Life came at Inuyasha & Sesshomaru fast. One minute, they were getting in naps & resting periods with Hiten sleeping & then the next they were reminding each other to keep an eye on the kid before he crawled away into some trouble. Yes, crawled. At three months, Hiten was scooting across the floor. Sesshomaru had been so shocked, he immediately picked him up, thinking something was wrong. He did it again a few days later & Inuyasha yelled, "Where do you think you're going?!".
Now at six months, Hiten was trying to stand & it was only a matter of time before the boy started walking. Dr. Robbins wasn't kidding when she said the child was advanced. This was just unheard of for a six month old but his parents were incredibly proud.
"Ya gonna help Daddy, Boo?" Inuyasha asked one day as he whipped up a hearty breakfast & Hiten came crawling into the kitchen, talking non-stop. The hanyou carefully stepped around him & grabbed a bottle of syrup out of the cabinet, "If you can go ahead & start on the dishes, that would be great"
"He'd probably get more drool on said dishes than soap" Sesshomaru mused, watching the boy with a smirk as he leaned against the counter.
"Be careful, Boo. The goal of washing dishes is to get the dishes clean" the hanyou instructed & handed the child a plastic spoon to start "washing". Hiten waved it around then banged it on the floor.
"I think he's ready to be weaned. He doesn't seem to stay attached long enough to get his fill" Sesshomaru said, pulling up a chair to sit in from the dining room.
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow. "You think he should start eating like pancakes & stuff?"
"It wouldn't hurt to try. He's practically a grown man now, he knows what he wants"
"Taaaa!" Hiten announced with the plastic spoon lifted high above his head & the inu men repeated after him.
"He's already grown out the clothes I bought him two months ago" Sesshomaru said almost sadly.
"I told you not to get that name brand stuff. See how much wear you got out of it?"
"But it was so cute, Yasha, you cannot deny those overalls made him look dashing"
Inuyasha smirked, servings the pancakes, sausage & eggs onto two plates. "Yeah, you're right, he was really cute in that"
"& the 'Not a mistake, just a happy accident' onesie Koga got for him? I really liked that on my koibito. It was adorable"
The hanyou chuckled & set the plates on the dining room table, Hiten hot on his heels at the prospect of food. "Yeah, I liked it too. But we can just get him more clothes. You know kids grow like weeds. C'mere, Boo" he said, picking the boy up. Hiten looked down at Inuyasha's plate, eyes big with curiosity. When Inuyasha tore off a piece of pancake & fed it to him, he practically vibrated in excitement at a new taste & consistency. This fluffy thing was sweet! It was amazing!
Sesshomaru smirked, cutting his pancakes into bite sizes. "Now that's all he's going to want: whatever's on Daddy's plate"
"I don't mind sharing with my Boo. We can be snack buddies, ain't that right, little man?"
Hiten reached for another piece of pancake, not even concerned with the conversation right now.
"You're excited right now, that's why you don't mind sharing but as soon as he wants whatever you're eating when you're hungry, you're going to be sorry you ever shared your breakfast with him"
"Tell mama to mind her business" Inuyasha murmured in his son's ear & grinned when Sesshomaru shot him an irritated glare.
Inuyasha's phone vibrated on the table & he reached over to answer then then pressed speaker. "What's up, Miroku?"
"It's me agaaaain!" Sango sang, "Hey, can you guys open up? We still have a few more things to discuss"
"We're having some family time right now" Sesshomaru said.
"I can understand that. I promise it won't take long at all. I just want to confirm a couple of things"
"You heard the guy: we're pre-occupied, Sango. Try again another day" the hanyou responded. He'd learned to never undermine Sesshomaru's authority. The silver haired beauty taught him that if either of them wanted to go somewhere or do something with their friends, never discuss that in front of company. Always, always discuss it privately.
Sango whined. "But I'm already outside!"
"Well, go back home. You only live like fifteen minutes up the street"
"I wasted all this gas!"
"Should've called first before you invited yourself over. Bye" Inuyasha said before hanging up, "Boy, if this is how she's gonna be, we might need another coordinator"
Sesshomaru handed Inuyasha Hiten's sippy cup when the boy made a face like the pancake had glued his mouth closed. "Do we have the energy to even look for another coordinator? Spring is only two months away"
"Who said we gotta get married at the start of spring? I'm not going to be an ass about an exact date. Plus, you seem to have plenty of time to shop for everything else…"
"Priorities" the inuyoukai murmured, winking.
