Love Transcends

Chapter Eight: Presented with Choice

 Kagome looked through the glass window. It let the gaze line of her and others peer at the sleeping hanyou. He had woken a few hours before, but only to eat, then he fell back asleep. Kagome stood worried; it was now four days since Miroku and Sango had come, a week since the New Moon. Inuyasha was still had not recovered to his hanyou state.

 "There is only one way to fix this crisis, then. He will have to wish on the Shikon no Tama to become either full human or full demon. It is the only way to stop it, as I see." Miroku had said.

 Kagome let her eyes drop to the ground, closing them sadly. 'He'll choose to be full demon, I know it. Inuyasha only wanted to become full human for Kikyou. He hates how they are weak; he'd never want to be full human. He'd end up becoming like his brother, and just as ruthless.' She turned away from the window and kept her head lowered, feeling as if not only a great weight had been put on her shoulders, but as if she were the loneliest girl in the world. When Inuyasha became full youkai, there was no reason for him to stay with her, and she'd lose him. She would loose him. Kagome began to shake at the thought, unable to bear the thought of loosing one of her best friends.

 A beeping came to her ears. She turned and saw that Inuyasha had opened his eyes and was looking at the ceiling, confused written on his face. Kagome took in a deep breath as if she were entering the ocean and opened the hospital door, and smiled at Inuyasha, though it was a forced one. Inuyasha watched as she came and sat next to him. "Where am I? And what is this thing in my arm?!"

 "You are in the hospital, Inuyasha. To compare, it would be like many houshis and mikos working together in your world." Kagome spoke softly. Inuyasha met her eye gaze, able to tell that something was wrong. "It's called an I.V., the thing in your arm. It is used to help you while you are here." She looked at her hand as Inuyasha grabbed it in his. Kagome brought her eyes back to Inuyasha.

 "You are worried, Kagome." Inuyasha mentioned. "I can tell, what is bothering you? You don't look this sad very often, and it worries me." Kagome made no answer and Inuyasha frowned, becoming angered. He squeezed her hand tightly, and she winced. He realized he had squeezed to hard, and he let her hand go. "I'm sorry, Kagome. I just want to know what is troubling you."

 "We know why you won't heal." Kagome answered.

 "Why?"

 Kagome took his hand tightly. "Inuyasha…." She trailed off softly. "Your blood is attacking itself….the youkai blood and the human blood is fighting. It could possibly kill you…..Miroku came up with a suggestion."

 "Oh really? That old hentai?" Inuyasha spat. "I'm surprised he could think of anything besides woman!"

 Kagome shot him a glare and shook her head. "Inuyasha, you will have to choose and wish on the Shikon no Tama….either to become human or youkai fully." She stood. "I won't pressure you either way, and I won't dislike you either way." She left the room then.

 Inuyasha was speechless.

A/N: I'm short on time, sorry for the short lame chapter. -__-