Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha (well obviously, if I did , I wouldn't be
writing this story now would I?)
Summary: Kagome Higurashi is sent to an ancient castle for a study that can change her life. What she finds can leave her to believe that many bad things happened there, and the battle between good and evil, is still raging.
Thanks for the reviews:
moongodess2
PhoenixIris
Kat
DemonMiko
Dante Gemini
Amanda
Miko Sakura-sama
Inu's luv
inubookdemon1
yoda3751
brighteneddarkness
and any others I forgot. Thanky Thanky
Sorry it took a while to get this chapter up, I had writer's block, then I had a spazzed up computer, where the enter key didn't work, so I had to use tons and tons of spaces and tabs to get to the next line! Now its working, and its vacation. Hooray!
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY EVERYBODY! Hope ur valentine fills your heart with joh (breaks down into sobs) sorry, I don't have anybody to love me, I'm alone in the world besides my friends (maybe I should become bi-sexual, so I could have a girlfriend, if boys don't work out. Hehehe jk)
anyway, here's the nest chapter. Enjoy!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The Haunting of Youkai Castle
By Usagi Kurari
Chapter 10
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Kikyo," Naraku said to his wife.
"Yes," she replied.
"I'm going to manage the oil. I'll be back later."
"Ok," she said in return, and he left. She made sure he had gone, and then started the long walk up to his study. She had to go while he was away. This was the only chance she had to be able to maybe find a clue to what happened to her children.
When she rounded the hallway, she made sure that there were no servants. When she spotted none, she started to dart towards the study. Then suddenly, something grabbed her leg. She jumped and screamed.
But, she looked down, and saw it was only 1 year old Shippo. He was her youngest child. He had short red hair, and big emerald eyes. He was tugging on her leg, from his position on the floor.
"Mama?" he asked, his eyes welling up with tears.
"Oh sweetie," she said. "You scared me. I'm sorry." Then she picked him up, and started to again, walk towards the study.
When she reached the door, she shifted Shippo to her other arm, and opened the door slowly. Inside, she saw just shelves and shelves of books and scrolls. She started to walk in, but tripped, dropping Shippo. Shippo started to cry, but Kikyo quickly picked him up, and rocked him until he calmed down. She didn't want any noise. If they were caught, who knows what Naraku might do. Naraku never let her even walk near the room!
She looked down to see what she had tripped over, and found a trap door. She cautiously opened it, and started the descent down the ladder, careful not to drop Shippo. On the way down, she realized it was getting darker and darker the deeper she got. She suddenly had the urge to go back, and forget about this whole place. However, she couldn't just abandon her children! She continued down.
By the time she reached the bottom, all she could see was black. Shippo clung tightly to his mother's arm, and started to cry softly. Kikyo hushed him calmly, and looked around for a spare candle. Fortunately, while looking, she stumbled upon a dimly lit hallway, with candles lining the wall. She tightened her grip on Shippo, and started down the hallway.
At the end, there was an old wooden door, with a rusted handle. Kikyo stretched out to grab it with a shaky hand, and with much effort, eventually pulled it open.
The room turned out to be another study, but much smaller, and and more spacious than the one she had entered before. The only things in the room were a few candles, a small table in the corner, and a couple of leather- bound books piled up next to it. She slowly walked in, and picked up the first book, sitting down, placing Shippo on her lap. She glanced at the book, flipping through the pages. Her eyes narrowed, as she continued to flip and to flip. By the end of the book, she had found nothing that made sense, and picked up the next one. It was a diary of some sort. She suddenly had a big rush of curiosity, and started to read it. The first page alone, made her eyes widen, and grow full of fear, and hatred for her "love"
Without her knowing, Naraku walked in.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Welcome home Kagome."
"It was you." she called out to the reflection. "IT WAS YOU!" and she backed up slowly away from the reflection once again, searching for a door. The floor suddenly jerked out of place, sending her flying, landing in front of the exit
(AN: ironic ne?)
