"I'm surprised to see those two working together so well…" Kagome sighed as she sat beside me.

"If it weren't for Kaemon I don't think he'd help at all…" I answered as I cuddled Kaemon closer to me.

After Kaemon was born Sesshoumaru was determined to make the palace his father left him habitable for me. In the beginning InuYasha refused to help and tried to force his group to leave with him, that was before Kaemon wanted to be held… The moment InuYasha held my son I knew that he'd help us rebuild our new home; no one can say no to Kaemon.

Rin was exuberant to have a little brother; she would play with him constantly. She would sit for hours and let him grab her finger in his tiny hand so she could swing his arms back and forth gently, making him smile.

Kaemon was just a joy… He was so easy to take care of. Sango and Kagome were glad to help me too. Anytime I was too tired to play with him or to even just hold him they would take over and let me sleep until he was hungry. And he was growing. He seemed to be aging faster than a normal baby, but I assumed that was because his father was demon.

"It's almost done now…" Kagome murmured as she touched Kaemon's nose lightly.

I smiled slightly. "Yes… I suppose it is almost done now…" I gazed down at my son, flattening his shinning silver hair; he looked more and more like his father everyday.

"What will you and Sesshoumaru do after the place is fixed…?"

I bit my lip and gazed down at Kaemon, he reached up and grabbed a lock of my hair and just held is as he stared back up at me. "Sesshoumaru plans to continue searching for Naraku while I stay here out of harms way…" I murmured.

"He's told you this?"

I shook my head. "No… I've seen it…"

"Kaori…?" Sesshoumaru murmured.

"Hmm…?" I turned around from the window I had been staring out.

"Are you alright…?"

"Of course I am…" I smiled and walked over to him. I undid his breastplate and pulled it off him so I could lay my head against his chest.

"Are you sure…?" He asked quietly as he wrapped his arms around my back; I shivered as they brushed along the feathers of my wings.

"I'm alright, I promise."

He lifted me up and placed me on the sill of the window so he could look more easily into my face. "I love you…"

"I love you too…" I answered as I leaned forward and kissed him lightly.

He cupped my face in his hands and kissed me back, sliding his tongue easily past my lips. One hand slid gently down my neck, across my shoulder and over my side.

Before he could go any further the crying began.

"Kaori-sama…?" Rin asked as she walked into the room. "I think he's hungry…"

Sesshoumaru helped me off the sill and I made my way over to Rin and Kaemon. Rin handed me Kaemon and I sat down by the window and got ready to feed him as Sesshoumaru made Rin go play in the garden.

"We'll have to get regular milk soon…" I murmured as Sesshoumaru sat beside me, running a finger through Kaemon's silver waves.

"Is he getting to old for breast milk…?" Sesshoumaru asked as he leaned down to place a gentle kiss on our son's head.

"He's growing faster than I expected… I don't know anything about children… demon or human…"

"I'll bring you some milk for him when you think he's ready…"

I leaned back into Sesshoumaru's warmth and cradled Kaemon in my arms as he fell asleep. He would tell me soon… I knew he would…

"Kaori…" He murmured into my hair.

"Mm…?" I answered with my eyes closed; I didn't want him to see.

"I have to go… I can't let Naraku still be on the loose when I have you and Kaemon and Rin to worry about…" He lifted my chin so I opened my eyes slowly, trying to keep the tears from spilling out. "I don't want to loose you or our son…"

"I know…" I murmured quietly as I gazed up into his face. "I know you have to leave…"

He stared into my eyes for a long moment. "You've known all along… haven't you…?"

I nodded slowly, closing my eyes against the tears.

He pulled me to him, careful to not wake Kaemon, and kissed me fervently. "You know I'd only leave you if I really thought it was necessary…"

"I know…" I whispered weakly.

"I love you…"

"I love you too…"

The next day I woke alone with two cows penned in back of the garden, he was gone…