A Goddess Reborn

A Goddess Reborn







(A Saiyuki Fanfic)







One







One year later…







Tejas let out a sigh as she hung upside down from a tree at the same time stuffing rice balls in to her mouth eating.



Vayu sat under the tree just reading, she looked up at the demon part of their travelling party, she sighed and turned a page in her book.



The door to the monastery opened and Raido jogged down the steps and she smiled and waved to the other two. “It’s done we can crash here for the night.”



“Alright I hope they’ve got some good food.” Tejas flipped down from the tree and landed on her feet.



“Did they believe you were a Sanzo?” Vayu asked.



“Yep I showed them the scripture.” Raido replied.



“We’ve been travelling a year with you and even we haven’t see the scripture.” Tejas sighed.



Raido sighed. “Look you know I don’t like advertising I’m a Sanzo unless we really need a place to crash.”



“Yet you still wear those robes.” Vayu pointed out.



“Next town over I’m changing my outfit.” Raido remarked.



“You better you’ve been wearing that thing a year.” Tejas curled her nose up.



“I’ve washed and washed it!” Raido’s eyes fell flat.



Vayu just snickered. “Well then lets head in shall we?”



“Yeah I’m starving!” Tejas added her stomach grumbling in the affirmative.







~*~*~*~







The next morning…







Tejas looked at the food that was brought in to the room and she sniffed. “What its more vegetables? Where’s the meat?”



“You have to remember this is a holy temple.” Raido smiled as she popped some vegetables in to her mouth and she smiled.



“I need meat…” Tejas’ stomach grumbled and she let her head drop.



“Be lucky they let us stay here, females are forbidden in these types of temples.” Vayu added. “We’re lucky we had a roof over our head.”



“We’ll head out after breakfast, we can’t over stay our welcome.” Raido added smiling.



Tejas sighed. “You don’t have to be so happy all the time.”



Raido just smiled. “It’s okay I’d rather be happy than be sad besides this little road trip to India has been fun so far.”



“Why are we going to India anyway?” Tejas asked.



“Well something’s going down in India so all of the most powerful Sanzo priests have been called that way, the giant floating heads said so.” Raido replied.



“Are you sure you don’t smoke any drugs?” Tejas looked at her.



“Only cigarettes.” Raido replied with a smile.











The three headed out Raido thanking the monks before they left. Tejas’ shape shifting dragon turning in to their off road four wheel drive vehicle.







Raido sat behind the wheel while Tejas lay in the back her stomach grumbling constantly. Vayu sat in the passenger side and she motioned in the distance. “Hey what’s that black cloud?”



“Shit… that must be that black cloud that descended on Shangri-La a while back I didn’t know it moved over the countryside.” Raido remarked as they drove over the mountain range and in to the forest.



“Black cloud?” Tejas sat up and looked at it. ‘Is this what Kougaiji-sama wanted to protect me from?’ She thought to herself.



“More than likely I guess he didn’t think you’d be heading in this direction.” Vayu replied and looked at Tejas. “I heard it turns demons pretty much to their full power.”



Tejas blinked. “Full power.”



“We can’t risk Tej getting infected with it then, she has no power limiter not like I do.” Raido looked over her shoulder at Tejas.



Tejas looked at her with eyes blinking confused. ‘It’s only been a year and she wants to protect me?’



“Well we’re your friends now, your part of our group, we work for no-one but ourselves.” Vayu smirked. “My guess is you’ve been working for Kougaiji since you can remember am I right?”



“Uh-huh.” Tejas nodded slowly, “But he saved me and took me in, he’s been like a parent to me.”



Raido put her foot down. “Sorry I’m pushing you old friend but we need shelter.” The four-wheel drive just squawked in reply as it’s wheels spun and Raido spun the vehicle in to the forest off road.



“Raido do you even have your licence?!” Vayu shouted.



“You ask me this after a year of driving your sorry asses around with me?” She laughed.



“Oh shit… we’re gunna die.” Vayu sunk low in to her seat.



Tejas covered her head. “I’m to young and beautiful to die.” She whimpered.



Raido just smiled as she drove. “I haven’t killed you yet so just relax.”



Tejas let out a whimper. “She always adds yet.”







~*~*~*~







Raido looked at the black cloud as is descended over the cave they were taking shelter in and she looked at Tejas holding her heart. “I’m too young to die… so for future reference… DON’T DO THAT AGAIN!!!”



Vayu laughed. “At least it wasn’t a ‘I’m hungry, when are we going to eat?’ For once.”



“Shuddup.” Tejas glared at Vayu.



Raido just smiled. “We’ll leave when this clears up, but I don’t think this is the same black cloud that was turning our demon brethren psycho.”



Vayu looked out at the cloud it was just like a black mist. “Have you seen that other cloud before?”



“When I was little, it infected my grandfather on my father’s side, he was such a nice man, he ended up killing my grandmother, a few years ago, before then she was making my living life a hell. But even when he turned he never touched me.” Raido brushed the hair from the side of her face as she looked out at the black mist.



Tejas looked at her. “Man that musta sucked, I know I’m an orphan but sounds like your family is a bit nuts.”



“Two different worlds really.” Raido replied. “I’ve never been acknowledged as a demon though only when I was younger, my hair and eyes scared the kids and I’ll never admit I’m a demon, I have no right to call myself one, I’m only a quarter it’s not worth it.” She turned round and lent up against the wall of the cave and just smiled at the two of them.



“So you don’t wear the scripture cause you could banish yourself?” Tejas asked.



“I don’t know, quarter demons are rare on their own, I might leave a body or I might disintegrate, I don’t really know. I’m not ready to find out though, if that’s okay by you, I have no one to pass the scripture on to. Beside the order it’s from is dead, and I guess eventually I’ll need to find a decent pupil for that.”







The cave was silent for a while before Vayu spoke up. “When will this thing clear up?” She asked.



“By night fall more than likely guess we gotta camp out in here.” Raido shrugged. “Tejas can you start us a fire.”



“Sure but it’s going to need something to confine it so we don’t you know burn ourselves to death in case it spreads.” She replied.



“Okay I’ll go out and get something.” Raido walked towards the cave entrance.



“No.” Vayu stopped her, “Just in case, you stay here I’m human I can get us something.”



“Uhh okay.” Raido remarked and Vayu headed out in to the mist.







Tejas looked at Raido. “I always see being demon as an advantage, but in times like this it’s definitely a weakness.”



“It’s okay. I bought some marshmallows so we can have a cook out.”



“And chocolate, you have chocolate right?” Tejas looked at her.



Raido smiled. “Of course you know I love chocolate too… prolly not as much as you, but I do love it.”







~*~*~*~







The Next Day…







Raido looked outside to see that the black mist had cleared. “Well it looks like we can head out.” She looked at Vayu who was just siting there reading. “Umm… where’s Tejas?”



“She smelt food.” Vayu replied left half an hour ago.



Raido’s eyes fell flat. “And you didn’t stop her?”



“You were sleeping.” Vayu replied.



“Lets go look for her then.” Raido looked round. “And she took our ride.”











Tejas floated along following the smell of meat buns. “Mmmm meat buns…” She stopped suddenly on her trail when her dragon squawked at her and then she saw it in the distance playing with a white dragon just a bit smaller, the metallic flame red dragon floated round and round the other dragon.







“Hey Hakaryu… we’re going now.” A voice called.



Tejas ran up to her dragon. “Cmon meat buns!” She whined.



The dragon squawked at her again.



“Yes you found a play friend that’s nice.” Tejas remarked.







*BANG*







“EEEEEE!” Tejas squealed and ducked.



“Hakaryu. You okay old friend?” The white dragon floated off towards the voice.



“Step away from the dragon.” A condescending voice remarked.

“But Fafnir is my dragon.” Tejas looked up holding her dragon close.



The dragon squawked at the golden blonde haired man with the gun. He looked at the dragon.



“Interesting name for a dragon.” The golden haired man remarked.



“Hey Sanzo what’s going on?” She looked over to see a brown haired man come through the shrubbery the white dragon resting round his shoulders.



“A Sanzo…” Tejas looked up at the Golden haired man. ‘Damn priests are getting cuter.’ She thought to herself.







