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Through the same morning mist, a lone figure stalked through the woods. Kikyo found a break in the trees that exposed a farm house and sat down slowly. She throw the pack on her pack to the ground and fished out a scope. She put her eye to it and began her vigil.
She checked the name on the mail box. 'This is the palce.'
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InuYasha stepped off the bus and searched for the small foot bridge to the island he was rearranging. He slung the shovel over his shoulder and set off across the bridge.
He set foot on the brown dirt of the island and looked for someone important. He found some fat bastard who would probably have a heart attack if he shoveled.
Said fat bastard pointed toward a pit being dug out by about five men. InuYasha dropped in, stuck his shovel in the ground, and shoved it into the earth with his boot.
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Kikyoscanned the house for any sign of movement. The light came on in an upstairs room. 'Bedroom most likely.' Kikyo thought, hoping he would come to the window for a moment. The light went out. 'Nope. Damn.'
There was movement in the kitchen, and Kikyo couldn't help but remember her own hunger as she caught glimpses of her new objective through the window as he prepared breakfast. 'Wait till he leaves for work, then eat.' She told herself. 'Option one, find a way to see into the kitchen, get him at the table or stove. Risky but do able. He could hide in the house, and then I'd have to go in.'
He left the house and Kikyo got a look at his face. The picture she ahd was blurry, but the resemblance was unmistakable. He took a deep breath and went through some stretches. 'No one stretches that much on a whim, he's got a routine, and will do it again. Option two, when he's stretching. He'll hold still long enough, long way to cover. Course, if he sprints to the door, it will be hard. And then I'd have to go in. Again.'
The man walked casually to the garage. Kikyo couldn't see inside, so she listened to the door slam and counted the seconds 'til the engine came to life. 'Three' The engine roared and she repeated the process until she heard it begin to move.
'Five. That's eight all together. Option three, in the car. Holds still, forced to go for the upper chest/head area. If he guns it, I'm screwed. I could disable it tonight. Then he could just hide behind the engine block, or run around back. And I couldn't move fast enough before he disappeared.'
The pickup drove off and Kikyo fished in her pack for an MRE. She opened it and let it heat itself. 'Meal Ready to Eat. Three lies for the price of one.' She thought, digging in. MREs these days actually were edible, but tradition required they not be accepted. 'Hookay, next up, where should I be for this?' She thought, scanning the woods.
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InuYasha wiped his brow and stuck a cigarette between his lips. "You shouldn't do that, that's how they get ya!" InuYasha turned around to look at the squirrely man who had addressed him. "What?" "Smoking! That's how they get ya!" "Who gets me?" "The government! They keep letting tobacco companies advertise, yet they keep raising taxes on them! They're using the money for their black projects!"
"Get to fucking work, Jerry." One of the other workers commented. InuYasha turn to look at him. "Don't mind ol' Jerry Rooney, he's mad as a mule." "I'll keep that in mind." "New here?" "Yeah."
The worker leaned closer. "Ya see that guy?" He asked lowly, pointing at a skinny guy with a nasty scar down his cheek. "Yeah" "That's Maloney, we call 'im 'spill blood'. He's killed three people. That we know of. He's a right temperamental bastard who takes a disliking to everyone, particularly younger ones such as yer self, so step clear of him." InuYasha chewed that over in his head. "Three people eh?" "That we know of." "I won't be diggin' up any of 'em will I?" The man grinned and returned to work.
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Kikyo found her position. It was a small bluff in the forest behind a break in the tree lines, which provided her with just enough clearing to see the front of the house and into the garage.
She estimated 100 meters from her position, and kept doubling it until she reached the house. '300 odd meters. Well, hard part's over. Now I just gotta wait 'til he gets back.' Kikyo flopped on her back, resting her head on the pack.
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People began to leave around five in the afternoon, so InuYasha decided to do the same.
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Kikyo sat up as she heard the pickup coming down the road. Not that he would give her any better opportunities, but you never know. He did nothing fancy, and merely walked into the house. By now it was late in the afternoon, and Kikyo picked up her pack and headed back to the bridge. 'Now all I gotta do is pick a day.'
She got back to under the bridge before InuYasha. She heard boots coming and turned to greet her friend. "So, how'd joining the work force feel? Your head explode from taking orders yet?" "Yeah yeah, wise ass.." InuYasha said, pulling him self up and sitting beside her.