Posts from — August 2006

Defense attorneys outraged as terror case switches to fraud

So because one is brown, buying cellphones (admittedly in bulk for a legal purpose) is fraud? Somebody is definitely trying to cover their ass.

Linkages:

FBI: No terror ties to men in cell phone arrest

Phone buying is a big business

CNN.com – NSA eavesdropping program ruled unconstitutional – Aug 17, 2006

Perhaps the Powers That Be will develop a bit of a brain and learn that they are not above the Constitution.

GTD Primer

43F Series: “Back to GTD”

Was checking through my del.icio.us inbox and had some lovely GTD links pop up. I’ve sort of fallen off the wagon so to speak so I’m going to try to hop back on. What with a daughter beginning school, the possibility of a new job and some writing projects, I find that I definitely need to follow the GTD philosophy and actually use it rather than merely talking about it.

Birth Day

by Alexandrine of Ravynstone Abbey

for Fenikkusuken

set in the ‘Time Lapse’ Universe, inspired by ch. 19 when Mama Higurashi realizes who Yashita is. The scene walked up and grabbed me by the throat and demanded I write it. I asked permission from Fenik-sama and she graciously granted it.

Kagome’s birth day and he’s there to see her. A moment 500 years in the making and the beginning of the end to his long separation.

Rating: G.

Genre: General/Fluff/Sweet!InuYasha

“Is he related to Mrs. Higurashi, do you think?” whispered one of the nurses clustered around the station desk across the hall from the waiting room in question. They watched the tall, handsome young man pace nervously back and forth, pausing to glare at the unoffending clock.

Long dark hair, caught in a thick braid, swayed with every step he took, the ends brushing a very nice posterior clad in snug, faded blue denim. He wore a white button-down shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows exposing muscular forearms and a wide leather cuff on his right wrist.

“Could he be any more delicious-looking?” a second nurse said to one of her companions. “I wonder if he’s married.” said a third nurse, smoothing down her uniform.

He paused, almost in mid step, and then the sweetest smile blossomed over his face that nearly brought the watching nurses to their collective knees. Golden-brown eyes sparked golden for just a second. “She’s finally here!” they heard him say to himself. He was oblivious to the ogling nurses as his concealed ears caught the heartbeat of the fussing newborn and his youki relished in her aura for the first time since her older self fell back through the well.

A nurse came from down the hall and stopped. “Sir, would you like to see the baby? We can bring her to the nursery window, if you’d like?”

InuYasha looked at the nurse. “I’ll just visit the happy parents. I’m an old friend of the family.” He jogged off down the hall, following the nurse’s path.

She sputtered, chasing after his disappearing figure. “But sir! Only relatives may see the baby!”

He paused, and half-turned. “You could say I’m a relative, of sorts.” He waved and continued on to his goal.

The Higurashis’ hospital room, just a bit earlier that night

“Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Higurashi!” A nurse from the nursery smiled as she wheeled in the now cleaned and dressed Kagome who was still fussing at her mistreatment in her little bassinet. “One of the floor nurses told me that there is a young man who’s been waiting rather anxiously.”

She was interrupted when the door opened and a tall, handsome young man entered. He stopped, though his eyes darted towards the baby, and bowed very deeply.

“Begging your forgiveness, Mr. and Mrs. Higurashi. I am Yashita Nishiyori. Please allow me to congratulate you on the birth of your daughter.” He gracefully rose from his bow.

Mrs. Higurashi sat up in bed, making sure her hospital gown covered the pertinent parts. “Thank you, Mr. Nishiyori. Would you like to hold her?”

“But dear!” Her husband protested

“Hush, dear. He won’t hurt her.” She said, patting his arm. “Kagome will be fine.”

