I don't own Inuyasha. Hope you all enjoy since Sleeping beauty wakes up at long last.

The Yōkai Child

Waking with an arrow in your chest

I looked around at the forest trying to remember what the hell happened to me. I had taken the Jewel and was running. Mmh...Looking down I spotted one of Kikyo's arrows sticking out of my chest. I tried to pull it out but it burned my hand. Than I smelled her no one but her smelled like she did.

"Kikyo!" Inuyasha growl out. "What's the big idea pinning me to a tree! Where is the Jewel?" he said trying to move. Kikyo slowly walked out of the forest with a plain face that show indifference at his struggle.

"Inuyasha you once told me you loved me. If you still feel something of that emotion will you help me." She said looking up at him with sad lonely eyes. He melted like he did when he had first seen them.

He looked at her wounded that she thought he didn't love her still. "Alright." he said in a soft voice. Kikyo walked up to him and removed the arrow from his chest. As they fell Inuyasha caught her in an embrace. Kikyo blushed at the contact, it had been so long since she had been held just as she was. A simple women that held weakness and longings just as other women do.

For a long moment they just stood there like that. Kikyo was the one who broke the embrace, as she put the beads on him. Inuyasha looked down at them not knowing what was going on. When Kikyo said "Stay" Inuyasha tried to move but he could do nothing but stare at her.

"Inuyasha I want you to find and bring the one with this scent back to me. Do not ask why I want you to do this. But when you bring her back I will remove the beads from your neck." Kikyo finished as he was now able to one freely once more.

Unable to do or say anything against her wishes he took the small scrap of cloth. It smell different from anything he was use to. He ran off to find the one who owned this scent. He also decided to figure out why Kikyo was acting so cold to him. Sure he busted the place up but he hadn't killed anyone. Well that he could remember.