Psycho-CJ: Hello everyone!

Evan, Warner, Goku and Gojyo: Hi Psycho-CJ!

Psycho-CJ: That was kind of odd…Anyway, it's time for another chapter of…well you know what this is ^_^

Sanzo: Unfortunately.

Psycho-CJ: We are down to two more humor chapters before it begins to wind down.

Evan: You're actually almost done!

Psycho-CJ: Yep, and I already figured out how this is going to end.

Warner: (whispering to Evan) Do you think she plans to kill one of us off?

Evan: I might have seen a chapter called Warner's Goodbye.

Warner: Really?!

Raven: (rolls eyes) What do you think?

Warner: Ah, she's going to kill me! (runs away. Raven slams his hand on his forehead).

Raven: Creator, the character you introduce in Book 4, will you please make them intelligent. I don't think I can deal with someone along the lines of Warner's intelligence.

Psycho-CJ: Great, you ruined my master plan to surround you with idiots.

Warner, Cassandra and Evan: Hey!

Goku: Psycho-CJ does not own Saiyuki.

Warner: But luckily I am owned by a kind writer, who wouldn't think of killing off her creations.

Gojyo: I think you need lessons in sucking up.

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Chapter 15: Sleeping Beauty?!

Sanzo wakes up the next morning and finds Evan isn't in his room anymore. The monk climbs out of bed and leaves his room. The sweet smell of coffee hits him, accompanied by pancakes, beacon and eggs. In the kitchen, Evan is standing on a stool in front of the stove cooking pancakes. He picks one up with the spatula and throws it over his shoulder. The pancake lands on Sanzo's head. Sanzo's eye twitches then he whacks Evan with his fan.

"Baka, watch where you're throwing those things!" Evan turns around and his mouth drops open when he sees what happened.

"It was an accident!" Evan yelps. Sanzo's picks the pancake out of his hair, glaring at Evan. "I was aiming for that plate," the little boy points to a plate with a large pile of pancakes on it. Goku comes running into the room.

"Food!" Goku sings. Evan laughs at Goku's enthusiasm. "Did you cook this?" Evan nods his head. "It smells really good!"

"I always watch Raven when he cooks. I picked up a few things from him. Raven's the best cook I've ever met, he can make just about anything," Evan laughs. Evan pours Sanzo a cup of black coffee.

Goku is stuffing his face, acting like a happy child. Evan finally sits at the table and begins to eat the food he cooked. Surprising enough the room is fairly peaceful, not filled with any fighting over food or insults being thrown across the table.

"It's too quiet," Goku announces. Evan glances up at him and throws a pancake across the table, hitting Goku in the face. "What was that for?!" Goku snaps.

"You asked for it," Evan laughs. "I hate silence, it's more exciting to argue. Why do you think I get into so much trouble?" The boy cracks his knuckles. "Are you going to do something about it?" Sanzo whacks Evan. "Ow, what was that for?"

"Stop provoking him," he hisses.

"I was just trying to converse with him," Evan says innocently. Sanzo gives him the death glare, which only encourages him. "My, my, so protective of your adoptive son." Goku stops eating, while Sanzo right eye begins to twitch.

"He is not my adopted son," Sanzo snarls.

"Do you supply him with food and shelter?" Evan asks, a smirk at his lips.

"Yeah," Goku answers. Sanzo's left eye also twitches.

"Does he scorn you when ever you get in trouble?" Evan asks Goku, who nods his head.

"Hm, that sure sounds like a father to me," Evan replies matter-of-factly. About three veins throb on Sanzo's forehead.

"Sanzo's my father?" Goku asks, looking at Sanzo for approval.

"Stupid ape!" Sanzo yells, smacking Goku upside the head with his fan.

"It's so cute how he shows how much he cares for you," Evan sighs. A bullet whizzes by Evan's ear. "You should really work on your aim," he glances up, only to see Sanzo's gun right between his eyes.

"I doubt I need good aim when I'm this close," Sanzo smirks.

"Aha," Evan laughs nervously, before quickly diving for cover. Gun shots ring throughout the inn, while a little boy can be heard screaming for help

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When Evan has had some time to heal his wound, and Sanzo blood pressure has returned to normal, they begin the search for Cassandra. Evan is now carrying a backpack that he took from the inn, which has stuffed with food for the Ever-Hungry-Goku. Before long they end up at a crossroad with a sign in the middle. One way points to Sorceress, while the other says Sleeping Princess.

"She's probably that way," Sanzo tilts his head to the side that says Sorceress. Evan shakes his head.

"She's definitely that way!" Evan announces, pointing to the road that leads to Sleeping Princess.

"How do you know?" Goku asks confused.

