No...no, no. It's too early...
"Yasha..."
Please God...it's too damn early...
'Get up...' the hanyou thought to himself, trying to rouse himself out of his deep slee-
"Inuyasha!"
"I'm up, I'm up!" Inuyasha hollered, scrambling out of bed. Ok, ok, where were his shoes? Can't go to the hospital barefoot, as much as he would love to. Would they service them if he went barefoot anyway? Better not risk it. Alright, clothes...fuck underwear, he'd just free ball & hope he didn't get chafed later. Jeans, shirt..."Baby, get your bag. Where's ya bag? Is it packed? Ya got everything?"
"Yasha-"
"Oh shit I didn't put gas in the car yesterday! I think we can make it to the hospital right? You said you wanted to go to University Hospital right? What's the quickest route? Pull it up on your GPS. Remember to take deep breaths. How far are your contractions? Are you ok?" Inuyasha asked hurriedly, trying to force his right leg through his pants. He ended up ripping it at the knee but he didn't pay it much mind. Where the fuck was his shirt?!
"Yasha, calm down, I'm-"
"Babe, where's my shirt, the one with I Can Fly Twice As High on it? I wanna be comfortable, we could be there all day!"
"Inuyasha, I'm not in labor. Calm down"
"I can't find my damn socks-wait what?" the hanyou's thoughts came to a screeching halt as he whipped around & found Sesshomaru still in bed, eyes still low from sleepiness.
"I'm not in labor. I'm fine"
"Well whatchu hollerin' my name for?!"
"Can you please go get me a Snickers?"
Inuyasha had to take several deep breaths to keep himself from snapping. "You woke me up...for a candy bar?"
"I'd go get it myself but you heard the doctor"
'Fuckin' bedrest...' Inuyasha thought to himself, irritated. He sighed & plucked a random shirt from the closet. "Fine. Anything else?"
"Blue Bell butter crunch, rocky road & cookies & cream"
"All three?"
"Yes"
"Sessh..."
"I don't care what she said about healthy eating! I want Snickers & ice cream! & pickles!"
"I got your pickle right here..." the half breed muttered under his breath.
"What did you just say?"
"Nothin, nothin'"
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Inuyasha smirked to himself as he watched Sesshomaru doing a very subtle happy dance, consisting of tilting his head side to side in rhythm to a song the hanyou couldn't hear. These few moments of peace were worth being woken out of a deep sleep for. He chuckled as Sesshomaru licked his last bite of pickle suggestively & popped it into his mouth. "Better?"
Sesshomaru nodded once. "Quite"
"Good. Now let's talk about this nursery-"
"I still want the colors to be green & brown"
"No!" Inuyasha snapped before he calmed himself, "Babe, can we...can we just be open minded about this? I'm not saying those colors are ugly I just don't like it"
"Who is carrying this baby, Yasha? Who will be pushing said baby out of a hole about the size of a quarter, more than likely without any medicines to help with the pain?"
"You're doing it natural? Why didn't we discuss this?"
"What is there to discuss? It's my body & I don't want any of those medications in me that might harm the baby"
The half breed rubbed his forehead tiredly. Jesus take the wheel cause Sesshomaru was driving drunk...
"Besides though I may not be the warrior I once was...I'm not a whimpering little bitch either" the inuyoukai said smugly, sauntering over to the garbage can & throwing his napkin away, "I am still strong & I can handle childbirth"
"Says the guy who has never given birth..." the hanyou grumbled.
"I can handle it!" the demon snapped though his confidence seemed to have wavered just a bit.
"So since we're on the subject are you breastfeeding or...?"
The look of terror on Sesshomaru's face almost made Inuyasha smile. "I beg your pardon?"
"Well I did some research & breastfeeding is extremely beneficial to the baby. The mother's, or in this case, the birthing father's milk provides everything the baby will need to grow...& then some. AND it'll help you lose weig-"
"Wait, wait, wait, wait-" the inuyoukai said very quickly, waving his hand in the air, "You're telling me I'm going to develop breasts?!"
"You didn't do any research on the changes your body will be going through? Babe, come on..."
"No, no, no,no,no, I can't! I refuse it!"
"I mean...you can't do anything abou-"
"This baby will not take away my dignity as a man!" Sesshomaru bellowed, eyes wide & frantic.
"Alright, alright, calm down. I'm pretty sure you won't develop brea-"
He stopped talking as he watched Sesshomaru bounce on his toes & shake his chest in the mirror, his facial expression morphing into such a look of horror he looked like he was about to cry. "It's already jiggling! Yasha it's not funny!"
Inuyasha whimpered as he tried his best to stop laughing. He, personally, would not have a problem with Sesshomaru developing breasts. That was really the only thing he found attractive in a woman's body: tig ol' biddies with nipples the size of grapefruits...but that was just him.
Sesshomaru crossed his arms tightly over his chest. "We didn't think this through..."
"No YOU didn't. I already knew birthing fathers could breastfeed"
Suddenly the inuyoukai's eyes began to water & Inuyasha sighed. 'Here we go...'
"You're calling me stupid?"
"No, baby, I'm just saying..."
"Just saying what? That I'm too lazy to research shit myself? That I'm an idiot for not automatically knowing birthing father facts? That I'm...t-that I'm not good enough for you?"
"Hey, hey, stop that. C'mere"
Inuyasha held his arms out & chuckled quietly to himself as he hugged his mate close to him & kissed him on the head. "You know none of what you said was true. You know that. Why ya cryin'? Calm down now"
"I just want a Snickers bar..." Sesshomaru mumbled.
"I'll go get you some if you stop crying"
"Some?" the inuyoukai looked up at him, eyes shining but at least the tears had stopped.
The hanyou kissed his mate's slightly red nose. "As many as you want & I'll try to find the biggest the store offers"
For a split second Sesshomaru's face lit up like a thousand watt bulb & Inuyasha's heart skipped several beats as the air escaped his lungs. He'd just made a mistake but it was worth seeing the look on his love's face.
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Three hundred & two dollars & seventy four cents worth of Snicker's well spent. Inuyasha watched Sesshomaru munching away happily at his Snicker bars & dig into his Snickers ice cream happily, doing a very subtle happy dance. The hanyou smiled dreamily, his chin in his hand. He couldn't be any more in love than he was right now.