Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha & co, but i might someday so watch out!

Sesshomaru lay awake in bed, staing numbly at the ceiling. Two warm bodies were curled up on either side of him, where they had cried themselves to sleep. He glanced at them. One was a young girl of around twelve years old, her name was Rin. She was the girl he had brought back to life after she had been attacked and killed by wolves. The other child was five years old. With black hair, gray eyes, and soft pointed gray ears, he had a personality like no other. He was always curious, asking why and how. He was annoying at times, and a mischievious little pup, but he was Sesshomaru's pride and joy. His name was Kyouji. He was the son of Sesshomaru and Kagome.
'Kagome'
That single name ran through Sesshomaru's thoughts. Tears stung his eyes. He blinked, and felt the hot trails run down his face, but he didn't wipe them away. This wasn't the first night that had gone by like this. No, it had been like this for the last two weeks.
'Kagome'
Sesshoumaru rosed, careful not to stir the children. He walked over to the table in the corner of his room. With trembling hands, he reached for a wooden photo frame that held a picture of her. It was a gift she had brought him from her world. That picture, their son, and his memories, were all he had left of her. It was all he could hold onto.
Kagome. His Kagome.
In the picture, she was wearing a dark blue kimono, and it was embroidered with small white snow flakes. She had tied her hair back with a white ribbon. Her head was tilted to the side, just ever so slightly. And she as smiling. It was a smile that showed the love she had for him. He closed his eyes.
He could see her playing in the garden with Kyouji and Rin, and he could hear her rich, melodious laughter flow through the air when Kyouji pounced on a bug in the grass. How he missed that laughter. Sesshoumaru sat down in a nearby chair, still holding her picture. If he couldn't be with her, he would embrace her memory. Sesshoumaru closed his eyes. He would relive in his mind how they turned to each other, how they fell in love, everything up until now.
Sesshoumaru took a deep breath, and watched the years roll back in his mind.