InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Haunted House, Haunting Past ❯ Skeleton Key ( Chapter 2 )

A/N: Another Chapter!! Yay, Me!! Hope you guys like it!! It's a little rough, though. I know, I'm not very good at this. I just like to write... Let me know what you think!!

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Haunted House, Haunting Past ch.2

Well, one thing was for sure, the house was huge and it definitely needed some work. It was dark, dendgy, and old-looking, not to mention outdated. It was as if no one had lived there in ages. The air was old and filled with just as much dust as everything else.

Kagome had picked out the first bedroom she saw. It was simple and a little plain, but it would serve its purpose until she got to do some more exploring which she had planned to do first thing in the morning, but curiosity had gotten the better of her, so as soon as she had got done unpacking all her things, she went to explore.

Kagome grumbled grumpily as she wondered down the hall and turn into another corridor. She had been wondering aimlessly around, most likely lost, for about a few hours now. A bad feeling of worry began to wash over her. What if she really was lost? She knew she shouldn't have gone to explore on her own…

Kagome sigh and brushed a stubborn strand of her long dark hair from her face. The electricity was out from the storm. With how old the place was, Kagome was surprised there even was electricity. There were a few minor updated things here and there, but unlike the shrine, everything was worn down and hadn't been so well taken care of.

 

The hallways were extremely dark. The wooden flooring was old and rough, the paint from the walls starting to chip here and there.

 

Kagome held the candle in her hand tightly as she tried to open another door. Kagome frowned when it wouldn't budge before continuing to the next door. It was locked too.

'She looks so much like her...' Inuyasha thought almost in amazement, watching in curiosity as the girl wondered down the hallway. He smirked as she tried the next door to find it locked too. He loved playing with people's heads... What else was there for him to do?

He watched as the strange girl let out a frustrated sigh and kicked the door. She definitely kept him amused...

Kagome glared at the door one last time before moving on to the next.

Inuyasha frowned. If she went too much farther, she was gonna get herself into trouble.

She tried another door and wasn't pleased to find it locked too. After trying door after door, Kagome was thinking about giving up, but seeing as she didn't know her way back, she decided to keep going.

'Man, she's been at this for hours.' Inuyasha thought grimly. 'This girl could be trouble. She's a little too nosey for her own good.'

To Kagome's relief, she finally came to the end of the hallway and there was only one last door to try. As Kagome reached for the handle, a slight breeze rushed past and the air went cold sending shills down her spine. Kagome couldn't help but shiver in her thin tank top.

 

Shrugging it off, Kagome reached for the handle again when something flashed past from behind her. She quickly spun around, but there was nothing there and she was met with only the soft aches and groans of the old house and an empty hallway, but she couldn't help but feel as though someone was watching her...

Once again shaking the feeling off, Kagome slowly turned back to the door. Swallowing hard, she finally managed to grasp the handle. She tried to twist it, but it didn't budge.

Kagome sighed. 'Another locked door...'

Inuyasha watched as she turned around and headed back the way she came. 'That was a close call.'

Suddenly a small creak was heard and Inuyasha looked up in surprise to find the door had opened on its own!

Kagome glanced back at the door over her shoulder and wave of fear washed over her. The door opened! Kagome drew in a shaky breath and cautiously made her way back to the door. “Well that was weird.” Kagome thought aloud, noting the way her voice echoed through the empty and abandoned hallway. She was sure the door was locked just a second ago...

Inuyasha watched the girl reach for the door again and panicked.

She pulled the door open more and looked inside, revealing an old set of stone stairs inside. The young girl looked in surprise. 'A staircase behind a door? What could be up there?' she wondered.

Kagome jumped and cried out as the door flew out of her hands and slammed shut, hearing the door lock itself.

Kagome stood frozen for moment, her eyes wide with fear. She couldn't help the small whimper that escaped her throat as she looked around cautiously, but was met once again with the hallway. Her throat was raw and she was starting to find it hard to breathe.

'Run!' Her mind screamed at her.

She ran down the hall as quickly as she could, stumbling on her own feet as she made her way through the maze of halls and doors, letting out a sigh of relief when she had found the staircase leading back to the ground floor.

Kagome went to the kitchen and saw her mother who had just got done unpacking their dishes, silverware, and cooking utensils, humming a random tune as she started dinner.

"Hey mom, need any help?"

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Later that night Kagome tossed and turned in her restless sleep.

As she wondered through the halls of the old worn down house, Kagome paused as she came to the last door of the hallway with the staircase behind it. She moved toward it and reached above the doorframe. Her hand blindly searched for something, but she didn't even know what she was looking for. She didn't even know why she was even looking for something. Suddenly she felt her hand passed over an object and grabbed it, looking the object over that she now held in her hands. It was a key…

Kagome gasped as she woke from her dream covered in sweat and quickly sat up. Kagome glanced around her dark room, the only light coming from the moon shining in through her window where the rain created a waterfall down the pane. At first she didn't know where she was. Everything was so unfamiliar…

 

Kagome laid back down onto her pillow, but she knew she'd never go back to sleep.

 

A few moments later, she sat up again and flung her blankets to the side. As she got up, Kagome grabbed her candle and retraced her steps as she did in her dream and wondered down the hallway, ignoring a strange sense of De ja vu and finally stopping in front of the door at the end of the hall, running her hand blindly along the top of the doorframe… like she did in her dream.

 

Kagome paled when she felt her hand come in contact with an object…

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A/N: Well, in case you didn't know, or haven't figured it out yet, Inuyasha is kinda a ghost (Well, sorta.) hehe… ^_^; you'll see... Please Review!!