Okay, so here is the third and final (maybe!) chapter of this fanfic! Hopefully this one is as good as the others! It will not, however, contain a lemon! :( But here it is! Hope you like!

Warnings: fluff, mpreg

Thank you again to everyone that reviewed, gave suggestions and favorited me and/or the story! Much love to all of you! :D And I'm so, so, so sorry for the long wait!

BTW, if you like Kagome, then perhaps you'd better not read this chapter ;)

Amber eyes gazed at the fire passively, not blinking as they focused on the dancing flames. They'd stopped at sundown and taken shelter in a small abandoned village surrounded by a forest. Nothing seemed amiss but Inuyasha could tell his mate was in pain by the way slim shoulders tensed almost unnoticably. He moved closer, running a hand over the small of the older inu's back, keeping his voice low.

"What's wrong, aniki?" He asked, noting the way he relaxed slightly at his touch and leaned towards him, but only slightly. The daiyoukai leaned his head away a fraction of an inch, indicating he would speak to him in private if and when he felt it necessary. Inuyasha gave a soft, frustrated growl, earning a swift glare. Relaxing, he chuckled. He should've known better than to challenge Sesshomaru, even being his alpha.

Sesshomaru relaxed his tense muscles when a kiss was pressed to his shoulder and though he could not miss the way the miko across from him bristled, glaring at him through the flames, he could not bring himself to care. He looked to his side to see Rin and the fox child playing together, Jaken sitting atop Ah-Un with the same dazed expression he'd had when he first learned of his lord mating with the hanyou. As the demon lord rose to his feet, he hid another grimace of pain as his midsection cramped terribly, threatening to double him over. However, he stood tall, back straight and shoulders pulled back.

"There is a hot spring nearby." He said, voice as even and smooth as ever as he looked down into questioning golden eyes, "This Sesshomaru is going to bathe." He sent the smallest of smiles down to his mate before turning and disappearing into the woods. He could hear the girl whining behind him but he did not bother to listen as he headed for the spring, hoping the heated waters would ease his discomfort. It had been a fortnight and a half since he'd left the palace. He'd sent for Rin and Jaken just a few days ago and he was pleased at how the young girl was adapting. She seemed happy to have someone her age to interact with.

Golden eyes flickered to the forest's edge, ears perking at the smallest of sounds, nose searching for signs of the return of his mate. He could smell the older inu in the distance but the longer he was out of sight, the more anxious the hanyou became, completely ignoring the constant nag of Kagome until...

"INUYASHA!" Inuyasha cringed at the sound of the miko yelling his name, fury causing her voice to become shrill in pitch, hurting his sensitive ears, "SIT, BOY!" His face hit the ground hard and he groaned at the dizzying pain, shaking off the tremors that swirled in his body from the impact. His body continued to throb, even as he heard rustling and lifted his head to shaky vision, barely registering the sight of the long silver hair of his mate.

Sesshomaru had easily heard the miko's screech from the hot spring, immediately recognizing the words as those used to send his brother face first onto the ground. He did not approve of the wench using those words on his mate. Dressing quickly and fighting back the intense pain in his abdomen, he headed back to the makeshift shelter. When he saw his brother on his stomach, groaning in pain, his eyes narrowed dangerously and he set his sights on the girl, closing the distance between them before she could even blink. She yelped in surprise but it was cut short when his fingers wrapped around her annoying throat. Her eyes became large and the monk and demon slayer stood, though neither advanced. He wasn't quite choking her, though he was sure it was quite difficult to breathe. As difficult as it was, he kept his restraint and refrained from snapping her neck.

"You will not use that spell on my mate again, wench." He hissed venomously, "If you even think to utter those words again, I will not simply threaten you. This will be your last chance to learn that this Sesshomaru is not one to be trifled with. Inuyasha may not wish to anger you because of your control over him but you possess no power over me. Erase those words from your memory and I will let you live. Do you understand me, miko?" He saw how his words shook her and she nodded, as much as she could, before he released her, watching her fall back and land on her backside, coughing and wheezing for breath. As the humans went to her side, Sesshomaru turned back to his mate, seeing the hanyou sitting up, simply watching him. The pain in his abdomen was worse than ever as he made his way towards the hanyou.

Pain slammed into the daiyoukai, hazing his vision, and he faltered, his fingers going to his belly. Hands were on him in less than a second, sliding over his cheeks and tilting his face back to his mate could try to see what was wrong, searching his eyes for an answer.

"Aniki? Aniki, what's wrong?" Inuyasha asked, voice almost frantic. Even if Sesshomaru could have formed the words to answer, he wouldn't know what to say. He didn't know what was wrong and he couldn't hold on to consciousness any longer. Within moments, his world went black.

Inuyasha caught his collapsing mate easily, silvery white hair cascading down as his head dropped back. He called his brother's name, heart pounding in fear as he knelt, holding his brother in his arms as he tried to wake the older inu. Sango and Miroku went to their side, quickly assessing the demon lord. He was breathing fine, simply unconscious.

