His beloved mate was not acting as she usually would. Her eyes were listless and occasionally filled with tears with no warning. Even without the Jagan or the bond they held through being mates, he knew her heart ached, like a piece of it had been torn out.

He knew because his heart felt the same way.

It had been nearly twenty hours since her body had miscarried their child and Hiei knew that he had never felt a pain quite as powerful as the pain he was still experiencing. Not when he was thrown off a cliff by his mother's closest friend, not when he was rejected by the bandits he saw as family. No physical pain could even come close. Even when he had nearly died, he had not felt like this.

But he knew his Kagome was in even more pain than him. And as her mate, it was his responsibility and his job to make sure she was okay.

"Don't worry about the demons," Yusuke muttered to Hiei. "Kuwabara and I will take care of them."

Hiei nodded, still looking up to the window that led to his and his mate's bedroom. "We will be okay."

"I know. But you need to take care of her right now."

Yusuke left at that and Hiei returned to Kagome's side. Her shiny black hair was pulled back from her face, but several tendrils had drifted around it, framing eyes swollen from crying herself to sleep earlier. He kissed her cheek gently, then shook her awake.

"Hiei?" she blinked at him blearily. Her hand immediately went to her abdomen as if wishing she could will their child back into it.

He sat on the bed beside her and kissed her softly. "We're going out today, love."

"I-I don't want to."

"We're going to your favorite restaurant. And then we're going to see that movie you wanted to see."

"But Hiei… I don't know…"

He kissed her again. "We are. I set some clothes out for you. I'll help you dress."

For lunch, he took her to her favorite sushi café. They sat side-by-side, with Kagome leaning on him for support, as he fed her sushi. She appreciated his care for her; he usually did not like such blatant displays of affection. Then, when she was least expecting it, he smeared a long streak of eel sauce down her nose.

For a moment, Kagome just blinked, staring cross-eyed at the end of her nose. Hiei's chuckle broke her reverie and she began to laugh as well. He had roe flicked at him, landing on his cheek. Kagome had a piece of tuna dropped down the front of her dress. Before she could retaliate, she noticed the dirty look the waitress was giving them. Instead, she stuck her tongue out at her husband.

When they were finished, he took her to the movie, as promised. The fiasco from lunch repeated itself with popcorn as the previews rolled. When the movie started though, Hiei lifted the armrest and pulled Kagome to his side. She settled in and found herself enjoying the movie and her mate's warmth.

After a while though, she could not help thinking of the little hanyo they had lost. She tried to hold back her tears, not wanting to ruin the atmosphere between them.

Hiei sensed Kagome's slight trembling. He knew she was trying not to cry. With his free hand, he tilted her chin so she was looking at him and kissed her.

"Kagome, I will always love you. Let me support you."

The dam broke and Kagome leaned her face into his chest and cried for their baby. He stroked her hair and kissed the top of her head every so often. When she was done, he wiped the tears off her cheeks and they continued to watch the movie, his strength helping her to be strong as well.

"I had a miscarriage yesterday and it was our first pregnancy.

My husband took the next day off with me.

He took me out to lunch and dinner, made me laugh a hundred times, and told me it was okay to cry while he held me.

He lost a baby, too, but his focus was on me.

His LGMH, always."

I know Hiei may have been a bit out of character, but he had good reason to be. He obviously cares very much about his family, with the way he protects Yukina in the series. Imagine what a blow it would be for him to lose a child. But at the same time, he would not want to show weakness and would want to keep protecting the person he cared about.