INUYASHA VERSION OF THE RING

Chapter Twelve: They Wanted A Boy Instead...

Disclaimer: Just take a look at all the other chapters. –sigh–

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Sango awoke the next day when a splash of sunlight rose over her eyes. She rose from her spot and found Miroku sleeping on the other couch. She heard a sudden bang upstairs and dashed to Reiko's room. She burst the door open and Sango saw the little girl in white, back to Sango, facing Reiko, and disappeared.

"It . . . it was Sadako . . ." Reiko trembled as Sango held the girl close to her.

"There, there. It's okay," Sango assured Reiko. "We're going to figure this thing out, even if I have to DIE trying!"

"Th—thanks, Mom—Err, I mean, Sango . . . It's just that, well, you and Miroku have been like second parents to me . . ."

Sango's eyes shined in the light and she embraced Reiko.

"You know, kid, you're not so bad after all," Sango exclaimed. "Not so bad after all . . ."

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"Really?" the younger girl exclaimed. "My mother and father always thought I was a spoiled brat and would rant on about how they could've had a SON." she sighed. "Then I wouldn't have been here . . ."

Reiko left the room and entered the bathroom, shutting it closed behind her. Sango flopped down on the floor of the hallway and sat there for a good amount of time. Miroku came by and almost tripped over her if he hadn't caught himself by the wall.

"Uh, Sango? What're you doing sitting here on the floor?"

"Dunno, guess I'm just waiting for Reiko to come out from the bathroom," came the muttered reply. "I just want to go back to your place and crash for the night and somehow figure out the mystery of this tape overnight."

"But you know we can't."

"Yeah," she grumbled. "I don't think we'll be able to figure this out . . ."

"Don't say that, Sango! We'll figure it out somehow!" Miroku said.

"How?" Sango asked, stumping him.

". . . I don't know. I just—don't—know . . ." he said mysteriously.

"Okay, now you're freaking me out. Let's just eat, I'm starved!" Sango mumbled.

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"InuYasha! What are you doing to my kitty?? C'mere, Buyo. It's okay, girl." Kagome shot a look at InuYasha. "You don't hold cats by their WHISKERS! They'll rip off and then the cats can't balance themselves! You're such an idiot . . ."

"But you STILL love me, right? Kagome?"

"Maybe,"

"KAGOME!"

"I'm only joking. Of course I do. Just don't keep up the clowning, okay, dog-boy? Inu? Where are you?" Kagome said.

"AAARRRGGGHH!" InuYasha growled as he snuck up on Kagome, who leapt five feet in the air, and was clinging to the hanging plant hooked to the ceiling.

"InuYasha . . . Sit."

CRASH!

InuYasha moaned miserably.

"Okay—I—get—the—point—No—more—sneaking—up—on—you . . ."

"Now that's a good boy. I wonder what's up with Sango-chan . . ." Kagome wondered aloud.

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"Reiko, come out from the bathroom! Reiko, PLEASE!" Sango moaned as she slumped against the door. "Reiko?"

Sango turned the knob once more and slowly opened the door. She crept inside and pulled back the bathtub curtains. She exclaimed "Aha!" as she drew them back all the way, but her face fell when it was empty.

"Reiko? You're not in here, are you?"

Sango then noticed the bathroom window was ajar a little ways . . .

She opened it up and crawled through onto the roof. She made her way around the roof slowly and was hoping to find the girl. She saw something black that caught her eye. She moved towards it and snatched at it. A surprised cry filled Sango's ears and it come out into view. It was Reiko and she was sitting by herself. She mouthed "Sango?" in surprise and jumped into the older girl's arms.

"Reiko," Sango suddenly said. "You're parents are crazy to have wanted a boy instead of you,"

"R—Really? You—mean it?" she stuttered as Sango nodded her head. "Thanks,"

"Let's get down here. I hate being up on roofs." Sango shuddered.

"Why?" Reiko asked.

"My father and I were up on our roof once and I fell and almost broke my back . . ." Sango said in a mere whisper.

"Oh." Was all Reiko could utter.

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::Later that night::

"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" came a low scream.

"Not again . . ." Sango sighed.

She dashed up the stairs and burst into Reiko's room.

"Reiko! Are you o—"

Sango sweat-dropped . . .

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Reiko had been watching horror movies and a girl on the TV set was screaming as an unusually huge spider came towards her. Reiko clutched at the screen and her eyes widened in excitement.

"Get here, get here . . ." Sango could hear the girl chant.

"Eww, you watch movies where people's brains and internal organs are sucked out? That's just nasty . . ." she moaned.

Sango left the room no sooner had she arrived. She passed Miroku down the stairs as he headed on his way up.

"Reiko okay?" he asked, getting a nod from Sango, and he turned around and followed Sango down the staircase.

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"Man, I just want to forget this whole thing and just sleep in my bed and have not a care in the world." Sango sighed longingly. "That damn busu Sadako is really getting on my nerves!" [Busu-Ugly girl] (LOL)

"Well, hopefully it'll all be over soon enough. I'm sure that we WILL found this whole thing out,"

"I hope so. And I hope I can live long enough for my birthday, too! It's at the end of this month, remember, Miroku?" Sango chirped.

Miroku looked at her and nodded.

"Of course I do, why wouldn't I?" 'Man, how could I have forgotten? It's her birthday, and I forgot! That's me for you. Always forgetting stuff. But I wonder what I should get her . . .' he wondered to himself.

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"Awww . . .he's asleep, Mama." Kagome sighed at the sight. Dead asleep in her bed was InuYasha and Souta was clutching around the hanyou's waist. Kagome threw the covers over them and turned off the lights.

"'Night, Mom." Kagome yawned.

"Good night, Kagome, dear. See you in the morning." Her mother said cheerfully.

'Yeah, if I make it to next morning alive . . .' Kagome thought worriedly. 'I just hope that Sango and Miroku have found this out yet . . .'

Sorry for the short chapter! I had writer's block. Grrrr... I already know what the last chapter is going to be, I wrote it out in pencil in my notebook. =3 Oh, well. Hope you like this!

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