As always I don't own Inuyasha.

The Yōkai Child

The beginning part one

A young five-year old Kagome kissed her mother and father good-bye. Her father kissed her on the for head and told her that soon she would be a big sister. She gave a warm smile as she waved them off down the rode. Her grandfather laughed as she seemed to bounce up the stone stairs. He called after her to be more careful, but it was too late and she tripped up the steps. A big red mark marred her forehead. He could see her blue eyes go watery, right before she cried out in pain. He chuckled at the youth and how abundant their energy was. He picked up his tiny granddaughter cooed to her that it would be all right. He sighed when they reached the top of the stairs. When he enter the door he put Kagome down on the small sofa, so he could go get a cold pack to put on her forehead.

The day quickly ended giving night its turn to rule over the sky. Kagome gave a loud audible yawn from her hiding spot. Her grandfather had crept up behind her and started to tickle her. She started to giggle until she gave up the fight to go to bed. She brushed her teeth and put on her nightgown. She stood on her bed to show her grandpa just how grown up she was. Soon enough she was tucked in to bed, waiting for a bed time story. But unlike every other person in the world, her grandpa didn't ready from a storybook. He instead told her stories about yokai and the many legends about yokai.

She had been soundly asleep when something woke her from a dream about dancing cupcakes. She rubbed here eyes and looked around the darkened room. Sleepily she got out of bed and came back from the bathroom and laid back down. But the moment her head hit the pillow she was wide awake. She rolled around trying to find a comfy spot but to no a vile. She punched her pillow once before giving up on sleep. She crept down the stairs and outside, where she stood under the giant tree. That seemed to make everything calm. But tonight a the wind blew softly it didn't calm her at all. Some thing was off and she didn't know what it could be, restlessly she went back to the house only to turn around. And walk over to the old well house.

Silently she opened the door to the building, which glided like brand new. A sudden chill crept up her back as she slowly went inside. As sudden as the restless feeling went it suddenly intensified, as tears pricked at her eyes. She cried out in pain as hands grabbed her up into the air. But it was too high for it to be her grandpa, she struggled as ten very sharp nails dug into her sides. A blue light surrounds them as she had gotten dragged down the old well. The being holding her turn her around screaming.

"You have it give it to me now!" she yell twice in a hysterical manner. Kagome looked up at Mistress Centipede with fearful big blue eyes.

"Let. Me. Go!" she cried when a light came from her palm. It felt like a thousand bee stings as the yokai fell away from her. Kagome looked down at her arm and seen it had changed. Where flawless skin once covered it was now shredded as a thick claw like appendage was in its place. A silent scream escaped Kagome's mouth just before she fainted.