Camp Nightmare
Created by: Melody Unwinding

Kouga and Ayame walked towards their cabin, wondering what the loud music was all about. Ayame was the first to enter, almost bursting out laughing at the scene. There were the two girls dancing foolishly with one another, laughing as they went along. Then on the couch two boys sat playing Nintendo against one another, both to into the game to notice the newcomers.

"Welcome." Kouga said with a slight chuckle. Ayame smiled at him before entering through the open doorway. Kouga followed closely and lead her to the couch.

"Hey Kouga." Kagome said as she saw the familiar face come back. He waved at her briefly before kicking the two sitting on the ground.

"This is Ayame, Ayame this is Inuyasha, Miroku—over there is Kagome and Sango." He said introducing them to his partner.

"Uh…" Inuyasha grunted as he shot Miroku countless times in the game, killing him. Miroku dropped the controller in defeat as Inuyasha set up a new game.

"Welcome Lady Ayame, pleasure to be meeting someone as beautiful as yourself." He said offering his hand. She ignored his hand and turned to look around at the cabin.

"It's pretty big—I see Kikyou went out of her way to make sure you guys were living comfortable." She said with a slight chuckle. "Say Kouga, mind coming back to the main cabin with me so I can get my bag to bring here?"

"Sure." He said as he followed her out once again.

IV

The afternoon went by fairly fast, the kids having been ushered to the mess hall for an announcement made by Kikyou herself. She had mainly explained the layout for the month that they were to spend there, and gave the counselors a little heads up. Then she told everyone to get his or her suits on and go to the lake for a dip before dinner. The boys were already down there, the two of them dragging Miroku by the ankles so he wouldn't quite peek in on the girls changing.

Sango, Kagome, and their newfound friend—Ayame—walked out of the cabin towards the lake where the kids were squealing happily. The kids were noisy, but it was exactly how they were supposed to act. A lot of them were swimming in the shallow waters or playing on the dock stationed away from the shore. Miroku and Kouga were monitoring the kids on the beach, and Inuyasha was rocking the dock that the kids were trying to balance on while they laughed loudly. The girls split up each taking a different course. Ayame immediately shot to Kouga's side, wanting to know a little more about him. Sango decided to stay on the beach, not fully trusting the lecher with all of the little girls.

Kagome on the other hand made a beeline for the water, needing to just jump in and feel the cold water against her skin. She slowly started for the water, watching where she took a step just incase there was a sharp rock in her way. And she failed to notice the golden gaze following her every move.

IV

"Don't fall off!" Inuyasha cried as he rocked the dock, watching the kids fall off or remain almost glued to the wooden surface. He laughed along with the kids, feeling as if his inner-child was beginning to reveal itself. Over the screams he heard the faint chatter of light voices, and immediately his head turned from his current actions. His golden orbs caught sight of what seemed to be the three women that were attending this camp as a counselor, but he saw much more. His eyes drifted over each of the three, but lingered on the one who was making her way towards the water's edge.

Her slim figure was supporting a very fitting hazy blue bikini. Her hair was tied up into a high ponytail, and a few stay strands hung out over her midnight blue eyes. Slowly she swam over to him, gliding through the water like a swan. He tore his eyes away from the goddess to continue his previous actions. He suddenly gave a sharp rock and a single child went flying through the air and did a belly flop in the water.

Plunk

Kagome gave a slight giggle as she watched the boy resurface with a not-so-happy look on his face. He slowly swam over to the dock, glaring daggers at the hanyou who had a satisfied smirk on his face.

"Bullying little kids?" She asked with a playful smile as she attached herself to the floatation device. He looked back at the little rascals who were awaiting the violent quake of the dock.

"I suppose you could take it that way." He said as he watched in satisfaction as yet another child went soaring through the air and into the murky depths. "But I like to think of it as a test—see how long they can last." She caught the twinkle of mischief in his eyes and inwardly smiled.

A jerk with a soft spot for kids—what a combo.

