Sesshoumaru watched as Rin began to die. He tried to get Tensaiga to pulse for him, but it remained still and cold. His love was dead. A cry came from the child she birthed and Sesshoumaru carefully picked her up with his only arm.

"Sesshoumaru," Rin cried out, gasping for air, "protect her. Protect our daughter!" Rim gasped for breath, but she found none. She soon became limp on the bed and then, in her mate's arm after he passed his daughter off to Jaken. He had no luck though, the Tensaiga refused to pulse for him, he couldn't save her.

Sheathing the sword, Sesshoumaru took the hanyou into his arm to get a better look at her. She had silky hair that was almost identical to his own hair, but hers only went to her shoulders. She had silver ears that had black tips, poking awkwardly out of her head like a dog, they reminded him of InuYasha's ears, but hers looked to big for her. Her face, Sesshoumaru noticed, had the same markings he had; in fact, she had all of his markings all over her body. Ankles, wrists, forehead, cheeks, waist, she had them almost everywhere he himself had them. But when he looked at her eyes, he almost dropped his stoic expression. Big chocolate eyes looked around everywhere and finally stared back at him. Rin's eyes.

"Jaken, bring the castle healer. Kaiba will know what to do."

"Yes Lord Sesshoumaru!" The toad squealed. Jaken bowed and went in search of the castle healer Kaiba, the fusion demon, and also the best healer the castle had ever seen.

"Kaiba, Lord Sesshoumaru requests your presents in his bedchambers right away."

Kaiba bowed to Jaken and walked to Sesshoumaru's room with only thoughts on the birthing that should have just happened. Something told him that something went wrong.

"Lord Sesshoumaru, you called?" Kaiba bowed as he entered the room.

"Rin, she is..." He paused in regret, and then spoke. "… dead. Now that she is gone though, I need help with the baby."

"I am dreadfully sorry for your loss. But, of course Lord Sesshoumaru, it would be a great honor. What will you name her?"

"I have yet to decide." Sesshoumaru stated without once taking his eyes off of his pup.

"Do you know when you will announce her name?"

"On my birth date, just as tradition has always stated."

The hanyou hadn't cried that much yet, only once, but opted instead to gently toy with Sesshoumaru's armor. She was recently swatting playfully at one of the spikes.

"Lord Sesshoumaru, the young one will get hurt if you keep letting her play with that."

"Jaken, hold her, but be careful with her."

Jaken took the little girl into his short arms as Sesshoumaru and Kaiba worked on taking off Sesshoumaru's armor.

"Kaiba, examine her, and take care of Rin, you know what I want done with her. Jaken, have the room across from mine be prepared for her. I want you to move her room from the east wing to across from my own."

Kaiba took the baby and walked away cradling the hanyou in his arms. Soon after that, she started to cry. Sesshoumaru left his bedside to take the girl from Kaiba, and she instantly stopped crying. Jaken took his leave just as the little girl was placed back into his arms.

Kaiba had a few servants move Rin's dead body into the room used to create graves and statues. He instructed a fox demon named Adara to erect a statue of the deceased girl for a reminder of her spirit, for the castle hands had known Rin since she was young. Kaiba also had two twin butterfly demons named Kiyoshi and Haru prepare some final things. Kiyoshi painted a last portrait of the lady of the western lands and Haru later that say buried Rin beneath her favorite tree close to where Sesshoumaru's Mom's tomb was located. Haru finished building Rin's tomb in no time and buried her right as the sun had set.

Sesshoumaru got several nursemaids to take care of his daughter, and sent a messenger pigeon demon to request InuYasha and his pack's presence in the castle to meet the baby as tradition clearly stated. That unfortunately meant that he would have to put up with them until the baby's name was announced in a week, she was born exactly a week away from his.

InuYasha arrived at the castle the next day along with his mate and her adopted son Shippo. InuYasha only agreed to come because of the dog demon traditions.

"Sesshoumaru, do ya have an item to control the kid's demon blood?" InuYasha asked dully.

"No, this Sesshoumaru was not aware that she would need one."

"Totosai makes them, I suggest you and your son go and visit him."

"InuYasha, I have a daughter, not a son."

"Lord Sesshoumaru, when can we see the baby?" Kagome asked. Kagome had mated with InuYasha after they had defeated Naraku, so she still looked young.

"Now, if you wish." He led the three guests into a room across from his own and pointed to a baby being coddled by five nursemaids.

"May I hold her?" The anxious Kagome squealed. Sesshoumaru nodded his head and had the nursemaids leave for now. Kagome took the crying baby from the last nursemaid before she left and the baby stopped crying instantly.

"I think she likes you!" Shippo said as he crowded around the baby. Sesshoumaru sat sown in a chair and watched his half sister-in-law.

Kagome touched the infant's ears and the baby began to claw Kagome's hand causing blood to drip from her hand, the sudden attack almost made Kagome drop the baby. Sesshoumaru stood up and took the baby from Kagome and the child fell asleep the moment she was in his arms.

"Jaken will show you to your rooms."

Jaken grumbled when he heard this, but ushered the group out of the room and down the hall to two spacious guest rooms, one for InuYasha and Kagome, and one for Shippo.

Sesshoumaru watched the baby in his arms with his stoic expression and attempted to think of a name that would fit her. The only name that came to mind was Rin, but he refused to name his daughter after his mate. People would begin to think he was weak.

The baby looked so peaceful in his arms, and Sesshoumaru would have liked this so much better if one, Rin were still alive, and two, she weren't a hanyou, but he knew he couldn't change either thing.

A/N – How do you like this?

Disclaimer – I still don't own them, Takahashi sensei does.