#Maybe Kohaku Takahashi.

[heroic-endeavors]

Name: Hohaku Takahashi, Amber Glow [Idol Name] Age: 19 Quirk: Ability to withstand very high heat as well as to heat up her own body. Though with a setback of a crazy high metabolism. Can not produce fire aside from setting her own clothes on fire or being in contact with easily flammable material. Can reach temperatures to where her body seems to glow. Unless in specially made clothing anything on her would burn off. Information: She always had an interest in singing and becoming an idol. So when she was given the opportunity to become one to represent the HPSC. Sure he'd get to perform. But what they really wanted was her tolerance to hear and the ability to heat up her body. There was a small hope with some development she'd even be able to produce a flame.

[aerglona]

Sinners: "when trashahime was announced, a framed print of Rin and $€$$ (and Inuyasha maybe to illustrate family) but this isn't about him) was released to released for a limited time! Stupid Kagura doesn't have any merch of her and $€$$, so they're not canon at all! ".

Let's turn that around and look at Rin merch where she isn't alone:

1 with $€$$, she tries giving him food like in her debut, he doesn't even look at her. It was released in November 2020 to build hype, yet nothing teasing the ship really. And $€$$ doesn't eat the food she gives him, so it's more of having him part of a set that doesn't make much sense for him to be in so his fans will buy from it.

1 also from 2020, the one she admires is... Jaken? As usual, $€$$ is also on his own.

From December 2022, after it flopped. Rin in the closest to a shipping badge in the set along with Kohaku, although Sango and Miroku are a pair telling a story. But compared to her "canon" $€$$ earlier, the two blush slightly and have eye contact.

From the same time, Rin with Jaken again, hiding behind him and while you could put $€$$ in front so he's protecting them, she looks away unless she's protecting jaken pushing him out of the way. But no blush.

But while ½ have color scheme based on the manga, and 2 based on the anime (you can see it at first glance with $€$$'s sleeves being purple instead of red, Sango's armour being floral instead of solid coral pink, and Kohaku's armor having a wavy pattern rather than solid amber color. The copyrights are also to Takahashi herself and Shueisha/ShoPro, while anime merch also is copyright to sunrise although it'll probably move over to Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. So if you want to keep boycotting them, that's how. Yes, these are mostly all based on the manga these days, but not drawn by Takahashi herself. What about merch she has actually drawn the art on herself? Well, recently Meqri started selling Inuyasha merch with panels from the manga itself, and on the long sleeve tees all the main ships are represented. Let's see shall we?

2 of the main ship. I wish the illustration was bigger and the second one another color as I hardly wear yellow (anymore). But the dark grey one is still really cool.

The second is of a ship I don't really like as I hate the guy in it, but for those who like them together I guess it's cute. Kinda reminds me of TheJewker's lewd emote. And drumroll please...

Wait, that isn't Rin, what's going on?! Joking aside, kagusess is canon baby!

For those wanting to see the rest of the badges to make your own comparisons:

[asknarashikari]

I am confused why the SuperHeroTime tiktok account was promoting another drama (Densetsu no Head Cho)... https://www.tiktok.com/@superherotime_tvasahi/video/7410003060023512327

Maybe because it's a show with a metric ton of toku alums.

Kohaku Shida (Haruka/OniSister) -> featured in the video

Hideyoshi Kan (Ace/Kamen Rider Geats) -> featured in the video

Fumiya Takahashi (Aruto/Kamen Rider Zero-One) -> series lead

Hiroe Igeta (Yua/Kamen Rider Valkyrie) -> series lead

Daisuke Nakagawa (Jin/Kamen Rider Jin)

Kiita Komagine (Kaito/Zenkaiser)

Also apparently Masaki Suda's younger brother is in this?? The resemblance is uncanny ngl. (He goes by his birth name, Masaki goes by a stage name, hence the different surnames.)

And also with a few more clicks I find out Masaki Suda's a dad now. The kid was born last March... (Yes, I am like Philip, I fall into research holes with very little prompting)

To quote Akiko, I did not hear anything about this (but congratulations to Masaki)

[shinidamachu]

This might sound weird, but I always wanted to see some even the slightest of brother love between Seshomaru and Inuyasha. I understand both of their feelings and PoV. Seshomaru was not only mad at Inuyasha being half demon, he was more mad , because he felt like his own father cared more about Inuyasha and didn’t like him. Inuyasha was left alone on the cruel world, where neither demons and humans accepted him.

But as story continues, their behavior towards each other change and that’s also why Seshomaru was able to finally have Baksuiga. Because he no longer wanted to have Inuyasha sword. There was never shown that the both of them had even the slightest love for each other as brothers, which i feel like is the biggest waste.

I don’t say that I like to see something as Kohaku&Sango siblings relationship, because this would not just fit those two and that would be so out of character, but I wish they would add something like Inuyasha being put in serious danger and Seshomaru being worried, saving his dumb ass and then explaining it by something like “I only came here to finish this enemy” or something simmilar.

I don’t know if this make any sense, but I wish the author of Inuyasha would make some little brotherhood between them two, but on the other hand I understand why they didn’t do that.

This is not weird at all. I totally understand where you're coming from. I just can't relate, personally.

To me, the side of Sesshomaru that felt like his own father cared more about Inuyasha and didn't really like him was more alluded than properly explored.

I feel like the fandom gives him and Takahashi too much credit when it comes to his redemption arc, which maybe it wouldn't be the case if he wasn't so pretty.

The fact that Seshomaru adopted a little human girl, mastered Baksuiga, no longer wanted to have Inuyasha's sword and saved the Inugang members here and there doesn't mean much on that front when he doesn't actually puts on the effort to rebuild their relationship.

Even though he seems to have learned to somewhat respect Inuyasha and doesn't treat him as badly as he once did by the end of the show, there was still a lot of indifference between them and honestly? They both seemed to be fine with that.

Inuyasha doesn't want nor needs Sesshomaru's love and acceptance because he already got that from the family he found. Sesshomaru is the one who could benefit from making amendments in order to finish his redemption arc, but the story ended in a point where this couldn't be done without it feeling forced and out of character.

Sesshomaru was still low key racist, still thought himself above Inuyasha and still cared more about Rin and respected Kagome more than he did Inuyasha. And even if he had tried to reconect with his brother, it doesn't magically erases the bad stuff he did.

We're talking about a man who abandoned his kid brother to his own luck and used the memory of his dead mother to steal one of the few things his father managed to leave for him. If Sesshomaru had done the bare minimum, Inuyasha's life could have been completely different. Maybe Izayoi could even have lived longer, so there's just too much bad blood that.

Plus, I've said this before and I'll say it again: I actually like that Inuyasha wasn't lead to forgive and forget everything just because Sesshomaru is his biological family. He's entitled to his ressentment. Feeling like he doesn't have to cultivate a relationship with the man who caused him so much pain just because it's completely valid and I wish we saw more of that in media. I find it really refreshing.

That being said, I get why you wish we had gotten more brotherly little interactions between them, especially if you're a Sesshomaru stan. But to me, this itch was perfectly scratched with Inuyasha's interactions with Miroku, Shippo and Sota.

I see the appeal of Sesshomaru's character and a hypothetical relationship with Inuyasha. It just never did anything for me specifically, so in the end of the day I feel like this is something I can go without. You can always turn to fanfiction, though.

[its-tie-kir-ra]

That’s the other thing, the automatic assumption that Sessrin would someday be a thing feeds into the toxic hetenormative belief that unrelated men and women can never truly be just friends/platonic. If two people of the opposite gender are exceptionally close, it must mean they‘re going to bone someday and the dude wants to get in the girls past. Sessrin becoming “canon” disappointed me not only because of all the problematic and connotations associated with Rin’s age, but it confirmed once that according to the media there can never truly be a close, completely platonic opposite sex bond. Men really are from Mars and Women are from Venus, and I know this because if Rin had been a boy, the concept of a ship between would’ve never even entered Sunrise’s mind, I mean just look how Kohaku is treated with his own bond with Sesshomaru in comparison.

Sesshomaru and Rin’s bond used to be so damn refreshing for me because for once a villainous character was not healed by romantic love but by platonic, and platonic love from the opposite gender yet! But no we just can’t have nice things and Sunrise had to go ahead and even shit on that, thereby retroactively ruining both Sesshomaru and Rin’s characters and the original meaningfulness of their bond in the first place.

People tend to neglect Sesshomaru's relationship with Kohaku. Like Rin is always at the center of attention. And I mean, this does make sense because Rin has been with Sess the longest, but don't forget that Kohaku tried to kill Rin and Sess still let him tag along. Clearly, he saw something in the kid. And Kohaku's relationship with Rin too; the fact that he didn't immediately go "oh my god, Rin's Daughters, your mother was one of my best friends! I miss her!" is one of the biggest plot holes in the whole show and bothered me sooooo much. I wrote it down but it didn't make it in, but give me best friend KohRin at least Sunrise!!! Come on!

And I totally understand what you mean. The only reason I tolerated Sesshomaru (and I mean tolerated, so much of his egotistical bratty "I'm so cool" BS right up until the end had me rolling his eyes, and I didn't give a single crap over whether or not he overcame his father) was because of Rin. Their relationship was the only thing about him I was remotely invested in, so to see it end this way is honestly depressing.

I don't doubt if Rin had been a young woman, maybe Miroku's age, that'd probably be the most popular Sess pairing in the fandom right now. But the fact that Rumiko Takahashi instead went the way of a little baby human child was so wholesome. Like I think you'd have a hard time arguing it wasn't Rin who jumpstarted that process of him becoming a nicer person even though I don't think it's anywhere near done by the end.

Like I said in my video; I don't think he ever took the time to understand why he liked her so much, he just did it and went by instinct. He's like the dad who doesn't want a pet until he gets a pet and suddenly that's his best friend. Literally the "if anything happened to her I would kill everybody in this room and then myself" meme.

