--Ice--
Sango shuffled forward, ducking her head to keep the whirling snow out of her eyes. The squall had come out of nowhere, while they were yet miles for any kind of village or shelter. Pushing her hair out of her face, she continued to follow Inuyasha and Kagome. The hanyou kept trying to shelter the petite Miko from the rough winds, but was having little success.
As she walked on, trying to ignore the lack of feeling in her feet, they suddenly gave way from underneath her, sending her crashing down to the snowy ground. No, not ground... ice.
Holy kuso...
"Lady Sango! Are you all-" The monk's words were quickly cut off as he crashed down next to her. He blinked up at the snow swirling overhead in surprise.
"Ow."
If she hadn't been so cold, she would have found the sight of the oh-so-dignified monk lying on his ass really funny.
A/N: Yay for those of you that got it!! And reviewed to boot. The answer? Nepenthe is from Greek Mythology- the Odesssey, to be specific- it's a drink, or action, or something, that causes you to forget all your sorrows. In this case, Inuyasha's kiss was the nepenthe. Thank you for allowing me my little nerd moment, now back to your regularly scheduled program...