Disclaimer: Yu Yu Hakusho belongs to Yoshihiro Togashi, Shonen Jump, FUNimation, etc. However, I do own the idea for this story. Plagiarism will not be tolerated.
Warning(s): This story contains utter horror. I myself had to have help writing a few of the scenes for lack of nerves. I highly suggest that if you can't handle something like this, then you don't read it at all. I will not be held accountable for anything that happens to someone if they do not read this and act without thinking of consequences.
Opening Notes: This is somewhat of a prologue, which is why it's rather short. n.n; Also, the characters in this aren't from the series, and are just random children that I came up with. The only part they play is an introduction to the story... Yeah. Don't panic; we'll get to the YYH characters next chapter...
Proceed with caution.
Shadow House
Chapter One: The House Not To Be Entered
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"You go in!"
"No, you go in!"
"There's no way in hell that I'm going in that house!"
"Stop swearing. You're not good at it... Besides, Anna's here. You're not s'posed to cuss in front of girls."
The small, red-haired girl crossed her arms in defiance, glaring up at her two friends, specifically the taller one. "He can cuss if he damn well pleases."
One of the boys sighed, obviously giving up. As his two companions proceeded to keep talking, his green-eyed gaze wandered up to the building that lay before them at the end of the dirt path. A shudder ran up his spine, and he wrung his hands together nervously.
"Hey! How 'bout we all go in together?" the girl called Anna piped up. Her tone implied that she wasn't frightened in the least, almost as if she was excited about the situation. "What do you think, Gabrielle?"
The aforementioned youth tore his eyes away from the dilapidating house, somewhat startled of the prospect of entering. "I-I'm not sure... What if there's something in there that'll kill us?"
The other male snorted, grinning mockingly. "I bet you're scared!"
Gabrielle's fists clenched. "I am not! Just shut it, Damien!"
"You're just a big chicken!" the boy, presumably Damien, crowed, imitating a bird while making clucking sounds. "Wittle Gabweeal's so fwightened of a big, bad house! Maybe the wittle baby needs his mommy!"
Gabrielle lept at his friend, punching him in the face. The two were soon brought into a brawl, only stopping when Anna pried them apart.
"Stop it! Let's just go in the house and see what's in there! We'll only stay for five minutes!" she cried, and the boys reluctantly agreed.
As they approached the chipped, wooden door, the porch creaked under them, the rotting boards threatening to collapse. Gabrielle, having been pushed to the front of the group, opened the door slowly, his actions hesitant. Contrary to what he said earlier, it was obvious that he was afraid of what ever lay beyond.
As the door eased open, the minimal light from outside shown into the shadowed hallway. All three of the children let out sounds of disgust and fright as they saw the blood-stained walls and rug, along with the shredded curtains that covered the two small windows that were positioned in the wall adjacent from the entrance. Between the windows as a large, empty canvas, the normally white sheet dotted with splashes of a dark, crimson color. The blotches of red held a black tint to them, giving off the look of blood.
A soft whimper came from Anna as they slowly filed into the hall, her confidence depleted. "E-Er, m-maybe we s-should just leave... O-Or only s-stay for a m-minute..."
However, before any of the others could reply, a soft 'click' sounded from behind them. The children slowly turned around, terror filling them as they saw that the door had shut by itself.
Damien was the first to move. He dashed over to the handle and turned it rapidly, shaking it while in a panic. The door showed no sign of opening, nor did the handle turn completely. Anna began to cry softly and she latched onto Gabrielle, who clung to her in return. Damien soon gave up on his attempts to open the door, and instead ran over to one of the windows. Yet his struggling proved futile, as the window made no move to budge.
The boy turned back to his friends, his own face streaked with both sweat and tears. Anna shook more violently, and Gabrielle found that he was trembling as well.
An ethereal shriek erupted from the uppermost levels of the house, followed by a terrible growling noise. Damien and Gabrielle met each other's gazes, the latter being the first to speak.
"So... This is it, I guess."
"...Yeah."
"...Damien?"
"What?"
"...Thanks for being my friend."
Gabrielle received no reply as the other boy was slaughtered in front of him.
Ending Notes: Well, I hope that left everyone on a chilling note! If you're paranoid after this, it's not my fault... I probably won't get any sleep after writing that.
Don't worry; in the next chapter, we'll be back to the Yu Yu Hakusho characters...