Disclaimer: (Picks up Magic 8-ball)
Me: Will I ever own Inuyasha?
(8-ball says don't count on it)
Me: Well... Will I ever own the Haunting?
(8-ball says absolutely not)
Me: Grrr (throws 8-ball against the wall)
Ok, you get the point.
AND WE'RE BACK!
Iridescent Tears
hikaro
Tiger
MoonGodess2
brighteneddarkness
and to any others I forgot, thanks for sticking with us through the many many MANY commercial breaks we have had. Anyway, I would of updated on Sunday, but I had this nasty bug. I mean, it was so nasty that I stayed in bed all day, never lifted my head once. And Monday, I was lightheaded for lying down so much! What happened was I had a bug, and I was dehydrated at the same time. Don't you feel sorry for me?
Remember that whole rocking back and forth thingy? Well, I got that idea from Kingdom Hospital, when the ghost girl was in that patient's room, and was rocking back and forth. That kind of creeped me out, so I put it in. Ok?
Anyway, you guys probably want to know what happened to Miroku right? So, I'm not going to babble anymore, and just write the chapter.
Enjoy!
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The Haunting of Youkai Castle
by Usagi Kurari
Chapter 15
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"Miroku!" Sango screamed as the statue swung down straight for the unconscious Miroku. After coming down for the second trip, it crashed into the wall, leaving a barrier of dust and dirt around the fireplace.
"Miroku," Sango cried again. "Please don't be dead."
Then the dust and dirt cleared, leaving Sango in full view of what was happening inside the fireplace. What she saw made tears start to well up in her eyes. She started to cry.
Cry in joy and happiness.
When the statue had crashed into the wall, it had finally shattered, and it left the now awake Miroku, the advantage, and the chance to escape.
He was alive!
(AN: YAY, now everyone is happy! The final score was like
Let Miroku die: * * * * * *
Let Miroku live: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
or something like that. Anyway, most wanted him to live so thank you to those people, and to everyone for voting)
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome was still in Miroku's room, staring at the wall, rocking back and forth. Well, to everyone else, that was what it seemed like. Through Kagome's eyes, it was Inuyasha sitting on a chair in the corner, also rocking back and forth as well. If someone had seen this, they would of seen them rocking in sync with each other. Whenever Inuyasha went back, Kagome went back.
It was almost as if Inuyasha was hypnotizing her.
Catching her in a trance.
This little game of theirs came to a sudden halt when Sango and Miroku had left the room.
That was what Inuyasha wanted.
He wanted Kagome alone.
He slowly got up from the chair and walked up to Kagome. Kagome had stopped rocking and now was looking at Inuyasha, waiting for his next move. All he did was reach out his hand, and motion for Kagome to follow him. She silently obeyed, almost as if she was a puppet on strings, and followed after him, without saying a word.
And because she was in a trance, how could she have noticed the dead boy's eyes flash red?
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Sango couldn't remember a time when she was happier, than seeing Miroku alive. As soon as she saw that he was alive, she rushed over to him, and gave him a hug, then started to cry.
"Sango," a shocked Miroku said. "Is everything alright?"
"Oh Miroku," she managed to say through sobs. "It's just..."
"Shhh, its ok Sango. Everything's going to be okay."
"Thank you Miroku." And they stayed in that position for a good 10 minutes. Sango snuggled in Miroku's arms, Miroku's face buried in her hair. However, the moment was ended when Sango was reminded of a girl still in Miroku's room.
"Oh my god, Miroku, Kagome is still in your room!"
"I'm sure she's fine," Miroku assured her.
"How could you be sure??" Sango asked him.
"I'm not."
"So, we should go check on her!"
"Alright, fine, we'll go check on her, but I was hoping this could of turned into something more than just a hug, you know what I mean?"
That was when Sango took a metal bar from the bottom of the fireplace, and whacked him on the head.
"Maybe you should of stayed dead."
"Ow Sango, that... hey, where did you get that bar?"
"I..."
Then they noticed that the hidden compartment that was closed before, was now opened. Looking inside, they found what Kagome had told them she saw.
