Savoir-faire


Ayame snarled to herself as she curled up against a tree, well outside the ring of light emitted by the party's campfire.

If it were not for his strength and the promises made by my family to his, I would already be gone.

She closed her eyes in resignation.

Instead, I must make my apologies in the morning—not that he will even remember—as he paws at poor Kagome.

Her tail flicked in annoyance.

I am beginning to think men are blind. I will claim her as my friend.

And I will guard her from fools.

She is worthy.


Posted: June 16, 2016

Word Count: 100

Author's note: Ayame is starting to realize some humans have a lot of value-even just as friends.

Huge thank you to revolutionary boy inuyasha and Gw2505 for your reviews, they meant a lot and encouraged me to keep going with this, despite the unconventional pairing and style. I'm really looking forward to writing out the rest of it!