Sanzo just looked down at her, he had such a condescending look, like he hardly smiled. He was so different than Raido, who seemed to always have a smile ready for anyone. She hadn’t seen Raido mad at anyone, even those that annoyed her she just smiled, and it still remained pretty much carefree, she was only sad when she mentioned her past.



“Who do you work for demon?” Sanzo demanded.



“I don’t work for anyone.” She patted Fafnir on the head before scratching the dragon under the chin and it squawked.







*BANG*







“Wrong answer.” Sanzo growled.



“Hey Sanzo.” She looked at a young brown haired boy as he stepped through the shrubbery followed by a man with pink/red hair and red eyes.



He looked at her. “A demon babe in the middle of nowhere alone, I’d be suspicious too.”



“I was just looking for something to eat.” Tejas looked at them.



“Hakkai, Gojyo, Goku stand back this could be one of Kougaiji’s followers.”



“Psssshhh we’ve handled more than one before and we’re still alive, why would this one be any different?” Gojyo remarked.



“You don’t see round her what I see…” Sanzo replied. “She’s powerful.”







“TEJ!!!” The Sanzo party looked over to where the voice came from.



“VAYU!!” Tejas called out.



Through the other side of the shrubbery Vayu and Raido stepped. Sanzo looked at the three.



“Sanzo…” Hakkai looked at him. “It’s okay we know those two.”



‘Why do they feel so familiar?’ Sanzo looked at them. ‘I’ve never seen them before.’



“Well just our luck to run in to your male counterpart.” Vayu looked at Raido.



She looked at Sanzo while Gojyo looked at Raido, “You were a Sanzo?”



“I still am!” Raido snapped suddenly.



Tejas blinked. “Ooooh she’s mad, bad news for you, I’ve never seen her mad before.”



“I’m only mad cause he hit on me, even though I told him I’m a priestess.” Raido’s eyebrow twitched.



Goku blinked. “You hit on a Sanzo.”



“Hey shuddup monkey boy.”



“Watch it water whimp!”



Raido blinked for a moment and she suddenly smiled. “Wow he’s afraid of water, who woulda thought?”



Gojyo’s eye twitched as he looked at her. “So this demon babe is your travelling companion?”



“Yea.” Raido smiled. “We kinda need her back if you don’t mind.”



“You guys heading to the next town over?” Hakkai asked.







Vayu blushed and she shuffled her feet nervously. “Well yeah, we do need a place to rest for the night.”



Raido smiled again. “Plus we have to feed Tejas.”



“Chocolate?” Tejas looked up hopefully.



Vayu’s eyes fell flat. “It either. ‘I’m hungry’, ‘chocolate’, or ‘when are we going to eat?’ it’s like she has a limited vocabulary.”



“That sure does sound familiar.” Hakkai just laughed.



“More like déjà vu if you ask me.” Gojyo grumbled and looked at Goku.



Goku blinked and looked at them. “Hey why are you looking at me like that for?”



“Oh no reason.” Hakkai just smiled he looked at Raido and Vayu. “Guess we’ll see you in the next town over.”



“Of course.” Raido smiled.



“We didn’t catch your name priestess.” Gojyo looked at her.



“I never gave it.” Raido just smiled.



“More than likely her name will be Sanzo too Gojyo.” Hakkai pointed out.



“Damn such an annoying name for a pretty face.” Gojyo remarked.







*CLICK CLICK*







“Don’t make me kill you.” Sanzo glared at Gojyo.



Raido smiled. “Actually I didn’t take the full name up because we all know how Buddhist monks feel about women, so I kept my name. And I just took up Sanzo as a last name.” She explained.



Sanzo looked at her. “And so what name do you go by?”



“Raido.” She just smiled. “Well we’ll be off now, I predict Tejas’ stomach will growl in… five, four, three, two…one.”







*GROOOOOOOOOWWWWWWL*







Tejas let out a sheepish laugh. “Does that mean we’re going to get something to eat now?”



“Yes.” Raido smiled.



“Hurrah!” Tejas cheered. “Fafnir can you turn back in to our four wheel drive now?” She asked.



Fafnir let out a squawk before in a flash of light it changed in to their red and orange flame painted four-wheel drive.



“I’m driving.” Raido remarked.



Tejas and Vayu both paled suddenly. “After yesterday?! You drove us off that mountain side!” They exclaimed in unison.



“What?” Raido remarked jumping behind the wheel. “It was either that or risk getting infected by that black mist stuff, and I don’t want that. Who knows what it was.”



Tejas climbed in to the back seat while Vayu rode shotgun.



“Please Buddha I know I don’t pray to you much but if you let us live I’ll be good, I’ll eat my vegetables… once a year I promise.” Tejas prayed.



Vayu’s eyes fell flat. “Oh yeah I’m sure that’ll happen.”



“Shuddup.” Tejas whined.



Raido started the four-wheel drive up and then drove off leaving the Sanzo party standing there.







“Should someone tell them that town is the other way?” Hakkai asked smiling.



“No.” Gojyo remarked.



Goku looked at Gojyo. “That’s the first time you don’t want to see women again, are you turning gay?”







*STOMP, STOMP, STOMP!*







“If you ever say that again I’ll kick your ass you hear me monkey boy?!” Gojyo shouted at Goku.



Hakkai looked at Sanzo. “You think we’ll see them again.”



“More than likely they’re heading west too, looks like I wasn’t the only Sanzo sent on this mission.” Sanzo replied.







“OWWW Sanzo! Make him stop.”



“Stomp did you say stomp? Sure I’ll do that.” Gojyo teased.







*STOMP, STOMP, STOMP!*







Sanzo let out a breath. “Will you stop that before I shoot you both!”







~*~*~*~







That Afternoon…







“You took another wrong turn.” Tejas complained.



“I’m sorry I don’t have a map.” Raido sighed.



She pulled the four-wheel drive over to the side outside the inn and she let out a sigh before climbing out. Tejas and Vayu jumped out and they let out a sigh of relief.



“We’re alive.” Tejas sighed.



“Do you want to be fed or not?” Raido asked.



“Ooooh meanie don’t turn in to that other Sanzo! I won’t like you if you do!” Tejas exclaimed.



Raido just smiled. “I was only teasing.”



Vayu motioned to the inn. “Lets just book our room for the night.”



The three walking in to the inn and Raido let out a sigh seeing Gojyo leaning over the counter talking to a woman who was obviously flirting back with him.



‘Why does it bug me to see him with another woman?’ Raido blinked.



Vayu looked at her and Raido blinked before smiling. “Let just get a room okay.” She remarked waving her hand about.



Vayu just smiled. “You like him, and it bugs you cause you can’t do anything because of the priest celibacy oath.” She whispered.



“I guess that does bug me, but who else could have taken up this title?” Raido looked down at the mesh arm sleeves she wore before she ran a hand through her hair and walked up to the counter.



“A Room for night.” She looked at Gojyo.



“Damnit priestess so you did find your way here.” He remarked.



She just looked at him and smiled. “Well sorry to disappoint you Gojyo.”



“Dagas…” The woman behind the counter breathed.



“Huh?” Raido looked at the woman. “Dagas?”



The woman then suddenly smiled. “Oh no nothing you just remind me of the Goddess Dagas.” She waved her hand about and then looked seductively at Gojyo. “I’ll get back to you in a moment a job is a job after all… no offence.”



Gojyo just smiled. “None taken. At least some know a good man when they see him.”



“GOJYO!!!” Tejas jumped on to his shoulder and she smiled.



The woman blinked for a moment. “Wow are you two related?”



“No this is Tejas. She’s part of their party.” Gojyo remarked his eyes flat. ‘If only she acted a little older she might actually be some fun, why do the cute ones like this have to be soo…..’



“So what?” Vayu asked.



*DOING*



“AHH!” Gojyo jumped to the side and looked at Vayu who just happened to appear to him magickally. “Nothing.” He grumbled and looked at her.



Vayu just smiled at him.



“Your room will be number twelve it’s upstairs and to the left.” The woman behind the reception desk smiled.



“Thanks.” Raido smiled and took the keys.







