After Kagome had explained her story which was interrupted midway when Sesshomaru and Akira came in, she bit her lip wondering about something else.
"Is something on your mind Kagome?" Noriko asked.
"I hope you don't find it rude, but if you don't mind me asking, why do you live in a house like this?" The question had been nagging at Kagome all afternoon and Sesshomaru's sudden painful squeeze of her hand wasn't able to stop the question coming out of her mouth.
"It's fine." Akira assured her seeing her frightened expression. "Noriko and I decided we liked to blend in to Tokyo. Nowadays, youkai royalty is a thing of the past and Noriko and I really do not see a need for our children to grow up thinking they are superior in a world in which they are no longer that way. We prefer the peace that this life brings."