go on with out you."
At that statement something seemed to stir with in her, a hidden power awakened.
"Mate…dead?" Came the rough voice inside her head, a voice she hardly even recognized as her own.
"No…he just can't be…" Kagome sobbed, denying the evidence before her as she clutched the young man's shirt tighter, burying her face deep into the blood soaked cloth.
"Must take control," The voice commanded, "Must ease pain and save pup."
With a defeated nod, the miko released all control she had over the demon blood with in her, "Just make the pain stop."
Fierce winds began to whip around the clearing, the young miko's transformation beginning as her aura was consumed by the darkened one the demonic blood held when it took over. Her appearance began to change, her nail elongating into deadly claws, fangs protruded from her mouth as crimson began to bleed into her eyes.
A soft, steady noise caught her attention, her demonic hearing picking up the shallow, yet growing ever stronger sound of a heart beat.
Her eyes widened as she realized where the sound was coming from. The young woman's head shot up from her mate's chest, crimson locking with concerned and loving amber.
Nothingness surrounded him, making the amber of his gaze seem to slice through the blackness like a knife through butter. The hanyou seemed to float around, not knowing exactly where he was.
"InuYasha," Came the familiar voice of a young woman.
"Rin?" The hanyou questioned, unsure if he had truly heard his brother's mate's voice or not.
"Yes InuYasha," The young woman answered, her translucent form becoming slightly more distinct.
"What are you doing here?" InuYasha questioned, amazement in his voice.
"I've come to send you back, InuYasha," Rin replied, her deep hazel pools full of love for the man she thought of as a brother.
"What do you mean, 'send me back?" The hanyou inquired, narrowing his eyes towards the young woman.
"You have a mate who loves and needs you," Rin explained, "And I fear if you aren't reunited soon, she will loose all control."
"You don't mean she'll become a demon again, do you?" The young man implored, shock evident upon his face.
"Yes, I do," Rin replied, smiling brightly toward the hanyou as a blinding light consumed the solid wall of darkness.
"Take care of your pup InuYasha," The young woman whispered, her message cryptic; the blinding light making it almost impossible to clearly see her figure, "The whole world depends on it."
"But I don't understand!" InuYasha shouted, the light surrounding him, forcing him to return to the world of the living.
The first thing the hanyou was aware of was the splitting headache he possessed. Then came the sharp pain from the wounds caused by Naraku's attacks combined with the ones sustained during his confinement by Suisei. He felt the thin material of the modern clothing he wore, the fabric damp and sticky with blood he'd lost.
Once feeling returned to the young man's body, he was aware of something resting on his chest, his shirt becoming increasingly wet. Taking a few tentative sniffs of the air he pin pointed salt mixed in with the unforgettable, soothing sent of his mate. His ears swiveled at the sound of growling coming from the young woman currently atop his chest. Molten orbs fluttered open to meet angered crimson, shock mixed in the deep blood red pools.
"You need to calm down Kagome," The hanyou whispered, lifting a clawed hand towards his mate, cupping her cheek in his palm.
The large crimson eyes watched the man intently, something behind them though caught the young hanyou's attention.
"What happened to her?" He thought as he managed to pull himself into a sitting position, ignoring the blinding white hot pain that seared through his body with the movement.
"Kagome?" InuYasha questioned, trying to get his mate to change back, noting as he watched her the change in her sent again.
The young woman watched as her mate sat up, his eyes open and his comforting voice trying to reach her behind the wall of the demonic blood that controlled him.
"He's alive…" came the gentle tone of the young miko as her voice rang through her demon mind, "He's all right."
InuYasha saw as tears began to pool in the corners of the young woman's eyes, silver ribbons falling down her cheeks. Never had he known someone in such a transformed state could express emotions like she was; a mindless demon like he turned into was not capable of crying.
The hanyou's expression softened more, if possible; as he gently pulled the young woman close to his chest, wrapping strong, comforting arms around her unstable form. Leaning down the young man captured the miko's lips in a loving kiss; trying to reach his mate that had been locked away somewhere with in her own body.
