Hi guys. It's been a while aye? 5 years to be exact. I'm excited to be back. Read on and hopefully enjoy because I thoroughly did. =3

Home Sweet Hanyou

By RisuBento

Disclaimer: I own nothing except the plot and the unborn baby :D

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1 month later….

I woke up in a sudden rush. I was gasping for air and sweating profusely; the sheets were stuck to my legs.

What was that?

I was sitting on top of a huge skyscraper that was in the process of being built. I panicked for a moment looking down and clutched her stomach. I felt my heart stop for a moment when I realized that I was no longer pregnant. The sun was shining forcefully into my face, blinding me. I stood up and nearly toppled off when a large gust of wind blasted into me. Why was I up here? How did I get up here?

"Kagome…" came a voice. I whirled around and saw Kikyou standing at the other end of the beam that I was standing on. She was holding something in her arms and it was moving slightly.

"Kikyou! We need to get down from here. It's not safe!" I yelled above the wind gusts. She tilted her head back and laughed. She stopped laughing and looked back at me.

"By the way, thank you for the present." She said snidely, nodding towards the bundle in her arms.

'Present? What did I give her?' I wondered. "Kikyou we really need to get down from h-"

A sharp wail sounded out—I almost thought it was the wind. It was a baby's cry. I felt my breath quicken while I watched her unwrap the bundle.

"Your baby's lovely Kagome. He and I will take great care of it."

He? My baby? How-what the hell?

Another person appeared behind Kikyou and wrapped their arms around her waist. 'Inuyasha... was he the "HE" here? I watched at Kikyou finished unwrapping the baby, revealing a wrinkled up dark haired baby. Inuyasha was smiling and kissing Kikyou on the cheek.

"Inuyasha? What're you doing?" He ignored me…no he can't hear me! "INUYASHA!" I took a step forward towards them and the beam I was standing on crumbled and I plummeted to the city streets below.

It was pouring outside and thunder was growling horribly. I made a move to get out of bed when I realized that the sheets came with my legs. So sticky—I should be sweating THAT badly. I peeled the linen from my skin and nearly threw up—it wasn't sweat. My water broke. OH GOD.

'What do I do?' Oh my god. Where's Inuyasha? I glanced at the clock and saw that it was 2:39 a.m. 'Inuyasha should be home by now.' I glanced around for the phone and saw that it was on the dresser across the room. Lightning flashed and it caused an eerie look to the room. I stood up and was hit with a pain so vicious that I collapsed to my hands and knees and really did throw up.

'Oh my god this can't be happening. Not now. Not when I'm by myself.' I wiped my mouth and crawled over to the dresser and grabbed the phone. Lightning flashed again and I caught sight of my vomit on the floor and nearly did so again. Composing myself, I panicked for a moment wondering what Inuyasha's number was. Finally I got it, and held the phone up to my ear. Another shock of pain went through me and I had to gasp for my breath.

No answer. Again.

Nothing. I don't know how many times I tried, but when another tight pain ripped through me I yelled into the receiver, "INUYASHA! Please pick up!"

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"Kagiyama? You're still here? I thought you'd left with Touga-sama a while ago."

I glanced up from my desk and saw that Goroji-san, the custodian, was standing in the doorway to my office getting ready to clean it out from today's craziness.

"Oh. I had some things to take care of and I lost track of time. I'll be out of your way in a moment." I said, glancing at the clock. Nearly 2:45. Man. The hours go by quick when you're stuck doing office work all day. Goroji nodded and closed the door behind him and went on to clean out another office.

I closed my eyes and yawned. Kagome must be wondering where I am. I looked at my desk and was overwhelmed once again with the amount of papers and numbers that covered it.

So I work for my dad now. If you were wondering. I've been here for almost 3 weeks and I can already tell that this was not the job I wanted for the rest of my life. Business just wasn't my thing. I was 19. Wasn't I supposed to be freer than this? Well, besides being married with a kid due any day now, I still felt that there was something out there for me other than stupid office stuff that I didn't understand.

