Psycho Demon-Witch: Wow :checks reviews: I think I got more review for that last chapter than for any other chapter I've done so far. I counted 15, for just that chapter. Wow, I wonder if I will get to 100? Some of you told me how evil I am for ending it at that particular point :sniggers: (just kidding) and here is what you have been waiting for: the birth of the pups! Excuse me if it sucks, I don't know what giving birth is like, but I will do my best.

Chapter Ten
It had been around seven hours since Sesshoumaru went into labour and he now lay, his back against a tree, panting and crying out in pain. Everyone around him was trying to comfort him, saying he would be alright. It didn't bloody well feel like it to him. He felt as if he would tear apart at any moment, and he hadn't even birthed the first one yet. He felt a cool cloth on his head, wiping away the sweat forming on his forehead. He saw the person wiping his head was Kagome.

"Come on, Sesshoumaru, you can do this" she said as Sesshoumaru cried out again as he pushed. He glared at her.

"Why… don't you… try it" he hissed dangerously between pants. Kagome gulped and wisely said nothing more on the matter.

"Calm down Sesshoumaru, she's just trying to help" Inuyasha said. Inuyasha had been holding his hand since he had gone into labour, though it had gone quite numb now what with Sesshoumaru gripping it as tightly as he was. Sesshoumaru's fiery gaze turned to him.

"Really? Has she ever birthed before? Does she know how this feels? No, she doesn't, so please excuse me if I'm not comforted by what she is saying" he said quickly before another wave of pain took him. "Shit, I think this hurts more… than actually conceiving them" he added. The others stared at him. "Well it does… With Naraku there was… mental and emotional pain too… which made it worse… argh... but the physical… pain of this is worse than… the physical pain from Naraku". This was true, the physical pain was worse, but Sesshoumaru knew this would be worth it when he was able to hold his children, whereas he had nothing but more pain to look forward to with Naraku.

"Hey, I think I see a head" Sango called out.

"About time" Sesshoumaru growled. He pushed again, and felt something large come out of him.

"One more push, Sesshoumaru" Sango called out. He took a deep breath and pushed one more time. This time, the whole pup came out. Sesshoumaru breathed heavily, and within a few seconds he heard the little cries of his child. A boy, from the smell of it. "Congratulations, you have a son, Sesshoumaru" Sango said. She had moved to stand next him, and in her arms she held a small white bundle which was wriggling. Sesshoumaru had little time to be amazed as the now familiar pain started again.

"The second one is coming" Kagome said. Sesshoumaru's newborn son was placed in her arms as Sango prepared to help deliver his other pup. He cried out again, and hoped this one would arrive much quicker than its twin. His prayers were answered.

After a couple of hours, the second pup was born, a beautiful little girl. Sango handed Sesshoumaru his daughter, and Kagome handed him his son. He gazed down at them, amazed that two creatures so beautiful could have been sired by something as monstrous as Naraku.

His son was like any dog demon, with silver hair and golden eyes. He also had stripes down his cheeks, just like Sesshoumaru. His daughter, however, was the opposite. She had black hair and red eyes, just like Naraku, but she also had the crescent moon upon her forehead. She was still beautiful though. The hair and eyes were thankfully the only things she seemed to have in common with Naraku.

Both children were now looking up at their father with wide, bright eyes, as if memorising him. He held them close to him, and soon they had fallen asleep to the sound of his beating heart. Sesshoumaru himself soon followed, utterly exhausted by the birth. It was only a light sleep though, because his instincts demanded that he be wary of his surroundings in case of an attack so he could protect his pups, even though the others would ensure no harm came to them. He couldn't help it.

Inuyasha watched him sleep. He had asked the others to remain as quiet as possible, so as not to wake him or the pups. He had wondered how Sesshoumaru would react when he saw his daughter, with some of Naraku's looks. He thought he would react badly, but he had just smiled at both his pups and held them both close to him as they fell asleep. Sesshoumaru kept surprising him.

"It's such a lovely sight, isn't it?" a voice behind him asked. He turned to look at Kagome, who had a small smile on her face. She loved kids, Inuyasha knew this, so he wasn't surprised when she held Sesshoumaru's son so carefully when Sango delivered the girl.

"Yeah, I wondered how Sesshoumaru would react to them, especially the girl. He seems to know how to look after kids, though I guess he's only been with them for a few hours, most of which they've all been sleeping" Inuyasha replied. Kagome laughed softly.

"Wait until they're a bit bigger. I remember Souta when he was little. It was a nightmare, especially after he could walk, he was I everything. I think it's funny, parents teach their kids to walk and talk, then it's 'sit down and shut up', weird huh?" Kagome said. Inuyasha looked at her.

