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Brief: Trick, or treat?
Disclaimer: I don't own IY and co.
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Oh, and I would like somewhat 'dedicate' this chapter to KawaiiInuyasha14841 because I used a little idea of yours from a review,I hope you don't mind!Thanks, this is for all you readers too!
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Last time:
Kagome squealed. "More candy, more candy!" she chanted. They all laughed, and agreed. Sango and Miroku watched as Kagome linked her arm with Inuyasha and ran out the exit. They shook their heads.
"They're so dumb," Miroku and Sango said simultaneously, referring to the two best friend's 'secret' love for each other.
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Chapter 15: Trick
"Come on Inuyasha, please?" Kagome pleaded, holding up something blue as Inuyasha furiously shook his head.
"No way am I going to get in a Cookie Monster costume!" he yelled, before he was clobbered and knocked unconscious.
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Inuyasha grumbled as he picked at the fur of the blue outfit that was forced onto him. "Kagome, why do I have to wear this?" he whined like a puppy, pushing out his bottom lip and looking rather cute.
Kagome pouted just as cutely back at him. "But 'Yash, I wanna match!" she whined back, giving him the puppy dog eyes. Her blue eyes only heightened the effect of her eyes. He turned away, willing himself not to give in to the puppy eyes.
When Kagome saw it wasn't working, she clobbered him in a hug and held onto him tightly, making little whiny and sniffing noises. Inuyasha groaned in defeat.
"Okay, okay, I give up, I'll wear the costume…" he said. He rolled over and lied on top of Kagome, since they were on the bed, and then kissed her sloppily on the cheek.
"Ewww, cooties!" Kagome cried out in fake disgust, imitating a young child and wiping her face from the 'cooties'.
Inuyasha grinned and gave her a normal, neat kiss on the cheek. "S'okay, I won't do it anymore!" his face turned into one of a little boy's, grinning cheekily. The Cookie Monster really didn't exactly fit with it though; Kagome noticed… but kept that to herself.
"Good," Kagome said, sticking out her tongue cutely. Inuyasha bit his tongue, resisting the urge to take her tongue in his own mouth. 'What am I thinking! Bad Inuyasha, bad…' he mentally slapped himself and bit his tongue even harder for self punishment.
Kagome glanced at the digital clock on the bedside table, seeing '7:30' lighting up in its' red numbering. She slipped into her Elmo costume, as her muffled voice echoed out. "We should get ready now, we're meeting Sango and Miroku at 7:45 at the park… and we're walking!"
He mumbled obscenities under his breath in response, suddenly remembering he was in the 'stupid Cookie Monster drab' he had quoted before.
"Okay!" Kagome cheered, and then ran to her closet, leaving Inuyasha confused. "The finishing touch…" Kagome started from inside, and then coming out holding two objects that made Inuyasha's jaw touch the floor in disbelief.
"Matching candy buckets!"
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Sango and Miroku fell on their bottoms onto the hard concrete as they went into hysterics, tears of mirth trailing down their faces.
"Inuyasha… in a C… Cookie Monster… costume… and… a m… matching bucket!" Miroku strangled out through his laughter, causing a vein to pop on Inuyasha's forehead. He reached out his arm and gave Miroku a huge bump on his head for keepings, but Miroku was surprisingly still conscious and laughing. Sango, on the other hand, had stopped laughing and wiped away her tears when she saw Inuyasha hitting Miroku.
'I do not wanna get hit… although he probably won't hit me anyway,' Sango thought as she brushed the dirt off herself.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever… I didn't even wanna get in this stupid piece of furry cloth…" Inuyasha mumbled somewhat angrily.
Miroku grinned. "Okay, but it's still you in a Cookie Monster outfit! But anyway… you look… good."
"Don't rub it in, or I'll pound you." He left a blunt threat, not letting it hang mysteriously in the air as they thought of possibilities. Maybe this way was better…
Kagome grinned. "See, they like you as Cookie Monster! I told you it would be a good idea!" she said, rising up her Elmo head shaped candy bucket. It didn't hold much, but she made sure to bring extra bags to hold even more candy.
