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Chap 41
Nana explained false contractions to Jinenji as Sesshomaru wrote.
“When time comes for delivery the uterus with have regular contractions. They assist in the preparation of the delivery. They occur in regular intervals. False contractions do not. False contractions can occur in the last part of pregnancy. The things that cause them include: sexual activity,…”
Sesshomaru and Inuyasha shared a glance.
“Dehydration, full bladder,…”
Inuyasha looked away sheepishly.
“Increased activity of the mother and or the babe,…”
Inuyasha rolled his eyes upward avoiding Sesshomaru’s glance.
“And stressful situations.”
Sesshomaru stopped writing. He looked at Nana. Then he returned to his mate.
“I will have Jaken dismiss everyone and we will not worry about Nami and the land for now. Inuyasha is my top priority now and always.”
“I agree,” Nana nodded firmly in agreement.
“I am ready to write more.”
“False contractions are not as intense as true labor,” Nana continued.
“WHAT!!!!” Inuyasha sat up in bed and pointed at Nana.
Calmly Nana replied, “False contractions are not as intense as true labor.”
“THAT’S JUST —— STUPID!” Inuyasha couldn’t find a word. “That was worse than fighting hand to hand combat. That was —- PAINFUL!”
“I do not doubt you, my lord. Yet mothers do it every time they have children.”
“Hell no. There has to be another way. Sesshomaru, fix this! NO WAY IN HELL!”
Nana was about to say calm down when another false contraction hit Inuyasha.
“NO,” he cried as he balled up and started crying again.
Nana went to his side. “Breathe in and out your nose. Deep breaths now. Follow me.”
Inuyasha looked up to her with wells of tears under his eyes. He hesitated briefly and then follow her breathing.
“You men too. Everyone breathe with me.”
Nana controlled the anxiety in the room with breathing exercises. As they were breathing Nana monitored the contraction with her hand. When the contraction passed, Nana said, “It’s time to keep calm for awhile. The added stress is not good for you. I want you to drink a glass of water right now. Drink another glass in thirty minutes until you pee. If the pee is dark, you will continue drinking water every thirty minutes until the pee is clear. Do you understand?”
Inuyasha nodded.
Then she turned to Sesshomaru. “Did you write that down? That’s one of the treatments I use.”
Sesshomaru picked up the pen and wrote the instructions down.
Nana turned to Inuyasha. “You know your body. You know you’ve been eating right and keeping fit. Trust your body. You must keep calm. When you know what to expect it’s not so frightening. Breathing exercises like the one we just did will help you tremendously. You told me you’ve been doing katas. That was an excellent choice of exercises. Next time you have a cramp focus your mind on one of your katas. Imagine you are going through it. Breathe evenly and steady.”
Inuyasha listened. He focused his mind on one of his favorite sections of the kata routine and imagined he was going through it. A calm settled over him.
“Good,” Nana patted his hand. “You need to rest for now. Jinenji, accompany me to the library. I need to review what Nami dictated. Lord Sesshomaru, let me take those pages to add to the book. You need to lay down with your mate and keep him calm.”
The dog demon nodded.
Jinenji and Nana walked out of the master room and shut the door.
“Inuyasha?”
“Yes?”
“I’d like to tell Jaken to excuse the delegates. Will you be ok for a second?”
“Yeh. I’ll just be here breathing,” Inuyasha scoffed.
“Never mind,” Sesshomaru glanced at his mate. “They can wait. I need to be with you.”
Inuyasha’s face lit up. He scooted over in the bed and patted Sesshomaru’s spot. “I need you too.”
Sesshomaru stripped to his fundoshi and laid down in the bed. Inuyasha rolled into him, his arm hugging his mate. Sesshomaru returned the embrace. The men rested in the bed quietly. After a few moments Inuyasha looked into Sesshomaru’s face.
“Thank you.”
The only acknowledgement was an increased squeeze in the hug.
The rest of the morning they rested. At one point Inuyasha napped. Sesshomaru reflected on the morning’s events. The court went well in his thoughts. He had anticipated signatures from the otters and the wolves. He knew Bunza would get distracted by his fans. He knew the beavers and tanukis would need time. But he didn’t realize the wolverines spoke another language. Or were they deaf? He snorted. ‘Always something.’
He turned to watch his mate sleep. Those cute little triangles. Yum. How he loved those ears.
Noise from the front of the castle caught his attention. Kenichi was keeping the house guarded. ‘Good man!’ Jaken’s squawk echoed across the courtyard. ‘I’ve got to talk to him about that. The pup’s hearing will be even more acute than mine. Maybe “Uncle Jaken” will have to learn a new trick.’ Sesshomaru smiled deviously. Kouga’s voice carried on the wind. “Be back in a month,” he heard and then a whoosh sound followed by Ginta and Hakkaku’s “wait for me”.
Sesshomaru relaxed. The council had this under control. Now he needed to get himself under control.
‘I almost transformed,’ he thought. ‘Inuyasha had pain and I nearly lost it. If it weren’t for Nana…’. Sesshomaru cringed. ‘I need to harness my beast. I intend to deliver our princess. I intent to be a physician. I must be calm. What did Nana say? Focus on the kata.’ Sesshomaru searched his memories for his katas.
He was a young boy and standing with his father in the dojo. His father was so tall to him. So powerful. So handsome. So indestructible. So unmovable. He remembered wanting to be just like him. His father was teaching him a simple easy kata. He was mesmerized with his father’s movements and wanted to be just like him. Sesshomaru focused on the kata and relaxed. As he relaxed he remembered seeing Rin’s face superimposed over Nana. He knew why. She was the first human to try and reach him in his semi transformed state. She showed no fear, just concern for him.
