InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Heart Healed Over ❯ Baby Inuyoukai ( Chapter 44 )
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By: FullMetalArm 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Drama | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 03.17.2006 | Pages: 1 | Words: 6.0K | Visits: 223 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Drama | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 03.17.2006 | Pages: 1 | Words: 6.0K | Visits: 223 | Status: Completed
I’m using the American system since I don’t want to waist time explaining the metric system. Graphic surgical descriptions! quite a bit shorter than last time but it gets the job done.
Chapter 44
Kagome didn’t know what to do. The day had gone by in such frenzy that she couldn’t believe that she was in the middle of wrapping her niece in a small warm blanket. Picking the baby up she covered her face saying, “I don’t think you need to know what’s happening to your daddy.” Kagome stayed their holding the child as she watched Sesshomaru’s stomach being sewn up. After she took her niece and brother in law to their room she had to go and check on Seiya.
As she watched the needle make its final stitch, Kagome remembered what had happened after she had gotten off the ambulance. Once she had given the doctor Sara’s number, Kagome was dragged away by the surgeon who’d be performing on Sesshomaru asking as they walked, “Okay I need to know everything you know about this person now. Because one of my nurses just went insane when she cut off his shirt. That’s right his!” A bit taken aback Kagome couldn’t come up with a reasonable explanation. After a moment the doctor said in a low whisper, “Look, the moment we took him into this hospital all of us, including the EMTs and nurses fall under the confidentiality clause. And judging by who he’s married to we won’t break it, but now I need you to tell me everything.”
Wiping her hair back, Kagome explained the situation. “All I know is that he’s carrying my best friends daughter. Not only that, we’ve gotten most of the glass out of his stomach on the way here. Well, all of the glass that’ll keep him alive so that you can figure out the best way to get the glass out without killing him or my niece.” She wiped her eyes and sniffed a bit as she said, “His lung is barely staying inflated so we’re going to need a breathing device instead of that hand pump.” After she finished, the doctor she had talked to came up and handed the doctor a couple of notes.
Looking them over the doctor said, “They’ve got the pregnant ones lung inflated, shouldn’t take more than a week to heal, and your friend is in the middle of getting prepped for surgery.” Looking at the other one, he read it a bit longer before mentioning, “You’re friends cousin says that we are to bring you into the O.R. so that you can handle the baby. Apparently it’s of the utmost importance that you be the only one to handle the child after we pull her out.” Smiling he handed her the note and as she read it said, “Welcome to your first delivery by surgery.”
Reading the not a moment, Kagome soon followed the doctor and began scrubbing in. She watched as a nurse placed multiple X-rays on the lights. She saw just how deep a few of the shards went. Not to mention his collar bone having a slight fracture and the state of his ribs. The good news was that the ribs were easily fixed. Apparently the tiny machine used to check blew the injury out of proportion. But as she could tell they were getting everything ready to pull one of the bones away from his lung to not only be reset, but allow the hole to be stitched up.
Rinsing off the soap, Kagome let one of the candy stripers put her robe on and then her gloves. Once she was tied up, Kagome stood next to the table and looked down at the demon lord. The blood had been cleaned off of him, and he was now laying there with a surgical blanket over his upper body showing the operable spots. The left side of his chest and abdomen were the only visible spots on his body. She couldn’t bare to look at him but she had to do it, it was her job.
His left pec had one a piece of gauze on it to cover the hole that had been opened to allow him to breathe. Apparently they had sewn it up before sending him in, and save for a small draining tube sticking out from under it, he looked okay. She looked down his stomach and saw the pieces of glass. She only looked for a second but she knew that having two inches of glass sticking out of four different parts of your body meant he and the baby were in trouble. It was unlikely he would bleed out, but once they pulled the glass there was a chance of cutting the amniotic sac and killing the baby.
Keeping a look on his pained face Kagome heard the doctor say, “Judging by these X-rays it looks like we need to sew up the small hole that his rib scratched. Not too serious but it’s allowing too many fluids to rush towards it. And this one rib just needs to be reset with some of that new calcium bandage. It’s brand new but the tests show that it’s proficient in resetting the bones and dissolving as time goes by we’ll do the same to the shoulder even though it’s not that bad it’s safer to do it now than leave it alone. Now with these shards being so close we’ll need to open the wounds a bit more to slide it away from the sac and pull them out.”
Kagome wanted so bad to touch him, but she wasn’t allowed to touch anything that wasn’t sterile because it was her job to pull out the baby. When they finished the meeting, The doctor asked Kagome to step away as he said, “I want your help in giving me the surgical instruments. Once the glass is out we’ll make the incision and you can pull her out and get her cleaned up while we clean her.” Looking at her he gave a smile under his mask and say, “As long as this glass doesn’t cut any vital organs or the sac, they’ll be fine and awake within the week what with his head injuries and all. 3/4 inch scalpel.:
She handed the instrument to the doctor as he made an incision a few inches below the piece of gauze that kept Sesshomaru’s blood leaking from his chest. Opening the wound a bit with a slight squish he handed the scalpel back to Kagome and asked for a minor spreader while telling another assistant to give him suction. Watching closely she saw the broken rib and grimaced as the doctor asked for clamps. Handing them to him, Kagome saw him slowly pull the rib from his lung and blood begin to pool out at a medium speed.
When the assistant began to clean up the blood, Sesshomarus stats began to drop as the doctor frantically asked for a needle and more blood and oxygen. Kagome was a bit confused about how they were going to use human blood on the demon. But the doctors shouts for a needle and thread woke up from her daze. Handing him the needle and thread, the frightened nurse watched as he began to suture the hole at a frighteningly fast pace. After ten minutes, which probably would have killed regular human, the doctor took the clamps away from the other surgical assistant.
Kagome was surprised that the person had stood still the whole time without moving the bone anymore and snapping it away from the rest of the rib. When he had it back in place, the doctor waited as Kagome dabbed away some of his sweat with a sanitized rag before backing away and allowing the orthopedist to apply the special calcium bonding. It was a new idea, transform calcium into a small or large bit of fabric like substance that allowed it to bond with the fractured bit of bone. He wrapped the dissolving fabric around the cracks. It seemed to take forever and when Kagome looked back at the clock she was shocked to see they had already been in there two hours.
