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Chapter 11: Baby Sachi and the Surprise
"Ugh!" Kagome groaned in pain as she panted and sweated in exertion. Trinity sat between her legs frowning slightly. Inuyasha sat on Kagome's right holding her hand and whispering sweat nothings into her ear. "It's been three days!" Kagome complained.
Inuyasha gave her a flat look and checked his watch. "Actually…it's been 8 hours." Said Inuyasha. Kagome shot him a deadly glare and the hanyou sputtered nervously and gulped. "I mean! I know! It's been three days and you still haven't had the baby!" Inuyasha yelled out. Kagome sighed and winced at another contraction hit her. Inuyasha looked at her worriedly as she screamed in pain. Inuyasha took a damp rag that Trinity told him to get and dabbed at her forehead. Kagome gave Inuyasha a weak appreciative smile and then gasped as the pain intensified.
Trinity's brow was furrowed in thought as she reached beneath the dress Kagome was wearing. Inuyasha stared at the elderly woman with a flat look wondering what she was doing. "She's ten centimeters dilated, that baby is popping out any minute…" Trinity said rolling up her sleeves and washing her hands in the water basin thoroughly. Inuyasha smiled slightly and looked down at Kagome.
"Did you hear that kitten? It's almost over…" When Kagome screamed in pain again Inuyasha wielded on Trinity angrily. "Isn't there anything you can do for the pain!"
Trinity gave him a flat look. "No you baka, do you think I carry drugs with me wherever I go? Besides…she's too far into labor the drugs could hurt the child." Trinity got between Kagome's legs and looked up at her niece. "Okay hunny, I need you to push!" Trinity yelled over Kagome's screams of pain. Kagome gave a barely noticeable nod and began to push. Trinity's eyes were trained on the baby's delivery and Inuyasha was surprised at how serious the usually crazy old woman could be.
Inuyasha saw Trinity's head shake slowly and a feeling of foreboding fell over him, if the delivery takes too long the baby might lose oxygen and they can't do a C-section. Inuyasha turned to Kagome and nuzzled her cheek. "Push harder mate, you can do it…" he whispered to Kagome. Kagome gasped and pushed as hard as she could.
"It's crowning!" Trinity yelled. "C'mon Kagome keep it up!" Kagome gasped in pain and took in a deep breath to push again. "The head…shoulders…" by now the sound of a baby's crying had filled the room and Trinity's hand were visibly covered in blood and a small red creature was in her hands. "Push Kagome!" Trinity yelled. Kagome squeezed her eyes shut tight and pushed with all her might. "You did it!" Trinity said in relief. Trinity sighed in relief as did Inuyasha and she wrapped the crying infant in a clean towel.
Trinity pointed to some scissors by the water basin and Inuyasha went to them and after washing them thoroughly kneeled before Trinity and the baby. Inuyasha reached out and snipped the umbilical cord of his daughter. Trinity handed the wailing pup to Inuyasha and assisted Kagome with the delivery of the placenta.
While Trinity and Kagome were preoccupied Inuyasha sat cross-legged with his baby girl in his arms. The infant's eyes were still closed of course; having just been born and tears were slipping down its pink face. Inuyasha saw a glint of silver from the blood covered tufts of hair and smirked. 'She looks like Kagome…' he thought happily.
When Trinity disposed of the placenta and cared to Kagome who now slept against the pillows, she tiredly plopped down against the wall. Inuyasha looked at her and then down at his daughter, Trinity had made sure her delivery was safe…she wasn't so crazy after all.
Inuyasha moved to the water basin and began to clean the blood off the child who now had calmed considerably and who appeared to be sleeping. Trinity watched Inuyasha tiredly and smiled slightly. "You will make a good father Inuyasha…" Inuyasha glanced at her and smiled slightly. He got a soft lavender blanket out of their stash of baby stuff that they had been building up and wrapped the sleeping infant in it.
"She's so small…" Inuyasha whispered. Trinity grinned at him and lazily crawled over to where he sat. She was about to reach over to open the cloth hiding the baby from her sight when Inuyasha growled and moved away from her. Inuyasha realized what he did and blinked. "I'm sorry…it's just…my youkai doesn't want you near her so young…"
Trinity smiled understandingly and Inuyasha moved back to her while opening the lavender bundle to reveal the peaceful face of his pup. Trinity peaked at the child and a huge smile spread across her face. "She has your doggy ears!" Trinity said joyously pointing to the silver triangles which were slightly too large in proportion to the baby's head making her look even more adorable. A dog ear twitched and Trinity laughed happily. "She is so cute…she looks a lot like Kagome but has your ears and hair…" said Trinity as she reached out to touch the baby but halted even before Inuyasha could growl. "Oops! I forgot…it still hasn't assimilated the scents of its parents yet…" Trinity moved away from Inuyasha and the baby.
Inuyasha nodded and then moved to sit next to the sleeping mother of his child. Trinity smiled at the cute scene and disappeared in a swoosh of black robes. Inuyasha paid her retreat no mind and continued to admire his daughter and then looking at the tattoo looking mark around her belly button.
After and hour of just admiring the pup Kagome finally stirred and Inuyasha looked at her in alarm. "Are you alright kitten?" Inuyasha asked worriedly. Kagome groaned and opened her eyes to see Inuyasha holding their child in his arms. Kagome sat up still covered with a little sweat she looked at the baby lovingly.
"I'm fine Inuyasha…can I hold…"Kagome paused not knowing if it was a boy or girl.
