Chapter 2
Sleep over hell
(A/N WARNING: This story best read at night with little light on and you're all alone. Well, here is the second chapter. I hope you enjoy it.)
SOUNDS/sounds
Thoughts
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Things started to happen around the old shrine. Odd, scary things that could not be explained. Late night was worst odd shadows would appear to move about the halls and duck into rooms. Then there were unearthly growls coming from no where in the room. Mostly in Kagome's and Souta's rooms. They were resonate from the ceiling, under floor, under the bed, and even in the closet. Other than that most things would carry on without a hitch. Well, if one does not count Inuyasha the shrine's own junkyard dog. Meanest thing in the area and everyone know it.
It started out like everyday. With Souta and Kagome being run down the long stretch of steps with Inuyasha nipping at their heels. But once they were half way down Inuyasha would stop and got back to the shrine landing.
"You should have gotten rid of him," Souta drawled, carrying his back pack and lunch box.
"I know, I know," Kagome said, carrying her briefcase and lunch box. "I just didn't want to give him up. It took me forever to convince them to get me a dog."
"Well, you got one," Souta spat. "A junkyard one. No wait… He's too mean to a junkyard dog he's fighting dog. He would win every match in a dogfight. Maybe would bet off him—"
CLUNK!
"Shut up, squirt," Kagome snapped, hitting her brother in the head with her briefcase. "You know dog fighting is illegal."
"Whatever, sis," Souta said, rubbing his head. "But we better do something about him though and soon."
"I KNOW ALREADY!" Kagome yelled, stomping off faster, leaving her brother farther behind.
"Wait up," Souta yelled, running after her. "Kagome, I didn't mean it. By the way have you heard…? Well, uh, growls in your room coming out of the ceiling and stuff like that?"
"What don't be s-silly," Kagome said, looking the other way from her brother. "You've be w-watching too many of those l-late night monster movies."
"You're lying," Souta spat. "I know you hear them too."
Kagome looked down at her little brother as they reached the end of the block. It was true she had heard those sounds and seen those shadows move around but she did not want to believe in them. To Kagome they felt cold, evil, to be more precise. She did not like that feeling and she hoped she was the only to be experiencing them but she knew deep down Souta knew about them too and he just told the one thing she did not want to hear. That he too has seen and heard those ungodly things.
"Hai, I have," Kagome mumbled. "We'll talk about it later. Here is where we split up."
"Okay," Souta said, turning to his right. "Bye, Kagome."
"Bye," Kagome said, turning left. Kami, I hope nothing goes wrong tonight. Sango is going to spend the night and Inuyasha better not attack her.
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Kagome, Souta, and Sango looked up the long, white steps that led to the shrine. Kagome had told Sango horror stories about Inuyasha and poor Sango was having second thoughts about spending the night over there if it ment loosing a arm or a leg. Kagome started up first followed by Sango and then Souta. They hope with them surround Sango he would not attack her. They just hoped and prayed.
Once at the top on the steps they looked around for the large dog. Not seeing him they walked quickly off towards the house. Watching and listening for Inuyasha. They had not quite made it to the front porch yet when Inuyasha ran after them baring his fangs. They quickly bolted towards the front door. Kagome quickly opened it and ushered everyone in side, closing the door right on Inuyasha's snout.
"We—need—to—do—something—about—that—DOG!" Souta yelled, gasping of breath.
"I—I know," Kagome snapped, trying to catcher her own breath. "How many—times are—you going to tell—me that today?"
"That was—a run," Sango gasped, looking at Kagome and Souta. "Let's not do—that again."
Kagome showed Sango up to her room so she could set her bag down. Sango looked around the room and stopped dead. It sure was pink in there. Sango being a gothic looked at Kagome as she just shrugged her shoulders. Sango rolled her eyes and sat down her black bag. Oh, well it was just one night so what if Kagome had flowers and butterflies instead of skulls and dragons. And her room was pink and white instead of red and black. Kagome was her friend and that's all that mattered.
"I would show you around the shrine," Kagome said, looking out the window looking at Inuyasha resting under the shade of the Go-Shinboku, "but I don't think his majesty out there would like that too much. One time he ran me into the well house and kept me in there for 6 hours before letting me come out."
