"Since the pasta and sauce seem to be here, I guess pasta it is." Yuki said to herself.

She went out for some wood and water.

"But what exactly am I suppose to cook in? there are no pots or pans here…

wait a minute- about an hour ago there were no pasta or sauce here either… how the hell did I make them appear?"

she thought to herself for a while what exactly she thought or said before the items magically appeared.

"Magic…Kagome-chan is a miko, she has spiritual power but I don't recall her saying anything about making things appear out of no where. I know for sure I am not youkai… the only person I know that can do this kind of stuff is Paige, from 'Charmed' and she's a television character…"

"Who are you speaking to, child?" an old lady appeared in front of her.

"Oh, just thinking out loud…" She blushed.

"Juyo janai, deary."
"What is a poor weak old lady like you doing here?"

The lady did seem frail- her cloths were very used looking, she was very wrinkled

And had a sick appearance.

"Unfortunately, my village was destroyed by demons and only I and my grandson managed to escape. Since then we are homeless, but now poor Mako has become ill…

and I have no money to treat him."
"Oh my god, that's awful! Where is he now?"

"At the mountain base, he was too weak to come with me."
"But why are you here?"
"I heard of a group of kind people who are here- a hanyou, a miko, a taijya, a

houshi, and a little kitsune. I have high kibou that they will help us."

"You've heard of Kagome chan and the rest of them?"
"Of course, why?"

"She, the miko, is my cousin!"

"I see…"

Yuki's stomach suddenly grumbled and remembered she didn't eat all day.

"My dear, are you hungry?"

"Yes…" She blushed, "I was just about to cook for my hus…friend and me."

'What was I going to say? He isn't my husband, he doesn't even like me.'

"Well," The old lady said and rummaged threw her bag, "I have just the thing for you."

She pulled out a wired and exotic looking plant.

"This is a special fruit I brought with me- our village used to grow these…" she said sadly.

"I know what it's like to lose your loved one…" Yuki sympathized.

"I want you to have it."
"I don't have any money…"

"I'm giving it to you." She said kindly.

"I couldn't…"

"You are a very sweet girl who has been threw a lot, I can tell. I want you to take it."

"Well…" 'I'm starving and it's so juicy…' "Umm… fine. But only if you promise to stay for dinner."
"I fear I can not, I must continue my journey so I can return to my grandson soon."

"Then at least let me repay your kindness by helping you search for them."
"Very well my dear, but first you must eat."

"Hai, domo arigato."

She took a bite from the fruit...

It was delicious- like the sourness of passion fruit, the sweetness of a peach…

The kind of things that make people drool.

Yuki put her lips and teeth to the fruit for another bite when suddenly she felt

Dizzy and weak.

"H… hel..p mme…. Plllle..ase…" she begged the old lady for help, only to get a cold glare.

When Yuki blacked out completely the old lady shifted into dark purple mist and vanished.

And so Yuki remained lying there unconscious.

Here's a littlr cliff hanger… what a busy week! And it's finally over- there's stake for dinner, yay!

Okay, enough of this damn enthusiasm and on to today's Japanenglish:

Juyo janai- never mind

Hanyou- half demon

Kitsune- fox

Miko- priestess

Houshi- Buddhist monk

Taijya- demon exterminator

Kibou- hope

Hai-yes

Domo arigato- thank you very much

That all Y'all, see ya!