"What would you say- if I were a doggie on a chain? 'don't bite the mailman'"

-Dave Matthews Band, 'What Would You Say'

Story by Icka! M. Chif

"Grrr...."

There was an intruder on shrine grounds. True, they had many people coming to the shrine on a daily basis, but most never went up to the main house.

"Rrrrr..." Inuyasha growled, stalking his prey. He wasn't about to let this intruder's trespass go un-noticed. He positioned himself above the man, ready to leap on top of him.

The man appeared to notice that something was amiss and managed to dodge Inuyasha's jump by quickly side-stepping. Inuyasha landed on the ground in a crouch, growling at him.

The man took one look at him and took off running back the way he had come, screaming and throwing a bunch of papers into air.

Inuyasha let out a muted roar and chased after, scattering the papers further.

"SIT!" Kagome barked from the background.

*WHAM!* Inuyasha found himself hugging dirt as the man ran out of the gate, and to safety.

Kagome stomped up to the prone dog boy and glared down at him. "We do NOT chase the mailman, Inuyasha." She scolded.