"'6 hours,'" Sango asked, swallowing the knot her in throat. "That dog's rabid."
"No, he's not," Kagome said, looking at Sango as she looked at down at Inuyasha. "He would have died by now. He's 5 years old."
"Oh, well, then he's just a nut job," Sango said, turning to look at Kagome.
"Hai, is he ever," Kagome moaned, rubbing the sides of her head. "Well, let's go down stairs. I can show you around the house anyway even if we can't go outside."
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About two hours later Mrs. Higurashi ran in the front door followed by her father as they shut the door on Inuyasha's nose. Inuyasha let out a yelp of pain before running off. They waited to catch their breath before announcing they were home. The kids quickly ran down stairs. Kagome's mom had went out to get them snacks for the night and rented a couple of movies for them to watch.
So the night was set. Mrs. Higurashi hardly saw Kagome or Sango all that night except for dinner and when they went down to watch the movies. Around 10 PM Mrs. Higurashi went to bed her father had already gone to bed about nine Souta was still up watching the movies with Sango and Kagome. After a while Souta got bored and started to pelt Kagome and Sango with popcorn and the girls started to hit him with jellybeans.
"Come back here," Kagome yelled, chasing after Souta right up the steps with Sango right behind her. "We'll get you back for the popcorn."
"Fat chance," Souta yelled, ducking into his room and locked the door. "Get me if you can!"
"Souta, you little worm," Sango yelled, knocking on the door. "Open the door. We won't hurt you. Much."
"Well, now I wouldn't say that," Kagome said, pulling a hairpin out her hair and started working the lock. "Souta, when I get in there you're going to—"
Kagome never got to finish what she was saying when Souta opened the door and ran into her full force. Kagome was nearly knocked down. She tried to pull Souta off her waist but he would not move. His face was pale and sweating badly. He was also shaking. Something had scared him, bad.
"Oh, now, Souta, I was only playing," Kagome said, looking into the boy frightened eyes. "Weren't we, Sango?"
"Huh? Oh, hai! We weren't really going to hurt you," Sango said, looking at Kagome with worry. "You should know that."
"I-I know that," Souta said, burying his face in Kagome's school shirt. "But th-there's something i-in there!"
"What do you mean," Sango asked, walking to his room. "I don't see anything in here other than some action figures, a bed, and dirty clothes on the floor."
"I know th-there is something else in there," Souta stated as Kagome walked in there as well. "It w-was scratching o-on the walls!"
"You know rats and mice when they claw or chew on walls make a lot of racket," Sango said, turning to look at the edgy boy behind her. "We have them and you wouldn't think something so small could make that much noise. The walls seem to amplify it."
"But we don't have mice or rats," Souta shouted. "I'm telling you there was something else in my room!"
"I think you got scared by that last movie we watched," Kagome said, looking down at Souta. "Why don't you come downstairs and we'll play a game to get your mind off of it."
"It wasn't the movie," Souta emphasized through his clinched teeth. "There was something in my room! Why won't you believe me?"
"Well, what do you want us to do about it," Sango asked, crossing her arms. "We can't get rid of it if we don't hear or see it, Souta."
"Well, I'm not sleeping in there," Souta yelled, glaring at Sango and Kagome.
"Well, you're not sleeping with us," Kagome said, putting her hands on her hips. "So, you can go sleep in Gramps' room or Mom's room or in the living room if you won't sleep in your own bed."
"Fine," Souta snapped, walking back into his room to get his covers and a pillow. "I'll sleep with grandpa."
"Fine by us," Kagome said, walking back down the steps with Sango.
"What got into him," Sango asked as they walked back into the living room. "I mean something up there really scared him."
"I don't know," Kagome said, sitting down on the sofa. "Lately things here have been getting strange. Things disappearing, growls, shadows, and the clawing that Souta was yelling about. I don't know what it is but it's really getting to him."
"This place isn't hunted is it," Sango asked with big smile on her face.
"Don't get your hopes, Goth girl," Kagome said, pressing play on the remote.
"Spoil sport," Sango huffed, turning around to watch the rest of the movie.
