And yet, as the days passed and Kagome continued to catch phantom glimpses of this beast of the woods—the smoky wisp of a tail turning into the trees, the glint of gilded eyes through the brush, the pale points of ears tipping just above a fallen log or the far side of a boulder—her irritation
Control Side-Stories: The Story of Kai
“…Rin-chan? Rin-chan, can you hear me?” A fine tremor ran through the young priestess, as her dark eyes refocused slowly from her transcendent spell. “Kagome-chan, I…I was gone for so long.” Kagome shook her head. “No more than half an hour or so.” Rin hugged her arms around her. Shivering still, she frowned. “Is that
SessKag Series: Control, Part 87
Kagome’s eyes cut west as she frowned. Picking herself up from her perch, she ventured deeper into the forest with bow in hand. But at the sight that greeted her, her defensive posture relaxed a fraction. “Jakken,” she said as she shouldered her bow and strode toward him. “Ah.” Sesshoumaru’s retainer sighed, lowering the nintoujou
SessKag Series: Control, Part 86
Through a tangle of thorns, Kagome stared down the intruder. He was a mangy beast, feral and wolfish—grizzled and yellow-fanged and mean down to the marrow. Purple lips pulled back in a snarl as he dug his dark cracked claws into the earth and glared at her with sallow eyes full of hate and hunger.
SessKag Series: The Cave, Final Part
In the wee hours before dawn, Kagome awoke to the sensation of something warm and fluffy tickling at her cheek. Her eyes shot open as she bolted upright. …Sesshoumaru?! The indignant shout poised on the tip of her tongue fizzled to nothing, as she met her feline friend’s placid red stare. “Ah,” Kagome said, feeling
SessKag Series: The Cave, Part 14
“Oi, what’s up with toad-face?” Inuyasha asked as he entered the hut, prodding at Jakken with a single clawed toe. Sagged against the doorframe, the near-catatonic imp swayed listlessly, unable to bring himself to utter so much as a ‘Curse you, half-breed!’ Bulbous yellow eyes glazed over with a sheen of oily tears, he continued
SessKag Series: The Cave, Part 13
“I’ve decided to stay.” Sesshoumaru’s gaze slanted from the heavens down to her. “Stay?” “That’s right,” Kagome said, her lips quirking up at the corners. The doggish pun in all this clearly wasn’t lost on either of them. “Bye-bye, college education. Hello, miko arts.” “So,” he said dryly, “you’re opting for the path of least
A tense couple of weeks
Well, obviously. 🙃 Everyone is dealing with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. But the craziness has been somewhat compounded for me because I work as a software engineer in the US oil & gas industry. With oil prices taking a nose-dive back in March, my job security – and that of my friends and