Of Her Nature

Part Six: Clash of the Faiths

Sanzo leaned up against the flat face rock wall, breathing heavily. Gojyo , Hakkai and Goku ran up to them. Goku sat down on the ground. Gojyo put his hands on his bent knees. Hakkai leaned against a tree. Gojyo looked at Jorja and Sanzo, he noticed Sanzo still gripped her wrist. Jorja winked at Gojyo. Gojyo grinned.

“Did we lose them?” Gojyo said as he was steadying his breath.

Hakkai looked around. “I think so.”

Jorja spoke up, “We should lay low for a bit. They’ll be looking for me and you’ll get no rest from the questions.” Her wrist was beginning to hurt.

“There’s a cave,” Gojyo jerked his head, “So we have cover for the night. “

“Good. Go gather some wood for a fire.”

“Yes, sir.” Hakkai said as he , Gojyo and Goku walked off into the woods.

Gojyo turned to Goku, “So, what was your friend-from-last-night’s name?

Goku stopped and stared off in the woods, in a small tiny voice he said, “I don’t know, I never got it. “

Seeing the sad look on his face, Gojyo jabbed, “Remember he said wood , monkey not food!” Gojyo playfully slapped Goku on the head.

“Not afraid of fire are ya water sprite?!” Goku yelled as he elbowed Gojyo in the ribs.

“I’ll show you fear.” With that they took off running, playing a rough game of tag.

Hakkai sighed, he knew he would be the only one with firewood. *Why is it that I’m Mr. Dependable?* He, of course, would never complain. *What can you do?* He shrugged at himself.

Sanzo moved to get his cigarettes, then he remembered he still gripped Jorja’s wrist. He looked at his grip, he could no longer feel his hand. He released her and his muscles ached from being in the tense grip and from the emptiness.

She rubbed her wrist and circled her hand. “Thanks for getting me out of there, but I didn’t need your help with the battle. “

“We weren’t helping you. We were defending ourselves.” He looked at her. He remembered how she looked and moved when she was in battle. She looked so big and bold. Now, she looked demure and poised.

“Too bad we can’t have a beer.” She sighed.

Hakkai returned with the firewood. They cleared an area of brush and leaves and built a small camp fire. They all sat around staring into the flames, watching the fire leap and lap at the air. Hakuryuu fluttered down and curled up in Hakkai’s lap.

Sanzo broke the silence, “Why were those demons after you?”

“They were after the town, I was in their way.”

“What are you?” Sanzo eyed her odd garments. She looked regal and sultry all rolled into one. He tried to squash the attraction he was beginning to feel toward her.

“I am a warrior priestess of the Moon Order.” She didn’t reveal the whole truth.

Hakkai looked at her, “One of the villagers called you a High Priestess.”

“Ok, so technically, I am a High Warrior Priestess of the Tri-Phase Moon Order.” Her words were sharp, they bounced between satire and sarcasm. “But that is such a mouthful. You can call me Jorja.”

“I’ve never heard of them.” Goku piped up.

“I have.” Sanzo stated matter-of-factly. “They are a secret group of women warriors. High ranking members can supposedly call upon the powers of the Goddess in their duties. They were reported as having been wiped out in battles against Gyumaoh.” Sanzo eyed her.

She told the story of how they were nearly wiped out when Gyumaoh was on his rampage. But, a handful went into hiding and focused on their powers and training. The Gods had tried to conscript them into doing their dirty work and they refused. Fearing they were too weak to face up to the retribution of Gods, they went deeper into hiding. Eventually , coming out to try to rage against the change in Shangri-la.

As she spoke, her words melded together in Sanzo’s ears. He watched her speak. Her mouth moved so daintily, her lips pouted and stretched. Her pink, wet tongue occasionally touched her white teeth and moistened her lips. He focused on those lips. Those red , soft, succulent lips. He shook his head to try to break the chain of thoughts. *What is getting to me? Have I been cooped up with men too long? Have I been away from the temple too long?* He looked back at her and watched her face. He felt urges. He wa to to kiss those lips, he wanted to feel those lips against his body. *What the hell?! * Why was he experiencing these feelings? He didn’t even like the contact from a handshake.

Somewhere during her story the sun finished setting and the only illumination was from their small little fire.

Gojyo noticed Sanzo staring at her. After she finished speaking, Gojyo spoke up, “Well waddaya know, monk-boy paid attention in theology class.”

“Shut up.” Sanzo turned away from her and starred into the fire.

Jorja looked at him, “So. “Her eyes scanned his robes. “Are you a priest or a monk?”

“A priest. Monks have the stupid hair cuts.”

She looked up at his golden locks. He did have nice hair, beautiful hair. It looked soft , warm and inviting. It framed his face well and accented his best features. His eyes were of the most rich violet.

Everyone noticed that Goku had been quiet for a while. Gojyo looked at him. He was laying down in the dirt fast asleep.

Hakkai’s arm slowly slid away from his hip. Smoothly he ended up on his side next to the fire. Hakuryuu adjusted himself and draped one tiny wing on Hakkai… an attempt at being a blanket.