Receiving a new bit of thread and a needle, the doctor closed the wound and allowed someone to wipe his face off before saying, “Now it’s time for the hard stuff.” Handing him a slightly bigger scalpel, Kagome moved out of the way as the doctor waited for the area to be disinfected again before angling the blade at the end of a cut and began slicing away from where the baby was being held. Once he got a couple of inches he nodded to his helpers and gently tilted it back before it slid out with a small gush of blood. Once out an assistant began sucking up the blood with vacuum before the doctor stitched the wound up and went on to the next one.
The third shard of glass was the biggest and most difficult to move out. Somehow, the demons blood had caused it to partially heal around the glass and the had to go in with a small, long scalpel and used a camera to slide down the side of the glass, barely dodging any vitals and sliced open the healed cartilage a bit loosening the glass enough to pull it out without knocking the scalpel into the his kidney.
Once out, the surgeon stitched up the innards a bit before closing the outer part of the wound. The fourth one came out just as easily as the first two and once he was done, the doctor took a moment to breathe and cool down. The child was safe for the moment, but his hands were shaking after five hours of carefully removing glass. It didn’t seem like it hadn’t taken too much work, but removing it at just the right angle safely was a hell unto itself that required a good amount of time and patience.
When he’d finished his short breather, he looked to Kagome and said, “Okay, now he’s going to be out for awhile due to the amount of meds we gave him along with the mild head trauma. But we’re lucky that the equipment is showing his daughter alive and healthy. Now remember, you have to reach in and pull her out. Can you do it?”
Kagome let out a loud gulp and nodded her head despite the fact that she was scared of what she was about to do. Giving her a reassuring look the doctor grabbed a scalpel and said, “We don’t normally do this while a person is knocked out, but we have no real choice because she’s shifted and with his injuries it’s safer to do it this way. And judging by her stats she’ll be healthy and normal.” Getting ready the surgeon positioned himself near the top of the patients pubic bone and cleaned the area before someone was there with a draining hose.
Once ready the doctor made the incision and when done, he waited as the fluids were drained and when it was over he finished it and gave Kagome the nod. Shaking a bit, Kagome reached in and gently removed her niece and had placed her into a blanket after her cord was cut. She looked a little gross covered in blood and fluids, but she was already whining due to the cold and after wrapping her up she took her to the exam table and used the suction device to clear her of any excess fluids out of her mouth and nose.
Once cleaned up, Kagome saw that she was reasonably cute with a small tuft of hair and closed eyes as she whined for her parents. Setting her on the scale Kagome smiled as she saw that the baby was a bit over nine pounds and measured exactly two feet long. “Boy you’re a big girl.” The baby just continued to cry as it’s aunt made the comment forcing the nurse to wrap her up and hide her in the blanket as she watched the doctors finish stitching up the demon lord.
Once done the doctor gave her a wink and a nod as some techs wheeled Sesshomaru out the door. Kagome followed carrying her niece who’s whole body and face were still covered. Kagome wanted the first thing for the baby to see to be it’s mother, and once Seiya came out of surgery she’d cover her eyes again and put her into her other father’s arms as they slept. She regretted that she’d have to position the baby for feeding, as well as change her, along with taking her weight and vitals over the next week as her parent’s remained unconscious.
In the room, Kagome sighed as the baby began to cry again and knew that it wasn’t from the toilet cuz she didn’t have any smells. It was either she wanted her father, or she was hungry. Setting the baby in the crook of Sesshomaru’s arm as he slept, Kagome removed the cover from the child’s face and angled her so she could see her daddy’s face.
The kid stopped her screaming and Kagome could see her eyes open in little slits and yawn as she saw the person who’d carried her in her body. After a moment of watching, Kagome saw the baby fall asleep and begin sucking on her wrist. Kagome attempted to move the baby, but that just got a very deep growl from her brother-in-law. Stepping back carefully, Kagome exited and headed out to see if any of the family was there waiting.
She looked through the halls when a voice said loudly, “I want to see my son his last name is MIzutani, first name Seiya. The police broke up my nephew’s birthday to tell us where he is and I want to see him.” She looked to see Robert and the others huddled near the reception area on the first floor. She’d come all the way down from the fourth in hopes of finding them and her hunch proved correct.
She was about to open her mouth when Shippou said, “It’s Kagome over next to that elevator!” Smiling grimly she walked toward them and gave them all the same sad smile that she’d had when holding her niece. Smelling the blood and the child on her, Shippou sadly asked, “Is Sesshomaru and the baby going to be okay?”
Kagome had tears in her eyes as she said to the fox and Rin, “Sesshomaru and your sister are going to be fine. I got to hold her and she’s sleeping with her dad, but nobody can go in right now since they’re both very tired. But, I’m going to have to stay in there awhile so that someone can make sure she is fed and changed. Only family can touch her right now, but since Seiya and Sesshomaru are in a sensitive state it’s best that nobody go in until they’re a bit better.”
Wiping her eyes, Rin sniffled and asked, “Can I at least go in since I’m going to babysit her and everything? I think Papa and Father would like me to take care of her.” Kagome kissed her cheek and said that it would be a good thing for her sister to know what she’s like. Wiping tears away, Rin asked, “Where’s Papa? I’m not going in there without knowing he’s okay.” Sighing, Kagome mentioned that she had no clue when a doctor came out and said that Seiya was being taken up to the room.
Robert stepped forward and asked, “Is there a waiting room on that floor?” The doctor said there was a short walk from their room and that they could stay there as long as they needed, but before that he had to talk to Robert about what his son had done to him. Letting the others go, Robert walked to an office with the doctor as he saw the face of his son go into an elevator shortly after his family had gone up to where he was going. Inside the office of his sons surgeon, the business man wiped his tears away as the doctor described what had happened in the operating room.
After he had disinfected Seiya, the doctor took in the amount of scarring that covered the mans body. He wasn’t a plastic surgeon, but he knew how to suture enough so that scarring was minimal, but judging by this boys body he didn’t mind it. But by the angles and size of the cuts, he surmised that these wounds weren’t made for pleasure.
Slicing into the bit of his patients shoulder and applied the calcium bond to it whispering to himself, “Thankfully it’s already been reset.” When it was done he sutured the wound and looked at the X-rays thankful that he wouldn’t have to go and sew up a lung. He hated doing that and the amount of scarring that the patient was about to have from sealing his ribs was bad enough. Heading back over he carefully sliced into the soft flesh and pulled it open to reveal four busted ribs. They weren’t bad, but left alone they could cause the lungs to get sliced open.
