'Then Walk On Your Hands.'

I've been wanting to draw this scene from *Resmiranda's awesome fic "Tales From the House of the Moon" ([link]) since I read it. From Chapter 28:

It did not occur to Sesshoumaru until it was far too late that demonstrating his one-armed handstand technique in the middle of a forest trail was not the most dignified of positions for a distinguished and feared being such as himself. In fact it could even be considered downright childish behavior; certainly unbefitting a youkai lord at any rate.

Still, he reflected, at least his hakama stayed where they were supposed to.

He had to admit - not that he cared at all - that she had very nice legs, too, so really this little oversight was not so terrible. No harm in it, really. He quirked an eyebrow and allowed his eyes to follow the graceful curve of her ankle that sloped gently the further up it went.

Kagome caught his expression. Face red from her prolonged inversion, she struggled to follow his line of sight but gave up when she found herself looking down her own shirt.

As an aside, it's amazing how many interesting pictures show up when you do a Google image search of the word "handstand".

Guy in the pic I used as a model for Sesshoumaru was shirtless. Pity he wasn't in the story. Meheheh. *dreams*

If you haven't read this story, do it now! It's moving, funny, and has lots of really pretty hair.