Discover Me

A/N : Okay, a friend (Shy-Phantom) and I started this story together, it's written by both of us, we would write some and give I to the other, so there will be two writing styles throughout this, I don't care if anyone doesn't like it, if this is so, then deal with it. We like it and that's what matters. So here it is. Enjoy.

Disclaimer – This one goes for the whole story, we don't own it, wish we did, but we don't...just TRY sue us, you'll get nothing.

Chapter 1: Saved By A Girl

She lay there, clothes in tatters covering her bruised body. Her lips were bleeding, she spat it out on the ground. The bruises were darker over the junction of veins at her wrists. Tears brimmed at her eyes, she pushed them away. Desperately not to let this place get the better of her. There were screams, female screams that echoed down the hallways. Ebony could recognize these ones though, the sound of the voice. These screams came from somebody she loved "...Kerri..." She said quietly. She drew her knees under her chin and squeezed her eyes closed and thought of her friend. Of her brother Hakkai and wishing desperately that he did not leave that day. That he did not abandon her and she wished suddenly that he could hear her. So that he would understand just how much she needed him right now. Ebony bit down on her lip so hard that hot blood spewed from the cut and dribbled down her chin. She discarded these thoughts, obviously big brother Hakkai wasn't coming to the rescue any time soon. She forced herself to stand and threw herself against the bars. The guards gave her a strange look and strode over to the cell, pressing their faces to the bars. One took her chin between his fingers and cocked his head. "Whatsa matter sweetheart?" The other grinned and unlocked the cell, his hands quivering as he turned the key. Ebony backed up, made herself tremble, played the frightened prisoner. Her green eyes wide in true fear. She hoped that she could pull this off. They locked the cell behind them, cold fingers on her ribs. She tore against the guard's grip but she couldn't pull free. Ebony fell to the ground underneath the guard and screamed, she pushed her knee hard against his groin and slithered from beneath his body. She grabbed the gun from his belt and held it against the other. "Don't you dare" she hissed and pulled the trigger. The other guard screamed in agony and fell to the ground, cupping the bleeding injured organ that he so treasured. He rolled about the floor, making a fuss over it. Howling in pain. The first guard grabbed her knee and pulled her to the ground. She pressed the nozzel against the guard's cheek and pulled the trigger, flesh and blood splattered all over the wall. "YOU BITCH" screamed the remaining guard, and she shot him in the face, too. She scrambled to her feet and turned the key, which was still in the key hole. Her feet were clumsy as she ran, she almost tripped a few times. Heard Kerri's screams and ignored the tears in her eyes. She needed help, she needed Hakkai. Three guards stood in the way of the exit, looking threatening. She fired recklessly at each of them and pushed past their half-dead corpses. There were more outside, waiting in the bushes, all armed. "Hakkai?" Her brother was running towards her, a determined look upon his face. "Ebony, I came here to rescue you." She spat the blood from her mouth, didn't notice the scarlet-haired companion lick his lips as he looked over her. "A little too late for that" she said, trying not to sound angry. Hakkai frowned and held his arms out to her trying to embrace his little sister. "No time Hakkai, I-" She noticed the Youkai behind Hakkai's priest friend holding his gun steadily. She pushed past her brother and took the shot in her arm trying to fire back. Sanzo caught her in his arms and stared down at her, feeling very disappointed with himself. /Saved by a girl...just great/ He thought to himself. "Hakkai" she began desperately "There's still someone down there. A very close friend of mine. We have to help her, please." She begged, ignoring the pain in her arm. Knowing what he was thinking "We can heal me later, we need to save Kerri" Goku said "Hakkai, we'll take care of these guys." Gojyo nodded in agreement.

As the guys took care of the remaining guards Ebony began to check in cells trying to find her friend, where was she? She had gone silent a few moments ago, Ebony was scared out of mind that they may have done more then just rape her.

"KERRI" Ebony called still checking cells as she began to panic, she wasn't here, she wasn't here…where was she? Where the hell had they taken her?

"Ebony" a voice rasped sore from all the screaming as Ebony sighed in relief, she was alive, she hurried to the cell door and began to fumble with keys trying to get the door open to get to her friend as she dropped the keys and swore, so instead Hakkai blasted open the door as she blinked at the power of his chi attacks, he had definitely changed a lot.

"Is this her?" Hakkai asked as he scooped Kerri into his arms as the girl cried out in fear struggling weakly her body bruised and broken as Ebony nodded

"It's ok Kerri…he's my brother" she said beginning to feel the effect of her wounds, looks like the adrenaline was wearing off…

"Ebony…are you alright?" Hakkai asked her as she nodded her eyes dropping, she would make it.

"Just peachy" she muttered as she stumbled after him as Hakkai nodded and began to walk quickly holding the now unconscious Kerri in his arms as Ebony followed beginning to move more and more like a drunk as lethargy took over her limbs, the pain began to consume her mind.

/At least Kerri's alright/ were her last thoughts before she fell into unconsciousness, and into someone's warm strong arms.

Sanzo scowled at the young woman in his arms as he grunted and threw her over his shoulder before reloading his gun, this was all too troublesome.

Gojyo offered to carry her but Sanzo refused, he didn't want that red haired idiot groping her…wait…why did he care if she was groped or not? He couldn't stop seeing the pain in her eyes as she was hit by the bullet that had been meant for him, yet she hadn't made a sound of pain, she didn't even know him and had saved him…why was some stupid female occupying his mind…he was broken fro his thoughts by Goku whom was chanting some stupid thing about him and a girlfriend. Sanzo slid his gun away and steadied Ebony with one hand while he grabbed his paper fan and smacked the monkey over the head with it.

"SHUT UP MONKEY AND MOVE" Sanzo shouted as Goku held his painfully throbbing head and scurried after the distant Hakkai, he had already set Kerri into jeep and was waiting for them, his eyes flicked to Ebony in Sanzo's arms in shock for a moment before Sanzo grunted something and dropped her into the car before getting into his usual seat.

"Let's move" Sanzo grunted as Gojyo grinned hopping into the car as he went to put Kerri in his lap as Hakkai frowned at him as he sighed and she was instead set into Goku's lap as the monkey protested but after a firm stare from Sanzo he shut up and just coped with it until they reached the town again.

Elendur – That's the end of chapter one, hope you all read the next one as well, it gets better promise.