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Author's Notes: At last! The final letter of the alphabet! I know it's technically an onomatopoeia, but you know what? It still counts! Z is a hard letter to come up with words! :P Here's a short little oneshot to wrap up the Alphabet Drabbles: Inuyasha Edition. Enjoy!
Zzzz
A canopy of stars. Crickets sang, and wind made the trees sigh. A warm, but dying fire crackled in the center of a small clearing of trees. Several sleeping individuals curled up around the fire pit, sighing and snoring peacefully.
One lone guardian remained on the alert, partially dozing off to get some rest, but forever remaining awake just enough to catch any sign of trouble. He was perched on a branch of a tall tree, so he could both look after his friends and have a good view of anything that might come their way.
His trusty sword resting against his shoulder, his ears twitching at every sound, Inuyasha's eyes remained closed, though his senses made sure he wouldn't fall deeply asleep. He'd rather save the sleeping for his human friends, whose bodies required so much more rest and recuperation than his. Even the young fox demon, Shippou, and Kirara, in her smaller form, needed sleep to make up for the energy they spent throughout their travels.
Only Inuyasha remained alert, to protect his friends, though his body allowed him to take small intervals of dozing off so that he could keep up his strength.
He needed it. For his friends.
So, he let them keep sleeping. Until it was time to move out.
AN: Thank you soooooo much for all the support! I plan on doing another alphabet drabble or more, for another fandom(s), but it may take a while to make a firm decision. Until then, thank you and feel free to check out my other work! ^_^