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[daddywright]

Hey there Jazz. I'm such a big fan. Pressure verse remains one of my fave fics ever. I've always been curious about how you portray and see Phoenix. Is it something unique on Pressure verse that Phoenix lies so bad that anyone close to him can read him easily? Versus Canon that many people either have him that he's just good at hiding his thoughts because the game just expresses to players his thoughts? Or he is still the same emotional man but is so awkward and his acting in theater makes him good at pretending? Because he's so evasive about anything himself. Pssst. Any also any hint of next update? Hehehe.

Hi hi!

Wow, so I had to take a second to think about this question. In its DNA, Pressureverse is a 'In Want of a Nail' story - the joke of 'what if Phoenix got therapy post-Dahlia' explored with narrative consequences. As a result, the Phoenix that takes shape over the course of the adjusted plot is one that-- while certainly not smoothed of character flaw or mentally prime lol-- has learned that even if he doesn't believe that his troubles or concerns should be shared (for arrogant or trauma-related reasons), he has learned that he likes and needs the support he receives from other people who take notice. In a way, the joke about his being a bad liar is evidence to progress in his relationships that diverges meaningfully from canon. He's a character that's not capable or willing to ask for help in many ways, but in Pressureverse, at least, he's begun to "telegraph" through chosen lies when he has needs. It's a changed indicator of his mental health, but it's a character flaw I gave him intentionally, because to make Phoenix a "bad liar" was an indirect way of writing the other characters-- particularly female characters-- as BETTER listeners. A lot of characters in Ace Attorney often share one major trait, and that's perception/emotional sensitivity, but only when narratively convenient for a video game sometimes. But in writing, or in Pressure at least, the key relationship is Phoenix and Maya's. Phoenix is a frequent liar who IS capable of lying well, but to people who know him, even when he's not half-assing it, they would learn to pick up on it. Why wouldn't Maya be sensitive over time to who he is, and when he's struggling?

Basically, Phoenix being a "bad liar" is a trait that is altogether a bit, intentional character development/canon divergence, and biased based on the POV character of the chapter. (Ex. Characters like Edgeworth and Klavier wouldn't describe him as a bad liar, but a lot of the other more sensitive characters in his life would!)

Sorry for how lengthy this was! As for an update, I'd cross my fingers for after the holidays... right now, I'm working on a Metal Gear Solid fic ;)

[littlestuffstohide]

U say ur ao3 is under the same name but looking it up doesn’t show anything ? :(

My account is little stuffs. Sorry for the confusion. I'll add a link there. I have a few persona fics. Link to my ao3 is here.

[eien-no-basho]

Chapter 38: Of Fire and the Future is now finally live! Thank you all for your patience and encouragement!

Find it: here on FF.net or here on A03

If you’d like to support the story and its humble author, you can Buy me a Coffee ! Any and all support is greatly appreciated and immensely helpful!

Story Summary: When a twist of fate brings the common-born priestess Kagome to serve Inuyasha, Divine Emperor of Japan, will she be able to help him claim his place on the throne and bring order to their country? Or will court intrigues and their own burgeoning feelings tear the two and their nation apart? A historical romance set in Japan’s Heian Era.

-Winner of Best Alternate Universe Fiction in the Feudal Association. March 2008-

-Winner Best Characterization (Kikyou) in IYFG First Quarter 2008-

-Winner Best Alternate Universe Fiction in IYFG First Quarter 2008-

-Winner 2nd Place Best Drama Fiction in the Feudal Association. December 2009-

-Winner 2nd Place Best Alternate Universe Fiction in the Feudal Association. December 2010-

-Nominated Best Characterization: Kagome, Best Alternate Universe, and Best Multi-Chaptered Fiction 4th Quarter 2010 IYFG-

-Winner Best Inuyasha/Kagome Romance Fiction in the Feudal Association June 2011-

-Winner Best AU/AR Fiction in the Feudal Association June 2011-

-Winner Best Characterization: Inuyasha and Best AR/AU Fiction December 2011 in the Feudal Association-

-Winner Best Characterization: Miroku, Best IY/Kag Romance, and Best AR/AU Fiction 3rd Quarter 2011 IYFG-

-Nominated Best of 2011: Best Drama, Best Multi-Chapter, Best Romance Inu/Kag, Best Characterization, and Best AU/AR in the IYFG

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[clearwillow]

Mating Fever - Chapter 5's illustration. Some MirSan as the feature this time! It's been a subtle pattern with the last few, but I wanted to try to highlight a character or set of characters that I'm drawing more of in a given chapter.

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[omgitscharlie]

For HTLB, we had a bit of info on Inuyasha's side. Do we also get to explore Kagome's side? With him evebtually visiting Kagome's family? Hahaha.

Oh yes! 100%! I had actually planned to have him meet her family sooner and have written part of it out already, so I’ll definitely be popping it in somewhere! So, yes. He will absolutely be meeting her family and you all know mama Higurashi is going to be just as obsessed with his ears as her daughter is lmfao. That’ll be a trip for him, I’m sure. 

