Chapter 22: Commiserate
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The small girl had yet to release Kagome's sleeve as she looked up to Kagome with over bright eyes.
"I just wanna go home, Miss," revealed the girl, sniffling.
"It's alright, sweetheart," soothed Kagome as the girl burst into tears. At a loss, Kagome scooped the girl into her arms, rubbing her back in calming circles.
Her eyes drawing up at a sound.
"Eep!" whimpered Kagome, drawing the girl closer, her eyes locked on soulless black shrouded in porcelain white.
"Airi-sama, shall we remove this girl?" questioned a monotonously detached timbre.
"Go away guard-san!" cried the little girl snuggling closer.
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