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Sesshomaru tried to ignore his brother's smirk as they all waited for the baby to be born. It had been hours and Melissa had dozed off on his shoulder. Inuyasha kept smirking at them, clearly wanting to say something but knowing now wasn't the time. Every time Inuyasha smirked Sesshomaru glared, but neither brother said anything.

Suddenly Inuyasha jumped up and turned toward the house and Sesshomaru shook Melissa awake.

"What?" Melissa asked rubbing her eyes. "Has the baby been born?"

"It is time, Keade just told Kagome to get ready to push." Even as he spoke he heard Kagome grunting as she strained to push her baby out.

Everyone was on pins and needles as they waited. The dogs could hear Kagome's pained groans as she labored to birth the baby. Every so often Sesshomaru would tell Melissa what was being said inside. Then as Keade told her the head was visible she screamed in pain.

"Inuyasha, I know you can hear me. You're never touching me again you son of a bitch! Sit! Owwww, dammit, SIT!" Kagome screeched drawing knowing smiles from every mother in earshot of the little house. Kagome screamed again as Keade urged her to push.

Kagome stopped screaming and there was silence for the space of a heartbeat. Just as Inuyasha was starting to panic they heard the gasping first cry of his newborn baby. His face lit up in excitement! He didn't wait to be called, he ran into his house.

"Inuyasha, we have not yet called ye."

"Kagomesama still must deliver the afterbirth and be washed, Inuyashasama."

Inuyasha quickly backed out of his house. He was white as rice and turning green. Kagome had been laying against the far wall facing the door with her legs up and naked from the waist down. Neither Keade nor Rin had been working between them at the moment, meaning he got an eyeful that he wished he hadn't.

"Sesshomaru, if you ever have pups don't enter the birthing room until they call you!" Inuyasha told him, looking as though her were scarred for life.

"I would never even consider such an action!" his brother replied loftily.

Melissa smirked and crossed her arms as she looked from one to the other. "In America men tougher!"

"What do you mean by that?"

"In America father in birth room with mother. Keep mother calm and watch baby born."

"You Americans are fucking nuts!" Inuyasha replied shaking his head. "Why would a man willingly watch that?"

"Is beautiful thing."

"What I just saw wasn't beautiful! It looked like raw liver coming out of her gaping... Ugh, I think I'm gonna be sick!" He exclaimed holding his stomach as though truly nauseated. A short while later Rin and Keade emerged with something smelling of blood in a small basket and bloody bedding in another.

"She has been cleaned Inuyasha, ye may see her and your child now." Keade told the new father.

Rin smiled at her own adoptive father. "I will talk to you later my lord, but Rin must wash and help Keadesama bury the placenta first."

"Humans do not eat their placentas?" He asked. Everyone stared at him like he was nuts, looking slightly disgusted by the idea but Keade.

"Human women differ from dogs in many respects Sesshomaru. This, apparently, is one of those differences. No, humans would find such an act distasteful. Come Rin, we have much to do, child."

"Right, see you soon my lord." She chirped brightly and trotted away after Keade while Inuyasha went inside to meet his new baby. They talked softly amongst themselves for several minutes then Sesshomaru stood, suggesting the take a walk. Melissa accepted his hand to stand then they heard Inuyasha at his door.

"Hey, Come in here, Kagome want's you to meet the baby." Then he was gone, had walked back to his wife's side.

"Go on in, Melissa. I will wait for you."

"You not come meet baby?"

"No. It is not my place to intrude upon their private moment. I believe I can trust Inuyasha to keep you safe within his own house. Go. Meet the baby."

She looked like she wanted to argue, but then she shook her head and went onto the little house. He turned to walk away but was stopped by a voice calling his name. He hadn't even realized Jaken was gone until the little kappa returned looking pleased with himself.

"Mi'lord, I have camp all set up for your arrival when you and Melissa decide to retire. I even took it upon myself to find food for her so she will not have to forage tonight."

"She will appreciate that." Sesshomaru informed the kappa with a nod of approval. Jaken beamed with pride, from Sesshomaru this was extravagant praise.

As they spoke something tapped against the back of Sesshomaru's leg. He turned and looked down at Sango's son. He had not realized the child was no longer a baby but a toddler, he had apparently given his mother the slip. He stared up at Sesshomaru with a thumb in his mouth and a stick held in the other hand and sniffled. Then he raised his stick and swung it like a sword against the daiyukai's leg.

"Why you little brat! Show some respect you..."

"Jaken!"

"Yes mi' lord?"

"He is only playing. Tell me little warrior, are you attempting to slay this Sesshomaru?" He asked the little boy.

The child sniffled again and giggled then began chanting "Say oggy, say oggy." as he tapped Sesshomaru's leg with his stick.

Then his stick snapped in half. He looked at it then held it up for Sesshomaru to see. He sniffled again.

"You have broken your weapon. What will you do now my little warrior?" Sesshomaru asked taking a small step towards the child, an amused grin threatening to creep up on his face.

The child craned his head back to look up at the youkai and started to wobble. Sesshomaru knelt down and placed his hand on the child's tiny shoulder to steady him. The child continued to stare at him and sniffled again. Then, frustrated with his difficulty breathing he squinted one eye and bared his teeth, making a truly comic face as he jammed one finger up his nose.

He dug for all it was worth and when he withdrew his finger he extracted a long, sticky, bright green booger. He stared at it then held it out to Sesshomaru for his inspection.

"That is quite disgusting." Sesshomaru replied matter of factly.

The child moved his hand toward his face and opened his mouth. Sesshomaru grabbed the tiny wrist and pulled it back. "That is not food."

He looked around and spotted his teeny servant. "Jaken, come closer."

