Chapter 14: Love

MEGAN'S POV

I must have been dreaming…

But there he was…he looked exactly as he had almost a year and a half ago.

"Sesshomaru?" I whispered.

The smile on his face widened and his eyes shone with love.

Running the remaining distance between us I threw myself into his arms, crying.

He spun me around and pressed his lips to mine. I sighed against his lips and returned the kiss.

This was no dream…he really was here!

I didn't realize how much I had missed the feeling of his lips against mine until that very moment.

After a few minutes we finally pulled apart, gasping for air.

I continued to cry into his shoulder as we embraced.

SESSHOMARU'S POV

Five hundred years…

For five hundred years I had waited to see her beautiful face again, and now here she was. Looking more beautiful then I had ever seen her.

She looked older, more mature then the girl I remembered. But she was still Megan, and I loved her.

She ran into my arms, tears falling down her pale cheeks.

I couldn't help myself, I kissed her with everything I had.

I had found her, after all this time…

I had found my heart…

MEGAN'S POV

Drying my tears I looked up into his beautiful golden eyes.

"What happened?" I whispered, resting my head on his chest, "How did you find me?"

"I told you I would wait for you," he whispered into my ear.

I smiled and kissed him again, passionately.

Sesshomaru pulled away and sat down on a bench, pulling me into his lap.

"I want to tell you so much," he whispered.

"Then tell me," I whispered back.

SESSHOMARU'S POV

I didn't know where to begin…

"When you disappeared, I died, but I knew I had to find you somehow," I started, "I knew from what you told me that you lived to the west on another continent."

She nodded, "Kagome called me and told me you and Rin had disappeared."

"Yes, I couldn't bear to go on without you. So Rin and I parted."

"What!"

"I left her in a village with a very kind priestess who was vary fond of her. I checked on Rin often. She was very happy in the village Megan. The priestess taught her many things and although Rin did not have the power, she became a very good healer. I am so proud of her. She married at sixteen and had four children."

Megan began to cry again and I hugged her, inhaling her scent that I had been craving.

"She died when she was sixty four in human years," I said softly, "she talked about you all of the time Megan, and she named her first daughter after you."

Megan smiled, "I miss her."

"So do I."

"So what happened then?"

"Well, I had five hundred years to wait so I spent most of my time in Japan. After the renaissance I started to travel west. I have seen so much Megan… castles, kings, crusades, the black death…everything. But I still felt alone without you. It was about the year 1989 when I made it to Italy. I looked everywhere, thinking maybe you were there somewhere. But you weren't."

"I was in Canada," she smiled.

I nodded, "I had learned a lot and I became a history professor at the university in London. I spent most of my time there until one day, I was at the airport meeting a colleague, when I saw you. Or at least I thought it was you."

Megan laughed, "My twin sister Kayla stopped in London on her way back from Australia."

I nodded, "I followed her naturally, but I found out that she wasn't you. But I went on the flight anyway, knowing that she would lead me to you. It was my first time on an airplane…it wasn't very pleasant."

Megan laughed.

"When we arrived in Canada I followed your sister but I lost her in the crowd. I tried following her scent but there was to many things to smell. It took me weeks to finally pick out your scent. Then I followed it here, and here we are. I found you."

She kissed me again, "I love you," she said against me lips.

"And I love you, for all of time," I responded.

"Hey, what ever happened to Inuyasha and the others?" she asked.

"They killed Naraku a few months ago. The jewel still isn't complete so they are still looking for the shards," I said.

"Do you miss it? The Feudal Era I mean?" she asked.

"In a sense I am still there I guess…" I thought.

There was suddenly a strange noise and Megan pulled something out of her back pocket.

MEGAN'S POV

I pulled the baby monitor out of my pocket.

"What is that?" Sesshomaru asked.

A huge smile spread across my face, "I want you to meet someone."

Grabbing his hand I led him up into my apartment.

He was here! My mind still hadn't wrapped around the fact that he was with me again…

And this time there was no way we could be separated…

Sitting him down on the couch I smirked at his confused face.

"Wait here," I smiled.

Walking into the nursery I found Cade standing up in his crib, reaching out into tawdriness for me. I picked him up and kissed his cheek.

"I want you to meet someone Cade," I whispered.

Walking back into the living room I smiled as Sesshomaru looked at Cade strangely. He stood up and stood in front of me, looking at Cade. Cade looked up at Sesshomaru with his identical golden eyes and smiled.

"You mean…" Sesshomaru whispered.

I nodded, tears falling from my eyes again.

"Yes Sesshomaru," I said, "he's yours…"

The expression on Sesshomaru's face was captivating. He looked at this child in my arms and then the biggest smile I had ever seen spread across his face.

Cade smiled back and reached out for him.

With hesitation Sesshomaru took him from me and kissed Cade's forehead.

"What is his name?" he whispered in awe.

"It's Cade, it means pure," I said.

"He has my eyes," he whispered.

I nodded.

Cade's fingers reached out and touched Sesshomaru's nose.

"…daddy," Cade's little voice said softly, smiling.

More tears fell form my eyes and I started bawling.

His first word…

Sesshomaru's own eyes watered and he hugged Cade, kissing his head. He pulled me into the embrace as well, kissing me.

"I love you," he said, "so much…"

I nodded.

This was so perfect! I had my child and my love…

It just couldn't get any better.

"I'm sorry I wasn't there," Sesshomaru whispered.

I shook my head, "It doesn't matter. You're here now."

SESSHOMARU'S POV

When that little child looked at me and called me daddy…my heart melted and I felt such a strong love that I thought I would explode.

He was so beautiful…

And he was mine…

He was ours…

We sat on the couch for hours, talking about everything that has happened. Cade fell asleep in my arms, his head buried in my hair.

"He's a half demon," I said after a while.

Megan nodded.

"He shouldn't have as many problems fitting in as he would in the Feudal Era would he?" Megan asked.

I shook my head, "Even if he did, he will be strong, I can tell. I suspect he will have fangs like me and Inuyasha, but at least he doesn't have dog ears…"

Megan laughed and leaned over, kissing me.

"I missed you,' she whispered as she rested her head on my shoulder.

I kissed her head.

"Hey, do you still have like, your swords and powers and stuff?" she asked.

"Yes," I nodded, "though I haven't had the need for them so far. But we shall see."

She nodded, "So you are staying?"

"Of course," I grasped her hand in mine, "I will never leave you again, you are my mate. And now I have a son that I want to raise. I wouldn't leave for anything."

Megan sighed and closed her eyes.

"I'll get a job at the local university. When we have enough money we can move into a house and enroll Cade in school," I said, making plans.

"And have more kids?" Megan asked.

I smiled and nodded, "I want a girl."

Megan smiled and yawned, "and named …her…Rin."

By the end of her sentence she had fallen asleep against me.

Picking up Cade I carefully got up without waking him or Megan.

Lying Cade in his crib I kissed his forehead and covered him with his blanket.

"I will always protect you," I whispered, "my precious son."

After watching him sleep for a while I went back into the living room and gently picked up Megan. Carrying her into the master bedroom, I set her on the bed. Crawling under the covers next to her I pulled her sleeping form into me, holding her tightly.

I was not letting her go now…

Not ever…