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Hey, looky, I finally updated!
Sorry it took so long to update. First I had this major major MAJOR writers block, and then over the weekend, my aunt died from a heart attack. Monday was the wake, and then Wednesday (today) was the funeral. I was gone all day, and I didn't really have anytime to write, but while in the car, I thought of a few ideas, and wrote them down, and now, I'm going to put my ideas into action!
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The Haunting of Youkai Castle
By Usagi Kurari
Chapter 12 (I think)
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Curiosity is the very basis of education and if you tell me that curiosity killed the cat, I say only the cat died nobly ~Arnold Edinborough
"Help us Kagome, Help us!"
The voices called for her, ringing in her ears, urging her to follow them. The voices took her down many hallways, inside many corridors, and up and down many flights of stairs. Just as she thought the voices couldn't get any louder, she heard the children not calling for her, but SCREAMING for her.
"Don't worry," she called to the voices. "I'm coming for you, don't worry please!" Something lying in the middle of the hallway caused her to trip, and fall right on top of her face. Pulling herself up, she noticed that the voices were disappearing again.
"Don't go please!" but they just kept fading away, until all was quiet, and she was left alone once more.
"Damn it," she called. She looked down at the floor, and saw what she tripped over. It was a small, old leather-bound book. Her curiosity getting the better of her, she picked it up.
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Kikyo kept running, not bothering to glance over her shoulder to see if her husband was there. To tell the truth, he wasn't even following her. He was back in his secret study, while Kikyo ran from nothing. After running out the first study door, she stopped to lock the door behind her, so Naraku couldn't escape. As soon as she knew she was safe, she leaned against the wall, the diary and Shippo in her arms, and slid down onto her butt, catching her breath.
Suddenly, she heard banging coming from behind the door, she quickly got up, and started to run again. When she reached the end of the corridor, she noticed that she had dropped the book. She turned back to get it, but she heard a loud banging sound from where the study was.
He had broke the door down!
"Come on Shippo, we have to go," she said to her confused son.
"Daddy?" Shippo asked looking up at his terrified mother, looking for an answer. Kikyo didn't answer, she just wanted to get out of the castle alive. Forgetting the book, she held onto Shippo for dear life, and continued down the corridor. That was when she realized she still had one page in her hand.
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Kagome turned the book over looking at it from all angles, trying to figure out what it was. When she found no title, or any type of writing on it, she placed it back where she found it, and started to walk back to her room. After taking a couple of steps, she looked back at the small book on the floor. 'No I won't take it.'
'Come on, you know you want to,' her conscience said to her.
'No,' she called back to it. 'Curiosity killed the cat.'
'Are you really going to believe a stupid saying like that?'
'Uhh, lets think about this... YEA!' and she started to walk back the way she came.
'You do want to find out what happened between Naraku and Kikyo right?'
Kagome stopped in her tracks, and listened to what her conscience had to say.
'That book hasn't been touched in ages, look at all the dust on it. Most likely, it might provide some clue to what happened between them. Come on, what could happen with just one little peek?'
Her conscience did have a point. What's the harm in one little peek? She walked back to the book, and picked it up. That was when she realized where she indeed was.
She was in front of a room with no door in the entrance. Looking down, she spotted many wood chips on the floor. 'That must have been the door.' She looked inside the room, and saw that it was just a study, a normal everyday study. Except that this one hadn't been touched in god knows how long. Cobwebs clung to the ceiling, and covered the bookshelves. Kagome stepped inside, but no sooner had she stepped in, she tripped.
Again.
But this time, she tripped over a hidden door in the floor. Kagome stared at the door for a little bit before she decided to open it, and see what was inside. She found an old wooden ladder leading downwards into darkness.
Kagome quickly closed the door. She was not, and to repeat, was not going down there. Besides, she was having hot flashes, which was a sure sign that her phobia was taking over once again. She got up off the floor, and started to walk out, but suddenly felt a chill running up and down her spine. Turning around, she found a small boy, who looked like he was only a baby. It didn't seem to see Kagome at first, but looking up, and seeing her, his eyes went wide, and a smile crossed his face.
"Mama!" it cried, and it bounded up towards Kagome.
"Sorry," she said to the little kid. "I'm not your mother." The baby's expression suddenly changed, and he looked like he was about to cry. He then jumped down the trap door into the darkness. Kagome peered down inside the door, looking to see if she could see anything, but all she saw was black. So she did the only thing she could do, go down.
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Kaede was in her room, looking for her tape recorder.
'I knew I had it with me this morning,' she thought to herself. That was when Sango and Miroku barged in, practically knocking the door down.
"How could you do this Kaede?" Sango screamed at the elderly woman.
"What ails you now child?" Kaede asked calmly.
"Don't act like you don't know," Miroku said. "We know the real meaning of the experiment. It isn't about controlling phobia, its about creating them isn't it? That's why you chose this house!"
"What are you talking about?"
"We listened to your tape recorder," Sango explained. "It told us everything that you did to us since day one here."
'So that's where I left it,'
"Why did you do it Kaede? Why did you use us, especially Kagome like that?"
