(A/N): Kisses to the reviewers and the new folks that are joining us. I hope you all enjoy this story as much as I do. :)

~Yasha's Sis


Circumstance

Book 1: Land of Iron


Chapter 27:

Perceptive


The first time Etsuko met InuYasha-sama, she thought he was the bastard of one of the samurai hands.

He was vulgar and rude and Yojimbo-san said a menace to the courts.

Etsuko saw he was sad.

When she said as much to the raven haired youth, he'd stared at her, uncomfortable, before turning away. "Keh. You're imagining things, kid."

She knew he was lying.

Seeing InuYasha-sama beaten and bleeding after a particularly rough session with Mufine-sama made her heart hurt and hovering over his damaged form, Etsuko vowed to make him happy.

Especially because, right then, he smiled for her.


(A/N): Thoughts? Comments? Concerns?

Deploying for a few months. Fingers crossed for time to write but we'll see. Worst case scenario, updates will be pulled back up in March.

~Yasha's Sis