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when will kag come bacto tto the picture and please dont let anything bad happen to Rin, Miroku, and Inuyasha only naraku and jake

Awesome chapter. Thank you so much for the Koga/Inuyasha lemon. It was great, perfect. I can see him trying to help Inuyasha. I wonder what Naraku has in store for the guys next and Rin. Once again, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NOOO!!!! Kick them in kne knee! Who care's what mean nasty people think! If the problem gets worse then report them! You have an AWESOME story!!!!!!!! I have this story saved in to favorites and i check on it every day to see if you updated. T_T What happens about Kagome and them?!?!?!?!?! ARG STUPID IDIOTIC FLAMERS!!!!!!! Ruin it for everybody why don't you!!!! *glares daggers at flamers* Reviews are made for being nice, and giving constructive critisim! NOT FLAMES!!!! This is a VERY good story, and has a VERY good plot. EVERYONE..well almost, that reads fanfics, who desideds to become a fanfic author, gets some ideas from other stories! I HAVE, but it's not PLADERISM..i can't spell T_T..sound it out.

Thanks a lot flamers!!!! You ruined it for everyone! This is a great author, who was doing a wonderful job! then you guys go and ruin it for everyone!

*sigh followed by a smirk* Apparently you have several people addicted to your story. Is this besiege of accolades and pleadings because of the actual plot or merely because InuYasha characters have been inserted? To anyone who thinks that my previous review was completely erroneous, I challenge you to read loveswhore's "The Only Way I Know." If you like the story itself, then you're a reader who thinks that the actual idea and content is interesting. If you don't, then you're just someone who likes the plot only because of InuYasha. Either way, you'll see the similarities. Perhaps you'll consider this story to be a tribute to the inspiration. Or you may regard this story to be a poor carbon copy written for fangirls.

*shrug*

Like anyone else, I'm entitled to my own opinion. I'm not a jerk, an asshole, or any other name that reviewers have childishly tossed onto their board simply because they're having temper tantrums over what I said. What you, Fallen_Angel, chose to do with your story is no concern of mine. Your writing is actually good. However, I read the original and the similarities between yours and "The Only Way I Know" are simply too blatant and frequent for my tastes. How can I praise you without pointing this out? It's perfectly fine to gain inspiration from someone else's work. But if you didn't have any other source for information, why didn't you take the time to research this topic a little more? A quick search in Google will pop up numerous results and personal accounts. That way, this story would have more to pull from. I think your writing is good enough to deserve a little more time and info poured into it. This is just something to think about.

On a final note: Fanfictions are not copyrighted. However, every author thinks that their story is precious and that their ideas and words have value. To find their exact original concepts or phrasing in someone else's work is something I sure they would find offensive. This story isn't exactly plagiarism, but nevertheless it has enough sections in here to be considered a rip. And that's just discourteous even if credit was given.

So now, reviewers, will you illogically argue and scream at your computer screens about how wrong I am like the neurotic InuYasha fans on the AdultSwim boards? Or will you consider there may be a small grain of truth in what I write?

Try not to think to hard about it. Your head might explode.
*smirk*

Thank you so for for realizing how much your story is loved!

I am so very happy to hear that you will be continuing. I can't wait to see the happy ending that I sincerely hope is in store!

Much love to your story: Write on!

I am back again, because after I posted this review, I noticed the arrogant jerk that posted once again seemingly trying to piss off the creator of this story.

If hav have such a problem with the content of this story, then please, don't read it. And if all you are going to is sit here and tell the author that all she is capabale of is plagarizing, then there is something seriously wrong in your head.

This author has some damn grand talent, and I would know, I'm a freaking English Major. Who cares if she based the plot off of somebody else's story as long as she credits it. For all you know, she has gotten permission from the original idea holder to work on this peace. Some, but not all, authors would be highly flattered to know that their story spoke enough to somebody to make them want to write their own peice based on that topic. And yes, some may be offended. But as a writer, we know it is a dog eat dog world, if you are going to publish your work on a fan fiction site, you need to realize that the work is available to any one and everyone who has access to an internet connection.

