Baby Steps

I was breathing in and out heavily. I saw Kaede come in with some other girls. Inuyasha had to wait outside. I was grabbing my blanket so hard, I almost made holes in it.

"Hold on, sister! Your almost there! Just a little more!" Kaede said, grabbing a wet towel while the other woman were running around.

One was getting ready to get my baby out. I was in too much pain to do anything. I closed my eyes and waited. Waited for the pain to be over while I did all I could.

I moaned. After I felt the pain leave, I must've blacked out. My whole body was still aching. Someone was holding my hand. I slowly, craned my neck and saw Inuyasha.

I tried to say something, but it didn't come out. "Shh, don't push yourself" Inuyasha whispered. "W-w-where…where is it?" I stuttered. I slowly got up when I got had the strength. Inuyasha stared at me.

I looked up. My heart was racing. There stood Kaede holding a small infant. My small infant. She smiled at me and handed me the little bundle of happiness. "It's a girl" she almost whispered. I grinned from ear to ear. "Hikira" I said looking at Inuyasha.

He was confused. "Her name is Hikira" I explained. I stared into to his eyes. He wanted to hold her so badly. Like vampire wants blood or like a person wants power. Without hesitation, I handed her to him.

What was it like to be a father? I didn't know but I knew it was indescribable to be a mother. Inuyasha handed her back. She looked like me but she had golden eyes…wait! I inched my way toward her hand. She had tiny claws.

Then, I opened her mouth without hurting her. Of course. Little fangs. My smile fled from my face as did Inuyasha's when I showed him. I felt horrible. While I would slowly be getting older, Inuyasha would stay the same while Hikira would slowly get older until her aging stopped.

I couldn't cry. I wouldn't. Though you could see my sad expression, I only took advantage of the moment. I looked at Hikira and smiled a sad smile.

Inuyasha's POV

5 years later…

"Daddy! Daddy!" Hikira called, now 5 years old. "Come here, mutt!" I told her. It wasn't an insult…I mean, that's what she was. I felt her small arms wrap around my neck.

I was gone fore a week, practicing my fighting. Though I was a human, I could still fight. "Where's your mother?" I asked. She looked around, then pointed to one of the small huts.

When I walked in, I saw Kikyo healing a sick kid. She turned around and her eyes sparkled. She got up and hugged me. I kissed her and let her go back to what she was doing.

When I got outside, I didn't see Hikira anywhere. I started to search for her scent. It let me out of the village.

"Your getting better.." I heard from a distance. I looked through the bushes to find Hikira and Kaede practicing their archery. It always amazed me at how good Hikira was at just 5.

Kaede was 16 now, trying to follow in Kikyo's steps. She was the spitting image of Kikyo but I guess you could say the same about Hikira.

She was shorter though. Her eyes and personality were different too. I stayed to watch. "Now grab three and try to shoot them all at once" Kaede instructed. Hikira grabbed 3 arrows and put them in place. She was trying hard to concentrate.

Before I knew it, she let go. It was amazing. All hit the target. Kaede was amazed too. When Kaede was ten, she could barely get one. I continued to watch and smile when Hikira hit the target.