Yeah I was cold and sleepy now I am falling off the side of the mountain. 'Shit...damn rocks came out of no where'! I grabbed Lynto's arm as we both fell and pulled her close to me just before a rock came down and hit her. Kimiko and Hakkai were gone they had fallen off the side of the mountain before Lynto and I... I held out my free arm and Shakujou appeared in my hand. I held Lynto close to me as we fell and the cresent blade on Shakujou shot out on its chain and aimed for where the edge on the mountain path was. Lynto tightly wrapped her arms around me and shut her eyes, I felt something tug on Shakujou and I sighed as we stopped falling and swayed a bit. I looked up and watched as the six remaining rocks fell over the side and down at us, I rocked my legs a bit almost like on a swing and tried to dodge the rocks that came falling down. Five rocks had missed... the sixth rock didn't. I winced but kept a tight grip on Shakujou as a rock came down and hit my arm. 'Fuck that hurt!' I glanced down, all I could see was a thick fog and nothing else... Hakkai and Kimiko must have fallen down into the fog... dang I don't even know how long the drop was... I could feel Lynto shiver a bit and she held onto me tighter, it was freezing and hanging off the side of the mountain with wind blowing in our faces didn't exactly help. Crap... I need to get her out of the cold... I looked up at the long chain that was leading up and over the mountain side, it swayed as a rough gust of wind blew. 'The only way is up... or down... but..' I looked at my left arm which was extended and my left hand that was tightly holding onto the only thing that kept us from not falling to our deaths... 'My arm is busted and hurts like hell...' Lynto opened her eyes and looked at me then she looked down before I could stop her. Yeah I wouldn't be a fan of hanging off the side of a mountain either... She kept staring down into the fog and she wouldn't say anything... 'Please... don't freak out' I thought..

She then began to thrash around violently, her eyes shut tight. All of the thrashing made us sway a bit which made her even more afraid of falling. "Get me down, let me down"! she shouted with fear, choking a bit on her words. I winced as pain shot through my arm almost like electricity, I held Lynto close keeping her from slipping out of my arms.

"Lyn stop movin'... just calm down" She looked up at me shaking a bit, she had stopped moving. I looked back down at her. "Breath Lynto, its alright". She nodded and took a deep breath while holding onto my torso. "Just hold on tight, okay"? I asked, she nodded and once again she kept her arms around me. I looked back up at the chain and slowly took my arm away that was wrapped around Lynto. She held on tighter as I reached my now free arm up and grabbed onto the chain and started to pull us both up. I sighed in relief and reached up, grabbing onto the edge of the mountain path and pulling us both up. I laid on my back in the snow and tried to catch my breath while resting my left arm on my stomach trying not to move it. Lyn was sitting on her knee's and watching me, her face filled with worry. I gave a tiny reassuring smile to show her I was alright and closed my eyes. 'Man... my arm hurts like shit' I took in a sharp intake of breath as I felt the sleeve of my brown jacket being rolled up. I opened my eyes and looked over at Lynto, she placed a hand over her mouth with her eyes transfixed on something. I looked at my left arm... a large purple bruise started at my shoulder and ended just below my elbow... 'Dang... damn rock did a number on my arm, huh'? I asked myself. Lynto reached a arm out and lightly brushed the tips of her fingers over the bruise, my arm twitched a bit and she looked at me. I stood up silently and Shakujou disappeared in a flash. I reached out my good arm and Lynto took my hand before standing up. I wrapped my good arm around her shoulder trying to cease her shaking from the cold.

"G-gojyo your arm" Said Lynto softly as we began to walk down the mountain path again. I glanced at my left arm which was limply hanging at my side and then looked back at her.

"Its fine, lets just try and find some where to get out of the cold" I said, she nodded and walked close to me. 'Damn... I wonder where the others are'?

I slowly opened my eyes and saw the grey sky and white snowflakes falling from the sky and to the ground. Slowly I sat up and shook my head a bit, shaking the snowflakes off my head. I looked around... we were still on the mountain but what happend? Gojyo and Lynto fell of the mountain as well... wait.. Kimiko where is she? I looked next to me and saw Kimiko lying on her side asleep, small snowflakes in her hair and on her clothes. I reached out a hand and touched her arm... 'She's as cold as ice... I have to get her somewhere nice and warm' I turned my head to my left and saw my backpack lying in the snow, I unzipped it and took out a blanket. I wrapped the blanket around her and picked her up in my arms then slung the backpack over my shoulder. I looked around, endless snow... no sign of Gojyo and Lynto or the others... I felt Kimiko shiver a bit and I held her close, the wind was starting to pick up and it was colder in the mountains at night... I looked around silently and saw a cave hidden a bit because of the snow. I ambled over to the cave while holding Kimiko in my arms... it looked like the snow wouldn't let up any time soon... I felt a hand grab onto the front of my shirt, I looked down at Kimiko as she slept silently.

