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Chapter 4
What is the meaning of this? How can she be pregnant? How can that pup have my aura? I wondered in both shock and amazement.
We are its sire. It's our pup.
Do not be foolish.
OUR PUP! I feel it.
Impossible that wench is not my mate, nor will she ever be. Whatever trickery this is I will see to its end. Insufferable beast, I highly doubt that whatever that witch conjured is ours, or do you need a lesson on how pups are made? I thought irritably.
Grr. Give pup some of our youkai's aura and see how it responds to it.
I kneeled down next to the unconscious female, placed my hand on her still flat stomach, and did just as my beast suggested. Instead of fighting my aura, the pup's aura bended, yielding to my youki, accepting me as it sire.
But how? I pondered. How can this pup contain both This Sesshoumaru's and the half-breed's aura without the consummation required to sire a pup?
*Flashback*
I kneeled down to the dying Inu Demon, but moved away immediately as she sliced this Sesshomaru on the leg drawing blood into her hands.
"Himiko what…" before Kagome could finish, I saw Himiko's claw tear into Kagome's arm drawing more blood into the already bloody hand. She pulled away the necklace around her neck into the same hand.
*End of Flashback*
"Wait!" I pulled my eyes away from the wench's stomach to her face just as she shot up from her state of unconsciousness, her face falling a few inches away from mine.
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"Wait" I screamed, shooting up from the ground to come inches away from Sesshomaru's face.
I moved my hand to lie on my stomach and felt the new aura that was beating there; it felt like my mixed with something. What could it be? And then it came to me
"Sesshomaru?"
"It seems that you have regained consciousness" Sesshomaru said with his usual poker face, but what escaped my attention was that he didn't attempt to move away from me.
The next words stumbled out of me before I could fully process their meaning, "Well, hello Captain Obvious".
"Huh". His voice was low and the stoic mask, that seemed to be a permanent expression of his, remained as his brow rose. Despite the lack of response, he continued to stay in his current position imitating a rock at its best.
That's it? No sassy remark or condescending comment? I thought in amazement. Willing myself to forget his uncharacteristic behavior, I set my sights on another uncharacteristic movement by the demon lord himself, "Ano, Sesshomaru, why is your hand on my stomach?"
That seemed to yank him out of whatever trance he was under, because as soon as the words left my mouth, he stood up, took a few steps back, and turned away from me.
For a few minutes he stayed silent, as if expecting me to retract the question, but I just waited. Eventually he answered.
"It seems you are carrying 'our' pup" he said as if it was the simplest thing in the world.
My brain literally took a detour into the land of shock and confusion. How could this have happened? Okay Kagome, think this through. A light came out of Himiko, the light went into me, then when I woke up I felt a new aura in my stomach, Himiko said that her pup was in me and now Sesshomaru is saying that I am carrying his pup. WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING?
"The wench that died, seemed to have transferred her pup into you and with the blood that she slashed out of us made it into our kin" he continued, like there wasn't a panicking female behind him.
"Bu...But" I stammered trying to make sense of this situation.
He turned around to face me and spoke slowly, "But what seems more interesting is the fact that you no longer smell of half-breed, not completely full demon, but somewhere in between"
"Have you lost your mind?" I asked. He was insane for believing that someone could change the type of youkai they were. It was simply unheard of!
"This Sesshomaru's mind is in perfect condition, but if you require proof just look at your appearance" he responded nonchalantly.
I sprang across the field into the wood searching for the source of water that I knew was close by. However, I failed to notice the new clarity the sounds came with and how easily I could Identify the smells that surrounded me; in my current state of confusion.
When I finally reached the lake, I wasted no time, dropping down in front of the water, eager to see what the demon lord meant by my change of appearance. My reflection was a little more than astonishing.
There in the water, was the image of a girl that looked very much like me, but with deep sea blue markings that resembled the ones on Sesshoumaru's face. The difference between the two was that mine contained one single strip on each cheek while Sesshoumaru had two. My hair, which was once jet black and wavy like the sea, had a new shine to it and now flowed down more fluidly undisturbed by any imperfections. The only proof remaining symbolizing that I once was a half-breed were my black ears that still remained on top of my head.
"Do you see it now?" I almost jumped out of my skin as I heard the voice that I knew belonged to Sesshomaru.
Just take a deep breath Kagome.
I turn around and faced Sesshomaru with new determination.
But as soon as I looked him in the eyes a voice in my head purred Mate.
"What!? I jumped up in surprise. I had completely forgotten that I had a new beast in me.
"What are you screaming at?" Sesshomaru asked with a raise eyebrow.
"I'm still not used to having a beast in my head" I answered back
He's strong. We want him. Mate
"Shut up you stupid beast!" I screamed once more, completely forgetting that it was all in my head, and with that it went silent- at least for now.
As soon as I saw the frown begin to mark Sesshomaru's face, I said softly "Sorry, it's just I'm not used to having this new beast in me, even though she claims to know me already".
"Interesting" With that he turned around and commanded "Come" as he continued to walk away.
"Wait! Sesshomaru, where are we going?" I asked, running to his side and falling into pace with his strides.
"To someone that may have answers relating to our current predicament" He said still looking straight ahead as he walked on.
I stopped dead in my tracks, "Sesshomaru what exactly are you planning to do about the pup?" I asked, my hand unconsciously moving in a protective manner toward my stomach. I could feel the faint beat of the pup's heart clearly indicating that the pup growing inside me was only about 2 weeks old.
He turned around to face me, "I will take care of the situation as I see fit, but rest assured no harm will come to the pup. My beast already considers the pup mine revoking that claim and harming what my beast so profoundly considers ours would be dishonorable" and with those final words he pivoted and continued moving forward.
With the weight lifted off my shoulders, I followed him, making a silent oath to Himiko that I will accept the pup inside me as my own and protect it from harm.
Hopefully this person we are meeting has answers.
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