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The Lucky Ones
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The Lucky Ones
By Terri Botta

Disclaimer: I don�t own
Inuyasha. Sole copyright belongs to Viz and Rumiko Takashi. I�m poor so don�t
sue.

Rating: R for later chapters.
Pairing: Inuyasha/Kagome,
Miroku/Sango
Summary: Sometimes Fate hands
you a gift you never thought you�d ever get, and it�s up to you to accept it
for what it is.
Feedback to:
tci100@psu.edu
Website: http://www.wordsmiths.net/Botta

A/N: Okay there are only 2 more chapters left in Lucky Ones: Chapter 46 and 47 and then
it�s over.

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Chapter Forty-Five

The
hospital door closed with a soft click that seemed too loud in the small room.
Alone with his mate at last, Inuyasha sank to the floor with a grateful sigh as
he dropped his bravado and his legs gave out.
�Inuyasha? Are you alright?� Kagome asked him gently.
�Yeah,� he
replied wearily.
�You�re a
lot weaker than you let on.�
�I�m fine,�
he insisted, but the tone of his voice said otherwise.
�Always
have to be the macho man,� she scolded softly.
�If I
hadn�t, they never would have let me have the pup or come to see you,� he
argued irritably.
�You always
were good at hiding your injuries.�
�How�s the
pup?� he asked, changing the subject.
�He�s
finished.�
He reached
up one hand, grabbed the sidebar of the hospital bed and used it to pull
himself to his feet. Leaning on it for support, he looked down at his mate and
newborn son.
�A son> Alive and healthy,� he thought proudly.
He reached
over with his free hand and stroked the pup�s cheek. The newborn opened golden
eyes and blinked at him.
:Pup,: he wuffed softly.
The pup
yawned in answer and burped. Inuyasha turned to his mate, who was looking very
much like he felt: worn out and run over with a truck, maybe even several
trucks or a bus at least.
�You look
how I feel,� he said, a small smile on his lips.
�If that�s
true how are you still standing?�
His smile
turned wry. �Supreme hanyou powers.�
She gave
him an incredulous look. �More likprempreme hanyou stubbornness.�
�Feh,� he replied then sniffed. �I smell blood on you.�
She nodded.
�I�m bleeding. You know the period a woman has after a birth. It can be rather
heavy at times.�
�It smelled
like woman�s blood so I wasn�t worried, but it�s very strong right now.�
�I should
probably do some clean-up then. Can you put him in the bassinet and help me to
the bathroom? Are you up to that?�
�Yeah. Just
don�t ask me to do any handstands.�
She
smirked. �Not today. Maybe tomorrow though.�
�Wench,� he
groused, but flashed her a brief smile.
Inuyasha
slowly made his way around the bed and gently took the pup in his arms, giving
him a little nuzzle before placing him carefully in the rolling bassinet. Then
he lowered the side bar on the near side of the bed and helped his mate rise to
her feet.
�Ooooh, my legs feel like jelly,� she groaned.888888888

Nurse Naomi
walked down the silent hallway, noting for the fifth time that the door to room
314 was closed. Normally patient room doors were only closed when procedures
were being performed or the patient was being examined. During all other times,
patients were instructed to leave their doors open. This case, however, had
obviously decided to ignore protocol.
Normally
her course of action would be simple: she�d open the door, explain hospital
policy to the errant patient and step out, leaving the door open. But there
were extraneous factors regarding this particular patient which made that
decision unwise. The higher ups had been very clear that they provide the
patient in 314 with exceptional care, and they were to give her practically
anything she wanted, within reason and as long as it did not endanger her
health. The staff grapevine whispered about a terrible mix-up down in maternity
which was certain to have heads rolling (perhaps literally) and would probably
get the hospital very seriously sued. She wasn�t sure exactly what had happened
but she knew that 314 had been brought in from the ICU, and that the Hospital
Administrator was practically bending over backwards to be helpful.
�Probably trying to save his sorry ass,�
she thought dourly.
