If you haven't read the book, you won't catch most of the symbolism. If you have, guess the character connections. Contrary to most of my fictions, quite a bit of thought went into this one. See what you can find.

"Maybe you've tumbled a world for me...Your damned bitch is having pups in my brain!" - Sam Hamilton

Enjoy.

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A puppy. A pocketknife. Pride. Fifteen hundred dollars. Sheep. Vegetables.

Love me. It tears into me that you don't. I am half of everything you are, but find it in yourself to accept that. Love me, because I'm all you have.

I am constant, dark, sharp, jealous want. I am who I choose to be. I am Sha Gojyo.

*

My angel. A nuisance. My companion. An idiot. My trusted. Unworthy.

I miss her. It tears me apart to think of her. She's all of me, all I could care about. I know you're there, but I can't bring myself to care.

I am intense, caustic, ecstatic, malicious love. I am my past. I am Cho Gonou; I am Hakkai.

*

Carefree. Idyllic. Trusting. Loving. Goodness. Golden.

Don't leave. I would tear in two if you went. I'll bear whatever you throw because the here and now is perfect. Keep me, because it wouldn't work any other way.

I am careless, basic, natural, inherent charm. I am who I want to be. I am Son Goku.

*

Responsibility. Desire. Apathy. Energy. What's wanted. What's needed.

I need it. It tears through the bullshit when it happens. I'm volatile when I think, irrational in epiphany. Work through it, though I'd rather not.

I am lonely, logical, desperate, angry rationality. I am what fits. I am Kouryuu; I am Genjo Sanzo.

*

Uncertainty. Comfort. Apprehension. Casuality. An ending. A legacy.

Here am I. I think too often for my own good. It's good to know, good to finally understand. I know where I am going, and I am content.

I am nothing more than your memories and the most tangible thing you know. I am Komyou Sanzo.

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A/N: Did you get them right? Let's check.

Sha Gojyo = Caleb Trask. This was the easiest; we are all Caleb. Hakkai = a mix of Adam Trask and Cathy. Contrary to popular belief, Hakkai is closer to Cathy than Gonou. Goku = Aron Trask. Of course. Sanzo = a mix of Lee and Abra Bacon. Kouryuu is closer to Abra and Sanzo is more like Lee. Komyou = Samuel Hamilton. A few Sam quotes were used in the descriptor paragraphs for Komyou. ("Here am I. Liza hates when I say that..." and "I know where I am going, Lee, and I am content.")

Hope you enjoyed this little snip of brain discharge. The rest of the interpretation, my loves, is utterly up to you.