For the Love of Fashion

For the Love of Fashion

Kagome accidentally picked up a heavier box than what she thought. InuYasha saw her struggling and, as quick as lightning, immediately ran over to her to take the box away from her.

"You shouldn't be lifting anything anyway Kagome. Sit your ass down while the rest of us move these boxes." InuYasha walked out of the empty-but-one-couch-waiting-room and passed Miroku carrying a box and Sango sadly walking beside him.

"You shouldn't be lifting anything anyway Sango. Sit your ass down beside Kagome while the rest of us moves these boxes." Miroku said sternly, like he heard InuYasha tell Kagome. Except Sango doesn't exactly take things well like Kagome and slapped Miroku across the face, making him drop the box of books on his foot.

InuYasha had watched the whole the whole scene from his office and ended up laughing so hard that he dropped the box of blank sketchbooks on his foot.

"That is what you guys get for telling us what to do." Kagome said and nodded along with Sango. They gave each other a high five and took the boxes back from the floor. They walked out of the room and headed to each place that the box read.

"They are acting like we are 8 or 9 months pregnant. We are only 3." Sango rolled her eyes and set the box of books down in InuYasha's office.

"Tell me about it. InuYasha helps me into and out of the shower and has taken up a few cooking lessons to sharpen his cooking skills so I won't have to stand on my feet. He won't even let me go to work with him since I found out 2 months ago. I'm a stay-at-home pregnant lady instead of mom!" Kagome exclaimed. Sango walked into the waiting area and picked up another box that read books.

"What have you been doing since he started working again?" Sango asked, as she set the box down beside the other box of books and started putting them on the bookshelf.

"I've been reading more since I've had nothing else to do except watch daytime soap operas and Dr. Phil." Kagome opened the box and started putting the sketchbooks away in a filing cabinet.

"I would come over and visit more at the apartment but since Miroku found out I was having twins, that is a no no. I'm thinking of just taking a cab over there, not even caring what Miroku thinks." Sango tried to exit the office, but this time she bumped into Miroku.

"I think that is a no, Sango. Have you read about the many risks of twin pregnancy? A billion thinks could go wrong and I wouldn't be able to live without you or our baby girls." He kissed her on the cheek and led her back into the waiting room.

"I'm with Miroku on this, Kagome," InuYasha grabbed a pad from Kagome and wrapped his arms around her belly.

"I'm not having twins." Kagome said and tried to get away but InuYasha held her tighter.

"No, but you are having a half-demon which has the same risks as twins. And in case you've forgotten, demon pregnancies, even half, aren't as long as regular pregnancies like Sango. You'll be due in 4 months instead of 6." InuYasha ruffled the top of her head and kissed her cantaloupe-sized stomach.

"I haven't forgotten.." Kagome mumbled and fell into his chest.

"I'm just trying to watch out for you because I love you and our baby. Maybe if you stay out of our way for the rest of the day, I'll carry you to the ice cream shop. Would you like that?" He rested his head on top of hers and inhaled the scents of her and the baby.

Kagome nodded in his chest and looked up at him," Will I be a good mother, InuYasha?"

"Of course you will! Why? Is something wrong?" InuYasha let go and grabbed her shoulders.

"What if what happened to me, happens to the baby when older? I'll be overprotective and he or she will hate me." She started to tear up. The thought of her own child hating her was too much. She didn't want her child to remember a mother who was overprotective.

"That's just hormones speaking. Remember what the doctor said? He said that the baby will be strong. Besides, I'll beat up whoever dares to touch our little baby." InuYasha put his hand on her stomach and felt the baby kick.

"Did you feel that?" Kagome asked. It was true about what the doctor said; her baby was ridiculously strong.

"I love it when he kicks." InuYasha smiled.

"What make you think the baby is a he?" Kagome put her hands on her hips in frustration.

"Well, obviously only a he can kick that strong." InuYasha then quickly closed his mouth, realizing what he just started.

"You trying to tell me something, pretty boy? Are you saying girls can't kick as strong as boys?" An eyebrow went up on Kagome's face and InuYasha slowly backed away as she came towards him.

"N-No! Of course they can kick alike." He waved his hands but knew he was too late. Sango came out of nowhere and put InuYasha in a headlock.

"I got him Kagome! Punch him or kick him!" Sango knew that InuYasha was way stronger than she was. He was holding out on her, making it easy on the pregnant lady, she guessed. Kagome smiled and lightly punch him on the shoulder. In a dramatic way, InuYasha fell to the floor and pretended to be in pain.

"Wench! That hurt!" He yelled, but no one heard him over the roaring laughter of the girls and Miroku.


"I told you so." InuYasha crossed his arms in a proud way.

"No you didn't! I did!" Kagome yelled so loud that it startled a few of the nurses in the hallway.