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Around 1:30 the girls finally decided to call it in for the night. They turned off everything and headed back up stairs. Kagome pulled out her trundle bed as Sango got dressed in a set of black P.J.'s. Once Sango came back into room Kagome went into the bathroom to get changed leaving Sango alone in her room.
She walked over to the widow and looked out towards the tree where Inuyasha was resting underneath earlier. He has gone of to terrorize someone, she thought, as she looked up at the moon, it was almost full. She kept looking out the window when she started to hear the scratching Souta was talking about. It was coming out of wall, floor, and ceiling. It was coming clear out of the air not only that but the air was cold and thick.
Sango started towards the door when she started to feel sick. Her head was pounding and felt she was going to fall. Kagome walked into room just in time to catch her from falling. She walked Sango back over to the bed and sat her down.
"What happened," Kagome asked, feeling Sango's head. "You're cold and clammy."
"It's nothing, Kagome," Sango said, looking down at her feet. "I just spun around too fast and lost my balance."
"Are you sure," Kagome asked. "You looked scared of something."
"Well, you would be too if you almost fell," Sango said with a smile laugh. "C'mon, let's get to bed. We're going to the mall tomorrow, remember?"
"I know," Kagome said, slipping into her covers. "Now are you sure you're alright?"
"For the last time, Kagome, I'm fine," Sango said, rolling over in the bed as Kagome turned off the lamp.
"Well, if you say so," Kagome said closing her eyes. "Just don't do that at the mall."
"I'm not," Sango snapped.
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Later that night Sango was a waken by the scratching again. She reached over and shook Kagome. But Kagome would not wake up. She shook her even hard and started calling her name quietly but Kagome still would not stir from her sleep. Sango sat up in her bed and looked around the darken room lit only by the moon just outside the window. The cold feeling was back again and this time it was stronger.
"Kagome," Sango said, really starting to shaking Kagome with both of her hands. "Kagome, wake up! Kagome, please, get up!"
Sango then felt her covers being pulled off from the base of the bed. She grabbed it and started to pull them back but what ever was down under her bed was pulling them even harder. With one good yank the cover jerked out of hands almost pulling her out of the bed. Sango started to scream at Kagome to wake up but she still remained a sleep. Whatever was in the room was only after Sango. Sango went to reach for the lamp to turn it on when the light bulb blew, cutting her hand.
"EEK! Damn it, Kagome, wake up!" Sango yelled, starting to hit her. "Kagome, wake up! There is something here!"
Sango then started to feel the trundle bed vibrate and something hit her mattress from underneath. The knocking kept getting harder and harder. Sango held onto the sheets trying not to get knocked out the bed. Then the trundle started to jerk about slightly. Sango held on with all her strength to keep from falling off. Then is just stopped. Everything went quiet and still. Sango looked around the room again and reach over to Kagome one more time.
"Kagome," Sango said, slapping the girl on the back. "Get up, now!"
"I was a sleep," Kagome mumbled, rolling over to look at Sango. "What's wrong?"
"Wh-what… What's wrong," Sango shouted, showing Kagome her hand. "What's wrong you asked? You're damn lamp blew up on me, I heard that scratching Souta was yelling about, something jerked the covers off of me, my bed stated to jump up and down and move about the fucking room! And to top it off I kept yelling at you to wake up, I even started to hit but you wouldn't move one iota! That's what wrong!"
Kagome sat there in shock looking at terrified yet angry girl before her. Sango looked even more scared then Souta. What had gone on? It was true that Sango had hit her because she swore places on her body, glass was all over the her bed and the small self it sat on, and her bed was quite a distance from where it was originally.
"Sango, I-I…" Kagome did not know what to say about what had conspired while something kept her in deep dead like sleep. "Let's get your hand cleaned up."
Sango looked at her in anger but got up and quickly rushed to the bathroom. What had gone on was not right. Kagome could not figure it out. Most of the time Kagome was a light sleeper. So, why did she not hear Sango screaming or feel being hit? It was like she was kept a sleep to make sure Sango was left alone to whatever was in the room.
(A/N Well, that is the 2nd chapter. I hope it was creepy. Best to read late at night. I can't even write this that at night I get the creeps.)
Millie M. Banshee