Small bones.
"Miroku, Kagome was telling the truth the whole time!" Sango exclaimed.
"This is not good."
"Why? What's wrong?"
"If she wasn't lying about this stuff, then maybe the other stuff she saw was true."
They both stared at each other with horrified expressions on their faces.
"Kagome!"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
After the sudden realization, they had both run back to Miroku's room, praying to every god known to mankind that she was still there. However, their hopes were all shattered when they found the room vacant.
"Where could Kagome have gone?" Miroku asked.
"I'm not sure," Sango answered back.
Maybe the gods did hear them, because as if on cue, something in the corner caught Miroku's eye. Then whatever it was, stepped out into the open.
It was a young girl.
But she was transparent.
"Sango..." he said tapping her hard on the shoulder.
"Not now Miroku, I'm trying to think,"
"This is kind of important,"
"Its not one of your perverted jokes is it?"
"I swear on my father's grave."
"Since your father is dead, I'll believe you. What is it?" Sango turned to see what Miroku was staring at, and gasped in surprise. She too saw the girl.
And she was holding a bouquet of flowers.
However, just as quickly as she appeared, she disappeared, leaving the two adults very confused.
"What was that about?" Sango asked.
"Maybe she was trying to tell us something." them Miroku paused for a bit before slapping his head in realization. "Of course! She was holding a bouquet of flowers. Sango, I think we should go to the greenhouse."
"Why?"
"Don't ask questions, just follow me," and he grabbed her arm, and started to drag her towards the place where he thought Kagome was.
In the greenhouse.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome had no control over her body. It was like her body was moving on its own. She couldn't feel her arms, she couldn't feel her legs, she couldn't even see, all she knew was that she was moving. She wanted to stop, but her body wasn't responding. It was like she was the puppet, and an unknown puppeteer was holding the strings.
Then she heard a voice.
"Kagome," the voice called out.
This voice sounded familiar, but she couldn't put a finger on it.
"Kagome," it called again. "Snap out of it!"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Sango and Miroku had found Kagome in the greenhouse, as expected. She was found walking upon the balcony that overlooked the entire greenhouse, but she looked kind of dazed. She was just walking, walking very stiff-like, her eyes looking straight forward, never moving.
"Something's wrong Miroku," Sango pointed out.
"I'm going to go get her," Miroku said, and he ran over to the old, rusted stairs that led up to the balcony. As he was climbing the stairs, he called her name. "Kagome." She didn't reply. She just stopped, and turned towards Miroku. She walked over to the top of the staircase, and started to loosen the already loose bolts that were holding the staircase in place.
Something was wrong.
Something was very wrong.
Then the staircase started to rock.
"Miroku, she's gonna make the stairs fall!" Sango cried. Miroku sprinted up the stairs, hoping to reach the top before the stairs gave away and collapsed. He was almost there, when the staircase crumbled to the ground with a loud bang. However, Miroku was able to catch himself, and hold on to the railing that was still intact.
"Kagome," Miroku cried. "Snap out of it!"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
It was Miroku's voice she heard. He sounded like he was in trouble. She needed to find him.
"Miroku," she cried into the darkness. "I can't find you Miroku, where are you?" She wanted to run around and search for him, but once again, the puppeteer kept her still.
However, this time, the puppeteer showed himself.
At first, Kagome saw the young boy Inuyasha in front of her. But soon, his body began to extend and contort into a new shape. This one was of a man with long black hair, and red gleaming eyes.
Naraku.
He had tricked her.
She wasn't entirely sure, but she consciously, she knew it.
He started to walk towards the cowering girl, but soon, a loud scream echoed through her mind, allowing her to finally "snap out of it"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome had come back to the real world. She could see, she could move, she had total control again. Then she spotted the dangling Miroku on the railing. She rushed over, and quickly pulled him onto the balcony with all of her strength. Then she snapped.
How did I get here in the first place?
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
I decided to end it there. I thought this chapter was the creepiest out of all the ones I have written. Ok, the whole trance thing, is based on personal experience. I was caught in a trance once, and what I wrote here was explaining what it felt like (just Naraku didn't show up) it's a long story, and I'm not going to tell you now, but I wouldn't make something up like that ok? Anyway, R&R pleez!
