Kagome sighed as she left the room of her youngest; she was having a hard time now her parents had passed away. The phone began to ring and she ran for it, grabbing it on the last ring.

"Hello?" she asked

"….." silence greeted her, before a voice she knew to well spoke.

He called her on the road
From a lonely cold hotel room
Just to hear her say I love you one more time

"Kagome?" his husky voice asked, her eyes filled with tears

"Sesshomaru, Why are you calling so late?" she asked her absent husband. She heard an emotion filled chuckle

"I just needed to hear your voice again" he whispered gently

"I love you" she whispered back

"MOMMY!" her eldest, Shippo, called running over to her.

But when he heard the sound
Of the kids laughing in the background
He had to wipe away a tear from his eye

"Pet, Daddy's on the phone" She said to her son and his eyes lit up.

A little voice came on the phone
Said daddy when you coming home
He said the first thing that came to his mind

"DADDY" he cried after taking the phone from his mommy,

"Hey Son, how are you?" he asked, unconsciously wiping a tear from his eye.

"I'm great. Daddy?"

"Yeah?"

"When are you coming home?"

"….." Shippo heard a sniffle from his dad and frowned

Im already there
Take a look around
Im the sunshine in your hair
Im the shadow on the ground
Im the whisper in the wind
Im your imaginary friend
And I know Im in your prayers
Oh Im already there

"Soon. Put mommy back on the phone"

"Ok, I love you daddy"

"….I love you too Son" Shippo passed the phone back to his mom after hearing his father's reply.

"Sesshy?" she asked sadly, watching Shippo run off into the playroom, where his sister was waiting for him

"Yes?"

She got back on the phone
Said I really miss you darling
Dont worry about the kids theyll be alright
Wish I was in your arms
Lying right there beside you
But I know that Ill be in your dreams tonight
And Ill gently kiss your lips
Touch you with my fingertips
So turn out the light and close your eyes

"yes?

"I miss you, darling" she whispered

"I miss you too, I wish I was there to tuck Shippo and Rin in"

"When are you coming home?"

Im already there
Dont make a sound
Im the beat in your heart
Im the moonlight shining down
Im the whisper in the wind
And Ill be there until the end
Can you feel the love that we share
Oh Im already there

"Soon"

Kagome sighed and rubbed her teary eyes

"You always say that" she muttered, half angry, half sad.

We may be a thousand miles apart
But Ill be with you wherever you are

"I'm sorry, I cant give you a better answer" he also sighed and rubbed his eyes which had gotten misty.

Im already there
Take a look around
Im the sunshine in your hair
Im the shadow on the ground
Im the whisper in the wind

"MOMMY? We're ready for bed!" Shippo and Rin called from their room.

"I'll be right there" She called back and sighed

"Sesshy? I have to go"

And Ill be there until the end
Can you feel the love that we share
Oh Im already there

"I know,……I love you kagome"

"I love you too….My Sesshomaru" she whispered before replacing the receiver. She stifled a sob and closed her eyes, trying to stop the onslaught of tears.

"Mom?" Shippo asked gently, peeking from his room. He saw his mother crying and went running over, Rin following closely behind her elder brother. They both climbed onto her lap and cried along with her.

Unknown to them, Their beloved father was sitting beside the hotel phone, crying his own tears, for his family he had left behind, miles away.

Oh Im already
There