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[phoenix-downer]

I was just doing a comparison. I wonder if it's just me or just Sora? In the beginning of Kh3, you see Sora wearing his old clothes. His crown necklace is long, esp the chain. After changing clothes, did the chain get shorter or is it his sleeveless shirt, the cut is lower, assuming his outfit in kh2 has a higher cut on his neck? I'm confused and I suck in how I say it in english.

No, I get what you’re saying! 

I think it’s because of the character renders/character designs for each game. They’re meant to show that Sora’s growing older, and as he does, he’s getting bigger and taller. The necklace hasn’t changed size; he has. It used to fall really low on his chest, and the bigger he gets the shorter it looks, not because it’s getting smaller, but because he’s getting taller and his chest is getting broader.

His shirts also get progressively lower cut, too, till he’s rocking a v-neck in KH3. I’d have to look closer at the scenes again in KH3, but it matches pretty well with the renders and character art for him in past games, and it sounds like the beginning of KH3 was trying to be consistent with that. Even if it doesn’t necessarily make sense for him to suddenly gain a bunch of muscle like that unless Herc really helped him buff up which hey, completely possible! He did want to get his lost strength back...

Taking a closer look at some character art and renders, in KH1, the necklace falls nearly halfway down his chest and rests flat because he’s still on the scrawny side. His shirt/onesie thing is also pretty high cut.

In KH2 the necklace seems a little higher up, and he has more muscle definition. The necklace still lies pretty flat though, and his shirt shows slightly more of his neck but not much:

Similar thing for this early KH3 render of him in his KH2 costume:

And in KH3 the muscles in his chest are more clearly defined, and his necklace is no longer lying flat. I think that’s partly why it looks so much shorter - it can’t hang flat anymore because his pecs are stopping it from doing so. And he is now rocking the v-neck:

So, uh, in-universe conclusion is that his new wardrobe shows how much Hercules helped him buff up? Looking at the KH2 costume and KH3 costume renders for KH3, though, the necklace doesn’t actually look too different in terms of length. It’s more that he looks more muscular in his KH3 costume render than he is in his KH2 costume render.

Hope that answers your question! Thanks for the ask :)

[creative-hanyou-girl]

Moroha: Daughter of Twisted Time (Yashahime-Rewrite)

Bullet point Yashahime ideas inspired by @loveyou-x3000 and their Yashahime bullet points!!! I wrote these down last night, and I thought it'd be cool to write my ideas down in the spell-book like journal/sketchbook instead of typing them up on Tumblr. Mostly because these ideas are out of order and are simply possible aspects of my rewrite that might not even make in the final product, if I even ever decide to actually write a Yashahime rewrite. Plus, I just wanted an excuse to actually use and show off my spell-book okay!?

Also just realized I wrote this stuff down just in time for the HNY-is-Over-Party!!!!!! Sorry if the writing gets hard to make out; zoom into the photos for better quality.

So that's what I have so far! The ideas that end with ??? are ideas that I'm not sure if I want to include, or there are alternate ideas that I'm considering as opposed to the written idea. For example, while I don't dislike the Sesshomaru twins, I'm unsure if I even want them in my rewrite or if I want to combine them to make 1 character.

When I have a more determined and clear idea of where I want my rewrite to go, I will actually post bullet points that are typed out so that you guys can actually see what I'm thinking of doing. I'm not making any promises that I will actually write a fanfic for this rewrite, but I just wanted to got ahead and write down ideas so that I have at least a blueprint that I can go ahead and reference if I do sit down and write a full story.

I'm hesitant because, apart from school, life, and writing The Witch's Daughter, I'm worried of making the same mistakes sunrise did in regards to overpowering and mary-suing the next generation characters, particularly the Shessomaru twins (which is why I'm on the fence about including them at all), and I'm just concerned having too big a cast of characters will be overwhelming. If any of you guys can help me figure out how to do multiple characterizations, please advise me!

I'll also be posting drawings I've done for my personal post-canon InuKag family that feature my own InuKag kid OC, Katsumi, for the HNY-is-Over-Party later on as well, so keep an eye out for that if your interested!

Sorry if this post was long, I just felt like I needed to explain some things. If I do end up writing this rewrite into a fanfic, it'll most like be after I've completed or at least almost completed The Witch's Daughter. Only time will tell, I guess (no pun intended).

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[lemonlushff-iy]

A Brand New Ride: NOW LIVE!!

For @mamabearcat!! I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE AN AMAZING ANGEL, AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE’RE ALL HERE FOR YOU AND ALSO PROUD OF YOU FOR DOING EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO, AND DOING IT WITH GRACE AND AMAZINGNESS!!! THIS FANDOM WOULDN’T BE THE SAME WITHOUT YOU AND I HOPE THIS PUTS A SMILE ON YOUR FACE!!!