Using some small vices, the surgeon held them in place as he applied the bonding to the cracks that had replaced what was once healthy bone. Removing the clamps, the surgeon sutured the wound and cleaned it up a bit before heading over the other side and slicing into it. It wasn’t as bad as the other side, but he still performed the same measures that he did on the other side and when it was sewn. He pulled the X-ray off and looked at the wrist injury. Sighing loudly he asked for a couple of pins and went to the wrist and cut into the area of injury.
Using a micro-camera, the doctor set it to the area that needed fixing and set the pins into before adjusting the bone into it’s regular position. He could see the patient subconsciously wince at the pain and he smiled saying that he wouldn’t really feel it after a couple of weeks. Checking the head and neck scans, the doctor noticed some stress to some nerve endings and had Seiya’s head set into a brace to relieve most of the pressure off the neck.
When he was about to declare the surgery done a technician came in with a few X-rays saying, “You should take a look at this doctor.” Snatching it away, the surgeon saw the state that Seiya’s hip was in. He’d seen this kind of injury before and had reset it many times. Problem was that a good number of the patients he treated had the surgery done in a few days, but this was a long term problem.
Sighing he had the other people in the room angle him so that he could get to the injured hip. This was delicate as he’d have to dislocate the hip a second time, reset it, and then put in some screws to keep it in place. “You may not be a gymnast, but at least you’ll be able to walk without that brace you’re wearing. And why the hell did they take it off of him?” The group shrugged in unison, but they brushed it aside as they prepared the necessary equipment.
Anchoring the poor man to his bed, a couple of nurses pulled the limb and when they heard a loud snap the group immediately set it stationary so that the alignment was correct. Checking the machine, the doctor had them adjust it so that it was directly lined up with the socket and had them push it in. On the second pop, the doctor had them anchor the leg and hand him what he dubbed “The Saw.” It was one of his larger scalpels that he used in such situations and when he sliced in he had somebody push apart the muscle while another was on draining duty. When he got a clear shot at it he grabbed his drill and screws before carefully setting them into their designated bits of bone.
When they were done with that he had them move the leg a bit so he could see the movement of the bone. The flow was smooth and it looked like a well done job that would require a short bit of rehab for him to get used to the screws and not to mention being able to walk without needing assistance. Having his helpers remove the equipment, the doctor stitched up the wound and had the young man placed in a gown and taken of the anesthetic before having him carted out.
When the doctor finished the story, Robert smiled uncomfortably saying, “Glad to see my son will at least be able to walk, not to mention write after a slight bit of rehab.” The doctor was about to give a disgruntled answer when Robert said, “Don’t take any offense. I appreciate the fact that you told me this and took such good care of him. It’s just he’s been dealt a ‘shit hand’ as he likes to put it. And, it’s a pain in the ass that he has to go and deal with a whole new set of problems.”
The doctor assured him that it was going to be a bit of a struggle for him to get his mobility back, but with the way the bones were set it wouldn’t be too hard. Smiling sadly, Robert shook the mans hand and excused him so he could spend time with his family. Heading up the elevator, Robert broke down and began crying heavily at the thought of his son and son-in-law having to go through all of this.
He knew about the councils and what had happened, but Robert had been to a few meetings with Jiro and knew that this was a revenge attack on something that had happened at a council. Once it stopped, Robert tried to dry his eyes, but was caught by Inuyasha holding Yari. Taking his son, Robert kissed the boy and asked Inuyasha what the word was. Giving a loud sigh the hanyou said, “Seiya’s going to be fine and is breathing okay. While Sesshomaru needs help breathing along with the fact that he’s in the middle of breast feeding his daughter thanks to Kagome helping her get into position. Once she’s done, Rin’ll change her and burp her before letting her nest next to Seiya.”
Laughing happily Rober twas about to thank the half-breed when Yari said, “Seiya.” Stopping in their tracks, the two men looked at the baby as he said again, “Seiya.” Laughing loudly, Robert went into the waiting room and handed his son to Michelle as the baby said the name of his brother again. The whole group let out loud laughs when out of nowhere as a man asked if they were the Mizutani’s.
Looking over his shoulder Inuyasha said that they were that group. Taking off his hat the man stepped to the side as his female partner said, “We’re Piston and Ruger.” The ladies name was the former and the man’s the latter. When their presence was acknowledge, Piston said, “We’re some old friends of Jessy’s. He’s sent us here to keep watch over those two until they wake up.”
Inuyasha stood up and sniffed loudly before saying, “You two reek of blood and gun powder. But you’re eyes are at least somewhat innocent.” Ruger was about to respond when the half breed said, “I’m going to let you watch over them because you know the priest. But if you do anything to hurt them my claws will be covered in your blood. You got that?”
Stepping forward the man said, “No need to worry. Jessy’s a good friend and knows we don’t betray anyone we’re paid to protect. Besides we owe him this so we ain’t gonna back out on a debt.” Inuyasha’s ears hurt as the mans accent butchered his native language. Stepping away Inuyasha settled next to Sara and closed his eyes as he prepared for a nap. The two mercenaries pulled a few chairs and sat on either side of the door and listened for any problems that could and more than likely would happen.
Inside the room, Rin smiled as she changed her sister’s diaper. The baby had already gotten in the images of her parents and their smells, but now she was staring at Rin like she was a demon. Pulling open the diaper RIn could see the smile in her sister’s eyes and said, “You aren’t going to think this is funny if they give you a little brother or sister.” The kid just yawned and fell back asleep as Rin finshed cleaning her up and tried to figure out which parent she should go with.
It’d taken them forever to get to the hospital and the fact that it took nearly three hours to get there was a living nightmare. And since her sister had a few hours in her father’s arms, she set her sister back in the little nest she’d made before getting pulled away from Seiya. After she fell asleep, Rin settled into one of the armchairs that occupied the room and closed her eyes for a short nap since she’d deserved it after all that had happened that day.
Just under two weeks later Sesshomaru realized that he’d become conscious and that he was in a large amount of pain and his body felt heavy. He slowly opened his eyes and shut them again as the small bit of light creeping through the blinds from the outside lights hurt like a knife into his cornea. When he’d rubbed them again he opened them to find that he was in a dark room, his throat was sore and his chest and stomach hurt like hell.