And I feel like I've said this a dozen times, but it really goes to show that this show is filled to the brim with lazy, misogynistic tropes that a show like this should be breaking. Their relationship already creates so many complications (for example, how would Sesshomaru handle her growing old, like I'd imagine that would absolutely fuck him up, and you could've honestly just had a whole show about their relationship over the decades with Inukag in the background), but because we needed a uterus to house Sesshomaru's children, and Rin was the closest one they just went "okay, that'll work, it's a man and a uterus." They didn't care about developing Rin, they only cared about her baby-making parts.

It really just goes to say that men only appreciate women for what we can give them, and rarely what we actually think or want.

Like even the fact that they're only really focusing on Towa, Setsuna, and Moroha being "Sesshomaru's and Inuyasha's daughters" is proof enough. Like the idea that Towa and Setsuna would never go "hey, where is our mom" throughout the entire first season without any prompting is absolutely insane to me. Or Kagome is just "Kikyo's reincarnation".

I have a lot of thoughts about the whole "you can't have platonic relationships between men and women in media" because as a bisexual woman, I've often been treated as a bomb about to go off among some of my friends' partners and former dates. I literally narrowed my dating people to pretty much exclusively to sexually fluid people because the others were annoying me so much. Like I've ended friendships over their partners not trusting me, a common experience a lot of bi people share unfortunately.

And this idea is encouraged by a lot of the media we consume, the heteronormative, monogamous, men and women are so different, they can't ever be real friends idea. Like I was listening to a podcast recently where they got into How I Met Your Mother and whether or not the last season was good, and all I could think about was the message that the show pushed was ultimately: marriage or children or both will be what fix you and bring you happiness. Like we can't have Robin be a happily single woman with a thriving career, she needs to mope around and wait for Ted to just come to knock on the door. Barney can only find meaning in his life and treat women with respect once he has had a baby girl. Of course.

Like I won't lie, some of this media I've really enjoyed, like "The F Word" which is about two friends who fall in love, but some of it is just exhausting. I'm watching Seinfield right now and I won't lie, I do think that Eleanor and Jerry would be a cute couple, but I think they're even cuter best friends. And I don't think their relationship is inherently less valuable because they're not in a romantic relationship.

I've thought about this a lot, LOL. This is very rambly.

[ayuuria]

Yashahime Translation: Animage Magazine September 2020 Issue

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This is an old article that was published back in August of 2020, before Yashahime began airing so please keep that in mind as you read this. I never translated this article until now so this is not a reprint or anything like that.

The Half-Demon Girls 2020 autumn SPOTLIGHT!

The feudal and modern era, the fantasy adventure that traverses the two time periods has started once again in the Reiwa period. The curtains will finally rise this fall on the feudal fairytale full of mystery and romanticism spun by three half-demon girls.

“Inuyasha” (original work by Takahashi Rumiko, published in Shōnen Sunday Comics) is an action adventure that was unfolded by a half-demon living in the feudal era named Inuyasha and a modern girl who time traveled to the feudal era named Higurashi Kagome. The anime ran from 2000 – 2004 and the depicts complex, jumbled human drama between humans and demons and the struggle for the Shikon Jewel. “Inuyasha The Final Act” was broadcasted from 2009 – 2010 which concluded the series and brought the curtains to a close.

Continuing that world and depicting a new adventure is “Hanyō no Yashahime”. Living in two different eras while still being twins are Towa and Setsuna, Sesshōmaru’s (Inuyasha’s elder brother) daughters. Then there’s Inuyasha and Kagome’s daughter, Moroha. These three girls who have both human and demon blood are the protagonists of this work. Why did these girls end up moving together? Who is Towa and Setsuna’s mother? Why are the three of them living separately from their parents?... Currently, the full story is wrapped in mystery.

This month, we went directly to Sumisawa Katsuyuki-san who was the series composition writer and script writer for “Inuyasha” and “Inuyasha The Final Act” and now for this current work as well. For the anime staff too, the feelings for the Inuyasha series seems to have strongly taken root even now.

Higurashi Towa Sesshōmaru’s daughter and Setsuna’s elder twin sister. She slipped through time when she was little and was raised as Sōta’s (Kagome’s younger brother) daughter. She tends to get into fights easily.

Setsuna Sesshōmaru’s daughter and Towa’s younger twin sister. However, she does not remember Towa whom she was separated from when they were little. She is a member of the demon slayers headed by Kohaku.

Moroha Inuyasha and Kagome’s daughter who has lived on her own since early childhood. She spends her days slaying demon bounties and takes the alias of “The monster killing Moroha”.

Sesshōmaru’s Two Daughters

Cool and beautiful, the proud and cool-headed Sesshōmaru was a prominently popular character in “Inuyasha”. His daughters, Towa and Setsuna, also have traces of him about them. “Setsuna and Towa strongly inherited Sesshōmaru’s “Yin” and “Yang” respectively. For that purpose, when thinking about their image, Rumiko-sensei also stated, “Please forget about the mother’s existence for now” (Sumisawa)

Behind the Character Creation

The character designs for Towa, Setsuna, and Moroha were done by Takahashi Rumiko-sensei. “At the beginning, Rumiko-sensei told us “I can’t draw a character if I don’t understand them”. The designs depicted here are the result of finally getting the OK after presenting many setting plans from our end.” (Sumisawa)

The Characters of “Inuyasha” Too

Sōta, who is the parent who raises Towa, is a familiar existence to “Inuyasha” fans. In addition, Kohaku, who is the head of the demon slayer group that Setsuna is a part of, is the little brother of Sango who is Inuyasha’s comrade. He was also an important character who held the key to the struggle for the Shikon Jewel. Will other characters from “Inuyasha” make an appearance besides them?

The Feudal Fairytale Going Between Two Eras Series Composition: Sumisawa Katsuyuki

— First, please tell us the details of how this work came about.

Sumisawa: Over 3 years ago, the producer for anime “Inuyasha”, Suwa Michihiko, said to me “I want you to write a continuation for “Inuyasha””. I thought “Goodness, what is this person saying” (laughs). Afterall, “Inuyasha” was concluded. Takahashi Rumiko-sensei is a perfect original creator so there wasn’t a single unanswered thing. I don’t think there are many mangas that conclude so beautifully and properly that it’s deeply moving. On top of that, I wrote the script for the anime called “Inuyasha The Final Act” and brought it to an end myself, so depicting something beyond that is impossible.

— What sort of story direction did Suwa-san come up with?

Sumisawa: When I also asked back “Inuyasha and Kagome don’t have any problems, the Bone Eater’s Well (which connects the modern and feudal era) can no longer be traversed, Naraku was defeated and the Shikon Jewel is gone. What sort of story would we make?” and he responded, “Coming up with (a story) is your job isn’t it” (laughs).

— That is a very unreasonable request (laughs).

Sumisawa: Yes. That’s why I put it on the backburner for over 2 years after that. It’s just that when I was invited to and attended an anime event in Washington D.C, there was a person there cosplaying the Great Dog Demon (Inuyasha and Sesshōmaru’s father). That person said to me “Please hurry and make a sequel to “Inuyasha”!”. It seems that even now, they felt that “Inuyasha” was still a passionate real time work. With that, what I came up with after rethinking “Maybe I can write something with this” was “the story of Sesshōmaru’s daughter”.

— Why Sesshōmaru’s child instead of Inuyasha and Kagome’s child?

Sumisawa: When the work features the child of the protagonist as the main character, the parents steal show when they make an appearance. Even Rumiko-sensei analyzed that “Even if you make it a story about Inuyasha’s son confronting some incident, you can’t surpass the method in which the problem was resolved in the work “Inuyasha”, so it’s impossible”. In that case, I suggested to Rumiko-sensei “If it’s Sesshōmaru’s daughter, it would be a different development”.

— What was Takahashi-san’s reaction when she heard that idea?

Sumisawa: At first, she was unsure like “Hmm” for a long time. It’s only natural. Among the characters that Rumiko-sensei created, Sesshōmaru was a character that she had a strong emotional attachment to. However, she told me “But if it’s Sumisawa-san, it might be doable” and I said, “Please allow me to do this!”. I was grateful that Rumiko-sensei trusted me. I strongly felt that I had to live up to that trust. Actually, I thought of an idea where the setting would be the “modern era” and Sesshōmaru’s daughters would fight demons with Sesshōmaru being mostly uninvolved. However, that didn’t work at all. Now, I’m embarrassed at myself for coming up with that plan.

— That sounds entertaining in it of itself.

Sumisawa: No. First, the atmosphere wouldn’t be serious. Also, if you don’t have the component of going between the feudal and modern eras, it wouldn’t be the “Inuyasha” world. If you only have one (era), it wouldn’t be “a feudal fairytale”.

— Then, how was the title “Hanyō no Yashahime” decided?

Sumisawa: We didn’t really struggle to come up with this title. Rumiko-sensei invented the word "half-demon” (half human and half demon), so “HANYO” is understood overseas. Thus, we purposely put this globally understood word “half-demon” into the title. “Yashahime” is used in other (works) as well, so our aim was to put something in front. The “feudal fairytale” in the logo “Is like what “mobile suit” is to “Gundam”” as Sunrise’s Ogata Naohiro-san put it.

— So it becomes a new feudal fairytale with the half-demon girls as the main characters.

Sumisawa: The thing is, I said earlier that “Inuyasha” was a manga that didn’t leave a single thing unanswered, but actually, there’s a little bit of content that wasn’t shown in the anime. For example, when Rumiko-sensei did a one-time revival of “Inuyasha” for the Great East Japan Earthquake revitalization support project, “Heroes Come Back”. This was published in volume 30 of the “Inuyasha” Wide Edition comics. That and to show “Inuyasha The Final Act” within the episode limit, we ended up not touching some of the episodes (within the manga). So I thought I had to write those in.

— Currently, the two biggest questions fans have been focused on are “Why are Inuyasha, Kagome, and Sesshōmaru not raising their children?” and “Who is Sesshōmaru’s wife?”

Sumisawa:

Yes. I can’t answer that here, but under Takahashi Rumiko-sensei’s supervision, there’s no way we would leave out those very important topics. Of course, these are properly shown in the main story so look forward to seeing it. Please be at ease.

