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The Lucky Ones
By : isilwath
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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: Ch 47 is almost
finished. It will be followed by a short epilogue.

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Chapter Forty-Six

When Kagome
woke again it was to the sound of the meal carts delivering the morning�s
breakfast. At some point the door to the room had been cracked open and left
slightly ajar so she could hear the activity going on in the hall. Coming to
full consciousness, she registered that her baby was tucked against her
breastbone and that Inuyasha had not gotten back into bed with her. Instead, he
had placed two chairs facing each other, lowered her bed to their level and
took down the metal sidebar. Then he had stretched his body out onto the chairs
but rested his head on the mattress, very close to her own
head. A quick look revealed that his eyes were closed and he appeared to be
sleeping peacefully. Smiling, she reached up one hand and scratched his ear. He
flicked it under her touch and let out a little sigh. A moment later one golden
eye cracked open and he looked at her.
�Morning,�
she greeted.
Hen>He smiled
and yawned. �Morning.�
�I have to
go to the bathroom. Can you take the baby?�
Inuyasha
nodded and sat up, reaching over to pick up their son. Even though it had been
years since he had handled an infant, she was pleased to see that he had lost
none of his talent with them. Their son barely stirred as he was lifted and
cradled in his father�s arms.
Slowly
getting out of bed, she was glad that she seemed much steadier and stronger
this morning. The events of the previous 36 hours had left her weak and shaky,
but it looked like she was recovering fairly well.
�Do you
need help? I can put him in the little rolling bed,� her mate offered.
Smiling at
him, she shook her head. �No, it�s okay.�
�Okay.�
She
shuffled over to the bathroom, noticing how odd it seemed to her not to be
carrying so much extra weight around. She was sure she had lost at least half
of the 11kg she had gained during her pregnancy when she gave birth, and she
felt significantly lighter.
�And look. I can see my feet again��
she mused, looking down. �Hmm, my ankles
are still a bit swollen.�
Kagome
closed the bathroom door behind her and performed her morning toilet, using
washrags and adult wipes to clean up and refresh her body. She was still
bleeding heavily, but that was to be expected so she wasn�t concerned. She used
the toiletries she had packed in her bag to brush her hair, wash her face and brush
her teeth, promising herself a full bath complete with shampoo later that day.
�Inuyasha promised to help me.�
The sound
of her baby�s morning cry brought her out of the bathroom and she settled back
on the bed as Inuyasha handed her the infant and she opened her nightgown to
feed him.
�How are
you feeling?� he asked her.
�Much better.�
�I�m glad,�
he said, smiling at her as he gave her a kiss and went to do his own freshening
in the bathroom while she nursed their son.
He was back
a few minutes later and sat beside her while the baby finished up.
�Does he
need to be changed?� she questioned.
He took a
sniff and nodded. �Yeah.�
�You know
what that means.�
�What?�
�You�re on
diaper duty because I�m not up to changing him.�
spanspan>He
flattened his ears and whined, trying to look pitiful but she wasn�t moved.
�Soulful
puppy-dog eyes won�t save you, sorry. Besides it won�t be that bad. He should
only have piddled.
He sighed
and gave up. �Alright.�
�Oh, you�re
so abused,� she teased.
�Damn right
I am,� he grumbled.
She giggled
and burped their son before handing him to his father. Inuyasha changed him
quickly and dumped the dirty diaper into the soiled linens can then gave him
back to her for cuddling.
�He really
is perfect,� she commented.
�Feh. Our own
little beet-faced piglet.�
�O-su-wa-�
she said slowly, making him lower his ears and head with each syllable. She
stopped at the last bit and gave him a wink so he�d know she was teasing. He
sighed with relief.
�Knock,
knock,� came a too-cheerful voice as a dietician�s assistant brought in a
breakfast tray. �Breakfast.�
�Good
morning,� she greeted as the young tanuki-hanyou
entered.
�Good
morning,� the aide replied, putting the tray down on her rolling bedside table.
Inuyasha
glared at the newcomer but Kagome ignored him.
�What
culinary delicacy do we have this morning?�
The aide
lifted the lid on the plate and read the printed meal slip. �Scrambled
egg, white rice, miso, fruit cup and decaf coffee.�
�But I
ordered quiche,� she complained innocently.
