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You didn't confuse me...LOL. Great update.

Chanda

Good job, once again. Care for my honest advice?
You have a talent for writing fluidly and clearly. Though the times when you are explaining things or the parts without speech can be redundant, it is entirely enjoyable and entertaining. The only disappointment was the lack of the star couple. But that's probably just my impatience. I've been checking your fic for updates everyday, and I'm very glad it's finally come. Keep it up, chick.

Hey great chapter. What a creative spin. Poor Kagura and I hope Kikyou got what she wanted. Sick Naraku no doubt did. I can not believe Kikyou, actually soiled herself just for a body, wow. I am a little freaked out though, did Naraku know Kagura was communicating to Sess? I really wonder what that smile in the end is all about. Sounds like he is setting up for something devilish!
Thanks for another great chapter!

Really great story you got going on. Can't wait to read more.. wish I could say more but there are no critiques really needed for the story. It is well written, well thought out.. and progressing at a reasonable pace. Granted... I don't like kikyo, I don't like Inuyasha's stubborness.. had the perfect opertunity in the last chapter to actually tell what happened with Kikyo.. and he ruins it again.. for like the .. billionth time. Think he would finally be able to under those conditions that just happened to actually tell her that he understood what happen but NOOOO... he had to ruin it again.... *sighs*
Can't wait to read the next chapter.

I wanted to write this before I review, since I will probably forget most of it by the time I finished reading.

Yaaaaay!! You updated!! I've been checking for the next chapter for a while now! I meant to post a review for chapter 19, but I quit while doing so by using the excuse, 'I don't have to review Every chapter. Lot's of people don't.' Of course, this made me feel bad for not reviewing a great chapter....and so on and so forth. >.< I Love Kagura, too!! She rocks my socks XP XD. Ew. I wrote a lot about her in the no longer-exisitant review I was making. Yup. (LOVED chapter 19, by the way. ADORED it.)

And, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, thank you!! You mentioned me! Not only Mentioned me, which makes me ultra super giddy, you REPLIED to me!! Oh, bow down to the lovely YM! Someone else did that I short time ago...who was it? Ah, yes, the wonderful SoutasSister. Thankies to you both! Seriously, I'm ecstatic. (I'm first, too!)

Funny, 'cause I found an author that was accused exactly, EXACTLY, of what you were accused of. Almost word for word (from what I gather). And it Was Anon who made the claim. She posted a big author's note before a chapter, as well. She had a good fic, too. I'm sad that I lost it. :'( The cast was in Scotland and Rin and Kagome were kind of like captives to Sess and Inu. Miroku raped Inu's cousin, too, I think. Hmmmmm...pooey. :'(

You love alll the authors I love!! >_< I think I was gonna write something else, but of course I forgot. Oh well.
Ah! Yes! I read you had a birthday recently when I was clicking on the "review --- ---." Happy happy happy, HAPPY birthday to you, the most talented YM!! Love, hugs, and kisses.

Well. Now that that is out of the way, I shall continue on with the fic. Hi ho silver, awaaaay!!!!! To the beautiful story we go!

Damn, is this good stuff, or what? Reading this story is leaps and bounds better than the series itself, maybe even the manga, too - your writing is flawless, no one is OOC, everything is believable, character feelings are tangible, and there are probably more things that I haven't even picked up on yet. I can only wonder what the lemonry will be like. >:)

Kagura rules. Sesshoumaru rules. "Love Poison" rules. You rule!

WooHoo! WooHoo! *snoopy dance!* (thumpity-thumpity-thump) You updated and with my Sessy-sama!!!! What a wonderful job you have done. The very idea of giving Kagura's heart and souls to Kikyou had never occurred to me. Naraku is soooo evil. Oh my, and Sess thinks of her as a 'secret lover'? That's sooo sweet. It is absolutely wonderful how you have managed to bring those two together so ethereally. Eeeewww! Kikyou on the floor in Onigumo's cave! Ach! I figured that Naraku would want to fuck her brains out. Hihi. I don't care because I got to see interaction between the free wind and the sexiest and most powerful youkai in the series. Yes! I'm glad that you have been able to get those two together. I believe that the pair is fitting since there really isn't another viable option.