[moonlit-mizukage]

Chapter twelve:  You’re fucking late

Summary: Y/n and Tendou are deeply in love. Living on the other side of Tokyo now, the Monsters are still up to their old shit. They even opened a few businesses for Tax reasons. Even though it’s been almost three years later, Y/n still has never been able to understand how they have avoided the law several times. When Tendou’s Mother reappears in his life, Y/n is confused as Tendou claimed she is dead. Finding out Tendou is being forced to take over the family business by his Mother, she soon learns the truth behind Tendou’s reason he never gets in legal trouble is his family business. His mother is quick to decline Y/n as his future wife and tries to set up Tendou with someone she sees more fit. What will happen to Y/n and Tendou? What will happen to Tendou’s “family business”? What does this mean for the future of the Monsters?

TW: Swearing, traitor, stealing 

AN: Hey everyone!! I reached 500 followers! I am hosting an event that can be found here!!  This chapter is also a little shorter then usual! 

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Third person Pov 

Tendou grabbed his jacket as he kissed Y/n before leaving. 

“If there is any trouble text me okay paradise.” He said. 

“Of course Satori. Let me know how it goes.” He laughed as he said his goodbye’s and left the house. 

Y/n walked inside down to the guest room where Kenma was resting. Suna and shirabu were already inside the room. 

“We only have one chance to do this right. So let’s get it done.” Suna said. 

The three left Kenma’s room with a plan intact as Y/n walked off to find Matsukawa. Suna walked into the kitchen as Hanamaki pulled out his phone. Hanamaki looked over the top of his phone as Shirabu walked into the room with a plate of food. Hanamaki was standing off not really noticing the other two in the room. 

“MAKI WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME FIRST?” Matsukawa came flying into the room as Shirabu stuck his foot out knocking Matsukawa down. Hanamaki launched his phone up as Suna caught it. He quickly tossed it to Y/n. She ran from the room down the hall to Kenma’s room. 

“We went way off plan. I just told Mattsun that Maki had a girlfriend.” Kenma looked up from his computer screen as he plugged in his phone. After typing in some stuff he looked up to Y/n. 

“I only need two minutes.” Y/n pulled out her phone and texted Shirabu. She then heard a loud noise and Hanamaki screamed. 

The two minutes seem to be the longest two minutes of all time. 

“Here.” Kenma said as he passed back the phone. 

Y/n quickly left the room as she placed the phone on the counter sliding it to Suna. Suna put the phone in the sink to pretend they never touched it. 

“Sorry I spilt my food on you.” Shirabu said as he left the room. 

“What the fuck is happening in here?” Y/n asked. 

“I tripped and fell into Maki. Then Shirabu tripped on me and spilt food on Hanamaki.” 

“Oh alright. Suna can I have your help with some school shit?” Suna shook his head as the two headed down to Kenma’s room. 

Shirabu was already standing behind Kenma. 

“You guys are not going to believe this.” Shirabu said. 

“What is it?” Y/n said as she moved behind Kenma. “Holy fuck who is this person?” She asked looking through the messages that were now up on the screen.

“What the fuck are we going to do about it?” Shirabu asked. 

“Maybe we should ask Terushima or Kyotani?” Suna suggests. 

“I’ll go talk to Yuuji. Can you find out who this person is and message me their name?” She asked kenma. He didn’t look up instead just past up a piece of paper with a name written on it. “Wish me luck.” She said as she walked out of the room. 

She walked up the stairs to Terushima’s room. Before she could knock the door was pulled open. 

“Oh sorry I thought you were Mad for a second.” Terushima said. “Can I help you with something Y/n?” 

“Can we talk... in private?” She said. Terushima stepped back as she stepped into his room. 

“What’s wrong?” He asked her. 

“Hanamaki is a mole, and I know you will want proof and we have it but I have no idea what to do and before you say That doesn’t sound like the Y/n we all know, it’s cause I have no idea how to tell Satori one of his family members is a snake ass bitch.” She said. 

“Wow okay, um can I see the proof, I just want to know how deep this shit is.” He said. 

“We have to go to Kenma’s room to see it.” 

“Alright let’s head down.”

MEANWHILE…. 

Over at the new house Tendou was sitting at the table waiting for Kohaku still. A young woman about his age walked into the kitchen and sat down in a seat next to him. 

“Who the fuck are you?” He asked, angry. 

“Kohaku invited me to dinner.” 

“Of fucking course she did. Can you not fucking sit right next to me. This table is fucking huge.”

“She asked me to sit next to the man with red hair.” She said back with a smile.

“Fuck that.” He said as he stood up to move. 

“Tori! I see you already met tonight’s special guest!” Kohaku shouted from behind him. 

“You’re fucking late.” He spat at her. 

“It’s my diner party. There is no being late. Did you get a chance to look around or  introduce yourselves yet?” 

“Yeah I fucking looked around and then even had time to fucking come here and play a fucking couple games of risk.” 

“The sarcasm isn’t needed Tori. I am a busy woman.” 

“Well I haven’t introduced myself yet.” The women at the table said. “I’m Haruhi Takahashi.” 

“Great. So why the fuck is she here?” Tendou asked, looking at Kohaku. 

“Well I wanted you to meet your new fiancé.”

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[hanyohime]

Sesshomaru's Mokomoko-sama and Setsuna.

So I've been thinking about it a lot and wondering about Sesshomaru's presence in the show. This is just a rambling post.

As much as I would love for him to have more of a role as a father figure, having him around would only shorten the process of the girls finding answers about the fateful night of the forrest fire. Also if he was around Setsuna shouldn't have so many lost memories.

I do think he influenced how Setsuna's personality develops. I believe she tries to emulate him because his stoicism and strength is all she remembers or all she's ever heard of. If she doesn't remember him she could be doing this unconsciously as well. However, I am sure she would know who he is, he is known by many demons throughout the land, and pretty confident Kohaku partially raises her. Even if she can't remember him exactly she has likely heard a great deal about him and the OG Inuyasha crew.

Anywho, what triggered my back pedaling on Sesshomaru raising Setsuna is the Mokomoko (fluff) with her. As much as I don't want to think it, why does she have Sesshomarus? I'm pretty sure it's his or part of it, as Towa does not have one.

My theory is that Sesshomaru gave Setsuna his fluff to protect in her from something (like a fire or a demon). I also think that he may witness either both his wife and Towa or just Towa getting sucked into the tree by roots or some other significant event. In a desperate act to protect his other daughter he, knowing he had to leave her alone, gave Setsuna his Mokomoko or maybe just a part of it.

One source I found online says Rumiko Takahashi described the fluff as part of his armor. I've always known it wasn't quite his tail but it is appart of him in some way as he can control it and use it at will. Note that it never bleeds when damaged in the series, so I do believe it part of his defence in some way although, it would make more sense to wear it over the heart... It would just be more practical, but I suppose it makes for less drama in sword stabs. Or maybe it's to protect his main sword arm?? I dunno.

I don't think the Mokomoko is attached to him, and thus not physically apart of him in his normal form. I'm curious if it is actually what allows him to fly, as he uses it to carry individuals with ease.

So maybe Setsuna can fly? Or at least glide long distances? But Sesshomaru's parents and him are the only full dog demons we have met so far, and they all seem to fly and have Mokomoko's. It's just a thought.

It seems to offer him comfort when he is injured, because the only time we ever see him really rest in the series is on his Mokomoko when recovering. So he can remove it when ever he wants... I wonder how it stays on?

On another note, both Sesshomaru's mother and father have a Mokomoko. They all look a little different and are all worn differently. I'm curious if the show will elaborate how a dog demon comes about receiving one. Inuyasha is half dog demon as well but he does not have one. At first I thought it was a full demon thing, however Setsuna is half demon, so I now believe it is something that has to be given to someone. Maybe it's a piece that is taken off like an heirloom of sorts and grows with its owers demonic energy.

Sesshomaru's fluf is adaptive and reactive to him. Look to his transformation as it becomes part of his true demon form.

If Setsuna was only left with a piece of her father's Mokomoko then like any growth of its user it must adapt to her as she ages. Sesshomaru has his Mokomoko on him in the promo, so that could go along with this theory, but like always I'm still unsure. Maybe it's the only piece of him left behind?

I'm curious to see how she uses it and more so if it does anything with her during battle? I also wonder if it will change with her full demon transformations during near death situations. I would assume because they are half demon that Towa and Setsuna would be susceptible to that much like their uncle (Inuyasha).

Also anyone else notice Setsuna's Mokomoko has 2 ends just like her grandfather 😭

[towardstomorrow]

Sometimes I ask myself: Why can't Inuyasha live at Kagomes time/place at the end? Why does she have to leave her family and adapting so good to Inuyashas time? I know bc modern era and he is a halfdemon etc., but in the beginning there was this episode with the Noh-masque/face demon so there can be leftover demons in Kagomes time still?? (like the bad sword from the third movie too, even tho it's not canon ?)

I think it's time to reread the manga and search for possible reasons :o

The thing with Kikyo, Naraku, Koga etc. is all solved after Kagome returns for ending her school. Kohaku is safe and Rin is at Kaedes. So, is it just because Takahashi-sensei wants the end that way (the impressive reunion at the well scene!) or is there another reason? 🤔 (Inuyashas silliness to adapt to new situations maybe huh. xD)

[herefortheships]

About Hanyou no Yashahime, episode 5 (and in general, really)

*Spoilers inside* . . .

You have been warned. There are spoilers in here!

Moving on.

I feel like I was Miroku-baited because of the episode 5 preview clip. I thought Miroku would really be present in the episode and that we’d finally get some answers about the og characters and what happened to them. </3 That was so darn disappointing, because I waited the entire week to watch this episode expecting to finally have some connection to the characters from Inuyasha, and get some answers to their whereabouts, but it didn’t happen...

I'm feeling like this anime separated the kids from the parents and og characters/story SO much, yet at the same time uses nostalgia from them in this series, that it gets confusing at times. I'm struggling to relate to the girls. I do love them, they are all really amazing, and Moroha is EVERYTHING I would have expected as Inuyasha's and Kagome’s child, but my heart can't fully connect to these wonderful girls. I feel like I am expected to love them because they are Inuyasha/Kagome and Sesshomaru/Rin(?)’s girls, but at the same time, I am also expected to love them because of what they do and who they are separate from their parents and not even want their parents there, and as I said, it can get confusing, because the show really hasn’t given me much of a strong enough background on the girls to really care without it depending on their connection to their parents, but at the same time, their parents are just passing mentions and that’s it? They have no connection to them, they weren’t raised by them, and they don’t even know them! I have a theory about this, but hear me out first. There are just so many things...

