InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Drown ❯ Chapter 9: Getting harder to hold up ( Chapter 9 )

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Title: Drown
Author: DeityOfDeath
Archive: Yes please...
Pairings: Inu Yasha/Kouga mentions of Inu Yasha/Kagome and Inu Yasha/Kikyo InuYasha/OC
Category: Drama, romance, slash, Mpreg, yaoi
rating: NC-17/R
Spoilers: Most likely.
Warnings: Yaoi, Lemon, Non-con, Mpreg, SPOILERS!
Disclaimers: I never have nor will I ever own Inu Yasha or its chars. They are property of Rumiko Takashi and major companies.

Note from Author: Thank You for reading and supporting fan fiction! Enjoy and please review!

The chapter titles are lyrics from the song "Drown" by Bring Me The Horizon

Chapter 9: Getting harder to hold up

I found myself bathed in warmth and I didn't want to move. I snuggled deeper under the furs and I stayed there dozing contentedly as my pup moved and stretched and made its presence known. I finally decided to move when the warmth at my back disappeared causing me to shiver and move as two arms snaked themselves tightly around me preventing further movement.

I opened my eyes and found Ayame's arms wrapped tightly around me, squeezing me against her under the furs where we both huddled for warmth.

I watched her sleep deeply and I once again returned to slumber. When I awoke again I lay abandoned on the furs and chillier than I had wanted to be. I finally pulled myself from my nest of furs and blankets and sat up looking around. I wasn't surprised to see Koname and Tensen sitting around the fire drinking tea, I was slightly surprised to see Sesshomaru sitting with them.

“So you've finally awoken,” at Koname's words I nodded and rubbed my eyes as I tried to fully wake myself.

I found a cup of tea thrust before me so I took it and sipped at it gingerly as I listened to the sounds around us; of the cave and its inhabitants and when I had finished my cup of tea I found myself surrounded by Koname, Tensen and Sesshomaru.

“Let's see how you've healed shall we,” and so he began to peel back layers of bandages until he could remove the stints and just as he was about to remove the next layer Kouga and Ayame entered the room and came to join us.

They all had an eager excitement and hope that I might not have to go through another bone breaking experience while I myself just wanted to be finished with the whole ordeal and to be up and walking again.

As the bandages came off I looked down at my ankle and saw it was almost like it had been before. No lacerations or bruising, no bones sticking out at odd angles; just my ankle in its normal resting position. Tensen gently lifted and moved it in one direction and then the next and gently rolled it and set it on the floor and looked up into my wide eyes.

“Give it a wiggle,” tell me if you feel any pain.

I did as he asked and finding none I dropped the blankets wrapped around my body and wiggled as I tried to get into a standing position. I was halted by two hands in front of my face; one from Kouga and one from Sesshomaru. I frowned at the offered appendages for a moment before I finally held out both my arms. They took them and gently pulled me into a standing position. I stood a moment, letting go of their hands and looked around the room.

“Come boys, give him some space,” both Sesshomaru and Kouga did as Koname asked and I shuffled, taking one small step and then another until I was shuffling across the room. I turned around and even with my belly and the added weight I managed pretty well as I finally lifted my feet a bit more and walked back towards the bed furs. I didn't stop at the furs, I turned and walked back and grinned as I passed them and pushed past the bear fur hide that covered the room and inhaled deeply as I walked along the walkway and came to wide den where wolves and youkai stared at me in both surprise and amusement.

I kept going, not stopping as I came to the cave entrance. I sniffed and inhaled the smell of icy wind, snow and the smell of more snow in the atmosphere that was likely to fall soon. I looked down at my feet and stepped into the slush at the cave entrance and proceeded to walked through the snow looking around and walking just because I could.

I heard my name called and looked up to see Ayame holding out a thick fur cloak and beckoning me back inside the cave. I looked up and watched the fresh snow as it started falling covering the world around us further in white. I smiled and walked back to the caves entrance and came to stand before Ayame with a wide grin.

She tisked at me but gave me a smile as she wrapped the cloak around me, pulling it closed.

Everyone seemed to be grinning at me and I wrapped all that positivity around myself as I was lead back to my current quarters with Ayame and Kouga.

I was annoyed that I was asked to sit once more but I was made comfortable so that Tensen and Koname look my ankles and knees over once more. Finding nothing wrong Tensen gave me a clean bill of health while Koname still fretted over me.

“Don't go anything stupid like that again! Did'ja forget you were carrying?”

I shook my head and listened as she continued to admonish me knowing I deserved it but still I gave a small smile at her mothering.

When I was done being reprimanded like a young pup, Kouga saw Sesshomaru and Tensen off with promises to alert him as soon as I had birthed my pup.