Jorja looked up at the inky b sky sky and the piercing white stars. She looked back down at Gojyo and saw him wide awake. She looked at him, he looked at her. She cut her eyes over to Sanzo and looked back at him. His eyebrows wrinkled a little bit. *Damn dolt! * She cut her eyes to the sleeping Hakkai and the sleeping Goku , she darted a look at Sanzo and stared right at Gojyo. Her eyes cut through him. He realized what she wanted.

He stretched his arms and yawned. “Oh gee, I sure am tired. I think I will lie down and go to sleep.” He couldn’t hide the light giggle in his voice. He laid down with his back toward the fire and closed his eyes. *It’s all yours now Jorja. I‘ll say it again. It‘ll never happen.*

Jorja and Sanzo sat in silence listening to the sounds of nature and the crackling of the fire. She scooted closer to him. His attraction toward her heightened. She didn’t know his aversion to touching, she gingerly reached a hand out and touched his kne
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Her touch shot through him like a jolt. He snatched her hand up by the wrist and whipped it around. She turned toward him, her arm twisted in an unnatural pose. Her face was just a few inches from his. She kissed him. The touch of her soft lips seemed to melt his hard exterior. He felt a tingling sensation between his eyes that washed down his body, his eyes closed, his mind spun. His shoulders dropped, but his grip on her wrist tightened. She backed away from him and looked at him.

“You can’t tell me you didn’t feel anything.” She whispered.

He shoved her hand out of his grip, as soon as it was gone he wanted it back.

His eyes revealed he was torn. She looked at him, “Judging by the fact that you are a very young Sanzo, I will assume you were raised in the temple. I can understand that this might be difficult for someone of your ,” She cleared her throat.” inexperience.”

Sanzo’s eyes narrowed. “I was raised in a temple, but I am no virgin. Sexuality is a welcomed aspect of humanity and nature. A divine gift. Not something to be shunned,” he remembered the monks, “by most.” he added.

“Oh well, then. I ,uhhh, didn’t realize I was too old and too female for your tastes.”

He wanted to slap her, “I’m not that KIND of a priest.”

“Oh, of course you’re Buddhist.” She eyed his body and her eyes opened wide. “Ooooohhh! “ Her head tilted in a knowing way. “If the equipment doesn’t work ---”

Sanzo cut her off my snatching her up by the back of her head and pushing her hard against the rock wall. Her breath left her. “That’s not the issue.”

“Then what. Ya scared?” She defiantly looked him in his eyes , “Of what you might feel? “

“You think you can take me? You think you can handle me?” His voice was firm and solid.

“Yes, I do.” He grabbed her wrist whipped it behind her back and shoved her into the cave.

Gojyo softly chuckled, *Well, I’ll be damned. The moon is out tonight.*

The campfire offered pitiful illumination inside the cave. As she was shoved into cave she lost her footing and began to fall face first. Sanzo released her arm and she caught herself barely sparing here. *e. *I don’t care how it gets done , but it is getting done* She thought to herself. She was counting on one universal truth. All men sleep afterward. She flipped over, looking up at him.

The sudden expression of aggression released an explosion of desires inside Sanzo. He saw her on the cave floor , looking up at him. He had one firm solid thought. He wanted her. He was going to have her, on his terms, his way.
He reached his hands behind him and whipped off his robes. They fluttered to the ground around his feet. He stood there in his black two piece body suit. His arm pieces clung tight around his biceps.

He was backlit by the fire. He appeared to her as a silhouette. His angular body and chiseled muscles showed her an extremely alluring outline. The shadow from his hair blocked out his face. The light gleamed off the creamy skin on his shoulders. She felt herself getting very wet.

He stepped out of his robes. He placed his feet on either side of hers and fell forward. At the last possible moment he jutted his hands out and stopped himself a sliver over her body. He positioned his face next to her ear. He pointed his tongue and lightly licked her cheek. Her skin was tasted intoxicatingly sweet. He whispered in her ear, “The safe word is Kama Sutra.”

*Oh shit! What have I gotten myself into?* Her mind screamed, she began to wonder if she could take him.

He raised himself up a bit and looked in her face. She smiled briefly and nodded.
He glanced down her body under him. He whispered “Take it off before I tear it off.”

Sanzo pushed back with his arms and tilted off to one side. She sat up and quickly, unfastened , unclasped and unbuckled her outfit. She slid out of it and laid it gently on the ground. “Keep the headdress on” He stated flatly. She kept her headdress on.

He stood up and walked around her. He glanced up and down her body. She felt very exposed, while he was inspecting her. She moved her hands in front of her. He grabbed both her wrists and pushed them to her sides. He put his hands on her shoulders and nudged them back.

