Chapter 2 - Isn't She Lovely
Isn't she lovely
Isn't she wonderful
Isn't she precious
Less than one minute old
I never thought through love, we'd be making one as lovely as she
But isn't she lovely, made from love
Isn't she pretty
Truly the Angels best
Boy I'm so happy
We have been Heaven blessed
I can't believe what God has done
Through us He has given life to one
But isn't she lovely, made from love
-Stevie Wonder
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Kagome stood in front of the mirror and checked her reflection for the hundredth time. Today was their third anniversary and Inu Yasha was taking her out to dinner at a fancy restaurant someone
had suggested to him. At last Kagome smiled at her reflection. She had on a black floor lenth dress that from the front was very plain. It had a high neckline that ran straight across her collar bone.
The back of the dress though dropped to her lower back where the fabric hung loosely and elegantly. It was accented by a long piece of silk string that was attatched at each end to the shoulders and
held a small, crystal, heart-shaped pendent. Kagome had swept her long hair up into an elegant twist and left a few tendrils to frame her face. She had used dark eyeshadow on her eyes to give them
a "smokey" effect, and opted for a clear lipgloss rather than dark lipstick. She finished her look with strappy black high heels, the pair of dangly diamond earings that Inu Yasha had given her last year
for their aniversary, and the delicate diamond bracelet that had been her wedding gift from him.
Meanwhile, Inu Yasha waited anxiously in the living room of their small home. Although his personality and tempermant had calmed down slightly over the years, he could still be very impatient at
times. He let out an impatient sigh as he once again got up and paced the room a couple of times. Not able to take it any more, he opened his mouth to yell for Kagome to get a move on it when his
voice died in his throat. As Inu Yasha stared at his wife, he suddenly forgot that he had been about to yell at her for taking so long. In fact, he forgot that they even had dinner reservations in twenty
minutes.
As Kagome looked at the stunned expression on Inu Yasha's face she giggled. She loved that even after all these years of friendship and three years of marraige she could still take his breath away.
She gracefully made her way over to him and gently kissed his lips.
"I believe we have dinner reservations we have to make dear," she reminded him in a teasing voice.
"Huh? Oh yeah, right, dinner reservations," Inu Yasha agreed shaking his head to try to refocus.
The entire evening was enjoyable for both Inu Yasha and Kagome as they enjoyed each other's company and reflected on their relationship so far. As desert came, Inu Yasha decided that it was time
for gifts. He pulled out a small box and handed it to Kagome. As she opened it she gasped. "You remembered," she whispered as tears started forming in her eyes.
When Inu Yasha and Kagome had been on their honeymoon in Hawaii, Kagome had seen a pair of hair combs that she had fallen in love with. They edge had been trimmed with small, delicate looking
hibiscus flowers in different colors. Each flower had a very small pearl center, and small gemstones matching the color of the flower in each petal. At the time, they hadn't had a lot of money and so
they couldn't get them, but Kagome had never forgotten.
"How did you manage to get them?" She asked still staring at them.
"One of my students went to Hawaii with their family last month. I described the clips to his mother and asked her to get them if she found them and gave her the money. When she found them she
sent me a picture of them to confirm that they were the correct ones and brought them back with her." Inu Yasha replied. "Would you like me to help you put them in?" He asked.
"Yes please," Kagome replied. After he had got them in place, he bent down and gave her a tender kiss. As he sat back down Kagome nervously pulled a card out of her purse. Inu Yasha took it from
her hand and carefully opened it, curious to find out what it was. As he pulled it out of the envelope and read it his eyes widened. Kagome watched him carefully as he stared at the card anxious for a
reaction. He stared at the card for a few more moments before slowly looking at Kagome's expectant face.
"Is this for real?" He asked, a smile slowly beginning to tug at the corners of his mouth.
"Yes." Kagome said smiling.
"Oh Kagome!" He exclaimed jumping out of his seat and pulling her out of hers. "This is fantastic," he said picking her up and spinning her around. "This is the best gift ever!"
"Inu Yasha," she said. Her face was turning red with embarrassment as she looked around the restaurant and saw that everyone was staring at her.
As Inu Yasha became aware of everyone else, he simply smiled even more and said "My wife and I are going to become parents." As everyone began to clap for them, Kagome turned a deeper shade
of red.
The following months were spent with great anticipation. Inu Yasha became even more protective of Kagome and allowed her to do very little. At first Kagome found it very endearing, but it wasn't
long before she was getting annoyed. With her hormones raging, Inu Yasha found himself walking a very thin line, and spent the night on the sofa more than once. After their first fight, Inu Yasha
had called Miroku and they went out for lunch the next day. Miroku, who was going through this for a second time, did his best to give Inu Yasha a crash course in dealing with, pregnant, hormonal
wives. At the end of their conversation Inu Yasha found himself immensely grateful that he no longer had his "sit" beads. He couldn't help but think that if what Miroku said was true he would have
been spending the entire duration of Kagome's pregnancy with his face in the floor.
As soon as she far enough along, they decided to find out the gender of the baby. Both parents were overjoyed to find out they would be having a baby girl. The spend the next months setting up her
nursery, buying clothes, and picking out a name. In the end they finally decided on Takara. Kagome and Sango, who was also having a girl, decided they wanted a joint baby shower since their arrival
dates were so close. They had the shower at Miroku and Sango's house, and by the time the day was done, the house was overrun with pink, pastels, and stuffed animals.
It was the last week of her seventh month of pregnancy that they got a phone call in the middle of the night from a frantic Miroku asking if Inu Yasha could come get Keitaro so Miroku could get
Sango to the hospital. Inu Yasha gently woke Kagome to let her know what was happening before running over to their friends house. He returned with a sleeping Keitaro in his arms and an hour
later, the three of them were on their way to the hospital as well. Ten hours later, they all welcomed little Suki into the world.
Exactly one month later to the day, Inu Yasha and Kagome were racing to the hospital to welcome their little girl into the world, one week early. Kagome was in labor even longer than Sango, for
almost eighteen hours. Finally, an exhausted Kagome held Takara in her arms for the first time. As Inu Yasha took her in his arms for the first time, he stared in awe at the beautiful little angel
staring up at him. She was so tiny and fragile looking that he was afraid to move. As he looked into her honey brown eyes he felt as though his heart would burst from love and happiness. He could
believe that he and Kagome had created something so perfect. She had Kagome's eyes and ears and, but she had his nose and mouth.
By the time they brought Takara home, Inu Yasha still couldn't take his eyes off her and niether could Kagome. As the first month went bye they would spend hours just staring at her. Everytime her
tiny voice would cry Inu Yasha would be at her bassinet in a flash, picking her up and cradling her in his arms. Kagome meanwhile, watched the transformation with amazement. It was like overnight
Inu Yasha suddenly became the most patient person in the world.
A/N: Ok, so due the the fact that I am in a super good mood, I decided to post this chapter just a little earlier than I initially planned. My had told me I could get one season of NCIS over the weekend which had me really excited. I was slightly dissapointed however when we got to the store and they didn't have season 1. Still, I got season 2 which had me super excited (I am totally addicted to NCIS, I think Gibbs would be an awesome boss and a really cool dad!). When we got home, my dad had me look up a movie that he had wanted on line and surprised me by telling me to order the first season of NCIS, so yeah, I was pretty much bouncing off the walls with excitement all weekend. I have finally calmed down a little, but am still in a super happy mood which caused me to post this. Anyway, let me know what you think!!!
