Hello again! I tried to get this update out a little quicker since I really owe you guys. Please pardon any misspelled words; my A key has been acting up today [goes shopping for a new laptop]. Enjoy! =]

Sesshomaru awoke without opening his eyes. He took his time letting his mind register what was going on around him, slowing rousing himself out of a peaceful deep sleep. It was Saturday, his first day off in months & he was going to enjoy it. He became aware of how the sheets & blankets smelled like fresh laundry, how very comfortable he was at the moment & the perfect way his pillow cradled his head. He brought the blankets almost over his head; he wished he could stay like this forever.

"Ugh...fuck..."

Sesshomaru finally opened his eyes to find Inuyasha rubbing the area between his eyes, his eyebrows furrowed deeply in a frown. "What's wrong?"

"Feels like an army of chinchillas are playin' tag with sledgehammars in my head"

Uh oh. Inuyasha having a bad migraine was never a good thing. It could only mean one thing & if it was that one thing..."Would you like some asprin?"

"I 'on't think that's gunna help, bae. Feel like I'm dyin'...shit"

Double uh oh. "Does anything else hurt?"

"Uh...not really. My body aches a little...& my throat kinda hurts but that's it"

Sesshomaru sat up. Looks like it wasn't going to be a relaxing day off. Inuyasha was coming down with the flu.

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Sesshomaru grimaced when Inuyasha snarfed back a lugie & spat it in the trashcan beside him. He set down the mug of tea & bottle of water before he went over to the hanyou. "I need you to put this under your tongue"

"Is it candy?" Inuyasha asked, barely able to open his eyes.

"No. Open"

The hanyou complied & the inuyoukai slipped the thermometer under his tongue, watching the clock. He slowly ran a hand through his husband's bangs to comfort him a little while he waited for a minute to be up & sometimes wiped the half breed's nose with a napkin. He would never admit it but he secretly liked it when Inuyasha got sick because then he got to take care of him. There was something about feeding him soup & holding him until he fell asleep that made Sesshomaru feel kind of...motherly.

Sesshomaru slipped the thermometer out. "Hn"

"Whatchu mean hn?"

"Your temperature is a hundred & three"

Inuyasha's face scrunched up like he was about to cry. "Sessh, I'm dyin'"

"You will be fine, Inuyasha, calm down"

"My body can't take much more heat!"

"Inuyasha-"

"Ya gatta fill the tub with ice then put me in it, Sessh, or my organs are gunna start cookin' then I'll die for real!"

The inuyoukai sighed. Ok maybe being all motherly wasn't all that it cracked up to be. "Your organs will not cook, Inuyasha, you will be fine. Here, drink this tea"

Inuyasha sat up slowly, grimacing & groaning, before taking the mug & sipping it. It made him feel a tad bit better: at least it cleared his stuffed sinuses a little. Swallowing the liquid hurt his burning throat though.

"Get some rest. I have to start dinner" Sesshomaru stated, taking the now empty mug

The hanyou was getting ready to answer until he was interrupted by a body rattling cough that made painful stabs course through his head & throat & his eyes to water. Sesshomaru snatched up the bottle of water he'd brought & got the half breed to take little sips to calm the coughs. By the time Inuyasha was over his coughing spell he was panting & the bottle was empty.

"I will make you some more tea if you'd like"

Inuyasha shook his head slowly, burrowing under the blankets again.

'My poor baby' Sesshomaru thought. He busied himself with dinner, frying up some rice, fish & vegetables just the way his mate liked. Though he was sure the hanyou wouldn't be very hungry what kind of husband didn't cook his husband his favorite meal, especially when he was sick? He even whipped up some homemade red velvet cake to bring his mate's spirits up a little.

"Inuyasha"

The hanyou opened one eye.

"I know you probably aren't very hungry but you should eat as much as you can"

Inuyasha shook his head slowly.

"Just a few forkfulls, Inuyasha"

The half breed made a noise to convey he didn't want it.

Sesshomaru sat on the side of the bed, the plate of food in his lap. "It will help you, if only a little. Come on, love"

Inuyasha couldn't say no to the subtle pleading in that voice so he painstakingly sat up & leaned against the headboard. He was not fond of his husband feeding him like he was a baby but it was either that or getting food in the bed because he couldn't stop shaking & Sesshomaru would give him hell for it later when he felt better.

