Chapter 3: Sleep is for the Weak

"Honey I'm home," Inuyasha announces as he reaches behind him to the slam door. Just as the door left his hand, Kagome came, running down the hallway.

"Don't sl-"

Slam!

"Whhhhahaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

Kagome sighs as she leans against the door frame to the kitchen.

"Sorry," Inuyasha sincerely says as Kagome glares at him. She huffs before walking to the back of their apartment.

Inuyasha lets a small smile form on his face before walking to the extra room down the hall.

It had been almost a month since they were allowed to take their son home from the hospital. Now, the small family of three live in a three-bedroom apartment that's five miles away from his restaurant, the Shikon No Tama. He was owner and top chef at his restaurant.

Since Katsuo was released from the hospital, they had been catering to the small infant's every need. They made sure he was properly fed, cleaned, and had their eyes on him 24/7. However, in doing so, they lost a lot of sleep, especially Kagome. As typical babies would, their son would cry out at all hours of the night. However, to them, Katsuo cried more than often.

Inuyasha kinda felt bad for his wife; she spent all day looking after and taking care of Katsuo while he worked. Although his job wasn't a walk in the park, he noticed the physically and emotional drain Katsuo was having on Kagome. He had told his mom to stop by in order to relieve her of her motherly duties for the day.

Inuyasha sighs as he walks into the guest room that's filled with boxes and dust. He walks around the boxes and walks towards the safe in the back of the room. He punches in the code before putting his bag filled with knives inside. Once they're securely inside, he walks out the room and towards the bedroom.

Currently, it was ten at night and he looked forward to spending the night eating dinner and taking a hot shower.

He walks into the room to see Kagome standing in front of their dresser, tying up her hair.

"You got Katsuo back to sleep?"

"Yup."

"That quickly?"

"He was just startled by the noise of the door," Kagome says, sending her husband a glare. "However, after he noticed that I walked into the room, he stopped crying. I just had to rub his back and he was out like a light."

"Hmmm," Inuyasha hums as he takes off his black coat. "How was your day?" he asks.

"Good. Your mom came over and played with Katsuo. Sango was going to come over but she didn't feel well and didn't want to get Katsuo sick."

"Hmm," Inuyasha hums as Kagome ties her hair into a bun.

"There's dinner in the fridge. Some baked chicken and rice."

Inuyasha nods as he starts taking off his chef coat.

"Can you watch Katsuo? I'm going to take a shower really quick. By the time I'm done, he should be waking up for his feeding."

"Keh. The mommy role really fits you. Who would have thought?"

"Hardy, hardy, har."

Inuyasha smiles as he walks towards her and sits on the bed. He grabs her wrist and yanks her to stand in between his legs.

"What?" Kagome annoyingly asks.

"I love you."

"Who wouldn't?" Kagome responds with a smirk. She leans down and gives him a kiss before turning around and walking away from him. She grabs her pajama wear off the dresser before walking out the room.

"Keh. That women," Inuyasha mumbles with a soft smile as he stands up and walks out the room to get dinner.

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Later that Night

Inuyasha rolls over and grasps the space next to him. He expected to feel the warm body of his wife. Instead, he was met with air.

He raises a brow and opens his eyes. "Kagome?"

He sits up and leans over to grab the baby monitor on Kagome's nightstand. He turns it on and hears Kagome's soft voice singing to their son.

Hush, little baby, don't say a word.
Mama's gonna buy you a mockingbird

And if that mockingbird won't sing,
Mama's gonna buy you a diamond ring

And if that diamond ring turns brass,
Mama's gonna buy you a looking glass

And if that looking glass gets broke,
Mama's gonna buy you a billy goat

He sighs as he rolls over and places the baby monitor on his nightstand.

"Whhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Whhhahaahahahaaaaaaaaaaa!"

"What's the matter my Kat? You're not hungry, your diaper isn't dirty. So why are you crying? Huh baby? Tell mommy."

Inuyasha gets out of their bed and walks out their bedroom and down the hall to the room diagonal from their bedroom. He walks into the well decorated blue and grey nursery and sees Kagome standing in the middle of the room, rocking their son. He's wrapped in a blue blanket as he cries out his discomfort.

"Hey."

"Hey," Kagome whispers back as she tries to stop their crying son. She was beyond frustrated, annoyed, desperate, sad, and confused. Katsuo wouldn't stop crying! This was her third time that night trying to comfort him and to get him to go to sleep. She barely managed to get two hours of sleep.

Hearing the several emotions in her voice, Inuyasha decided to relieve his wife of her nightly duty. He watches her for another second before walking towards her.

"Kagome, go get some sleep," Inuyasha says as he places a hand on his wife's waist.

"Huh?" Kagome questions with a raised brow as she looks at him.

Inuyasha silently winces as he sees her tired face. She has bags underneath her eyes, slight wrinkles on her forehead, and her hair is coming out of her ponytail.

"I'll get him to sleep. You, go get some sleep."

"I'm fine Yash," Kagome states as she continues to rock the crying baby. "Plus, you need to go to sleep. You have work tomorrow."

"I'll be fine," Inuyasha firmly states as he takes his hand off her waist and reaches to cradle their child in his arms.

Kagome opens her mouth to say something, but stops. She did need sleep. She hadn't had a solid night sleep since she gave birth. She sighs and gives the crying baby a kiss on the head before placing her hand on Inuyasha's arms.

"Thank Yash."

"Keh."

Kagome gives him a tired smile before walking out the room. Once she's out the room, Inuyasha focuses on his son.

"Hey little man. Come on, stop crying for daddy," Inuyasha says as he rocks his son while walking around the dark blue nursery. It took nearly ten minutes to get the infant to stop crying. Now, he's letting out soft whimpers as he stares up at his dad.

"There you go buddy," Inuyasha whispers as he continues to silently rock him. "Now, listen here, pup. You need to stop giving your mama a hard time. She's doing her best, being a new mom and all. If you want to give someone a hard time, give it to me. But not her. Okay? Promise? Promise you'll be good to ya mama?"

As if to answer him, Katsuo stops whimpering and starts to close his eyes.

"Yeah. That's a good boy," Inuyasha says as he softly rubs his doggy ear. He stands in place for a few minutes, before putting his infant son into his white crib. He makes such he's properly situated before leaning back and smiling down at his son. He bends down and gives him a kiss on the head before standing up properly. "We love you son."

"Yes, we do."

Inuyasha jumps and turns around to see Kagome leaning against the door frame. Kagome giggles as she looks at him. "Your doggy ears don't work tonight, huh, Takahashi?" She mockingly says as Inuyasha walks towards her.

"Hahaha," Inuyasha mumbles as he places a hand on her waist. "Didn't I tell you to get some sleep?"

"I felt lonely without you being beside me."

"Keh," he responds as Kagome places her hands on his chest.

"I heard what you told him."

"Keh."

"You're doing your best as a dad too."

"Thanks," he states, giving her a smile.

"Now, let's get some sleep before he wakes up in the next hour or so."

"Yes sir," Kagome says as she grabs his hand and leads him down the hallway and towards the bedroom.

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