Ash:Its in my P.o.V and then Kim's. So yeah I just needed to tell ya that!
The soft rythm of the rain hitting the roof and the sound of the shower in the bathroom, I looked at the floor as steam flowed out from under the space between the door and the floor. I was waiting for Lynto to get out of the shower, I sat on the cold floor my back pressed against the wall and my head tilted up so I was looking at the ceiling. I didn't feel too happy, I felt out of place... like I had forgotten something very important... that's the feeling I had and I had been feeling it in a while... My head turned and I gazed out into the grey and steady falling rain, Sanzo would be grumpy today. We would leave soon and I was waiting for my turn to use the shower, my tooth brush tightly held in my fist. I heard the wind pick up a bit and I saw Kimiko starting to pack her things up... why... do I get the feeling like the world is passing me by? Why do I feel so out of place, what am I forgetting?! 'Something... if anyone can tell me why I feel like I am forgetting something.. please do' I pleaded inside my head. I lifted my head away from the wall and then banged it against it... 'So you've already forgotten'? asked a voice inside my head. I sat silently, great I was going crazy... way to go Ashurri you just went crazy... Kimiko picked up another shirt and folded it, I watched her... she couldn't hear the voice but I could? Yeah that is a sign that I'm going crazy... I watched Kimiko, she was putting things away not noticing my lost look that was probably on my face. We would be leaving soon for the next village and would get there by nightfall... I then started to think back to when I first joined the Sanzo party... but I couldn't remember, it was as if I had always been with them... why couldn't I remember anything beyond that point? I stood up and walked out of the room, Kimiko would get me when Lynto was out of the shower. I strolled down the halls, heading toward the balcony they had for old people to sit under... I jerked the glass door open and stepped out onto the balcony, the concrete was cold against my bare feet. I walked to the railing and placed my hands on it before looking out into the endless falling rain, villagers walked down the path with umbrella's over their heads. 'Hmm... it seems that the time you have spent here washed away your memories of your real home... washed away like the rain' the voice said again, calm and quiet.
'What have I forgotten'? I asked inside my head, hoping the voice would answer... wait a sec... that voice sounded framilar... It was Kanzeon Bosastu... dang it.. she was the voice.. I wasn't really going crazy! 'Your past life... before this... but this is your home now, you have made footprints in the sand and you can never go back... but.. someone will come soon. they will be like you' said the voice in my head again. I reached out my hand into the rain, the cool drops pounding on the palm of my hand and my arm. What was she talking about? Who will come soon? Grr why couldn't she just spit it out?!
"Ashurri? What are you doing out here, oh and Lyn is out of the shower" Said Kimiko from the doorway, I turned my head and nodded slightly before going back inside.
"Kay"! I said energetically... even if I didn't know what she ment by all of that, I figured it would show in the near futrue. I passed Lynto as she dried her hair and walked into the bathroom. Maybe I should have asked her why I was with them... and how come I went crazy when my limiter broke. I sighed and took a quick shower, I stepped out of the bathroom in a towel and with another small towel I dried my hair. Lynto and Kimiko must have went off to the hot springs... I quickly grabbed a swim suit that the spa gave us and changed into it, wrapping the towel around my shoulders I stepped out of the room and headed toward the spa... Sanzo could wait for a while, he was probably still asleep. I walked into the hotsprings and saw Lynto and Kimiko sitting on the edge of the warm springs... a few kids were in a different springs, splashing around and swiming. I smiled a bit and dropped the towel before jumping into the springs and sinking down to the bottom, I looked up at the water's surface and swam back up. My head popped out of the water, my soaking wet hair hanging in my face. I looked at Lynto and Kimiko and started laughing, I had splashed them... didn't look to happy but still.
"So this was fun staying here wasn't it"? asked Kimiko with a smile before wiping her cheek with a towel. I nodded and stood up, I turned around before snatching the towel. I heard Kimiko and Lynto gasp... I blinked and turned back around.
"What"? I asked, confused at their reaction. All I did was turn around.
Lynto and Kimiko looked at each other and then pointed to their backs, "Ash you have a huge scar on your back, its a slash" said Lynto. I reached my hand down and then felt the scar, I did... when did I get that?
"Huh, I don't remember that" I said a bit puzzled while I turned around again.
"Well its hard to see actually, I had to squint before I could see it" Kimiko stated as I turned back around again... I wonder... I wonder where I got it I don't remember getting it... I shrugged my shoulders and sat down in the water, I sinked lower into the water and blew a bit of bubbles. The boy with brown hair flashed in my head, this time he was covered head to toe in blood and a knife in his hand. My eyes opened a bit more... who was that kid?...
