Slowly I creeped over my eyes transfixed on my target, keeping absolutely silent and still when he moved. My breath slow and calm, my arms steady, my eyes focused on one true thing. He was asleep at this moment, snoring softly as the world went by him. Sanzo, Gojyo, and Hakkai watched silently trying to figure out what I was doing. I then extended my arm toward the target as he slept, my heart beat I could hear it in my ears. I then shot my hand out and... poke... I silently poked Goku's stomach while he slept and his leg twitched a bit. He just ate a bunch of food and his stomach isn't even all piggly like... I poked the flat stomach again. Poke, poke, poke... then another twitch from his leg. 'Gah... he won't wake up... but its funny, his leg twitches' I thought with a smile. It was night time, ten o' clock to be exact. We had just gotten back from eating and dang.. I was stuffed and so was the others... I had been sitting in the living room with the others. Sanzo and Gojyo both smoking, Hakkai was almost falling asleep, Goku was asleep on the floor, and I was poking Goku's stomach and watching his leg twitch. Very exciting isn't it?.. I sighed after the joy filled poking experience and hung my head a bit making a few strands of hair fall in my face. It was now boring... I looked over at Gojyo and Sanzo before looking at Hakkai who was now fully asleep in a chair.

"What now"? I asked.

Gojyo put his cigarette out in the ashtray and exhaled some smoke before answering, "Don't know... but it is boring".

My eyes slowly creeped over to Goku's stomach again, "No..." I heard Sanzo say bluntly. I nodded silently and then looked at the floor, watching as a tiny dust particle floated across the floor. It was so boring but it was quiet which gave me time to think. 'This brings back up the matter of what I saw in my head.. what was it.. why.. that girl.. is she really me.. couldn't be... her eyes were red... mine are grey'.. Thoughts drifted in and out of my mind about it... but then it made me feel homesick a bit... not for my grandmothers home but for my mother and my old friends. Did my mother call and try to speak to me? Had my grandmother told her that she had no idea where her grandchild or her daughter's child had gone? I sighed and stood up, ruffling my hair a bit before walking off to my bedroom to go to bed. I was a bit tired and there wasn't much to do... we had played poker earlier but yeah I'm not good at it and Hakkai won every time. I played every possible game with Goku and I talked a bit to Gojyo... but the coversation was interrupted by Goku. Then it led to a argument and then ended by Sanzo firing off the gun again. I sighed and waved to the two that were still awake. I wanted to sleep and see if I could have a dream to what I saw in my head... I think it was a memory. I sat on my bed and looked up at the ceiling that was lit up from the bright glowing silver moonlight. I sat on my bed and closed my eyes, trying to fall asleep. Instead I began to sing 'Walking on air' By Kerli in a soft whisper... hey it was a good song in my opinon. My eyes were getting a bit heavy but I was still not falling asleep yet.

"Mother... please I hope your eating alright..." I said in a soft voice to myself.

I was worried about her ever scince I had left my old home. I was the food runner and I took that as a serious job... it was the only way to get food for me and mom if we were really short on money. I went out every monday and tried to get a week worth of food... on time I had been sick and I was slow at running then usual. I had gotten caught and I was sent to jail for about two days... when I got out mom wasn't happy... even if the food was for her and me... I glanced down at my arm and saw two hole shape imprints in my skin, they were scars from a cigarette burn. Mom was drinking and she slipped and the cigarette brushed up against my skin, this was right after I came home.. She cried though... I could see her on her knees crying and saying how she was sorry that she couldn't get me the things I needed and the family I always wanted. I never blamed her for anything... it was my fathers fault for leaving us... I sighed and laid on my side... I sighed and looked at a small bag near the bed. I smiled a bit, Goku had told Hakkai that I had needed some pajama's and he was nice enough to get me some... I took out a pair of red pajama shorts and a button up pajama top and got dressed before climbing into bed and falling asleep.