"I had to do it," Kaede answered, the tone of her voice showing signs of growing anger. "It is my job to figure out why people act the way they act, and why they feel the way they feel!" (AN: where have I heard that before?)
"You sick sick son of a bitch!" Miroku cried.
"What did you call me?" Kaede said acting really shocked.
"I know you heard me!"
"Anyway, I have work to do, so if you don't mind, I would like my tape recorder back, and continue my work."
Sango took the tape recorder out of the back pocket of her jeans, and threw it on Kaede's bed. "Here, take it. But in the morning, you won't have any guinea pigs left for your experiment. We're leaving, and taking Kagome with us."
"Speaking of which," Miroku interrupted. "We better check on Kagome."
Sango nodded, and they both left Kaede's room to check on Kagome, who I remind you, isn't in her bed.
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After finally summoning the courage to go down the ladder, she put her foot on the first rung, and started the descent downwards. As she went farther and farther down, it got darker and darker, making Kagome want to just go back up. But, remembering the little boy, she continued down.
However, on the way down, Kagome realized she was alone, in the dark nonetheless. She became very light-headed, and just froze on the ladder. She couldn't move, she couldn't speak, she couldn't even think. She wanted her legs to go up, but they didn't respond. Then, she felt a tug on her leg. Finally being able to move, she looked down, but saw nothing. That's when she realized that she wasn't alone. Her legs soon responded, and she went down a little more. That little more led her to the bottom, and she was finally able to feel earth underneath her feet.
Turning around, all she saw was darkness. Going over to her right, she found a stone wall, and followed it away from the ladder. That was when she felt something like a candle on the wall. 'This must have been lit at one time.' She continued onward into the blackness.
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After leaving Kaede's room, Sango got in a very bad mood. The whole way to Kagome's room, she gave Miroku horrible stares that said 'You touch me, you die,' so Miroku kept his distance.
Arriving at Kagome's room, Sango turned around, facing the young pervert.
"I want you to stay out here. If you try to touch her while she's in this condition, she might go into hysterics. I don't want happening. Are we clear?"
"Crystal," and Sango disappeared inside Kagome's room. Not even a second later, Sango ran out, dripping in sweat.
"Kagome's gone."
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I like cliffyz hehhehehehe. Sorry this chapter is short too. It's a little longer than some, so I am gettin betta. I want my chapters to be short because I want at least 100 reviews by the time this story is complete. Ok, u hear that people?? And I will celebrate it too, but im just not sure how to yet. Anyway, pleez review, and guess who might cheat death?
Thank you for the reviews:
Mai-chan
Inu-babe 666
Elda Aranel
Brighteneddarkness
Iridescent Tears
Koneko-chan
DARKWOLFFANG95
And that's all folks!
Hey, looky, I finally updated!
Sorry it took so long to update. First I had this major major MAJOR writers block, and then over the weekend, my aunt died from a heart attack. Monday was the wake, and then Wednesday (today) was the funeral. I was gone all day, and I didn't really have anytime to write, but while in the car, I thought of a few ideas, and wrote them down, and now, I'm going to put my ideas into action!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The Haunting of Youkai Castle
By Usagi Kurari
Chapter 12 (I think)
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Curiosity is the very basis of education and if you tell me that curiosity killed the cat, I say only the cat died nobly ~Arnold Edinborough
"Help us Kagome, Help us!"
The voices called for her, ringing in her ears, urging her to follow them. The voices took her down many hallways, inside many corridors, and up and down many flights of stairs. Just as she thought the voices couldn't get any louder, she heard the children not calling for her, but SCREAMING for her.
"Don't worry," she called to the voices. "I'm coming for you, don't worry please!" Something lying in the middle of the hallway caused her to trip, and fall right on top of her face. Pulling herself up, she noticed that the voices were disappearing again.
"Don't go please!" but they just kept fading away, until all was quiet, and she was left alone once more.
"Damn it," she called. She looked down at the floor, and saw what she tripped over. It was a small, old leather-bound book. Her curiosity getting the better of her, she picked it up.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Kikyo kept running, not bothering to glance over her shoulder to see if her husband was there. To tell the truth, he wasn't even following her. He was back in his secret study, while Kikyo ran from nothing. After running out the first study door, she stopped to lock the door behind her, so Naraku couldn't escape. As soon as she knew she was safe, she leaned against the wall, the diary and Shippo in her arms, and slid down onto her butt, catching her breath.
Suddenly, she heard banging coming from behind the door, she quickly got up, and started to run again. When she reached the end of the corridor, she noticed that she had dropped the book. She turned back to get it, but she heard a loud banging sound from where the study was.
He had broke the door down!
"Come on Shippo, we have to go," she said to her confused son.
"Daddy?" Shippo asked looking up at his terrified mother, looking for an answer. Kikyo didn't answer, she just wanted to get out of the castle alive. Forgetting the book, she held onto Shippo for dear life, and continued down the corridor. That was when she realized she still had one page in her hand.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome turned the book over looking at it from all angles, trying to figure out what it was. When she found no title, or any type of writing on it, she placed it back where she found it, and started to walk back to her room. After taking a couple of steps, she looked back at the small book on the floor. 'No I won't take it.'
