Author's Note:
One thing or two for those of you that do not know a lot of genetics (like that's possible!):
1. The gender is defined by the male's gamete that fuses with the female's (sorry, do not remember the @%*$& names).
2. As for the child's heritage... well, there is a bit of a surprise for everyone ^v^
As for 'The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife', I am not entirely sure if it had been painted before, during or after the Sengoku Jidai, but it is a representative artwork of Japanism sensuality and hedonism. I would put a NC-17 notice on it!

Chapter 9
Genes don't agree with you!

"Inuyasha, I think that's enough! A monk pulp would not help us a lot, you know..." was Kagome's sarcastic request. After what he told to poor little Shippou she didn't really want to "osuwari" Inuyasha; Miroku did deserve what he got this time... The hentai had even found a piece of charcoal and drawn some of the most embarrassing pictures a human being would ever think of!

Inuyasha was actually giving a unique recital of his very own. BOP! "...hentai..." WHAM! "...stupid." DONK! "...incompetent..." SLAM! "...monk!" Just as he finally ended, he left the lecherous man behind to rub the bumps off his head. "Can't you just get anything right? We were going to tell Shippo the best way we could find, not by drawing geishas or 'The Dream of the Weatherman's Wife' or however you called that thing!"

Miroku rubbed his head, to relieve himself of the pain, to no avail, and raised his glance at Inuyasha. "That's 'The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife', not the 'Weatherman's', and I see no reason that you should act like that. Shippou was just a little upset! All boys and girls are the first time they learn of this sort of thing..."

Kagome had turned a thousand shades of red and blue, not managing to not add another bump on the monk's skull. "HENTAI! The picture shows a woman, a squid and an octopus going at it! How could you do such a thing?! Now Shippou thinks I am sexually demented!" When everyone's brows reached 7 feet above ground, she exclaimed "He thinks I am like Miroku!", at which Inuyasha glared even more at Miroku, Sango only barely managed to stiffle a laugh and Miroku didn't know if he should be shocked or pleased...

After a minute of further scowling, shouting and glaring, Sango thought this might as well end right there. "Guys, Miroku is such a pervert, we all know that." At that point, Sango was seriously thinking of using Hiraikotsu, but a concussion would not help that maniac get a life! Turning to the others, she said "I think that talking to Shippou would be wiser at the moment, don't you?"

Kagome looked at Inuyasha whose expression looked a lot less stiff, as if it had lost some of its hardness. "Sango's right, love. If he knew better, he might be able to deal with it an easier way."

"I agree with the whole plan, but what are we gonna tell him? We haven't discussed that part yet!" Inuyasha reasoned.

"Hmm, Shippou wouldn't really like us to have planned anything earlier, so that meens we must improvise..." Both of them looked exasperated at the moment. Kagome threw her hands at the air before going over at Inuyasha, who could nothing else than hug her. "We will be right back!"

As the two of them left the camp to find Shippou by the river as he told them he would go, the heard a yelp, then a loud knock and "HENTAI!" being voiced by Sango. Miroku...

A few seconds later due to Inuyasha's high senses and speed, they stood only a couple of feet beside Shippou.

Kagome chose to speak up first. "Hey, little buddy..."

A sniff and a sob were heard. Inuyasha sniffed at the air and found his answer: there should be no smell of salt by the river... He sut in front of Shippou and waved at Kagome to go hug the kit; jealousy could wait for a while. She did as she was told, confident that this was the best...

It seems that they would make good parents, for after a second or two, a small, shy squeek left the kit's mouth. "Oi... how are you... two?"

"We are just fine, but we are worried about you, little guy!" Kagome wanted him to open up, so it seemed best that they were open up as well. "You know, the first time my kid brother Souta found out of HOW does a couple mate, well, he didn't really know how to act in front of my mother, you know? He felt like he didn't want to see her again... I remember that he asked me back then not to have any boyfriends or whatever, even though I was young!" That seemed to lift Shippou's spirits a little, by he was still sad...

Inuyasha coughed, requesting to speak. "Shippou, I know you must think that what Miroku told and showed you must be sick and disgusting, but this is only because of the way he presented things to you. This whole affair is not only delicate and private, it also happens to be very... nice! Both people feel good, and that's one of the reasons they do it." Shippou blushed at his words, yet he seemed more interested in what he was listening to.

"Well, can you tell me something, Kagome?" Shippou asked, his tiny pupils sparkling with curiosity.

"Hai!"

"Is your baby going to be yo-bun- no-ichi yasha? Inu for that part..."

"Why," Kagome was about to tell him that this was the case, very much influenced by what Kaede told her, when she finally remembered something they have been taught in school... The child would either be full-human or hanyou, nothing else would be possible! Her lower lip was trembling slightly as she reconsidered what was awaiting her in the future...

"Kagome, is something wrong?" Inuyasha asked in a very concerned tone.

Shippou frowned once more, picking himself up. "Maybe I should go..."

At this point Kagome threw her arms around two very startled male beings, saying "No need, either for worrying or going... I just have to tell you something I have forgotten all about!"

Inuyasha looked like he would not care should a cow with his name on it crossed his path. "OK, what is it that you have forgotten?"

Kagome gave the two of them one of her most adorable smiles and replied in a soft, warm voice. "First of all, Shippou, what has Houshi-sama told you about mating?" Shippou blushed, but answered sincerely. "He told me, that the man puts his seed inside the woman's body." It was obvious he chose his words carefully, as if very embarrassed of what he was told. Kagome smiled once again, knowing that the lecherous monk helped her a little in a very peculiar way...

"To tell you the truth, that's only part of it. The woman also has a seed of her own inside her. And the man deposits more than one seeds, so that it is more certain one fertilises the woman's. Furthermore, each seed represents a half of each parent, so the child has one half the physical characteristics of the father and one half of the mother, all mingled together." Both males seemed very interested in this new information. It was very different from what they thought they knew.

Kagome moved on with her explanation. "That meens that our child will either be like Inuyasha or like me; either a hanyou or a human!" When she uttered those words, little Shippou's jaw had dropped to the ground. Inuyasha on the other hand would not look much different had she used the rosary's spell.

After gathering themselves and explaining a few more things, getting the small, young kitsune even more out of his shell, and making him not want to ask Miroku about anything else, since he had turned something, well, natural, to say the best, to something disgusting and totally I-don't-even-want-to-think-of-that, all three started back for the village. Just a little before they had arrived, Shippou had to ask another clever question...

"Inuyasha, I know you are an only-child, but, since you are an inu, is it not possible that Kagome bares more than one of your children? What?"

Shippou was now looking at the two that he had almost adopted as brother and sister, both very pale...

If my writing has neither disgusted nor disappointed you yet, I am very surprised... I don't know how should I categorise this chapter, but I had to put the couple explain Shippou what was going on and Kagome telling them about the child's heritage.

Am I evil? You know I would not have her take supersonics. Can you imagine the doctor's face? "Your baby's heart is beating just fine, his lungs are shaped perfectly, as are his ears..." Well duh! x_x