Saiyuki her first night in Konoha went over without any sleep. She was so awake and just couldn't close her eyes. The adrenaline rushed through her body and every vein she has. Every second in Konoha was exiting, so much new stuff to see and so much to do. Lucky her didn't gave anyone a time when she would get back, so Sai had as much time as she wanted to check out the whole village known as Konohagakure. Even if Saiyuki had a lack of sleep, she was still as active as always. The Kobayashi jumped out her hotel bed and ran to the small bathroom of the room she rent. It was a small room but still good enough for Saiyuki. She was used living in a small room because her apartment wasn't that big as well. The girl loved how it was so clean in the hotel she was staying at. Even if the name of the place was so hard that she always forgot it. The sun came through the thin white curtains, who hung in front of the transpirant window. The blinding light of the orange morning sun, made Saiyuki her eyes sparkle. What would she do today? So much she could do, but all she wanted to was to relax with the beautiful skyline of Konoha. The best place would apperantly be the Hokage Mountain. The mountain with the Hokage heads sculptured on the side that could be seen from every building in the village.

Saiyuki stepped outside with her backpack around her. The brown bag hung loosely on her back and everytime she took a step a hop was made by the backpack. Saiyuki slowly stepped toward the big mountain. A smile was put on her face when she saw the big heads of the Hokages getting closer and closer every step she made. "Today, will be a relaxing day. I should also rest a bit after that long trip to this village and after a restless night as well. So i will be enjoying the sightseeing from on the mountan with the lovely picknick that was ordered at the hotel."

Finally Saiyuki got up the big Hokage Mountain and shouted her name. A slight echo could be heard and a small laugh when she heard her own name repeat in the distance. The girl looked around and saw a person. A person, she had never seen before, of course. "Time for some socializing, i guess!"

The 21 year old girl saw a small tear roll down the man's cheek. Maybe it wasn't the time to be socializing, but she just couldn't leave him sad like that. With a faster pace, she ran toward him. "Are you okay?" With a soft voice filled with sympathy she asked if he was okay. The girl blocked the sun in the man's eyes with her petite body. "If you don't want to be disturbed i shall leave."

Saiyuki wiped the tear away from the face of the man in front of her. It seemed like he was rather surprised. Well, who wouldn't be if someone just comes up to you and swiped the tear on your cheek away? Yeah, that would be really surprising. It would even be a bit creepy. After this person gave an answer, Saiyuki was almost certan that something was wrong. She could hear it in his voice, even if he would do his best to hide it. Somewhere in that voice you could always hear something, or was it just a feeling Saiyuki got when she looked at him. Saiyuki got this feeling of sadness when she layed eyes on him.

After Saiyuki asked if she should leave, the man gave her a reason why she should leave, but it was quite vage. It was like he didn't want to say something to her. Of course, Saiyuki didn't expect that a stranger would open up to her immediatly. Saiyuki gave the man a passionate and honest smile that could melt an iceberg. The Kobayashi turned around to do what he preferred, but mid way the girl stepped back and went to sit next to the person. Another tear rolled down his cheek and Saiyuki reached out to wipe it away again. "Don't cry on such a sunny day as today. I might not know you but there is no reason to be sad.". Saiyuki didn't know what it was about this guy, but she just couldn't leave him while tears where rolling down his cheek. "You know, i will take the risk of staying beside you. I just can't let you be so sad. I'm Saiyuki from the Kobayashi clan by the way. I traveled from Iwa to Konoha."

Saiyuki brushed with her hand over the green grass, that was still a bit wet. The strings danced along with the wind as a gust came by. In places like this, Saiyuki could always mentally rest. She loved peace and relacation, but sometimes stress situations are needed to get the best out of someone.

Saiyuki could see some happiness in his eyes when he noticed that she stayed at sat next to him. It was just a miniscule bit of happiness that could be seen, but enough for Saiyuki to smile at him, more. The man kept going on about some kind of pain, but Saiyuki didn't bought it. If someone would die who was dear to you and you'd feel so much pain, doesn't that meqn you had such a good and great time with that person. Saiyuki didn't understand at all. After Saiyuki replied to him, he said he was going to share a story. The story was quite short but it felt so real. The way he was talking about such pain, the way he loooed when telling this story. This person called T. Was him, most definatly. Saiyuki had been there as well. When she was 14 years old, her best and only friend Raco died. She didn't see it in front of her but, she saw his room, his thrown apart bed. In the living room of where Raco lived, there was blood all over. She felt the head of the mother of her best friend roll over her shoulder, cut right in the middle of the neck. It was probably just a mere part of what this person felt. He had witnessed so many deaths dear to him. Saiyuki could not watch as his life was being taken over by this sadness. She might not know the whole story, but she was going to make this person do something fun without thinking it might strike back with pain.

"You know, i've had someone dear to me die as well. It was my only best friend. But i doubt it was as painful as yours. You seem traumatized my the deaths you witnessed. And if you won't get to know people to not get hurt, you won't have fun either. It is a knife that cuts with both sides. If you make the best of it you will get hurt eventually, in the end. But at least you had fun and pleasure. Everyone dies. It might seem cruel, but everyone dies and i won't let a friend throw his life away, just because of a pain. We are going to let that pain go away! Even if you don't want to go, i will drag you to fun places, you got that, pal?" Saiyuki smiled at him, while she was standing up. The girl stick her hand out to help him get up. She was determined that she would make this person have a better time then crying all alone. The Kobayashi was going to give him a fun time.

Saiyuki raised an eyebrow when she heard things that probably weren't meant to be said out loud. Her lips curled into a smile as she saw a a slight blush on the man's face.The redness on the cheeks gave his face a cute touch. What he said was also quite nice. Saiyuki would never thought that a perwon would even open up to a stranger. With what this person said in the beginning, that it would be better that they didn't know each other because it would end badly and in pain for both of them. In the beginning she would have never thought that this person would say that he would protect her. When Saiyuki offered him her hand, he tried to stand up which made Saiyuki fall over. Luckily, Tsuneo would catch her before hitting the ground. A small blush could be seen on her cheeks but it would be gone by the second. She could hear Tsuneo tell her that she was quite clumsy, she couldn't disagree because she indeed was clumsy. It was what made Saiyuki Saiyuki. Without that little clumsy part of her, she wouldn't have been the same person.

The man carried Saiyuki to the edge of the mountain. Without hesitation he jumped of the side. It seemed like this kind of fun, was Tsuneo's kind of fun. No wonder that the ones dear to him died. But luckily, Saiyuki had been in worse situations than this and she wasn't quite scared. She actually felt exited, not because she was falling down a huge mountain but that she could have such a good view of the city from the angle she was in. "Beautiful view, isn't it?" Saiyuki said with a smiling face. When she realized they were getting closer to the ground she took out one of her kunai and stuck it right in the mountainside. That way they slowed down and if they would hit the ground it wouldn't we that painful. But just when they were about to land, Tsuneo grabbed a strong looking branch that was sticking out of the mountain.

Saiyuki was glad she could see the true smile of her new friend. "Scary, wasn't it?" Tsuneo said to Saiyuki as he let her go. Sai gave him a smile and tried to find her balance on the ground. "I've been in worse places. You know, it comes with being a Jounin. Now, my guide, where are we heading next? Got any fun ideas?"