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Chapter List
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Disclaimer: I do hereby
acknowledge to all that stuff you have heard before and that you don�t need to
hear again since we all know it by heart. Takahashi-sama is the only one who
can do that. All I own is this story idea.
This is an AU fic based off the plot
of an old romance novel of my mom�s.
Cyancat ^_^
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A/N:
To My readers:
Again, I have to say that I love you all for being so dedicated to
this. I am so happy to see more reviews from people who are captivated by this
story.
And I would like to say thank you to the overwhelming amount of names
that you all gave me for the naming of Ayame�s child. I really appreciate it. It was a tough choice, but I had to go with my
gut and the two here, just felt�.right.
I had at first thought about calling the child Ginta or Hakkaku, but
then, I thought that would have been a bit too weird, even for my story�..eheheheh. But still, great ideas overall!!

The Captive Bride

Chapter Fourteen - The Meaning of
Life and Death

The sun had just set as Rin and Sesshomaru
entered the home of Koga Kato, with Inuyasha following right behind them.
Sesshomaru had been even more adamant against going when Rin told him that Koga
had asked that Inuyasha come along as well. Something was brewing at the wolf�s
home. He just knew it. And it didn�t ease his nerves any more when they walked
into the entryway of Koga�s home. Koga�s smile was mischievous, if anything,
Sesshomaru thought to himself as he watched Koga point out the houses interior
to Rin, it being her first time there.
But he had to admit,
Koga�s home was a drastic change from his. Where he had stark white walls
accented with marble flooring, Koga had wood paneling with durable carpets and
wood flooring. And all over the floors,
there were pictures and statues of all kinds. The house was actually livable,
where Sesshomaru�s was just stark, blank of any real decorations. Though, what
did he need decoration for? A home was just a place to live outside of the
office. Why fret over such trivial details?
Rin, upon seeing Ayame
in the den to the right of the entryway, immediately ran toward her and the two
embraced in a friendly hug. The three demon men were left to deal with
themselves as the women started their own conversation. The first thing Rin
noticed was that Ayame had drastically changed within the small amount of time
she had seen her last. Her body, which had before resembled the figure of a
woman 6 months pregnant, was now nearly doubled in size. It was any wonder that
Ayame could even walk, Rin thought to herself.
�Rin, I�m so happy you
came! You won�t believe what we have planned!� Trilled Ayame,
her face glowing in delight. Her shocking red hair was again in the
pig-tails she loved, accented by the long flowing green dress she wore.
Rin blinked a few times
at Ayame, her words registering slowly. �Planned? So Sesshomaru was right? Koga
does have something planned for the party?�
Ayame guffawed at her
question. Her eyes glanced once in the mentioned man�s direction before turning
back to Rin. Suddenly her voice was hushed as she cupped Rin�s ear. �Look, I
can�t tell you what�s happening, but don�t worry, everything will be fine.
Sesshomaru doesn�t expect a thing, even if we made you bring Inuyasha along.�
�So it�s about
Inuyasha?� Rin whispered back, now intrigued into the party plot.
�Shhhhh! Not so loud! Yes, it�s about Inuyasha. I also
wanted to see you again too, but I made sure that we did something about his
predicament.�
�Predicament?�
�You know�.� Ayame
glared at her, hoping she would get the right idea. Rin only stared blankly
back at her, which made Ayame release a sigh. �About Kagome
and wanting to marry her!�
Rin�s eyes flew open in
realization. �Oh! That predicament!......What did you
do?�
Ayame smiled and did her
best to stand up straight. �Now that is a secret!� She quipped laughingly.
�Now what secret would
we be talking about, my dear?� Koga asked as he slipped an arm around Ayame�s
shoulders, laying a quick peck on her cheek.
Ayame rolled her eyes
and smiled at her mate. �Oh nothing. Why would you
think that there�s a secret between us?�
�Those green eyes of
yours are up to something. I can see it.�
�Ha! What you�re
probably seeing is my hunger!� Ayame playfully slapped a hand to her mates
face. �I am so hungry, I could eat a whole cow! Now, are you gonna check and
see if our dinner is ready?
�Would I get in the way
of a pregnant woman and her food? Do I look like I wanna die?� Koga laughed as
he quickly backed away from the pair of women. He quickly excused himself from
the room, a smile on his lips as he closed the door behind him.
