InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Forges of Love ❯ Birth of a New Lord ( Chapter 13 )

Tensei shut her eyes tight as pain coursed through her stomach, a startled cry burst from her throat. Rin peeked nervously into the bedroom as the women rushed in and out, hoping to see how her lady was doing. But one of the older ladies shooed her away.

"...She sounds like she's dying..." Rin muttered worriedly.

"There's no need for you to worry, Tensei-sama is doing exceptionally well for her first time giving birth..." The woman smiled.

"...Kami...Please let Milady bear a healthy child!...for if not...our very lives may be in danger...!" Kyosuke prayed.

Jaken, though locked in another room so as not to be seen, paced the floor nervously. '...if anything is to happen to this child...Lord Sessho-maru will have my head...'

Tensei cried out again, gripping the pillow under her head, one of the women wiped the sweat from her brow.

"Not much longer now, my lady, I see the child's head..."

Tensei gave one last push, there was a slapping sound before a healthy cry split the air. She finally opened her eyes.

"Congratulations, my lady, you have a healthy baby boy!"

The child was laid in her arms, tears welled within her eyes as she gazed down at her newborn son.

What little hair he had was a pale off white, his little nose twitched, taking in her scent and registering it as belonging to his mother. He opened his eyes blinking up at her, Tensei smiled softly. His eyes were two different colors, the right was a violet color, while the left was molten gold.

"...My boy...my perfect boy..." she sighed, nuzzling her nose against his.

"...he's...so small..." Rin murmured gazing down at the new born lord. The girls sat out in on the front step, giving the little boy his first gazed at the sunlight.

"Of course he's small, he's a baby..." Tensei smiled, leaning over to place the child in Rin's arms.

He blinked up at her curiously.

"What's his name?" Rin asked.

"Yoru..." Tensei smiled affectionately.

Just then a little girl came up to them, her hair pure silver, her eyes a gentle lilac. Her skin was tanned and her scent was that of a half-demon. She stopped in front of them, gazing at her feet and fidgeting.

"Hello there, what's your name? Is there something you'd like to say to us?" Tensei asked curiously.

The girl looked up then back down, "...I'm Shiori..."

"Well, Shiori, would you like to see my baby?"

The girl looked up nodding vigorously, prancing over.

"He's adorable!" She squealed.

"Thank you, this is Yoru-kun" Tensei smiled.

The baby gazed up at her, a smile split his cheeks as he gazed at her.

"He smiled at me!" Shiori cheered happily.

"Shiori!"

An older woman came up to them.

"Oh, mommy" Shiori began.

"Oh...I'm sorry she bothered you, my lady..." the woman bowed.

"Oh, no, Shiori didn't bother me at all, and please, I'm no 'lady' I am simply Tensei" she smiled.

"...Oh...well..." the woman began, looking surprised.

"You and your daughter may come by any time you like" Tensei beamed brightly.

"...Oh...well...thank you..."

Tensei and Rin watched Shiori and her mother go home, the sun was just beginning to set, Yoru had proceeded to fall asleep in Rin's arms.

"Looks like it's somebody's bedtime..." Tensei said softly, lifting the child into her arms.

"Tensei-sama!"

The two girls turned, several village women were standing around them.

"Good afternoon ladies, is there something wrong?" Tensei asked.

"Don't you know?!"

"That girl is a hanyou!"

"Oh, I know...is there something wrong with that?"

The women looked at each other.

"Hanyou are dangerous! And that one's descendant of koumori(bat) youkai who used to reside in the caves not far from here!"

"Her people nearly decimated the village!!"

"The mother is also scum! Laying with one of those despicable creatures and producing such a travesty!"

"She will surely be punished by the gods!"

"ENOUGH!" Tensei's voice heightened, startling the women somewhat.

She turned to them, her expression cold, belittling.

"Is it such a crime to fall in love? It shouldn't matter if the one you love is a human or a demon. And it isn't the child's fault her father was a demon, so you shouldn't blame her. She's just a little girl for heaven's sake!" With that she turned on her heel slamming the door behind Rin, waking Yoru.

As the baby began to cry, Tensei growled angrily.

"...It's not fair...they have no right..."