rele good!! i love rin & sess as fatherXdaughter...super cute! kohaku's characterized very well...along w/ just abt every character...update soon!

Jesus christ...this took me a total of two and a half days to read...and you're not even done with it...Well, hope its done soon. Can't wait for the next chappie. Don't let college murder you.

Very good story.

Hope you'll update again. It's been a while.

Geo I feel like we go way back. In an 'I've been stalking you but don't be scared' kind of way. I found this story around 4 years ago and have been checking up on it ever since. I've actually read it twice to refresh everything.

Though I love Rin and Kohaku I didn't come to this story for them. I'm actually a Sesshoumaru/Kagura fan and when I found this I fell **-backwards into the best, most realistic portrayal of the couple I have ever had the pleasure of reading. And that still holds to this day. Your Rin/Kohaku story makes for a better Kagura/Sess than all of the Kagura/Sess stories on this website. But enough about them.

I have become emotionally invested in all of your characters and I think Rin and Kohaku's relationship is so sweet and chasted. I am as interested in finding out what happens between them as I am in finding out what happens between Kagura and Sesshoumaru. I still don't know how I feel about Shippo as a sex-driven fool though. But I keep reminding myself that he is a hormonal teenage boy. It's hard when you see your babies grow up I guess.

-MANGA SPOILER ALERT-

I don't know if you have read or finished the manga but it is uncanny how close some of your storylines have come to Rumiko's. And that was before she even wrote them!

Like with Rin staying at the village under Kaede's tutelage and Kagome going back to her time and being miserable. And how Inuyasha acted without Kagome was so heart-wrenchingly similar!

It goes to show how in tune you are with the characters when the original work mirrors your own. Rumiko could have definitely taken a lesson from you on how to deal with Kagura. Too bad.

-END OF SPOILER-

I want to thank you for taking us on this action-packed adventure with you and I look forward to seeing how you wrap it up. I wish you all of the luck in the world as you retire from FF.

I had followed this story when you started it, but I have been away from this fandom for awhile. Since about when chapter 30 was submitted. I am glad to see i was right about kajuu, i knew it was him since the whole discovering dezaia incident and immediate imprisonment of jogon. I hope you will finish it soon, i can't wait to see how it ends.

Amazing story! I really love it! I can't wait till the next 3 (THREE!! YAY!) chapters!
please update soon! =)

BTW: I'll tell some of my friends to read it! yayz! =D

Wowza, that was a lonngg chapter, haha. So much was revealed! When Rin was thinking about all those questions, I myself could feel a headache come on...

I loved Kouga's appearance! He's a nice bit of relief from the intense plot unraveling. Sesshoumaru's thoughts are refreshing, too.

I can't wait to read the conclusion!!

Holy Christ. You really know how to spin one hell of a story. Just when I thought I had the whole assassin thing figured out, you go and throw something like that at me. I never though Kajuu would be so heartless, murdering Mamoru like he did after she killed Keikai, yet so weary and kind, comforting and telling Rin what he knew. I feel so sorry for Rin. She's stuck in the in-betweens of so many places and people, human and youkai.

*Snickers* Wolves reproduce as rapidly as rabbits it seems. I say Ayame should just leave the kids in Kouga's care for a couple weeks and sees how many more kids he'd want after that.

You've crafted Keikai into such a strong character. Rin really is her greatest strength and weakness. She cheats death to fight to be with Rin again. And Kohaku - you don't find many guys as devoted and determined as him. You can really start seeing his need for Rin here: his promise is so sincere and personal, I feel like an intruder just reading it.

Gimon! He was a slimy creature when you first introduced him, but never in a million years would I think he'd have that in him. He's ruthless and will obviously stop at nothing to achieve his goal. I wouldn't be surprised if he killed Kajuu and Sesshomaru in the end to gain and keep his objective. He would probably kill Rin too just because she's a despicable human who managed to get under Sesshomaru's skin. Funny the things people do to gain the upper hand. It all leads back to death.

I feel kind of sorry for Kajuu. It's obvious he has a certain amount of affection for Rin, and he's scared of his uncertain future. It makes me wonder why he thought Gimon would be the answer to his problems though. I'm sure Sesshomaru would've done a better job at handling the situation than Ginom; but I suppose the temptation and power guns hold would sway him a little as well.