Ayame and Rin suddenly burst out laughing,
garnering weird looks from both Inuyasha and Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru merely
snorted and turned to the open bar which had been laid out, thankfully. He made
himself a drink and leaned against the nearby bookcase. Roaming eyes cased the
large room, and finally rested upon the form of his wife.
�Think they�re talking
about us?� Inuyasha casually asked his brother who was swirling a short glass
of brandy in his hand.
Sesshomaru managed to
tear his gaze away from Rin for a instant, glanced once at Inuyasha, once at
the glass in his hand, and then turned back to have the figure of Rin fill his
eyes. �They�re always talking about us�but it�s never about anything we want to
hear.�

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�Dinner�s ready!!� Koga
yelled out as he threw open the doors of the den. �Everyone hungry?�
�You better believe it,
buster!� Ayame cracked at her husband as she quickly passed him, pulling Rin
along with her into the corridor.
Inuyasha nearly leapt
from his seat at the mention of food and was quick to follow on the heels of
Ayame and Rin. Sesshomaru rolled his eyes in disdain and started to slowly follow
after them, stopping once to refill his glass of brandy. He chugged it within a
second, replacing the glass on the table with a sigh.
Reluctantly he followed
after them, his eyes glaring at the back of Koga, whom was in a striding run to
keep up with his wife. Sesshomaru knew where the dining room was at and didn�t
need a chaperone, well most of the time he didn�t.
His gold eyes wandered
over the painting hanging on the walls as he slowly plodded along. He noticed
paintings of Koga�s parents, done when they were the same age as Koga was now,
which should have been around 200 years if he could remember correctly. He
passed by another painting and merely glanced at it out of curiosity. The image
stopped him cold in his tracks. It was the young image of his own mother, something
that he thought he�d forgotten altogether. Her violet hair showering upon her
shoulders, pale skin lit up by the colors of flowers surrounding her. No, this
wasn�t the time or place to reminisce about her, Sesshomaru thought as he shook
his head. Pulling his mind away from the deviation, Sesshomaru headed on toward
the dining room where he could hear a loud commotion happening.
Suddenly he noticed a
lingering scent upon the air, someone that he had least expected to be here,
but now realized what the whole reason for this night had been. In a rage, he
nearly flew to the huge white doors, throwing them open without abandon. There
sat the offending scent at the dinner table, the woman known as Kagome.
Inuyasha was standing protectively beside her, claws and fangs bared at his
brother.
�What in the hell is she
doing here?!� Sesshomaru roared out, pointing a clawed finger toward the young
miko. �I told you that you were not to see her again!�
His eyes glowed anew,
golden sparks nearly flying from his killing glare. His fingers flexed
involuntarily, his body reacting to the sudden change in mood.
Koga and Ayame nodded at
each other, both agreeing it was time for part B of their plan to be put into
action. The intervention. Without another second
passing, each wolf grabbed an arm of the demon lord and forcibly pulled him out
of the room.

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�What right do you have
going against my word! My own God-Damned Word! I said
that he couldn�t marry that miko, nor even see her again! And yet, what do I
see here? Deceit! She has no right to even see him!�
Sesshomaru blood was boiling like lava by this
point. He glared back at the pair of wolves before him, both blocking the den�s
doorway which led to where the offending person was.
Koga sighed and crossed
his arms. �Look, Sess. I know that you declared Inuyasha couldn�t see Kagome
anymore. Hell, everyone knew after that day! But you are being an ass about the
whole thing!�
�Me? Being an ass?
You�ve got guts saying that to my face, especially at this moment, wolf.�
Sesshomaru challenged Koga.
�Then shut the hell up!�
Growled back the voice of Ayame, as she stomped toward Sesshomaru. Her emerald
eyes blazed with anger that even matched Sesshomaru�s. She jabbed a finger into
his chest and started to advance further against him, causing the dog demon to
back up automatically. �For once in your life, shut up and listen! All you ever
do is complain and whine about your life. Too bad! You still have a lot to
learn about being Lord and listening is one of them! Now sit!� She commanded
him.
Sesshomaru reacted
without a thought, his body unconsciously buckling his knees and sinking into
the plush chair he had been backed into.
Ayame turned on a heel and
paced a few times before Sesshomaru, yet her glaring eyes kept him from
speaking up once again. Finally she stopped and crossed her arms across her
rotund belly. �Inuyasha has a right to marry who he wants, whenever he wants.�
Sesshomaru started to answer
back. �No, I make the-�
�I said shut-up,
Sesshomaru!� Ayame glared at him. �You can speak when I let you! Now think
about what you are doing to your brother. No, he is your brother, even if you
only share the same father! Do not make me start on that! He loves this girl,
we can all see it, yet you try to put up this charade that because he is a
hanyo and she is a miko that your family name will be ruined? HA! Your actions
were what brought shame upon your family!