"Whatever," he said. 'I'm just happy that she's happier now… I guess Kirei wasn't a good idea,' Inuyasha concluded.
The group of friends walked across the street and onto the neighborhood nearest to the park, where they begun their trick-or-treating journey.
"The first house, the first pieces of candy!" Sango shouted, pointing towards a homey looking pale blue two storied house. The friends walked to the door, making sure the light was on. It was, signaling there were treats (or tricks) available.
Kagome pressed her finger onto the doorbell, as it rung a catchy tune throughout the house from the inside. The shuffling that sounded like slippers came towards the door, as the door knob turned. A middle aged woman stood there, with a pink colored dress and white apron tied around her. Her wide chocolate brown eyes sparkled in delight as a smile lit up on her face.
"Trick or treat!" The group yelled out gleefully.
"Oh my, first trick-or-treaters of the night!" her sweet voice rang through, as she held a medium sized bowl filled with candy. She placed a handful of candy in each bag/bucket, and smiled with her shiny white teeth. "Your costumes are very cute, I must say," she said, referring to Inuyasha and Kagome.
Kagome grinned cheekily, rivaling a little child. "Thank you, miss! And I must say that you're very pretty," she smiled.
The woman let out a small laugh, a pink hue forming on her cheeks. "Why, you're so sweet, you can all have another handful of candy." And there went even more candy into their bags and buckets.
"Thank you, bye-bye!" They all waved as Kagome called out from the sidewalk. The woman smiled and waved back.
"Such sweet teenagers…" she murmured as the door closed.
Sango grinned. "Wow Kagome, you know how to get your candy!" she said, looking through all the candy she had gotten from the nice lady.
"She's always been like that. Being the cute, sweet little girl she is and getting us more candy," Inuyasha said, already popping one fun sized Snickers in his mouth.
"Yup, and the Elmo and Cookie Monster outfits were a bonus! Told you it would be good to wear it, Inuyasha," Kagome said, skipping to the next house.
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They had gotten candy from seven neighborhoods so far, and were now nearing Miroku's home.
"Hey guys wanna stop by my house and drop off the candy bags? They're getting pretty heavy now," Miroku reasoned, jerking his head to the direction of his house.
"Thank you!" Sango cried out in relief. She ran towards Miroku's door, only to remember that she didn't exactly have the keys to his house. "Miroku, hurry up so you can open the door!"
"I'm coming, I'm coming," Miroku mumbled as he stumbled to the door. It was not very fun to wear sandals for trick-or-treating. He pushed the key in the key hole, and twisted it so the door was unlocked. He opened the door as the smell of his clean home washed up to the group like waves.
They entered the home, as Kagome surveyed it herself seeing as Sango and Inuyasha had already been here. It was very traditional Japanese styled; it had the sliding wooden doors, the hardwood flooring, the low tables, and the cushion seats. Intricate designs of flowers were painted or sewn onto the doors, creating a pretty pattern. A giant fan with the picture of ship hung high up on the wall, looking very high-classed somehow. Of course, how could you live without the television and video games in the living room?
Shuffling could be heard as a woman appeared from the stairs. "Hello, kids! Oh, and who is this new young lady here?" she asked. Kagome assumed it was Miroku's mother. Instead of the violet color that Miroku held in her eyes, the woman instead had a deep blue sapphire color. She wore a knee-length pale blue skirt, along with a long sleeved yellow shirt.
"Hi, I'm Kagome! I just moved here," Kagome said with a smile, holding out her hand politely for a handshake.
The woman laughed with the unmistakable motherly vibe. "Would you like a hug instead?" her warm eyes reached out to Kagome as she spread out her arms.
Kagome hesitantly embraced the mother, and then immediately feeling the 'mother' feeling crash into her like waves. "Nice to meet you, dear," she answered.
"You too, Mrs. Houshi," Kagome replied back.
"Oh, call me Sakura. 'Mrs. Houshi' makes me sound old," 'Sakura' giggled.
Kagome laughed, and looked back at Miroku and grinned. "I like your mom, 'Roku!"
Miroku smiled. "Glad."
Sakura placed her hand on her cheek thoughtfully. "You look familiar. What is your mother's name?"