"C-cold" she whispered softly in her sleep, my pace hurried. She was shaking a lot and her skin was cold as ice... I walked into the cave and looked around silently. I set Kimiko on the ground and then took off the backpack... Something to make her warm... I took out another blanket and then wrapped it around Kimiko before going outside the cave and looking for some firewood. I started picking up some dry pieces of firewood, once I had a good pile I walked back inside the cave. I reached into the backpack and grabbed a lighter out of the bag, Sanzo had made us bring one just in case we lost a lighter. I started to make a fire and in a few minutes the cave was filled with light and was starting to get some heat. I looked over at Kimiko, slowly her shaking was stopping. I walked over to Kimiko and sat next to her, I lifted her head up gently and laid it in my lap.

"I guess we have to stay here for a while" I said while looking out the cave entrance, the snow kept falling down but at a faster rate. 'It looks like a blizzard may be coming... I wonder if the others are alright'? We were lucky that we landed in a soft spot of snow, Gojyo and Lynto must have gotten back up onto the mountain path scince they weren't with us... Goku, Ashurri, and Sanzo were missing...

"Mhnm...wh-" I blinked a bit and looked down at Kimiko, she rolled over onto her back and her eyes opened a bit. I smiled softly, it was good to see her blue eyes... for some reason they made me smile... She blinked and stared at me, a small smile played across her lips. Even if it was freezing, that smile made me warm... the warmth she gave from that smile was better than any blanket.

"H-hi..." she looked around the cave and sat up, blinking. "Where are we... oh yeah we fell..." she said to herself.

I looked at her, "In a cave... and it looks like we will be here for a while...". She looked at me and then sat next to me, looking out the cave entrance. "Yeah I can feel a blizzard coming... but I love snow and the cold" she said. I smiled a bit and looked out the cave entrance, 'Then that makes two of us... and I'm glad she's alright...'

I was shaking violently and clinging onto Goku while sitting in a cave with a roaring fire... we had been buried under snow for who knows how long... Lyn and Gojyo... gone... Hakkai and Kim... gone... I looked at Sanzo who was sitting on the ground with his back leaned against the cave wall and his eyes closed. I had been found by Goku and Sanzo after they climbed out of the snow bank. 'T-this s-sucks' I thought while shaking. It was still snowing and right now I disliked the snow greatly... I liked it but right now... yeah I hated it... Goku and I had complained about the cold and how we should have went to find the others but Sanzo said it would be best that we found some place to stay and that they were fine. I closed my eyes and tried to think of the things I wanted right now... A warm bed, some food, some heat, and some hot chocolate. I opened my eyes slightly and held my hands out in front of me trying to warm them with the fire. I felt Goku leave my side and I looked at him, he went to the backpack and started to look inside. My eyes wandered and I looked at Sanzo, his arms were folded across his chest and he was asleep. 'No wonder he's not shakin'... he's wearing a warm robe' I thought with a pout. I closed my eyes and tried not to think about the cold when I felt something light wrap over my shoulders. I opened my eyes and then looked down at my shoulder, a big fuzzy blanket was wrapped around me and Goku. He smiled at me and took out two meatbuns, How did he get those? We didn't get much to eat at the temple?

"You were shakin' to much an' I snuck these from Sanzo's plate at th' temple" said Goku with a smile as he handed me a meatbun, I smiled and took the meat bun before taking a bite out of it. It was cold but it was good, Goku scooted over and sat with me and started to eat his meatbun as well. The blanket wrapped around both of us. I felt a light blush creep on my cheeks, I was so close to him... he was so warm, not cold at all seeing how we were just in the snow for a long time. I looked down at my meat bun and then took another bite before finishing it all. 'Now... I feel like I'm falling asleep, he's so warm... and this blanket is cozy' I thought while my head tilted a bit to the side. I felt my body shift a bit and then I was leaning against him, I felt my cheeks turn warm... being so close to him, it felt nice... it made me feel safe... Strange on how the weather could bring people together, huh?

"Ahh-gecik"! I heard Sanzo sneeze, Goku and I turned our heads toward Sanzo... I stared at Sanzo wide eyed and scooted closer to Goku, that was one scary sneeze.

"Goku" I whispered silently while staring at Sanzo as he slept.

"Yeah Ashurri" he whispered back, he was staring at Sanzo as well..

The snow kept falling to the ground and Sanzo kept sleeping as I whispered in a freaked out voice, "That is not a normal sneeze"...

Ash, Lyn, and Kim:O.O -Freaked out about Sanzo's sneeze-

Gojyo:-Whispers to Hakkai and Goku- That is a creepy sneeze though... who the fuck goes Ahh-gecik?

Goku and Hakkai:-Whispers to Gojyo-Sanzo does...

Ash:-Hides behind Goku- Please...

Kim:-Hides behind Hakkai- Save me... that sneeze..

Lyn:-Hides behind Gojyo- Is creepy...

Sanzo:-Narrows eyes and looks at others- What are you looking at?

Hakkai, Goku, and Gojyo:-Whispers- That sneeze is scarier than any demon...

Sanzo:-Fires gun at Goku and Gojyo- Ashurri doesn't own Saiyuki or its characters, it belongs to Kazuya Minekura.

Goku and Gojyo:-Ducks bullet- WHY DO YOU SHOOT AT US AND NOT AT HAKKAI!? -Points at Hakkai who has a lost look-

Sanzo:Simple... Hakkai isn't a idiot and doesn't annoy me...

Hakkai:Ah aha... -Laughs nervously-

Ash, Lyn, and Kim:-Looks at Sanzo like he's the grudge- That sneeze...