The aide
did a double-take, then cast a frightened glance at
Inuyasha who glared even more and lifted one lip to bare a fang.
�I�m
joking,� she hurried to reassure the poor girl who was looking more and more
frightened with each passing second.
�Of
course,� the aide stammered, laughing nervously. �I must go. I have other trays
to deliver.�
She bowed
and skittered out. Kagome turned to her mate and thwapped
him over the head with her spoon.
�Ow! What was that for?!�
�For being rude and scaring that poor girl.�
�Oi! I have an image to protect! I
was too nice to the nurse last night. The staff will think I�ve gone soft and
then they�ll think they can order me around.�
Sheled led
her eyes.
�Weren�t
you going to get coffee for yourself once they served breakfast?� she reminded.
He looked
stricken. �Trying to get rid of me?�
She rubbed
his ears and kissed him. �Never, but I know how you are without coffee.�
�Impossible?�
�You�re
always impossible. You�re just incorrigible without coffee,� she replied,
mixing cream and sugar into her own decaf before taking a tentative sip. She
grimaced. �While you�re at it, you can get me a cup of real coffee. I�m not
sure what this is, but it isn�t coffee.�
�Heh. I don�t think the doc wants
you to have caffeine,� he commented.
�That�s
fine. This stuff is horrible even by decaf standards.�
He leaned
over and kissed her. �All right. Do you want the pup
in the basket?�
She looked
down to see that the baby was dozing off. �All
they do is eat and sleep at this age. That and soil their diapers.�
�That would
be fine. It would give me two hands to eat with.�
�Okay.�
Inuyasha
carefully lifted their son and placed him in the bassinet. Then he returned to
her side and gave her another kiss.
�I�m going
down to the cafeteria. I�ll be back in a few minutes.�
�Don�t
terrorize anyone on your way down.�
�Keh, wench, you ruin all my fun.�
�I still
love you.�
He sighed
and kissed her a third time. �I�ll never stop loving you. I�ll be back soon.�
�I know.�
�All you want
is decaf?�
She looked
at the tray of food and crinkled her lip. �Bring me back a muffin.�
�Muffin and decaf. Okay.�
She nodded
and he left the room, closing the door behind him. A minute later, while she
was trying to figure out if her egg was really an egg or some strange
pseudo-food made from plastic and food coloring, there was a plink on her
window.
�Huh?�
She turned
her head just in time to see a pebble plink against the glass, followed by a
third a few moments later.
�What the?�
Pushing the
tray away, she eased herself out of bed and over to the window to open it. She
had just slid back the glass when Yukio�s head popped over the sill, scaring
the life out of her.
�Morning!�
her eldest chirped happily.
�Eeeeppp!� she squeaked. �What are you doing?!�
�Sneaking in before visiting hours. What�s it look like
we�re doing?� he replied, hopping into the room. He was dressed in jeans and a
simple green T-shirt.
�We?�
�Yeah. Miroku�s with me, but he�s still down there coz he�s
got the food.�
�I see.�
As she
watched, Yukio took a thin rope from around his shoulder and dropped one end
out the window.
�Should I hum
the theme from Mission Impossible?� she suggested.
�Heh. We�ve got this all worked
out,� he answered, flashing her a grin as he pulled up
a bucket full of food and coffee. The bucket was shortly followed by her second
inu-hanyou son.
�Good
morning, Okaa-san,� Miroku greeted, pulling himself over the sill.
�Good
morning. Giving up your boring career in education for a job in international
espionage?�
Miroku
shook his head and wiped his hands on his jeans. �No. This idea was all Aniki�s.�
�Oh like I
had to twist your arm or anything,� Yukio groused back as he closed the window
to keep the draft off the pup.
�I�m gonna
go wash my hands. I haven�t climbed a building in decades,� Miroku said,
heading for the bathroom.
�Because
you might get dust poisoning,� Yukio teased.
�Hey, I�m
not gonna hold the pup with dirty hands,� Miroku answered, closing the bathroom
door.