"I'm all right Kagome, please come back to me," InuYasha thought, trying with all his might and will power to send the silent request to the young woman.
Kagome's eyes widened, her mate's voice echoing in her head, giving the human blood currently sealed away the power it needed to break free.
"InuYasha," The young miko whispered into the man's lips, her human blood resurfacing.
The crimson ebbed from her eyes, returning the blazing hazel to her irises as she returned the young man's gesture ten fold.
InuYasha pulled away from the young woman, amber locking with the loving brown he knew so well.
"You're all right!" Kagome exclaimed, latching her arm around the young man's neck; burying her face into the man's shoulder.
"Of course I am," the hanyou laughed, tightening his grip on the young miko, "I told you I wouldn't leave you."
"As much as you like to believe half-breed," Sesshomaru said flatly, "You did not return unaided."
"What do you mean?" The young miko inquired, removing her face from the blood smeared shoulder, exposing her questioning gaze, blood her skin smeared with the hanyou's blood.
"He means," Artemis began, "That he brought InuYasha back."
The young miko suffered a momentary brain lapse as she stared at the youkai lord blankly, "How?"
"Stupid mortal," The youkai sighed, "I used Tenseiga of course."
"You mean to tell me the bastard brought me back?" InuYasha growled, narrowing his eyes towards his brother.
"And I can kill you just as easily," Sesshomaru taunted, turning from the wounded hanyou; ignoring the bright smile his daughter was giving him and walked away from the battle field, heading towards his car.
"Well, today is just full of surprises," The young heir to the west commented, smiling happily towards her uncle as she helped to lift her mate onto his feet.
"And hopefully that'll be the last one for a while," the hanyou said, pulling himself onto his feet, ignoring the fuss the young miko was making about his wounds.
They were all fine, well, as fine as you can be after battling the most powerful demon in the world and having gone through hell and back; in the hanyou's case quite literally. Now, the only thing he was looking forward to was to get some rest and relaxation before going out and hunting Naraku; and getting ready for his pup to come. What they didn't know was there were more surprises in store for them; each more shocking than the next.
.:.:.Two Months Later.:.:.
The southern ruler skipped down the hall of the apartment she shared with her mate, the young man currently on his way home from work. As the young maiden made her way down the passage, a creature resembling an elongated fluff ball with large coffee eyes and four pom-poms for feet; following her like a shadow.
The small animal was black and white, it's tiny paws concealed under it's mass of puffy fur. It's long body and frame clearly distinguished this animal as a dog, more precisely a Pembroke welsh corgi.
The young woman turned on her heal, bending down and plucked up the small puppy, the dog licking her cheek affectionately in response.
"Who's a good little fluffy? Yes he his," She cooed, walking towards the front door where she knew her mate would walk through any second. Right on time. The door knob turned and in walked the weary man, tired from a long days' work.
"Soshi!" the young man heard as he felt the young woman's lips against his.
"You're happy today Ally," Soshi commented after he'd pulled away from the woman.
"And why shouldn't I be?" Ally replied, tightening her hold on the small dog by a fraction, "We're going to have a baby running about!"
The demon paled at the statement," Ally…you're not…are you?"
The young woman laughed, "Not me silly, Kagome. It's about time for her baby to be born."
A sigh of relief escaped him as Soshi made his way into the apartment, eyeing his mate with amusement and a hint of jealousy as she carried the small pup around with her.
"You know sometimes I think you like that thing more than me," Soshi admitted, flopping down in the leisurely recliner he'd dubbed 'his chair.'
"You know what," Ally replied, turning around and heading towards the back of the apartment to a door at the far end of the hall, "Some times I do."
Shifting the small pup into one arm, she reached out a hand to grasp the metal door handle and opened the wooden barrier, causing the sign hanging on the door to tap against the wood of the door; the writing engraved on the wooden plaque read, in cursive, scarlet letters, "Fear the Fluff."
"Now you got to go in here okay," The young woman said gently, carefully placing the small dog onto the floor, watching with amusement as it's small fuzzy feet moved swiftly as it made it's way into the room and over towards his pillow; flopping down and closing his brown eyes.
