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The spider in the anime was very old. Ah, the spider in the fanfic was young.
Mm, cute.
To survive among all those demons, the spider had to work very, very hard.
When the great demons fought, he hid among demon corpses and escaped their slaughter.
And so, he survived.
Until one day, he followed a horde of demons to steal the Shikon Jewel, only to be wounded by the force of a miko's arrow. A white light flashed, and he found himself somewhere unfamiliar.
There was a human dressed very "revealingly." When she noticed him, she screamed in fright.
He understood that. This human was afraid of him!
He sensibly hid away. He was badly wounded and needed to recover.
The unfamiliar surroundings were no obstacle. He lived in a corner of this woman's bed.
Until she discovered him. He had been hibernating at the time and, caught completely off guard, was thrown into the snow.
Hmph! How infuriating!
He followed her scent and crawled back up, his body already covered in snow and his strength exhausted. Her window was tightly shut. He had a feeling that not only would he fail to get back inside, he would freeze to death.
But when warm breath washed over him, he opened his eyes and saw a pretty face looming close. She recoiled in fright, her back pressing against her chair.
Heh. For some reason, this was a little funny.
"You... you can live here."
After a pause, she added, "As long as you don't bite me."
There was fear on her face as she spoke.
Afraid, yet she wanted to keep an exotic pet.
He had no idea what went on in this woman's head.
Still, he was injured now, and the woman knew about him. Letting her be