The Heart of the Nile: Honor and Protect

"No! Its too early!" cried Kagome as tears began to run down her face. She wasn't due for almost another month and she was afraid something terrible was happening to her baby. "Please gods no! You can't come out yet! Oh gods please help me!"

Pain shoots down her tummy making her cry out and her heart begins to race. She tried to get out of the water but the pain was too much. She cries out for help but no one answered or came to her aid. She was terrified. She was all alone delivering her first child and no one was there to help her. It was already a dangerous pregnancy because of the size of the baby so she knew if she didn't get help soon they would die. Twenty minuets had gone by and her contractions continued to more painful and her cries of pain fill the air unanswered. She was still sitting in the tub as it had lost its heat and she was now shivering with pruned fingers and had quivering purple lips.

She could feel the pressure build in lower body as her contractions become closer and closer together. Finally a servant heard one of her cries and came into the room to check on her. When they didn't see her in the main part of the wing they thought they misheard something and began to walk towards the door. When they heard another cry of pain they rushed over to the bathing room and found her shivering in the tub and heavily breathing from labor. The servant then tells her to hold tight as they race to the door to scream down the hall. Their screams were heard by another servant who alerts the guards to go find Sesshomaru and to bring the healers immediately.

The servant then carefully lifted her out of the tub and noticed that the baby was well on its way. Once Kagome was laid on the bed they laid a sheet over top of her naked form and gently rub circles along her back, held her hand and told her encouraging words. Sesshomaru was in a meeting with Inuyasha and the elders discussing the progress of the Southern Kingdom when the servant Jaken burst through the room and yelled that Kagome had gone into labor and to find the healers right away. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru burst out of the room with Jaken fast on their heals. As they ran Jaken informed them that she had been found in the bathing tub and it appeared that she had been in labor by herself for over an hour!

Inuyasha looked over to his brother as they ran and for the first time in his life he saw fear in his brothers face. He was very pale, almost greenish-gray in color. He himself felt sick to his stomach with the thought of Kagome being by herself in labor for over an hour. Anything could have happened and she could still be very much in danger. They burst through the door and were instantly greeted by her screaming and servants rushing about the room with hot water basins and towels. Kikyo had arrived just before them and was sitting on the bed next to her helping her through her contraction. Sesshomaru came up on the side of the bed, took her hand and looked into her sickly face.

Kagome was feverish and clammy. She had sweat on her face and her breathing was hard. Her lips were still slightly purple from being in the bathing tub and she was slightly shivering from her damp hair and wet sheet. Sesshomaru thought he was going to explode. She looked so weak and he was terrified if she was going to make it or not. He should have never listened to her warning and never left her side. It was then the healers arrived and ushered out Inuyasha, Kikyo and the servants who had been helping until they arrived. They were about to send Sesshomaru out when he gave them a look that told them otherwise. The healers removed her soaking wet sheet and replaced it with a dry blanket to help warm her up.

They then had Sesshomaru come up behind her to support her back and to give her some of his body heat. With Kagome now resting on her husbands chest her hands gripped his raised knees one both her sides and she continued to work through the pain. With the healers helping coach her and the now warm blanket and extra body heat Kagome's labor slowly progressed in the right direction. Hours went by as she struggled through the pain. The healers could finally see the crown of the baby and told her it wouldn't be much longer. Sesshomaru rubbed her arms, kissed her shoulders, neck, cheek, and forehead the entire time as she contracted.

He would whisper sweet words of encouragement and tell her how much he was proud, sorry and loved her. After another hour of pushing Kagome pushed one final time and the baby's head and shoulders passed allowing the rest of the baby to follow right after. Water and blood poured from her as the pressure finally released. Little cries were heard in the room as they cut its cord and rushed to wash the birth off. Once the baby was clean they wrapped it in a soft yellow blanket and brought it over to the resting couple on the bed. The healer helped Kagome learn how to hold the little bundle in her arms arms as she said,

"Congratulations, it's a boy! The line of King' s will continue onto another generation." After the announcement was made loud hoots and hollers were heard all over the room as they celebrated.

One of the assistants ran over to the door and shouted the successful delivery and the sex of the baby causing the rest of the palace to erupt in celebration. All was going well until Kagome began to hunch over in pain again as a healer took the baby from her arms, passed him to a servant to watch over in the corner, and began checking over her. Kagome began to pass more water and blood as she worked through the pain. The healer than placed their hands inside her and checked to feel for tearing. It was there she felt a blockage in the way.

