Chapter 23: I Couldn't Want for Anything More

"Awwwwww!" Kagome coos as she holds up a pair of pink ballet slippers for a newborn.

"Awwwww!" All the woman, and Jakotsu, in the room coo back as they stare at the small shoes.

"Are they almost done?" Miroku groans as Katsuo runs his toy fire truck up his leg.

Inuyasha turns away from the scene in front of him to look at his friend. Majority of the men are sitting in the back of his restaurant as Kagome opens the gifts that everyone had gotten for their daughter. The restaurant is decorated in pink, green, and white streamers, balloons, and table clothes. The baby shower was almost over; they had played several games, ate, and are now opening presents.

"Yeah, Kagome only has one more present," Inuyasha states as he crosses his arms.

"What aren't you up there helping her?" Bankotsu asks as he shoves cake into his mouth.

"Opening up present and being amazed about baby stuff is her thing," he responds as he turns around and looks at the white banner over Kagome's head. In pink letters it read: Welcome to the World, Inume Kari Takahashi.

"You won't be saying that when your daughter is born," Suikotsu states, causing Inuyasha to turn around and glare at him.

"Why yo-"

"Inuyasha, Kagome wants you," Sango states as she hands her husband a sleeping Aki. Her other daughter, Arina, was in Ayame's arms playing with a toy cube.

"Okay, Katsuo, stay here," Inuyasha states as he stands up and walks towards the front of the room, he walks passed his parents and mother-in-law as he makes his away to Kagome who's standing up. He smiles as he stares at her, her stomach is sticking out of the long sleeve pink and green dress she's wearing. Her hair is in a high ponytail and the only makeup she has on is pink eyeshadow.

"We got some great stuff," she tells him as she reaches out to grasp his hand.

"I saw," he replies as he glances at the table filled with baby clothes, diapers, toys, and towels.

"First of all, I just want to thank our parents and Rin for planning this baby shower. It was amazing!" Kagome gushes. "Next, I want to thank everyone who's supported me through this pregnancy," she says as she drops Inuyasha's hand to place a hand on her stomach. "It wasn't an easy one, but by next week, it'll all be worth it." She pats her stomach before turn to look at her husband. "But I also want to thank this great man."

"Awww! Don't make me blush dear," Inuyasha says as Kagome wraps her hands around his arm. She rolls her eyes as everyone laughs.

"And here I was, going to compliment you, saying how lucky I am to have you, and that I love you."

"Keh, right back at wench," he says as he bends down to kiss her.

"Awwww!"

"Yuckie!"

Kagome and Inuyasha pull away, laughing as they turn their heads to see their son standing in front of them while sticking his tongue out.

"Sorry baby," Kagome says with a giggle as Korari quickly walks forward and grabs her grandson. He squeals as she starts to tickle him.

"Sorry everyone, pregnancy has made me more emotional than usual," Kagome tells her guests with a giggle as she leans against her husband's arms. "But besides that, we just want to thank everyone for coming out this afternoon to cel-" she starts to say but pauses, causing Inuyasha to turn his head to look down at her.

"Kagome, what's-" He begins to ask but stops as Kagome digs her nails into his arm as she leans into his side. "Hey, what's wrong?"

"I think my contractions are starting up again," she says as she squeezes her eyes shut before they widen as she feels a pop sensation in her lower stomach.

"Wait! You were havi-" Inuyasha starts to say put a splash on the hardwood floor stops him.

"Oh my gosh!" Rin and Sango squeal as water runs down Kagome's legs and flows onto the floor.

"Ohhhhhh! Mama pee pee!" Katsuo shouts as he turns around and looks at his grandma Rari.

"Shit!" Inuyasha curses as he quickly guides Kagome to a chair. "Hey, breathe for me," he says as he notices Kagome squeezing her eyes shut. He sits her down in her chair before grouching down in front of her.

"It really hurts," she defends as she opens her eyes and stares at her husband's concerned ones.

"Remember our breathing techniques, right? In and out, in and out," he coaches as he places a hand on the back of her neck. He could tell that she was already getting hot.

