Yuki's eyes shot open.

Her vision was still a little hazy and her mind was not completely clear.

She felt wet, but her cloths were not sticking to her body…

She could also feel something warm holding her from the armpits…

Yuki turned around a bit to meet a pair of blue eyes with that familiar mischievous glint in them…

"AHHHHHHHHHHH!"

"Stop yelling, you insane woman!"
Yuki relaxed a little and sank deeper into the water.

"What is wrong with you, woman?"
"You... you…"

"What? Saw you undressed? It's not the first time I've seen you like this, you know."

'Thanx so much for the reminder…' "Why are you doing this?"
"You smelled like crap, it sucked to carry you around like that!"
"I meant why… why do you kill people?"

"Well it's fun, to fight, and for the money I guess…"
"But I saw that you and… oh never mind, It doesn't matter."
"What? Speak!"

"I noticed that you Suikotsu sama and Jakotsu sama did not slay any children."

"Well, Jakotsu says he'll feel guilty and Suikotsu is just afraid that his good half will come out to crash the party."

"And you, why don't you kill the children?"
"Because… well um… it's just cowardly to kill defenseless creatures."

"And their parents and older siblings CAN fight back?"

"You ask too many questions! And get out of there already, you have to cook dinner."

"What am I suppose to wear?"

"Get out of the water first, unless you want wet clothing."

Yuki got out with no further arguments.

"Here," he tossed her a purple and lilac kimono, "This belonged to one of the women in the village."

The thought of wearing a dead woman's cloths didn't exactly charm Yuki but she had no other option. 'And it is rather pretty. I wonder if…'

"By the way… what is your name?"

"Yuki."
"Yuki… well get dressed and make something good."

"Hai...," he began walking away, "Bankotsu sama,"

"Nani?"

"Arigato."

"Whatever." He said walking away.

'This place is even fancier then the last one! They even have stored meat, no hunting spree for me.'

She pulled out some spices and went out to get wood to light the fire with.

'A built in fire place, advanced.'

Out side she saw the men sitting around, joking of the day's "fun" perhaps, or maybe something else.

'They are all so strange… they kill in one moment and seem to completely disregard it and act like regular people in the other…'

That night Yuki prepared her specialty:

Grilled meat along with lentils stew and green salad.

During dinner she could clearly see that the men were enjoying her food but she did nor expect a kind word from any of them.

Bankotsu commented about how good the sake was but not a word of gratitude to Yuki.

After everyone fell asleep, Yuki was about to eat the leftovers when she heard someone whisper:

"Yuki…"

"Huh?"

She then saw Bankotsu looking at her.

"Nani, Bankotsu sama?"

"Dinner tonight was um… really good."
"Arigato, oyasumi nasai."