Big things, small things by sophie310 [Drabble #174]
Title: Big things, small things
Author: sophie310
Prompt: Coin
Words: 400
Rating: K+
Genre: Humor, Drama
Summary: Small things can be important for someone else
AN: This prompt follows ‘bind’ entry
Walking through the campus Sesshoumaru finally admitted, at least to himself, that he was angry. More, he was furious. For the last four days, his otherwise ideal character was dealing with a flaw he didn’t know he possessed. In addition, it was all fault of a single woman.
Kagome Higurashi.
How he wished to strangle her.
It took Miroku few long hours, but now he had all information he needed. Except acknowledging what he deduced before, they found out few things, that didn’t help Sesshoumaru to calm down.
One of them was that, that the girl was Japan’s vice-champion in chess. It meant she was on the same level as he. Even if unhappy, that someone might be as good as he in the game, he could accept that.
The fact that was drawing him crazy was her IQ tests results.
The man gulped down loud growl that threatened to escape his throat. That foolish IQ test… in which she was better than he by one point.
One point!
It looked so innocently and yet it destroyed his famous ego in a single, fatal blow. Because it meant that he wasn’t only defeated by a woman, but he was defeated by a woman who was smarter than he was!
Being honest, in this moment, if that were depending on him, no woman would ever be allowed to take intelligence test. A male was more reasonable opponent and the taste of defeat wasn’t so sour.
To add to his misery, Miroku discovered she was also attending the same course as he. It was simply too much for the poor boy.
However, Sesshoumaru was never one to give up so easily. What the girl did was indeed hurtful for his pride, but the game was only starting. Now, that he knew his enemy, he would be ready and when the right time would come, he would pay her back with the same coin. Then he would be the winner!
With that gleeful thought, the man walked closer to his dorm, where the group of students accumulated. Driven by curiosity, he joined them ignoring surrounding him whispers. As he moved through the crowd, his eyes noticed a yellow tape. Finally he was close to see without resistance. His eyes widened at the sight.
After all the dead body of a student lying next to the dorm wasn’t exactly something you see every day.
AN: I made cliffy! Yay for me!!