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Disclaimer: I do hereby disclaim all rights and responsibilities for the characters in this audacious adventure… especially for the powerful one. A nod of recognition is bent towards Rumiko Takahashi for her creative prowess.

Chapter 43: Unnoticed

They haven’t noticed? Kagome checked every face for some sign that she wasn’t going crazy.

Youkai markings were the birthright of the powerful. Sesshoumaru’s were an immutable distinction that left no doubt to his killing potential. But Kagome was d...

Disclaimer: I do hereby disclaim all rights and responsibilities for the characters in this audacious adventure… especially for the one who’s a morning person. A nod of recognition is bent towards Rumiko Takahashi for her creative prowess.

Chapter 42: Clueless

Sesshoumaru stirred when the monk cheerfully called, “The sky is blue, the sun still shines—good signs!”

Shippo exclaimed, “Miroku’s still a pervert! Sango still blushes!”

Inuyasha yawned and stretched. “The runt’s still annoying. The r...

Disclaimer: I do hereby disclaim all rights and responsibilities for the characters in this audacious adventure… especially for the reasonable one. A nod of recognition is bent towards Rumiko Takahashi for her creative prowess.

Chapter 41: Halved

“Nothing spoken?” asked Miroku.

“Nope.” Weariness dragged at Kagome’s senses, yet her nerves jangled. “But it had to be a wish … right?”

“Certainly.” He slowly kneaded the hand that no longer threatened his life. “Every legend of the Shikon-no-Tama p...

Disclaimer: I do hereby disclaim all rights and responsibilities for the characters in this audacious adventure… especially for the one who’s been paying close attention. A nod of recognition is bent towards Rumiko Takahashi for her creative prowess.

Chapter 40: Adrift

Without proper footing, Sesshoumaru floundered until Kohaku helped him into the spring’s shallows. This again. After losing his arm, he’d spent weeks relearning a swordsman’s balance. Perversely, he reconsidered the miko’s offe...

Disclaimer: I do hereby disclaim all rights and responsibilities for the characters in this audacious adventure… especially for uncomfortable one. A nod of recognition is bent towards Rumiko Takahashi for her creative prowess.

Chapter 39: Stung

Sesshoumaru recoiled inwardly. Fully dressed, this was more closeness than he liked.

“Take it slow.” Inuyasha eased into the water first. “New skin’ll probably hurt like hell.”

It did.

Breath hissed between clenched teeth as he lurched back against Koh...

This has been one of those off-kilter, vacation-type weeks when one loses track of what day it is. That is my ONLY excuse for not posting a Mood Stripes chapter this morning. (It’s been written since last week.) That’ll be up shortly.

In the meantime, I’m thinking it’d be spiffy to have a fresh burst of prompts. Sure, I still have plenty to choose from, it’ll be a while yet before I can smoothly work in mugwump, bafflegab, and forsooth. So chime in! Especially those of you who’ve been shy abo...

Disclaimer: I do hereby disclaim all rights and responsibilities for the characters in this audacious adventure… especially for the weaponless one. A nod of recognition is bent towards Rumiko Takahashi for her creative prowess.

Chapter 38: Disarmed

Sesshoumaru stiffened as his brother carried him a short distance to the spring that was their reason for stopping. He braced himself for the inevitable barrage of questions and accusations.

Inuyasha paused. “Kohaku’s following. That okay?”

“Hnn.”

Disclaimer: I do hereby disclaim all rights and responsibilities for the characters in this audacious adventure… especially for the confident one. A nod of recognition is bent towards Rumiko Takahashi for her creative prowess.

Chapter 37: Robbed

Inuyasha fumed. They’d suffered so much, lost nearly everything. Now the Shikon-no-Tama had robbed Kagome of her wish? Parting shot. Final indignity. But he grudgingly admitted, “Coulda been worse.”

Scents of confusion and dismay shifted toward expect...

Disclaimer: I do hereby disclaim all rights and responsibilities for the characters in this audacious adventure… especially for the expressive one. A nod of recognition is bent towards Rumiko Takahashi for her creative prowess.

Chapter 36: Inexact

“Gone.” Inuyasha poked at the sand in her palm, irreverent even in his awe. “This whole damn thing’s finally over.”

“Erm… yep!”

His gaze flicked to hers before seeking Miroku’s. Kagome saw the monk’s eyebrows lift, and the hanyou’s ears slowly flatt...

This guy calms me down. And makes me smile. Both good things when entering the final push on a manuscript.

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Hisoka Twineshaft by FoxOfTwilight

Yay, chibi-form!