Chapter 1
A dark green metallic jeep tore through the forest's glade shooting out blades of grass and pieces of hedges that it drove over.
The Sanzo Ikkou had been travelling back east now that their journey was completed and simply soaking up the atmosphere.
"OI KAPPA WATCH WHEWRE YOU SET YOUR FOOT!" A brown haired young man yelled hitting the older scarlet haired man on the head.
"WAAAH? YOU DON'T OWN THIS JEEP MONKEY!" the scarlet man growled pinching both of the brown haired one's cheeks and stretching them as far as they could go.
"OWOWOWOW QUIT IT QUIT IT QUIT IT!" the young man yelled.
BANG!
The two grabbed onto each other as the blonde haired monk who had been sitting in the front shot at them glaring daggers.
"SHUT-UP SHUT-UP SHUT-UP! I'LL HIT YOU SO HARD YOU'LL GO INTO A SEIZURE BEFORE YOU DIE!" so said monk growled angrily,
The two stared fearfully down the barrel of a handgun threatening them.
"W-We'll be quiet…shit," the red head and the brown haired boy stuttered at the same time.
"Ah, Sanzo as much as I would enjoy the earned silence of our two companions I'm afraid we do need to keep them intact!" the green eyed man who drove the jeep smiled.
Sanzo shot the two one last glare and sat down in the front passenger seat glaring at the brunette driver.
"I hate you Hakkai," he muttered.
"Ah ha heh, well I guess I should be quiet then! Wouldn't want to come to an early end!" Hakkai smiled beginning to hum slightly he turned the jeep to the right and frowned at the amount of tree's blocking their way.
"Kyu," the jeep mewed anxiously and Hakkai smiled patting the dashboard.
"No worries Hakuryu, we're going to have to walk!" he said stating the last part to the others in the jeep.
"Wha? BUT HAKKAI THAT'S NOT FAIR!" the young brown haired man frowned.
Hakkai sighed.
"Goku it isn't fair to make Hakuryu travel through the woodlands!" Hakkai stated taking a large container for holding water off the back of the jeep.
"Yeah I know…it's just…I'm so hungry!" he groaned rubbing his talking stomach.
"Tch, what else I new," Sanzo said lighting up a Hi-Lite and blowing a waft of smoke out.
"Yeah monkey boy, you eat so much I'm surprised you can fit in jeep! In fact, we'll probably eat you for dinner!" the scarlet haired man said running his hand through his blood red mane revealing scarlet eyes as red as his hair.
"Gojyo please don't tease Goku…" Hakkai began.
"OH YEAH KAPPA? WELL YOU'RE HEAD SO BIG NO WONDER WE CAN'T GO OVER BUMPY PATHS! YOU'RE HEAD SO HEAVY WE WOULD TOPPLE OVER!" he yelled cutting Hakkai off.
The jeep transformed into a white furry dragon and flew off near its owner.
Hakkai smiled at the small creature and offered his arm for it to perch on.
"I think we should go for some water Hakuryu!" Hakkai said quickly walking into the glade away from the scene unravelling before them.
"Kyu!" the small dragon agreed flying into the forest.
"KAPPA KAPPA KAPPA!"
"BAKA BAKA BAKA!"
Hakkai began to follow the sound of water as he walked through the glade taking in the different shades of green.
He stopped at tree and patted the bark smiling slightly.
He turned and saw a large lake and reached down to the water.
He cupped up some water in his hand and began to drink from it before he heard a splash.
He looked up and saw ripples in the water.
He traced them and stopped.
A young woman, probably around him and Gojyo's age dunked her arm into a large jug like container and winced shuddering slightly.
Hakkai watched her relax and fall back sighing her leg near the edge of the water.
She had on jeans, way to baggy for her and wore a blue and grey tank top, on her head was a similar blue bandana.
She had shoulder length jagged dirty blonde hair that touched her bronze shoulders.
Hakkai watched as she pulled her arm up revealing a large bloody gash, the water in the jug visibly red.
He gasped causing her to look round.
Greyish blue eyes watched him and glittered slightly before she spoke.
"I'm not planning on putting the water back in don't worry," she grinned dipping her arm in again and smiling at him.
Hakkai blushed when he realised he'd been caught staring and laughed nervously.
"No, no it's quite alright, um, are you alright miss?" he said getting up and sitting near her.
The woman smiled and winked.
"I should hope so, nah this things always opening up, never bloody closes," she said muttering the last part.
Hakkai saw a series of bruises on her collar bone also and frowned.
"Miss if you would allow me?" he asked taking her arm and concentrating his chi.
"Uh…a little touchy aren't ya?" she grinned lecherously and smiling at Hakkai as he began mumbling an apology.
"HEH no worries…hey, where'd my gash go?" she asked amazed looking at her bronze arm and smiling.
"I uh, healed it how'd you end up with something like that anyways?" He asked beginning to fill the container he had.
"What this? I've had it a long time, just never seems to heal is all! Even worse seeing as I run into Youkai a lot in this forest, nice to know that some are kind enough to help a lady," she smiled winking at Hakkai.
Hakkai blushed.
"You know I'm a…"
"Youkai? Duh! I'm not some idiot blonde! You wear limiters on your ear and can manipulate chi!" she said stretching and sighing.
Hakuryu flew up to them and perched on Hakkai's shoulder.
"Hey! What a cutie!" she smiled rubbing Hakuryu's head with her finger and smiling.
"His name is Hakuryu; he's also a mode of transport." Hakkai smiled demonstrating as Hakuryu turned into the green jeep.
The girl whistled and grinned.
"Sweet man…hey what's your name eh?" she smiled getting up and offering him her hand.
Hakkai took it and noted how bony her hands were, almost as bony as his.
"Hakkai, Cho Hakkai and yours?" he smiled as Hakuryu turned back into a dragon and flew over to him.
The woman stopped but shook her head and smiled.
"San, I don't have a surname it would just wear me down!" she smiled picking up a small rucksack and beginning to walk away.
"See ya Hakkai!" she waved over her shoulder.
"Um wait, San?" He said almost too quickly.
"Hmm?" she smiled turning around.
Hakkai paused and straightened himself slightly.
"These woods are still quite dangerous; would it be alright if I offered you a ride in Hakuryu? I'm sure we'd be going your way?" He smiled.
San watched him curiously and smiled.
"Ah heck, why not…one question though," she smiled walking alongside him and taking the container of water from him and placing it on her shoulder.
"Who's we?" she smiled.