Standing up, Ally straightened her composure, flattening the wrinkles in her skirt and blouse as she did so. Two strong arms encircled the young woman's waist, brining her fragile form against her love's tone chest.
"How much longer do you think we have until we have to meet them at the hospital?" The demon questioned, leaning his head down to rest on his mate's shoulder.
"Now you know I'm not suppose to tell you," Ally smiled, a mischievous grin spreading across her face as she teased her mate. He wanted to know something she already knew, and the young woman was just too mean to tell him.
Over the past two months Ally had been taking lessons from Artemis and Chiri on how to control her 'gift.' Her visions were making more sense to her now, and she was able to have them more often.
"Huston," Ally cheered happily, looking down towards her watch on her wrist, her lips pulling upwards into a bright smile, "Five seconds and counting!"
"Till what?" Soshi questioned, eyeing his mate curiously.
"4...3...2...1," Ally took in a deep breath before shouting, "Baby time!"
"Now please behave yourself this time, all right InuYasha," The young miko pleaded with the hanyou.
"I'm not the one who starts it," InuYasha argued, crossing his arms over his chest as he glared towards the door of his mate's home which would lead them into the kitchen.
"I understand that," The young woman added, "But you instigate the arguments and you know how grandpa can be."
"I think you should have left the rosary on him Kagome," The young slayer commented, watching the two before her with an expression of mixed amusement and annoyance.
"Sometimes I do too," Kagome sighed, the group finally making it up the seemingly never endless staircase to the shrine grounds.
"Come on you guys," InuYasha snapped, "You take too damn long."
The young miko glared daggers towards her mate, her hands going to rest on her hips.
"I'm pregnant InuYasha!" She shouted, pointing a finger to her bloated stomach, "I can only go so fast!"
The young hanyou's eyes widened as a searing pain shot through his abdomen.
"Kagome you need to calm down," InuYasha said, trying to get the young woman to relax; watching as she continued to shout at him she winced in pain.
They'd gone to see Akiko a few weeks ago during their routine check up on the pup. The doctor had told them that they should expect the child in a few weeks and not to stress Kagome because that could cause them to come early.
"Calm down!" She shrieked, "Calm down! How can you tell me to 'calm down' when you're not the one…"
The young woman paused in mid-sentence, a puzzled expression upon her face before it was contorted into one of extreme pain; a hand going to grasp her stomach.
Everyone watched, curious as to what was going on; the hanyou clutching is stomach as well though he went unnoticed to everyone except the monk. The next thing anyone knew was the slight puddle that had formed under the young woman and the painful screams ripping from her throat.
"Oh shit!" She screamed, awkwardly sitting down in an attempt to ease the pain.
"What's going on?" Came the voice of the young miko's mother upon hearing her daughters shouts.
"It's time mom," The young miko managed to say though gritted teeth, "It's coming."
The hanyou's eyes widened even more, "It can't come now!"
"This isn't open for debate InuYasha," Kagome growled, "The baby's coming now…"
"InuYasha," Ms. Higurashi ordered, "Get her to the car down the stairs, hurry."
Ignoring the pain in his abdomen he gathered his mate up into his arms and began the decent down the many stairs they'd just come up.
"Miroku," Sango said, "Go call Koji and Artemis and tell them what's going on."
"Will do Lady Sango," the monk replied, dashing into the house and making the call while the others made their way to the hospital.
The phone echoed through the apartment, the young wolf looked towards the object with hatred before placing the pillow over his head.
"Koji," the young man's mate warned, sounds of rustling by the door were heard as well as the twang of an arrow being pulled back.
"Okay…okay," the young man grumbled, pulling himself up to answer the phone, "Just don't shoot me Artemis."
"Thank you," Artemis replied, placing her weapons from where she'd gotten them and leaned against the door frame.
"Koji here," The young man answered, picking up the white cordless object.
"Lord Koji," came the monk's voice from the other line, "It's Miroku."
"I gathered that, thank you Miroku," Koji replied with a roll of his eyes, "What do you want?"
"Kagome and InuYasha are going into labor," Miroku laughed.
A puzzled expression formed on the wolf's face, "They both are?"
