InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Matter of Trust ❯ The Beginning ( Chapter 15 )

A Matter of Trust

By: TuxedoUranus89/InitialA

Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha, I just own his pup! <3

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Izayoi was born on September 4th, 2001, ten days before her original due date. Despite her early birth, she weighed seven pounds, and was nineteen inches long from head to foot. She was an unusual pup, much more alert and awake than her parents had expected, observing what she could of the small world she was introduced to with her wide violet eyes. Her ears, while still somewhat limp, were almost always twitching, both for strengthening the muscles and from all the noise of the nursery and hearing her family speak. Around one of her ankles was an ornate silver bracelet, to hide her youki. Her gray fuzz turned black, her eyes changed to match her mother's, and her ears were normal; while InuYasha was pleased that the pup looked like her mother, Kagome much preferred her true form, and kept the bracelet off for the most part. A week after her birth, she and her mother were sent home with full bills of health under the watchful eyes of her father.

InuYasha had made up the crib in the spare bedroom in the time his wife and pup had recovered, though it was against his better judgment. He would have preferred the pup to be more nearby, but Kagome had said it was just in the next room, and she would be fine without them hovering over her constantly. For the most part, their lives returned to normal, with the small changes of InuYasha working less and making it home for dinner every night now, and Kagome had more to do with taking care of Izayoi during the day. Her mate had suggested taking her for short walks outside in the afternoons, to help her adjust to the smells and sounds of Tokyo more quickly, but Kagome never ventured further than their block, fearing that too much exposure might cause some damages. The pup only fussed when they were outside, and unless she was hungry or wet, was one of the calmest newborns Kagome had ever known of. She didn't question it though, fearing if she did, her next pup would be the fussiest in the world.

The first major problem they ran into was at dawn, a few weeks after they'd brought her home. Izayoi screamed as if she was in pain, and that alone brought both Kagome and InuYasha into her room at a run. Their pup's hair was pitch black, her ears were normal, and she was crying like she'd never cried before. They looked at each other, and InuYasha went to get the lunar calendar, while Kagome tried to calm the pup down. “She turns human at dawn?” Kagome asked over the wails.

InuYasha shrugged, his own ears pinned to his head as he looked at the date. “First quarter-moon.” He told her loudly. “Her day is the first-quarter moon.”

She pursed her lips, rubbing the bawling pup's back soothingly. “Why's she crying like this?”

He held out his hands, and she let him take her. Cradling her against his chest, he made a low, rumbling growl, and the wails lessened, turning into big tears and quiet hiccups. His ears lifted hopefully, and she stared up at him with frightened, wide eyes. “She's scared.” He said quietly between growls.

Kagome waited until her daughter had stopped crying. InuYasha rocked back and forth on his heels soothingly, and the crying stopped, but the pup did not sleep. “Her senses are basically gone now. Even if they're not really developed yet, not having them makes her think something's wrong. I'd better take the day off; she'll feel better if we're both nearby.”

Kagome nodded. They went into the living room, and tried to strap her into her small bouncing seat, but the moment she wasn't being touched any more, she started crying again. Her mother sighed, and lifted her up against her as she went to the table. “She's probably hungry too.” InuYasha commented, and Kagome nodded; he went to get their own breakfast, while she started Izayoi on hers.

She's just switched when he returned with the tray, and set her juice and a bowl of warm oatmeal in front of her. He watched her holding their daughter tenderly; he'd already known she would make a good mother, but watching her in the actual act made him want to rut her into the ground and start the whole process over again. However, they'd abstained from more intimate activities in the last few weeks. He still smelled her blood, and it made him edgy, though when he'd brought it up the first time, she had mentioned that it was normal, and it would last a few weeks. The thought if possibly hurting her more had also caused him to keep to an affectionate nuzzle, or a kiss, or holding her while they slept.

It appeared that even as afraid as she was supposed to be, even Izayoi couldn't overcome the sleepiness that came with a full belly. Kagome sighed in relief when she fell asleep after her burping, and gently settled her in her lap. “I'm afraid she'll wake up if I try and put her in her chair.” She explained as she moved her bowl to a spot where any wayward oatmeal wouldn't fall on the sleeping pup.

