Inuyasha and the rest of his group were slowly moving in through Naraku's "lair" it was really just a mansion built in a traditional style, dungeons included. Inuyasha and Kouga were both having difficulty not running to find her. They were also having difficulty to not fear for her safety. Especially with what Kagura had said: "Her time is near" and holy fuck did that ever scare the both of them. Along the hallways they had traversed they killed the guards, either with a slash of a katana, or a quick, hard twist of the neck. Luckily for them Kagura had agreed to help them. So for every body they killed, she would used her dance of the dead and resurrect the bodies so Naraku would not suspect anything.
"Shit. I keep getting disoriented." Inuyasha whispered.
"Naraku always keeps incense burning…" Kagura volunteered.
"So tell me again witch, why aren't you leading us?" Kouga demanded.
"If I led you directly there, would not think that Naraku would suspect something? This way he'll think you're just someone who traversing the hallways."
"Inuyasha, either continue walking or I'll lead." Sesshomaru's voice drawled out. Without another word Inuyasha sniffed around and followed what he thought was Kagome's scent. After being lead around in many directions he came to the conclusion that her scent was randomly scattered throughout the mansion. So instead he decided to follow the musty scent of the dungeon. This effort yielded much better results. Soon they arrived at the dungeons. As Inuyasha was about to push the door open, Miroku's hand stopped him.
"Inuyasha, does it not seem strange that we have been virtually unopposed this whole time? Something is amiss."
"I cannot go further with you. Kagome is down there, but remember this: it's a maze. I wish you the best of luck." Suddenly Kagura faltered and clutched her chest. A deep rumble of laughter filtered through the mansion.
"So my little Kagura has been helping the people who invaded my home. Tsk tsk. This does not bode well for you Kagura. They got so far into my house. I wouldn't have known if Kanna hadn't shown me."
"Ka-Kanna…" Kagura choked out. A look of betrayal was plastered across her face. She whimpered once more in pain and dropped to the floor.
"Now that she has been taken care of… It's your turn!" a deep miasma filled the mansion.
"Shit!" Inuyasha cried out.
"Inuyasha you should know us better than that." Sango's voice rang out through the purple mist. A dull 'clang' was heard and he felt something connect with his chest. He picked it up and squinted at it. His eyes widened in recognition. It was an exterminator mask, a traditional style one that covered the nose and mouth, but left the upper face unhindered. He quickly slipped it on and tightened the straps.
"Thanks Sango!" He looked around; everyone else was outfitted with a mask too. "Now let's go find that bastard!"
"Wait." Miroku's solemn voice carried through the room, though it was slightly changed due to the mask. "I think we should split up. Half of us try to find Naraku, the other half try to find Kagome. How does that sound?" Everyone mumbled their agreement. They split into two groups. The first group to go and find Kagome was: Inuyasha, Kouga and Mirkou. The second group to go after Naraku was: Ayame, Sesshomaru and Sango. They bid a quick farewell and were off. The first group descended down the stairs to the dungeon where Kagome was being kept. The second group tore through the mansion, running and destroying anything in their way.
Inuyasha and Kouga ran through the dungeons trying to find Kagome, searching almost desperately. Mirkou on the outside appeared much more calm. On the inside he was a wreck. It was because of Kagome that he had found his beloved. He was using his spiritual powers to try and locate where she was. He wasn't having much luck. Suddenly he felt something that seemed like her, only sadder.
"Inuyasha! Kouga! She's that way!" Instead of trying to find a way around the walls, they both tore through them. After several minutes: "She's behind the next wall. I can feel her." Mirkou said with a small smile. Kouga pushed through the wall first and ran to comfort Kagome. When he got closer he realized that it wasn't Kagome, but a puppet.
"Fuck!" Kouga yelled. He stomped his feet and kicked through another wall.
"What wrong with you? We found Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled at Kouga.
"No we haven't Shit Head! It's a fucking puppet." Kouga looked near tears.
A laugh once again rolled in. "Well you haven't found Kagome. At least you've found me!" With a swirl of smoke Naraku appeared in the puppets place.
"Kouga, is this a puppet too?" Inuyasha risked a glance at Kouga. Kouga sniffed. No this is the real thing." Inuyasha and Kouga struck a fighting stance. One of the benefits of living a long time, you always find something to keep you occupied. Miroku drew some spells from the inside of his robes as well as some rosaries and a seal.