Worried for his stomach, Sesshomaru pulled the tubes from his arms out and quickly began feeling his stomach only to find it was back to it’s original size. Lifting up his shirt he saw the vague outline of his abs and let out a loud scream as tears fell out of his eyes. He sat there crying for a moment when he looked over to the bed next to him. It smelt of everybody he knew save for one new scent. It was clearly female and he began to feel a small bit of hope.
Slowly sitting up, Sesshomaru grabbed his legs and felt something warm under him. Looking under the covers he saw a metal object filled with things he didn’t want to know. Grabbing it he set it on the floor and put it under his bed before flinging his legs over the side of the bed. He saw a rail stickign out of the wall and flung his arms out and gripped them. Breathing heavily the demon pulled himself away from the bed and slipped directly to the floor falling to his face.
Screaming from the pain, Sesshomaru reached up and pulled himself up from the ground breathing heavily. He felt weaker than a human and he hated it, but the anger was what he needed to move away from the bed that had imprisoned him and to his daughter and possibly his mate who wasn’t in the room. Taking one small step at a time, Sesshomaru stopped at the door and used his hand to knock the handle of the door and have it pop open a bit.
Sticking a foot in the crack fo the door, Sesshomaru pulled toward the door and slid through the crack before falling to the ground again. Growling at his weakness, Sesshomaru used his butt to slide across the floor and pulled himself up again. Resting with his back against the wall, Sesshomaru heaved a sigh of accomplishment and began to sniff the air. When he caught the scent of his mate’s family, Sesshomaru slowly pulled himself to the odor.
He felt a draft, but he didn’t care about the stares he was getting, or the comments he heard, but when a nurse attempted to take him back to the room he grabbed her gown saying, “Don’t you dare touch me wench. I have to find my daughter and husband so leave before I gut you.” The woman began to scream for security when a familiar voice said something about him being in a bad mood. Turning around, Sesshomaru hissed as his brother came into view holding one of those wheeled chairs he’d seen
Smiling broadly, the half breed said, “We’ve been waiting for you to get up since Seiya woke up yesterday.” Turning around completely, the lord began to limp quickly towards his brother only to slip and fall to the ground again. Groaning at having to help his brother, Inuyasha wheeled the chair forward about to help when Sesshomaru started pulling himself into the device. Once settled, Inuyasha handed his brother a blanket saying, “Trust me you’ll want that later on.”
Putting it over his lap, Sesshomaru asked his brother, “Where are my mate and daughter?” Saying something about his brother being an ungrateful bastard, Inuyasha mentioned that they were on their way when Sesshomaru hissed, “Listen to me you pile of horse manure. I just woke up after who knows how long with my mate missing and my child cut out of my body. So take me there now or I will kill you when I’m recovered.”
Snickering loudly, Inuyasha stopped the chair and said, “Listen to me, you’ve had massive surgery done at the hands of humans and ahve been out for nearly a fortnight. You’re in no shape to deal with me and Seiya is in a bit of bad shape too. The good thing is that he won’t need any help walking once he gets a bit of exercise using it. And just to tell you, your daughter is fine and nobody has really seen her yet because we didn’t want you to go on a rampage.”
Settling back, Sesshomaru let his brother wheel him the rest of the way to a small sitting room where he saw a small bundle in his mate’s arms. He hadn’t been this nervous in a long time and was unable to say anything as Seiya looked at him with a teary smile. Getting pushed in the rest of the way, Sesshomaru was set next to his mate who said, “This is her, Khiluial Anna Mizutani. Our first child.”
Sesshomaru felt some tears in his eyes as Seiya handed her to him. When she was in his arms, Inuyasha and Jessy, who’d been talking to his mate, left the room and shut the door. Opening the blanket, Sesshomaru saw a pair of green eyes staring back at him. Tracing her face with a claw, Sesshomaru smiled at the markings that adorned his child’s face. Rubbing the crescent moon on his face, the demon wiped a tear and said, “I’m glad to finally see you Khiluial. I was afraid you’d died after what had happened to us, but like your Papa, myself, and that foolish brother of mine you aren’t going to die from some human device.”
Wrinkling her nose the baby gave out a loud sneeze before smacking her lips. Wiping away the snot, Sesshomaru noticed that she looked mostly human save for her markings and the slight point to her ears. He was glad for that because it’d be easier to hide her should anything happen. He looked at her head and noticed some black hair which seemed a bit odd.
Prepared to ask what that was about, Seiya smiled and rolled to them saying, “It may change as she gets older or stay the same. It’s just genetics, but what do you think about her?” Sesshomaru shifted her and rocked her slightly as she began to grunt and make some noise. Seiya took note of the complete change in his personality as he shushed her and said, “I can see that you don’t mind the way she is.”
Kissing his mate abruptly, Sesshomaru smiled as he pulled back saying, “She’s our daughter which means in my eyes she’s perfect.” Sneezing again, Khilu gave a big yawn before closing her eyes. The demon watched as Seiya rubbed her cheek as he said, “She’s going to be about as lazy as my brother.” Hearing the door open, the parents looked up to find Rin crying at the sight of her father being awake and moving. Accepting the hug from his adoptive daughter, Sesshomaru gave her a small kiss saying, “I’m glad ot see you’re well, Rin and thank you for caring for her.” When she’d said that it was no problem, Sesshomaru asked his adoptive daughter, “Have you sent word back to the palace?”
Nodding happily, Rin said, “I went through the well with Shippou, Miroku and Sango so they could send the letter to Lady Koura and told her that they could rest a few days before making the return trip.” Beaming at her sister the teenager said, “She’s perfect and Papa keeps saying that you’re her Papa and he’s her Daddy.”
Raising an eyebrow Sesshomaru that clearly wondered what a daddy was. Seiya smiled saying, “It’s another way of saying ‘Father’ or ‘Papa.’ You hear me call my dad well, ‘Dad’ or ‘Pop’ so it’s just a term of endearment.” Comprehending the statement, Sesshomaru said that he’ll stick with either ‘Father’ than the other names. As he sat there watching the way his husband handled their daughter, Seiya felt a strong sense of pride and laughed at the sudden change in his mate’s actions.
It was completely different than the stone cold way the demon acted when they’d first met. Granted he was still the stone cold killer he always was, but now he at least showed a gentle side. And the human loved it. His mate was showering attention on their daughter which he knew would happen, but the way Sesshomaru held her was like he had the Hope Diamond in his pocket. Asking Rin to leave them, which she did happily knowing that they wanted some time alone, Seiya sat next to his mate and daughter watching her sleep and living in the glow of their daughter being protected by her father's and knowing she'd grow strong enough to take the place of as the heir to the Western Lands.
