Mahou

Chapter 6: The Wait Has Come To an End

She smiled, but the smiled went away in an instant as a wave of pain over took her.

"Kagome?" Inuyasha said as she bent over a little. "What's wrong?"

"Looks like baby wants to meet the world…" Inuyasha went pale as Kagome held back a scream from another wave of pain.

"And we're far from Kaede's house…" Inuyasha hadn't expected this to happen…he had to do something…

"Do something…fast…" Kagome managed to say between her clenched teeth.

"Right…" In an instant, he picked her up and began to run. She was in pain and he knew they probably would have to stop…He had no clue what to do.

After a good 10 minutes of running, he saw an old abandoned hut. Better than nothing. There were hundreds of demons heading their way at that moment, so he set her down inside and ran back out.

The demons came fast, and he fought. He knew that he had to kill them off fast, or they would get past him to Kagome. But there was no end…the demons just kept coming. One after another.

At first, he used his claws. He got bitten here and there, but nothing serious. The first demons were weak. What got to him was the cold that instantly froze the wounds.

After the first round, the second wave was much stronger. He unsheathed his sword and sliced through them, but not one was to strong for that.

Then the third wave came. He used the wind scar to kill off about half, but half-way through this wave, a demon managed to knock away his sword. Once he was weapon-less, these demons were able to attack him.

He was managing to ward them off, but there was too many for him to face all on his own. It wasn't long before he realized he was in deep trouble. Kagome was in labor and the demons were managing to draw more and more blood. The more wounds, the faster the cold got to his body.

By this point, he was barley able to keep himself from transforming. He spotted a demon that was getting to close to the hut for his comfort. He quickly killed it, but because of all the blood and the many demons, he couldn't smell the demon that was coming up behind him.

He yelled out a bit in pain as the thing went through his back and out his chest. In an instant he was on his knees and there was a small and growing puddle of blood under him. But he didn't have time to waste. He stood back up and attacked more, but the movement kept the wound from closing.

The loss of blood was finally getting to him. He fell back, almost losing consciousness, but his will power kept him awake. He was not going to let Kagome and his pup die.

Even if the pup was the result of a drink, she was his. Even if she shared her body with evil, she was his dream. Even if Kagome didn't know that this pup was all Inuyasha wished for, Inuyasha's dream was coming true.

He stood up, convincing himself to forget his own pain forever, and making sure that Kagome and the pup lived. The demons seemed to have no end, and he wasn't giving up. He could hear Kagome scream in pain once in a while, but she was fine for now.

But after a loud scream from the miko, his attention was turned. In that one instant, a long demon with some spikes on its tail wrapped itself around the hanyou's body and bit deeply into his leg while the spikes dug into his stomach. Inuyasha killed the thing quickly, but when he tried to stand, he realized he couldn't. His leg was broken.

The demon's fangs had cut all the way to the bone. But the stubborn hanyou was not giving up, no matter how much blood he lost and how much his entire side now ached just from his broken bone. He kept on fighting.

"Inuyasha!" he heard a girl's voice call.

"Sango?" His eyes were becoming blurry, and he fell back as a demon butted its head on his chest. He felt a few ribs break, but that was it.

His eyes shut and the blood seeped onto the ground. He faintly heard Sango yell Hirikotsu, but he wasn't sure because his hat had come off and snow had filled his ears.

"Inuyasha?" he heard Shippo whispered into his ear.

"Kagome…help Kagome…she's having her baby…" Sango nodded as she ran inside and Miroku finished the rest of the demons off with his wind tunnel. Inuyasha managed to keep his eyes opened in slits until he heard a baby's cry, but as soon as that came, his world went black.

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Kagome gasped for breath as she heard the wail of the baby she had just given birth to. With her eyes closed, she smiled big. But no one had told her what had happened to Inuyasha, so she thought he was still making his way back from fetching Sango (Kirara was purring at Kagome's side).