Now look at yourself! Look at what you have become over these
years! You�ve dried up and become a prune of the demon you used to be!� Ayame
paused, yet glared at Sesshomaru to show that she wasn�t done yet. �But now, I
see that you have softened. Your eyes are warmer and life has filled your face again.
You�ve changed within this last month. And why is this? Because you married
Rin! She has helped to change you for the best! You used to be the most hating
demon around when it came to humans and women for that matter. But now you have
a mate and life that now revolves around her. Can�t you see that is all that
Inuyasha wants?�
Sesshomaru stared at Ayame, unsure if she was
waiting for an answer or just pausing.
He cleared his throat, standing up to make
his defense. �What I did is what I needed to do. I married Rin because I needed
a wife at the time. That�s all! And that brother of mine had better realize
that I made that decision and it�s final!
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It was quiet in the dining
room as the three sat, listening to the reverberating words coming from the
den. The words between Ayame and Sesshomaru had gotten heated, even with Koga
interjecting a few words now and then.
Rin reminded herself to
never anger Ayame. She was just about as bad as Sesshomaru himself. She paced
in front of the doors, unsure of what to do. What was her position in all of
this? Just a bystander? She glanced once over at
Inuyasha and Kagome, who sat together on a sofa. She watched as Inuyasha hugged
Kagome tightly to him and stroked her hair. With a sigh she turned away,
wishing she could have a relationship like that with Sesshomaru. But how could
she expect him to change like that? What would it take?
An erupting shout echoed
through the house, causing Rin to stare curiously at the doors. Her curiosity
getting the better of her, Rin gripped a door handle and softly opened the door
into the corridor. Suddenly a bloodcurdling scream ripped through the house.
Immediately Rin was running down the hall, heading for the den. A blur of
silver hair ran straight by Rin and she knew it was Inuyasha having the same
bad feeling about this as she did.
She arrived at the den,
just as the doors burst open, unveiling a frazzled Koga. His eyes brightened as
he saw Inuyasha standing before him. �Inuyasha, we have a situation and I need
your help.�
�What happened?�
Koga looked over his
shoulder as a startled cry came from the den. He looked back at Rin and
Inuyasha, �Ayame�s gone into labor.�
�She
what!!� Was the instant reply from both Rin and Inuyasha.
Without another word,
Rin was inside the den, running to Ayame who was now sitting on the floor. Rin
knelt beside her and took her hand. Already she could see the sweat starting to
drip from her forehead. �Ayame, are you okay?�
�Oh
sure, just fine. It�s just that there is this coursing pain that goes
through my body every few minutes. This kid wants out.� Ayame said with a
strangled laugh. Another wave of pain shot through her body and her hand
clenched like a vice around Rin�s. �It REALLY wants to come out.� She said with
panting breaths.
Koga ran over to
Sesshomaru, who had been at the opposite side of the room, and pulled him out
into the hall where Inuyasha still stood. �I need someone to go and get the
midwife. Any volunteers?�
�I�ll go.� Inuyasha
spoke up, his eyes glancing nervously at his intrepid brother.
�Good, Sesshomaru, you
go with him and be quick.� Koga said,
flinching as Ayame let out another cry.
�Me! Why do I need to
go! The brat said he�d go!�
�Because he doesn�t know
where she lives at, and you do!� Koga advanced on the demon lord to stare at
him in the eye. �And plus, who was arguing with Ayame just before she went into
labor?�
Sesshomaru stared back
at the wolf, their eyes fighting a silent war. Suddenly Sesshomaru let out an
angry breath, turning on a heel toward the front door. �Fine, I�ll do it.
Inuyasha, are you coming?� He yelled out while flinging the front door open.
�Yeah�I�m coming!�
Inuyasha called out, looking once more at Koga before running out the door
after his brother.
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The midwife arrived with
Inuyasha and Sesshomaru ten minutes later. She was a squat old demon, her
gray-green hair bundled into a large bun on the back of her head. A bumpy prominent
nose held up a pair of bifocal glasses, which she adjusted every so often. She
carried in her right hand a large cloth bag, bulging with its contents.
Koga waved to them from
the top of the stairs as they stood in the hall. �We�re up here!� he called
out. A scream echoing from down the hall confirmed his words.
