Start Time: 3:00am, November 9, 2007
Kagome sat, thinking about the Shikon no Tama. What was to become of it once Naraku was gone? Kagome wasn't exactly sure. At one point, she had been absolutely sure of what she was going to do with it, but now she wasn't. At first, she was going to give it to Inuyasha, so he could choose what to do with it... but now... something else was bothering her. What about Sesshomaru and Rin?
Kagome knew the Rin was the first person to get near Sesshomaru and that she would die long before Sesshomaru's time. Very long before his time. Kagome felt a pain in her heart for Rin and Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru would know the pain that Inuyasha felt 52 years ago. Sesshomaru would lose the person he first loved, if even as a daughter... or possible more. Kagome didn't know.
Kagome sighed, looking out to the lake that she was seated by. That wasn't the only issue she was faced with. What about Sango? Kohaku would really be dead without the jewel shard in his back. Could Sango really with stand losing him a second time? She'd almost lost it the first time, but Kagome, Miroku, and Inuyasha were able to bring her back, make her realize the mistake. Could she honestly, truly, relive that experance and not be changed? Kohaku is the only family she has left, blood family, and she loves him more then anything in the world, working for Naraku or not.
And what about Kikyou? Kikyou could use the jewel as well, to create a new life, a real body, and finish out her and Inuyasha's dream, if she so choose too. Kagome wasn't Kikyou's fan, but she could never hate her, nor deny her the pleasures of life, because Kagome felt connected to Kikyou. She was her reincarnation after all, so that made Kikyou as much a part of Kagome and Kagome was of Kikyou. It pained Kagome to think of these option, but no matter what, it was still an option that she would need to think about. Who was she to deny others a chance at happiness?
Then there was Inuyasha, the original choice. She could give him the jewel, and allow him to become full demon, like he wants so much. She couldn't deny him his dream. She would deny her own dreams before she denied Inuyasha his. He went through so much, losing his first love, being born a hanyou, and then thinking he was betrayed by his first love. It was a hard life, one she wished she could change for him, but she couldn't.
The last choice. Kagome take the jewel back to her time and destroy it, sealing the well and protecting everyone. She would lose her first love, her friends, and her life in the feudal era, but it would be worth it, if she could protect everyone. It would be worth it, right? For some reason, she couldn't convince herself of that. Or maybe... she did want to convince herself of that. She like the thought of them not being able to live without her, but they had already managed to live without her before she came, so what difference would it make when she left?
Kagome sighed. Sesshomaru and Rin, Sango, Kikyou, Inuyasha, or herself? Which would get their happy ending... and which would be left to pick up broken pieces?
End Time: 3:34am, November 9, 2007