Title: Dubious Game
Rating: Teen
Genre: Angst
Word Count: 279
Summary: One of the Inu-tachi thinks about their favorite pastime.


My upbringing has turned my way of life into an obsession. What was once done to protect the masses I now do because I want to, because something within me loves the thrill of the hunt as well as the blood that covers my weapon as some nameless, faceless youkai lies dying at my feet.

Would I ever indulge in such activities against a youkai such as Inuyasha? No. Not only is he our leader but he is a friend and in a sense our little group has become a family.

No. I would never use someone as precious to me as Inuyasha to feed this less than holy need I have. No, Inuyasha is safe but I must admit, at times I have considered tracking down that loudmouthed, brash and disrespectful wolf demon. If I thought, Kagome would ever forgive me if she found out I would have taken great pleasure, long ago, in ridding this world of his presence.

A demon such as he would pose a decent challenge unlike the ones I usually kill at random. Kouga of the brown wolves can think and it would be quite the battle before he took his last breath. I have even dreamed that I brought his severed head back to Inuyasha as a gift.

I do kill those youkai that threaten others, but I also kill the ones minding their business hunting rabbits for dinner. My fellow slayers would be ashamed to call me kin. My fellow shard hunters would be shocked and disappointed.

How do I feel about myself?

I feel that I enjoy killing and Kami help me, until caught, I will continue to do so.