You never would have
guessed it, but that little old woman was fast. She was up those stairs quicker
before Sesshomaru and Inuyasha could even start moving. Koga did a double-take
as she passed by him at the top of the stairs.
Inside the master bedroom, she found Ayame on
the bed, with two human women at her side. She nodded at them and approached
Ayame.
�My dear, looks like you�re in a bit of
trouble. Do you need Mama-Motoko�s help?� She said with a smile, all the while
surveying the problem within her mind.
�Oh
gods.� Ayame pried her eyes open to look at the old woman. �Thank
goodness you�re here. This kid really wants out!�
She braced herself as another
convulsion shot through her.
�Well, you�re lucky I�m
here. It seems like your child is in a hurry to be born.� Motoko patted Ayame�s
hand and then looked over the bed to Rin and Kagome. �I�m sorry girls, but you
can�t be here. This is strictly demon business now. No place for you.�
�Are you sure?� Rin
questioned while standing up from her kneeling spot beside Kagome.
�Yes, I�m sure. You�ve
done enough to help her already. I thank you for helping out this far, but I
work alone.� Motoko smiled at the girls and quickly ushered them out to the
door way.
Koga nearly walked into
the old woman as he entered the bedroom, but Motoko stopped him with a hand to
her body. �Koga, you can�t come in.�
�What? You don�t
understand, I need to be with Ayame.� He tried to
brush past her as Ayame cried out again.
But Motoko�s hand stayed
firm and held him back. �No, you don�t seem to understand, Koga. You are not
allowed in here. You know the rules just as well as I do.�
�But..�
Koga pleaded with the old midwife. �Ayame needs me!�
�You�re not allowed! Now
OUT!� Motoko ordered of the wolf demon. She sent him a glaring warning through
her glasses, daring him to rebel. Koga somberly exited the room without another
word, knowing too well the wrath that he could incur from the old woman.
�Do not worry, young
master. Everything will be fine. I know how to do my job.�
Koga nodded in agreement
with her words looked over her head once more at Ayame before the doors closed
shut with a heavy resonance.
Rin and Kagome looked at
each other before approaching Koga. He stood staring at the bedroom doors,
waiting as if the doors would suddenly spring open.
�Koga, you want to go
downstairs with us?� Rin questioned him, lightly touching his arm.
�No� He shook his head.
�I�m staying right here. If I can�t be in there, I�ll stay right beside her out
here.�
�Okay.� Rin replied,
shrugging her shoulders at Kagome. What else could they do?

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3 Hours Later
Looking through her glasses, the old midwife
nodded in approval. Before her was a large bed with beige blankets and upon it
sat Ayame, cradling her newborn close to her body.
�I think I shall let him
in now. Your mate has been practically tearing at the door to come in.�
Ayame beamed a smile
back at the old woman. �Thank you, Mama-Motoko. You helped out so much.�
�T�was nothing my dear.
Just doing my job. Now, let�s see what your mate thinks of his heir, hmmm?�
Ayame nodded, agreeing to her words. With a
chuckle in her throat, Motoko turned to the door behind her and flexed her
fingers at the knobs. This now dispelled the enchantment she had put upon the
doors earlier. When dealing with a lord�s mate and the birthing of her
children, you took no chances.
And it seemed that the
moment the enchantment was gone, the doors burst open to let flow the sight of
a haggard Koga. His long black hair was no longer in its usual ponytail and had
a disheveled look; he had probably been running his hands through it one too
many times. He flew to the right bed side, not letting another moment pass by.
His mouth hung open as
if he was going to speak, but nothing escaped his lips. His blue eyes were
fixated on the bundles that Ayame cradled close to her chest. Ayame herself couldn�t
help but let out a slight giggle at the way he looked just now. Spurred awake with
her laughter, he shook his head as if to rid himself of the cobwebs that had
formed. Slowly sitting on the bed, he put an arm around Ayame�s shoulders,
glancing once into her shining green eyes before turning them back to the
bundles she held.
�Wha�.What do we have?�
He questioned with a shaky voice, his left hand slowly moving toward what his
eyes were locked on. But every time his hand came close, he hesitated and pulled
back.
Ayame sighed at the way
her mate was reacting with a smile. It showed the pride he held for their
children, even so soon after birth. Ayame
beamed with joy at him. �Koga, you will be happy to know that you now have a daughter
and a son.�
�You mean twins?� He
said as his throat tightened with every syllable. Ayame nodded her head in
agreement.
