Howdy there everyone, Dragongirl4 here dropping in with another update. This chapter will explain a lot. Save for there is one thing that I couldn't find. That was the name of the river that Sanzo was put in as a child. If you could please tell me I'd appreciate it, for now though it will simply be known as the river.

Anyways on with the story.

Disclaimer: Nope still don't own it, if I did I wouldn't be typing this now would I. I do own Ai Takara though and would appreciate it if you'd ask before you use her ok?

Chapter 2: One's past

Sanzo sat on the ground arms folded in annoyance as he glared daggers at his supposed fan-welding sister. Who was standing near by arms folded as well. " So you say that you are Sanzo's sister? I'm afraid we're all a little confused, that is if you don't mind explaining." Hakkai said from where he was leaning against a near by tree, Hakuryu resting on his shoulder.

"Yeah, really!" Goku stated loudly before Gojyo leaned over and popped him in the back of the head. "Don't be rude! Yah monkey!" he yelled as Goku held his head and whined. "What'd yah do that for?" he cried as he rubbed his head. "Cause your being an ass!" Gojyo yelled, and of course this started another all-out argument.

The sound of a gunshot made both of them fall sigh lint and freeze. Goku hanging by his shirt collar in Gojyo grasp. They both looked to Sanzo who had a pissed look on his face and his gun in the air. "I suggest you both shut up. I am in no mode for you two's bitching." He growled, as Gojyo sat Goku back on the ground.

The woman chuckled as she watched her brother. "All right, now that that's over." She said drawing everyone's attention to her. "My name is Takara, Ai Takara." She said Kneeling down. "My mother, our mother." She said correcting herself. "Died just a little over two years ago. Her dieing words were for me to find my brother, a priest named Genjo Sanzo." She said nodding to Sanzo.

"It took me nearly a year to finally locate you in Chang'an. But by that time you and your marry little band, here had already set out westward. So I've spent the last year tracking your happy asses down." She said folding her arms in front of her and resting them on her knees.

Sanzo stood and walked in front of her. She sighed as she looked up at her brother who towered over her. "That's all fine and dandy. But tell me how did my "mother" know who or where I was? I was found by my master floating down stream in a raging river." He asked in a no nonsense tone. As he looked down at her.

Takara sighed sadly as she looked up at her brother before looking back down. "You see, mother and your father where very poor and in poor health, at the time that they did what they did. They had no other choice. But I don't think that there wasn't a day that went by that mother didn't pray for your safety. She loved you very much Kouryuu." She explained smiling up at Sanzo. Who blinked in shock by what she had said.

"Mother always spoke of the day that the great priest Koumyou Sanzo came to her house asking if she would allow him to keep and train her son. She never knew how he knew the child was hers. But she never questioned it, she saw it as a blessing that you had survived and would grow up. Her one request was that he call you by your name. Kouryuu." She explained as Sanzo sat down heavily on the ground in front of her. His eyes glazed over as he processed this information.

He'd never really had much thought of why his parents had done what they had. He had always figured he was some unwanted child, garbage thrown out at the end of the day. But now learning that he had had parents who had done the only thing they could think of, and that they had wanted him to live. Was all too much for his brain to comprehend at one time.

"Well, while all that's sinking in, why don't I apologize for my odd behavior, back when we first met?" she said smiling at the three slightly stunned, and confused demons. "No need to apologize Miss. Takara, actually if anything we should be thanking you for taking care of that demon." Hakkai said giving her one of his normal smiles. Takara smiled a little as she rested her head back down on her folded arms. "Please just call me Takara, and there's no need to thank me. I really don't deserve it." She said quietly as the three companions gave her an odd look.

"You see I haven't been exactly honest with you." She said looking at Sanzo, who'd finally come out of his thoughts and gave her a questionable look. " You see, I haven't told you who I am." She said quietly as she traced circles in the dirt. "What do you mean?" Goku asked confusedly.

"Well, you see this is something, I wanted to wait to tell you, after I knew that you would accept me, all of you." She said nervously. As she looked around the circle. She sighed a little as the companions all gave her a nod of encouragement. "Alright, as you can tell I'm half demon. Unfortunately Kouryuu your father died soon after your master came to their house." She said looking at him sadly. "As you can guess this left mother alone and unprotected. One day a band of demons attacked the village, they took all the women including mother, she was sold to this demon group, I'm certain that you've heard of them." She said raising her eyes to meet Hakkai's he blinked as he realized what she meant. "Yes, I believe you know them rather well Hakkai, my father was the leader of the Hyakugan Maoh demons." She said quietly as she lowered her head.

Well that's it for chapter 2. I know that I left another cliffie, I'm sorry but I had to type this during breaks at school.

Preview to Next Chapter: Hey! Goku here. You'd better not miss the next episode of Saiyuki. We've finally met Takara, and found out about her past. But what will happen now that we know who her father is? And how will Hakkai ever be able to accept her? And what will happen when Takara decides to join our little group. Next time on Saiyuki: Heroes and a New Traveling companion.

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Well until next time. Happy Trails.

Dragongirl4