Passage taken from: Rai the Samurai: Chapter 8

"What's the point of attending a funeral for someone you don't know?" asks InuYasha.

"Normally I wouldn't, but this is Kagome's grandfather," Rai says, "I know what it is to have a grandfather. I also felt his pain when he told me how he died and what he went through. He felt his heart breaking knowing he'd leave his children without moral guidance. He loved his sons. His death pained him. He's sorry it happened."

"Whom is she talking about? Kagome's grandpa?" InuYasha asks. He looks over at Sesshomaru and sees him stare at the counter with a low sad expression.

"She's speaking of our father," sighs Sesshomaru, trying to keep himself together.

"Chichi-ue, when you fell asleep in the doorway, after going through the cave, did you remain there?"

"I don't know. When I woke up, I was in this room full of soft cushions. While I was sleeping, I did feel someone lifting me up and carrying me in his arms. I figured it was one of the monks."

"Wasn't a monk. Jii-chan did that," Rai explains while tears start forming in Sesshomaru's eyes. "He materialized and carried your body himself. He knew you were in deep pain over his loss. It was his way of apologizing to you for leaving you like that." Sesshomaru bites his lip, trying to keep from crying.

"H…He's the one? Chichi-ue? But how?"

Jaken watches his master's face contort. "How dare you, stupid wench? Why are you making my master suffer like this? You know his father's death upsets him, so why are you doing this? I've got a good mind to…"

"Enough, Jaken! I needed to know. She's more connected with my father than I am." Rai sees her father trying to hold back his tears. She leaps off the stool and runs out from behind the counter to the front. She sits on a stool beside Sesshomaru, opposite of Jaken.

"I'm sorry. He wanted to tell you for such a long time. He told me if I saw you to tell you the truth upon his behalf."

Rai slides off the stool and embraces her father. She escorts him to his feet and leads him out of the barrier, leading him behind the store. She embraces him again. "Let it go, Chichi-ue. You need to. Jii-chan wanted to let you know."

"What does he think of me? Is it true he misses me?"

"He loves you. He thinks you've become a fine man. He's proud of you. He says he loves how you've got a human for a wife. He says the way you take care of your hanyou children, is just how he raised you and wished that's how he'd raised InuYasha, had he lived. He loves both his sons and hasn't stopped thinking about you. He never meant you to carry such hatred towards your only little brother. He was hoping you would love him. Please stop fighting, because it's pointless."

"It's almost like he's talking through you now. Is he here now?" Rai nods her head with tears dripping down her face.

"He's right beside you. He's whispering this to me. Please honor his wishes. He's begging you to."

"Tell him I'll try. I'll be…" Sesshomaru covers his face with his right hand. "Chichi-ue, I love you and miss you. Thank you for giving Rai your clairvoyance so she can reunite us like th…" Sesshomaru collapses to the ground, no longer able to keep his heart from bursting. Rai kneels in front of him, shielding him from onlookers.