Beginning Notes: Here's Chapter 2! Chapter three DOES start to get creepy. I promise! This is just here... For... Character development! Yeah... -shifty glance- And to get them in place for the creepiness to begin!

Disclaimer: Hm… Nope! Still dun own it. The park is mine though.

The Midway

Written By – Stripe

Chapter 2 – Arrivals and Departures

-o-

The six teenagers all stepped out of the car shakily, each one thinking about same thing. 'Why did we let Inuyasha drive?'

"Still sure you don't want to back down, Rin?" Inuyasha asked, looking at something behind his friends.

"Of course not why would I want - oh." She had turned around, and her eyes landed on what was once known as 'The Midway'. It looked as if it would have been a nice family place for a Sunday afternoon. There were several attractions, a decent sized Ferris wheel, what looked to be a carousel and even a roller coaster, though it didn't quite compare to the ones at Six Flags. That was seven years before. Now it was dark and gloomy, no lights were turned on, nothing to signal this had ever been a thriving amusement park. A sign with 'The Midway' scrawled in large cursive letters lay across the entrance, adding a more desolate feel to the place. "No." Rin gathered up her courage and took a deep breath. "I'm not going to back down. This was a dare after all."

She pushed herself over the sign, and her friends followed, each one looking slightly worried. What if the stories were true? What if this place was haunted?

-o-

Kagura had switched to M&Ms now. She popped another one in her mouth as The Lord of The Western Lands revived a human girl with his sword. 'Sure is quiet... Maybe they finally went to bed.' She thought, shrugging off the fact it was dead silent upstairs and only 10:00. No partyrun bysixteen year olds ended that early.

-o-

"Hey! This place is kind of cool..." Rin stated as she approached the midway. A lone blonde doll sat on one of the abandoned stands, apparently a prize from long ago, and a couple of the mirrors were broken, but it still looked like a neat place to spend some time at. Several of the wooden people without faces were still standing, most of the funhouse mirrors positioned along the midway still functioned, and the stands were easy to climb into and mess around in. There seemed to be no sign of rats or ghosts or anything else undesirable. All it was was an old amusement park that hadn't been in use for a while. If you thought about it, it really wasn't that frightening. Maybe a couple of rumors had shot up, saying that people had been killed there. People may not want to go there after that, but it didn't make the place sinister or evil.

"Look at me! I am Muscle Man!" Everyone turned at the voice to find Miroku's face in one of the wooden cutouts, which happened to be a ridiculously muscled man flexing his biceps. "Sango, come and be the blonde chick in the bikini!" For the second time that night, Miroku found a well-aimed shoe in his face. Without a word, Sango walked over, slipped her shoe back on, and strode over to the funhouse mirrors, which were on the opposite side from the faceless cutouts.

"Aw... C'mon Sango, it was only a joke!" Miroku stepped down from the stool needed to reach the muscle man's face and looked out the next cutout. She turned to look at him, at first looking somewhat irritated. She quickly burst out laughing, however, as Miroku had stepped into the cutout of the 'blonde chick in the bikini'. Upon realizing this, Miroku stepped out of the cutout.

"That was a good look for you." Sango joked, turning back to the mirror she was in front of. "Hey, these are pretty neat! Look, I'm short!" Kagome walked over to a mirror, slightly curious, and squealed with delight at what she saw.

"I'm skinny!"

After that, everyone seemed to forget about the rumors of the park being 'haunted'. Miroku continued to mess with the cutouts, and Sango joined him, though she still refused to be 'the blonde chick in the bikini'.

Inuyasha had climbed into one of the old booths, and was currently 'advertising' to Kagome and Rin.

"Let me guess your weight! If I don't get it right then you'll win... um..." Inuyasha looked around the park for a prize. "You'll win... Kohaku."

Kohaku, who had been trying to read one of the old park maps, nearly knocked himself out from hitting his head so hard on the solid metal sign. "Why me?" He asked, looking back at Inuyasha, who was grinning smugly.

"Because Kagome and Rin are the customers, so they can't win themselves. They can't win me, because I'm the one guessing the weight. No one would want to win Miroku, and Sango hits harder than you do. You're not doing anything important, are you?"

Kohaku sighed. "Just as long as you don't make me get up on the prize shelf I'm fine."

"Great!" He turned back to the girls. "So if I don't get your weight within... Let's say ten pounds then you win Kohaku."

"Me first!" Rin stepped up to the booth. "Ok, how much do I weigh?" She crossed her arms and smiled widely, sucking in her stomach for good measure.