‘Is that the key to control? Focus on the other person?’ Sesshomaru pondered that for awhile longer. ‘When I smelled Nana’s blood, that brought me back to myself. What was different about my mate? Could it be that it was because it was mine? As soon as Inuyasha was no longer focused on himself he regained control too. Does it really help to focus on someone else?’
Sesshomaru was so deep in his reflections that he didn’t notice Inuyasha waking from his nap. Inuyasha watched his brother. Sesshomaru’s face was expressive when he was in private. It grimaced. It frowned. It appeared startled. It smiled.
Inuyasha quickly kissed it when the smile appeared. The smile grew larger.
“Whatcha thinkin’ about?”
Sesshomaru moved a hand to cup his brother’s cheek.
“How much I love you.”
“Jeez! That’s corny. But I like it.” Inuyasha blushed.
Sesshomaru stretched and Inuyasha rolled into an opening at his side.
“Seriously, what were you thinking about?”
“How to keep my control when you are in pain.”
“Oh,” Inuyasha paused. A second passed. “I liked the first answer better.”
Sesshomaru chuckled. “Then don’t ask twice.”
“Keh. I thought it might be about something else.”
“What other subject would you like me to think about? I am quite content right here, right now, with you in my arms and our princess safe and sound in your womb.” Sesshomaru gazed at his mate.
Inuyasha bit his lips nervously.
“I woke up wrapped in your arms, snug and content and I just wondered if you slept like this with Rin.”
Sesshomaru paused. Thoughts of Rin twice in one day.
“Hnnn,” he sighed.
“You don’t have to talk about it. Never mind.” Inuyasha attempted to roll away.
Sesshomaru tightened his grip on his brother.
“I’ll answer. I just need a minute.”
Inuyasha rolled back and raised his body on his elbow resting his head in his hand. He watched Sesshomaru intently.
“Inuyasha, I don’t think about Rin much any more. I loved my time with her but it’s over and I don’t dwell in the past. Today, though, I’ve seen her. Her image was superimposed on Nana when Nana was trying to calm me down. It was as though she was trying to reach me and tell me it would be okay. She was the first one I ever loved. She taught me about love and trust and hope. She thought about other people more than herself. She was selfless.”
The demon paused.
The half demon waited patiently. His finger drew lines on the bedsheets.
“Inuyasha, I need to be selfless to be the physician I want to be, otherwise I’ll just be an ordinary healer out for myself. I think this might be the most challenging thing I’ve ever set out to tackle.”
“Rin set the standard, big brother. She would be honored if you tried to emulate her.”
The two were silent. Inuyasha rolled over to his bed table and drank some water.
“Have you peed. Is it the right color?”
“It’s getting better. Could you refill my pitcher?”
Sesshomaru got up and refilled the pitcher. Then he sat down next to Inuyasha.
“As for your question about how we slept, I can’t remember. She slept and I watched. I didn’t sleep with her all the time. I probably held her tight when we were consummating our marriage. Why do you ask?”
Inuyasha stared.
“Kagome liked to cuddle. I liked to cuddle. I still like to cuddle.”
“It is common among dogs to sleep close together,” Sesshomaru responded pragmatically.
“Thank you for cuddling with me.”
“Of course. I really do mean it Inuyasha. You are my top priority, now and always.”
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Nana reviewed all the material Nami dictated. It was without mistake. She nodded. She called Jake and Elwood to her side.
“Boys, Nami imitated me unknown times. Can you show me what all she referenced? I don’t want to be surprised.”
Jake pushed his eyeglasses back up on his nose. “Sure Nana. I’ll gather them up and you can look at them.”
“Jinenji, after this we need to check on the chief and the falcon. I also understand Sesshomaru did some surgery on the beaver Ryota under Nami’s guidance. I’d like to see the outcome of that procedure.” Nana bent over the table to start reading the material Jake had brought her. “One other request,” Nana turned to Elwood.
“Yes healer,” Elwood bowed. “How can I help you?”
“I would like anything you have on rehabilitation of the mind.”
“We’re on it!” Elwood and Jake jumped to the task.
“Nana?”
“Jinenji, Nami was in pain those 40 plus years ago when I met her. I remember her so fondly. I still want to help if Lord Sesshomaru permits it.”
“Not until we get a miko to make a set of beads,” Jinenji sighed. “She needs to be completely powerless. I don’t have any herbs that take away a demon’s power so it’ll have to be a miko.”
“Interesting,” Nana scratched her chin. “I know a miko. We have a busy afternoon ahead of us.”
Jinenji looked at the little old healer and smiled. It was good to have Nana back.
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Nana and Jinenji checked Inuyasha again that afternoon before dinner. Inuyasha was told to remain on bed rest for the rest of the day if he was pain free and then given severe restrictions for the remaining two weeks of his pregnancy. Sesshomaru told him that he would take care of any residual business from the court and tell him about it afterwords. Inuyasha agreed to the restriction and wandered his way to the library where he found another adventure story to spend the day enjoying.
Later when Sesshomaru went to catch up with him Sesshomaru saw the stack of literature on mental rehabilitation sitting on the table.
“Excellent work Elwood. I didn’t even have to ask. I’ll just start looking through it now.” Sesshomaru grabbed the first two papers and sat in a chair next to Inuyasha.
The two dogs were engrossed in their reading when Nana and Jinenji walked in. Nana smiled when she saw Sesshomaru reading about mental rehabilitation. Perhaps they could get into an academic discussion, healer to healer.
“Mind if we join you my Lords?”
“Nana, I’m curious what you think about this technique?” Sesshomaru stood and pointed to a section of the paper.
“It would be my privilege to discuss it with you.”
The three providers explored and discussed treatment options huddled over the library table until late in the night.
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