Chapter 18: Father
He was a father. Never in his life did he once consider the possibility of becoming a father like this. Hell, Pepper was his first real relationship and they had yet to discuss the possibility of a family.
Pepper.
Gods, he couldn't even image how Pepper would react to this. He went from bachelor to father of a suicidal teenager in a span of an hour. The thought made him stiffen and he removed his fingers from his eyes to look at the girl again. Not girl, Kagome… her name is Kagome and she's your daughter, he thought to himself. Her eyes were glazed as she stared with complete absorption at the wall. She didn't even seem to care about the life altering news that he was her father. She didn't seem to care about anything, now that her curiosity was satisfied. Her complete indifference lent credence to her mother's claims.
"What..." his voice came out scratchy and hoarse. The girl….Kagome's blue eyes turned towards him still as indifferent as before, but she acknowledged him. She was listening. He cleared his throat and tried again.
"What happened to you?"