'You'll get the hang of it, Inuyasha. Sesshoumaru is a superb businessman and you will be too. It just takes hard work and patience.' His father had told him one night a week ago. I don't have patience and honestly who likes to work hard? I only wanted to make a name for myself. I had planned on a promising baseball scholarship to a university but things happened and now I'm here-sitting behind a desk, punching numbers into the computer 13 hours a day.

I hadn't seen Kagome all that much. Mostly just for breakfast now. I always came home late. Went to bed. Ate the breakfast she made. Went to work. Repeat. I sighed and spun around in my chair whilst loosening my tie. I hated the damn things. It was like wearing a necklace. What man wanted to wear a tight choker all day? Dropping it on the floor I kicked it away and chuckled. My mother gave me that tie…wonder what she would think about it lying in a heap on the floor now. Lightning flashed and I felt the thunder shake the building, which was impressive because this building was 182 floors of pure structural fury. My old man brought this place from the ground up. He basically built this empire from his own pocket.

'You're father's a great man, Inuyasha. You should aspire to be like him sweetie.' My mother would always tell me when I was younger. Keh. To tell you the truth I always felt like the odd ball in my family. Like I was the one person in the family looking in the other direction from everyone else. My mother was an entrepreneur herself-leading Japan's women in the ways of cooking and traditional ceremonies. Barf. My mother enjoyed it and was always so prim and proper about things. Sure I loved her and she love me but I felt that's where our similarities ended. My father was a powerful business leader and wanted nothing more than to make his business spread like a fever throughout Japan—and hoping the world. He wasn't a bad guy, he was just overly ambitious. He was actually pretty cool sometimes. The one thing I remembered a lot from my childhood is when I would be on my stupid puppet shows, he would laugh with a booming thunder—so much so that I could feel it in my chest. Now hearing the thunder shake and feeling it made me feel like he was laughing at me about my hate of the business world.

Sesshoumaru was from my father's previous marriage to some crazy lady. She was 'vicious' as my father put it. Sesshoumaru never talked about her and I really didn't care either way. I was born when Sesshoumaru was 10 so we never really got along all that much besides the times he was instructed to watch me when my parents went out for the evening or something. He would pick on me or glare at me, or just completely ignore me. I always thought he'd hated me until one night he was 'supposed' to be watching me. I was out in the expansive backyard and found an old well back there and decided to climb up the edge and look down. I could see a small reflection of myself way far down. I yelled and I heard an echo. Next thing I knew I was fall towards my own face and I hit the water with a slap. I had no idea how long I'd been down there but next thing I knew I heard Sesshoumaru yelling my name. I was crying and holding onto a rock that jutted out for dear life. A rope was thrown down and grabbed onto it. He pulled and when I did he held onto me, squeezing the life out of me. He was yelling at me for being stupid and don't scare him again. All I could think about was that he did care for me.

Whoa.

Back up.

How did I start thinking about my family history? Hmmmm…Well maybe it's time to go home. I can finish this crap tomorrow. I got up, ignoring the abandoned tie on the floor and grabbed my jacket. It was 3 a.m. now. Time to get going home to Kagome. I picked up my cell phone and noticed that my notification light was blinking.

He clicked on the unlock button and felt his insides go cold. 32 missed calls from Kagome. 'What if-what if she was in labor! Is she okay? She's alone….i should be there-' Damn myself for keeping my phone on silent all day.

I clicked on the number and heard it start to ring. No one answered. We didn't have an answering machine at the apartment and now he felt STUPID for not investing in such a STUPIDLY USEFUL contraption! I continued to click redial when my phone started to ring and saw that it was Kagome's mom calling.

"Hello, Rei? Is Kagome alright? Have you talked-"

"She's at the hospital right now, Inuyasha. She said that she couldn't get a hold of you and she called me and I came and got her. She's at the same hospital where she got her checkups." Her mother said in a rush, she sounded like she was walking really fast because she was panting heavily.