"Yep," The young man confirmed, "You need to get to the hospital as soon as possible."
"Okay," Koji responded, hopping out of bed and pulling his shorts on, "We'll be right there."
Hanging up the phone he reached across the bedside table for a t-shirt and hurriedly slipped it on.
"What's going on?" Artemis questioned, eyeing her mate curiously.
"Kagome and InuYasha are going into labor," Koji stated calmly as he finished tying his shoes.
"Oh," Artemis laughed, "I got to see this."
Koji dashed out of the bed room and down the hall, Artemis followed quickly after him. The young woman reached the front door, stopping halfway from the door knob as she remembered a particularly useful object lying in their kitchen table.
Running back to the room she snatched the black object from the table and darted out of the room, catching up with her mate who was impatiently holding the elevator for her.
"Come on!" He called, watching as the young woman emerged from their apartment, "If you don't hurry you're going to miss it!"
"I had to grab something," Artemis replied, showing the young man the device she'd picked up from the table, "I love technology!"
Pressing the down button the couple began their decent to the first floor of the complex, a mischievous grin spreading across the young man's face.
"Do you think this will be funniest video material?" Koji inquired as the two ran out of the elevator and through the front doors.
"Definitely," Artemis replied, following her mate as they ran the few blocks needed to reach the hospital.
The small group managed to reach the hospital in record time, Akiko waiting for them out side of the main doors to the ER.
"Come in this way, there's a stretcher that will take her into the room," The young woman informed, ushering the family inside, "How long has it been since her water broke?"
"About 20 minutes," Ms. Higurashi answered.
Akira nodded, coming to a room already prepared for the young miko and had the young woman taken in.
"Now I need you to get me some hot towels and clean dry ones for when the baby comes," the young demon informed her nurses, the young woman nodding their head and darting off to gather the needed supplies.
"How long is this going to go on for?" Kagome questioned, directing the statement towards the young doctor.
"It depends Kagome," Akira answered, carrying over a few extra pillows, "Could be a matter of a few hours, or even a day."
"I can't take this for a whole day," The miko admitted, the contractions causing pain to shoot through her abdomen.
"Oh get over it," InuYasha snapped, ignoring the annoying pain in his own abdomen, surely nothing he couldn't handle.
"You have some nerve," the young woman said through gritted teeth, silently wishing that the young man could do this instead of her, just to see the look on his face.
The hanyou's eyes widened as white hot pain shot through him, a hand going to clench his stomach at a futile attempt to ease the pain.
"What's the matter?" Ms. Higurashi inquired, watching as the young man stumbled over towards an extra bed and laid down.
"Your daughter just wanted to share the joy of child birth with her mate," Akira laughed, brining the young man a warm towel as well as soon as the two nurses returned, "Not so tough are you hot stuff?"
The hanyou growled towards the doctor, eyeing her with distaste as he said, "Make it stop."
"Can't," the young demon replied with a shrug, "The only one who can help you is Kagome."
Hardened amber eyes looked expectantly towards his mate, watching with horror as she narrowed her hazel orbs towards him.
"Oh get over it," Kagome repeated, turning from the young man.
"It's going to be a while," Akira said to the elder woman, walking her towards the door, "And I've seen and helped many parents deliver youkai, and part youkai children and let me tell you when their mate's 'share', the males tend to get aggressive. I would suggest you leave for the time being."
With a nod, Ms. Higurashi left the room, closing the door behind her.
The two behind her began to bicker, pain coursing through both as the young miko's contractions slowly became more frequent.
"It's going to be a long day," Akira thought darkly, watching as the young hanyou went to pick up a pillow and throw it towards the young woman, his mate doing the same, "Definitely a long day."
After a few long and painful hours, the room suddenly went deathly silent; the chilling moments broken as the sound of soft cries meet the occupants ears. Deep hazel and molten amber orbs looked tired over towards the doctor as she cleaned up the small child now in her arms.
"Congratulations," Akira said gently, placing the small, tightly wrapped bundle into the tired young miko's awaiting arms, "It's a girl."
"Girl?" The hanyou questioned, exhausted from the whole ordeal, "I thought you said it was a boy."
