InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Lessons in Babysitting ❯ Chapter 1

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Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or his companions, they belong to Rumiko Takahashi, but the kiddos are mine.

Lessons in Babysitting

Babies are messy. On that one point they all agreed. How had they gotten roped into this mess? Ah, yes. Kagome had said that it would be easy. She never mentioned that babies were a lot of work. They needed changing and feeding, and constant supervision. Especially now, that the children were trying to take their first real steps. Who knew that a crawling baby was so fast? Kagome and Sango knew, and they had roped the men into this ‘babysitting’ thing without a second thought. Were they crazy? What did Inuyasha know about babies? Why had they been left alone with three small children? Kagome assured them that she and Sango would only be gone long enough to deliver Ayame and Kouga’s first child and not a moment longer, but how long would that take? Inuyasha had his hands full of the twins, and Shippo wasn’t much help, taunting the hanyou about how he was doing it all wrong, without offering any solution to the problem.

“Shippo, when did you become such an expert on how to take care of children?” the weary monk asked his small companion.

“Since Kagome, let me help with the babies.”

“Do you help her a lot?”

“All the time.”

“Then maybe you can explain what Inuyasha is doing wrong, so the babies will be happy when Kagome and Sango return.” Miroku prodded, while he helped Masayoshi stand on his chubby little feet, after a particularly nasty diaper change.

Shippo screwed up his face and thought about his adoptive mother, she had asked him to help Inuyasha with the twins while she was away, and he did like the twins especially when they pulled Inuyasha’s hair and made him scream. “Okay, Inuyasha when you feed Aiko, you need to make faces at her or silly noises so she will smile and open her mouth. When she is swallowing say Mamoru’s name to get him to look at you so you can get a spoonful in his mouth.”

“And what are you going to do midget?” the annoyed hanyou sneered.

“Entertain the baby you aren’t feeding, so they don’t cry.”

“Keh.”

Mamoru took that moment to bite down on the unsuspecting hanyou’s finger causing him to howl. This in turn frightened all three of the infants, who began to howl themselves.

Inuyasha scooped up the dark haired children and began to rock them back and forth gently bouncing them as he rocked. Screams turned to sobs and then into sniffles, as Inuyasha began to sing a lullaby to the children. Miroku followed his lead and Masayoshi began to settle down as well. Within moments the children were asleep, snuggled as close as they could be to their father’s. As Miroku stared down at his son’s gentle face he smiled. Yes,
babies were messy. But they were also the greatest gift a man could ask for from the woman he loved.

Author’s note: This is my first fanfic, so please be kind. I am always open to constructive criticism, constructive being the operative word. Thank you.
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