Boy

"I didn't mean for you to come; I didn't realize the baby would, could, call to you." Sighing, she forced herself to relax. There was no point in being nervous around him, especially after he had given his word not to hurt her. She may not have known much at him at all but what she knew about dog demons in general told her they always kept their word.

"Pup."

She blinked, stared at him, and blinked again before inelegantly blurting, "Huh?"

Sesshoumaru closed his eyes and asked for patience. As much as she seemed to know about demons because of her own origins, she likely didn't know the lingo. "The child is not a baby; he is a pup."

A small smile formed and Kagome tilted her head, mischief forming in her eyes. "Oh, I know that; you caught me by surprise is all." Brushing her hair away from her face, she teased, "You seem awfully sure it's a boy already. Isn't it kind of early to tell that kind of thing?"

He tilted his own head, more arrogant cadence than anything. "This Sesshoumaru's line is strong. It will be a boy."

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