InuYasha nodded. It was the start of a very long day. He tried to get some work done in his home office, just for the sake of it, but when she woke, Izayoi was fussy again, and refused to calm down unless both her parents were nearby. That ended that idea; instead, they decided to spend the rest of the day with Kagome's family, hoping that all the attention would reassure the pup that everything was normal. Luckily, Souta happened to have excellent baby-cheering-up skills, by building things with the small blocks Kagome had packed in the baby bag and then knocking them down for his niece's amusement. Mama watched as Izayoi burbled in delight as Souta reset his small mountain. “She's so advanced for her age… She's not even a month old yet!”

InuYasha shrugged, leaning against his mate's legs on the floor. “Pups grow fast, it's their natures. I hate to say it, but it's like dog puppies. They grow a lot in the first few months; by the time she's six months old or so, I expect she'll be talking a bit, and starting to walk. That's how my brother's pups were, anyway, though they were half-demon, not a quarter.”

Mama looked thoughtful at that. “We might do well to buy larger clothes for her then; she'll probably get bigger faster too.”

Again, the hanyou shrugged; Sesshou-maru's pups had all worn kimono, which were easily lengthened and shortened, so he'd never paid attention to how fast they'd grown. He leaned into Kagome's touch: she was absently playing with his ears. “Will we have to start her in school earlier than most children?” She asked, not having considered the possibility.

“Not really. She'll start to age slower, more normally like a human, in a few years, and it'll move at a snail's pace once she's around sixteen or seventeen.” He explained.

It made sense; InuYasha's own teenage years had lasted for around two hundred years, not counting the years he'd been sealed to the tree, though Kagome didn't know how much longer he'd been that way. They started when Izayoi burbled loudly, and tumbled forward off of Souta's lap, attempting to reach for a block. InuYasha had picked her up before she had even registered she was hurt and should start crying, but no more than a few big tears had fallen before she was calmed by her father's low, soothing growls. “I'm sorry; I loosened my grip for just a second!” Souta apologized frantically.

Kagome reached over and patted her brother on the shoulder calmly. “She's not hurt, she's just startled, it's alright. You've kept her calmer most of the day than we were thinking she'd be.”

Souta's worried expression vanished, and was replaced by an embarrassed smile. “Well, uncles are supposed to be good to their nieces…” He mumbled. His sister beamed.

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The next big surprise was one afternoon in November. Izayoi was playing her favorite game, drop her toys just out of reach, and whine until her mother picked them back up for her. Kagome had rearranged the living room to a `baby-safe-zone', with the coffee tables now tucked against the walls, and a bigger, open space for the two to play such a game in the middle of all the furniture. The pup now had lighter gray fuzz on her head, and her ears were always following her parent's movements. She was big for two months, and InuYasha said she was probably around the same aging frame as a five-month old human child, if not a little more. Sheer will and determination had let her sit up by herself for small periods of time, though after the first fall, Kagome had now placed some of their big, plush pillows on her sides and behind her. She'd also remarked on their pup's stubbornness, glancing wryly at her husband as she said so. “Oh please, like I'm the only stubborn one around here.” He'd replied, taking his turn in the game.

“No, but I'm pretty sure I haven't fallen down a hundred times, injuring myself along the way, and still refused to give up, even though all the odds were against me accomplishing what I wanted to do.”

He'd given her a look afterwards, but silently agreed that his daughter had probably inherited the `don't-know-you're-dead-so-don't-lie-down' genes.

Kagome had picked up Izayoi's bear for what felt like the millionth time that afternoon when the phone rang. “I'll be right back, sweetie.” She told the pup, and went to answer.

She just made it to the couch when her daughter whimpered. Glancing back, the bear was two feet from her. She fought the urge to roll her eyes. “In a minute, honey, let Mama answer the phone.”

She hurried over to the receiver and picked it up. “Hello?”

-Kagome-neechan! It's Rin, how are you?—

Kagome smiled. “Hi Rin, you just caught me in the middle of your niece's favorite pick-up-my-toy game.”

-Oh, how exciting. I think it's a family thing, Mina and Aya were the same.— Rin was referring to her middle daughters, Minami and Ayako, who were currently out of town and had not met their new cousin yet; her other daughters, Sanae and Kotomi, the eldest and youngest, respectively, had met both their aunt and their cousin when Kagome had gone to Rin with questions about mothering a hanyou.

