Title Catch of the Day
Author landofthekwt
Rating PG-13
Prompt Midnight Snack (At First Tweak)
Word Count 250
Warning Violence
Summary Kagome improvises while Inuyasha is on youkai exterminations
The youkai crept closer to the wonderful aroma. He could barely keep himself under control. Just over the rise stood that small hut where the hanyou lived. The one with the nasty sword
But he was in luck. The boy had left town with the monk, leaving the tasty morsel alone with the human woman. He had never developed a taste for human flesh. They left a bitter aftertaste in his mouth
He was in luck. The little hanyou boy was playing outside the hut with a ball in the moonlight. What kind of mother let their child out after dark when dangerous beasts roamed the night. He would have to eat her for good measure.
He pounced. Too late he realized that the boy was nothing by a paper doll made to look like a hanyou. The trap slammed down on his head. His last words were curses against hanyoui
The next morning Kagome went out to check the traps. The beast was a little scrawny, but it would extend the stew. If mixed with rice it might actually make a good gravy if she thickened it.
Souta needed more meat in his diet and the youkai certainly could not hurt him.With Inuyasha gone, the traps served both as a defense against youkai and provided meat which they lacked without their hunter.
When Inuyasha came home that night, last night’s catch was boiling in the pot. He ladled some into the bowl. Looking at Kagome, he gave her a questioning look “ Tastes like chicken”