Alone on the floor.

For a long time Sesshomaru held Rin, saying nothing. When she was quiet, she pulled away and gazed up at him. Her mouth opened but no sound came out. She lowered her head, then looked at him again, this time with the touch of a question in her eyes.

Sesshomaru couldn't bear this. He saw the swelling tears and couldn't bear telling her raising the dead was a trick reserved only for humans and youkai. And that without a soul, there is simply nothing to rise.

He closed his eyes—a long blink.

Breath shuddered in and out of Rin, and she burst into tears. Her poor face just crumpled. She leaned towards him, crying against his neck. He felt her hot tears wetting his throat, but could not move. He remained motionless in that moment with her, his heart flaring hot, as her body drooped into grief.