Chapter 4: Angel
Sesshomaru groaned as he released his seed inside of Kagome, who screamed her release. He felt his shaft grow inside her, knotting like in the rest, Kagome just waited for him to shrink and pull out of her…two months into her pregnancy, she knew what to do when Sesshomaru knotted inside of her. Sesshomaru pulled out an thirty minutes later and moved Kagome on her back, seeing as she fell asleep after a few minutes he had knotted inside of her. It was annoying that she did that after twenty rounds, but she did last long than Sakura and she didn’t beg him to let her rest either.
He looked at her swollen abdomen; his child was growing quite well inside its mother. Taking a glance at Kagome to see that she was truly asleep, he rest his head on her abdomen, the heart of his child was strong. He couldn’t help, but rub his face gently against the skin that his child from his arms, protecting and nurturing it for when the time was right. He glance up to look at Kagome’s sleeping face, she looked like a beautiful angel with those curtains of raven black hair.
So beautiful and kind, she was the dark haired angel that held his child within her womb and he was not meant to be with such a maiden beyond the need for children. It wasn’t like with Sakura, Kagome sparked a fire within him and kept it burning with her presence. Sakura on the other hand, her beauty in his mind was as common as the dirt under his feet, and her skills in bed lacked greatly when compare to Kagome, who had been a virgin, but she was a raw spirit that called him and he liked that she would be trained to please him as time went by. With a kiss to his child, he lay down and wrapped Kagome up in his arms. Sesshomaru looked into the sleeping face of the mother of his children, she was his and though he knew that he should have been disgusted with that thought, he was oddly pleased instead.
Just like how he liked to go to sleep with Kagome in his arms.
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Sesshomaru’s mother sighed as the male servants carried the still struggling Kagome into her pervious rooms to have the physician to give her the check up on the baby. Kagome’s clothes like always was ripped from her body and then the physician began his usual painful probing of her core, Sesshomaru’ mother sat at Kagome’s head and tried to keep the struggling girl calm. “ummm…something’s wrong,” The physician muttered as he smelling Kagome’s core, Kagome immediately stopped struggling as his words gripped her heart.
“What do you mean? Sesshomaru’s mother asked; she didn’t want anything to be wrong with Kagome or her grandchild. “The smell is different than in other pregnancies that I have taken care of in the past. It could mean anything at this point…watch out for any kicking, the baby should start to do so soon and it’s a good sign of the baby’s health.” The physician said before he started licking Kagome’s core, “even the essence is different from normal. I think we should get a few other physicians to see if they know what might be wrong with the child.” Every word for the physician was a dagger to Kagome’s heart, something was wrong with her baby and they didn’t know what it was. “I see…have you been able to learn of the child being a half-demon or a full-demon yet?” Sesshomaru’s mother asked, she pitied Kagome for the possible loss that the girl was going to face, but it depended on if the child was a half-demon or a full-demon…if it was a half-demon, then it would be killed at birth regardless if it was healthy or not.
The physician grabbed Kagome’s breasts roughly, but she didn’t struggle as he did. She may have hated this, but the thought of something being wrong with her baby had terrified her into willing to this checkup if it meant that her baby would be okay in the end. The physician nodded to himself as he turned to put his hands of her stomach and moved his head between her legs to lick her core again. “It’s a full-demon, my lady.” The physician told Sesshomaru’s mother, who smiled at the physician’s words. Sesshomaru’s mother placed one of her elegant hands on Kagome’s stomach, happy that the child had at least a chance now. Sesshomaru’s mother nodded to the male servants to let Kagome go and get her some clothes as the physician bowed to Sesshomaru’s mother and Kagome before leaving the room.
“I have a treat for you, Kagome.” Sesshomaru said with a big smile, the demoness wanted to get Kagome’s mind off of the physician’s words and there was only thing that came to her mind, and that was seeing a birth in live action. She was so happy that she had ordered some guards to find some human women who were close to giving birth; it would do Kagome some good to see what her body was readying her for. Kagome looked at the demoness with a wary eye as she got dressed in a green kimono with crane that held a branch with cherry blossoms in its berk, she had been forced to get used to wearing the clothes without Kosode or bindings of any kind.
Kagome remembered the last time Sesshomaru’s mother had a treat for her…she was treated to the sight of a couple having sex and a sex-teacher was there to explain everything that the couple was doing and how she should do the same with Sesshomaru. “It isn’t another sex lesson, is it?” Kagome asked; she really didn’t want the teacher to stick her face in between the couple’s legs as they were joined, in her pregnant state it had her puke her guts out.
“No…the sea-teacher is worried that you will throw up again so that will have to wait until you give birth.” Sesshomaru’s mother told Kagome truthfully. It had really surprised her when Kagome throw up when she had taken a closer look. “Then what is it?” Kagome asked, so not wanting to have to go to a sex lesson again. “It’s a birthing lesson,” the demoness said happily, making Kagome wonder how the hell the stoic Sesshomaru was born from this crazy demoness. “A birthing lesson?” Kagome said, hoping that she had heard wrong.
