Chapter 10 Aiko and Akio

Kagome sat down at the table and started eating; she was very quiet while she ate three bowls of Miso soup and bread. The kids were quiet for a change and Sesshomaru wasn't at the table. He was held down in his study and he wouldn't be if it wasn't for his extracurricular activities that night. Her stomach burned with pain as she reached for another loaf of bread, she stopped in mid motion and looked at her stomach, a slight bulge.

'It's the food.' She thought as she ate another loaf. Kagome was feeling extra tired today and opted for a sit in the gardens with Shippo and Rin. Kagome's stomach bothered her all day and while walking down the hall she nearly fainted.

'Today is not a good day.' She was on her way to Sesshomaru's study to tell him to stop working because it was well into the evening now and nobody had even seen a whisper of him. She swayed down the long all to the door at the end that begun to spin slowly, she saw it open and reveal its prisoner, just as he spotted her she went down landing on her knees with a thud tears cascaded down her cheeks and her arms wrapped protectively around her stomach as pain engulfed her. Sesshomaru was kneeling in front of her in an instant.

"What is wrong?" he asked concern laced in his voice.

"My stomach it hurts, I can't take it anymore." He picked her up bridal style and raved to the healers. The only thing that made him go faster was her small cry of pain. He broke the door down.

"healer" the woman raced out from the back of the room and looked at kagome.

"set her down here." Sesshomaru placed kagome down on the slightly elevated futon and stepped back slightly. The healer was quick at her side. Sweat dripped down her face and she was breathing slightly harsh. The healer undid her kimono and checked her stomach where kagome yelled out in pain. Sesshomaru growled silently. The healer nodded her head and turned to Sesshomaru.

"milord, lady kagome is pregnant."

"but the pain she holds." He growled out.

"it's due to twins milord, is this her first pregnancy?" he nodded and the healer gasped.

"milord twins in a first pregnancy is dire she could die during birth. She needs to stay in bed as much as she can." He nodded. The healer went to a cabinet and pulled out a vile.

"give her this every time she is in pain, it should stop it but the taste is not pleasant and keep her away from anything sweet or to sensitive for her nose. It could cause headaches and dizziness." He nodded and scooped kagome up. She latched her arms around his neck as he walked from the healer. When he got in the room he placed her on the bed and pulled the covers up to her collar bone. As he was walking away she tugged his sleeve.

"Sesshomaru what's wrong with me?" he turned and looked down on her.

"You are pregnant kagome and your reason for pain is due to twins, you are to stay in bed and not move."

"How long is the pregnancy?" he looked at her.

"Three months." She nodded.

'That's not so bad.' She let go of his sleeve and turned at the pain that racked her body. Sesshomaru got the vile ready and placed it at her mouth, she looked at the vile.

"What's that?"

"It will help with the pain." She nodded and drank a little before her hands sprang to wrap around her neck.

"This stuff is horrible." She winched with the burning in her neck.
"It's supposed to help."

"Well…i…Sesshomaru..." her voice was gone in an instant witch brought Sesshomaru to raise an eyebrow.

"Kagome?" she turned her head and opened her mouth to talk but no sound came from it. He placed his hands around her jaw.

"open." She did and he saw that the inside of her mouth was raw and red. He released her and raced to get some water. She drank and nearly chocked. She managed to whisper.

"It burns…" she dropped the water and held her stomach while she yelled or tried to. Her breathing labored and tears welling in her eyes.

"Sess…help" bone cracking pain coursed through her veins as her wings broke free from her back. Sesshomaru took this time to pick her up and race back to the healers where he put her on the futon careful of her wings and pinned the healer against the wall his claws wrapped around her neck.

"What was in the vile woman?" the healer smiled.

"It's exactly what I said, it helps with the pain."

"Then why is her voice gone and in more pain then when I first brought her?"

"That is due to the shikigami i planted within her." He snapped her neck before she explained anymore and gathered kagome in his arms and raced to the East.

Sesshomaru nearly broke down the castle gates and raced to the healers. Taki and Kasumi met him there.

"Lord Sesshomaru what happened?" he asked after looking at his daughter.

"I believe my healerdecided to play a game with her life." The healer checked her pulse and breathing.

"She is with my pups." The healer nodded.

"I'm going to ask you to leave, Kasumi stay with me please." Taki lead sesshomaru out of the healer's room. The healer probed kagome's stomach and she screamed out.

"The problem lies inside. Kasumi bring me the medicine and a tray we have ourselves a shikigami." Her eyes widened and she nodded. The healer spread her legs apart when Kasumi stopped her.

"Wait you're not going to perform a sea section?" the healer shook her head.

"No, that would endanger the baby's life." With that kagome screamed as the healer shoved her hand into her.

Sesshomaru and Taki herd her screams and tried to hold back Sesshomaru as much as he could. After about an hour Kasumi emerged from the room.

"Well?"

"There was a shikigami in her as you already know, if it were to be left alone your pups would have been brainless fools, but because kagome's body rejected the shikigami we were able to take it out she can go through with the pregnancy without any problems." Sesshomaru nodded and went to go see her. The healer had just gave her tea and something to eat when she saw sesshomaru she had some questions for him.

"Do you have any idea where it came from?"

"no." she nodded and let him pass. Kagome was awake and smiled when she saw him.

"Hey there."

"Are you feeling better?" She nodded. He knelt down and felt her forehead.

"You are still running a fever." She pouted and sat up on her elbows.

"Can I get a bed please I don't think it's healthy for me." He nodded and helped her up. She sighed.

'This is going to be a long three months.'

: Three months later:

Shrill screams filled the air as kagome was in labor. Kasumi and Sango where at her side and helped her through it.
"Ahhh! Sesshomaru you horny dog! I hate you!" She yelled as she went through another contraction. Out side the room Miroku, Inuyasha, Taki and Sesshomaru waited.

"Does she truly hate this sesshomaru?" miroku laughed.

"My friend this is all part of the pregnancy, if you thought her mood swings were bad labor is worse you get called every name in the book." He nodded. Inside Sango was going to be the doctor and Kasumi was constantly telling her to push as the healer (not cut out for birthing) dabbed the sweat on her brow away.
"Push!" she screamed and Sango smiled.

"I see the head kagome!"

"Push!" another scream.

"She's here!" Sango pulled out a baby girl with a small patch of silver hair and small nubs on her back indicating her wings. The healer grabbed the baby from Sango and wrapped her in a towel and went to clean her up.

"Come on kagome! One more left! Push!"

Sesshomaru listened as kagome gave another shrill scream that resounded throughout the castle followed by silence.

'it sounds of death.' A baby's crying filled the air followed by another. Miroku patted his shoulder.
"Congratulations Sesshomaru." He nodded the door opened revealing Sango and Mitsu.

"Go ahead in Sesshomaru she is tired and worn out though." He nodded and approached kagome. She was holding two beautiful baby's one he recognized as his mirror image by the patch of silver hair on one and one as kagome's by the patch of black hair on the other. He knelt down to see her smiling face.

"A boy and girl." He nodded taking the one of the twins from her.

"Have you decided on names?" she nodded.

"Aiko and Akio." He raised a silver brow.

"How will we tell them apart?"

"Aiko is your girl." She pointed to the small bundle in his hands with the silver hair.

"She has your hair."

"And Akio is mine, he has my hair. When they get older we'll point other things out, but for now lets get some rest." He nodded and placed the twins in a crib and looked back at his sleeping mate before closing the door.

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sorry it took me so long to update! i will have the epilouge up sometime next week and there will probably be two parts to it.

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