The Pact Side-Stories: The Centipede Hunt, Part 1

This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series The Centipede Hunt

A short way into the forest, the little ponytailed ninja-girl threw a few sharp glances around at the trees and said bossily, “So, where are they—those ‘bruiser’ centipede youkai you were bragging about?” Crossing his arms behind his head, Shin side-eyed her. Bossy or not, she was pretty cute. Tomboyish and a little snub-nosed, maybe,

SessKag Series: The Pact, Part 184

This entry is part 184 of 185 in the series The Pact [Ongoing]

Inuyasha pursed his lips. Drawing Tessaiga from its sheath with a soft hiss, he held it out toward his starry-eyed nephew blade-flat. Shin eyed the chipped and rusted sword over, then frowned. “That’s your sword, oyaji? It looks like an old piece of crap.” “Shin,” Kagome said sternly. Shin tossed her an apologetic glance. “An

SessKag Series: The Pact, Part 182

This entry is part 182 of 185 in the series The Pact [Ongoing]

“Oh,” Kagome said, faltering.  At her bereft expression, Inuyasha’s ears went flat. Thunderously, he glowered. “You’ve gotta be fucking kidding me.”  “Inuyasha—” “You’re tellin’ me after all this time,” he exploded, gnashing his fangs in Kagome’s face so hard she winced, “after all this time, he’s still givin’ you and Shin the slip? Seven fucking

SessKag Series: The Pact, Part 178

This entry is part 178 of 185 in the series The Pact [Ongoing]

Everything was dark. So pitch dark that Kagome didn’t even realize she was dreaming until her eyes began to adjust to the heaviness of the gloom around her, which resolved by degrees into contours of brownish-grey. She wasn’t walking, but she was moving. She was floating along, gliding slowly through space. She felt bizarrely detached