She yanked the door open, and ran out. She started to run back the way she thought she came. Then the voices started.
"Help us Kagome," they called. "Help us Kagome." The children. They were calling for her. And they kept calling and calling.
"Kagome, help us." and then a scream was heard.
"Don't worry," she called out to the voices. "I'm coming!" She started to follow the voices. Almost as quickly as they appeared, they started to fade away, still calling out for her.
"No, don't leave me!" she yelled out, still following what was left of the voices. Then the voices disappeared completely.
"NNNNNOOOOO!" she screamed, and sank to the floor in sobs. Then she heard something behind her.
"Kagome," a soft voice called. She turned around, and spotted that silver- haired boy.
Inuyasha.
"Come save us Kagome." he said. She reached out, in attempt to reach him, but started hearing a distant voice, coming from somewhere far away. It was a familiar voice, but it was so far away.
"Kagome, Kagome. Wake up Kagome." the voice said.
It was Sango.
What did she mean wake up?
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome opened her eyes, to see blurred figures standing above her.
"Kagome, Kagome." the female called. "Are you alright?"
Her vision finally came into focus. She was in her room, and the figures standing over her were Sango and Miroku. She felt something cold on her head, and reached up to see what it was. It was an ice pack.
"How did I get here?" she asked.
"Kaede found you on the floor a little after you ran out of the greenhouse. She called us, and we brought you up here. You've been asleep for the past 2 hours."
"You mean, I passed out after I left the greenhouse?"
"Yeah, you didn't get too far. Kaede said she led you in there, you saw something, freaked out, and went running. You were only found at the end of the hallway."
'Was it all a dream what happened?' she thought to herself.
"Kagome," Sango said. "Me and Miroku are going to leave now, so you can get some rest. Call me if you need me." And then she and Miroku left.
As soon as Sango and Miroku were gone, she sat up, and reached over to get the picture albums. She opened the first one, the one with the silver- haired man, but found no pictures. 'What happened to all the pictures?' she thought. Then, she picked up the second one, the one with the blue-eyed man, but found all the pictures gone too. 'What is going on here?'She quickly ran out of the room, and tried to find the room she found the albums in.
After searching and searching, she finally found it. She went over to the desk, and picked up the third book. She opened the first page, and as expected, she found a picture of her and Naraku. They didn't really look like a happy couple in the picture. Naraku looked just like he did in the portrait, tall, dark, and mysterious. She continued to flip, and found two pictures of two girls. One was short, had long white hair, pale skin, and had dark, emotionless eyes. Under the picture, it said Kanna. The other picture was one of the girl she saw in the cemetery, and she looked a lot younger than Kanna. Under the picture, it said Kagura. 'Were these Naraku's daughters?'
After the last picture of Kagura, there was a single picture of Kikyo. She was standing in front of a fireplace. The next picture was the same thing, only it looked like she shifted a little., and the rest of the pictures followed the same pattern. It was a flip book! Kagome flipped fast through the rest of the pictures, and found that Kikyo was trying to point towards a fireplace. Kagome closed the book, and hurried back to her room.
When she got back to her room, she closed the door, sat down on her bed, and opened up to the picture again. She stared and stared at the fireplace, maybe trying to figure out where she can find it. After thinking and thinking, she looked up from the book, only to find that the fireplace in her room, was the one in the photo. She slowly got up from the bed, and went over to the fireplace.
She looked inside the fireplace, looking around in every direction, to see if there was anything. There was nothing up the chimney, and there was nothing inside the walls. Then she looked down, and found what looked like a trap door. The doors were made of metal, and the handles were chained together by a rusted lock. She yanked at the lock, hoping it would open, and it came off with ease. She grasped the handles, took a deep breath, and pulled.
All she found was a compartment full of dirt and sand. She was thinking of closing it, but found something sticking up in the corner. Kagome dug and found more and more of whatever it was sticking up. Then she found a big one. She picked it up, and screamed, dropping it and running away.
What she had picked up was a small human skull.
