INUYASHA VERSION OF THE RING

~*~Chapter Four: InuYasha and Miroku Watch the Tape~*~

~Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha, or The Ring. Aw, man! That sucks. . .oh well. . .Enjoy the story!! *runs off to find something InuYasha-like to own*~

Kagome's face turned glum and pale. "Shit. . .I'll get rid of that damn busu if I have to!!" InuYasha growled. "InuYasha, we don't even know what or who she is!" Miroku blurted. "True. . ." Sango agreed. Miroku pulled her close again as she trembled. "Somehow, just somehow, I'll figure out a way to save you, my dear Sango. . ." Miroku told himself. "I promise."

"Y - You will, Miroku-Sama?" Sango stammered. "I will. . .if my life depends on it. . ." "Oh, Miroku!" Sango lunged forward and embraced Miroku with deep gratitude. Kagome looked over at InuYasha and embraced him too. "What are you hugging me for? I didn't do anything!" InuYasha mumbled. Kagome laughed. "You're warm." As she looked over his shoulder, she saw something that wasn't there before. . .Sadako. . .her black hair hid her face and she disappeared suddenly.

There was total silence after that. Sango realized that she hadn't heard from Mrs. Ikumi for a while. So, she, Miroku, Kagome, and InuYasha, all went to go look for her. "Mrs. Ikumi! Mrs. Ikumi! Where are you? Mrs. Ikumi?" Sango hollered. They all checked every room except for Mrs. Ikumi's. So, naturally, they went to her room.

Mrs. Ikumi's room wasn't too large. It had a fairly-sized bed in the corner, a desk by the door, a closet, and a TV. But, for some strange reason, the TV was on. . .there were no buttons on the TV to turn it on, and the remote control had broken about a few days ago. . .so, why would it be on? She looked closer and saw that the screen was fuzzy and dark. ". . .Mrs. Ikumi. . .are you in here?. . ." Sango slowly opened the closet door. . .

"EEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!"

"Oh, my God. That's Sango!!" Miroku exclaimed. He, Kagome, and InuYasha, rushed to Mrs. Ikumi's bedroom. Sango had fainted and fallen on the ground. Miroku looked at the open closet door. He was in for a surprise when he opened it. . . . .he looked closer, and inside. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . was Mrs. Ikumi's body, huddled up, her face pale and gray. Her eyes were wide open and she looked like she had been pulling out her hair. . .Miroku looked in her eyes. They were black and lifeless. . . . "Eeep!" Kagome whimpered. She helped InuYasha drag the poor old woman from the closet. Miroku scooped up Sango and carried her to her bedroom. Before he left, he noticed the TV was still on. It was staticy, and. . .there was a ring-like form on the screen. . .and he had a glimpse of an old well on the screen. . . "Oh, shoot. . .Sango. . ."

Miroku took the glass of water that Kagome handed him, and splashed a little bit on Sango's face. She coughed as she wiped water from her eyes. "Wha. . .what's going on?. . ." "You fainted, Sango. After you saw. . ." Miroku trailed off as he slowly turned to the lifeless body of Mrs. Ikumi. "Oh, what happened to her??" "We don't know. . .all we know is, we found her in her closet and the TV in there was turned on and a picture of an old well came up on the screen. . ." Sango's face grimaced. "That explains why I didn't see Mrs. Ikumi for a while about a week ago. . ." she gasped. "Let's check the VCR in there!"

They all ran to check the VCR. Sango pulled out a tape. It was blank. . .just like the one she and Kagome watched. "Oh. . .Mrs. Ikumi must've watched the tape. . .seven days ago. . .now, she's. . ." "There has GOT to be some way how to stop this! But HOW?" Kagome said. "I don't know. . .I just don't know. . ." Miroku sighed. "I can't take this! Kagome, you and I are DOOMED when Saturday comes! We should have plenty of time to figure out a way how to fix this! Wait a minute. . .there was a tape in Mrs. Ikumi's VCR. . .and I have the one that Kagome and I watched right here. . .could there be. . .more than ONE of these tapes?"

Miroku seemed to consider the thought. . .he looked at the two tapes. "Hmm. . .you're right. We SHOULD have enough time to figure out how to fix this. So. . .you have 6 days left. . ."

::Day Two::

"EEK! NOW I HAVE 5 DAYS LEFT!! AAHH!! WE'LL NEVER FIGURE THIS OUT!!" Sango and Kagome shrieked. They ran around Sango's room in circles, nervously. "Sango, Sango. . .Sango, CALM DOWN!" Miroku hissed. Sango stopped at Miroku's outburst. She and Kagome sat down quietly on the foot of the bed, staring at Miroku anxiously with wide-eyes. "Well. . .would you STOP staring at me like that? I can't concentrate!" Sango giggled at Miroku's comment. "Oh, Miroku!" She stood up and wrapped her arms around Miroku tightly. "You're so funny!" Miroku half-smiled, half-frowned. Then he gasped. "What -- What is it, Miroku? What do you see? Is it Sadako?" Sango asked. Miroku didn't answer and raised his hand to her "lovely rear". *GROPE* Sango slapped him sharply across the face. "Hentai. . ." she mumbled. "It was worth it. . ." Miroku sighed, rubbing his face.

"You have to be serious!! Our lives depend on anything!" Sango screeched. Kagome nodded. "That's right! I don't want to die and leave InuYasha all alone!!" InuYasha looked up at the sound of his name. "What IS it with you being so perverted, monk?" InuYasha spat. Miroku glared at him. "Well, Lady Sango, Lady Kagome. InuYasha and I will have to watch the tape for ourselves. Maybe that will help us figure out a way to stop this madness." "WHAT?! I'M NOT WATCHING NO STINKIN' CURSED TAPE!!" InuYasha howled.