"Sometimes newly formed limbs picked up by the sonograms can make it look as if the baby has specific gender characteristics," the doctor said, her tone coming from practice; most probably having to have given many parents before them the same speech, "Sometimes I'm wrong."
InuYasha sighed, soft amber orbs turned towards the new mother, her deep hazel pools looking lovingly down at the small pup in her arms.
"I'll leave you two alone for a bit," Akira offered, swiftly exiting the room.
InuYasha sighed, soft amber orbs turned towards the new mother, her deep hazel pools looking lovingly down at the small pup in her arms. Slowly the hanyou pulled the blanket that'd been placed atop him off, slipping from the bed and crossed over towards the bed beside him; the one his mate now rested on.
"I'm sorry," Kagome apologized, "I didn't mean to hurt you…"
"Don't," InuYasha said, silencing the young woman as he placed a clawed finger to her lips, climbing into the bed beside her, "I deserved it."
"Have you thought of any names?" the miko inquired, looking towards the young man questioningly.
"A few," InuYasha replied, reaching over and gently pulled the fabric away from the young infant; being careful not to nick the sensitive skin of the young child with his claws.
As the cloth was removed, the new parents were able to get a good look at the child now in the young miko's arms. The small child was obviously hanyou, each one of her small moving hands were adorned with clawed fingers. A large patch of ebony hair rested atop her head, the black canine ears swiveling around to taken all the new sounds around her. And he was willing to bet anything that the small child-when she opened her eyes-they would be a stunning amber, just like his.
"Amaya," InuYasha whispered, tracing is finger along the child's small jaw before tapping her nose.
"That's a good name," Kagome agreed, laughing as the young girl's nose began to twitch, taking in the new sent.
Unsure of the relation the new sent carried, she began to panic, fearing the unknown presence. Tears began o leak from her unopened yes, soft whimpered escaping her small mouth.
The hanyou gently lifted the small child from her mother's arms, cradling her against his chest as he began to growl; not a low menacing one, but an affectionate, comforting one.
Instantly the child settled, succumbing to sleep after the recent ordeal.
Kagome smiled at the tender scene before her, never had she seen the hanyou so…calm and tranquil.
"What was the matter?" She questioned, watching the baby fall asleep in the young man's arms.
"She know who I was," InuYasha answered quietly, lifting his molten orbs from his daughter to lock with his mate's hazel pools, "New born hanyous or demons don't understand what the relations of others except for their mothers are, the imprint of their mother's presence etched into their minds even before birth. She was just a little startled because I was an unknown presence and too close to her mother."
"I have a feeling she'd going to be just like her father," Kagome admitted, laughing quietly.
"isn't that a good thing?" The hanyou questioned, eyeing his mate curiously.
"If you don't mind someone who follows you everywhere and refuses to eat anything but ramen," Kagome replied sarcastically, "Then no."
"I see how it is," InuYasha joked, returning his gaze to the bundle in his arms, "She's beautiful."
"Yes," the miko agreed, resting her head upon the young man's shoulder as she gazed down at the small child in her mate's arms, "Yes she is."
"Quiet everyone!" The young wolf shouted, hopping over the back of the velvet sofa in the western lord's living room; the bowl of popcorn she had brought jostled about and a few pieces fell from the container, "The movie's about to start."
"So what did you rent this time Artemis?" the young man questioned, eyeing the young ruler curiously.
"I didn't rent anything," The young woman answered, turning to look around for her leading couple, her mate beside her trying miserably to contain his laughter, "It's home made…has anybody seen InuYasha and Kagome?"
"Kagome's asleep," The hanyou whispered, trying to quiet the group in the room down as he rejoined them, "She just finished feeding Amaya, what did you want?"
"Oh," Artemis replied, mock innocence in her tone, "We were just going to watch a movie and I was wondering if you wanted to watch too."
"Why not," the young man shrugged, making is way across the room to take a seat next to the monk, then looked back to the young man beside Artemis, "What's his problem?"
Puzzled, Artemis looked beside her, narrowing her stony gaze at the man's behavior, "Koji's got a feather up his ass."
