Finally the final chapter. I hope that you all enjoyed this little story of mine.
Tears
By: Jaylonni Love
Chapter Three – Happiness
Happiness: good fortune; pleasure; contentment; joy.
5 Months Later
Dec. 19, 2011
Rin woke in the middle of the night feeling sick to her stomach. A hand flew to her mouth as she wiggled out of her sleeping husband's grasp and ran to the bathroom. Not even bothering to turn on the light she ran to the toilet and fell to her knees as her head hung over the bowl. The disgusting taste of bile made it's way out of her throat, through her mouth. and into the toilet. She repeated this three times before Sesshomaru walked in and flipped on the lights.
"Rin," he said as he kneeled beside her and let his hands rest on her shoulders, "are you alright?"
"Besides the fact that I just threw up tonight's dinner, I think I'm fine," Rin said as he helped her up to her feet. "Thank you."
She walked over to the marble sink of the bathroom and turned on the water. Picking up her toothbrush and toothpaste, she began to brush her teeth.
After a few minutes of brushing, she and Sesshomaru returned to their bedroom. Crawling into bed together, Rin snuggled up on Sesshomaru's chest before falling asleep again.
...
Rin watched as Sesshomaru dressed himself in a navy blue Armani pants suit from their bed. She smiled as he pulled on his blazer and brushed his silver hair out of his blazer then turned to face his wife.
"Are you sure you're going to be alright by yourself?" Sesshomaru asked as he pulled his arms through the sleeves of his trench coat. "Do you want me to stay home with you today?"
Rin laughed lightly as she stood from the bed and picked up his briefcase. She walked over to him and placed in his hands before kissing him. "I'm fine dear, I promise. Just go to work and have a good day."
Sesshomaru nodded before leaning down and stealing another kiss. "I should be home no later than six."
"I'll have dinner ready by the time you get home," Rin said pushing him towards the door. "Go on and have a good day."
Sesshomaru laughed as he walked out their bedroom and down the stairs.
Rin waited a few minutes until she heard the door shut before walking over to her closet. She had a date with her OB/GYN.
Pulling on a pair of dark blue skinny jeans, she buttoned them then placed her hand on her flat abdomen.
I hope that I'm not misreading this, Rin thought as she removed her hand and picked up a white sweater. Pulling it over her head, she then turned on her heel and headed for the bathroom. Pulling her long black hair back into a ponytail she looked into the mirror for a few seconds before leaving again.
She headed straight to her closet and pulled out a pair of white snow boots with fur around the top and a wedge on the bottom. She picked up her long white coat and pulled her arms through the sleeves. Buttoning it up, she tied the strap around her waist before reaching into her pocket and pulling out the matching gloves. Pulling them on, she walked out of the bedroom and down the stairs. Stopping to pick up her keys, she walked out the door locking it behind her before walking over to her Mercedes.
Stepping into the black car, she started it up, strapped herself in then pulled out making a mental note to ask Sesshomaru to shovel the snow in the driveway again.
Pulling on to the road, she turned then made her way to the OB/GYN's office.
Rin arrived thirty minutes later and parked in a vacant spot. Stepping out if the car, she headed towards the door pressing the auto-lock on her way. After quickly speaking with the receptionist, Rin made her way to her Doctor's office. Knocking lightly on the door, Rin pushed it open and looked inside.
"Dr. Takahama," Rin called softly.
The middle aged doctor turned and looked at Rin before a smile cracked her lips. "Oh Rin, it's so good to see you! What brings you here dear? Come in, come in." She waved Rin inside and the younger woman stepped through closing the door behind her as she began to remove her coat.
"I've actually been really sick lately," Rin said hanging her coat on the coat rack. "I think that I may be pregnant."
"Well why don't we take a look," Dr. Takahama said standing as she took Rin and set her up. "Shall we?"
Rin nodded. She needed to know.
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After sitting in the OB/GYN's office for some time, Rin left; a shocked expression plastered in her features. She couldn't believe it. She really couldn't believe it! She was exactly seven weeks pregnant! And from the looks of it, there were two of them. Double what she had last time.
That explains the sickness, she thought as she opened her car door and stepped inside placing the manila envelope in the passenger's seat beside her. She placed her hand on her stomach feeling the little bit of roundness that was there and smiled. I'm gonna be a mother. I'm actually gonna be a mother. She smiled as tears began to stream from her eyes before pulling out of the parking lot and heading home. She really couldn't wait for Christmas to come around now. Sesshomaru is going to be so surprised to hear this.