A girl the age of thirteen sat silently in a room... the room looked like a cell to hold criminals but she was no criminal. Her maroon eyes stared out a barred window and at the soft white snow that fell from the sky and covered the cold grassy ground. Her eyes were inrigued at the new weather pattern... like she had seen it for the first time... Her arm slowly and cautiously reached out inbetween the bars. Her head turned and she looked around the room silently. The room was dark and barely any light was coming from the window, the stone walls and ground was freezing, a empty food tray and a blanket was lying on the ground. The girl silently brushed her black hair out of her face and she straightend her long shirt a bit. She had shakles on her ankles and wrists, a metal collar also was loosely around her neck. Chains were connected to the shackles to the wall... the girl turned her head back to her arm which was still almost outside. She placed her hand on the windowsill that was covered with snow and kept her hand there for a few seconds before lifting it up again. She tilted her head a bit in awe and looked at the handprint in the snow, her head turned toward the barred door when she heard a chuckle. Through the bars she could see a man with blonde hair and green eyes, from his looks he looked kind but his personality proved other wise...

"Ah... that is snow... have you ever seen snow before"? asked the man.


The girl looked back outside the window and shook her head, he smiled a bit. "You know... your father sent me a letter...he said you would have to stay with me for a little bit more... just until he could find medicine for your mother".

Her mother was no longer alive... and her father wasn't either... that man had killed them... and figured scince she didn't talk that she was dense and couldn't put that all together... he had killed them righ-.

My eyes slowly opened and I looked at the bare wall, my eyes narrowed a bit as I felt a pressence right behind me. The room was pitch black dark but I could sense someone right behind me... a creak from a floorboard told me that I was right. Whoever it was they were right beside my bed, I quickly sat up and swung my fist toward the dark silhouette and my fist connected with their jaw. The silhouette flew back and tumbled a bit before his head hit the wall. I quickly sat up and looked outside to see villagers screaming and running for yokai. I flicked the light switch on and saw a unconscious yokai on the floor. 'Dammit I was trying to sleep'! I thought with a surge of rage. I then noticed a large knife stuck inside my pillow, it must have slipped out from his hand when I hit him. He was trying to kill me... oh wow only been in the Sanzo party for a little bit and they already are sending people to kill me... I quickly grabbed the dagger from my bag and then bolted toward the guys rooms... had they been hurt? They were asleep... and they cou-. I entered their rooms to see four yokai growling and holding weapons while staring at them. They were all fine... all standing and smirking at the yokai. Goku laughed a bit and had his Nyoi-boi resting on his shoulder, Gojyo his Shakujou held tightly in his hand at his side, Sanzo was loading his gun, Hakkai with his fists raised. Five pillows were on the ground and ripped open, feathers floating in the air, on the floor, and spilling out from the torn slashes in the pillow.

"Heh so I guess if Ashurri's still alive then she can sense yokai too" said Gojyo.

Goku laughed and nodded and pointed a finger at the yokai, "None of us are stupid, we can sense ya idiots a mile away"...

A smile played across my lips, 'Hey... its kind of fun being on the Sanzo party'...

Ash:-Sitting on Gato's shoulder while he walks with Hazel- You two are very quiet... Okay Gojyo and Goku you two can take it away..

Goku:-Smiles and stands next to Gojyo with Nyoi-boi- Ashurri doesn't own Saiyuki and read the next chapter. Some new characters are comin' to join Sanzo and us so keep readin'!

Gojyo:-Smirks a bit with cigarette hanging from corner of mouth-Heh and thanks for the nice coments, Saiyuki was made by Kazuya Minekura.

Goku:Ash! -Glomps Ashurri-

Ash:-Smiles and runs around outside with Goku, climbing trees- Aha ya can't catch me Goku!

Gojyo and Lynto:-Watches Goku and Ashurri- Yep... one monkey chasin' another monkey...

Ash and Goku:Hey we resent that!!

Gojyo and Lynto:You resemble that!