Vayu pulled Tejas off Gojyo’s shoulders. “C’mon you.”



“Ahhhhh oooofff…. Owwie.” Tejas complained as Vayu dragged her along the ground.



‘It’s defiantly them, they still look the same, but something has definitely changed in their personalities, just small things.’



“So honey, when do you get off work?” Gojyo lent back on the reception desk.



She smiled at him and looked up at the clock. “In about an hour? You got any plans?”



“Oooooooh yeah.” He smiled as he looked at her.



‘I really woulda thought Dagas and Kenren would have recognised each other by now. Obviously this rebirth thing must have changed a few things. Oh well so long as he stays away from her Homura will be happy.’







~*~*~*~







“Ooooh this is great.” Tejas exclaimed.







*MUNCH, CHOMP, GULP*







Raido and Vayu blinked watching Tejas chow down on the food. Raido just smiled as she ate her inari’s with a pair of chopsticks and smiled knowing Tejas kept away from vegetarian sushi and inari’s so she would get to eat something.



“You touch my food and I’ll kill you.” Vayu warned.



“But I’m hungry.” Tejas whined.



“And I repeat if you touch my food I’ll kill you.” Vayu repeated.



Raido just chuckled as she watched the two.



“But you got a lot you can share.” Tejas complained.



“Eat some of Rai’s food.” Vayu grumbled.



“But hers is vegetables.” Tejas sighed.



“Hehe but they’re healthy for you.” Raido chuckled.



Tejas curled up her nose in disgust. “Yuuuuck no thanks.”







The three looked over when they heard a female laughing. “Rai don’t look but it’s the bimbo girl.” Vayu elbowed.



Raido looked and saw the girl having a meal with Gojyo. Raido blinked before looking back at the two. “Why should that make me upset?”



Tejas smiled. “You like him admit it.”



Raido rested her head on her hand before popping an inari in to her mouth and munching, she waved her chopsticks about nonchalantly. “Meh.”



Vayu laughed. “Frustrated aren’t we?”



“I’m not frustrated.” Raido defended herself.



“You can’t seem to keep your composure around him.” Vayu pointed out. “Our carefree Sanzo Priestess has her cage rattled by a guy and a player at that.”



“It’s just that I feel like I know him and it frustrates me because I would remember a guy like that.” Raido sighed.



“Hey get your hands off that’s mine!” Tejas placed her arms round the bowl of ramen and glared at Vayu.



“It’s a bowl for four!” Vayu growled.



Raido just smiled. “Oh well I’ll figure it out.”



“Noooo it’s my ramen!” Tejas protested.







*WHOMP*







“And I said it’s a bowl for four!” Vayu remarked stealing some of Tejas’s ramen.



“Raaaaaaiiiiido.” Tejas whined.



“Just share and I’ll give you my chocolate stash.”



“Oooooh okay!” Tejas smiled.



Vayu’s eyes fell flat. “You’re to nice to her, you know she only joined our party so Kougaiji could get his hands on your scripture.”



“I know but it’s okay, she good company.” Raido laughed.



“For you.” Vayu grumbled.







~*~*~*~







Raido found herself wandering the streets after their meal and heading towards the stall and she stopped outside one picking up a pair of jeans and she smiled.



“Just these thanks.” She handed the vendor some money and she turned round and paused to see Gojyo with that same receptionist. ‘I’m getting the feeling I’m being followed here.’ She thought with a frown. ‘But which one is watching me?’







“Raido Sanzo!” The girl waved before jogging up to her and smiling. “Fancy seeing you here.”



Raido blinked. “Uh I’m just buying some clothes.”



“And some liquor too I see.” Gojyo added motioning to her bag.



Raido looked down at the bottle and she nodded. “So I drink and I smoke.”



“By the way I’m Cyran.” The receptionist smiled. “I’ve been following your reports in the newspapers.”



“Newspapers.” Gojyo looked at Raido.



“Uh… I didn’t even know. I don’t read the paper much.” Raido looked at the blue haired girl. The clothes she wore were pretty outrageous anyway, more so than the pair of jeans Raido had just bought.



Cyran’s outfit was a green bikini halter-top and a green skirt long at the back with tails and short at the front with purple flared arm sleeves lined in green also and purple thigh high tights and green stilettos.



“You know priestess without that robe top on you actually look like a normal everyday girl.” Gojyo smiled.



Raido blinked and she looked to the halter neck back top she wore and the robe skirt the slit up the side with her mesh stockings and knee high black platform boots.



“Uh yeah. Well I should be going I need to buy some new clothes.” She walked off.



“It was a complement priestess.” Gojyo called after her.







Raido walked round a corner and lent up against the wall. She lent up against a wall. “Damnit, I’m normally really good at ignoring guys like him, but he really bothers me.” She placed her hands behind her head as she pulled away from the wall her bags round her wrists.



“That’s because even in this reincarnation you like him.” A familiar voice remarked from beside her.



Raido jumped and she spun round and found herself staring in to one blue eye and one yellow. “What?” She looked at him.



“You’ve forgotten me already Dagas… it’s a shame I said I would come to watch out for you.” She watched as he touched the bracelet. “I never expected my own half sister to get her hands on a scripture before I did.”



Blinking in confusion she began to ask. “Do… I…”



“You do. Just think. It’ll come back naturally.” She blinked again and watched as he turned round and walked off and she looked at the ying yang symbols that lined his cape.







“Raido!” She watched as the figure walked off before vanishing and she felt arms around her. “What are you doing? That was Homura.” She looked up at Gojyo as he looked at her worried. “He didn’t do anything did he?”



“The scripture.” She remarked suddenly pulling the bracelet off and opening it up. She pulled the long scripture out and she let out a relieved sigh before pushing it back in to the confinements of the bracelet.



“You really are a Sanzo.” Gojyo looked at her. “You’re not as flaky as the one I know.” He added.



“Where’s Cyran?” Raido looked round.



“She had to get going suddenly she got a call in to her second job.” Gojyo replied. “C’mon I’ll walk you back to the inn.”



“I need to get a change of clothes.” She mumbled.



Gojyo looked at her as she stepped back and headed towards the market. “He’s put her in a daze.” He watched as she bought a light crème yellow halter-top.



“Okay you have jeans you have a top, lets go priestess.” Gojyo pulled her along and she found herself following him.







The two reached the inn and Raido caught Vayu’s smile and Tejas had her mouth round a block of chocolate.



“Mrph?” Tejas remarked.



“Rai what’s wrong?”



“Ladies you know Homura was talking to your priestess here?”



“The prince of war?” Vayu asked.



“Mmmmm Homura.” Tejas smiled.



Vayu blinked suddenly. “Homura.” She repeated.



“He’s so pretty.” Tejas sighed.



Raido looked at her. “Ewwww how can you like him?!”



“Ehehehe… easily.” Tejas smiled.



“Okay you three with me now.” Gojyo remarked.



“Are we going to play Mahjong?” Tejas asked innocently as she followed.



Vayu’s eyes fell flat. “I don’t think so.”



“Awwww…”







~*~*~*~







Sanzo looked at the three as they sat in the Sanzo party’s room. Vayu was blushing a bright red across her cheeks as she sat next to Hakkai and Goku and Tejas were eyeing up the food in Raido’s bag. While Raido was just staring out the window.



“Did you see if he did anything to her?” Sanzo asked Gojyo.



“Nothing from what I saw, she just went in to a daze after he left.” Gojyo explained.



“Hey priestess are you even home?” Sanzo remarked.



Vayu cleared her throat. “Rai.” She called.



Raido blinked before turning round. “Oh sorry, I think I’ve forgotten something.”



“Are they going to eat that food?” Goku asked.



“No it’s our food get your own!” Tejas growled at him baring fangs.



“I was just asking.” Goku grumbled. “You don’t understand how hungry I am.”



“I’m hungry too!” Tejas protested.



“Those are our supplies.” Vayu looked at Tejas. “If you eat them I’ll pound you in to the ground.” She warned.



“Awwww but I’m really hungry.” Tejas complained.



“You ate an hour ago.” Vayu remarked.



