Encounters In Small Meetings by Angelic Memories

Future Power

Prompt: Power

Minimum 700 words: 1 640 words used

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Future Power

Once she found out about the miko’s condition, Tamika took it upon herself to stay the entire six months Kagome was pregnant. In the mornings and afternoons the two women spent time together. Kagome learnt what it took to be a Lady of the West and the things she would have to do to take care of an inu pup. Sesshomaru was never far from the miko, he constantly checking in on the women, making sure they ‘played nicely’ and his overbearing mother didn’t suffocate his mate.

In the evenings, once the Lord of the West finished his duties, Kagome would return to their room and spend an hour in his company. After a couple of weeks they grew accustom to a routine. Kagome would curl into the inu’s lap to read whatever scroll was on the go at the time. Sesshomaru usually changed between looking over a final document, to simply watching the woman, or even reading whatever she was over her shoulder.

The three would have dinner together, which was not as tense as the first evening, and then retire back to their rooms. However, now that Kagome was drawing nearer to her due date she found that she couldn’t and didn’t want to participate in the activities that usually followed. Sesshomaru was very possessive; he would mark her and force his scent upon her by any means necessary.

Kagome turned to her mate as they walked to their room, “I want a bath,” she said.

Sesshomaru leaned down and nuzzled her neck. She knew what the slight sign of affection meant. And though she hated to do it, she pushed the inu away. “Not tonight.”

The inu growled lowly, it was his was of trying to make her change her mind. But she really didn’t want anything more than to soak in the hot spring.  Rather than fight the inu, Kagome led the way to the bathing chamber. She wasted no time undressing and hopping into the springs, completely happy with the heat. Though she didn’t tell anyone, she was experiencing a bit of pain. She figured it was normal, since it wasn’t overly painful. Though she had noticed they were growing more painful and closer together, she decided that it would be best to wait before saying anything in case it was her imagination.

“Kagome, what is wrong?” the inu asked, coming behind his mate and wrapping arms around her.

“Nothing,” she mumbled.

“You cannot hide anything from your mate,” he declared, “I can smell your deceit.”

“Just a bit of pain, it’s nothing though,” she gave in.

“Hn,” the inu seemed to study her.

For a moment they were silent. Kagome let the inu cling around her, until she decided it was time she cleaned up. Each time she attempted to pull away Sesshomaru would tighten his hold.

“Let go,” she mumbled.

“I don’t want to,” he playfully teased.

Just as she was about to make her smart comeback, the miko doubled over in pain and was very grateful that Sesshomaru was holding her. When the pain subsided, she found that she was dressed in you light inner layer. Her mate had taken her from the water and dressed her lightly, then slipped on his own hakamas, all within seconds, and they were now heading to the birthing chambers. A room in the palace where each pup of the Western Palace was born, with the exception of Inuyasha Kagome was told.

But Kagome went into another fit of pain and it made her wish she was in her own time so that she had access to drugs. In the next moment, she realized that Sesshomaru was growling and Tamika was already present and giving orders.

“Sesshomaru let me take Kagome,” Tamika begged.

He growled at the inu female but as tradition went, he was not allowed in the room until after the pup was born. Reluctantly Sesshomaru passed his mate, groaning in pain, over to his mother. He then watched at both women vanished into the room, followed by a few dozen healers and the mid-wife. The inu was left to listen and imagine what was going on. 

“Milord,” one of his general’s called from a distance.

In the youkai’s hands was a bundle of clothes and it was only at this point that he realized her was still dressed in very little. Sesshomaru beckoned the inu over and took hold of the hapi. After donning the undercoat over his shoulders, he proceeded to take the various items and pull them on. But his concentration was shattered when his mate screamed suddenly.

He growled while his bleed red. The scream faded and he calmed, though he remained on guard. Logically he knew he could do nothing, but his instinct ran while. He wanted to burst into the room and force all those away from her so he could comfort her in her moment of pain.

When the scream returned his growl become more vocal and his usually calm façade was now dishevelled. Red eyes, jagged magenta stripes, long snout, and elongated fangs and claws. The aura of his mate reached out for him and he reached out for her as well. By the time the third scream came he was ready to knock down the door. His general reached out to touch his shoulder and it distracted the inu enough to focus on the male invading his space, and furthermore, inching closer to the door of the room where his mate was in pain.

His own deadly hand reached for the appendage daring to touch him in his raw state of power. He flipped the figure with a yank of the male’s wrist. The general leaped with the pull landing on his feet instead of his back, with his arm pulled behind him. Before Sesshomaru could make his next move, the young inu twisted his arm, freeing it of the deadly hold. The general then proceeded to block the random swipes of poison claws.

The short battle was brought to a halt when a new sound greeted the inu lord’s eyes. He looked to the door and grew excited, forgetting the male that he had recently pinned to the ground. A couple of minutes later a second cry of a new born pup joined the first. Sesshomaru rose to his feet and motioned for the young male to leave. He realized a while ago the young inu general, who had pups of his own, was merely distracting Sesshomaru’s attention. Though the lord would never tell a soul, he was grateful.

When the door to the birthing room opened, Sesshomaru already knew what he was going to be told.

“Milord you have triplets. Three healthy pups.”

Of course the mid-wife didn’t bother to tell him the gender. But Sesshomaru didn’t care. He wanted to see his mate, make sure she was fine before admiring the pups they had created. Bursting through the door, Sesshomaru growled a single word to dismiss everyone from the room.

“Out.”

When only Kagome and the three new members of their pack were left in the room, he proceeded to the bed. His mate was glowing and Sesshomaru knew she was delighted with the gender, which meant they had at least one girl.

“You promised I could name her. You said so,” Kagome reminded him as he sat at the edge of the bed careful not to make too much movement for the pups’ and mother’s sake.

He carefully used a slender finger to pull each blanket away from the figure it bundled so he could check out each pup. The first pup was sound asleep, he could not see the colour of eyes but a small tuft of silver hair shimmered in the light of the sunset and a single midnight stripe one each cheek with a midnight crescent on the small forehead adorn the pale face. This pup was a girl. The second pup bore marking similar to his, magenta stripe on each cheek and a midnight crescent. The shimmering silver hair and bright blue eyes, this pup was also a girl.

The inu looked to the last pup. Golden eyes watched him as his hand drew close. Kagome held this pup in her arms, while the other two were tucked beside her and Sesshomaru. The silver hair was lined with black on the underside; it was quite the interesting pattern. On the small pale forehead there was a magenta crescent but nothing marred the rest of the face. Sesshomaru was very happy to see the last pup was male. He had his heir, and what was more, a powerful heir. The aura that clashed against his own held not only the power of a youkai, but also hints of reiki. He focused on each of his pups and realized they were all the same.

“How is it possible?” he mumbled.

“Oh, don’t even go there. You’re happy aren’t you? No one, and I mean absolutely no one, is going to think of going against you if each of your pups show signs of using jyaki and reiki.”

The inu smirked. He still wanted to know how they continued pure and raw power of both a youkai and miko in one vessel. But he wasn’t going to complain. With training once they grew older, no one would be able to lay a hand on his pups, maybe not even him.

“Rest mate,” he kissed the crown of her head, “You deserve it.”

Kagome smiled and placed the third pup with the other two between her and her mate. “Just don’t forget, you said I could name the any girl pups I had.”

Sesshomaru nodded in understanding and helped his mate cover her and the pups before he leaned against the headboard and watched the four forms in the large bed.

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Ja ne

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