"All right on my way." I said, hitting end call. This was it. The day finally came. I was going to be an actual father. Well not that I wasn't already but physically I could hold this child I'd made. It was like a ton of bricks slammed into me and I could NOT move from the elevator when the doors opened.

'Holy shit…' This was really happening. I was a father. I created offspring. I don't have the first clue on what to do. How do I even hold a baby? What was I supposed to feed it? I had to grasp the elevator railings to steady myself. I slid down to the floor and held my head in my hands. I should have read those pregnancy and motherhood books Kagome had insisted I'd read. I have no idea how to take care of another human being-especially one that's defenseless and now bigger than my forearm.

My cell phone was ringing and forced myself to pick it up. It was Kikyou. Is she calling me to tell me that her sister is in labor? I still couldn't forget about New Years Eve…when she kissed me. It wasn't exactly something I could get out of my head, it had shocked me.

"Hello?"

"Inuyasha? I need your help." Kikyou said in a hustle.

"Huh? What is it? What's wrong?" I asked, wondering why she was sounding like she was running.

"I need a ride to the hospital. Pick me up at the corner of 55th." She said. I then heard a click and there was a dial tone.

Eehhh?

I got up from my place on the elevator floor and left the building through the revolving doors in a hurry. I found my car still in the metered parking spot and ignoring the parking ticket underneath the window wiper I got in and took off.

She probably needed a ride to the hospital because of her sister being in labor-but then again she pretty much wasn't excited about Kagome because pregnant with my kid in the first place. I found 55th about 15 minutes and later and I saw Kikyou standing next to a bus station. I honked my horn and she looked up and dashed towards the car as I pulled to a stop. She practically leapt in and slammed the door shut.

"What's going on Kikyou?" I asked putting the car in park. I noticed that she was holding up the collar of her coat over her face. "Did something happen?"

"Yeah. My sister's in labor. Let's go." Was all she said, looking away from me and out of the window. I knew there was something more but hearing Kagome's name brought me back into action. Kagome. I put the car into drive and took off going through a red light. I kept glancing over at Kikyou who held the collar of her coat over her face still. I reached over and moved her hand. I nearly swerved off the road.

"What the hell is that Kikyou?" I practically yelled. She looked at me with such betrayed/angered look that I felt like we were still together and I stood her up on a date.

"It's nothing. Keep going or you're going to be late for your own brat." She snapped, not hiding her face this time. I felt a low growl form in my chest at her 'brat' reference. She was right but I couldn't help but worry about her. It was just against my nature to ignore people like that. I looked at the large bruise forming on her cheekbone. I was turning black and spreading.

"Who the fuck did that to you?" I asked, attempting to keep my anger in check. I clutched the steering wheel so tightly that it was in danger of being ripped off.

"It's none of your business, Inuyasha."

"It's my fucking business when you call me up and ask me to come get you. I still care about you Kikyou, don't act like we never had feelings for each other." I said, not believing my own words. She scoffed and continued to look out the window at the passing pedestrians and lights.

I swallowed and saw the hospital come into view. I was pissed. I shouldn't be going into a maternity ward all riled up and ready to throw shit.

"I just had an altercation with someone at a bar. That's all. No need to get yourself worked up over it." She suddenly said.

I knew she was lying. I could tell by her heart missing a beat. Why the hell couldn't she tell me? Altercation my ass. I could smell a man's scent on her. It wasn't a good smell either. I heard my cell ring and I answered it while I turned up to the parking in front of the hospital.

"Inuyasha?" Came my mother's voice

I threw the car into park and got out, completely forgetting about Kikyou who hadn't moved from her seat. "Yeah mom, I can't really talk right now. I'm heading into the hospital. Kagome's in labor."

"Oh geez! Touga! Kagome's in labor!" I heard my mother shout to my father somewhere in the house. "Inuyasha we're on our way!" She finished. I was about to tell her not to bother, but she'd already hung up. I pocketed my phone and leaned down to look into the car at Kikyou.

"Are you coming or not? She's your sister, you know."

She smirked. She didn't look at me. "You've changed Inuyasha. Go meet your kid."

