Hi! Updating super early because I have to send my laptop in to be fixed. The hinges that allow me to open & close it are close to breaking off so I'll be without my laptop for at least ten days. I'm gonna try to finish (or at least get halfway finished) the next chapter & hopefully as soon as I get my laptop back, I'll upload it. Until then, enjoy!
Sesshomaru looked between two different pictures of wedding cakes that were champagne & red & pointed to one of them, nodding. "This one"
Sango nodded, smiling. "Good choice. I believe that is a marble cake with buttercream icing. It also comes with a choice of fruit like mango, strawberry & peach"
"Buttercream? I want something lighter, more like a whipped topping that tastes like buttercream" the inuyoukai responded. Hiten grabbed the picture & licked it, disappointment riddled on his face when he realized he couldn't taste the treat in the picture.
Sango jotted something down real quick. "I'm sure he could do that for you. Would you like a fruit topping?"
Sesshomaru thought about it, shifting Hiten away from the table & closer to him before he gave the boy his sippy cup. "I would want bits of peach & strawberry in the cake"
"Ooh, good choice…" the woman murmured, writing that down, "I'm sure Inuyasha would want his own cake as well?"
"I'm sure that greedy half breed would. He enjoys strawberries with whipped frosting & some kind of nut topping…like almonds"
"The chef makes an amazing Ferrero Rocher cake! It's a bit pricey but worth it, from what I hear"
Sesshomaru eyebrows went up. "I would like to change my cake to that, then"
As soon as Sango was getting ready to respond, the door opened & Inuyasha slid in like Tom Cruise in Risky Business. "Good news, guys! I ain't pregnant!"
Sesshomaru sighed & let Hiten go as the boy squealed at the sight of his father & slid down to the floor to greet him.
Sango looked confused. "Uh…" but she stopped when the inuyoukai put his hand up, shaking his head.
"Long story with a lot of gory details I'm sure you don't want to know about"
Inuyasha tossed Hiten up in the air & caught him, smiling at his laughing face. "Hey, Boo! Otosan can stay your Otosan & I can stay your Daddy. Isn't that wonderful?"
Hiten let out a very puppy like howl causing his father to laugh & howl with him.
Sesshomaru massaged his forehead. "Make his cake out of dog food"
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Inuyasha frowned, shifting a sleeping Hiten from his shoulder to his lap. "Why do we need our own cakes and a wedding cake?"
"Because we like different flavors" Sesshomaru muttered.
"It's only an option. Many contemporary weddings have a bachelor, bachelorette & wedding cake, all three different flavors though the wedding cake is more for cutting together then serving to the guests" Sango said.
"Ain't the wedding cake also what the bride & groom use to feed each other a piece of cake then they end up smashing each other in the face with it instead?" the hanyou asked & when the human nodded, he grinned mischievously.
"I wish you would…" the inuyoukai warned.
"Of course, you guys can do it any way you want. I only suggested it because your tastes in cakes vary greatly" Sango pointed out.
"I wanna separate cake cause I want ice cream cake" Inuyasha blurted.
Sango suppressed a grin. "Would you like sprinkles on it as well?"
"Actually, that sounds kinda-wait, are you mocking me?!"
"I'm just kidding. Sesshomaru tells me you enjoy cake with whipped icing. Do you like fruit toppings?"
"Can ya put some chocolate covered strawberries on top? That would be amazing. & some almonds too. & I want the breading to be red velvet"
"Wow, Yasha, your palette is improving" Sesshomaru mused.
"Yeah ever since you started letting me eat your ass" the hanyou replied & the inuyoukai blanched.
"Inuyasha, please behave" Sango begged, not wanting to witness a murder, "Let's get through this so I can leave & y'all can remove all the filters over your mouths"
Sesshomaru side-eyed his fiancée, not the least bit amused while Inuyasha laughed. "Disgusting half breed…"
"Stuck up bastard" Inuyasha responded, sticking his tongue out. Even though the gesture was childish, it was also kind of a turn on, considering how long his tongue was…& all the wonderful things Sesshomaru knew he could do with said tongue…
"Alright, you guys. I'll schedule a cake tasting as soon as I find out when y'all get a day off. We'll go ahead & knock out invitations, the seating arrangements & the reception. Do you guys want to sign the marriage certificate before the wedding, during the reception or after the reception?"
