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A/N: I apologize for the EXTREMELY long wait for me to update.
I just sort of hit writer's block....I know what I want to write but then as I write I get all of these new ideas and then I'm stuck! But I do know that once the next two or so chapters I'll be able to update quicker. I sort of wanted to move things quicker but not too quick. The only thing I'm basically stuck with is the relationship between Sess and Lana. So once I get by .... "the little surprise" (not the one in this chapter) but hopefully the next, I get by that problem.
You know, I wrote three different versions of this chapter!!! This is actually a bit of all of them. (That's why it's so long!!!) I grew a bit frustrated trying to make it good and logical, you know not too corny. But I said fuck it, I shall take my chances of bad reviews. Lately I've come across some crazy ass stories so I think that mine can be a bit crazy too. Lol.
So if I still have interested readers, I again apologize. (I too get mad when authors take long to update. It gets nerve wrecking sometimes, esp. with the really, really good fics!!! like "The Ad" by . But my fic isn't that good so I'm sure you guys don't mind that much -
Chapter 15- Nature Finds A Way
Sesshomaru sat up straight as he laid in his bed, staring into nothing. It was in the middle of the night and he was wide awake, his mind was in deep thought. It had been two and a half months since he mated with Lana. He turned his gaze as he looked down at her sleeping form. She seemed to be having a pleasant sleep. He wished that his own mind could be so settled.
He had what he wanted, yet, the one thing missing and the one thing that he questioned, was that Lana had yet to conceive. He couldn't understand it. He had taken her every night. She even went in heat but still she had not become with child. Sesshomaru was taken out of his thoughts for a moment when Lana shifted and turned over, her arm stretched out on his lap as she began to mumble something.
He smiled at her and placed his hand on her head and began to rub it gently. "I wonder, my sly little fox, if you are somehow responsible for your failure to conceive my heir." he whispered. He wouldn't put it past her to do something like that. However, he had no idea as to how she could have possibly created a way to prevent her pregnancy. She began to stir and soon her sparkling ice grey ices opened.
Lana looked up at him for a few moments with a groggy expression. "Hey, why are you still up?" she yawned lazily. She turned on her side and braced her head on her hand as she leaned on her elbow. "You look like you were thinking."
Sesshomaru closed his eyes and smirked. "You are right. I was thinking." he said, opening his eyes to look into hers.
Lana blinked twice. "Hmm? About what?" she asked curiously.
"Do you not find it strange that you have not conceived already?" he asked her.
Lana gulped. Why the hell did he always have to think about EVERYTHING!!? "No. I don't find it strange. These things happen. I'm sure I'll get pregnant eventually." she replied, trying to hide the sarcasm in her remark. "Are you in that much of a rush to have kids?"
He looked down at her. He was a bit skeptical with her answer. She was too casual about it. "You do not wish to have children. Is that it?" he spat at her.
Lana did not want to help him start an argument. It was too late. "Look, I'm just not ready to have them is all. I love kids, really. I'm too young. I just finished school." she explained. "And now my hopes for college are out the window." she muttered.
School? What in the world is that? He brushed that minor curiosity aside and refocused. "Too young you say. Don't be absurd. I thought I told you that a female of your age is past the that of child bearing." he chuckled as he leaned down and kissed her. "I, however, am running on a time clock. Although I do not predict my demise any time soon, I would like to have an heir to secure my possessions." he breathed onto her skin.
A frown formed on Lana's face that made Sesshomaru growl. "And with that connotative remark I would have to ask, by securing your possessions, do you mean your land....or did you mean me?"
He didn't want to answer her. She was dead onto him. And with his reputation of not being a known liar, he knew that if he answered her he might regret it later. To his surprise, Lana smirked. "You know what...don't even answer that. I already know the answer." she said as she turned over and wrapped the covers on her. "Good night Sesshomaru."
Sesshomaru blinked twice in confusion. What did she know? She knew that he was trying to keep her tied to him by bearing him a child? Just then Lana turned back around and faced him. He narrowed his eyes at her look. She was smiling at him, one of those I want to ask a favor smiles. "No." he said coldly.
Lana's smile became even wider. "No what?" she asked innocently. He stared at her suspiciously before laying down and facing away from her. "Aww, come on Sesshomaru. I didn't even ask you yet." Lana whined. She moved closer to him and wrapped her arm over his. Lana leaned over him so that she could see his face. "Grrr, I said no." "But how can you say no when I didn't even say anything to you?" she asked bending her face down and gently nipping his ear. "Stop. You will not get what you want by trying to seduce me." Sesshomaru was trying hard not to give in but her touches were driving him crazy. Her hand that wrapped around him was now caressing his chest. Lana continued to play with him until she heard him moan, then she stopped.
"Bitch. Why did you stop?" Sesshomaru growled in frustration as he turned to face her. He was all hard now and ready to go.
Lana smirked at him. "Well. You told me to stop. And I figured....," she leaned down to his face only an inch away from his mouth. "that since I won't get what I want by seducing you, then you won't either." she breathed huskily. She gasped when he grabbed her by the arm and pushed her on her back while crawling on top of her.
"Did you forget that I can have you whenever I please?" he growled and leaned down to the mark on her neck. He was only a breath away when a blue spark shocked him and kept him back. "What!? What magic is this?" he asked angrily.
"What is what? Oh you mean me using my powers to keep your mouth away from my neck. Well, it's like I said. You won't get what you want from me like that." Lana grinned at him. She felt just how much me must be aching right now. "And I can tell that you really want it."
Damn. She figured it out. Sesshaomaru shamefully sighed in defeat. "If I agree you will not resist me." he ordered. Lana nodded. "What is it that you want?" he muttered, positioning himself between her legs.
"I want to go see my friends tomorrow. Can I go?" she asked taking her leg from the side of him and closing her legs. He barred his fangs at her. Lana shook her head."Nuh uh. I want your word that I can go. You get none otherwise."
"You may only go if you come back by dinner. I do not want to have to come and bring you back. Is that understood." he replied sternly. Lana nodded and opened her legs and he quickly entered her.
Lana got to the village a little into the afternoon. Of course, she hadn't left without an argument. It was about her clothes. She wore light blue hip hugger jeans with a light pink three quarter sweater (since it was the fall season) with some pink Converse sneakers, her hair was pulled back into a single, long braid. Sesshomaru said that her clothes weren't fitting with her title as his mate. She rolled her eyes at him and wore a kimono over it until they were on their way to the village. "Rin can't wait to meet Lana's friends!" Rin said cheerfully. Sesshomaru had insisted that she take Rin with her. 'He'll probably just ask her what exactly is it that I do here.' she thought.
"Look its Lana!" shouted a very excited Shippo. The fox demon ran up to her giving her a hug.
"Hey Shippo!" Lana laughed. "Have you met Rin?"
"Hey! He has a fluffy tail!" Rin shouted.
Sango and Miroku came from a hut together, which surprised the hell out of Lana. "So when did this happen? Did I miss the wedding?" Lana teased.
"Ah my Lady." Miroku bowed before her. "It has been a while and no you have not missed the wedding."
"That's because there won't be one if you don't stop groping me!" yelled Sango.
Miroku grinned at her. "You weren't complaining last night, my dear Sango." Sango's face turned beet red.
"....!" SLAP!
Now Miroku's face was red, but not due to embarrassment. "Aww come on Sango!"
Lana was now laughing her ass off. Shippo was shaking his head in sympathy. And Rin was just confused. "So where are the other two love birds?" Lana asked.
"Well, Inuyasha wanted to be away from the village..." Shippo started.
"More like the village wanted Inuyasha away from it...all that damn noise he and Kagome make." Miroku finished but not without another slap from Sango. "What it's true!"
"Anyway. He built a hut for them out near the God tree. It was done pretty quickly with the help of the villagers." Sango explained.
"Well, I want see this." Lana laughed. Suddenly a loud crash was heard. "What the hell was that?"
Miroku noticed where it came from. "Come we have to go to the Inuyasha's hut!" he yelled running.
"Rin, I want you to stay here and play with Shippo until I come back okay?" Lana told the little girl. Rin nodded and she and Shippo went to Kaede's hut.
Everyone else followed in the direction of the racket. When they got to the hut, they saw Inuyasha yelling at some guy with brown fur and a ponytail. "Hey! I know him. That's that...Kouga dude right?" Lana asked. She saw Kagome shouting for them to stop fighting and walked over to her. "Hey Kag. What's going on?"
Kagome looked at Lana worriedly. "Kouga won't stop coming here. He keeps saying that some girl told him that Inuyasha and I were mated and that he would kill Inuyasha for stealing me away."
"What? But I told him that two months ago." Lana replied.
Kagome was confused. "You told him?"
"Err yeah. I saw him at some party and then he started rambling about how I reminded him of you and then I said that you were my cousin...and the rest sort of slipped out." Lana scratched her head. "He sort of fainted afterwards, I felt that he should know so I put him out of his misery." She watched as the wolf demon dodged Inuyasha's attacks. "But it seams to me he put himself right back in." Kagome and Lana sighed sadly simultaneously.
"When will you leave us alone and accept the fact that Kagome is mine and was never yours!" Inuyasha shouted.