“I'm sure it is, she also seems to have inherited our husbands' stubborn attitudes… She's sitting up on her own already, have I told you?” Kagome asked absently.

-Yes, that sounds about right. Anyway, I was calling to ask you about InuYasha-niichan's birthday next month—

Izayoi's happy shrieking giggle drowned out what Rin had to say next, and Kagome whirled around to see her baby crawling towards the discarded bear. “Oh my GOD, she's crawling!!” Kagome exclaimed, rushing over just in time for the pup to collapse with a surprised squeal on top of the plush bear.

She scooped up her daughter, who was clutching to the bear with all her strength. “You're just a bundle of energy, aren't you? Wanting to crawl before every other child your age… I'm sorry, Rin, what were you saying?”

Rin giggled on the other end. -It's ok, Neechan. Would you want to do something for InuYasha-niichan's birthday next month?—

Kagome hefted Izayoi up higher, and thought about it. “How about just a quiet family dinner? Well, a family dinner. Quiet won't happen with InuYasha and Sesshou-maru in the same room together.”

Rin chattered agreeably, saying she'd arrange everything, and that she'd call when things were set up. Her sister-in-law agreed, and they hung up, just as Izayoi squealed and dropped her bear again. She whimpered, looking up at her mother with her pleading puppy eyes. Kagome sighed, and bent down to get it. Again.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

The winter solstice dawned dimly, but even the smallest hint of sunlight caused InuYasha to throw his pillow over his face and reach sleepily for his mate. His arm met cool air and a cooling side of the mattress. “K'gome…?” He mumbled, opening one eye sleepily, wondering where she was.

He had his answer when she and his pup pounced on the bed. “Good morning, love!” She chirped cheerfully, Izayoi cooing along with her.

He groaned and sat up, leaning against their still-enormous pile of pillows. Kagome lifted their pup in front of him, waving her chubby little arm as she spoke in a quiet falsetto. “Happy birthday, Otou! Happy birthday!!”

Izayoi smiled, and InuYasha couldn't help but smile back. “Keh, my birthday's nothing special.”

Kagome frowned, and moved the pup's arm forward to swat at his nose; Izayoi grabbed it, giggling. Her new favorite activity had become grabbing onto things, especially her father's hair. “Otou shouldn't talk like that! Bad Otou!”

InuYasha gently removed her hand, rubbing the offended appendage. “Ow, pup, that hurts Otou.” He scolded gently.

She continued to smile obliviously. “Dou!” She cried, reaching for him.

Kagome's eyes widened. “Did she…?”

Numbly, he reached and took her into his arms. “That's right… Otou's right here.”

“Dou!” She exclaimed again, reaching for his hair.

Kagome quickly moved his hair out of her reach, as InuYasha rubbed his daughter's ears. She sighed, going limp against him. “Thanks, pup…” He murmured, thinking it was the best birthday present he'd ever received. His mate lay next to him, smiling softly, and he slung an arm around her, content to spend the morning with his two favorite girls in the world.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Dinner that night was, surprisingly, calm. Kagome expected that Rin had had a word about behaving to her mate, just as she'd had her own words with hers. Izayoi had returned to her normal nonsense babbling, keeping up her own kind of running commentary throughout the meal. All four of Sesshou-maru's daughters were present, and all but Kotomi spent the first half of the meal squealing over Izayoi's cuteness. Shippou and Itazura were also there, along with their daughters Ophelia, Rochelle, Geneva, Odette, and Leala, as they were `home for the holidays', as Itazura had put it. Kagome really had no idea which kitsune was which, as the five girls were identical, but she supposed she'd figure it out eventually. The restaurant they ate in was very traditional Japanese; she was soothed at the feel of medieval Japan. Izayoi kept trying to have a bite of her own, until Kagome fed her some rice; after that, she was content to sit in her carrier and play with the hanging plastic shapes above her.

“Ojichan, we got you a present!” Minami chirped excitedly after the meal.

