InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Drown ❯ Chapter 20: Save me from myself ( Chapter 20 )

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Title: Drown
Author: DeityOfDeath
Archive: Yes please...
Pairings: Inu Yasha/Kouga, Kouga/Ayame, Inuyasha/Kouga/Ayame, 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 20: Save me from myself

I was not a fan of morning sickness.

My stomach seemed to refuse anything with strong smells, strong tastes or anything with odd textures; morning, afternoon or night. It didn't much matter when; my stomach had become my worse enemy. I felt like I was dying inside and I was over emotional, everything brought tears to my eyes. I spent most of my time in bed fighting nausea and exhaustion. When I tried to do things I found myself falling asleep while midway through it. It thoroughly amused Koname when I fell asleep mid-sentence during a small and simple check up. I was made to return to my bed of furs which I did so grudgingly.

I felt like a hindrance and a bother no matter how many times Kouga, Ayame and even Koname had told me to dry my tears and simply do what my body wanted me to. So I spent my days sleeping and doing small chores in bed. I had learned to sew with Ayame's help and I had taken that role to heart and once I deemed my skills decent I offered to repair anything brought to me with the promise that I would finish it before the pup I carried was born.

Spring was nearly gone before my morning sickness ended and I found my self doted on whether I liked it or not. I was given treats of honeyed tea, the fattiest parts of the meat and Sesshomaru sent various pastries and pickles hoping to appease any who carried in our caves. Ayame and I always split up Sesshomaru's gifts and only kept a small portion to ourselves, everything else we gave to the other cave occupants.

Their doting helped me to gain back the weight I had lost and then some. At three months I already had lost my flat stomach and had gained a nice rounded belly. Ayame was lucky, she was only a week or two ahead of me and she was just beginning to show.

The boys were excited for siblings and I wasn't surprised to see them running around with Haruna; Ginta and Hakaku's two year old daughter with her ebony and soot gray hair sticking up in its spiked hairdo, a thicker version of her father's spikes but with her salt and peppered bangs hanging over her forehead and the remainder of her long locks braided at the back of her head. She was a spunky little thing who clung to the boys but had no problem putting her foot down. It was down right adorable to see her put her tiny hands on her hips and stare up into their eyes with her dark brown eyes looking so serious in that adorably pudgy face.

I was saddened I had missed most of spring and as summer came and the weather went from warm with spring breezes to summer where I was desperate to go outside but not so desperate to be out in the heat.

My desperation must have shown because on one of the hottest days Kouga took us to a little mountain fed lake a few minutes from the cave. There anyone who wanted to join us came, wolves and youkai. I had the joy of introducing Yuki into the wonders of a lake. He had learned to swim in the shallow water of the hot springs in the bathing area of the cave but a cool lake was different. The bottom was soft with mud and decaying material that sometimes had odors that hurt our sensitive noses if disturbed. He learned that quickly when he lifted a handful and brought it to the surface.

He also got to see the many different types of tadpoles; salamander, newt, frog and toad. He got to see the different species of fish and I made a lesson of showing him how to catch them. What little we caught we cooked next to a small fire. We also managed to find crayfish which we also made a delightful meal of. I spent most of the day basking in the cool parts of the lake making sure to watch Yuki and Ranken as they played and when some new insect, fish or plant was discovered I would tell them what I knew of it.

I had memories of my mother and a retainer whose name I can no longer remember walking with me in the garden of some palace where my mother and I were staying. It was probably some extended family member that my mother was fond of and who was fond enough of her to allow her hanyou child to stay under their roof.

I remember learning the names of plants, fish, amphibians and insects as I watched them in the large decorated ponds and streams on the palace grounds.

It was an amazing circle as I watched the curiosity and knowledge fill the eyes of Ranken, Yuki and even Haruna.

We had so much fun that when I could talk Kouga or any of the wolves who were off duty to come with us we would go and indulge ourselves to the fullest at the lake.

The cave activities were usually muted during the day so no one minded escorting us and any who came seemed to enjoy our company and the lake as much if not more so than we did.

Yuki had even convinced Sesshomaru to join us when he had come for a visit. We were all amused and surprised to see Sesshomaru shed his armor and kimono to swim in the lake with the boys. He listened intently as the boys imparted him with their knowledge and they seemed to soak up any added knowledge he provided.

I was amused when Sesshomaru himself had helped to catch our lunch along with the boys. We had enough that we had extra to take back to the caves and share.

We were all saddened when summer seemed to pass as colder weather came and we had to stop our trips to the lake.

Ayame had finally caught up to me as we reached six months of carrying. We both had small rounded swells that were just becoming noticeable under our clothes and were definitely noticeable when we were undressed. We could feel movement now in our five months of carrying and Kouga was much like the boys, desperate to feel the movements we often felt. I could only grin and tell them “soon”.

As the leaves changed color and began to fall to the cold earth below I became more comfortable being outside, watching the boys as they played. Comfortable enough that sometimes I would forgo any escorts. Life was calm and quiet and it seemed as though that peace would never end.

To Be Continued…

Sorry I was late. Here's the new chapter. Enjoy~!

Kat