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Chapter 44
Kagome didn’t know what to do. The day had gone by in such frenzy that she couldn’t believe that she was in the middle of wrapping her niece in a small warm blanket. Picking the baby up she covered her face saying, “I don’t think you need to know what’s happening to your daddy.” Kagome stayed their holding the child as she watched Sesshomaru’s stomach being sewn up. After she took her niece and brother in law to their room she had to go and check on Seiya.
As she watched the needle make its final stitch, Kagome remembered what had happened after she had gotten off the ambulance. Once she had given the doctor Sara’s number, Kagome was dragged away by the surgeon who’d be performing on Sesshomaru asking as they walked, “Okay I need to know everything you know about this person now. Because one of my nurses just went insane when she cut off his shirt. That’s right his!” A bit taken aback Kagome couldn’t come up with a reasonable explanation. After a moment the doctor said in a low whisper, “Look, the moment we took him into this hospital all of us, including the EMTs and nurses fall under the confidentiality clause. And judging by who he’s married to we won’t break it, but now I need you to tell me everything.”
Wiping her hair back, Kagome explained the situation. “All I know is that he’s carrying my best friends daughter. Not only that, we’ve gotten most of the glass out of his stomach on the way here. Well, all of the glass that’ll keep him alive so that you can figure out the best way to get the glass out without killing him or my niece.” She wiped her eyes and sniffed a bit as she said, “His lung is barely staying inflated so we’re going to need a breathing device instead of that hand pump.” After she finished, the doctor she had talked to came up and handed the doctor a couple of notes.
Looking them over the doctor said, “They’ve got the pregnant ones lung inflated, shouldn’t take more than a week to heal, and your friend is in the middle of getting prepped for surgery.” Looking at the other one, he read it a bit longer before mentioning, “You’re friends cousin says that we are to bring you into the O.R. so that you can handle the baby. Apparently it’s of the utmost importance that you be the only one to handle the child after we pull her out.” Smiling he handed her the note and as she read it said, “Welcome to your first delivery by surgery.”
Reading the not a moment, Kagome soon followed the doctor and began scrubbing in. She watched as a nurse placed multiple X-rays on the lights. She saw just how deep a few of the shards went. Not to mention his collar bone having a slight fracture and the state of his ribs. The good news was that the ribs were easily fixed. Apparently the tiny machine used to check blew the injury out of proportion. But as she could tell they were getting everything ready to pull one of the bones away from his lung to not only be reset, but allow the hole to be stitched up.
Rinsing off the soap, Kagome let one of the candy stripers put her robe on and then her gloves. Once she was tied up, Kagome stood next to the table and looked down at the demon lord. The blood had been cleaned off of him, and he was now laying there with a surgical blanket over his upper body showing the operable spots. The left side of his chest and abdomen were the only visible spots on his body. She couldn’t bare to look at him but she had to do it, it was her job.
His left pec had one a piece of gauze on it to cover the hole that had been opened to allow him to breathe. Apparently they had sewn it up before sending him in, and save for a small draining tube sticking out from under it, he looked okay. She looked down his stomach and saw the pieces of glass. She only looked for a second but she knew that having two inches of glass sticking out of four different parts of your body meant he and the baby were in trouble. It was unlikely he would bleed out, but once they pulled the glass there was a chance of cutting the amniotic sac and killing the baby.
Keeping a look on his pained face Kagome heard the doctor say, “Judging by these X-rays it looks like we need to sew up the small hole that his rib scratched. Not too serious but it’s allowing too many fluids to rush towards it. And this one rib just needs to be reset with some of that new calcium bandage. It’s brand new but the tests show that it’s proficient in resetting the bones and dissolving as time goes by we’ll do the same to the shoulder even though it’s not that bad it’s safer to do it now than leave it alone. Now with these shards being so close we’ll need to open the wounds a bit more to slide it away from the sac and pull them out.”
Kagome wanted so bad to touch him, but she wasn’t allowed to touch anything that wasn’t sterile because it was her job to pull out the baby. When they finished the meeting, The doctor asked Kagome to step away as he said, “I want your help in giving me the surgical instruments. Once the glass is out we’ll make the incision and you can pull her out and get her cleaned up while we clean her.” Looking at her he gave a smile under his mask and say, “As long as this glass doesn’t cut any vital organs or the sac, they’ll be fine and awake within the week what with his head injuries and all. 3/4 inch scalpel.:
She handed the instrument to the doctor as he made an incision a few inches below the piece of gauze that kept Sesshomaru’s blood leaking from his chest. Opening the wound a bit with a slight squish he handed the scalpel back to Kagome and asked for a minor spreader while telling another assistant to give him suction. Watching closely she saw the broken rib and grimaced as the doctor asked for clamps. Handing them to him, Kagome saw him slowly pull the rib from his lung and blood begin to pool out at a medium speed.
When the assistant began to clean up the blood, Sesshomarus stats began to drop as the doctor frantically asked for a needle and more blood and oxygen. Kagome was a bit confused about how they were going to use human blood on the demon. But the doctors shouts for a needle and thread woke up from her daze. Handing him the needle and thread, the frightened nurse watched as he began to suture the hole at a frighteningly fast pace. After ten minutes, which probably would have killed regular human, the doctor took the clamps away from the other surgical assistant.
Kagome was surprised that the person had stood still the whole time without moving the bone anymore and snapping it away from the rest of the rib. When he had it back in place, the doctor waited as Kagome dabbed away some of his sweat with a sanitized rag before backing away and allowing the orthopedist to apply the special calcium bonding. It was a new idea, transform calcium into a small or large bit of fabric like substance that allowed it to bond with the fractured bit of bone. He wrapped the dissolving fabric around the cracks. It seemed to take forever and when Kagome looked back at the clock she was shocked to see they had already been in there two hours.
Receiving a new bit of thread and a needle, the doctor closed the wound and allowed someone to wipe his face off before saying, “Now it’s time for the hard stuff.” Handing him a slightly bigger scalpel, Kagome moved out of the way as the doctor waited for the area to be disinfected again before angling the blade at the end of a cut and began slicing away from where the baby was being held. Once he got a couple of inches he nodded to his helpers and gently tilted it back before it slid out with a small gush of blood. Once out an assistant began sucking up the blood with vacuum before the doctor stitched the wound up and went on to the next one.