"Parents teach their kids to walk and talk, then tell them to sit down and shut up? I don't get it" Inuyasha said.

"They teach their kids to talk, but then the kids never shut up, giving their parents a head ache, and they teach them to walk, but they are then always running around, getting in the way, so they are told to 'sit down and shut up'. Get it?" Kagome explained. Inuyasha nodded, then laughed.

"That is pretty funny when you think about it" he said. Kagome laughed with him.

"I wonder how he reacts when the pups start crying every two minutes" Kagome said.

"He'll be fine, I'm sure of it" Inuyasha said confidently. He looked back to Sesshoumaru and saw one of the pups stir. "They're waking up, we'll see now" he said. As he said that, the pup in question began to cry. Sesshoumaru instantly woke up, looking down at the pup.

"Hungry are you?" he whispered to him. He carefully placed his daughter on the ground next to him, then he undid his shirt and brought the crying pup up to suckle at his nipple. Kagome gasped in shock.

"I didn't know he could do that" she exclaimed. Inuyasha gave her a funny look.

"Of course he can, he's a Ukiyo demon. How did you think he was gonna feed them?" he asked, as though it was the simplest thing on the planet.

"Well, um… I didn't really think about it" Kagome said, embarrassed. Sesshoumaru looked at them.

"Are you two going to stand there gawking all day?" he asked them quietly, being careful not to wake his daughter. The last thing he needed was a moody pup as well as a hungry one.

Inuyasha came and sat next as the other pup started to stir. When she awoke, she didn't cry but looked up at her father, her eyes showing what she wanted. Sesshoumaru sighed. "Will you wait until I've finished feeding your brother?" he said to the child, not rally expecting her to understand. She continued to look up at him. Sesshoumaru shook his head at her.

When he finished feeding his son, he placed him next to his sister, then picked her up and placed her at his opposite nipple, where she immediately began to suck.

"Have you thought of names for them yet Sesshoumaru?" Kagome asked eagerly. She was looking forward to learning their names.

"I've thought about naming them after both mine and Inuyasha's parents, but I still haven't decided what exactly to call them" Sesshoumaru replied. Kagome nodded.

"Ss you'll name your son after your father and your daughter after yours and Inuyasha's mother, right?"

"Yes" Sesshoumaru said simply.

"Would you like me to burp your son?" Kagome asked. Sesshoumaru looked at her in puzzlement. "Oh, it's when you gently pat your child on the back to get rid of any trapped wind" Kagome explained. Sesshoumaru snorted.

"Demons do not suffer from this 'trapped wind' thing or indigestion like you humans do" he said to her.

"Oh… you don't? What do you suffer from then?" Kagome asked.

"Most demons can suffer from poisons and powerful diseases, but I have never suffered from anything like that" Sesshoumaru said.

"I know, I remember you were hit straight in the face with Mukotsu's poison and it didn't affect you at all. That was pretty amazing actually, seeing as that creep seemed to be trained at killing demons with his poisons" Kagome said.

"Something as weak as that would not affect me" Sesshoumaru insisted. InuTaisho approached them.

"How are they doing?" he asked, looking down at Sesshoumaru feeding his daughter.

"They are fine" Sesshoumaru replied. He smiled.

"What is it?" Inuyasha asked.

"I know what to call my son" Sesshoumaru said. "I'm going to name him after you, father. I'm going to call him Taisho" he continued. InuTaisho smiled.

"What about your daughter?" he asked.

"I'm still thinking of a way to combine the names 'Kaisa' and 'Izayoi'" Sesshoumaru said with a slight frown.

"Kaisa was your mothers name? It's a really pretty name" Kagome said. "Do you want help deciding on it?" she asked. Sesshoumaru nodded.

They came up with several names before Sesshoumaru finally decided on 'Kaisayoi'.

"A beautiful name for a beautiful girl" Kagome said. Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes. He was glad he wasn't female, or maybe he would be acting worse as they were his pups. Sesshoumaru had just finished feeding Kaisayoi, and had lifted Taisho back into his arms with her, where they fell asleep… again. He knew that later on they would wake up, and they would not smell very pleasant.

Psycho Demon-Witch: Oooookay, the way I ended that sucked, but if I did anymore it would have taken forever to finish and you wouldn't know about the birth for maybe another couple of days. Anyway, I hope that didn't suck too much and I hope the names weren't idiotic. I actually thought of those names before I first posted this fic on and I haven't been able to change them. Please review!