The Same
Book 1: Coming Together
By James Moore
Disclaimer: The characters in this story are not mine.
Chapter 1
Thinking
"Well, we've finally defeated Naraku and collected all the shards of the Shikon Jewel," Kagome thought, while lying on the grass near the well around mid afternoon. "Miroku's Wind Tunnel curse has been removed and Sango has Kohaku back. I can just tell that Sango and Miroku would make a great couple, if Sango can tame Miroku's perversion. Shippo has been accepted into the village and has a family looking out for him. If everything is so great, then why do I feel as if there's something more to be done?"
The answer is….
"InuYasha. He said he wanted to become a full demon by using the Shikon Jewel. I don't think I could handle being with a full demon InuYasha for very long. He just scares me. On the other hand, He told me that he was willing to become human for me. I could never let him do that. It would take away too much of who he is. I love him just the way he is. I can't tell him he can't use the Jewel to become either a human or full demon, but I don't want him to change. ARGHHHH. Why does this have to be so difficult!"
She heard the jingling of metal, and looked up to see Miroku coming her way.
Putting a smile on her face and waving her hand, she said, "Hey, Miroku. You got a minute?" He smiled, walked over and sat down. "Sure, Kagome. What's up?"
Becoming a little nervous, she decided to ask him. "Miroku, do you remember when InuYasha said he would become a full demon with the Shikon Jewel?" Miroku nodded. "Well, he told me that if I wanted him to, he would become a human for me. I know he wants to be like me and I want us to be together, but I don't think I could stand him becoming either one. It would be too hard on our relation if he became a full demon, and becoming a human would change him too much. I love him just the way he is and I don't know what to do. Any advice?"
Miroku thought for a couple of minutes before saying, "I can think of only 2 solutions to this. You could just refuse to give him the jewel, but he would be very unhappy about that. The other solution is that you use the Jewel and become a half demon yourself, but before you decide what you want to do, think carefully about what consequences your actions would have."
Nodding her head, Kagome thanked Miroku and asked him if he could let her think about this alone. He understood and left her.
She lay back onto the grass and thought. I can't let InuYasha change, so that's out. If I told him he couldn't use the Shikon Jewel, then he'd get mad at me. He'd hate me forever, and he might try to hurt me to get the jewel. If I did that, then I'd be breaking my own heart, because he would never stay with me when I'm the one with the jewel, so that's not an option. But, what if I became a half demon like him?"
She went over the pros and cons of becoming a half demon in her mind.
"cons:
I'd be looked at as a freak.
pros:
InuYasha and I would be the same
InuYasha wouldn't be the only half demon around anymore"
Kagome thought long and hard on this. She finally decided to ask what Sango or Kiede thought, since she couldn't decide.
She stood up and, noticing that it was getting dark, hurried through the forest to get back to the village. Just as she came to the edge of the forest, she heard a twig snap to her right. Snapping her head up to see what caused the noise, she saw InuYasha.
"Kagome? Where have you been all day? I wanted to find you, but Miroku said you wanted some time to think. What about?"
Becoming suddenly nervous, she answered, "By the well. I just wanted to think about what I'm going to do, now that Naraku's dead."
He looked at her curiously. His facial expressions changed into a nervous look. "Oh. Ok. Say, Kagome, can I talk to you for a second? It's about the Shikon Jewel."
As soon as she heard "Shikon Jewel", she panicked. Quickly thinking of an excuse to leave, she said, "Could you hold that thought? I'm hungry and everyone's probably wondering where I am." Sighing, he agreed to wait a while.
Relieved that she had avoided InuYasha momentarily, Kagome walked quickly to Kiede's hut. As Kiede noticed her, she said, "Ah, child. Ye have returned. I was getting worried ye were in trouble. Supper is ready." Kagome acknowledged her with a nod and she hurried to get some food. Sango sat down to eat with her. InuYasha, Miroku, and Shippo weren't there, because they had their own hut that they ate and slept in. Eating her food eagerly, Kagome set the bowl down when she was done. Shifting into a more comfortable position, she waited until Sango and Kiede were finished. When they were, she asked them for their opinions about her problem with InuYasha and the jewel.
When she finished, Sango was bursting to give her opinion. "That's great. I agree with you about InuYasha becoming human or demon, so if he can't change for you, you should change for him. Besides, you'd look even cutter with those dog ears of InuYasha's on your head." Kagome blushed, saying "Arigato." Turning towards Kiede, the smile still on her face, she asked, "What do you think of this solution, Kiede?"
Kiede looked at her for a few seconds before talking. "It looks like a good solution, but I must ask. Will you truly be happy like that?"
Kagome's smile slipped as doubt shadowed her whole idea. Would she be happy like that? She thought about this until it was time to go to sleep. Her love of InuYasha conquering, she decided that, yes, she would be happy, as long as InuYasha was with her. just before she fell asleep, she gripped the Shikon Jewel that was hanging from a necklace, tightly in her hand, and wished that she was a half demon like InuYasha. Little did she know, as she fell asleep, that, by doing this seemingly meaningless action, her wish was granted.
