Disclaimer: Hello people, I do not own Inuyasha characters, except for
characters that MIGHT appear in the story that you have never heard of
before. Inuyasha belongs to the one and only Rumiko Takahashi. That man is
a genius, and I would never think of stealing from him, so don't sue, I
have no money! I also don't own the Haunting movie either, or the Haunting
of Hill House. To put it point blankly, the only thing I own might be a
character you never heard of before.
Summary: Yes, it is based on the movie the haunting, Inuyasha style, well kind of. Oh well. Kagome suffers from Isolophobia, fear of being alone. The doctors have found a cure for it, and want to test it out. Kagome is forced to spend as much time as possible in a big mansion with 3 other people, all separated. When weird things start happening, and souls in the house seem to be calling out to her. What do they want?
Ok, I've decided to take out Sesshomaru. I'm sorry, I tried and I tried. Anyway, besides Inuyasha and Shippo, I'm thinking of adding Kohaku, Rin, and some other people that I MIGHT make up. There will be a mixture of Youkai and Human.
The woman in the first chapter, the man who killed her is her 3rd husband, I think. She had two children with him, and the others are with others (I'm thinking of using Sesshomaru and Kouga. I'm sorry, but Sesshomaru HAS to be mentioned in this fic. What do ya think? Review to tell me)
This story may not be exactly like the Haunting. It's just based on it. All I know is, is that it won't end the same way (I'm not going to have Kagome fly off with souls, that was just stupid) Also, she knows why she's at the castle (unlike the movie). The study is not going to be about insomnia, but about phobias instead. That sounds more interesting ne?
Thank you for the 3 people who reviewed. I can't believe it, only 3! Anyway thank you to
StarrFire-Sad to say, this isn't my first ficcie. I had others, but if you read my profile, they sucked and didn't make any sense. Anyway, it was very sweet of you not to flame me, and to say nice things. Yes, I liked the start too.
Mirokus-grl-I might Im you. Thanks
Dragon Faere-(raised eyebrow)? I was just wondering what that was. Yes, it does sound intriguing.
You are nice people
Rated PG-13 for some blood, and maybe a little coarse language.
I'm changing something. I'll write a new chapter if I get at least 5 reviews. If I don't, I'm not updating. It's as simple as that.
Now, on with the story.
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The Haunting
By Usagi Kurari
Chapter 1
If you believe you could face death, then surely you can face life.
-- William Kite, Glenwood, Iowa
The walls were closing in at an enormous rate. Higurashi Kagome was lying in bed trying to escape the shadows that danced all over the walls. Suddenly, just as the walls were about to squish her, they stopped in their tracks. Then one of the shadows reached a clawed hand out to Kagome's face. She ducked under the covers, but the claws still reached her.
Kagome's mom entered the room soon after. The walls returned to their normal positions, and the shadows disappeared as the light in her room turned on. Tears streaked down Kagome's face as her mother sat down on the bed to calm her crying daughter.
"Darling, what happened?" the mother asked calmly.
Kagome was a girl of 18 with long raven hair, blue-gray eyes, and her face was streaked with tears. She could barely get the words out over the sounds of her own sobs. "Walls. closing in. shadows. one with claws. tried to kill me!" was all she was able to get out.
(AN: the claws thing is not what you think. I just thought it sounded interesting.)
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The next morning, Kagome was eating breakfast when the phone rang. The caller id didn't say anything, so she decided to pick it up.
"Hello," she said into the receiver.
"The paper. Look in the paper, at the ads," was all it said before Kagome heard a click at the other line.
She got the morning paper and looked in the classified ads page. The first one was surprisingly circled, and it said.
Have a fear you want to control? Need test subjects for phobia study at an old enchanting castle in the mountains. Want to volunteer? Call Doctor Inoue Kaede at 715-349-9283.
Kagome was speechless. She knew she had a phobia, and it was getting worse and worse as time went on. She picked up the phone and dialed the number on the page.
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Two weeks later, Kagome was on the train to Jonen-dake, a mountain in the northern alps of Japan. She couldn't wait to meet the other people who were just like her! People with fears they can't control. This Kaede person sounded nice too. When she called her on the phone, she sounded a little old, around her late 50's, but she sounded sweet and sincere.
'This castle does sound enchanting, and boy is it big!'
Kagome was staring at a picture of the castle she found on the internet. It was enormous! It had at least 6 or 7, 40 maybe even 50 story towers. The castle itself was surrounded by a lot of vines, and it looked like it hadn't been lived in for decades, maybe even centuries. She also found a history on the old house too.
~Youkai Castle was built around 500 years ago, by Ogata Naraku, a wealthy noble, as a wedding present for his wife Hidaka Kikyo the daughter of another noble. Naraku was Kikyo's third husband, and together, they gave birth to two children, who lived past the age of 5. They also had many other miscarriages, but no one is sure of the exact number. Kikyo also brought along 3 other children from her previous husbands.
