Meant to be

Same disclaimer
Pairing: Inuyasha/Sango.
” Inner musings”

Chapter 7: Family Part 2


Sango lay on her side, it was the only position she was comfortable in, what with the back pain and swollen ankles that came with being seven and a half months pregnant. Inuyasha was stretched out behind her, his naked body pressed close to her own. Hooking her knee over his elbow, he rubbed his straining cock against her heated core to lubricate it.

- “All wet. Just the way I like you” He whispered close to her ear as he guided the bulbous tip of his erection into the small opening at the apex of her thighs.

Lifting her leg up further to have enough room to move, Inuyasha pumped into her. The muscles of his thighs and buttocks worked together to lend strength to his movements. The hanyou cherished these rainy mornings when he could lay in bed with his mate and drown in all the wonders of her body.

- “Inuyasha?” Sango called his name, finding it hard to concentrate on anything other then the pleasure he was giving her.

- “Hmmm” He mumbled

- We need to talk.” She said.

- -“Right now” He asked, never slowing the movement of his hips. “But I’m busy!!!” His wail was distorted by the raggedness of his breathing.

- “Yes now!” He made to stop but she held fast, reaching her hand around to grab one of his firm butt cheeks.” I didn’t say to stop, I said to talk”

A wicked smile came across his lips has he bent down to nip at her delicate earlobe. She can’t resist me! Inuyasha thought with a not so small hint of male pride shinning in his amber colored eyes. Accentuating his question with a practiced twist of his pelvis, he spoke.

- So what do you want to talk about?” He inquired seductively

- “Sesshomaru”

This time he did stop. Was I out of the room suddenly? When did I go from having mind-blowing sex with my mate to talking about my asshole of a brother? He asked himself, hoping and praying that he had misunderstood her.

- “Excuse me! Ah…did you say you wanted to talk about Sesshomaru?” He didn’t wait long for her answer.

- “Yes I did” She had confirmed is worst fears.

Inuyasha groaned and turned his head so he could muffle a curse into his pillow. Kami, what have I ever done to you? He wondered as he steeled himself against what was sure to be a torturous conversation; a conversation he had no desire to participate in.

Sango was no fool. She knew that Sesshomaru had always been a difficult topic to discuss with her mate. And so, she had resolved to broach to subject when he was least likely to run. Knowing also that Inuyasha was always very frisky on mornings like these, she had seized the opportunity.

- “I don’t want to talk about him!” His statement was punctuated by a particularly forceful thrust of his hips.

- “The just listen.” She gasped as he recommenced pumping his hard shaft into her body with renewed vigor.

I’ll listen. But let’s see if you can talk. He challenged her silently, knowing Sango could usually barely breath while they made love, much less converse with even a semblance of rationality. Sango knew whatwas was pondering but she would not be so easily swayed. Strengthening her resolve she continued to speak in spite of her heavy panting.

- “ I think its time you two put aside your differences and…and started acting like adults, like brothers. I think we should go for a…a visit” Another powerful thrust from Inuyasha told her his opinion on the likeliness of such an occurrence. “Before the battle with Naraku, you told me I should go to him if anything happened to you.” She persisted in defiance of his best efforts to silence her. “ So why don’t you want to go see him…no…now?”

- “That was different.” He explained.” I wouldn’t have had to deal with him…uhn…if I was dead.”

- “He’s our pups’ uncle!”

- “He’s a jackass!”

- “He could teach our child about youkai cus…hmm…customs, about their traditional way of life.”

- “Our pup doesn’t need to learn about that.”

Inuyasha titled her head back and captured her lips in a rough and passionate kiss. His tongue invaded her mouth and battled franticly with her own. If he had hoped that would end the argument, he had thought wrong. If the wonderful sensations created by the friction between their quivering bodies had not shut her up then no kiss, not matter that it was erotic enough to make her blood boil, would either. Nevertheless, she did particularly enjoy it when he let the demon within him take more control over their lovemaking.

- “ Well I don’t agree.” She said once he released her lips. “You never had that chance, you had to learn everything on your own. Sesshomaru could help avoid that, he could school our child in the does and don’ts of youkai…soc…society” Reaching back to take a firm hold on one of his oversensitive ears, she made her point. “ I want our child to be fully aware of his or her demon heritage.”

- “No!” His reply was swift and accompanied by an almost violent slap on her rear.

