Here's the next chapter, enjoy! Remember, I don't own Saiyuki!


"Kimiko! Kimiko!"

Her eyes slowly opened as Hakkai's shouts reached her ears and woke her from the darkness that had taken her.

"W-What…Ahhh!" She groaned in pain and tried to grip her stomach but Goku's hands kept them at her sides.

"Hakkai! Hurry up and heal her!"

"I'm working as fast as I can Goku!" The yokai convert looked down at Kimiko and replied, "Kimiko, calm down. An enraged yokai shot his claws through your stomach; I'm healing you as fast as I can."

Kimiko nodded slowly, pain filling her eyes as she tried to relax, "J-Just hurry Hakkai…."

It hurt the chi manipulator to hear his new love's voice laced with pain as he tried to close her wounds.

'I shouldn't be completely healing her wounds, I'll be severely weakened. But if I don't, the risk of infection will be too high since the villages resources are spread thin at the moment.'

After several moments of healing outside in the cold, Hakkai finally rested his arms at his sides while he panted rapidly.

"Hakkai, you alright man?" Gojyo asked, flicking some ash off his cigarette.

The green-eyed man slowly turned his head and looked at Gojyo, trying to reply before collapsing from extended chi use.

"Hakkai! Nn..." Kimiko shouted before cringing in pain as she moved next to Hakkai. She stared at him fondly while moving a strand of hair out of his eyes.

Sanzo exhaled a bit of smoke before speaking, "Don't worry Kimiko, he'll be alright."

Goku helped Kimiko stand while Gojyo picked Hakkai up and slung him over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. The wounded demon girl tried to protest but Goku shook his head quickly 'no'. So, she kept her mouth shut as the battered group made their way back into the inn while the other villagers cleaned up the chaos caused by the rogue demons.


Now with Hakkai weakened and Kimiko's feelings becoming evident, will something come between them? Stay tuned!