However, their love did not last. After a few months, Kikyo was found dead, hanging from the greenhouse roof. It has been confirmed that she commited suicide. Her 5 children vanished, and her husband grieved in his loss. 2 years later, he disappeared, never to be heard from again.
Legend has it that their spirits still haunt the house, and the spirits of the 5 children do as well. Lots more people have tried to live comfortably in the house, but none lasted more than a few weeks.
Later, it was soon opened to tourists. However, after a few years of being a tourist attraction, about 20 people had disappeared, mostly children. It was closed down to tourists in 1976.~
(AN: Doesn't it sound like a mixture of Rose Red? It sounds good though right? Anyway, if any of the last names I used weren't last names at all, please tell me, I needed last names!)
When, Kagome finished reading the history, the conductors voice was heard over the loudspeaker.
"Last stop of the day. The northern Alps of Japan. All passengers who are exiting the train, watch your step and have a nice rest of the day."
Kagome picked up her suitcase, and exited the train. Dr. Kaede said that she would be waiting for her as soon as she got off he train. She looked around for someone who might have been Kaede, and soon saw an elderly woman around 60, with long gray hair, and eye patch around her right eye, and holding up a sign saying "Higurashi Kagome."
Kagome walked over to the woman. The woman reached out her hand and said "Welcome, ye must be Higurashi Kagome. I'm Doctor Kaede, the leader of the experiment."
"Nice to meet you too," Kagome said.
"Come child, we have to get to the castle. The others would be waiting there."
Kagome followed the old woman until they were out of the train station. She was walking towards a black 6-door limo. A young man got out of the limo, and opened the door for the two women. They both got inside the limo, and they were off.
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After a long ride up the mountain, they pulled up to a large castle. Kagome gasped 'Wow, its even more amazing in person.' The young man got out of the limo again and opened the door so Kagome and Kaede can get out.
"That will be all," Kaede said to the chauffer. "Ye may leave. Come back in two weeks, same time."
The chauffer nodded, and drove of down the mountain. Kagome and Kaede were face to face with a large iron gate, with a lock around it. It was all rusted, and attached to a rusted chain that covered the whole entrance to the castle.
"Now what?"
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Did ya like it. I know it was kind of a waste of a chapter, but every story needs some waste in it you don't need. Well, it was kind of important. It was a WHOLE introduction. Anyway, remember 5 reviews, or no new chapter! Ok? Good.
R&R NO FLAMES!
Summary: Yes, it is based on the movie the haunting, Inuyasha style, well kind of. Oh well. Kagome suffers from Isolophobia, fear of being alone. The doctors have found a cure for it, and want to test it out. Kagome is forced to spend as much time as possible in a big mansion with 3 other people, all separated. When weird things start happening, and souls in the house seem to be calling out to her. What do they want?
Ok, I've decided to take out Sesshomaru. I'm sorry, I tried and I tried. Anyway, besides Inuyasha and Shippo, I'm thinking of adding Kohaku, Rin, and some other people that I MIGHT make up. There will be a mixture of Youkai and Human.
The woman in the first chapter, the man who killed her is her 3rd husband, I think. She had two children with him, and the others are with others (I'm thinking of using Sesshomaru and Kouga. I'm sorry, but Sesshomaru HAS to be mentioned in this fic. What do ya think? Review to tell me)
This story may not be exactly like the Haunting. It's just based on it. All I know is, is that it won't end the same way (I'm not going to have Kagome fly off with souls, that was just stupid) Also, she knows why she's at the castle (unlike the movie). The study is not going to be about insomnia, but about phobias instead. That sounds more interesting ne?
Thank you for the 3 people who reviewed. I can't believe it, only 3! Anyway thank you to
StarrFire-Sad to say, this isn't my first ficcie. I had others, but if you read my profile, they sucked and didn't make any sense. Anyway, it was very sweet of you not to flame me, and to say nice things. Yes, I liked the start too.
Mirokus-grl-I might Im you. Thanks
Dragon Faere-(raised eyebrow)? I was just wondering what that was. Yes, it does sound intriguing.
You are nice people
Rated PG-13 for some blood, and maybe a little coarse language.
I'm changing something. I'll write a new chapter if I get at least 5 reviews. If I don't, I'm not updating. It's as simple as that.
Now, on with the story.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The Haunting
By Usagi Kurari
Chapter 1
If you believe you could face death, then surely you can face life.
-- William Kite, Glenwood, Iowa
The walls were closing in at an enormous rate. Higurashi Kagome was lying in bed trying to escape the shadows that danced all over the walls. Suddenly, just as the walls were about to squish her, they stopped in their tracks. Then one of the shadows reached a clawed hand out to Kagome's face. She ducked under the covers, but the claws still reached her.