"Hold up ladies we're not through yet." The head healer said. The bed then was surrounded by her assistants once more as they began to replace the basins with clean water and ran for more towels. Kagome cried out in pain again as her breathing once more picked up.

"What do you mean its not over yet? Is my wife ok? What is going on?" Sesshomaru yelled as he held onto Kagome tightly from behind. She was feverish and was very weak from giving birth. He didn't know what was going on and did not like the head healers tone.

"She's doing alright for right now but I'm afraid she is not finished. You my dear Pharaoh have given our Queen another child and it is on the way as we speak."

Kagome then screamed and clutched her body once more as her body prepared itself for another child to pass from her womb. Sesshomaru was speechless. He was excited for another child on the way but he wasn't sure Kagome would be strong enough to endure another delivery. She was already so weak and sick. He made the decision right there to do everything he could to help Kagome along with this delivery. Since watching most of his firstborn's just moments ago he knew what to expect and readied himself past the shock, fear and nausea. Holding her tightly he ran his hands up and down her arms as she gripped his legs tightly once more. He could already see bruising on them but he didn't care. She needed him. He kissed her again and whispered sweet words.

He rubbed her tummy and shoulders as she came out of her pushing. This child was coming a lot faster than the first and was already in the beginning stages of crowning. However the head healer noticed it was stuck on its umbilical cord and quickly had Kagome get up onto her hands and knees. Kagome's legs and arms were shaking as she pushed through the exhaustion and pain. She had to get her baby out even if it killed her. She would do anything to save her baby. Sesshomaru knelt on the bed next to her and rubbed one hand up and down her back as his other arm helped support her tired weight. Soon the baby's head was passed and Sesshomaru watched in fascination and pride as the rest of his other son was born from his mother.

"Another boy! The gods be praised! Both healthy as can be!" cried the head healer as she passed him back to be cleaned. Once again the news spread quickly of the other prince being born and the palace was shouting and dancing in celebration.

After passing her afterbirth Kagome passed out on the bed. Seeing that she was not responding to their calls and continued to leak water and blood they quickly went into examine. They needed to stop the bleeding quickly or she would die. The healers who were not around the bed then lead Sesshomaru over to a chair in the corner and placed both of his sons into his arms. They then quickly went to Kagome's aid as they did everything they could to stop the bleeding. She had already lost too much and they were afraid she was going to bleed out. Sesshomaru just sat in the corner holding his sons. He wanted to be there and support his wife but he could tell by the body language of the healers this was very serious and he needed to stay out of the way.

They moved about the room with towels, medicines, and clean water basins as they tried to heal his wife. He didn't understand what was going on but he knew something wasn't right because the room was very quiet and the head healer was only giving out commands for her assistants to hand her different items. Looking away from them momentarily as they worked he looked down into his twin sons squirming faces. They were both about 9 pounds each and were identical except his oldest who was wrapped in yellow had white hair and blue eyes and his second son was wrapped in green with black hair and yellow eyes. They were a perfect blend of both he and his wife. He was instantly in love with them both.

They had their eyes closed at the moment as they scrunched their faces unhappily, wiggled in their blankets and made little grunting noises. They were hungry and would soon cry for their mother. Looking away from his sons he sees that the healer's body langue has changed to be more relaxed. Whatever they did they fixed the problem and he assumed Kagome was going to be ok. Just when he was about to ask one of them about the status of his wife the head healer moved away from the bed, covered his now sleeping wife's body back up with another clean blanket and walked over to him. She then told him what had happened and how she had stopped the bleeding just in time.

She then told him she needed to stay on bed rest for the next couple of weeks before instructing him how to help his wife breastfeed. After telling him to call for her if she needed anything and that she would be checking on them in a few days she collecting her healing materials and summoned the rest of her assistants out of their room. Leaving the new little family alone for the first time. Sesshomaru quietly walked over to their bed, sat with his back against the bedframe and laid both of his sons out in front of him to watch. They were falling asleep and he hoped they would stay asleep allowing their mother some needed rest. Looking at his wife he was grateful he was sitting on the bed otherwise his legs would have given out from under him.