At that instant, Koga
was reaching out to pull back the green blanket that covered the bundles that
Ayame held. Instantly his eyes grew
wide, then softening as he took in the features of his children. His daughter was
blinking at the sudden intrusion of light to her new feature called eyes. His
son on the other hand, soundly slept against his mother�s bosom. Once his daughter�s
eyes settled, Koga�s heart melted at the sight of her. She had her mother�s
eyes, green as a shining emerald. A few locks of downy ebony hair were matted
against her head. His son, Koga could only guess that his eyes might be as
shining blue as his were, but the matte of chocolate brown hair said enough for
now.
Suddenly appearing from
the forgotten shadows, Motoko approached the opposite side of the bed. �Now
that you have met your children, you need to give them proper names. Do you
have any chosen?�
Koga looked to the old
woman once before looking back at Ayame. �Yeah, we do.�
�Then what shall they be
called?�
�Well,� Ayame started,
pouting a lip at the indecision. They had been at odds while choosing a girls
name. She wanted Mitsuki and Koga had wanted Akina, �We hadn�t really decided
on a name for a girl yet-�
�Mitsuki.�
Koga interrupted, causing Ayame�s mouth to drop open. He smiled back at her
surprised face. �We�ll call her Mitsuki.�
�Yes�Mitsuki.� Ayame
softly said with a smile as she looked down at her child.
�And
your son?�
�We had that planned
long ago.� Koga said with a chuckle. �We wanted to name our first son after my
father, so�he shall be called Katsu.�
�Very
good choices.� The midwife said with a smile to the new family. Nodding
her head to the new family, she scooped up her bag and headed for the door.
�Motoko, do you need a
ride home?� Koga called out as he realized that the old woman was leaving.
She shook her head,
chuckling under her breath. �No, not from you, Koga.
You have a new family to get to know. I will get a ride somehow. Do not worry
about me.�
Waving a hand at the
pair, Motoko waddled out of the bedroom doorway.
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Downstairs, it was still
a somber silence in the den. Sesshomaru stood at the window, another glass of
brandy in his hand. Inuyasha sat with Kagome on the sofa, Rin in a chair
opposite of them. No one knew really what to say. There was the undeniable fact
that Sesshomaru and Ayame had been quite vividly arguing, which probably
agitated her pregnancy to happen at that moment.
Rin stared at
Sesshomaru, wishing that there was something that she could say to him. He must
have felt pretty awful right then. Sesshomaru abruptly turned, his gaze now
centered at the den�s entrance. Following his gaze, Rin caught her breath as
she saw the old midwife standing with a wide smile on her face. Inuyasha and
Kagome noticed her as well, standing from their seat.
Rin burst from her seat
over to Motoko. �Is everything alright? How is Ayame? And the
baby?�
Motoko let out a laugh
and waved a hand at Rin. �It�s all right, my dear. Everything is fine. The
children are doing well and so are the parents, though I could say something
for Koga. Give them a few more minutes alone and then you can go up to see
them. Now,� She placed a hand on her hip, �Who�s driving me home?�
Without a moment to
consider it, Sesshomaru was advancing toward the door. �I�ll do it.� He said
with a gruff voice.
�Thank you.� Motoko
said, watching him exit the house. Her eyes turned back to Rin. They narrowed
behind her glasses and surveyed Rin slowly. �You�re the Lord�s new wife, aren�t
you?�
Rin nodded her head.
�Yes, I�m Rin.�
�As I thought. I must
ask that you come and visit me in a few days. Its time that we gave you a thorough
check-up.� Motoko pulled from her sleeve a slip of paper and handed it to Rin.
�Here�s my address. I live on the top floor of that building. I�m available
anytime.�
Rin looked down at the
scribblings on the slip. �A check-up? For what?�
�Well, you are a human,
my dear. There are many things that we need to make sure that won�t affect you
if you are exposed to it. Demons have diseases just as well as you humans do.
Remember, the top floor!�
Motoko turned away from
the den, exiting through the front doors, following Sesshomaru�s trail and
leaving a flabbergasted Rin in her wake.
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As the taxi sped away,
Rin looked down at the note that Motoko had given her three days ago. Her words
had puzzled Rin to the brim of bursting, wondering what it was that Motoko
wanted to do. It had to be like a regular doctor�s visit, right?
The wind blew hard
across her face, flinging her hair wildly in disarray. Rin ran for the tall
blue building before her, hoping that this was the right place. Looking around,
it seemed like a regular apartment house to Rin, with multiple doors on either
side of the hall with gold lettering upon them. It was actually quite quaint.