�He has
done nothing but rave about holding the pup ever since he woke up, but be
warned he has a massive hangover,� Yukio told her as he took the food out of
the bucket and arranged it on the rolling tray. The breakfast that had been
brought to her by the staff was quickly relegated to the bedside table. �I
brought you your favorite: miso and some shumai, and a short cinnamon latte.�
She frowned
even as the delicious aromas filled her nostrils. �I�m not supposed to have
caffeine.�
�Izayoi
warned me so I got decaf.�
�Bless
you,� she sighed gratefully, easing herself back onto the bed as he wheeled the
tray in front of her and tucked the blanket over her feet.
�You�re
welcome, Okaa-san.�
�So, Miroku
has a hangover?�
He sat on
the end of the bed and picked up his own danish.
�Yeah. We went out to the bar near the house after we
left here and stayed there until Last Call. I told Miroku to take 4 aspirin
with a glass of orange juice before he went to bed, but he didn�t listen to
me.�
�You went
out drinking? Your father isn�t going to be happy about that.�
Yukio
shrugged and took a bite of his pastry.
�Please do
not talk about me so loudly,� Miroku complained as he came out of the bathroom.
He paused to coo at the sleeping pup but did not disturb him, then slumped down
into one of the chairs by the bed. �Coffee,� he demanded, holding out a hand.
Yukio
handed him a tall, insulated travel mug.
�Headache, sweetheart?� Kagome asked innocently.
Miroku
opened the mug and took a deep drink. �Yeah. First I
get only 4 hours of sleep before Aniki is dragging me out of bed to come see
you, then he gets this harebrained idea to sneak in through the window. I
didn�t even get a shower this morning.�
�Oh you poor baby.�
Miroku
sniffed and took another drink.
�So who all
went on this little bender?� she questioned, popping a piece of shumai into her mouth.
�Me, Miroku, Mariko, Eri and Mama-baachan. Tetsu wanted to come too but Izayoi convinced him it would
be safer for him to get drunk at home,� Yukio replied.
�My mother
went with you?� she gasped.
Yukio
nodded vigorously. �I was surprised too, but she drank jus mus much as the rest
of us.�
�Did Mariko
drink?�
�She had
one wine cooler. Then she switched to decaf. She was there mostly to make sure
the rest of us got back safely. She and Eri crashed at Tokyo House last night.
So did Izayoi and Tetsu. They figured there was no
sense in going home to Yokohama if
they were just going to turn around and come back today.�
�I can
understand that,� she agreed, taking a sip of her latte. �Mmmm,
this is delicious. Thank you.�
�Where is
Otou-san? I have coffee and ramen for him.�
�He went
down to the cafeteria to get breakfast.�
�He
is back. And did I hear you have ramen?� Inuyasha announced from the doorway.
He was carrying a tray with two paper coffee cups and a couple of donuts.
Yukio
picked up a sealed container and showed it to his father. It was immediately
pounced on as the donuts were forgotten.
�I didn�t
scent you in the hall,� Inuyasha commented, settling next to Yukio on the bed to
eat.
�We came in
through the window,� Yukio replied.
�What
happened to my muffin?� she asked, pretending to be upset.
Her mate
looked contrite and sheepish. �They were all sold out of muffins, but see I
brought you a jelly donut!� he replied, reaching over to the tray and holding
up a sugar-laden pastry.
�It�s just
an excuse to aggravate your father,� she answered.
Yukio just
giggled.
The Ritual
of Naming had become somewhat of a tradition in the family. It had begun with
Yukio of course, on that day so very long ago when the rest of their companions
had bombarded Inuyasha with potential names for their first pup, and it had
since become a staple of new pup naming. Inuyasha always pretended to be
irritated by the barrage of names, usually just picked for their entertainment
value, but she knew that he enjoyed the game as much as the pups did. It was
always worse with a son because he was traditionally in charge of the final
decision, whereas she was the one who made the definitive choice fol thl the
girls. She had no doubt that today�s ritual would be a free-for-all. Even Tetsu appeared to be looking forward to it, but that was
probably because it would be his first.
�Oi, you pups better watch it or I�ll pound you,� Inuyasha
threatened.
�Inuyasha,
play nice,� she warned, but it had no heat because she had to yawn at that
exact moment.
koiishi,� she heard Inuyasha whisper to her as he kissed
her brow tenderly.
