It was, to say the least, the very last thing Kagome expected. To see joy and relief on the face of the woman she had helped wrong, it confused the young miko to her very core. "I'm sorry…I don't understand," she admitted, watching Kikyo warily.
Kikyo smiled, a very warm, gentle smile that was meant to set Kagome at ease. "The child can't belong to my husband," she said, scooting closer across the bench until she could take Kagome's hands in her own. "You see, Inuyasha had a vasectomy after the last time I gave birth!"
Kagome bit her lip, still worried and gently pulled her hands away. "But those aren't always-
"It wasn't a human procedure," Kikyo whispered quickly, a slight blush covering her features. "He had another Miko do it!"