"I bet that's pleasant," The monk commented, a perverted grin spreading across his face.
"I can't believe you Miroku," The slayer admitted, smacking the young man upside the head, "Honestly."
"Why Lady Sango," Miroku replied with a hurt expression, "I was merely joking."
"I don't care," Sango stated, reclining back into the plush cushions of the seat and relaxed.
"Can we get on with the movie please!" Ally shouted, annoyed at the bickering couple. Upon seeing the young lunar wolf retrieve the remote she snuggled back into a comfortable position in her mate's lap, the young man's arms wrapped loosely around her.
"What's the genre Artemis?" The young hanyou questioned, her amber orbs looking curiously towards the wolf.
"Comedy," Artemis answered, pressing the green, neon triangle; the movie starting instantly.
The group sat in silence as the movie began to play, the first couple of moments all was dark and only audio was recorded.
"What do you mean it's not working?" Came the voice of a young woman as she tried to take the device from the one holding it.
"It's coming up black Artemis," The man stated, trying to fiddle with the settings.
"You've got the damn lens cover over it Koji," Artemis sighed, "Men, can't live with them….can't live with out them."
"Hey it works now," Koji cheered happily, pointing the recorder towards his mate, the annoyed form of the young woman now visible.
"Very good honey," She replied sarcastically, "remind me to give you a cookie later."
"Touchy," the young man muttered, though being so close to the camera his statement was captured.
The scenery began to change as the two headed down a white hallway, doors passed them on either side as they headed deeper into the building.
"Hey," The hanyou said, narrowing his amber orbs towards the television, "This looks familiar…"
Koji and Artemis smiled towards the young man before returning their attention towards the screen, the rest of the group watching expectantly as the couple headed down the seemingly never ending hallway.
The next thing the group saw was the inside of the room where the young miko had given birth to her child a few days ago, the woman currently struggling through the pain that is labor.
The angle was shifted to focus more on the young miko, zooming in to get a better shot.
"You didn't," the hanyou growled warningly, glaring towards the northern rulers.
"Be quiet," the young man's niece whispered from her position next to her mate.
"Damn this hurts!" Came the shout from the television, the young miko having to push yet again.
"You think you've got it bad!" A second voice barked, the camera panning out to where both figures were visible. There, in two beds placed beside one another was the young miko and her mate, both in extreme pain. As they tried to breath through the hot flashes of pain the young woman continued her ranting.
"This is all your fault," The woman stated, clutching her abdomen once again as the contractions shot through her stomach.
"My fault!" The hanyou growled, the same sensations being transmitted to him, "How is it my fault Kagome?"
"You got me pregnant InuYasha!" Kagome replied, her eyes squeezing shut.
"You wanted to have a pup!" InuYasha barked, the contractions coming more frequently.
"You helped though," the miko said pointedly, "So it's your fault too!"
"Wench," InuYasha seethed, the sensation of something shoving it's way through him making him uncomfortable.
"Bastard!" Kagome retorted, "I'd like to see you do this!"
"I AM!" InuYasha shouted, his molten gaze turning towards the prone woman, her deep hazel orbs alit with fire, "Only you're the one causing me pain and I'm over here trying to pass a pup that had no way to get out!"
"Now you know how it' feels!" Kagome shot, her eyes clenching shut once more as a wave of pain over came her, the small being with in her being pushed out.
"That's it Kagome," Akira reassured, comforting the young woman, "Just take deep breaths and push."
The young woman temporarily halted her argument with her mate as she began to deliver the small child, pushing with all her power.
Not long after the sound of small cries reached the parents' ears as they both, simultaneously fell back onto the pillows; sweat coating them, causing their hospital gowns to stick to their bodies like a second skin.
The angle of the camera shifted once more to zoom in on the small infant now in the doctor's arms as she cleaned and prepared to hand it to the young miko.
"I think InuYasha will be surprised when he sees it," Koji commented, his mate looking back towards him questioningly.
"Why?" She inquired.
"He thinks he's getting a son," the wolf replied with a laugh.
Artemis soon joined him with her soft giggles, "I told her not to trust the early sonograms."
