He closed his eyes. Shattered. The growl coming from him isn't one of anger or warning; it's of pain.

Then, he feels something. He opened his eyes, and then he heard a coo and felt a wiggle.

His son breathed!w`Miroku sighed heavily, thankful.

Then the baby cried.

Kagome stopped crying. She heard her son.

"My Baby,"

Sesshomaru walked in and over to her. Kikyo had finished up, but Kagome was still on her knees. Sesshomaru knelt down on one need, and her eyes fell to his chest.

The baby was wiggling and trying to suck his father's skin. "He is hungry,"

He lifts the baby and puts him in between her kimono, and the little thing searched for his first meal.

He found it.

Sesshomaru helps her up and to the bed.

Kikyo and Tula slowly make their way out and shut the door.

Sesshoamru watched as his son ate, his little ears twitching ever so often.

Kagome smiled and played with one.

She was glowing. Pregnancy was great on her, but motherhood was breathtaking on her and all he can do is stare.

Kagome is in love. Sesshomaru was, too.

Her eyes grow heavy, and he needs air, so he lets his mother go in and he goes out.

He finds Inuyasha outside, sitting with this head in his hands. Sesshomaru stands next to him and watches his brother's ears.

"That was stressful," Inuyasha admitted, sitting up "Is he ok?"

"He will make it,"

"And Kagome?"

"She will as well, Inuyasha,"

Inuyasha finally sighs.

"It will not be like so next time," Sesshomaru states,

Inuyasha looks at him; next time?

"Uh, what does that mean?"

"My mark will sustain her," He was sure of it. Inuyasha wasn't even sure Kagome wanted his mark anymore, and even if she did, he was not sure she would be willing to go through all that again.

"You should ask her first,"

Sesshomaru looked down at his brother. "You doubt me?"

"All the time, bro,"

Sesshomaru almost wanted to smirk.

"You think the old man would be proud?"

He didnt really care, but- "Indeed,"

Inuyasha stood. "I guess I'll visit her once she wakes up,"

Sesshomaru nods and watches as Inuyasha begins to walk away, "Inuyasha,"

He stops and turns halfway,

"My mate and I are in your debt,"

Inuyasha does smirks, "Dont worry about it; we are family," He then turns and walks away.

Sesshomaru watched over his son as she slept. He is hopeful she will be well enough tomorrow. They needed to talk. She needed to be marked.

He wanted to announce his son.

The baby snuggled in his arms.

"A sight I never thought I see,"

His mother walks in, and Sesshomaru turns to her.

"Snuggling, are we killer sons of mine?"

He says nothing as she walks up and pets one of his son's ears softly. "He is cute,"

"Hn," Though cute isn't the word he would use. Females.

Kagome stirred and sat up. "Can I have my baby?" She asks softly, though he is quite sure he sees fear. Worry?

He walks to her and hands the baby over.

"Let's let them bond. Come, son,"

But he didnt want to come, he wanted to stay,

He follows, "She worries," He states,

"That, my son, never goes away,"

Ah, so that is normal. Though he isn't convinced, his mother still worries for him. It would be silly, really.

"You are going to mate with her,"

"Will this displease you?" Not like he cared.

She shrugs. "Perhaps if she had been anyone else," His mother smiled, but he could not see it.

It took Kagome two days to recover enough to walk around. Sesshomaru kept a watchful eye and was sending word for everything to be ready back West. He could not wait to return home. The cold was no longer Kagome's thing.

His mother left, Tula left, and Inuyasha and Kiko stayed.

Early on the third day, Kagome looked down at her baby, who was sleeping well. She smiled and picked him up, bag on her back "Let's go,"

Kikyo watched from high above as Kagome fled on the demon cat. Miroku was somewhere nearby with other monks.

She sighs and Inuyasha comes up behind her, their baby in his arms "What's wrong?"

"Kagome just left,"

"Um, what?"

"She took the monk's cat,"

"With the baby?"

"Do you think she would leave him?"

Inuyasha groaned "He is going to be pissed,"

"He had no right to be,"

"Yeah but in his head they are a thing,"

"Not in hers,"

"I told him to talk to her,"

"You know how your brother is."

"Yeah, bonding talk isn't his strong point," Inuyasha handed their baby to her "I'll be back, wish me luck,"

Inuyasha gave Kagome a small head start but went to his brother.

"What is it, Inuyasha?" He was sealing one last letter,

"You seen Kagome today?"

"Before she woke,"

Inuyasha is silent, making Sesshomaru look up. "Is something wrong?"

"You tell me, man,"

Suddenly, Sesshomaru is quite aware of what he is not aware of. He looks off, searching then locks eyes with his brother. "Were is she,"

"How should I know, but can you blame her?"

This was shocking,

"She thinks this is all over,"

Over, this was just the beginning, and she was out in the cold, alone, with their newborn!

Sesshomaru growls and rushes to leave, but to his surprise, Inuyasha grabs his arm "I love her, I care- I care about you; there is only one way to fix this,"

Sesshomaru calms slightly,

"Calm down before you to her, and say what you mean,"

He thought he already had.

By the time he reached her, she was just getting settled into a hut in the village near Kaede.

It had started to rain, he was soaked but didnt care. Anger rushed through him, fear; they could have been hurt.

He walked slowly to the hut and entered. Panting slightly from the adrenalin.

Kagome turned to him "Sesshomaru,"

"My son?" He asks,

Kagome moved and he walked up and looked down. He is safe. She is safe.

"What are you doing here?"

His golden eyes move to her "What are you doing here?"

Her lips part,

"Why would you take him from me?"

"You said you wouldn't take him from me," Her heart is racing,

Sesshomaru reaches out and slides his hand across her face and grips the back of her neck gently and pulls her close. He then grabs her hand and places it on his chest "Do you feel that?"

She nods, feeling his heart race.

"I fear nothing and yet this is the second time in days that my heart has beat in such a way," He growls "How can I protect you if you are not with me,"

He leans, his lips so close to hers, "Do you not love me any longer?"

"It's not about if I love you," She whispers,

"Then let me be clear," He then pulls her tightly again him and claims her lips. Its soft, hungry, sweet, telling.

He moves his hand away from her neck and runs it through her hair, gripping it, sealing her to him, afraid she will bolt again.

He breaks the kiss "If you are well enough Kagome, I will mark you," While it was the way he wanted to mark her, he could not wait. Making love to her, then marking her was preferable but he could not wait.

"Our lives will be bound, my mark will sustain you, your love will sustain me and together we will create more life,"

"You want to-

He smirks against her mouth "I will put more life inside you when you are ready and this time I will not leave you,"

They kissed again, and then they kissed their son and then under the stars and moon Sesshomaru gave her his mark, his name, his heart and together would create more life and they were all beautiful because they were all beautifuly made.

Fin-