Chapter Nine (Momogawa Haru)

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Spiders climbing up my back,

tip, tap, toe,

making threads until I crack,

spin, spin, spin...

"O-Orou, p-p-please help me..." I whisper, trying to scratch away the spiders from my skin but only cutting deeper into my flesh.

You're the home of the arachnids,

oh so fun,

you're the comfy place that they hid,

oh, wow, hon!

Let them lay their eggs,

feel them in your hair,

and the scuttles of their legs,

let them feast without a care...

"I-I'm scared..." I try to take a step forward, but the millions of spiderwebs hold me down. My eyes sting as I look around the dark. "P-please, Orou, I'm scared... it's not funny anymore, come out and help me!"

Ten thousand spider bites on your arm,

ten thousand spider bites!

But since there's more to harm,

add more to the sight,

fifteen thousand spider bites on your arms!

I wince, feeling more and more little bites on my body... just one didn't hurt too much, but the more that come, the more pain there is. I try to scream, but my throat feels too swollen. I scratch at the itchy bites and the spiders, trying desperately to get some off of me or to alleviate the feelings in the bites...

Oh, Sakura-chan, ain't this a great place to start a nest?

Oh, darling, yes it is, let's do our best!

We don't need any sort of preparation,

to use this flesh for family rest!

"...s...ave m...e..." I whisper, my throat closing tighter as tears fall...

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