"Yumi…" Kagome said slowly as she tilted her head in tune.
She clapped her hands together, letting out a sound that showed she had somewhat figured something out. "Ah, you're Yumi's daughter, the one who wore the cute pink dress!" she exclaimed. She shuffled over to the fireplace where a photo album was placed on, and opened it up to a page.
"Here," she pointed to a small girl in a light pink dress that seemed as if it would twirl around her. It had little yellow flowers printed all over it, and on her hair was a pink bow. She was standing next to an older woman that looked a lot like Sakura. "Isn't that you there?"
"Oh, you were the one that visited before!" Kagome said, remembering. "So that means…" she turned to Miroku and then laughed.
"You were the boy that was afraid of girl cooties!" she pointed. Inuyasha and Sango snapped their heads toward Miroku, who has a blush on his face and mouth agape.
"You were afraid of girls before!" they yelled out simultaneously.
"Hey! I was only six, okay? I was young and un-hormonal!" Miroku defended, and crossed his arms.
Kagome skipped over to him and patted his shoulder. "It's okay, 'Roku. We all have our moments," she grinned. Her face suddenly lit up.
"That reminds me!" She shot up a Twix bar in her hand that seemed to come out of no where, seeing as the candy bags and buckets were about twelve feet away and she hadn't moved from her spot. "Need a moment? Eat a Twix™!" she said, as she ripped open the wrapper and popped half into her mouth.
Sakura, Miroku, Inuyasha and Sango sweat dropped. 'She's so strange… but still very cute in a way,' Sakura thought.
"Would you children like some snacks or anything?" she offered. Sango shook her head and then patted her belly.
"We have to save our tummies for all the truckloads of candy!"
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The group was now in front of the Takahashi household, ready to enter the huge marble doors. Sesshoumaru opened the door and immediately answered before their 'trick or treat!', "We are not giving out any candy, please leave."
"Aw, Sesshoumaru, not even for me?" Kagome pouted, saying it playfully and then crossing her arms over her chest.
Sesshoumaru let his eyes open up, finally seeing Kagome, Inuyasha, Sango, and Miroku. "Oh… I thought you were just some kids," he moved aside, letting them in.
"How hurtful," Inuyasha drawled out, voice dripping with sarcasm's venom.
Sesshoumaru shrugged, and then hugged Kagome. "Nice costume and I must admit you did a good job on Inuyasha…" he said slowly, before a flash came out of no where and blinded Inuyasha's eyes.
"Hey!" Inuyasha shouted, rubbing his hurt eyes. He opened them once more to see Sesshoumaru, grinning, with a digital camera in his hand.
"Ah, sweet blackmail material…" he said. Inuyasha growled, his face turning red in anger.
"Sesshoumaru… hand… over… the camera…" he bit out.
"Okay," Sesshoumaru said, throwing the expensive camera over to Inuyasha who caught it with a confused look on his face. 'Why did he give up so easily?' he thought, pressing the power button on the camera.
The camera played a small tune and lit up. Inuyasha switched the mode to the viewing mode, but found there was no pictures as the camera made a beeping sound and read, 'No Image!'. He looked up at Sesshoumaru, who was almost cackling as he grinned.
"Why the hell are there no images when you just took one!" Inuyasha yelled/asked, confused.
"Because… this," he said as he held up the little blue memory card he had taken out swiftly from the camera before passing it.
"Damn," Inuyasha muttered, placing the camera on the living room's coffee table.
"Sesshoumaru, can I have a copy of that picture?" Kagome asked as she grinned. This would definitely make good memories.
"Sure. Sango, Miroku, would you like one as well?" Sango and Miroku nodded their heads furiously as Inuyasha groaned and slapped his hand on his forehead.
"Quadruple blackmail."
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The four sat on the couches in the Takahashi living room, quietly drinking their mugs of hot chocolate and marshmallow.
"Mm… marshmallows…" Kagome said, eating all the marshmallows and then grabbing some more to put in her cup. Silence ensued again, and Kagome did her 'un-silencing' job.
"Inuyasha, did you know chocolate is poison to dogs?" she said, looking up at the chandelier.
