I really love the starting thoughts from the characters in each chapter. It is so emotion! Filled with dark recriminating thoughts it pulls on your heart strings. I love how you portray Kagome and Inuyasha. Inuyasha seems so sad about her situation and wants to make her feel better. It's cute yet sad. I am a huge angst fan as you know so I am a big fan of the emotion turmoil here. Can't wait to see more of Sesshomaru and to hear his thoughts in the beginning of a chapter.