Disclaimer: I do not own the characters, Rumiko Takahashi, Vis and Shonen Jump do. I do not own the folksong to which this set - it is common property of all.

Authors note: A series of perfect snippets - one a day for a dozen days. see if you can pick the linking theme. ^_^
[100 words]

On the first day…

There was a sharp retort as a snow laden branch snapped from the weight. A frantic whir of wings followed as a partridge, startled from it's perch, fled. Kagome crouched in the lee of one of the skeletal trees, breathing into her hands in an attempt to warm them. Come spring these pear trees would be full of blossoms but now they only bore icicles.

She shivered and glanced around hoping for Inuyasha's return. Instead she saw a frightening, familiar silver haired taiyoukai approaching, he watched her intently. In his arms he carried a limp child, bundled against the cold.

~o0o~