BC: Leik, Hi:3 Here is chapter three, damn am I on a roll! The internet kinda died on me, so I was a little inspired to move on with chapter three. -With nothing else to do, she might as well do something productive…- Yaya, I'll do review responses in this chapter. I forgot about it last time. . ;; but yesh. I'm happy today I suppose. :3
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Review Responses
Jaguira: Mighty, mighty! Oops. x33 Ah well, ish still okies. :33 And here is j00r next chapter, a day earlier then planned. 33
mechebenzThanks for the compliments, and here is your next chapter! I feel like it took me forever all of a sudden…
i luv Inuyasha: Update I think you meant update. xDD no worries, here is your third chapter!
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Last time…
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"Don't worry about it Kagome," Sango said. "We weren't waiting for that long, besides. You aren't just late you're fashionably late!" smiling a little, she was referring to the clothes that Kagome had on. She was wearing her own clothes, which her mom had dropped off some time yesterday. She was wearing a pair of low-rise bellbottom blue jeans, and a black T-shirt that had a small wave design on the front. Underneath it said Goddess, and though it was rather simple it looked very nice on her.
The others had clothes from their own homes as well, all dropped off by parents. Most likely Kaede or some other servant had made some phone calls. Most everyone knew where the LordMansion was located anyhow, and everyone lived close by.
"Alright," said Sesshomaru, opening the door into the kitchen, "Lets eat!"
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"Yeah!" The group exclaimed, following him through the entrance eagerly. Eyes widened and gasps of 'whoa!' were heard as they eyed the feast before them. Almost every breakfast food one could imagine was there, waiting… just waiting to be scarfed down by hungry teenagers. Everyone quickly seated themselves, and began to eat. The only thing lacking on the table, were pancakes. Kaede wasn't there either, but no one noticed right away.
As Jaguira reached out for the bacon, she quickly picked up the whole plate.
"Hey, don't even think about it!" protested Inuyasha as he snatched the plate from her grasp and set it down on the table in its place. Taking a few pieces he said, "They're called manners, you greedy, greedy Jaguar!"
Jaguira simply stuck her tongue out at him and grabbed a hand-full, digging in to more of the surrounding food. Holly smiled a little at how Inuyasha was handling her sister's appetite, grabbing some food for herself. Once everyone had served themselves, they said a short prayer and dug in.
Now was when Kaede finally entered the kitchen, with what looked like a batter of sorts on her cheeks and clothes. "Here ye go, children. Pancakes galore! Blueberry, chocolate chip, buttermilk, and raspberry! And you boys said I couldn't make pancakes well, tsk tsk I've mastered the recipe!" Grinning proudly as the platters were placed on the table by herself and a few other servants, the group stared eagerly at the steaming perfectly cooked pancakes.
"Are you sure you cooked those yourself, Kaede?" Sesshomaru asked with a hint of amazement in his voice.
"Yes I did! I may have made a mess and spent all night doing it, but I finally learned how to properly cook pancakes. You kids enjoy your breakfast, and fill up! You'll need your energy today." The nodded and smiled, eagerly digging in to the new addition to their breakfast meal. Kaede chuckled a little and sat down, being more of a motherly-figure to the two Lord children she was openly welcomed to join them in their meals.
"So Kaede," Inuyasha asked through a mouthful of chocolate chip pancakes, "Do you have any hints, or tips for us about navigating the basement? Or anything else, for that matter?"
Kaede scolded him for talking with food in his mouth, but she answered none-the-less. "Well child, that bottom room you spoke of I have never entered myself. I do not often go down to the basement, usually it's just the head janitor. I don't know if he is even aware that the room exists…" she trailed off a little, seemingly in thought.
"Well that's just great old lady, now we're gonna' have to do this blindly," Inuyasha rolled his eyes.
"Oh hush, I gave you the keys didn't I? You all know that this shall be a most dangerous adventure, especially with prophecies and evil involved."
Inuyasha only rolled his eyes again and swallowed, "Yea yeah… I just hope we aren't in over our heads with this one."