The third shard of glass was the biggest and most difficult to move out. Somehow, the demons blood had caused it to partially heal around the glass and the had to go in with a small, long scalpel and used a camera to slide down the side of the glass, barely dodging any vitals and sliced open the healed cartilage a bit loosening the glass enough to pull it out without knocking the scalpel into the his kidney.
Once out, the surgeon stitched up the innards a bit before closing the outer part of the wound. The fourth one came out just as easily as the first two and once he was done, the doctor took a moment to breathe and cool down. The child was safe for the moment, but his hands were shaking after five hours of carefully removing glass. It didn’t seem like it hadn’t taken too much work, but removing it at just the right angle safely was a hell unto itself that required a good amount of time and patience.
When he’d finished his short breather, he looked to Kagome and said, “Okay, now he’s going to be out for awhile due to the amount of meds we gave him along with the mild head trauma. But we’re lucky that the equipment is showing his daughter alive and healthy. Now remember, you have to reach in and pull her out. Can you do it?”
Kagome let out a loud gulp and nodded her head despite the fact that she was scared of what she was about to do. Giving her a reassuring look the doctor grabbed a scalpel and said, “We don’t normally do this while a person is knocked out, but we have no real choice because she’s shifted and with his injuries it’s safer to do it this way. And judging by her stats she’ll be healthy and normal.” Getting ready the surgeon positioned himself near the top of the patients pubic bone and cleaned the area before someone was there with a draining hose.
Once ready the doctor made the incision and when done, he waited as the fluids were drained and when it was over he finished it and gave Kagome the nod. Shaking a bit, Kagome reached in and gently removed her niece and had placed her into a blanket after her cord was cut. She looked a little gross covered in blood and fluids, but she was already whining due to the cold and after wrapping her up she took her to the exam table and used the suction device to clear her of any excess fluids out of her mouth and nose.
Once cleaned up, Kagome saw that she was reasonably cute with a small tuft of hair and closed eyes as she whined for her parents. Setting her on the scale Kagome smiled as she saw that the baby was a bit over nine pounds and measured exactly two feet long. “Boy you’re a big girl.” The baby just continued to cry as it’s aunt made the comment forcing the nurse to wrap her up and hide her in the blanket as she watched the doctors finish stitching up the demon lord.
Once done the doctor gave her a wink and a nod as some techs wheeled Sesshomaru out the door. Kagome followed carrying her niece who’s whole body and face were still covered. Kagome wanted the first thing for the baby to see to be it’s mother, and once Seiya came out of surgery she’d cover her eyes again and put her into her other father’s arms as they slept. She regretted that she’d have to position the baby for feeding, as well as change her, along with taking her weight and vitals over the next week as her parent’s remained unconscious.
In the room, Kagome sighed as the baby began to cry again and knew that it wasn’t from the toilet cuz she didn’t have any smells. It was either she wanted her father, or she was hungry. Setting the baby in the crook of Sesshomaru’s arm as he slept, Kagome removed the cover from the child’s face and angled her so she could see her daddy’s face.
The kid stopped her screaming and Kagome could see her eyes open in little slits and yawn as she saw the person who’d carried her in her body. After a moment of watching, Kagome saw the baby fall asleep and begin sucking on her wrist. Kagome attempted to move the baby, but that just got a very deep growl from her brother-in-law. Stepping back carefully, Kagome exited and headed out to see if any of the family was there waiting.
She looked through the halls when a voice said loudly, “I want to see my son his last name is MIzutani, first name Seiya. The police broke up my nephew’s birthday to tell us where he is and I want to see him.” She looked to see Robert and the others huddled near the reception area on the first floor. She’d come all the way down from the fourth in hopes of finding them and her hunch proved correct.
She was about to open her mouth when Shippou said, “It’s Kagome over next to that elevator!” Smiling grimly she walked toward them and gave them all the same sad smile that she’d had when holding her niece. Smelling the blood and the child on her, Shippou sadly asked, “Is Sesshomaru and the baby going to be okay?”
Kagome had tears in her eyes as she said to the fox and Rin, “Sesshomaru and your sister are going to be fine. I got to hold her and she’s sleeping with her dad, but nobody can go in right now since they’re both very tired. But, I’m going to have to stay in there awhile so that someone can make sure she is fed and changed. Only family can touch her right now, but since Seiya and Sesshomaru are in a sensitive state it’s best that nobody go in until they’re a bit better.”
Wiping her eyes, Rin sniffled and asked, “Can I at least go in since I’m going to babysit her and everything? I think Papa and Father would like me to take care of her.” Kagome kissed her cheek and said that it would be a good thing for her sister to know what she’s like. Wiping tears away, Rin asked, “Where’s Papa? I’m not going in there without knowing he’s okay.” Sighing, Kagome mentioned that she had no clue when a doctor came out and said that Seiya was being taken up to the room.
Robert stepped forward and asked, “Is there a waiting room on that floor?” The doctor said there was a short walk from their room and that they could stay there as long as they needed, but before that he had to talk to Robert about what his son had done to him. Letting the others go, Robert walked to an office with the doctor as he saw the face of his son go into an elevator shortly after his family had gone up to where he was going. Inside the office of his sons surgeon, the business man wiped his tears away as the doctor described what had happened in the operating room.
After he had disinfected Seiya, the doctor took in the amount of scarring that covered the mans body. He wasn’t a plastic surgeon, but he knew how to suture enough so that scarring was minimal, but judging by this boys body he didn’t mind it. But by the angles and size of the cuts, he surmised that these wounds weren’t made for pleasure.
Slicing into the bit of his patients shoulder and applied the calcium bond to it whispering to himself, “Thankfully it’s already been reset.” When it was done he sutured the wound and looked at the X-rays thankful that he wouldn’t have to go and sew up a lung. He hated doing that and the amount of scarring that the patient was about to have from sealing his ribs was bad enough. Heading back over he carefully sliced into the soft flesh and pulled it open to reveal four busted ribs. They weren’t bad, but left alone they could cause the lungs to get sliced open.