"No, I suggested it but you said I was wrong." InuYasha stuck out his tongue like a little boy but put it back in when the doctor walked back in the room.

"Here are your copies of the ultrasound," he handed the few photos of their baby to Kagome," and I'll see you back next month. I'll let you out."

Kagome handed the pictures to InuYasha so she could wipe her belly with a paper towel to rid of the cold jelly. She was bigger, in fact, she was due in 2 months. The assistance offered from InuYasha earlier in the pregnancy really helped out now, considering that she started to waddle and that her belly was the size of a huge pumpkin. Having a half-demon son wasn't as easy sounding like a regular pregnancy. Sango is due in 4 months, so she's relaxing and taking advantage of Miroku's fatherly qualities. InuYasha, on the other hand, is a little bit more annoying.

"Let me help you up." InuYasha grabbed hold of Kagome's hand and helped her off of the exam chair. He wouldn't let go of her hand, like how a mother refuses to let go of her child's hand walking across the street.

"I'm fine InuYasha." Kagome grabbed her pictures back from InuYasha and stared at her favourite one; it was like he was looking directly at them. She was having a son, a so far healthy half-demon son. He, of course, had his father's dog ears but had Kagome's nose; secretly, she was hoping that he had raven black hair and InuYasha's ochre eyes. But she had to wait for that.

"See you next month, Mrs. Taisho." The doctor politely smiled and opened the door for them. Kagome never got tired of being called 'Mrs. Taisho'. She felt proud to have that name. Not only did it give her privileged rights, such as being invited to fashion shows and parties, but it gave her a sense of identity and love.

"Kagome." InuYasha's voice caught her off guard.

"What's wrong?" Kagome got in the passenger side of the car, since it was the one InuYasha was holding open, and he closed it after she was settled.

"I was thinking," he continued when he slammed his door shut," about moving."

"Moving?" Kagome's voice pitched up. She did give it a thought, considering that their (technically InuYasha's) apartment had two bedrooms and that the second bedroom had gym equipment in it. But they just moved InuYasha into his new office building and that took forever.

"Yeah, like to a bigger house on the outskirts of New York." InuYasha turned the key of the car on and backed out of the parking space.

"But wouldn't that be further away from the office? And all of our friends?"

"It would be but we'd have a nice house with a fresh green lawn that InuYasha Jr. could play on and a big pool where we can BBQ." InuYasha could see it now, like in those sappy commercials and movies. The son playing catch with the father and the wife just setting out a cherry pie.

"Wait, I thought we said no calling the baby InuYasha Jr.?" Kagome completely changed the subject. She really wanted to avoid it. The idea of moving far away from everyone was sad, plus she would be away from whatever school the baby would be in.

"What other ideas do you have? Do you know what Sango is naming her daughters?" InuYasha turned a sharp corner, making Kagome immediately put her hand on her stomach. The Porsche would be the first things to go, or at least buy a family vehicle.

"We're having a son, not a daughter." She retorted. Honestly, she had no idea what Sango came up with. Miroku had a say, she was sure.

"I know that but maybe could manipulate it into a boy's name. Like if it's Alexandria we could change it to Alex." A red light was coming up and InuYasha came to a halt.

"I wanted to talk to you about that. I know we both live here in America but we are both from Japan. I want our son to experience his true culture, not just America's culture. Could we possibly come up with a Japanese name?" Kagome twiddled her thumbs, waiting for InuYasha's reply. She loved what America had to offer but it wasn't her true roots and she didn't want her son thinking so either.

"Well, if you can come up with a name we both agree on, why not? I think it's a great idea." He smiled, knowing that made her day.

"Really? Thanks Yash!" She reached over and gave him a big hug, with a kiss on the lips to go along with it. Little did they know that they were creating a traffic jam behind them.


Kagome breathed in, counted, and breathed out. She repeated this numerous times before sighing again. She was a day overdue and it was killing her. She tried it one more time but the contractions just weren't close together.

"Still the same length of time?" InuYasha passed by, carrying a laundry basket with him.

"Yeah. The doctor said it'll happen a few times but he wasn't sure about half-demons, since they don't come around very often." Kagome continued to sit on the living room floor, eating out of ice cream and bag of chips, watching the current soap opera on television.

"She doesn't love you Johnny! Don't listen to her!" Kagome cried out at the television. When the two actors on tv kissed, she threw the spoon at it," You'll regret it."

Ever since the day before yesterday, InuYasha refused to go to work. He knew it was already in a mess, living Jakotsu in charge wasn't his brightest idea. But he didn't want to miss the baby being born for a minute. So, he's staying home, putting up with Kagome and her mood swings.

"Please don't throw the spoon again Kagome, there is already a crack from the one before this one on there." InuYasha said, picking up the spoon and walking into the kitchen to get her a new one.

"I'm sorry." Kagome teared up, and before she knew it, she was sobbing uncontrollably.

