A drabble for the LJ community IYfic Challenge. The theme was "Loyalty."

Title: Now That's Dedication
Rating: K
Genre: general/truth-stretching
Pairing: n/a
Word Count: 150
Summary: Myouga needs more love, dammit.

"Ow!" Miroku swatted at his neck, narrowly missing the diminutive flea youkai, who hopped safely onto a low-hanging tree branch. "Hmm. So you've come back again, eh?"

"Of course." Myouga looked as indignant as it was possible for a flea to look. "I was Inu no Taishou's most trusted adviser--" Here Shippou made a sound as if he were choking. Myouga narrowed his eyes, continuing, "--and now, Inuyasha-sama's most loyal retainer."

"Umm," Kagome said hesitantly, "aren't you his only retainer?"

Myouga chose to ignore this, placing one hand on his chest, which he puffed out with pride. "I swore to his father that I would keep watch over Inuyasha-sama, and so I always have." He gave a courtly bow.

As one, Kagome, Miroku, Sango, and Shippou blinked incredulously.

Myouga's gallant pose wilted a bit and he turned, giving a small cough. "Well. From a safe distance, of course."