"I got her a cool towel," Izayoi states as she hands it to Inuyasha. Inuyasha grabs it and places it on the back of her neck.

"The paramedics are on their way, but there was a huge accident on the highway. It could take them fifteen to thirty minutes to get here," Ayame says as she stands behind Inuyasha.

"We'll wa-"

"We can't," Kagome interjects, causing Inuyasha to quickly look at her.

"What do you mean, Kag-"

"Ahhhhh!" Her screams interrupt his sentence. She crouches forward and squeezes his hand.

"Do you think Kagome's going to make it to the hospital?" Rin worriedly asks as she looks at her fiancé.

"Well judging by how hard she's squeezing Inuyasha's hand, I'm gonna say no," Sesshomaru says as Korari walks passed him and to her daughter.

"Kagome, we have to get you to the hospital," Inuyasha coaches as he tries to get her to stand up.

"No," she growls as another contraction attacks her body. She bites her lip to control the scream that was about to escape her mouth. She takes a deep breath before looking at her husband. "She's wants out and she wants out now."

"But in my restaurant?" He whines as he goes back to crouching in front of her.

"Inume doesn't care." Kagome groans in pain as she leans back in her seat. "She wants out now," she repeats.

Inuyasha bites his bottom lip as he looks at his wife. He could tell that she was in a lot of pain and judging on how fast the contractions were coming, their daughter would be here in less than an hour. "Fuck," he mutters with a frown. "I'm going to take you to my office, okay?" Kagome nods as she opens her eyes and looks at him.

"Everything's going to be okay, Kagome," he says as he bends over and gives her a kiss on her sweaty head. "You trust me?" she gives a shaky nod in response, causing Inuyasha to gently pick her up. She hisses at the movement before wrapping her arms around his neck.

"Okay, let's go do this," he says as he slowly walks his way to the back of the restaurant. Korari and Izayoi quickly follow after him.

"Mama!" Katsuo shouts as he raises his arm in the direction his mother was being carried off to.

"She's going to be okay, Kat," Inu No Taisho states as he walks towards the table that they were previously sitting at. "Rin can you grab his coat?"

"Sure," she says with a nod.

"Where are you taking him?" Sesshomaru asks his father.

"Down the street to get him some ice cream or something. He'll probably get scared once Kagome starts screaming again," he responds as Katsuo's ears twitch as he hears his mother's scream.

"Mama," he mumbles as he turns his body in the direction of the screams.

"Okay, everyone! Sorry, but the party is over!" Sango shouts. She lets out a sigh of relief as people start to put on their coats and gathering their belongings.

"I'll go outside and wait for the ambulance," Ayame tells Rin as she helps Katsuo put on his coat. Rin nods in response as Sota helps his grandfather put his coat on as well.

"Well that was exciting," Bankotsu states as he walks behind his brothers.

"I'll say," Jakotsu responds as he holds the door open for a few of Kagome's friends.

"I wonder how Kagome is holding up," Bankotsu's girlfriend, Yura, says as she walks through the door Jakotsu is holding for her. "No drugs or medication, I bet that's hell."

"Trust me, it is," Ayame tells her with a slight giggle.

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Ten Minutes Later

With Kagome

"PUSH!" Korari shouts from her position between her daughter's leg. Kagome lets out a glass-shattering scream as she crunches her body forward and pushes with all her might. Her screams turn into pants as she falls back into her husband's chest.

"You're doing great," Inuyasha mumbles against Kagome's head. Currently, they (Inuyasha, Kagome, Korari, and Izayoi) are on the floor in Inuyasha's office. Inuyasha is leaning his back against the front of his desk, as Kagome lays in between his legs, pushing their daughter out of her body. Korari is between her legs, guiding the entrance of their little one into the world while his mother is sitting next to Korari assisting her with anything that she needs. There's a bowl of water, towels, and a pair of scissors next to her.

'Thank Kami Korari's a retired nurse,' Inuyasha thinks as his wife looks up at him with a look of hatred in her eyes.