“She can’t help it, she uses us the most energy out of all of it, and it’s just natural.” Raido replied walking away from the window and she sat down at the table and just smiled. “She’s always been that way.”



“I don’t think we follow you very well.” Hakkai looked at her. “There’s something else isn’t there?”



“More than likely there is. Rai will remember though.” Vayu remarked.



“Unlike you, memory of a sive.” Tejas remarked.



Vayu looked at Tejas with a sidelong glance.



“Eeee!” Tejas jumped behind Hakkai.



Hakkai just smiled. “Do you have to hide behind me?”



“She won’t hurt me if I’m behind you.” Tejas smiled.



Vayu blushed red across her cheeks.



Raido seemed to ponder outloud than actually talk to the other Sanzo party. “Homura he called me Dagas. When I was doing my study to take on this title I read that there was a Goddess called Dagas, a catalyst goddess, his younger half sister, what if I’m that reincarnation?”



“And you hold a scripture priestess I’ll say you’ll be seeing more of Homura than you intend too.” Sanzo remarked.



“I say just for tonight we do a switch on the rooms, maybe Sanzo and myself can watch over you three tonight?” Hakkai offered.



“I don’t baby-sit.” Sanzo remarked.



“Well if Sanzo doesn’t want to watch over three beautiful young women I’ll be glad to.” Gojyo grinned.







*WHOMP*







“Oh no you don’t I’m not having you near me.” Vayu looked at him. “Especially as I sleep.”



“It’s okay I’ll be there, I’ll make sure Gojyo behaves.” Hakkai smiled.



Vayu blushed suddenly and Tejas looked at Hakkai. “Oooh yes she won’t beat me up as hard when you’re around.”



Raido rubbed the back of her neck and she smiled. “I guess it’s okay then.”



“Then we can eat!” Tejas added.



“Hey no fair I’m hungry too.” Goku pouted.



“Deal with it.” Sanzo huffed.







~*~*~*~







Vayu blushed as she stepped in to the room the three girls were sharing. “Well this uh… our room.” She looked at Hakkai.



“Wow you girls sure don’t travel light.” Hakkai laughed see all the bags about the place.



“Are you kidding most of that is Tejas’ food.” Vayu remarked her eyes fell flat. “Try travelling with her.”



Gojyo looked round the room. “I don’t think there’s enough room here for the five of us.”



Tejas jumped on her bag of food and hugged it happily. “Mmmm food.” She purred as she rubbed up against the side of the back.



Raido just laughed. “Well she’s entertaining. Guess I’ll go to the other room then.” She went to pick up her bag.



“Homura came to you Raido, which means he’ll definitely being coming to see you again, there’s no point in us watching over you if you’re not even here.” Hakkai pointed out.



“So who gets the boot then?” Gojyo looked round the room and he smiled as his eyes settled on Tejas munching away on a chicken leg.



“Rmph?” She looked up at him a chicken leg in her mouth.



“A candidate has been chosen.” Vayu remarked. “Maybe I’ll get a decent night sleep tonight then.”



“C’mon pinkie you’re going to spend the night with Sanzo and monkey boy.” Gojyo remarked. “So grab your shit.”



“It’s not shit it’s food!” Tejas hugged her bag.



“Take this through and share some with Goku okay.” Raido smiled and handed her another bag.



Tejas blinked and she smiled. “I get to spend time with the other Sanzo?” She asked.



“Yep.” Vayu snickered.



“Is he like you Raido? Will I get lots of food?” She asked hopefully.



Hakkai and Gojyo just looked at each other before cracking up with laughter.



“What?” Tejas asked looking at the two of them.



“C’mon lets go.” Gojyo walked Tejas out of the room and she looked up at him.



“You’re too cute, it’s a shame you aren’t a bit more mature.” He patted her on the back.







Gojyo opened the door and Sanzo looked up from where he was reading his paper. “What do you want?”



“Here’s some company for the night.”



Tejas smiled and waved, she had a block of chocolate tucked in to each of her arm bands and candy canes hanging from leg straps and three bags two of food and one of clothes. She had single staff over her shoulder using to carry her bags tied together by a whip.



“She’s got food Sanzo!” Goku looked at him.



Sanzo gave Gojyo a look. “What makes you think I’m taking her in?”



“Well there’s not enough room next door, so have fun.” Gojyo laughed as he shut the door leaving Tejas in the room with them.



Tejas just smiled. “It’s only for tonight. I hope you don’t mind I bought food cause I’m hungry.”



“I know that.” Goku’s stomach grumbled in agreement.



“Oooh Raido said I should share this with you.” Tejas put the bag down and the two began eating the moment the bag was open.



Sanzo looked at the door an angry mark appearing on the back of his head. “I’ll kill them both.” He grumbled.







~*~*~*~







Later that night…







Gojyo stubbed his cigarette out in to the ashtray, while Raido looked at her cards.



“Damn I fold.” Vayu put her cards down.



“Stop that.” Gojyo looked at her.



“When you see you’ll know why.” Vayu remarked.



Hakkai smiled. “Guess I’m calling then.”



“I got two of a kind.” Raido sighed and placed two aces down.



“Well I happen to have a Royal flush.” Gojyo grinned and placed his cards down.



Hakkai just smiled. “Guess I win again.” He placed down a Straight flush.



Raido flicked her ash in to the ashtray before taking a sip of her drink from the glass.



“I wonder how they’re doing next door?” Hakkai asked.







~*~*~*~







“I know it’s here somewhere.” Tejas was looking down the front of her top while Sanzo had his hand over his face.



“Man Gojyo definitely traded the wrong one.” Goku laughed.



Tejas smiled. “Found it!” She reached down her top to pull out a large block of chocolate.



“You’re like a walking candy store.” Goku blinked.



Tejas smiled. “Ehehe I love my chocolate.” She hugged the chocolate block.



“I’m definitely killing those two in the morning.” Sanzo grumbled.







~*~*~*~







Raido found herself by the window later that night as the others slept and she lent on the window frame looking out at the night, she could still remember those eyes, why couldn’t she forget them and what was it about Homura that made her almost want to drop everything and just follow.



“Damn him.” She muttered closing her eyes and turning round leaning up again the window pain. ‘He almost frustrates me as much as Gojyo.’



She let out a sigh and opened her eyes looking up, she jumped almost when she saw a hand by the side of her head, she found herself looking in to his eyes, the same red eyes she found herself looking at every morning in the mirror, a reminder of the part of her that she was unable to hide.



“Can’t sleep either priestess?”



“I can’t get him out of my head.” She thumped the side of her head frustrated. “Normally I have better composure, but between you and Homura, you both drive me nuts.”



Gojyo just smiled. “I frustrate you priestess.” He lent in close and Raido blinked before backing up against the windowpane.







*CLICK CLICK*







Gojyo looked down and he blinked seeing the gun pointed at his stomach. He looked at Raido her breathing was heavy and he just nodded his head and stepped back holding his hands up.



“Do all priests carry a gun around?”



“I don’t carry just one.” Raido remarked slipping away from the window. She looked at him wearily. “I carry twenty.” She added.



Gojyo just blinked. “You’re kidding me right?”



She picked up the top of her robe and pulled it open for him to see, it was lined with all sorts of guns. She placed it back on her bed. She looked at the gun in her hand. “This was my first gun I ever got a M-9 Berretta, it’s not as cool as the magnum 500 series or your basic stock combat but it does the job especially with the help of the incantations I’ve placed on the bullets, does the job almost as well as a banishing gun, just a little bit more messier.”



“You going to shoot me priestess?”



Her hand twitched for a moment. “I… uh…”







She jumped as Gojyo was suddenly in front of her his hand over the gun, pointing it down. “Too slow honey.”



“You make this really difficult you know that?” She looked off to the side ignoring his look. ‘Don’t look at him, just don’t look and you won’t fall.’ She told herself.



His hand touched her hair. “You may not trust me priestess, but it’s rare I meet a woman who has red hair and red eyes just like me. Makes it interesting.”



“I’m not going to be some babe or chick you just pick up and discard, I have a rank, an oath and I have a mission to complete.”



“Priestess you don’t know what your missing out on.” Gojyo smiled before pinning her to the wall her arms at her sides.