Kouga went to kick Inuyasha in the face but he missed and Inuyasha grabbed his foot and slammed him into the ground, pushing Kouga's face in the dirt. "Let go of me dog turd! So I can kill you and reclaim what's mine." He just earned himself a rough smash into the dirt.
"Listen. I don't feel like killing you in front of MY mate. The sight of blood may be sickening for her and that's not good for her in her condition!" Inuyasha growled in a dangerous tone.
Kouga gasped. "What? What in the hell are you talking about you mutt!? What's wrong with my woman?"
Inuyasha was becoming annoyed with the wolf demon's stupidity and he put his foot on Koga's head and stepped on it. "Well, if you took two seconds and actually used your nose you would smell that she is carrying my pup, you dumb ass wolf!"
Lana's eyes went wide and she turned to her cousin. "Kagome? Your...your pre...pregnant?"
Kagome blushed and nodded. "Yes Lana. I am."
Kouga looked at Kagome with sad eyes. "I see. You are carrying his pup." He got up off the ground and turned to leave. "Forgive me...for being such an ass. I...I wish you and Inuyasha all the happiness that you deserve. Farewell." then he sped off.
Lana embraced her and smiled. "When were you going to tell me when the kid was born? I can't believe you! This is so exciting! Did you tell your mom? How far are you? When is it due?" she kept blabbering. "Oh my god! I can't stop! I'm just so happy for you and dog boy." Inuyasha glanced at her. "Hey! Who you calling dog boy?"
Lana winked at him and grinned. "The only person here with dog ears. Congratulations Inuyasha. I can't wait to see how you're gonna be as a daddy." she said as she walked over to him and punched him in the arm.
"Hehe." Inuyasha chuckled as he tried to hide the fact that the little punch Lana gave him actually hurt. "Well, I can't wait to see how you are as a parent. So when am I going to be an uncle?" he joked, not knowing that he would soon regret it.
"That's...not...funny."Lana said in a low threatening tone as she punched him right in the jaw and sent him flying through a few trees.
"Oh my." Sango whispered.
"Well it seems Inuyasha seemed to have hit a nerve." Miroku commented. He ran behind Sango when Lana sent him a death glare.
"Did you say something Miroku?" Lana's eyebrow twitched as her anger was rising. Kagome walked up to her and placed her hand on her shoulder. "Come on Lana. You, me, and Sango can talk in the hut, in private." Kagome suggested. Lana nodded and she and Sango followed Kagome into the hut.
Miroku found Inuyasha's twitching body in a pile of fallen trees. "Wow she did a number on you." said the monk. He sighed when he heard the half- demon's muffled curses.
"So, Lana...you seem to be fairing well...living with Sesshomaru and all." Miroku said as he entered the hut.
Meanwhile Lana was glaring daggers at Inuyasha for his earlier comment. "You could say that. Even though it isn't exactly paradise."
Inuyasha cautiously walked over to where Kagome was sitting, holding his sore jaw. "Damn Lana, I think if you hit me any harder my jaw would be on the other side of my head."
Sango laughed. "I could imagine how Lord Sesshomaru felt when you last injured him. Where did you say you hit him?"
"The most sensitive area of the male body." Lana smiled wickedly at Inuyasha and Miroku. "Yeah....so is lunch ready Kagome?" Inuyasha asked trying to change the subject.
Kagome nodded. "Yup, it's done."
"Wow! Real food!" Lana practically drooled over the bowl of ramen that was handed to her. She took a big inhaling breath of the savoring aroma before slowly taking a bite. "I miss this so much. I miss you guys, eating together like this." she said sadly. Miroku moved over to Lana and embraced her.
"Oh Lana, we have missed you also...especially me." he said.
Lana returned the gesture. "Thanks Miroku. I missed you...too...and....grrr." Lana's fists clenched tight as she felt a wandering hand on her rear, groping the flesh. "Miroku...you won't have to worry about the hole in your hand anymore when I rip it off if you do not remove itright now!"
Miroku backed off. "Hehe...it seems that my hand has missed you terrible as well." he laughed nervously.
"Sango...are you sure about him?" Lana asked.
Sango shot a glare at Miroku that would end his life if looks could kill. "Only because you're a friend Lana, he'll get off on that one...but he knows that if it were anyone else he'd be the last of his family to endure Naraku's curse."
Kagome shook her head. "Poor Miroku. So Lana has Sesshomaru questioned why you're not carrying his pup yet?"
Lana took another bite of her food and nodded. "Just last night. I think he suspects that I'm the one at fault but his mind would never think that something like a pill could prevent conception."
"You know, you should be careful. I'm sure that you and he are only...intimate...when you are in your demon form, the effects of the pill might weaken. They are man made after all. Human hormones are different from demon. As your body gets use to it, you may just end up pregnant eventually." Kagome warned her.
Lana grew stiff and silent, all that her cousin just said started to tranfer in her head. What? No that's impossible. "No, what are the chances of that? I mean really...no way." Her voice was shaky.
Inuyasha could smell her fear in her scent...and something else. 'Damn. Kagome could be right.' He could sense a change in Lana's scent, but he decided not to speak on it to her. He DID want to live to see his unborn child.
"I'm just saying...that nature finds a way. I mean, it worked for me because I'm human." Kagome explained.
Lana wasn't comfortable with the subject so she decided to change it. "Have you guys been hunting the jewel shards lately? Or have you had any encounters with Naraku or that dead bitch?"
Miroku shook his head. "No. It seems that the two of them have been laying low as of late. But still, we should all be on our guard, especially with Kagome and Inuyasha's child on the way."
Lana stood up and walked to the door of the hut. "Yes. I hope you guys don't forget about me. If any thing goes down with Naraku or anyone else, be sure to contact me immediately."
"You can count on it. I might need your help whipping Naraku's ass!" replied Inuyasha.
Lana smiled. "I'm going to go to the other side of the well to get some ramen and other junk. Do you need any medicine for your morning sickness Kagome?"
"No. Kaede makes all type of remedies for all type of sicknesses. Headaches, nausea, cramps, and...hell I think Kaede can cure anything." Kagome laughed.
"Oh well then...can you guys watch Rin. I'll be back in no more than two hours." Lana said as she went out the hut.
Inuyasha waited a while to whisper to Kagome in her ear. "Kagome. I think I sensed that Lana maybe...uh..well expecting."
Kagome gasped. "What? Are you sure? It was more of a theory what had said before. I didn't think that she'd be...pregnant NOW.
"I didn't say anything while she was here because...well you saw how she clobbered me when I joked about it earlier. And that was BEFORE I smelled her." Inuyasha subconsciously rubbed his aching jaw. "But it may not be true. I mean it probably just happened if it is, the scent was faint."
"Well, I think we shouldn't tell her. Not yet. It might upset her to know that she's having your brother's child." Kagome smirked. "Now you're gonna be a daddy and an uncle."
Inuyasha mentally groaned. Two kids on the way already. Once Miroku and Sango get started there's gonna be a herd of brats all over the place. "Dammit all."
Lana and Rin had arrived back at the castle on time. "Lord Sesshomaru! Rin and Lana are back!" shouted the always cheerful Rin. A few moments after they entered the castle Jaken appeared before them.
"Ahem. Lord Sesshomaru awaits your presence at the dinner table." the toad demon paused and made a disgusted look at Lana's clothes. "He also requests that you come as you are. Which means now."
Lana saw the look he gave her and she decided to scare him. "I was going to go like this anyway." she said casually as she walked passed him. "Come Rin. Oh and Jaken. I 'll be sure to let Lord Sesshomaru know of your little rude glances that you've been giving me." Jaken gulped and Rin smiled mischievously. "Oooh. Jaken is in trouble! Jaken is in trouble!" she chanted as she skipped behind Lana. Jaken just stood there, pale in fear of later.
Rin bursted inside the dining room and sat in her usual spot. "Hello Lord Sesshomaru." Rin greeted. "How was your day Rin? I trust you were well behaved." asked Sesshomaru who gave a pleased smile when Rin nodded.
Lana came in after her and sat beside the demon lord. "Wow, I'm starved!" was all Lana said, which earned a growl from her mate. She looked at him and smiled. "Oh excuse me. How are you dear? Did you have a rough day?" she smiled patted him on the arm playfully. When he gave her a not so amused frown, she made a frown of her own. "You know...you're not going to be a very fun uncle to be around if you can't even take a joke, not that you have heard any jokes."
Sesshomaru stared at her suspiciously. "What exactly are you saying? Me an uncle?" he asked incredulously.
She nodded. "Yup. I just got the news and your brother is going to be father in about five months! Isn't it great! I can't wait until Kagome has the baby! It's going to look so adorable, don't you think?" Plates of food were placed in front of them and Lana giggled as Rin dug in.
He simply glared at her. "And what interest should I have in my brother's life? It is not you who is having my child. "
"I fear for your children. You'd be such a grumpy father. At least they'd have a fun uncle to hang around. You remind me of my father to a certain extent." Lana began to eat her food. It hadn't been that long since she ate lunch. Why was she so hungry?
Sesshomaru watched her eat, contemplating over her last words. "Do you not mean OUR children?"
Lana paused from her meal. "Uh...yeah. I meant to say that I fear for OUR children. Silly me." she said in her innocent, pretending to care voice.
The demon lord narrowed his eyes at her. "Your attitude annoys me."
