The Ring

By Lazy Kitsune

Summary: When Yusuke Urameshi's best friend Kazuma Kuwabara died under mysterious circumstances, he must investigate the cause with the help of his old friend Kurama. Everything leads to a strange videotape that kills the viewer after 7 days...

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho or The Ring.

A/N: I'm taking a little break from "Baka Hakusho" to write my first horror story. Don't worry, it won't interfere much with the production "Baka Hakusho". Well, not much to it, except it's a cross between YYH and The Ring...Yeah, that's the gist of it. It's based on both the movie and manga of The Ring. Oh, and there's a little Japanese in this story too. Here's the words used in this chapter:

Otooto – little brother

Ane – elder sister

Moshi moshi – equivalent to "Hello" when you pick up the phone

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Chapter 1 – Intro

It was just another boring night – or so the Kuwabara siblings thought. They were sitting around being couch potatoes when Kazuma finally said, "I'm so bored!"

"Nng..." Shizuru murmured in agreement as she lit another cigarette. "Hey, Kazuma-kun, have you heard of the cursed video?"

"Cursed...video?"

"Yup. They say that there're these weird images in it, and at the end, someone calls you tells you you're gonna die in exactly seven days."

"...How do they call you?"

"I dunno...someone just does." She laughed as Kazuma froze up. "It's just a little high school rumor."

"Wh-what kind of images?"

"Dunno. Weird stuff, I guess." Kazuma paled. "What is wrong with you, Kazuma? Did I scare you, Otooto?"

"Ane...I watched a video with weird stuff in it," he slowly confessed.

Shizuru stared at him, slightly scared. "...What was on it?"

"I-I can't really explain," Kazuma replied. "It was really weird. And creepy. We went over to Sawamura's house to watch some movies...then the phone rang...That was all last week...seven days ago..."

"I don't –"

Suddenly, Kazuma's body tensed up, and he began choking. Shizuru stared at him in horror.

"Kazuma-kun!" she cried, rushing to his side. Then, angry and disgusted, she slapped him as he burst out laughing. "Moron!"

"Were you scared, Ane?" he laughed.

"Idiot!" Shizuru snarled, kicking him hard in the shins.

Just then, the phone rang. The Kuwabara siblings stopped and looked at each other. They approached the telephone cautiously as it kept ringing and stared at it.

"Well," Kazuma said in a hushed tone, "answer it."

"What! Why me!"

"Just do it!"

Shizuru answered the phone with a shaky hand. "Moshi moshi?" She waited a moment for the reply. Then she slowly turned to Kazuma and handed it to him, her eyes wide open in fright.

Kazuma felt his heart skip a beat as he fought to keep control. He shakily accepted the phone from his sister and said, "Moshi moshi?" Then he glared at Shizuru who was laughing as he continued, "Hey Urameshi."

Shizuru stuck her tongue out at him. "I'm gonna get another pack of cigarettes. Try not to burn the house down, Kazuma-kun." With that she exited the house, laughing as she went.

Kazuma rolled his eyes as Yusuke Urameshi asked, "Who was that?"

"Just Ane," Kazuma answered.

"What was she laughing about?"

"Look, did you call for your daily checkup on me or what!"

"Sheesh, someone's grouchy," Yusuke remarked. "I just wanted to ask if you wanted to go to the movies with me and Keiko tomorrow."

"Yeah, yeah, sure, whatever."

"Okay, but you have to bring your own money, Kuwabara."

"Why you little cheapskate –!" Kazuma began, but Yusuke had already hung up laughing. He glared at the phone a moment longer and hung it up.

Suddenly, he shivered. He felt like someone was watching him. He swallowed his fear and spun around. Nobody. However, the TV was on, static covering the screen. "What the...?" Kazuma walked toward it and turned it off. "Dammit, Shizuru, quit being a bitch!" As he turned around, he heard the static start up again.

Kazuma looked back at the TV. He was about to tell Shizuru off when he remembered she wasn't home. A shiver went up his spine as he shut it off and pulled out the plug. Then he rushed off; he wanted to get away from it.

He stopped short when he reached the door of his room. It was covered in frost. Kazuma stared at it in disbelief. 'Get away from here!' a small voice screamed in his head. 'Don't open that door...!' His breath quickened. 'I shouldn't open it...' he thought to himself. 'If I do...I'll regret it, but...' His hand shook as he opened the door.

A blast of icy air hit him as he screamed in terror.

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A/N: That's it for now. Reviews would be greatly appreciated!