Using some small vices, the surgeon held them in place as he applied the bonding to the cracks that had replaced what was once healthy bone. Removing the clamps, the surgeon sutured the wound and cleaned it up a bit before heading over the other side and slicing into it. It wasn’t as bad as the other side, but he still performed the same measures that he did on the other side and when it was sewn. He pulled the X-ray off and looked at the wrist injury. Sighing loudly he asked for a couple of pins and went to the wrist and cut into the area of injury.
Using a micro-camera, the doctor set it to the area that needed fixing and set the pins into before adjusting the bone into it’s regular position. He could see the patient subconsciously wince at the pain and he smiled saying that he wouldn’t really feel it after a couple of weeks. Checking the head and neck scans, the doctor noticed some stress to some nerve endings and had Seiya’s head set into a brace to relieve most of the pressure off the neck.
When he was about to declare the surgery done a technician came in with a few X-rays saying, “You should take a look at this doctor.” Snatching it away, the surgeon saw the state that Seiya’s hip was in. He’d seen this kind of injury before and had reset it many times. Problem was that a good number of the patients he treated had the surgery done in a few days, but this was a long term problem.
Sighing he had the other people in the room angle him so that he could get to the injured hip. This was delicate as he’d have to dislocate the hip a second time, reset it, and then put in some screws to keep it in place. “You may not be a gymnast, but at least you’ll be able to walk without that brace you’re wearing. And why the hell did they take it off of him?” The group shrugged in unison, but they brushed it aside as they prepared the necessary equipment.
Anchoring the poor man to his bed, a couple of nurses pulled the limb and when they heard a loud snap the group immediately set it stationary so that the alignment was correct. Checking the machine, the doctor had them adjust it so that it was directly lined up with the socket and had them push it in. On the second pop, the doctor had them anchor the leg and hand him what he dubbed “The Saw.” It was one of his larger scalpels that he used in such situations and when he sliced in he had somebody push apart the muscle while another was on draining duty. When he got a clear shot at it he grabbed his drill and screws before carefully setting them into their designated bits of bone.
When they were done with that he had them move the leg a bit so he could see the movement of the bone. The flow was smooth and it looked like a well done job that would require a short bit of rehab for him to get used to the screws and not to mention being able to walk without needing assistance. Having his helpers remove the equipment, the doctor stitched up the wound and had the young man placed in a gown and taken of the anesthetic before having him carted out.
When the doctor finished the story, Robert smiled uncomfortably saying, “Glad to see my son will at least be able to walk, not to mention write after a slight bit of rehab.” The doctor was about to give a disgruntled answer when Robert said, “Don’t take any offense. I appreciate the fact that you told me this and took such good care of him. It’s just he’s been dealt a ‘shit hand’ as he likes to put it. And, it’s a pain in the ass that he has to go and deal with a whole new set of problems.”
The doctor assured him that it was going to be a bit of a struggle for him to get his mobility back, but with the way the bones were set it wouldn’t be too hard. Smiling sadly, Robert shook the mans hand and excused him so he could spend time with his family. Heading up the elevator, Robert broke down and began crying heavily at the thought of his son and son-in-law having to go through all of this.
He knew about the councils and what had happened, but Robert had been to a few meetings with Jiro and knew that this was a revenge attack on something that had happened at a council. Once it stopped, Robert tried to dry his eyes, but was caught by Inuyasha holding Yari. Taking his son, Robert kissed the boy and asked Inuyasha what the word was. Giving a loud sigh the hanyou said, “Seiya’s going to be fine and is breathing okay. While Sesshomaru needs help breathing along with the fact that he’s in the middle of breast feeding his daughter thanks to Kagome helping her get into position. Once she’s done, Rin’ll change her and burp her before letting her nest next to Seiya.”
Laughing happily Rober twas about to thank the half-breed when Yari said, “Seiya.” Stopping in their tracks, the two men looked at the baby as he said again, “Seiya.” Laughing loudly, Robert went into the waiting room and handed his son to Michelle as the baby said the name of his brother again. The whole group let out loud laughs when out of nowhere as a man asked if they were the Mizutani’s.
Looking over his shoulder Inuyasha said that they were that group. Taking off his hat the man stepped to the side as his female partner said, “We’re Piston and Ruger.” The ladies name was the former and the man’s the latter. When their presence was acknowledge, Piston said, “We’re some old friends of Jessy’s. He’s sent us here to keep watch over those two until they wake up.”
Inuyasha stood up and sniffed loudly before saying, “You two reek of blood and gun powder. But you’re eyes are at least somewhat innocent.” Ruger was about to respond when the half breed said, “I’m going to let you watch over them because you know the priest. But if you do anything to hurt them my claws will be covered in your blood. You got that?”
Stepping forward the man said, “No need to worry. Jessy’s a good friend and knows we don’t betray anyone we’re paid to protect. Besides we owe him this so we ain’t gonna back out on a debt.” Inuyasha’s ears hurt as the mans accent butchered his native language. Stepping away Inuyasha settled next to Sara and closed his eyes as he prepared for a nap. The two mercenaries pulled a few chairs and sat on either side of the door and listened for any problems that could and more than likely would happen.
Inside the room, Rin smiled as she changed her sister’s diaper. The baby had already gotten in the images of her parents and their smells, but now she was staring at Rin like she was a demon. Pulling open the diaper RIn could see the smile in her sister’s eyes and said, “You aren’t going to think this is funny if they give you a little brother or sister.” The kid just yawned and fell back asleep as Rin finshed cleaning her up and tried to figure out which parent she should go with.
It’d taken them forever to get to the hospital and the fact that it took nearly three hours to get there was a living nightmare. And since her sister had a few hours in her father’s arms, she set her sister back in the little nest she’d made before getting pulled away from Seiya. After she fell asleep, Rin settled into one of the armchairs that occupied the room and closed her eyes for a short nap since she’d deserved it after all that had happened that day.
Just under two weeks later Sesshomaru realized that he’d become conscious and that he was in a large amount of pain and his body felt heavy. He slowly opened his eyes and shut them again as the small bit of light creeping through the blinds from the outside lights hurt like a knife into his cornea. When he’d rubbed them again he opened them to find that he was in a dark room, his throat was sore and his chest and stomach hurt like hell.
Worried for his stomach, Sesshomaru pulled the tubes from his arms out and quickly began feeling his stomach only to find it was back to it’s original size. Lifting up his shirt he saw the vague outline of his abs and let out a loud scream as tears fell out of his eyes. He sat there crying for a moment when he looked over to the bed next to him. It smelt of everybody he knew save for one new scent. It was clearly female and he began to feel a small bit of hope.
