InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Beautiful: An Adventure in Parenthood ❯ On the Road 2 ( Chapter 6 )

Disclaimer: I don't make money from this, and I don't own anyone but Shinnoumaru. He's such a good puppy!

 

A/N: For Rickashay.

 

Upon returning to the hut, Inuyasha handed the meal over to his wife and plopped down in the corner, folding his arms across his chest.

 

“Why didn't you tell me?” He accused.

 

Kagome knew exactly what her husband was talking about and she flinched at the question, “I… didn't want to upset you.” It was the truth. She hadn't known how Inuyasha would react to Sesshomaru's pup being born as youkai and not obviously hanyou.

 

“Keh. Why do I care if his kid is a dog? Don't bother me none. I wouldn't wish bein' hanyou on anyone, and Rin is lucky she won't have to go through what my…” Inuyasha trailed off, lost in memories.

 

He truly was happy that Rin would be spared some of the pain of having an obviously hanyou son. He liked that kid. She was the only one who was able to put his brother in his place and live to tell the tale. She reminded him a lot of a younger Kagome.

 

Still… Remembering his own past hurt… And he didn't object to the arms that wrapped themselves around him or the head laid on his shoulder as his wife did her best to comfort him and tell him without words that she loved him just the way he was.

 

~*~*~*~*~

 

Having sniffed out Jaken and Ah-un, who had made camp not far from the village borders, Rin happily climbed on top of her two friend and gave her aching feet a rest.

 

Jaken glanced nervously at his master… He had figured out what had happened, as Rin was much smaller now than she was only a few days ago… But he didn't see a pup anywhere, and Sesshomaru said nothing other than `we're going' when he approached the toad imp.

 

Sesshomaru's aura was riled and spoke of danger to any who would dare to approach.

 

What on earth happened?

 

“Sire… If this Jaken may be so bold as to inquire…” The little green youkai bounced nervously from one foot to the other and rung his hands.

 

“You may no-” Sesshomaru started, but was interrupted.

 

“Sesshomaru! Show Jaken the puppy! I'm sure he's curious!” Rin pipped up while giving Jaken a wink, and he smiled back appreciatively and scurried up to Ah-un, to stand on one his heads so he could meet his lord face to face.

 

Sighing again, Sesshomaru carefully uncurled mokomoko from around Shinnoumaru and allowed his retainer to look up on his son.

 

“Sire… He is…”

 

On stern glare silenced the toad from stating the obvious and a giggle was heard from Rin who rushed to cover her smile with her sleeve.

 

“We're going.” Sesshomaru ordered and with that he took to the sky in a billowing cloud of mokomoko and youki with Ah-un carrying both Rin and Jaken hot on his heels.

 

~*~*~*~*~

 

Shinnoumaru woke after three hours in flight and alerted his father to the fact by letting out high pitched whines and moving about within the fur cocoon of mokomoko wrapped around him.

 

Without a word Sesshomaru landed, Ah-un following him to the ground.

 

Sesshomaru set the pup on the ground to do his business and kept guard until he was finished. Rin also took the opportunity to relieve herself and Sesshomaru was in a state of near panic for the few minutes she was gone, unable to relax until she popped back through the brush, visibly relieved.

 

Sesshoumaru stooped to pick up the pup, and handed him to his mother, who happily accepted him, “Feed him.”

 

Rin nodded and loosed the top of her kimono and pulled the strips of her loosely bound chest binding to down. She looked up startled when she heard a low growl come from her mate. It was only then that she realized that Jaken was cowering and apologizing and swearing to every kami that ever was that he was only trying to get a better look at the pup!

 

Rin giggled as Sesshomaru kicked Jaken a good distance away and she pulled out a breast and offered it to the rooting pup, leaning against a lazy looking Ah-un's side as she did so.

 

Sesshomaru, on the other hand, watched captivated. The smell of warm fresh milk… It was… doing things… to him. His mouth was watering and his hands were flexing and unflexing in an unconscious kneading motion. Finally, he tore his eyes away and attempted to relocate himself downwind from his lactating mate.

 

The milk is for the pup… He reminded himself.

 

Still… It had been so comforting and warm when she'd allowed him a taste of her sweet milk only days ago. Perhaps, when the needs of the pup are supplemented by my mother…

 

He contented himself with that thought, and patiently stood guard over his pack until he heard Rin call to him that she was finished.

 

Sesshomaru took his son back from her, and Rin frowned, but allowed it. By her calculations, if they flew the whole way then they should reach the western shiro when the stars were just starting to show in the sky.

 

Sesshoumaru bundled his son in mokomoko once more and allowed the pup to properly den down before giving a glance over to his pack, ready to take to the clouds once more. He gave a small woofing huff to the squirming koinu, attempting to comfort him into settling down before he took off.

 

It briefly occurred to him that he should, at some point, take his true form and allow his son to become accustomed to that form as well, but for now he needed mokomoko in it's present state to hold the pup and leave both his hands free and his swords available for use.

 

Jaken had dazedly wandered back to the group and both he and Rin mounted Ah-un, once more following their master skywards.