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"Why?"

It was the question that immediately came to Tony's mind and he stared at Kagome with a little more scrutiny.

Nodoka sighed, "Well, you see," She began softly, glancing at her daughter with a worried look, "Kagome is not doing so well at the moment. So I thought a change in environment might do her some good."

"Why me?" Tony asked, "What makes you think she will do any better with me?" He wasn't exactly father material, just as Nodoka had pointed out a few minutes ago.

"Ever since you got together with Ms. Potts, you have changed your ways," Nodoka said, "There are no more media reports of you womanizing and drinking your nights away."

Tony had nothing to say because it was true that Pepper had brought the better side out of him and the very thought of her had him quite anxious.

Just how would she react to him having a daughter?

"And besides," Nodoka's smile was wistfully bitter, "I thought it was time for you to finally meet and get to know your daughter."

Tony let out a breath, turning his gaze back to Kagome, who had kept silent this entire time. He swallowed thickly, addressing her for the first time, "And what do you think?"

She seemed a bit startled at his question, "English," She looked away with a bit of shame, "Not good." She flushed when she felt everyone's eyes staring at her.

'That could pose a little problem,' Tony thought, cursing the fact that he hadn't bothered to learn Japanese since Pepper could already speak it, 'Would Pepper be willing to teach Kagome English?'

He was already getting ahead of himself.

"What is your answer, Tony?" Nodoka asked after a few moments of silence, "I know this must be hard for you."

'Damn right,' He thought, but the thought of his own father easily led him to the answer. He had always promised himself that he would be a better father than Howard ever was if he got the chance and this was his chance, "If the kid wants to come, then it's fine with me."

Nodoka let out a relieved sigh and turned to Kagome, speaking softly to her in Japanese. Kagome looked a bit sullen, yet nodded anyways.

Tony stood up straighter when Kagome slowly began to approach him, stopping when she reached a few feet away from him. She bowed and Tony knew that was a formal greeting and immediately disliked the action. She spoke her in slightly broken English and had him breathing in just a little bit faster.

"Nice... to meet you, Father."