Kaede smiled a little, "Don't worry children, you are all very strong. I just want you to be cautious on your adventure alright?"
They all nodded, and promised her that they would watch their steps. Soon everyone had finished their meals, and rose to be on their way to adventure.
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The group now stood out in front of the front door of the school, Sesshomaru leading them and holding the keys. Taking a deep breath, he pushed the right key into the lock and turned it, opening the door. Once everyone was inside he grabbed the keys and pulled the door shut. It was completely dark, and Kagome had little chills going down the back of her spine… she figured they were alone but… who knew in a building of the supernatural?
Inuyasha stepped in front of Sesshomaru, speaking in a quiet voice to everyone. "I should probably lead from here… I am the one who trekked into the basement and saw the door after all."
With short agreements, everyone cautiously followed Inuyasha as he headed onwards to the staircases. He had used one of the main ones curious what was at the bottom the first time, knowing he should take the same path that he had before. Soon they reached the stairway, and without a hinder they began the way down. It was much darker down there then in the hallways. Sure there were no lights on in either place, but the stairways had no windows.
Using the walls to guide them, he brought them down the stairs and to the door. Finding the handle he tried to turn it only to find it locked, "Sesshomaru, the keys." Receiving the keys from his older brother he tried a few of them before finding the right one, and opening the door. Strangely, when he pushed it open he found that there were lights on.
"Maybe they are emergency lights?" reasoned Sango, "You know, the ones that aren't controlled by a switch and are run by a back-up generator?"
"I don't think so, Sango," said Inuyasha as he flicked the light switch, the lights were turning on and off. "There is someone else in this basement."
Kagome could feel the adrenaline rushing through her system, some one else was here? Who could it possibly be? As her breathing sped up, Inuyasha slowly led them to where he had seen the door into the basement. Yes, there was another door, into a deeper lair… a place not even Kaede knew about. There were no lights on leading down this way, but there were small sounds echoing up from it's depths.
The strangest thing was, there was no door. It was just open doorway yet… there was something not right. Like it wasn't supposed to be there… strange.
Kaede had not mentioned knowing about a second basement but, she had said she didn't come down to the basement often. Often… which meant she had been down there before. If she had known of the second basement, wouldn't she have said something about it? Been able to give them a warning… maybe a little bit of information?
Gulping slightly, Inuyasha lead the way into the dark basement. Sesshomaru followed directly after him, then Kagome, Sango, Miroku, Koga, Holly, and Jaguira. Both Holly and Jaguira had their tails wrapped about their middles, and ears flattened down. They were getting bad vibes from the basement they were about to enter, and little hairs were standing up on the back of all of their necks.
"I've g-got a really bad feeling about this…" said Jaguira, her skin a little bit paler then normal. The others just nodded in agreement with her. Finally, Inuyasha's foot found floor instead of stair, and he groped along the slightly slimy walls for a light switch. When he found it, he flicked it on. Dull lights flickered on, illuminating the ground area in front of them.
Dirt was under their feet, instead of tile or stone. Or even carpet. That meant that this must be the lowest bowels of the school. It had a musty smell, like it had been closed up for quite some time now or simply rarely visited. It also smelled a little bit… rotten. The strangest thing was, there were lockers along the walls. As well as doors for classrooms, and walls for hallways. There were doors at the end, but Sesshomaru could see that they were chained shut. As they looked, they felt awful confused. The stairway leading down into this was obviously stone, but there was nothing else to do with it anywhere else along this floor.
Taking a whiff out of instinct, Sesshomaru loosed a low growl. "We are not alone."
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BC: Wah, I know it's a bit shorter then I normally make it but I just had to stop there! It was such a gorgeous cliffhanger and not to mention, I'm having a hard time thinking of what to write. It's only 11:30 PM and my best writing for this story seems to come out around 2 AM. What really ticks me off is that my internet has been dead all day, so I can't post your new chapter now. (Now Monday, August 01.) I guess I shall wait until Wednesday, like I originally planned. :3 Anyhow, until next time. R&R!
Edit: Wait until Wednesday! Screw that, I'll update today! (Tuesday, August 02.)