Irregardless of your opinion, you still need to show some respect to this writer. She has obviously put a lot of hard work into writing this fiction. As for it being Inuyasha characters, that is just a perk for most of the people on the site. But that is not all that this powerful story holds, it carries a true plot, wrapped in bare human emotion, pulling almost any and all readers into the center of the detailed descriptions.

So to my point: If you have nothing nice to say, then say nothing at all. Let the girl have her own creative freedom. If you take such offense to the idea that she based this on another story, perhaps even taking a few lines from the other one as inspiration, then you need to get over that really fast. It's part of a writers world. I know I may be repeating myself, but honestly, good grief Fallen. Do you have nothing better to do than rant on a talented writers review board?

To Fallen Angel:

Do not take Fallen's words into your writer's heart. These words come with a grain of salt. When you have but one person criticizing your work out of thousands, then you have nothing to worry about. There will always be one bad seed in everything good that one does. The only thing us writers can do is keep our chins up, and keep cranking out the words that we write for ourselves. That's right, for us. Disregard anything you see here, it's what is in your heart and writers soul that you must listen to.

I will leave you with those words, I apologize for the long post.

i will also join the ranks of support and state that i have found this to be probably my most favorite fic on the site and i will be among hundred avi avid readers of Dirty Life who will be sorely sad to see this story discontinued. yes, it is your right to stop writing the story for whatever reason, but i feel i speak for so many others when i say for you to not let a crabby reviewer bully you around. you shouldn't have to deal with that kind of crap.

whatever your decision is, please at least consider becoming a professional writer and getting your work on the market. i would most surely pick up any volume of literature if it bore your name as the author ;) and trust me, that's saying a lot, cuz there are only two authors who have done that to me in the past.. Neil Gaiman, and Ambrose Bierce.

NO!!!! :( Don't drop the story, please!!!!! I'm REALLLLY enjoying this, and can't wait to see Inu/Kag! Don't be discouraged by annoying flames; it shouldn't matter what they think! I saw you post your source on the first chapter! Obviously this flamer is somebody who doesn't care enough to read the author's notes or inputs for each story.

I find it horribly unfair to the fans who enjoy the story to leave them hanging due to an inconciderate, uncaring flamer. I, as a writer, have gotten flames myself, so I get where you're coming from. Please... don't let the flamers spoil it for the rest of us! *puppy eyes*

Ok, I can understand that your influence came from loveswhore's "The Only Way I Know." But you basically cut and paste her story onto your's. The first chapter is a total rip; all you did was change the character names and the sequence of events. At least you gave credit. However a little originality would have been appreciated.

I was going to do a review of chapter 9, which I read last night. Then I pull this up this morning & see the note about discontinuing?! HELL, NO!!! DO NOT DROP THIS STORY! IT IS WAY TOO GOOD TO BE CAST INTO OBLIVION! If what that one reviewer said made you upset, then "take 5" as they say, gather yourself together, then forget about that person & continue on. If you know you didn't rip off another writer, then screw the reviewer. DO LET THIS STORY DIE ON THE VINE! I've looked over most of the reviews, & I've seen ones from people who, respectfully, have pointed out parts that they may not have been comfortable w/. Heck, I'll admit, I wasn't too fond of chapter 9 just because I can't see that pairing. (Shivers run down spine.) However, these people were respectful in voicing their opinions. So don't take just one accusation to heart, & give up. It wouldn't be fair to all of us who have been thoroughly enjoying your story. Personally, I was going to pitch the idea of bringing Jakotsu later into the story, since I understand he had a thing for IY in the series & has a few screws loose. Would seem the perfect type for a rougher scene involving our fav character. There; put two reviews together in 5 minutes. Anyway, hope you change your mind.