He looked at her long, lean muscular 5’11” build. Her skin gleamed in the muted firelight. Her curves were smooth and soft. Her breasts where full and lifted by her shoulder position. She flat stomach rose and sunk with her heavy breaths, he noticed she didn‘t have a belly button. He looked into her eyes. noticed the briefest whisper of trepidation. Her ass was d and and firm, her thighs smooth and full. The front of her thighs had a sharp angle, a cut that comes with toned muscles. Her calves flowed from her knees and tapered off sharply at her ankles. She had indentions down the outside of both her calves , again a sign of being tone and tight. He bent down and tapped the inside of her ankles, indicating that he wanted her legs spread farther apart. She obliged him. He pursed his lips and nodded slightly.

He leaned into her and whispered, “If you scream, they will hear. “ He reached one hand up and pinched and twisted a nipple. Gasping, her knees went weak and she dropped slightly. He shook his head no, and a ‘tsk, tsk’ sound came from his lips. He released her nipple and lifted her back upright. He stepped behind her and drew his hand back. The slap on her ass resounded loudly in the cave. Her ass stung, she had to move a foot in order to keep standing. She quickly moved it back. He leaned his face next to her, he whispered, “One”.

He stood back , drew his hand back again and it landed squarely on her other cheek.

She whispered, “Two”.

He said, “Good”.

By the time she reached twenty-four she could barely get the words out of her mouth. She was too shocked to whisper, but didn’t dare speak out and risk waking the others. Her ass stung. She could only imagine how red it appeared to him.

He stood closely behind her, and rubbed his hand lightly across her ass, occasionally raking his fingernails on her now very sensitive skin.

She felt the silk cloth on his hands running over her stinging skin. It felt so good. A juxtaposition of the soft ,sleek silk and her hot, stinging ass forced a flux in her mind. She felt her knees get weak again, but managed to keep them in line.

Her breathing was jagged. He walked around her and faced her, he looked at her dry face and stoic eyes. “Good” he stated calmly.

He brought one hand up and grabbed a fistful of hair on the back of her head. As he mashed his lips against her he cupped onnd bnd between her legs. He moved his fingers between her labia as he penetrated her mouth with his tongue. She was hot and wet.

She felt some of her fluids run down her leg.

He parted his fingers, his index finger traced one side of her clitoris and his middle finger traced the other. Her knees dipped a little. He hoisted her back up. With his tongue darting back and forth , he moved his fingers back and forth. Tightening the pressure and increasing the sensations. He steadily moved faster and harder.

He moved his lips off her, and kissed her neck. He curled his lips back and firmly bit at her skin. He was careful not to bite too hard and he took in just enough skin as to not really hurt her. He used enough pressure to ensure the targeted response. He slid his teeth down her neck and onto her shoulder. He bit and tugged at the soft flesh above her breasts. Working his way to her nipple.

He felt her thighs tightening, and sto stomach started to quiver. He shifted his hips and pushed his hard dick up and down along her thigh. He pointed his tongue and touched it to her nipple. He swirled his tongue around it anacedaced his teeth on it. As he bit down on her nipple he mashed his hand against her clitoris. Her body went into convulsions. Her thighs shook, her stomach quivered, her ass jiggled, and he felt her vaginal muscles spasm against his hand. She finally stopped moving and she exhaled a long jagged breath.

He moved his head up to her ear and whispered, “You’ve cum and I still have my clothes on. Are you sure you are up to this? Are you sure you can handle me?”

She attempted a breathy affirmative, “Uh-huh.” But she couldn’t swear to the sound that came out of her mouth.
rea reached his hands to her nipples and pinched both. He pulled them down , forcing her to her knees in front of him. He bent over and grabbed her wrists. He interlaced her fingers and placed them on top of her head. He tucked his thumbs into his pants and slid them down to his upper thighs. His dick now free of its silk prison, bounced out at her. She looked at it, staring back at her surrounded by a halo of blonde hair. He was wide, long, and very hard.

He placed his hands on her head and directed her mouth to him. She parted her lips as he put her face on him. She began to tilt her head and swirl her tongue around him. He put both his hands on the sides of her fand and tightened his grip. She halted all her movements. He held her still and shifted his hips. She tightened her lips around him, applied pressure with her tongue and timed her breaths with his movements. He pushed himself far and deep into her throat, and paused briefly and slowly pulled back. He was ever mindful of her need to breathe. He pushed into her , tightened his grip on her . Pushed her head back and pulled out very quickly. A wet pop resounded in the cave.

He removed his hands from her head. Her mouth felt very empty.

He looked down at her, he grabbed her chin and tilted her head up. He looked down at her on her knees, her hands on her head, and his dick a few inches from her face. “Lay down” .

She shifted her weight around and laid down on her back. She rested her hands on her stomach. Her knees bent.

He stepped between her legs, pulled his pants back on to his waist. He brought the hand that was between her legs to his face and smelled her scent on him. He licked his fingers keeping sharp eye contact with her. He wrapped his teeth around the ring that held his sleeves to his hands and tugged it off. He laid it on her lower abdomen.

He tugged the other one off with his teeth and draped it across her throat. He reached behind her head and tied it in a knot. He ran his finger between her skin and the silk. He looked at her. She quickly nodded. He grabbed both her wrists tied them together with the silk and slipped them behind her head. He tied the ends of the silk to each other, effectively trapping her hands behind her head. He checked the tension on her neck again, and again she nodded.