She ran into Sango's room, and stopping just before her bed, where she and Miroku were talking. She collapsed, gasping for breath, and sobbing into Sango's bed sheets. Sango jumped off the bed, and ran over to Kagome, trying to calm her down.
"Kagome, what's wrong?" Miroku asked.
"There was a skull... a human skull.... a child's skull... inside the fireplace.... he hid them there.... he hid them where Kikyo couldn't find them.... he..."
"Kagome," Sango said, still hugging her. "Calm down, there is nothing in the fireplace, it was all just a dream."
"But just to make sure, I think we should go check anyway," Miroku suggested. Sango nodded, and they went over to Kagome's fireplace.
"Where did you see these bones Kagome?" Miroku asked.
"In the compartment in the floor," she responded. Miroku looked down, and saw the doors. He tried to yank them open, but they wouldn't budge. Then he noticed that the lock had been wedged in between, jamming the doors.
"Sorry Kagome, the door won't move."
"But, the bones were there. Naraku hid them so Kikyo wouldn't find them."
"Kagome," Sango assured her. "It was only a dream. There are no bones, and Naraku never killed his children. Now go back to sleep, ok?"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Sango and Miroku were in the living room downstairs, once again, staring into the fire.
"I'm worried about Kagome," Sango said.
"So am I," Miroku said back. "But I can't help but wonder if maybe she is seeing ghosts, and bones and other stuff like that. Maybe she is telling the truth."
"Yeah, maybe. When she came running into the room, she did look really
afraid of something. Should we tell Kaede?"
"No, we don't want an elderly woman like her to be alarmed about what's happening. It's better to keep it to ourselves, and just make sure nothing else bad happens to Kagome. Someone wants her, and we must make sure that person doesn't get her."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Well, how was it? At least it's a little longer than a few of my other chapters. See I'm getting better! Hooray hooray hooray!
R&R
pleez,
and the
time of
Miroku
death is
getting
closer
and
closer
(or If
you say
no, I
wont
kill
him, but
things
aren't
looking
up right
now for
you
Miroku
lovers
I'm
afraid.)
Summary: Kagome Higurashi is sent to an ancient castle for a study that can change her life. What she finds can leave her to believe that many bad things happened there, and the battle between good and evil, is still raging.
Thanks for the reviews:
moongodess2
PhoenixIris
Kat
DemonMiko
Dante Gemini
Amanda
Miko Sakura-sama
Inu's luv
inubookdemon1
yoda3751
brighteneddarkness
and any others I forgot. Thanky Thanky
Sorry it took a while to get this chapter up, I had writer's block, then I had a spazzed up computer, where the enter key didn't work, so I had to use tons and tons of spaces and tabs to get to the next line! Now its working, and its vacation. Hooray!
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY EVERYBODY! Hope ur valentine fills your heart with joh (breaks down into sobs) sorry, I don't have anybody to love me, I'm alone in the world besides my friends (maybe I should become bi-sexual, so I could have a girlfriend, if boys don't work out. Hehehe jk)
anyway, here's the nest chapter. Enjoy!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The Haunting of Youkai Castle
By Usagi Kurari
Chapter 10
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Kikyo," Naraku said to his wife.
"Yes," she replied.
"I'm going to manage the oil. I'll be back later."
"Ok," she said in return, and he left. She made sure he had gone, and then started the long walk up to his study. She had to go while he was away. This was the only chance she had to be able to maybe find a clue to what happened to her children.
When she rounded the hallway, she made sure that there were no servants. When she spotted none, she started to dart towards the study. Then suddenly, something grabbed her leg. She jumped and screamed.
But, she looked down, and saw it was only 1 year old Shippo. He was her youngest child. He had short red hair, and big emerald eyes. He was tugging on her leg, from his position on the floor.
"Mama?" he asked, his eyes welling up with tears.
"Oh sweetie," she said. "You scared me. I'm sorry." Then she picked him up, and started to again, walk towards the study.
