Encounter with Dangerous Games Chapter 21
Sesshomaru moaned as he awoke. A small, but steady heartbeat was heard in his ear. He smiled, his eyes remaining closed, as he heard his pup's heartbeat. It was beautiful. He opened his eyes to look up at the woman he was nearly on top of. She was beautiful.
He rubbed small, light circles, careful not to awaken her from her peaceful sleep. She moaned and turned her head to the opposite side it was on, but didn't move her body. He smiled and returned to listen to the heartbeat. It was just beautiful. He couldn't get enough of it. And he couldn't wait until the pup was born. He wanted to know so badly what he looked like once born. More like his mother, or father? But he was a patient man, and would wait. Kagome would only give birth when ready. When she and the pup was ready, no other way.
A moan was heard above him, and a hand came to his head, softly massaging his scalp.
" 'Morning," she moaned, her eyes slowly opening.
"Good morning, Kagome," Sesshomaru replied, restarting his circles upon her midsection. "How did you sleep?"
A happy moan was heard, along with a relieving sigh. "Perfect, Sesshomaru," she sighed. She gazed down at him. "And how did you end up down there?" She said, playfully.
"Who would know? And who really cares? You know how much I enjoy being down here, listening to this pup's heartbeat. You really ought to hear it," he said. She smiled.
"I hear it every once and while, pounding in my ears. I also feel it when my hand rests over it," she answered.
"Everyone up. Up and at 'em. Time to get to school, open the shrine, and get a-shopping," was heard outside Kagome and Sesshomaru's door. Both looked at it, then each other. Kagome started to move, but Sesshomaru hushed her.
"You are dressed, as well as I, at least partially. Even if she was to walk in here, she would not see anything disturbing," Sesshomaru told her, moving up to kiss his mate's lips.
"Yeah, except the fact that you are laying on top of me, and my pyjamas are off the a corner, and the room is a mess. Yes, nothing disturbing what so ever," Kagome replied sarcastically, but sighed. "I guess it's fine. We can relax here if you wish."
A small smile appeared on his face, and he kissed her lips once more before returning to listen. Kagome ran her hands through his hair, taking any tangles that might have formed the night before out and massaging his scalp, relaxing the couple. It was quiet in their room that Kagome could clearly heard a small purr from Sesshomaru. She brought his chin up as the purring stopped and his eyes opened.
"Were you purring?" Kagome asked, interested. A small tinge of pink appeared on his cheeks. She kissed his nose. "It's cute. I love it."
He smiled, kissed her lips, and returned to listen to the heartbeat, purr, and relax. Kagome smiled, gazing at her bedroom ceiling. It was a shock that she hadn't returned in such a long time, but nothing had changed. Well, not in her original time. With her, well, just look at her and you could tell she had changed... drastically.
A knock interrupted Kagome's thoughts and Sesshomaru's purring, once again.
"Kagome, dear, are you awake?" A sweet, quiet voice of Kagome's mother was heard. Kagome smiled and looked down at Sesshomaru.
"Want to act asleep to continue to relax?" Kagome asked. Sesshomaru smiled.
"Actually, I'm really not one to lie..." He said. Kagome smiled.
"If we just stay quiet, she'll think we're asleep. It's simple," Kagome told him. "You wouldn't have to say a word, so you wouldn't be lying."
"Hmmmm... Fine. But this is against my better judgement," He told her, closing his eyes, the quiet purring continuing. Kagome smiled, and closed her eyes as well, relaxing into the linen sheets and the silky hair between her fingers. There was a small squeak as Mother Higurashi opened the door to peak in, only to gasp. Kagome had to hold back a smile, but she and Sesshomaru her giggling mentally.
"Uh, well... So that explains her size..." Was the whisper from her mother. Kagome let a smile show and a happy sigh was released from her mother. "Well, she's happy. Unlike when she came home, crying because of that stupid idiot, Inuyasha. He broke my baby..."
"I like her. I like her a lot," Sesshomaru was heard saying to Kagome. She mentally glared at him, but put on a smile.