"Fuck you," she crooks. He winces before looking at his mother and mother-in-law. His mother gives him a small smile before turning to look at Korari.

"The head is out, come on dear, you got a few more pushes and she's out."

"Come on, Kagome. You can do this," Izayoi coaches.

Kagome nods as she grasps her husband's hands again before leaning forward and pushing. She pushes and screams for nearly a minute before falling back into Inuyasha's chest.

"It hurts," she cries. Inuyasha lets out a small whimper as he gazes down at her red, tired face. Tears run down her cheeks as he leans in and nuzzles his nose into her neck.

"Kagome, you're so strong; you can do this. Don't do it for me but for her, for Inume" he mumbles into her neck before giving her a kiss on the cheek. Kagome lets out a sob before nodding. She grabs his hands again before leaning up and pushing again.

"One more push dear and she's here."

"One more push, Kagome! You can do it!"

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

"Whhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

"That's our baby," Kagome moans as she falls into her husband's chest again in pure exhaustion.

"Yeah," he absently says as he looks at the crying newborn that his mother and mother-in-law are cleaning off. They quickly cut and tie the umbilical cord, before they careful lay the crying baby on Kagome's chest.

"She's really upset," Izayoi jokingly says as Korari starts to clean up the afterbirth and any other mess that was caused during the delivery.

"Hi baby," Kagome whispers she lifts her arm and runs her fingers up and down her daughter bare, pink back. She giggles as her daughter continues to cry. "She has lungs like her daddy."

"Keh," Inuyasha says with a huge grin on his face. "She's beautiful."

Their daughter, Inume, had to be about 20 inches long; she had long legs and arms. Her wet silver hair is matted down to her head. Her black doggy ears are laying on her head as well. Her tail is slightly wet, but fluffy and matches the same color of her uncle and grandfather. She also had black eyebrow with long black lashes. They hadn't seen her eyes yet, but they were secretly hoping that they were a dark blue like Kagome's. They were amazed on how their daughter looked like a perfect mixture of the both of them. But most of all, they were happy that she seemed and looked healthy.

"She is," Kagome whispers as she continues to comfort her daughter. Korari and Izayoi smile at the two before quietly walking out the room. Kagome smiles as her daughter's screams turn into soft whimpers. "That's it baby, go to sleep. We had a long day."

"You did great," Inuyasha mutters as he places a hand over Kagome's hand. She smiles at the warmth of his hand.

"I sure did," she mutters, causing her husband to chuckle as he kisses the side of her head.

"Two silver head babies out, eight more to go."

"Eight?! No way, Takahashi! Not even in your dreams!"

Inuyasha silently chuckles at her outburst; luckily it hadn't wakened their daughter.

"I'll give you two more, but that's it," she replies sleepily as she starts to close her eyes.

"Even if you don't, Katsuo and Inume are enough," Inuyasha mumbles as he watches his two favorite girls sleep. He smiles down at them before giving his wife another kiss on the head.

"I couldn't want for anything more."

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A/N:

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Baby Inume Takahashi has finally arrived! Whoot Whoot! \^-^/

Sorry for the late post…. My life, once again, got busy. But I hope you guys like the chapter and hopefully the next chapter won't take me forever to write. Also, sorry for any misspelling/grammar errors.

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Responses to reviewers from Chapter 22:

Angel-the-hedge: Merry Late Christmas to you as well. ^0^. Thanks for the review.

Youkai55: For the next few chapters, I'll be sure to showcase how cute the Takahashi kids are! ^0^. And it might take Rin a minute to push out a little one. Thank you for the review.

WildHeart44: You're welcome and I'm glad you liked it. I like that name too! And Katsuo was just shoving his face into Sesshomaru's mokomoko. Who wouldn't want to feel all that fluffy? Lol! Thanks for the review.

Susu-anon:Thanks for the idea. I'm sure there will be a chapter or two of Inuyasha trying to impress his kids. Thanks for the review!

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NarukoSon: Sadly, no Christmas baby. Thanks for the warm holiday wishes. I hope your bread pudding turned out good! : ). Thanks for the review.

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