30 Shards

Title: A Series of "Once Was" and Wishes
Rating: PG-13/T
Genre: Drama/Angst/Tragedy
Squicks: References to non-con sex/concubines, murder, death, and war. Also bastard!InuPapa.
Couple: Sess + Swords (Tenseiga)
Theme: #28 - Secrets (actually, it was hard to pick a theme...I had so many that would fit…)
Words: 13,400+ (give or take some edits)
Summary: There once was a woman... Sesshoumaru's mother, a woman only a shadow of what she thinks she should be. And everything she does, everything she believes in, is all tied to that one boy who is almost nothing more than a stranger.

Note: As you can see, this is rather long...and Tenseiga doesn't show up until the end...Also, this isn't how I normally picture InuPapa, but it's nice to step out of the box once or twice.

Due to length, here's the link to FF.net: A Series of 'Once Was' and Wishes

Now watch me wander off to sleep....

Title: Strain
Rating: PG
Genre: General
Squicks: None except this being the thoughts of an inanimate object…
Couple: Sess + Swords (Tenseiga and Toukijin)
Theme: #23 - Karma
Words: 166
Summary: A sword's karma, all determined through service to the master.

Notes: I can't believe I gave a samurai-like compulsion to a sword…. (This also relates to newer canon)

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( Strain )

Title: The True Orchestration of Events
Rating: PG
Genre: General/Humor/Satire
Couple: Sess + Swords (Tenseiga)
Theme: #16 - Friendship
Words: around 720
Summary: Sometimes the waiting is the hardest part…

Notes: I'm working off a scene from the third movie, where Sesshoumaru gets Tenseiga with the note. I've sure you've all seen the picture all ready, but if you haven't you can see it here.

And I just kinda made up the title before I wrote the whole piece, so I don't know how well it fits…

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( The True Orchestration of Events )

Title: The Night It Rained
Rating: PG
Genre: drama/dry-morbid humor
Squicks: Death. Abrupt change in mood.
Couple: Sess + Swords (Tenseiga)
Theme: #29 - Anniversary (yes, believe it or not. Although the title does blatantly point to another theme…)
Word Count: 2070-ish
Summary: So that sword did have everything to do with Inu-Yasha after all. Figures.
Notes: includes Mama/KagomePapa

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( The Night It Rained )

Before I post... --is shamelessly fangirled-- Thanks, everyone, for all the nice comments! I should reply to them individually, but I never really know what to say....

I've really been putting these out, haven't I? I think it's the fault of spring break... That, and if I don't write them now, I'll forget all my ideas....

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Title: Legend Says
Rating: PG (or rather "K+"…-_-…)
Genre: Umm…drama? Historical?
Couple: Sess + Swords
Theme: #1 - Legend
Words: 367
Squicks: Mention of religion (though the one in here has never really existed…) Servile worshipping? AU-ishness?
Summary: But they believe him to be there. He is not.


Note: Like mentioned above, religion is kind of used in here. And, although it's in Japan, it doesn't really "feel" Japanese. Sorry about that, but this is based loosely on an semi-AU fiction I wanted to write once, so that might explain it. No strikes against religions intended…

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( Legend Says )

Title: Cargo Bay
Rating: PG-13 for language.
Genre: Strange humor…
"Couple": Sess + Swords (Tenseiga, Toukijin)
Theme: #26 - Travel
Word Count: 849
Summary: Toukijin hates traveling. Especially when it's with Tenseiga. It really sucks being a sentient, inanimate object.
Note: This is…a very strange dialogue, mostly. Be forewarned. Takes place post series/future.
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( Cargo Bay )