Counting Curses

Dis: My allergies are acting up don't mess with me.

A/N: I'm brilliant I sprained my finger rolling up a hose today.

Ch3: The Basement of Doom!

IMPORTANT! No matter what appears to happen I will NOT kill off Ayame, Koga, Miroku, Sango, Rin, or Sesshomaru. Okay? Okay.

"I-I saw someone down there." She stuttered. Rin drew back against Sesshomaru. Sango put her hands on her hips. "Real funny Aya." She said knowing her friend was trying to trick them.

"Come on Ayame let's go see whats down there." Koga said nudging her slightly. Ayame shook her head. "No I'm serious! I saw someone!" she insisted. "Well wouldn't it be wiser to check that way we at least can call someone if there is a murderer?" Sesshomaru said bluntly.

Miroku nodded. "He's right Ayame." Ayame bit her lip still unsure. Sango brushed past Ayame and flipped the camera light on. "I'm going." She said as she started down the stairs. Miroku followed after then Sesshomaru and Rin. Koga stepped onto the first step.

"Your not going to stay here alone are you Ayame?" he asked. Ayame glanced around. "No way." She muttered and ran over to cling onto Koga's arm.

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Ayame stood on the bottom stair nervously biting her finger nails. Sango came and wrenched Ayame's hand away from her mouth. "Don't start biting your nails again Ayame." She said. Ayame gave her the most pathetic look ever seen.

Sango shook her head and walked away. Koga walked over. "Come on. Even Rin's down here and she's as scared as you." Koga said. Ayame glanced over at Rin and Sesshomaru. Koga took her hand. "Please?" he asked.

Ayame smiled weakly and let him pull her down into the basement. "Hey look at this!" Sango called. Everyone headed over. "What is it?" Rin asked nervously. Miroku knocked on the wall. "It's hollow I think it's some sort of passage." He explained.

Koga cleared everyone out of the way so he could attempt to knock it down. He ran at it at full speed. "Fuck" he muttered as he slammed against the brick wall and it didn't give way. They all started laughing. Koga growled. "Sorry." Ayame said.

Sesshomaru looked at the wall. "There's no key hole." He said. Rin's face lit up. "Oh I've got it! You know in the horror movies there's always a book or a candle and if you pull it or press on it the wall opens!" she explained brightly.

Everyone stared at her blankly. "Rin this is a house not just some cartoon." Miroku said with an apologetic smile. Koga and Sesshomaru nodded in agreement. "She's probably right you guys." Ayame insisted. "There's not even a chance." Koga said shaking his head.

Sango walked to the wall near them and pulled down on the candle bracket. The wall instantly slid open. "Men" all of the girls muttered shaking their heads. The three guys gaped openly. "How did that-" "But-" "Whoa" we're the guys responses.

Sango peered down the tunnel. "Well who wants to go down the dark creepy tunnel first?" she asked. Ayame shook her head. "No way." Rin said. "I'll go." Koga shrugged. He grabbed his camcorder and flipped on the light.

He shined the light down the passage. The beam only extended a few inches. Ayame and Rin jumped at a creaking noise in the distance. "It was just cuz Koga stepped forward." Miroku said. "It was further away than that." Sango said in a bored tone. "They aren't stupid Miroku." Sesshomaru said.

"Then what was it genius?" Miroku retorted. "Will you guys shut it for a minute?" Koga said glaring over his shoulder. Hesitantly he took a step forward. He stopped for a moment to listen. He oculd hear what sounded like running water. He motioned for them to follow him.

"Looks like we're in a sewer." Sango said softly. Sesshomaru kneeled down at a water grate as Koga shined the light over. "A sewer that runs red." He replied. "What?" Miroku asked. Sesshomaru pointed at the grate.

They leaned over to see the water was run red. "I-Is it blood?" Rin asked. "I doubt it's food coloring." Koga replied. "L-let's get out of here." Ayame said backing up. "Come on Ayame." Sango said tugging her forward.

"It's probably just a trick of our manager." Sesshomaru told them. "Do you think Kagura would do that?" Miroku asked. Koga looked at him deeply. "It's Kagura we're talking about. She'd do anything." He said. "I thought your manager was Kanna." Rin said. Sesshomaru nodded. "Kagura doesn't do anything public for some reason. She likes to stay in the shadows." He explained,

"Keep moving." Sango said shoving everyone forwards as she started walking. They walked for a few minutes in silence. Sesshomaru, who was in front, stopped. "What?" Ayame asked. "Dead end." Miroku pointed out. "Different choice of words if you don't mind." Rin said looking around.

Ayame heard a shuffling noise and spun around. "W-Where's Koga?" she asked. Everyone looked around. "He probably went back to the entrance." Sango said. "I'm going to check." She said. "I'll go with you." Rin offered. Ayame shook her head.

