Thank you for reading and reviewing my story. I'm glad you're enjoying it so far.

~Stella

Thank you for your reviews! Yes, the general is older, and therefore, he knows that a man who only kills and fights will soon turn into well "Battosai" or "Ice King". He just wants to make sure his soldiers are human under that exterior
More dates and gifts will follow. If I have my timeline right, he has about three months before he becomes super busy again. I hope you continue to enjoy the story!
Kaoruhana ^_^

Thank you for the review on Christmas Magic. *places the flipped desk back up* hahahaha many are requesting a sequel so no worries

Thank you for your review for "Come to Shore." To be honest, it was my aunt who was a cancer survivor and my mother who had a hysterectomy. I based the story on what the might have felt in their situations. What Hitomi feels though is exactly me. It was so hard to sit in a hospital room next to my aunt and watch as she smiled and tried to be strong when they pumped medicine into her after the chemo. I didn't know what to say to make her feel better and that's partially how Kagome's family feels. They'll always feel inadequate at really helping her because they don't go through the same things.
I'm glad you got fro the last scene what I wanted readers to get. The point was to show physical acceptance of body types more so than an actual sexual experience. It wasn't making love yet, they're not that committed to each other, it was a reclaiming of the situation so to speak. You know the saying "A picture's worth a thousand words?" Yeah, that scene was supposed to be like that. Glad to know I got that right!
The cupcake mashing scene was written on a whim. I'd stumbled across Hatter Theory's story about Rin's stitching (I can't remember the title) and thought, wouldn't it be nice if Kagome had some closure via touch or a visual. Because Sesshomaru was a baker and you can do practically anything these days with fondat, I chose that route. I actually cried writing it and couldn't look at the story for a week until I got my emotions back in order.

I'm glad you enjoyed this and hope you enjoy Part II just as much. And thank you for constantly being a consistent reviewer to my works. I look forward to them quite a bit.

Thanks for your continued support to "Dark Nights..." I think we all know there will be love in this union (seriously, I can't not write romance). I have no idea how to get there though. Probably letters. Since you seem so knowledgeable on this time period, any pointers you offer me will be taken into consideration.

Also, how did I just notice you're a Tsubasa fan? I LOVE that story. Funny thing, I'm actually listening to that soundtrack as I type this.

Thank you for your new set of reviews to "Dark Nights..." I'll have more up sometime tonight or later this week.

Yes, Sesshomaru's words are kind of odd huh? But I thought of all the ways he could have her escape and I honestly could not think of a better one. So there's that. As for whether or not the captain is fooled: I'm not going to say anything about that. You'll just have to see. As for Kaede- I'm gonna make her the smart mama who knows all and sees all. You always need one of those!

P.S. Have you figured out the identity of one of the two monks yet?

Thank you for your review to "The Dark Nights..." I wasn't going for 100% historical accuracy on this one, but I felt guilty about not doing so after reading your review. The good thing is, the little research I did does give me an idea and hopefully I'll be able to move from there. I always was a sucker for historical romance. And let's be honest: the time period I set this in (the Ruroken time period as I refer to it in my head) has a lot of things happening. Hopefully, I stay true to history while still keeping Sesshomaru and Kagome a little separate from it. Feel free to point out any further errors I make.

Thank you for your reviews to "The Dark..." It is AU, thank you for reminding me- I changed the universe (oopsie!) I'm sure you're getting questions answered hmm? I'm done updating for the night, but because I left it at a cliffhanger, I will put something up tomorrow.

Yes....I did put the story under the tragedy genre. Finally had the courage to do it. And no, I won't give any warnings....sorry.
But I am glad that you still chose to read the story despite the genre. Thanks!

No, I'm afraid I don't plan at this time to continue Sterile. But did you catch the chapter before it? It was also newly posted last night. It's one of the chibi universe that I've been writing.

Although... it occurs to me that if you liked Sterile then you will probably enjoy the next Sess/Kag I'll be posting on after Nefarious is finished. It's called Trading Yesterday and is a modern day A/U with a lot of angst.

Amber