A/N: There will be a Shippou related rant over on my tumblr, if you want to I'll add it in the A/N section after posting it there.
For now... Have a little fic.
Also yaay, tomorrow I'll have my door back!
Karma
A young man was napping in his favorite tree, which was growing on a hillside. The branch on which he was sleeping was very low, but it was still high enough to get a little extra breeze. He had only to open his eyes to see the entire valley with the village, the rice fields and orchards. But right now he was asleep, enjoying the cool share the tree was providing.
He was totally unaware of a small child sneaking his way. The child was smirking a little wicked youkai smile (the one Sango found especially cute) and paying a lot of attention to moving soundlessly. It was the hard part because he was so giddy right now, seeing thee sleeping young man so close...
The boy neared the tree and looked up once more. He took a silent, deep breath and prepared his tool. He had bough it all the way from Kaede's hut. Now he emptied his lungs in the paper bag he was holding. When it was full he squeezed the entrance so the air wouldn't flee. He glanced up to make sure his target was still blissfully unaware of his recent action. And then...
...The boy jumped up.
And when he was on the same level with the older boy's head...
...He hit the bag with his hand.
Three things happened almost at the same time. The bag exploded. The sleeping man was no longer sleeping. He screamed in surprise, lost his balance and fell to the ground. As he looked up he saw the giggling boy landing a few paces away from him. He saw the glee twinkling in his golden eyes.
"Touga!" he roared and ran after the fleeing boy, following the head of white hair and dog ears as the boy made his hasty retreat through the tall grass.
"Mommy, daddy!" the running child exclaimed. "Uncle Shippou's mean to me!"
Kagome and Inuyasha, who were enjoying a peaceful picnic on a blanket on the top of the same hill, exchanged amused glances.
"It feels familiar somehow," Inuyasha mumbled and looked to the sky. "I remember it... But from where...?" Sango and Miroku, who were sitting with them, chuckled.
Kagome giggled and opened her arms to wrap them around the boy who just ran from behind the grass and jumped in her lap.
"Mommy, save me!" he exclaimed, hiding in her embrace. He sounded frightened, but he was grinning while pulling Kagome's sleeve over his head.
"I guess now comes the osuwari part," she said. The man beside her chuckled while the one who just came to a halt in front of the miko paled visibly.
"Karma," said Miroku, who was sitting just beside the hanyou. "Is a very, very beautiful woman, who waves her exquisite rear in front of you just to hit you with a huge weapon when you reach for it."
"Indeed, monk," Sango glared at him. "Or she makes her husband sleep at Kaede's for talking like that in front of children."
"See?" Miroku nudged Inuyasha. "Karma."