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This is my second update. I think I'm doing better on this fic than I did on the other one. Anyway please R&R.

I do not own Saiyuki or any Saiyuki characters!

Enjoy...

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The four were still out in the hallway. Hakkai was examining the hallway. Hand on his chin as he studied the wreck.

"She was acting weird." Goku said.

"Perhaps she has something to hide." Hakkai send and pointed to the wall. "Someone had used a weapon; the blade had scratched the wall here. I'm going to go talk to the other people. See if they've seen anything."

"All right." Sanzo said, heading back into his room.

Goku turned to Gojyo; Goku looked a bit bother by something.

"What's wrong, monkey boy."

"That woman. She looked familiar somehow." Goku shook his head. "Never mind." He followed Sanzo into the room.

"Familiar?" Gojyo said, more to himself.

005

Ming Yue was sitting in the corner of the room, cigarette in hand. She looked like a nervous mess.

"I've totally blown my cover. I just know it..."

There was a knock on her door. She took one long drag of the cigarette and put it out in an ass tray. She walked to the door and opened it. Standing there was Gojyo.

"Ken--" She cut herself off. "What do you want?"

Up close he looked even more like Kenren.

"So what's your name?"

"None of your business." She slammed the door in his face.

She needed to keep on track. She couldn't get involved with them. She closed her eyes, leaning against the door. He wasn't Kenren Taisho anymore; she kept repeating this in her head. She locked the door. Her nerves were shot. She needed some sleep.

006

The four were in their room again. Hakkai had just gotten back from talking to the others that were staying at the inn. Sanzo was sitting in a chair, cigarette in his mouth, glasses on the bridge of his nose. He was reading a newspaper. Goku was lying on the bed, his feet up on the wall. Gojyo was sitting in a chair looking at Hakkai, waiting for him to say something.

"I had gotten the same story from every room. There were a couple demons that had begun barging into everyone's room."

"But we didn't see any demons." Goku stated.

"No, because someone had killed them before they had gotten to our door." Hakkai said.

"Did anyone look suspicious for killing the demons? Someone who didn't want us to know." Asked Gojyo.

"No one... except..."

"Except for who?" Sanzo said looking up from his newspaper.

"That woman. The one next door."

"But she looked like a normal mortal." Goku said.

"Maybe a demon not effected by the wave?" Said Gojyo.

Sanzo put down the paper and took a drag from his cigarette, letting the smoke out of his mouth slowly.

"Perhaps." Hakkai answered.

"But I didn't see any tattoos..." Goku said again.

"You stupid monkey, the tattoo could be anywhere on her body."

"But she didn't look like a demon..."

"Maybe she's still wearing a power limiter." Said Gojyo.

"She did have unusual body piercings." Goku said. "One on the back of her neck, the other on her lower back."

"I'm surprised you noticed something like that, monkey boy." Gojyo said.

"I'm not completely stupid." Goku said.

"No... Not completely."

"What's that suppose to mean you, perverted kappa?"

"Say that again!"

The two began their regular quarrel. Sanzo began to look a big pissed. Hakkai rubbed the back of his head.

"My, my." Hakkai said.

"Both of you, shut up!" Sanzo said putting a bullet through the wall between them.

Goku and Gojyo both separated stopping in their tracks, as a bit of smoke came from the end of Sanzo's banishing gun. Sanzo lowered the gun and brought the newspaper back up to finish what he was reading.

007

She was lying in the bed. Blankets half off of her. She had been restless. She pushed all the blankets off and sat up. She couldn't get any sleep. Her nerves were keeping her awake. She gave a deep sigh, pulling her boots onto her feet. Maybe a walk would help ease her mind. She grabbed a single pack of wave and placed them in her back pocket, after taking one cigarette out and placing it into her mouth. She lit it and walked out of the room.

"You're going to upset her so much." She said aloud to herself.

She shook her head slightly as she headed out of the inn. She didn't know what she was going to tell the merciful goddess. Maybe she would say that she might of blown her cover and would be never trusted again to do any of the goddess's quests. She took a slow drag and let it out quickly. She had given herself a headache, worrying so much. She was all ready in the middle of the town. She walked quickly. She had been thinking so much that she had not noticed a pair of feet behind her. Suddenly a hand went onto her shoulder. Startled she spun around quickly. She was facing Gojyo. Had he been sent by Sanzo to find information on her? Her eyes darkened and her head went to the ground. She wouldn't let them find anything about her. They may have all ready suspected her for making that mess.

"Why so jumpy?" He asked.

"I'm not used to people sneaking up on me like that." She answered.

She turned back around and continued on walking. She wanted to lose him, but running would look even more suspicious. She took another long drag before throwing the cigarette butt onto the ground. Gojyo was following her or more walking at her side. What did he want?

"What are you doing?" She asked

"Walking." He answered.

"Smartass..." She said under her breath. "What do you want?"

"Its such a dark night, a beautiful woman like yourself shouldn't be walking around by herself." He said, lighting a cigarette of his own.

She rolled her eyes. "Save your breath for some nitwit. Your tacky pick up lines won't work on me."

She let out a sigh. She could sense the Kenren in him. How her longed to talk to Kenren one last time. She crossed her arms over her chest.

"Those are some piercings you have there." He said.

"I doubt you're looking at my piercings."

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To Be Continued...