She opened her eyes and took the small girl as Sango handed her to the miko. The little bit of hair that was there was black, and her ears were on top of her head, just like Inuyasha's, but black like her hair. Kagome touched a yellowish jewel on her baby's chest. That was what let her use Kara's magic, Kagome was sure of it.

The newborn girl opened her eyes a bit as she stopped crying in her mother's arms. The eyes were a beautiful golden color. Kagome wondered if she would grow in fangs and claws, or if there would be none. She decided to ask Inuyasha about his fangs and claws.

She looked up as she heard footsteps coming to the door. There was also the sound of a body or something being dragged with them. Shippo burst in and soon after Kagome saw Miroku's black robes…and something red on the ground.

"What happened?" she whispered. In her pain, she hadn't heard anything.

"There were demons…" Shippo replied as he walked up to her a bit shyly. "Inuyasha protected you until we got here. And…"

"He paid quite greatly…" Miroku whispered as he laid the hanyou near the abandoned fire place and got to work starting a fire.

"Is he alright?" Kagome whispered as she tried to move, but Sango stopped her.

"Kagome, sit still," the demon slayer scolded. "You're still quite weak from giving birth to….uh…what are you going to name her?"

"I don't know…I'll let Inuyasha decide…Look what he put himself through to make sure she made it to this world safely…" Sango nodded and motioned to Kirara so they could go get the medical supplies and extra blankets from Kaede's house.

Kagome watched as Miroku finally got a fire going and went to check Inuyasha's wounds.

"How is he?"

"A few broken bones…looks like his leg bone his actually broken twice…One wound goes straight through his chest…Kagome…I don't think Inuyasha has much chance at surviving this. His body temperature has already dropped quite low…and he's having a lot of trouble breathing…"

"He'll live. I won't let him die." She looked right at the hanyou as he gasped for breath. "He was going to tell me something else…and he hasn't seen his pup yet…he won't die until he sees her. I know he won't." 'I hope he won't,' she thought.

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As night fell, Sango returned. Under Kagome's instruction, she took the hanyou's temperature with the thermometer while wrapping his wounds.

"What's it say?" Kagome whispered as the slayer removed the thermometer.

"80.4….Is that bad?"

"Very. Normal is 98.6….or something around there. He definitely has hypothermia…if that gets much worse…he'll get pneumonia." She watched his shaky, slow breaths and noted that his finger tips and toe tips and ear tips all had frostbite.

"How can you tell?"

"See how pale his skin is? And how hard it is for him to breathe? Don't get me wrong…the breathing bit might be from his wound…but still. And a body temperature of 95 or lower is another signal. I'm guessing the only reason his temperature is so low is because of his wounds…their freezing him solid."

"Yeah…" Shippo put his hand on the shivering hanyou.

"I don't think we can do this on our own…"

"What makes you say that?" the kitsune whispered. Though Inuyasha was mean to him, he was the kid's 'adopted father'.

"The frost bite is a bad sign…he might go into a coma if we can't bring his temperature back up."

"A comb? What does a comb have to do with the cold…and how could he fit into a comb anyway?"

"A coma, Shipp. Not a comb. I don't know how to explain it…"

"What can we do?" Miroku said.

"Set up a bed for him then lay him on it. Then you should put more warm blankets over top of him. How's his breathing?"

"Shallow…" They did as she said and Kagome gently rocked the baby in her arms.

"Heat up some water and soak some towels in it. Then put those by his neck and at his sides. That should help the heat that's left stay there."

"Right."

"We should get him to my era tomorrow. I'm not an expert…and I don't think we should let his leg set the way it is. There's nothing more we can really do for him…"

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They all woke up once in the night because of the hungry baby, but other than that, she kept quiet. They were up with the sun, and carefully getting Inuyasha onto Kirara's back, along with Kagome.

"What about the baby?" Sango asked.