IV

"I've already told you, I'm not a pedophile!" Miroku cried exasperated from Sango's constant accusations. She eyed him warily, making sure that he didn't get too close to girls.

"How can I trust your word? Every sick pervert denies their inner desire." She explained.

"What are you, some sort of psychiatrist for the mentally unbalanced?" He asked, laughing at his own little joke.

"No, but in your case I could be anyone." She said as she crossed her arms a little angry with the lecher. He took a step closer, looking at her with a rather eerie smile on his lips.

"Like my next victim?" He asked huskily, raising his eyebrows to emphasize his point. She glared at the boy before slapping him rather hard on the cheek, causing him to fall down.

"You're such a pedophiliac pervert." She sighed, scanning over the kids while trying to be conscious of Miroku's hands.

"As much as I love you my dear, I'd prefer if you'd just drop the pedophile." Miroku wavered, his voice exhausted from the debate.

"All right, you twisted pervert." She said, kicking sand at his face. He cried out in pain, complaining about sand in his eyes, but Sango knew it was one of his 'pity' tricks—she had learnt how to read him by now. She glanced down at him and saw him still furiously rubbing his eyes.

Maybe he really is suffering.

She contemplated doing something over doing nothing, glancing for an excuse to leave him be. But she found nothing, only a few water bottles lying around on the sand. She rolled her eyes as she picked up one of the bottles and kneeled down next to the childish man.

"You know, sometimes I think you belong with the children." She mumbled as she pulled his hands away from his eyes, promising him pain if he wanted to fight it. "Now don't rub your eyes, let me see them."

He opened his eyes to reveal rather red ones. She could vaguely make out a few grains of sand and mentally pounded herself. She sighed and went back to the water bottle. She opened it and tested the water, making sure it wasn't too warm or too cold.

"Now whatever you do, don't close your eyes. Lie down baby boy." She said as enthusiastic as Sango could get. He obeyed and did what he was told, leaving his burning eyes open against his will. Slowly she tipped the bottle over his eyes and began to pour the liquid into the boy's eyes, hoping to get the sand out. He let out a few strangled cries.

"God," She sighed as she finished rather quickly. "You're such a girl." As soon as the bottle had been emptied the young man began to rub his eyes once again. Rolling her eyes at his ignorance, she grabbed his hands and held them tightly as to not let them escape from her grasp.

"I realize the constant suffering you go through without having me in your life for so long, but if you would darling, just release my hands so I could continue to squeeze my aqueous humor from my eyes?" He asked, struggling against the strong woman.

"You're stupid." She said bluntly. That single comment earned her a rather bewildered look from the childish man. He squinted at her with his bloodshot eyes, trying his best to project a glare.

After a long and worthless moment of 'glaring' at Sango, he let out a quite muffled, and rather immature reply to her statement. "I am not stupid."

At that moment, a little girl with bright blonde hair came barreling toward the two, a wide grin plastered across her face. She stopped a few feet and just watched them, almost as if an evil plot was forming in her small mind. She let out a short giggle before turning back to her friend's and giving an even wider smile.

The girl caught the two's attention just as she opened her mouth.

"These two lovebirds sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G." She began chanting before a chorus of young voices strung up, horror filling Sango's face. "First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes a baby in the baby carriage."

She turned away from the little brats to the man whose hands she had forgotten she was holding. He had a rather satisfied smile on his face, and his eyes had that glint that she came to recognize as dangerous. She narrowed her eyes and dropped his hands as if they had been contaminated with something hazardous and highly disgusting.

"Don't get any ideas." She seethed before standing up to take control of the situation with the kids who had decided on repeating the chant over and over, only using their names when they were informed once again of them. When they refused to listen, and sang even louder, she had finally reached her peak.

"If you brats don't can it with the singing, I will put spiders in your beds when you're all sleeping." She said dangerously, looking each child in the eyes, watching the fear seep into them. With a scream, they all ran off in various directions, the threat from their counselor fresh in their minds.

Miroku began to question her, but was cut short with a look displaying it all. "I hate kids." She said before walking away from the man down the beach.