Chapter 18

"Kagome,", her mother called, "I think you need to take the baby to the doctor. He's sniffling."

"Mama, we've talked about this. I can't take Yasha to human doctors. Besides his ears, I'm sure his blood is different too.", Kagome said, as she wiped her son's nose.

"I know, but he hasn't had a checkup since he left the hospital 4 months ago."

"Well he's not hurting. He eats like 4 horses and he's got enough blubber on him to put a whale to shame. So what's a little runny nose? Do you think they ran to the doctor for every sniffle in the feudal ages?"

"This isn't the feudal ages, Kagome."

"I know. That's the problem."

"Oh alright. I'll give him a little bit of infants Tylenol Cold.", her mother said, giving up the battle.

Somewhere in Downtown Tokyo

Standing by a window in a luxury high-rise, the young, 30-ish, Japanese man adjusted his Armani suit. His black hair was combed back and he wore rimless Gucci glasses, even though he didn't need them. It was all for appearances. On his left hand, he wore a diamond studded gold wedding band, and on his right finger he wore an onyx ring with the initial 'S'. A gift from his wife. It also produced a magic spell. A spell that hid his true looks from the pitiful humans he was forced to deal with day in and day out. For if they were to see the long, silvery-white hair, purple stripes on his cheeks, the half-moon symbol on his forehead, his claws, fangs, and most of all, the cold, amber eyes, even the strongest human man would die of a heart attack. No. For his wife's sake, his children's sake, for the sake of his world, he must stay concealed.

"JAKEN!", the man called.

"Y-Y-Yes My Lord," answered a small, impish-looking man.

"What is the status of things?"

"Well, apparently the child needs to see a doctor. But, of course, she knows no demon physicians."

"That old woman didn't tell her anything?"

"No, My Lord."

'Damn!", he thought, 'Unreliable humans. Even when they were witches.'

"Send Watanabe to her. He took care of my pups. Advise him to tell her that Tamae sent him. That should ease her fears."

"Yes, My Lord.", and with that, he left.

'Damn you, Inuyasha. I'm tired of taking care of your messes.', he thought, his eyebrows burrowed in anger.

He turned around and pressed the intercom button,

"Yes, Nakamura-sensei?", came a female voice over the intercom.

"Chika, call up the florist and send my wife 2 dozen red roses."

"Sure thing, Nakamura-sensei. Anything else?"

"No, that will be it.", he said as he pushed the 'OFF' on the intercom.

At the Higurashi Shrine

Souta answered the knock at the door. In front of him stood a kindly, old gentleman, carrying a bag.

"Is Miss Higurashi at home, son?"

"Yea, sure, come in, please. HEY SIS? Someone's here to see you.", Souta called upstairs.

Kagome came down to the door, "May I help you?"

"Yes, Miss Higurashi?", he asked as she nodded, "Temae sent me. She thought you may be having problems finding a doctor for your son. You see, I take care of, shall we say, the unusual children?"

Kagome's eyes widened, "You're a demon doctor?", she asked and he nodded.

"My name is Dr. Watanabe. May I see your son?"

"Sure, come right in here. I'll bring him down. He just woke up. Perfect timing doctor.", she said, smiling.

Kagome went and got her son and the doctor examined him fully. She answered all his questions.

"Sleeping well? Eating well? How old is he, Miss Higurashi?"

"Actually, it's Mrs. Shinwa, if you don't mind, and he was born on April 18."

"Ahhhh. 4 months and 16 days. And he's 17 pounds. Good weight for a demon child. What was his weight at his birth?"

"7 pounds and 6 ounces."

"Except for that runny nose, he's in perfect health. Now be careful of this ears. They can get dirty pretty fast. But it appears you have been doing an excellent job. Continue with the Tylenol Cold and he'll be fine. But just in case, here is a prescription for some demon cold medicine. Now, if you need to fill this, take it to the pharmacy at the corner of Shinigawa and Ginza. That is the only place near here that you can fill it. And here's my card. Call me if you have any questions or concerns. But, I want to see him in a month, got it?"

"Yes doctor. And thank you so very much."

"Certainly. I look forward to seeing you in a month. I'll show my way out. Goodbye."

Later that night, Kagome informed her family about the doctor's visit, but she kept out about Temae. This left her with no explanation as to how the doctor knew about Yasha, but when you have a demon child in the family, you don't question many things. Kagome was just glad that they didn't keep bombarding her with questions. She didn't know how she would explain all that had happened since yesterday.

A/N: Yes Yes ...Inuyasha returns in the next chapter ... but will they stop fighting long enough for him to stay?