His other nieces nodded, and Kotomi silently went to their coats and brought out a short package. InuYasha idly wondered what it was this time; every couple of decades, his nieces pooled together and bought him some sort of traditional weapon. Last time had been a collection of shuriken, and the time before that had been an elegantly smithed naginata. Without a word, Kotomi bowed respectfully before him and slid the package forward. Sanae and Ayako had their own quiet smiles, while Minami was practically bouncing in her kneeling position from excitement. Carefully unwrapping it, InuYasha opened the carved-wood box to see a short knife sitting in its sheath on a velvet surface. He took it and unsheathed it, admiring the tempered steel; he plucked a hair from his head and gently laid it across the edge, where it cleanly sliced the silver thread without much pressure. “It is a tanto.” Kotomi said in her quiet, educated voice. “Happy birthday, ojisan.”

He was touched by her quick show of affection, a kiss on the cheek and a small smile, before returning to her usual soft seriousness. “Thank you.” He told them, and they grinned back, telling him it was nothing.

Itazura took an envelope out of her purse, and handed it to him. “And here's our present.” She said with a wink.

InuYasha opened it, and his eyes widened. Kagome smiled, already knowing what it was. He didn't miss that. “Are you sure?” He asked, a little worried.

She laid a comforting hand on her mate's arm. “We've got everything worked out, Iza will be fine with Shippou and Itazura. They'll stay in the apartment with her, we've got it all worked out.”

He suddenly grinned wolfishly at her. “You planned this, didn't you?”

Kagome looked innocent. “I had no more to do with it than you did. Itazura merely suggested it, and I agreed.”

He kissed her forehead, and looked at the two kitsune. “Thanks.”

Itazura had her usual mischievous grin. “Have fun, you two!”

~*~*~*~*~*~*~

“InuYasha!!” Kagome squealed as he dropped her on the hotel bed. She giggled as he nosed his way around her shirt, taking in her scent. When he reached her neck, he rested there for a moment, enjoying the feel of her skin against his lips. “You're wearing too much.” He murmured against her skin, and she shivered at the sultry sound of his voice.

Almost before she could blink, he had her top off and was working at her bra. She gasped at the feeling of his claws on her skin; he covered her mouth with his, and she moaned against him, melting in his arms. He slipped his tongue inside her mouth, and they battled playfully as her bra was removed, and Kagome's hands found their way to the buttons of his shirt.

He shrugged out of it, not breaking their kiss once, and lifted her up to press their bare chests together; her legs wrapped themselves around his waist, and he groaned as her core pressed up hard against his throbbing erection. He felt her smile against his lips, and moaned deep in his throat as she ground into him. He could smell her spiking arousal, which only further, if possible, hardened his own. He broke their kiss to drop her onto the bed; her eyes were glassy, lips puffy and her face was flushed. He growled in approval, and swiftly cut through her dress pants and panies with his claws. He silenced her with one clawed finger. “I'll buy you new ones.” He grunted, and any reply she might have had was cut off by her choked cry as she slid two fingers into her warm, wet heat. She whimpered as he pulled out and pushed back in slowly, rubbing her clit with the side of his thumb. Her hips bucked unconsciously at the fizzling pleasure he sent coursing through her body.

His fangs grazed the shell of her ear, down to the side of her neck. She moaned as he ran his tongue back up the path he'd just made. “You like that, don't you bitch?” He murmured huskily into her ear.

She shivered again, nodding. “What is it exactly that you like?” He nibbled on her earlobe, and ran his tongue along the curve of her ear.

She gasped as his thumb grazed the side of her clit again. He smirked, kissing his way up her pulse line. “That's not an answer…”

He slid a third finger inside of her, and her hips bucked again. “You like that?”

She nodded, unable to speak. “Then you wouldn't like it if I did…” He pulled out all the way, and she whimpered. “Answer me, and I'll do it again.”

She swallowed hard, trying to see past the stars in her vision. “You… inside me…” She gasped.

He smirked. “What was what?”

His arrogant tone made her head clear a bit, and she tried to glare at him. “You being inside of me. Now do it, please!!”

He licked at her jaw. “I think I like it when you beg… I'll have to make you do it again…”

Kagome half-whined, half-groaned, but he didn't satisfy her just yet. She whimpered when he moved away from her, licking his fingers clean. “You still taste good.” He said with a smirk.