Then there were
the rumors that both the Nishitaishou and Fushikenwa
families were involved in the case, and no one wanted to get on the bad side of
either of those two clans. The patient herself was listed on the roster as one
Fushikenwa Kagome so she had no doubts that at least that part of the rumor was
true. The part about a newborn being involved was also true because she knew an
infant had been taken from the maternity ward. To the best of her knowledge,
said infant was still in the room- something else that was a severe breach of
protocol. As a general rule, newborns were not allowed on the third floor.
�Would serve them right if the kid caught
something and died,� she thought irritably, but then felt horrible for it.
She didn�t
wish the baby any harm, and what happened certainly wasn�t the infant�s fault.
She just hated rule-breakers and patients who thought they were above
regulations.
�Think just because they�re rich and
powerful, they can do whatever they damn well please.�
She paused
outside the closed door and frowned. Of course the third and most compelling
reason to leave 314 alone was not the patient herself but her companion. �The
Mate� as the ward staff called him, was a violent, overbearing, overprotective
inu-hanyou who had terrorized the maternity ward nurse (or so the rumors said.)
The Mate was more likely to tear your head off than talk to you, and woe betide you if you offended him. The ward staff knew The
Mate from before. Nurse Katya was on duty the night 314
had been brought in for false labor about two months ago. The staff was still
talking about that night and what The Mate had put them through. And now The
Mate was back and the whole floor was in a tizzy, because it looked like He
might be staying for more than one night this time and they just knew what they
would be in store for then.
She herself
was not afraid of The Mate. She was an eagle-youkai after all and they were not
easily intimidated. Still, she didn�t relish what was to come. She knew that
eventually she would have to go into 314 because her job was to treat the
patients in the ward, and 314 needed to have her blood pressure checked and her
personal needs seen to, and she was supposed to make sure that the infant was
secure.
She looked
at her watch. �I�ll give it another 20 minutes.
322 needs to have her bandages changed. Then I�ll go in and take care of 314.�
Twenty
minutes later, Nurse Naomi stood outside the closed patient room door again.
She debated knocking before going in, and wondered if The Mate had locked the
door. If he had, it was no big deal because she had a master key, but it would
be one more thing to irritate her if it was locked. She decided not to knock.
It was a hospital, after all, and it should be assumed that privacy was not
assured.
�I am confident. I have a right to be here.
If he gives me any trouble, I�ll shred him,� she vowed to herself bravely.
Opening the
door, she walked in with her head high. She had anticipated that The Mate would
greet her with a snarl, the way he had greeted the staff the last time they had
been there. The nurses said he was territorial and gruff, and would hang over
them every moment they were in the room, glaring and growling. Because of this,
she was not expecting the scene she found.
He was on
the bed, which was another major no-no, but as she prepared to storm over and
demand that he vacate immediately, she took a good look at them and thought the
better of it. Both appeared to be asleep, or rather the three of them appeared
to be asleep since closer inspection revealed that the infant was in the bed
with them as well. She could see a tiny head peeking out from underneath a blue
newborn�s blanket that had been draped across the mother�s body. The Mate was
on his side, squeezed between the patient and the metal sidebar of the bed. The
position couldn�t be comfortable but his face showed no signs of distress. He
had one arm around his wife such that she was pressed against his body, and the
infant was cradled by the curve of his elbow and braced by his forearm. His
face relaxed in sleep, The Mate who had so terrorized the nursing staff looked
peaceful and oddly innocent.
�They look so young��
She lifted
the patient�s records from the file holder on the wall by the door and flipped
through it. Fushikenwa Kagome�s birth year was listed as 1982.
�She�s only 18. And
completely human. But The Mate is a hanyou. How can the infant be his?
Hanyous are incapable of producing offspring.� She read further, her mouth
turning down into a frown as she read the details of the patient�s ordeal. �Full-blown eclampsia.
Convulsions in the delivery room. Eclampsic coma for 16 hours.
Kami-sama what a mess. It�s no wonder he�s so
over-protective if this is the kind of luck she�s been having. Pregnancy and
childbirth are hard enough when there aren�t any complications. If this was me,
I know my mate would be through the
roof.