Remembering the old
woman�s words, Rin looked up the flight of stairs, hoping that the top floor
was not far. She already hated stairs from living at that mansion of
theirs. Five minutes later, Rin just
about dropped to her knees as she achieved her top floor destination. Gods,
didn�t these people ever hear of an elevator!
�Rin, I see you have
come by as I requested!� Motoko called out in her tenor voice.
Rin�s head snapped up in
surprise to see the short woman standing before her at the stair doors, a wide
smile on her face. �Yeah, I came like you
wanted.� Rin blushed, amazed that this old woman lived at such a place.
�Come now, Rin. We have
a few things to go over.� She waved a hand at Rin and walked into the hallway,
with Rin following behind her into an apartment.
Sitting at a kitchen
table, Motoko motioned for Rin to do the same. With a relieved sigh, Rin
relaxed into the chair. Raising an arm, Motoko waved at a tray on the kitchen
counter that held a tea pot and cups. Rin�s eyes widened as the try itself
began to float over to the table, landing perfectly before her.
�Have some tea, my dear.
It�ll help you get back some of your strength.�
�Thanks.� Rin said
nervously, still staring in wonder at the tray. She nervously reached out and
took a cup, pouring the tea as delicately as she could.
�My dear, I have
something that I need to talk to you about.� Motoko spoke out suddenly.
�I�ll try to help as
best I can. What do you need to know?� Rin sipped at her cup.
�How many times have you
had sex with Sesshomaru?�
Rin nearly spit out the
tea she had been drinking. �What?!� She said with an
unbelieving expression on her face.
Motoko leaned over the
table, which was hard enough for her to do already. �You heard me. This is
needed information. Now how many?�
Blushing
the brightest red that her cheeks could muster, Rin looked guiltily at Motoko. �I�.I guess about 4 or five times.�
�And were you in any
relationships before you married Sesshomaru?�
�No.�
�So Sesshomaru was your
first?�
�No.� Rin put her hands
to her face in the sheer embarrassment of the moment. �I only had sex one time
before I married Sesshomaru and that was when I was 18. I never got into
another relationship after that.�
�Good.� The old woman
said with a smile, leaning back in her chair.
�Good? What�s so good
about that?�
�Well, I wanted to make
sure that Sesshomaru is the father. An
heir is an important thing to his family.�
Rin sipped at her tea,
the words Motoko spoke registering slowly. Then she noticed the one word she
had spoken that Rin didn�t understand. �Father? What
do you mean, an heir?�
�Rin, you�re pregnant
with Sesshomaru�s child.�
�What? You can�t
possibly know that! Its only been a month since we got married!�
�Plenty
of time for a pregnancy to start. And you said the truth yourself.�
�But how can you tell! I
don�t see anything different!�
�I�m an old demon, my eyes can see more than what your eyes can see.
Your body is becoming fuller, I can see it in your
chest and hips. Even if your stomach has not expanded yet in this first month,
it will be evident in a week or two.�
�That can�t be true!�
Rin stood up from her seat. �I can�t be pregnant! I never had any of the
symptoms.�
�I can give you a quick
test for you to see if I�m telling the truth. Would you like that?� Motoko raised out of her seat and headed for a large cabinet.
�A
pregnancy test?� Rin slowly sat down, still shaking her head in
disbelief.
The old woman looked
over her shoulder and smiled. �Yes, sort of, but it�s my own version.� She
turned back to the cabinet and its contents. �I don�t believe in those gadgets
that you humans use. Now let�s see�.� Motoko busied herself with a bunch of
bottles. �Mix Heron with Jorle, two bits of Promede
and a touch of, oh where is that�. Oh there�s that bugger. Add a touch of Geulen.:
Turning around in a
flourish, Motoko waddled up to Rin and poured a powdery substance into her tea
cup. It quickly dissolved into the light yellow liquid, leaving no trace that
it was even added. �Okay, now drink your tea.�
Rin looked to the cup
and then to Motoko, suspicion rising in her eyes. �What�s it gonna do?�
�Just drink it and you�ll
see.� Rin still eyed the cup, warily. �Don�t worry, it won�t hurt you.�
Looking once more at
Motoko, Rin daintily took the cup from its place, stared at its contents for a
moment and then quickly chugged the honey tea. Licking her lips, Rin looked
around, waiting for something to happen. Nothing did.
