Perfect Tragedy

"Hope, deceitful as it is, serves at least to lead us to the end of our lives by an agreeable route." -François Duc de La Rochefoucauld

Chapter 2

That very man, Charlie Swan, had chosen to bring the young infant into his very own home. He sat there regretting bringing the baby in the first place. But he couldn't just leave her there to die. He started to contemplate about adopting this child. He was already paying a lot for Bella. What was it going to be like with two daughters? He continued to look at the tiny infant. The girls' eyes were a very interesting color. They were almost silver in the dark. This baby looked Asian. He could tell by the almond-shaped eyes that she had. It had been a dead giveaway but the question was; how did she get to his front door step?

Had she been from a different country as well? He didn't know. Out of all the things to plague his mind; this was the one that plagued him the most. He couldn't give her to an orphanage. That would be like putting a child in an containment camp. She would be secluded from all of the other children and most likely be made fun of. He hadn't wanted this for the young child but what was he going to do?. He had no other choice. Did he?

He glanced once again at the young girl. What was it about this girl that made him want to keep her? He couldn't help but stare at her. She was beautiful for a baby her age. She stood out more than other babies her age. She looked to be about one to two months of age. She had raven-black hair as well. This child is a magnificent piece all by her little-lonesome. She would be a kind and generous person one day. She would care for others and not worry about herself. He did not know how he knew that but he just had a feeling that she would one day.

He saw that there was a letter inside of the basket and walked over towards it and picked it up. He opened it and looked at the many words that lied on the page. He could tell it could only have said so much. Possibly, he would find the reason as to why the parents of this little girl had left her on his front door step. They must've had a good reason. He wouldn't have done what they had done to this little girl; whose eyes glowed silver in the night and hair that looked like a ravens feather. He stared at the pages. While flipping through, he found a birth certificate that stated she was a U.S. Citizen. So she was an American. He also found a social security card, and a letter.

From the letter it said:

January 15, 1991

To Whom It May Concern,

You have found my one and only daughter, Kagome Higurashi. I hope that you can take good care of her as much as I love her. This child a very special one and I pray that you raise her the right way and make sure she has a good childhood, if not than it will come back to haunt you for the rest of your life. The reason that I have given her to you is that I can no longer take care of her.

I implore you to make sure that nothing happens to this young one. I thank you for taking her in. Please raise her in the place in which I cannot. I am grateful for you taking this child in and hope that she meets up to your standards.

Sincerely,

Her father

What kind of letter was this? Who would leave their child behind like this? It just didn't make sense to him. He couldn't have ever done this to Bella. He loved her far too much to do such a thing. But was he even going to keep the child? That was the one thing that bothered him so much. Her father had done this. This just made matters worse. It would've been just as bad if her mother had done that but he assumed that the poor woman had already died. He had come to the conclusion that was the reason why the father had left her.

He began to feel if that he had done that to Bella, he would've been extremely guilty. He looked over at the young infant. The child was asleep. She was so calm. Her name was Ka-Go-Me, was the only thing he could make out. He knew that the name was foreign but the child was a U.S. Citizen. He then thought that maybe her parents had been from Japan or another Asian country.

This child was extremely precious to her parents but why had the father left her on his front door step? He was so upset and disappointed in whoever had left this little girl there. If he had been them, then he would've picked her up and said that he loved her and would never leave her. He would've made sure that she had a home and that she was taken care of but then he thought about this child. Maybe he would adopt her. Though she looked nothing like him or Bella in that matter but at least she would have a place to call home.

He walked over towards her and picked her up. The child woke up and began to cry in panic and fear. Her big blue eyes stared at him with tears rushing down her face from the ends of her eyes. "It's alright," he said cooing her. The child just stared at him and stopped crying. It looked at him with curiosity instead of the previous emotions that it had felt.

"You're kind of cute," he said playing with her finger. She began to laugh and smile. She grabbed his finger with her small hand and giggled again. She looked as if she had found something that was a treasure to her. He gave a small laugh. She was adorable. She was just like his daughter. They both loved him but this one he felt was going to be easier than the other. He smiled.

"I'm going to keep you, Kagome. You know I should give you a nickname, how about Gome," he asked. She giggled in response. "I'll take that as a yes, young lady." She giggled again. He couldn't help but stare at this little bundle of joy that he was holding in his very arms. She was something that he would never let go of. Ever. She was a lot more precious, just as his other daughter was. They were both equal in his heart.

Bella's mother was coming to get her the next day. They had divorced shortly after Bella had been born. He would miss her but Kagome would be there to make sure that he wasn't so lonely. He was grateful for what he has been given but this was all a little sudden for him; a new baby that had managed to find its way onto his front door step. He prayed that whoever left her there, never came back. He wanted the little one for himself. He didn't mean to be selfish but loneliness is not something that everyone wants to feel.

He clutched the baby in his arms, making sure that she was not suffocating. He looked down at the little bundle of joy and happiness in his arms. He had already found a way to start loving her. It had not been that same way with Bella but this little one made up for it. Her smile, her laugh, her happiness would become his life within a few short days and he somehow knew that. It had taken Bella roughly a month or so. He started to think it was probably because she was his first child. It was a startling thought but it hit him the hardest.

He carefully walked up the stairs of his home and walked into his room. He set the baby down on the other side of his bed. Carefully making sure she was sleeping on her side and not on her belly. He patted her hair and slowly began to fall asleep just as she had done previously. He turned to the other side and passed out cold. In his dreams, he saw her as an older woman and getting married and leaving him alone. This was the thing he would probably fear the most. That would be when she would truly leave him behind.

A/N: I'm editing! Yeah! I'm going to update with chapter 12 soon!

S.K.P.