Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, Trigun, Ranma 1/2, The Ghostbusters, Yu Yu Hakusho, or The Series of Unfortunate Events. Please don't sue me.
Tsuki: Guess what? You're so lucky! The murderer strikes!
Inuyasha: And how does that make them lucky again?
Sesshomaru: He's right. It just signals the beginning of your great killing spree.
Tsuki: Not mine, because I'm not the murderer. But I wonder who is... Actually, I don't, because I know.
Inuyasha: Really? Who?
Tsuki: Maybe you already know, that, Inuyasha...
Hikarichaniy(Don't you just love the attention I'm giving you?): You know, the readers are going to get upset when you start killing off their favorite characters.
Tsuki: Yes, they probably will, but let's skip to the part where I don't care. >D
Sesshomaru: And, since a great majority tend to hate Kikyou...
Kikyou: Excuse me?
Sesshomaru: Sorry, but they do. And most of them like me. But in Tsuki's case, she likes you and hates me. Since she's the writer, that gives you the upper hand, see?
Tsuki: Of course! I don't hate you, Fluffly, you rock! It's just... wait; I forgot.
Sesshomaru: *twitch* Fluffy?
Tsuki: o.o ehehehe.... gotta go!
Inuyasha: Wow. You actually read this instead of skipping to the chapter? Amazing. *Ahem* Here is Chapter 8.
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"Yeah!" Yuseke yelled, in triumph. "We came, we saw, we kicked it's ass!" Yuseke gave Hiei a high-five.
The rest of them looked around, confused. "Where did the ghost go?" Kouga asked, stating all of their thoughts. "The ghost is dead." Yuseke said, "And you owe us $3,000." Hiei said. Kagome pointed inside. "Go see Hob-- I mean Hojou, about it. Past the library, it's on the second door to the left." She told them, and the group went inside.
Sango turned to glare at Miroku. He sweatdropped. "What did I do?" He asked, backing away. Sango threw another flower pot at him, which struck his head and caused him to fall on his back unconscious. Sango crossed her arms and went back inside. "I'd better go comfort Sango..." Kagome murmured, and followed her inside. Everyone else followed her, and Inuyasha dragged Miroku by his feet into their room.
At about 9:00 p.m., Inuyasha was headed upstairs after a few hours of watching TV. He walked into the library, where Kikyou was sitting on a chair reading a book. She looked up, and smiled. "Inuyasha, right?" He nodded. "And you're Kikyou." Inuyasha stated. He sat down next to her. "What're you reading?" He asked. Kikyou closed the book and held it up for him to see. It read A Series of Unfortunate Events on the top.
Inuyasha blinked. "What's it about?" He asked. "It's a series; I'm reading the tenth. It's about three children with bad luck following them everywhere." She said. Inuyasha blinked, and picked up a book similar to the one Kikyou had off of the shelf. The Wide Window. He opened it to the first page, and began to read:
If you didn't know much about the Baudelaire orphans, and you saw them sitting on their suitcases at Damocles Dock, you might think that they were bound for an exciting adventure. After all, the three children had just disembarked from the Fickle Ferry, which had driven them across Lake Lachrymose to live with their Aunt Josephine, and in most cases such a situation would lead to thrillingly good times.
But of course you would be dead wrong.
Inuyasha shut the book and put it away. "You mean people actually want to read a story that starts out like that?" Inuyasha asked, in disbelief. "Oh yes." Kikyou replied. "Terrible things happen to them. These books have no happy endings."
The hanyou frowned. "Why not read a story with a happy ending?" He asked. Kikyou looked up at him. "Like?" She asked, and Inuyasha paused. He wasn't much of a reader. actually, he never read any books if he didn't have to. He looked around, and saw a book that he could relate to. He picked it up and showed it to Kikyou. "The dictionary."
Kikyou raised an eyebrow. "The dictionary has a happy ending?" "Yes." He replied. "The dictionary has no ending at all." She pointed out. "Yes, it does." Inuyasha replied, then turned to the back. "It ends with the word 'zymurgy'" "And that's happy?" "Yes."
There was a moment of silence, but then they both laughed. Kikyou and Inuyasha each shut and put away the books they were holding. "Want to play chess?" He offered. "Sure." Kikyou replied.
