Oh, m'dear; words fail me...the scent of tea, the sound of water striking stone, the giddy dip of a butterfly's wing....a beautiful tale spun of sensual prose that draws the soul and makes it sing.

I patiently await my next cup.

Absolutely superb! I couldn't stop reading this... I love the humor and undertones in this fic. I can not wait to see more Hugs ^_^

Loved the update my dear friend. Hope all is going well for you in the real world. You are so greatly missed here. I heard another one of my favorite authoresses is leaving and it chills soul. You all give me a life I cannot live and I thrive on your great and mighty imaginations. I'm liking the character of Raku. Seems she's a good match against Naraku. He needs to be put in his place and she seems to handle this quite well. I'm still curious about all the questions I last posed but I know I must await your genius to find out. I hope to be reading more soon. Take care. JEN

This was worth waiting for!  I loved the description of the kimono and can hardly wait to see what is behind the closed door!

Poor Raku had to endure Naraku's (in) attentions to her person...  This had me laughing so hard... "Beige... I think I'll paint the ceiling beige..."  And he's grunting like a pig!  LOLOLOL!

Inuyasha as Rin's indulgent uncle is too cute, Sess is surrounded and he's going to be hit from all sides.  I can't wait! 

Gorgeous update, dear.  Loved Sesshoumaru's realization that he's out of the loop concerning Rin--his cluelessness is endearing.  Warm juice indeed. 

The suspense and mystery are humming now--I do think Raku was a nice addition.  An interesting partner for Naraku, though I'm sure she's got a surprise up her sleeve.  Looking forward to Kagome opening the the doors and what lies beyond!

Was very sad when I went looking and found no new update of this story. :SIGHS pitifully: And her I had made a special cup od tea, looked it up and everything hoping for a new chapter. Feeling guilty yet? No? Well, pooh! Still a great read even unfinished. Have missed you! LadySafire

Oh how wonderful to have you back once again. I am sorry that I haven't read sooner but the holidays and an unwanted relapse with Chronic Fatigue and an added punch up of Fibromyalgia has my poor bones and muscles crying for relief and so I take additional meds and sleep. Not a happy thing for my family as memories of times past come back and they fear for me. But I will be fine, I'm sure. My God will never allow the past to resurface. Christmas was small but quite endearing. My daughter, PJ, gave me many different teas from China, Japan, Africa and England. One gift had a velvet lined box with 18 different types of bag teas and the others were to be used with a mesh type infuser. I am set for a very long time with one of my greatest passions. She lights my world and is such a joy to my heart. My husband found a matching(4 set to be exact) crystal wine glass to match the one of our wedding/anniversary glasses that was distroyed in the tornado. (Can't believe that will be 1 year on Jan. 7th.)Now on to the review... I went back a few chapters and enjoyed re reading(as you know I always do!)this fic and am so happy with the way it's going. I love that Sesshoumaru,still, has alot to learn about life with humans and the one to teach him is a fine match against his own stubbornness. He should know by now that that the modern day woman doesn't just give up as easily as they did in his younger days. I wanted to know where Rin comes in(time wise) here? Did he adopt her, is she a relation to the Rin of the past or is she Rin? Also is Kaede a doctor or just an herbalist type of healer? I know many people that don't want chemical medications turn to herbal medicines. My doctor does both. She believes whatever works best is the way to go. Anyway, I also wanted to know if Miroku is from their past too and because of Naraku's curse he has lived as long or is he a lawyer that they have trusted with their secret of being Youkai? I know, many questions again but I can't quite help myself. All my love and best wishes for the New Year. JEN

As always, quite superb. Now that the act has been consummated when are we going to get to the hellfire over the honor of being his concubine? Hugs, Jen

hahaha i love how u did the sex scenxe nicely done, concubine you say?....i think that Kagome is gonna throw a fit of epic proportions when she hears that one lol. awesome Chappie!

Oh he's gonna be in big trouble the first time he tries to treat her like an actual concubine and I can't wait to read it! Beautiful!

Lovely, sensual update darling. He's still thinking concubine though! What will happen when he says that archaic term out loud? Something tells me Kagome will find it neither sweetly old-fashioned not endearing. I love Raku already...this couple needs a source of strife in their newly forming relationship. A strife, of course, that is not of their own making.

concubine? I'm assuming that means he has a mate already then.. again, i assume that kagome doesn't know she's going to be a concubine =\ and this raku person... she's working for naraku? i somehow get the feeling there's more to miroku..

I really can't wait to read kagome's reasction to being a concubine! I also can't wait for her (in what should be) explosion about only being "allowed" to make tea for sesshoumaru! For him to run off all her customers would be a dishonor to he grandfathers memory, I thinks she'll be mad!! Anyway I like your story alot but I think your dragging out the concubine thing. I mean this is chapter 19, they've been intamate and still theres no discussion on her role to him. Also kagome has had a complete personalaty change from firey imdependant women to... well i'm not sure what you would call her now.... But its like she was ploped out of the story and replaced. I dunno if that makes much sense? BUT I absolutley like your story! It has alot of potential and there are either no grammatical errors or so few i've missed them:)

That really was wonderful. Thanks ever so much for the update. i really enjoy this fic, its one of those i passed over a few times and when i finally read it i kicked myself it was so good. one question, the mirror is called Raku and the chick is named Raku, coincidence or no? or did i just read wrong? Either way it was a great chapter. i really love the way you use your words, the flow is impeccable and im never confused by something you may have written. there is just enough detail to paint a beautiful picture but still leave room enough for your readers imagination. So needless to say great job! I cant wait for the next chapter.

Things are heating up, soon the kettle will whistle! I can't wait for her to hear how he wants her to fit into his life as his concubine. Beautifully written chapter...I think I'll go read it again.

Wheeee! Lovely, lovely, LOVELY! I know I haven't been the best of reviewers, but darling, this chapter was hot! I hope to be back on board as well (I just updated HoR), and see much more of your wonderful works. And it's getting close to that time of year again... (MCMT)

Ah, yes, things are indeed getting quite interesting. I'm waiting to see Kagome's reaction to the title "concubine" and Sesshoumaru's regret that he ever thought to call her that. JEN