I am squealing as qietly as I can for the sake of my roommates.

He's the big bad wolf then?

Hmm...

Delicious!

And deserved to be placed First!!! This is a wonderful showing of your ability to convey 10 large chapters of a story in 19 paragraphs. Keep it up, Aimee, and soon you'll be vying with Forthy - who tells and entire story in a 1-paragraph vignette.

I love the way you've characterized Sesshoumaru, so very old, so very cold, so very alone, so free, but not... and I love the way he chooses to give it all up at a flash of red in the falling snow...

It is a wonderful story and very well written.

lol! big bad puppy! more of this one~! yusssssssssssssssss!