Wounded

Karappo paced her and SesshoMaru's room. Her hands shook really bad. She was fidgeting. As she paced she mumbled incoherent things. Her jaw quivered and she was sweating. Her right eye was twitching and her tail wouldn't stop wagging. She sat down a moment to rest but then she got up and began to pace again. She was a nervous wreck. Her breaths were harsh and panting. As she paced, her hands began to play with her black kimono sleeves. Her face and neck were dripping with sweat. She used her sleeve to wipe it away. Her eyes were blood shot and her hair was a mess. As she paced, her hands began patting her stomach. Just then, the door opened.

SesshoMaru had spent all day in his office with paper work. Both of his hands were cramped and he just wanted to cuddle with his mate and sleep. As he got close to their room, a wave of nervousness hit his nose. Why was Karappo nervous? He would ask when he got there. When he opened the door, the scent hit him like a ton of rocks. The air was filled with the smell. He stepped in and saw her standing there. She was sweating like crazy, her black eyes were blood shot, her tail was wagging back and forth and she was patting her stomach repeatedly. He knew something was wrong.

"What's wrong Karappo?"

"OH!...Nothing."

"You're lying. Now tell me."

"I told you it's nothing…….. It's nothing."

"Tell me."

"There's nothing to tell……….. Nothing at all."

Karappo's voice cracked with that last sentence. She gave SesshoMaru an uneasy smile and her knees began to shake. Her whole body was trembling. What was so wrong that she couldn't tell him? He didn't know but he intended to find out. He stepped up to her and grabbed her trembling white hands. Her skin was paler than usual, a new shade of white from her nervousness. He held them in his hands as he tried to calm her. It didn't work. So he tried a different approach.

"How was your day?"

"My day?... Oh it was fine."

"Anything special happen?"

"No…… Well Rin and Shippo kissed under the tree again but that was it."

"Really? They seem to like each other a lot."

"Yes, Rin told me Shippo makes her heart feel funny."

"That sounds just like Rin."

"She is a real sweet girl. You raised her well."

"Yes I did. I raised her like I would raise my own pup."

"You want pups of your own?"

"I need at least one male pup to take over when I'm too old."

"Oh, ok."

"You're shaking again, tell me what wrong."

"I'm just cold, that's all."

"If that's all this is about, put on a thicker kimono."

"I don't feel like it."

"All right."

SesshoMaru sat on the edge of his bed while he changed into his bed cloths. He then laid his back against the pillows and closed his eyes. He felt Karappo grow nervous again. He opened one eye to see her pacing the length of the room. She mumbling words that he couldn't understand but he watched her carefully. Her body was shaking badly and she was sweating again. Her tail began wagging rapidly, almost painfully. Her hands began patting her stomach again. Then, her hands began playing with her sleeves. She bit her lower lip, her fangs causing to bleed. She licked up her blood. Her jaw quivered as she held her lip in her teeth. She was about to break, he could tell. He closed his eye when she stopped pacing.

"SesshoMaru? Are you awake?"

SesshoMaru only grunted in response.

"I…… I need to tell you something. But….. I don't know how you will react."

"I'm listening."

"You know that thing we have been doing at night?"

"Yes."

"And you know that girls go into a certain state once a month?"

"Yes."

"Well, mine is three weeks late."

"Ok, so what?"

"SesshoMaru, don't you get it?"

SesshoMaru shook his head.

"I'm pregnant! I'm pregnant with your pup god damnit!"

SesshoMaru's eyes widened in shock and happiness.

"You're not joking are you?"

"Why would I joke about this?"

"Oh my god! You're gonna have a pup! This is great!"

"I know!"

"I love you so much right now."

"I love you even more."

SesshoMaru placed a passionate kiss upon Karappo's lips. He wrapped her in his warm embrace. She was carrying his child. He prayed it was a boy but he would love to have a girl just like Rin. When they broke the kiss, he placed his hands on her belly. He knew soon it would swell up and the pup would start kicking. He couldn't wait. This was the greatest moment of his life next to meeting, falling in love and mating with his lovely mate and mother of his pup. A genuine smile was upon his face when his eyes met hers. She also had a real smile on. They kissed again before they both retired to bed, both as happy as they could be.