Why aren't Miroku and Sango AT LEAST in the picture? Kohaku is involved, and so is Hisui, so where are their parents?! And where are Kagome and Inuyasha? There are so many questions, and it keeps piling up with no answers, and it gets so weird how the other characters keep acting like normal. Like, we had Myoga in this episode and he seemed so normal talking about Kagome and Inuyasha in front of Moroha, who, apparently, has no idea who the heck her parents are! Which made me have to discard the “Something happened to Kagome and Inuyasha” theory, because surely Myoga would have found out? And also with Kaede; she raised Rin after the events of the original Inuyasha series (*I am always assuming Rin is the mother of Setsuna and Towa, I think it’s pretty obvious by now even though it has not been confirmed solid in the anime), and she was also very close to Kagome. Like, how come Kaede doesn’t mention anything? She mentioned about never seeing Sesshomaru again after she saw him with the twin babies, but she doesn’t mention Rin (we know at least about Rin, but Kaede? Does Kaede know?) or about Kagome, or Sango... And more importantly, she compared Moroha to Kagome in this episode, but it’s pretty clear she doesn’t know Moroha is Kagome’s daughter?! (Based on the Japanese, not sure what the subtitles said, but she said in Japanese that Moroha was a lot like Kagome when she ran off like that. Or maybe she knows, but it felt kinda vague?). Kohaku and Setsuna and Hisui didn’t seem to know about Moroha being Kagome’s daughter either, so, what even happened?! Why didn’t Moroha live with her parents? Surely she did for some time, because she can do Inuyasha’s attacks, and she has a special demon sword of her own, and she has that shell with the blood to become “beni-yasha”. Surely she spent some time with her parents until a certain point... 

Honestly I spend this anime all the time saying "what's going on?!" I know there will be a great explanation inside the series--there HAS to be--because Rumiko Takahashi is a master storyteller and she is involved in the production; there must be a plan. Because she wouldn’t allow a train-wreck to run with the name of her beloved series Inuyasha. (Btw, talking about Rumiko’s involvement, anyone else think that Towa has a resemblance to Nanoka, from the MAO series? <3). There must be a plan that’s going to blow our minds, and I’m just being really impatient... At least that is my hope, because we’re in episode 5 now, and I would have thought that by now we’d have more answers to really get the fans emotionally involved (at least we have some answers about Rin, which in my case, that’s what’s keeping me emotionally invested in the show, Rin’s fate), but we don’t really have much yet... I’m thinking of doing a rewatch of all the episodes out so far, to see if I catch something I missed.

So far, I'm just confused with everything and keep wondering where this anime is even going. I feel like it’s also really toned down (it’s more for kids than Inuyasha was), which was a bummer too. It's been a fun series, though. But kinda confusing and a bit random. 

I think it's the dream butterfly's fault. That's my speculation. Somehow, Moroha’s memories of her parents were also stolen, and everyone else is also affected somehow. Because surely they wouldn’t be acting so normal if Inuyasha, Kagome, Sango, Rin (we know where she is now </3), and Sesshomaru are missing. Also I haven’t even heard of Jakken. I hope I’m just acting impatient and something mind-blowing is coming. 

I knew from the get go that Yashahime would never compare to Inuyasha. Inuyasha was a masterpiece, and it would be incredibly hard to top that. It would take a labor of love and passionate dedication to create something as masterful, and I feel like today’s anime industry is suffering a lot, so I didn’t think it was possible they would give it heart and soul and blood to this story to make it a comparable masterpiece to its predecessor--even giving it complete heart and soul it could be hard to make something so special. (And I’m sure they’re giving it their all, don’t get me wrong about that, I’m just commenting on how the industry is suffering and today’s anime is not the same as it was. A lot of it isn’t, and it’s not the animators or actors’ fault). But I expected something more intense as a sequel to Inuyasha. Something more heart-wrenching and soul touching. Perhaps a sequel focusing on Sesshomaru this time around would have been better than what we’re getting, but it is what it is. And as I said: I don’t hate it. I’m enjoying it, but there are just so many things that I wish were different. I feel like they kinda ruined things somehow, by removing the girls SO much from their parents, to the point that they didn’t even get the chance to interact with them. Kagome didn’t get the chance to be a mother to her daughter? And Rin didn’t get the chance to have her own family with her admired and beloved Sesshomaru (trust me I didn’t see this one coming! But now that it’s like this, I coudn’t ever see it any other way! Than Rin pairing up with Sesshomaru. Honestly, the girl deserves him. You can see they were each other’s worlds in the previous series, so it makes sense.) We didn’t get to see Inuyasha as a father, or Sesshomaru as a father, either... I feel robbed about that, and disappointed, as a fan of Inuyasha, but I know that if Rumiko is involved, there has to be an explanation and it has to be REALLY good. I’m just going to be here trusting her judgement and expecting a killer plot-twist. I’m probably being impatient. 

[heroic-endeavors]

Father daughter have met

“Wait, so you pulled my dad here from the past so I could meet him?” Kohaku asked wondering how anyone was able to figure out who her father even was. She barely spoke about her family and was sure she only said his first name when he came up in interviews.

Perhaps they found out who her mother was and probably looked into her past and saw she was married only once and at some time went by the name Todoroki instead of Takahashi.

This caused Mamoru more confusion. Mostly about why he had to be pulled into the future to meet his own daughter. Well, this wasn’t either Yuka or Erika so maybe there would be another. But would come to the realization that he would probably die before Kohaku was born.

[dyaz-stories]

Do you think the story would've been better if it was Kikyo who went to Mt. Azusa instead of Kagome? Just so she could finally be confronted by her doppelganger and finally getting for what she did in the story, such as committing genocide by giving the jewel shards to Naraku.

Wow hey I’m really sorry for the delay, I opened this, couldn’t answer it right away, and then just flat out forgot about it. Ahem. Anyway thank you so much for your question, I really love discussing various elements of the series and I’m always happy to do it!

So, my answer would be, not really? But that has to do with my interpretation of Mount Azusa and of who I think Kikyo is as a person. I’m not saying it couldn’t happen at all, of course! To start off with Mount Azusa (I’d really like to do a whole analysis on that at some point actually), Kikyo actually defines it as being protected by “A power without form”,

so I don’t think Kikyo would necessarily be faced with her doppelgänger. It’s possible of course, but she actually says that the goal of the mountain it to test someone’s heart. (Just to clarify something, I’m taking Kikyo’s word for it here because she looks like she’s talking from experience. People must have been to Mount Azusa and she knows the story. She knows close to nothing about the Jewel.)

And that’s the thing here. (As always, putting even somewhat anti-Kikyo-ish opinions under the cut)

I don’t think there would be anything to test about Kikyo. I talked about it really briefly when answering to @sweetchcolate ’s post here, but I headcanon (and I’d say that to an extent, it’s supported by canon, though I don’t believe it was intentional) that priestess powers are about conviction, about thinking you’re doing what’s right. And I don’t think I’ve talked about that before, but to me, Kikyo’s n°1 characteristic is that she’s hella self-righteous. She’s sacrificing Kohaku, but it’s okay because it’s for the right reason (though really, it’s not),

she’s taking the Jewel from Kagome, but it’s because she’d be in danger if Naraku came after her (she’s lying there of course, but there might be a part of her that actually believes that / that justfies herself like that),

she’s giving it to Naraku, but… You see my point.

So I don’t think Kikyo’s heart would need testing. She’d be convinced she’s in the right already. That’s, again, my interpretation for Mount Azusa. I think Kagome thought she was in the wrong about how she felt about Kikyo, and that’s why she has to face her. If anything, Kikyo might have run into Kohaku, since I’d say that’s what she felt most guilt for throughout the series — neither the mass-murder, nor her constant consumption of people’s souls to exist ever seem to cross her mind. But then, I do wonder what conclusion she’d come to. Try to come up with a different solution, like she ends up doing anyway? Maybe come to the realization of how much she sacrificed. But that would have been up to Rumiko Takahashi, and I don’t think she actually wanted that. I doubt she’d be confronted by Kagome, because I don’t feel Kagome affects her — certainly not the way she impacts Kagome.

I think a way to make Mount Azusa better would have been to have both her and Kagome go. Then, Kagome would actually have said the things she told Kikyo’s double to Kikyo herself, and maybe we could have seen some evolution on Kikyo’s part. Guilt, an apology. Though to be completely honest, I can’t say I’d have trusted RT to handle it, considering Mount Azusa kinda fucks up Kagome’s character arc when it comes to her feelings. Mount Azusa is one of the most disappointing arcs in the whole story for me to be honest ^^

Once again, thank you so much for again, I hope that answered your question! :)

[13ghostlytitties]

Hey Ghost, I thought of something about for the new era! How long do you think it would take Cortney to challenge everyone in her class to a spar and how many of them of tried to decline or run away?

I doubt it’d take long after seeing everyone fight in the Heroes vs Villains training. She’s probably hit up everyone she really really wants to spar within a couple days after, and would ask the rest within about a week or two after that

People who’d say yes:

Hanako, Nico, Saiyuki, Shirudo, Jiten, Skye, Onada, Guren, Jodi, Kohaku, Takahashi

People who’d say maybe or take a raincheck:

Sofia, Tatsumaki, Eitoku, Kurokawa, Alex, Ningyo, Gendai

People who’d decline for one reason or another:

Shizuka, Shimizu, Miryoku, Kaguya, Chimoku

(BTW I’ll use this chance to say sorry about lack of New Era, but by the time November starts, all my projects with a due date should be done and I can focus on both that and regular HoaH, so it’s coming, it’s definitely coming)

[shsldepressedlesbian]

a collection of incorrect quotes but with my fangan cast cause yea

Kenta: What’s your deal?

Monomander: I create death and destruction.

Mitsuo: Online we call that ‘trolling’.