"Yet you claim to love me. Or rather my bloodline." she shot him an equal glare. "You know...you should just say it. If I was even half human you'd have nothing to do with me. You wouldn't even allow yourself to have an attraction to me, let alone would you consider having children with me!" Lana got up angrily out of her chair. "Now if you'd excuse me I'd like to tuck Rin in her bed. Come Rin."
"Yes Lana!" Rin cheered as she skipped over to Lana and held her hand. When they got to Rin's room, Rin quickly jumped on her bed and hugged the teddy bear that Lana had gotten her. Lana pulled out Rin's night garments and handed them to her. "Here you are Rin." Rin quickly got dressed and crawled under the covers. Lana sat beside her and kissed her forehead. "Sweet dreams." Just as Lana was about to get up, Rin grabbed her hand. "Huh? What's wrong Rin?"
Rin was frowning and she looked like she was about to cry. "Rin is afraid."
"Afraid of what?" Lana asked her.
Rin sat up and threw herself into Lana's arms. "Rin is afraid that Lana will leave. Rin doesn't want you to leave. I love you."
Lana was a bit taken back. Rin's last sentence didn't refer to herself in third person. "Why would I leave?" she aked as she held the small girl.
Rin sniffled as she began to sob. "You and Lord Sesshomaru always fight. I'm scared that one day you might be so angry that you'll leave and won't come back, just like my mommy and daddy."
Dammit. Why did it have to be this way. Lana didn't want to stay. But Rin. "I'll always be here for you Rin. No matter what."
The girl buried her face into Lana's chest. And mumbled. "You mean it mommy?"
Lana was shocked. "Wh-what did you call me?"
Rin looked up at her. "Lana? Will you be my mommy...and take me wherever you go?"
Lana began to cry. She wanted to scream. She wanted to think that Sesshomaru had put Rin up to this, just to get her to stay. But she knew Rin was pouring her heart's desire out. She already saw her as a younger sister, but a daughter? This young girl, who lost her parents at an early age? How can anyone with a kind bone in their body say no? "Of course...Rin." she choked. "I'll be your mom. I'll take you with me...wherever I go."
Rin smiled. "Rin is happy!" she said as she wiped her face. She let out a huge yawn. "I'm sleepy."
Lana laughed and patted her on the head. "Well, you were playing all day with Shippo. You must have had a lot of fun. Now lay down and get some rest."
"Mmm hmm." Rin lied down and quickly went to sleep. Lana left Rin's room and proceeded to her own room. She too was exhausted, she had two months of sleep to catch up on, due to a certain demon who seemed to be always horny. With any luck, she thought, after their little fight he wouldn't push on fucking tonight.
As she entered the room, she noticed that he wasn't in there. Yes! She slowly walked in and started to change out of her clothes. 'Maybe I can fall asleep before he gets here.' Her thoughts were shattered when she felt a strong arm wrap around her waist and pull her close. She felt his hot breath on her neck and shivered. She was not getting any sleep tonight at all.
He spoke softly in her ear. "I heard you." Lana looked at him over her shoulder. "What you had said to Rin, that you would stay as her mother. It made her happy. Happier than I had ever seen her. That pleases me...to see her happy. Thank you." Sesshomaru kissed the side of Lana's neck.
Lana sighed and accepted his touch as the familiar waves of passion once again, as it had for the past two months, took over her being.
Lana woke up feeling like crap. She was exhausted. Lana groaned and placed her hand on her forehead. The past two months had been...she shuddered just thinking about the past months. She had been turned into a compulsive sex addict by an obsessive demon lord. Every night he managed to get her to bed with him. It didn't take her long to figure out that he used the mark on her neck to seduce her. Sesshoomaru had a fierce appetite, as if she WERE some type of meal. It was like he was on a mission.
She sat up only to quickly fall back down. A wave of dizziness overwhelmed her and she felt a bit nauseous.
Sesshomaru's eyes flew open upon sensing his mate's discomfort. He had been up for a while already, waiting for her to awake. He sat up and gazed at Lana. "What is it? You seem to be in distress."
Lana cracked open one of her eyes and glanced at him. "Hmm...I wonder why I would feel that way." She made no attempt to hide the sarcasm in her remark. "My whole body hurts." she groaned. She looked at him with both of her eyes open and frowned. "But I see that you're just fine." she said just before covering her eyes with her hand. She was so tired that she ended up dozing off.
As he stared at her, Sesshomaru noticed a change in her scent. He inched closer to her and placed his head on her abdomen. Could it be? He could here it. He was sure of it. Sesshomaru rose with a smile on his face. He smiled and leaned over to place a light kiss on his mate's lips.
Sesshomaru got up a dressed himself. He decided that he would allow Lana to sleep a while longer. As he walked over to the door, he turned to look at her sleeping form once more. For now he would not tell her of her current condition. He would have to inform all of the other demons in the castle not to speak of it to Lana as well. He was unsure as to how she would take such news. Then an idea came to him. He decided to plan a banquet in celebration of their joining and future together. Then, in a toast, he would declare the news to their guests as well as her. Sure it was a bit late for celebrating their joining, but he was the Lord of the West, he could do as he pleased.
Sesshomaru smirked to himself. He could just imagine her face when he broke the news. He went off to find jaken so that he could make the necessary arrangements. "Jaken. Jaken!" he called.
Just around the corner came running the little green imp. "You called for me Lord Sesshomaru?"
Sesshomaru nodded. "Yes Jaken. I want you to plan a banquet."
Jaken tilted his head in confusion. "If I may ask my lord...what exactly is the occasion?"
Sesshomaru smiled, which made Jaken nervous. Why was his lord in such good spirits? "It will be in celebration of my mate and I. Congratulating our joining and..." He bent down to whisper in Jaken's ear what the other occasion was.
Jaken looked at his master wide-eyed as he rose to full height. "My lord...are...you certain?" He was almost afraid to question him on such a matter.
"Jaken...you question my judgement?" Sesshomaru teased him. He fought the urge to chuckle as the imp quickly shook his head. "You have one week to arrange everything. You are to inform all of the servants that they are not to speak of Lana's condition especially not to her. I expect everything to be nothing short of perfect." He voice now held every bit of seriousness.
"Y-yes Lord Sesshomaru. I shall get started right away!" Jaken was then out of sight as quickly as he had appeared.
The next time Lana woke up was a little after noon. As much as she wanted to continue sleeping, she was starving. She sat up and stretched. "Damn you Sesshomaru!" she groaned. Her eyes were half open and her hair was all over the place. She heard a knock on the door. "Come in." she mumbled.
Kimiko had entered the room and gave Lana a bright smile. "Afternoon my lady. I've come to wake you. Lord Sesshomaru requested that I make you come to have lunch." She walked over and set a bowl full of water and a cloth in front of Lana. "This so you can wash your face. I shall go get you something to wear for today." she said as she walked over to the closet.
Lana lazily washed her face and walked over to get her toothbrush and toothpaste. "Lunch? So I slept that long, eh?"
"Yes. But Lord Sesshomaru said that you should not be disturbed until lunch was prepared." Kimiko handed Lana a robe.
He actually had consideration for her. Lana laughed. She wondered what the special occasion was. She put the robe on and followed Kimiko out of the room.
When she entered the room she noticed Rin and Sesshomaru waiting patiently for her. She eyed him coldly while she made her way to the seat next to him. Lana noticed that his eyes were fixed on her hair and she mentally smacked herself. "Excuse my appearance."
"You are excused. You look beautiful as always." Sesshomaru replied with a smile.
Lana blinked twice in utter disbelief. As she gazed in his eyes, she saw a softness that wasn't there before. "Are you okay? You to be...in a good mood." she commented.
Sesshomaru grabbed her hand and brought it up to his mouth. "As a matter-of- fact, I am." He then placed a soft kiss on the back of her hand. "Did you sleep well?"
Lana couldn't believe that this demon before her was actually Sesshomaru. "Well...um...yeah, I did. I...I'm just a bit hungry." A low rumbling sound was heard and a tint of red formed on Lana's cheeks. "Okay, maybe I'm starving." she laughed nervously.
"Rin is hungry too!" Rin giggled. "When do we eat?"
"We eat now." Sesshomaru motioned for his servants to bring out their meals. A bowl full of stew was set before each one of them. "I had the cook prepare this especially."
Lana leaned over to examine the meal in front of her. That wave of nausea began to return to the pit of her stomach. Looking up she saw that Rin had begun eating. She glanced to the side of her and noticed that Sesshomaru had also started to eat. Reluctantly, Lana picked up spoon and dipped it the bowl. She brought it up to her face and stared at a piece of meat that was there. As she sniffed at it, she couldn't identify what it was and she suddenly felt ill.
Sesshomaru looked at her and noticed that her face seemed to turn green. "Lana, you have not touched you meal."
"Sesshomaru. What type of...stew is this?" she asked in a low tone.
"It is rabbit. Why?" he asked her, curious as to why she was that color.
Lana held her mouth and grunted. "Did...did you say...r-rabbit?" She was about to hurl whatever it was that was left in her stomach. She jumped up an ran out the room and outside the castle. After looking around her she found a bush and ran towards before she vomited. "Ugh. What the hell was he thinking? I have a pet rabbit back home." Lana said sickly. "But that doesn't explain why I felt nauseous this morning. I think I should go and ask Kaede to give me some herbs or something."