"Why would we sign before the wedding?' Inuyasha asked. Hiten roused slowly out of his nap & wanted to get down so he set him on the floor & watched as the boy waddled to his Otosan, his arms up. Sesshomaru picked him up & nudged the boy's lips to see if he was hungry but Hiten turned his head away so he gave the pup his binkie & settled him in his lap.
"It's just the way some people do it" Sango said with a shrug, "When my aunt got married, she did it during the reception & it was beautiful"
"Well, I don't see why we don't go that route" the hanyou said & looked over at his mate.
Sesshomaru shrugged one shoulder. "I don't mind either way"
Hiten raised both hands in the air in agreement.
Sango wrote that down. "Well, alrighty then! You guys make this planning thing so easy. What day works best for both of you?"
"We're both off on the weekends & Mondays but this Monday, Boo has a doctor's appointment" Inuyasha stated.
"Next Monday is perfect. By then, I should have the venue, the rough draft of the invitations for you guys to have a look at & a good cake selection from the chef"
"Sounds good. Thanks, Sango" Inuyasha said, nodding & standing to open the door for her.
After she left, the parents sat in the living room, absentmindedly watching Paw Patrol which Hiten had really taken a liking to in the past few days. He started clapping his hands & smiling as the opening theme song started playing. At that point no one else mattered so Sesshomaru put him on the floor in front of the tv.
"Hard to believe we almost got rid of Sango, huh?" Inuyasha asked, putting his arm around Sesshomaru's shoulders as they settled down on the couch.
"If Miroku hadn't talked to her about popping up at our house whenever she felt like it, she would have been let go. I understand you have to make your money but you won't make it by being pushy or annoying" Sesshomaru murmured, frowning.
"Hey, I agree. Way outta line…but would you have felt bad?"
"Why would I?"
"Well….I mean she's our friend"
"No, she's your friend. I just tolerate her"
Inuyasha laughed. "Yeah, well, you tolerating people pretty much makes them your friend. You're real picky about who you hang out with"
Sesshomaru had to agree there. He enjoyed his solitude & peace, being left alone to let his mind roam & simply exist. Thankfully, Inuyasha respected that & would leave him alone if he asked without being difficult. Not at first though: in the early stages of their relationship, Inuyasha felt that if Sesshomaru wanted peace, it was because he was angry with him or something. It had been infuriating trying to explain his need for his own space every once in a while. "Speaking of which, who will all be in the wedding party?"
Inuyasha thought it for a moment then shrugged one shoulder. "I guess just the gang: Koga would be my best man, Kagome could be your maid of honor, & Miroku & Shippo would be the groomsmen"
"We need the groomsmen to have a bridesmaid to walk with. We need one more woman"
"Shit, invite Kikyo since she watches Boo for us"
The inuyoukai chuckled. "She runs a daycare. In her freetime, she wants to sleep"
"Well, hell, we don't know any other women, Sessh, besides Rin & May & they'll be the flower girls"
Sesshomaru exhaled heavily & flicked his bangs out of his eyes. They had to think because his OCD wouldn't allow their wedding party to be short a woman. Sango would be too busy coordinating everything & making sure everything went as planned to be a bridesmaid. They literally did not know anyone els-suddenly, a thought crossed his mind. "Yasha we should hire one!"
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow at him. "Hire a what? We're renting bridesmaids now?"
"I'm sure there is a woman who wouldn't mind. It's not as if she has to do much. She wouldn't even be required to stay for the reception"
"I get the feeling the only way a post like that would get any attention is if we put a pretty price tag on it…"
The inuyoukai smiled sweetly & kissed his mate on the cheek. "That's where your paycheck comes into play"
"You make just as much as I do, if not more…" Inuyasha grumbled, folding his arms in an irritated way.
"But it feels so much better spending your money. Now, what should we set the payment at?"
Inuyasha scoffed. "Like…ten dollars"
"You stingy ass. Let's at least set it at $100. Let's make it worth their while"
"You are already out of pocket. $100, Sessh? Are you serious?"
Sesshomaru thought about it. "Hmm…$200?"
"No! You're going the wrong way!"
"Yasha, just because they won't be doing anything doesn't mean people will do us a favor for nothing. We're in a recession. Let's give back to the community"
"Ugh! Fine, do whatever you want"
The inuyoukai smirked & kissed him on the cheek again. "Don't I always?"
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"I got it!" Inuyasha yelled as he walked towards the door & opened it.