"Ever hear of the story of Sleeping Beauty? To sum it up, there was a princess that had a sleep-spell cast on her. The only way to break the spell was a kiss. Raven's mom used to tell him that story all the time. When he first met Cassandra, he thought she looked like the princess from the story," Evan explains. "This must be one of Daycarthro's sick jokes. Good thing Raven wasn't here. I don't think he would appreciate this one." Evan suddenly laughs. "I can't wait to tell him."

"Why would you want to make him mad?" Goku asks, that confused look on his childlike face. Evan begins to laugh again.

"Think about it—a fight between Raven and Daycarthro! I've been dreaming about this day ever since I met the god. I wonder who will win?" Evan says thoughtfully. Sanzo whacks him with his fan. "Yeah, yeah no evil plotting when I'm with you," Evan sighs. "This is going to be a crappy trip." Evan barely dodges Sanzo's fan. "I think you need to go to some stress management class. That nervous twitch of yours seems to be getting worse." Sanzo draws his gun and Evan vanishes with a smirk on his face.

"Where did he go?" Goku asks—the boy out of sight.

"Good riddance," Sanzo mumbles putting his gun away.

"There's something up there," Evan reappears next to Goku. "Looks like a castle, but it has a rose bush surrounding it. Someone ran out of original ideas and is ripping the Grim Brother's off." Evan grabs Sanzo's and Goku's arm. "Come see!" He disappears, taking the two with him. They reappear in front of castle, which is covered in thorns, just as Evan had said. Sanzo hits Evan for taking him with him without permission. "Would you rather have walked?" Evan asks innocently. Sanzo crosses his arms in front of him.

"How do we get in?" Goku asks, reaching for one of the thorns. Evan smacks his hand away.

"Don't, they hurt like hell," Evan shows Goku a small cut on his right hand.

"Why don't you use a fire spell to kill the plant?" Goku asks. Cassandra and Raven can use fire, so should Evan.

"'cause I don't specialize in elemental magic. Demon magic consists of light-spells. I can try to fade into the place." Evan fades out, but suddenly reappears again, swearing under his breath. "That was harsh," he gasps. "Someone put a very painful barrier spell around this place."

"How do we get in then?" Goku asks, gazing up at the forty-foot tall castle. Sanzo pulls out his gun and fires several shots at the vines, breaking some of them apart to form a tiny path.

"That was original," Evan says sarcastically, causing Sanzo to whack him with his fan. Evan whispers a spell and the light turns into a small knife. Goku and Evan hack away at the vines, clearing a path for them.

An hour later they reach the castle walls. Evan and Goku sit down for a minute, exhausted from all the work it took them to get through. Sanzo doesn't look tried at all, considering he didn't help them out much. Goku's stomach growls.

"Sanzo! I'm hungry!" Goku and Evan say at the same time. Evan begins to laugh, while Goku looks annoyed Evan was mocking him. Sanzo is about to hit the both of them, when Evan stops him.

"I do have food," Evan puts the backpack down and tosses Goku a few sandwiches. Evan takes out apple and munches on that. "Take whatever you want. I even pack a few beers for you," the boy tosses the bag to Sanzo who just glares at him.

After their little break, they make their way into the castle. Sanzo is obviously on edge since he has his gun out, ready to shoot anyone who is unfortunate enough to be labeled an enemy. Goku stays close to Sanzo, while Evan trails behind. The two of them are used to fighting together, but Evan is out of place. As soon as he gets Cassandra back, he will feel like he fits in more. Were the gods trying to test them, or was splitting them up a way to make them weaker than if they were in their usual groups? Sanzo, Gojyo, Hakkai and Goku probably work better together than with just Goku, Sanzo, Evan and Cassandra. Even though Gojyo and Goku would never admit it, they make a good team. How convenient Cassandra and him were separated from Raven, the one they are the strongest with, while Raven is stuck with Warner, the weakest of the group and hardest to work with. Yeah, Daycarthro is trying to exploit their weaknesses.

"Don't tell me you are still hungry after all that food you ate?" Evan asks, when he hears a grumble.

"That wasn't me," Goku says. All three of them stop. Evan begins a spell, to prepare for whatever is in the room with them to appear. Sanzo's gun is pointing in front of them, while Goku stands protectively next to Sanzo. The floor shakes as something approaches them. Fire races towards them and Evan throws the light spell forward to counter the flames. A roar, sounds through the room and a dragon runs into the room on all fours.

"Not good," Evan whispers. Sanzo fires a few shot at the dragon, but none of the bullets penetrate the metal-like scales. As Sanzo reloads his gun, Goku jumps forward and slams his staff across the dragon's face. Evan somersaults out of the way of the dragon's claw and casts a restraint-spell. The dragon falls forward, growling at Evan. "Like to see you break that spell," Evan taunts. The dragon's muscles begin to tense and everyone steps back, the restraint-spell breaks, leaving the dragon free once again. Daycarthro must have made the dragon really strong if it managed to break my restraint spell. "Sanzo, find Cassandra, we'll hold the dragon back." Sanzo refuses to leave the two. "Your bullets don't work against it!" Evan orders, he gets knocked back and manages to avoid the dragon's fire in the nick of time. Sanzo swears under his breath, not believing he is taking orders from Evan, but he knows the kid is right. Sanzo breaks for the stairs, while Goku and Evan fight the dragon.