Special thanks to @clearwillow for the AMAZING art and read through... @lavendertwilight89 for the insta naming help and read through...And @dawnrider for her typical amazing “help me I can’t word” saves!!

SUMMARY: The day has finally come - Inuyasha and Kagome can finally move in together. Part of the One Last Ride universe (post canon). Adult themes mentioned, but nothing explicit. Rating is for safety. 

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And it’s been a long time since I did this...But I wanna try to start slowly easing myself back in....

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[petri808]

Hauntober prompt Raven

Inukag requested by @littlestuffstohide

As a talking bird, the raven also represents prophecy and insight...

It was no secret that Lord Inuyasha’s true success came at the hands of a beautiful, dark-haired Oracle. Her prophecies ensured battlefield wins to prosperous food yields and kept his subjects happy. Not to mention, satisfaction in other personal pleasures. She was for all purposes the mate of the dog demon king, and the only one alive who didn’t fear him.

“Stop it!” Inuyasha growls and swipes at the raven on his shoulder. “Will you get out of my hair!”

“There’s twigs in it!” She pecks and preens, fussing to get a stubborn thorny twig untangled from his long white hair.

“Gome, leave it be!” He swats a second time only to receive a harsh peck to his hand. “Bitch!”

“I’ll nip your ear next,” she retorts.

Meanwhile, his generals and advisors stand by waiting, groaning internally as the couple bicker. They were in the middle of a meeting regarding the kingdom, but could only wait for this weekly occurrence to run its course. To onlookers they sure didn’t look like a happy couple, yet these two were loyally dedicated to one another. If anyone so much as dared to look at Kagome wrong, they might meet the wrong end of Inuyasha’s sword.

“There!” Kagome drops the offending twig onto the table, then transforms from her raven form to her human state. She coyly runs her fingers over his shoulder. “Was it really so necessary to fuss when I’m trying to help you?”

“It is when I’m in the middle of a meeting.”

“My apologies,” she smiles sweetly to the attendees, more to irritate Inuyasha rather than care about what the others think.

Kouga grins and snickers. “I could take her off your hands Lord, if her feminine wiles are too difficult for you to handle.” He just loved getting on Inuyasha’s nerves.

“Bite your tongue wolf!”

Kagome holds her lover back from lashing out by wrapping her arms around his shoulders and resting her face next to his. “Tis, you,” she teases the wolf demon, “who couldn’t handle me.” Her hand smooths lazily over Inuyasha’s chest, challenging, staring the wolf down with a wicked grin, and claiming what was hers and hers alone. The man simply huffs and turns away.

Inuyasha had to admit a sense of pride swell whenever his mate held her own in such a manner, and a turn-on to see the wolf tuck tail from her jest. He places a hand overs hers. “Gome, why don’t you wait for me in our chambers while I finish this meeting.”

“As you wish, my Lord.” She places a longing kiss on his cheek then transforms and flies out of the room with a loud squawk.

While his head doesn’t move, his eyes and ears follow her, a smirk lurking at the edges of his lips just imagining what will await him in their bedroom. But his generals look knowingly amused. Inuyasha growls and slams his fist on the table.

“Make this quick boys!” I’ve got another battle to conquer.

[clearwillow]

A patron reward for @dchelyst 💙 Inuyasha with some modern haircuts!

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[keichanz]

big shout out to @littlestuffstohide for going through all of my stories posted on here and liking and reblogging and showing the love and leaving adorable little comments in the tags. i do see them and i see you boo~ thank you for reading and enjoying my stories dear! ❤️

[shnuggletea]

Chapter one is live on FF and AO3. Chapter Three will be live October 15th on Patreon!  

Synopsis: Kagome’s father passed away when she was just a child but his Shogun status still makes her a valuable bride to a Lord of lands that border their village. She isn’t given much choice but still agrees to marry the stranger so those she cares and loves would be happy and safe, taking her village under his protection in return for her hand. Lord Inuyasha Tenoe is pushed by the council into marriage, assured his new bride was an excellent choice. He has his doubts but has no choice, agreeing to the match sight unseen. All their fears and anxiety are amplified when they meet. It’s an interesting coupling to say the least.

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[dyaz-stories]

Out of The Woods — Two: Loyalty

One: Acceptance

Hey guys! Super glad you’re hyped about this story :D Here’s chapter two, based on the prompt for day two of Inukag week. Hope you’ll enjoy it, and don’t hesitate to let me know if you want to be tagged for this story!

With the exception of a part at the end of the chapter, this was again beta-read by the amazing @sweetchcolate​, thank you so much for doing it on such short notice!!

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For most people, moving through a forest in total silence was near impossible. Even if they somehow managed not to rustle any leaves, didn’t make any twig crack under their feet, and succeeded in keeping their walk light, they would scare birds or deers, or worse, attract the attention of demons.