That night after our bellies were filled I enjoyed a bathing and then soaking in the hot springs with Ayame and a few other pack members and upon returning to our quarters I sat on my abandoned bed in its small nook and began to make myself comfortable. I fell asleep listening to Kouga and Ayame playfully bantering.

I dreamed horrible things, horrible memories only to wake as two pairs of arms wrapped around me. I found myself once more sharing Kouga and Ayame's bed furs except I was on the side that Kouga usually occupied, this time Ayame lay in the middle with her arms over me and Kouga's crossing her body to rest on mine. I took a deep breath and allowed their warmth to lull me into sleep once more.

This happened two more times and each time I found myself back in their furs. On the third night I went to lay down and found my furs gone, I lowered my ears slightly upset and panicked until Ayame had called my name with a giggle.

I had turned and found that their fur bed had been made even larger if it was possible and Ayame patted the side I had been given at the left. I slowly made my way to the furs and lay down and no sooner had I laid down that I had Ayame snuggled against me and Kouga's arm slung above us, touching not just Ayame, by me as well. I fell asleep and slept peacefully through the night.

We had an odd sleeping arrangement and if others knew of it and disliked it they said nothing.

Two weeks came and went making my stay in Kouga's wolf pack a month and a half and in that time I eagerly awaited my pups birth while watching Ayame prepare for her and Kouga's firstborn's arrival.

I watched as Ayame's belly changed shape; going from a rounded shape to oblong as the pup began its decent into what Koname called “birthing position”. Ayame began having cramps and pains that were on and off and had no rhyme or reason to it and then on a particularly warm day in midwinter her pains came in earnest and the whole cave seemed on edge.

I was lost as to what to do and when I made to sneak away Ayame beckoned me at her side. I felt odd and out of place among all the females in close quarter as Ayame paced for hours on end, stopping to stretch and rest only to continue on pacing.

Kouga had been sent out into the open den area with the other males to await the birth of his cub and as I witnessed Ayame's pain unable to do anything for her I longed to join him but if my presence brought her comfort I would stay. When her pacing had finally helped the cub to descend I was called over to hold her hand as she knelt on thick furs bearing down. She did as Koname commanded and bore into her pains and it was after one hard push that Koname gleefully cackled.

“Good girl Ayame! One more good push and we'll see if you have a son or a daughter.”

Ayame gripped my hand hard enough to break bones as she bore down and cried out her pain. Ayame's cries of pain ended and she gasped, fighting to stay kneeling and we both watched as Koname lifted a newborn slick in mucus and other bodily fluids as it cried its first cries which echoed throughout the cave.

I grinned and so did Ayame as we both stared at what was definitely her son.

Koname grinned and handed Ayame her son, “Well done Princess, the Eastern tribe has its heir and prince.”

Ayame's eyes were moist as she held her son to her chest tightly, quieting his cries and beginning the process of cleaning him off.

Once the cord had been clipped and the afterbirth had been delivered both Koname and I helped to clean up Ayame and get her settle into a clean robe and comfortable in the large bed of furs.

“I'll fetch Kouga,” and both women nodded happily at my words.

I didn't have to go far. I found Kouga on his way to his quarters following the sounds of his newborn son's cries. I waited outside the quarter and watched Kouga enter and go to his exhausted mates' side. I watched as they shared a tender moment of staring down at the new little being they had both created with smiles and wondering showing on their faces. I quietly made my way to the public den and sat before the fire, my mind filled with many thoughts and my heart as achingly full as my mind.

Others had left me to my thoughts as I sat before the fire and watched the flames dance over the logs. I felt a hand on my shoulder and it caused me to jump.

I looked up into Koname's soft smile, “Do you need to talk little one?”

I frowned and then shook me head, “My thoughts are too muddled,” I said in answer and she nodded giving me a kind smile.

“When they are un-muddled, you know where to find me.”

I nodded and watched her go before returning my gaze to the flames before me. I sat there with my knees bent as close to my body as my overly large body would allow me. I sat like that until my pup stretched and began kicking painfully, unhappy at my position. I stood and stretched and made me way back to Kouga's quarters and quietly entered finding both Kouga and Ayame asleep with their son bundled in furs between them. I gave a small smile and quietly tugged a few furs aside and went to lie in my small nook; giving the new family their private space.

I lay down and wrapped myself in my furs and wrapped my arms around my belly and let exhaustion pull me into a deep slumber.

To Be Continued…

So I'm an idiot and somehow managed to get a paper cut on my eye…yeah…who knew bagging with paper bags could be so dangerous…LoL The look on the bosses face when I told him was priceless… been a fun few days.

Happy New Year Everyone~!!

Kat