He swiftly undid his belt and dress pants, trying not to sigh with relief when his erection sprang free of their confines. InuYasha then leaned over his mate, kissing his way up her legs, licking at the insides of her thighs, and plunged his tongue into her core. She choked back a scream of pleasure, as his tongue mimicked what he planned to do with another part of his body later. He slid out, running long, slow licks up the outside of her core, adding pressure to her swollen clit. Her fingers tangled themselves in his mane of silvery hair, and found his ears. He moaned when she rubbed the bases, leaning into her soft touch as she worked her way up to the tips. He left her core, kissing the nest of curls covering it, and kissed and licked his way up her stomach. He marveled at how she'd gone back to being so thin after Izayoi had been born, and nuzzled her soft skin, dipping his tongue into her belly button.

When he reached her breasts, he wasn't sure if she was up to the sweet torture he wanted to place upon them. Glancing up at her, he cautiously licked the sides. She sighed happily, reaching down and running her nails along his back; he felt goosebumps rising at the feeling, and shuddered. He kissed her nipples, waiting for a reaction; when none came, he cautiously ran his tongue in a circle around one, raising an eyebrow her gasp. “Good?” He murmured, his warm breath puffing against her heated skin.

“A little… maybe we shouldn't… shouldn't do that tonight…” She said, and he kissed her soft mounds in apology.

He was just licking his way up her pulse again when her small hand found his throbbing member. InuYasha hissed as her cool touch grasped him, and slowly began to pump. His teeth found the crook of her neck, and he had to restrain from marking her again at the waves of pleasure crashing through him. “K…Kagome… If you… stop please…” He gasped, and she moved her hand away.

He kissed her softly, then positioned himself at her entrance. “I love you…” She said softly.

He sheathed himself inside of her with one quick thrust, and they both cried out, shuddering at the sensation. Tears slipped down her face, and his heart stopped; had he hurt her? She saw the worry piercing his eyes, and smiled reassuringly. “I… I missed you… missed this…”

“We're one again.” He told her softly, and slowly began to pull out. They started slowly, and the pace was making him crazy. He wanted to pound into her, breaking the bed if need be, but he would wait until she said so, for what she wanted. Kagome raised an eyebrow at him when he looked at her. “Hard and fast.”

It was all he needed to hear. He picked up the pace, almost slamming into her, feeling her walls ripple around his length in anticipation. She cried out, wrapping her legs around him to give him deeper access to her. He slowed for a moment, unhooking her legs almost as soon as they'd gone up, and flipped her around, entering her from behind.

She marveled at the new position, feeling him enter her deeper than before, and her arms began to shake, feeling something coiling up inside of her. His pace never slowed, and the coil snapped, sending wave after wave of pure, hot pleasure though her body. She screamed his name, and he came howling not a moment after, spilling his seed into her as her walls constricted around him, milking him dry.

Kagome's arms gave out, and she collapsed on the bed. He fell with her, just as sweaty. Not wanting to leave them separate again, he stayed inside of her, wrapping an arm around her waist and pulling her against him snugly. He kissed her shoulder as they both caught their breath. “I love you…” She whispered again, and he growled deep in his chest.

“I love you, mate.” He murmured in her ear, pulling the blankets down beneath them and covering them both with it. He felt his mate go limp as she slipped into sleep, exhausted by their passionate lovemaking. He smirked slightly before falling asleep himself, wondering how much longer it would be until Izayoi had a younger sibling.

 

 

((Quick clarifications, yes Izayoi seems to be developing awfully fast, I'm aware of that. I've looked at probably twelve thousand different websites on baby development, and just take those, and put it under the mental and physical age of what she should be, compared to her actual age (which is a little over three months, while mentally and physically she's around six and a half months). It's very complicated in my head, and I will admit that I'm kind of leaning heavily on the ideas of developing hanyou that teri botta wrote in her stories `The Lucky Ones' and `Coyote Child'. (if you haven't read those, I highly recommend you to do so, they're quite amazing) Also, as for Shippou and Ita's children's names… except for Ophelia, which is Greek (and I loooooooove the name XD), the others are all of French origin. They live in Canada, land of the English-French bilingual status. Trust me, they've got other kids with Italian names and Spanish names, and probably some Russian and other small countries languages in there too. So I'm not just throwing down some Mary Sues here. XD Anyway, I really hope you enjoyed the story, please check out the LJ community for all the reviewer replies from the last two chapters, info about InuYasha's nieces and for news of future stories in this universe, (and also for a contest too… O_O), it's called tu89_ia_fanfics and don't be afraid to join and post any questions if you have them!! Thank you so much!!! <3))