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Sesshomaru woke up to a blinding light, making him shut his eyes quickly and refocus his attention on his ears. He heard people muffled voices through a closed door, he heard beeping from machines and the dropping from an IV, the tale, tale sign that he was in a hospital. He frowned, opening his eyes again. Blinking the blur away, he glanced down to the weight by his side. He saw a head full of dark hair and the machine picked up his rapid heart rate.

His voice was raspy and thick, " Kagome?"

The body moved, turning towards him, brown eyes blinked open slowly, " Are you okay now?"

His disappointment was only slight, the small girl was on his mind a few times during the chaos. " Rin."

She sat up slowly, " Are you in pain? Can I get you something?"

He nodded, " Water."

She smiled, wiping at tears before gingerly getting out of the bed and fetching the pitcher. Tashio walked in the room just as she was pouring water into a cup, " You're awake! How do you feel?"

Rin held the cup to his dry lips, letting him drink slowly, Sesshomaru nodded his thanks. She smiled, handing him the remote for the bed. Slowly he sat it up, looking to his father, " What happened?"

Carefully Rin climbed back in the bed with her caretaker, scooching under his arm. Tashio grinned, " She is so cute."

Sesshomaru winced as she got comfortable but did not complain, " Father, what happened?"

He sighed, " Well, I would love to tell you but..." he grinned, rubbing his neck, " I don't remember."

The young girl sharing his bed glanced up, " Gruff came back to the office and took me to the hospital to see you 2 days ago."

Sesshomaru glanced down, " Is that how long I've been out?"

She nodded, " It's how long everyone been out, only Gruff was okay. I kept going room to room to check on everyone. You're the last to wake up."

Amber eyes glanced over to his elder, " Is Kagome here? Is she okay?"

Tashio nodded, " She's..."

His room door opened, Sesshomaru looked over to the doctor that was checking his chart. He just smiled, his long green hair in a high ponytail, hazel eyes warm, " I'm glad you are awake milord. The west has been on edge since you were admitted."

He checked the machines, " It seems everything is looking well, and your wound healed up a day ago."

He checked his IV drip, " I just want to make sure your white blood cell count is back to normal and then you can go home."

Sesshomaru nodded, " My wife? Is she here?"

The doctor frowned, " Ah yes, the cop."

" I told you doc, not a cop, agent. Better clearance." a feminine voice said.

Kagome walked in the room in nothing but a white beater, sneakers and jeans; but to him she looked like heaven. She smiled at her husband, " Hey hun. You okay?"

Sesshomaru stared at her, afraid he was dreaming, " Kagome."

She smiled and he felt his heard melt, she glanced to her father-in-law, " Can we get the room?"

Tashio nodded, standing, he patted Kagome's shoulder as he and the doctor left. Locking the door, Kagome sighed, before turning back to her hubby, " So, that was crazy right?"

Sesshomaru glanced to her as she sat in the chair his father was in, " What happened after I passed out? My father doesn't remember."

She just nodded, scratching her eyebrow, " Yeah, no one does, Gruff erased all their memories. Long story short, I came to, set everything on fire and sent Man home."

She leaned onto the rail of the bed, " You were hurt pretty bad, I'm happy you're okay."

Sesshomaru shook his head, " Wait, is it safe for you to remember? To say its name?"

She nodded, " Yeah, he's not in me anymore, he's home for good." She touched her chest, " Only Magatsuhi is here."

With a shrug, she sighed, " I'mma miss him, he was my first friend, but I had to choose. And I chose you."

Sesshomaru smirked, " Good choice."

She laughed, folding her arms on the rail and placing her head on them, " There's something I want to tell you, but I don't know if it's too soon. You just woke up."

He raised a brow, " What else could possibly surprise me at this point."

She smiled, then leaned back in her seat, " After you bit me, I was in like a spirit dream or something. I was there with Man's version of me. The older me was trying to convince the younger brainwashed me that Man was really the bad guy. She showed me his hate and anger and loneliness. And in his loneliness, I saw what I loved. You."

His hand reached up and touched hers, she laughed, slapping it away, " Don't get sappy on me."

She reached into her pocket, " Anyways, I thought the flames were showing me you because I love you. But once I woke up here, I realized, they were showing me you because they are a part of you too."

He frowned, confused, " What?"

Kagome just smiled, handing him the paper in her hand. Sesshomaru glanced at her, taking it and flipping it open. It was an ultrasound. Three forming figures inside of a sac.

He sat up in the bed, pain suddenly forgotten, " You're pregnant?"

Kagome nodded, then shook her head, " I don't know how." she rolled her eyes, " I mean, obviously sex but I was told I couldn't have kids."

It made sense, his seed was power based, and Kagome was the strongest woman he ever laid with. Sesshomaru smiled, " I don't care, I love you and I'm happy."

Kagome smiled wide, nodded, tears springing to her eyes, " Okay."

" Come here." he whispered, pulling her closer, kissing her lips.

Rin cleared her throat as the couple made out in front of her, making her uncomfortable. " Can I help raise them?"

Kagome laughed, pulling away, " Of course kid, they're going to need their big sister."

Rin smiled, " I'm so happy you found me."

Kagome just smiled, she leaned over and kissed her forehead, " I was just doing my job."

Sesshomaru grinned, touching her neck, making her kiss him again, " You're officially on maternity leave, I hope you realize that."

She laughed, " Naraku's still out there."

" He can wait."

Rin laughed, " Can we go home now?"

Kagome nodded, looking to her husband, " Can we?"

He smirked, enjoying how she still submitted to her alpha, " Let's go home."

She smiled, leaning over to whisper, " By the way, Man made me rob the national bank to bribe a pilot. I got a bag with 500k stashed away; Can I keep it?"

Sesshomaru laughed, shaking his head as he laid back on the bed for a bit more rest, " You're crazy."

" But you love me though, right?"

" Don't bait me, I'm never saying it again."

Rin laughed, " This family is so weird."

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