Lying back in her bed Kagome screwed her face up slightly as Sesshomaru pressed down on her stomach to feel the position of her womb.
"Found it." He said with a small smirk. Looking down at where his fingers were pressed she watched as he prodded her stomach a bit.
"How can you tell?"
"Aside from the fact that I have been doing this for a very long time?" He replied. Lying back down Kagome only shook her head. Taking her hand he placed it where he was touching. "Can you feel that?"
"Yeah. It's like a hard ball." She said a smile lighting her features. "Our son."
"If what Hanna says is correct then, yes."
"She's never wrong when she predicts things." Kagome said. "Well, important things."
"I have been thinking a great deal about how she worded it when she told us about the pregnancy or what became it rather." Sesshomaru said in thought moving his hand away.
"Okay." Kagome encouraged him to
continue.
"I can't help but wonder if the reason why I was drawn to the well was by my mothers meddling the night Hanna was conceived. That is if Hanna was able to will a pregnancy then…"
"I'm gonna stop you right there." Kagome said with a sigh. Sitting up she took his hands into hers. "Husband, mate, we made our daughter. The same way that we made this baby. Maybe it was willed in some way, I don't know, but our kids are ours. Me and you, just us."
"Then what drew me to the well in the first place?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Maybe you secretly desired me." Kagome flirted running her hands up his arms.
"No that definitely wasn't it." He replied with a smirk.
"Well you must have thought I was at least a little attractive." Her tone took on an offensive nature to it.
"Sure, sure I did." He said quickly. "Lie down."
"I don't believe you." She said just as quickly. "I mean I know you didn't like me but I thought maybe there was something before hand that made you want to sleep with me other than the fact that you were in heat."
"No." His voice came out cool and collected as he pushed her back down gently. Reaching over to her nightstand he grasped the bottle of ultrasound gel he had had brought in. "This will be cold."
Squirting it onto her exposed stomach Kagome jumped. "Did you have it in the fridge?"
"I warned you it was cold." Turning on the small handheld monitor he had placed on the bed he used the corded part that appeared to be a probe to slide across her skin spreading the gel.
Pressing it into her skin he moved it around a few times producing a static, crackling sound. "Where did you go pup?" Moving it around some more before stopping he pressed it a bit harder into her stomach. "There it is."
The machine made a rapid whooshing sound that resembled almost the sound of a high speed train.
"His heartbeat." Kagome said receiving a nod from Sesshomaru. "Is it normal?"
"Yes. It's strong and steady." Removing it from her he grabbed a cloth and wiped the gel off of her stomach. "I still have to check your cervix."
"Is that a professional way to say I need to spread my legs?"
"You should stop now mate before you get yourself into trouble." Sesshomaru teased.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Kagome flirted again raising her skirt up slowly and moved her back to push her panties down to mid thigh before kicking them off all together. "I'm ready for my exam Ishida sensei."
Taking a moment Kagome could see the gears turning in his head. "Alright." Inserting two fingers into her he pushed in until he felt it, almost like a round ball high up in her body.
Removing his fingers he wiped them with the cloth and stood up. "We're through."
"Wait, what do you mean we're through?"
"With your exam."
"Aren't we going to fool around? I thought it was kind of like a sex game towards the end there."
"No." Sesshomaru gathered up with equipment and left the room.
"Really?"
"I warned you." She heard him call out. Lying on her bed she straightened out her legs and crossed them at the ankles.
"Fine, whatever. I'll just go to sleep." Burrowing under her blankets she rolled over and closed her eyes.
After putting everything away in its proper place Sesshomaru made his way downstairs. Hearing Hanna watching the television he went into the living room and sat beside her.
She was completely wrapped up in her moko-moko with only her eyes peering out from a spot in the middle of it. They had already had dinner and she was dressed for bed.
Sitting next to her she leaned into his side nearly plopping over. Glancing down at her as he wrapped his arm around her he could hear her sucking on her fingers. That's why she was hiding.
It was a bad habit she had left over from her infant and toddler years that they had been attempting to break her of. For the most part she did very well but when she was tired or not feeling well she used the act to self soothe herself.
"Tomorrow your school will be having its Halloween party." Sesshomaru said for conversation sake.
"Me and mama made cupcakes." She slurred out through slimy fingers not even bothering to take them out of her mouth to talk.
"I saw. You did a good job decorating them." Thinking for a moment Sesshomaru looked up to the mindless cartoon playing on the T.V. "Hanna, you don't have to apply your glamour tomorrow if you don't want too."
Feeling her move slightly away from him and stare he didn't expect her to just be silent. Turning to face her she popped her head out of her moko-moko and patted it.
"Can I take moko-moko?" She asked.
"Yes." Sesshomaru said. "Tomorrow you will be dressed properly, as a daughter of this Sesshomaru should be."
Smiling sleepily she cuddled against him wrapping her arms around his middle. Rubbing her cheek against his he held her in one arm.
"Thank you papa." Hannas voice came out soft and smooth, it was different from her usual tone. It reminded him of when he had met her, her soul, before she was born.
"You are welcome pup." Standing and holding her to him effortlessly with one arm he carried his daughter up the stairs passing through Kagomes room and seeing her sound asleep.
"Mama sleeps a lot now." Hanna commented. Sitting her on her bed and unfurling the moko-moko from around her he helped her pull back her bed sheets and covers to lie down.
"Your mother is tired. Creating a life is tiring." Sesshomaru said. "But she is strong and will be just fine."
Tucking her in he saw the way that Hanna flicked her eyes to her mothers room before looking back at him.
"Will it take a long time before my brothers here?" She asked curiously.
"Yes. It will take some time but he will be born before the start of summer."
"Papa, can't he be here sooner?" Sitting up Hanna put her hand up and Sesshomaru sensed her energy building.
"No Hanna!" He said quickly pushing her hand down onto the bed. "You could your hurt mother and kill your brother. You don't know what consequences your abilities may cause, untrained as you are."
Biting at her lower lip she looked up at him as if she were in trouble. "I'm not mad at you just please, from now on, think about your actions before you use your abilities."
"Okay papa." Hanna said with a nod laying back down. Reaching beside her to where her rag doll was she hugged it to her. "Night, night."
"Good night Hanna." Bringing his nose to hers and bumping his forehead against hers gently she gave a small giggle. "I love you my little one."
"Love you papa." Turning over she made herself comfortable in her bed. Standing Sesshomaru closed the curtains to her balcony and opted to stay in Kagomes room for the night.
Most business he had to attend too could wait until the morning. There wasn't much left before he would be work free and it would keep him busy when Kagome and Hanna went off to school.
He felt the need to be close to his mate. The incident with Hanna had unnerved him. Knowing full well that his mother approached her and visited with her behind their backs it was obvious she was cajoling Hanna into using her powers and, in some instances, to defy them.
'There's no way she isn't some deity of mischief and trickery.' He thought to himself as he laid down next to Kagome. 'I think it may be time I pay her a visit of my own. This behavior cannot go unchecked, especially now.'
Swiping her hair away from her face and gently tracing his fingers down her face Sesshomaru sighed edging closer to her until he was a breaths width away from her.
Draping his arm around her sleeping form she mumbled something unintelligible in her state before quieting down.
Settling against the pillow himself he opted to stay awake making sure that his family was safe.