The Child of Kikyou: Chapter 1

Kikyou pushed with all her might as her hands grasped the covers of the traditional bed on the floor. She had been in labor for hours and it was starting to really tire her. "Come on sister Kikyou, you can do it," a younger Kaede encouraged. "It will be soon," spoke an old priestess who was there to help Kikyou.

Outside, Inuyasha paced back and forth nervously, wondering what could be taking so long. Kikyo was finally able to give a final push and her baby entered the world onto the bed. The old priestess smiled as she tended to the baby and picked the child up in her arms, "It's a healthy girl."

Kikyou closed her eyes with a tired, but happy smile as the priestess began cleaning the baby. Kaede jumped up in excitement and went over to the priestess' side to watch the baby being washed before she ran outside, smiling from ear to ear.

"Inuyasha, ye have a daughter," Kaede said, smiling up at him. Inuyasha turned and looked at the hut for a few seconds in a daze before hurrying inside, "Kikyou." "She's resting," the priestess smiled at him as she bundled the child in a blanket while she cried. Inuyasha walked over and looked down at the baby and smiled.

I was born and my mother was so happy, my father was proud.

I don't remember anything from the first years of my life, but when I was four, it changed.

A gang of bandits on their horses rode through my village. Their faces were determined and had no trace of sensitivity in their brows. As they rode the dirt pathway, I looked up from picking flowers on the side of the pathway to see them coming, charging to their destination. The flowers fell from my hand as I was overcome with fear and all I wanted to do was get to the safest place I knew. I turned and started running, "Mama!," I cried as my feet carried my down the pathway, passed the huts and marketplace.

I closed my eyes tightly and ran blindly down the pathway, too scared to even keep my eyes open then I remembered being scooped up in my mother's arms. She held me close to her as she got out of the way of the horses and in front of our hut. "Inuyasha!" I heard her call out. I opened my eyes now and looked around to see him leap into action and stand in front of the horses with his arms crossed.

He looked so brave and at the same angry for almost running me over. My father was a half demon after all, he had white silvery hair that flowed down his back and he wore a bright red cloth of the fire rat that could protect him from flames. As I watched him that day, I soon forgot my fear and was instead, amazed. The bandits brought their horses to a stop in front of him, wondering why he was so arragont to stop them.

My father didn't waste any time and he literally jumped up and grabbed the one in front by his collar and brought him down to the gound with him in his grasp, "What are you bandits doing in this village," he growled. I'm not quite sure wht happened next aside from my mother trying to calm him, but later I found out why exactly they were there.

"Mama," my voice came back to me again, later that day as my mother was brushing my black hair which came to the middle of my back, with her comb. "Yes my child?" I could see her smiling down at me in the mirror I held in my hand.

"Who were those men? What did they want? Why was papa so angry?" She closed her eyes briefly as she kept brushing my hair, but her smile remained, probably to protect me, "My child doesn't have to worry about that, those people were not allowed to come through our village and your father made sure they knew that."

I nodded, trying to understand. She turned me around after she was finished and gave me a warm smile that only my mother gave me, "As long as your father is around you have nothing to fear," and then she gave me a motherly hug. I closed my eyes and fell asleep in her arms that night.

AN: I know this is a short chapter but it's mainly so I can see if anyone actually likes the idea and if it's worth continuing but I wanted to do a story about Kikyou's daughter so I hope you like it :) and if anyone has a suggestion for their daughter's name please send in a review and I will pick a name that I think best suits her and as always reviews, favorites, adds are always appreciated