"Yeah, I know where you're coming from. He really did hurt me a lot," Kagome said. Sesshomaru made a small, but unnoticeable pat on her abdominal section as a way to comfort her. She smiled and heard the door close. Sesshomaru's eyes snapped opened, as well as Kagome's, and Sesshomaru helped her sit upright.
"Listen, I do wish to listen to our pup's heartbeat, but things must be done. You wished to meet your friends and go to 'shool' so we should do this," Sesshomaru told her, serious, but in a whisper.
Kagome giggled, but nodded. Yes, things needed to be done, but definitely not school. People would ask questions... She didn't need that, along with the fact that she had all these "illnesses" for so long.
"Ok, we'll find my friends, but I can't go to school. It's just not right for a pregnant woman, especially how far I am, to go to school. So, let's get dressed into some clothes for this time period, and we can get a move-on," Kagome said, clapping her hand twice. Sesshomaru kissed her, passionately and long, which she complied and added her own, as the door opened.
"So, my little... I'll leave you two to be alone," and her mother was out of there in a hurry. Sesshomaru smiled in their kissed, but they soon broke away, deciding to get dressed.
It wasn't too long before Kagome was walking down the street. She couldn't exactly call it walking with Sesshomaru, since she was always a block ahead of him due to his huge curiosity for the most common things. Fire hydrants, buildings, manholes, the number of humans out, the lack of demons... Everything. Kagome would always have to remind him to hurry up, but she eventually got used to just walking really, really, really slow.
She turned around with a sigh to see him looking inside a garbage pail. But she couldn't chastise him; he was only curious. She sighed. He looked so charming in modern clothing. Her grandfather happened to have some clothes hanging around for Sota when he got much older, or for Inuyasha if he ever wanted to go out with Kagome, without wearing his red haori.
He was dressed charmingly in some plain blue jeans, a red t-shirt with a Nike swoosh in the middle. She sighed with a loving smile and adored how he casually walked on the sidewalk, but just so cool. She waited for him to catch up, before continuing down the sidewalk only to find that he was checking out a garbage dumpster this time. She sighed and leaned against a brick building. He was just so adorable, even at the times he didn't try to be.
"KAGOME!"
"HEY, HIGURASHI!"
"HEY, WHAT'S UP?"
Kagome turned her attention to see the three people she and Sesshomaru were looking for: Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi. She smiled at her approaching, glancing back once to see how far Sesshomaru was. He was at a good distance, so she let him be alone until he finally caught up.
"Kagome, I see you're feeling better. Up and about after your laryngitis, I see," Yuka spoke, hitting Kagome softly in the shoulder. "But that was quite a while."
"Yeah, Kagome. Oh, it looks like you put on the weight," Ayumi said, patting Kagome's stomach section. She giggled, and rubbed the spot.
"Well, actually, I'm not sick. Not anymore. I'm actually pregnant and now unable to go to school. I'm planning on moving away to raise it," Kagome said. All her friends' eyes went wide.
"Preg... Pregnant?" Eri said, shocked. Kagome nodded.
"Who's the father? Or do you know? We could get pregnancy tests and such to help-"
"Ayumi, I know who the father is. And I know it for sure. And he accepts it as his. Everything's just fine, you guys. I'm not a tramp or slut, you know," Kagome said, her hands on her hips.
Suddenly all her friends gasped at once and pulled Kagome into a tight huddle, whispering and giggling hysterically. Before Kagome could understand a single word her friends whispered, she was back up right, huge smiles on their faces, and beaming at something next to her. She turned and looked to see Sesshomaru looking down at her.
"Are these the friends you wished me to meet?" Sesshomaru asked. Three sighs were heard in front of her. Kagome looked at them, confused, but nodded.
"Yep, my friends Eri, Ayumi, and Yuka," Kagome said, pointing to each one while introducing each. Sesshomaru just nodded his greeting.
"You know him, Kagome?" Eri asked, flushed and bashful. Kagome laughed.
