A long strand of grass lightly brushed against my nose earning a small sneeze from me, with a smile I laid in the soft grass and stared at the sky. It took a bit to get to the village but after we got there we had to settle a few things... We managed to get Gojyo up to the room and onto the couch and right before Goku and I left we saw Kimiko getting out bandages to wrap Hakkai's burned hands. Goku and I went off to explore the village. It was boring just a humdrum of a town and nothing else. Nothing but buildings and endless people shopping at the market place. We had to get away from the market place scince evertime Goku smelled food his stomach would growl loudly and we didn't have Sanzo's credit card. We escaped to a clearing not too far outside the village, long golden strands of grass swayed in the wind gracefully. A circle of tall tree's surrounded the clearing almost like a ring, some animals even came out to graze. The sky was a light blue and was adorned with white puffy clouds. My grey eyes stared straight up at a cloud, I was trying to tell what shape the cloud resembled.. hm.. a coffee pot. My arms were spread out a bit and my hair was laid out under me, the soft grass was comfy and the cool breeze was relaxing. With a glance I saw Goku laying a few inches away from me. His eyelids were closed and he had one arm under his head using it as a pillow while the other arm was lying at his side. His brown hair swayed when a small breeze came and so did his shirt a bit. With a quick motion I rolled over to lay onto my stomach so I was next to him now. I sighed a bit and curled up next to him enjoying how comfy it was. I guess Goku opened his eyes because I felt him tense up a bit before relaxing, it was then when I felt his chest press against my back and a arm wrap around me. I felt my face get hot a bit and I laid there silently in shock of this. With a small smile I closed my eyes and laid there it felt nice... I opened my eyes slightly and turned to face him, his eyelids were closed and he had a small smile on his face. With a bit of thought I reached out and lightly brushed some strands of his brown hair away from the golden daidem. I thought he was asleep but his eyes opened a bit and then he sat up. I watched with a smile as he stood up then took my hand helping me up, I guess we were going to head back now scince we promised Kim we wouldn't be gone too long. I went to walk toward's the village, but with a small tug on my hand he turned me back around. I blinked and was about to ask him what he was doing when... I felt a pair of lips lightly press against mine, I blinked and saw Goku's face close to mine... after a few seconds I kissed back softly then he pulled away. He gave a large grin and then started to run back toward the village with me following after him, his hand still holding my wrist.
"Come on Ash, lets go see if dinner is ready"! he said, looking over his shoulder and back at me with a smile. I nodded and smiled back, holding his hand and running right beside him.
"Kay, Goku-kun"...
Sanzo was sitting right beside me in a chair, his head turned to face the village. The sun was slowly starting to set, making the blue sky turn into various colors like orange and a striking magenta. At the corner of my eye I could see Sanzo, he was smoking a cigarette the thin grey smoke slowly inching its way up towards the sky. I had been quiet scince we got to the inn, well you could say I was a bit embarrassed. I bit the inside of my cheek a bit and closed my eyes slowly, I saw the picture of Sanzo and me when those youkai attacked. When he pinned me against the tree to get me out of the way and protect me from the bomb, I was blushing the entire time.. I could feel his heartbeat when that happened. It was calm and slow but mine, I bet it was racing. His head was turned and he was looking out for youkai, his hands on either side of me. I opened my eyes and reached up, lightly touching my cheeks. Sanzo flicked a ash off his cigarette and stared out at the village. He turned his head and looked at me while raising a eyebrow. I saw this and then turned my head so he wouldn't see the blush that was slowly disappearing from my cheeks. Sounds of noise coming from inside the room we got was coming through the glass. Lynto informed us that Gojyo woke up and that Hakkai was alright not too long ago. I heard Sanzo exhale and then the sound of footsteps lightly hitting the floor. I turned my head and then quickly leaned away from seeing Sanzo's face inches away from mine. His violet eyes were staring into mine, those eyes they were as if they could peirce through your soul.
"Hey, your really quiet... what's wrong"? he asked, standing up a bit and then smoking his cigarette.
"U-uh.. well.. nothing I was just thinking".
"What ab-" his sentence was interrupted by a loud scream, we turned our heads and saw a youkai running through the village with others trailing quickly behind him. Quickly Sanzo took out his gun and I covered my ears when he shot at the youkai from the balcony, hitting him in the forehead. The youkai fell toward the ground dead. Sanzo looked at me.
"Come on, lets get the others". I nodded and quickly stood up from my seat.
Ash:Well then... -Sighs-
Kim:Great... another Youkai..
Lynto:This isn't our lucky day...
Amber:Man this sucks...
Ash:I do not own Saiyuki or its characters, Saiyuki belongs to Kazuya Minekura. Lyn, Kim, Amber, and I are real. Thanks for readin' the story! Next chap will be out soon!