- “Fine then!”

Sango made to pull away from him, but Inuyasha tightened his hold on her leg so she could not sit up. He then brought his arm around her and took a firm grasp on her swollen breast. He squeezed it as he pulled her roughly backwards so her back was once again flush to his chest.

- “All right, all right.” He surrendered.” We’ll go see the prick…I mean Sesshomaru. Just…just…don’t…move.”

Quickening the rhythm of his pumping, he worked to bring them to completion. He pushed his leg between her own to deepen his penetration and hit that sweet spot hidden deep inside her with every thrust. In moments, they groaned the others’ name in unison as the fell over the edge of heaven together.

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It would have been wiser to wait till after the birth of the pup, but Inuyasha knew better then to try to deter his mate once she had set her mind to something. So it was they left that very afternoon to make their way into the west.

The going was uneventful but also quite slow. A very pregnant Sango was mounted atop a sturdy reliable mare and advance at a slow trot while Inuyasha walked alongside the horse. Still, her precarious condition forced them to make numerous halts so she could eat and rest regularly. At that pace, it took them close to a month before they reached the territory of the Lord of the Western Lands.

Sesshomaru was informed of their approach the moment Inuyasha and Sango crossed the border into his land. Normally, he would have intercepted his brother, and given him a thorough trashing for having dared to trespass on his property. However, he was aware that Naraku had been destroyed and the Shikon no Tama reformed. Therefore, Sesshomaru was quite intrigued as to what, if not a shard hunting mission, has brought is brother. What is my fathers’ bastard up to, and why did he bring the demon slayer with him?

When Inuyasha and Sango finally reached Sesshomarus’ castle, the great youkai lord was waiting for them before the gates. Sesshomaru put a restraining hand to Rin’s shoulder, as the human child was about to run to Inuyasha, whose fluffy ears had always fascinated her.

- “Give me one good reason why I shouldn’t kill you both where you stand?” He asked the young couple.

Upon hearing the threat, Inuyasha unsheathed the Tetsusaiga and moved to take a protective stand in front of Sango. Before he could come back with some witty or menacing retort of his own, Sango spoke.

- “Because if you kill us, you also kill our child.” Sango stated.” Would you destroy the innocent life of your own niece or nephew?”

- “And why should I be concerned for the life of a mongrel? Sesshomaru returned.

With great difficulty, Sango ungracefully dismounted. Laying her hand on Inuyasha’s back, she silently begged him to stand down. Reluctantly, the hanyou lowered his sword but did not move aside so Sango could advance closer to his brother.

- “Please.” She begged her mate. “Trust me on this.”

Inuyasha finally stepped out of her way and watched with trepidation as his mate waddled over to Sesshomaru, fearlessly. “What the hell is she thinking?” Inuyasha pondered. Sango squared her shoulders and stood before the youkai lord with all the dignity she could muster.

- “The blood of your great father courses through the veins of my pup, as surely as it flows through your own SesshomaIt iIt is for this reason that we have come. We, both of us, whish for you to be part of the child’s’ life.” She said, throwing a warning glance at Inuyasha when he opened his mouth.

- “Have you sunk so low Inuyasha that you would let your bitch speak for you?” Sesshomaru taunted.

- “She is not my bitch you pompous shithead. She is my mate!” Inuyasha answered between clenched teeth. ”And she does not speak for me. I cn’t n’t care less if you never see my pup, this was entirely her idea.”

- “Please, both of you, can’t you stop arguing for a single moment.” She inquired looking from one brother to the other. “Sesshomaru, we did not come here to fight with you. I meant what I said earlier, I want you to be involved in my child’s upbringing.”

- “Why?” He asked, intrigued as to the reasons that had motivated this strange and, he admitted to himself, brave women to come to him in such a vulnerable state.

- “Because its not fair! It’s not fair that Inuyasha was deprived of his fathers’ heritage by being raised in an exclusively human environment. Neither is it right that our pup be deprived of this same legacy. I think…no, I know you can help rectify that situation. After all, you were lucky enough to have known Lord Inutaishou while Inuyasha only has his mothers stories of him.”

Somehow, the strength of her convictions and the sincerity in Sango’s voice touched a cord in the deepest recesses of Sesshomaru’s soul. What she said was true, he had known his father but Inuyasha only possessed secondhand memories of him. But could he do it? Could he let go of the past and try mending his shattered relationship with his brother, for the sake of the unborn child? In silence, Sesshomaru studied the young couple before him.