She was
asleep a few minutes later.

She blushed
further. �Oh, I don�t think I know anything like that.�
�Anything
will do. He�s always telling me about things I did as a little pup. I need some
ammo for myself.�
�I�ll� I�ll
try to remember something.�
�Great. So
I look familiar?� he questioned hopefully.
She blinked at him and wondered
if his expression meant what she thought it did. �Is he� is he flirting with
me?�
�Hai,� she replied nervously. �When I saw you I thought I
had seen you somewhere before.�
�Hmmm, you
don�t look at all familiar to me. Are you in college?�
�Hai.� �He is flirting with me.
What do I do? What would Kagome think?�
�Where do
you go?�
�I start at
Meiji this semester.� �I
can�t not answer him. That
would be so rude!�
�Hmmm. Never been over to Meiji, but I teach at
University
of Tokyo.�
�University of Tokyo? My older sister goes there.� �He is kinda cute. And those
ears are adorable...�
�Really? What does she study?�
�Political
Science,� she answered, casting a glance at Kagome. Her friend looked amused
but not distressed or unhappy. �She�s not
upset so I guess it�s okay then��
He nodded.
�I teach history.�
�My sister
took Introduction to Historical Science last semester.�
�What was
her name?�
�Kanesaka Maeko.�
�Kanesaka... Kanesaka. I think I remember seeing that name on my student list.�
She shook
her head. �None of her professors were named Fushikenwa.�
He waved a
hand. �Oh I�m not using Fushikenwa right now. I�m using Kensaiga.�
She gasped.
�You�re
Sensei Kensaiga?� �He�s the hot young professor my sister
and all the girls in her class were gushing t?! t?! Kami-sama!
If only they knew!�
He grinned
and she was certain he puffed out his chest a bit. �The very
same.�
�Then I have
seen you before. I used to meet my sister on campus for lunch right after your
class. I knew you looked familiar.� �She
talked about you every day. She is going to be so jealous if you ask me out.
Oh, I don�t care!�
�Wow. Small world, huh.�
�Ahem!� an
irritated voice interrupted.
She turned
to see Eri glaring at Miroku. �Not to interrupt your little mating display, but
we have a pup to name and I�m on a schedule.�
They both
blushed furiously and Miroku sputtered a bit. �It�s not like that!�
�Uh
su
sure it isn�t. Now I�m ready to get this party started so let�s do it.�
�Meee-oooow. Hisssssssssss,�
Yukio teased behind cupped hands.
�Oh shut
up,� Eri groused, then flipped open a small laptop she had been carrying in her
bag. �I�ve already bookmarked BabyNameAddicts and BabyNames. Provided the satellite link-up doesn�t crap out
on me, between the two I�ve got over 50,000 names to choose from.�
�Not that
you take this seriously or anything,� Yukio commented.
�Hey, Tetsu came with his name and I missed Hitomi
and Kitarou�s namings so
I�m making up for lost opportunities.�
�And to think there was a time when we
actually named our own pups,� Inuyasha mused to Kagome.
�I don�t
think we ever did that,� she replied.
�Am I interrupting?
I can go...� Ayumi offered. �I don�t want
to intrude on a private family affair.�
�Oh no,
it�s okay. We�re just going to decide what to name the new pup. It�s fine if
you stay. It�s a lot of fun,� Miroku answered.
�Kagome-chan?� she asked, looking at her friend in the bed.
�It�s fine
for you to stay Ayumi-chan. I don�t mind.�
�I�ll get
more chairs,� Miroku announced.
�Okay,�
Kagome said.
Miroku left
the room and returned a few minutes later carrying six chairs stacked on top of
each other.
�Wow. He�s strong,� she thought as she
helped him distribute the chairs, blushing when he winked at her. �Okay, he�s cuter than Inuyasha. And he seems
happier and less violent.�
�All right. Before we begin The Ritual of Naming are there
any specific meanings or s yos you already have in mind?� the woman who looked
like Inuyasha asked once they all had taken seats around the bed.
Kagome and
Inuyasha looked at each other and then shook their heads.