I shook my head and shut my door. I was completely soaked by the time I got to the doors and seriously shook myself like a dog to get excess water off. The nurse at the front desk looked at me weird.

"Kagiyama Kagome. She's gone into labor. Where is she?" I asked, sounding crazy.

The woman crooked an eyebrow and typed in her computer. "Room 411." I nodded my thanks and took off towards the elevator. Pushing the up button over and over again failed to bring the elevator faster so I looked around for the stairs. I was about halfway up them when my phone rang again.

"What?" I huffed, skipping stairs 2 at a time.

"Inuyasha! What're you up to on this dreary night?" Came Miroku's voice. Ugh.

"Kagome's in labor I can't talk now. I'm at the hospital. I'll call you after all right?" I said finally glad to see the large 4 at the top of the stairs indicating my arrival of the right floor.

"Oh dude ok—" Miroku started. Right when I met the landing I dropped my phone and the battery flew out. Shit. Okay. I picked it up and pocketed it.

I glanced at the door and took a deep breath. 'Don't psych yourself out Inuyasha. You can do this. You're stronger than this.'

I threw the door open and ran into a nurse holding an IV bag. "Kagiyama-san?"

"Yes?"

"Oh good. I recognized you by your wife's description. We're preparing your wife for surgery. Follow me if you would."

"Wait surgery? What's going on?" I asked, quickly following after.

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I clutched my stomach in pain and gasped. My entire body was shaking. "Hang in there Kagome. We're 5 minutes away."

I glanced over at my mother and started to laugh. When I hadn't been able to get a hold of Inuyasha for some reason, I'd called my mother who said that she was already out of the door. She must've really had been because she was in her bathrobe and slippers and her hair was a mess. 'OOooohhh maybe I shouldn't be laughing so much.' The pain was subsiding and I could relax for a little bit dreading when it started all over again.

"I'm glad to see you're in good spirits Kagome." My mother smiled. She nearly took out some drunken business men stumbling across the street. Wow. She meant business.

I saw the hospital come into view and we pulled in. Where was Inuyasha? It wasn't like him to not answer his phone. I closed my eyes and watched my mother get out. She went into the hospital hoping to look for a nurse or someone.

Wow. The day I've been waiting for. To see my feet again. Ok jk but seriously. I was going to give birth to the life inside of me. This was crazy. I'd read all those pregnancy books my mom gave to me and now thinking about everything I learned-realizing that I couldn't remember anything I'd learned. I felt my heart begin to quicken, as did my breath. What if this kid hated me? What if I did something wrong I accidentally hurt it? Oh my god. I was in charge of another person. A tiny person. That screamed and drooled and spat up on you. I swallowed, feeling my gag reflex kick in again. 'It's okay Kagome, slow down. Breathe. You have Inuyasha to help you. You'll get through this.'

My car door opened and I opened my eyes to see a nurse holding her hand out to me, along with my mother, to help me in the wheel chair provided. I took the hand and was helped out of the car. I could barely get up and into the rolling chair without being hit with another contraction. I heard a moan escape from me and I was instantly being rolled into the hospital. A doctor came up to me and I didn't hear a word he was saying. It was like he was talking to me but I was underwater. I closed my eyes and the next thing I knew I was lying on a bed with my legs in stirrups. I shrieked when I felt someone down there and I started to struggle and close my legs.

"Kagome! It's all right!" My mother said, suddenly appearing next to putting her arms on my shoulders. I relaxed slightly and laid back down. "He's only checking your dilation."

I nodded and swallowed. I looked over at my mother and felt a pang of something. Guilt? She looked so worn out. She suddenly looked like she'd aged 20 years. She had bags under her eyes and her skin was a little blotchy in some places. She looked at me suddenly, as if feeling me eyes and she smiled. She was squeezing my hand and I held on tightly back.

"Well, we may have a problem, Kagiyama-san." The said, standing up from the end of the bed. I felt my heart stop.

"The baby? What's wrong with the baby?" I practically yelled.

