The Highwayman

Disclaimer: Don't own. My Rah, this is annoying!

Inconsistencies. Don't you love them? For example, I can never seem to keep a story in the same format. Another example, why is my story called "The Demonic Highwayman", and yet titled "The Highwayman"? Oh well. It's too late and I'm too lazy to change it now. So there.

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Tlot-tlot, in the frosty silence! Tlot-tlot, in the echoing night!
Nearer he came and nearer! Her face was like a light!
Her eyes grew wide for a moment; she drew one last deep breath,
Then her finger moved in the moonlight,
Her musket shattered the moonlight,
Shattered her breast in the moonlight and warned him-with her death.

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Inuyasha walked slowly among the freshly fallen leaves, enjoying the scent of autumn. His footsteps echoed in the chill of the moonlit night, and he was blissfully unaware of what awaited him.

Kagome looked up at a faint sound nearby. Her heart stopped for a moment. Was it Inuyasha? Out of her window, she could just barely see the forest, and in the dark it was difficult to make out any shapes. Every shadow caught her eye, stilled her breathing. Every movement, real or imagined, made her tense, wondering if it was time.

Suddenly she caught a glimpse of white walking slowly through the trees. That was him! She was sure of it! Now she had only to wait until the perfect moment…

A movement in the shadows to the left of her window caught her eye in the darkness. A Rifle! There was a slight metallic click, probably the equivalent of cocking a gun in her own time. She swallowed nervously. To say the moment was tense was a grave understatement.

The sound of footsteps brought her attention back to Inuyasha, and she knew, instinctively, that it was time.

She closed her eyes, praying to whoever was listening that it would work, that Inuyasha would know to escape. She opened her eyes, and a calm fell over her. Now…

Ok, I know, I know, incredibly short chapter. Sorry! I hope to get the next one out really fast. But hey, you try writing four stories at once!