"I'm fine just stay with the others. I'll come back." She promised and headed down the tunnel. "Koga?" she asked softly. She heard a shuffling in the distance. "It's just a rat or something." She told herself.

"Koga are you here?" she asked again. The shuffling grew closer. With a squeak Ayame ran at top speed back to the others. "Aya whats wrong?" Sango asked turning around. "S-s-s-" she tried to catch her breath and explain. "Strawberries?" Rin asked. ((So stolen from Fruits Basket lmao Rae))

"Somethings out there!" she exclaimed breathlessly. "Are you sure?" Sesshomaru asked sharply. Ayame nodded. "What about Koga?" Miroku asked. Ayame shook her head. "N-No answer." She replied.

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"Ayame? Guys?" the icy eyed ((I originally wrote icy haired O.o)) wolf looked around. "This isn't funny!" he called. "No but it's familiar." The soft voice of a woman replied. Koga jerked to the side. "W-who's there?" Koga demanded. "We used to sit in the old abandoned house and draw pictures. We'd sit there for hours and talk." The voice continued.

Koga's eyes went wide. "Kagura?" he hissed. "You finally remember me when you have no where else to turn. That's how it always is now isn't it Koga?" asked the voice. Koga followed the sound.

He could see a dim light in the distance his cell phone suddenly started ringing. He picked it up instantly. "Hello?" he asked. "Koga? Koga it's Inu-Yasha." The voice said. "Well what do you want?" he asked. "Dude it's about Kagura." Inu-Yasha replied his voice sounded off. "Inu-Yasha what about Kagura?"

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"Ayame theres nothing." Sango said as she shined the light from her camera around. "Listen I swear something is up." Ayame replied. Miroku's voice carried over from the other side of the basement. "You guys should come here." he said. Miroku was holding up something.

Sesshomaru snatched it out of his hand. "It's Koga's head band." He remarked handing it back. Rin gasped audibly. "S-Sesshomaru-Sama your hand! It's drenched in blood!" Miroku glanced down at the headband before dropping it. "This isn't good." Miroku said softly.

"Isn't good! Isn't good! It's his blood dammit! We have have to call someone! We HAVE to leave!" Ayame shouted as her mind reeled. Rin took a nervous step back at the outburst. Sango however stepped in frotn of Ayame.

"Ayame stop being a bitch." She said in a cool voice. "Shut the hell up." Ayame retorted as she continued to fume. Sango grasped Ayame's shoulders firmly. "Just because you have bi-polar issues doesn't give you the right to go bit the heads off of your fuckin friends do you understand me?" Sango demanded.

Ayame took a deep breath and hung her head. "I'm sorry." She said softly. Sango hugged her lightly. "That's what best friends are for." She replied. "Why don't we split up and find him?" Sesshoamru suggested.

"We don't have pairs anymore Sesshomaru-sama." Rin pointed out. Ayame shook her head. "Honestly I'd rather be alone right now." She admitted. "You can just come with us Ayame." Miroku offered. Ayame shook her head smiling slightly. "No thanks." She said as she turned to explore the basement.

XX

Rin grabbed her camera. "You like that thing don't you?" Seshomaru asked. Rin looked up at him and smiled. "It gives me comfort knowing that if we die people will at least know the curse is real." She explained. "Rin you have a very odd out look." Sesshomaru replied.

Rin shrugged her shoulders. "I guess when you grow up alone you see things differently." She said. His eyes met hers. "What do you mean alose?" he asked. Rin was supried to see that his usally indiferent eyes were stirring with some unknown emotion.

She smiled sadly looking down. "My parents died when I was very young. They say I almost died as well. I lost a lot of memories since then. Just growing older and that. But I still live in our old house." She admitted.

"It makes you keep going being where you lived with them right?" Sesshomaru asked softly. Rin looked up and nodded. "How did you-" he smiled a sad sort of smile "My mother died giving birth and my father died when I was 12. I still live there with Inu-Yasha." He explained.

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Sango looked down a hallway. "Do you think he's okay?" she asked Miroku. "he sure as hell better be!" Miroku exlcaimed. Sango looked at him oddly. "I didn't know you two were so close." She said quietly glancing into a room. "We've all been best friends our whole life." Miroku admitted. "Kind of like me and Ayame." Sango smiled.

Miroku smiled. "Yeah Koga's been there through a lot of stuff for me." He said. Sango nodded. "Ayame was there through some ruff times."

Miroku nodded. "Do you think it's real?" he asked softly. Sango shot him a questioning glance. "Do I think whats real?" she asked. "The curse." Mirolu replied. Sango thought for a moment. "I don't really know. I think it's possible." She said shrugging.

Miroku nodded.

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It's short I know but it may be awhile before I update again so ya.