�And it doesn�t help that her doctor
was an ignorant jerk. I always knew Hattori Taro was an incompetent idiot but I
didn�t think he�d be this stupid. Now I know why the
administrator is bending over backwards. This case screams malpractice
lawsuit. And Hattori better pray to all 108 Kamis
that they don�t come after him. This family isn�t the forgiving type.�
She brought
the file with her and quietly approached the bed. From a closer vantage point, the
scene looked even more touching. It was obvious that the two trusted each other
and had great affection for each other. The patient was deeply asleep, her face
slightly turned to face her mate and one hand was resting on his forearm. Her
expression was one of complete peace and contentment.
�She has no fear of him. Nor does she mind
him being beside her. He might be an ungodly terror to everyone else, but she
trusts him completely with herself and with the baby,� she thought,
realizing that while The Mate might be territorial and aggressive, he loved as
well, and this deep love was the source of all his protectiveness.
She took the digital blood pressure
monitor she had in her hand and prepared to use one of the patient�s fingers to
measure her BP. She had just carefully lifted the index finger of the hand that
rested on The Mate�s arm when he moved faster than she thought possible. With a
growl and a snarl of warning, he grabbed her wrist in a vice grip.
�What are
you doing?� he demanded, his golden eyes glittering in the dim light.
Her first
instinct was to yank her hand away and run because he had just scared the liver
out of her, but she realized that pulling back would probably trigger even more
protective instincts so she froze instead. If he was just waking, then chances
were he was acting on a primal level and wasn�t fully conscious yet. He had
probably smelled her unfamiliar scent, sensed movement nearby, and reacted to
the potential threat. She should have made certain that he knew she was there
and wasn�t an enemy before trying to touch the woman. She waited for him to
completely wake up before answering him.
�I�m taking
your wife�s blood pressure,� she whispered.
She saw his
eyes narrow a bit as he took in her fingers around his mate�s index finger and
the blood pressure monitor in her other hand.
�Hmmph,� he replied and releaser wrr wrist.
�Thank
you.�
�Feh.�
She
continued with her task as The Mate stretched a bit and then lifted and rolled
himself out of the bed, going over the metal sidebar, with a flexibility and
grace that made her envious. Even worse he did it without disturbing either his
wife or the sleeping newborn. Landing on nearly silent feet, he padded over to
the bathroom and closed the door behind him. He returned a few moments later
while she was measuring the patient�s temperature.
�What was
her blood pressure?� he asked softly.
�130 over 85.�
He sighed. �Still too high.�
�Yes, but
it�s coming down,� she assured him as she marked the readings on the chart.
The Mate
nodded and moved to the side of the bed opposite her.
�Has she
been to the bathroom?� she asked.
�Yeah. Got herself all cleaned up and changed. She put the
thing you had on her into the bathroom trash.�
She nodded,
making a note of the facts in the patient�s records. �How long ago was this?�
�What time
is it now?�
She looked
at her watch. �4:30am.�
�Hmmm. It�s been about 3� hours.�
�I should
check to see if she needs her pad changed.�
She heard
him sniff and saw him shake his head.
�Not yet.
Let her be.�
She
recognized the warning in his voice and decided not to push the issue. Besides,
inu noses were far superior to hers and if he didn�t believe she needed to be
changed, then she probably didn�t.
�I need to
check the newborn,� she said.
�Pup�s
fine. He�s sleeping.�
�I still
need to take his vitals. Technically he isn�t supposed to be out of the nursery
yet,� she countered.
�Feh. Pups belong with their
mothers. It�s the best place for them.�
�No one
will argue that with you, however when birth was traumatic and difficult, isn�t
it best to make sure nothing went wrong?�
He barked a
short mirthless laugh. �Nothing went wrong? Everything went wrong, woman.
Fucking asshole baboon,� he replied, but gently pulled back the blue blanket so
she could inspect the infant.
She blinked
at the baby and did a double-take. At first she thought it was a youkai child,
but knew that wasn�t possible because the mother was human. The baby had
pointed ears like a youkai but his flesh was soft and pink like a human�s, and
he didn�t have the half-transformed look of a hanyou. She couldn�t imagine what
the baby�s father could have been, even moreso since
she doubted The Mate would enjoy his wife carrying another male�s child.
�What is this?� she wondered.
�Oi, is something wrong with my son?� The Mate demanded.