AND WE'RE BACK!
Iridescent Tears
hikaro
Tiger
MoonGodess2
brighteneddarkness
and to any others I forgot, thanks for sticking with us through the many many MANY commercial breaks we have had. Anyway, I would of updated on Sunday, but I had this nasty bug. I mean, it was so nasty that I stayed in bed all day, never lifted my head once. And Monday, I was lightheaded for lying down so much! What happened was I had a bug, and I was dehydrated at the same time. Don't you feel sorry for me?
Remember that whole rocking back and forth thingy? Well, I got that idea from Kingdom Hospital, when the ghost girl was in that patient's room, and was rocking back and forth. That kind of creeped me out, so I put it in. Ok?
Anyway, you guys probably want to know what happened to Miroku right? So, I'm not going to babble anymore, and just write the chapter.
Enjoy!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The Haunting of Youkai Castle
by Usagi Kurari
Chapter 15
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Miroku!" Sango screamed as the statue swung down straight for the unconscious Miroku. After coming down for the second trip, it crashed into the wall, leaving a barrier of dust and dirt around the fireplace.
"Miroku," Sango cried again. "Please don't be dead."
Then the dust and dirt cleared, leaving Sango in full view of what was happening inside the fireplace. What she saw made tears start to well up in her eyes. She started to cry.
Cry in joy and happiness.
When the statue had crashed into the wall, it had finally shattered, and it left the now awake Miroku, the advantage, and the chance to escape.
He was alive!
(AN: YAY, now everyone is happy! The final score was like
Let Miroku die: * * * * * *
Let Miroku live: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
or something like that. Anyway, most wanted him to live so thank you to those people, and to everyone for voting)
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome was still in Miroku's room, staring at the wall, rocking back and forth. Well, to everyone else, that was what it seemed like. Through Kagome's eyes, it was Inuyasha sitting on a chair in the corner, also rocking back and forth as well. If someone had seen this, they would of seen them rocking in sync with each other. Whenever Inuyasha went back, Kagome went back.
It was almost as if Inuyasha was hypnotizing her.
Catching her in a trance.
This little game of theirs came to a sudden halt when Sango and Miroku had left the room.
That was what Inuyasha wanted.
He wanted Kagome alone.
He slowly got up from the chair and walked up to Kagome. Kagome had stopped rocking and now was looking at Inuyasha, waiting for his next move. All he did was reach out his hand, and motion for Kagome to follow him. She silently obeyed, almost as if she was a puppet on strings, and followed after him, without saying a word.
And because she was in a trance, how could she have noticed the dead boy's eyes flash red?
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Sango couldn't remember a time when she was happier, than seeing Miroku alive. As soon as she saw that he was alive, she rushed over to him, and gave him a hug, then started to cry.
"Sango," a shocked Miroku said. "Is everything alright?"
"Oh Miroku," she managed to say through sobs. "It's just..."
"Shhh, its ok Sango. Everything's going to be okay."
"Thank you Miroku." And they stayed in that position for a good 10 minutes. Sango snuggled in Miroku's arms, Miroku's face buried in her hair. However, the moment was ended when Sango was reminded of a girl still in Miroku's room.
"Oh my god, Miroku, Kagome is still in your room!"
"I'm sure she's fine," Miroku assured her.
"How could you be sure??" Sango asked him.
"I'm not."
"So, we should go check on her!"
"Alright, fine, we'll go check on her, but I was hoping this could of turned into something more than just a hug, you know what I mean?"
That was when Sango took a metal bar from the bottom of the fireplace, and whacked him on the head.
"Maybe you should of stayed dead."
"Ow Sango, that... hey, where did you get that bar?"
"I..."
Then they noticed that the hidden compartment that was closed before, was now opened. Looking inside, they found what Kagome had told them she saw.
Small bones.
"Miroku, Kagome was telling the truth the whole time!" Sango exclaimed.
"This is not good."
"Why? What's wrong?"