Sango was bathed in the radiance that made all mothers-to-be glow. Inuyasha vibrated with strength has he approached his mate and put a protective arm around her small form. And that’s when he saw it, the glint in Inuyasha’s eyes that bespoke of his willingness to sacrifice anything, his own life if need be, to keep his little family safe from harm. Sesshomaru knew that light he detected in the twin orbs, he had seen it many time in his youth when his father fought to protect their pack. It was a look he had even seen in his own eyes on a few occasions when he though of Rin.

- “Very well…you may remain in my lands while I consider your request.” Sesshomaru told them in a high-handed manner, and doubting his sanity.

- “Oh! Thank you so very much for your generosity. I hope you didn’t hurt yourself by making that gracious offer?!?” Inuyasha spat, enraged that his brother should presume to talk down to him.

- “Please Inuyasha…” Sango began, trying the preserve the temporary peace she hon. on. “Ooh! Inuyasha…ouch! Inuyasha…INUYASHA!

- “What? ”He asked finally tearing his eyes away from his brother.” What, what, what?”

- The baby! Oh kami, the baby!’ She barely managed to say before she was overwhelmed by another contraction.

- “Oh Kami, the baby! ”Inuyasha parroted her words.

Wasting no time, Inuyasha lifted her up into his arms; hooking one arm under her knees and wrapping the other around her back for support. Shoving Sesshomaru in thocesocess, Inuyasha made his way into the castle and bullied a young boy into showing him to a bedroom.

- “Is there a healer near here, a midwife maybe?” He asked the boy who nodded in the affirmative. “Then run. Find her and bring her back as quickly as you can.”

- “What the hell do you think you're doing?” Sesshomaru questioned once he had joined them.

- “She’s having a baby you moron!” Inuyasha answered, losing all patience with his brother and his haughty attitude.

That had been hours ago, and Inuyasha had not ceased pacing the floor since the midwife had ordered him out of the room. The hanyou cringed again as he heard the pain filled scream of his mate. What’s going on…why is she screaming?

- “Stop you incessant pacing Inuyasha.” Sesshomaru shouted, noting that only his brother had the power to make him lose his composure enough to raise his voice.” It is…annoying!”

- “Well excuse me. Wait till it’s your mate in there and see how you react.” Inuyasha returned sarcastically. “ If you ever manage to get a mate that is.”

- “Why you insolent little…” But Sesshomaru was cut off by the high-pitched waling coming from the other room

Twenty minutes later, both males turned to look as the midwife emerged from the overheated birthing room. Smiling at Inuyasha, she allowed him to enter the chamber.

- “They’re waiting for you.” She said.

As silently has he could, so as not the wake the mother and child as they slept, Inuyasha made his way towards the bed. Lifting her up gently to make space himself at the head of the bed, Inuyasha sat down behind Sango; his legs on either side of her.

- “Hello!” Sango said, waking from her light slumber as she registered her mates’ presence behind her.

- “Hello yourself, beautiful!” He returned

- “Beautiful?!? I sincerely doubt that. I feel like I’ve been trampled by a stampeding herd and I’m sure I look like it too.” She laughed.

- “No! You more breath-taking then ever; and so is our pup!” He assured her, placing a hand on the delicate head of his firstborn.

- “Our son, Inuyasha” She corrected him.

Inuyasha looked down at the child resting in Sango’s arms. A son…MY son! He took in the little nose, the scrunched up face and tightly shut eyes, and the little doggy ears; miniscule versions of his own. But the pup had inherited its mothers’ coloring and the ultrasoft triangles were as black as the soft duvet the covered the tiny head.

- “Inuyasha?”

- “Hmmm?”

- “Did you ever imagine that it would turn out like this? Sango inquired sleepily. “The first day we met, when I attacked you, did you ever conceive of the possibility that we would one day be sitting here like this, holding our own little pup?”

- “Of course. I never doubted it for a moment. “ He told her. “You and I, Sango, we we’re meant to be!”

THE END


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A/N: There it is folks…the happily ever after ending this great couple deserves. I hope you enjoyed reading the fic and I want to thank everybody who reviewed. This was my first venture into the world of multi-parters and your reviews were a source of inspiration. Never fear I’m already working on a few other story ideas…alternate pairings of course.