Not only did the woman manage not to do any of that, but she made it look easy, her fluid movements a testimony to how much of a threat she was. Slipping between bushes without making a noise, she took a glance down at the lake beneath her. There, laying on a rock under the sun, was the man she was here for, completely unaware of her presence. She’d placed herself under the wind, she wasn’t making a sound— she was unnoticeable. She wished it had made her feel powerful, but it just gave her the sickening feeling of being a predator, the type that she had devoted her life to hunting.

She hesitated on the procedure to follow. She was itching to reach for the oversized boomerang strapped to her back, but if she threw it from that distance, she considered it a given that he would hear it coming and be able to dodge it. If he tried to deflect it, which was equally likely in her opinion, it could play in her favor. The Hiraikotsu, being made of the bones of demons, had many interesting properties.

She was still weighing the pros and cons when a flock of birds flew away from right above her. The demon jumped to his feet instantly, and even from this distance, she could tell he was looking in her direction and sniffing the air. She plunged behind a bush, heart hammering in her chest, hand tightening around her weapon. She was prepared for an attack, she always was, but that didn’t mean she felt no fear.

After a few moments, the demon seemed to shrug it off, and she allowed herself to take in a deep breath, before turning around slowly, a dangerous glow shining in her eyes.

Behind her, the man responsible for the previous agitation didn’t even have the decency of looking sorry. Instead, he gave her a smile, that stupidly warm smile that made her skin tingle.

“Oops?”

That was it. Having worked so hard, for so long, to keep her composure at any given second, to keep her emotions under control, meant nothing at that moment. That one word was enough to break the carefully crafted dam.

“Do you have a death wish, monk?” she hissed through gritted teeth. “What have I told you? Any mistake can cause our deaths. That man has killed and—”

“…and he will again, sure, you’ve mentioned that once or twice,” he shrugged, with that nonchalance that drove her insane. “I am afraid you have a tendency to repeat yourself, dearest Sango. However, there are demons everywhere in this forest, and they must disrupt the birds. And of course, thanks to yours truly,” he curtseyed exaggeratedly, “we are protected by a barrier. He couldn’t find us if he knew we were there for sure. Which he does not.”

At this point, Sango was starting to feel a painful migraine coming, something she had gotten a little too accustomed to since she had started to work with Miroku. At least the monk was good at what he did, but after every single job they took together, she wondered if the price to pay was really worth it.

“No, but now, he knows something’s near,” she explained, “and he’ll be suspicious.”

Miroku looked above her shoulder, down at the half-demon.

“He looks like he is sleeping. Not the most suspicious attitude, if you ask me.”

“I didn’t,” Sango replied dryly. “Because you know nothing about those things.” A glance, and her worries were confirmed. Sure, his eyes were closed, and she couldn’t see much from here, but there was a tension to his body, in his legs and shoulders, that she recognized immediately. “He knows there’s something. We need to move.”

She walked past him, and Miroku rolled his eyes when she did, struggling to follow after her. His robes weren’t adequate for this mission, and even if he tried, which, admittedly, he hadn’t been doing earlier, there was no way he could be as silent as her. Hadn’t he had his eyes on her back, he wouldn’t have known the woman was there, and she was only a couple of meters away from him.

“I don’t know why you bother. We will not have the element of surprise here. We cannot approach him without him noticing. Even with the barrier—”

“I’m aware, Miroku,” she said, waving her hand dismissively. “But that does not mean we want him to know we’re here before we’re ready to take him on.”

Hm. To be fair, that did make sense.

“The most efficient way to get there is through the river,” Sango reasoned out loud. “If we climb down, he’ll definitely hear us coming and we will be at a disadvantage. Water should cover our scents and the river should be loud enough that he won’t hear us, as long as we’re not too obvious about it. Of course, he’ll know as soon as we enter the basin, but that is the best we can manage. Think you can handle it?”

Miroku nodded, determination steeling his face, and Sango almost sighed in relief. When he took things seriously, which did not happen often, he was capable of being very efficient. He was easily distracted even then, sure, but his talents allowed him to make him through almost any situation. As long as no beautiful woman entered his sight line, they should be good. He became simply unbearable when he was around women.

“Sango, I’m sure I have mentioned this already, but did you know you truly have the most marvelous a—”

“You’ve seen the Hiraikotsu tear through thousands of demons, monk. What makes you think your skull stands a better chance?”

The dangerous edge in her tone didn’t go unnoticed, and Miroku chose to stay quiet after that. It was no doubt the smartest choice here, but it almost pained him not to voice his thoughts out loud.

She had the most marvelous ass he’d ever seen.

Inuyasha laid peacefully by the lake, one feet casually moving in the water, enjoying the sun. Today had been a good day so far. There were left over fruits from the day before, which meant he didn’t have to go out early for breakfast, and had been able to stay a little longer in the cabin that was now filled with Kagome’s scent, something he fiercely refused to admit he enjoyed as much as he did.

