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"You have a son?!" Kagome near-screeched. "How come this never came up in convearation before?" She was gobsmacked.
"Well, it just didn't seem to come up, you know?" He rubbed the back of his head, embarassed. "I wasn't trying to hide him from you, believe me. Actually, you two should meet!" He sounded more enthusiastic now.
"Well, okay." Kagome was bewildered, but willing to go along with this. Besides, how adorable would a chibi!Arashi be? She squeed internally at the thought, a little part of her melting.
They went south for about two hours, chatting away the entire time. His son was also named Sesshoumaru, named for Arashi's older brother, their father's favourite and heir to the West. He was only starting to learn to walk, and Kagome got to hear all about his many exploits. Arashi sounded like a typical father talking about his son, full of pride and love.
They arrived at a large home, but nothing on the scale of the House of the West, when a female youkai came bursting out. "Arashi-sama, you're back! Sesshoumaru won't stop crying, hasn't since practically the moment you left!"
He winced, then turned to Kagome. "Excuse me a moment." She told him to go ahead, pleased that he seemed to take such care of his son. The lovelight in his eyes was obvious, and she followed in after the nanny to see Arashi rocking a squalling baby as the infant calmed. The adoration in his eyes was matched by that of his father, and Kagome melted again. How adorable were they?
The child had a magenta stripe on each cheek, and silver hair, the same as his father. His cheeks were still chubby, and to Kagome's inexperienced eyes, he looked to be about a year old, but with youkai, appearances could be decieving.
"Arashi-san, how old is he?" She ignored the nanny in the corner protesting about an outsider being allowed in the nursery, but at a glare from Arashi, she ceased her complaints.
"Sesshoumaru is seven summers old." He beamed with pride. "Aren't you, daddy's big strong warrior? Aren't you?" He blew a raspberry on his tummy, causing the child to scream with laughter. "Would you like to hold him?"
Kagome would like very much to hold him, and told Arashi as much, leading to a laugh from the large youkai. He demonstrated how to hold him to keep his head supported, and the passed him over.
She found herself being looked up at by a pair of yellow eyes, and promptly fell in love.