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Kagome stared in horror at the human woman in front her that was giving birth. Three human women were helping the mother-to-be give birth as Sesshomaru’s mother was telling Kagome everything that was happening. The woman screamed in pain until one of the women that were helping her told her to be quiet, “a woman must never voice the pain that she feels as she bring her child into the world,” Sesshomaru’s mother said aloud. “Or a demon may come to devour the life of the child,” the women looked at Sesshomaru’s mother with fear and at Kagome with pity.
Kagome looked at Sesshomaru’s mother, to see a sad look in the demoness’s golden eyes. Kagome took the demoness’s hand and gives it a squeeze as Kagome went back to watching the woman give birth. Sesshomaru’s mother, shocked out of the sad memories of her own pregnancies, looked at her hand in surprise that Kagome would be so kind as to hold it in her own hand. She glanced at Kagome’s face, fear and awe warred in her ocean blue eyes as they watched a new life be born before them. “In a few months that will be you, Kagome.” Sesshomaru’s mother said; the women glanced back to look at Kagome and the demoness. “Does this scare you?”
Kagome turned her head and looked the demoness in the eyes, “no, giving birth doesn’t scare me…my baby dying before it gets to be a part of this world does.” Kagome said; Sesshomaru’s mother smiled at Kagome and placed her hand of Kagome’s stomach. “That’s good, Kagome. It means that you’re a mother at heart and that the love you feel for your children will make them strong.” Sesshomaru’s mother said just as one of the women said the head was almost out.
Both Sesshomaru’s mother and Kagome turned their heads to watched as the baby’s head push out of its mother’s body, Kagome took her hand back from Sesshomaru’s mother and placed both of her hands on her swollen stomach, hoping that she would feel it starting kicking soon and that she would hear its cries as she brought it into this world…she wished that she was home in the future then she would know that her baby would born safe. Rubbing her stomach, she watched as the baby’s head pop out and soon saw its body leave its mother’s, but the baby didn’t cry yet. “Why is it cry?” the mother asked as two of the women trended to her as the other tried to revive the baby. Kagome soon couldn’t take it, seeing the mother cry to the gods to let her baby live and how that may be the fate of her own baby, got up and walked to the woman.
Her mind remembering the time that Kaede had told her that a good way to revive a baby after birth was to force spiritual power into its body and take it’s soul back from the dead. “Move, I know something that may help.” Kagome ordered the woman, the woman did as order. The woman didn’t know what, but she knew that the woman before her was someone of true strength of the heart and soul.
Kagome took the baby…a little girl; she felt the little girl’s body beginning to cool. She put the baby girl on the floor and looked for her power from deep inside of her, like she had tried every day since Sakura said that her baby would be taken to give to Sakura. The armguard on her arm started to burn a little when she felt it. Kagome placed a hand on the baby girl, Kagome burst into a pink light that surround her, shocking the humans and Sesshomaru’s mother. “KAGOME! STOP THIS NOW!” Sesshomaru’s mother shouted at the top of her lungs, dread and fear filled her veins and heart.
The armguard that stopped Kagome’s powers would be burning her skin and that coupled with Kagome’s huge release of power could harm the child if not force Kagome to miscarriage the baby! Kagome didn’t listen though as she couldn’t even hear Sesshomaru’s mother, Kagome simply saw the soul piper that was playing its flute from the baby girl and leading it away from the baby’s body. Kagome’s power swelled with her anger, the soul piper looked at Kagome and run away as she took hold of the baby girl’s soul and forced it in the baby’s body, just as she did…Kagome felt a kick.
Kagome froze for a moment before she looked down at her stomach…her baby have kicked for the first time! The woman took the baby that had started crying as Kagome wrapped her arms around her stomach, tears were coming to Kagome’s eyes as she rubbed her stomach making the baby kick the spot that she was rubbing, the joy that Kagome felt from feeling her baby kick her, took the pain from the now-ruin armguard that was falling a part on Kagome’s arm. Sesshomaru’ mother instantly panicked at the sight of Kagome’s tears, she walked over to Kagome, hoping that the baby was fine. “Kagome! What’s wrong? Is the baby alright? Lie down, I’ll get a servant to get the physic-”
“It’s fine, the baby’s okay. It just started kicking,” Kagome cut in. With a sign the panic settled at the girl’s words and for once, the demoness felt her age before rage burned to live in her. “WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?! YOU COULD HAVE HARMED THE BABY OR MISCARRIAGE FROM DOING THAT! IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT TO KILL YOUR OWN CHILD BEFORE IT’S BORN?! WERE YOUR WORDS A LIE?!” The demoness screamed at Kagome, the fear and sadness feed her rage, Kagome could have died if she had a miscarriage. It would hurt both her and Sesshomaru if they were to lose Kagome in a miscarriage, if Kagome were to die giving birth then they would have at the least the baby, for she knew that her son wouldn’t be able to kill his child if the mother was death. She and Sesshomaru knew that it was unlikely that the Tenseiga would save Kagome if it was her fate to die giving this child life.