When she reached the door, she shifted Shippo to her other arm, and opened the door slowly. Inside, she saw just shelves and shelves of books and scrolls. She started to walk in, but tripped, dropping Shippo. Shippo started to cry, but Kikyo quickly picked him up, and rocked him until he calmed down. She didn't want any noise. If they were caught, who knows what Naraku might do. Naraku never let her even walk near the room!
She looked down to see what she had tripped over, and found a trap door. She cautiously opened it, and started the descent down the ladder, careful not to drop Shippo. On the way down, she realized it was getting darker and darker the deeper she got. She suddenly had the urge to go back, and forget about this whole place. However, she couldn't just abandon her children! She continued down.
By the time she reached the bottom, all she could see was black. Shippo clung tightly to his mother's arm, and started to cry softly. Kikyo hushed him calmly, and looked around for a spare candle. Fortunately, while looking, she stumbled upon a dimly lit hallway, with candles lining the wall. She tightened her grip on Shippo, and started down the hallway.
At the end, there was an old wooden door, with a rusted handle. Kikyo stretched out to grab it with a shaky hand, and with much effort, eventually pulled it open.
The room turned out to be another study, but much smaller, and and more spacious than the one she had entered before. The only things in the room were a few candles, a small table in the corner, and a couple of leather- bound books piled up next to it. She slowly walked in, and picked up the first book, sitting down, placing Shippo on her lap. She glanced at the book, flipping through the pages. Her eyes narrowed, as she continued to flip and to flip. By the end of the book, she had found nothing that made sense, and picked up the next one. It was a diary of some sort. She suddenly had a big rush of curiosity, and started to read it. The first page alone, made her eyes widen, and grow full of fear, and hatred for her "love"
Without her knowing, Naraku walked in.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Welcome home Kagome."
"It was you." she called out to the reflection. "IT WAS YOU!" and she backed up slowly away from the reflection once again, searching for a door. The floor suddenly jerked out of place, sending her flying, landing in front of the exit
(AN: ironic ne?)
She yanked the door open, and ran out. She started to run back the way she thought she came. Then the voices started.
"Help us Kagome," they called. "Help us Kagome." The children. They were calling for her. And they kept calling and calling.
"Kagome, help us." and then a scream was heard.
"Don't worry," she called out to the voices. "I'm coming!" She started to follow the voices. Almost as quickly as they appeared, they started to fade away, still calling out for her.
"No, don't leave me!" she yelled out, still following what was left of the voices. Then the voices disappeared completely.
"NNNNNOOOOO!" she screamed, and sank to the floor in sobs. Then she heard something behind her.
"Kagome," a soft voice called. She turned around, and spotted that silver- haired boy.
Inuyasha.
"Come save us Kagome." he said. She reached out, in attempt to reach him, but started hearing a distant voice, coming from somewhere far away. It was a familiar voice, but it was so far away.
"Kagome, Kagome. Wake up Kagome." the voice said.
It was Sango.
What did she mean wake up?
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome opened her eyes, to see blurred figures standing above her.
"Kagome, Kagome." the female called. "Are you alright?"
Her vision finally came into focus. She was in her room, and the figures standing over her were Sango and Miroku. She felt something cold on her head, and reached up to see what it was. It was an ice pack.
"How did I get here?" she asked.
"Kaede found you on the floor a little after you ran out of the greenhouse. She called us, and we brought you up here. You've been asleep for the past 2 hours."
"You mean, I passed out after I left the greenhouse?"
"Yeah, you didn't get too far. Kaede said she led you in there, you saw something, freaked out, and went running. You were only found at the end of the hallway."
'Was it all a dream what happened?' she thought to herself.
"Kagome," Sango said. "Me and Miroku are going to leave now, so you can get some rest. Call me if you need me." And then she and Miroku left.
As soon as Sango and Miroku were gone, she sat up, and reached over to get the picture albums. She opened the first one, the one with the silver- haired man, but found no pictures. 'What happened to all the pictures?' she thought. Then, she picked up the second one, the one with the blue-eyed man, but found all the pictures gone too. 'What is going on here?'She quickly ran out of the room, and tried to find the room she found the albums in.