"Alright then, let's find a new coordinator" Inuyasha said & got ready to start on his breakfast but when he looked down at his plate there was only a little bit of scrambled eggs left & Hiten was already going to town on it. He sighed wearily while Sesshomaru laughed. Maybe feeding the boy his food wasn't the best idea.
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"She's really upset. She won't even answer my calls"
"Well, it ain't my fault she took it upon herself to come over, not once but twice. That's inconsiderate. Just because we're getting married doesn't mean we don't like having time to ourselves"
The two inus sat in the living room with Miroku, his daughters & Koga. Inuyasha wanted to speak to Sango face-to-face about finding another coordinator but when he called back, Miroku picked up & said she'd threw his phone at him & stomped off, grumbling about friends not answering doors. Inuyasha quickly explained why he was calling & Miroku suggested they change their minds about not hiring her.
"She's new to this & very excited. Look, I'll come over & show you everything she has planned & maybe you guys will overlook her inconsideration" the human insisted so here they were, feeling like they were sitting in the middle of a timeshare meeting.
Sesshomaru easily caught May before she tripped over Hiten, who was crawling around the living room, greeting their company. "While she seems to know what she is doing, I notice she has a lot of blank spots here. How does she know exactly how she wants to arrange the tables if she does not even know where the reception will be? & how does she know if we even want to get married in a church? She's made quite a few assumptions, thinking we were flexible on the colors"
"Well, we ain't going with champagne & turquoise!" Inuyasha snapped.
"Yasha, would you please shut up your whining about these colors?"
Miroku shifted his foot out of Hiten's way. "Well, why don't we combine red & turquoise?"
"So, our wedding can look like some Little Mermaid, under the sea themed quinceanera?!" Sesshomaru asked with a frown & Inuyasha laughed out loud.
"O-o-or red & champagne maybe? That's quite classy" the human young man corrected himself.
Inuyasha's eyebrows rose. "Actually…that may not be a bad idea. That might actually work. What do you think?"
Sesshomaru mulled it over, absentmindedly accepting a sock May handed to him. There were many different combinations they could do with those colors & he'd seen many outfits he & the "bridal" party could wear as well. He nodded. "Alright. Let's see what she can come up with"
Miroku pressed his palms together & bowed to them both. "Thank you, guys, thank you, thank you. I know she'll do a fantastic job & you'll love it even more than the baby shower"
"I still think you should wear a dress…" the hanyou murmured, putting his hand on his mate's thigh which was slapped away.
"I still think you should have your balls waxed instead of using Nair but no one's asking my opinion on that, are they?" the inuyoukai growled & Miroku covered his mouth to hide a laugh while Inuyasha's whole face turned red.
"Daddy, why would Uncle Yasha get his balls waxed? Uncle Maru won't play catch with him if he doesn't get it waxed?" Rin asked innocently.
Sesshomaru lifted her up into his lap & put a hand up to fake whisper in her ear. "If Uncle Yasha doesn't get them waxed, Uncle Maru will only play kick ball with him" & the girl giggled.
"Cut it out!" Inuyasha said, "& you talk about me being a bad influence on Boo! Keh!"
Koga, who'd been texting furiously almost the entire time he'd been here, looked up when Hiten crawled into his lap. He picked the boy up & made a show of sniffing him all over. "Hey, this isn't the chicken sandwich I ordered!"
Rin giggled & climbed out of Sesshomaru's lap to get a closer look at the action. "That's not food, Uncle Koga! That's baby brother, Boo Hiten!" she exclaimed, causing the men to chuckle.
"Just Boo or Hiten, Rin" Miroku reminded her.
"Boo or Hiten? That's a long nickname"
Rin was a funny little girl & she didn't even try to be. Inuyasha stood. "Rin, you wanna popsicle?"
The girl gasped, smiling so big, her eyes practically closed. "Yes, please!"
"How 'bout you, May?"
May was preoccupied trying to show Hiten how to build blocks but at the mention of her name she looked up. "Pah-sis-cle?"
The hanyou nodded & fetched a couple, handing one to Rin, one to Koga ("Cause you're childish as fuck" he hissed at the wolf) & showed May how to eat it. He sliced the top of the piece of plastic & brought off a piece of the frozen juice then gave it to her to eat. The little girl popped it in her mouth & immediately became fascinated with the taste, her eyes huge & sparking.
"Be careful with it" the half breed warned gently, "Don't spill it or give any to Boo"
"You're going to be the main one spoiling my koibito" Sesshomaru mused, crossing his legs in a way that made Inuyasha feel some type of way.