'Come on, you know you want to,' her conscience said to her.
'No,' she called back to it. 'Curiosity killed the cat.'
'Are you really going to believe a stupid saying like that?'
'Uhh, lets think about this... YEA!' and she started to walk back the way she came.
'You do want to find out what happened between Naraku and Kikyo right?'
Kagome stopped in her tracks, and listened to what her conscience had to say.
'That book hasn't been touched in ages, look at all the dust on it. Most likely, it might provide some clue to what happened between them. Come on, what could happen with just one little peek?'
Her conscience did have a point. What's the harm in one little peek? She walked back to the book, and picked it up. That was when she realized where she indeed was.
She was in front of a room with no door in the entrance. Looking down, she spotted many wood chips on the floor. 'That must have been the door.' She looked inside the room, and saw that it was just a study, a normal everyday study. Except that this one hadn't been touched in god knows how long. Cobwebs clung to the ceiling, and covered the bookshelves. Kagome stepped inside, but no sooner had she stepped in, she tripped.
Again.
But this time, she tripped over a hidden door in the floor. Kagome stared at the door for a little bit before she decided to open it, and see what was inside. She found an old wooden ladder leading downwards into darkness.
Kagome quickly closed the door. She was not, and to repeat, was not going down there. Besides, she was having hot flashes, which was a sure sign that her phobia was taking over once again. She got up off the floor, and started to walk out, but suddenly felt a chill running up and down her spine. Turning around, she found a small boy, who looked like he was only a baby. It didn't seem to see Kagome at first, but looking up, and seeing her, his eyes went wide, and a smile crossed his face.
"Mama!" it cried, and it bounded up towards Kagome.
"Sorry," she said to the little kid. "I'm not your mother." The baby's expression suddenly changed, and he looked like he was about to cry. He then jumped down the trap door into the darkness. Kagome peered down inside the door, looking to see if she could see anything, but all she saw was black. So she did the only thing she could do, go down.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Kaede was in her room, looking for her tape recorder.
'I knew I had it with me this morning,' she thought to herself. That was when Sango and Miroku barged in, practically knocking the door down.
"How could you do this Kaede?" Sango screamed at the elderly woman.
"What ails you now child?" Kaede asked calmly.
"Don't act like you don't know," Miroku said. "We know the real meaning of the experiment. It isn't about controlling phobia, its about creating them isn't it? That's why you chose this house!"
"What are you talking about?"
"We listened to your tape recorder," Sango explained. "It told us everything that you did to us since day one here."
'So that's where I left it,'
"Why did you do it Kaede? Why did you use us, especially Kagome like that?"
"I had to do it," Kaede answered, the tone of her voice showing signs of growing anger. "It is my job to figure out why people act the way they act, and why they feel the way they feel!" (AN: where have I heard that before?)
"You sick sick son of a bitch!" Miroku cried.
"What did you call me?" Kaede said acting really shocked.
"I know you heard me!"
"Anyway, I have work to do, so if you don't mind, I would like my tape recorder back, and continue my work."
Sango took the tape recorder out of the back pocket of her jeans, and threw it on Kaede's bed. "Here, take it. But in the morning, you won't have any guinea pigs left for your experiment. We're leaving, and taking Kagome with us."
"Speaking of which," Miroku interrupted. "We better check on Kagome."
Sango nodded, and they both left Kaede's room to check on Kagome, who I remind you, isn't in her bed.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
After finally summoning the courage to go down the ladder, she put her foot on the first rung, and started the descent downwards. As she went farther and farther down, it got darker and darker, making Kagome want to just go back up. But, remembering the little boy, she continued down.
However, on the way down, Kagome realized she was alone, in the dark nonetheless. She became very light-headed, and just froze on the ladder. She couldn't move, she couldn't speak, she couldn't even think. She wanted her legs to go up, but they didn't respond. Then, she felt a tug on her leg. Finally being able to move, she looked down, but saw nothing. That's when she realized that she wasn't alone. Her legs soon responded, and she went down a little more. That little more led her to the bottom, and she was finally able to feel earth underneath her feet.
Turning around, all she saw was darkness. Going over to her right, she found a stone wall, and followed it away from the ladder. That was when she felt something like a candle on the wall. 'This must have been lit at one time.' She continued onward into the blackness.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
After leaving Kaede's room, Sango got in a very bad mood. The whole way to Kagome's room, she gave Miroku horrible stares that said 'You touch me, you die,' so Miroku kept his distance.
Arriving at Kagome's room, Sango turned around, facing the young pervert.
"I want you to stay out here. If you try to touch her while she's in this condition, she might go into hysterics. I don't want happening. Are we clear?"
"Crystal," and Sango disappeared inside Kagome's room. Not even a second later, Sango ran out, dripping in sweat.
"Kagome's gone."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
I like cliffyz hehhehehehe. Sorry this chapter is short too. It's a little longer than some, so I am gettin betta. I want my chapters to be short because I want at least 100 reviews by the time this story is complete. Ok, u hear that people?? And I will celebrate it too, but im just not sure how to yet. Anyway, pleez review, and guess who might cheat death?