I knew this decision would be a hard one on Ran, Ren, and Yukari but Ran especially as she couldn't muster the strength to hand the child over to us herself, instead having Chen do it. The child, Reimu, is an odd one as she hardly noticed they were gone, yet she seemed to feel that she was a in a different place than what she was used to. However, to her, a new place meant equally new things and new things excited her. Surely, she could live happily with us in our care for a year.
People, be they either human or youkai, are known to be indubitably cruel, thus we have to acknowledge that this choice had to have been equally shattering for Yukari, whose body had betrayed her wishes. My heart went out to them but I suppose she made the right choice. Quietly, I wondered how she manage to reconcile her choice, as I can only feel agony in anyone having to make that choice. Reimu was one of the closest things she had to a child of her own and the thought enabled her to latch on so tightly. I can only hope the child would be able to come to terms with her youkai family's choices and won't feel betrayed. At least, she is still young enough to not completely know what's happened, after all, her human parents abandoned her and she didn't seem to be phased by it.
"Surely, Koishi, we will take care of her as though she were our own." I said, turning to my sister. Koishi blinked her large eyes in agreement and went off to play with the child.