Summary: Inuyasha learns the concept of a birthday, and how close Kagome's is from now. He doesn't know what else to give her, other than one thing. InuKag.

Rated M for past lemon content.

Birthday Gift
Chapter 9: Little One

In the middle of the night, something woke her up. She looked behind her to see the hanyou gone. He went to bed by her, so had he known what was going on before she did?

Kagome felt a shot of pain shoot through her body as she bit down on her lip. That hurt. Was she in labor? Couldn't be. Maybe this was just a fake contraption. You know, where your body has contraptions when it shouldn't. She looked at the bed, feeling a moistness.

She didn't wet the bed, did she? She shook her head at the thought. No, her water broke. She couldn't see anything, but she knew that's what it had to be. She hadn't wet the bed at all during the night. Well, at least since she was pregnant.

Inuyasha came in the room with a candle and some form of cloth. Kagome started to panic. She wasn't ready to give birth! She needed all the time she could get to get ready for this. Why did it have to be a week early!

"Inuyasha…" She whispered. He looked up at her as he placed the cloth underneath her. He couldn't smell much other than the child that was about to be born, so he couldn't smell her emotions. "I'm scared. I don't know what to do." She looked at him as if he were supposed to push a child out for her.

"You just push…" He said. He didn't know much on child birth himself, but he knew that if she expected it to come out, then she had to push it out. Made sense, didn't it?

"But…" Kagome began. Inuyasha kissed her head then stroked her forehead to calm her down.

"Relax, Kagome… You'll do fine. Kaede is working on getting everyone out… Bye…" He said softly. He kissed her head one last time before leaving the room. Kagome watched in complete confusion and hurt before Sango came in.

"Why'd Inuyasha leave!" Kagome nearly screamed. Sango walked by her friend and sighed.

"Men aren't supposed to hear the first cries of a baby. It's an omen if they do." She said. Kagome nodded then looked down at her stomach. "And don't worry. Kaede is getting some other women to help you." Sango told her worried friend. "You and I both know I don't know a thing about this."

Kagome smiled then looked up as two women were ushered in. Neither appeared tired. In fact, both appeared as though they knew this would come. Kagome turned her head to see Sango against a wall. She must be taking mental notes or something. After all, in this time it was strange for a woman not to know how to birth a child.

Kagome felt another surge of pain snap her from her thoughts. This one was stronger than the other ones and she could feel her body giving a push. She wanted to cry as something pushed it's way out of her body. A hand rested on her forehead and a warming smile was given to her. Kagome relaxed more as the woman gave her the smile. She felt as if she were safe from the pain.

She felt that way until the contraction came again. She tried her best not to scream as something stung the inner walls of her body. She felt a tear escape her eye before she opened them again. The lady that was by her now looked down to see whatever was on the other side of her belly. Kagome took slow breathes and made a silent prayer. She just wanted it to be over with now.

After what felt like days on end, Kagome finally felt the pain go away. A cry filled her ears as her legs went limp. Who knew that child birth took so much? She didn't open her eyes to see her child. That could wait. She was just tired and felt as if she'd die of the pain she'd gone through.

Her eyes snapped open when she heard Sango telling her something. "Kagome… It's a girl." Sango said softly. Kagome smiled then slowly managed to pull herself up.

"Let me see…" Kagome said softly. Sango looked down into the white bundle she was holding before giving it to Kagome. Kagome looked inside to see the face of her daughter, smiling instantly. "She's beautiful…"

"You did good, Kagome." Sango told her. Kagome smiled even wider and pulled herself up to sit properly. She hadn't been able to do that in six months.

"Can Inuyasha come in?" She asked Kaede. The old woman seemed to think of her answer before leaving Kagome's sight. When she returned, the hanyou was behind her. He looked as if he were going to explode if he didn't get to Kagome and their daughter right away. When Kaede stepped aside, Inuyasha surged forward to see what Kagome held.

"It's a girl, Inuyasha…" Kagome said quietly. Inuyasha took the bundle from her and smiled at the face that he saw. He sat down by Kagome and kissed her head.

"She's almost as beautiful as you…" He complimented. Kagome smiled softly then rested her head on him. She let out a deep sigh before falling asleep.

When Kagome woke up, Inuyasha was gone. Sango was holding her child as it whined. Most likely hungry, Kagome assumed. "Where's Inuyasha?" Kagome asked. Sango looked up at Kagome then back down at their child.

"He said there was a problem and left. He said not to go after him, but I think you should." Sango replied. Kagome nodded then took her child from Sango's arms.

Inuyasha fought off one of the annoying tentacles that came to attack him. He had been tired from the night before. He woke up at each coo the baby made, thus earning him no sleep. On top of that, this bastard decided he didn't like Inuyasha's child.

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