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“Do you think I’ll need 3 swimsuits?” Rin asked, handling her bathing suits and juggling between a cheetah print one piece with panels open on the side and torso and a black bandeau bikini. Sesshomaru didn’t comment, simply taking the paneled one from her hand and placing it in the suitcase along with his favorite mauve bikini, the one she’d purchased because it matched the moon on his forehead.
She hummed in agreement and turned to return the black bikini to her drawer, huffing when it was taken from her hand and returned to the correct drawer by Sesshomaru. “I can do this myself Sess, I don’t need you to chaperone my packing.” She tutted while folding the clothing she’d already picked.
He’d been hovering all morning and while she loved having him around, it was starting to feel a little overwhelming.
She had gotten her IUD out the previous weekend and he’d been insatiable all week. He’d woken her up with breakfast in bed since Wednesday, he’d brought her lunch every day even though Inuyasha was out of the office, and every night he’d made her dinner or taken over if she’d already started before immediately taking her to bed and ravishing her until she passed out.
She had teased him that it felt almost like when they’d mated and he'd said he would take the week off if she wanted. She’d reminded him he would have time alone with her in Greece.
But since Thursday night something had changed.
He had started carrying her around and snuffling against her more frequently, purring in what could only be described as pride as snuggled into her. When she’d mentioned packing he had come with her, taking out their suitcases and picking out most of her clothing and as soon as she mentioned she wanted something else it was next to her before she could turn around to grab it.
Shutting the suitcase she held her hand for him and pulled him downstairs behind her. She tried to settle on the couch but as soon as she went to sit down she found herself pulled into his lap and the remote placed in her lap. He seemed completely entranced by her once more, his head pressed firmly against her neck and arms wrapped possessively around her stomach.
“Do I smell good?” She teased, hearing him hum in agreement and leaving a small kiss on her neck before snuffling again.
She couldn’t figure out what had changed. She knew she probably smelled slightly different with her IUD no longer changing her fertility. With the way he was snuffling against her and holding her tightly she assumed she smelled different. She felt his hands shift and instead of arms wrapped around her stomach his hands were placed gently on her stomach.
She tensed and felt him whine slightly into her neck before his hands began slowly stroking her stomach.
She remembered an old conversation about pupping. The need to provide for a mate and protect and how the 21st century had changed the reaction but the instinct was the same.
Feed your mate.
Care for your mate.
Fuck your mate.
Pup your mate.
She suddenly felt very hot and tears pricked the back of her eyes. She felt Sesshomaru whimper again and shifted her to bring her head to his shoulder and rub her back.
“What is troubling you.” He asked quietly, his whimper pushing through as the tears collected in her eyes. She took a deep breath and pulled back, grabbing his face and forcing his eyes to her own.
“I am going to make a very big ask of you.” She said firmly, moving only to rub at her eyes for a moment as her tears subsided. He gave a curt nod and brought his own hand up to cup her cheek. She gave him a gentle smile and turned to kiss the palm of his hand before facing him again.
“I need you to not tell me.” She said firmly. He cocked his head slightly and she sighed and moved her hands to grab his shoulders.
“I know you can smell things I can’t smell. I know you can probably tell things are maybe, possible currently, happening to my body. I know your instincts are telling you to do certain things because there might possibly be a certain condition that I am under.” She said slowly and saw his eyes widen a fraction in understanding before he gave another curt nod.
“I don’t want to know until I can find out myself.” She whispered. “Even if you already know or if anyone else already knows can you wait for me to tell you? Can I find out the human way? At least this first time.” She whispered, her hand moving from his shoulder to rest gently on her stomach.
His eyes softened and he gave a small nod, moving forward to give her eskimo kisses, as she did when he was upset to try to calm him. She giggled and returned the nose rub before beaming up at him. “I will be surprised if you find out anything.” He said in an aloof way and she breathed a sigh of relief and moved forward to kiss each stripe on each cheek before placing a kiss on his moon and ending at his lips.