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Mitsuo: Why celebrate? All this season means is another year not in a coffin.

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Manabu: Would you date a guy shorter than you?

Fumiko: No?

Satoru: Don’t you think that’s kind of shallow?

Fumiko: I’m a lesbian, Takahashi.

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Chieko: Okay, maybe playing "whose family is the most dysfunctional" wasn’t the best idea we’ve had.

Yuuki: Ono-san’s been crying in the bathroom for an hour, we can’t get them out.

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Emica: Why are you acting like babysitting this class is my-

Emica: Oh my god.

Emica: That’s exactly my job.

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Seiichi: Don’t be sad!

Mitsuo: Why not?

Seiichi:

Mitsuo:

Seiichi: I don’t have a good answer to that…

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Aika: Imagine stabbing someone with a lightsaber knife.

Chieko: It would instantly cauterise the wound, so the person wouldn’t bleed. So it’s not very useful.

Asuka: If you want information, it is.

Mitsuo: And, in order, we see a Gryffindor, a Ravenclaw, and a Slytherin.

Satoru: Why would you stab a PERSON when you can have TOAST?

Mitsuo: There’s the Hufflepuff. 

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Yuuki: It’s Christmas time, and you know what it means!

Mitsuo: Finding the happiness that I haven’t felt for 19 years?

Asuka: Everyone trying to kill each other at the dinner table?

Emica: Seasonal depression?

Fumiko: The fact that I will only get coal from santa?

Yuuki: I was gonna say “snowball fight”, but you know what? We’re going to therapy!

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Kohaku: Ogawa-san, I think you should play the role of my father.

Fumiko: I don't want to be your father.

Kohaku: That's perfect! You already know your lines.

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Fumiko: I just ate Takahashi’s slice of cake, how long do you think I have to live?

Chieko: Ten.

Fumiko: Ten what?

Chieko: Nine.

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Masa, to Tamotsu: You are my best friend and I love you, but I'm pretty sure if I were to shout directly into your ear canal, you'd echo.

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Kenta: How far do you think I can kick Nakashima?

Seiichi: Don't kick him!

Chieko: Ten feet.

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Yuuki: Good morning, Ono-san, how are y-

Kohaku: Good morning. I've already made one bad decision and I show no signs of stopping.

Yuuki:

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Asuka: If I ever get murdered just know that I talked shit until the bitter end.

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Aika: Today, I saw Kohaku-chan crying for five or six minutes, and then an alarm on their phone went off and they just…stopped crying and went right on back to work.

Kohaku: It's called time management, Kouki-san.

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[meggz0rz]

The It Couple - Valentine’s Day Special!

(art by @file13thetrashcan)

IT’S BACK, BITCHES

This one is a gift for my beloved friend @ideasthatbuildcities, to thank her for being so wonderful and for supporting my work from the very beginning. So here it is - a special chapter from my very first Inuyasha story, “The It Couple!” If you haven’t read it and you’d like to, you can find it..

HERE!

So without further ado...

THE IT COUPLE VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL!

Or, alternatively: SUPLEXES AND THE POWER OF ‘NOPE’

“Kanna, do we have to?” Kohaku grumbled, thumping his chin onto the table surface and fixing her with his best childish pout. “I never agreed to this.”

His girlfriend took a loud, bubbly sip through her straw and set her now-empty soda down, fixing him with that deathly serious stare over the lenses of her black-rimmed reading spectacles. “Do you hate Inuyasha? Do you hate Kagome?” She leaned forward, her whisper barely audible over the hum of noise in the university food court. “Do you hate your sister?”

What the hell kind of question - “Of course I don’t!”

Her dark eyes narrowed before returning to her enormous textbook. “Alright, then.”

“I just - I mean, it’s Valentine’s Day, Kanna,” Kohaku protested, sliding his hand forward over the table to cover hers, “And it’s our third year together. Shouldn’t we, you know, spend a little time, just the two of us? I was gonna make us a nice dinner, and maybe rent one of your favorite movies and just curl up on the couch…”

“We are perfectly capable of enjoying each other’s company every other day of the year,” Kanna said, not looking up from the text she was perusing but intertwining her fingers with his nonetheless, “Valentine’s Day is a scam invented to sell greeting cards. It’s utterly meaningless. I don’t need a holiday to encourage my affection for you, dearest.” A light squeeze of his hand, though her expression never changed.

Kohaku sighed. Once again, her logic was starting to win out. It always did. It was the thing about her that he admired most, and the thing that most often would drive him to near insanity.

“So we’re stuck babysitting my nieces and those two crazy Takahashi kids, while everyone else gets to go out and have fun?”

Kanna was still reading. Research for a doctoral thesis was always intense, Kohaku knew, but Kanna’s commitment to her academic career was incredible, even by those standards. He waited patiently for her to finish her paragraph, and the silence between them was interrupted only by the irritating squeak of a highlighter dragged across the page, until she finally sat back and looked up at him again, removing her reading glasses.

“You’re welcome to join the others at whatever loud, expensive nightclub they end up at,” she said quietly, and though the statement would have seemed harsh and blunt to any other listening ears, he knew she was just speaking plainly. As she always did. Kanna language. “I made a promise to Kagome. And if everyone broke promises society would crumble and fall. Besides, they have a better home-theatre setup than we do.”

“You literally only said yes for the surround sound and the reclining plush seats.” Kohaku broke into a small smile as the realization dawned on him.

Kanna didn’t return the smile, but if she had it would have honestly terrified him and made him wonder what sort of alternate universe he’d woken up in. “You also seem to be underestimating the benefit of watching small children who go to sleep early in the evening. I still have an entire wing of the house for my own particular use, if you’ll recall.” She looked off in the distance, as if lost in thought. “Kagome bought me custom furniture when I moved in. All black.”

Kohaku felt the heat flush up the back of his neck, and as he reached up to tug at his collar, he realized his hands were trembling.

Kanna noticed the tremor too. “Is that a brain damage tremor or an I-love-Kanna tremor?”

Kohaku snorted with laughter. Only you would say it that way. And I adore you for it. In a world where everyone else shied away from the subject, she would always just ask him about it point-blank.

“Probably both,” he laughed. The tremor slowed and disappeared as quickly as it had come.

“AXEL!”

Kagome paused, frowned, and sat back from her laptop, craning her head over her shoulder. The house had been quiet for a few blessed moments, with Inuyasha in his office answering emails from god-knows-who and the kids playing with their toys very nicely and sweetly. So of course, she’d decided to get some much-needed editing work done before they went out for Valentine’s Day tonight. And of course, quiet in the Takahashi household usually meant something insane was about to happen.

With a heavy sigh and a chuckle to herself, she stood up and followed her husband’s voice down the hallway, around the corner, through the massive living room, and into the kids’ game room.

Mimi was hiding behind the doorway, her twin pigtails hanging sideways as she peeked inside. Kagome smiled to herself and crouched low to whisper in the four-year-old’s ear.

“What happened?”

Mimi turned at the sound of her mother’s voice, her little nose red and sniffly, and just pointed hesitantly, her little cherub face pinched with nervousness. “Daddy’s mad.” 

Kagome ruffled her hair reassuringly and stood to walk past her into the room.

Her precious, beloved son stood there in the center of the room, looking sheepish and a bit glum. And her precious, beloved husband was standing facing the opposite wall, bracing himself upright with a clenched fist, with his eyes screwed shut as he seemed to be trying to calm down.

“Inuyasha?” Kagome said, stepping forward. “What happened?”

At the sight of her, Axel immediately ran forward and threw his arms around her waist, burying his face in her shirt. “We were just playing! I promise, Mom! I didn’t mean to!”

Kagome suppressed a grin, glancing up at Inuyasha meaningfully.

Finally, Inuyasha took a deep breath and spoke. “You didn’t mean to throw your little sister through the air into the wall?” He pointed at the new Mimi-shaped dent just below the window.

Jesus CHRIST. Kagome’s mouth fell open in stunned silence and she glanced back at Mimi, who was still peeking through the doorway. Sure enough, there it was. A huge bruise starting to form on the little girl’s left arm.

Axel, what the hell! She thought it, but she didn’t say it. “Mimi, sweetheart, are you okay?”

Mimi just nodded, her lower lip quivering a little. She wasn’t crying, not really. She’s a tough little firecracker, gotta give her that. Of course, having to try and keep up with the actual tornado that was her older brother had no doubt given her a spine of steel that belied her mere four years of age.

“Axel,” Kagome looked down at her son, who was still plastered around her waist and clearly doing his best to be cute and small and precious, “Why did you throw your sister?” Even saying it out loud sounded ludicrous.

“A question I’d also like the answer to,” growled Inuyasha, folding his arms across his chest and fixing Axel with his patented stern-father face.

“W-We were playing,” Axel said, his voice muffled into Kagome’s stomach. Kagome gently untangled his arms from around her and stepped backward.

“Playing what?” Inuyasha held out his arms, and Mimi rushed forward and scrambled into them. He held out her arm to examine it, turning it over gently. “Does it hurt?” he asked her, his voice low and soft.

Mimi nodded, glancing at Axel with a guilty expression, like she was scared of ratting her beloved big brother out. Inuyasha placed a featherlight kiss over the bruise, then turned back to their older child. “Playing what, Axel?”

“...Pro wrestling.” Axel mumbled the words.

She’d been married to him now for eight years, so Kagome knew by the minute changes in Inuyasha’s expression when he was about to lose that famous temper of his, so she just gave him her best let-me-handle-this smile and spoke up quickly.

“Did Mimi want to play pro wrestling?”

Axel looked as if that question had never occurred to him. Kagome fought back a sigh and ran a hand through her hair.

“You can’t just throw your sister, kid,” Inuyasha said with narrowed golden eyes.

“I didn’t throw her,” Axel said, “I suplexed her.”

There it was. A quirk of Inuyasha’s eyebrow. A snarl curling at the corner of his lips. Down, boy, Kagome thought, crouching down to stare Axel in the eyes.

“I can’t believe I’m having to tell you this, as old as you are,” she said sternly, “but you are not allowed to play pro wrestling in the house. Or anywhere, unless you’re with your Aunt Ayame and she’s taken you to her dad’s gym again. Understand me?”

