SAVING ME

CHAPTER 20 - ULTRASOUND

Sesshomaru woke with a groan, yawning and coming awake to a peacefulness he had not experienced in a long time. He flexed his shoulder, he was almost completely healed now only a thin line which formed a scar remained of his injury and in the three weeks since it had happened and he and Rin had grown a lot closer. She wasn't nearly as scared anymore, they talked sometimes. About her dreams and her likes, but she hadn't yet revealed the cause of her situation. Sesshomaru rose from bed and went to freshen up in the bathroom before moving to the kitchen. It seemed Rin had not very long risen as well for breakfast had just begun and she was still dressed in her sleepwear of shorts, socks and a t-shirt.

Rin had gained quite a bit of weight now; she was now a little over three months pregnant and was entering her second trimester of pregnancy. They had both returned to the hospital where they had been referred to an Obstetrician/Gynecologist. Today was her first visit but he could tell there would no longer be any problems. Rin was practically glowing, she was smiling and her stomach was no longer flat but a small, gently rounded mound.

"Morning" she murmured, still in a sleepy daze and he chuckled wondering how she could still cook when she wasn't even truly awake yet. She scrambled some eggs with bacon and toast, and placed two plates on the table before taking a seat. Sesshomaru made her a cup of chamomile tea, over the last two weeks, her morning sickness had worsened and they found tea calmed her stomach. He watched in disgust as she layered her eggs with mustard, ketchup and chocolate syrup and he had to wonder how babies were born healthy when pregnant women had such weird cravings.

"Are you ready?" he asked, finishing his breakfast and she looked up from hers, blushing and looking away as their eyes met which made him frown.

"Yes…I never saw the first ultrasound so I'm really excited." She said softly and he nodded, his mind still wondering why she couldn't look him in the eye. Was there something on my face? He thought, watching as she left the table and went to her room. He rose and washed the dishes, another unspoken agreement between the two. Whenever Rin cooked Sesshomaru had to do the dishes, not that he minded. He'd been cleaning up his messes too, he didn't want Rin to do too much work…she was pregnant after all.

An hour later the duo was strolling into the private practice of the Dr. Kagura Onigumo, Rin's OB/GYN. She operated based on appointments as she was the best in the area. Sesshomaru snorted at the price she quoted when he'd called, he'd spent triple that amount during Kikyo's pregnancy…but then, he'd flown in World-renowned OB/GYN's from America and Germany…nothing had been too good for his child. They entered the Exam room and immediately Sesshomaru disliked the Doctor, whose first action was to leer at him and ignore Rin.

When she finally noticed Rin, she asked her to climb atop the Exam table. Having had Rin's file transferred from the Hospital, she already had much of what she needed. Rin lifted her top, a cute floral maternal top that looked more like a dress, which Sesshomaru had purchased for her.

"What we are going to do now, is perform the an external Ultrasound, it's the traditional Ultrasound, where all I do is smear some of this…" said Kagura, holding up a small bottle of gel, "…on your stomach then, I will use this transducer probe to gently run over your abdomen so we can see the baby." She stated, indicating to a small handled device. Rin nodded and Sesshomaru took a seat by her side.

"Do you want me to go?" he asked Rin softly and she shook her head, and grasped his hand in hers, turning her face to look as the Dr. Onigumo began the Ultrasound. For a moment there was silence, and then the room was suffused with the sound of a rapidly beating drum and a squelching sound as though someone was walking in soggy boats. Both eyes turned to look at the monitor, widening when they say the black and white image of the baby. Rin's eyes filled with tears, that moment consolidating in her heart and soul that the baby was real; there was a living creature inside her…apart of her. Her baby.

Sesshomaru felt as though his heart would melt. He had never found time to accompany Kikyo on her Ultrasound visits and he surely regretted it for it was such a beautiful experience.

"In about six weeks you can return here and I can tell you the baby's gender…if you'd like." They heard the Doctor say but they were too caught up in witnessing the miracle of the baby inside Rin.

"I'm ready to go now." Said Rin suddenly and the Doctor and Sesshomaru frowned.

"Rin?" he questioned as she sat up and wiped of the liquid with a piece of paper towel the Doctor offered, tears brimming in her eyes. She jumped from the table and ran out, as Sesshomaru left a cheque with the Doctor running to find Rin. She was standing outside, arms wrapped around herself.

"Are you so afraid of me Rin? Why are you always running?" he asked her in a pained voice.

"I'm not. I trust you Sesshomaru." She admitted and his eyes widened.

"I didn't think I would be able to trust any man after what happened…but I trust you, that's why I need to tell who I am and what happened to me. I don't want you to get hurt by this…" she whispered and he nodded once, taking her hand in his he led her to the car.

Neither pair noticed the heavily tinted windows of a car that drove past them, slowly, turning down the street and later following them to the Hotel.

Inside the Medical Practice, Dr. Onigumo held a phone to her ear, "I think I found her." She whispered.

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A/N: This is ULTRASOUND prt. 1 and 2. I couldn't bother to separate it, its double the length of the regular chapter. Anyways, Next Chapter is Part 1 of Betrayal, hope you all ready for it but before I do that let me say this:

The following chapters will contain some graphic and violent scenes and themes which some readers may not want to endure. I recommend that you skip the chapters betrayal, but then you will miss rin's story. Sorry. MATURE THEMES AHEAD, BE WARNED. Also, this story will be changed to Romance/ANGST and not Romance/Hurt/Comfort.