"Well, of course I'm gonna spoil him! He's my first born son" Inuyasha said proudly, sitting back down & crossing his arms, chest puffed out in pride, "That's gonna be my right hand man!"
"Why wouldn't Sessh be your right hand man?" Koga pointed out.
"He'll be on my left, where my wedding ring will be, closest to my heart, a few steps behind me to watch my back" the hanyou said & Koga rolled his eyes & muttered, "Corny ass…"
"How long did it take you to come up with that?" the inuyoukai asked.
Inuyasha shrugged a shoulder & was getting ready to respond when he noticed something & sat rigid, an excited "squeeee…" whispering from his lips before he was able to speak. "My Boo is walking!"
They all looked at Hiten who was slowly & unsteadily walking towards Rin, his little hands reaching out for the popsicle she held teasingly out of his reach. Sesshomaru's hand came up to his mouth. His koibito was growing much too fast! Before he knew it, he wasn't going to be able to rock his baby to sleep anymore! He wasn't going to be able to dress him in cute onesies! Ugh, he was already stressed out thinking about one day, very soon, Hiten was going to start…dating!
Rin finally stopped teasing Hiten but before she could give him a taste of the popsicle, Inuyasha put his binky in his mouth, which had dipped in breastmilk, to distract him. Hiten plopped back down on his butt to happily suck on his pacifier & watch all the activity around him.
"Jeez, walking at six months? You know what they say about babies that develop quickly like that…" Miroku said with a knowing smirk.
"Do not curse me like that, human" Sesshomaru warned while Inuyasha looked between them, confused.
"What kind of curse? What are you talking about? What does that phrase mean, Miroku? The fuck did you say to my husband?"
"Fiancee" Koga corrected.
"Go suck an egg, wolf" the hanyou snapped.
"Calm down, Yasha. There's an old wives' tale that if a baby develops quickly, they are making room for a sibling" Sesshomaru explained.
"Well..how soon can you get pregnant again?" Inuyasha murmured in his ear, grinning like the perverted man he was.
"No, little brother, that's mine!"
The men glanced at Rin who was trying to take her baby doll out of Hiten's hand. Sesshomaru smelled the child's need to be changed so he gently scooped him up & took him up to his room to change him. He was annoyed they hadn't brought any diapers or wipes downstairs. If Hiten had really messed himself up, it'd be all kinds of chaos.
Hiten gently slapped the side of Sesshomaru's face, staring in wonder.
"You would beat your Otosan up when I'm just trying to clean you up? You're as inconsiderate as your father" the inuyoukai murmured & kissed the boy's forehead. He changed Hiten quickly, grimacing at all the farting the boy was doing (There was no way his farts weren't considered a lethal gas because this smell was so disrespectful), & went back downstairs where the only people present was Miroku, his daughters & Inuyasha.
"Koga left?" Sesshomaru observed, sitting down & putting Hiten back on the floor for him to roam once more.
"Yeah, something about Ginta missing him…" Miroku said.
"Why ya wanna know, do you miss him?" Inuyasha growled with a sideways glare.
Sesshomaru smirked & leaned over to whisper in his ear, "That jealousy is going to get you strapped down to the bed…"
He chuckled as he watched the hanyou's Adam's apple bob repeatedly, his face frozen in shock.
Miroku cleared his throat. "Right. So, have we decided when the wedding will be?"
"April" the inus said at the same time & the human's eyebrows disappeared damn near into his hairline.
"May is too close to hurricane season" Sesshomaru explained.
"Ah…well, then, I'll run this by Sango so she can jump on it. I was more surprised you two came to a decision that quickly together though"
"We discussed it last night right before we started fu-" Inuyasha started but stopped when Rin looked up at him curiously, "…Right before we started making funnel cakes…"
The girl brightened. "I love funnel cakes! It's so funny when I get white stuff all over my face!"
"Your Uncle Maru likes it too…" the hanyou purred, smirking when Sesshomaru threw him a glare.
Hiten let out a loud hiccup & started whining, apparently uncomfortable with whatever was going on in his chest & reached for Inuyasha. The half breed picked him up & reached over for his sippy cup. The child took it to the head, the bottom of the cup facing straight up as the men laughed.
"He was very thirsty" Miroku mused.
"He had a fun day playing with his big sisters, Rin & May, huh, Boo?" Inuyasha asked. When he glanced over at the girls, he wasn't shocked to see May was sleeping across her father's lap & Rin was rubbing her eyes tiredly. Apparently, Hiten wasn't the only kid tuckered out.
