Shippo woke up and found his mama snuggling up to him, she looked peaceful but sad, he slowly brushed her dark locks back and kissed her forehead.

"Its time to wake her up and get some food into her," Sesshomaru coming over, Shippo moved out of the way as Sesshomaru carefully got her in his arms and carried her to her room. Once there he gently laid her down and woke her up, a servant already had dinner waiting for her.

"Mama, I have to go but I'll be back in the morning, I'll bring some games over and we can play," Shippo giving her a smile.

"You must bring your mate and your kids, I want to make sure she is good enough for you," Kagome smirking,

"Ha, you are trying to make up for lost time, I promise you mama I did good, and you'll see them soon," Shippo giving her a kiss on the forehead and leaving. Kagome laughed a little,

"Thank you, I had no idea he was even alive," Kagome giving Sesshomaru a small smile,

"You are welcome, take your vitamins and eat your dinner, afterwards I will give you your bath," Sesshomaru explained.

"You don't have to do this you know, one of the servants could," Kagome explained,

"You are to be handled with great care, I do not trust them to do so," Sesshomaru explained in a stoic manner, Kagome nodded,

"I need my stuff brought over here, I cant keep wearing your clothes," Kagome looking down at the plain white t-shirt and the tie up sleep pants she wore.

"Your clothes will soon not fit, it will only take five months for a hanyou to be born," Sesshomaru explained.

"I know but I'd still like to have my own things," Kagome explained,

"I will call someone and have them bring some of your things over tomorrow," Sesshomaru sitting down in a chair.

Midnight

Sesshomaru could hear Kagome tossing and crying out, he moved quietly and quickly into her room, he sat down on the bed suddenly she jerked up, breathing labored and sweating.

"Sesshomaru," Kagome hugging him unexpectedly,

"Shh, you are alright," Sesshomaru quietly.

"I… I can't do this by myself," Kagome mumbled as she laid on his shoulder,

"You aren't alone, you have family here," Sesshomaru strongly. Suddenly Kagome let go of him and threw up in the trash can, he held her hair back for her, Kagome was leaning over into the trash can,

"Sesshomaru, I need you to promise me something, I need you to promise me that if I don't make it through this you'll take care of this pup," Kagome explained.

"I will not, you will survive, you will be able to be a mother to your own blood," Sesshomaru strongly. Kagome nodded, without saying a word he carefully got her you and carried her to the bathroom and cleaned her up,

"You don't have to do this," Kagome softly. Sesshomaru stared at her,

"We have both lost someone of family, you are right, we need to take care of one another," Sesshomaru explained. After he got her cleaned he took her back to the bed, a servant had heard and smelt the puke and came and cleaned the trash. The servant left and Sesshomaru made sure Kagome was comfortable and got up to leave,"Can you stay with me tonight?" Kagome asked, Sesshomaru stopped in his tracks, he turned and glanced at her, she needed a stress free and a resting life right now, he slowly got in her bed. He laid on his back and closed his eyes, but suddenly he flinched, he opened his eyes and saw Kagome clenched up like he would leave her.

"Kagome, relax, I wont hurt you," Sesshomaru quietly,

"I am more afraid to lose more family," Kagome tightening her grip on him even more.

"You aren't going to lose anymore family, we all made it to this era so far," Sesshomaru snaking his arm around her. He rumbled in his chest, slowly Kagome's body stopped tensing and she relaxed, Sesshomaru didn't understand why she thought she was going to lose him as well, he was much stronger than that half breed half brother of his, it would take more than a stupid crushed car to kill him. Slowly he ran his hand through her long black hair,

~I like this miko, she's strong, independent, great fighter for a human, I do not care for how the half breed treated her.~ his beast explained.

~The miko deserves someone better, however, it wont be us.~ Sesshomaru explained.

~She cannot have a human now, she has a half breed pup!~ the beast explained,

~Then perhaps she will accept one of the other demons as a mate.~ Sesshomaru coldly thought,

~No other demon will accept her with a hanyou pup, especially being one from your line.~ the beast explained.

~Leave this Sesshomaru alone, I will not mate with Kagome.~ Sesshomaru growled. He stared at Kagome, she looked so peaceful, as if nothing could cause her pain, they had put Inuyasha on ice till the pup was born, his funeral could risk Kagome breaking down and causing stress to her body, more so than she needed to.