"I will go for Kaede on Kirara." Sango said to the monk, "You take care of them until I return, keep Inuyasha calm." Miroku nodded as he watch Kirara transform before the demon slayer climbed on top of her and she leapt into the air, going quickly to fetch the priestess. He turned his attention to the frantic hanyou as he knelt down, laying a gentle hand against red robes.

"Inuyasha, please calm yourself. Sesshomaru will be fine. He has merely lost consciousness. Sango is fetching Kaede as we speak." Frightened amber eyes met his and his could feel the emotions radiating from the half demon.

"What if he's not fine?" Inuyasha breathed, though he could scarcely find the voice to form the words. The smile the monk gave him was reassuring but did little to ease his worry. His mate was in pain, unresponsive, and there was nothing he could do. His Alpha growled at him to do something but he knew he couldn't. He simply had to wait. The old priestess would help.

Sango was back with Kaede by sundown and not a second had passed that Inuyasha wasn't holding Sesshomaru tight, refusing to let him go. The old woman climbed from Kirara's back with the help of the monk and the demon slayer, Kagome sitting against a tree, traumatized from Sesshomaru's harsh words. (A/N In her place, like the bitch should be!) Inuyasha looked up when the priestess said his name gently. Sango had informed her of everything on the way.

"I need ye to place Sesshomaru on his back." She said, nodding when he did as she asked. Inuyasha stayed where he was as she slowly knelt down, watching intently though he didn't say a word. He didn't trust himself to speak as he allowed the old woman to examine his brother.

Hours passed, the old woman's face becoming more and more confused and she began to shake her head, as if in denial of something.

"What is it?" Inuyasha demanded, seeing her change in emotions, "What's wrong with him?" Her eye met his, her expression that of utter disbelief.

"Ye will not believe me..." She breathed, glancing down at Sesshomaru once more, "But I believe that your brother is with child." Silence overtook the group, the only sound being the whistling of the wind through the trees as they all stared at the priestess, shock forming on all of their faces.

"What?" Inuyasha finally choked out, his mouth wide open. Kaede sighed as she pressed a hand to the daiyoukai's stomach, feeling the slight bulge beneath the layers of fine fabrics.

"The only explanation is that Lord Sesshomaru is carrying a child." She said again, allowing it to sink into the hanyou.

"It's impossible..." Kagome breathed. Kaede smiled at the girl, happy to hear his sister's reincarnation finally speak.

"I have heard of rare times when two male demon mates may conceive. The Beta's body will make changes to house the child. That's why he was in such pain." She explained, turning back to Inuyasha, "He will wake by morning and the pain will leave him. I do not know the length he will have to carry the child, this is very rare. I will stay with ye to aid in the delivery." Inuyasha nodded distractedly, watching her stand before he dropped his eyes to his mate, brushing a finger down a smooth cheek.

His thoughts raced. A child? With Sesshomaru? How in the hell would he give birth to the damn thing? Was he even able to care for a child? These thoughts, and millions more, sped through his mind until his head ached but they wouldn't stop. He needed answers and he needed them fast. His concentration was broken by the sun peeking over the horizon and as if by cue, golden eyes slid open slowly. He groaned lightly in discomfort when a pressure landed on his chest, fingers burying in his hair, but his limbs relaxed when his mate's scent swirled around him and he sighed at the feel of lips on his neck before they pressed to his own lips.

"Inuyasha..." He breathed, looking up into big amber eyes overflowing with happiness, "Did I frighten you?" Inuyasha scoffed halfheartedly before helping the demon lord sit up, pulling his back to rest against his chest, "I am feeling better." He spoke, relaxing against his younger brother, "The pain is gone." He felt lips on his ear as arms slid around his waist.

"About that..." The hanyou murmured, a hand idly stroking the older inu's stomach. Sesshomaru waited expectantly, wondering if the hanyou knew the reason for his illness, "I don't know how you're going to feel about this, aniki...but...you're with child." Sesshomaru said nothing, his body completely still and Inuyasha but his lip nervously, waiting for some kind of answer. Finally, Sesshomaru spoke.

"I am...with child." He spoke slowly, as if still trying to understand what his mate had just told him. Inuyasha nodded, met with another silence. The suspense was tearing his insides apart but he didn't want to push the demon lord so he waited, nuzzling a warm neck gently.

Sesshomaru thought. He thought hard about the words that had left his brother's mouth but he couldn't decide whether he liked them or he was completely appalled. He was carrying a child, in the position of a bitch and that thought, while a substantial blow to his pride, was not the most prominent thought in his head. He was carrying his mate's child, a product of the two of them. His Beta sung with joy, though he would never express such emotion so blatantly. Finally, he accepted it, embraced it. To show his Alpha he was pleased, he placed a hand over the one caressing his stomach and turned his head towards Inuyasha, pressing his lips to his mate's.