We were back on the road again, I silently kept my foot on the pedal and both hands on the wheel. I glanced at Lynto with the corner of my eye, she was sitting silently in the passanger seat with her chin resting on the palm of her hand. I then looked beside us and Kenryuu, the guys were in Hakruyuu and keeping up with us. Goku and Gojyo were sitting in the back seats now all quiet because Sanzo had shot a few bullets at them, Sanzo was now asleep and of course Hakkai was driving. We had made it out of the village, its been four hours scince we left and the scenery had changed from a mucky rainy day to a blistering sunny ride through the desert. In the front view mirror I looked back at Ashurri, her arms were folded across her chest and she was lying down in the back seat. She was asleep, she had been very quiet today... Is something wrong with her? I kept my eyes on the road, Lynto moved to get more comfy in her seat and looked back at Ashurri. Maybe it was bothering her too? Ashurri wasn't usually quiet, she was happy and loud. Today though she seemed unattached... aloof... depressed...
"Hey Kim, have you noticed about Ashurri today"? Lynto asked while turning around back in her seat and looking at me, I nodded silently.
"Yes she is awfully quiet today and isn't that hyper". I listened to the low rumble that came from Kenryuu and the soft snoring of Ashurri. Goku seemed to be listening to the coversation, he was leaning a bit over the side of Hakuryuu pretending to be asleep... if he frowned and mumbled something about the coversation of course I could tell he was listening. Then suddenly the sound of Hakuryuu screeching brakes made me jump and I stepped on the brakes as well. Lynto went forward a bit but was stopped by the seatbelt, Ashurri fell out the seat and onto the floor. I looked at the guys, Goku and Gojyo had fallen onto the floor of the jeep and Sanzo had stopped himself from hitting his head against the dashboard. Why did they stop, it scared the crap out of me. I looked straight ahead and saw someone in the distance... 'Who is that'? I thought with caution. The person was walking toward us, a katana in his hand. He wore black pants with a black long trench coat jacket. The jacket opening was closed and the collar covered his mouth and a bit of his nose. From what I could see he was a yokai... he had a red mark across his nose, sharp claws, fangs protruding from his mouth, pointy long ears. His skin was tan and his eyes dead looking... his eyes grey mixed with blue they looked like Ashurri's eyes a bit, his hair was brown and reached down to his chin. He was young too, the age of twenty... Ashurri slowly got up from the floor of the jeep and rubbed her head with her eyes shut tightly. I looked at her and then the guy, why did they look alike?
The guy stopped once he was a few feet in front of us, he chuckled darkly and looked at Ashurri. Ashurri blinked a bit and looked at him, it was obvious she didn't know who he was but he seemed to know her, "Its been a long time... I haven't seen you scince you escaped from the cell and the matches..." he said to Ashurri. Ashurri reached up and scratched her head. "Don't tell me you've forgotten... Imouto-chan"? Lyn and I turned our head and looked at Ashurri, so did the others.
"Imouto-chan, what the heck I don't have a brother" said Ashurri, scratching her cheek a bit with her index finger. I looked back at the guy, what the heck is going on?
"Oh its true Imouto-chan your the very one I hate with every being in my body... its so disappointing that you don't remember me" He continued on. "Maybe this will help you remember"? I watched him, his eyes flashed silver and then they turned back to normal color... I slowly turned my head and looked at Ashurri. She sat frozen in her seat, her eyes wide and mouth open a bit... 'What's wrong with her'? Did he do something?!
"A-Ash"? asked Lynto silently. I could hear Gojyo and Goku whispering.
"Who is that guy"?
"I dunno, he's creepy lookin'"...
The guy started to take a few more steps toward the jeep, Ashurri then fell over onto her side. Her eyes still open, she wasn't moving.. "Ash? Hey Ash"?!...
Ash:Yeah no funny funny in this chap... (Here is a inside joke though)
Sanzo:Hakkai... get me some coffee...
Hakkai:AHHA! -Attacks Sanzo-
Gojyo:-Bursts out laughing-
Sanzo:-Throws Fan at Gojyo shuriken style and hits him in the head-
Goku:-Falls to knee's- SANZO FEED ME!!
Sanzo:-Rubs temples-Stuck with two idiots and their mommy...
Ash, Kim, and Lyn:-Bursts out laughing- Oh. My. Gosh!!
Ash:I do not own Saiyuki or its characters, they belong to Kazuya Minekura. Kim, Lyn, and I are real. Thanks for readin'! I will be away for a week so there won't be any updates but maybe I can take my laptop!