She was deathly pale from her blood loss. Her face was flushed with fever and had a light sweat on her brow. Hearing his brother and sister-in-law talking to the healer outside the door he slips off of the bed, made sure his sons wouldn't roll off and quietly walked towards the door. Stepping out he sends Kikyo in to sit with Kagome while he talks with his brother. Once seeing Kikyo go through the door everything that had just happened suddenly hits him and he runs over to a large pot in the corner and vomits. His brother runs by his side and pulls his hair back as he again vomits into the pot with shaking shoulders and a vise grip on its rim.

"Wow, brother you alright? What the hell's wrong with you? Did something happen to Kagome?" yelled Inuyasha.

Sesshomaru wiped his hand on his lip removing the last of his spit. He turns his exhausted and emotionally drained face towards his brother making his brother nervous about what he was about to say. Inuyasha had never seen his brother like this except the day Kagome had died and he prayed to the gods she was alright. He loved his brother but knew him to be an emotionless ass and for him to show such emotion towards Kagome he knew that he loved her deeply. He knew if she were to die again he wouldn't probably survive another loss. Sesshomaru then took in a deep breath, looked out in front of him before leaning into his grip on the large pots rim.

"She was very weak through the hole delivery after being stuck in the damn bathing tub by herself for her first hour of labor. The first delivery went fine once the healers got there but our second son got caught up on his umbilical cord making Kagome have to go on her hands and knees to deliver him. The healer said by flipping she must have torn a small part of her womb's lining inside her. As she continued to push him out the tear split causing her to bleed. After she passed our second son she lost consciousness and was bleeding profusely. I didn't know this at the time when they distracted me by handing me my sons and they went to work on her. I sat in the corner watching them as they tried to stop the bleeding. I've never felt so useless." Sesshomaru said almost on the brink of tears.

Inuyasha didn't know what to do and he wasn't sure what his brother was telling him but he didn't like what he was hearing. As his brother continued to tell him what had happened to Kagome his heart dropped into his stomach. Now he knew why his brother was so upset. Not only was he emotional about her being in labor but she had gave birth to two healthy sized sons and was very ill from her first hour of labor. On top of her heavy bleeding. Inuyasha just stood there and listened as his brother confided in him. It wasn't often his brother was this open with him. When he did Inuyasha made sure to be respectful of his brother so he could always be honest with him without fear of judgment. Being royalty you always had to be at your strongest and so in private they both did this for each other and it made their bond stronger as brothers. Sesshomaru then continued his story by saying,

"After a while of sitting there with my sons the head healer walked over to me an told me what happened. My wife almost died again right in front of me and there would have been nothing I could have done to stop it. If the healer hadn't….."

He sucked in a staggered breath and continued by saying,

"If the healer hadn't of caught it in time my sons wouldn't have a mother. I've watched my wife die once already Inuyasha. I do not think I can do it again." Sesshomaru finished before leaning over the pot again hid his face with the vale of his silver hair and empting his stomach once more.

Inuyasha placed his hand on his brother's shoulder as he worked through the remaining adrenaline and emotions through his system. They both did not want to go back into his room without being completely ready. Once Sesshomaru and Inuyasha cleared out a few more things and his stomach and adrenalin had settled down they walked back into the room were Kikyo was sitting on the bed watching his sleeping sons and wife. After thanking Kikyo and Inuyasha had held both of his nephews they walked out of the door leaving Sesshomaru on the bed watching over his sleeping family. As Inuyasha and Kikyo walked back to their wet-nurse, who was taking care of their daughter, Inuyasha informed Kikyo of everything that had happened. After a while Sesshomaru's sons began to stir in their sleep causing Kagome to wake her drowsy eyes open and take in her first glimpses of her baby boys.

"Can you hand them to me please? I am afraid I do not have the strength to lift them." Kagome said quietly.

Sesshomaru then helped his wife to sit up and laid his sons into their mother's arms. She then pulled down the blanket over her naked body and Sesshomaru told her what the healer instructed him. She soon had them both adjusted and they latched onto her swollen breasts hungrily. Their little arms and legs would kick and squirm against each other. They grunted back and forth having their own little conversation as they ate. Sesshomaru then curled up beside his wife with his arm around her shoulders and kissed her temple as they watched their sons eat. It was calm and peaceful on this side of the palace, however they could hear the distant celebration from their balcony of the city bellow.

"I think I know why I could never sleep now." Kagome said with a tired chuckle as she watched her sons kick each other as they ate.

