InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Beautiful: An Adventure in Parenthood ❯ Welcome to the world! ( Chapter 3 )

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN RIN, SESSHOMARU, KAGOME, SANGO, OR INUYASHA… I do however own Shinnoumaru (Which means `Perfect Imperial Prince of Royal Blood)

 

Beautiful 3:

 

Words: 1,663

 

A/N: A gift for Ronwixiv Barreiro aka Ronnie B, one of my favorite people in the whole wide world. She asked for a fic where Rin gave birth to a taiyoukai… though I don't know if she had this in mind, I hope she likes it!

 

Warning: BIRTH - not just ANY BIRTH… BUT ANIMAL-LIKE birthing practices and possible squicky content.

 

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The labor was long and hard, even with Kagome's considerable skill there were moments when she had been truly worried for the safety of both Rin and the pup… If it hadn't been for Sesshomaru… Both may have died.

 

But it was hardly her fault! How was she supposed to know things would take such an… unexpected turn?

 

How was she to know that because Sesshomaru was so much more powerful than even his father that his pup would be…

 

Kagome just shook her head, no longer trying to make sense of what she'd witnessed. Sometimes logical explanations failed, in this time of demons, hanyou, and magic. She was just glad both Rin and her son were alright.

 

She left the new parents alone in the hut, going off to find her own children and mate, and leaving Sesshomaru and Rin alone with their offspring.

 

~*~

 

“Something's really wrong!” Rin cried, exhausted from nearly seven hours of pushing, “I'm going to die… the pup is going to die!”

 

“Rin, don't talk like that now, when the next contraction comes I want you to bear down with everything you have. This pup is coming out!”

 

As soon as Rin bore down Kagome curled her hand into a fist and pushed it into the birth canal. Her eyes went wide with fear before she could conceal it from Rin. There was something wrong… she hadn't felt a head… at least… not a human one.

 

Kagome felt a muzzle, incased in a birthing sac.

 

This was bad. Human children's heads were shaped that way for a reason… to ease passage through the birth canal. Human women were not meant to give birth to… puppies.

 

There was only one idea that came to Kagome's mind. One chance to save the situation from becoming tragic.

 

“What's wrong!” Rin screamed.

 

“Nothing… but Rin, I want you to roll over. Get on all fours, and spread your legs wide… like the animals do.”

 

Rin's eyes went wide, but were still uncomprehending. With Sango's help Rin got on all fours and spread her legs.

 

“Rock your hips when you push, back and forth… let gravity help pull the pup out.” Kagome instructed.

 

“What the hell is `gravity'? Who's helping? What is going on?” Rin was in a near panic.

 

Kagome cursed herself for using an unfamiliar term, confusing Rin and sending her into a panic. She needed help, she needed… a female dog demon, she needed… well… all she had was Sesshomaru.

 

“Rin, do as you've been doing, I'll be right back. Sango, coach her `til I get back.”

 

~*~

 

“Sesshomaru, how do female inuyoukai give birth? How are your pups delivered?”

 

“Demons birth much differently than humans. Youkai mates are allowed to be present and support their partners and assist. It was you who insisted that this Sesshomaru remain outside the birthing chamber.” His words were spat with more venom each minute… He did not appreciate being kept from his mate while she was birthing his pup.

 

“Just tell me this - in what form are demons born? What form do your females birth in?”

 

Sesshomaru cocked an eyebrow, “We are inu. It is the human form that is an illusion. We are born, birth, battle with serious intent, and die in our true form…” suddenly he got suspicious, narrowing his eyes “Miko, why is this information required? Rin is human, the pup is hanyou.”

 

Kagome sighed, “I'm not so sure about the pup…”

 

His eyes went wide. “This Sesshomaru is going to his mate, miko. Attempt to stop him, and you will die. This Sesshomaru has abided by you human customs long enough.”

 

~*~

 

“Rin.” Immediately, upon seeing her distress, he dropped to his knees in front of her removing his armor, and his kimono and juban with haste and none of his usual grace.

 

Sesshomaru's nostrils flared. Blood, fluids, pain, fear, his pup, his mate…

 

Instinct took over completely, and his eyes went red and markings jagged, though not in anger. His mate and pup were in distress, and he was needed… his youkai was needed.

 

Kagome backed away, sensing that there was nothing more she could do, and Sango left the hut completely; worry in her eyes. She was a demon slayer, but even she did not know much about the very secretive practice of demon birthing. Was Sesshomaru angry? Would his youkai reject the pup?

 

“Sesshomaru! It hurts! It hurts so much! Make it stop!” Rin sobbed and chocked on every word.