The monk's sandaled feet pound against the stairs, making his way to the top. The stairs finally end and he arrives at a small room, almost completely empty except for a bed where Cassandra is sleeping.

"Finally," Sanzo whispers under his breath. He tries to wake her up, but she doesn't respond. A large crash sounds from below. I don't have time for this. Then it hits him—didn't Evan say a kiss is what broke the spell. No way in hell am I going to kiss her! Sanzo thinks to himself. The noise downstairs gets louder and he knows Cassandra could help stop the dragon. He swears under his breath and leans over to Cassandra.

Her eyes slowly open and she looks at Sanzo who has his mouth against hers. He pulls back and he can't believe that actually worked. Cassandra stares at him then sits up.

"Let's just forget this ever happened," Cassandra replies. Luckily it was just Sanzo and not Gojyo, now that would have been bad.

"Fine by me," Sanzo replies. A loud curse comes from downstairs.

"Evan's in trouble," she realizes, jumping off the bed and running down the stairs with Sanzo right behind. Her feet land on the floor where Evan and Goku are trying to subdue the raging dragon. Cassandra begins to talk in the language of the Daerenhs. The beast whirls around to her then charges. She finishes the spell and water swirls around then flies at the dragon, drenching it. Within seconds she is casting another spell, this time bolts of lightening come racing down at the dragon, catching the water. The dragon groans before collapsing in a heap.

"She made that look so easy," Evan sighs.

"I'm used to fighting summoning-creatures by now. People are always using them against me," Cassandra shrugs. Evan races up to her and hugs her waist. "Missed me?" she laughs.

"You look cute in that dress." Evan smiles up at her. Cassandra looks at her clothes, realizing they are different than the ones she had before. Daycarthro even dressed her up to look like a princess.

"I can't believe Daycarthro," she grumbles. She takes the tiara out of her silky blonde hair and throws it to where the dragon is knocked out.

"So, Sanzo, when you kissed her you didn't use tongue, did you?" Evan asks, bursting into laughter. Cassandra suddenly coughs, while a barely noticeable blush crosses Sanzo's cheeks. Sanzo knocks Evan over the head with his fist. "Is that a yes or no?" Evan hides behind Cassandra, who just shakes her head. "I think Raven is going to be jealous that a good-looking guy kissed you. How cruel you would cheat on my brother."

"Stop it Evan."

"Standing up for your new boyfriend, huh?" Evan teases.

"Sanzo kissed Cassandra?" Goku asks. "I thought Sanzo didn't like girls," Goku scratches his head in thought.

"Looks like Cassandra might become your adopted stepmother," Evan pats Goku on his shoulder to congratulate him.

"Want to die?" Sanzo asks, pointing his gun at him.

"Does that mean Sanzo and Cassandra are going to get married?" Goku asks.

"No, you dumbass ape!" Sanzo whacks Goku over the head several times.

"Any ways," Cassandra clears her throat. "I'll get into contact with Raven to see if he found Hakkai yet." Sanzo stops hitting Goku, whose has tears streaming from his eyes. Evan on the other hand is laughing hysterically. Sanzo pulls out his gun again and fires at him, while Cassandra is using her necklace to contact Raven. A minute later she opens her eyes and lets go of her necklace. She sweat drops when she sees Sanzo chasing Evan around the room, trying to add a few bullet holes to the boy's body.

"Ah, he's going to kill me!" Evan taunts, making Sanzo angrier. Goku is hiding behind the dragon to avoid getting shot.

"Guys!" Cassandra yells. Evan stops, but Sanzo takes the chance to beat Evan over the head with the handle of his gun. Evan falls face forward, moaning in pain. The monk, satisfied with the punishment, puts his gun away. Good thing Evan is a demon, or he might not have survived that beating. "Um, Raven says he found Hakkai and they are waiting in some kind of fortress about two miles from here. Should we head there now, or wait?" Cassandra asks Sanzo. His droopy, violet eyes fall on her.

"Let's meet them, so we can get the hell out of here." Cassandra nods her head. Evan finally recovers from the head trauma.

"Aw, the happy couple is discussing future plans." Evan is knocked flat on his back by Sanzo's flying fan. "Ow," Evan groans.

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Psycho-CJ: That's the end of that chapter. And oh, what's this? Did I post two chapters?

Evan: (uncaring) Wow, big surprise...

Cassandra: Let's see (looks at next chapter) Next chapter, Raven, Warner and Gojyo are…(stops, large sweat drop forms on her forehead) This should be…interesting.