Pop!
Kirara returned from her hunt pleasantly full. She swished her tails when she saw the camp empty. The fire was burning steadily, but low, obviously had been prepared in advance to last for a while unsuspected. And since it was lined with stones and had a circle of damp dirt around there was no danger of wild fire.
The things belonging to the gang were laid in piles around the meadow, their sleeping bags and blankets in one spot, food tools in another. It was obvious there hadn't been an attack.
Kirara swiveled her ears and easily located the gang down the hill, where a small lake was located. Judging by the sounds they were cooling down after a long day and playing. Sometimes it was hard to remember those warriors united to defeat a fore that had wronged them were also young. She purred, glad that the pack was bonding.
And she could use a while to get a nap, one not interrupted by bickering.
Kirara looked around and found a rectangular pack near Kagome's back pack. Further inspection showed it was filled with some grains, Kirara suspected it was one of those human healing pillows. They could keep warmth for a long time and help muscles relax, if she remembered correctly.
She could use it, Kagome surely wouldn't mind that.
With one graceful leap she found herself on the pillow and pawed it a few times before laying down. Purring she laid her head on her paws, letting her youki warm the pillow under her.
Warm, comfy, full belly, silence...
Yes, perfect...
Pop!
"Nyan?" Kirara's eyes snapped open when she heard a foreign noise. There was nothing attacking her, nothing different around her.
Pop! Pop!
This time she knew what the source of the sound was. It was the pillow! As she leaped to her feet, there were more sounds and the bag started to bulge. A tasty, salty scent filled the air. The sound was similar to snapping twigs.
"Nyan!" Kirara lowered her head with a growl of confused annoyance. The bag started to make that 'pop!' noise faster, deforming under her paws. She let them catch fire, just to make the bag realize she could burn it easily and to intimidate it.
Pop! Pop! Pop!
With her fur stanching up Kirara leaped from the bag and found another spot to sleep in. Clearly, human healing pillows had an anti-youkai protection built in. Kirara glared at the inflated, deformed bag that now rested silently near Kagome's yellow bag, then she went to sleep.