Two months later

Kagome was showing and having morning sickness a couple days a week but the pup was healthy. Kagome was driving everyone crazy, she wanted out of the house, finally it was Saturday. Sesshomaru made sure with the healer if he took a wheelchair and made Kagome stay in the wheelchair that it would be alright to take her outside. Sesshomaru packed the wheelchair in the car and then went to get Kagome, he started pulling clean clothes out and started undressing her, Kagome swatted at him,

"I can dress myself, I am having a pup, not disabled, where are we going?" Kagome asked.

"It's a surprise, now let me dress you," Sesshomaru lowly, Kagome sighed,

"I am not a pup or a child," Kagome mumbled.

"I know, you are pregnant," Sesshomaru getting the clothes on her and carrying her to the car.

The Park

Kagome's emotions were loose and not well kept in place,

"Why are you crying?" Sesshomaru holding the door open.

"This is the park," Kagome sobbed,

"Yes, you wanted fresh air, so I brought you out, for some fresh air," Sesshomaru moving to the back seat, he pulled out the wheel chair, he helped her into the chair and got her to the sidewalk, he locked the car up and turned back to see Kagome having closed eyes and her head lifted back. She took bliss in something so simple, reminding him of Rin, maybe it would do them both some good. Slowly Sesshomaru pushed her around, after the second time around,

"Whoa," Kagome leaning forward,

"What's wrong?" Sesshomaru worriedly,

"It moved," Kagome whispered. Sesshomaru got down in front of her,

"It really moved, here," Kagome grabbing his wrist and putting his hand on her belly, after a few minutes he was about to pull away but then he felt the pup move, he looked up at Kagome,

"Did you feel it? Its normal at this state right?" Kagome asked. He nodded and kept his hand on her belly. He could really sense this pup, and then the unthinkable happened, the pup connected with him, only a pup and its biological father could connect with each other in the womb.

"I'm getting you back," Sesshomaru freaking out,

"Sesshomaru, I'm fine, please, I want to stay a little longer," Kagome pleaded, Sesshomaru paused, remembering how she had taken to the park.

"We will stay a few more minutes then we are going home, understand?" Sesshomaru stoically,

"I understand," Kagome softly, confused to why he was acting so stuck up now. All she could figure out that it was a new experience for him and it had scared him. All that night he was distant, she didn't want him to be like this.

Midnight

Kagome was having the worst dream possible;

Inuyasha didn't want her, he wouldn't even be her friend, she was pregnant and he knew it was his pup, Sesshomaru didn't even treat her like his ally anymore,

"No! Don't leave me," Kagome screamed out, she just kept screeching, she had the whole house up and freaking. Sesshomaru didn't come to her aid, his father, the servants, and even the healers came to her aid but she wouldn't wake,

"Damn it Sesshomaru! Get your ass out of bed, do you want her pup to suffer like this? Kagome will not wake, unless you go in there and calm her down, this will go on all night," his father coldly.

"That pup needs to realize I am not its father," Sesshomaru throwing the covers off of himself, he was shirtless and wearing silk sleeping pants. His father pinned him to the wall in a second flat, he bared his fangs at his son,

"Be the man your brother would never have been, I order you to go calm her down!" his father demanded lowly.

"It is not my responsibility!" Sesshomaru hissed out, his father shoved Sesshomaru out of his room, and into Kagome's,

"Everyone besides Sesshomaru out now," his father ordered, everyone left,

"You do not calm her down or if she loses the pup you will be disowned, you will lose this house and your job, do I make myself clear?" his father ordered.

"Yes," Sesshomaru showing his father his fangs, his father shut the door and left them alone. Sesshomaru watched as she screamed as if she were in pain,

"Kagome, calm yourself, you will lose your pup if you don't," Sesshomaru standing at the foot of her bed,

"What's the point, no one wants me anymore, you turned your back against me, you walked away," Kagome sobbed in her dream state.

"No, I am right here Kagome," Sesshomaru coming and sitting on her bed,

"You don't even want me as your friend," Kagome mumbled.

"Where do you get that from?" Sesshomaru confused,

"Today, you were so cold towards me," Kagome softly mumbled, he slowly pulled her into his lap, she flinched at his touch.

"Why were you so cold, why did you walk away?" Kagome asked in her state,

"I am not this pup's father, I could never be, however, I will be in this pup's life, I will protect you and this pup, you are both family," Sesshomaru running his fingers through her hair, she was sweating, crying, and shaking.