�Well?� Motoko asked.
�How do you feel?�
�Fine and that�s was
confuses me. Wasn�t something supposed to happen?�
�Yes, but it only happens
to those who aren�t pregnant. That mixture I gave you would have made you sick
to your stomach if you had not been pregnant.�
�So I really
am�.pregnant?� Rin gulped as she forced herself to come to that realization.
�Yes Rin. That�s what
I�ve been saying all along. Now, we need to decide a few things for you and
your little one.� Motoko returned to her chair, fingers conjuring up a pad of
paper and a pen. �I need to make out a list of things for you to buy as well
before its born in five months. You don�t have much time to spare.�
Rin stared at the table,
her mind frantic with the images of pregnancy in her mind. Motoko�s words
glazed by her, hardly hearing anything she was saying. Sesshomaru flashed
before her eyes and then there was an image of Inuyasha. Rin remembered a word
that Sesshomaru had said to her before. Hanyo. �Will my baby be a hanyo?� Rin lifted
her head to look at Motoko forlornly.
Motoko�s pen stopped
scribbling on the paper and she lowered her glasses to stare at Rin. �You understand
what that means, right? Then yes, your child will be a hanyo. Just like its
father�s brother, it will be half demon and half human. It doesn�t mean
anything to the health of the child, you know.�
�Yes, I know that. I
just remembered something that Sesshomaru said one time.� Rin couldn�t forget
it now. The anger and hatred that she had seen in his eyes
that night as they fought. Sesshomaru hated his brother for being a
hanyo and now their child would be a hanyo. Did that mean he would also hate
their child?
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Sesshomaru stared out
the window of his office, still regretting the moment that he ad even walked
into that wolfs house. After he had taken the midwife home, he almost considered
going straight home, leaving Rin and Inuyasha there to get their own ride
home. But the best of his conscience got
to him and he turned back to the house. He waited patiently inside the limo,
not bothering to go back inside the house. It just wasn�t right. Ten minutes later, Rin came bounding through
the limo door, followed by a happy but still angered Inuyasha. Rin was ecstatic
about Ayame�s newborn twins, telling him in explicit detail about each of them.
He had been surprised to hear that she had twins, but the thought of how they
came about was worse enough.
Now as he sat in the
privacy of his own office, it was his own conscience that was attacking him. He
also couldn�t get it past his mind that Rin hadn�t been sleeping as well. Ever
since she had visited her mother the day after, she had been sleeping less and
less. She would wake up in the middle of the night and then just begin to walk
around the house. She had also been staying longer at the home with her mother
as well. It used to be that she would spend an average of five hours at the
home, but now, it was more like full days. She left at 7 in the morning and
didn�t return until after dark.
�Mr. Sadamoto? There�s a
call for you.� Voiced Mrs. Hanako over the intercom.
Spinning his chair, Sesshomaru pushed the
talk button, �Who is it?� He groaned.
�It�s a Miss Yoshida.�
Instantly,
Sesshomaru was grabbing for the phone. �Sango? What�s
wrong?�
�Its Rin�s
mother�I�m afraid that�� Her throat tightened with her tensed emotions. �She
might not have much more time.�
�I understand.
I�ll be right over.�
�Do you know where
Rin is?�
�What?� Sesshomaru
paused. �I thought she was there with you.�
�No. She was here
for a few hours and then said she had to leave on an errand. You don�t know
where she is either?� Sango asked, the desperation of the moment escalating her
voice.
�No, but I�ll find
her. We�ll be there.� Sesshomaru growled deep in his throat as he hung up the
phone. Rin, where in the hell were you?!
He burst of his
office, yelling at Mrs. Hanako that he wouldn�t return. He made it back to the
house in record time, yet didn�t even wait for the scar to stop before stepping
out.
�Rin!!
Are you here?� He called out into the empty house. No response. He sniffed the
air, no, she hadn�t been here recently. Where the hell could she have gone?
He ran up the
stairs, figuring that he should at least change his clothes before heading over
to her mothers. A suit did not fit well during such times, even he knew that.
As he pulled a gray sweater over his head, Sesshomaru heard a familiar click
from the front door. In seconds he was rushing out of the bedroom and down the
stairs.

