Sometimes…

She has to press her ear against his heart to make sure he's still breathing.

"Kohaku…"

Sometimes…

It's all she can do not to cry.

"Kohaku."

Sometimes…

She remembers what their life was like before Naraku.

"Kohaku?"

Sometimes…

She screams as she wakes up from a nightmare that was too real for her liking.

"Kohaku!"

Sometimes…

She tries to get him to remember.

"Kohaku!"

And every time…

He looks through her with his unseeing eyes.

"…aneue…?"