"Who is this Kaede that you speak of?" asked none other than Sesshomaru. He rushed to make sure that she was alright.
Lana turned to look at him. "She's a friend. She can help me get over my nausea. I doubt that the stew alone made me ill so I want to go see if Kaede can help. Will you let me go?" She asked hesitantly.
Sesshomaru didn't want her to feel ill. Although, it was natural considering. "I shall retrieve the medicinal herbs that you require. You should stay here and rest."
Lana gasped. "Uh. Do you think that it a good idea?"
His eyes narrowed at her. "Why not?" He knew that if this woman actually told his mate of her true condition, it would ruin his plan.
"Well, because she lives in the village...where your brother lives." Lana quickly closed her eyes and awaited the expected answer.
"I still insist on going for you." was his answer.
What!? No 'no'? "Are you serious? What about your feeling towards Inuyasha?" Lana asked, completely shocked.
Sesshomaru walked towards Lana and pulled her close to him. He tilted her chin up so that he could gaze into her eyes. "Your well being is more important that any of my feelings towards my brother." He also needed to have a talk with Inuyasha about blurting out Lana's state.
Lana eyed him suspiciously. "I get the feeling that it's more than that but I won't argue with you. I hate feeling sick."
"Then I should leave at once. You should go lay down." he suggested.
She nodded and did something that shocked both of them. She jumped up and placed a kiss on his cheek. Lana blushed at her sudden action. "I um...well that was to say thank you. For doing this for me. I would have given you a real kiss, but I doubt that you want to taste vomit."
Sesshoamru kissed the top of her head. "I shall return soon." he said as he began to walk away from her.
"Sesshomaru!" Lana called out to him. He turned to face her. "Try not to kill anyone, or beat them up for that matter." she smiled at him.
He simply turned around and chuckled. 'I shall try.' he thought.
"Inuyasha what do you think of baby names?" Kagome asked her mate. She laid in his arms as he gently rubbed her growing belly. They were sitting beneath the God Tree under the sun.
"Kagome, I know that you'll give birth in a shorter time length than humans, but the kid won't be here for five months. That's five months to think of a name." Inuyasha complained.
"Well, I know but I get so excited as everyday passes by." Kagome said as she turned to look up at his face. His expression turned from peaceful to dead serious as he frowned. "What is it?"
"My brother. He's here." Inuyasha muttered.
Just then a blur of white came into sight. "How perceptive of you little brother."
"Yeah, yeah. What the hell do you want Sesshomaru? What Lana didn't come home or something?" Inuyasha grinned as he thought of Lana finally leaving his ass.
Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes at his brother. "They only reason why you are not eating the earth Inuyasha is because my mate requested that I refrain from violence while I am here." He turned his gaze to Kagome. "You, girl. Tell me where I can find this Kaede woman. I hear that she can help with all types of illnesses."
Kagome looked at him angrily. She hadn't seen Sesshomaru since he took Lana to stay with him. She had a few choice words for him. "First of all you bastard, my name is KAGOME! Kaede lives in the village! What the hell do you want here anyway you jerk!?"
Sesshomaru closed his eyes and tilted his head down as he began to chuckle. "Ah yes. You are in fact related to my mate. You both have the same spitfire attitude." He noticed that her expression hadn't changed. "I am here on a personal matter. You see Lana is experiencing that illness that females get when they are in the early stages of pregnancy. I have come to get her herbs that may help."
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow. "So you know then. And does Lana know that she's having YOUR child?"
Sesshomaru put on his normal, cold expression."No. It is why I have come to get her the herbs she needs. She simply thinks that she is merely ill. I do not wish for her to know as of yet. She is only just now warming up to the fact that she is my mate."
"Yeah right. You didn't tell her for the same reason why I didn't tell her." Inuyasha laughed. "She'd scream her head off at you and you'd be deaf."
"What was that?" Sesshoamru growled at his brother. "You heard me. Or is it that she already chewed you out and now you really are deaf!" Inuyasha shouted.
Kagome got up and stood between the two brothers. "Now, now Inuyasha. You're upsetting the baby, and me. Look Sesshomaru, how about Inuyasha and I just go and get you the herbs. That way Lana can feel better and you can get the hell out of here." she said as she began to walk towards the village. "Come on Inuyasha!"
"Feh." Inuyasha gave his brother one last look before running to catch up to Kagome.
"Impertinent halfwits. They were made for each other." Sesshomaru snorted.
When Sesshomaru returned he went straight to his room. He saw Lana lying on the bed and Kimiko, her personal servant, gently rubbing her back. "Kimiko you may leave now. I shall tend to my mate now."
Kimiko got up and bowed. "My Lord. If there is anything else you need I will be close by to assist you." She then left the room.
Sesshomaru walked over to the edge of the bed to face Lana. "Lana. I've brought the medicine that you needed. How are you feeling?"
Lana lazily opened her eyes. "Like shit. But yea I'm hanging in there. So how'd it go. You didn't fight Inuyasha did you?"
"No."
"Good." Lana smiled at him.
"Turn over and sit up." Sesshomaru told her as he took out the herbal medicine that Inuyasha's mate gave to him. "Here, drink this."
Lana took one gulp and started gagging. "Ugh! What the hell is that stuff?"
"Your relative, the young girl, she said that the taste would not be pleasant. You need to drink all of it though." he told her.
Lana grimaced ant the thought of consuming this vile substance. "Fine." In three gulps it was down. As she learned from watching Fear Factor, the more sips you took the more gruesome the taste. "Ugh I think I'm going to be even sicker." Lana groaned as she laid back down. She was shocked when she felt Sesshomaru's hand on her stomach, rubbing it in a soothing motion.
"How is that?" He had been told by his brother, whose mate was also expecting, that this would help Lana's discomfort. He didn't want his brother's help or advice, but Inuyasha told him to think of it as helping Lana not him. The last thing Inuyasha wanted to do was help his brother.
"Mnnn. Better." Lana took her hand to rest on his. "Thanks for taking care of me. Not just now, but the past two months. You know, I've tried everything to make you hate me. But you still put up with me. The guys back home would literally go insane if I were trying to get rid of them. But not you. Your as stubborn as a mule. I kind of I appreciate it. I think I'm starting to understand you more...I think I'm starting to actually like you. Except when you're a pompous jerk."
Sesshomaru stared at her blankly for a second, but then smirked. "I guess that should be taken as a compliment coming from you." There was a knock on the door and Sesshomaru had called for the person who did so to come in. Jaken appeared through the door and bowed.
"My lord the invitataions have been sent out. All that needs to be done are the preparations and orders for the decorations. I have informed the cooks and seamstresses as well of their upcoming tasks." Jaken announced.
Lana turned to look and Jaken and then to Sesshomaru. "What the hell is going on? Are you planning some kind of party or something?"
"It is a banquet. It is to celebrate our union with one another." Sesshomaru replied.
She looked at him strangely. "But I've been your mate for over two months now. Don't you think it's a little late to celebrate that?"
Sesshomaru leaned over to kiss her gently. "I don't think that it is late at all. Besides, I have a surprise for you."
Lana's eyes lit up with curiosity. "Really? What is it? Don't tell me that you're not gonna tell me until the party." she pouted.
"Well it seems that my brother is not the only perceptive one today." he grinned at her.
Lana crossed her arms. "You're no fun. So when is this little 'banquet'?"
"I have given Jaken a week." Sesshomaru glanced at Jaken. "It seems that so far he is making good of his time. Everything WILL be perfect in time, if Jaken knows what's good for him."
Jaken gulped. "Uh...I shall go and check everything over once more. Goodbye me lord!!" In less than a second Jaken was out of sight.
After Jaken left, Sesshomaru turned to Lana. "I'll leave to rest now. The...form of illness that you have may last a few more days or so. You should be fine afterwards." He got up and left the room. Lana just stared at the door in confusion. "Why do I get the feeling that my life is about to be turned upside down after this party?" she whispered to herself.
two days later
"I've had enough of your games Naraku! I'm losing patience! It has been over two months! How long before we strike!?" yelled a very annoyed and angry fiery-eyed demon prince, as he paced back and forth in is study.
The sinister Naraku could be seen just barely, cloaked in his white baboon disguise, in the dark of the shadows. "My young Prince Ifrit. The time will come...sooner than you think in fact."
Prince Ifrit turned his gaze at the evil half demon abruptly. "I do not understand what you mean?"
A servant entered the room. "My prince. An invitation to a celebratory banquet just arrived. It comes from the Western Lands. It is in honor of the Western Lord and his Lady."
Naraku laughed."This is just what I meant, my prince. This shall be the perfect opportunity to strike. I shall accompany you to this banquet and carry out my part of the deal, you will have your precious girl. I have contacted Lady Shiva. She seems to be creating her own scheme upon hearing this news. You both shall get what you desire."
"If you crossed me in any way, and if Shiva harms Lana I shall have both of your heads on my wall." Prince Ifrit hissed. "Now leave at once."
Naraku bowed. "As you wish." he said humbly. His little act would soon come to an end. Through Lana he would get to Inuyasha and his mate, and their jewel shards. "Soon. This will all be mine." he thought as he left.
A/N: okay, okay. I'm typing the next chapter now. It should be up next week. R&R please.