The doctor held up his hand and spoke. "From what I can tell the baby's fine, it's you, Kagiyama-san."

What? What could be wrong with me? I checked out great at all of my doctor visits. Was there something the doctor missed before? My mother squeezed my hand.

"What's wrong with my daughter?" she asked sternly.

"Because of the petite body your daughter has, she has smaller hips which sometimes causes a smaller birth canal. It could cause complications if she gave birth normally. I would advise a c-section to deliver the baby." He spoke professionally looking between me and my mother the entire time.

A c-section? Like cutting my stomach open? I looked at my mother. She looked at me. "It's your body Kagome."

At that moment in time I wanted my mom to make the decision for me, like she did when I was still living at home with her. I wanted her to baby ME now. She must've seen the worry in my eyes. Squeezing my hand she turned back to the doctor.

"Yes. If it means a safer delivery of my grandchild then surgery it is." The doctor nodded and I felt myself relax. I sank back into the bed and closed my eyes. He was still talking to my mother and I once again felt like I was underwater.

I never thought I was going to need to get my stomach cut open to deliver this baby. Why must things continuously be difficult? Where was Inuyasha? Why wasn't he here yet?

We hadn't seen much of each other for a while now. Ever since he started working for his father, he was staying at the office later and later. He was working so late that sometimes he would be found slumped over his desk snoring the next morning. He would come home sometimes and just crawl into bed fully clothed and be asleep before his head hit the pillow. He wasn't enjoying the job and I had asked him one time why he kept going back. He looked up at me and sighed.

'How could I pass up a get out jail free card? And from my dad no less. It's more money too.' That made me a little sad. Jail? So in other words he felt trapped in this relationship with me. Well I wasn't exactly thrilled about it either but it happened and we had to deal. Right? I mean I haven't heard from my friends since I had to leave school because of this. I didn't have a life. I was trapped too.

I'm going to be honest and say that there was something fishy about those pills that Kikyou gave me that night. Sleeping pills don't generally make you so lethargic that you can't properly wake up and not have enough body strength to move yourself. I never felt comfortable bringing up the subject to Inuyasha—I didn't know if that was still a sore subject or not. I never did have a chance or the guts to bring it up to Kikyou either.

"… and prepare her for surgery." The doctor's words infiltrated my words. I looked over at him and saw him leave and a couple of nurses enter with a rolling bed.

"Where's Inuyasha?" I asked for the millionth time. What can I say? It's his kid too. He ought to be here at least.

My mother shrugged. "I called him and he said that he was on his way." I sighed and felt so tired. The nurses instructed me to help them get me to the rolling bed. They hooked up an IV to my arm and I nearly fainted as I watched them put it in. A hospital hair net was put on my head keeping my hair away from getting everywhere. I felt a contraction hit and yelled loudly despite being wheeled in the hallway. I couldn't help it. It hurt like a bitch. My mom was following along with me the entire way and had to keep up. I still couldn't get over the fact that she had messy hair and was in her nightwear.

"Are you ready Kagome?" She asked. What kind of question was that? Was I ready to have a baby? Mentally probably not. Physically? Apparently not. Emotionally? Definitely not. I didn't answer her. She didn't need an answer. I was embarking on the most life changing moment ever and she's asking me a question she really didn't need an answer to.

I watched the ceiling lights move by as I was wheeled to the operating room. I was going to have my stomach slice into and have my guts pushed aside to get this baby out.

'Are you ready for this kid? Because I can't be entirely sure I am.'

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Oh dear. Would you all kill me if I ended it here? Oh yes…yes you would. I can feel you staring death at me. RIOT SHIELD!

:D I'm glad to be back all you faithful reviewers out there. Hopefully I've improved on my writing because this and my other updated story are the first things I've written in nearly 5 years. :D I'm 23 now guys. I feel old. The last time I wrote anything really was my senior year of high school. OLD I TELL YOU OLD! But never too old for writing to please you all. I feel good about continuing my stories now. I hope you all enjoy what's been written and be excited or scared for what comes next because I have no idea what I'm doing with it either.

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Peace.