Who's in Control

Chapter 12

There's a ringing.

Rainbow eyes blink open as he feels a panting on his cheek. The ringing in his ears leaves him as he starts to get his senses. The cribbing of birds and his back on the wooden porch.

Douma finally wakes up when Tanjiro grabs his nose.

The Kizuki lord sits up supporting the baby who coos at him. He looks to his left and finds Tanjuro sitting up against the wall.

"What happened?" Douma looks around, trying to remember what happened.

Tanjuro the ever-patient man tells him.

"You passed out. I couldn't shake you so I let Tanjiro try." Douma looks down at the baby, who claws at his front for a moment.

"I passed out...' His eyes widen as he looks to the garden, the day bright and can only mean noon was almost upon them. His head snapped back to the halls and finally, he trained his hearing. He can hear distant cries.'KOTOHA!"

Tanjiro is put safely back into his father's arms before the demon sprints down the hall. He scares a few of his demon servants that are up. His speed gets him to his chambers quickly.

Only for the door to open and Hikari to stop him from entering. Her hand up and pushing him from the door. A wave of blood and sweat could be scented in the air. He could hear Kotoha's breathing.

"No men in the birthing chambers." Douma would step forward when Kotoha cries out.

"But-" Hikari pushes his much taller form from the door.

"No men." As she goes back in, Douma finally catches a glimpse of his love and she finds his gaze.

She reaches out for him and Hikari can only sigh as her lord forces his way in.

Kie doesn't pay him any mind as he collapses to his knees and takes hold of Kotoha's hand.

"Kotoha-" She pulls him down, her breathing labored and heart going so fast in his ears. The same could be said to Inosuke as his heart is going faster.

Tears and sweat stain his top and he does his best to comfort her but she winces as a contraction hits her.

Her forehead presses into his shoulder and cries.

"You made it." Douma presses a kiss to her head before settling next to her, so she could lean on him. Her form was shivering at the exertion.

The smell of blood for once was sickening. Something about it made his throat dry and his stomach curl.

It was probably because his songbird was trying her best for what must have been close to half a day at most and still Inosuke wasn't here.

Then Kie was nodding to Hikari who brings over a towel. Douma didn't get what was going on till he was hissing at the sheer force Kotoha put on his hand and-

A blush makes its way to his cheeks.

She bit his pec with her dull teeth.

Before Douma could think too much about it, Kotoha is letting go, crying out and crashing into his form. His arms make their way around her, holding her panting and exhausted body,

The scent of blood had exploded and with it came something new.

Douma would kiss the top of his love's head again when the cry of a newborn rang out.

Huh...Tears are blinding his vision when he looks up and finds a bundle being held by Kie, handing it off to Kotoha to hold.

It takes him a minute to wipe his tears and Kotoha pulls him down. Her kimono(a different one than before) was open and the bundle was unfolded by the point Douma's eyes focused on the sight before him.

There a small pink body was squirming, with soft gurgles, and the crunching of a small face.

When the face finally relaxes enough to open up his eyes to a new world, Douma finally relaxed. Emerald eyes with only a touch of baby blue scattered throughout.

A gummy smile is directed to them and finally, the baby finds where the milk is.

Douma looks at his love that was also crying and he peppers another kiss to her head.

Inosuke was here. He was finally here and he was healthy.

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Douma would take Inosuke for about an hour as Kotoha was patched up. Her labor had started in the middle of Hikari stitching her wounds. Then there was stitching her walls that had been stretched from birthing Inosuke.

Upon finally getting to hold Inosuke, Kie directed him to switch to a kimono, to allow Inosuke skin-to-skin contact.

He didn't really understand till the infant fell asleep where his heart was slowing down after the events of the past day.

Douma would sit against the wall leading to his chamber, not wanting to stray far.

Douma looked down and let his eyes study Inosuke's small form. Was it because of his demon genetics that he was as fully formed or was it something he didn't read up on?

It didn't matter.

Douma's gaze looks to the far wall, arms curling more to cradle Inosuke close.
The demon's claws didn't get into his son. His talons did get into his wife.

He should have killed him three times over.

But-

Douma looks down, his eyes gaining their light at seeing Inosuke snuggle into him more.

Kotoha's beauty made Inosuke so adorable and precious. He's glad his looks didn't translate to Inosuke.

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Kotoha was falling asleep when he slips in. Inosuke was awake again and Douma does his best to sneak Inosuke close to her breast, not to disturb her.

For the rest of the day, it was just resting and making sure Kotoha ate. She hadn't eaten since yesterday before she left.

Douma was doing his best at being a husband and new father.

But his nerves would flare shortly after night had fallen.

His wife was still resting, Inosuke pouting a bit and so Douma was pacing back and forth with him.

Then both would go quiet and Douma would look over his shoulder, trying to resist the urge to growl but his behavior quickly change when he sees who has made an appearance.

"Muzan-sama!"

His lord had finally come to see his family.