Wh-who are these people? Why the fuck were they so creepy? What did they do to Ashurri? These questions popped into my head while I was standing next to Lynto and gawking at the two shadows, they were so dark and creepy... Okay here is the plan... hit the shadows with a rock, grab Ashurri and the firewood then run back to camp... Yeah that plan pretty much sucks... One shadow was way taller than the other one was average height... I watched as the large shadow picked up Ashurri and then slowly started to walk over with the other shadow. On instinct Lyn and I took a step back and rose our fists, ready to fight if they attacked. The clouds that blocked the light of the cresent moon floated away and the forest was filled with some moonlight... they didn't look like demons... The large shadow was a guy, he was really tall. He had dark tan skin and his dark brown hair was in braids, he had a bandana on his head as well. He wore a white long sleeve shirt and a brown vest jacket, with blue jean pants. 'Man this guy is tall...' I heard a gasp of awe come from Lynto who was standing right next to me. The second shadow was a girl and she had a small smile on her face. The girl had black long hair that was in a high ponytail with two long strands of hair hanging down on either side of her face. Her eyes were a dark blue and in the moonlight they kind of sparkled a bit. She wore a black tanktop with a long silver necklace around her neck, black long fingerless arm warmers, a black skirt with silver and black belts around the waist, and black knee length boots. 'She looks nice.. and I don't think they are trying to hurt us or Ash'. Even if they looked harmless there was still the fact that Ashurri was passed out in this tall dude's arms. I looked at the large guy... his eyes were a golden yellow... and he had a scar on his face that most of it was covered by the yellow and green bandana he wore. I heard a whimper come from Ashurri and she opened her eyes slightly, the guy who was carrying her looked down at her and the girl stood on her tippy toes to look over his shoulder and at Ashurri. 'Woa... a weird pair out here in the middle of the night huh... wait... Ashurri why was she passed out anyway'? Ashurri's eyes widend a bit and she stared at the guy... seriously it was owl eyes... She waved her arms and then fell out of the guy's grasp and managed to fall to the ground and lay on her stomach. I snickered a bit, I figured she would do that. The guy blinked and stared at her while Ashurri sat up and looked at him, she did the same... stared and blinked with utter confusion...

"Um... who are you two"? I asked trying to break the never ending silence.

The girl turned her head and looked at Lyn, Ash, and I. A smile appeared on her face and she walked forward a bit. "Oh sorry.. My name is Chigiri Nishimuraya but you can call me Kuroki... and this.." She gestured her hand to the guy, "This is Gato" she said with a small smile. I nodded and looked at Kuroki then at Gato.

"Well nice to meet ya. My name is Lynto" Said Lynto with a smile, she pointed to me and then to Ashurri. "The one standing next to me is Kimiko and the one staring at that tall fellow is Ashurri". 'Ha ha.. she called him a tall fellow...' I thought while fighting a amused smile.

Ashurri stood up and then started to circle the guy and looking at him, whispering things like 'He looks cool' and of course 'Man he's tall'. "So why are you two out here and why was Ashurri on the ground and passed out"? I asked ignoring Ashurri and her comments of amazement.

"Well Gato and I were looking for a river to get some water but, we heard someone... we saw Ashurri and when she saw us she fainted" said Kuroki as she nodded her head. I muttered a 'ah I see' and smiled. Ashurri bent down and picked up the firewood in her arms again, the others were probably wondering where we were...

"We have to go but it was nice meeting you two, maybe we will see each other again someday" Said Lyn as she turned and started to walk back toward camp, Ashurri turned on her heel and held the firewood with one arm while waving to Kuroki and Gato. "Bye Gato-san! Bye Kuroki-chan!" said Ashurri happily as she turned her head back and then walked with Lynto.

I smiled and waved goodbye while following the others back to camp, Gato and Kuroki turned the other direction and then walked off... disappearing in the darkness of the tree's... As we were getting back to camp I could hear Goku's yells about how hungry he was and each time he said something about food Ashurri's stomach would growl. It made me laugh a bit on how alike they were...

Endless white... endless road... endless snow... I shivered and walked next to Goku, trying to stand close to him without bugging him... It was freezing... and the snow kept falling... We were getting closer to the village we just had to get over these moutains, which we soon figured out.. the higher you go up the mountains the colder it gets and the more snow that falls. Kenryuu and Hakuryuu couldn't drive up on the mountain path we walked on... the snow was really deep and driving on the path wouldn't exactly be safe. 'Kanzeon could have gotten me some outfits fit for snow... but this brown cloak thingy Goku gave me works somewhat' I thought while sighing.. I was walking next to Goku and Sanzo was also beside me, annoyed on how cold it was but it was better than extreme hot... Sanzo hated the heat...I heard a rumble but I figured it was just Goku's stomach... I looked over my shoulder and saw Hakkai and Kim walking next to each other with a small smile, they were ignoring how cold it was.. Lynto and Gojyo walked next to each other shaking from the cold and watching where they stepped... The rumble came again and I looked at Goku, is he hungry? He hadn't said anything about being hungry scince thismorning when Sanzo shot at him and told him to be quiet.

"Goku is that you"? I asked quietly, he shook his head no. If it wasn't Goku then what was that rumbling noise, I could hear it again... it was faint and then it got louder. 'It sounds like a bear or thunder... what is it'?! I felt Goku nudge me in the ribs and I slowly turned my head to the right, the others did as well. Oh... my... god... Seven large rocks came tumbling down the mountain side heading straight for us. Goku, Sanzo, and I began to run as fast as we could trying to get out of the way. 'The others... wh-' I looked over my shoulder and my eyes got wide. Gojyo, Hakkai, Lynto, and Kimiko tried to dodge the rocks but managed to fall off the mountain path and over the side. I was about to shout out to them when I heard a loud cracking noise. Goku, Sanzo, and I looked down. The snow below us that we stood on started to shift.

"THIS S-" I grabbed onto Goku's arm and the snow under us then vanished and my vision faded away and we were surrounded by cold darkness...

Ash and Goku:CRAP WE FELL INTO A SNOW BANK!!

Gojyo, Lynto, Hakkai and Kim:We fell of the side of the mountain!!

Sanzo:-Eye twitches-Dammit...

Ash:Tee hee calm down San San... -Thinks:We met Gato and Kuroki as well! I wonder where Hazel was?-

Kim and Lyn:That one dude was TALL!!

Sanzo:Ashurri doesn't own Saiyuki or its characters, it belongs to Kazuya Minekura...