I just sort of hit writer's block....I know what I want to write but then as I write I get all of these new ideas and then I'm stuck! But I do know that once the next two or so chapters I'll be able to update quicker. I sort of wanted to move things quicker but not too quick. The only thing I'm basically stuck with is the relationship between Sess and Lana. So once I get by .... "the little surprise" (not the one in this chapter) but hopefully the next, I get by that problem.
You know, I wrote three different versions of this chapter!!! This is actually a bit of all of them. (That's why it's so long!!!) I grew a bit frustrated trying to make it good and logical, you know not too corny. But I said fuck it, I shall take my chances of bad reviews. Lately I've come across some crazy ass stories so I think that mine can be a bit crazy too. Lol.
So if I still have interested readers, I again apologize. (I too get mad when authors take long to update. It gets nerve wrecking sometimes, esp. with the really, really good fics!!! like "The Ad" by . But my fic isn't that good so I'm sure you guys don't mind that much -
Chapter 15- Nature Finds A Way
Sesshomaru sat up straight as he laid in his bed, staring into nothing. It was in the middle of the night and he was wide awake, his mind was in deep thought. It had been two and a half months since he mated with Lana. He turned his gaze as he looked down at her sleeping form. She seemed to be having a pleasant sleep. He wished that his own mind could be so settled.
He had what he wanted, yet, the one thing missing and the one thing that he questioned, was that Lana had yet to conceive. He couldn't understand it. He had taken her every night. She even went in heat but still she had not become with child. Sesshomaru was taken out of his thoughts for a moment when Lana shifted and turned over, her arm stretched out on his lap as she began to mumble something.
He smiled at her and placed his hand on her head and began to rub it gently. "I wonder, my sly little fox, if you are somehow responsible for your failure to conceive my heir." he whispered. He wouldn't put it past her to do something like that. However, he had no idea as to how she could have possibly created a way to prevent her pregnancy. She began to stir and soon her sparkling ice grey ices opened.
Lana looked up at him for a few moments with a groggy expression. "Hey, why are you still up?" she yawned lazily. She turned on her side and braced her head on her hand as she leaned on her elbow. "You look like you were thinking."
Sesshomaru closed his eyes and smirked. "You are right. I was thinking." he said, opening his eyes to look into hers.
Lana blinked twice. "Hmm? About what?" she asked curiously.
"Do you not find it strange that you have not conceived already?" he asked her.
Lana gulped. Why the hell did he always have to think about EVERYTHING!!? "No. I don't find it strange. These things happen. I'm sure I'll get pregnant eventually." she replied, trying to hide the sarcasm in her remark. "Are you in that much of a rush to have kids?"
He looked down at her. He was a bit skeptical with her answer. She was too casual about it. "You do not wish to have children. Is that it?" he spat at her.
Lana did not want to help him start an argument. It was too late. "Look, I'm just not ready to have them is all. I love kids, really. I'm too young. I just finished school." she explained. "And now my hopes for college are out the window." she muttered.
School? What in the world is that? He brushed that minor curiosity aside and refocused. "Too young you say. Don't be absurd. I thought I told you that a female of your age is past the that of child bearing." he chuckled as he leaned down and kissed her. "I, however, am running on a time clock. Although I do not predict my demise any time soon, I would like to have an heir to secure my possessions." he breathed onto her skin.
A frown formed on Lana's face that made Sesshomaru growl. "And with that connotative remark I would have to ask, by securing your possessions, do you mean your land....or did you mean me?"
He didn't want to answer her. She was dead onto him. And with his reputation of not being a known liar, he knew that if he answered her he might regret it later. To his surprise, Lana smirked. "You know what...don't even answer that. I already know the answer." she said as she turned over and wrapped the covers on her. "Good night Sesshomaru."
Sesshomaru blinked twice in confusion. What did she know? She knew that he was trying to keep her tied to him by bearing him a child? Just then Lana turned back around and faced him. He narrowed his eyes at her look. She was smiling at him, one of those I want to ask a favor smiles. "No." he said coldly.
Lana's smile became even wider. "No what?" she asked innocently. He stared at her suspiciously before laying down and facing away from her. "Aww, come on Sesshomaru. I didn't even ask you yet." Lana whined. She moved closer to him and wrapped her arm over his. Lana leaned over him so that she could see his face. "Grrr, I said no." "But how can you say no when I didn't even say anything to you?" she asked bending her face down and gently nipping his ear. "Stop. You will not get what you want by trying to seduce me." Sesshomaru was trying hard not to give in but her touches were driving him crazy. Her hand that wrapped around him was now caressing his chest. Lana continued to play with him until she heard him moan, then she stopped.
"Bitch. Why did you stop?" Sesshomaru growled in frustration as he turned to face her. He was all hard now and ready to go.
Lana smirked at him. "Well. You told me to stop. And I figured....," she leaned down to his face only an inch away from his mouth. "that since I won't get what I want by seducing you, then you won't either." she breathed huskily. She gasped when he grabbed her by the arm and pushed her on her back while crawling on top of her.
"Did you forget that I can have you whenever I please?" he growled and leaned down to the mark on her neck. He was only a breath away when a blue spark shocked him and kept him back. "What!? What magic is this?" he asked angrily.
"What is what? Oh you mean me using my powers to keep your mouth away from my neck. Well, it's like I said. You won't get what you want from me like that." Lana grinned at him. She felt just how much me must be aching right now. "And I can tell that you really want it."
Damn. She figured it out. Sesshaomaru shamefully sighed in defeat. "If I agree you will not resist me." he ordered. Lana nodded. "What is it that you want?" he muttered, positioning himself between her legs.
"I want to go see my friends tomorrow. Can I go?" she asked taking her leg from the side of him and closing her legs. He barred his fangs at her. Lana shook her head."Nuh uh. I want your word that I can go. You get none otherwise."
"You may only go if you come back by dinner. I do not want to have to come and bring you back. Is that understood." he replied sternly. Lana nodded and opened her legs and he quickly entered her.
Lana got to the village a little into the afternoon. Of course, she hadn't left without an argument. It was about her clothes. She wore light blue hip hugger jeans with a light pink three quarter sweater (since it was the fall season) with some pink Converse sneakers, her hair was pulled back into a single, long braid. Sesshomaru said that her clothes weren't fitting with her title as his mate. She rolled her eyes at him and wore a kimono over it until they were on their way to the village. "Rin can't wait to meet Lana's friends!" Rin said cheerfully. Sesshomaru had insisted that she take Rin with her. 'He'll probably just ask her what exactly is it that I do here.' she thought.
"Look its Lana!" shouted a very excited Shippo. The fox demon ran up to her giving her a hug.
"Hey Shippo!" Lana laughed. "Have you met Rin?"
"Hey! He has a fluffy tail!" Rin shouted.
Sango and Miroku came from a hut together, which surprised the hell out of Lana. "So when did this happen? Did I miss the wedding?" Lana teased.
"Ah my Lady." Miroku bowed before her. "It has been a while and no you have not missed the wedding."
"That's because there won't be one if you don't stop groping me!" yelled Sango.
Miroku grinned at her. "You weren't complaining last night, my dear Sango." Sango's face turned beet red.
"....!" SLAP!
Now Miroku's face was red, but not due to embarrassment. "Aww come on Sango!"
Lana was now laughing her ass off. Shippo was shaking his head in sympathy. And Rin was just confused. "So where are the other two love birds?" Lana asked.
"Well, Inuyasha wanted to be away from the village..." Shippo started.
"More like the village wanted Inuyasha away from it...all that damn noise he and Kagome make." Miroku finished but not without another slap from Sango. "What it's true!"
"Anyway. He built a hut for them out near the God tree. It was done pretty quickly with the help of the villagers." Sango explained.
"Well, I want see this." Lana laughed. Suddenly a loud crash was heard. "What the hell was that?"
Miroku noticed where it came from. "Come we have to go to the Inuyasha's hut!" he yelled running.
"Rin, I want you to stay here and play with Shippo until I come back okay?" Lana told the little girl. Rin nodded and she and Shippo went to Kaede's hut.
Everyone else followed in the direction of the racket. When they got to the hut, they saw Inuyasha yelling at some guy with brown fur and a ponytail. "Hey! I know him. That's that...Kouga dude right?" Lana asked. She saw Kagome shouting for them to stop fighting and walked over to her. "Hey Kag. What's going on?"
Kagome looked at Lana worriedly. "Kouga won't stop coming here. He keeps saying that some girl told him that Inuyasha and I were mated and that he would kill Inuyasha for stealing me away."
"What? But I told him that two months ago." Lana replied.
Kagome was confused. "You told him?"
"Err yeah. I saw him at some party and then he started rambling about how I reminded him of you and then I said that you were my cousin...and the rest sort of slipped out." Lana scratched her head. "He sort of fainted afterwards, I felt that he should know so I put him out of his misery." She watched as the wolf demon dodged Inuyasha's attacks. "But it seams to me he put himself right back in." Kagome and Lana sighed sadly simultaneously.
"When will you leave us alone and accept the fact that Kagome is mine and was never yours!" Inuyasha shouted.
