Discalimer: I do NOT own Fushigi Yugi so please don't sue me! Sorry if the chapters are blurred together or shorti'm kinda new at this, Thank you!!


She followed closely behind the one called Kouji in fear of getting lost in this place that seemed almost like a palace. He barely glanced her way as he lead her down the halls and up the stairs. The finally came to a stop in front of a small door. He pushed it open and stepped inside, motioning to the bed as if she couldn't see it for herself. " If you gotta go…" He handed her a bucket and grinned, then headed towards the closet. As he settled his fingers on the handles, he paused and spoke in almost in inaudible tone.

" I know… I mean, about your secret…" She immediately felt the sweat forming on her brow as her ears picked up on his sentence. " My…my secret? I'm sure I don't know what you're talking about…" He stared back at her for a moment before taking a few steps in that direction. " I ain't dumb. I may be a bandit, but it's not like I'm blind." She clenched her hands at her sides. How did he know? He hadn't said or looked at her in suspicion earlier, why now? She bit down on her lip as his gaze burned into her skin. " I know… That you must not be from around here. I mean, look at your clothes! It's none of my business, but if you're from Kutou, I'd steer clear of Genrou from now on. He doesn't like your type…" She looked back at him and tried to hide the expression of disbelief. Not from around here? That's it? She let out a sigh. She should have known better to be worried. " Well, what can I say? You figured me out. I promise I won't cause any trouble, just don't tell Genrou, ok?" He smiled at her while giving her a thumbs up as if to say he would keep it to himself. It was better that they thought that she was from out of town as opposed to a woman. Whatever town she was in…If she was even in one…

She let out a breath as he waved at her again and left the room, finally allowing herself to sit down and take in the situation at hand. She was obviously no where near home, no where near anyone or place she was familiar with, and now she was stuck in the mountains with a bunch of boys. Nice as they were to her as of yet, they were still bandits. For all she knew, they could be plotting her demise downstairs at that very moment. She plopped down on the bed behind her and let her head hit the somewhat dirty pillow. At that point, she was too tired to care even if she had been sleeping on the floor. She flinched slightly as she bite on her shoulder began to throb lightly. Now that she was lying down the sudden pain almost caught her by surprise. She ignored it as much as she possibly could for about an hour, then she began to cry silently to herself. " Bloody hell…I didn't think a stupid bite could hurt so much…" At this point, she decided she would look for a bath. The hot water would surely make it feel better, or at least get it clean. She slipped out of her room as quietly as she could and made her way down the hall.

After about half an hour, she stumbled upon a spring just a little ways from the bandit's hideout. She practically bounced up and down in sheer happiness at finding somewhere to wash all the dirt off of her. Just because she was hanging out with guys didn't mean she wanted to smell like one. She slid out of her clothes quickly and waded into the luke warm water. She sighed gently in ecstasy as she poured water over her filthy and dirt covered hair. The bite stung a bit, but at the same time felt much better getting the dirt she wasn't able to clean out earlier. She sat and bathed herself silently for a moment before a noise caught her attention. She spun around as briskly as she could, a light gasp escaping her lips as the figure came towards the water.