A/N: Only victim sacrificed during the writing process of this short was my cookie stash.
Cookie Jar Monster
When Kagome brought the big ceramic jar from the modern era with odd letters spelling in an 'English' language "cookies" he wasn't sure what to think about the container. It was big and painted blue, quite pretty.
But the cookies it held practically evaporated.
Shippou wasn't sure how this happened, but he suspected that the jar was haunted and a vile monster was eating the cookies while no one was watching. To be honest his first suspect was Inuyasha, but after a short sniffing session it was clear that the hanyou was innocent. At least when it came to this crime. The kitsune was often checking the container to count the cookies and each time he counted there were one or two missing.
So a monster, hidden in the jug, was responsible for eating all Shippou's treats. At first it wasn't that bad, because there was plenty, but Kagome couldn't just bring more cookies every time she went through the well. Shippou knew he had to do something.
He thought for a long time before a brilliant idea came to his mind. It was really simple and Shippou was pretty proud of himself.
One afternoon he climbed in the jar, shifting his form to be a little smaller so he could fit with the rest of the cookies. He was munching on them while waiting for the thief to show up. It was good he had something to eat because the wait was growing long and he was sure he missed lunch.
It was near supper when Shippou realized one terrifying fact - there were no more cookies. The monster somehow managed to sneak by his vigilant little self and steal his sugary treats right from under his nose. Shippou spent the remaining of the day sulking beside his empty cookie jar.
The only good thing was he wasn't hungry anymore.