"Oh Kagome.." InuYasha sat on the floor beside her and placed her in his lap, rocking her from side to side.

"But I told Johnny that Kiera doesn't love him, that she's using him, but he didn't listen. Now he's doomed and is going to die!" Kagome tried to tell him between sobs. InuYasha chuckled at her childlike antics and tantrum throws but he loved it. He'll have something over her when she brings up something that he did.

"It'll be okay Kagome, they aren't real." InuYasha pointed out to her.

"What?" Kagome yelled at him and shoved him away from her," of course they are! If they weren't, they wouldn't be-" She fell back on him, grabbing her side.

"Contraction?" He asked and rubbed her side when she nodded her head. It went away but came back again 3 minutes later.

"Wait. InuYasha, I think we need to go. That contraction came sooner than the last one." InuYasha helped Kagome off the floor and went to grab his overnight bag. It was nearly 10 at night and he was so sleepy.

"Call Sango." She told him when he arrived back in the living room.

"I'll call when we get to the hospital." He assured her and grabbed his car keys.


After they settled Kagome in a room, InuYasha called the Houshi household, waking the newlyweds up. He told them the situation, so Sango immediately grabbed her bag and Miroku's and threw random items in them. Sango had to wake Miroku up again and finally dragged him out of bed. She said they'd be there in a few.

InuYasha hurried back over to Kagome's room and sat down beside her, holding her right hand.

"They told me that I've dilated 8cm. Just 2 more to go, which should take another hour they guessed." Kagome winced in pain when another contraction came on.

"Sango and Miroku are both on their way. Sango had to wake Miroku up twice." InuYasha laughed, hoping it would take Kagome's mind off the pain.

A nurse walked into the room and walked in front of Kagome to check if she had dilated anymore. The nurse popped her head up and smiled," Let me go get the doctor and you can start pushing."

"Thank you." Kagome smiled

"Are you ready Kagome?" InuYasha asked her. Kagome just nodded her head and felt another contraction starting.

"You told Sango and Miroku the room number, right?" Kagome asked.

"Oh shit. No. They'll figure it out." InuYasha felt Kagome squeeze his hand tighter and release after a few seconds.

The nurse from before came walking behind a doctor who pushed a small tray of tools beside him.

"When I say push, you push as hard as you can then count to 3 and push again. Ready?"

"Yes." Was all Kagome could get out. She started pushing and counted to 3 and then pushed again. Sweat was pouring down her forehead and InuYasha's hand was aching.

It took about 6 pushes before a screaming baby boy was welcomed into the world. The nurse handed InuYasha a pair of scissors and he cut the umbilical cord. She carried the baby over to weigh him and wiped him off before wrapping him up in a blue blanket.

"What have you decided to name him, Mrs. Taisho?" The nurse asked, waiting for an answer so she could make out the chart for him.

Kagome looked up at InuYasha and smiled her pearly whites, "Tohya," she tiredly responded.

The nurse filled it in and put her chart down so she could hand Tohya over to the new mother. Kagome carefully took him from her and held him close, close enough that his whole body was on her. Everyone left the room, except InuYasha, to give them privacy.

"Look at him, Inuyasha, he's beautiful." She noticed his little dog ears and silver hair, but he wouldn't open his eyes up.

"I wish he would open his eyes." InuYasha stated. He peered over at little Tohya and couldn't help but smile at their tiny creation.

"Yeah.." The new parents both looked at the door when a waddling Sango came bursting through and a very tired Miroku behind her.

"Where is my godchild?" She demanded. She waddled over to the bed and looked down at the tiny hanyou," he is beautiful! What's his name?"

"Tohya. Do you want to hold him?" Kagome offered.

"Has InuYasha held him?" She curiously asked.

"No! How silly of me. InuYasha, here is your son. Our son." She offered him to InuYasha and he took him.

"Wait, how do I hold him? Like this?" InuYasha had Tohya's head practically hanging off of his arms.

"Oh for the love of fashion, you hold him like this!" Sango placed the baby like he should be held in InuYasha's arms and sighed," I am so sorry Kagome."

"He'll get the hang of it." Kagome laughed. InuYasha joined in and soon enough, everyone was laughing, even tired Miroku.

Kagome knew she had hit the jackpot when InuYasha came into her life but now, their son makes her feel like she hit a diamond mine. Her life didn't start out the way she had planned but everything happens for a reason.


Aw! I loved the soap opera scene! I had so much writing this epilogue! I've been working on this story since January and I'm sad to see it go but I'm happy that I'll get to start a new story! You guys have stuck with me through the end and I'm happy you did. I hope everyone enjoyed this story and I love you bunches and can't wait to hear from you guys again! The poll is still up and I will decide the winner this weekend, by the way. You guys enjoy the rest of your week!

Until next time,

silentXpoetry