‘Why do I feel this is so familiar?’ She thought suddenly.



Raido went rigid when he actually kissed her and his hand touched her side before sliding round her waist pulling her close to him.



‘He feels familiar.’ She realised. ‘But we haven’t…’







“Uhhhh… Gojyo need I remind you I’m still in the room here?” Hakkai’s voice came out through the darkness.



Raido pulled back suddenly her cheeks heating up before she rushed out of the room shutting the door after her.



Gojyo looked at Hakkai and he sighed. “Damnit Hakkai.”



Hakkai just smiled. “Besides I don’t think Vayu would like it very much if you did take advantage of her.”



“What she’s awake too?” Gojyo looked over and he saw a glint of something silver reflecting in the moonlight.



“Touch her again with out her permission and I’ll grind you in to mince meat.” Vayu warned.



“What the hell is that thing?!” Gojyo exclaimed.



“A long handled mace.” Vayu grinned at him eerily in the moonlight.







Raido lent up against the wall and she let out a sigh and reached in to her pocket pulling out a packet of cigarettes and pulling a solo one out she lit it up with her lighter. She let her shoulders slump.



“I’d take Tejas to deal with any day over him.”



“Then you can take her back.”



She looked over to see Sanzo also outside his room having a cigarette. Raido just smiled suddenly. “Oh wow I didn’t realise you were out here.”



“I’ve been out here because that stupid monkey and your little friend are keeping me up.” Sanzo pushed open his door and Raido peered inside.



She smiled seeing the two were sleeping soundly both mumbling in their sleep.







“Beef, Pork, Chicken… Fish…” Goku mumbled in his sleep.



“Chocolate, Candy, Foood… Homura…” Tejas also mumbled in her sleep.







Raido let out a cheery laugh. “Oh my they do seem alike don’t they?”



Sanzo looked at her. “You can take her back.”



“How about we just switch rooms, you can sleep in there and I’ll sleep in yours, I doubt Homura will show himself tonight, after all it’s already two am.” Raido offered.







“Mmmmm Homura.” Tejas drooled in her sleep.



Raido just rubbed the back of her neck. “How can she dream of him when she hasn’t even met him is beyond me.”



“For watching over your little pixie you owe me a packet of cigarettes by the way.” Sanzo remarked.



“Wha?” Raido blinked.



“Since she’s come in to that room, I’ve smoked an entire packet more than I normally would when just dealing with monkey brat over there.” Sanzo replied.



Raido just smiled again. “Okay I’ll get you a couple tomorrow to make up for it, but seriously it was Gojyo’s idea not mine.”



“And for that he’ll die a slow and painful death.” Sanzo added before walking back in to his room.



“Wow he’s a cheery person isn’t he?” Raido laughed.







~*~*~*~







The Next Morning…







Goku sat there his eyes starry at all the food in front of him and then he blinked watching Tejas already diving in to her portion.



“Oh wow look at her go you guys.” Goku smiled. “Amazing she can almost eat as much as I can.”



“What do you mean almost, this is only a snack for her.” Vayu replied her eyes flat as she glared at Tejas.



Raido popped some of the vegetables in her mouth and smiled as she ate. “Isn’t this just nice us all sitting down to eat together.



“Hey get your hands off that’s mine!” Goku exclaimed.



Tejas looked at him. “But you weren’t eating it.”



“I was about to.” Goku defended.



“Oh yeah real great two Goku’s just what we don’t need.” Gojyo remarked.



Hakkai just smiled. “Still I have to agree with Raido it is a fresh change to sit and eat with other people for once.”



“Grrrrr it’s mine!” Goku growled.



“But I’m hungry!” Tejas whined.



“SANZOOOO…”



“RAIDOOOO…”







*WHACK*







“Just give her the damn egg roll Goku!” Sanzo snapped.



“Yum.” Tejas popped it in to her mouth.



“Hey she stole my food why didn’t you hit her with your stupid paper fan?” Goku complained.



“Because your whining is annoying.” Sanzo replied.



“Or perhaps you don’t know what Raido will do to you if you hurt Tejas.” Hakkai offered still smiling.



“Shut up.” Sanzo growled.



Tejas smiled at Goku. “Here have my inari’s I don’t like them.”



“Ooooh really?!” Goku’s eyes grew starry as Tejas put her inari’s on to Goku’s plate.



“Yuuuum.” Goku began scarfing them down.



Raido laughed. “They make the cutest couple don’t you think?”



Goku and Tejas blinked before looking at each other and both blushing.



Vayu let out an animated sigh. “Whatever… and stuff.” She waved her hand about.



“Well they do act like a couple.” Hakkai smiled agreeing with Raido.



“It’s sicking the monkey boy has found a pixie girl.” Gojyo remarked obviously disgusted.



Vayu looked at Gojyo. “Pixie… that suits her, she gets in to everything.”



“Now Vayu be nice.” Raido smiled.



Vayu raised an eyebrow. “Me nice? Since when?” She asked.



“Well you were nice the day we met.” Raido offered.



Tejas looked at Vayu. “But she’s always mean to me and picks on me and she beats me up, that’s not nice.” She pouted.



“I wouldn’t do that.” Goku smiled at her.



Raido smiled again. “It seems you have a crush on her Goku.”



“Uh?” Tejas blinked and looked at Goku who was blushing across the cheeks.



Gojyo looked at Raido. “Your carefree personality seems to remind me of someone.” He looked at Hakkai who was sitting there just smiling. “Why it looks like we have two Hakkai’s as well as two Goku’s.”



Hakkai just smiled. “Say that again and I’ll kill you okay?”



Gojyo looked at Raido and smirked. “What about you honey? Will you kill me too?”



“I have twenty guns on me, of course I will.” Raido smiled at him.



“Ooooh Vayu look, now whose a cute couple?” Tejas giggled happily.



Raido continued to smile as she looked at Tejas. “I’ve never raised a hand to you, don’t make me start kay?”



Tejas shuffled closer to Goku in her seat. “Uhhh… kay.”



Gojyo looked at Vayu. “Guess that would make you and Sanzo of this little party.”



Vayu looked at him with flat eyes. “Well then whose your counterpart then huh?” She questioned.







“Hiiii! More rice?!” Cyran smiled holding up a bowl.



Raido snickered. “And we have a candidate.”



Gojyo looked at Raido with a sidelong glance. “Oh very funny priestess.”



Raido smiled. “I thought so.”







~*~*~*~







Later that day…







Vayu looked in the backseat of Fafnir at Cyran. “Why’d you have to tag along?”



“Hey you’re travelling with hot guys as if I was going to be left behind.” Cyran smiled at them.



Raido just smiled from behind the wheel of the car. “Well it’ll be more interesting this way.”



“Stop hiding behind that smile, this is the girl that’s been hitting on Gojyo.” Vayu pointed out. “We know you like him, so she’s competition.”



“Are you scared she’ll hit on Hakkai too?” Raido smiled at Vayu.



Vayu’s eye twitched. “I haven’t hit you yet so don’t make me start.”



Raido chuckled. “I wouldn’t let you get a shot in.”



Tejas smiled. “But she’s nice, she gave me chocolate.”



“That’s only to shut you up.” Vayu remarked.



“Why are you so mean to me?” Tejas sniffed.



Vayu just smirked. “It’s fun.”



Cyran just smiled. “Well I must say this trip definitely isn’t going to be boring.



“Or quiet.” Raido added with a chuckle.







The group of girls continued to travel behind Hakkai driving Hakaryu.







Goku lent back in the backseat and he looked back at the four that travelled behind them. “They’re a lot like us you guys.”



“What about Cyran Goku did you smell any demon blood on her?” Hakkai asked.



“No she’s got a different scent, I can’t figure it out just yet, but she’s not a demon or a human either, which makes it strange that Raido would just let her travel with them.”



Gojyo smiled. “Leave it to me, I’ll find out what she is.”



“So long as I’m not in the room this time.” Hakkai smiled.



Gojyo sighed. “I was so close to scoring with that priestess too Hakkai. You had to spoil it.”



