--Monomania--

Kagome crept around the wide trunk of the tree, bow and arrow held tightly in her shaking hands. She had been bathing when Sango shrieked from back at the campsite. And when Sango was frightened, you knew something was terribly, terribly wrong.

Inching forward, all Kagome could see from her standpoint was the horrified visages of Miroku, Sango, and Shippo, illuminated by the soft glow of the firelight. Then- another noise reached her ears. What was that? It was- it was disgusting! It must be some horrible creature- a pig demon, perhaps, or maybe Kikyo...

The thought that she might get to shoot Kikyo cheered Kagome up immensely, and in a moment of bravery she darted out from behind the tree, arrow raised. What she saw made her freeze in a mixture of horror and amazement.

There before her sat Inuyasha, a bowl of Ramen held inches from his mouth as he used claws to shovel it into his mouth (the chopsticks hadn't been fast enough). Rapidly drying noodles were adhered to his face, and one long one was wrapped around a silvery ear.

After emptying his bowl in the next couple of moments, Inuyasha innocently looked around at the slightly green faces around him. "What?"