Ayame, Sesshomaru and Sango were tearing through the halls where Sesshomaru and Ayame stopped dead in their tracks. Sango slid to a stop beside them as they removed their masks cautiously.
"What's wrong?" Sango asked. Her body still full of adrenaline.
"Blood." Sesshomaru supplied.
"Kagome's blood." Ayame specified. Sango's body filled with dread.
"No…" she whispered.
"It's not regular blood… It's placental blood." Sesshomaru stated as his normally calm face contorted with fear. "Let's go" was all he said and he ran off, leaving Ayame and Sango in his dust.
Kagome's face contorted with pain again. The contractions really hurt. Kanna sat in front of her in seiza, a blank face as she ever so slightly cocked her head to the side. The mirror in front of Kanna was a blur of colours. Showing nothing and yet everything. She could see her friends' faces, and one who looked remarkably like Inuyasha, though not quite the same. Wait! He was her doctor. She might have a chance of making it through the birthing after all.
Suddenly another contraction started and it appeared that she was glowing pink. 'I must be hallucinating.'
Kanna looked up quickly and saw Sesshomaru standing there; with one seemingly twitch of his claws, the girl was nothing more. What was left of her began to dissolve in the poisons his claws produced. Kagome now knew why he double gloved. Sango and Ayame appeared a few minutes later, panting with each laboured breath.
Sesshomaru appear at Kagome's side and quickly began measuring her pulse and watched her, for how her contractions were going. Ayame and Sango just stood there not knowing what to do. Sesshomaru looked up and them and said: "Girls, I will need your help in about 20 minutes if my calculations are correct." He smiled a smiled smile. He gently ushered them outside of the room and asked them to stand guard.
Turning to Kagome, he asked gently, "Kagome, I'm going to have to check and see how dilated your cervix is; I hope you'll be okay with this."
Kagome managed a nod. Then her body contracted again. 'Her contractions are getting closer.' He gently pulled her wedding dress up and above her hips. He felt Kagome's muscles tighten, though he wasn't sure if it was because of him or the contractions. 'She's already fully dilated!'
"Sango, Ayame, I need you now." He continued in his emotionless voice. The quickly came into the room, looking intently at Sesshomaru for instructions.
"Okay, she has no medication or drugs to dull the pain. So this will be very painful for her, the fact that it's a hanyou doesn't help much. So she will be screaming more than usual, Ayame prepare yourself for this. Sango you will help hold her in a squatting position with Ayame, while I catch the baby and the afterbirth. Do you both understand? Oh, and one last thing, if at all possible try to keep the wedding dress away from the mess that will follow."
The both gave a curt nod and helped Kagome into a squatting position and gathered the wedding dress the best they could and held her steady. Kagome began to clench her teeth and whimper between the contractions which were steadily becoming one big one. Sesshomaru positioned his arms under her so that he would be able to catch the child. Kagome let out a keening wail and Ayame's face screwed up in pain. Sesshomaru seemed to not notice the scream. There was a gush and Sesshomaru told them he saw the head. Another minute of two later, the body followed. Sesshomaru caught the child with deft hands and cut the cord.
"One more push Kagome, for the afterbirth." Kagome's face contorted and she let out a yell and Sesshomaru gathered it in his hands and carried to another room, returning shortly. Cleaning the child's nose and mouth he listened and then there was the satisfying mewls of a newborn, which quickly increased in noise as the little girl became used to the air around her. Kagome's body glowed pink for a second and disappeared so quickly that the three other occupants in the room, could have sworn it never appeared.
Sesshomaru looked at the child in curiousity. The child did not appear to be a hanyou. He sniffed it. Did not smell like a hanyou… as a matter of fact, it smelt like a pure blood. It even had the pointy ears customary of full blood demons. How was this possible? He'd think on it later. Right now the primary concern was Kagome. The child was cleaned and wrapped in some cloths that Sango had found. They were pristine white, so she figured they'd be okay. Ayame had even smelt them to check for anything dangerous to the baby. So the baby was handed over to Kagome. Who was still covered in sweat and was panting heavily. When Sesshomaru looked her over he noticed she was already healed. Could she be a priestess? Or was it something innate… Like the child he'd think on it later. He helped Kagome stand and loaded her onto his back. He signaled to Ayame and Sango and they were off to find the other group.
(A/N) There, that feels better. Not sure about how accurate my birthing scene was, but it'll do. Because it's my fanfic, meaning it's right in my head and there is no wrong! lol
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