Kouga went to kick Inuyasha in the face but he missed and Inuyasha grabbed his foot and slammed him into the ground, pushing Kouga's face in the dirt. "Let go of me dog turd! So I can kill you and reclaim what's mine." He just earned himself a rough smash into the dirt.
"Listen. I don't feel like killing you in front of MY mate. The sight of blood may be sickening for her and that's not good for her in her condition!" Inuyasha growled in a dangerous tone.
Kouga gasped. "What? What in the hell are you talking about you mutt!? What's wrong with my woman?"
Inuyasha was becoming annoyed with the wolf demon's stupidity and he put his foot on Koga's head and stepped on it. "Well, if you took two seconds and actually used your nose you would smell that she is carrying my pup, you dumb ass wolf!"
Lana's eyes went wide and she turned to her cousin. "Kagome? Your...your pre...pregnant?"
Kagome blushed and nodded. "Yes Lana. I am."
Kouga looked at Kagome with sad eyes. "I see. You are carrying his pup." He got up off the ground and turned to leave. "Forgive me...for being such an ass. I...I wish you and Inuyasha all the happiness that you deserve. Farewell." then he sped off.
Lana embraced her and smiled. "When were you going to tell me when the kid was born? I can't believe you! This is so exciting! Did you tell your mom? How far are you? When is it due?" she kept blabbering. "Oh my god! I can't stop! I'm just so happy for you and dog boy." Inuyasha glanced at her. "Hey! Who you calling dog boy?"
Lana winked at him and grinned. "The only person here with dog ears. Congratulations Inuyasha. I can't wait to see how you're gonna be as a daddy." she said as she walked over to him and punched him in the arm.
"Hehe." Inuyasha chuckled as he tried to hide the fact that the little punch Lana gave him actually hurt. "Well, I can't wait to see how you are as a parent. So when am I going to be an uncle?" he joked, not knowing that he would soon regret it.
"That's...not...funny."Lana said in a low threatening tone as she punched him right in the jaw and sent him flying through a few trees.
"Oh my." Sango whispered.
"Well it seems Inuyasha seemed to have hit a nerve." Miroku commented. He ran behind Sango when Lana sent him a death glare.
"Did you say something Miroku?" Lana's eyebrow twitched as her anger was rising. Kagome walked up to her and placed her hand on her shoulder. "Come on Lana. You, me, and Sango can talk in the hut, in private." Kagome suggested. Lana nodded and she and Sango followed Kagome into the hut.
Miroku found Inuyasha's twitching body in a pile of fallen trees. "Wow she did a number on you." said the monk. He sighed when he heard the half- demon's muffled curses.
"So, Lana...you seem to be fairing well...living with Sesshomaru and all." Miroku said as he entered the hut.
Meanwhile Lana was glaring daggers at Inuyasha for his earlier comment. "You could say that. Even though it isn't exactly paradise."
Inuyasha cautiously walked over to where Kagome was sitting, holding his sore jaw. "Damn Lana, I think if you hit me any harder my jaw would be on the other side of my head."
Sango laughed. "I could imagine how Lord Sesshomaru felt when you last injured him. Where did you say you hit him?"
"The most sensitive area of the male body." Lana smiled wickedly at Inuyasha and Miroku. "Yeah....so is lunch ready Kagome?" Inuyasha asked trying to change the subject.
Kagome nodded. "Yup, it's done."
"Wow! Real food!" Lana practically drooled over the bowl of ramen that was handed to her. She took a big inhaling breath of the savoring aroma before slowly taking a bite. "I miss this so much. I miss you guys, eating together like this." she said sadly. Miroku moved over to Lana and embraced her.
"Oh Lana, we have missed you also...especially me." he said.
Lana returned the gesture. "Thanks Miroku. I missed you...too...and....grrr." Lana's fists clenched tight as she felt a wandering hand on her rear, groping the flesh. "Miroku...you won't have to worry about the hole in your hand anymore when I rip it off if you do not remove itright now!"
Miroku backed off. "Hehe...it seems that my hand has missed you terrible as well." he laughed nervously.
"Sango...are you sure about him?" Lana asked.
Sango shot a glare at Miroku that would end his life if looks could kill. "Only because you're a friend Lana, he'll get off on that one...but he knows that if it were anyone else he'd be the last of his family to endure Naraku's curse."
Kagome shook her head. "Poor Miroku. So Lana has Sesshomaru questioned why you're not carrying his pup yet?"
Lana took another bite of her food and nodded. "Just last night. I think he suspects that I'm the one at fault but his mind would never think that something like a pill could prevent conception."
"You know, you should be careful. I'm sure that you and he are only...intimate...when you are in your demon form, the effects of the pill might weaken. They are man made after all. Human hormones are different from demon. As your body gets use to it, you may just end up pregnant eventually." Kagome warned her.
Lana grew stiff and silent, all that her cousin just said started to tranfer in her head. What? No that's impossible. "No, what are the chances of that? I mean really...no way." Her voice was shaky.
Inuyasha could smell her fear in her scent...and something else. 'Damn. Kagome could be right.' He could sense a change in Lana's scent, but he decided not to speak on it to her. He DID want to live to see his unborn child.
"I'm just saying...that nature finds a way. I mean, it worked for me because I'm human." Kagome explained.
Lana wasn't comfortable with the subject so she decided to change it. "Have you guys been hunting the jewel shards lately? Or have you had any encounters with Naraku or that dead bitch?"
Miroku shook his head. "No. It seems that the two of them have been laying low as of late. But still, we should all be on our guard, especially with Kagome and Inuyasha's child on the way."
Lana stood up and walked to the door of the hut. "Yes. I hope you guys don't forget about me. If any thing goes down with Naraku or anyone else, be sure to contact me immediately."
"You can count on it. I might need your help whipping Naraku's ass!" replied Inuyasha.
Lana smiled. "I'm going to go to the other side of the well to get some ramen and other junk. Do you need any medicine for your morning sickness Kagome?"
"No. Kaede makes all type of remedies for all type of sicknesses. Headaches, nausea, cramps, and...hell I think Kaede can cure anything." Kagome laughed.
"Oh well then...can you guys watch Rin. I'll be back in no more than two hours." Lana said as she went out the hut.
Inuyasha waited a while to whisper to Kagome in her ear. "Kagome. I think I sensed that Lana maybe...uh..well expecting."
Kagome gasped. "What? Are you sure? It was more of a theory what had said before. I didn't think that she'd be...pregnant NOW.
"I didn't say anything while she was here because...well you saw how she clobbered me when I joked about it earlier. And that was BEFORE I smelled her." Inuyasha subconsciously rubbed his aching jaw. "But it may not be true. I mean it probably just happened if it is, the scent was faint."
"Well, I think we shouldn't tell her. Not yet. It might upset her to know that she's having your brother's child." Kagome smirked. "Now you're gonna be a daddy and an uncle."
Inuyasha mentally groaned. Two kids on the way already. Once Miroku and Sango get started there's gonna be a herd of brats all over the place. "Dammit all."
Lana and Rin had arrived back at the castle on time. "Lord Sesshomaru! Rin and Lana are back!" shouted the always cheerful Rin. A few moments after they entered the castle Jaken appeared before them.
"Ahem. Lord Sesshomaru awaits your presence at the dinner table." the toad demon paused and made a disgusted look at Lana's clothes. "He also requests that you come as you are. Which means now."
Lana saw the look he gave her and she decided to scare him. "I was going to go like this anyway." she said casually as she walked passed him. "Come Rin. Oh and Jaken. I 'll be sure to let Lord Sesshomaru know of your little rude glances that you've been giving me." Jaken gulped and Rin smiled mischievously. "Oooh. Jaken is in trouble! Jaken is in trouble!" she chanted as she skipped behind Lana. Jaken just stood there, pale in fear of later.
Rin bursted inside the dining room and sat in her usual spot. "Hello Lord Sesshomaru." Rin greeted. "How was your day Rin? I trust you were well behaved." asked Sesshomaru who gave a pleased smile when Rin nodded.
Lana came in after her and sat beside the demon lord. "Wow, I'm starved!" was all Lana said, which earned a growl from her mate. She looked at him and smiled. "Oh excuse me. How are you dear? Did you have a rough day?" she smiled patted him on the arm playfully. When he gave her a not so amused frown, she made a frown of her own. "You know...you're not going to be a very fun uncle to be around if you can't even take a joke, not that you have heard any jokes."
Sesshomaru stared at her suspiciously. "What exactly are you saying? Me an uncle?" he asked incredulously.
She nodded. "Yup. I just got the news and your brother is going to be father in about five months! Isn't it great! I can't wait until Kagome has the baby! It's going to look so adorable, don't you think?" Plates of food were placed in front of them and Lana giggled as Rin dug in.
He simply glared at her. "And what interest should I have in my brother's life? It is not you who is having my child. "
"I fear for your children. You'd be such a grumpy father. At least they'd have a fun uncle to hang around. You remind me of my father to a certain extent." Lana began to eat her food. It hadn't been that long since she ate lunch. Why was she so hungry?
Sesshomaru watched her eat, contemplating over her last words. "Do you not mean OUR children?"
Lana paused from her meal. "Uh...yeah. I meant to say that I fear for OUR children. Silly me." she said in her innocent, pretending to care voice.
The demon lord narrowed his eyes at her. "Your attitude annoys me."
