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A/N: sorry about not updating. I'm going through a writer's block…very severe one that is not helped by the looming of school starting in a couple weeks. Well hope you like this chapter!

Chapter 13- Turning Tables

So the days quickly melted into nights and a week had gone by since Lauren's Birthday. In that time everyone remained acting a little weird. Miroku's 'wandering hand' had evidently been somewhat cured because he could retain himself quite well, although he never could retain enough to hold back on Sango. That earned him a few well-placed slaps and a hit to the stomach. Inu-Yasha kept being punctual and well mannered. Emily was very outgoing and very loud at some points. Skye was unusually focused and even her volleyball got better as a result.

The only two people that had remained the same were Sango and Lauren. Lauren seemed the same as ever and Sango was ultimately depicted as bad tempered and nasty. Soon enough Halloween came and the group were going out to trick or treat despite their age. 'Ding dong Ding dong!' the doorbell rang throughout the house and a flash of red and white was seen at the door almost immediately.

"Hello. Come in" Inu-Yasha said as he beckoned Emily, Skye, and Sango in to meet the rest of the group that was already gathered in the den. They had agreed to go as a feudal Japan sort of group so Inu-Yasha could wear his prized outfit that he had made a few years earlier after doing research on different time periods in the world's history.

All three filed in and saw that Miroku and Lauren were already seated on the couch talking. Miroku had a peculiar outfit that consisted of what looked like a black dress and dark purple cloth wrapped around him. He also had a weird stick with a circle at the top and three smaller circles hanging from the top one. Lauren was dressed all in white and had a mirror with her. When she tried she could make her eyes seem blank and indifferent. Emily, Skye, and Sango all had traditional kimonos on that Sango had helped them make since her grandmother knew how to and passed the knowledge onto Sango.

"Hey! Everyone ready to go?" Inu-Yasha asked picking up his pillowcase that would serve as his candy collector.

"Yeah, let's go get candy!!!" Emily yelled evidently excited. They all went out of the house and into the fast approaching darkness as they started out by going to their left and hitting each house on the street including their own.

"Wow, this hurts my feet a little." Skye complained as they marched down the road in complete darkness now.

"We've only been out for two hours and only have 3/4ths of our bags filled. So let's keep going!" Emily said as she bounced down the road obviously not able to feel fatigue.

"What time is it? Anybody know?" Lauren asked as they stepped up to a door and rang the doorbell. Before anyone got to answer the door opened and they all chorused the famous line "TRICK OR TREAT". Once they had all gotten a little bag filled with candy from this person Miroku answered Lauren's question.

"It's about 9:00pm give or take five minutes." He said without another thought about it.

The houses were thinning out and it was becoming more plains with peach and fruit crops on it. They had ventured into the rich part of their town where everyone could afford four or five acres of land. "Do you think we should turn back?" Sango asked as they trudged along the side of the road. No other person was there since all the kids had gone home and were in bed and there were mostly assholes that found it funny to egg houses out now.

"Yeah but after we hit this house right here." They were at the front of what looked like a street but all knew better and knew it was a driveway.

"This is why I don't come here on Halloween usually. The driveways have their own street name and are at least a mile long…damn." Sango grumbled as they made their way up to the house. As they neared they noticed that only one light was on and it didn't exactly look inviting.

"Well you have to have a little pain if you want to get the good candy. These people hand out king size candy bars without a second thought." Inu-Yasha said as they finally made it to the door and knocked.

They stood there for a while and there was no answer but there was still that singular light on in the house. "Maybe we should just go. They're not answering so maybe they don't want to be bothered." Skye said sheepishly as fear crept into her voice. "It's really creepy here, let's just go." She turned around and was faced with Lauren. Lauren didn't look too happy either.

"There is no one home I should point out." She said in a slow and steady voice.

"And you would know this how?" Skye asked when Lauren wouldn't move.

"Because this is my house" Her icy eyes glinted in the faint moonlight. She held up her mirror and faced it towards Skye's face. "Why don't you all stay for awhile hmm?"

"Uhh… Sure. Let's go" Skye moved out of Lauren's way so she could open the door.

"The door is open so you can go inside" They all agreed but Sango wasn't too sure about this. I mean sure she was their friend and everything but something just didn't seem right about this girl. There was something in her eyes that gave her away more than anything.

Sango dismissed it as her eyes playing tricks on her and followed everyone inside. Lauren was still holding up her mirror like it had some sort of significance with being something more than a mirror.

Once inside Sango noticed that the light spilled out from a door far up to their right and as the lights snapped on in the hallway the door to that room closed. "Follow me" Lauren said as she went up the stairs that were located to their left. They all followed her and soon enough stepped into her room. Everything looked like it was out of the eighteenth century.

They all dispersed and sat in various places including the vanity chair, the bed, a random chair by the window, and the windowsill. The door clicked shut and Lauren quickly locked the door as well. "I don't like people barging in without knocking first" She explained as she left the door, placing the key in her pocket. "I have a little brother and it's a hassle sometimes".

"Oh we know what you mean only too well." Emily said smiling. "Wish we had something like that for our doors. Would have helped a lot last summer that's for sure." Everyone tensed up and immediately felt uneasy. "Oh, sorry." Emily blushed at her foolish mistake and shut up quite quickly.

"Something happened last summer then?" Lauren asked her voice still eerily calm and cool.

"It's nothing you should be concerned with" Inu-Yasha all but growled while reflexively rubbing his right arm.

"Hmm…well then I won't ask anything more and soon you won't be either." Lauren said while walking over to lean against a far wall.

"Are you ok? You look a lot paler than usual," Sango asked as the girl's skin visibly whitened and her eyes darkened to an almost black color.

"Oh, I'm fine. But then again you shouldn't be worrying about me when it's yourselves you have to worry about now." Her eyes gave away no hint as to what she was talking about.

"Very funny Lauren! Har de har har har! You got us now drop the little act cause it's creeping me out." Emily said in a voice that was on the verge of trembling. Her lightheartedness quickly faded.

Lauren laughed at this lightly and bitterly, never taking her eyes off of Inu-Yasha. "Well I suppose I should show you what I mean then."

A/N: OHHHH!! Ok cliffhanger but I will update soon. See ya!