Kagome had stuck around for a while after that, and he appreciated her presence by his side. She had taken to weaving straw to try and make mattresses for the two of them. It was far from being her specialty, and the process was slow, but he liked that she was doing it. It meant — it had to mean — that she was planning on staying after all, right?

As always, the activity had started out real quiet, and then, after a while, she hadn’t been able to stop herself from talking. He enjoyed watching how long she managed to hold on until she finally gave in. He wasn’t the biggest fan of her chatter, but he did like her voice, liked how natural it was, how it made him feel. It was really— it was a really normal activity, wasn’t it? If he’d lived in the village, he would probably get in those types of conversations. He wouldn’t like it all that much, but it wasn’t unpleasant to think about every once in a while.

They’d eaten together, and he’d entertained her when she had asked him questions about the forest. She treaded carefully when it came to his past, and it was almost funny to watch her try her damn best to be as sensitive as possible. She’d left not long after, climbing up a part of the basin that formed an admittedly unpractical staircase, and he’d enjoyed his peace and quiet since then.

Well. Somewhat.

It wasn’t like he missed her when she was gone, but things were a little too quiet ‘round here when she wasn’t there.

His eyes snapped open at a whistling sound and he jumped to the side, just in time to avoid the huge, white object that had been hurled at him. Up in the air, he identified it as a boomerang. His mind started to piece together what was happening: the object had to have been thrown by someone, someone that he needed to locate real fast unless he wanted to—

Something hit him in the back, knocking him into the lake.

“Fuck!” a woman’s voice yelled as he pierced the surface.

Under the water, Inuyasha snarled, struggling furiously to get rid of the projectile that was sending jolts of electricity through his entire body. The feeling wasn’t unlike the first time he’d met Kagome, or what Kikyo’d do if she thought he was getting too close, in the beginning, and for one terrifying second, he wondered if he’d been betrayed.

But the power diminished and, once it was exhausted, the object fell down into the water. The thought vanished from his mind, leaving him with only one concern: how to survive in this situation.

“We can’t let him leave our sight, monk!” the voice hissed angrily above him, further confirming his opponents were unknown.

“Apologies, Sango dearest,” a man said, voice deep and even, “though considering what I hit him with, I doubt he’ll be able to do much when he comes out.”

Did he really believe that? Hah. He wouldn’t know what hit him.

“Yeah, yeah. Just be ready.”

The woman didn’t sound as confident as the man, Inuyasha noted, but he did have the advantage now. They didn’t know where he was, and they thought him to be diminished. He didn’t stop to think about what was going on, or why they were there. All that mattered now was to make use of that advantage, and he intended to do just that.

He darted out of the water in their direction, unable to locate them precisely without his senses.

Everything happened in a second. The air around the pair crackled with reiki, then shattered, and the black-haired man fell back with a grunt, but Inuyasha only had eyes for the woman. His claws were just about to tear into her when the boomerang appeared between them, seemingly out of nowhere. He met her dark eyes, where he didn’t find any particular emotion. No anger, no hatred. Just determination.

He hit the boomerang, and it was like he had just ran into a wall. The force of the impact sent him flying back a few meters. When he landed, he was disoriented, and his entire arm felt numb. He wasn’t too worried abut any injury, but it meant he couldn’t risk getting in contact with her weapon again. That wasn’t good.

She flexed her hands, and he knew she was itching to attack. Still, she wasted precious seconds to glance at her companion.

“Everything okay, Miroku?”

The mask covering her mouth made her voice sound hollow, yet Inuyasha could hear worry breaking through. It left a bitter taste on his tongue. It was easy to imagine the people who hunt him as mindless, emotionless assholes. Knowing they did have those feelings, were capable of concern for others and just— just denied it to him… That was difficult.

The man grunted in reply, pushing himself up with the help of his staff.

“The ofuda should have taken him down,” he commented, panting. “Something’s wrong there, Sango.”

“Not for long,” she replied, narrowing her eyes at Inuyasha.

“I’m not sure—”

But she was running already. And Inuyasha was ready for her.

She swung the boomerang in front of her, and he dodged out of the way, just out of reach. As expected, she lost her balance when the huge weapon didn’t hit him. He grabbed her arm, pulling her forward, and punched, hard, in her stomach. There was a muffled groan and she fell to her knees, propping herself up with the weapon she hadn’t let go of.

Inuyasha wasn’t done. He tore the boomerang out of her hands, throwing it to the side. He noted how heavy for him, and he suspected there was something magical at play, but that was not a consideration he could waste time on right now. With a powerful kick, he threw her back to the man she had come with.

She got up almost immediately, supported by the monk. Clearly, she had fighting experience.

Again. Not good.

“Together,” she said, voice strained with pain.