"If she wasn't lying about this stuff, then maybe the other stuff she saw was true."
They both stared at each other with horrified expressions on their faces.
"Kagome!"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
After the sudden realization, they had both run back to Miroku's room, praying to every god known to mankind that she was still there. However, their hopes were all shattered when they found the room vacant.
"Where could Kagome have gone?" Miroku asked.
"I'm not sure," Sango answered back.
Maybe the gods did hear them, because as if on cue, something in the corner caught Miroku's eye. Then whatever it was, stepped out into the open.
It was a young girl.
But she was transparent.
"Sango..." he said tapping her hard on the shoulder.
"Not now Miroku, I'm trying to think,"
"This is kind of important,"
"Its not one of your perverted jokes is it?"
"I swear on my father's grave."
"Since your father is dead, I'll believe you. What is it?" Sango turned to see what Miroku was staring at, and gasped in surprise. She too saw the girl.
And she was holding a bouquet of flowers.
However, just as quickly as she appeared, she disappeared, leaving the two adults very confused.
"What was that about?" Sango asked.
"Maybe she was trying to tell us something." them Miroku paused for a bit before slapping his head in realization. "Of course! She was holding a bouquet of flowers. Sango, I think we should go to the greenhouse."
"Why?"
"Don't ask questions, just follow me," and he grabbed her arm, and started to drag her towards the place where he thought Kagome was.
In the greenhouse.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome had no control over her body. It was like her body was moving on its own. She couldn't feel her arms, she couldn't feel her legs, she couldn't even see, all she knew was that she was moving. She wanted to stop, but her body wasn't responding. It was like she was the puppet, and an unknown puppeteer was holding the strings.
Then she heard a voice.
"Kagome," the voice called out.
This voice sounded familiar, but she couldn't put a finger on it.
"Kagome," it called again. "Snap out of it!"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Sango and Miroku had found Kagome in the greenhouse, as expected. She was found walking upon the balcony that overlooked the entire greenhouse, but she looked kind of dazed. She was just walking, walking very stiff-like, her eyes looking straight forward, never moving.
"Something's wrong Miroku," Sango pointed out.
"I'm going to go get her," Miroku said, and he ran over to the old, rusted stairs that led up to the balcony. As he was climbing the stairs, he called her name. "Kagome." She didn't reply. She just stopped, and turned towards Miroku. She walked over to the top of the staircase, and started to loosen the already loose bolts that were holding the staircase in place.
Something was wrong.
Something was very wrong.
Then the staircase started to rock.
"Miroku, she's gonna make the stairs fall!" Sango cried. Miroku sprinted up the stairs, hoping to reach the top before the stairs gave away and collapsed. He was almost there, when the staircase crumbled to the ground with a loud bang. However, Miroku was able to catch himself, and hold on to the railing that was still intact.
"Kagome," Miroku cried. "Snap out of it!"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
It was Miroku's voice she heard. He sounded like he was in trouble. She needed to find him.
"Miroku," she cried into the darkness. "I can't find you Miroku, where are you?" She wanted to run around and search for him, but once again, the puppeteer kept her still.
However, this time, the puppeteer showed himself.
At first, Kagome saw the young boy Inuyasha in front of her. But soon, his body began to extend and contort into a new shape. This one was of a man with long black hair, and red gleaming eyes.
Naraku.
He had tricked her.
She wasn't entirely sure, but she consciously, she knew it.
He started to walk towards the cowering girl, but soon, a loud scream echoed through her mind, allowing her to finally "snap out of it"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome had come back to the real world. She could see, she could move, she had total control again. Then she spotted the dangling Miroku on the railing. She rushed over, and quickly pulled him onto the balcony with all of her strength. Then she snapped.
How did I get here in the first place?
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
I decided to end it there. I thought this chapter was the creepiest out of all the ones I have written. Ok, the whole trance thing, is based on personal experience. I was caught in a trance once, and what I wrote here was explaining what it felt like (just Naraku didn't show up) it's a long story, and I'm not going to tell you now, but I wouldn't make something up like that ok? Anyway, R&R pleez!