Disclaimer: GS is not mine.although I don't mind having the characters to myself..hehehehe..

Signs: "..." speaking

'....' thinking

{....} in the background.

"Ne, Sanzo..I'm hungry.." Goku wailed for the 10th time that day.

"I think we'll be reaching a town very soon, Goku...especially if you behave (I don't he ever said that in the anime)," Hakkai patiently told the ever hungry Goku.

"Really!!!! Sugoi... I think I'm going to have siew mau, pork buns, char kuay teow..*and the list goes on and on and on..*

Sanzo: -_-+++ Hakkai: ^_^UU Goyjo: ~_~xxx

Suddenly, Goku suddenly stopped his blabbering and pointed to a spot in the forest we're were passing by.

"Ne, Sanzo.do you hear what I hear?" Goku said.

"What, you heard food calling you there???" Sanzo replied sarcastically.

"No..no..like the sound of water..its soo beautiful," Goku exclaimed.

"Since when did the baka-saru can get so emotional?" Gojyo asked amazed at Goku's sudden intellectual abilities.

"Nani!!! You ero-kappa..how can criticize me when..oh yeah I forgot..who's the one whose so afraid of water?" Goku asked in a sing-song voice.

Immediately, Goyjo turned 10 shades of red from embarrassment that no one can differentiate his hair from his face. 'To be embarrassed by an idiotic monkey whose brain is only filled with food is bad enough. What's more he knows my only weakness..damn...' Goyjo thought silently.

"Who's afraid of water..I'll show you I am the best swimmer among you guys!!!" Goyjo said in anger, stuttering at each word.

'This could prove interesting' Sanzo thought as he looked at Hakkai for his approval. He only smiled in response. While in the background, the daily exchanges of 'ero-kappa' and 'baka-saru' can be heard.

"Urusai!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Sanzo shouted as he took out his paper fan and hit Goku and Goyjo on the head. "Hakkai, follow the sound of the water," Sanzo commanded.

"Hai," 'A nice refreshing bath and a new supply of water is what we all need now' Hakkai thought to himself as he drove to the waterfall area.



Meanwhile at some waterfall area....

"Ano..I think you are tired too from the journey right?" Yaone asked the hiryu with her. The dragon nodded its head in reply like it understood her perfectly. It was getting dark anyway... might as well camp here too since there is a water supply.

She started to look for firewood to cook some food as the hiryu is busy drinking the water. It seemed like freshwater to it and her. By the time she finished eating, the hiryu was fast asleep and dusk arrived. At this, she took out a mat from her traveling bag and it on the ground. With that, she laid down and watched to the beautiful sunset in the sky.

'Since when did I not have the time to appreciate simple beauty like this? Maybe since the day I joined Kougaiji-sama. Forget about it girl, its time for you to relax. Anyway, the water looks very inviting,' Yaone thought as she looked at the majestic waterfall. 'Maybe a bath before bed won't harm after all.'

With that, she took out a towel from the bag and went behind a bush and change. When she came out, she was only wrapped in a towel, with a tight knot in the valley of her chest.

Making sure that nobody was within the area, she slowly entered the lake. She glided carefully through the waters until she was right beneath the falling waters. She was surprised to find a cave behind the waterfall.

'Oh god..let there be no dragons or youkais or bears hiding in this cave,' Yaone prayed silently as she entered the mouth of the cave. Sitting on the edge, she carefully washed herself....

Until she heard a loud splash that could only be done by a large size animal.....

Author's notes:

Can I ask my reviewers something..:

Am I longwinded??? Am I too fast or too slow in my plot??

Anyways...I hope that you'd enjoy my fic so far.

Take some time to review, k?

Thank you.