Chapter 18. One Month Later....
One month had passed since Kira had told her parents that she was pregnant. Arrangments had been made with their doctor at the demon hospital and she was given enough meds to last her until she was due. The check up dates had been made in advance and Kira bought a calender to remember when to head back to the Modern era.
Kira and Sesshomaru were now back in the Western Castle, enjoying themselves. Kira was currently in the bedroom, staring at herself in a full length mirror. She was standing with her side toward the mirror, looking at her belly. She was now a full 7 and a half weeks pregnant. And after reading a few books on human pregnancies, at 14 weeks she should be starting to show.
It was barely visible but she could see that her belly was indeed starting to show.
"My god. There you are Hoshimaru." She said as she smiled at her belly. "Only four more months until i see you."
"Hi momma!" Rin said as she came in with a tray holding a tea pot and a cup.
Kira smiled seeing Rin. "Hello Rin. I take it Sesshomaru told you to send that up huh?" She let the cloth of her haorie fall and tied it closed with the blue sash.
"Yep!" She said as she placed the tray on the desk. "Lord Sesshomaru is working really hard right now."
"Is he now?" She asked as she sat at the desk. She then poured some tea and started drinking it.
"Yeah. Something about a demon clan invading the southern border of the lands." Rin said as she went over to the bed and sat on it.
"And you just want to keep my company huh?"
Rin nodded happily.
Kira smiled and giggled. "Your little sister is growing very well." She said as she rubbed her belly.
Rin giggled and ran over to her mother. She placed her hands on Kira's belly and smiled. "I can't believe i'm going to have a little sister."
Kira smiled at the cute girl and then stroked her hair. "And in about a week the Oracle with be here."
"The Oracle?" Rin asked as she looked up at Kira.
"Yes. And from what Sesshomaru told me, this Oracle will be able to see how our child will be when they grow up. And determine the gender based on the baby's arua."
"Oh. But you already know that i'm going to have a little sister." Rin said as she sat on the floor.
"I know. But.....I've been getting a feeling that Hoshimaru may have some company inside me." Kira said as she rubbed her stomach. "And from what my father told me, the only way Hoshimaru is able to see good things and Kenji is able to see bad things is if they were born as twins."
"But didn't Lord Sesshomaru say that it was very rare for twins to be born?"
"I did." Sesshomaru said as he walked into the room. He went over to Kira and gave her a loving kiss. "Hello darling."
Kira giggled and kissed him back. "Hello sweetheart."
"Rin. Go and play with Jaken. I wish to speak to your mother." Sesshomaru said as he looked at the girl.
"Okay Lord Sesshomaru!" Rin laughed as she got up and ran out the door.
Once they were sure she was far enough, Kira looked up at Sesshomaru. "What is it that you wanted to talk to me about."
"It's about the Oracle." Sesshomaru said as he went to sit on the bed.
Kira nodded and got up off the chair and went over to him. "Is something wrong?"
"No. Nothing's wrong. It's just...." He then took a deep breath and sighed. "From what i remember my father telling me, the Oracle needs to touch you in order to sense the infent. And because of the mark and the bond that we have, and because of how protective i've been over you since you became pregnant. I'm probably going to feel uncomfortable having someone, let alone a male, touching you in anyway that displeases me."
"But Miroku's touched my butt a few times and Inuyasha had to rescue me that one time when you were fighting off that demon and couldn't get to me." Kira said as she held his arm.
"The monk is a known pervert and I gave Inuyasha permission to touch you so you could be safe." Sesshomaru simply said as he wrapped his arms around his mate. "The Oracle just comes in and places his hands on your stomach without even asking permission. Father wouldn't stop growling when the Oracle touched my mother."
"This Oracle isn't going to do anything to harm me right?" She asked as she looked at him a little confused.
"No. He will not harm you. He just presses his hand down enough to feel the infent inside...." He froze when he ran his hands over her stomach. "Dear.....Are you starting to show?"
She blushed heavily and held his hand on her stomach. "Uh huh."
Sesshomaru smiled softly and kiss her on the side of her neck. "You are getting more beautiful each day with this pregnancy."
She smirked at him. "Is that mostly because my breasts have gone up a size?"
He looked at her innocently and then looked away. He then mumbled a maybe and got playfully punched in the stomach. He chuckled a bit as he looked at her.
"Well. At least i stopped throwing up." She said as she layed down on the bed.
"Yes indeed." He had to admit, he was glad that she wasn't getting morning sickness anymore. It was starting to worry him.
After relaxing for a few minutes, Kira propped her self up on her elbows and looked at him. "So when is this Oracle suppose to come?"
"Sometime near the end of the month i believe. When you are a full 8 weeks pregnant." Sesshomaru said as he smiled at her.
"That'll be in a week then." She said as she glanced over at the calender posted on the far wall. "I might be eight and half weeks by then."
He nodded and just continued to smile at her. "To think that in four short months, our heir will be born."
"And we'll be parents too." She said as she smiled at him.
He nodded again. He then layed down next to her and curled up with her. "I can't wait."
