A/N: It's nothing much, but I had to write something today and it doesn't look like I'm going to tackle any of my longer things today or in the upcoming days. So ueah.
Sneaky Shadow
It was a sunny afternoon, one that tempted people to just lay in the grass and doze off for a while in a shade of a tree.
So that was what Inuyasha and his friends did.
Everyone needed a bit rest, especially because Sango's daughters were with uncle Kohaku and Kirara and her son was sleeping too. So, they just wanted to take their chance.
They all found nice spots around the Sacred Tree and talked for a while, but then they fell asleep.
A dark shadow peeked from behind a tree and smirked as it saw the gang fast asleep. Even Inuyasha's ears were lax and not moving, unless there was a loud noise.
The shadow crept forward.
An hour later Kagome woke up, pleasantly relaxed and ready to tackle the rest of the day. Until she looked around.
Sango had her hair in a thick braid.
Miroku had two little ponytails on both sides of his head.
And Inuyasha, who was looking now at her with a playful, affectionate smirk, had two intricate braids starting under his ears. Obviously he wasn't aware of his dashing new hair do.
Kagome started to giggle and felt a gust of wind caress her neck. She froze and carefully reached up... To find a neat bun located a bit to the left to the top of her head. She made a face and heard Inuyasha chuckling.
"Don't undo it, Rin would be sad if you did," he murmured and sat up. And then he took notice of his own looks and cursed loudly, waking up the other couple and making Kagome laugh as she reached for his hands before he could undo the braids.
Somewhere not that far away, on top of a hill, a certain little girl cackled in mirth.