"Who are you? What are you?" Kikyou backed away from the strange man. Well he wasn't really a man she noticed the markings on his face. Sesshomaru moved closer to Kikyou. He continued to back away from him. "Kikyou?" he questioned. He saw complete and total fear in her eyes. A certain fear that he had never seen before. Well at least not from her anyway. It was a good thing that she was alive and he was grateful. Only now she had no memory of him.

"Well who are you?" she asked again.

"My name is Sesshomaru. I' am the lord of these lands." She distinctly remembered the servants calling her the lady. It meant only one thing she was married to him. She stopped backing away from him and sunk down on the bed. Why didn't she have any memory of him? Nothing seemed to ring a bell. "Sesshomaru?" she repeated.

"Yes and you are my mate. The lady of these lands you're also the only woman that I have ever loved. Kikyou it is clear that you have no memory of that." She looked up at the tall stranger. Nothing seemed too familiar about him. She had to admit that he was very handsome. Now if only she could remember. She soon stood up again feeling a sharp pain in her stomach. She leaned over looking as if she would collapse. He quickly got to her holding her in his arms.

She couldn't explain why it felt so right. He held her in a very protective and loving manner. Something that felt so familiar and so distant at the same time. She pulled herself away from his embrace. Kikyou sat down and asked Sesshomaru to sit with her. He did not have to be told twice he joined her. "Sesshomaru I'm very sorry."

"What are you sorry for?"

"I don't really remember you or that little girl. You must hate me right now. Especially now that I don't remember. I must not be much use to you right now." He leaned over holding Kikyou again. This time she allowed him to hold her even putting her arms around him as well.

"Don't ever let me hear you say that Kikyou. I could never hate you not for one moment. What happened to you was not your fault. I do not blame you." She nodded and started to let him go. He stood up feeling her forehead. She was burning up. No doubt it was because of her pregnancy. He would have to call upon the doctor just to make sure that everything was alright. He told Kikyou that she should rest. She got under the covers although she was far from tired. He started to walk away thinking that she wanted to have this time alone. To his surprise Kikyou had called out to him. "Sesshomaru?"

"Yes Kikyou?"

"Please I don't want to be alone right now. Will you please stay with me?"

He didn't even have to think twice. Kikyou needed him and that was all that mattered. There was no way that he would willingly leave her side. He sat next to her wrapping his arms around her. She leaned her head into his chest. Although she could not remember him she still needed to feel close to him.

"Kikyou I must know this. Even if I do not want to accept the answer. Do you remember anything at all? It doesn't matter what it is." She thought about what he had asked her. Nothing really came to mind except for one thing. Other than that she didn't have any real memories of him, or their love, or Rin. She looked up into the demon lord's enticing eyes. Those pools of golden that she couldn't really remember.

"Yes I remember one thing. I am with child our child."

He nodded pulling her closer to him. At least she hadn't forgotten about the baby. Everything else they would have to work out together. He just needed her to know that he would not give up. As long as he was willing to fight too. "Kikyou I need you to know that I will not give up on you. I assure you that I will make sure that you get your memory back. You will remember me and the love that I have for you."

She knew that he loved her she could feel that each time he hugged her. Though it was true she did not remember any details. Kikyou just had a strong feeling that he loved her. She wouldn't give up either not until she had all of her memories back. "I love you." He told her.

Kikyou wanted so badly to be able to tell him the words. And she had no idea how badly he had wanted to hear it. He remained with his serious demeanor acting as if it wasn't bothering him. When in reality it did bother him. He looked at the sleeping woman in his arms. "I anxiously wait the day when I can hear those words again Kikyou."

The next morning Kikyou awoke to find that Sesshomaru was gone. She looked around the room for him but he was nowhere to be found. She turned around when the door opened Rin was standing there with a tray in her hands. "Good morning Kikyou." She smiled.

"Good morning Rin how are you?" Kikyou was thankful that she had remembered her name. She would have felt horrible if she didn't. Kikyou could see that Rin was a very sweet girl. Rin sat down with Kikyou while she wondered what to say to her.

"Kikyou you still don't remember anything."

"No I'm sorry Rin. I wish that I did."

Unknowing to them Sesshomaru was standing behind the door listening. He was never one for eavesdropping. But at a time like this he felt it necessary. 'Not even lord Sesshomaru. I think that he's sad that you don't remember him although he won't say it. I don't want to see Lord Sesshomaru sad."

Kikyou looked over to the young girl and placed her arm around her. Rin gratefully accepted the hug from her adoptive mother. Kikyou could see that Rin was very close to Sesshomaru. "I don't wish to hurt him either Rin. I hate to think that I' am the cause of his pain. Perhaps it would be best if I left. I don't wish to bring him more pain." Just then Sesshomaru came walking through the door. The look on his face showed that he had heard everything. Kikyou looked up at him the man that so dearly loved her. He did not look very pleased and she knew why that was. "Sesshomaru?" she spoke.

"Kikyou I told you before that I would remain with you did I not."

"Yes but…"

"No listen to me. Do not think of my pain or if you feel that I' am suffering. I'm just grateful that you are alive the rest we will figure out. Do you understand now?"

She began to see what he was trying to say. Either way she knew that she did not want to hurt him. He had made it clear that he loved her and wished to be with her. She would just have to find her way back to him somehow. "Sesshomaru I understand. And I know that I will need your support. I trust you even if I can't remember anything else. So I will continue to try so that I can fully love you again."

That was the only thing that he needed to hear. It meant that she had wanted to be with him again. He wasn't sure what he would have done if she had decided to not be with him anymore. Deep down she still loved him she just needed to realize that. Sesshomaru would do everything in his power to make that happen again.