Disclaimer: I do not own anything. I am a useless bum

with a bad obsession, and there is nothing I can do

about it.

Summary: 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.

Hello, I only got like 5 reviews, and I have an idea

I'm not going to get anymore, so I'm just going to

continue with this.

Want to hear something? I'm not gonna tell ya whats

happening with the Miroku poll thingy. I'm gonna keep

you in suspense until the time comes WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

(don't mind me, I'm in creative writing, and this is

when my writing is the best, and I'm the craziest,

listening to Linkin Park on my mp3. hehehe)

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The Haunting of Youkai Castle

By Usagi Kurari

Chapter 9

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"Someone wants you

someone grabs you by the neck

and shakes you until you can't breathe anymore."

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"I was raped," she said in a whisper to soft to hear.

Miroku didn't hear her. He asked her again.

"I was raped. When I was 8 years old by a guy who lived next

door," Sango said in his ear so he could only hear.

"I'm so sorry Sango," Miroku said. "I shouldn't have

brought it up. It was your secret, not mine."

"That's ok Miroku," Sango said. "I did forget about it

until now. My mind buried the memory in attempt to

erase it forever, and Kaede brought it back out with

hypnotism. Now he's behind bars for life."

"Just for rape?"

"No he also…"

"…"

"…"

"He also killed my father, and my brother nearly

escaped with his life. It was a miracle that he

survived at all with the injuries he received.

Actually, it feels good to tell someone about it."

"I'm glad you trust me enough Sango," Miroku said

softly, reaching his hand down her shirt.

"You sneaky little pervert!" and Miroku's face met met

his good friend, the floor.

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Kagome looked up and gasped at the sight she saw.

A young woman with long ebony hair, hanging from the

roof of the greenhouse, with a rope tied around her

neck. The scary part was that she looked familiar

somehow. Like a lost relative…

Lost relative…

Kikyo.

Kagome, forgetting about Kaede, ran with inhuman

speed, out of the greenhouse, and started aimlessly

down the halls. The hallway started to spin and she

felt like she was going to collapse, but she ignored

the dizziness and the growing butterflies in the pit

of her stomach. After a while, her legs gave out, and

she collapsed, banging her head against the nearest

door. The knock on the head sent her into darkness.

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Screaming stopped all the servants in their tracks. A

spell seemed to take over all the servants in the

castle, as if all time had stopped. The spell was

broken as Kagura and Kanna, two of the still remaining children,

ran towards the the screaming.

"Kikyo's in labor again," one of the servants called. This

started up some talk amongst them, but the main question that was

going around was...

"I wonder if this child will have the same fate as the others

that disappeared."

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Kagome woke up later to find she was in the mirror room again.

She got up to get out, but she couldn't find the door. She did

the only thing she could think of doing...

She panicked.

She ran around the circular room, searching frantically for the

door. "Somebody help me!" she cried, even though she knew that no

one could hear her call for help. Totosai words came back to her.

"So there won't be anyone around if you need help. We couldn't

even hear you, in the night."

"No one could hear me." she said aloud. Out of frustration, she

collapsed on the floor. Suddenly, the room started to move.

Kagome slowly got up, and turned to see if the door was in sight.

Still no door. All she could see were more and more images of her

panicking self. Suddenly, the room stopped spinning and she was

left staring at one mirror.

Only her reflection wasn't in it.

Ir was Kikyo instead of her. There was no doubt about it. She had

Kikyo's cold icy eyes, and long dark hair, only difference was

that she was wearing Kagome's clothes. Kagome couldn't breathe,

she couldn't move, all she could do was stare.

Suddenly, Kikyo's cold face changed. Her frown turned into an

evil smile, and she turned sideways, showing the side of her

body. All of a sudden, Kagome watched in horror as Kikyo's

stomach began to swell, her face still containing that smile.

Soon, she spoke.

"Welcome home Kagome."

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"Sango, you know I only meant good," Miroku said, but he only met

a door in his face, as Sango went into her room, and flopped down

on her bed.

Miroku, knowing he had been defeated once again, left Sango,

thinking that she was mad at him, and needed to be alone.

Boy was he wrong.

Yes, she wanted to be alone, but for once in her life, she felt

happy. This was the first time she had been almost completely

happy since her father had been killed. The foster family that

she and her brother were adopeted into had treated her well, but

it was never the same as her old home. With Miroku, she felt like

she can be herself, like she could open up with him.

Could she actually be falling in love with him?

It was a nice thought, but she couldn't see it. He was a lecher,

and she was pretty much afraid of him touching her. But besides

that, he was everything she wanted in a man. Handsome, sensitive,

but with a fun loose side as well, smart. He was perfect.

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I REALLY GOT TO STOP WRITING THESE SHORT CHAPTERS! But hey, look

on the bright side, at least you get more chapters! I know this

is kind of turning into a SanMir fic, but that was really a small

priority of mine from the beginning. Even though Miroku MAY get

killed in the story. Remember, tell me if you want him to die or

not. I really really really really reallly need to know.