Axel gave a petulant glance toward the floor. A glance that looked so familiar that it nearly made Kagome crack up and forget that she was trying to do the mom thing right now. “Yes, Mom,” he mumbled.

“Now apologize to Mimi.”

Axel looked over at his sister, who was still hanging on Inuyasha’s hip. He looked truly downtrodden and regretful, and it made Kagome want to just envelop him in her arms and cuddle him, but no, she couldn’t, because that would undermine her whole speech just now -

“I’m sorry, Mimi.”

Inuyasha’s angry expression finally relaxed into general peevedness.

“If you want,” Axel continued, “You can hit me back.”

Dammit, Axel.

“No one is hitting anybody,” Kagome said, gripping Axel’s shoulder tightly enough so he knew she meant it. “Axel, you’re not hitting Mimi, and Mimi, you don’t hit Axel. Are we clear?”

Mimi nodded. Axel just bit his lip.

“Axel!” Inuyasha said sharply.

“I got it, Dad. I’m sorry.” Axel glanced up at Kagome then, those blue eyes of his shining. “I’m sorry, Mom. I’ll never do it again.”

By the look on Inuyasha’s face, he was buying it just as much as Kagome was. She sent her husband a wink as she said, “Better not.”

“Well,” Inuyasha grumbled as he pulled off his tee shirt and tossed it onto their bed before reaching for the dress shirt he had laid next to it, “Guess that rules out taking the kids to the park this weekend. All we need is for some fucking paps to see that huge honking bruise on Mimi’s arm and then there’ll be headlines for weeks about possible abuse in our household.”

Kagome didn’t respond for several seconds.

“Baby?” He turned and glanced over his shoulder.

She was standing there at her vanity in her bra and jeans, bracing herself upright with both arms and shaking with silent laughter.

He couldn’t help it; he broke into a confused grin. “What the hell are you laughing about?”

She just laughed harder and doubled over over the table. “He - he suplexed her! He physically picked her up and just - “ She mimicked the move, throwing her arms backward over her head, cackling to herself. “I know, I know, it’s not funny and I shouldn’t be laughing and we’re so lucky she didn’t break her arm, but that mental image of Axel just - “ She covered her mouth with one hand and her bare stomach with the other.

“You are terrible,” he chuckled, turning back to the dress shirt and moving to throw it over his shoulders.

“Not my fault he’s exactly like his dad,” she said, “An idiot.”

“Hmph,” he huffed, reaching for the buttons.

“Wait, wait, wait!” Suddenly, Kagome’s hand was on his chest, and she stood there with a huge grin on her face and ran it up and down over his abs. Her touch was light, caressing. “Let me appreciate.”

“Oh for fuck’s sake - “

“Shh,” she said with mock severity, “I just need a moment. Let me have this.”

“You perv,” he said, leaning down to touch his forehead to hers with a mischievous smirk, “Don’t worry. You can have all you want later tonight.”

Kagome’s smile was bright and dazzling as always, with the dimple on her cheek that he loved so much on full display. “Promise?”

He kissed her, and her arms snaked upward around his neck, pulling him closer with a small, delighted squeak.

“Hey, hey, cut that shit out,” he scolded, knowing he likely had a huge stupid smile on his face and not particularly caring, “You - we- have to get dressed. Miroku and Sango and the twins are due here in a few minutes. I mean, unless you wanna go out like that.”

Kagome glanced down at her bra and jeans ensemble. “Hmm, maybe not,” she said with a smirk, “Alright, alright, I’m getting dressed. But you owe me!”

Everything, he thought, watching her as she darted into the closet.

It was so hard to concentrate on the road. Miroku knew he deserved several medals.

The twins were chattering in baby talk in the backseat (twin talk, Sango called it), they were on their fiftieth reprise of goddamn “Wheels on the Bus” playing on the car stereo, and his gorgeous wife was next to him in the front seat in a very short mini-dress with her immaculate legs on full display. And of course, with his wife being the absolute badass she was, she was in the middle of a phone call with a studio executive, not even batting an eye at the cacophony of noise around her.

Finally, mercifully, they arrived at the Takahashi palace and buzzed through the gate. Another seven or so minutes of unloading the kids, the diaper bags, the snack packs (the one thing he hadn’t been prepared for when he became a father - all the stuff they required wherever they went), all of it.

“Need a hand?” Kagome poked her head out of the front door.

“Of course not,” Miroku said, grinning through the bag strap caught between his teeth, his speech muffled, “We’re experts. King and Queen of Parenting.”

“Hey, Kagome!” Sango had both twin girls by the hand and was gently walking them up toward the door. “Is Kanna here yet?”

“She’s on her way. She and Kohaku left right as you guys did, so it should be any minute.” Kagome bent to pick up Kimmy, the younger of the twins, who as of lately was obsessed with her Aunt Kagome and had already been reaching out for her.

“Thank god,” Miroku said through his gritted teeth, stumbling under the weight of all the bags. Suddenly the ever-wonderful Nazuna also appeared through the open doorway, and she immediately took a few of them off his hands. “And thank you, Nazuna.”

Nazuna grinned and disappeared back into the house.

“Any paps at the gate?” Kagome said, peering off in the direction of the entrance to the property, which was hidden behind the hill. Her smile was a little tighter.

“No,” Sango said, “Why? Expecting some?”

Kagome visibly sighed. “We always get a few whenever Kikyou’s back in the press. She announced her new movie this morning, but then again, you probably knew that. It’s sort of you guys’ jobs to know everything.” She turned and led them into the house, and Nazuna, ever ready and devoted, shut the door behind all of them.

“She should be sending you two royalty checks,” Miroku grumbled, “You’ve single-handedly kept her an object of interest in the public eye for the last eight years.” He let the bags dropped and cracked his shoulder. Man, I’m getting old. Just kill me now.

Sango discreetly elbowed him in the side. “Kagome, if you’d rather not go out tonight, that’s okay, we can just - “

“Hell no!” Kagome said, “Oh, I mean, heck no.” She wrinkled her nose and nuzzled at Kimmy’s face. “I made a promise to myself long ago. I’m going to live my life and be happy. Best revenge is living well, right?”

Miroku reached out and ruffled Kagome’s hair. “You’re so mature, Kagome. I’m so proud of you.”

“Thanks, Dad.” She rolled her eyes.

There was the sound of lumbering footsteps, like a stampede.

Kagome shook her head and laughed. “Well, here comes the cavalry.”

And then they appeared around the corner. Mini Inuyasha and Mini Kagome, he called them.

“Kimmy and Ally are here!” shouted Axel, barrelling toward the crowd of them, and for a heart-stopping instant Miroku had a vision of the kid just failing to stop and knocking them all down like bowling pins, but the boy skidded to a stop in his white cotton socks. His silver-white hair was sticking out all over the place. Mini Inuyasha to the core.

Mimi, the little angel, was clearly doing her best to keep up with her big brother but was defeated by her shorter legs. She grinned up at the adults with pure delight. “Uncle Moku!”

“Hi, sweetheart,” he said, feeling his stone heart just melt as he bent to pick her up for a hug. “How are you?”

“Axel spooplexed me!” She held out her arm excitedly, showing off an ugly bruise running down her arm.

“...He what, now?”

“Long story,” Inuyasha said, appearing from the bedroom hallway in a smart tailored suit. “Trust me, you don’t wanna know.”

“Uh-huh.” Sango had on her skeptical face.

“Hi, Aunt Sango,” said Axel briefly before turning his attention to Ally, who was still clutching her mother’s hand. “Hi, Ally!”

“Yep, sure,” Miroku grumbled, “Hi, how are you, Axel, my name is Chopped Liver.”

Kagome and Sango giggled, and Miroku turned to glare at them. “Thanks for all the support, ladies, really. Axel, I like your shirt. What does it say?”

Axel gave him a look like he was the biggest idiot in the world and held out the shirtfront to display the writing. “It says ‘AC/DC.’”

Well, excuse the hell out of me, mini Inuyasha.

The phone rang, and Nazuna appeared seemingly from out of nowhere to answer it. “Kanna’s here,” she announced, hanging up.

“So their snacks are in the purple - no, the blue bag,” Sango scrolled through her list, brow furrowed in concentration, “and they’re just starting potty training so we’ve got pull-ups, but I’d put them in real diapers before you put them down for the night. The portable playpen has a roll-out mattress, so you can use that, but no pillows, just a thin blanket.”

Leave it to Sango to make a bulleted list for a few hours’ worth of childcare. Inuyasha sent Kagome a smirk across the room, and she smiled back.

Kanna, meanwhile, was listening intently. Or maybe that was just her face. After eight years of knowing the kid, it was still hard to tell.

Inuyasha glanced just behind her at Kohaku, whose nieces were currently latched onto both of his hands and dragging him around the living room while babbling excitedly. He looked tired already. Welcome to my life, kid.

“You’re spending the night, right?” Kagome asked Kanna when Sango finally seemed satisfied that she’d covered everything. “I don’t know how late we’ll be, or if we’ll have to wait for our table - “

“Kagome,” Miroku was at the bar mixing himself a scotch and seltzer, “You’re married to the most famous movie star in the world. If we have to wait for a table, I’m getting new friends to leech off of.”

“Well, anyway,” Kagome sent Miroku a brief look and continued as if he hadn’t spoken, “Your room is all ready to go. Clean sheets, bath towels if you want to shower, et cetera.”

“And no scary movies with the kids awake,” Inuyasha added. That had been a point of contention last time Kanna had babysat.

Kanna turned and fixed him with that unsettling stare. “I’m sorry you think ‘The Crow’ is scary. I thought it was a beautiful love story.”

“It is literally about coming back from the dead to murder people.”

She gave a minute shrug. “You’re the parents.”

“We did it!” Miroku sank into the backseat as if he had lost all feeling in his limbs. “We’re actually going. Nothing went wrong.”

“Don’t jinx it, you idiot!” There was the sound of a gentle smack from the backseat.

“Oooh, do that again.”

“Houshi?”

“Yes, Mrs. Houshi?”

“Shut the fuck up.”