He sifted his weight back onto his feet. He put his hands on her knees and he slid his hands down on to her ass. He gripped his hands into her hips. In one swift movement he jerked her up, smashed his face against her and jerked her legs over his shoulder. He darted his tongue across her, sucking , nibbling and biting.

His actions were so fast, she didn’t have time to react. All she could do was gasp and pant.

He slowly lowered them in unison back down to the ground. He shifted one hand off her ass and on to her inner thigh. He raked his fingernails, slowly up and down her thigh. He left red streaks in her flesh. He postured his hand extended two fingers and penetrated her. He pumped his hand in and out of her, feeling her juices run his his hand and in between his fingers. He took her nub into his mouth building up suction. Steadily increasing the pressure in his mouth and with his lips.

His fingers filled part of her need for him, she could feel the contours of his fingers has he pumped them in and out of her. She could feel his velvety soft tongue slide across her clitoris. She felt him pulling her into his mouth, his suction was so hard. She felt her clitoris swell inside his mouth.

The fullness of his fingers and the sensations from his mouth became too much for her. She wanted to react, she wanted to touch him and squeeze him. She needed to react. With her hands tied above her head, it forced her reactions to focus on the part of her body she could react with….her hips.

He felt her bucking beneath him, he slid his hand on her ass down and over her leg. He placed it firmly on her abdomen. *If you buck at the wrong time, this is going to hurt like hell.* He pushed down on her stomach trying to restrain her movements.

He pulled his hand back and straightend out a third finger. He pushed his fingers into her and as he reached her depths , he bent his middle finger and touched her g-spot. He sucked even harder on her.

She felt her self reaching the cliff of orgasm.


He pumped her harder and faster, still attacking her g-spot and increasing the suction. He felt her stomach start to quiver under his hand and he felt her thighs tense. He maintained his movements carefully timing and judging her reactions, at the last possible moment. *DON’T BUCK.* He released his teeth from his lips and bit down on her slamming his hand into her.

She didn’t just reach the cliff of orgasm she was shoved off it. She gasped for air as her body convulsed and her hips bucked. Sanzo couldn’t get his teeth off her fast enough. When she bucked she smashed her self against his face closing his teeth even tighter on her, and then when she recoiled she raked her sensitive nub across his hard sharp teeth.

The juxtaposition of pure pleasure and sharp pain was too much for her body. Her body reacted the only way it knew how. She strained against the restraints, and screamed out --- loudly. She experienced two back to back orgasms, the second more intense than the first. Her eyes shut so tight , they hurt. Sanzo sat up watching her twitch and tremor, he experienced the taste of salt in his mouth. In a blink it was gone.

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The scream from the cave woke up Gojyo, *No way. No fucking w Goj Gojyo sat up and looked at the cave. He noticed Hakkai was a awake too. Gojyo placed a finger against his lips, “Shhh.” He flattened his hands palm down and moved them slowly up and down in his best “stay cool” motion.

Hakkai whispered, “What’s going on?”

“Sanzo’s appreciating a full moon.”

Hakkai looked puzzled.

“He’s getting a little priestess action.”

Hakkai’s mouth fell open and he clapped his hand to his mouth to block his laughter. With the best whisper he could muster, “I’ve never heard that kind of scream before.”

Gojyo looked at him, “Oh I have … when you do something wrong.”

Gojyo looked at the dying fire and slipped into the shadows. Hakkai followed. Gojyo stopped at the entrance of the cave.

“Maybe we should go in and check to see if he needs help.” Hakkai’s nature wouldn’t let him see the perverted connotations in his statement.

Gojyo stifled a chuckle. “Oh, that wasn’t Sanzo screaming. He really will kill us if we go in there now.”

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Sanzo waited for her to calm down. He placed his hands on both sides of her chest. He leaned down, tilted his ear toward her mouth and whispered, “I don‘t hear it.”

Sanzo leaned back onto his knees and looked at her lying on her back with her legs spread around his knees. He reached a hand down, and lightly brushed a finger across her red, swollen, hypersensitive nub.

Her stomach muscles spasmed and caused her to buck up off the floor.
Sanzo looked at her and wore a whisper of a smile, “Good.”

He brushed her again, “I don’t hear it.” She jerked

There was a gleam in her eye, that she wasn’t all that comfortable with. It looked angry and dark, her mind scrambled for the safe word. She couldn’t recall it.

He touched her again, “I don’t hear it.” *Damnit! Why doesn’t she give up?*

She bucked.

Again, “I don’t hear it.” She squirmed. He reached his hand down to her , he quickly pinched her clitoris between the knuckle of his index finger and his thumb.

Trying desperately to remember the safe word, she used her eyes to plead with him, and she whimpered.

He twisted her nub between his fingers and she cried out. She was so wet, she slipped from his grasp.