“You do realise there is an oath with that title Gojyo, I don’t think she would of let you besides, you saw her armoury of guns, she could have banished you.” Hakkai pointed out.



“Let him get banished it’s no loss on my part.” Sanzo remarked. “Maybe it’ll make this trip quieter.”



“You wanna banish the noise maker, banish the chimp, and he’s the one that makes all the noise.” Gojyo snapped.



“I am not!” Goku protested.



“Oh yes you are.”



“No I’m not!”



“I say you are so you are.”



“I’m not!”



“YES YOU ARE!”



“AM NOT!”







Sanzo let out a breath and he looked at Hakkai. “Someone should banish them both.”



“Now Sanzo you know we can’t do that.” Hakkai smiled.







~*~*~*~







Raido walked up to the water hole and looked at Sanzo. “So why’d we stop?”



“We need to give the dragons some rest time, Hakaryu was getting tired.” He replied.



“It’s a water hole!” Tejas announced.



“Yes so I noticed.” Vayu remarked her eyes flat and she looked at Cyran. “It’s like she gets stupider and stupider the further we take her away from Kougaiji.”



Cyran just smiled. “It’s okay, now’s the chance to get some leisure swimming in I think.”



“Swimming! I like swimming!” Tejas announced.



“You make me go near that water and I will put a bullet in your head.” Raido remarked.







Gojyo slipped an arm round Raido’s shoulder. “Looks like we have something in common then priestess. But I would like to see you in a nice bikini.”



Raido let out an animated breath. “I bet you would.” She sighed, but then smiled. “But if you even try it, you’ll be the first I kill… Kay?”



“Cheery when she’s threatening, now that’s scary.” Goku remarked.



“Oooooh can we have a picnic?” Tejas asked.



Cyran smiled. “I did pack some food from the inn for the trip.”



“Alright lets eat!” Goku announced.



“Yea I’m hungry!” Tejas added.



Sanzo just groaned while Vayu’s eye twitched. “And I left my mace in the boot of Fafnir.





~*~*~*~





Ten minutes later…







“No and I said you can have it.” Goku remarked blushing looking down.



Tejas smiled at him. “It’s okay you can have it.”



“No it’s okay you can have it.”







“How sickening… Monkey love.” Gojyo drooled watching Goku offering the last of the food to Tejas.







“I insist you can have it.” Tejas remarked.



“No really you can have it.” Goku smiled.



“It’s okay, you should have it.” Tejas blushed.







“Bah this is stupid why waste good food.” Gojyo grabbed it and popped it in to his mouth.







Tejas and Goku turned on him. “HEY THAT WAS MINE!!” They exclaimed in unison.



“Oh wow that’s so cute just like a real couple.” Raido smiled.



Goku and Tejas suddenly blushed and both looked down sheepishly.







~*~*~*~







Hakkai sat next to Vayu as they watched as Tejas tried to drag Raido towards the water, but the priestess was proving to be just as stubborn as Gojyo when it came to water.



“So you guys haven’t been attacked not even once by demons looking for the scripture?” Hakkai asked.



Vayu shook her head. “Not even once, but that’s probably cause Kougaiji’s little adopted pixie is with us.”



“And if what Raido says about Homura is true then he’s going to consider the scripture you guys carry as good as his.” Hakkai mused.



Vayu nodded. “More than likely.” She let out a sigh. “Part of me is glad we got the easy part of this deal, but Raido didn’t have to bring us along, she’s just on this mission, go to India and she won’t tell us what for, she just mentioned giant floating heads, sometimes even me and Tejas even think she doesn’t know, she hardly talks about her past either, we know she’s admitted being a quarter demon and that the power limiter she wears allows for her to carry the scripture without being banished.” Vayu explained. “Apart from that I only know her step father was a real asshole, my parents hated living next door to him.”



She rested her head back against the tree.



“Sometimes someone’s past should be just that… their past, we’re alive today, and we just have to keep moving forward.” Hakkai smiled at her. “Besides isn’t it better this way, but I should warn you it’s not safe to travel with us, we get attacked on a regular basis.”



Vayu grinned. “Who cares you haven’t seen me in action.”



“Action huh? I’ve always wondered how feisty you could really get.” Gojyo lent in close to her.



She let out a startled cry. “Get away from me!”







*THONK*







Hakkai just laughed. “Now Gojyo, I do believe this is the second female to shoot you down.”



Gojyo looked at him. “Well trust me it’s not me, they just have bad taste.” He rubbed his head and looked at Vayu. “Unless you like someone else… eh Vayu?”



Vayu went bright red and her eye twitched before her mood changed instantly.







*SMACK*







“SHUT UP!”



Hakkai cringed. “Oh wow, remind me never to get on your bad side okay?”



Vayu blinked before she looked at him blushing suddenly.



Gojyo sat up from the spot he’d been punched to the ground from and he just smiled. “Was I right or was I right?” He laughed.



Vayu growled before standing up and stalking off.



“There’s water over there, you might need a cold bath honey.”



Vayu’s eye twitched. “If Raido doesn’t kill you… I will.” She growled before stalking off in a huff.







~*~*~*~







“This thing is cooooold.” Raido shivered covering herself as Tejas bounced about her.



“It fits really well on you though Rai.” Cyran smiled and elbowed her and smirked. “It’s got Gojyo’s attention.”



“I didn’t want attention.” Raido sniffed.



“Lets go swimming! C’mon Goku!” Tejas grabbed Goku’s hand and pulled him in to the water before glomping him from behind causing the teenager to blush bright red in embarrassment.



Raido stood in the shallow end of the water and she looked at it before shivering and stepping back out of it.



“I… I can’t… I’m sorry.” She raced off causing Vayu to blink and look in her direction even she’d joined in on the water fun.



‘I didn’t get time to read her thoughts to see what she’s afraid of.’



“Maybe it’s best this way, after all we can give the boys a nice show.” Cyran smirked and waved at them before blowing a kiss in their direction.



Vayu’s eye twitched, “Have you no dignity?”



Cyran just smiled at her. “Of course.”



“I’ll believe that when I see it.” Vayu grumbled. ‘Little bitch.’ She added in thought.







Hakkai looked off to the direction where Raido had run off. “A Sanzo priest afraid of water… how odd.”



“Well I’m not going after her, if she gets herself lost that’s her problem.” Sanzo huffed.



Gojyo just smirked. “And in that cute little bikini too, she’ll definitely get some attention that way and unarmed.”



Sanzo let out a sigh. “Well I’m not stopping you from going after her.” He grumbled.



“That I know…” Gojyo chuckled before heading off in that direction.



“He seems intent on corrupting her.” Hakkai just smiled. “Is that okay?”



“There have been worse priests out there who have done worse than sleeping with the opposite sex.” Sanzo remarked pulling out a packet of cigarettes and pulling one out and lighting it up.







Gojyo stepped through the forest and he caught Raido sitting under a tree holding her knees up to her chest.



“C’mon honey are you that afraid of water?” He looked at her.



She looked up as he pulled his vest off and wrapped it round her shoulders. Raido sighed. “It’s stupid and cowardly of me I know, but I’ve never gotten over it.\" She let out a defeated sigh before looking up at Gojyo then back down again. \"My grandfather was a Sanzo, we were attacked one day while he was teaching me by the water, I fell in and he jumped in and saved my life by putting me on the other side of the river, but the demon, he attacked my grandfather and he threw the scripture at me, my grandfather vanished down a river with a demon and I didn’t see either one again, but the monks found his body and that of the demon downstream, my grandfather and the demon were dead, they both drowned.” She explained. \"I’ve been so afraid of water since he died, I was afraid before, but after that I was more afraid of water than I should have been.\"



“So your grandfather was a Sanzo and that’s how you go the title?”



“Yeah they had no choice but to initiate me, I was his pupil I knew all his teachings, so I got the job, he’d told them he wanted to pass it on to me. As far as I know I’m the first and only female Sanzo priestess.” She looked at Gojyo as he sat down next to her.



“Well our own priest doesn’t talk about his past so freely.”