A pretty young lady with long black hair smiled & nodded. "Hello, I'm responding to a post for a braidsmaid…?"
"Oh, yeah, c'mon in" the hanyou said & stepped to the side so that she could come in, "I'm Inuyasha, the soon-to-be groom"
The woman smiled politely. "That's nice. So what exactly am I supposed to be doi—"
"Whoa, first off, you're not just gonna shrug off my marriage like it's no big deal. Second, you didn't even introduce yourself so I don't even know who the fuck you are-No, don't tell me now! I don't give a fuck anymore! Fuck outta my house, damn it!"
She looked taken aback by how quickly things escalated but took her leave. "Fine. Have fun searching for someone to be a bridesmaid in your gay ass wedding. Both of you are going to hell anyway"
"As ugly as you are, you should join us! Ya look like the crusty cum stain on Satan's sock!" Inuyasha yelled after her & slammed the door.
"What is all this noise about? & who was that at the door?" Sesshomaru asked, coming down the stairs with Hiten in his arms.
"Some bitch who can seriously go fuck herself" Inuyasha growled & kissed his son's forehead, "Pardon my French, Boo"
"Well, I won't ask what happened. If she disrespected either of us & our union, it's better I not know about it" the inuyoukai said & walked into the kitchen to get Hiten's favorite breakfast of Cheerios, mangos & apple juice. Despite being a rapidly developing boy, he had yet to grow any teeth. Every time he cried, Sesshomaru thought, 'this is it: he's teething & then he's going to be hell' but it only turned out to be he was just hungry, needed to be changed or he just wanted to be up under his parents.
"I dunno, Sessh, I feel like there's an easier way to go about doin' this, for real"
"More than likely but if neither of us think of it then is it really worth it?"
"Nah! Dabba babba nah!" Hiten exclaimed & Inuyasha nodded.
"He's got a point, Sessh. We should dabba babba nah"
Sesshomaru smirked & set down the pup's sippy cup on his little lapboard. "You come up with the most intricate plans, my koibito"
Hiten offered a huge, gummy smile & then got started on his breakfast, dancing to a song playing in his head.
"Maybe we should ask someone if they have any friends that could be in the wedding party?" the hanyou asked hesitantly.
"If I don't know this person, you know what my answer will be. There's no telling how wrong things could go with a stranger in our midst"
Inuyasha laughed. "You act like we're thinking of trusting a stranger with a whole lotta money or something. It's just the position of a bridesmaid, someone to walk down with one of the groomsmen, they stand there & look pretty & then they go about their merry way. Boom. Easy. Sango will see the warning signs of something going wrong & she'll handle it"
"So you think we should invite just anyone?"
"Well I mean…Shippo or Kagome or someone might have friends that they can trust…it's possible…"
"Shippo is young, he probably has plenty of friends he could invite"
Inuyasha slid his phone out of his back pocket & texted the young man, "Hey, you got any gals that we could borrow the day of the wedding to be a bridesmaid?"
"Our lack of a social life is almost laughable" Sesshomaru said with a sigh, putting on some eggs, sausage & bacon for he & Inuyasha's breakfast.
"Well, it's kinda hard being concerned with going out for drinks & stuff when ya got a kid" Inuyasha said.
"Miroku & Sango do it & they have two"
"They probably have Sango's brother or something babysitting all the time"
The inuyoukai had no choice but to agree to that. They didn't have the luxury of enlisting free baby sitting services from younger siblings. "& what would be the point of having wedding invitations if all the people who are invited are in the wedding party?"
"For their…scrapbooks or whatever. Memories & shit…"
When Hiten let out a big yawn, Sesshomaru gestured towards him with a spoon he was using to stir the eggs. "See? My koibito has a point: that's a lame excuse to spend unnecessary money"
"'Scuse me, who wanted to go all out for this wedding? Let's not forget you're the one who suggested we each get our own separate cakes & then a wedding cake! Like, that's ridiculous!"
"I didn't hear you complaining when she asked you what kind of cake you wanted. Matter of fact, you happily gave her details on what you wanted"
Inuyasha sighed. "Well, I can't let you have all the nice things. I wanna enjoy some fruits of my labor"
They paused when Hiten let out a disrespectfully loud & messy sounding fart & the boy wiggled, already uncomfortable with whatever hell he had unleashed in his diaper.