“Mother…that is enough.” Sesshomaru said as he entered the room. He had sensed Kagome’s power burst and had happen running to her aid, fearing that she was in danger of some kind. He looked at Kagome, who held her swollen abdomen protectively, fear in her beautiful ocean blue eyes as his mother looked afraid as well…it was something that he had never seen before. “priestess?” Sesshomaru said calmly as he kneeled down, she looked at him as tears filled her eyes and he felt like his arm had been cut off again. “I’m sorry…I’m so sorry, Sesshomaru. I don’t want to hurt our baby or los-”
“Kagome, it’s alright. You did nothing wrong and the child is fine…right?” She nodded, easing him of fear. Sesshomaru put his hand on her abdomen, relieved that their child was alright and safe. It had oddly terrified him that when he thought Kagome or their baby being in harm’s way, the only times he could remember being that terrified was when Rin had been in danger. He wondered if that meant that Kagome and their child had become as important as Rin to him.
“Priestess, I’m going to take you back to our rooms now. Your arm is burned badly and I want you to rest, alright?” Kagome nodded, she was beginning to feel tired and her arm was started to hurt now that their baby had stopped kicking her.
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Sesshomaru watched Kagome sleep, he was quite happy that their child had started to move within its mother, so it would be born and Kagome would no longer be sleeping in his rooms until he planted his seed in her fertile womb again, but that would be for a hundred years since the child was going to be born male. But to make Kagome live that long then he would have to give her the drink of immortality. He would worry about that after their child was born, for now he had other concerns along with the concern about their child’s birth, he found that though he was happy and excited about it, but then he started to find that the thought of Kagome dying in the birthing process bothered him.
Sesshomaru didn’t understand why the thought bothered him, it wasn’t like his child would be without a mother if Kagome died and he knew that his mother would control Sakura so that she didn’t turn his child into her tool. He looked at her angelic face, relieved with sleep before turning his golden eyes on her wound. The sight of the wound had angered him before he noticed the fear and worry that consumed Kagome’s scent, the scent of her fear and worry was sweet, but a bitter aftertaste. It had calmed him instantly, it made his beast wanted to take her in a comforting embrace and hold her until she was smiling again.
Sesshomaru walked away from the futon and out of his rooms, he thought of the last time he had seen her smile since she had become his concubine. He felt an urge to see her smile at him in happiness, he knew that she would smile when their child was born, but he had no desire to wait that long for her smile. He needed to go and find his mother and discuss how to bring a smile to her face.
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Sesshomaru’s mother sat on a bench in the gardens of the harem; she didn’t see to leave the harem since it would mean leave Kagome alone in the place with just the servants and…Sakura. Her thoughts were consumed by the display of power from Kagome, she was just as strong as she thought she would be…but it was clear as crystal to the demoness that Kagome’s powers were not done growing yet.
And if that was the case then her grandchild would far stronger than first predicted and that would work to her advantage, “mother, I need to talk to you.” Sesshomaru said; she glanced at her son, who walked to her. “What do you need, my boy?” She asked sweetly, her mind still racing with thoughts of the future. He walked to her and sat down beside her. “Mother…I have taken notice that since the priestess had become mine, she has not smiled.” Sesshomaru’s mother looked at her son and raised an eyebrow in question to what he was getting at, she knew that he was going to say that he wished to see her smile, but that didn’t mean she was going to let him off ease. She knew that her son was going to have powerful feelings for Kagome in the near-future, but his feelings would be wasted if Kagome became unable to return them from his lack of caring for her as a person…and beside she loved to see her son struggle like worm on a hook with his damaged ego.
“and I wish for her to smile, mother…she has a radiant smile.” He said; he knew that his mother loved to struggle like a worm on a hook, but he was in no mood to do so that day. His mother got up and walked over to the flowers.
“My son, what do you know about Kagome the person?” She asked as she sat down on the ground and started picking flowers with her claws as the scissors. She wanted to know if he had an answer for her, though she doubted that he did. Her son had always been one that observed his environment and his enemies, but never observed those that held his trust or his love; it was a dangerous flaw for her son to have in the dangerous world that they lived in and Sesshomaru was a fool to have not corrected it before on.
“…I do not know, mother. I-”
“Have never seen Kagome as a person, Sesshomaru? That is a fool’s move, she carries your child inside her body and yet you know nothing about her beyond that she is powerful? You make your father weep in his grave, my boy if that is true.” Her words cut to the bone, but they were true and they made Sesshomaru thinking. Why did Sesshomaru allow Kagome to carry his child if he knew nothing about her? Sesshomaru thought on his mother’s words and what he knew of Kagome before he said his next words.
“She is kind and caring; she will die for those that she loves and see as hers. Her power does not just lie with her spiritual powers, but that of her heart.” He said. His words caused his mother to smile, happy that her son was not as big of a fool as she had pervious thought. “Kagome often goes to the music room; she always plays the Koto in there. I asked her why some time back, she said that it music is good for the baby and that it reminds her of her home.” She told him, giving him a hint of how to bring Kagome’s smile back to her face because she too, wished to see Kagome happy and smiling. Sesshomaru sat there for some time, thinking of his mother’s words before getting up.
He had to get something for Kagome.