After searching and searching, she finally found it. She went over to the desk, and picked up the third book. She opened the first page, and as expected, she found a picture of her and Naraku. They didn't really look like a happy couple in the picture. Naraku looked just like he did in the portrait, tall, dark, and mysterious. She continued to flip, and found two pictures of two girls. One was short, had long white hair, pale skin, and had dark, emotionless eyes. Under the picture, it said Kanna. The other picture was one of the girl she saw in the cemetery, and she looked a lot younger than Kanna. Under the picture, it said Kagura. 'Were these Naraku's daughters?'
After the last picture of Kagura, there was a single picture of Kikyo. She was standing in front of a fireplace. The next picture was the same thing, only it looked like she shifted a little., and the rest of the pictures followed the same pattern. It was a flip book! Kagome flipped fast through the rest of the pictures, and found that Kikyo was trying to point towards a fireplace. Kagome closed the book, and hurried back to her room.
When she got back to her room, she closed the door, sat down on her bed, and opened up to the picture again. She stared and stared at the fireplace, maybe trying to figure out where she can find it. After thinking and thinking, she looked up from the book, only to find that the fireplace in her room, was the one in the photo. She slowly got up from the bed, and went over to the fireplace.
She looked inside the fireplace, looking around in every direction, to see if there was anything. There was nothing up the chimney, and there was nothing inside the walls. Then she looked down, and found what looked like a trap door. The doors were made of metal, and the handles were chained together by a rusted lock. She yanked at the lock, hoping it would open, and it came off with ease. She grasped the handles, took a deep breath, and pulled.
All she found was a compartment full of dirt and sand. She was thinking of closing it, but found something sticking up in the corner. Kagome dug and found more and more of whatever it was sticking up. Then she found a big one. She picked it up, and screamed, dropping it and running away.
What she had picked up was a small human skull.
She ran into Sango's room, and stopping just before her bed, where she and Miroku were talking. She collapsed, gasping for breath, and sobbing into Sango's bed sheets. Sango jumped off the bed, and ran over to Kagome, trying to calm her down.
"Kagome, what's wrong?" Miroku asked.
"There was a skull... a human skull.... a child's skull... inside the fireplace.... he hid them there.... he hid them where Kikyo couldn't find them.... he..."
"Kagome," Sango said, still hugging her. "Calm down, there is nothing in the fireplace, it was all just a dream."
"But just to make sure, I think we should go check anyway," Miroku suggested. Sango nodded, and they went over to Kagome's fireplace.
"Where did you see these bones Kagome?" Miroku asked.
"In the compartment in the floor," she responded. Miroku looked down, and saw the doors. He tried to yank them open, but they wouldn't budge. Then he noticed that the lock had been wedged in between, jamming the doors.
"Sorry Kagome, the door won't move."
"But, the bones were there. Naraku hid them so Kikyo wouldn't find them."
"Kagome," Sango assured her. "It was only a dream. There are no bones, and Naraku never killed his children. Now go back to sleep, ok?"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Sango and Miroku were in the living room downstairs, once again, staring into the fire.
"I'm worried about Kagome," Sango said.
"So am I," Miroku said back. "But I can't help but wonder if maybe she is seeing ghosts, and bones and other stuff like that. Maybe she is telling the truth."
"Yeah, maybe. When she came running into the room, she did look really
afraid of something. Should we tell Kaede?"
"No, we don't want an elderly woman like her to be alarmed about what's happening. It's better to keep it to ourselves, and just make sure nothing else bad happens to Kagome. Someone wants her, and we must make sure that person doesn't get her."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Well, how was it? At least it's a little longer than a few of my other chapters. See I'm getting better! Hooray hooray hooray!
R&R
pleez,
and the
time of
Miroku
death is
getting
closer
and
closer
(or If
you say
no, I
wont
kill
him, but
things
aren't
looking
up right
now for
you
Miroku
lovers
I'm
afraid.)