They played 2 games, and each won one before going to bed.
The next morning, Sesshomaru didn't show up for breakfast. He hadn't shown up for lunch or dinner the previous day, either. "I've got to find my Sesshomaru! I made this cake just for him!" Akane exclaimed, as they were all eating. She was holding a cake with white frosting on it, that had 'Akane and Sesshomaru forever' written on it in pink frosting.
"Akane and Sesshomaru?!" Kagome exclaimed, angrily. "He was meant to be with me and none other!" She yelled. Akane sighed 'sadly.' "Just forget about him, Kagome." She said, and smirked. "He'll break your heart, because he loves me." She told her. "He does NOT! He loves me!" Kagome exclaimed, angrily. "Why don't you ask him?" Akane suggested, 'sweetly.' Kagome glared at her. "Maybe I will!" She said, and left the dining room angrily.
"That cake looks good. Sesshomaru sure is lucky." Miroku whispered in Inuyasha's ear, and Inuyasha began to choke on the bacon he had just put in his mouth. He quickly picked up his cup of milk and chugged it all, so he stopped choking. Miroku raised his eyebrow. "Something wrong, Inuyasha?" He asked, quietly. Inuyasha had a disgusted look on his face. "Trust me, you wouldn't want to be in Sesshomaru's position." He told him.
Miroku blinked. "Why not?" He asked. "You've never had Akane's cooking before, have you?" He asked, and Miroku shook his head. "She only cooks for Sesshomaru. How would you know what it's like?" "He let my try some." "And?" "You'd need a word much stronger than 'terrible' to describe it."
Suddenly and without warning, a frying pan flew through the air and hit Inuyasha's face. Akane had thrown it, and Inuyasha stood up. "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR?!" He asked, as his nose began to bleed. "Humph!" Akane said, crossing her arms. "Sesshomaru is the only one of you who actually has good taste!" She yelled, and then stormed back into the kitchen.
"Why that little--" Inuyasha began, but Miroku grabbed his arm. "Drop it, okay?" He said, and Inuyasha sat back down mumbling angrily to himself. Kagome could not find Sesshomaru, and neither could Akane. They had looked everywhere, too. Almost.
Later, Kouga went in the pool area with swimming trunks on. After quite a bit of swimming, he walked into the sauna. Guess who was already in there? Sesshomaru. Kouga blinked. "How long have you been in here?" He asked, and Sesshomaru replied, "Since I woke up a half an hour before breakfast."
He blinked. "Akane and Kagome have been looking for you, you know." "Yeah, I know." Sesshomaru replied. "Didn't the maid like you too?" "Yes, but I haven't seen her in a while." "Neither have I. I wonder where she could be..."
Just then, Kouga noticed something about Sesshomaru that he hadn't before. "There's a cat on your head." He said, blankly. "Yeah, I know." He replied. "I didn't know there was a cat in the mansion..." "Neither did I. As soon as I left my room this morning, it's been stalking me. It was sitting on my lap, but it jumped on my head about 15 minutes ago." He explained, "And I've been talking to it." He said. "So now a cat likes you too?" "I guess so."
An hour later, at 4:45 p.m., Ranma walked up to his and Akane's room. The lights were off, and the shades were shut preventing him from seeing anything in the room. He blinked. "What's up, Akane? Didn't you say you were gonna take a shower about 45 minutes ago? Why is it so--" Before he managed to finish with the word 'dark,' He had clapped on the lights.
His eyes were wide open and set on the carpet floor. Inuyasha, who had just walked upstairs, saw Ranma completely still. "Ranma, what's wrong with--" Inuyasha stopped speaking once he saw inside their room. Ranma was shaking in fear. "H-H-HELP! SOMEBODY!" He yelled, for Akane was lying on the floor in the middle of a large red spot that had soaked into the carpet. A short dagger was stabbed into her neck.
As you can likely imagine, the sight was not a pretty one.
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Sorry, I forgot to make a preview last chapter. It won't happen again unless I forget, honest!
Chapter 9: Akane is dead, but who was the killer? There is no proof of anything, but some of the mansion's occupants have grown pretty suspicious... And what is wrong with that TV? Will the cat ever leave Sesshomaru alone? Has there been a new victim? Will this story just keep making less and less sense?!