The Ghost of Nariakira

Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha, but I will when I become world dictator.

Summary: AU. The house on the hill is the oldest building in their neighborhood. It is rumored to be haunted and no one dares go near it. What happens when InuYasha and Kagome are forced to spend the night in it? But not on just any night, on Halloween night, the scariest night of them all. Kag/Inu. 3rd person narrative

Author's Notes: YAY!!! A Halloween story just for you!!! I do not know how many chapters this will be. It could be anywhere from 7 to 12. Well, I think I will just let this story write itself. Oh, I usually put the Japanese endings like –chan, and –sama on the end of names, but I'm feeling a little lazy, so imagine them there if you want to. On with the story!!!

Chapter Dedication: None this time

Three o' clock on a breezy day...

A crisp autumn breeze blew the burnt orange and deep red leaves around. The sun was shining, but that did not help to prevent the deep chill that permeated Kagome's coat.

Kagome was standing in front of an old, decrepit house. Its pastel yellow paint was peeling, revealing crimson bricks and old, rotted wood. She shivered out of both fear and the cold. Her thoughts were haunted by visions of shrieks and ghosts swarming around the house.

Kagome was so consumed with her daydreams that she did not hear the soft footsteps approach her from behind.

"Boo!" InuYasha grabbed Kagome's shoulders and bellowed into her ear.

"Ahhh!" Kagome screamed. "InuYasha, you asshole! I hate you. What the hell do you think you are doing?"

"Chill out, Kagome." InuYasha was Kagome's neighbor. He could be a rude, stubborn jackass with a bit of an ego problem, but he also had a sweet, compassionate side. He rarely showed the latter, which had a tendency to make Kagome pissed.

"You know," he began while placing a friendly arm around Kagome's shoulders. Kagome looked at his arm and her cheeks lit up in a soft blush.

"There is a legend behind that old house."

"Do tell," Kagome replied sarcastically.

"Okay, I will. A man named Nariakira used to live there with his wife. Story goes that his wife was having an affair with another man. One night, her lover showed up at the house in a fit of rage and killed Nariakira out of jealousy. He wanted Narikira's wife for himself. Rumor has it that the house is now haunted; that is why no one lives there anymore."

Urban Legends...gotta love 'em.

Five o' clock, Kagome's Shrine

'Friday night and I have nothing to do.' Kagome sighed pathetically. InuYasha was out to a movie with his girlfriend Kikyou. It was such a shame that he had no idea she was cheating on him. But that is in a whole different ballpark. An idea unexpectedly came about in Kagome's head. Her mom, grandpa, and brothers were out, so maybe Sango could come over to watch a movie. She lunged for the phone, berating herself for not thinking of this sooner.

Ring, ring, ring

"Miroku, if that is you again, I swear I am going to-" Sango's voice resounded in Kagome's receiver.

"Hey, Sango! Calm down; it is not Miroku. I was just wondering if you would like to come over and watch a movie with me."

"InuYasha is not there, I take it."

"Bingo. I feel so sorry for him, I mean, Kikyou is cheating on him and he does not know it."

"It is okay, Kagome. Do not worry. So, do you want me to bring a movie, or do you have one?"

"I have one," Kagome brightly replied. "Is Zoolander okay? That is, like, my all time favorite movie!"

"Hah. I know! You watch it all the time! Okay, well, I will see you in a few minutes."

"Okay! Ja!" Kagome placed the receiver back in its cradle and went downstairs to get everything ready.

Sango arrived fifteen minutes later with a sleeping bag, tote bag, and pillow in her hands.

"I did not know we agreed on you spending the night!"

"We did not. I just figured I might as well. I mean, the movie will be over pretty late and afterward, we can gossip and stuff."

"But I did not pick up my room! It is a total pigsty!!!"

"Do not worry. Let's just watch the movie!"

Pretty soon the girls were lying on the floor, stuffing their faces full of popcorn, and laughing at Ben Stiller's hilarious antics. About two hours later, the movie ended and the girls moved upstairs to Kagome's room.

"So, how are things going with InuYasha?"

"Okay, I guess. He put his arm around me today, but it was only in a friendly way. You know what I mean?"

"Yeah. Well, put it this way. He has to like you some way or another or he would not be hanging around you."

"True. So, how is Miroku? You know, your little lover boy." Sango's face turned a brilliant red, then changed to three shades of purple.

"KAGOME!!! I DO NOT LIKE THAT HENTAI!!!" She then proceeded to bop Kagome on the head with her pillow.

"HOW DARE YOU INSINUATE SOMETHING SO DISGUSTING!!! I WOULD NOT DATE HIM IF HE WERE THE LAST MAN ON THIS EARTH!!!"

"Hahahahahahaha, calm down, Sango. I was only kidding!" Sango's pillow then came crashing down on Kagome's head with a tremendous force.

"Ow," Kagome said while rubbing her head. "That does it! Now it is war!"

Kagome pulled her pillow off her bed and smashed it in Sango's face. The pair continued like this for quite some time. Unfortunately, the phone rang, bringing their pillow fight to an end.

The two girls raced breathlessly down the stairs, giggling the whole way over nothing. Finally, Kagome reached the phone.

"Moshi, moshi?" She managed to pant out.

"Ka-Kagome?" InuYasha's voice rang out on the other end like a bell.

"InuYasha? Are you okay?"

"Yeah. I am at home now. I just-" It was too late. Before he could control himself, he broke down into sobs. Kagome's heart went out to him. What had happened to make him cry like this?

"Hold on, InuYasha. I will be right over." She hung the phone up and turned to Sango.

"Come one. We have to go over to InuYasha's house."

11:30, InuYasha's house

A disheveled Kagome pounded desperately on InuYasha's front door.

"InuYasha," She called. "Open the door!"

The door slowly creaked open and Kagome raced inside, leaving Sango behind in the dust. InuYasha stood at the door, tears streaking down his face. His eyes were red and puffy, and it was obvious he had been crying for a while.

"What happened?"

"She dumped me," he managed to croak out.

"Why?"

"Well, we were at the movies, and, and that Naraku character came up to her and gave her a hug and kiss. So, I, I, I asked him what he was doing and he said he was getting ready to take 'his girl' to the movies. Then Kikyou turned to me and told me she liked him better than me." InuYasha collapsed on to the floor. Like I established earlier, he could be sweet and caring, but when he was, boy was he emotional.

Kagome knelt down beside him of the cold hardwood floor and pulled him into a hug.

"Shh, shh. Everything will be okay; I promise." She did her best to console him, but on the inside she was practically screaming "YES, YES, YES, YES!!!!" She did pity him, though. It was hard being dumped. Kagome should know: She was the expert at being dumped. She had been dumped so many times, she could write a book on it. First there was Hojou, a kind, nice boy. Kagome had been sure she was going to marry him, but he broke her heart. There had been a lot more since then, but one of the most devastating ones would have to be Kouga.

She had let herself get too swept up into the relationship and was convinced they were meant to be. He had even given her his class ring. One day, he just disappeared; he left no note, no reason, nothing. About three months later, she got a call from him, saying he had moved to the United States. Being an inconsiderate moron like most guys are, he did not tell her because he "did not want to upset her." Yeah, right. He finished their conversation by asking her to mail his ring back; so, she melted it.

Back to the situation at hand, here she was, hugging the man of her dreams. Kagome was ecstatic with joy!

Sango sat watching the pair, a smile slowly worming its way on to her face. They looked so cute sitting like that! There was no doubt about it, she just had to get them together.

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