Title: The Vanity of Winning

Author: SakuraRyuu

Rating: K

Genre: Canon, Comedy, Friendship

Characters: Inuyasha, Sota

Author's Note: Inuyasha and all characters in this fan fiction are the property of Rumiko Takahashi.

Inuyasha crept stealthily across the grounds of the shrine, carefully stalking his prey. He knew he would find him; it was simply a matter of time. When this war had started Inuyasha had not expected his adversary to get the better of him but now that he understood how this war was won, he knew he could win. Suddenly Inuyasha stopped, sniffing the air. He whipped around quickly and threw his ammunition, catching Sota square in the face.

"HA!" Inuyasha shouted with glee, doing a victory dance to celebrate.

"No fair, you cheated!" Sota countered in disgrace. "I don't have demon senses!"

"You knew that when you challenged me, shrimp!" Inuyasha stated with glee. "Now do it."

Sota sighed heavily and repeated the words Inuyasha taught him to say, rolling his eyes.

"Inuyasha is the most fearsome demon in all the land. He can slay 100 demons with his mighty Tetsaiga. Humans respect and revere him, demons cower before him. Bonzai!"

"Who knew a water balloon war would be so much fun?" Inuyasha thought, grinning from ear to ear.