She shook
her head. �No, not at all.� �His son? But how can that be? He�s a hanyou.�
�If nothing
is wrong why are you looking at him like that?�
�I�m just��
�How do I say this? Well, all new fathers
love to have their kids complimented.� �I�m just admiring how beautiful he
looks. He�s so adorable.�
As she
predicted, The Mate fluffed with pride and gave her a beaming smile.
�Yeah, he
is innit he? Just about perfect. I didn�t know what
he would look like. I�m glad he got my eyes and hair but not my ears.�
�So the child is his. But how? Does the hospital
administrator know this? He must! He has to know that a hanyou-human cross
child has been born in his hospital. Has such a thing ever happened before?�
�He�s very
cute.�
The Mate
looked down at his son and she was moved by the look of love on his face.
�This is the violent over-protective jerk?
He isn�t anything like I was expecting. I wonder what Nurse Katya
did to get on his bad side,� she thought to herself.
�He was our
last try,� he told her. �We lost four before this one and he was the only
embryo we had left. I promised Kagome we�d give it one more try but then no
more. Dr. Maggiano thought the new drug she had would
help her keep the pup inside long enough this time, and she was right.�
�Embryo. Hmmm, that sounds like in vitro.� �He�s
an in vitro baby then?�
He gave her
a tolerant look. ��Course he�s in vitro. I�m a hanyou. You think I�d be able to
sire a pup without help?�
She laughed
nervously. �Well, actually I was wondering about that.�
�Heh, that
was the look you were giving him. Couldn�t figure him out, eh? Well, you�re
looking at the first human-hanyou pup ever born alive.�
He placed
one hand on the tiny back and stroked the infant�s shoulders.
�My son.�
�This� this
is quite amazing. I�m surprised the youkai media hasn�t shown up yet. This is
wonderful news for all hanyous.�
�Keh. Hospital promised to keep
the wolves at bay until we knew the pup would live. I�m sure they�ll be banging
on the door by tomorrow though. Pup�s strong and healthy.�
She leaned
over to check the infant�s vitals and concurred. �He certainly seems to be
strong and healthy.�
She also
noticed that while the infant did not react to his father�s touch, he did
react to hers by waking up with a cry.
�I�m sorry.
I didn�t mean to wake him. I thought I was touching him lightly enough.�
�Feh, I think he got my nose. Or part of it at least. He
probably smelled you and knew you weren�t familiar.�
The cry of
the baby woke the mother and the woman in the bed opened her eyes sleepily.
�Nu�yasha?� she murmured.
�It�s okay, Kagome. Pup�s fine.�
The patient
turned her head as one hand came down to stroke the newborn�s back.
�Who?� she asked, laying eyes on her.
�A nurse who came in to check on you.�
�Time?�
�Almost 5am.�
�Mmm.�
The touch
of his mother didn�t settle the baby. Instead the fear-cry changed to a
different cry that was louder and more insistent.
�Keh. Pup�s hungry,� The Mate
said.
�Mmm,� the patient responded with a nod.
�I�ll put
the bed up so it�s easier for you,� The Mate offered, pressing the button on
the controls to raise the head of the bed.
�He�s so solicitous and gentle with
her. How could a male that Nurse Katya swears is a homicidal
maniac be so tender and loving?�
�Are you
done now?� The Mate�s voice asked her, bringing her out of her thoughts.
�Hmm? Oh, yes. I�m finished.�
�Pup needs
changed. You could bring up some diapers. We use cloth ones. None of that
plastic shit you put him in.�
�I�ll put
in a call for maternity to send some up.�
�Thanks.�
It was a
clear dismissal and she took the hint. No sense in provoking him without cause.
�Oi, breakfast still at eight?� he asked as she turned to
leave.
�Yes.
Breakfast is still at eight.�
�Good.
Thanks. Did you hear that Kagome? When they bring in your tray, I�ll go get
coffee and something for myself downstairs.�
�Okay,� the
patient replied.
Nurse Naomi
looked back one more time to see the patient bringing her newborn up to feed,
and smiled softly. The Mate was standing beside her, all his attention focused
on his wife and son as if they were the only two beings that mattered in the
whole world.
�And that�s exactly how it should
be,� she thought with a small bit of envy. Too often she had seen mates
ignore or neglect each other. In many ways, The Mate�s blatant devotion was
endearing and a breath of fresh air.
She closed
the door behind her on her way out.
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