It was a strange way to wake up, to say the least. First, there was the fact that it was still dark out. Blinking owlishly, Kagome craned up her neck from the fragrant softness beneath her and peered around, genuinely befuddled. Staring hard for a moment at the faintly sparkling walls, the shadowy, swaying outline
SessKag Series: Control, Part 85
Boneless, Kagome sank down into the tub. Water rose to drown her ears. With her eyes just above the surface, she listened to the haunting dampness of every fleeting motion. Even rising to breathe, she felt submerged still. It was a feeling that persisted long after she’d dried off and dressed. The heaviness dragged at
SessKag Series: Control, Part 84
Kagome’s blood ran cold. “What?!” she cried out, rushing over. Dropping to her knees, she ripped up the tatami and pressed her face to the floor, attempting to peer through the narrow gaps in the boards. But her shout, combined with her thunderous approach, seemed to have flushed out the eavesdropper. There was a sound
SessKag Series: The Cave, Part 3
“H-hey!” Kagome said, stumbling forward a few steps. “It seems like you’ve got the wrong idea, here! I’m not looking for ‘the usual’—I really just have a few questions I’d like you to…” Her voice trailed off with an “Eep!” as he closed the distance between them yet again. The radiant heat of his presence
SessKag Series: The Cave, Part 2
“Ah, that must be it,” Kagome muttered, as the stream and its makeshift bridge came into sight with the next bend in the road. The planks of lashed wood creaked as she stepped across them above the babbling current. Just ahead of her on the right was the tree that ‘resembled a pitchfork’. From the
SessKag Series: The Cave, Part 1
“I’ll be gone for a few days.” He’d announced this gruffly, in front of the whole group, but as if in some unspoken understanding, she felt the weight of everyone’s eyes turn upon her. Suppressing a sigh of exasperation, Kagome glanced up from the hearth. “Okay, Inuyasha. We’ll be here.” With a terse nod, the