Chapter 7
:::20 weeks:::
Inuyasha shoveled food into his mouth, hungrier than ever before. He ate nine times a day, with four of his meals being large buffets. He was growing bigger by the day, and his baby bump was now visible. He no longer went to school, and had to drop out when Kagome's constant note passing failed to do the job. Inuyasha didn't really care, since he hated the stupid school anyway.
He didn't have to go, he just thought it would help him fit in. Sesshomaru worked less and less as Inuyasha approached the half way mark, only twenty more weeks before he would deliver. They had got an ultra sound they could do by themselves to hear the babies heart. Inuyasha had been mortified when he couldn't hear anything and broke into tears.
As if sensing his despair, there was a heartbeat. There was another beneath it, but for a long second Inuyasha thought it was his. After reading online the various things, Inuyasha almost cheered when he realized he was most likely carrying twins. He was so happy he cooked a feast for him and Sesshomaru, in which Inuyasha ate most of it.
It was a week later, and Inuyasha had only gotten bigger. He was getting so big he feared he would explode before the right time came. Sesshomaru assured him everything was okay, so Inuyasha continued his binge eating ways. Inuyasha wondered what his children would look like, and the thought brought up Sesshomaru's face into his mind. Inuyasha blushed, shaking away the image.
Inuyasha had been rather oblivious due to his usual bouts of nausea and sickness, but as his mind cleared, he started to realize Sesshomaru more. He started to look at his face more, taking in all of the little things that made him unique. By doing this, Inuyasha started to see him in a different light. His usual anger was replaced with silent admiration, and something else Inuyasha didn't care to inspect.
All in all, he was starting to see Sesshomaru for the man he was. Not just as the demon he used to fight and argue with all the time.
In the strangest of ways, Inuyasha was starting to find him attractive.
Blaming it on his hormones, Inuyasha tried to ignore it. But he craved Sesshomaru more, craved his touch and attention. Inuyasha only wanted to lay his head on his lap and play with his face and hair all day. Sesshomaru hated this and tried to put some distance between them.
That only made Inuyasha crave him more.
"Inuyasha." Inuyasha jumped, afraid Sesshomaru had heard his thoughts. Once he concluded his thoughts were safe in his head, Inuyasha looked over his shoulder to Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru had a raised eyebrow, his eyes silently asking for an explanation. Inuyasha kept his thoughts to himself.
"Yeah?" Inuyasha replied, Sesshomaru sighing softly before walking over to him with a bowl soup. Inuyasha wasn't even done with his plate of macarons, but gladly took the soup and slurped it noisily. Sesshomaru snatched a macaron when Inuyasha wasn't looking, sitting on the couch next to his mate. He turned on the TV, turning it to the news.
Five other demons have tried to overthrow him, but each one was put down effortlessly. They hadn't known where he lived, instead coming face to face with him on the streets. Most of them were high level demons, which angered Sesshomaru. What had happened to his once prideful race was horrible, and Sesshomaru wondered what he should do next. Inuyasha was his main priority now though so Sesshomaru took it as a rebellion and tried not to think much of it. Inuyasha was enough for him to worry about.
"Fuck, heartburn," Inuyasha belched, Sesshomaru almost disgusted by the hanyou's lack of manners. He tried to understand it was from their children, but the second belch was even louder than the last. Inuyasha complained that he had threw up into his mouth by accident, Sesshomaru for sure he would fix his manners after the children were born.
"Sesshomaru, after I give birth, should I go back to school?" Sesshomaru looked to Inuyasha, the hanyou stopping in his binge eating to stare sadly at his stomach. Sesshomaru didn't think schooling was of any importance, since he was taught how to read and write to take the throne. He understood Inuyasha never had that luxury, but it wasn't like studying was any fun.
"Do you want to?" Sesshomaru asked, working around the question instead of giving a solid answer. Inuyasha sighed, sitting back and lifting his shirt. He ran his finger over a vein on his stomach, the round belly sitting proudly on his body. Sesshomaru reached a hand forward, feeling over the soft flesh. He felt a soft kick, but to Inuyasha it felt like someone just tried to kick his lungs. Inuyasha sat up a little straighter, a hard feat since his entire body was pulled forward by his stomach.
"I want to. I want to learn more about everything. I want to become a manager of a major company one day." Sesshomaru did not think Inuyasha would want such responsibility, but the hanyou always surprised him. Sesshomaru pursed his lips, thinking of who would take care of the pups while he was gone. Sesshomaru sighed, wondering if he could work double time to make enough money to help them get through this.