Without exchanging a word, they charged, and Inuyasha knew he was in deep shit. On their own, he was pretty sure he could take them. Right now, though, even as he got in fighting position, he could see her drawing a dagger, and he knew that between his ofudas and her attacks, he likely wouldn’t stand a chance.

There was only one thing he could think of.

He was about to dig his claws in his chest to draw blood when the ground between him and the pair exploded. Reiki crackled in the air, a feeling that was starting to get a little too familiar — but didn’t hurt him.

“Step back!” Kagome’s voice shouted from behind him.

She was unbelievably relieved when they obeyed her, coughing and raising their hands defensively. Reiki couldn’t have hurt them too bad, but its energy was based on intention, and she certainly intended for it to be an unpleasant experience. Right now, though, all she wanted to do was check on Inuyasha.

She ran to him, heart hammering in her chest, and missed the incredulity in his eyes when her hands cradled his face as she tried to find any injury.

“Are you okay?” she asked.

“K— ‘m fine,” he said, wrapping his fingers around her wrists in a surprisingly gentle motion.

He brought her hands down, but didn’t let go of her wrist. It was small and fragile in his hand, and yet it gave him some— some comfort. Her soft skin, her warmth… He liked it. His jaw tensed when she moved, but when she took his hand in hers, squeezing it briefly, he felt fear draining out of him.

With her by his side, he could take on anything.

He stepped in front of her in a protective manner and glared at the two, who were staring at her in disbelief.

“I’m giving you one chance to get the fuck out of my sight,” he growled.

That was dangerous and stupid. They could tell anyone where he lived, and there was no way that would end well for him — and Kagome. At best, they’d have to move, if she was willing to go through the trouble . At worse, he’d be killed, and she’d go back to the village.

He wondered if that was the worse case scenario for her as well.

“There has been a mistake,” the man said.

The woman nodded, still staring at Kagome. Lifting her hands, she removed the mask, and took a deep breath when it fell off.

“We were told you’d murdered two priestesses,” she stated bluntly, turning her eyes to Inuyasha. “We were here to stop you, but clearly…”

“Don’t know how to make your research?” he mocked her, though the sentence had felt like a punch to the gut.

The woman seemed annoyed, but she still averted her eyes. Shame burned her cheeks. Demon slayers didn’t make that kind of mistake. They were supposed to be better than that, better than all the stupid mercenaries and warrior monks who only acted out of hatred. They only knew how to negotiate with demons, only killed when they had to. The murder of an innocent human was generally the line not to cross. The fact that one priestess was still alive was a pretty big sign that she’d fucked up, but it didn’t mean he was innocent.

“It means you’ve only murdered one priestess,” she bit back. “That’s one too many.”

Inuyasha stepped forward, a mix of anger, pain and tension shooting through his body. In that moment, he wanted nothing more than to tear out the bitch’s throat.

“He didn’t kill Kikyo.”

Kagome’s voice froze him on the spot. The woman’s eyes turned towards her, a deep frown in her expression.

“And how would you know?”

Despite what the man had said, she had done her research. The second priestess, Kagome, the one who had gotten lost in the forest and whose body hadn’t been found, had arrived months after the death of the first one. There was no way for her to have that information.

“Inuyasha told me. I believe him.”

Inuyasha exhaled a shaky breath. Kagome’s words — there was no explaining why they made him feel so much better. He shouldn’t give a fuck whether or not he was believed. Knowing he was telling the truth should have been enough on its own, and yet… And yet they gave him a relief he had never thought he would get.

Sango stared at the priestess as Miroku’s earlier words came back to her. He was correct, something was wrong there. Not just because she was here and alive, but because Inuyasha was clearly a half-demon, and not a demon. A very powerful one, sure, but anyone with any knowledge on demon would have identified him as such.

“May I ask what you’re doing there, Lady Kagome?” Miroku enquired calmly from behind her.

Kagome jumped. She had almost forgotten the woman’s companion, who had only stood there, silently observing for the past few minutes.

“They told you my name?” she asked.

“They did,” he replied with a nod. “They explained to us that you had disappeared in the forest, and that they assumed you had been killed by—” He gestured at Inuyasha. “—by the forest’s god, who they suspected to actually be a demon, but that they had not found a body. We were to bring them your remains back, if we found them.”

Kagome clenched her fists, gripping Inuyasha’s hand as tight as she could, but the half-demon didn’t say anything about it. Her strength was nothing to him, and if it could give her any form of comfort… He was happy to be there for her.

She was shaking with anger when she managed to open her mouth.

“They sacrificed me. They decided that to appease the forest’s god, he needed a— They called me a virgin sacrifice. I can’t imagine they expected me to come back but— Even if they did, why should I?”

Even as she spoke, there was a twinge of guilt in her stomach. Maybe they needed her. There could be people who needed her remedies, her knowledge, people who had no involvement with what had happened to her, who didn’t deserve to die because of those actions.

Inuyasha’s thumb gently stroke her hand twice. The movement was brief, barely perceivable, and when she glanced at him, he wasn’t looking at her.