Raido looked down, “My step father always told me emotions were weak, so growing up I had lack of them, no emotion nothing what so ever.” She held up her left hand and looked at it, she pulled the arm sleeve off and held it up for Gojyo to see. The scars kris crossing up her arm were obvious looking like tiger stripes. She went to pull it back on when Gojyo stopped her.



“What happened here?”



“My step father, he hated my demon part, he use to take it out on me because he could, I had hot water poured all over this arm before he sliced at it with a knife.” Raido just smiled. “It’s okay though.”



“Did you cry?”



“Cry? If I cried he’d just beat me up some more, so it got to the point where all I could do was just smile.” She explained.



She caught the look Gojyo gave her and she blinked for a moment. “That man was an asshole priestess.”



She looked at his hand as he ran it through her hair. “It’s a different kind of red from mine.”



“That’s cause I’m only quarter, the red lightened a bit I’d say. But my father broke the rules he was blonde.” She smiled.



Gojyo blinked. ‘She thinks she’s only quarter?’



“He was the best father out there, so I thought growing up, my step brother never knew him but me and my mother did, I still have memories of him, but they’re old and faded, he’s dead too now, seems this priestess thing is good for me, cause any man who comes in to my life always seems to leave suddenly.”



She felt Gojyo’s hand as he touched the side of her face. “Your stronger than most women I’ve come across, but even you have your softer side, it’s nice to see that even if you are part demon like me, you are still human underneath.”



Raido went to reach in to her pocket and she stopped and looked down at the bikini and she looked at Gojyo as he flicked out a cigarette and handed it to her, she smiled and put it in her mouth before he pulled out his zippo and lit the end for her.



Raido took a drag of the cigarette before looking at him. “Thanks.” She just smiled and Gojyo just smiled back.



“You’re a real work of art priestess… now something I want to know is how you manage to end up in the headlines a lot?”



Raido laughed and rubbed the back of her neck. “Lets just say sometimes when I have to do rituals and all that I have to detox my system so that means ten days without a cigarette, liquor, or anything sugar, I’m quite unbearable. So I end up getting in to fights a bit and kicking some ass.” She shrugged.



Gojyo looked at her. “A priestess with attitude when deprived, can’t say it’s as bad as our antisocial ass of a monk.”



Raido laughed. “He is a bit like that isn’t he? But you should have seen my grandfather, he was a regular player, every time I went on a journey with him, he would always come back with a different woman, another bulk carton of smokes and more than like three or four crates of beer. He said everything he taught me was essential to life, though I can’t say that learning to tilt a glass when pouring a beer at two and a half is essential to saving my life or even becoming a priest, but who knows.” She smiled some more.



Gojyo looked at her. “That’s some Sanzo priest you learned from, did he teach you anything apart from pouring a beer and smoking?”



Raido thought for a moment. “Well martial arts, but my ability to hold my liquor isn’t as good as his, demon blood is too thin, so I have a human tolerance level.” She scratched the side of her face and just smiled again.



“Well then priestess since your feeling better want to head back to the others?” Gojyo asked.



“Sure.” She stood up and the two walked back and she looked at Gojyo as they stepped through the shrubbery in time to see Tejas starting a water fight with Goku while Vayu was drying herself off from the water and Cyran was lying on a towel on the grass sun bathing in her skimpy little bikini.



Raido raised an eyebrow. “No dignity that woman.” She muttered.



Gojyo smirked before leaning in close to her ear. “Don’t worry priestess, she’s not as much as a challenge as you are.”



Raido blinked before looking at him and he winked at her before walking off. “Hey your vest thing don’t you want it back?” She asked.



He paused for a moment. “Don’t worry honey I’ll be taking it back later on tonight.”



Raido scratched the side of her face. “Well if I didn’t know better I’d say you were inviting yourself to my room tonight.”



Hakkai just smiled. “Gojyo’s pretty blunt like that.”



“And woman fawn for that?” She asked.



“Surprisingly enough they do.” Hakkai smiled.



“Wow how pathetic.” She laughed.



“I heard that priestess!” Gojyo shouted.







~*~*~*~







The two off road vehicles pulled up in the nearest town outside an inn. Raido jumped out and she noticed the strange stares of the people in the town.



They looked at her then Sanzo and she looked down at her robes.



Vayu looked like she was on the verge of cracking up.



“What’s so funny?” Sanzo demanded.



Vayu wiped a tear from her eye and she just smiled before elbowing Raido. “They think you two are married or an item.”



“What why?” Raido demanded.



Sanzo’s eye twitched. “And you find this funny why?”



“Because they obviously don’t know you two.” Vayu snickered.



Tejas smiled. “It’s cause your dressed the same.”



“This wasn’t my choice of outfit.” Raido grumbled. “Blame the damn monks that gave me this title.”



Gojyo grinned. “Well I can change that rumour, don’t you think so honey?” He slung an arm round Raido’s shoulder and she just sighed before smiling.



“Touch me again and I’ll break your arm kay?” Raido continued to smile.



Gojyo pulled her closer. “Now c’mon priestess you’re a hot looking chick, and if your with that antisocial blonde it wouldn’t be the right image for these people now would it, I’m much better looking.”



“Let just get ourselves a place to sleep now okay?” Hakkai smiled walking in to the inn.



“I’m not married. I wouldn’t even know how to act married.” Raido sighed defeated.



“Quite easily honey.” Gojyo grinned at her. “I can give you a few pointers... in the bedroom.”



“Discretion isn’t your strong point is it?” Tejas asked.



“You only just noticed that huh? Try travelling with him.” Goku let out a sigh.



“It’s true Gojyo’s tact isn’t the best, but I don’t think that really matters about now, I just think we all need a decent amount of down town to relax in.” Hakkai added opening the door to the inn as the group walked inside.







~*~*~*~







Raido sat with her head on her hands as she watched the two kids tearing apart the room she was suppose to have and she let out a sigh. ‘The things I do to distance myself from Gojyo.’ She thought with a sigh and she let her head fall.



“What’s this do?”



“Can I see this?”







*BOOM*







Raido fell back on to the bed and pulled out a cigarette and lit it up.



“Hehehe that was cool! Do you like loud things?”



“I think the priestess will find out tonight if she does or not.” Gojyo looked at her with a smirk.



“Naaaaaah!” Raido pulled the pillow over her head. “Why me?” She mumbled.



“Because your good with kids.” Gojyo mimicked Vayu’s earlier words.



“Where’s my gun.” She placed her hand in to the sash of her robes. Gojyo grabbed her hand.



“Na uh priestess.”



“Please let me die…” She mumbled from under the pillow.







“Wow you smoke a lot.” One of the terrible two motioned to the ashtray half full already with cigarette butts.



“This is defiantly Sanzo’s revenge. He can forget the free pack of smokes that’s for sure… I think I’ve already smoked them.” Raido complained.







“And how many rooms would you like?”



“Just two.” Sanzo replied as he looked at the receptionist.



“Oh my that won’t be enough, our rooms are equipped with only three beds.” The receptionist looked at them.



“Make it three then.” Hakkai smiled.



“I’ll give you and your wife the bridal suite then.” The receptionist smiled.



Sanzo’s eye twitched. “We’re not married.”



“Oh I’m so sorry I just assumed…”



“Well he’s my older brother, just a wanna be Sanzo monk, but alas he hasn’t paid me back from the last lot of clothes he messed up, so I had to borrow some of his.” Raido added.



“Oh?!” The receptionist looked at Sanzo.



Sanzo glared at Raido. “Do you want to live through the night?” He growled.



She just smiled at him. “Now you know you can’t do that.” She chuckled.



“But we’ll take the bridal suite.” Gojyo slipped an arm round Raido’s shoulder and she gave him a flat-eyed look.



“Oh so you two are married then?”



“Oh yeah married.” Gojyo smirked.



“Well that’s great… can I ask a favour, as a married couple do you expect to have kids someday?” The receptionest asked.



“Sure do, I can just picture it.” Gojyo boasted.



‘Oh he’s so dead.’ Raido thought.



“That’s great! Can you look after my sister’s son and daughter, she starts a shift in half an hour and the baby sitters sick, and we have no one else to turn to.” The receptionist smiled.



“Wha?!” Raido blinked. “Me and kids?!”