Sesshomaru smirked.
When did he start worrying about such human things?
"I think you should, but wait a while after the pregnancy is over," Sesshomaru replied, Inuyasha looking to him with wide eyes of disbelief.
"Really?" Inuyasha asked, Sesshomaru confused from the hanyou's reaction.
"What?" Sesshomaru asked, Inuyasha blinking before pointing a finger at Sesshomaru.
"I thought you were gonna say some shit like, "No, the pups are more important than that human schooling", or something like that." Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow, wondering why Inuyasha would think that way. After some thought, Sesshomaru figured out why Inuyasha would think that way. He sighed, shaking his head.
Had he really been that much of an asshole before this?
"No, this world is kind to you Inuyasha. I could understand why you would want to do your best." Inuyasha told himself not to cry. He tried to haul back his wave of pregnancy hormones, Sesshomaru looking to Inuyasha when he sniffled. Sesshomaru feared he had said something wrong, but Inuyasha was smiling.
"W-Why are you so n-nice?" Inuyasha asked shakily, Sesshomaru frowning slightly in confusion.
So was Inuyasha offended, or was he happy crying?
Inuyasha lunged forward, hugging Sesshomaru tightly. Sesshomaru felt weirded out at first, but he eventually wrapped his arms around his crying mate. Inuyasha was so happy Sesshomaru was supporting him, which made the demon seem less like a brute. Sesshomaru was being nice, which made Inuyasha wonder if he was the one who was pregnant. Inuyasha pulled away some to place a kiss on Sesshomaru's lips, the small peck quickly becoming heated kisses.
A knock on the door stopped them, Inuyasha getting off from Sesshomaru to find something to hide his baby bulge. It took him a little longer than expected to get up, but he scurried to the room quickly enough. He threw a blanket over his body as Sesshomaru answered the door, Inuyasha walking into the hallway and tip toeing to see who it was.
"Hello I'm Kagome, is Inuyasha home?" Inuyasha froze, swallowing thickly in fear. Sesshomaru was silent for a long second, which made Inuyasha wonder if he would kill the poor girl.
"No." Inuyasha felt dread slip down his spine at Sesshomaru's tone, the demon angry. Inuyasha scurried to the room, closing the door silently. Kagome thanked him for his time and told Sesshomaru to tell him to call her. Sesshomaru grunted and closed the door, Inuyasha hiding under the blanket when he heard Sesshomaru walk down the hallway. The door opened, Inuyasha gasping when the blanket was pulled off his body in one quick swoop.
"Who was she, Inuyasha?" Inuyasha looked to Sesshomaru with innocent eyes, the demon glaring down at him with territorial anger. Inuyasha swallowed thickly, slowly rising up into a sitting position.
"She's just a friend from school. She helped me study." Sesshomaru didn't seem to buy it, Inuyasha looking to the bed with his ears against his head. Sesshomaru sighed after a long second, Inuyasha gasping when he suddenly had a two hundred pound demon pinning him to the bed by his wrists.
"Why did she come here if you are no longer at school?" Sesshomaru asked, Inuyasha looking to Sesshomaru with fearful eyes. Inuyasha honestly didn't know, but telling Sesshomaru that wouldn't save him from ultimate doom.
"She's a friend, sometimes friends see each other outside of school," Inuyasha replied, Sesshomaru releasing his wrists with a grunt. Inuyasha opened his arms to him, Sesshomaru lying down next to him. Inuyasha's stomach pushed him away some, but they cuddled none the less. Inuyasha was a tad smaller than most women with twins at this stage, but then again his skin didn't stretch as well as theirs.
"Did you get jealous?" Inuyasha asked softly, trying not to piss Sesshomaru off but wanting to know. Sesshomaru grunted, his hand grooming Inuyasha's hair. Inuyasha was silent for a long second, letting Sesshomaru cuddle him for the moment. Other needs were becoming troublesome though.
"Can we still have sex?" Inuyasha asked, Sesshomaru snoring softly. Inuyasha thought he was joking, but when he looked over Sesshomaru was actually sleeping. Inuyasha grumbled, getting out of the warm embrace to finish eating. Sesshomaru had been working so hard to keep everything in check, he hardly slept. Demons didn't really need to sleep, and could stay awake for a couple weeks. Sesshomaru hadn't slept in a week, and now he slept like a tranquilizer knocked him out.