But it helped. Kagome took a steadying breath, and focused back on the two others. This time, they looked genuinely uncomfortable.

“I’m sorry,” the man said. “We made a mistake in targeting you, and it seems we were fed lies in order to kill you. If you want us to, we can take you back to the village. We can make sure something like that will never happen to you again.”

Kagome didn’t have to think before she shook her head.

“I don’t want to go back,” she said.

Her voice somewhat lacked resolve, some of her doubts permeating through it, but it was her decision nonetheless. She wasn’t changing her mind. Not yet.

“I don’t like what’s going on here,” the woman commented. “Your name is Inuyasha?”

“Got a problem with it?”

“Why would that first priestess say you’d killed her if you didn’t?”

Inuyasha removed his hand from Kagome’s to ball it into a fist. There was no way the woman knew anything about him and Kikyo. She couldn’t know that he’d sooner take a reiki shot through the heart than to think about it, or that he would have died a thousand times before laying a finger on her. She hadn’t said it to hurt him.

It still felt like someone had replaced his blood with ice.

“How should I know?”

He’d tried to sound angry, uncaring, biting, but his mouth was dry and it hurt to speak. Kagome gave him a worried look and her heart squeezed in her chest. Inuyasha shut down whenever she tried to bring Kikyo up, but she knew how much pain it brought to him, and she hated it. He had helped her so much since she’d arrived — she wanted to be able to share his burden, to help him, even if only a little.

“She’s not wrong,” she said softly. “There is something weird here. It makes no sense that they would call you after sacrificing me. If the goal was to get rid of Inuyasha— why wouldn’t they do it sooner? They didn’t have a priestess for months.”

The woman nodded.

“My thoughts exactly. Did you notice anything suspicious while you were there?”

Behind her, Miroku grinned. Unlike him, Sango was always straight to the point, hated any unnecessary nonsense when she was working. He found it to be extremely endearing.

Kagome shook her head in reply.

“I wasn’t there very long. I can’t imagine much gets past Mo, so start with him, maybe? I thought we got along fine, but in the end—”

She cleared her throat. She didn’t like to think about that night.

“Thank you,” the slayer said. “We will.”

Sango didn’t add anything, but she did promise herself that she would get to the bottom of this. She didn’t have much to go on yet, but her instincts were screaming at her. They were telling her that Kagome was right, that Inuyasha hadn’t killed Kikyo, and they were telling her that she had fucked up here. Badly. She knew she wouldn’t be comfortable with herself until she had made things right.

“It was an impressive shot you took back then,” Miroku said, voice light, and it was like weight fell off her shoulders. She often complained about his small talk, but sometimes, when her thoughts were that dark, she was so thankful for it. In those moments, she felt that the good things about him definitely outweighed the bad. “A reiki shot that precise without a bow and arrow, and with a demon standing in the way… That was good.”

Kagome let out a tense chuckle.

“Thank you. I didn’t think much about it. I could feel you charging your ofudas, and even if Inuyasha’s a half-demon, I thought— I thought it was the only thing to do.”

“Quick thinking,” he complimented her. “I cannot believe I have failed to introduce myself. I am Miroku.”

“Kagome,” she smiled. “But you know that already.”

Much to her surprise, Miroku grabbed her hand and brought it to his lips.

“Lady Kagome,” he said, “it is an absolute pleasure to meet you. If I may, you look simply divine and—”

A low growl started coming out of Inuyasha’s throat just as Sango smack the back of his head with her boomerang.

“Hands off,” Inuyasha snarled.

“Sorry about that,” the slayer said, pulling Miroku back. “I’m Sango, by the way. We’ll let you know if we find out anything. And— Sorry about… All of that. The Hiraikotsu,” she tapped her weapon, “shouldn’t leave lasting damage.”

“Can I not at least say goodbye to the wonderful Lady Kagome?” Miroku protested weakly.

“Fuck off,” Inuyasha growled.

Sango didn’t even bother trying to reply, simply dragging him behind her.

“C’mon, monk. Let’s find out what’s wrong in this village.”

Neither Inuyasha nor Kagome moved until the two were out of sight. When they finally disappeared, Kagome let out a long breath.

“Are you hurt?” she asked, turning to face Inuyasha.

He looked away. Having so much of her attention on him, it made him feel— weird. Not necessarily in a bad way, but he still didn’t know how to handle it.

“’m good.”

“She said her weapon shouldn’t cause lasting damage, so clearly, you’ve been—”

“Drop it.”

“Just let me help, Inuyasha, I can—”

“I said I’m fine, dammit! Why would you care so much anyway?”

“Because I’m worried about you!” Kagome snapped. “You were attacked! They were teaming up on you when I arrived, and if we hadn’t managed to— to talk to them I don’t know what—”

She interrupted herself to swallow back her tears. In front of her, Inuyasha had gone completely still, ears pinned back against his skull, his fight or flight reflex activating. He wanted nothing more than to run away so he wouldn’t have to deal with her tears.

