Challenge:

Challenge label: Legerdemain
Requirements:
1. Must be set in the canon universe.
2. Must include Sess/Kag and at least some amount of Inu/Kag romance. Rating is up to you.
3. Kagome should be forced into a situation in which she spends a lot of time with Sesshoumaru. You decide their exact relationship.
4. Sesshoumaru must not recognize Kagome when they first join company. Kagome may not turn into a demon, but may be disguised otherwise.
5. Kagome must endeavor to keep her identity hidden from Sesshoumaru--be creative. Possible reasons: Protect Inuyasha or the Shikon no Tama; seeking something from Sesshoumaru; hiding from persuers; fear of Sesshoumaru; etc.
6. The Kag/Sesshoumaru romance must begin to develop before Sesshoumaru realizes her real identity/Kagome reveals herself.
7. Inuyasha must believe Kagome to be dead at some point in the story.
Pluses: Lots of Shakespearian-style mistaken identities and misunderstandings, action scenes. Humor is a good thing, but it can be as serious as you like. Bonus points if you use Kagura or Kikyou in a smooth tactful way. May or may not include Rin.
Minuses: Any scene taking place in a castle, excessive numbers of OCs, reckless abuse of canon.

As you may have gathered, I already had a plot and part of a story worked out for this, but decided it was going to be too long to keep me interested, so I am offering it up to the public.

If you do use it, please make some kind of reference to me and this challenge.

Story Status:

Nothing currently in progress. Check out the new one-shot, Landfall.

Means to an End: Complete.

Duplicity: Abandoned.

Moonstruck: Complete.

Landfall: Complete One-Shot.

I am on MSN messenger more often than AOL. Feel free to talk to me

Thanks to everybody who voted for my stuff on the Single Spark Awards. Moonstruck got joint-first place in the Drama section, and Means to an End got 2nd for Sesshoumaru portrayal. Check them out:

http:///fanficawards.php

INFO:

Other Aliases: Cubone, Redcadance, eskimocurlew

Interests: I'm a college sophomore, majoring in Biology and Computer Science

Hobbies: Armor construction (mostly chain mail), saxophone, and bird watching (birds are my friends!), and many other pointless pursuits.

Inuyasha is definitely my favorite manga/anime, but I'm also into Rurouni Kenshin, and of course Pokemon if that delightful Cubone is involved.

This section last updated: Sun, June 6, 2004