She smiled and snuggled in his arms. She soon started to fall asleep in his arms as she felt relaxed and safe.
Seeing that she had fallen asleep, Sesshomaru rolled her onto her side and covered her with his hoarie. He kissed her on the side of the head and left her to sleep.
He sighed happily as he walked down the hallway. He was having daydreams of playing with his heir, dressing his heir, bathing it, holding the heir in his arms. Even watching the heir sleep made him smile in thought. He then had a funny daydream of the heir torchoring Jaken. That made him laugh.
He didn't care what gender it came to be. Even if his father insist that a male heir was best, he didn't care. He would be happy with whatever gender the baby came to be born with.
He was then snapped out of his thoughts when he bumped into a servent.
"S....s....Sorry my lord. I did not mean to run into you." Said the demon as he tremble before his lord.
"It's alright. In case you forget, i am not the cold hearted man i used to be. So there is no reason to be fearful of me." He said as he looked at the scared servent.
The demon nodded and streighten. "Well. I did have some news for you."
"Oh? And what would that be?"
"Lord Inuyasha and his group are here. They have returned from shard hunting for the past week."
"I see. They have returned eariler then expected." The lord said as he continued down the hallway.
"Yes. From what the monk said, Lady Kagome has been feeling more tired then usual. Plus Lord Inuyasha has really gotten worried about Lady Kagome and his baby. She almost got hurt in a battle yesterday." The demon servent said as he followed his lord.
"I understand. I myself have been getting concerned with my mate and our heir. If anything should happen to her of the heir...." he went silent at the thought of what he would do if anything should happen to the ones he loved so much.
"I can understand my lord." The servent said as he nodded in argeement. "Anyway, they are all in their room, so that Lady Kagome can rest."
"Very well. Thank you for informing me." He said as he dismissed the servent.
The demon nodded and went back down the hallway.
Sesshomaru soon came to his half brother's room and opened the door. He found Kagome laying on the bed and Sango and Miroku sitting on the couch. Haku and Shippo were playing with the fox demon's toys with Kilala. Inuyasha, from what Sesshomaru could smell and hear, was in the bathroom running some water. "I've been told the news." He said as he walked into the room. "Are you alright Kagome?"
"I'm alright." She said as she smiled at her brother-in-law. She lifted the sleeve on her left arm to show her bandaged upper arm. "Just a little scratch."
"No it's not! That rat demon almost tore your fucking arm off!" Inuyasha said as he came out of the bathroom with a cup of water for his mate.
"Oh Inuyasha you worry to much." She said as she took the cup and took a drink.
"Worry to much?! I'm worried about you all the time!" He said as he sat on the bed, close to her feet. "Your my mate and the mother of my soon-to-be-born daughter! How can you NOT think that I'd be worried about you? I just wish you would stop being so reckless."
Kagome was silent as Inuyasha yelled. Even Sango and Miroku were deathly silent. Sesshomaru just stood there looking at the two, not knowing when to speak again.
"I do know that you are worried about me and Sukimaru! And i am not reckless! I'm just....accident prone. That's all." She then turned away, not wanting to look at him.
"And you still haven't told that mangy flea riden wolf that your with me and mated AND pregnant now!" He said as he glanced at her.
"I did tell him!" She said as he looked back at him. "He just won't listen to reason! You know how much of an idoit he can be!"
"She's right Inuyasha." Sango said as she finally spoke up. "Koga just lives in his own world. He only hear's what he wants to hear."
Inuyasha growled. "Well....i guess that's true for the moron."
Kagome sighed as she relaxed on the pillows.
Sesshomaru's head tilted slightly but it wasn't noticeable by anyone. He was once again visioning Kira with the same big round belly as Kagome's. He knew that the priestess was now 6 months pregnant, 3 months away from delivering the second gaurdian of the prophecy into the world.
He then sighed as he pushed the thoughts of the prophecy away. He shouldn't be thinking of things like that right now. He had other matters to focus on. Like Kira, his heir, and finding a way to save his mother from Naraku's castle.
"How's Kira been Sesshomaru?" Kagome asked as she moaned softly. Inuyasha was giving her a foot massage for her sore feet.
He smiled softly as he looked at his brother. "She is doing well. Kira has reached the 7 and a half week mark. And the Orcale will be here in about another week."
"But don't you kinda already know about your heirs future since we found out about the prophecy?" Miroku asked as he smiled over at his own son, who was laughed at the crying acorn Shippo had just summoned.
Sesshomaru nodded. "Yes. But the Oracle tells more of the infents personality and powers. Not of it's destiny."
"Oh. That's makes sense then." Miroku nodded at he looked up at the lord.
"Well we don't need an Oracle." Kagome said as she rubbed her round belly to comfort the baby Sukimaru inside her. "We already know our daughter is going to have Inuyasha's stubborness and attitude."
"And your sense of humor." Inuyasha said as he looked up from rubbing his mates foot.
Kagome just smiled and giggled.
Sesshomaru smiked slightly at the two. He then sighed softly and dreampt again of the heir that would soon be in this world.