::In The Living Room::

"I can't believe I'm watching a stinkin' cursed tape. . ." InuYasha mumbled as he crossed his arms, sitting in front of the screen with Miroku. "Shut up, InuYasha." Miroku elbowed InuYasha sharply in the ribs. "Feh."

"MIROKU! MIROKU, LET ME OUT OF HERE!! WHY'D YOU LOCK ME IN THE CLOSET?! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE WATCHING THE TAPE!! I DON'T WANT YOU TO! MIROKU? MIROKU!!" Sango howled, pounding on the closet door with her fists. "Shoot, he locked it. . ." Kagome moaned. The two girls stood in the darkness of the closet, staring at the door, listening to the TV playing the tape. There was a sudden noise in the closet. "What was that? Was that you, Kagome?" ". . .No. . .was it you, Sango?" ". . .No. . .oh, damn it! MIROKU!! INUYASHA!! LET US OUT OF HERE!! I THINK SADAKO IS IN HERE WITH US!! AAH! Something just grabbed my arm!! PLEASE!!" Sango cried. She and Kagome both hugged each other in fright. Finally, the two fell onto the living room floor as Miroku opened the door. "Sheesh, can't you two be patient? And are you REALLY afraid of being locked in a closet?" "Feh. I think they are, Miroku. . ." InuYasha scoffed.

"Oh, Miroku! Don't leave me in a closet again!" Sango cried, embracing Miroku, sobbing silently. Kagome embraced InuYasha, sobbing too. "Please, PLEASE don't do that again!!" Sango slapped Miroku across the face. "OW-W! What was THAT for?" "For locking me in a closet." She slapped him again. "What was THAT for this time?" "For watching that tape. Miroku, I don't want you to die. . .that's why I didn't want you to watch it!" 'Because I love you. . .I don't want you to die. . .from watching it. . .' Sango thought, sadly. "Sango. . ." Miroku breathed, lifting up her chin to kiss her. Sango's eyes softened as their lips met.

"Why don't you ever kiss ME like that, InuYasha?" Kagome pouted. "WHAT?!" InuYasha jumped. "What're you talking about, Kagome??" "Why don't you ever kiss me like Miroku kisses Sango?" "Uh-h. . .ask me another time, all right?" "Fine, InuYasha." Kagome started to walk off to go to turn off the TV, she gave InuYasha a kiss on the cheek. InuYasha blushed, rubbing his cheek secretly. "Wow. . ." he whispered to himself. The Miko turned around and gave a smile to the Hanyou she loved.

::Back At Block Buster::

"Yes, I'd like to return these tapes, please." Sango handed the tapes to the clerk at the counter and smiled politely. "Uh, okay." The clerk mumbled to the surprised Tajiya. "Whatever. Here's the money back." Sango snatched the money from the man, and before she left, shouted, "YEAH? WELL, THE GUY WHO GAVE ME THE MOVIE AT LEAST HAD A PERSONALITY, YOU STUPID BAKA!!" As Sango stomped out the door, the man mumbled, "Baka? What's she talkin' 'bout? Whatever. . ." (A/N: I know that part was kinda lame, at least I think that, but I couldn't think of anything else for that part!)

::Back At Home::

As Sango opened the door, she saw Miroku lying on the couch, and InuYasha in the middle of the floor, Kagome resting on top of him. (o.O) "I see you two are cozying up. . ." Sango lifted an eyebrow, circling the two unsuspecting victims. "EEP!" Kagome gasped, standing up, abruptly. "What- yoo talkin' 'bout? *hic*" InuYasha slurred. Sango saw an empty vodka bottle on the counter. "Oh, InuYasha! What were you DOING?? Were you drinking some vodka??" Sango kicked InuYasha in the stomach. "*hic* No -- No, what makes yoo says a-that? *hic, hiccup*" "I'm sorry, Lady Sango. I should have been watching him." Miroku said, standing up. "I'll help clean him up, okay, Sango? Miroku and I tried to stop him, but he just pushed us away as he was "investigating" the vodka bottle. . ." Kagome wrapped InuYasha's arms around her shoulder and situated him, walking him up the stairway, going into the bathroom. Sango sighed. "Man. . .this sucks. InuYasha's drunk, I'm doomed when next Saturday comes, and, my house-keeper just. . .died!"

"Oh, don't talk like that, my hime. Everything will be all right in the end. . ." Miroku swooned. Sango looked up at him. "I'm your hime?" "Yes, of course you are! Nobody's more special than you!" "Well, thanks. I have to thank you, Miroku-Sama, for sticking through for me, and, trying to help me out with this. . .tape. . .and stuff. . .you've always been there for me. I just want you to know that, I'm. . .thankful. . .for that." "Really?" Miroku asked, raising his eyebrows, smiling. "Really." Sango replied, "Really."
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~Fourth chappy done! Hime means "princess" by the way. . .Phew. . .man, who'd have thought that InuYasha would've been drinking vodka? Now Kagome is cleaning up her poor Hanyou. . .aww. . .and Miroku and Sango are cozying up. . .that's SO kawaii. . .I just LOVE Miroku. . .oh, I've been thinking. . .I have been wanting to change my name. . .so, everyone who reads this, I want you to vote. IF I do change my name, what should it be? Here's what I came up with:

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InuYashaBishi334

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MirokuBishi334

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Please let me know what you think! Thanks so much, everyone! I'd like to thank all the people who have reviewed my stories! I'm really thankful for that! Well. . .Catch you on the flip side! Peace out.~

~*~LuckyCloud9~*~