Challenge Collection by Sessylove219 by Sessylove219
The Thief's Punishment
Title: The Thief’s Punishment Word Count: 566 Rated: K Prompt: Shrii’s Nutella challenge ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- She was eating it again. He did not know exactly what it was, but it smelled heavenly. It was like nothing he had ever smelled before. She gave it to the fox kit, and to the other humans, but she said that he could not have it. She did not allow the hanyou any either. While he was offended that she would not share with him, it made him feel a little better that the hanyou was excluded as well. He was confused, something he hated to be. He did not understand why she would not allow him to try something that smelled like ambrosia. It could not be bad for youkai, because she allowed the kitsune to have some, and she would never endanger her kit. It could not just be bad for males, because, obviously, the monk and the kit were males. He was beyond curious. The hanyou, it seemed, did not share his obsession. He wasn’t really sure why. When he asked, the half-breed just smirked and recommended he heed the miko’s word. Hmph. Like he would allow her to dictate anything to him. Especially his diet! That night, when the rest of the tachi had bedded down for the night, he used all of his stealth to approach the miko and her strange yellow pack. He thought he was being very crafty, and did not see the glowing eyes of the hanyou watching him. Sesshoumaru opened the pack, and took out the jar filled with that wonderful aroma. He read the front, and wondered, for the thousandth time, what exactly “Nutella” was. He closed her pack again, and moved away, choosing to sit far from the rest of them. He hid behind the tree (although would never consider himself “hiding” from anything, even though he would admit to himself alone that the wrath of the miko could be rather intimidating) and opened the jar. The smell was even better when it was in his hands. He put his fingers in and tested the strange substance. It was like nothing he had encountered - well, outside of the bodies of his enemies. He took a test sniff, and then, cautiously, a lick. Wonderful! Why would she keep this from him? _____________________________________________________________________ The next morning, when the inu-tachi were packing up their camp, the miko was the first to notice that they were missing a member of their strange little group. The looked around, and finally, they heard something. It was soft, a strange kind of keening. They raised their weapons and looked for the source. It took a few minutes, but they found the one making such pained noises. A gasp rang through the group. There, on the ground, was the mighty daiyoukai, curled in the fetal position, clutching his stomach and groaning. He looked pasty and pale, and his body was covered in sweat. Kagome rushed to him, asking what was wrong, but then she saw… She saw her jar of Nutella. Empty. She huffed. That little thief! She would not be able to get more until they returned to the well, which would be weeks! She knelt next to him, and while she felt sorry for him, she was still angry. “You should have listened to me! I didn’t want you to get sick! Chocolate is bad for dogs!” He groaned again. Apparently, he should listen once in awhile… Inuyasha laughed.