CHAPTER 4

MORE SCARE TACTICS

Onigumo, Shippo, and the cheerleaders stepped into the house's basement and turned on the powerful flashlight Kikyo had given them and looked around the cold musty bottom floor. "I don't see them," Shippo said from his spot behind Onigumo's left leg.

"Maybe you would if you weren't hiding behind me," he shot at the short teen. "Now let go of my leg!" he started swinging his leg around to loosen Shippo's grip.

"No!" Shippo shouted refusing to let go. "I won't let go and you can't make me!"

"LET ME GO!" the mummy shouted grabbing Shippo's hair and pulling on it hard. "LET ME GO OR I'LL PULL THAT PHONY HAIR OF YOURS OUT BY ITS ROOTS!"

"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!" Shippo screamed as he felt his hair coming out of his head. "LET GO OF MY HAIR, YOU SICK BASTARD!"

Suddenly the little tug-o-war was interrupted by a stranged moaning sound. "Oooooohhhhhhhhhhh Ohhhhhhhhhh!"

Onigumo stopped tugging. "What was that?" he asked looking up.

"I don't know," the lead cheerleader (I'll call her Yura like Yura of the Hair) said looking around nervously. "It sounded like someone was in pain..."

"Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Oooooooooooooooh!"

"It's a banshee!" another cheerleader screamed.

"Kagome's down here!" Onigumo shouted at that comment.

Shippo wapped the mummy upside the head. "Kagome's no banshee, you jerk!" the little guy shouted.

"Then who was it, then?" Onigumo demanded. "What other banshee could it be?"
"It's a ghost!" Yura shrieked nervously. "It must be a ghost."

"There is no such things as ghosts," Onigumo informed her. "You have just been reading too many Stephen King novels."

"No!" Yura shouted with feeling. "IT HAS TO BE A GHOST!"

"SHUP UP AND LET ME THINK!" Onigumo shouted at her. "It was probably just a draft blowing through some loose pipes. There is no need to worry. Let's just keep going."

The cheerleaders didn't look too sure about what he had just said but they didn't want to be left alone. They followed the bandaged up boy deeper into the gloom of the basement.

They hadn't gotten very far when they again heard that moaning sound. "Ooooooooooooooooh Ooooooooh!" This time it was much closer.

"What was that?" Yura asked grabbing onto Onigumo's right arm.

"How should I know," he said shaking her off. "It's probably the pipes like I told you it was."

"But it sounded like someone in pain!" Shippo protested, who was still holding onto the mummy's leg. "What if the ghost is hurt." his voice trembled. "What if it's looking for a head?"

"I highly doubt the Headless Horse Man is down here," Onigumo said. "It's the pipes. Stop worrying!"

Suddenly there was a crash and a scream. The cheerleaders, Shippo, and for once Onigumo froze in their places. "What...?" Yura began.

Onigumo swallowed hard. That hadn't been the pipes. It was too noisy for pipes. This time it had been something else. Something the boy did not want to run into. Visions of the story Koga had told flashed through his mind. It's the ghost Priestess, he thought. She's come for a soul!

"Well she's not going to get mine!" Onigumo shouted turning around. "I'M OUTTA HERE!" he ran right through the cheerleaders, knocking them all over in the process.

Yura and the other girls, seeing that the only brave boy that had come with them had turned chicken, shrieked and started running around in confused panicked circles, smashing into each other in the process. Finally they got their bearings and ran after Onigumo and the frightened Shippo, screaming their lungs out all the way.

"Where is Kagome and Rin?" Hojo asked as he, Kikyo, Sango, and Miroku searched the second floor for the two girls. "They couldn't have gotten very far."

"How should I know?" Kikyo asked. "I was downstairs about to announce the beginning of the party. Why did Kagome and Rin have to stay up here so long anyway? I thought Kagome was only going up here to check on some stupid noises..."

"Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh!"

The four stopped in mid walk. "What was that sound?" Miroku asked looking around the darkened hall.

"I don't know," Hojo said. "But maybe it was Rin or Kagome. What if one of them are hurt?"

"Then we'd better find them," Kikyo said. "I just hope they are okay..."

Right about that time Rin and Kagome were not okay. They were running from some big black creature with red eyes.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!" the girls screamed running down what seemed like an endless hall.

"Why did you have to open that closet, Kagome?" Rin demanded as they ran. "You heard the noise coming from it. You're not that deaf you know!"

"I know!" Kagome said. "I'm sorry."

"It's a little too late now," Rin said.

