Welcome, I-don't-talk-much. Hey I don't talk much either (guffaw!)

I'm telling you people, Naraku is dead…

Okay, so his death scene wasn't convincing enough…so…

…Ariva, are you still passed out?…

If I told you that no one is dead yet but someone might be dying at the end of this chap, how would you react?…

…(hopes Ariva doesn't pass out again)

Demon Zoo

By Fantasy Cat

Disc: If I was the owner of Inuyasha I would change the theme song to the tune of the American "Hamtaro" theme. So be glad I don't.

Chapter Eighteen

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Rin's face was glistening in sweat. It was as though she was pushing with every effort and going nowhere. Amongst her moaning Kanna prepared the injection. Rin opened her eyes seeking desperate help from Dr. Kanna but she didn't say anything. Rin watched the injection in Kanna's hand as she approached her. After nearly a horrible hour of breathing and pushing they both knew that it was time.

There was a slight breeze as Kanna removed Rin's pants and put a hospital gown over her. Then, Kanna slightly pushed the injection to make sure the liquid squirt out. That was when Rin could smell it. That shot had poison. Rin couldn't get away, the enormous labor pains and the weight at the pit of her stomach made her unable to move. All she could do was shake the metal bed a bit.

Kanna grabbed Rin's left leg and started the injection. Now Rin had the shot to add to her physical pain. She looked up at Kanna. Suddenly Rin watched in horror as blood began squirting from behind the white-haired woman. She was stunned and then fell to the floor. Standing before Rin now was Sesshomaru bearing the bloody claw that he struck Kanna with. Dr. Kanna's head was nearly detached from her form stained with blood on the floor. By her hand was the near empty injection.

She couldn't recognize Sesshomaru's presence in the anymore. Rin began to feel weak and she knew why. Sesshomaru leaned his head to his mate as she tried helplessly to reach him. Rin began to feel dizzy but the labor pains were still there. Rin cried softly "poison…poison".

In truth, Sesshomaru didn't know what word she was saying. But he could sense through her cries of pains that something was wrong. He smelled the room until he came upon the injection on the floor. Sesshomaru brought his nose to Rin again and that was when Rin saw something in Sesshomaru that no one would ever see: sad amber eyes.

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"Inuyasha, do you know who I am?" asked Kikyo who was blocking the hanyou's way.

"Umm…a crazy lady?" said Inuyasha.

"I am your friend Inuyasha. You don't have to live like this. It must be suffocating living in that house with a zookeeper. Trust me Inuyasha, I can give you greater freedom than you ever had before. I can give you protection from these humans." Kikyo reached a hand out to Inuyasha hoping to touch his nice white fur. "Please come with me Inuyasha."

Kikyo's fingers reached the white fur. Stunned, Inuyasha couldn't move but only welcomed this strange touch. He closed his eyes. "What will it be?" asked Kikyo. "I…I," Inuyasha stuttered.

There was a sudden crashing noise approaching the steps and Inuyasha jumped up.

"Hey this isn't the exit! Where are you taking us Kirara?"

"Huh?" said Inuyasha. He rushed past Kikyo. "Shippou, what are you doing here?"

The little fox demon saw the woman behind Inuyasha and gasp. "Run, Inuyasha before she gets you too."

"Huh?" "Inuyasha, that evil lady is loading up all kinds of demons and hanyous away. Kirara and I gotta go before those guys catch up to us." Kirara led Shippou dashing down the other end of the hall past Kikyo. (Kirara unintentionally left behind a large pile of crap on the floor.) The confused woman just looked over. Inuyasha looked through the hall window and saw several men trying to push Jinenji into a small truck. Some of the men had whips in their hands.

Inuyasha turned back to Kikyo. "Sorry miss. I already have a woman I can trust." The hanyou turned away from the woman and crashed through the window.

The men who were trying to load Jinenji turned and saw Inuyasha flying down towards them. Inuyasha struck them all dead. "Thank you, Inuyasha," said horse hanyou. "No big, but I suggest you guys head for the hills now. I still got some business here." Inuyasha flew away back into the building.

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"Hello?!" Kagome cried out. She had been running around the dark halls but all she could hear was commotion and she smelled blood that wasn't too far. Finally she began to hear moaning and tracked down the lighted room at the end of one hallway. "Rin!" Kagome rushed up to Rin and Sesshomaru. "I'm here Rin. Oh my god, you look horrible. You're so red."

Rin couldn't say anything.

Kagome wiped her wands. "Okay, we gotta get the hanyou out now." Kagome checked Rin's breathing and heartbeat. It was oddly weaker than it should be but she knew that she had to deliver it now or they were both going to suffer. "Um…"

She tried to think back to her demonology studies. Labor pains were less stressful on demons. But regardless of the mother's species birthing a hanyou provided worse pain. For a human, birthing a hanyou was twice more painful than having a full human. When it's time for them to come out, they can be very aggressive. Kagome had helped delivered a few demons at the zoo but she never had to deliver any creature by herself let alone a hanyou child.

Kagome applied to fingers to Rin's womb. This gave the hanyou pressure to move down the birthing passage. "Okay," said Kagome. "I feel it moving. Can you push?"

Rin tried to give a big push but it was no use. She was weakening to the point where she was going to pass out. Now she was becoming teary eyed from pain. "Oh," said Kagome in frustration. Suddenly Sesshomaru brought his nose down to Rin's injected leg. "What are you doing?!" asked Kagome. Sesshomaru ignored her. His nose searched desperately until he found the trail. His nose drew upwards towards Rin's arm. Bingo. He was getting close. Sesshomaru had to stop the poison from spreading throughout Rin's entire system. His nose stopped. Sesshomaru took a hold of Rin's arm and sank his teeth in.

"What the?!" Kagome thought. Rin closed her eyes while she felt Sesshomaru's fangs dig into her arm. The dog demon inhaled. Then he withdrew his teeth and spat out the poison he was able to suck out. His timing was almost perfect. But he couldn't track anymore large sources of the poison in Rin. All he could do was back away and hope. But he saw the tears in Rin's eyes and he realized that he had hurt her again, even if it was to save her life. 'I'm sorry, Rin.'

"Come on Rin, I know you can push harder," said Kagome. Rin gave it another push, this time she was pushing so hard that she was gagging. Kagome peeked under Rin's hospital down. She saw something that sparked her interest. There was a large spot of white staring at her. "Could that be?" she thought. "One more time, Rin."

Kagome could hear Rin gagging again to make that one push. Kagome laid her hand under Rin's gown and felt a soft squishy like form squirm into her hands. Then she felt something that nearly made her faint.

A light furry head.

What came next was neither a wail nor a cry, but a high-pitched whine of a hanyou puppy. It became deafening music to Kagome's ears.

With a new creature in the room, Sesshomaru's senses were going berserk on him. "Sesshomaru?" The dog youkai immediately rushed over to her mate. Rin was feeling dizzy and she was still sweating. She grabbed a hold of Sesshomaru as soon as he was in reach. "I feel…weak."

Rin knew she was losing her grip on Sesshomaru before the room went dark again.