A/N: This is best read as a companion story to Feminine Reflection by Astral Writer

Disclaimer: I do not own Saiyuki. No matter how many times I change the laws of reality, it just isn't happening.


"I'm hungry." Goku whined.

"You're always hungry, Monkey. I don't understand why you haven't gotten any fatter." Goumei sassed, sneering at the other girl.

"I'm not fat, you stupid nixie, coz I actually get off my ass and do something once in a while." Goku retorted.

"I think I see love handles~" was the sung reply.

"I DON'T HAVE LOVE HANDLES" she shrieked.

"You will shut up now, or I will kill you." Sanzo said tightly, drawing the gun from her sleeve.

"Oh look. A town." Hachiko mentioned, diverting attention from the brewing fight in the backseat. Everyone's patience was starting to wear thin. Finding an inn close by, they parked the jeep and went in to get rooms for the night.

"I'm not sharing a room with any of you tonight." Sanzo growled.

"Well I'm not sharing. I am finding a man. Does anyone else wanna be in the room when I get loud and wild tonight?" Goumei snapped.

"Come to think of it, I'd actually like a room to myself tonight as well." Hachiko added politely.

"Wait... Don't I get any say in this?" Goku asked. The answer to which was a resounding,

"NO!"

"Bu-but I wanted to share a room with Sanzo." she pouted.

"I'm not sharing with you, you stupid monkey." Sanzo stated, and Goku was forced to accept it. They got the two singles rooms that they were available, and as it seemed no one was willing to share, they also got two double rooms.

"But what am I supposed to do all day?!" Goku whined.

"Oh, there's a new bakery opening up." The innkeeper's daughter, who had been assigning them rooms, decided to try and help. "They're having a big opening before the festival today. That might be something worth checking out."

"There's a festival?" Goku perked up, looking excited at the thought, before rounding on Sanzo.

"Can I go Sanzo? Can I? Can I? Please? Pleeeeease? PLEEEEEAAAASSSSEEE?"

"SHUT UP!" Sanzo shouted, smacking the monkey over the head with the fan.

"Besides, didn't we agree that you need to go with someone Goku? You know, after what happened last time?" Hachiko reminded gently. The group shuddered at the memory.

The Sanzo party had stopped in a town for the night, and gotten two, shared rooms. In an attempt to keep the hyper monkey busy, the adults had let her run off to the special chocolate show the town was holding. A market that spanned an entire street, with vendor after vendor selling chocolate with their special twist on it. Now, the monkey, being the bottomless pit she is, gorged herself on the free samples, and it wasn't until she had returned that evening that she realized the stomach ache she'd gotten. The others had realized how serious it was when she'd only mentioned it softly, rather than complaining loudly.

So, she was sent upstairs to bed. Goku crawled into the closest bed of her room, and laid down, hoping it'd go away. She had fallen into a light doze, to where she could react if anything bothered to shake her enough, but just past the point of the stomach pain. She was still like that even when she puked. All over the bed. Which, as it turned out, had been Sanzo's. Goku hadn't even found the will to get up and tell the others. Sanzo had been pissed, but at least waited on punishing the monkey until she was better. That night, Sanzo had to move Goku to the other bed, only after cleaning her up, and stayed up in the chair next to the other bed, watching over the monkey until she dozed off. Then, in the morning, only when Goku asked about breakfast, did she receive the fan. Several times. And a lot of yelling. Along with the new rule that Goku was not allowed out by herself.

Goku rounded on Hachiko. "Will you go with me?" she asked, giving her best puppy dog eyes.

"Ah, I'm sorry. I need to go get supplies. We can't have dinner on the road if I don't get supplies." Hachiko defended, managing to avoid the pull of those adorable eyes.

"Gou-" Goku was cut off from asking Goumei, as it seemed she wasn't there anymore. The three women looked blankly at the space that had previously been occupied by their suggestive redhead.

"Where'd she go?" Goku asked, surprised.

"Bitch probably ran off to get drunk." Sanzo reasoned.

"So... you'll take me to the bakery Sanzo?" Goku asked, smiling hopefully.

Sanzo took in air, as if to explain in detail why the fuck she wasn't going out tonight, before she was stopped by the sight of Goku's pouting face. She deflated with a sigh. "Fuckit. Fine. But we're stopping for cigarettes." she grumbled.

"Well, now that that's settled, I'll be on my way." Hachiko said, turning towards the door. "Oh! Registry. We haven't signed in on anything." she muttered, turning back to the front desk.

"Oh, your friend, the redhead, she already signed you guys in." the girl behind the desk explained, waving them to go ahead and do as they liked. Hachiko blinked, but shrugged it off, turning to leave in the direction of the marketplace, while Goku started dragging Sanzo towards the direction the Innkeepers daughter had indicated for the bakery.