Disclaimer: Don't own him...
Summary: Kagome Higurashi is sent to an ancient castle for a study that could change her life.
What she finds can leave her to believe that many bad things happened there, and the battle is
still raging.
I don't feel like answering the reviews.
Just remember for the Miroku poll thingy. Luke is in the fireplace when a lion stature swings out
of nowhere and chops his head off.
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The Haunting of Youkai Castle
by Usagi Kurari
Chapter 6
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Bloody footprints
small bloody footprints
where did they come from?
Did the boy leave them?
Is he trying to lead me somewhere?
Yes, that must be it.
The footprints on the wood floor caused many questions to flow through Kagome's mind. They
had appeared right after the "earthquake" that had destroyed Kagome's room. She couldn't
decide if she should follow them or not. 'It could be a trap!'
But who would set a trap like this?
'Someone did want me out, and their first clue was the writing on that painting. That was
covered in blood too! No, this couldn't be a trap. I would of been dead already. I'll follow.'
Kagome did. She slipped on her slippers, and followed the tiny footprints, what felt like all the
way across the castle. She followed them until they stopped at a staircase. It was a winding
staircase, and it went up very high. She hesitantly started to climb. All the while, she felt like
someone was watching her, watching her every move.
When she finally reached the top, what she found was a room. It looked like a small library.
There were a few shelves lined with books, and a table in the corner, that was piled with more
leather-bound books.
Above the table was a portrait.
It was a painting of a young maiden. She had long ebony hair tied back into a low ponytail, kind
brown eyes, and smooth pale skin. But there was something strange about her.
She looked exactly like Kagome!
Well, not exactly, but she could pass off as her double. Kagome couldn't help but be drawn to the
painting. She walked slowly, as if in a trance, over towards it. Before she could reach it, she
knocked into the table, sending all the books to the floor.
One opened.
Kagome picked it up. It was an album! She turned back to the first page, and gazed at the picture.
It was a picture of two people. One was the woman in the picture, and the other was of a young
man. He was tall, with startling amazing amber eyes, eyes you can get lost in. He had long silver
hair, slightly pointed ears, two magenta stripes on each cheek, and a crescent moon on his
forehead.
Wait a second, who has ears like that? And those markings. They are either really realistic
tattoos, or he's some type of beast or monster.
Or demon?
He can't be. There are no such things as demons. They only exist in fairy tales, and horror stories.
He just can't be.
Can he?
She looked closely at the picture to only discover that the guy had claws instead of fingernails.
Maybe he is.
She continued to flip through the book. The next picture was another picture with the couple,
except the woman was holding a bundle in her arms. It was a baby. It looked newborn. It had
black hair, and brown eyes. Flipping through the book more, she saw another picture with the
woman, and she had a small bundle in her arms. It had silver hair, golden eyes and dog ears
perched on top of his head.
Yup, the guys definitely a demon. How else can his child have dog ears on the top of his head?
She flipped some more, and found another picture. It had the two in it again, except, along with a
small boy with dark hair tied back into a ponytail standing behind the woman, a young boy
around 2 years old sitting on the man's lap, and another infant in the woman's arms. The only
difference was that this child had dark brown hair, and the widest brown eyes. Kagome just had
to keep flipping.
The album stopped after that picture.
She picked up another album and decided to flip through it. It had the same woman, except with
another man. He had startling blue eyes, long black hair tied back into a ponytail, and pointed
ears.
Does this woman have a thing for demons or what?
Flipping through the book, she found a picture of another child she never saw before. It was a
small boy, probably around 6 months, with red hair, and big emerald eyes. It was so cute!
After staring at the pictures, she closed the book. Were all these children hers? Were the men her
husbands? Could that woman have been Kikyo, Naraku's wife?
So many questions flooded Kagome's mind. She just had to find out more about Kikyo. What
happened to her?
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Sango woke up the next morning to see her room a complete disaster. All the vases and glass set
on top of the dressers were on the floor in shatters. 'Boy, what did I miss?' She got out of bed, to
go and wake Kagome, only to find that she wasn't there. Without a second thought, she ran to
wake up Miroku.
