A Different Kind of Love by Natasha

The Begining

The wind licked across wind-burned skin. The sounds of the lashing breeze quieting as the bellow of the scaled beast broke the silent night around them. A young woman clutched black reins as she begged for the beast to go faster. Her Lord needed her now more than she had ever needed in the past. A flicker of orange caught her attention as the village of Edo drew near. Soon she would get the help her Lord desperately needed. 

Another woman sat silently within the silent walls of her hut. The fire keeps the small space warm as the crisp night air threatened falls approach. She stared into the orange flame, her mind and soul far from the body occupying the space. The feel of a familiar demonic aura snapping her attention back to reality. She quickly rose to her feet just as the sound of a large beast landing upon the ground rang through her ears. Upon sliding her door open wild Sapphire eyes met dark hard brown. The young girl she once helped raise is now a young woman, a young woman who now had a hanyoki child of her own. Her heart clenched as the dull throb awakened within her. The pain she was healing from creeping back anew. 

" Lady Rin, what has you seeking out my home so late at night?" Her voice was quiet but strong.

"Lady Kagome please, Lord Sesshomaru needs your help." The breathy urgency in her tone made the Miko pause. She had not seen Sesshomaru in years. 

"Speak." Was all she could muster in reply to the young woman before her. 

"Lord Sesshomaru I fear is giving up on living. His mate of a year has passed. The soul bond may be proving too strong for even Milord to survive." Kagome's heart sank. So even Sesshomaru had mated. Though now he has experienced a loss much like her own. Though from what Sango taught her, demons mate for life. Not all mate and still produce kids but those who mate are to never mate another. Should one die, the other follows quickly after. The fact that Sesshomaru is still struggling to survive is an incredible show of strength. 

" How much time has passed since her death?" She had no idea who the demoness was but she must have been an incredibly strong and beautiful demon to catch the eye of Sesshomaru. Kagomes inwardly cringed at the thought, her mind soon going back to the dark thoughts of a small grave. Her hands were covered in dirt and her stomach empty. 

" He has managed to survive four months now, though he doesn't eat or sleep. I have tried everything but he just stares out. Jalen has been struggling to keep up with his Lord's duties but we worry he does not have much time left." She could tell that Rin had been crying. Her eyes were red and swollen, and upon closer inspection she looked to be about to cry again. Kagomes just nodded her things before going inside. Quickly she grabbed clothing, her reusable female care items, as well as several soap bars. She packed quickly before dumping her water bucket upon the fire. Scribbling a note that she was visiting the west and to not come get her before tossing it upon the low table. It was not much longer till she jumped upon the dragon's back. The poor beast took off yet again with little to no break.