"I'll take her with me…Inuyasha will probably want to see her when he wakes up." The rest of the gang picked up the stuff and followed as Kirara took off at a fast pace, but not to fast Kagome couldn't take care of the hanyou and his pup.

Once at the well, she was surprised to find Kaede there.

"Child?" Kaede said as Kagome handed her the baby and had Kirara take Inuyasha down the well (which made him go to the future, but not the demon cat).

"Inuyasha is sick…so I'm taking him to my era. This is our baby…we haven't named her yet." Kaede nodded and handed the baby back to Kagome so she could get going.

Upon arrival, Kagome clumb out of the well, with a bit of complications, and ran straight for her house. "Kagome?" her mother said in shock as the girl handed her the baby.

"Mom…Inuyasha has hypothermia and he's really sick…and I can't get him out of the well on my own." Mrs. Higurashi nodded and put the baby in a cradle that she had bought for when Kagome did return before grabbing Sota and running to help her daughter (it's before school still).

"Gramps! Call 911!" she called to the old man.

The three managed to pull the hanyou out of the well and had him wrapped up (in clean/warm pajamas that Sota and Gramps put him into) in warm blankets on the couch. Kagome couldn't help but giggle at the puppies that were on the hanyou's new and temporary outfit.

The ambulance was there in less than ten minutes, and they were at the hospital in another ten. Kagome held the less-than-a-day-old girl close as they waited for news on how he was doing.

"Are you the Higurashi family?"

"Yes!" Kagome said as she stood.

"Inuyasha should be alright…Though we might have to do surgery. His lungs have been punctured and his leg is shattered. Other than that, I'm not horribly worried about his temperature. We've hooked him up to a breathing machine to help him breathe, and we've inserted an IV tube to put warm fluids into his body. His temperature should be up in no time."

"So he'll be ok?"

"As far as we can tell. How long was he in the cold before he passed out?"

"I'm not sure…About an hour and a half.".

"And how long was he injured?"

"I wasn't there…I'm not sure…" She looked down. This doctor made her feel bad. "Can I see him soon?"

"Of course. Room 309. It's truly amazing how well he's doing with his wounds…" He nodded sweetly before leaving.

"That guy made my skin crawl," Sota said.

"Sota…they have to act emotionless like that," Kagome said as she started to Inuyasha's room. "He's probably had to tell more than his share of bad news."

"Kagome?" her mother asked as she shooed Gramps off to take Sota to school.

"Mom?"

"What's the baby's name?" Kagome smiled as her mother wrapped her arm around the miko's shoulders.

"I decided to let her father name her…and he's been unconscious since she was born…"

"It's only been 4 months since you told me…that would be 5 months total…how is that possible?"

"The potion." The two smiled as the approached the door. Suddenly, Kagome was nervous. She was sweating and felt almost ready to faint.

"Don't worry…He'll love her." Kagome nodded as her mom gave her a gentle push into the room before leaving her.

"I hope so…" She went over and sat in the chair at Inuyasha's side. His chest and side were bandaged and she could see a cast on his leg. He wasn't going to be too happy about that one. His chest was horribly swollen…But he was breathing better…Thanks to the breathing tube that had been put down his throat.

"Kagome…" she heard him whisper. He was in pain…

"Hey. How ya feeling?" He sniffed the air without opening his eyes.

"Where the hell am I…?"

"My era, a hospital." He felt her hand brush the bangs off his face.

"It stinks…" Then he remembered the day before, and his eyes flew wide open as he sat up way to fast.

"Lay back!" She didn't have to shift the baby in her arms because he laid down on his own.

"How are you doing?" He looked over at her as her attention was adverted to the baby in her arms (who just woke up).

"I'm doing just fine compared to you." Kagome giggled as she rocked the baby.

"That's…" Inuyasha felt a deep blush heat up his face as he sat up a lot slower this time.

"Your baby girl." She set the whimpering child in his arms and made sure she was safe in the hanyou's arms.

