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Chapter 8 – A Lot A Steps

I met Sango in front of the Fox.

"Where's Miroku?"

"Not coming till later. We're meeting him at Bia's."

"Ok. So, who's car?"

"Mine sort of died on the way here."

"Oh, well I guess that determines it."

We jumped into my car. Immediately Sango turned on my radio.

"What?"

"I need music. I can't be without music."

"I can't drive with music!"

"You do all the time!"

"Well, not today!"

"I'm the guest."

"It's my car and I'm driving."

"…"

"…"

"Fine. Since it's not that far, I guess I can live without music."

Sango and I fought over the stupidest things. But, we didn't fight over the more important things. It just creeps me out.

"Whatever."

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"Miroku!"

"How long have you been here?"

"Not long."

"So do you two want to go inside?"

"Ahh, sure."

Miroku held open the door for us. I walked in first and then Sango and Miroku. But right after Miroku walked in, I heard a crack and the word hentai. I didn't need to ask or wonder.

With Sango pulling unconscious Miroku behind her, we sat down.

And after a nice splash of cold water, he woke up.

"Huh?"

"What do know about Naraku and where he hangs out?"

"I know he hangs out between Cherry Street and Walnut."

"Anything else?"

"He likes to go to Ingleside Village Pizza." (A/N: Dude that place rocks! I love going there. It is sooo freakin good! Their pizza is like, the best. But, anyway, on with the story!)

"Do you know anything else?"

"He doesn't have friends truly. He lives in Baconsfield."

"Ohh. Well, at least we know where he lives. You know what apartment number?"

"The person I talked to only knew that it began with a 7 and ended with a 9 or a 1."

"No middle number?"

"He couldn't remember it."

"Great…" I sighed. How great!

"I guess the only way we'll figure that out is if we go to the office. Have you checked the phone book too?"

"Not in there."

"You sure? You are sure there is no Kino Naraku in there?

"Hai."

"Great…"

"I guess we'll have to check with the office over in Baconsfield."

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"Kino Naraku, humm, I think he hasn't paid his rent in 6 months."

"Umm, sir. Could we please find out where he lives?"

"Who are you?"

"Umm, I'm his best friend. He didn't give me his address after high school, so I was just here to pay a visit." I was glad Miroku could lie fast.

"And the two girls?"

"I was his old girlfriend. And Kagome here, is our best friend. She and Naraku got really close."

"Ohh, I see. Well, here's his number."

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"The number the old man gave me is 769."

"What number are we on?"

"Umm, 727."

"Ok, so odds are on the left, evens on the right?"

"Yep."

"Ok."

"Wait! Stop Kagome!"

"What why?"

"Look on your left."

"It's 769…but, it's on the top. And the building doesn't have a basement."

"We'll, let's go see to make sure."

We got out of the car. After walking into the laundry room, we noticed a door on our right.

"Want to check it out?"

"Why not?"

We walked down a huge flight of stairs. It must have been about 70 or so. They all went down. My suspicions had grown.

"What do you-"

"Uhuh."

"I think we may have."

"I hope so."

We got to a landing. I thought we were at the bottom, but another flight of 70 or 80 so stairs was there.

"You mean?"

"Yep."

"No…"

"My feet hurt."

"I hope Inuyasha or some clue is down there, cause I don't want to have walked down 140 so stairs for nothing!"

"All we can do is hope and pray."

"Hope and pray…"

We walked down those stairs. I was near collapse after that.

"Even if there are more stairs, we need to rest!"

"I agree with that 100 %!"

"Then let's rest."

I was worried. What if Inuyasha wasn't down there? We had already gone all over downtown, everywhere where Naraku went, and now this was our last place. Inuyasha had told me he was in a basement. I just hoped he was still there.

"Kagome? You ready?"

"Oh, ya."

We turned the corner and saw another flight of stairs. It was a little shorter. It was only about 30 or so steps.

When we got to that landing, we found a door. Sango checked around the corner and there was another flight of stairs if we didn't go through the door.

"So, should we go down the steps or through the door first?"

"I say door."

"Door."

"Well, I guess it's decided."

We opened the door. We found it was only a linen closet. But, we searched it anyway, just to make sure.

"Hey look!" Sango must have found something.

It was another note. This one simply had scribbled on it, The 9th flight of stairs, after the twelfth turn and the 7th step. It made absolutely no sense.

"Does that mean…"

"Does that say?"

"There are 9 flights of stairs? How should I know?"

"I hope not."

The note was right. After 6 more flights of 40 stairs or so, and 4 breaks, we finally got to the bottom. But, it was a huge empty room. No turns.

"Miroku?"

"Hum?"

"Can you turn on the light switch?"

"Where?"

"Find one!"

"Fine."

Miroku eventually found a candle and a lighter. No light switch.

"I guess it'll work."

"I guess."

But, just after a few steps I heard something. I turned to my right and noticed a darker spot of air. I began to inch toward it…

A/N: Ku ku ku ku ku, I'm evil. Nice little cliff hanger. I's sorrys. Maybe I'll have the next chapter up tomorrow. I hope. I hope….

~~~Y.L.S.

Not M.S. or A.R.A.