I'm sorry that you had to endure complaints when you edited your fic. I have heard them before on the main list and believe that those who criticize must have more at stake in the insecurity department than they are willing to admit. The admins haven't had the opportunity to work on this problem, but it is on the list.

Thank you for a wonderful chappie, excellent twists, and for SESSHOUMARU! *eh, what kinda drug was in that chapter?* @v@ :-)

Snowfall

I was so excited when I saw that you updated! As per usual, this chapter is excellent! The way you have Kagura contacting Sesshomaru (I know you have done it in earllier chapters) is very original! I never would have thought about doing that in any of my fics! Great job! Totally original! I cannot wait to see what you have in store for us next! 10 out of 10!

EF

What a chapter! (Puts hand to forehead.) I am . . . impressed, again. Those were some deep emotions coming across my screen. I, pretty much, felt like I was in Kagura's shoes. She is a fiesty one with a crack whip tongue. A good match for Sesshoumaru's haughty demeanor and calculating ways. I am not always sure how to take him when he deviates from his typical cold self and actually makes brief conversation with slight implied humor. (Too many descriptive words?) However, it seems that Kagura can rock his boat with her temper. Fire up his ice. (Makes for good entertainment!) We all know, that for all of Kagura's and Sesshoumaru's FO and I do not care attitudes, that they sometimes do care. I imagine that it is extremely difficult to represent Sesshoumaru as caring in these fanfics, and not overdo it. Your on it, as usual.

On another thought, why do I always get a clammy feeling when Kikyo is on stage? Even if she has a live body. She comes across as walking hate to me. Kikyo may be all knowing but she never seems to know what it would take to make her happy. I have a hard time warming up any sympathy for her even though I know she has traveled a rocky, potholed road, with a bad road map. The cave scene fits her. Something scarey for Halloween, huh?

It never ceases to amaze me what people can dream of and write.

Thank you for your generous response in your last A/N. (Runs around with big banner stating, "GO YM!")

Um, I looked back through your reviews and noticed that I have been a bad, bad, reader. I have not given you the reviews that you deserve. I had also promised a technical review and haven't given it. So, here it is. Your style is excellent. The sentence structures are varied enough that the reader does not get bored or annoyed with repitiion. In fact, it flows so well that the reader is drawn along with the characters, moving within the world that lives inside your mind. It is not an easy thing to paint everything that you see. We may not see absolutely everything, but enough to make the story real for us. Your characters are nicely IC and three dimensional. You make them live and breathe for us. And what a plot you have! Even now, I am certain that we cannot fathom the depths of your twisted mind and will soon see even more surprises play out. What good is a story if every event is predictable. There is very little predictable about this fic. It keeps us in suspense, yearning for more. And you do tease us well. The fact that I can read this fic without wincing at a glaring hominym error or grammar error pleases me to no end.

As for your comments comparing yourself with other author; just remember that most of the best authors have anywhere from one to five beta's at any given time. Were you to read their works straight from their own pen's, you wouldn't always be so impressed. What makes you a good author isn't how much flowery language you can use, or how well you can color the world with a wide vocabulary, etc.; it is whether or not you can bring enjoyment to the masses. And by the number of reviews you have gained, I would say that you are doing an excellent job. Different authors have different styles of writing, and while a particular style may seem to you to be better penmanship than your own, recognize it for what it is, a style. If your style is not strained and you have no complaints, there is no reason to change it except for your own self-satisfaction. There are authors that I believe are worth their weight in gold, just as you do, and I do try to learn from them. But you should know that you are not lacking. You are in the small percentage of authors that actually puts out the highest quality work and have every right to be proud. Of course, there will be issues with any awards organization and it's procedures, but being nominated says a lot about your work. It is being recognized because it is in the top of its class in all points on the scale. These purpose of these awards is not to give the authors a big head, but to showcase to other authors what their work could be if they worked harder, to encourage them to engaged the help of others, to improve the overall quality of fanfics everywhere. The motivations are not so simple as many might believe. You have been held up as an example. Take pride in it.

Snowfall