The sun was beginning to set when a horse-drawn carriage drew up outside of the Jade Palace. Pigsy and Sandy went outside to greet it and when they came back inside, it was with a girl with long blonde hair, as light as Font's.

"Zeeky!" She said as soon as she entered the room. The demon girl's eyes bore down on Font and he scooted around uncomfortably in his chair. Something about the name sounded familiar to Tripitaka, but her thoughts were brushed away when the girl turned to her.

"Oh please, you must set him free! You must!" The girl begged to Tripitaka. Tripitaka gave her a confused look.

"What do you mean set free?" Tripitaka questioned. The girl looked back to Font before she forcibly grabbed his hand and squeezed it tightly.

"Zeeky is my big brother. He has been enslaved by the demon council for so long, but no more. Surely you would be kind enough to let him go?" She asked in a desperate tone.

"I can pay whatever you like." She added. Tripitaka bit her lip and looked at Font. She watched as he yanked his hand away and sent a glare at the blonde-haired girl. She pointed at him.

"You sadden me brother, why do you look at me so?" She questioned. He said nothing and instead turned his head to the side, finding a kettle on the counter far more interesting. The girl turned back to Tripitaka.

"Please..." She added.

"I... It's not my choice to make." Tripitaka said. The girl cocked her head to the side, her cherry red lips pressing firmly together. She turned her questioning eyes to Monkey, thinking maybe he was the one in charge now.

"Font, what do you want to do?" Tripitaka asked. The other Demon's voice almost startled the girl who claimed she was his sister.

"I do not know her, nor her intentions." He stated as he eyed her up and down.

"I don't trust her." He added. Tripitaka nodded firmly at his words.

"Then he's not leaving with you," Tripitaka announced and the girl frowned at her, her eyes seeming to darken before she gave another cheery look.

Sandy nodded her agreement to Tripitaka's statement and Pigsy sized up the female demon should things get out of hand. Monkey stood there, dallying with his shrunken staff in his hands, his hair loose.

"Fine." The girl muttered.

"I only ask that you allow me to pay you so that I may stay the night. It took the whole day to get here, it will take another to get back." She insisted. The others eyed each other worriedly, but Tripitaka didn't notice. She nodded once again.

"You don't need to pay us, that's fine. Um, we already ate, but if your hungry, the kitchen is open." Tripitaka said as she gestured around at the kitchens they sat in. The girl gave her what seemed like a warm smile.

"I find myself quite tired and only wish to retire to bed." She stated and Tripitaka gave her a slow nod.

"Uh, Pigsy, would you mind helping her out?" Tripitaka asked. Pigsy gave her an exasperated look but sighed and led the girl out. Font glared daggers at Tripitaka and Monkey frowned at her. Sandy stood up and went to her, she grabbed her hands.

"Tripitaka, there is something not right with her, you shouldn't have let her stay for the night," Sandy explained. Tripitaka shook her head.

"She seemed pretty harmless to me," Tripitaka said.

BoS

They all slept in the same room once again. Pigsy slept with his back half against a wall, he had tried staying up while reading, but eventually dozed off. Sandy also had fallen asleep and she slept only a foot away from Pigsy, sounds of her snoring could be heard lightly. Of course Tripitaka was asleep, she had been the first to pass out. That left Monkey and Font who were wide awake.

Font leaned back against a table close to the hearth and Monkey was sitting at the same table, drinking something out of a porcelain cup.

"You can sleep you know." Monkey stated, planning to stay up and keep watch. The demon gave him a look before lightly sighing.

"I don't trust the girl, what if she comes for us in our sleep? Comes for Tripitaka?" Font questioned.

"I'll protect her." Monkey said as he looked to her sleeping form.

"And so will I," Font muttered, not backing down. Monkey frowned at the demon before standing up and going to stand by him.

"I don't trust her either." Monkey admitted. The Font demon turned around and watched flames flicker and rise, unsure if he should say anything more.

"Tripitaka does trust you though." Monkey finally added as he couldn't hold back a yawn and he stretched his arms. The font demon turned an eye to him.

"Don't mess it up, okay? She believes in us and now you too." Monkey said as he turned away and began towards Tripitaka.

"If you won't sleep, I will." He added before he crouched by her form and cuddled up to her side, closing his eyes. The Font Demon glared at him before sighing and looking back to the flames. Long moments of silence went by. His eyes kept sliding shut, but he would blink them open and try to think of things to preoccupy himself.

He hadn't really heard any movement from behind him, so when something touched his shoulder, it made him jump. He turned his face quickly to the side. Bright blue eyes stared at him and cherry red lips blew a handful of silvery dust at his face. Before he could even think, his whole body stiffened and he could not move a muscle. The demon girl smirked at him as she brought her face closer to his.

"It's always easier this way, isn't it?" She asked as she pulled a daggar out of her sleeve and dragged it lightly against his neck, not letting it bite down just yet.

"You should have just thrown yourself on a sword, traitor." She added as she pressed the tip underneath his chin. His heart sped up, or at least he thought it did. Before he had not really cared whether he died or not, but now... He knew he would forget all of this.

'Memories make a person who they are.' Tripitaka's words flitted through his head. He liked this life, he liked Tripitaka and Pigsy, he even decided that maybe he didn't mind Monkey and Sandy. In that moment, he made the realization that he didn't want to die after all.

"Oh my god..! Monkey, wake up!" Tripitaka sounded alarmed and he heard smacking noises. The demon girl turned her head toward them as her hand began to apply pressure to the knife.

Monkey, however, was prepared. His weapon had been in his hand the whole time. He jumped awake, he had only slept lightly after all. He increased the size of his staff and charged at the demon girl. He knocked her away from Font. Sandy and Pigsy stirred from the noise, and soon they were to their feet too. They grabbed their weapons and the three of them circled around the girl. Tripitaka had been quick to Font's side, looking him over. He seemed as stiff as a statue.

"What do you want with Font?" Tripitaka called out the question as she turned their new companion's face from side to side. His eyes were wide open but he seemed unresponsive.

"And what did you do to him?" Tripitaka added. The girl smirked at her for a moment before a laugh escaped her lips. She brought the dagger to her own throat and... Tripitaka looked away.

When she did look back, all there was to see was dust that rained down, onto the floor.

"That was... Weird." Sandy muttered. Monkey went to the dust pile and poked at it with his foot a little. Pigsy was placing his pitchfork back against the wall before going towards Tripitaka.

"Maybe we should bring him back to the room to rest. We will get the healer in the morning if it doesn't get better?" He asked her. Tripitaka bit her lip but nodded.

"Monkey, some help," Pigsy said and the Monkey King who was now fixing his hair with his shrunken weapon went towards the demon as well. The two grabbed Font by the shoulders and walked him out of the room, following Tripitaka down the hallway and Sandy following closely behind.

"Sure gets injured a lot." Monkey said as he looked at the demon's face that held an uneasy expression.

"I don't think we should leave him alone though," Tripitaka uttered.

"They wanted to kill him, what if they somehow get in and try again?" Tripitaka wondered.

"Don't worry, we can take turns keeping watch," Sandy stated, giving her a serious look.