As sweet as it is, seeing Rin want Kohaku to come rescue her, I hope she gets a little action herself. The main reason why I started hating the anime and, consequently, Kagome was because she never really rescued herself. She always waited for Inuyasha to come sweep her off her feet. Rin's a strong character, stronger than Kagome in my opinion. I hope she does some damage later on. You'd have to pick some things up, living under Sesshomaru's and Kagura's wing.

I feel a lot of pity at Dezaia now, now that another viewpoint has opened on the situation. He obviously loved Rin, which was dooming unto itself, but to be killed because of an incident which he couldn't prevent... It screams 'tool' all over.

The line "Gimon grinning at her like some sort of maddened beast and Kajuu a broken puppet whose strings had been cut" was so vivid I actually saw them in my mind the way you described them. I could see why it would be hard for Rin to keep a cool head in a scenario like that, especially since she thinks Keikai is dead.

Kouga, a wolf prince, Sesshomaru, a dog youkai lord, Kohaku, a taijiya, Shippo, a fox youkai, and Souten, a Thunder Queen, makes a very fearsome rescue party, even against Gimon, Kajuu, and who knows how many assassins.

I really hope Kohaku and Rin get their own kind of 'happily ever after'. After all they've been through, individually and together, they deserve some kind of peace and happiness with each other.

(Question: Why didn't Kohaku take Jinsoku instead of AhUn?)

Fantastic chapter. I really can't wait to see how you wrap this up, though I hope you'll start another fic (Kohaku/Rin!) soon. I love your stories and writing :)

-Kat

Wow! What an awesome chapter!! Really action packed! And now I definitely can't wait for the next chapter. I really want to know what happens next. I can't wait for the reunion scene between Rin and Kohaku, cause you know thats going to be good! Anyways update as soon as you can. Hopefully, really soon.

Well, no fight scenes but a lot of things still happened! Wow, Kajuu just turned around and killed his lover/admirer/whatevershewas. That's freaking cold. But I'm glad he's actually sort of protecting Rin, that makes me feel better :) I'm glad that Keikai has a chance to live! I'd be very sad if she died, and I'm sure Rin would be heartbroken!

Now see, last chapter I thought Sess was shouting for Kagura so she could provide him with some transportation, lol. But I guess leaving her in charge of the castle WOULD make more sense...really, who ELSE would he trust? Especially since it turns out Kajuu is a traitor. And Kagura could hold her own...she's awesome like that. So yeah, had a slight inkling of fear she MIGHT be a traitor (despite evidence to the contrary) so now that that's all cleared up, I can breath easy. Whew!

Loved, loved, LOVED Kohaku's little reflection on Rin. Dammit, why can't he just admit to HIMSELF that he loves her? He thinks of everything else but the word 'love'. Bah, I guess "Because a future without Rin wasn't a future at all" will suffice for now.

Anyways, practically squealed when I saw the alert. Glad my roommate was at class, or I'd have explaining to do...I suppose it'd be way too much to ask for the rest of the chapters to be just as epic-ly long? :) ...Yeah I guess it would. And hey, two months is better than two YEARS...I still remember the pain...I must've reread this like 3 times during that time.

Update asap!

~nessie~

wow that was a really long chapter but it was awesome and covered practically everything that i wanted to know and wow them being after rin that was a bit unexpected but i am just loving this story so much i will be sad when it is over but i know it will be good so thank you

Clap, clap, clap! Wish I could give you a standing ovation. I am so hooked on this story, it's not even funny. It's too bad about Kajuu though, I really liked him. Looking forward to more.

brilliant! amazing as ever! please write more soon! (when i got the story alert in my e-mail i screamed i was so happy!)

Okay, so I don't want to say thank you for making it Kajuu who stole Rin, but, uh, thank you for making it Kajuu who stole Rin. Now I'm somewhat reassured that she's not going to get like, totally prisoner-of-wared. @_@ Btw, try as you might, regardless of what you write, Kohaku will definitely be Rin's Knight, maybe not in shining armor, but he's still it, and you know it. |D Update soon, love. (lol)

AGhh...

Please update! I love this story.

..and you ended it just when things are starting to come together...

(well i suppose thats the whole point of cliffhangers lol. but yah dont mind me, im just being bitter. But i do hope u'll update sooner though?!)