Our Goddess - Ch 24 - Intervention
Everyone in the bathing room went completely still as Inara stepped inside. The only sound was the occasional gentle splash of a drop of water falling from a wet body to the tile floor. Hebi quickly filled the silence with the rhythmic sound of...
Our Goddess - Ch 33 - The Day After
"And you handled the meeting with Tetsuhiro?" Inara asked. She was seated at the kitchen table, looking unusually frazzled for a goddess. Her hair was a mess, and there were dark patches under her eyes. Hebi nodded. "Yes, Boss. I texted and emailed...
Our Goddess - Ch 49 - Teach a Mouse to Cook...
> Sorry for the delay on this chapter. My writing motivation/creativity has been at bedrock levels lately for various IRL reasons, and I really care about the conclusion of Our Goddess, so I don't want to do a low-quality job. I'm going to take my...
Our Goddess - Ch 27 - Questions and Answers
"Finally!" Akari stood in the middle of her bedroom with her arms raised triumphantly over her head. A smartphone was clutched in her right hand, and its screen displayed an email that she'd been eagerly awaiting for three days. The email was...
Our Goddess - Ch 47 - The Path Forward
Technically, Akari had lied when she told her housemates that she didn't get any sleep the previous night. She _had_ slept. And she had dreamed. She dreamed of a future where she had Inara all to herself. Inara lavished love upon her and only her, and...
Our Goddess - Ch 44 - Future and Past
"House meeting! House meeting! Get your asses to the front hall!" Seshi's voice echoed down the central hallway and throughout the shrine. Everyone heard it, but they were a bit slow to react, in part because they had certainly not expected _her_ to...
Our Goddess - Ch 23 - Boiling Point
"Fifteen burpees," Inu barked. "Then we rest." Akari frowned at Inu's choice of exercise, but she didn't complain aloud. That would have only made things worse. Inu was already pushing Akari and herself harder than normal and her curt tone strongly...
Our Goddess - Ch 29 - Changes
"We won't be able to do this much longer," Inu said as she jogged in place next to the shrine steps. "What?! Why?" Akari blurted, distracted from her shoe-tying. Inu blinked calmly and brushed her bangs back from her forehead. "Uh, it's going to get...
Our Goddess - Ch 48 - A Little Push
"Hey, Akari, I think you should join me for a workout," Inu said from Akari's doorway. She was already dressed in tiny blue shorts and a matching sports bra. The outfit looked good on the dog spirit, as natural as a second skin. Akari closed her...