As she drove, the conversation between herself and Dr. Takahama replayed in her head.
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"Congratulations Mrs. Takahashi," Dr. Takahama said as she walked into the room with a manila envelope in her hand. "You're exactly seven weeks pregnant." She pulled the results out of the envelope to show her before slipping them back inside.
Rin's eyes widened at the news. She was pregnant? She was really pregnant? Six months after losing her first child she was once again expecting. It was too good to be true.
"I…I'm pregnant," Rin stammered out; tears filling her eyes as she looked up at the OB/GYN. "I'm really pregnant?"
"Yes ma'am," Dr. Takahama said with a smile as she placed a hand on Rin's shoulder. "When do you plan on telling your husband?"
"Not until Christmas," Rin said holding the envelope in her hands. "This is one gift that Santa can't give."
"Yes, it is," Dr. Takahama said helping her down from her seat. "Now I want you to keep up a healthy diet and don't do too much manual labour. I don't want you to strain yourself now dear."
"Of course, Dr. Takahama," Rin said as she pulled on her coat. "I'll just have Sesshomaru shovel the driveway when he gets home tonight."
The doctor laughed as she waved to the retreating woman. "I'll see you the next time you come in dear. Take care."
"Of course, you too," Rin said before the door clicked closed behind her.
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Rin sat in front of the Christmas tree looking down at the gift she had just finished wrapping not too long ago with a smile on her face.
"Sesshomaru is going to love this," she said to herself before standing up and heading into the kitchen to start dinner. "I can't wait for Christmas to come around now just so that I can see the look on his face when he opens the gift."
She began preparing dinner happier than she's been in the last half a year.
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Dec. 25, 2011 Christmas Morning
Rin woke around seven Christmas morning with a smile. She looked over at her sleeping husband before wiggling her way out of his grasp and standing. She leaned over and kissed his nose pushing her hair back out of her face before grabbing her house robe and heading down the stairs quickly and quietly. She came to the living room a grand total of 20 seconds later and stared at the tree that shinned with different coloured lights. She smiled before walking over to it and picking up the silver wrapped box that held the manila envelope and sitting down on the couch.
She played with the gold ribbon as she waited to for her husband to wake and come down stairs. A full ten minutes passed before she heard footsteps coming down the stairs and turned to see Sesshomaru walking in dressed in his pajamas and house robe.
When he touched the bottom of the stairs, he looked at Rin; an eyebrow risen as he eyed the gift in her hands. "Is there a particular reason you are holding on to that gift?"
"This is the first one I want you to open because it means more to me than anything else under that tree," Rin said patting the seat beside her. "Come, sit and open it." She pushed the box out to her and he took it before sitting himself next to his wife.
His clawed fingers carefully pulled the gold ribbon away letting it flutter to the floor beside him. He then used his claws to rip away the tape before letting the wrapping paper fall beside the ribbon. He looked at the white box before pulling it opened and spotting the manila envelope. He looked at Rin quizzically; an eyebrow risen. "Rin?"
"Open the envelope Sesshomaru," Rin urged as her lips spread in a smile.
Sesshomaru only nodded before opening the envelope and pulling out the paper. He read it over before his head shot up and he looked at Rin wide eyed. "Rin, is this serious?"
"Yeah," Rin said as tears began to fall, "we're going to be parents Sesshomaru in exactly seven months; possibly to twins!"
Sesshomaru dropped the envelope and box before pulling his wife into a hug, careful about not hurting her since she was pregnant. He couldn't believe what was happening. He was going to be a father to not one but possibly two children. He felt happiness build up in his heart threatening to make it explode.
"Sesshomaru I love you," Rin said between tears. "This is something that we can love and cherish to the end of our lives. We lost one and now we're being given another chance at becoming the best parents the world has ever seen."
Sesshomaru smiled as he buried his nose in Rin's hair. "I love you too. You've given me something that I couldn't even begin to dream of."
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March 20, 2012
"Rin are you ready to go," Sesshomaru asked as he stepped into their bedroom. "We have to get a move on or we'll be late."
"Yes I am," Rin said walking out of the bathroom wearing a pair of black maternity dress pants, a red sweater dress with the waist belt tied just below her breasts, and red pumps. Her long black hair was braided back in one braid; a few loose strands of hair framing her face. Little to no make-up coated her silhouette as she smiled at Sesshomaru.
