Ch.16 – Talk of Children
"…Kuronue…"
"I thought you had forgotten me, my beloved Mistress."
"I would let go if I were you, Lord Sesshomaru will not be pleased if he sees this."
"Then help me plead my case. It is not fair for you to just leave and go to him."
"He has waited a very long time for me…"
"And I haven't? I have waited just as long and I have done so beside you! I have loved you since the moment I met you and yet you choose someone who has not been there for you. Did I not comfort you when you needed it? Did I not carry you when you asked? Did I not show you how fun it is to fly? Have all these years that I have spent with you mean nothing? If you really want to leave then I will let you go because I love you so much that I cannot bring myself to bind you. I will leave you along if you truly love him, but you must admit that you care for him more than me."
"…"
"Well?" Kuronue turns her to face him. "What do you have to say?"
"…I'm… so sorry… Kuronue…" A tear slides out from under Kagome's mask. "I… didn't want you to fall for me… Sesshomaru and I loved each other a long time ago. He made me an offer that any girl would want, but I was not ready. I was a time traveler at the time and so I did not want anything major to happen until I returned to my original time. I did not want to leave a child without a mother when I already had to leave Rin. So we made a deal… he would wait and find me… and I… would give him a child, the heir he desired."
"..You promised to have his baby…" Kuronue slowly backs away from her and sits down.
"That is why… I would not love you… all these years. I could not allow it. I made a pact with a taiyoukai for something no male would still want me for."
"…Kagome… I never said I didn't want you because of this… I just… that's a lot to take in… I mean, I was hoping to share a little bat child with you… and I know Youko will want to share… but now I'd have to share with the Lord of the West? How am I supposed to deal with him? He hates sharing!"