Inuyasha eyed her closely. "You weigh... 112 pounds," He decided, nodding once to confirm it.

"Yup. I guess it doesn't help I'm having my brother guess..." Rin sighed and stepped to the back of the 'line'.

"OK! My turn!" Kagome stepped up, secretly sucking in her stomach as well. "What's my weight?"

"Uh..." Inuyasha paused, going into deep thought. "I'm gonna guess... a hundred... eighty five." He nodded again.

"185?" Kagome stared at him blankly. "You're joking, right?" She continued to stare at him, but not receiving a response, she turned away from the table. "Come on Kohaku. Lets go see what else is in this park."

"But..." Kohaku began to protest, but decided against it. He wasn't so great in arguments, a trait he wasn't too fond of. He followed Kagome as she headed off toward the bumper cars.

"Gee, Inuyasha. That was smart." Rin commented, sending her brother a glare. "If you want her to like you, then start being considerate for a change." She ran off to follow Kagome and Kohaku, having no interest in what Sango or Miroku were doing or staying with her brother.

-o-

Kagura sniffled as the Lord of the West approached a wind sorceress who had been faced with a miserable death. 'C'mon! Save her with your magical sword! She doesn't deserve to die!' She thought as the lord's hand went down to his 'magical sword'. Sesshoumaru glanced over to her.

"Kagura..."

Kagura apparently ignored him, the movie had all of her attention.

"So you're leaving then?"

"Yeah... Its fine..." 'In the end... I was with you...' That did it for Kagura, she burst into tears.

"Kagura."

Again, the woman ignored him. She dared a glance at the TV, just as a single feather drifted by, all which remained of the wind sorceress. Again she burst into tears.

Sesshoumaru turned off the TV. "Kagura!"

"What do you want?" She sniffled. "Don't you dare say I'm weak for crying! I'm just... emotional, ok?"

"Forget about the movie. What do you hear?"

She sniffled again, pausing for a moment to listen. "Nothing. Why?"

"Its nearly 10:30. Shouldn't they be making noise upstairs?"

"The brats probably went to bed."

"They're sixteen, not nine. And Inuyasha will try to stay up all night if I know him correctly."

"Oh..." She listened again, still hearing nothing. "You go up and check on them then." She waved a hand dismissively.

"No need. Inuyasha's car is gone."

Kagura groaned. "Aw man... Why can't those stupid brats behave for once!" She started to punch a pillow to vent her frustration.

"Kagura. Calm down. Do you have any clue where they might have gone?" Sesshoumaru's voice remained calm and emotionless as ever.

"I dunno. Heard that the big dare nowadays is to go to that old amusement park. But Rin's too chicken... she'd never go-"

"Let's go." Sesshoumaru headed to the garage, grabbing his keys on the way. Kagura got up with a groan and followed, disappointed that she wouldn't get to see how the movie ended.

-o-

"You told her WHAT?" Sango looked at Inuyasha, appalled. "No wonder she left!"

"I didn't seriously mean it... It was supposed to be a joke..." Inuyasha said, looking guilty.

"Lets just go find her, ok? We don't need to get split up, especially not here." With that, Inuyasha and Sango took off. However, even with all the worry of splitting up, they had left someone behind.

"Hey! There's an animatronic theater here!" Miroku commented, looking at the same map Kohaku had been earlier. "I bet it doesn't work... Ah well. Hey guys! Come look at this map!" He looked out from behind the large sign, only to find he was alone. "Hey? Anybody?"

Ending Notes:

Yup! Chapter 2 FINISHED! Hope ya liked it, regardless of the absence of creepiness or horror of any type.

Oh yeah, I don't mean to offend anyone by the weight guessingdeal. But... they're anime characters. So they can be ridiculously skinny and get away with it. And yes, I'm making Kagome a bit vain in this story. Sorry, for Kagome lovers.

Oh yes, I need someone to read through my 'rough drafts' and correct any mistakes and make suggestions and stuff. Any volunteers?

Reviews:

ttinuhpfanforever - Um... -shifty glance- She's... so scared of the dark that she needs to keep six flashlights in her room... Actually, it was a typo of sorts. I found it when proof reading, but forgot to change it... So.. Just ignore that please.

kikyo728 -I just needed something to make that chapter longer. Hence Inu's horrid driving skills. Glad someone found it amusing. Is this soon enough for an update? I hope it is.

Puh-lease review! Or do something to show you've read this... It DOES help me write faster.