�Rin!�
He barked out to her. �Where in the hell have you been!�
He saw the smile
on her face quickly vanish, but it didn�t deter his wrath. �What could have
been so important that you needed to leave without telling someone? How could
you be so inconsiderate?�
Rin glared back at
her husband. �I�ll do what I please!� She stiffly walked past Sesshomaru. �What
did you want anyway?�
�Rin, wait.�
Sesshomaru grabbed her arm, stopping her from passing him. There was the fact
that he had to break the news to Rin about her mother. �There�s something that
happened.�
�What?� Rin asked,
her eyes searching his face. She was hearing him in a new light, as his voice
had suddenly gotten softer and his eyes had grown warmer. �What happened?�
�Sango called
earlier. She wants you to be there.�
Rin�s face went
white as a sheet, her knees suddenly buckling underneath her. If it wasn�t for
the grip Sesshomaru had on her arm, she might have fainted to the floor, but
there was his hand, pulling her close to him. The warmth of
his body next to hers. It was all she could do to hold back the tears,
but it helped so much that Sesshomaru was there.
Within minutes they
were at the home, rushing to make it to her mother�s room. Sango stood by the
bead, holding her mother�s right hand. Rin rushed to her mother, grabbing her
left hand, and lifting it to her face. �Momma, I�m here.� She said softly.
It was apparent
she was conscious, but her breathing was labored and it seemed a matter of
minutes before she took her last. Rin looked up at Sango, tears welling in both
their eyes.
�There�s nothing
left we can do?�
�We�ve tried
everything Rin, I�m afraid that there is nothing left we can do for her.�
Rin nodded at her
words and looked upon the sullen face of her mother, sniffling back the tears
that she could not shed just yet. She looked over her shoulder at Sesshomaru,
who stood stiffly at the doorway. He automatically took a step forward. The
minutes slowly ticked by, the scene quiet save for the beeping of the machines
hooked up to the dying woman and the labored breaths she tried to take. Rin was
stroking her mother�s hand, staring into her mother�s eyes, even if she couldn�t
see her now. Sango stood from her seat and approached the bed as the beeping of
the monitor began to slow.
�She�s unconscious
now, I think she�s going� Sango spoke quietly.
�No! Momma, don�t
go!� Rin cried out. Bringing the fragile hand to her cheek, Rin entwined her
fingers with her mothers. �Momma, I have to tell you! I�m going to have a baby.
I just found out today. You�re a grandmother! Momma?�
There was no
response. But the sound on the monitor, a long continuous sound, told the truth
of what happened. Sango reached over and turned off the machine. �I think she
heard you Rin. It looked like she tried to smile just before��
Rin nodded at
Sango�s words, hoping it to be true.
Sesshomaru
stood stunned, Rin�s words still registering in his mind. He couldn�t have
heard her wrong, could he? Was she really? Had he been so dense as not to
notice it himself? Forcing himself to move, he
approached Rin from behind, placing a hand on her shoulder and pulling her back
from the bed. Rin resisted moving for a moment, not wanting to let go of that
hand, but let out a sobered sigh, and gently placed her mother�s hand back on
the bed. She let Sesshomaru pull her away from the bed, let him wrap his arms
around her at the edge of the bed as she stared blankly ahead. His warmth trapping her in a blanket that she never wanted to
leave.
Leaning his head
down, Sesshomaru spoke into Rin�s ear. For the first time ever, Rin heard his
voice nervously waiver. �Is it true? About the baby?
Are you really going to have one?�
Relaxing her body
against Sesshomaru, Rin took one of his hands and brought it to her stomach,
covering it with her own hand. �Yes.�

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OMG! That was the hardest chapter I
have ever had to do.
I actually got it here on the 20^th
so don�t attack me. Yes it was at midnight on the 20^th, but it was
still here!! I am sorry, it would have been here earlier, but I had to re-write
a few parts because they didn�t fit well.
Oh and I need to clear up demon
pregnancy with you.
Regular Demon � Ayame � Takes 4 -5
Months depending
Human mother with Hanyou Child � 6 months
So, it won�t be long until Rin has
her child. Also this is why Ayame�s pregnancy advanced so quickly.
And the children�s names, Katsu and
Mitsuki! Yay! Thanks so much for everyone�s
suggestions. They were all great! Did it surprise you that she had twins?????
I am still able to throw a stick in
the mechanics of this story! HAHAHA
Hope that you enjoyed this chapter!
There are only a few left to go. OMG!

Sesshomaru�s Woman = I am happy to see that you are back! I was
beginning to think that you had dropped off the end of the world! I have to ask
� Are you going to Anime Detour in Minnesota
this March? B/c I am and I�m trying to find others that are going as well so I
can search for them in the crowds.
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