Sanzo sat up on his knees and reached his hands to her nipples. He turned and twisted them. He pulled and tugged. He made sure he positioned his leg in such a place that when she bucked her poor defenseless nub would have to brush against his leg. Her body twitched and writhed under his control, *In my way, on my terms.*

Her mind raced, *what the fuck was that safe word! *As he relentlessly went after her nipples she noticed herself getting wetter and wetter. She felt her juices run down her ass.

She gasped and panted.

Sanzo noticed a wet spot on his silk pants.

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Her whines and whimpers made their way to the entrance of the cave, and Gojyo found himself getting aroused. His imagination was running away with the sounds.

Hakkai whispered to him, “This isn’t right. We shouldn’t be doing this.”

Gojyo looked at the cave, “Leave if you want to.”

Hakkai sat down where he was.

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He released her nipples and pulled his pants down to his knees. She looked at him, his member looked bigger and harder than before. He looked at her and he put his hand across her mouth.

He positioned himself just a fraction of an inch away from her opening, he could feel her damp heat on him. In a hard fast movement he shoved himself inside her. She screamed through his hand as her buck mashed her sensitive nub between her pelvic bone and his flesh.

He waited for her to stop shaking and leaned over to her, “Can you be quiet?”

She nodded her head yes.

He moved his hand from her mouth and placed his hands on her shoulders. He gripped her shoulders. As he thrust into her , he pulled her down to meet him. With each thrust he bucked at her harder and harder. He curled his fingers and dug his nails into her flesh.

He looked down at her, she was bouncing beneath him. He saw her red, swollen, tortured nipples bouncing and jiggling. He felt her legs tighten around his waist. He locked his gaze on her eyes and began slamming himself into her. His movements were fast and hard. She tried to time her breaths with his strokes, but he didn’t keep a rhythm. She just took in a breath whenever she could.

He saw her stomach quiver and he felt his orgasm build. He felt a wall of lust wash over him. His muscles shook and trembled. He slammed into her as he came.

She felt her body spasm, she slammed her eyes shut. She felt her vaginal muscles clamp down around him, and she bucked off the floor. She landed back on the floor with a thud, and just allowed her body to twitch and quake.

The pulsations coming from her nether regions, massaged Sanzo gently down from his orgasm. His arms buckled and he rested on top of her. His silk shirt was teasing her sensitive nipples.

She enjoyed the closeness she felt with him, even if it was slightly hampered by his attire. She could feel his breath on him and his sweat soaked through his silk. Sanzo caught his breath. He was beginning to appreciate the closeness, the feel of her under him. He straighten his arms, and pushed himself off her.

He sat back on his legs and looked at her. He pulled out and pulled his pants back up.

She felt and emptiness and a loneliness. He leaned forward and removed her restraints. He slid them back on his arms and adjusted the rings on his middle fingers and the rings around his biceps that held them on.

He stood up and walked over to his robes. “You can get dressed now, the role-playing’s over.” He didn’t even look at her. She sat up brushed the small rocks off her and put her white pant suit back on. She held the belt in her hands. She sat it in her lap as she looked across the cave at him. She wanted to run over to him , hug him and kiss him. She knew that was out of the question.

Sanzo pulled out his cigarettes, sat down with his back against the cave and lit his cigarette. “Never question my abilities.”

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Gojyo and Hakkai smelled the smoke. Without a word they walked back to the camp fire.

They sat down and Gojyo said, “I can’t sleep now.”

“No, I’m not tired either. . ”

They ld atd at the waxing and waning embers, refusing to look at each other.

Hakkai spoke up, “There‘s one thing I have to know.”

“What’s that?”

“What didn’t he hear?”

“The safe word.”

“The safe word?”

“Man, you are way too vanilla. “ Gojyo explained what a safe word was.


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She stood up, walked across the cave and sat down next to Sanzo. With half his cigarette gone, he felt like he should say something or do something. He felt an emptiness inside, he recognized he used her to vent some angst. He felt like a predator. He snuffed out his cigarette and looked over at her. “You really are beautiful.”

She smiled.

He leaned over and kissed her gently. “I’m going to sleep in here, you are welcome to join me.” Deep down inside he wanted her to join him, but he couldn’t get himself to say that.

He straightened out part of his robes, and she smoothed out her cape. He laid down facing away from her. She laid down and stared at the ceiling. She waited about an hour lying there listening to his breathing and she sat up. She looked down at him sleeping. She looked at his face, and wondered if that hard-ass exterior was just an act. Was the real Sanzo buried deep down inside of the shell, screaming for love , attention and tenderness? He didn’t even look peaceful in his sleep, he was really missing something important in his life.

She waited until she could tell that his breathing was in a good solid rhythm and she looked at his eyelids searching for signs of R.E.M. Confident that he was truly asleep, she felt around for the Maten Scripture.

She looked around and saw it rolled up sitting in his Sanzo crown, partially covered by the white cloth. She reached her hand out to it. She touched her fingers to it.

“Drop it.” Sanzo said in a flat voice.

She looked over at him. He hadn’t moved. His eyes were still closed and his breathing was still deep. *He must talk in his sleep*. She curled her fingers around it.

“DROP IT!” Sanzo yelled as he swung his arm around. He made solid contact with her sho shoved her to the cave wall. She hit the wall and slumped down onto the ground.

