He looked like his mother.

His eyes were large and expressive and his smile was easy and soft.

But- his hair shone silver, and his gaze was golden and Sesshoumaru was pleased.

His fuzzy puppy ears gave away his hanyo heritage, but the violet moon on his brow gave away his royal lineage.

Oh yes, Sesshoumaru was pleased.

He was sensitive and mischievous but he listened to every last lesson he was taught with a grave intensity that left Kagome hard pressed not to call him her 'Chibi Sessh.'

Sesshoumaru found that less amusing.

He was told all about his late uncle who would have got him into so much trouble and his older brother who would have been thrilled to have him.

Kagome's mother had been near catatonic with excitement since they'd told her, and at her first site of twitching silver ears she'd burst out into happy sobs and had taken every opportunity she could hold and spoil the boy.

Sesshoumaru felt that his favorite part of all, however, was watching his mate dote on their pup in a way he and his first son had never experienced. They'd both had cold, distant, uninterested mothers, but this pup would know full well what it was to be loved by both parents.

It was balm to many parts of his heart that still prickled from time to time.

Kagome met his eyes from the nursery doorway over their son's sleeping, silver head, his bed time story still open on her lap. She smiled softly at him, and he crossed the room to relieve her of her increasingly heavy burden. He laid his pup down and tucked him in, then helped his heavily pregnant mate to stand and shuffle out of the room to their own bed.

This life was not what they'd imagined.

It was an unexpected gift after great strife and loss.

But they were happy.

And he was thankful.

And so was she.

A.N.: And there we have it! Short, easy and sweet. Just what the doctor ordered before I jump into a much longer, much more complicated crossover. Thank you all so much for your interests in this. All of your reviews have meant so much! I don't know if I'll ever foray into writing my own SessKag again, this one came out of nowhere, but my mind is always open! Until next time :)