Sesshomaru lightly turned his head,lips shut,looking at the woman behind him. Her pink kimono was barely tied with the scarf,the neck line being really deep,her hand keeping the two pieces of the material together to not show off more than it was possible.

-Why are you not sleeping? He replied on a cold tone with a question.

-I asked you first. She approached him while his head turned again glancing at the sky.

A sigh the woman let go of and sat next to him.

-I dreamed about your father.

The demon's eyes opened wide as he heard such words.

-Fool. He said curving his lips in a corner irritated. The old man is long dead,what could you possibly dream?

-It is not something my mind made out! Her voice raised against him and then got low again. Why don't you sleep with us?

Nothing. But the answer she would've received would've been addressed to the human race and how weak they are for needing such a thing as resting their eyes.

His lack of answer was something normal and usual,but now it was an opportunity for her to get close to him once more. As the wind calmly moved between the trees,grass and their hairs,Sesshomaru found himself being the resting point of the fox. He looked down on her and moved his arm across her shoulders,embracing her body,his hand resting over her breasts.

Shiloh's long thin fingers joined his and looked up at the man in which's arms she was. Those golden eyes sparkled with fire,her lips slightly opening at the sight of his,the desire of feeling them pressed against hers was burning her from the inside,but she knew it was not the time. Surprised was when she saw his head leaning over towards her,not knowing what was about to happen. Her blood started rushing through her veins and her heart beated twice as much,but he stopped,right when he was that close. He stopped and instead of her lips,he kissed her forehead,remaining like that for a matter of seconds. When it was done,his cheek rested on her head,the only sounds that were to be heard being the river's in front of them and the leaves dancing in the wind.

-What was that my father wanted? His low voice had cut through the silence of the night.

-It is not of your concern,forget that I have said anything.

His hand moved to her neck,slowly starting to choke her.

-Do it and you shall have a crying child with you on your journey.

Shiloh looked at the lord norrowing her eyes,placing a hand over his. His grabbing was starting to get loose,soon,he formed a distance between him and the woman.

«Why must he be like this? Why can't he open up?» She thought to herself. Soon she started asking in her mind if she was the problem but since she knew Sesshomaru,keeping words to himself was a habbit. The thought of him being born and not letting out even a small cry made her giggle.

-What is it that you find so amusing? His curiosity suddenly came out.

-Nothing.

-Only those who are insane laugh from "nothing",so what is this "nothing" of yours?

Finally he showed interest. From his sitting position he changed into a more relaxing one,laying on the grass,on a side,his elbow holding his body weight. His cheek had found its resting on his fist.

-Tell me.

-I refuse,and eitherway,you will transform into the fluffy dog that you use to scare your opponents,if I'll tell you what made me laugh.

-Call me "fluffy" one more time -

-Or else what? You'll fight me?

-You are misbehaving. Sesshomaru said looking at her as if she was a lost cause.

-Just whip me with that flashy thing of yours so we can get over this.

Her quick hand gesture was a sign of giving up on the conversation. She frowned for a moment and then looked at the sky. A shooting star fell before her eyes but said nothing. It would've been useless,the one next to her would have not been interested. After moments that were consumed only by nature's music,he glanced at her.

-Why? The man asked,making her turn to him surprised.

-Why what? Those big feline golden eyes were as confused as a child's.

-Why did you choose to come with me?

Shiloh's heart rate started going crazy. She couldn't tell him why,she in fact did not know herself the true answer. She was struggling and he saw it. He saw how her body trembled as she searched for an answer. She did not even looked at him anymore.

-No need to tell me if you don't want to. He let her be in the end.

-I just…felt like it. I...it doesn't matter.

Like a storm she got up,Sesshomaru not even bothering looking up at her. She was far from average height,after all she is a demon. Her fists clenched watching him not moving and started walking away.

-Wait. His deep voice came like a sharp blade making her stop.

He got up and looked her in the eyes making her tremble once more. «What does he want this time?» she asked herself. The woman just stood there,waiting,barely blinking,barely moving,barely breathing.

-After all this time,how come you did not find someone for yourself?

His curiousity was so childish,so pure. Another face of the Lord Jaken and others were never about to see. From her shocked expression,her whole face smiled once it relaxed. She closed her eyes and curved her lips upwards.

-Sesshomaru.

-Answer me. I always thought you will grow old with someone and have children,as you wanted and kept saying since you were a child too.

He remembered. After all these years,he still remembered,more,he had listened to her when she said that. This made her gasp,looking at him with big eyes.

-I could ask you the same thing,my lord,we both have some years behind us and yet,we're wondering around,lonely. I'm surprised your mother did not insisted on you to father a child,an heir. Don't lie and don't try to hide it,you had women during your life.

Something shaked him from the inside,she saw and felt it how his body let his guard down.

-What stopped you? Your pride?

-No. Sesshomaru replied as cold as ice.