Shit. Shitshitshitshit. She was crying. Or, well, almost crying. He could smell the salty scent, and for some reason, it absolutely horrified him.

“Hey,” he said, reaching out awkwardly to put his hand on her shoulder. “I told ya. I’m fine. I just hit her— thing, and my arm felt weird, but it’s all back to normal now, ‘kay? ‘m good. You don’t need to worry ‘bout me.”

Even if  the feeling was… surprisingly nice, now that he thought about it.

Kagome sniffed and nodded, but didn’t meet his eyes. All the emotions she’d forced down earlier in order to help him were surfacing, and there were a lot of those.

“I heard you scream,” she whispered. “And then when I arrived, you were fighting with them, and I was still on the cliff, and there was nothing I could do, and I kept thinking ‘what if I—‘”

“Y’need to breathe.”

She tried to glare at him, but it wasn’t very efficient what with the red eyes. Still, she did as he said. It wouldn’t do them any good if she fainted or something like that.

“I swear,” he repeated, “’m fine. I’ve been here a while, and it wasn’t my first fight. I think I could have taken them even if you hadn’t shown.” He gave her a smug grin. “They really were no match for me.”

He had hoped she would roll her eyes and tell him he was too arrogant, that he needed to stop bragging, but instead, she smiled.

“That’s good to know. I’m happy it was resolved without anyone dying or being severely injured, though.”

Yeah, something told him she wouldn’t have liked that his last resort attack included using his blood as a weapon. Welp, good for everybody that he hadn’t needed to do that.

“I guess you helped a little for that.”

Kagome let out a soft chuckle, and damn, it was good to hear after all this fear and tension. After he’d smelled her tears.

“Been thinking, though. Your reiki… didn’t hurt me.”

“I hoped it wouldn’t,” she said. “I hadn’t tried anything like that before but that energy… It reacts to what you want. And I didn’t want it to hurt you.”

She doubted it would have worked as efficiently had she been trying to hurt another demon, but here, she had felt it would be fine. Apparently, she had been right.

She didn’t notice the way Inuyasha looked at her. He would have understood if she had told him she just wanted to break up the fight and that she expected him to be collateral damage. It would have hurt, but he’d have understood. Instead, she had now cried for him and she had stopped her reiki just because she wanted to.

Fuck.

“It looks like I’m really going to need to practice without a bow, though,” she sighed. “I guess I’ll try that tomorrow.”

He hadn’t missed her earlier reserve about going back, but the way she talked to him— it sounded like she was definitely staying. It shouldn’t have made him happy.

It did.

“I can help ya with that. I could catch small demons for you to train on.”

“What? No! I don’t want to do that!”

“You could try on me then. Use me as your target and just will your reiki not to hurt me.”

“Are you insane? That’s way too dangerous!”

He grinned. She wasn’t amused, he could tell, but this was… fun. He liked teasing her. She made it so easy and her reactions were— they were damn cute.

“’s only dangerous if you hit me. Not sure you can.”

“You’re not going to bait me into shooting at you, Inuyasha.”

She was smiling now, and it was easy, simple, light. It had been a long long time since he’d last felt like that. An eternity. Deep down, a voice told him that he should keep her at arms length, just in case she changed her mind at some point and decided to leave, but he buried it. For once in his life, he wanted to just enjoy the moment instead of expecting the worst. When he managed to get the voice to shut up, it immediately felt like the sun shone brighter, warmer.

It still wasn’t as dazzling as Kagome’s smile.

“Are you sure you want to investigate the situation more?” Miroku asked, lifting an eyebrow. “We don’t owe them anything, and I do not think we will get paid for this. We could just leave.”

Sango shook her head. Miroku’s proposition was tempting, she’d give him that, but it was also the easy way out. It was not the path she chose to walk.

“We almost murdered an innocent man,” she replied. “We don’t do that, and I won’t have people telling those stories about my family. We need to make this right.”

Miroku let out a long sigh. He didn’t worry about those things. He, personally, had no problem telling someone their house was haunted in order to get a good night of sleep there, all expenses paid. Sango, on the other hand, refused to let that slide, and always insisted to pay their host. He could appreciate that in her but sometimes, she was just trying too hard. She didn’t need to carry everything on her shoulders. Life could get much easier, much more fun, if she’d only let it.

“You don’t have to stay, though,” she said. “You can go back to the village, and I’ll meet you there once I’m done. I know this isn’t your favorite thing.”

Miroku didn’t even consider it.

“I’m staying with you.”

“Thanks,” she replied, a smile in her voice.

Miroku’s eyes softened, in a way they never did. As always when that happened, though, Sango wasn’t looking at him, and she had no idea he was showing such emotions.

“Anything,” he replied softly.

And he meant it.

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