"Miroku, Miroku, wake up!"
Miroku's eyes opened slightly. "What are you doing in my room? Were you watching me while I
was sleeping you naughty naughty girl?"
"No, you hentai. Kagome's gone. We have to go find her!"
"Well lets go." Miroku quickly put a pair of pants over his boxers, put on sneakers, and followed
Sango. But as soon as they got out of Miroku's room, there was Kagome, waking down the
hallway in her pajamas, carrying two large leather books. As soon as they saw her, they ran
straight over.
"Kagome, are you alright?" Sango asked.
Kagome didn't answer. Instead, she just walked right past her two startled friends, and went into
her room, locking the door.
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Kagome didn't come down for breakfast. Kaede had walked in, finding only Miroku and Sango at
the table.
"Where is Kagome? I hope she is not ill."
"To tell you the truth Doctor Kaede," Sango said. "We don't know what's wrong with her."
Kaede didn't want to push the matter further. After breakfast, she was going to see what was
wrong with Kagome for herself.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome lay on her bed, still in her pajamas, staring into nothingness. She had blocked all light
from coming in through the windows, and had blocked the door with a chair, to make sure no one
wold disturb her. She just needed to think over the events that happened in the last 24 hours.
'Someone is trying to scare me. Either that, or this place really is haunted.'
She flipped open the first book, hoping to find some answers. She flipped through the book
almost 5 times, until she found a picture that just made her freeze.
It was a single portrait of a little boy. He had long silver hair, large golden eyes, and dog ears
perched on top of his head. 'It's probably the baby I saw earlier, just older. Then she looked at it
closer.
That was the same boy who was in her room last night!
There was no doubt about it. It was definitely the same one. From the dog ears, to the clothes he
was wearing, to the same sad and depressed look in his eyes.
What did the boy want from her?
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R&R pleez.
Remember, tell me if you want Miroku to die or not.
Summary: Kagome Higurashi is sent to an ancient castle for a study that could change her life.
What she finds can leave her to believe that many bad things happened there, and the battle is
still raging.
I don't feel like answering the reviews.
Just remember for the Miroku poll thingy. Luke is in the fireplace when a lion stature swings out
of nowhere and chops his head off.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The Haunting of Youkai Castle
by Usagi Kurari
Chapter 6
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Bloody footprints
small bloody footprints
where did they come from?
Did the boy leave them?
Is he trying to lead me somewhere?
Yes, that must be it.
The footprints on the wood floor caused many questions to flow through Kagome's mind. They
had appeared right after the "earthquake" that had destroyed Kagome's room. She couldn't
decide if she should follow them or not. 'It could be a trap!'
But who would set a trap like this?
'Someone did want me out, and their first clue was the writing on that painting. That was
covered in blood too! No, this couldn't be a trap. I would of been dead already. I'll follow.'
Kagome did. She slipped on her slippers, and followed the tiny footprints, what felt like all the
way across the castle. She followed them until they stopped at a staircase. It was a winding
staircase, and it went up very high. She hesitantly started to climb. All the while, she felt like
someone was watching her, watching her every move.
When she finally reached the top, what she found was a room. It looked like a small library.
There were a few shelves lined with books, and a table in the corner, that was piled with more
leather-bound books.
Above the table was a portrait.
It was a painting of a young maiden. She had long ebony hair tied back into a low ponytail, kind
brown eyes, and smooth pale skin. But there was something strange about her.
She looked exactly like Kagome!
Well, not exactly, but she could pass off as her double. Kagome couldn't help but be drawn to the
painting. She walked slowly, as if in a trance, over towards it. Before she could reach it, she
knocked into the table, sending all the books to the floor.
One opened.
Kagome picked it up. It was an album! She turned back to the first page, and gazed at the picture.