"Well sorry," Kagome said offended. "It wasn't my fault this had to hap-WAH!" the witch clad teenager tripped over her own feet and crashed to the floor.

"Kagome!" Rin exclaimed turning around.

The girl was just pushing herself up when a huge claw came out of the shadows. It came down at the girl.

"LOOK OUT, KAGOME!" Rin shouted rushing forward.

Kagome looked over her shoulder. She saw the huge claw coming down at her. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" she screamed, closing her eyes.

"Good lord, Kagome!" Rin shouted rushing at the monster with her Mew Mew costume's Strawberry Bell. "MOVE!"

The other girl scrambled away on all fours. Rin jumped into the air. "RIBBON STRAWBERRY CHECK!" she screamed swinging at the thing with the bell. (She was so scared she thought it would actually work like it does on the show, the bell I mean) The bell smashed into the owner of the claw's head with a loud; BONG!

The thing shrieked in pain and then vanished back into the shadows. Mew Rin (kidding) landed on the floor and watched it go. Kagome stared at her. "You saved me!" she gasped.

Rin turned around and stared at her, frowning in annoyance. "Let's get out of here," she said helping the girl up. "We'd better find the others and warn them about that thing. C'mon." They headed back down the hall.

Ayame, Koga, and Kagura had been so scared by the ghost Priestess that they for some reason climbed a tree. "Good hiding place, Koga," Kagura said glaring at Ayame's boyfriend. "A high teetering tree. One good gust of wind at this thing will crash to the ground."

"It will not," Koga said hugging the trunk. "This tree is very sturdy-" the wind started to blow and the tree began to sway, badly. "Wah! So maybe it isn't."

"Got that right," Ayame said from her spot on a branch above him. Her green eyes took in something that should have been there, but wasn't. "Hey, where is Kanna?"

"I thought she ran out with us," Kagura said looking around. "Kanna! Kanna! Where are ya, little sis!" No reply. "Do you think the Priestess got her?"

"I don't know," Koga said jumping out of the tree. "But I'm going to go look for her. You girls wait here and don't come out unless you see Kikyo or one of the others. Okay?"

The two girls nodded.

Koga turned away from the tree and began to run through the graveyard. I just hope Kanna is all right...

Kanna walked toward the ghost that was walking toward her. She took a deep breath and let it out. The force of the air blew the ghost around like smoke. Her little smile got bigger. Just as I suspected. she thought.

She looked around the shrine. She thought she saw someone moving but she couldn't be sure and if there was someone moving, she knew who he was. You should really learn to stop throwing such horrible tanrums just because someone doesn't like you...

"Kanna!" a voice outside called. "Kanna!"

The girl turned toward the entrance of the shrine. "I'm in here!" she called.

A minute later Koga appeared at the door. "So there you are, Kanna," he said walking toward her. "Are you all right?"

"Yes," she said nodding. "I am fine. Let's get the others so we can keep looking for Kagome and Rin."

Inuyasha sat up coughing. "Man, what idiot didn't cover that stupid hole in the livingroom floor?" he asked out loud.

Sesshoumaru's voice said something but it was all muffled. "Mmmmmmm mmophh mpffffffh."

"What?" Inuyasha asked looking around for his brother but not seeing him. "What did you say?"

"MEF MOF MEF MEAFFF!" Sesshoumaru shouted.

"Eh?" Inuyasha was still clueless.

Suddenly something started moving under his rear. "WAH!" he exclaimed scrambling off of it. "What the?" he looked at the thing. "What?"

Sesshoumaru glared at him. "I was telling you to get of my head, moron," his older brother growled.

"Sorry," Inuyasha said. "I couldn't understand you."

"Whatever," Sesshoumaru said standing up and brushing off his samuri outfit. "Let's just get out of here and look for my poor Rin and that slut Kagome (So Sesshy don't like Kagome sue me).

"She's not a slut," Inuyasha found himself saying. "She's Kikyo's cousin. Why don't you like Kagome?"

"I just don't," Sesshouamrui said. "Don't hold it against me. I don't like Koga or Miroku either, so shut up." (I like Koga and sorta like Miroku so don't get mad at me). "Let's just go."

"Okay," Inuyasha said, shrugging. "Whatever."

A/N

I think there might be 6 or 7 chapters in this fic... all well. I hope you liked the chapter even if I did bash Kagome a little. Like I said. I don't really like her but I'm trying not to be too mean to her for sake of me not wanting to be flamed. All well. Whatever.