“You have got to be-” Gojyo began before Vayu and Sanzo slammed a hand over their mouths.



“Of course they will. She’s good with kids.” Vayu smiled.



“They’d be honoured, after all it would be good training for them.” Sanzo added.



“Mry mraight mru.” (translation: I hate you) Gojyo muttered from under Sanzo’s hand.







Raido flicked the ash in the ashtray and she rubbed her head as the two kids bounced up and down in the bed around her.



“Nice spring action.” Gojyo remarked.



“Will you shut up?!” Raido mumbled.







~*~*~*~







Tejas lay sprawled out on the bed while Goku sat on the end of the bed and Cyran let out a sigh as the duel stomachs grumbled in unison.



“Are you two hungry again?” She asked.



“Yeeeeees.” They both whined in unison.



“Why’d I have to get this job it’s like watching over a couple of kids.”



Goku let out a laugh. “I bet you you’re glad you’re not having to be in Raido or Gojyo’s place.”



Tejas smiled. “Yea I can hear them through the wall… listen.” She placed her ear up against the wall.







“HEY GET OUT OF THAT!!! YOU LITTLE BRAT!!!”







Cyran smiled. “Well they wanted to be married…” She laughed.



Tejas rolled back and forward on the bed. “Cyyyyyyyran when are we going to eat?”



“Yeah I’m dying here.” Goku held his stomach.







*GROOOOOOOOWWWWWWLLLLL*







“Damn that Sanzo for getting me in to this… but damn he’s just so cute.”



“Ewwwww you like Sanzo.” Goku curled up his nose.







~*~*~*~







Author’s Note: Normally these go at the beginning of the story… but oh well… you will have to excuse any plot falls and spelling mistakes, I don’t have all of the series and only just started collecting the manga…and on top of that I cant’ find any decent episode summaries or guides for the 1st season of Saiyuki, so I just have to wing it, so my bad, plus I got no Beta either… and it takes time and patience… and if you know me twenty cigarettes later I’ll only be part way through the next chapter… or in the kitchen eating ^^;











Disclaimer: I don’t own Saiyuki that is copyright of the great and wonderful (yes I know suck up aren’t I?) Kazuya Minekura, the only characters I own are the ones you don’t recognise… fancy that ;p I actually started out doing a counterpart fic for an Anime / Manga called Yami no Matsuei, but when I saw Saiyuki, the idea sprung to my head again… so here’s the low down on whose the counterpart of who if you haven’t figured it out yet… and a brief look in to their personalities and sort of backgrounds...























Raido (Nakiryu Sanzo): is Hakkai’s counterpart but she is a three quarter human a quarter demon, her father a half breed with blonde hair silver eyes defied all logic and got the daughter of a lecherous Sanzo priest pregnant. Her stepfather used to abuse her being that he hated demons and his brother was killed by one… Raido has a nasty habit of chain smoking, just like I do, she is somewhat rebellious in the fact when she was assigned the mission by the three aspects she told them to sit on it and rotate (uh oh!!) before telling them to find another smuck (our fav Sanzo got that gig) then they called her back and got her a deal, directions to somewhere a place she’s been looking for, so she’s headed west ironically this destination is on the way to India… She carries a scripture inside her beads, it is the 6th scripture created by the merciful Goddess after the creation of the first five, as a back up… the Henka Scripture… Raido carries this very scripture on her, she is the first known Sanzo priestess, and she causes quite a fuss, she’s normally very pleasant and has a smile for everyone kinda like a mother or elder sister figure, except for some reason most men annoy her (minus Hakkai), and she’s driven to her Sanzo moments constantly by Gojyo and Gojyo alone and she can’t figure out why… (she likes him but won’t admit it). So this twenty-one year old along the way picks up travelling companions three females each as different, but alike as each member of the Sanzo party. She carries with her a metal fan she uses on Gojyo, rarely Goku and at least once on Sanzo (oh my… Ehehehe) and she has at least an arsenal of twenty mantra guns underneath her robes, and later on she picks up a chain.















Vayu: is Sanzo’s counterpart, she is a full blooded human, her father was part of a previous Sanzo party, but was killed by demons when she was seventeen, she is a mind reader and clairvoyant she reads people’s emotions and has his uncanny knack to pick up any sort of gambling game with ease (much like Hakkai) she calls it luck, Gojyo calls it cheating ;p. Vayu is also a chronic chain smoker, there always has to be at least one in every group but this time it’s two. Vayu, she is some sort of mystic and has powers some would call dark and gothic, in appearance she wears a cape over her head all the time, well most of it. She had a normal upbringing and is often seen under a tree reading or in the four wheel drive (Fafnir) reading… She actually has a crush on Hakkai, and he just wants to help her to start with, but ends up falling in love with her, when the shortened version of her Goddess name is brought up. Kana… add one N and you get Kanan… scary co-incidence isn’t it? Actually it was when I wrote it and I was like… Oooops can’t change it now, so I worked with it… Vayu a twenty-year old temperamental woman is forever seen whacking Gojyo, Goku, Tejas about and she even gets a hit in on Cyran every now and again… Vayu carries a pair of Tonfa’s under her cape and fricken large mace on a stick kind… scares the bejesus out of Gojyo when he first sees it ;p















Cyran: is straightforward Gojyo’s counterpart, she likes guys, and she likes more than one guy at a time (too much information I know). She is seen as the weakest one of the four girls but she holds a secret and a power so great that the only way it can be released is by being on earth and living as a human… She is the Goddess of secrets and she always seems to have some kind of information about something, through her “sources” which vary in hot guys she takes to bed with her… but later on she drops the sleeping around, and she falls head over heels in love with Sanzo and tries to seduce him every which way which results in her most common lines… “Second time lucky…” or “Fifth time lucky…” even “Seventh time lucky…” lol this IS Sanzo we’re talking about, but ya can’t blame a girl for trying can ya? Her age visual age is about twenty-two, but actually is five hundred and twenty-one. She gets along well with Gojyo the two are good friends being that they have a couple of things in common… Trying to seduce a Sanzo being one, and feeling like the odd one out of the group. Cyran actually has no weapons and she can’t fight very well so it ends up in her getting saved a lot until Raido gives her one of her mantra guns to learn to use and she learns and fast… it’s the only weapon she has apart form her Goddess powers which she hasn’t unlocked yet…















Tejas: Goku\'s counterpart. A pink haired demon with exceptional power and Kougaiji’s surrogate daughter or little sister in a way, he watches out for her, and wanted to keep her out of Hotou castle for the obvious reason her power is so great she can summon Gods to do her bidding, if Koushou ever found that out, the revival of Gyumou would be off to grand jolly start, but Kougaiji doesn’t want Tejas to be a pawn. She is after all a cute, bubbly innocent young girl about the age of nineteen and she and Goku become good friends and fast, they want to spar together, eat together and hang out together. Goku develops a crush on Tejas but her link to her past life is stronger being that she is drawn to Homura, and she hasn’t even seen him, she says she thinks his name is pretty so he has to be pretty, her main vocabulary is “Homura”, “Can we eat yet?”, “Mmmmm Chocolate…” and “Raaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiddddddooooooo…” She is a powerful demon but she’s always in her true form and hasn’t had the encounter of the black mist like the other demons being that she was sheltered away from it. She likes Raido a lot because Raido always feeds her and looks after her much like Kougaiji did, so she gets attached to people a lot and she even got attached to her little shape shifting dragon which she found and kept… naming it Fafnir, she can’t really talk to it very well and she has no licence so Raido takes up the job of driving being the one leading them on this journey. Tejas has a wooden staff that is actually two hidden swords in a stick and a whip that in a whim can ignite in to flames.











R & R let me know what you think if it works, if it doesn’t I’ve already written over two hundred pages, I just wrote this for my friends but I though “Meh why not put it up as a first Saiyuki fic” and that’s what it is, my VERY FIRST Saiyuki fic… it follows part of the series after Homura comes in to it… but you have to know these aren’t episodes I have many of or even seen, heck the manga I’m no where near that far… (Does he even show up in the manga?? I’m up to volume 1 in Reload and there hasn’t been a sight of him) Anyways just let me know and such…











To be continued…