"Aye m'lord. What do you wish of me my lord?" Sesshomaru wiped the booger from the child's hand on Jaken's kimono. It was interesting to watch his face as his desire to please Sesshomaru battled with his revulsion at being used as a living snot rag.

"Your presence is no longer necessary."

"Aye m'lord, thank you m'lord!" Jaken exclaimed then ran away toward the river to wash.

The child laughed and the grin Sesshomaru had been trying to suppress could no longer be denied. "Yes, he is quite amusing to taunt. That is one reason I keep him around."

The child looked at the stick in his hand then waved it at Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru stared at the boy who stuck a thumb in his mouth and waved his stick at him again. When the child waved his stick a third time Sesshomaru curiously held out his hand and the child placed the stick in his palm.

Sesshomaru stared at the stick in his hand like a rare treasure as memories of playing with his father flooded his mind. For a moment he couldn't breath. Why would the child have given him his toy? "You wish to play with this Sesshomaru?"

The child gave no answer, he merely stared at Sesshomaru with expectant eyes as he sucked his thumb. Sesshomaru gave the stick a gentle toss and it landed several feet away in the grass. The child looked at the stick then at Sesshomaru. "Go get the stick."

The child retrieved the play thing and Sesshomaru gave it another toss, urging him to retrieve it once more. They played this game for several minutes until Aisuko decided not to relinquish his hold on it. Sesshomaru attacked the child's belly with his free hand and he let go of the stick as he covered his belly laughing.

Sesshomaru smirked at his small victory. Then suddenly the boy fell backward on his butt. He looked surprised for a moment then screwed up his face and began to cry.

"That could not possibly have hurt that badly." He told the child, picking him up anyway. As he lifted the boy Aisuko somehow got his stick back and waved it around in triumph.

"Hn. You are a manipulative little brat, aren't you? You will soon learn it is not wise to taunt a youkai." He threatened playfully. Holding the child with one arm he began attacking the boy's belly and ribcage with his fingertips while the boy screamed with laughter and wiggled in his grasp.

Aisuko tapped the stick against Sesshomaru's head and the youkai decided to play along. Grabbing his forehead he exclaimed "It is a death blow, you have slain this Sesshomaru! Now that I am vanquished and can do you no harm perhaps it is time we find your..."

The word 'mother' died on his lips as he turned around. Shit. How long had they been watching? Both the monk and the slayer wore dumbstruck expressions better suited to his brother than the intelligent people Sesshomaru knew them to be. He wordlessly approached them and held the child out to his mother.

"Were... were you just playing fetch with my son?" Sango asked as she took her boy in her arms.

"My own father played it with me for many years to develop tracking, obedience, and many other skills. It is a fine game for a child his age. Or should I have allowed him to wander off unsupervised?"

"I didn't mean to offend you. It's just that humans usually don't play fetch with kids. We usually play that with dogs."

"As did your son."

Sango was silent for a moment as she processed that statement. "You're right. Thanks for watching him, I thought we was asleep. I'm having difficulty keeping track of him. More than I ever did with his sisters."

"To find your girls is simple, one must simply follow their trail of destruction."

Both young parents laughed. "Inuyasha say's the same thing. I really thought next to defeating Naraku raising children would be no problem."

"Speaking of which should you not be hunting for them?"

Miroku held up two rope ends in his hand. "They're right..." He trailed off as he was the other ends lying in the dirt. "They're loose. Please excuse me."

"I told you to tie the knots behind their backs!" Sango called after her husband.

"Kagome told us in her time some people put leashes on their kids. We figured it was worth a shot. Could you hold him for just a moment?" Sango asked thrusting the baby back into Sesshomaru's arms as she darted off to go vomit.

"Thanks, Sesshomaru." She replied upon her return as she took her son back. "You know you're really good with kids. Melissa is a lucky girl, you're going to be a great father someday. Where is she anyway?"

"Kagome has birthed her child and Inuyasha invited her to meet it."

"The invitation was meant for both of you, dumbass." Inuyasha called from his door with his baby in his arms.

"Is pretty baby!" Melissa exclaimed skipping up to him and Sango.

"Your son is healthy?" Sesshomaru asked as his brother approached.

"What son? I have a beautiful baby daughter!" Inuyasha declared with pride.

It was not what Sesshomaru expected. She was a human girl with thick white hair, but not what he'd call beautiful. She was a dark blotchy red color. Her head looked misshapen and he features were oddly squished in appearance. She blinked up at them with Kagome's eyes and drifted back to sleep.

After meeting his niece Sesshomaru stepped aside so the villagers coming forward could meet their lord's daughter. They all cooed over her. Was it all sanctimonious ass kissing, or did they truly think she was beautiful?

The monk sidled up to him with a child under each arm. "I know what you're thinking Sesshomaru, and yes, we all think she is pretty. Or she will be once she recovers from the trauma of being born. Most of us have seen a newborn before, they all come out kind of squished looking."

"Isn't she pretty, my lord?" Rin asked skipping up to his side. He heard Inuyasha announce that they had decided to name the child after his mother. Sesshomaru moved closer and looked at her again. She did look a bit like Izyoi, if Izyoi had been shoved face first into a wall and held there for the best part of a year.

Then a smell caught his attention and he looked back down at the little girl beside him. He placed a hand on her head to hold her still then bent forward to examine her scent. When had that happened?! When had his tiny, little girl begun to smell like a woman? She'd bleed before summer returned. By this time next year he'd have to choose a husband for her and give her away.

The realization was like a dagger being twisted in his heart. He looked over at his brother, the pure joy on Inuyasha's face as he rocked his daughter. Then at the slayer and monk with their children. He felt a pang of jealousy. He looked over at Melissa and wished she could bare a child, not for her own sake, but his as well. He wanted a baby.