The Halloween Party

Finding a costume to fit a rather large belly, and matches your mate is a lot harder than it sounds, or you expect it to be. Kagome got lucky and a friend gave her the perfect idea for our costumes granted Sesshoumaru is none too happy about it, but well a few tears in her eyes and he folded like a card table. Looking up from pulling on her grass green pants, she couldn't help but grin at her seriously disgruntled mate as he glared at his reflection.

"Why must we attend wearing costumes again, or for that matter attend this function at all?" he asked looking all sullen and pouty.

"Because you promised me, and your father we would attend his annual Halloween party. I know you hate the costume but it was this idea or the cat and fishbowl, and you hated that one more than this one." As I walked up and gave him a peck on the lips. "Besides I think you look cute."

"This Sesshoumaru is never cute; he is sexy, gorgeous and handsome, never ever cute."

"Well it s time to go my sexy mate, we are late as it is and I want to see Papa s costume."

Heading down the stairs to their front door, where their servant stood waiting with Kagome's wrap and Sesshoumaru's trench coat. Jaken tried desperately to not look at his master and laugh, oh how my master has fallen, to be reduced to a costume such as this. Helping his mate with her wrap and then throwing his trench over this ridiculous excuse for a costume, he escorted her to the limo before Jaken passed out from holding in his laughter. After helping Kagome into the limo, he got in and sunk into the seat still sulking about this whole ordeal.

Upon arriving at his father's mansion Sesshoumaru cringed at the bright orange and purple neon sign proclaiming Happy Halloween atop the ten foot high arch over the drive way. The guard at the gate house, Jakostu, waved them through the gate as it opened, then turned to take his costumed partner, Bankotsu, more candy for the droves of children making their way up to them.

Pulling up to the front door, Sesshoumaru got out and helped Kagome out and up to the door where The King and Queen of Heart s stood greeting guests. "Father, Izayoi we are here but not staying long, Kagome tires easily and I won t have her stressed out."

"Se-Se-Seshoumaru, is that you, oh my goodness I never in a million years thought you would dress up like the Easter Bunny, and I see you didn t forget your basket or your most beautiful egg." His father stuttered out among the guffaws.

"Touga, stop I think they look adorable, and it is a very creative idea. Kagome the design on your stomach looks beautiful." Izayoi scolded her mate.

"Papa stop it took me forever to talk him into dressing up, be nice. Come on let s go find Inuyasha and the others." Kagome stated as she drug off a growling Sesshoumaru, shaking her head. Stopping a little ways into the room when she feels a twinge in her lower back, not realizing she was rubbing it with her free hand. 'Must have been on my feet to long and need to sit down this baby is killing me.'

Hearing her name bellowed across the room she made her way to the Big Bad Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood, who were seated on a sectional couch next to Hugh Hefner and a Playboy Bunny.

"Why am I not surprised at Miroku and Sango's costume, although this one is wondering how he talked her into dressing up like that." Seshoumaru whispered in her ear as they walked up to the couch.

"She lost a bet and had to dress up like he wanted her to for the party. No surprise the letch chose that one though is it Bunny Boy." Inuyasha laughed at his glaring older brother.

Kagome sat down on the couch as another twinge hit her, this one however, she showed on her face which immediately got everyone s attention. Touga and Izayoi rushed over with concerned looks on their face." Is Kagome ok, is the baby coming now, do we need to call an ambulance for her?"

As Sesshoumaru shakes his head no, a sudden sharp cry came from beside him made him look around. One glance at Kagome's suddenly pale face and sharply fluctuating aura, he picks her up and looks around confused. With another scream suddenly bloodstained fluid gushing down her front and pooling onto the floor. Sango alert and clearheaded as usual was on the phone with 911."Holy crap they said it could take an hour to get here because of all the Trick or Treaters out they have to drive slowly to avoid hitting the kids. What do we do?"

"Orb her directly to the hospital and we will be right behind you my son." Touga yells as he throws open the patio doors. Nodding to his father he concentrates his youki around him to form his fastest form of transportation, hearing his father scream the party was over and to get out he has a grandpup on the way.

Looking like a green comet shooting across the sky he arrives at the top floor of the hospital on the helicopter pad. Amazed that there are nurses and a gurney waiting for him, he places Kagome gently on the gurney holding onto her hand despite the nurses best attempts to displace him. "Son, you have to let her go until we get her stabilized and in a room, your family will be here momentarily why don t you let Nurse Jou, escort you to the waiting room. Once she is comfortable and cleaned up a bit we will come get you. "Dr. Watanabe suggested to the obviously overwrought father to be, and handed him off to the nurse.

Kagome looking worse for the wear, and in great pain was being helped into a gown so he could do the exam, and see how far along her labor had progressed. Reaching under the gown and measuring how far she had dilated, "Well this little one is in one hurry to get here you are already six cm dilated, Kagome so you won t be in labor long dear." He exclaimed excitedly.

"Will I be able to get an epidural or something in the Iv at least this is killing my back? I was told it had to be before you were six cm, or it couldn t be done." She asked panicked at the thought of a natural labor and delivery.

"Sometimes when the labor is going fast as yours, we don t have time for an epidural because the anesthesiologist is either too far from the hospital or tied up in another area. However you are in luck as the head anesthesiologist is right here beside me and prepping to give you yours. I need you to sit up on the edge of the bed and bend as far as you can toward your toes. Good, good now hold very still you will feel a pinch as he numbs your back where he will administer the medicine to numb you. Now are you aware that this can slow your labor down as you are so far along in dilation I don t think it will have that affect on you." He reassured the panicking woman, hoping to calm her down before her extremely scary mate came in to check on her. Once the medicine was delivered and she was feeling better he went to let in the father to be.

