Night Watch: Prologue
by Sango-sama

Disclaimer: I don't own Inu-Yasha or any of his friends or enemies. I'm just
borrowing them. Though I wish I could borrow Miroku a little more often.
^_^ .... *o* Ecchi... Geez...I just wanted him to use the Air rip to clean
all the trash out of my room.

Spoiler Warnings: Up to and includings Chapters 206-207 in the manga. Much
futher than the anime currently. If you don't mind spoilers, there is a bit
of review so it is not necessary to go out and try to read all the manga first.

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Flames from the fire dance up and kiss the air, shielding the slumbering
band from the cold and from the gigantic, squirrel-sized mosquitoes. Their size
is not by any means an exaggeration. The small kitsune has been mistaken for
those blood-sucking creatures a number times, and his tiny head still clearly
displays the large bumps. The flea demon is scared of the damnable things too.
But few things don't scare him.

I've been trailing this band for sometime, watching, waiting for a time to strike.

Even from my safe distance I can spot the Inu-Youkai as he sleeps up on one of
the high tree braches in silent watch over the camp. The young girl and the
kitsune, who is snoring softly, sleep on her strange bedding a few feet away
from the tree. The Houshi lays a few feet away from the guard, using his arm
as a pillow; he appears to sleep, but a boomerang stays steady in the hands of
the night guardress--just in case. All is silent--all, except the kit of course.

Pulling the vial from my yukata, I see there is more than enough to take care
of her and the Houshi, who is beginning to stir.

I cannot help but let my lips twist to a sneer; it will soon be mine.

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Random Insanity from the author:
1. This will (hopefully) be a series. I already have 1.5 chapters done.
2. The narrator will in all likelihood change from chapter to chapter.
3. This story was brought to you today by the letter "C" and the number "6".
4. The narrator is currently under the heavy influence of caffiene withdrawl
and is doing her laundry. More will be written in later chapters.

A Schnee! Production
by Sango-sama