"You can start enjoying the fruits of your labor by changing your son" Sesshomaru said, covering his nose & Inuyasha groaned miserably.
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Sesshomaru stretched, reaching his arms over his head. Today was perfect: the house was clean, dinner was currently simmering in the crockpot, Hiten had been bathed & was slowly drifting off to sleep & it was raining outside. Life was grea-
"Sessh! Where's the shaver I use for my pubes?"
The inuyoukai sighed. He could never enjoy the peace for too long. "It's in the guest bathroom, Yasha, in the left drawer"
Hiten looked up at him with his big, grey eyes, his binkie adding extra cuteness, & pointed to his Otosan.
"Your father is annoying. I know you won't inherit that from him" Sesshomaru murmured. He tucked the child under his arm & curled up to watch yet another episode of Paw Patrol. Honestly, he hated it at first but it was beginning to grow on him. Once you got over how annoyingly easy the missions were, it was actually kind of funny & even the theme song became catchy.
Hiten clapped his hands a few times & did a little dance as they played another song. He was trying so hard to stay awake for whatever reason but Sesshomaru wasn't going to try to persuade him to go to sleep tonight. He loved every moment he got to spend with his favorite little guy.
The inuyoukai glanced up when he heard naked feet slapping at the floor & sighed as Inuyasha came strutting him, naked as the day he was born.
"Ya think I got everything, Sessh? I dunno, I think I still feel stubble" Inuyasha said.
Sesshomaru shook his head slowly, diverting his attention back to the tv. "If you still feel stubble, why don't you keep shaving until you don't feel it anymore?"
"Well, I was doing that but then I saw a bunch of blood &-"
"What the hell, Yasha?!"
"What else was I supposed to do!? I ain't using that Nair again! You wouldn't touch me for weeks!"
"Just…I'll take you to my wax lady in the morning, Yasha, go put some clothes on"
"Your wax lady?! Wait a damn minute-"
"Clothes on. Now"
"Keh!" Inuyasha scoffed & turned on his heel, muttering to himself, "You ain't have a problem with me being naked while Boo was being conceived…"
The silver-haired beauty often wondered what it was he saw in the hanyou. Yeah, for the most part being with Inuyasha was great & he was funny & could be considerate & he was a sweetheart (sometimes anyway) but oh, when that man got on his nerves-
"'Tosan"
Sesshomaru blinked at the tv & raised an eyebrow. Was he getting tired or did this woman who was singing twinkle, twinkie little star with a big ass stuffed star just say Otosan? Maybe he was getting tired. Come to think of it, he didn't sleep that well last night, thanks to Inuyasha being a pervert & not being able to keep his damn-
"'Tosan!"
The inuyoukai looked down when Hiten patted his face & slowly realization hit. His mouth fell open & his eyebrows raised. "What…?"
Hiten looked like he was starting to get annoyed. He impatiently waved his binkie, patting Sesshomaru's cheek a little harder. "'Tosan!"
Sesshomaru stared at the boy for a few seconds…& then his eyes began to water. All the words they've been throwing around, trying to get him to say it…& his first words were Otosan. He was not going to cry….he was not going to cry…he was not…
"INUYASHA!"
Hiten jumped, certainly not expecting that reaction & whined, scared but Sesshomaru kissed his forehead & cheeks as a way of apologizing & showing he wasn't upset.
"What?! What is it?! What happened?!" Inuyasha yelled, stumbling into the living room with just some basketball shorts on. Upon seeing there was no danger, he frowned. "The fuck you screaming for?!"
"He said Tosan!" Sesshomaru said, trying his best to hide how he was practically vibrating in excitement.
"Tosan? Isn't that that blind guy from that anime you used to like? Something like laundry detergent or…"
"It was Bleach, Inuyasha, but no, it's short for Otosan! He called me Tosan!"
Inuyasha looked slightly disappointed but smirked. "I miss all the good stuff. Boo, say Dada. Don't let your Otosan win your affections like that, we all know Dada is best. Say Dada?"
Hiten smiled like Inuyasha was the silliest thing he ever witnessed. "Tosan!" he exclaimed, putting his hand on Sesshomaru's arm, "Tosan baba booda!"
"I'm his baba booda, Yasha…" the inuyoukai said, his voice cracking.
Inuyasha chuckled & sat beside his little family, leaning over to kiss his son & mate. He may have missed the official first word but that was ok. He had every intention on starting on the next baby so their first word would be dada.
