Rewritten
by Kristine Batey
A centipede monster pulled her into the well. Emerging into the forest, she met a boy her own age, a surly, angry outcast. In the months to come, they shared many adventures, and slowly her kindness melted his angry heart. Ten years later people called him Hikaru, the shining one; the name Onigumo was never known in this world.
It was about that time, and not far away, that the Shikon no Tama vanished in Inuyasha's hand, as his claws transformed to human nails. He smiled at Kikyou, and two began their life together, gradually learning to trust one another.