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Hakkai and Gojyo heard the yell and stood up. The yell woke Goku and he groggily stood up. “What’s going on guys?”

Hakkai and Gojyo didn’t respond, they ran to the cave. Goku stumbled in after them.

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They saw Sanzo gathering up his robes , and putting them on. She was still on the floor next to the wall. She had her back against the wall with one knee bent. She was looking down at the floor.

Sanzo looked over at her, “Why do you want the scripture?”

She replied, “I don’t”.

Sanzo’s jaw set, “Then why did you try to take it?”

She looked at the wall, “To give to Kougaji.”

Sanzo remembered Otwana’s words:


*-----…You might be able to shield from and dodge Homura. You may have even ingratiated yourself with Kougaji…-----*


Sanzo eyed her, “You don’t seem like one of Kougaji’s typical minions. What does he plan to do with the scripture?”

She looked at her hands, “I’m not one of his minions, I’m just an old friend trying to help him out. He needs the scripture to resc---” She cut herself off, if Kougaji wanted them to know that, it was his place to tell them.

Hearing her silence, Sanzo’s frustrations and sense of betrayal build up inside him, he raised his banishing gun.

She lifted on hand , “Stop, it won’t work. You’ll just waste ammo.”

Goku looked at her. She wasn’t wearing her belt. Her outfit gapped at he abdomen, he rubbed his eyes and blinked, “Hey, she doesn’t have a belly button, either!”

The four of them looked at her, she looked at him….the jig was up. They saw her eyes. Images of the women they had been with ran through their minds. They all knew those eyes.
e gre group looked at her.

Sanzo looked at her, “You have some explaining to do. Why did you target Gojyo?”

“I used him to get in with the group, so I could observe your behavior.” She spoke matter-of-factly, “That and if you have the chance to experience a legend, you go for it.” She tried to lighten the mood, but it didn’t work.

Gojyo puffed up with pride… *a legend*… his smiled quickly fading realizing he was suppose to be angry with her.

Sanzo spoke the tension rising in his voice, “You staged the attack in the woods, why?”

“No, I did not stage the attack in the woods. They recognized me. There are two things the crystals cannot change, my belly button and my eyes. They knew who I was and tried to beat me into submission. They failed. “

Hakkai dropped to his knees trying to make sense of the situation. Hakkai weakly said, “But you said they had been there for three or four days….that cannot be.”

She looked at Hakkai, tears welled up in her eyes, in a soft tiny voice, “I lied.”


Hakkai remembered what Otwana said:


*-------“We subdued you once, we can do it again.”, Otwana --------*

* -------“I used you, you were a means to an end. It was serendipity.”, Jorja -------*


His mind raced. She used me. *It was all a ruse to get to Sanzo. She manipulated me. She played me. She toyed with me. Kanan! Kanan! Kanan!.* Hakkai felt his anger wash over him, it reached a boiling point. For yeao coo come, they would swear they saw his power limiters shake. “YOU USED KANAN!” Hakkai yelled , it hurt his throat. Unknowingly , he had formed a ball of dark green energy.

She looked up at him, “Hakkai , I swear, I didn’t know about Kanan.”

“You don’t have the RIGHT TO SAY HER NAME! YOU BITC--!!“ Hakkai’s yells were drowned out by the hurling of the ball at her.

She didn’t flinch, she didn’t dodge. The ball hit her and it seemed as if she just simply absorbed it.

Hakkai dropped his head into his hands, trembling. He tried to get a hold on himself. He was so angry the world took on a red tint.


Sanzo looked over at Hakkai, his anger rising. Gojyo was now really pissed with her.

Sanzo spoke through his teeth, “You staged the battle with the town to impress me, and get me alone….to get the scripture?”

“No, I did not stage the battle with the town. I knew the battle was coming. I told you that the first night I met you. The large battle is still coming, Otwana’s group is a scouting group.”

Even Gojyo didn’t believe her.

Sanzo thought of the time they spent together. The lust. The blood on his hands can be washed because it is a means to an end, the end being the salvation of Shangri-La. With her, it was personal and selfish. It was venting angst, it was a dark frightening lust. The jeopardy of the situation sunk into him. *Am I Kouryuu again? Am I back to being the RIVER RAT?* He reached his hands out and grabbed the first friend he could reach. He grabbed Gojyo. He shook Gojyo and yelled, “My charka! Is it still there?!”

Gojyo tried to look, but with the shaking he couldn’t tell. He grabbed Sanzo arms and held him still. Gojyo looked through Sanzo’s blonde bangs. “Yes, it is. It’s ok.”

Sanzo released Gojyo and stormed across the cave to her, he reached his hand back and slapped her. He balled his fist and punched her. He reared back and kicked her. She didn’t move, she didn’t try to block. She just flopped around like a rag doll, letting him vent on her. Goku saw the woman huddled on the ground, jerking with Sanzo’s blows. Goku looked up at Gojyo ,”This doesn’t seem right. This doesn’t feel right.”