A hand came in front of the camera, the young man motioning the wolf to move slightly. Complying the scene was captured before them, the new mother holding the small infant.
"Congratulations," Akira said gently, placing the small, tightly wrapped bundle into the tired young miko's awaiting arms, "It's a girl."
"Girl?" The hanyou questioned, exhausted from the whole ordeal, "I thought you said it was a boy."
"Sometimes newly formed limbs picked up by the sonograms can make it look as if the baby has specific gender characteristics," the doctor said, her tone coming from practice; most probably having to have given many parents before them the same speech, "Sometimes I'm wrong."
"I'll leave you two alone for a bit," Akira offered, turning towards the door and making her way swiftly out and into the hall. Closing the wooden barrier behind her; the coast safe from the couple in the other room, she began to laugh, the prier events extremely comical to her and it took all her will power not to bust a gut laughing right in the delivery room.
Looking up the young demon's stormy gaze came face to face with the camcorder, pink beginning to dust her cheeks.
"So how does it feel to have been to help deliver a legend?" Koji asked jokingly, a light laugh to his tone.
"Uh," She replied blankly, "Just doing my job."
Totally embraced at having been caught, she quickly said, "I need to go see some other patients, please don't disturb them for a while. I'll let you know when you can, all right?"
"Yes," Artemis answered, "Thank you."
With that, the young woman walked off. The camera was quickly switched back towards Artemis as she took a pencil out of her pocket, holding it before her as if it was a microphone.
"And there you have it ladies and gentlemen," Artemis announced, a giant grin upon her face as her stony grey eyes dance with mirth, "This has been a 'laugh your ass off production'. Hope you enjoyed your self."
And with that the video clicked off, the film coming to an end. There were mixed expressions upon her comrades faces. Some were of amusement, contained laughter or awe; however in the hanyou and new father's case, it was one of pure rage.
"I don't believe you did that," He stated through gritted teeth, glaring towards the northern couple.
"Oh come on Uncle Inu," Mia said from her cozy spot next to her mate, Seiji's arm wrapped protectively around her small form, "It was adorable and you know it."
"That's not the point," Kane pointed out, is florescent gaze locking with the young woman's amber ones, "It's the fact that we saw the adorable moment."
"I'll give you two to the count of five to give me the tape," the hanyou growled in warning, his hand extended expectantly, "Before I seriously hurt you."
"Can you even count that high InuYasha?" Artemis questioned tauntingly, waving the VHS before the hanyou, ignoring the threat in his tone.
That's it, they had no time now as the hanyou launched himself toward the young wolf, chasing the couple around the room before continuing the hunt into the other rooms in the house.
"I thought you'd be happy," Artemis admitted, quickening her pace as the hanyou began to catch up with her, "For saving such a special moment for you forever."
"Yeah," InuYasha replied, gaining on the young woman, effectively knocking her to the ground; her mate having disappeared and leaving her unprotected. Snatching the tape from her grasp he continued, "But not if you're going to rub it in my face every damn day."
"You wouldn't dare.." She trailed off, watching as the young man snapped the tape in half as if it was nothing.
"Wouldn't dare do what?" he inquired, tossing the halves off to the side, allowing the young woman to stand with out fear of being injured.
"I know you're not going to let me off the hook that easily," Artemis stated, her brow raised, "What else are you going to do."
"Nothing," InuYasha answered, a yawn escaping his lips, "I'm tired and I destroyed the evidence."
The young wolf watched as the young man walked past her, down the hall and slowly slipped into his room where the young miko currently slumbered.
"You did, did you?" Artemis mused, picking up the pieces and heading back into the living room, tossing the halves on the center of the floor for all to see.
"That sucks," Soshi commented, his ginger orbs looking towards the young woman with amusement, "that would have been great funniest video material."
"We know," Koji replied, appearing from where ever he'd taken refuge, "I made a DVD and sent it in all ready, plus I made a bunch more copies for us incase InuYasha destroyed the tape."
"And where were you?" Artemis inquired, eyeing the young man heatedly.