�No not
really, Izayoi, but I was thinking the name should be special,� Kagome replied.
cla class=MsoNormal> �Keh! All our pups� names are
special,� Inuyasha corrected.
�I meant,
the name should mean �gift� or �blessing� or something like that, to honor how
blessed we are to have him.�
�Okay.
Gift...� Eri said, typing on her laptop.
�Shay,� the
woman, Izayoi, offered, looking in a book she had in her lap. �It�s Gaelic. It
means gift.�
�Okay, so
we open with �Shay.� Votes for Shay?� Yukio announced
very much like an auctioneer would do. It confused Ayumi to no end because she
had been expecting a solemn service.
�No,�
Inuyasha answered.
�Ok, no on
Shay,� Yukio said.
�Why?�
Izayoi asked.
�I never
say yes to the first name. Besides I don�t like it.�
�Okay,
next?�
�Tudor,�
Eri said. �It�s Welsh. It means Divine Gift.�
�It�s also
a type of house. No.�
�Ted?�
�No.�
�Hercules?�

�No.�
�Darin?�
�No.�
�Keitaro?�
�Hmmm... maybe.�
�Okay one
maybe on Keitaro,� Yukio announced, writing it down.
�What is this?� Ayumi wondered.
�Look no
more! I�ve got it!� Eri exclaimed.
�Oh this is
gonna be good,� Miroku smirked, giving Ayumitherther wink. He�d taken the seat
right next to her.
�Barke,� Eri stated.
�Barke?� Inuyasha repeated, one
row row raised. Kagome just snickered.
:1'> �It�s
African. It means Blessings.�
�Just say
the word, Otou-san and I�ll pitch her out the window,� Yukio replied.
Both
Inuyasha and Kagome took deep breaths and spoke in unison, �No.�
�Phuc. It�s Vietnamese. It means
Blessing too,� Eri countered.
�Phuc? You want me to name my son Phuc.�
�At least
now we know why the Americans lost the war. They were too busy laughing,� the
man with violet eyes commented.
�Ooo! Good one Tetsu!�
Miroku enthused, clapping.

�This isn�t like any naming ritual I�ve ever heard about,� Ayumi
thought to herself.
�Are we in
agreement that Phuc is a no?� Yukio asked.
�Yes!�
�Iona�No.�
�Anoki,� she offered, just to put one out there. �This is fun!�
�No,�
Inuyasha answered, but he said it gently and gave her a nod.
Miroku
grinned at her and raised an eyebrow. She blushed and sat back to watch the
free-for-all.
�Rashid,�
Izayoi said.
�No.�
�Dragon?�
�Nice one Tetsu, but no.�
�Connor.�
�No.�
�Caleb. It
means Faithful,� Eri offered.
�It also
means dog,� Izayoi corrected, looking in her book.
�No,�
Inuyasha answered, glaring at Eri. She stuck her
tongue out at him and smirked.
�Gawonii,� Izayoi said.
�What the
hell is that?�
�It�s
Algonquin for He�s Speaking,� Izayoi answered.
�No.�
�Tamahere. It means the Loved
Child,� Mariko suggested.
�You�re all
my loved children. No.�
spanspan>�Awww. That was so sweet,� Ayumi thought.
�Kaemon,� Mama offered.
�Oh that�s
pretty Mama. Yukio mark Kaemon down,� Kagome replied.
�Okay.�
�Souta!� Souta
exclaimed.
�One of you
is enough in this family. No.�
�Awww,� the boy pouted.
�No,�
Inuyasha repeated firmly, but his eyes twinkled.
Ayumi
giggled. �They�re really enjoying this,
aren�t they.�
�Aiden,� Izayoi read from her book.
�No.�
�Spike.�
�NO!�
�Xerxes.�
�How do you
spell that? No, never mind. No.�
�Asho.�
�No.�
�Barbod.�
�No. Where
are you getting these?�
�They�re
Persian,� Eri answered.
�Like the cat?�
�Ummm...�
�She just loves cat and dog jokes, but it
looks like they�re used to it,� Ayumi mused.
�Keiji,� Jii-chan suggested.
�That was Great-Grandfather�s
name, wasn�t it Jii-chan?�
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