Inuyasha choked. "Are you serious? Am I going to die!" he yelled in agony, feeling paranoid. He had drunk hot chocolate! And all that candy over those years!
"Nope," Kagome said simply, crossing her legs and sipping her hot chocolate quietly once more.
Inuyasha stared at her disbelievingly as Miroku and Sango laughed at the look on his face. "That was hilarious; you should've seen your face!" Sango said.
He let out a 'hmph' and muttered a 'whatever'.
Miroku's eyes lit up, as if remembering something. "Hey guys, let's go trick or treat at one more house."
They all shrugged and agreed. "But, it has to be this one particular house…"
Their interests spiked as they put down their drinks and stared at Miroku intently.
"Have you heard those rumors about the haunted house up the hill? The one where people have never seen and came back alive to tell about?"
Inuyasha frowned, as did Sango. "Don't you think it would be a little dangerous to go there? I mean, it already looks scary enough in the daytime, but in the nighttime and Halloween? No way…" Sango said.
"C'mon, let's just go and then if we're scared or whatever, we can turn back," Miroku said, excited.
"Yeah, I wanna see this house and who knows, it might be fun," Kagome took Miroku's side and added in her two cents.
"Okay, if you want to, Kagome…" Inuyasha said, unsure.
"Yay! Let's go now!" Kagome said as she grabbed her now empty Elmo bucket. She liked carrying it around, so she transferred the candy to all the bags.
They all got up and walked out the door, but not before Kagome yelled out to Sesshoumaru that they were going out again.
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The gang stood on the straight road that led to a tall, black two-storied house. It looked old and almost like a Victorian style house, except a lot dirtier and less kept. There were vines circling the house and climbing up the windows, with leafless trees surrounding it. The whole area was dark, giving the place a haunted feeling.
"Let's go," Kagome said, dragging Inuyasha from the hand. They got at the door, and Kagome spotted a small doorbell. She removed the spider webs, and pressed her finger on it, satisfied at hearing the bell ring through the house.
No sounds came. "Maybe no one's home…" Kagome said, staring at the door.
"Well who would live in this piece of crap?" Inuyasha asked.
Kagome ignored him and turned the doorknob, as the door easily pushed open. The inside was filled with spider webs and dust, making Kagome sneeze and Inuyasha cover his nose. Sango also covered her nose with her princess glove covered hands as did Miroku with his thick sleeves of the monk outfit.
Walking further in as quietly as they could, not wanting to make the aged wooden floors creak. She screamed as Inuyasha became alert, coming to her side immediately.
"What's wrong!" Inuyasha worriedly asked.
She shakily pointed behind Inuyasha as his breath caught in his throat at first, but let it out later on. It was seemingly a man, who was actually a very lively looking doll of a man, covered in bandages and red liquid dripping off of him. Kagome covered her eyes, feeling queasy when seeing the red, almost bloodlike liquid dripping onto the floor and making pitter patter noises.
"Do you want to go out, Kagome, Sango?" Miroku asked who was also worried. He didn't want to stay if Kagome was scared, and especially Sango.
The two said girls shook their heads, as their curiosity only sparked at the sight. Kagome wandered into the dark hallways, as Inuyasha lost sight of her and panicked.
"Kagome!"
They all yelled out her name, but she never came from the dark hallway, too busy coursing around.
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Kagome walked down the hallway, keeping a hand on the wall as not to get lost. There was a little light, allowing her to see the paintings that were hung upon the walls. There was a picture of a woman who was quite pretty looking, with her pale skin and ruby red eyes. Next to her was a man who frightened Kagome, even in the picture. His deathly pale skin was unattractive, along with his greasy looking wavy black hair. His red eyes seemed to pop out of the picture, as if watching Kagome.
She felt even more uneasy, and continued on the seemingly never ending hallway.
A hand reached out from a door without her noticing, coming towards her face. The hand clamped over her mouth, as she automatically let out a now muffled scream. The hand was cold and bony, not giving her a reassuring feeling.
A cold voice that sounded as if it hadn't been used for a long while sounded out, as it gave her shivers of fear that traveled down her spine.
"Trick or treat? I think I'll go with trick, my little deary…"
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