"Hn, indeed. They must have been wrestling the last few months. They will be a handful I can already tell." Sesshomaru said as he took hold of his oldest hand around his pinky.

His hand was so tiny and warm. His bright blue eyes looked up into his gold ones as he ate. A soft smile graced his lip as he looked down at his son. Kagome rested the back of her head on his shoulder as they continued to eat. She was so tired but didn't want to look away from her beautiful boys. No wonder she was as big as a house. She was carrying twins and no one was able to tell her. They had multiple healers tell her she was having one large baby. She couldn't recall any healer telling her differently. It didn't matter now though. They were now safe and were finally together. After a while their little mouths fell from their mother's breasts with full bellies. Their eyes had closed in sleep once more and their little mouths puckered and suckled in their dreams.

"Thank you for being with me while having our sons, I do not think we would have made it if I did not have you there by my side. If we have any more children will you please promise me you will be there with me? You gave me such strength and I felt so loved and supported. It helped with the pain having you here." Kagome said as she looked into her husband's eyes.

"After today I will never leave your side once you tell me your body is ready to deliver again. I am so sorry I was not there for you this morning. So much could have happened and I was not there for you or our sons. I do not think I am ready for us to have another any time soon." Sesshomaru said as he laid his forehead against hers and they both closed their eyes enjoying each other's touch.

"Yes, I agree I do not think my body will be ready for a another for a while anyways." Kagome said quickly.

They then leaned in for a kiss as Sesshomaru held his family close. Their kisses were slow and tender. She was alive and they had two beautiful sons. They thanked the gods that they had made it out of it ok and were thankful for the old healer's wisdom and quick work. As they kissed a single tear ran down Kagome's face. She was so thankful for the life she had been given. She was finally free from her curse, had an amazing husband who loved her as much as she loved him and now two perfect sons. When they finally broke from their kiss they returned their gaze back into their sleeping sons.

"What shall we name the next Pharaoh of Egypt and his head of the guard?" asked Kagome.

"The next in line shall be named Malikalsharafkhamun (Mah leek al sha rahf khah muhn). I will be sure to teach him to be a "king" who will hold true to his people with justice and "honor." His brother shall be named, Hamialsalamkhamun (Ha mi al sah lam kha muhn), for he will "protector" not only his brother but also the "peace" and the new hope of our kingdom. They came into this world together and they will continue to be together unlike my father and his younger brother. We shall teach them love and to support each other. With you by my side I know we can guide them to be great." Sesshomaru said looking down at his sons.

"They will be great just as you say and I know you will be a great father. I love you very much my King of the sand and sun and I am so blessed to call you three mine. I want you all to be happy and laugh a lot. I do not know what all will happen as time goes by but I will do my best to always be by your side." Kagome said before lightly kissing her husband on the cheek.

"And I you my Queen of the night. You were sealed by a curse so that one day I could meet you and I was born so that one day I could save you. I love you as well and I praise the gods for you being my destiny." Sesshomaru said before kissing her once more pouring all of his love and happiness.

[Epiloge]

As time went by and their sons grew up, Sesshomaru and Kagome had 5 more children. They ruled Egypt until their son Malikalsharafkhamun stepped into his father's reign of power as Pharaoh before dying in each other's arms in their sleep of old age. The gods had heard their prayers and so neither of them had to live without the other. They raised their sons just as they said they would and their line of Kings continued to rule the land of the sand and sun for many hundreds of years. Their love was painted in the temple and is recorded in Egypt's history. It tells of their great triumph over the wishing stone's curse, the plagues, the great war and of their love conquering the hands of death. They were buried in the Valley of the Kings were they now live happily together forevermore in the afterlife watching their family live on along the river Nile under the Sun and Moon.

[End of The Heart Of The Nile]

Authors Note

Thank you so much for reading my first ever fanfic story. I hope you enjoyed it! I'm so honored that you read it. If you are willing please let me know what you thought of the story and likes/dislikes. If you like my writing please follow me! I am currently writing another story! Thank you again for all your support and keeping up as I wrote. xx)

Meaning of Sons names: Tried my best with translation

* Maliksharafkhamun (Mah leek al sha rahf khah muhn): King of Honor (ملك الشرف)

* Hamialsalamkhamun (Yah mi al sah lam kha muhn): Protector of Peace (حامي السلام)