"How is she doing, she isn t in pain anymore is she?" Sesshoumaru demanded as soon as the Dr walked into the waiting room. Just as the Dr is about to answer a nurse rushes in and whispers in his ear, with a stricken look, "Call a code we have to deliver by C-section." Rushing away with the nurses he throws over his shoulder to Touga "Keep your son here he will only get in the way, right now we have to concentrate on Kagome and the baby."

Nodding his understanding Touga and Inuyasha grab hold of Sesshoumaru as Miroku slaps an immobilizing Sutra on his back, as Touga tries to make him listen to reason. "I know you want to join her but you heard what he said they need to concentrate on her and the baby, or do you want to be responsible for losing them both?" Still snarling and growling he ceases trying to escape and starts to do something that he has never seen a need to do before, and starts to pray. 'Please Kami spare her and the baby take me instead I have lived long enough, but they have just begun. If there is an angel anywhere near please have them come here and show your divine love and save one who has been nothing but good and kind all her life.' Tears are running freely down his face, and the silence of the room is only disturbed by the sound of quiet weeping from the women, and the soft whispers of comfort and hope from their mates and husbands.

The minutes seem to creep by and seem as if they were hours when suddenly a soft voice from the door calls his name, "Sesshoumaru, we managed to save the twins and they are doing fine but still being kept in NICU for 24 hrs for observation." A huge weight lifted off his shoulders as he realizes his twins, not one, but two children are safe and seemingly well. So overjoyed was he that he missed the rest of what the Dr was saying until his father shook him.

"My son, did you not hear him, the babies are fine, but they, they lost Kagome, she didn t make it." Taking his son by the shoulders, then falling to his knee s with his absolutely heartbroken son.

Looking to his father trying to make sense of what is being told him, but not willing to believe it." You are mistaken, my mate can t be dead. She is merely resting after the birth of our babies." Upon seeing the pity in the looks of all surrounding him in the waiting room, he lets out a howl of denial, then falls whimpering into his father and brother s arms.

"My lord, I came as fast as we could with Tenseiga as you ordered, here take it and go to our Lady before it is too late to save her." Jaken huffs as he waddles as fast as his little legs can take him, and thrusts the Fang of Heaven into his master s arms snapping him out of his daze. Without another word Sesshoumaru seemingly disappears from the room.

"Jaken, what do you mean you brought the sword as soon as he ordered?" Inuyasha asks a little confused.

"Exactly as I said, he called the house not twenty minutes ago and ordered me to bring it to him." Jaken states as if any idiot would know.

"That is impossible Jaken, I have had his cell phone since we got here, and at no time did he ask for it or anyone else's." Touga states, just as confused as everyone else in the room.

"It is a miracle and let s not question it, because now we have not only the babies, but Kagome as well." Kikyo exclaims happy not to have lost her cousin.

In a room through the still swinging double doors, a weeping Sesshoumaru clutches his mate to him, silently giving thanks for the miracle the Kami gifted him with even though he knows he isn t worthy. "Do not ever scare this Sesshoumaru like that again, I will go through the fires of hell or storm the gates of heaven to return you to my side where you belong."

Snuggling into him, floored by this open display of love and apparent grief at her passing , she can only thank the Kami that they saw fit to return her to him." I know you will, and I will do the same, no one and nothing in this world or the next can keep you from me. Now let s go see our pup I want to see and hold him to make sure he is truly ok."

"Well how do you feel about twins, the reason it went so fast and you birthed early is because we were expecting twins, a girl and boy. The boy felt the need to mask his sister from the world to protect her like any good big brother would do." He tells her as he is helping her up, good thing he was holding onto her as her legs went out on her from shock. Lifting her into his arms and nudging the door open as he follows the scent of the nurse that took the babies to Nicu, he looks down at her with a huge grin. Still in shock she just looks at him eyes big and mouth open, as he finds the right place and takes her to the area their pups are in. Hand to her mouth, and tears in her eyes she gazes down on her two beautiful pups, and snuggles into her mates side. "They are so beautiful aren't they and there is nothing wrong with them from the trauma of the birth?"

"Dr. Watanabe told me they were only holding them here as a precaution and they were perfectly healthy, it was you that I nearly lost forever, if Jaken had not thought to bring me Tenseiga then I would have lost the most important being in my life." Sesshoumaru stated, as he lifted her face to him with a claw and gave her a kiss.

"Now, now, none of that, or did you forget that is how you got the little monster's Bro?" Inuyasha taunts from the doorway, hiding his relief through tormenting his older brother.

"Inuyasha, running now would be in your best interest, if you still desire to be in one breathing piece for long." As rather pissed off and embarrassed dog demon, started after his annoying but loving little brother.

"Never mind them, they love each other, but just have a really messed up way of showing it. I know you will always take care of your little sister, and she will take care of you." Kagome whispers while staring down at her babies.

"Of course I love my brother but if you tell him I will deny it to my dying breath." A whisper came from behind her, "You made this Halloween truly special, for this Sesshoumaru."

Turning around to wrap her mate in a hug, she stopped and noticed in all the confusion and drama of the night that the mighty Lord Sesshoumaru was still wearing his Easter Bunny costume. Unable to help herself, she started laughing hysterically at the thought of explaining to the pups why their father was dressed as a giant rabbit with polka dots on his tummy.

The End.