"Yet you claim to love me. Or rather my bloodline." she shot him an equal glare. "You know...you should just say it. If I was even half human you'd have nothing to do with me. You wouldn't even allow yourself to have an attraction to me, let alone would you consider having children with me!" Lana got up angrily out of her chair. "Now if you'd excuse me I'd like to tuck Rin in her bed. Come Rin."
"Yes Lana!" Rin cheered as she skipped over to Lana and held her hand. When they got to Rin's room, Rin quickly jumped on her bed and hugged the teddy bear that Lana had gotten her. Lana pulled out Rin's night garments and handed them to her. "Here you are Rin." Rin quickly got dressed and crawled under the covers. Lana sat beside her and kissed her forehead. "Sweet dreams." Just as Lana was about to get up, Rin grabbed her hand. "Huh? What's wrong Rin?"
Rin was frowning and she looked like she was about to cry. "Rin is afraid."
"Afraid of what?" Lana asked her.
Rin sat up and threw herself into Lana's arms. "Rin is afraid that Lana will leave. Rin doesn't want you to leave. I love you."
Lana was a bit taken back. Rin's last sentence didn't refer to herself in third person. "Why would I leave?" she aked as she held the small girl.
Rin sniffled as she began to sob. "You and Lord Sesshomaru always fight. I'm scared that one day you might be so angry that you'll leave and won't come back, just like my mommy and daddy."
Dammit. Why did it have to be this way. Lana didn't want to stay. But Rin. "I'll always be here for you Rin. No matter what."
The girl buried her face into Lana's chest. And mumbled. "You mean it mommy?"
Lana was shocked. "Wh-what did you call me?"
Rin looked up at her. "Lana? Will you be my mommy...and take me wherever you go?"
Lana began to cry. She wanted to scream. She wanted to think that Sesshomaru had put Rin up to this, just to get her to stay. But she knew Rin was pouring her heart's desire out. She already saw her as a younger sister, but a daughter? This young girl, who lost her parents at an early age? How can anyone with a kind bone in their body say no? "Of course...Rin." she choked. "I'll be your mom. I'll take you with me...wherever I go."
Rin smiled. "Rin is happy!" she said as she wiped her face. She let out a huge yawn. "I'm sleepy."
Lana laughed and patted her on the head. "Well, you were playing all day with Shippo. You must have had a lot of fun. Now lay down and get some rest."
"Mmm hmm." Rin lied down and quickly went to sleep. Lana left Rin's room and proceeded to her own room. She too was exhausted, she had two months of sleep to catch up on, due to a certain demon who seemed to be always horny. With any luck, she thought, after their little fight he wouldn't push on fucking tonight.
As she entered the room, she noticed that he wasn't in there. Yes! She slowly walked in and started to change out of her clothes. 'Maybe I can fall asleep before he gets here.' Her thoughts were shattered when she felt a strong arm wrap around her waist and pull her close. She felt his hot breath on her neck and shivered. She was not getting any sleep tonight at all.
He spoke softly in her ear. "I heard you." Lana looked at him over her shoulder. "What you had said to Rin, that you would stay as her mother. It made her happy. Happier than I had ever seen her. That pleases me...to see her happy. Thank you." Sesshomaru kissed the side of Lana's neck.
Lana sighed and accepted his touch as the familiar waves of passion once again, as it had for the past two months, took over her being.
Lana woke up feeling like crap. She was exhausted. Lana groaned and placed her hand on her forehead. The past two months had been...she shuddered just thinking about the past months. She had been turned into a compulsive sex addict by an obsessive demon lord. Every night he managed to get her to bed with him. It didn't take her long to figure out that he used the mark on her neck to seduce her. Sesshoomaru had a fierce appetite, as if she WERE some type of meal. It was like he was on a mission.
She sat up only to quickly fall back down. A wave of dizziness overwhelmed her and she felt a bit nauseous.
Sesshomaru's eyes flew open upon sensing his mate's discomfort. He had been up for a while already, waiting for her to awake. He sat up and gazed at Lana. "What is it? You seem to be in distress."
Lana cracked open one of her eyes and glanced at him. "Hmm...I wonder why I would feel that way." She made no attempt to hide the sarcasm in her remark. "My whole body hurts." she groaned. She looked at him with both of her eyes open and frowned. "But I see that you're just fine." she said just before covering her eyes with her hand. She was so tired that she ended up dozing off.
As he stared at her, Sesshomaru noticed a change in her scent. He inched closer to her and placed his head on her abdomen. Could it be? He could here it. He was sure of it. Sesshomaru rose with a smile on his face. He smiled and leaned over to place a light kiss on his mate's lips.
Sesshomaru got up a dressed himself. He decided that he would allow Lana to sleep a while longer. As he walked over to the door, he turned to look at her sleeping form once more. For now he would not tell her of her current condition. He would have to inform all of the other demons in the castle not to speak of it to Lana as well. He was unsure as to how she would take such news. Then an idea came to him. He decided to plan a banquet in celebration of their joining and future together. Then, in a toast, he would declare the news to their guests as well as her. Sure it was a bit late for celebrating their joining, but he was the Lord of the West, he could do as he pleased.
Sesshomaru smirked to himself. He could just imagine her face when he broke the news. He went off to find jaken so that he could make the necessary arrangements. "Jaken. Jaken!" he called.
Just around the corner came running the little green imp. "You called for me Lord Sesshomaru?"
Sesshomaru nodded. "Yes Jaken. I want you to plan a banquet."
Jaken tilted his head in confusion. "If I may ask my lord...what exactly is the occasion?"
Sesshomaru smiled, which made Jaken nervous. Why was his lord in such good spirits? "It will be in celebration of my mate and I. Congratulating our joining and..." He bent down to whisper in Jaken's ear what the other occasion was.
Jaken looked at his master wide-eyed as he rose to full height. "My lord...are...you certain?" He was almost afraid to question him on such a matter.
"Jaken...you question my judgement?" Sesshomaru teased him. He fought the urge to chuckle as the imp quickly shook his head. "You have one week to arrange everything. You are to inform all of the servants that they are not to speak of Lana's condition especially not to her. I expect everything to be nothing short of perfect." He voice now held every bit of seriousness.
"Y-yes Lord Sesshomaru. I shall get started right away!" Jaken was then out of sight as quickly as he had appeared.
The next time Lana woke up was a little after noon. As much as she wanted to continue sleeping, she was starving. She sat up and stretched. "Damn you Sesshomaru!" she groaned. Her eyes were half open and her hair was all over the place. She heard a knock on the door. "Come in." she mumbled.
Kimiko had entered the room and gave Lana a bright smile. "Afternoon my lady. I've come to wake you. Lord Sesshomaru requested that I make you come to have lunch." She walked over and set a bowl full of water and a cloth in front of Lana. "This so you can wash your face. I shall go get you something to wear for today." she said as she walked over to the closet.
Lana lazily washed her face and walked over to get her toothbrush and toothpaste. "Lunch? So I slept that long, eh?"
"Yes. But Lord Sesshomaru said that you should not be disturbed until lunch was prepared." Kimiko handed Lana a robe.
He actually had consideration for her. Lana laughed. She wondered what the special occasion was. She put the robe on and followed Kimiko out of the room.
When she entered the room she noticed Rin and Sesshomaru waiting patiently for her. She eyed him coldly while she made her way to the seat next to him. Lana noticed that his eyes were fixed on her hair and she mentally smacked herself. "Excuse my appearance."
"You are excused. You look beautiful as always." Sesshomaru replied with a smile.
Lana blinked twice in utter disbelief. As she gazed in his eyes, she saw a softness that wasn't there before. "Are you okay? You to be...in a good mood." she commented.
Sesshomaru grabbed her hand and brought it up to his mouth. "As a matter-of- fact, I am." He then placed a soft kiss on the back of her hand. "Did you sleep well?"
Lana couldn't believe that this demon before her was actually Sesshomaru. "Well...um...yeah, I did. I...I'm just a bit hungry." A low rumbling sound was heard and a tint of red formed on Lana's cheeks. "Okay, maybe I'm starving." she laughed nervously.
"Rin is hungry too!" Rin giggled. "When do we eat?"
"We eat now." Sesshomaru motioned for his servants to bring out their meals. A bowl full of stew was set before each one of them. "I had the cook prepare this especially."
Lana leaned over to examine the meal in front of her. That wave of nausea began to return to the pit of her stomach. Looking up she saw that Rin had begun eating. She glanced to the side of her and noticed that Sesshomaru had also started to eat. Reluctantly, Lana picked up spoon and dipped it the bowl. She brought it up to her face and stared at a piece of meat that was there. As she sniffed at it, she couldn't identify what it was and she suddenly felt ill.
Sesshomaru looked at her and noticed that her face seemed to turn green. "Lana, you have not touched you meal."
"Sesshomaru. What type of...stew is this?" she asked in a low tone.
"It is rabbit. Why?" he asked her, curious as to why she was that color.
Lana held her mouth and grunted. "Did...did you say...r-rabbit?" She was about to hurl whatever it was that was left in her stomach. She jumped up an ran out the room and outside the castle. After looking around her she found a bush and ran towards before she vomited. "Ugh. What the hell was he thinking? I have a pet rabbit back home." Lana said sickly. "But that doesn't explain why I felt nauseous this morning. I think I should go and ask Kaede to give me some herbs or something."