"As I told you before, I am not going anywhere," Sesshomaru strongly,

"You are my friend?" Kagome mumbled,

"Yes, I am your friend, I am your family, you need to calm down and rest," Sesshomaru coolly,

"You will stay? I cant do this alone," Kagome sobbed again,

"I will stay, you are not alone," Sesshomaru laying down, Kagome turned onto her side, when he laid down she snuggled up onto his chest. He mumbled in his chest to help her relax, however the pup was upset, Sesshomaru swallowed a thump in his throat and moved his hand down to her belly.

He slowly moved his hand around in circles, he needed the pup to know it was safe, and that it would always be safe around him, he also needed the pup to know if it did not calm down that its mother would lose her health or maybe her life, and its life. The pup slowly calm down but it did not like Sesshomaru, he was fine with that as long as it would stay calm.

Morning

Kagome slowly woke up, she blinked a few times, she raised up to find Sesshomaru's chiseled chest and abs in place of a pillow. She slowly touched his chiseled muscles,

"Did you find something you liked," Sesshomaru asked.

"Oh, um, sorry," Kagome blushing, she sat up, the servant came and brought breakfast in, Kagome jumped, Sesshomaru cracked a tiny smile. The servant brought her food to her and left,

"Kagome," Sesshomaru stated, Kagome glanced at him, she then looked down at her food.

"You were upset with me yesterday, and you were distant, if you don't want to be apart of this, I can go back to my mom's, I am capable of taking care of myself and I can get information from your father on how to raise this pup," Kagome explained.

"When I felt your pup move, it connected with me as its father, Inuyasha is the father and I could never take his place as its father, with that said this pup will soon long to have its father, its where the pup bonds with the father and draws strength from," Sesshomaru explained.

"Did you just say her, so my pup is a girl?" Kagome softly, Sesshomaru nodded,

"I am this pups uncle, and I will protect her as if she were Rin, however, she will know her father," Sesshomaru explained,

"Cant you tell it that through your connection with it?" Kagome asked,

"I could however she is not connecting with me anymore, she knows I am not her father," Sesshomaru explained,

"That doesn't mean she will die, right?" Kagome suddenly freaking out.

"Calm down, she will not die, it just means that she may not take too well to any male, especially this Sesshomaru," Sesshomaru coolly. Kagome moved his hand to her belly and kept it there,

"You must try, and she will need a father figure in her life, every little girl needs their father, and I cant think of anyone else who is stronger than you, wait a minute, it's a girl?" Kagome shyly. Sesshomaru nodded,

"Are you asking this Sesshomaru…" Sesshomaru being interrupted,

"I'm not asking you to mate with me, I know your opinion on that kind of thing, but I am asking you to not only be her uncle but be a father for her, well technically to her, don't hate her because she is apart of Inuyasha or the fact that she is a hanyou, but love her as well as protect her and be there for her if she cannot talk to me about things," Kagome explained, Sesshomaru stared at Kagome, taking in the responsibility she was asking him,

"It will be a pleasure little miko to be as you asked for your daughter," Sesshomaru stoically and strongly. Kagome hugged him, he could feel her warm salty tears running down his shoulder. He hugged her back, he never felt so scared in his entire life, sure he had somewhat been a father to Rin and to her babies when her husband died in the war, but to his brother's pup, he knew the pup was going to have somewhat of Inuyasha's attitude and temper, but he didn't want to screw the pup up even worse.

"First off I need to ask you a huge favor as her father figure," Kagome still hugging him,

"What would that be?" he asked coolly,

"I need you to be here in the same room with me when it comes time to have her, and I would like for you to do the honors of cutting the cord, in human rituals, its what the father does," Kagome softly.

"I will be there," Sesshomaru coolly,

"Thank you," Kagome mumbled,

"You do not have to thank me, this is not a chore, you and this pup are not a chore," Sesshomaru explained. Kagome nodded,

"You're breakfast is getting cold," Sesshomaru explained, Kagome pulled away, she laughed as she wiped her tears away,

"I'm sorry, my emotions are screwed up," Kagome wiping her tears off his shoulders, he grabbed her wrist,

"You do not have to do that, your tears do not bother me," Sesshomaru explained,

"It is to be expected in pregnancy," Sesshomaru gently letting her wrist go,

"I'm sorry about touching you without your permission as well, I was actually scared to ask you all of that," Kagome shyly,

"Why is that?" Sesshomaru asked,

"I thought you would get upset and grow distant again," Kagome explained,

"This Sesshomaru will never be distant toward you again, and furthermore you do not have to apologize for touching this Sesshomaru without his permission, I have changed a little with time," Sesshomaru explained strongly.