 

In the beginning Rin too had insisted he not be present for the birth; the only reason he abided by the miko's wishes he remain outside in the first place, was that Rin too had insisted that birth was `disgusting' and she didn't want him to see her - or smell her - like that. Now, she was too exhausted, and desperate to care. She just wanted it to end. “Urng...” Another groan of pain escaped her as another contraction hit her.

 

Sesshomaru ripped the yukata off of her, leaving her completely naked, and pulled her upwards, so her hands were on his shoulders. He let a soothing growl come up as he gripped her hips and began to rock them back and forth. When she was moving on her own, he reached between them and placed his hands on the bulge of her stomach and pushed on the firmly, continuing to growl and nuzzling the top of her head bringing her nose beneath his chin. “Mmmmmaaaatttttteeee…” he growled soothingly, going back to rocking her hips for her and caressing her lower back. His hands slipped down between her inner thighs and massaged while spreading them further apart.

 

Growling in Inu, despite the fact that Rin could only understand a few of his growls and quiet huffs and soft `woofs', he urged her on.

 

 

Rin quieted and her body relaxed, and her whimpers faded to nothing but soft whines, as she was finally able to focus all her breaths on pushing.

 

Only an hour later, with her mate's assistance, an Inu pup was brought into the world.

 

Sesshomaru used his claws to rip open the birth sac, and he licked the pup clean of the after birth, which the still very human mother obviously would not do such a thing. It was the perfect opportunity to cover the pup in his scent completely, anyway.

 

He resisted the urge to attempt to feed the after birth to Rin…

 

Rin passed out from exhaustion, even as he was still licking her thighs and intimate areas clean.

 

Kagome peaked in, shocked and disgusted at seeing his silver head buried between Rin's thighs lapping at the tears in her most intimate area. She cleared her throat.

 

“Umm… Sesshomaru… I came to uh… sew her up… unless…”

 

Sesshomaru pulled back and licked his chops clean. “Proceed miko.”

 

Kagome let the breath she had been holding out, and came forward to tend to Rin, who she was certain would be disgusted and embarrassed if she ever knew what Sesshomaru had done to her, after she passed out. Kagome stitched Rin up in the human fashion, giving her inner muscles the assistance they would need in repairing themselves completely, her futuristic medical knowledge coming in handy.

 

“Umm… you should wait six weeks before you mate again… I stitched her using the fiber of a plant, so the stitches should dissolve on their own naturally, but to prevent infection, you have to wait… and… I stitched her up really tight, so the first time might be somewhat… uncomfortable for her, so go slowly… pretend it's her first time again.” Kagome blushingly explained the situation to her brother-in-law, who merely nodded.

 

“There will be no `infection', this Sesshomaru will continue to care for his mate in your absence and will cleanse her regularly.”

 

Kagome's face turned as bright red as her own husband's haori, hearing him say that he planned to continue to orally `clean' Rin `regularly'… that was not something she needed to know. “Uh… okay.”

 

“Leave miko.”

 

Kagome looked up, confused, “Huh?”

 

“Leave. These first three days the pup must learn the scent of it's parents and your presence may confuse him.”

 

“Oh… of course… but… one thing…” Kagome hoped she wasn't going to offend but she had to know, “Will he always look like… I mean… does he have a human form? Can Rin feed him like that?”

 

Sesshomaru smirked, “His human form will appear in about six to eight weeks, and he has already begun to root. Rin should have no trouble feeding him, even as a koinu, although my mother will assist, to give him youkai milk as well.”

 

Now Kagome was even more confused, “Your… mother?”

 

“Youkai females will lactate in the presence of pups which are pack. She will assist in feeding my son, as his youkai is strong, and will need youkai milk occasionally to build his strength.”

 

Kagome nodded, before leaving she said, “Well… he looks just like you.”

 

Sesshomaru let his smirk of pride play on his lips as he regarded his son. He was larger than a mortal puppy, probably about 8lbs and he had single magenta stripes (no doubt he would be venomous when he was older), and a crescent moon on his forehead. He had pure snow-white fur and a tiny ruff across his shoulders that would no doubt mirror his own mokomoko. No doubt when his eyes opened, they would be golden honey under ice.

 

He was the spitting image of his sire.

 

~*~

 

Sesshomaru reached forward and removed the sleeping pup from his sleeping mother's breast. She had continued to sleep, even as the pup had rooted around and found his mother's nipple, and drank his fill.

 

He sat cross-legged and created a tiny den out of mokomoko for his son to curl up in. His clawed hand came down to rest on his son's small head.

 

“You are perfect.” He intoned quietly, “my… Shinnoumaru.”

 

 

親王丸- shinnoumaru - Perfect Imperial Prince (indicating Royal bloodlines)