Inuyasha breathed a sigh of relief at the touch of lips against his and he returned the kiss with happiness, pulling his lover close.

"You're happy?" The hanyou breathed, pulling back slightly to gaze into deep golden eyes that never failed to drag him in and capture his very soul.

"I am happy." Sesshomaru answered, leaning back against a hard chest as he inhaled his mate's scent, fingers laced with Inuyasha's.

Months passed and Sesshomaru's stomach steadily grew. Inuyasha expected this to make the demon lord awkward but he maintained his regal appearance and his stature, standing tall and elegantly, even with the extra weight. It was spring when the pain returned, this time a clenching, tight pain that radiated from low in his hips. They had traveled to Kaede's village shortly after receiving the news, Kagome always keeping her distance by going home often. A wave of pain slammed into Sesshomaru as he was waiting with the old priestess, Inuyasha having gone with Miroku and Sango to fetch more wood for fires at night, to keep the chill from Sesshomaru. While he silently objected to the pampering, he endured it for Inuyasha's peace of mind.

When another wave hit him, forcing a small pained groan from his lips, Kaede moved to his side.

"Do ye feel lightheaded?" She asked and he shook his head.

"No, I feel...like something is pushing." He breathed, the woman's face paling.

"It is time then, you are ready." Sesshomaru breathed deeply to calm himself as his body reacted in panic at being separated from his mate at that moment. He nodded and allowed her to help him lie back. Letting his eyes shut, he hoped Inuyasha would return soon. He tried to catch his scent in the air but the pain distracted him, "I am not sure how this will happen. I believe I must extract the child from your belly."

"You do not know?" Sesshomaru hissed, annoyed that this was coming down to what this old woman believed or thought.

"I am no expert on demon birthing, Lord Sesshomaru." She answered, pulling away the layers of his kimono to reveal his stretched, pale stomach. Sesshomaru whimpered low in the back of his throat when pain washed over him, almost constant now.

"I cannot stand this, priestess." He growled, long talons gouging the wooden floor when his fingers clenched from the pain. Suddenly, he was surrounded by the scent of his mate as his upper body was lifted up by strong hands and he made a small, pleased noise when he was leaned on a chest, a hand grasping one of his.

"Otouto..." The daiyoukai breathed, the presence of his mate easing the pain slightly.

"I'm here, aniki." Inuyasha whispered into his ear, "Kaede, what comes next?"

Kaede sighed heavily as she went to her small table and picked up the small knife resting on it, a gift from her beloved sister to protect herself from demons. She'd never used it, it was still as sharp as the day Kikyo had it made for her from the little metal they had.

"I must extract the child from inside Lord Sesshomaru. Ye must hold him still, I am certain it will hurt." Inuyasha bristled at the thought of doing his mate harm but he gripped the inu's hand tighter, making sure he had a firm hold on his shoulders as Kaede knelt back down beside him.

Pain slammed into Sesshomaru and he tried to move, tried to get away from the agony that was centered around his stomach. Strong hands, stronger than he thought, held him down and his body urged him to kick the old woman away but he lay in his mate's arms, gripping his hand tight and enduring the pain until he heard a small wail through the fog of torment. His stomach was quickly bandaged, though he was already beginning to heal and he finally opened his eyes. Above him, Inuyasha's face was pale, as though any minute he'd be ill.

"Are you alright, aniki?" He breathed. Sesshomaru nodded and his mate helped him carefully sit up as Kaede wrapped a small, crying bundle in a warm cloth before placing it in Sesshomaru's outstretched arms.

"It is a girl." She said with a smile before standing and walking slowly from the room, to give the two privacy and tell the others of the news.

Sesshomaru gazed down at the small girl, who had stopped crying at the very touch of his hands, her round golden eyes meeting his stare unblinkingly. She had two purple stripes on her cheeks, smooth like his though the color resembled Inuyasha's youkai form, and a tuft of soft white hair rested atop her head. A small smile grazed his lips as he brushed the back of his finger against her round cheek, Inuyasha pressing a kiss to his shoulder as he grinned down at his little girl. Their little girl.

"What should we name her, aniki?" He breathed, "She's beautiful." Sesshomaru nodded his agreement as he gazed down at their daughter, never feeling more at home than holding his child while in his mate's arms.

"Yuka." He breathed, leaning back against his brother's chest as big golden eyes began to close, a small yawn rising from the tiny bundle, "I like the name Yuka." Inuyasha grinned as he stroked his mate's side gently.

"I do too, aniki." He said, watching his mate and his daughter slip soundly into sleep and as he watched them, each looking so peaceful it even calmed him, he realized he'd never loved anyone or anything more than his mate and their daughter.

So sorry if the end got a bit cheesy, just wanted to leave it off somewhere peaceful!

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Anyway, again, I AM SO SORRY FOR THE RIDICULOUSLY LONG WAIT FOR THIS CHAPTER!

I hope it was everything you wanted or expected! R&R, if you please, thank you so much for reading, and I love you all!