"He's the father," Kagome told them, laughing. Sesshomaru looked at her, a hint of amusement. He was glad that she was proud to tell people this. He was proud to tell the world she was his mate and mother of his child.
The reactions on Kagome's friend's faces were unforgettable.
"So, anyways, you met him, and we need to return back home," Kagome said, taking Sesshomaru's hand. They hurried down the street, as fast as possible at least due to Kagome's size. Ayumi was the first to come to.
"What's his name?" She yelled down the sidewalk to Kagome.
"Sesshomaru!" Kagome screamed back before the disappeared into the crowd.
Kagome and Sesshomaru were planning on staying in Kagome's time until the child was born. It was decided between the entire family, all wanting to see the child first hand and help give a name. But Kagome and Sesshomaru looked at each other, a smile to both, holding a secret.
Kagome awoke one day, after taking a short nap in her bedroom. She didn't find Sesshomaru around, but didn't fret. She had gotten used to the fact that Sesshomaru enjoyed beating Sota at his video games. He had a knack at learning games very quickly; it had been the same skill that got her where she was at the moment.
She stumbled down the stairs, looking for her mother. She couldn't find her, Sota, or even grandfather. Or Sesshomaru, now that she thought about it. No one was in the living room, and it was empty in the kitchen except a nearly unnoticeable note on the counter. Kagome read it over and found out her mother had taken grandfather out to by some more brooms and cleaning supplies for spring-cleaning and some simple things they were low on around the house. Kagome understood, but it didn't explain the absence of Sesshomaru and Sota. Where could they be?
She wandered the house for a while, trying to find any trance until a voice was heard through the screen door leading to the backyard.
"No, you do it like so," he said, and Kagome peaked her head outside to see the males she had been looking for. "Poison Whip!"
The crackle of Sesshomaru's whip caused Kagome to smile and watched as another tree came down due to the sons of Inu no Taisho showing off their skills to Sota. Sota's eyes were wide with amusement.
"Let me try! Poison Whip!" Sota said, jumping up and nearly throwing his wrist at a tree. Nothing came out. Sesshomaru shook his head shamefully.
"You need to have elegancy for it to work. Twist your wrist a bit, like this. Poison Whip!" Sesshomaru announced, and the tree stump was cut in half. Sota jumped up.
"Ok, ok! I think I got it now. Poison Whip!" Sota said. Kagome saw a light flicker from Sesshomaru's wrist, slicing the tree in front of Sota down. The boy was absolutely hysterical, so happy he had gotten the tree down. Kagome smiled. He was being so nice to Sota.
Kagome clenched her eyes, a small groan escaping her lips and exposing her place of spying. Both males turned to her, but only Sesshomaru came to her side, placing a hand on her shoulder. She looked up at him and smiled.
"Contraction?" He asked, worried. Kagome nodded. He smiled, causing her to smile as well. He patted her shoulder. "Those are more frequent now. The child must be coming soon."
Kagome nodded, and was embraced by Sesshomaru. He pulled her away swiftly, holding his nose.
"Did you bathe?" He asked. Kagome shook her head no. "Go, now. You stink."
"Ah, the pot calling the kettle black. If I remember correctly, you have bathed once since we arrived," Kagome said stubbornly. Sesshomaru smiled, pushing her towards the bathroom.
"Fine, let's bathe together. Two birds with one whip," he said. Kagome chortled.
"The saying is 'two birds with one stone,' not whip," Kagome laughed. Sesshomaru caressed her cheek.
"Not in my case," he whispered, entering the bathroom with her. "Now, let's wash."
A small, annoyed voice was heard downstairs, causing both adults to look over the banister. "What about me!"
"Play your video games, Sota. Those can preoccupy you for hours," Kagome remarked, walking inside the bathroom. Sesshomaru watched her go in before following.
"Not unless I'm beating him. It's no fun without Sesshomaru," Sota whined. Sesshomaru poked his head over the banister.
"I believe it is the other way around, boy. It is I-"
"Do you want to talk to Sota, or bathe with me?"
And Sesshomaru was seen no more.