"Who is this Kaede that you speak of?" asked none other than Sesshomaru. He rushed to make sure that she was alright.
Lana turned to look at him. "She's a friend. She can help me get over my nausea. I doubt that the stew alone made me ill so I want to go see if Kaede can help. Will you let me go?" She asked hesitantly.
Sesshomaru didn't want her to feel ill. Although, it was natural considering. "I shall retrieve the medicinal herbs that you require. You should stay here and rest."
Lana gasped. "Uh. Do you think that it a good idea?"
His eyes narrowed at her. "Why not?" He knew that if this woman actually told his mate of her true condition, it would ruin his plan.
"Well, because she lives in the village...where your brother lives." Lana quickly closed her eyes and awaited the expected answer.
"I still insist on going for you." was his answer.
What!? No 'no'? "Are you serious? What about your feeling towards Inuyasha?" Lana asked, completely shocked.
Sesshomaru walked towards Lana and pulled her close to him. He tilted her chin up so that he could gaze into her eyes. "Your well being is more important that any of my feelings towards my brother." He also needed to have a talk with Inuyasha about blurting out Lana's state.
Lana eyed him suspiciously. "I get the feeling that it's more than that but I won't argue with you. I hate feeling sick."
"Then I should leave at once. You should go lay down." he suggested.
She nodded and did something that shocked both of them. She jumped up and placed a kiss on his cheek. Lana blushed at her sudden action. "I um...well that was to say thank you. For doing this for me. I would have given you a real kiss, but I doubt that you want to taste vomit."
Sesshoamru kissed the top of her head. "I shall return soon." he said as he began to walk away from her.
"Sesshomaru!" Lana called out to him. He turned to face her. "Try not to kill anyone, or beat them up for that matter." she smiled at him.
He simply turned around and chuckled. 'I shall try.' he thought.
"Inuyasha what do you think of baby names?" Kagome asked her mate. She laid in his arms as he gently rubbed her growing belly. They were sitting beneath the God Tree under the sun.
"Kagome, I know that you'll give birth in a shorter time length than humans, but the kid won't be here for five months. That's five months to think of a name." Inuyasha complained.
"Well, I know but I get so excited as everyday passes by." Kagome said as she turned to look up at his face. His expression turned from peaceful to dead serious as he frowned. "What is it?"
"My brother. He's here." Inuyasha muttered.
Just then a blur of white came into sight. "How perceptive of you little brother."
"Yeah, yeah. What the hell do you want Sesshomaru? What Lana didn't come home or something?" Inuyasha grinned as he thought of Lana finally leaving his ass.
Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes at his brother. "They only reason why you are not eating the earth Inuyasha is because my mate requested that I refrain from violence while I am here." He turned his gaze to Kagome. "You, girl. Tell me where I can find this Kaede woman. I hear that she can help with all types of illnesses."
Kagome looked at him angrily. She hadn't seen Sesshomaru since he took Lana to stay with him. She had a few choice words for him. "First of all you bastard, my name is KAGOME! Kaede lives in the village! What the hell do you want here anyway you jerk!?"
Sesshomaru closed his eyes and tilted his head down as he began to chuckle. "Ah yes. You are in fact related to my mate. You both have the same spitfire attitude." He noticed that her expression hadn't changed. "I am here on a personal matter. You see Lana is experiencing that illness that females get when they are in the early stages of pregnancy. I have come to get her herbs that may help."
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow. "So you know then. And does Lana know that she's having YOUR child?"
Sesshomaru put on his normal, cold expression."No. It is why I have come to get her the herbs she needs. She simply thinks that she is merely ill. I do not wish for her to know as of yet. She is only just now warming up to the fact that she is my mate."
"Yeah right. You didn't tell her for the same reason why I didn't tell her." Inuyasha laughed. "She'd scream her head off at you and you'd be deaf."
"What was that?" Sesshoamru growled at his brother. "You heard me. Or is it that she already chewed you out and now you really are deaf!" Inuyasha shouted.
Kagome got up and stood between the two brothers. "Now, now Inuyasha. You're upsetting the baby, and me. Look Sesshomaru, how about Inuyasha and I just go and get you the herbs. That way Lana can feel better and you can get the hell out of here." she said as she began to walk towards the village. "Come on Inuyasha!"
"Feh." Inuyasha gave his brother one last look before running to catch up to Kagome.
"Impertinent halfwits. They were made for each other." Sesshomaru snorted.
When Sesshomaru returned he went straight to his room. He saw Lana lying on the bed and Kimiko, her personal servant, gently rubbing her back. "Kimiko you may leave now. I shall tend to my mate now."
Kimiko got up and bowed. "My Lord. If there is anything else you need I will be close by to assist you." She then left the room.
Sesshomaru walked over to the edge of the bed to face Lana. "Lana. I've brought the medicine that you needed. How are you feeling?"
Lana lazily opened her eyes. "Like shit. But yea I'm hanging in there. So how'd it go. You didn't fight Inuyasha did you?"
"No."
"Good." Lana smiled at him.
"Turn over and sit up." Sesshomaru told her as he took out the herbal medicine that Inuyasha's mate gave to him. "Here, drink this."
Lana took one gulp and started gagging. "Ugh! What the hell is that stuff?"
"Your relative, the young girl, she said that the taste would not be pleasant. You need to drink all of it though." he told her.
Lana grimaced ant the thought of consuming this vile substance. "Fine." In three gulps it was down. As she learned from watching Fear Factor, the more sips you took the more gruesome the taste. "Ugh I think I'm going to be even sicker." Lana groaned as she laid back down. She was shocked when she felt Sesshomaru's hand on her stomach, rubbing it in a soothing motion.
"How is that?" He had been told by his brother, whose mate was also expecting, that this would help Lana's discomfort. He didn't want his brother's help or advice, but Inuyasha told him to think of it as helping Lana not him. The last thing Inuyasha wanted to do was help his brother.
"Mnnn. Better." Lana took her hand to rest on his. "Thanks for taking care of me. Not just now, but the past two months. You know, I've tried everything to make you hate me. But you still put up with me. The guys back home would literally go insane if I were trying to get rid of them. But not you. Your as stubborn as a mule. I kind of I appreciate it. I think I'm starting to understand you more...I think I'm starting to actually like you. Except when you're a pompous jerk."
Sesshomaru stared at her blankly for a second, but then smirked. "I guess that should be taken as a compliment coming from you." There was a knock on the door and Sesshomaru had called for the person who did so to come in. Jaken appeared through the door and bowed.
"My lord the invitataions have been sent out. All that needs to be done are the preparations and orders for the decorations. I have informed the cooks and seamstresses as well of their upcoming tasks." Jaken announced.
Lana turned to look and Jaken and then to Sesshomaru. "What the hell is going on? Are you planning some kind of party or something?"
"It is a banquet. It is to celebrate our union with one another." Sesshomaru replied.
She looked at him strangely. "But I've been your mate for over two months now. Don't you think it's a little late to celebrate that?"
Sesshomaru leaned over to kiss her gently. "I don't think that it is late at all. Besides, I have a surprise for you."
Lana's eyes lit up with curiosity. "Really? What is it? Don't tell me that you're not gonna tell me until the party." she pouted.
"Well it seems that my brother is not the only perceptive one today." he grinned at her.
Lana crossed her arms. "You're no fun. So when is this little 'banquet'?"
"I have given Jaken a week." Sesshomaru glanced at Jaken. "It seems that so far he is making good of his time. Everything WILL be perfect in time, if Jaken knows what's good for him."
Jaken gulped. "Uh...I shall go and check everything over once more. Goodbye me lord!!" In less than a second Jaken was out of sight.
After Jaken left, Sesshomaru turned to Lana. "I'll leave to rest now. The...form of illness that you have may last a few more days or so. You should be fine afterwards." He got up and left the room. Lana just stared at the door in confusion. "Why do I get the feeling that my life is about to be turned upside down after this party?" she whispered to herself.
two days later
"I've had enough of your games Naraku! I'm losing patience! It has been over two months! How long before we strike!?" yelled a very annoyed and angry fiery-eyed demon prince, as he paced back and forth in is study.
The sinister Naraku could be seen just barely, cloaked in his white baboon disguise, in the dark of the shadows. "My young Prince Ifrit. The time will come...sooner than you think in fact."
Prince Ifrit turned his gaze at the evil half demon abruptly. "I do not understand what you mean?"
A servant entered the room. "My prince. An invitation to a celebratory banquet just arrived. It comes from the Western Lands. It is in honor of the Western Lord and his Lady."
Naraku laughed."This is just what I meant, my prince. This shall be the perfect opportunity to strike. I shall accompany you to this banquet and carry out my part of the deal, you will have your precious girl. I have contacted Lady Shiva. She seems to be creating her own scheme upon hearing this news. You both shall get what you desire."
"If you crossed me in any way, and if Shiva harms Lana I shall have both of your heads on my wall." Prince Ifrit hissed. "Now leave at once."
Naraku bowed. "As you wish." he said humbly. His little act would soon come to an end. Through Lana he would get to Inuyasha and his mate, and their jewel shards. "Soon. This will all be mine." he thought as he left.
A/N: okay, okay. I'm typing the next chapter now. It should be up next week. R&R please.