Hi minna-chan!! I'm so~~~o sorry it took me so long to update. I've three other stories I'm working on (well, I'm really only working on two of them). But that's no excuse of course. My excuse is that I graduated high school recently and haven't stopped running since. But anywho, thanks to all those that reviewed, you guys honestly keep me going. At this rate, I'll continue writing this in college ^-^.

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And now I'm stuck in

The web you're spinning

You've got me for your prey

Sorry I'm not home right now.

I'm walking on these spider webs

So leave a message and I'll call you back.

A likely story but,

Leave a message and I'll call you back.

-Spider webs

Gwen Stefani

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The soft patter of rain. A soothing, vibrating sound. Like being home again. Safe, soft, warm. Inside your covers. By a fire. Safe.

A sudden cold sensation came to her forehead and her eyes weakly opened.

A pair of relieved eyes stared back at her.

"Sango…" Miroku smiled warmly. "Welcome back."

Sango furrowed her eyebrows as she tried to sit up. The world began spinning and she barely managed to keep her balance. Welcome back? Miroku helped her lay back down.

"You shouldn't move much. We were worried about you."

Welcome back from what?

Pain shot through her chest. She winced. A battle?

Miroku pressed the cloth with cold water to her forehead. "You have a fever again, but it's not too high. Your temperature keeps going up and down. Kagome-sama gave some me medicine to give you every couple hours.

Kagome-chan… "Where is she?"

A fever? And her voice was so raspy and weak. It felt like she was walking through spider webs in her mind. What had happened…?!

Miroku removed the cloth and freshened it. "She and Inu Yasha went to follow a lead yesterday. Shippou went with them too." He paused, the slightest smile tugging at the corners of his lips. "Inu Yasha waited until he heard you were better."

Sango blinked and managed a nod after a moment. Taking in her surroundings, she realized she was in Kaede's hut in the village. She noticed soft music playing as well. But…wait, what? Where was it coming from..? And how did she get here?

"Kagome-sama brought another disc from her world. She told me to play it for you."

Oh. Right. That box thing Kagome-chan had brought. It was nice... Sango tried moving again and gasped as pain shot through her arm and over her back. Kami-sama! What happened?

Miroku was at her side and gently pushed her down again. "She said the singer is a woman named Enya*." He sat back against the wall nearby. "Pretty name, don't you think?"

Sango nodded dumbly. So she was alone with the houshi? Why would Kagome-chan do that? She glanced nervously in his direction. He was keeping his distance though.



What had happened…? She was getting irritated at the question that was continually popping up in her mind.

"Ne…Houshi-sama?"

He glanced in her direction. His gaze was piercing, but she couldn't figure out the rarely seen emotion. For a moment, all that was heard was the soft patter of rain on the roof. Why was he…? "I…well…"

A soft mew echoed through the room. Miroku looked in the door's direction and smiled, his normal expression returning. "Hello Kirara." The feline mewed an answer, but continued her way until she sat next to Sango and was nuzzling Sango's fingertips.

Sango smiled for the first time that morning as she scratched the top of Kirara's head. Miroku stood after a moment, almost hesitant in his stance. "…I'll be right back. I won't go far. If anything, come get me Kirara." Kirara managed a mew between her purring. With a glance in Sango's direction, Miroku disappeared past the screen door.

How very…odd.

Sango tried sitting again. She grunted from the pain, but persisted. Her whole body ached. Every muscle was pulled at and strained. Kirara pawed at Sango in objection, but to no avail. After about a minute, she was at least sitting. The room had stopped spinning. That was a positive. But Houshi-sama hadn't returned yet. Not that he was gone long. But, well, whatever. It didn't matter. The last time she saw him, he had grabbed her breast. Sukebe. Why had he seemed so worried when he left? And reassuring her that he wouldn't go far. Did it make a difference? What in all the hells…?

Her eyelids began drooping and she yawned. Must be the fever…She lowered herself to the pillow and closed her eyes, feeling the ache in her muscles melt away. The rain melded with the music and Sango sighed. Just a moment would be enough…

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Miroku shifted his arms to readjust the weight of the firewood in his arms. He had taken as much as he possibly could. The more he took now, the less he's have to leave to get it. Entering the hut, he found Sango lightly dozing again. Good. She needed her rest. At least now he could relax a little knowing she would wake up again. He set the dry firewood down in a corner. Good thing Kaede kept extra in the storeroom. There wasn't anything else dry to be found out there. His own clothing was thickly soaked with the light rain. He paused to look at Sango. She was asleep, right? … Right. He removed his outer robe and hung it near the fire.

Still, what would he do when she would wake up? He figured avoiding the subject would work just fine. But that was the problem. It had. Was she just blocking out what had happened to her?

He knelt down next to her and pulled up her covers. Idiot probably sat up. He took the cloth to freshen it once again. So peaceful…What would she do once she remembered? He sighed. Or decided to remember.

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Sorry it's short guys. And long overdue ^^;;; But um, what'd you think? To tell the truth, I only have a slight idea of where to go with this. Any ideas you guys have would be highly appreciated. Thanks!!!

*Enya has a Celtic style. She's known for her soothing songs that have been proven to calm nerves and bring heart rates down.