"Mine…no…You went through so much for her…"

"And so did you. That's why I'm letting you name her…" He looked up at her and she kissed him on the cheek, which only served to intensify his adorable blush. "And to top it off, she's got your adorable ears…even though they're black…"

"Like your soft hair?" His eyes got wide as he realized what he said. But she was getting her payback now (i.e., she was blushing).

"Uh…I guess….so…what you got in mind?"

"I…I don't know…" He looked at the baby in his arms, who had stopped crying and was now looking up at him in awe. He smiled at how cute she was. "Well…she is only here because of magic…Mahou…and the other soul within her is evil…so…Mahou Akumu. Magic Nightmare."

"You're so smart," the miko giggled sarcastically. He glared at her.

"You told me to name her…don't you like it?"

"Yeah…" She smiled and snuggled as close to him as she could get with him being in a hospital bed. "One more thing…" She moved the blankets Mahou was wrapped in so Inuyasha could see the yellow stone on his daughter's chest.

"That's how she'll be able to use her magic…"

"Yup." He looked at Kagome, who was watching the baby (who was watching Inuyasha watch Kagome watch the baby watch Inuyasha watch…)

"Where is this place…and why am I here?"

"You had hypothermia…and your temperature is still down…"

"So?"

"Your leg bone has been shattered and the doctors think that whatever put that wound in your chest might have punctured you lungs…"

"That's bad?"

"Very. Inuyasha…If your leg isn't set right, you might never walk again. And for right now…you can't breathe that well on your own."

"So…what's all this stuff…why does this place smell so bad…?"

"It's 'clean'. The whole bit is to keep sick patients from getting sicker and to keep open wounds from getting infected." She pulled the little girl back into her arms as Mahou began to bawl for some reason or another.

"Is she ok?" a concerned nurse said as she poked her head.

"Fine…probably just hungry." The nurse nodded and went about her business. Inuyasha laid back down and looked away while Kagome fed their child.

"Mahou…" he whispered. Kagome smiled as she glanced at him.

"You really are something special, Inuyasha," she whispered back to him.

"Me? No…I'm jus a filthy half breed…You're the special one…"

"Inuyasha…you are NOT filthy…and your half demon, not a half breed…Well…half dog…and dogs are given titles according to their breeds…" She giggled as she leaned over and kissed him. "Akita dog."

"Wha?" He looked over at her completely confused.

"An akita is a breed of dog. They have adorable white pointy ears and are truly loyal…not to mention one of the oldest breeds of dog around."

"What does…?" His ears twitched. Akita Dog Demon…HALF Akita Dog Demon. That was a new one.

"Inuyasha…there's one more thing…"

"What?" He looked at her as he heard the concern in her voice.

"To make sure your leg sets right…the might have to perform surgery."

"Sur-ger-y?"

"Yeah…to set your leg…With your healing rate, your leg has definitely well started to heal in the position it's in…"

"That's bad?"

"Yeah…If it's started to heal…then they'd have to re-break it then set it." Inuyasha cringed a little. The longer he was unable to fight, the more chance Kagome could get hurt.

She put her hand gently on his shoulder. "Everything will turn out just fine…Mahou is here, and I'm just fine. You'll be all healed soon enough…" She smiled.

Inuyasha scolded himself inwardly for not having the guts to say 'I love you'. But Kagome was perfect in his eyes, and now she held a perfect child. Sure, there was a dark soul inside this beautiful baby girl, but she was still perfect on the outside.

He looked away from Kagome as she went back to looking after the child. She was so determined to look after Mahou…Inuyasha wasn't sure what to do. He couldn't ruin Kagome's life…and now with this baby…His hands were tied, and for the first time since he himself was a pup, he felt helpless.

Hey, I promised didn't I? Well, here is your 6th chapter, hope you enjoyed it. The next will be up as soon as I get 5 reviews. Thank you.