A/N - Sorry about that everyone, the wrong chapter was uploaded yesterday. Here's the real one! And you'll get the regular installment later this afternoon.
The power was stronger than it had been, sliding over her fingers as it mingled with Sesshoumaru's. Kagome gasped at the sensation but refused to let go of their hands, providing the link to their connection.
Reiki buzzed under her skin, and she held fast, not wanting to startle either of them.
The probe didn't last long, but the acceptance was obvious as his mother stepped closer. Dirt smudged his pristine face, her fingers dragging along the stripes on his cheeks before tracing the moon on his brow.
Kagome thought she saw recognition in the elder youkai's eyes, but it quickly vanished, and she was pulling away, puttering back towards the piles of debris.