"Alright, think that's my cue to go" Miroku said, standing & stretching, "What are your schedules like? I can swing by on your next days off"
"Kinda up in the air. Sessh is going back to his old job so we're trying to find a good daycare or baby sitter for Boo" Inuyasha responded.
"Sango has a cousin that runs a daycare a couple miles from downtown. Kinda small but it's affordable & she's good with kids"
"What's the name of it? I'll look it up"
"Sacred Arrow Academy. She also does tutoring there, hence the academy part. Her cousin's name is Kikyo, by the way. Tell her we sent you & she'll give you a discount"
"Will do. Thanks, man"
After Miroku left, Inuyasha laid Hiten down for a nap. The boy was snoring so loud, the hanyou had to elevate his head a bit. He smiled down at him, running the back of his fingers across the smooth cheek of the child. Would the rest of their kids look like Hiten? Inuyasha honestly couldn't imagine a child being more perfect. If they had a girl, though, oh, he couldn't imagine how gorgeous she would be.
"Yasha?"
"Coming!" Inuyasha answered & pulled Hiten's blankie up to his chin before he stepped out.
Sesshomaru was relaxed across the bed when Inuyasha walked into their bedroom, flipping through the channels on tv. "Did you want to watch a movie or what?"
The hanyou crawled onto the bed & leaned in close for a heated kiss. "I wanna watch you bounce on this dick…"
"You're so vulgar" the inuyoukai muttered, rolling his eyes.
Inuyasha placed soft kisses on Sesshomaru's neck & behind his ear, trying his best to seduce the demon. "C'mon baby…I haven't touched you in so long…"
"I just gave you oral last week. You came four times"
"Ok but that's not sex, baby…I'm tryna get up in them guts…"
"You are disgusting"
Inuyasha chuckled, running his hand over Sesshomaru's hip & slowly rubbing his ass. "You like that shit…"
"It'd be nice if you were romantic every once in a while…"
"Romantic, you say?"
The hanyou jumped up & grabbed some candles out of the bathroom, lit them, popped in a Boys To Men album & dimmed the lights. Sesshomaru fought a smile as Inuyasha took off his shirt & flexed his muscles.
"I didn't necessarily mean right now, Inuyasha"
"Well, if not now then when, baby? Daddy's horny…"
Sesshomaru's breath caught when Inuyasha grabbed him by his ankles & pulled him toward the end of the bed before gently hooking the inuyoukai's knees over his shoulders. The hanyou ran his hand down his mate's legs as he nudged his hard member against the silver haired beauty's ass.
"Y-Yasha, wait…"
"I'm not doing anything yet, baby"
The inuyoukai listened hard for a few seconds then after the silence was confirmed, he hurried out of his clothes. "Hiten's sleeping. Let's make it quick"
Inuyasha grinned lecherously. "Yes, sir"
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Inuyasha woke up just enough to realize he was freezing. He frowned & reached behind him where Sesshomaru was for some blanket & pulled to towards him. He never understand why the hell Sesshomaru always made it so cold in the house (he always set the temperature at 68 degrees, for Christ's sake!) but then he'd hog all the blanket & practically looked like a live burrito. Instead of freezing everyone's balls off, he could just-
Inuyasha paused. Something was off. He could feel the little hairs on his arms standing up but not from the cold. He covered himself in the blanket, hoping to hide himself from whatever was making him uncomfortable. It helped a little but he could still feel it…like someone was watching him.
"Sessh…?" he grumbled but the only response was a slight snore. The inuyoukai was sleeping…so what was this feeling?
The hanyou slowly opened his eyes & waited for his eyes to adjust. He was probably just getting horny again from that last rut. Boy, Sesshomaru really wore him out this time. He never saw the silver haired beauty ride him like that befo-
Inuyasha noticed something moving very slightly to his right. His heart stopped: had someone broken into their house? Why were they sneaking around the room like that? They could very easily just do away with the semi-sleeping inus & take whatever they were looking for.
"Ask your father, Hiten" Sesshomaru mumbled in his sleep & Inuyasha cringed. Did the intruder hear? He had no problems fighting but honestly, he didn't have the strength right now. Sesshomaru had sucked him as dry as a-
The intruder started walking over & the half breed braced himself. Whether he was at full strength or not he was about to give the guy a hell of a fight for daring to break into their home like that in the middle of the night!
Just when the shadow stalked closer & Inuyasha tensed…Hiten came into sight, huge smile in place.
"Bah!" he said cheerfully…& Inuyasha screamed.