You said that you could let it go and I wouldn't be just somebody that you use to know.

His aura was washing the room in darkness, Kagome had to calm him. She leaned up and touched his shoulder, her pink warming power snapping his away. He turned quickly and grabbed her wrist. "Careful, Miko." Not that he didn't trust her power, but he was caught off guard. One or both of them could have been hurt.

"I'm not afraid."

"You must be careful with your power. Do you forget my demonic seed is within you?"

She blushed and his eyes fell to her toned tummy. "I am unaware of how demonic and miko power will affect a baby."

In fact, she may not be able to get pregnant at all, and she saw his look. He didn't give much away often, but this look hurt, was he sad?

"Sesshomaru?"

He laid her back and his nose went to her belly button. He closed his eyes and reached out for something he hoped was there.

"What are you doing?"

"Feeling, it never dawned on me that our powers combined would void each other."

She gasped. "No baby?" Now her heart hurt again, what if she could not give him children? Tears threatened to form in her eyes. "What if I can't, what-

He looked at her, she was afraid now? He could not lie, there would be a void there, a sadness, but it would not change how he felt about her or their mating.

"Our power has mixed before." She said in remembrance.

"You are correct, in a controlled form." But he sniffed anyway, and he slowly felt her power turn. He looked up and she had her eyes closed, she was reaching too. So, he stuck his nose down again and pulled, reaching, feeling, searching.

Their powers mixed, then there it was.

A heartbeat.

Faint and subtle and only he could hear. He licked her womb, kissed it, and a wave of protection washed over him. That was his, she was his, they were his.

"Sesshomaru?" His behavior was inviting, was he asking or approving?

"Hn, you are with child."

Their eyes met and she blushed. Tears fell from her eyes and his hand rushed to wipe them away. He would never make her cry again, least he thrust his own sword into his heart, for if he ever broke hers he would break his own. He would deserve to die, because she gave herself to him fully and without question. He knew then, if she were to die before him in some way, he would open the portal to the afterlife and gladly and honorably join her without a second thought.

He could not and would not live without her.

He went up, their lips met.

9 months later, she gave birth to the first one of many.

He was full fledge demon, as was every child after.

Sesshomaru did not fall. He was mighty and he was complete; he had the power he sought, the children he wanted and a mate he would gladly die for a thousand times over.

All because they dared to touch; all because she touched him; all because he was the one and only to ever touch her.

And even when it was all said and done, they walked into the portal of the heaven together with their children in tow, all 32, them holding hands.

They kept their human forms.

For Sesshomaru and Kagome were always allowed to touch and not even the kamis were allowed to touch them.

They were untouchable to others forever.

THE END