Hakkai looked up at Sanzo, and couldn’t believe his eyes.

Gojyo looked at Sanzo, Goku was right. Something seemed sick and dark about the scene. Even with all she had done, she didn’t deserve to be torn up like this. Gojyo walked over to Sanzo and put his hand on Sanzo shoulder. Sanzo knocked the hand off and turned around. “This isn’t the way.” Gojyo said calmly. Sanzo knew he was right. Sanzo walked back to the other side of the cave, his fists in trembling balls.

Sanzo took several deep breaths, and spoke up again, “And…..with…..Goku?”

He looked at Goku. Goku was staring at her blankly, tears welling up in his eyes.
Sanzo didn’t wait for her reply. He placed the crown on his head.

She couldn’t make eye contact with Goku. That whole situation went horribly wrong, it got totally out of control. She finally muttered, “I didn’t expect you to leave him alone.”

Sanzo pressed his hands together and began to chant. “Maten Scripture, I call upon you….”

She sighed, “It won’t work. It is wasted effort.”

Sanzo’s voice trailed off, that waexpeexpected.

She turned toward them. She didn’t even look all that hurt from Sanzo’s attack.

“You don’t get it do you? This is my oblivion. This is my banishment.” She looked over at Hakkai” Final judgment won’t even release me from my sins. This is it for me, no repentance. No nothing. No control over what I am , and how that effects the people around me. “ She moved her hand to her forehead. Her fingers nudged the headdress and they saw the charka on her forehead. “I am a High Priestess of the Tri-Phase Moon Order, but I am also a heretic like Homura. However in one in my demon blood line, was a …” She looked at Gojyo”…a half-breed….” The word cut her “…So, I am a god, a human, and a demon. However, I am yet one more thing. I am a G.E.L.F, most specifically a pleasure G.E.L.F.”

Hakkai asked, “G.E.L.F?”

She looked at him, “Genetically Engineered Life Form. My birth….my blood …made the heavens take note of me. However, I would not do their bidding. While I was in hiding from the heavens, an evil bitch she-demon got a hold of me, and mutated me into a G.E.L.F. She realized I was a threat to her situation, and tossed me away. I linked up with the Moon Order. I learned and trained. “ She scanned their faces, she knew they were still stuck on G.E.L.F. “One of my abilities as G.E.L.F. is that I put out a very special aura. An aura that heightens sexual desires. Even now, even factoring your anger, you still feel it. I feel it. I’m at it’s mercy too. I cannot turn it off, I cannot control it. I cannot ignore it.”

They thought to themselves, yes, they did still feel a desire toward her.

She continued, “When I started, I had no intention of getting anyone alone, except Sanzo. I figured he’d fall asleep and I would be off with the scripture. The more people around , the weaker the effect….unless I intentionally focus it.“ She sighed, “ So, here I am hiding from heaven, hiding from Homura, and I have no choice but change lives forever. I’ve destroyed marriages. I’ve ruined careers. And stolen innocence. I have no rest from a guilty conscience. If you want to beat me, fine…I deserve it. At least that way I can feel some kind of justice for my sins. I heal quickly because of what I am, I will not die. I do ,however, love this land, and I will fight the change”

Goku looked at her, “And the belly button?”

She smiled at him, perpetual innocence no matter what. “I really was attacked by a mechanical rice picker. I was twelve long before I was a G.E.L.F. When they put my picked apart innards back in and tried to sew my shredded skin back on, my belly button couldn’t be saved. My younger brother died in the accident. “

Hakkai looked at her, “I’ve never heard of such a thing.”

She heard the doubt in his voice and couldn’t blame him. She looked out the cave entrance and saw the brightening sky. “I should hope afteafter that.” She stood up and spread her arms. “Well, gentlemen do you want to beat me? Hit me? Whip me? I won’t fight back. I deserve it . I know it. Please do know….I never intended to put you through changes, but I did. Nothing can changat.”at.”

They looked at her. Battle seemed pointless, she was her own justice, her own judge , jury and attempted executioner. She carried a guilt from which nothing could offer a reprieve.

She shrugged her shoulders, picked up her items and vanished in front of their eyes.

They cleaned up and walked back to the hotel. They paid their bill and loaded up the jeep.

Hakkai looked at the inn and then at Goku, “I suppose we should eat something before we leave. “

Everyone looked at Goku, “Nah, I’m not hungry, you go ahead.”

Gojyo yelled ,”What they hell did she DO to him!?”

Sanzo had to know one thing, for certain. He walked up to Goku and grabbed his head. He tilted Goku’s head up and looked deep into his eyes. He stared long and hard. He closed his eyes and walked to the back of the jeep. He removed a bottle and pour some of it’s contents into a cup. “Here!” He stuck his arm out at Goku. Sanzo turned his face away.

Goku sniffed the cup…it was wine. He looked at Sanzo. “No, I don’t want it yet.”

Sanzo straightened his back and drank the cup. Sanzo was proud.

They piled into he jeep and Hakkai felt something in his pocket.

He pulled the piece of paper out of his pocket.