Kagome's mom entered the room soon after. The walls returned to their normal positions, and the shadows disappeared as the light in her room turned on. Tears streaked down Kagome's face as her mother sat down on the bed to calm her crying daughter.
"Darling, what happened?" the mother asked calmly.
Kagome was a girl of 18 with long raven hair, blue-gray eyes, and her face was streaked with tears. She could barely get the words out over the sounds of her own sobs. "Walls. closing in. shadows. one with claws. tried to kill me!" was all she was able to get out.
(AN: the claws thing is not what you think. I just thought it sounded interesting.)
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The next morning, Kagome was eating breakfast when the phone rang. The caller id didn't say anything, so she decided to pick it up.
"Hello," she said into the receiver.
"The paper. Look in the paper, at the ads," was all it said before Kagome heard a click at the other line.
She got the morning paper and looked in the classified ads page. The first one was surprisingly circled, and it said.
Have a fear you want to control? Need test subjects for phobia study at an old enchanting castle in the mountains. Want to volunteer? Call Doctor Inoue Kaede at 715-349-9283.
Kagome was speechless. She knew she had a phobia, and it was getting worse and worse as time went on. She picked up the phone and dialed the number on the page.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Two weeks later, Kagome was on the train to Jonen-dake, a mountain in the northern alps of Japan. She couldn't wait to meet the other people who were just like her! People with fears they can't control. This Kaede person sounded nice too. When she called her on the phone, she sounded a little old, around her late 50's, but she sounded sweet and sincere.
'This castle does sound enchanting, and boy is it big!'
Kagome was staring at a picture of the castle she found on the internet. It was enormous! It had at least 6 or 7, 40 maybe even 50 story towers. The castle itself was surrounded by a lot of vines, and it looked like it hadn't been lived in for decades, maybe even centuries. She also found a history on the old house too.
~Youkai Castle was built around 500 years ago, by Ogata Naraku, a wealthy noble, as a wedding present for his wife Hidaka Kikyo the daughter of another noble. Naraku was Kikyo's third husband, and together, they gave birth to two children, who lived past the age of 5. They also had many other miscarriages, but no one is sure of the exact number. Kikyo also brought along 3 other children from her previous husbands.
However, their love did not last. After a few months, Kikyo was found dead, hanging from the greenhouse roof. It has been confirmed that she commited suicide. Her 5 children vanished, and her husband grieved in his loss. 2 years later, he disappeared, never to be heard from again.
Legend has it that their spirits still haunt the house, and the spirits of the 5 children do as well. Lots more people have tried to live comfortably in the house, but none lasted more than a few weeks.
Later, it was soon opened to tourists. However, after a few years of being a tourist attraction, about 20 people had disappeared, mostly children. It was closed down to tourists in 1976.~
(AN: Doesn't it sound like a mixture of Rose Red? It sounds good though right? Anyway, if any of the last names I used weren't last names at all, please tell me, I needed last names!)
When, Kagome finished reading the history, the conductors voice was heard over the loudspeaker.
"Last stop of the day. The northern Alps of Japan. All passengers who are exiting the train, watch your step and have a nice rest of the day."
Kagome picked up her suitcase, and exited the train. Dr. Kaede said that she would be waiting for her as soon as she got off he train. She looked around for someone who might have been Kaede, and soon saw an elderly woman around 60, with long gray hair, and eye patch around her right eye, and holding up a sign saying "Higurashi Kagome."
Kagome walked over to the woman. The woman reached out her hand and said "Welcome, ye must be Higurashi Kagome. I'm Doctor Kaede, the leader of the experiment."
"Nice to meet you too," Kagome said.
"Come child, we have to get to the castle. The others would be waiting there."
Kagome followed the old woman until they were out of the train station. She was walking towards a black 6-door limo. A young man got out of the limo, and opened the door for the two women. They both got inside the limo, and they were off.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
After a long ride up the mountain, they pulled up to a large castle. Kagome gasped 'Wow, its even more amazing in person.' The young man got out of the limo again and opened the door so Kagome and Kaede can get out.
"That will be all," Kaede said to the chauffer. "Ye may leave. Come back in two weeks, same time."
The chauffer nodded, and drove of down the mountain. Kagome and Kaede were face to face with a large iron gate, with a lock around it. It was all rusted, and attached to a rusted chain that covered the whole entrance to the castle.
"Now what?"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Did ya like it. I know it was kind of a waste of a chapter, but every story needs some waste in it you don't need. Well, it was kind of important. It was a WHOLE introduction. Anyway, remember 5 reviews, or no new chapter! Ok? Good.
R&R NO FLAMES!