Kagome glanced over at Inuyasha. He was shaking his head and chuckling under his breath as he put the car in gear and started down the driveway.

As they approached, they saw them.

The flashes. Just a few, maybe three or four, but they were going off like crazy.

“Ugh,” Kagome said, running a hand over her face, “I knew it.”

“It’ll be alright, baby,” Inuyasha said, reaching over to brush his hand over her knee, “One of the perks of living the life we do - exclusive hidden entrances.”

She knew the car windows were heavily tinted, that there would be no clear images in any of the ill-gotten photos, but she still found herself instinctively slouching lower as they passed through the gate.

“Who’s performing tonight, anyway?” Kagome asked, looping her fingers around her frosted glass of beer, looking around the crowded club.

It was decorated much like an old-timey nightclub from Hollywood’s golden age, with an enormous dance floor and a stage with a huge brass band.

“Not any metal bands, that’s for sure,” Miroku smirked as he tossed back the last of his whiskey-on-the-rocks. “Sorry, Kagome. How will you ever survive?”

Kagome tossed her napkin at his face from across the table. “Sango, can I kill him and make you a widow?”

Sango was perusing the food menu and didn’t miss a beat. “I just took out extra life insurance on him,” she said, “Give me one more month so it doesn’t look suspicious.”

“Ha!” Miroku scoffed, leaning in to kiss Sango’s cheek, “You’d never do that. You’d miss me too much. Plus you’d have to raise the twins by yourself.”

“A good life insurance payout would finance an awesome nanny.”

Inuyasha snaked an arm around Kagome’s waist and leaned back against the booth. She leaned into him, laying her head gently against his shoulder.

She was so beautiful. And he loved her so goddamn much. And the night was just beginning.

Could anything ever ruin an evening like this? He voiced the thought in his head.

And then there was a small commotion, raising the general volume of the already noisy room. The four of them craned their heads to follow the noise.

“You’ve got to be fucking kidding me,” Sango spat, her brown eyes narrowed with unfiltered rage.

What was that thing Sango said earlier about not jinxing it? Way to go, you absolute moron.

It was the first time they’d seen Kikyou in the flesh in nearly eight years, not counting passing glimpses on red carpets and the constant onslaught of her image all over the television all the time. Miroku and Sango, ever loyal to their most famous and money-making client, had always firmly emphasized to every single event organizer and bigshot that under no circumstances should Mr. and Mrs. Takahashi ever be seated near or forced to interact with Kikyou Higurashi. And it had always worked.

But, of course, fate had a way of fucking with the best-laid plans, right?

“Of all the nightclubs in LA,” Sango hissed, “She picked this one? I call bullshit. This is no coincidence.” She turned to Kagome and Inuyasha, clearly in full protective mode. “Did you tell anyone where we were going tonight?”

“Of course not!” Kagome said.

“We’re not stupid,” Inuyasha muttered, pulling Kagome a little closer.

Miroku, long finished with his own drink, reached over and took a generous sip of Sango’s, a troubled frown on his face.

Kikyou, looking angelic as she always had, waited for her date to pull out her chair before taking a seat, the skirt of her ruby red evening gown billowing around her. She was smiling at all the attention, all the whispers. The Queen, holding court. Some things never fucking change, do they?

“Does she see us?” Kagome said softly. Her black-polished fingers were awkwardly fiddling with her necklace, and she was staring down at the white-clothed table.

“I don’t know,” Inuyasha replied truthfully, then leaned closer to whisper, “Do you wanna go?”

The fidgeting stopped, and her nervous stare hardened into a steely glower. “No,” she said softly, “I don’t know what her goal is, what she’s planning, but she is not ruining my Valentine’s Day.” She sat up a little straighter and gave him a quick peck on the cheek. “Fuck it.”

Before anyone else could say something, the music flared up, and the entire club broke into applause.

Miroku raised his hand to signal for another round of drinks.

And here I was, about to ask Kagome to dance, Inuyasha thought glumly.

The music was sultry and jazzy. Definitely not Kagome’s usual vibe (not enough leather and studs and screaming high notes), but nice enough for a change. It all felt very fancy, which she realized was an ironic thought for half of one of the wealthiest couples in Hollywood to have. But then again, we’ve always been low-key, I guess. She snuck a glance down at her husband’s brand new Rolex watch. ...Well, relatively so.

She pointedly refused to look over at Kikyou, so she had no idea if Kikyou was looking back.

But then of course, her estranged older sister made it clear that she wanted to dance, and so there was no keeping her out of Kagome’s peripheral.

How did she find out where we were going? Sango’s right; this is no coincidence. Kikyou just announced a new movie this morning, and if there’s one thing she knows, it’s how to get press attention.

Inuyasha seemed to be thinking the same thing as she was, because he watched Kikyou laughingly get spun around by the poor idiot she’d convinced to date her with a very suspicious glare.

“I can’t stand this bullshit,” Sango spat, now well into her third strong drink of the evening.

“You and me both, babe.” Miroku had his mouth full of some overpriced appetizer and was chewing thoughtfully.

Sango set her glass down and placed both palms on the tabletop, as if she could take no more. “Houshi, c’mon,” she muttered, “We’re dancing.”

Miroku swallowed, looking like she’d just told him she was, in fact, an alien from Mars. “Sango, babe, you don’t dance. You’ve insisted that to me about twenty-three thousand, one hundred fifty times since we got married.”

“I dance now,” she hissed, glaring over at the back of Kikyou’s head, “Right now. How else am I gonna trip this bitch and make her wipe out on the dance floor?”

“I love you so much,” Miroku said, throwing down his napkin and following her out of the booth.

Kagome gave a muted smile at Inuyasha, who in return leaned over and kissed her. “You’re still having fun, right?” he murmured, so close she could feel his breath ghosting over her lips, “I know it’s not our normal sort of date night, but I figured once in a blue moon we could be hoity-toity celebrity people, you know?”

“It is fun,” she insisted, brushing his bangs out of his face lovingly. “I promise I’m having a great time.”

He didn’t look certain, and she knew he was worried. It was adorable. He was such a teddy bear underneath it all.

“I was gonna ask you to dance, of course,” he said, flicking his head back toward the dance floor behind them, “but I’m sure you don’t want to open that whole can of worms, right?”

“That can of worms was never fully closed in the first place,” Kagome said, once again letting herself settle against his shoulder, “I don’t know if it ever will be. Things are rarely ever that simple in the real world. Life isn’t a blockbuster movie.”

Inuyasha seemed to have no real reply to that, because he just kissed the top of her head and raised his glass to take another sip.

And for some reason, when Kagome saw the glum expression on his face that he was trying so desperately to hide for her sake, she felt her resolve turn to steel once again.

She nudged him, and he nearly choked on an ice cube.

“Oops, sorry!” She couldn’t help the laugh as she reached up with a napkin to wipe the whiskey off his chin.

“What gives?” he grumbled, “Trying to kill me, I see.”

“No, I don’t have any extra life insurance on you. Well, actually, the one policy we do have is more than enough. I could live for the rest of my days quite comfortably. Hey, let’s go dance!”

“Very funny.”

“I’m serious, let’s fucking do it.”

Inuyasha quirked an eyebrow at her. He wasn’t buying what she was selling, clearly. “You know she’s going to see us and try to make a thing of it,” he said slowly, “Why give her the opportunity?”

“I have a plan. One that doesn’t involve tripping her, as tempting as Sango’s idea was.”

“Babe, I know you’re on a mission from Satan right now,” Miroku said softly into her ear, “but could you at least stop with that terrifying expression on your face? And also maybe look at me instead, so we can enjoy our romantic dance and you won’t keep stomping all over my feet with those spike heels.”

Sango blinked away from where she was glaring daggers at Kikyou over Miroku’s shoulder and looked up at him with a raised eyebrow. “I’m just marking the territory here.”

“That makes it sound like you’re a dog going to the - “

“Houshi?”

“Yes, Mrs. Houshi?”

“Shut up.”

“Okay, but you’re getting twirled in three, two, one…”

“Wait, what?” Sango stumbled as he sent her spinning under his arm. “Houshi, cut it out, I’m trying to be intimidating here!” She caught herself roughly using his arms to brace herself and resumed her death glare over his shoulder. “Oh, good, she saw me. I want her to know we know she knows we’re here.”

“Run that last sentence by me again?” Miroku sighed, leaning in to plant a quick kiss on his wife’s temple.

“I said I want her to know we know she knows - oh, never mind.” Sango’s mind was clearly elsewhere, but she still leaned forward for another kiss even as she kept her eyes on Kikyou across the dance floor. It’s my animal magnetism, Miroku thought with a smirk. She can’t resist me even now. I am a god among men.

Before Miroku had the chance to whisper something filthy into her ear, her grip on his shoulder suddenly tightened painfully. “Hoooooly shit,” she whispered, pressing her cheek to his, “Kagome and Inuyasha are coming to dance.”

“This should be good.”

“How is this possibly good?”

“Maybe Kagome will punch her like she punched you that one time.”

From his vantage point he could see her ears turn a little pink. “You promised you’d never mention that again, asshole.”

“You know I love you, right?” he laughed.

“I know, dammit. You still suck, though.”

Kagome and Inuyasha had taken a place next to them, in full view of Kikyou. Sango glanced across the floor again, and she could swear she saw Kikyou’s eyes light up even as she pretended to be entirely focused on the poor bastard she’d conned into thinking she was a nice person.

“You guys know she sees you, right?” Sango whispered at them.

“Who cares,” said Kagome dreamily, gazing up at her much-taller husband as he pulled her closer.

“Let her see,” Inuyasha said, clearly on the same page.

Sure enough, Kikyou was starting to be more obvious as she kept her eyes on the couple, even craning her neck around to avoid breaking the gaze a few times.

“What’s she doing?” Miroku asked, still facing away from the entire scene.

“She’s sweating,” Sango said, “She can’t stand it.”

“Ten-four. Okay, twirling again, three, two - “

“Houshi, not again - “

“One!”

“Dammit, you are the worst when I’m trying to concentrate!”

The song ended, and all the dancers on the floor paused to applaud the band, who took a brief bow and waved their thanks before breaking into a faster, swing-style number.