-I once dreamed I will marry a powerfull yōkai and become the mother of some powerful and beautiful children,but that was a long time ago,when I was a child myself,as you said. I knew him since then,but I also knew he would never be interested in me,because I don't come from a noble family as he does. Royal blood does not run through my veins and it never will. My parents – Shiloh looked at the sky once more,the stars reflecting in her eyes. As she looked in front of her,the demon came closer. Sesshomaru…what – what are you doing?

Out of nowhere,his hand cupped her cheek and leaned towards her. He gazed deep into her golden pools,deep enough to touch her soul. She was scared,she did not know what he was about to do and tried to fight him but once his skin met hers,her blood boiled. A shy smile he let to be seen and as two rocks bring a spark as they hit each other,their lips met,a fire being born inside their hearts. A fire so powerful that was fed by passion,love,lust,hate and jealousy. The beasts locked in their hearts were struggling to get out. To fight but to also make love,to become one.

Her waist got pulled closer into him as her soft hands touched his face,almost scratching his skin with her sharp nails. He grabbed her so tightly,not wanting to let go but her feelings were so confussed,they made her react in a way he did not expect. Fists started punching his chest,tears running down her cheeks.

-Let go of me! Let go of me,Sesshomaru! She had no intention to hurt him and turned her fists into soft hits with her palms against his chest. Why are you doing this?!

Overwhelmed by what happened,the kiss being the trigger point of this eruption,she fell on her knees,at his feet,hiding her face and tears in her hands. It broke him seeing her struggling that way so he too lowered himself at her level,embracing her.

-Leave me alone! I beg you…leave me alone… She barely said between the heavy sighs and tears that drowned her.

-Never!

This answer was more than a surprise. At the hearing of it and the sharp tone he used to express himself,she freezed.

-I almost lost you to Death once. I don't want to lose you again.

One time,long after they crossed each other's path,as they went on separate ways,Shiloh had the bad luck to come across a band of demons. The battle was so bloody,she did not manage to take all of them down,more,she ended up in a pool of her own blood,on a mountain road. The road on which Sesshomaru also walked and as he saw her,she was already lifeless. Ripped clothes,deep cuts,everything destroyed around. He got down on his knees in shock grabbing her dead body holding it as tight as possible to his chest. He shaked from the inside out. How? How was it possible? Who?! Who made this? He begged,out of despair,to not be true,for her soul to have not left her body. His claws stucking deeply into her clothes whispering "I will not let you die!" and in that moment,his thirst for blood started taking over his mind but the one stopping him from doing something out of hand,Tenseiga, started pulsating. It was the sign it needed to be used. Until that point,Sesshomaru refused to use the sword,a blade not capable of cutting,indeed knowing its powers. Not having second thoughts,he took it out of its shield and cut the afterlife messagers but – nothing. Moments after,nothing happened. Shiloh was still lying lifeless. Out of anger,he screamed,so loud,birds flied away and the earth shaked,and not even after such a powerful sound,she did not wake up.

Sesshomaru picked her up and on his arms he carried the woman into a cave. It was the second time he would take care of her but he did not mind. Normally the one resurrected would've come to life in a matter of seconds but she did not. Hours passed,not taking his eyes off of her,her chest was not moving,her breathing was nowhere to be felt. The first time he used the sword and it did not work. Why would his father give him a sword with no power? He did not shed a tear but deep down inside he was broken,he felt empty.

Why care so much for someone who was more of a stranger to him than an acquaintance? His mind worked faster than his lips could've say. So much was kept for him that made those around ask what was he thinking.

When they were both teenagers he started longing for a moment underneath the cherry tree,him holding her head on his lap,filling her beautiful hair with pink flowers. But she,as him,was hard to reach,as open as she was on the outside,her heart was kept locked. She was,and still is,two different persons,the one everybody sees and the other one who only she knows. A spirit not ment to be touched. Something that had to be kept behind closed door because if someone indeed managed to see what is inside,her whole self would be doomed.

As he remembered moments from the past,a faded sound echoed in the cave. She had finally woken up. The child inside him wanted to rush to her and touch her face,caressing her skin and telling her that everything is alright but something stopped him from doing such a thing. Pride,maybe? His big ego wouldn't let him be so soft and so he given up on his intentions.

Drowned in his thoughts,he found himself in her arms. A warm embrace was her way of saying "thank you".

-You were in my way,next time I will not bring you back to life.

Those words made Sesshomaru shudder,now,as he hold onto her. He realized that Tenseiga would be truly useless if Shiloh was to be on the verge of dying once more. The sword could be use to revive a soul only once. Shivers ran down his spine as he understood how easy he can lose someone forever. As a second arrow that pierced his heart was the thought of Rin. She too was brough to life by Tenseiga and a human's life can perish far more easily and faster than a demon's.

From behind the trees,Jaken was seeing everything and was surprised of how gentle his lord is towards the woman in his arms. Was his heart finally opening? the servant asked himself but as he was not paying attention,he caught the demon's eyes looking directly at him. A gasp he let out as he ran back to their resting place.

Shiloh finally calmed down and now was restind her head on the place that before took the hits of her fists. He dragged her better at his chest,her body lying between his legs,gently covering her with his fur. He looked after her as she slept,sometimes stroking her head,his fingers moving through her hair.