"You look stunning," he commented as he held a hand out to her.
Rin took it; her smile spreading as she stepped forward with him and heading out of the room. "Thank you, you clean up well yourself."
They walked down the stairs together into the foyer where Sesshomaru stopped and helped Rin into her coat. He pulled on his own before picking up his car keys and heading out the house with Rin at his side. He opened the passenger's door of his BMW and helped her inside before closing the door behind him. He rounded the car quickly before climbing into the driver's seat and pulling on his own seatbelt. He started the ignition and backed out onto the road before turning and heading off to his father's home.
Sesshomaru pulled into the drive way of his father's home forty-five minutes later and parked noting all the cars that adorned the drive. He unclipped his seatbelt and stepped out of the car closing the door behind him before going to open Rin's door. He lent her a hand which she gratefully took and stepped out the car into the chilly Georgia night air. Wrapping her coat tighter around her; her and Sesshomaru headed for the door.
"You still never told me why we're here," Rin said as they reached the door. "What's going on Sesshomaru?"
"You'll see as soon as we get inside," Sesshomaru said opening the door.
Rin was greeted with the faces of all her friends and family staring back at her; large grins plastered on all their faces.
"Oh my Kami," Rin said holding her hand over her mouth.
"Welcome to your baby shower Rinny," Kagome said pulling the pregnant woman into the room and out of the cold. She guided her over to a chair that looked comfortable enough to fall asleep in and gently pushed her down before helping her out of her coat. "Today is all about you and your twins so enjoy sweet pea."
"We've been working on this since we found out about you being pregnant again," Sango said balancing her son on her hip. "You have no idea how much blood, sweat, and tears we've all put into making today perfect."
"And so here we are now with the finished product and you sitting at the five month range of your pregnancy," Izayoi said smiling as she placed a warm hand on the young woman's shoulder.
"Guys, this is amazing," Rin said as tears began to form in her eyes.
"Oh Rin don't cry," Ayame said walking over and placing her hand on Rin's open shoulder. "If you start crying then I'm going to start crying then everyone else will start crying and we don't want that. So just enjoy the party. Today is all about you and the twins and we can't have tears."
Rin blinked away the water in her eyes before nodding. "You're right. Let's have fun."
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August 6, 2012 8:45AM
Sesshomaru stood pacing the hospital waiting room; an anxious look in his eyes. He listened in agony to the screams of his poor wife as she pushed trying to bring their children into the world with all her might. The smell of her blood hit him full force when he inhaled and he winced.
"One more time," he heard the doctor say followed by Rin's scream before the cries of a baby boy filled the area.
Sesshomaru felt his heart jump into his throat at the sound of a squealing baby boy and a small smile spread in his features before it was quickly wiped away by the sound of Rin's screaming again. Her cries of agony filled his ears for a good forty five minutes until they were quickly replaced with the wails of a baby girl.
Not only did his heart jump into his throat at the sound of the child, but it burst as well. A boy and a girl; he had a boy and a girl! He couldn't believe it.
My children, he thought as he ceased his pacing until he felt a light hand touch his shoulder.
Sesshomaru turned to see the nurse standing there, a small smile gracing her red lips. "Your wife requests that you come to the room now. She wishes for you to see your children."
Sesshomaru swallowed before nodding and following the young nurse to the room. When he entered he looked to see Rin lying in the bed with a bundle in each of her arms. She looked up at him with tears in her eyes as she smiled beckoning him over.
Sesshomaru walked over and took the seat next to her.
"They're perfect," Rin whispered as she looked down at the two silver haired children that rested in her arms. "They look just like you. They even have your ears."
She smiled as she looked over at him. He let a finger rub against the baby girl's cheek as a smile found its way to his lips. "They are very beautiful. Just like you."
Rin just smiled before leaning back on the pillow.
"Excuse me, what will you be naming the children," the young nurse asked as she walked over to the happy couple.
"The boy will be Takehiko," Sesshomaru said looking down at the sleeping child. "Takehiko Akemi Takahashi."
"And the baby girl will be Serenity Mai Takahashi," Rin said looking down at her daughter. "It fits don't you think?"
"Yes, wonderful choices," the nurse said writing down the names before she turned to leave.
Rin smiled before sitting up to kiss each of her children on the forehead.
"Welcome to the world Takehiko and Serenity."
See it was a happy ending after all. Thank you everyone for putting up with me and my delayed writing. I hope that you enjoyed!