It seemed Kikyou was relishing the growing whispers and points from the rest of the clubgoers, and the opportunity was too hard to pass up, so she steered her poor date closer. Close enough to where they were dancing right beside Kagome and Inuyasha.

The targets in question, however, were pointedly ignoring her. They were spinning around quickly, Kagome’s movements a little clumsy and inexperienced, Inuyasha being the stalwart teacher and helping her through it. They were laughing and happy and clearly lost in each other’s eyes. It was a true Hallmark moment. The stuff of greeting cards and terribly-plotted Christmas movies.

“They are so fucking cute, by the way,” she whispered into Miroku’s ear.

“You say that all the time.”

“It’s true, though. Oh, god, here she goes.” Sango couldn’t help it, she stopped still and quit her imitation of dancing altogether.

There was a thumping sound as Miroku stumbled. “Really, Sango?”

“Shhhh!” She held tightly onto him.

“Kagome?”

Kagome fought back the snort of laughter. Here we go. She sent Inuyasha a wink, and he smirked.

They both kept dancing, and Inuyasha twirled her around to face Kikyou for just a moment before spinning her back inward toward him.

Kikyou stood there, exuding an aura of meek kindness and humility, clasping her hands in front of her with an overjoyed smile on her face.

“I didn’t expect to see you here,” she said, blinking innocently, “I’ve missed you.”

Kagome didn’t answer, just kept looking up into her husband’s face with a fond smile.

“I get asked about you two all the time.” Kikyou kept plugging away. “I always tell people that I’m so happy for you both. And for your two kids. I’d love to meet them someday.”

There was an angry flash in Inuyasha’s eyes at the mention of Axel and Mimi, and Kagome quelled it by leaning up to kiss him. Then she craned her neck to glance at Kikyou.

“Nope!” she said brightly.

Kikyou’s smiling facade slipped only briefly before she recovered. “Are we really going to keep this going forever, Kagome? Mom wouldn’t be happy that you’re being so unforgiving. No matter what, we’re still family.”

Kagome grinned even wider. “Nope!”

Inuyasha pressed his lips together to keep from laughing as he pulled her closer again.

Kikyou’s smile faded for real this time. “I just want a relationship with you two, whatever it might be. And with your beautiful children.”

Of course you do. You want to play the doting aunt, the martyr of a failed relationship who was magnanimous enough to bury the hatchet. In full view of the paparazzi cameras, of course.

“Nope!”

“So it’s like that.” Kikyou apparently was going to try for the pity route now. She closed her eyes sadly, heaving a gentle sigh. “Well, I can at least give you my number, and you can call me if you ever change your mind.”

Inuyasha pulled Kagome over the crook of his arm and dipped her low, leaning over her body to come face-to-face with Kikyou. The first time they’d been face-to-face since...well, Kagome couldn’t remember, but it was definitely before she and Inuyasha had gotten married eight years ago.

He gave Kikyou his best, most charming smile, the smile that Kagome had witnessed firsthand sending a crowd of fangirls into shrieks and fainting spells. Kikyou’s sadness faded immediately, as her public moods seemed to do all too often, and she smiled warmly back.

Can’t appeal to me so you’re gonna try my husband instead. Classy.

Inuyasha kept the smile going for another few seconds, and then opened his mouth to speak. Kikyou seemed to visibly hold her breath, sure that her charms were working.

“Nope.” And the smile widened into a perhaps-overly-satisfied grin.

The hopeful, beaming look on Kikyou’s lovely face once again was wiped away. All the friendly facade was gone, and her face pinched in anger.

“Fine. Enjoy your life with my husband, Kagome.”

Inuyasha gave an exaggerated expression of confusion as he looked down at Kagome. “Um,” he called after Kikyou’s quickly retreating back, “I’m her husband.” He touched the tip of his finger to Kagome’s nose, and she burst into laughter. He followed suit, still looking bewildered.

“No, but really,” he said through his laughter, looking down at her from his far greater height, “I did marry you, right? I’m not just dreaming, or high, or drunk, or - “

“You married me,” Kagome said with a loving smile.

“Thank god. She just called me her fucking husband and I thought maybe all of the last eight years had been some sort of weird perfect dream.”

“She wanted the movie star,” Kagome said, leaning up to kiss him, “I wanted the man.”

“Sango, babe, you gotta stand up, I can’t hold you up much longer!”

“HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA - “

Oh god, Miroku thought, struggling to pull his wife to her feet as she doubled over in loud, obnoxious laughter, they broke her. She broke.

“I’m gonna be so sore in the morning,” Kagome whispered as she gently kicked off her high heels, “How you manage to walk around in these every day will always mystify me, Sango.”

“Pain is weakness leaving the body,” Sango whispered back, though Kagome didn’t miss the happy sigh she gave when her bare feet were planted firmly on the tile floor.

“What time is it, Inuyasha?” Kagome leaned back into her husband’s chest, now once again a full head shorter than him.

He checked his Rolex. “Three am.”

“Everyone’s probably asleep, then. I’m sure Kanna and Kohaku are too. I guess it all went alright here?”

Inuyasha smirked as he glanced around the dimly-lit living room. “I don’t see anything on fire,” he said, “Small victories.”

“I’m beat,” Miroku mumbled, “Where are you putting us up for the night?”

“East wing, anywhere,” Kagome replied. “Find a bedroom. They’re all ready to go.”

“Why you people need this many rooms in a house with five people in it, I’ll never know.”

“So we can host freeloaders like you,” Inuyasha retorted, his hand reaching around Kagome’s shoulder to tuck her hair behind her ear.

“Ah, that’s fair.” Miroku slipped an arm around Sango’s waist and bent to lift her in his arms, bridal-style. She clearly wasn’t ready for it and let out a squeak of surprise, fighting him off. “Ow, Sango, ow, ow, please stop, my back isn’t what it used to be and you’re making this harder - “

“Put me down, Houshi! What the hell are you thinking?” Sango was obviously still trying very hard to whisper.

“It’s Valentine’s Day. Gotta be all romantic and shit. Gotta seduce you. Are you seduced yet?”

“Oh for fuck’s sake - “

“Just let me do this, please. If I put you down now it’ll be like I gave up.”

“...Fine.”

Kagome bit her lip, fighting back even more laughter as Sango gave an embarrassed little half-wave over Miroku’s shoulder, and they disappeared down the hallway.

“He knows how big our house is, right?” Kagome leaned back and whispered out of the corner of her mouth.

“He’ll remember in a few seconds.” Inuyasha flashed that trademark smirk of his once again. “Well, now I feel like I should carry you to our bedroom. Because it’s farther. And I want to win.”

Kagome snorted. “Let’s do it.”

He bent to lift her, but she shrugged out of his grasp and ducked around behind him, jumping onto his back and linking her arms around his shoulders.

“I know I always say this,” he said with a laugh as they started down the hall toward the master bedroom, “but I’m so glad you’re a shrimp of a human being.”

They passed through the threshold and closed the door, and then he paused, facing their bed with her still linked around his back. Kagome was just about to try and lower herself into a standing position when suddenly, Inuyasha bent forward at the waist, using his hands to flip her over his head and onto the bedspread. “SUPLEX!”

Kagome shrieked with laughter as she landed in an unceremonious heap on the soft bed covers. “Now I know where Axel gets it! It wasn’t Ayame corrupting him at all, it was his dad the whole time!”

Inuyasha smirked at her devilishly as he slid onto the bed after her, crouching over her, his lips just brushing hers. “At least I didn’t throw you into a wall.”

“If you did I would destroy you.”

“Oh, I’m scared.”

“I’m serious,” she said, leaning up to give him a kiss even as she was still shaking with laughter, “I’m talking scorched earth. Not even a body to bury.”

He took her face in both hands and pulled her in to deepen the kiss, and she tangled her fingers in his long silvery hair.

“Happy Valentine’s Day, Kiddo,” he murmured when they parted to catch their breath.

“Happy Valentine’s Day, Jerkface.”

“Dad,” Axel said at breakfast the next morning, “Did the Purry-tans really kill a lot of witches?”

The crowded breakfast table all paused mid-bite, except for Kanna, naturally, and Inuyasha nearly choked into his morning coffee.

“The who, honey?” Kagome asked, gently brushing an affectionate hand over her son’s hair.

“The Purry-tans. Like in the movie.”

Inuyasha gave a pointed gaze down to the other end of the table, where Kanna was on her third bowl of Froot Loops cereal and showed no signs of stopping anytime soon. Miroku and Sango and Kagome all exchanged wide-eyed glances.

“What movie?” Inuyasha asked, still giving Kanna the stare-down of the century.

“‘The Crucible,’” Kanna replied matter-of-factly, “You said nothing scary, so I went with educational instead.”

“Aren’t people shown being executed in that movie?”

“Yes,” Kanna said, as next to her, Kohaku looked about ready to slide under the table in mortification, “Just as they were in the historical record.”

“So it really did happen?” Axel asked insistently. “It seems like an awful way to die.”

“It was indeed,” Kanna answered him. “A great injustice, in my opinion.”

Inuyasha planted both elbows on the table and smushed his hands over his face, mumbling something that sounded like “God dammit, Kanna.”

“What did you say, Dad?”

“N-Nothing. Finish your breakfast, kid.”

THAT’S IT! Hope you like it Lia! <3 Also tagging @dyaz-stories because she also was a very faithful and amazing follower of this story. I don’t know who else to tag because honestly I don’t actually know if any of the rest of y’all have read it lol OH ALSO @cstorm86 I SAW THAT YOU READ IT TOO

[officialinuyasha]

Rumiko Takahashi new releases to promote Yashahime. This one is about Tenseiga.

How Sesshoumaru changed after receiving Tenseiga.

They include some manga chapters about Tenseiga. Maybe commentary. We'll see what it's about.

In the past we've had these big books before.

"InuYasha and Kagome" "Sesshoumaru VS InuYasha"

But these are new versions plus more subjects like Naraku, Sango and Kohaku (Demon Slaying)

They're over 200 pages

They're great for referencing on subjects when asked about questions. Then you don't have to go through volumes.