Inuyasha was always tired, but he didn't sleep as much as he wanted to. He was always uncomfortable, his pups would lay on his stomach and kick his intestines. No matter how he slept. He wanted to get a body pillow, but he wanted to hold off on it for a couple more days. Sesshomaru was a good body pillow, but he became too hot and often made Inuyasha sweat at night.
Inuyasha wished he wasn't pregnant, just so he could sleep for a couple freaking hours.
Inuyasha was shoveling macarons into his mouth when he heard a knock on the door, getting up and looking through the peephole. He saw a man he didn't recognize, so was tempted not to open the door. Inuyasha opened it anyway, the man looking to him with calm eyes.
"Is Sesshomaru here?" Inuyasha tilted his head, his ears twitching slightly. The man looked to his ears, looking back to Inuyasha's face. A wide smile touched his lips.
"You must be his mate." Inuyasha was suddenly on guard, his stomach tightening in warning. This man was here to take down Sesshomaru, and possibly hurt his pup. At thought of his pup getting hurt, Inuyasha tightened his lips.
"Do you and your gang plan to over take his power?" Inuyasha asked, letting the man inside. The man seemed to be a boar demon, and though he seemed like a threat, he had no idea how much of a threat a mother demon could be.
"He has killed off my gang, I'm actually the last one. The others were foolish to attack him head on. I plan to just talk. I found his apartment from asking his colleagues." Inuyasha nodded, sitting him down on the couch. He sat on the couch opposite of him, shoving another macaron into his mouth.
"Sesshomaru has no real power. He follows my orders like a loyal dog," Inuyasha lied, the words slipping through his mouth so easily he could have laughed. He kept his face calm though, knowing a demon would not wake after sleeping. They always slept when they knew they could be protected, but Sesshomaru had just chose the wrong time.
"Oh really?" The man asked, chuckling softly.
"Excuse my manners then. I am Denai. I am from America originally, but when the strongest demons were told they were to gang together, we all came to Japan." Inuyasha nodded, sitting back slightly.
"Sesshomaru isn't here. I sent him to get me something to eat, since his pups are hungry ones." Denai smiled, picking up a macaron.
"I could imagine. Why does he listen to you?" Denai asked, Inuyasha knowing he was trying to see if he was lying. Inuyasha was clever, having met many demons like Denai in his past life.
"I carry his pups. His demon cares for them so much, just another person being in my presence angers him. I told him to bring the demons together, to take over the government to ensure my pups survival. When your people tried to betray me, I had him kill the weak. After all, my pups are my main priority." Denai seemed to take the lie, sitting back in his seat.
"You are a cunning half demon," Denai replied, Inuyasha raising an eyebrow casually.
"Do you plan to take my power as well?" Inuyasha asked, Denai smirking seductively. Inuyasha wanted to chop off his head for giving him such a look, but he kept his cool instead.
"I was thinking of doing so, but you are an amazing demon indeed. How about we share it, and you can rule by my side? Your pups will be killed of course, but I will fill you with many more." Inuyasha was flaming now, his anger almost burning his throat since he wanted to yell at the demon. Instead, Inuyasha crossed his arms and tilted his head with a smirk.
"No." Inuyasha watched as Denai stood, the demon throwing the coffee table against the front door. Inuyasha wondered if he should be afraid, the demon merely creating a mess Inuyasha would have to clean.
"I am the strongest out of my gang. You are a mere half demon. What could you possibly do so weak?" Inuyasha let his façade fall, a frown marring his lips. Inuyasha stood up slowly, his eyes level with Denai's. His eyes flashed red, Inuyasha growling low in his throat.
"I'll kill you."
Inuyasha moved faster than he thought he could. Denai screamed in pain as his arm was torn off, his blood splattering onto the floor. Inuyasha tore open his chest and tore off his leg, his eyes narrowed with anger as he tore the demon to shreds. Inuyasha stopped when the guy stopped screaming, his head hanging halfway off from his neck. Inuyasha pondered eating him, but thought against it. He took a shower before cleaning up the mess, using his sword to burn the man's body to ash.
Inuyasha told his neighbors he had just watched a horror movie when they came over to ask if he was okay, Inuyasha cleaning the room with bleach and cleaning the couch with detergent and bleach till it was spotless. He cleared away the smell of bleach with febreeze, breathing in deeply. He sat down on the couch, Sesshomaru walking into the room. The demon didn't even seem to notice.
Inuyasha smirked. He would tell him after he woke up fully.
After all, he was not called a half demon for show.
Author's note: Yes Inuyasha had a crazy moment. Blame it on his demons urge to protect its pups.