“I would be honored, ma’am.” A boyish grin curved his lips. The nurse picked up the still slightly fussy baby from her bassinet and carried Kagome over to Yashita. She carefully laid the baby into InuYasha’s arms, making sure her head was supported. He smiled down at Kagome and she quit her fussing, staring in fascination at the strange man holding her. InuYasha cuddled her close and dropped a kiss on her forehead. “She’s beautiful,” he said, his voice cracking. He carried the now drowsing baby over to her parents. He stepped back and bowed deeply after transferring Kagome to her mother’s arms. “Thank you for allowing me to see Kagome, Mr. and Mrs. Higurashi.”

“You’re welcome, Mr. Nishiyori.” Kagome’s mother smiled. InuYasha inclined his head and exited the room.

“I was hoping he was your brother, Mrs. Higurashi. I was hoping you’d give him my phone number.” The nurse sighed, then left the room, leaving the new parents with their baby.

Mrs. Higurashi gazed at the door in bemusement, then looked down at the peacefully sleeping baby in her arms. “I think that great things are in store for Kagome, dear.”

Title: “Thoughts of a Well Sat Hanyou”

Fandom: InuYasha

Author: Alexandrine

Rating:K

Genres: General/Psychological

Pairing: InuYasha/Kagome

Word Count: 447(not counting the header)

Date: 07/12/2006

Disclaimer: I make no claims on owning InuYasha, and have only written this for entertainment purposes only. InuYasha is owned by Rumiko Takahashi, Viz Media and Shogakukan Productions Co., Ltd.

Authors Notes: Written after discussing the idea about how InuYasha doesn’t get the respect he deserves with alterfano. Concrit is welcome, for I would like to be a better writer.

Summary: A short fic exploring how InuYasha feels when he doesn’t get the respect he deserves.

InuYasha sighed, after yet another sitting with those blasted beads. He tapped his claws, waiting until the spell wore off and pondered his circumstances.

It seemed like he couldn’t win for losing. It all started with Kikyo. All he wanted was to avenge her death and tell her he forgave her for pinning him to the Goshinboku so long ago, for then he wouldn’t have met Kagome. The wench just had to make his life difficult, what with always getting in scrapes, letting that mangy wolf pant after her or running home for some of those ‘tests’ she always harped on. She didn’t need to go home all THAT often, unless it was to bring more ramen, for he couldn’t protect Kagome on her side of the well as well as he could here. Kagome made the bother worth it though, what with her smile, scent and those holy arrows. Sesshomaru just had to be a royal pain, what with the popping up at the most inconvenient time. And finally, the cause of this latest ‘sit’, Shippo! Gods, that brat was annoying. When would he finally learn who was boss?

He thought about the band of misfits that had formed up: a hanyou, a miko, a Buddhist priest (with wandering hands), a demon-slayer and two youkai all united for one purpose: to defeat Naraku and protect the Shikon jewel.

Two warm hands snuck up to his ears and derailed his meandering thoughts.

“I’m sorry, InuYasha.” Kagome said, leaning in close to his right ear, having approached the hanyou from downwind.

“Keh, what for, Kagome?” InuYasha rolled over onto his back, resting his head in Kagome’s lap, too tired to care about what the others thought about him cuddling up to Kagome.

“Shippo confessed that he started the whole thing and Miroku told me that you were definitely provoked this time.”

“The kit needs to learn that he can’t be depending on you to get him out the messes he gets into. I wouldn’t kill him, but some other youkai might.”

“Yes, you’re right, InuYasha, but he still seems so little.”

“Keh.” InuYasha started feeling very relaxed as Kagome’s fingers continued their ministrations on his ears, and inside he was very pleased to finally get some recognition that he was right.

“Ready to go?” Kagome asked, interrupting a particularly pleasant daydream of where he took her on a nice picnic with lots of ramen and nobody to interrupt them especially a bratty kitsune or most especially an evil Naraku.

“Yeah.” InuYasha rose gracefully to his feet and held out his hand to help Kagome up, and they joined their friends to continue their quest to defeat Naraku.