The Greatest Gift by Inu-Miko88

The Greatest Gift

The greatest gift, that is what you have given me.

This tiny creature in my arms. This undeniable evidence of our joining, of our love.

How I wish I had been there for her arrival, but at the same time I do not.

I was told that there were complications during the delivery. It would have been impossible for both of you to survive.

It was either you or the child, our child.

You had to decide without me, alone, surrounded by strangers. These people who don't even realize how much we wanted a family.

It must have been hard for you, so very hard.

But your choice is obvious to me.

You had chosen the life of our child.

I shouldn't have been that surprised, you were always making sacrifices for others...

Why would this time be any different?

At first I was angry, no, furious. How could you leave me alone in this world? How could you,of all people, be so selfish?

Forgive me, I cannot belive I thought such things.

I had been upset, until I saw her.

She had hair like mine, not much of a surprise.

But when she opened her eyes...

Blue.

A vibrant, beautiful blue, the exact same color as yours.

I tore my eyes away to count ten fingers and ten toes.

She was perfect. In every way.

A part of me, and a part of you.

Kagome, you had given me your love, friendship, and now this.

Thank you Kagome, my koi, for the greatest gift.

Fin.

A/N: Phew... that was hard to write for some reason, even though it was incredibly short. I like writing stories more, but I needed to get this out of my system. It doesn't flow as well as I would have liked, but oh well.

Normally, I would put diologue at the end, but I didn't want to. I felt it would make this seem less serious.