Slowly sitting up, Sesshomaru grabbed his legs and felt something warm under him. Looking under the covers he saw a metal object filled with things he didn’t want to know. Grabbing it he set it on the floor and put it under his bed before flinging his legs over the side of the bed. He saw a rail stickign out of the wall and flung his arms out and gripped them. Breathing heavily the demon pulled himself away from the bed and slipped directly to the floor falling to his face.
Screaming from the pain, Sesshomaru reached up and pulled himself up from the ground breathing heavily. He felt weaker than a human and he hated it, but the anger was what he needed to move away from the bed that had imprisoned him and to his daughter and possibly his mate who wasn’t in the room. Taking one small step at a time, Sesshomaru stopped at the door and used his hand to knock the handle of the door and have it pop open a bit.
Sticking a foot in the crack fo the door, Sesshomaru pulled toward the door and slid through the crack before falling to the ground again. Growling at his weakness, Sesshomaru used his butt to slide across the floor and pulled himself up again. Resting with his back against the wall, Sesshomaru heaved a sigh of accomplishment and began to sniff the air. When he caught the scent of his mate’s family, Sesshomaru slowly pulled himself to the odor.
He felt a draft, but he didn’t care about the stares he was getting, or the comments he heard, but when a nurse attempted to take him back to the room he grabbed her gown saying, “Don’t you dare touch me wench. I have to find my daughter and husband so leave before I gut you.” The woman began to scream for security when a familiar voice said something about him being in a bad mood. Turning around, Sesshomaru hissed as his brother came into view holding one of those wheeled chairs he’d seen
Smiling broadly, the half breed said, “We’ve been waiting for you to get up since Seiya woke up yesterday.” Turning around completely, the lord began to limp quickly towards his brother only to slip and fall to the ground again. Groaning at having to help his brother, Inuyasha wheeled the chair forward about to help when Sesshomaru started pulling himself into the device. Once settled, Inuyasha handed his brother a blanket saying, “Trust me you’ll want that later on.”
Putting it over his lap, Sesshomaru asked his brother, “Where are my mate and daughter?” Saying something about his brother being an ungrateful bastard, Inuyasha mentioned that they were on their way when Sesshomaru hissed, “Listen to me you pile of horse manure. I just woke up after who knows how long with my mate missing and my child cut out of my body. So take me there now or I will kill you when I’m recovered.”
Snickering loudly, Inuyasha stopped the chair and said, “Listen to me, you’ve had massive surgery done at the hands of humans and ahve been out for nearly a fortnight. You’re in no shape to deal with me and Seiya is in a bit of bad shape too. The good thing is that he won’t need any help walking once he gets a bit of exercise using it. And just to tell you, your daughter is fine and nobody has really seen her yet because we didn’t want you to go on a rampage.”
Settling back, Sesshomaru let his brother wheel him the rest of the way to a small sitting room where he saw a small bundle in his mate’s arms. He hadn’t been this nervous in a long time and was unable to say anything as Seiya looked at him with a teary smile. Getting pushed in the rest of the way, Sesshomaru was set next to his mate who said, “This is her, Khiluial Anna Mizutani. Our first child.”
Sesshomaru felt some tears in his eyes as Seiya handed her to him. When she was in his arms, Inuyasha and Jessy, who’d been talking to his mate, left the room and shut the door. Opening the blanket, Sesshomaru saw a pair of green eyes staring back at him. Tracing her face with a claw, Sesshomaru smiled at the markings that adorned his child’s face. Rubbing the crescent moon on his face, the demon wiped a tear and said, “I’m glad to finally see you Khiluial. I was afraid you’d died after what had happened to us, but like your Papa, myself, and that foolish brother of mine you aren’t going to die from some human device.”
Wrinkling her nose the baby gave out a loud sneeze before smacking her lips. Wiping away the snot, Sesshomaru noticed that she looked mostly human save for her markings and the slight point to her ears. He was glad for that because it’d be easier to hide her should anything happen. He looked at her head and noticed some black hair which seemed a bit odd.
Prepared to ask what that was about, Seiya smiled and rolled to them saying, “It may change as she gets older or stay the same. It’s just genetics, but what do you think about her?” Sesshomaru shifted her and rocked her slightly as she began to grunt and make some noise. Seiya took note of the complete change in his personality as he shushed her and said, “I can see that you don’t mind the way she is.”
Kissing his mate abruptly, Sesshomaru smiled as he pulled back saying, “She’s our daughter which means in my eyes she’s perfect.” Sneezing again, Khilu gave a big yawn before closing her eyes. The demon watched as Seiya rubbed her cheek as he said, “She’s going to be about as lazy as my brother.” Hearing the door open, the parents looked up to find Rin crying at the sight of her father being awake and moving. Accepting the hug from his adoptive daughter, Sesshomaru gave her a small kiss saying, “I’m glad ot see you’re well, Rin and thank you for caring for her.” When she’d said that it was no problem, Sesshomaru asked his adoptive daughter, “Have you sent word back to the palace?”
Nodding happily, Rin said, “I went through the well with Shippou, Miroku and Sango so they could send the letter to Lady Koura and told her that they could rest a few days before making the return trip.” Beaming at her sister the teenager said, “She’s perfect and Papa keeps saying that you’re her Papa and he’s her Daddy.”
Raising an eyebrow Sesshomaru that clearly wondered what a daddy was. Seiya smiled saying, “It’s another way of saying ‘Father’ or ‘Papa.’ You hear me call my dad well, ‘Dad’ or ‘Pop’ so it’s just a term of endearment.” Comprehending the statement, Sesshomaru said that he’ll stick with either ‘Father’ than the other names. As he sat there watching the way his husband handled their daughter, Seiya felt a strong sense of pride and laughed at the sudden change in his mate’s actions.
It was completely different than the stone cold way the demon acted when they’d first met. Granted he was still the stone cold killer he always was, but now he at least showed a gentle side. And the human loved it. His mate was showering attention on their daughter which he knew would happen, but the way Sesshomaru held her was like he had the Hope Diamond in his pocket. Asking Rin to leave them, which she did happily knowing that they wanted some time alone, Seiya sat next to his mate and daughter watching her sleep and living in the glow of their daughter being protected by her father's and knowing she'd grow strong enough to take the place of as the heir to the Western Lands.
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