Dear Hakkai,
I don’t know how all of this will work out, but please remember that you are a kind and giving man. You deserve love ---past
and present. One’s future does not change one’s past.

Love,
Jorja.


Sanzo felt something poking him in his side. He reached into his robes and withdrew a folded piece of paper. It read

Dear Sanzo,
Always remember….

Those who never light the candle for fear of fire,
never get the beauty of the flame.

Allow yourself to enjoy the flame.

Love,
Jorja.

Sanzo finished reading his letter and he looked off into the distance briefly, “Psychobabble bullshit”, he then, folded the letter neatly and putting in his robes.

Gojyo felt for his note from Areia/Jorja. When he looked at it the words had changed.

Dear Gojyo,
The night we had will be one that I can never forget nor would I want to.

As you search to replace the love you missed and the relationship you are missing, remember you are never alone. Look
around you, you are surrounded by love.

Love,
Jorja.

Goku looked in his seat. There was a large box , it was wrapped in brown cloth and it had thick, black silk rope tied around it. There were two silver medallions hooked to the top knot.

There was a note it began:

Dearest Sweet Goku,

I cannot give you anything to replace what I have taken. However …

Greadread the rest to himself.

He looked over to Gojyo, “Jorjys yys you should be proud.” He was oblivious to the meaning.

Gojyo’s eyes widened his mouth dropped and he laughed.

He untied the black silk rope and handed it to Sanzo. “Jorja says these will work better.” Gojyo laughed louder, Hakkai began to laugh, and Sanzo blushed. Goku looked at them, “What’s so funny about rope?”

He looked at the medallions, they were both engraved with one word ‘Legend.ku sku spoke up, “Jorja says one of these is for you and one of these is for me. They have the word ‘Legend’ engraved on it.” Goku didn’t follow, he didn’t think he was that well known.

Gojyo proudly took his and said ,”I wonder if I can have mine made into a necklace.”

He op the the larox aox and pulled out the small box for Hakkai. “Jorja says this is for you.”

Hakkai opened it. It contained a silver heart , broken in two halves. When put together the crack in heart formed a teardrop. The back was engraved, “One‘s future does not change one‘s past.” The heart had a locking mechanism that would keep the two halved together. He figured he’d use it when he was ready. Hakkai held it in his hands , wrapped it in the note and stuck it in his pocket.

Goku looked inside the big box. He smiled.

All of them looked in the box. Gojyo asked, “What is that?”

Goku looked over at him, “Pancakes.” Goku wasn’t hungry yet, but he knew when he was there was no way they could taste as good as he remembered.

Hakkai spoke to Hakuryuu and they headed down the road….west.

On their way out of town, they passed between two cliffs. There was a figure in white standing on one of the cliffs. She gleamed. She watched them travel west for a bit and then she turned her attention east. She saw the trees rustle , and the smoke from the fires. She knew she had to go to prepare.

The Merciful Goddess sat in her throne and looked out over the lotus pond. She pointed her finger and jumped out of her chair. “BRING HER TO ME!”, the palace reverberated with her yell.


[Fade to black, and roll credits]

For those of you who want to know, this is all of Goku’s letter.

Dearest Sweet Goku,
I cannot give you anything to replace what I have taken However , look over at Gojyo and tell him he should be proud. He’ll
know what that means.
Give the black silk rope to Sanzo, tell him these will work better. He’ll know what this means. Hakkai and Gojyo mitoo.too. Don’t
feel bad if you don’t get the joke. I’m sure one day you will.
One medallion goes to Gojyo and the other goes to you. You will eventually understand this too.
You get the contents of the box, except for the small box, give that to Hakkai.

Be well, I’ll always remember you.
Love,
Jorja


Disclaimer: I do not claim rights to the Saiyuki characters. I did not create them. I did not have permission from anyone to write this fanfic. I did however create Jorja and I did originate those “tidbits of wisdom” contained in their letters. I did not create the idea of a G.E.L.F. I do not know who did. I first heard of a pleasure G.E.L.F. in the “Camile” episode of the BBC show Red Dwarf. It is a great show and if you like sci-fi I encourage you to check it out. I wrote this fanfic for entertainment purposes. The characters refused to leave me alone until they said what they wanted to say and did what they wanted to do. I hope I stuck to the spirit of Saiyuki and made the characters grow just a bit ,while staying with their original intent. I started this expecting it to be an erotic story, I was very surprised when a plot developed. I do not know when this got way from me and I became a pawn of the characters, but I do hope you enjoyed reading it. I began writing this story four days before the 9th ADV DVD of Saiyuki was released in the U.S.A (which was 3/30/2004). As far as I know there are no spoilers in this story. I hope to write a sequel , as soon as the characters start talking to me again. For now, my husband can have the computer back….at least for a little bit.

Saiyuki and Saiyuki stuff is owned by whomever owns it.
Red Dwarf and Red Dwarf stuff is owned by whomever owns it.
Whatever isn’t owned by anyone else I own.

Finished :April , 11th 2004 at 1:43 am. Writing Completion time : 16 days.