“I can not control the instinct.” He said with a small whimper and she giggled and nodded. “I understand. I’ll pretend you accidentally hurt me again.” She said, laughing aloud when he growled in response.
She shifted forward to snuggle into his shoulder and he wrapped his arms around her.
“Rin.” He said firmly and she sighed but nodded in his hold.
“I suddenly don’t think I’ll be interested in alcohol on our trip.” She said solemnly and he purred in agreement before snuffling against the crown of her head once more.
Why was she crying?
She stared at the two tiny lines on the plastic and she couldn’t help it.
They’d been home from their honeymoon for three weeks. Kagome and Inuyasha had gotten engaged and Izzy and Hina were excitedly planning a huge elaborate wedding to take place in three months.
In three months she would definitely be showing. The flat stomach looking back at her in the mirror would be bumping out with a baby.
A tiny little baby.
A little half demon made of half her tiny bubbly frame and the towering imposing one of her mate and husband.
A miniature Sesshomaru or Rin running around the house.
She felt another sob wrack her frame and she placed her hand on her abdomen, pushing slightly and feeling a firmness she wasn’t used to pushing back against her palm.
She smiled down at her stomach and petted it gently before looking back at the mirror. She truly looked an absolute mess which made no sense.
She’d known since almost day one because of Sesshomaru’s instinct. Inuyasha’s smirk and Toga’s gentle handling of her when she’d seen him had also been a clear indicator, but there was something so different about seeing it the way she normally would. Realizing she’d yet to get a period since removing her IUD, seeing a tiny plastic stick that she’d awkward peed on with two bright pink lines, thinking about Sesshomaru coming home and telling him that they could finally speak on the unspoken pregnancy.
She smiled to herself and moved to wash her face, knowing he would still come in whining from the scent of her tears.
She pulled back and patted her face dry, giggling slightly when it did nothing to stop the puffy eyes and brighter-than-the-sun smile on her face. She grabbed the tiny plastic stick and moved out of the bathroom, coming face to face with an already whining Sesshomaru.
He stared down at her with wide eyes, his eyes scanning her face while his nostrils flared to check for any injuries.
She smiled gently and grabbed both his hands, placing them on her stomach and sprawling his hands against the home of their baby and beaming up at him.
“Sesshomaru, we’re having a baby.” She whispered. She saw his shoulders immediately relax and a small smile spread across his face. He gave a small nod and moved forward to wrap his arms around her and brought her tight against his chest, kissing against the crown of her head repeatedly.
“Do you know if it’s multiples?” She teased, wrapping her arms around her torso and snuggling into his chest. Rather than a huff of a laugh she was expecting she felt him nod above her.
She pulled back and stared at him before moving her hands back to her stomach and rubbing it gently.
“How many?” She whispered. He slowly moved his hands to cover her own, her tiny hand dwarfed by his large ones, slightly entwining their fingers as he rubbed against her stomach as well.
“Twins.” He whispered, continuing to rub against her stomach. She let out a shaky breath and felt another round of tears fill her eyes. He whined but didn’t move to brush her tears away, continuing to brush against her stomach and stare down at her stomach in wonder. “My perfect mate is creating perfect twins.” He whispered, his voice sounding awed and excited.
“You did a very good job at being excited.” She said with a giggle, bringing one of his hands from her stomach and kissing his palm. He looked up at her and she smiled brightly at him, the sheer joy and love reflecting in his eyes easily visible. “I am excited to talk about it.” He said with his own small smile.
The small smile he reserved for only her.
The soft look in his eyes that he’d never known before.
The slight raise of his shoulders as he tried to show his excitement because he was hard to read.
The man who never spoke without anger who wanted to speak about the two new lives they were bringing into the world.
“I will love you forever, every moment of every day.” She whispered.
He slowly removed his hands and lifted her up to bring her eye level with him and leaned forward to leave a deep kiss against her lips. He pulled back and brought their foreheads together.
“For eternity.”