Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha. Sorry for the wait. I'm getting more and more reviews and favorites-I can barely contain my excitement! Well, this isn't the last chapter, but there probably won't be many more. Maybe like, two or three. I'll be sure to give you warning. This chapter...it's crazy. I hope you don't hate me when you finish.

Sesshomaru rubbed his temples. He had a thought that he was starting to get dents from rubbing them so much. But what else could he do? He was a very powerful man. He had control over his life, and was content with what cards he had been given. So, why bother using so much energy to rub his head?

Because no matter how satisfied and in control Sesshomaru was over his life, he had no control over the ones he tried to change.

He ceased the motion of rubbing his head and looked through the window into the hospital room. Jinenji was reverted to human form, and for some reason had never changed back. Sesshomaru believed it was the result of an unexpected heart attack. His dementia was so bad he probably didn't even realize what was happening to him as it happened.

Jinenji was an odd character, indeed. He was harmless, with the exception of his normally large size. He couldn't remember much from any year of his life. Sometimes he would ramble about his mother, then forget what he was talking about. Sometimes he would cry, or laugh, for absolutely no reason. At least, not for any reason anyone around him knew of.

The doctors in the demon hospital informed Sesshomaru that Jinenji had succumbed to a coma. They didn't know when he would wake up, or why he was in it to begin with. They would inform him immediately if there were any changes. Sesshomaru knew he couldn't do anything else of use here, so he turned around and made his way out of the hospital.

What was the point of being a doctor who helped people if you couldn't even do that?

This Sesshomaru was powerless, after all.

Rin stood outside by the playground, watching Kanna and Shippo swing. Shippo had finally come out of his room, after about two months of isolation. Kanna was learning to interact with him. She had informed Rin that she was going to practice so that way, when she was able to be around her baby brother, she could actually play with him or say something to him. Maybe then her parents would love her.

Rin shook her head. How could any parent abandon their child willingly? Why would anyone go out of their way to have a child if they were only going to neglect it? Children weren't puppies or little guinea pigs that simply learned to accept the lack of attention. They couldn't just get over it. Children were real people who had the same brain function capabilities as their parents. They could hurt, and cry, and hate, and love as well as any other adult human being.

The very thought made her shake in anger. Kanna didn't deserve to have such selfish parents. Shippo didn't deserve to be alone in the world. Naraku didn't deserve an unfaithful wife. Sango didn't deserve to lose her family. Nothing was fair. No, fair wasn't even a good word for it. It didn't even touch the effect these lives had felt.

It was just wrong. Unjust.

Shippo stopped was he was doing and suddenly looked at Rin, curiously. Rin heard a door open and shut. She turned to see Inuyasha striding towards her, a worried look on his face.

"Rin, we need to get to the hospital." He said gently. His eyes were wide, and his ears twitched restlessly.

"Why? Is it Jinenji?" she inquired, totally scared for the poor thing.

"No." he shook his head. "It's you."

Rin suddenly felt her legs give out as a horrible contraction ran through her. Inuyasha caught her in his arms and lifted her up, trying to hold her steady as the pain shot through her body relentlessly. She cried out.

"It can't be! It's two months too early!" she sobbed. She felt her lower regions grow wet, and barely leaned over to see that her water had broken.

Oh my.

Sesshomaru held the phone to his ear as he listened to Inuyasha rant about how gross it was that Rin's water had burst while he'd held her.

"Yes, I understand Inuyasha. But is she all right?" he said, impatient.

"For the time being, yes. We're in an ambulance heading for the hospital. I suggest you meet us there in five minutes."

"Not a problem. I'm just a block away." Sesshomaru said. "Can Rin get on the phone or is she too weak?"

"Hang on." Inuyasha said. Sesshomaru could hear the static noise from the phone being moved against air. He heard the paramedics bustling and clicking things. Then he heard her.

"Sesshomaru, I'm sorry." Was the first thing she said.

"Don't be foolish. This isn't your fault. You just concentrate and make sure you stay awake."

"Honey, aren't premature babies bad?"

He was silent. "…Not always, love."

"I'm scared."

"I'll be waiting for you at the hospital. Don't panic. Just stay with Inuyasha for now until you get here. I love you."

"I love you, too."

He hung up, growling as he threw his car into drive and whirled around the intersection. Others blared their horns at him, but he didn't care. They could get the fuck over it. His wife was going into labor two months early, and she was afraid.

Nothing could stop him now.

She had finally gone to sleep. His poor wife was exhausted.

There was trouble. They had to induce the birth of their child. Otherwise, both of them could be lost. And Sesshomaru couldn't deal with that.

But he still had a decision to make.

Who exactly did he want to spend the rest of his life with? The wife he loved with all his heart, or his still unborn child?

For once in his life, Sesshomaru not only lacked control over others' lives…

…He didn't know what to do.

A/N: I'm sorry! Please don't hate me! I thought it would be cool to have the canine demons detect the birth before it happened...ever seen Marley and Me? You should watch it if you haven't. Dogs can tell when labor is about to start-it's crazy. Anyway, please review. All the favs and things are nice, but reviews are better!