It was a picture of two people. One was the woman in the picture, and the other was of a young
man. He was tall, with startling amazing amber eyes, eyes you can get lost in. He had long silver
hair, slightly pointed ears, two magenta stripes on each cheek, and a crescent moon on his
forehead.
Wait a second, who has ears like that? And those markings. They are either really realistic
tattoos, or he's some type of beast or monster.
Or demon?
He can't be. There are no such things as demons. They only exist in fairy tales, and horror stories.
He just can't be.
Can he?
She looked closely at the picture to only discover that the guy had claws instead of fingernails.
Maybe he is.
She continued to flip through the book. The next picture was another picture with the couple,
except the woman was holding a bundle in her arms. It was a baby. It looked newborn. It had
black hair, and brown eyes. Flipping through the book more, she saw another picture with the
woman, and she had a small bundle in her arms. It had silver hair, golden eyes and dog ears
perched on top of his head.
Yup, the guys definitely a demon. How else can his child have dog ears on the top of his head?
She flipped some more, and found another picture. It had the two in it again, except, along with a
small boy with dark hair tied back into a ponytail standing behind the woman, a young boy
around 2 years old sitting on the man's lap, and another infant in the woman's arms. The only
difference was that this child had dark brown hair, and the widest brown eyes. Kagome just had
to keep flipping.
The album stopped after that picture.
She picked up another album and decided to flip through it. It had the same woman, except with
another man. He had startling blue eyes, long black hair tied back into a ponytail, and pointed
ears.
Does this woman have a thing for demons or what?
Flipping through the book, she found a picture of another child she never saw before. It was a
small boy, probably around 6 months, with red hair, and big emerald eyes. It was so cute!
After staring at the pictures, she closed the book. Were all these children hers? Were the men her
husbands? Could that woman have been Kikyo, Naraku's wife?
So many questions flooded Kagome's mind. She just had to find out more about Kikyo. What
happened to her?
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Sango woke up the next morning to see her room a complete disaster. All the vases and glass set
on top of the dressers were on the floor in shatters. 'Boy, what did I miss?' She got out of bed, to
go and wake Kagome, only to find that she wasn't there. Without a second thought, she ran to
wake up Miroku.
"Miroku, Miroku, wake up!"
Miroku's eyes opened slightly. "What are you doing in my room? Were you watching me while I
was sleeping you naughty naughty girl?"
"No, you hentai. Kagome's gone. We have to go find her!"
"Well lets go." Miroku quickly put a pair of pants over his boxers, put on sneakers, and followed
Sango. But as soon as they got out of Miroku's room, there was Kagome, waking down the
hallway in her pajamas, carrying two large leather books. As soon as they saw her, they ran
straight over.
"Kagome, are you alright?" Sango asked.
Kagome didn't answer. Instead, she just walked right past her two startled friends, and went into
her room, locking the door.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome didn't come down for breakfast. Kaede had walked in, finding only Miroku and Sango at
the table.
"Where is Kagome? I hope she is not ill."
"To tell you the truth Doctor Kaede," Sango said. "We don't know what's wrong with her."
Kaede didn't want to push the matter further. After breakfast, she was going to see what was
wrong with Kagome for herself.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome lay on her bed, still in her pajamas, staring into nothingness. She had blocked all light
from coming in through the windows, and had blocked the door with a chair, to make sure no one
wold disturb her. She just needed to think over the events that happened in the last 24 hours.
'Someone is trying to scare me. Either that, or this place really is haunted.'
She flipped open the first book, hoping to find some answers. She flipped through the book
almost 5 times, until she found a picture that just made her freeze.
It was a single portrait of a little boy. He had long silver hair, large golden eyes, and dog ears
perched on top of his head. 'It's probably the baby I saw earlier, just older. Then she looked at it
closer.
That was the same boy who was in her room last night!
There was no doubt about it. It was definitely the same one. From the dog ears, to the clothes he
was wearing, to the same sad and depressed look in his eyes.
What did the boy want from her?
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
R&R pleez.
Remember, tell me if you want Miroku to die or not.