InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ What The Future Holds ❯ The Birth ( Chapter 19 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Town of Kusamura, 1545


After the wedding, the couple celebrated with friends at the castle. As was Mystic tradition, all married couples were tattooed using each other's blood. Inuyasha picked the spots and what would be tattooed. On Kagome's lower back, he had the kanji for his name and the word Aisai - for beloved wife - tattooed with his blood and surrounded by swirls in a pretty, feminine design. He chose her lower back because that is where his arm rested when he had his arm around her. On his left arm, the one closest to his heart, he had the hirgana for 'Kagome' and the kanji for the words Love - Ai, Fidelity - Chusei, Protection - Hogo, & Honor - Sonkei, tattooed in a diamond around her name in her blood. Also, as was Mystic tradition, the couple was left alone for two weeks while townspeople left meals at their doorstep, so that Inuyasha didn't have to go hunting and leave his new bride.

After their seclusion, Kimiko gave them their gift from her and Kiyoshi - a talented painter, she had painted a beautiful wall scroll of their first kiss as husband and wife.

Inuyasha loved to lay his head on Kagome's lap. She could scratch his ears and he could feel the pup's movements and hear the little heartbeat. Inuyasha couldn't believe how happy he was. He belonged. He had a home, a beautiful mate, and a pup on the way - things he had been raised most of his life to believe would never come to a lowly half-breed. He had to believe that this is what fate had intended for him. Life was actually sweet, as Kagome would tell him.

Kagome was encouraging Inuyasha to explore his demon ancestory and he was, with the help of Masakazu. Dog demonesses generally build a birthing area for them to have solitude when they wanted it and a place where they could birth without messing up the den. Inuyasha decided Kagome would be no different. With what he learned from apprenticing with builders, he added on a room to the house they shared. It wasn't large, but he helped her fill it up to make it comfortable. She loved the room because she could go there and Inuyasha would know she wanted to be alone and he would let her be. Sometimes, when she couldn't get comfortable, he would join her and rub her back or stomach to help relax her and then curl up beside her to sleep.

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C irca Winter Solstice 1545

"Lady Wakana. Lady Tsukiyama. Hurry. Lord Inuyasha says that Lady Kagome is in labor." The maid called out in the temple chamber. The two nursemaids hurried over to Inuyasha's to find a worried hanyou and a girl in early labor. They examined Kagome and assured her husband that birth wasn't imminent. Her labor progressed slowly and to help speed it along, they encouraged Inuyasha to pleasure Kagome with his fingers. "WHAT?", was the surprised hanyou's reaction. "By pleasuring her it will help relax her and it has been known to speed up labor. But you must be gentle.", Lady Wakana explained to him. Poor Kagome was in labor for nearly two days even with Inuyasha's help. Finally her water broke and labor began coming on stronger. Inuyasha had no plans on leaving his wife if they had tried to force him out, but the Mystics were forward thinkers and believed the father belonged with the mother at birth. With Lady Tsukiyama helping her push, Inuyasha and Lady Wakana delivered the infant, with Inuyasha placing the newborn on Kagome's stomach. "We did it, Koshii," Kagome said, excited but exhausted. "No, Koibito, you did it. You did all the hard work." Inuyasha said as he cuddled around her and kissed her forehead. Kagome brought the pup up to her breast as the nursemaids left them alone to bond. After a while, they would return and cut the cord and wash off the baby but for now it was just the three of them.

Mystics believe that a father must choose the child's name but that after birth, the name must not be spoken aloud for fear that the reincarnated soul may not be ready to be reincarnated just yet. They believed in a four month waiting period, after which a naming ceremony would be held where the father would announce the name for the first time. Inuyasha knew this and he and Kagome had talked of names before the birth. She kept on insisting on one particular name for a boy and he resisted. But as he gazed upon his son, he felt she might be right. Kagome realized she could be looking at how Inuyasha looked when he was born as she looked at her son. He was a good size, about 7 pounds, with wild, silvery-white hair and two, white, soft puppy dog ears on his head. As he nuzzled at his mother's breast, he opened his eyes to look at his parents and they were greeted by two golden globes. He definately could be a mini Inuyasha. Inuyasha quietly whispered, "Koibito, I think you are right on about the name." Kagome looked up at him and saw a cocky smile of satisfaction on his face. She then settled against him and closed her eyes as she enjoyed the first feelings of motherhood.

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Ok - short and sweet. Needed a short and sweet chapter after that last one. Next chapter I'll reveal the pup's name - promise!