"Her?" Inuyasha asked with a lopsided grin and handed the baby to Kagome gently. Inuyasha watched as Kagome looked down at the baby happily and studied her features from her silver hair to the tattoo. "So…" Inuyasha prompted gruffly. "What are we going to call her?" asked Inuyasha.
Kagome's face softened as she stroked the baby's face with a single finger. "How about…Sachi…" Kagome said softly. Inuyasha looked down at her surprised.
"Blessed?" Inuyasha questioned the meaning of the name to himself and then looked down at the baby girl. Kagome looked up at Inuyasha expectantly and Inuyasha slowly smiled. "It's prefect…" he said reaching out and petting the soft curls of silver hair. Kagome smiled joyously and looked down at Sachi.
"Did you hear that? It's official…your name is Sachi…" Kagome cooed to the child. Sachi stirred a little and with a twitch of her right doggy ear she opened her large doe eyes to reveal the brightest blue eyes Kagome and Inuyasha ever saw. Kagome gave a soft gasp and smiled. "Her eyes are so beautiful…they are even lighter and brighter than mine…they almost glow…" Kagome whispered.
Inuyasha frowned slightly as he studied the child closely. Suddenly a feeling of horror swept over him and he reached out a hand to wave in front of the infant's face slowly. Kagome looked at Inuyasha confused and worried as to what was wrong. "She's…blind…" Inuyasha whispered. Kagome's eyes widened and she looked down at the infant and sure enough the baby's eyes wouldn't focus and just looked straight ahead.
"She…is…" Kagome said softly. Kagome hugged the child and felt tears prickle her eyes. "Why does this kind of thing keep happening to us!" Kagome demanded at a silent hanyou. The baby could smell the distress in Kagome's scent and began to squirm and cry in her arms. Inuyasha took the child from Kagome who stared up at him sadly. "Blindness isn't really a disorder…so does that mean she will have a disorder along with her blindness because she is a priestess?" asked Kagome.
Inuyasha looked up at her surprised. "She's a priestess?" Kagome nodded sadly saying that she could sense it. "Then…that means she will one day have to go through the ritual…" Inuyasha squeezed his eyes shut and hugged the baby to his chest. "But…most priestesses die in the ritual…Sachi…" he whispered. The baby could now smell Inuyasha's sadness and began to cry. Inuyasha rocked the baby trying to shush her to silence. Soon Sachi calmed back down and sniffled slightly.
Suddenly Trinity and Toru appeared in the room both in lo tech black robes. Toru looked at the sad scene in confusion. "What is wrong! Is something wrong with my granddaughter!" he demanded stepping forward.
Kagome looked up at Toru sadly. "She's blind daddy, is that her sacrifice for the ritual like my mysophobia?" asked Kagome. Toru frowned slightly and crouched in front of Inuyasha and the child. Toru studied her eyes and noticed they no longer were facing forward but seemed to be focusing on something. Toru followed the child's eyes to the sacred jewel around Kagome's neck.
Toru reached out and took the jewel and gently took it from Kagome who stared at him confused. Toru brought the jewel in front of Sachi whose eyes followed the jewel wherever it went. Toru's face tightened with thought and he took the jewel's necklace and wrapped it around the baby, immediately the baby shrieked and looked up at Inuyasha's face, obviously able to see it.
"Hmmm…this is it, she is definitely the one…damn…." Toru whispered. Kagome and Inuyasha looked at Toru in confusion. Toru looked at them and sighed. "I guess I need to tell you now…there is a legend that only a small portion of the priest and priestess population know about, it is a legend in regards to the Shikon Jewel.
The Shikon Jewel is said to appear in a joint soul, which is why it appeared in Kagome's body because at the time her and my granddaughter were together and had such similar souls, the jewel burned Kagome because if it didn't leave her body before the baby it would disappear. The Jewel of Four Souls has tremendous power that both demons and humans seek subconsciously, whether they know the legend or not. Naraku seeks it even more so because he was once a priest he knows the legend.
The second part of the legend states that it has the power to grant any wish…but there is a catch…only the chosen one can make the wish. No one is sure HOW the chosen one makes the wish but she does. Sachi is that chosen one…The Shikon gives the child sight…controls her power…and resides in the raindrop pair, in the mother's body and the child's soul… a lot of it we didn't understand…until Kagome was revealed to have the mark of raindrops as did the child…and now my granddaughter is blind because of this damn jewel, she will only be able to see while wearing the jewel and in the darkness all she sees is the jewel." Toru sighed sadly and removed the jewel from around Sachi and handed it to Kagome.
Trinity's face brightened slightly from its once sad expression. "Look on the bright side! She shouldn't get the sacrifice that comes with the jewel, she will have no mental disorder unless it is a natural one…" Trinity said kindly.
Inuyasha scowled and looked at Trinity. "And what of this wish! What wish will she make?" asked Inuyasha.
Trinity winced. "We…don't know…" Trinity said. Inuyasha growled softly and looked down at the baby that seemed a little disoriented from the lack of sight.
Kagome sighed tiredly. "I guess there is nothing we can do…our family will be hunted forever and our child will never be safe from demons like Naraku…" Inuyasha looked at Kagome sadly and nuzzled her cheek. Kagome forced a smile and returned the nuzzle she then looked up at her father. "Meet your first granddaughter…Sachi…"
As Toru was kneeling before Inuyasha and the child no one expected the wall to suddenly bust with a giant crash and a malicious laugh reign over them. "Ku Ku Ku…Give me the child and the jewe!" Naraku yelled with an evil cackle.
A/N: Done! Review! Tell me what you think! Oh! And I will be ending it soon! Ja ne!