I smiled sheepishly and watched as villagers began to clean up the dead bodies of yokai and then help tend to the wounds any innocent person had sustained. Kimiko was standing with the other villagers and helping them clean cuts and put medicine on bruises. Kimiko was good at stuff like helping wounds, big or small she could make them all better. I was suppose to be listening to Sanzo who was telling me how stupid it was to drive Hakuryuu and how they were leaving right after this but I blocked him out and watched the villagers. 'She should come with us... I wouldn't be the only girl in a group of guys' that thought struck me and I turned to look at Sanzo who was still giving me the 'That was foolish' talk. I heard him say "Stupid" and "Hakuryuu could have gotten hurt", I hummed a bit and played with my sickle and chain. I looked at Sanzo, his eyes where closed and then my head turned and I looked at Kimiko again. She was now getting the villagers who had hidden back to their homes and telling them that everything was alright. I then turned around and ran off over to Kimiko, she was standing next to a guy who looked one year older than her and a woman.

"Yes mom I'm alright, I'm always alright" Said Kimiko to the woman who I assumed was her mother.

The woman worridly pressed the palm of her hand on Kimiko's forehead, "Are you sure you feel a bit warm and I was told you were punched in the face". I smiled at the woman she reminded me of my grandmother and a bit of my mother, always worrying. My grandmothers name... what was it?.. I sighed and watched, I had been forgetting a lot of things scince I came here... even so I was finding out more about my past here. I watched silently... the woman sounded nice but she sounded very afraid for her daughters safety. She was protective very very protective. She was pretty like Kimiko and she looked like she had a way of knowing things without even seeing it happen. She threw out every question about things that could be wrong with Kimiko... Are you dizzy? Does your head hurt? How many fingers am I holding up? What is your name, do you have memory lost? How about your limbs do they hurt? Do you have a cough? Can you hear me out of your ears? Kimiko sat there answering every question with a slight annoyance. No not dizzy, no my head doesn't hurt, your holding up two fingers, My name is Kimiko and no I have not lost my memory, My limbs do not hurt, I don't have a cough, I can hear you fine Mother. It was amusing to watch but then I turned to see Sanzo and the others behind me staying quiet and watching as well. 'This is better than television'.

"Mother, she's fine" said the guy.

'So that's her mom and her brother' I thought while watching. Kimiko sighed at her mother and then turned to us, smiling softly. "Thank you for helping us out, we really appreciate it" she said happily. I smiled and nodded, she looked at me and then glanced at Hakuryuu who was sitting on Hakkai's shoulder. She reached out to Hakuryuu and gently petted him on his head, which he replied with a soft 'kyuu'. I laughed a bit and smiled more.

"I was banned from driving Hakuryuu, Hakkai and Sanzo said so".

Kimiko looked at me, "That's a good thing...".

'Hey! I'm a good driver... in my mind...' I looked at Gojyo, Goku, and Hakkai. The three of us nodded and we grabbed our priest friend by his arms and dragged him away from Kimiko, her mother, and her brother. I had talked to them right after I got out of Hakuryuu and we all agreed with each other that we wanted Kimiko to come with us. I mean.. I used the cute sad eyes and no one could turn down those.. We all huddled around Sanzo and looked at him with determined faces, Kimiko was watching from a distance with a confused face.. Sanzo looked at us with a blank stare... this would be tough trying to get through the bald monk.

"Sanz-".

"No..." Said the monk bluntly while lighting a cigarette.

"Ya didn't even hear what I was gonna say"! said Goku.

Sanzo closed his eyes and stuck the cigarette inbetween his lips, "I don't need to the answer is no".

I pouted and folded my arms across my chest, "Aww come on Sanzo, I mean you've seen the way she fights"!

Hakkai nodded, "Ashurri is right Sanzo, Kimiko-chan does fight well and she knows about fixing wounds... if I ever get hurt and am unable to heal any of you during that time she could help".

I smiled and nodded at Hakkai, thankful that he said something. Hakkai seemed to like Kimiko I could tell the way he looked at her... We all stared at the monk, like it or not I was going to bring her along! Stick her in my backpack maybe! No wait... nevermind.. The monk was looking like he was very ticked off but calm at the same time... Is that possible?

"Tch fine fine, but just don't let her get in the way" he said.

My eyes widend and I smiled, pulling the unexpected priest into a hug before going off to ask Kimiko. She looked at us all puzzled and I just smiled brightly and looked at her, "Hey Kim would you like to come with us"?... She blinked and smiled a bit, the golden rays of the sun beaming down at us all... as if Kanzeon Bosastu was smiling or something. At the exact moment a single small yellow bird flew over head and began to sing a soft tune...

Ash and Kim:-Smiles and dances around the room-Kyaa! So cool! So so cool!

Goku and Hakkai:-Blinks and watches-Our girls are dancin'..

Gojyo:Hey where is L.. -Mouth gets covered by Kimiko and Ashurri-.

Ashurri:Don't ruin it Gojyo!

Kimiko:That's right we want to leave them with no idea!

Sanzo:Feh... Ashurri doesn't own Saiyuki Reload or its characters, it belongs to Kazuya Minekura... -Pulls out gun- READ OR DIE!!

Ashurri and Kimiko:-Whacks Sanzo over the head with paper fan-SANZO NO! BAD SAN SAN!!