Disclaimer: I own Ranko. Nothing else.

Chapter Two tired me out! It was soooo long! I don't think I'll ever have an idea that would make me write a chapter that long again. -_- I updated my other fic, but I think I'll be working on this one more.

The Female Exterminator

Chapter Three

Flames Within the Soul, Part One

Miroku and Sango stepped out of the dorm bleary eyed and dressed for their first day. Ranko was waiting for them, practically bouncing off the walls.

"Ranko.how is it you are so hyper.even this early?" Sango asked with a yawn.

"Heehee! Coffeeeeeeee!" Ranko squealed. Miroku and Sango sweatdropped and proceeded to follow the bubbly girl.

"Hey guys!" called a voice all three recognized. Ranko, Sango, and Miroku turned to see Kagome running up to them.

"This is your first time here, huh?" Kagome asked as she stepped up to Sango, wearing the same white and pea green uniform as her. Sango nodded. Kagome clapped her hands together with a smile beaming brightly on her face.

"Great! I can introduce you to everyone then!" Sango smiled at her newfound friend.

"I'd like that."

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In class, Sango sat with Ranko to her left and Kagome to her right. And it just so conveniently happened that Miroku sat behind her. She could definitely feel his gaze on her.

'She has a really nice butt.' Miroku thought to himself. The teacher droned on and on about the lifestyles of people in Segoku Jidai. He leaned over and poked Sango with his pencil.

Sango turned her head, an annoyed expression in her eyes. "What?" she asked irritated.

There was a smile on the boy's face. Sango stared at him. The shade of red began to creep up her cheeks. Something was poking her butt!

The teacher turned to write something on the board when Sango stood up and slapped Miroku.

SLAP

Kagome and Ranko fought off giggles as the teacher turned with a confused look on his face, wondering what that strange sound was. He stared at the red faced girl with the boy behind her whose face was plastered to the desk.

"Miss S." he began.

BRRRRRING! The bell went off for lunch and everyone scurried out, Sango the first and Miroku the last with a handprint on his face.

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Sango and Kagome set down their lunch laden trays, sitting across from Miroku. Sango sent him glares and he simply smiled innocently at her as if nothing had happened. Ranko came skipping over and plopped down next to Sango.

The three girls and Miroku looked up as a loud scuffling caught their attention.

"SHE"S MY WOMAN!"

"FEH! YOU KEEP AWAY FROM HER!"

"INU-SHIT!"

"YOU WIMPY WOLF!"

Kagome sighed as the two snarling males came to the table. Both shoved Miroku aside roughly that he nearly fell off his seat. Sango noticed their attention was on her raven-haired friend.

Being The Exterminator she was, Sango could tell one was a wolf demon and the other was a dog demon hanyou. Kagome stared at them as she poked at her food with disinterest. The two continued their argument over her.

"SHE IS MINE!"

"I WON"T LET YOU TOUCH KAGOME!"

"KAGOME ISNT YOURS!"

This stopped the hanyou for a second. ".Wuh.? GAH! WHO EVER SAID SHE WAS MINE?!?!?"

The two stopped arguing and began attacking with claws and fangs.

"Do you know them?" Sango asked.

"Yeah, the okami is Kouga, and the inu is Inuyasha." Kagome answered.

Ranko giggled. "They both like Kagome, but Kouga's so possessive and Inuyasha won't admit he likes her."

"I WILL CLAIM KAGOME AS MY WOMAN!"

"I WON"T LET YOU GET THAT WENCH!!" Immediately Inuyasha wished he had not said that. Kagome stood up, flames in her eyes and around her. Her dark hair fluttered as her hands clenched and unclenched. Reaching over, she pulled on his dog ears harshly.

"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWW!!!"

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Sango was just finishing up the last few problems of her algebra homework.

'I'm going out for tonight, all right?" Miroku called as he walked out the door. Sango nodded and went back to her work. Finally finished, she closed the book and ventured over to the TV. Flopping down on the couch, Sango turned it on and began channel surfing.

Nothing looked interesting as she skimmed through the channels.

"The new and impro--!" A paid ad.

"You're under arrest for." One of those cop shows.

"Yo mama!..." A dumb sitcom.

"You had an affair with my sisters?! You a--" Boring!

"Breaking news.demon has--"

Commercial

Commercial.

"Wait a second!" Sango exclaimed. She went back two channels.

".demon rats are plaguing this hospital. The sick continue to get even more ill. The rats attack the injured, and even some of the doctors have been getting sick, getting their own patients infected. The patients and doctors are currently being transferred to a neighboring."

Sango had already left the living room and dashed to her room with a smile on her face.

"Rat demons? What an easy job." She said to herself.

In an instant, The Exterminator had jumped out the window upon Kirara.

^^^

A boy opened up his eyes slowly. He felt himself being moved on a stretcher.

"Wh-whuu?" was all he got out. The doctor he could not see answered him.

"Don't worry, we're going to get you away from here. You'll be safe K- AAAAAAAAGH!"

The boy tried to move, but he was too weak. He had always been weak. He hardly remembered anything that happened in his life. No memories. All he remembered was a raging fire and a female voice calling out his name. Most of his life had been spent lying in a hospital bed. A weak and skinny boy.

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Sango had heard the woman's scream and landed down with Kirara. She saw rat demons advancing on a frail boy sprawled on a stretcher. Running over, she drew her sword. She was afraid Hiraikotsu might hit the boy.

She slashed the sword at the first rat demon. More advanced, spitting and glaring with crimson eyes.

The boy watched the girl. She seemed so familiar to him.

Sango heard Kirara roar. She looked around and saw that no one else was here except the boy and the female doctor who was dead.

"I'll come back for you." She said to the boy, and then dashed off to help Kirara.

The boy's eyes widened. The voice! Though muffled by the gas mask, he knew it was familiar! Warm and comforting to his soul, that voice.That voice was the one that called for him.

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Sango stabbed and sliced at the rat demons. Kirara bounded by her side, ripping at them as well.

"There's only one way to get rid of all them." Sango said to herself, though Kirara seemed to listen, "We're going to need a lot of poison to drive them out."

. .

The haunting memory returned to the boy. It was of eight years ago. He was only three then.

~~~ flashback ~~~

He was numb. Everything around him was searing from the crackling flames. His body was stained with his own blood.

Salty tears coursed down his cheeks. The little boy had never felt this much pain! His skin felt like it was being torn off agonizingly slow.

He huddled within the roaring fire. A curled up ball. He heard something, and lifted his head.

It was muffled, but he could still make out the female voice.

..

"Kohaku!!"

~~~ end flashback ~~~

"S-sister." the eleven year old boy whispered.

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Sigh. This was a very serious chapter for me!! It wasn't at first (as you can tell), but the idea of *him* being there came to mind. This is sorta a cliffhanger, huh? Someone please review!! I hope someone will someday review my other fic: Shattered Light. Heh, this turned out longer than I thought! Part Two of Spider's Web and Flames Within the Soul coming up real soon!

Reviews: Waaah! I'm so happy! I didn't realize this many people would like it! ^_^

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