"Uh…" Koji hesitated, thinking over his choice of actions; his azure eyes darting around before landing on a room down the hall, the door slightly ajar, "I was in the bathroom."
"You put the seat down right?" Mia questioned, her amber eye's locking with light blue.
"Of course," Koji replied, mock offence in his tone, "I don't see why you girls don't just keep it up. It's easier that way."
"Well you see Koji," Ally answered, informing the young man who'd apparently never gone through sex-ed, "We don't have the 'equipment' to handle that kind of feat. And besides, you've never had to get up in the middle in the night, go to the bath room; sat down and gotten your butt wet have you."
"Nope," the wolf smiled, "Can't say I have."
"Men," the young woman sighed, looking around at her companions.
Sango and Miroku had fallen asleep, the small twin tail and kitsune curled in their laps. Bakari had nodded off also, Yumiko and Kisho in the same boat.
"It's late," Kane said, shaking his mate as he stood, "I think we should all head off to bed."
"Agreed," Ally nodded, standing and stretched out her tense muscles, her back making a satisfying pop.
The room's occupants made their way towards their rooms, each having taken up temporary residency at the young western lords house. Each saying their goodnights, they entered the rooms, closing their doors behind them as they prepared to enter their own dreams.
The young hanyou slipped into the room, darkness blanketing the two curled under the covers. A small lump began to wiggle under the blanket, moving it's way closer towards the young miko's face, snaking it's way out from the barrier of fabric.
"What are you doing?" InuYasha chuckled, pulling the small child from underneath the blanket and faced her on her back, climbing into the bed beside the young miko.
"InuYasha?" Kagome asked groggily, her hazel eyes fluttering open, "Is that you?"
"Yes," The hanyou replied, leaning forward the short distance to capture the young woman's lips in a soft kiss, "Sleep well?"
"Mmhm," she mumbled, resting her tired head upon the pillow, watching with amusement as her child's small hands reached up to grasp her father's finger, "I think she likes you."
"As she should," InuYasha said, a small smile gracing his lips.
Gripping her father's finger as tight as her small hands would allow, she took a few tentative sniffs of the air. For the first time, her eyes fluttered open to reveal her large, amber orbs, her gaze watching the hanyou and miko intently.
"Hello, little Amaya," Kagome greeted softly, a gentle smile spreading across her face as she looked down towards her daughter.
"You know what," InuYasha commented, watching as his daughter reached towards her father's head resting next to her on the pillow, motioning towards the silver appendages protruding from his silver tresses, "I think she'll be more like you then me."
"You can't blame her InuYasha," Kagome replied with a yawn, her eyes drooping with fatigue, "Their just too cute to resist."
"Get some sleep wench," he growled playfully, moving his daughter to a safer place between the couple, the infant curling into her mother's chest under the blanket, "You'll need it for tomorrow."
The young miko nodded her head as she welcomed the warmth of sleep, allowing her dreams to take her away.
Smiling towards the woman who'd stolen his heart and in return given him a family he leaned forward, placing a soft kiss on her temple before pulling away. Looking down he saw the two large amber eyes watching him curiously.
"Get some sleep too pup," He said, nuzzling the small child's nose with his own before drifting an arm over the two, "Good night Amaya."
The new parents sleep peacefully that night, never thinking evil would dare attack them at such a memorable time; the birth of any child a cause for happiness and celebration. Yet, for this child born of the protector of the Shikon no Tama; there would always be someone after them, and now for the treasure she carried; what she held dear.
Author's Note
Well there you guys go. Did you like it? Find it funny? Fluff filled? Embracing? Do all you girls feel happy we finally got back at those stupid men? Well anyway…you all know the drill-5 reviews or no update!
Sammy-Sama
Chapter II: Vive quasi cras moriturus
(Latin to English: Live as if you were going to die tomorrow)
The happy couple take a stroll in the park; not a care in the word. Yet when some disturbances begin to occur right outside the main gates, what happens? Does the thick purple haze mean anything? What will happen when the enemy decides to make his move after two months of dormancy? What will the gang be forced to do? And will they be able to make the right decision: Save the young child, or destroy the very thing Naraku is after. Find out next time!
