Mr Brightside
by TheMadKatter13
SUMMARY~Unrequited love is always difficult. Especially when she's in love with your brother. AU. Sesshoumaru/Kagome.
DISCLAIMER~The rights to Inuyasha reside with Takahashi Rumiko and I receive no financial gain from the writing of this story.
AN~Let's turn off that oven.
10 And I Just Can't Look, It's Killing Me, and Taking Control
"Where is Inuyasha?" she screamed, clutching as tight as she could to Sesshoumaru's hand, her other gripping the hospital sheets as she writhed in pain. Her skin was awash in a fine sweat, her teeth clenched together tightly, her eyes squinted in pain. Her miko energy lashed about wildly in the air, beating against Sesshoumaru's own youki, just as it twirled around and through it. The youkai midwife present for the birthing was wincing where Kagome's energy brushed against her own unfamiliar one, and when Sesshoumaru tried to hold her aura down with his own, forcing it into submission for his protection as well as for the protection of any youkai within range, even the human doctors got twitchy at the tense electricity in the air. Maybe this was why miko and houshi were supposed to be celibate.
As the pup's birth neared, Sesshoumaru became more and more nervous. What would the pup look like? Would it take after his features? Would it turn out like Inuyasha had? Would Inuyasha's stupidity finally clear and recognize the pup wasn't his? Even more concerning, would Kagome?
She screamed in pain again, ripping him from his thoughts, her grip getting tighter as the pup began to fight its way out. Sesshoumaru leveled his best glare at the doctors, silently commanding them to get it fixed and to get the pup born now, as the animalistic instincts of the part-youkai child always made the birth infinitely worse than that of a human child for a human mother. The room was a flurry of action as they attempted to sedate her, but something kept burning it off until they gave up and just worked on assisting her through the birth. There was almost nothing more painful to him than her own pained screams echoing in his sensitive ears, only made all the worse because it was is own roundabout fault causing them. Still, he did not leave her side, letting her claw-like hand stay embedded into his own as she birthed her first child. It was only when the cry of the pup filled the air did she sigh and release his hand, crying in relief.
"Congratulations Kagome!" the midwife cried as she cleaned the pup off before swaddling it in blue blankets and passing him into Kagome's awaiting arms. "You have a son." She smiled and coo-ed over the child, rubbing her nose over his, her fingers feeling out every curve and dimple. The pup's clawed fingers wrapped around just one of her own and she smiled. She tickled his dog ears, laughing softly, running her fingers through the fine growth of silver hair, tracing the stark markings on the pale skin.
"You have your father's ears," she whispered, a small smile spread across her lips as she stroked the small furry appendages. Sesshoumaru nearly sighed in relief. The knowledge was safe from the miko, at least. The missing Inuyasha was still a concern however.
"What will you name him?" Sesshoumaru finally asked, peering over her shoulder into small eyes so much like his own.
"Katsuya, after my father," she murmured, her eyes stuck to that of her newborn's countenance.
"May I?" he inquired after a moment. She looked up at him in surprise, then handed over the pup with a smile. As much as Kagome wanted her husband and Mate with her, Sesshoumaru was glad he was not present so that he could have a moment bonding with his son. The moment he took his pup into his arms, the boy instantly stilled, staring up into his father's eyes with rapt awe. He knew at once that his child knew him, and began speaking to him in the language of their species, low growls, short purrs, and small yips. The pup wouldn't understand him yet, but still it tried, making its own small sounds. Kagome struggled into a sitting position in order to better see her child from his new seat.
"Can he actually speak yet?" she inquired, peering over Sesshoumaru's crooked arms to stare at her pup's face with wide eyes. He favoured her with a small smile.
"Not yet, Kagome. The sounds he is making now is much like your human children's 'baby talk'." She nodded in understanding, lips parting softly to create a small 'o'.
"Kagome!" The shout ricocheted through the walls, and a moment later, the door to the room burst open, revealing a panicked Inuyasha. "Kagome!" He rushed to her side, enveloping her in a warm hug, pressing kisses to the side of her face. She smiled warmly at him, throwing her arms around his neck. "I'm so sorry. My phone died earlier today and as soon as I got a charger and got your message I came as soon as possible." Sesshoumaru could smell that that was most likely not the case. The hanyou was covered in the scent of Kagome's cousin.
"It's fine, Inuyasha, I understand. Sesshoumaru was here, and that helped." Her eyes moved to where his brother cradled their son in his arms, though he was now watching them. Inuyasha's eyes went wide. "We have a son," she whispered. "Katsuya." Inuyasha stood like a zombie, moving around the side of her bed to where his brother stood. Kagome watched, a eyes gaining a confusion as Sesshoumaru paused, warring with himself on whether or not he should actually hand his half-brother his son but finally, logic prevailed and he handed over the newborn.
"He has my ears," he mumbled, tracing his child's features with his eyes. "And father's markings." Sesshoumaru's mind almost broke at his brother's stupidity. Kagome, with her weak human senses, had no way of being able to tell the pup's paternity. Inuyasha however, had his nose and there was no reason for him to not know that this was not his son. Apparently, he did not have to worry as his brother's face broke into a genuine smile and he walked back to Kagome's side, and together, they cooed over their son. Sesshoumaru watched for several minutes, his presence forgotten as he wished with everything he had that he was where Inuyasha was right now. How funny. Inuyasha thought that his full-blooded brother got everything and he got nothing as a hanyou, when the fact was that Inuyasha was the one who had all that really mattered. Neither Inuyasha nor Kagome noticed Sesshoumaru's silent exit, but tiny gold eyes followed.
TBC
I'm sure you're wondering where I got the child's (/father's) name from as it has never, ever been mentioned, and there was extensive Googling to make sure. Well, when I think of Kagome's father, I think that he might be like Honda Tohru's father (Fruits Basket) and so that is what I went with. Don't forget to review and let me know what you thought about the update!
Update next week.