The food was delicious & actually did help him feel a little better. His stomach had stopped growling, his shivering had stopped since he had warm food in his belly & his headache had subsided a little. Sesshomaru wiped his mouth & took the plate in the kitchen before coming back into the room with a humidifier. He turned it on before he came & sat on the bed again.

"You think you wanna girl first or boy?" Inuyasha asked after a few moments of silence.

Sesshomaru contemplated for a while. "A boy. Then he can protect his younger sibling"

"& girls can't do that?"

"Females should be protected"

"Ok yeah but look at who her parents will be. She ain't gunna be no damsel in distress"

The inuyoukai smirked. "True enough. But she will be our princess & a princess should have someone, besides her parents, to protect her"

"Yeah well I want our daughter to be a tomboy. Hopefully she'll be gay though cause I ain't tryna have no little boy telling' me how we should allow her to live"

Sesshomaru had a hard time trying not to laugh. "That is still many years away, Inuyasha, not to mention we aren't even pregnant yet"

Inuyasha sighed & laid his head on his mate's lap. "I can't wait though. Whether we have a boy or girl first, I couldn't care less. I just want a kid"

"I agree"

Sesshomaru slowly ran his fingers through Inuyasha's hair as they sat in almost silence, only the humidifier humming very softly & Inuyasha sniffling or coughing. Sesshomaru began to wonder for the thousandth time what it would be like to be a father: would he be the disciplinary or the one the child[ren] would run to when they want their way? Would they whoop their kid[s] with belts or use another type of punishment? As of right now Sesshomaru let himself believe that his future children would be perfect & would only need to be told once when they were doing something wrong. It just made his fantasy more convienant for him.

The inuyoukai glanced out the window at the setting sun. There was a breeze causing the bushes & trees to sway & he could already see it playing with their childrens' silver tresses & hear their laughter & watch them as they tumbled & wrestled with Inuyasha out on the lawn. They were not even pregnant yet & Sesshomaru was already wondering how was he going to ask what his children what their favorite colors were & did they like to sing & what flavor ice cream did they like the most. He smiled to himself as he glanced down at Inuyasha who was sleeping somewhat peacefully. A violent cough woke him though & he groaned for some NyQuil so that he can sleep. Sesshomaru put aside his daydreamings of children & the like for now. All that would come in due time. Right now he already had someone he had to take care of.

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3 Days Later

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Inuyasha walked in the middle of Sesshomaru changing his clothes as he got prepared for work. His entrance hadn't been noticed yet so he simply leaned against the door frame & watched his husband slide into his black slacks, slip into a crisp white shirt, button it up slowly then put on his tie.

"I assume you're feeling better if you're watching me dress" the inuyoukai muttered. He sounded like he'd just woken up; he never had been a morning person.

"Yeah I feel great" Inuysha replied, "But I'd watch you dress even if I was sick"

"Hn..."

Inuyasha walked up to Sesshomaru as he was brushing out his hair & wrapped his arms round his mate, places small kisses on the inuyoukai's neck. "We haven't had sex since I got sick, ya know…"

"& we do not have time to do so now"

"Ten minutes is plenty of time for a quick nut…"

"Inuyasha-"

"C'mon baby, daddy's horny…."

Sesshomaru placed his hands on his husband's to stop their roaming but it was very half hearted. He could already feel his body responding to the ghosting touches, the subtle grinding, the soft lips at his spot on his neck….

The former taiyoukai turned to face the man behind him, placing a gentle hand on the hanyou's cheek & was getting ready to lean forward for a kiss, drawn in so much by those lustful golden eyes….until a sneeze racked his body. Then another. & another.

"Jesus, Sessh" Inuyasha murmured.

Sesshomaru sneezed once more before a plummeting feeling made his legs take him to the bathroom where he vomited. Inuyasha followed closely then held his hair back, grimacing as he tried not to look at whatever came out into the toilet. This went on for about five or six minutes before Sesshomaru leaned away from the toilet bowl, panting & seemingly trying to hold back another wave of vomit.

"So uh…I'll call your job & tell them you're not comin' today" Inuyasha said, backing away slowly & hoping Sesshomaru didn't blame him for getting sick.

'When he gets better, he's gunna kill me….'