Woohoo! I'm ain't doing spoilers~. Haha. Okay, okay. It's now chapter 3, and I bet you want to know what's up with the Sanzo-ikkou now. Well, you'll know when you read! (Duh.) So? Happy reading! ^_^

Chapter 3

"Sa, let's go!" Sanzo said, sitting at the passenger seat of Hakuryu.

"Oi, baka zaru! Give some space! Akita's getting squashed!" Gojyo scolded. "Na, it's alright, oniisan. I'm not squashed. You're exaggerating." Akita smiled. "See? Akita-chan's alright! You're just trying to squash me, horny kappa!" "Grr. Baka zaru."

"Yurusai, the both of you!" Sanzo smacked them. "Ow."

"Hakkai, when's the next town?" Akita leaned forward behind the driver's seat.

"Um. Let's see. The next town's up in three days and it's called Kai Long." Hakkai took a glance at the map on his lap. "Nani?! Three days?! Sonna." Gojyo leaned back.

"We'll have to camp out." "Yup!" Hakkai smiled. "Oh, I forgot! Kai Long is a pretty cold town, so we'll have to be prepared!" "How cold is it?" Sanzo asked. "I heard temperatures could go as low as -6°C!" (Oro?! So cold?! Ahaha. ^_^v Sorry. I thought of any number above - 10 so 6 was my best bet! Haha. *Shrugs*) "Nani?! That cold?! Sonna." Goku grumbled.

Night fell and Hakkai had to stop to make camp. Akita helped. "This should do!" she said when they were done.

"Sigh. It's so boring without women." Gojyo complained. "Are women the only things you think about, oniisan?" "Besides cigarettes and beer, yes." "Sou des ka. No wonder Goku calls you a horny kappa." "That's because he is a horny kappa." Goku broke in. "What did you say, you baka zaru?!" "You're a horny kappa." "Grr." "Ma, ma, you two! Ne, Akita-chan. It's almost dinner time. Let's go prepare dinner, shall we?" Hakkai said. "Hai!"

"Dinner is served! Ah, smells great! As usual." Goku dug in. "Just shut up and eat, baka zaru" "Sanzo's just jealous that I can praise Akita-chan's cooking and he's too shy to do it." Goku bragged. "What did you say?!?" "Jealous, jealous." Goku began to sing. "Oh. You asked for it, baka zaru." Sanzo took out his fan. Goku stuck out his tongue. "Ow!" Sanzo had smacked Goku. "Grr. Stupid corrupted monk!" "Now, there's no need to fight during dinner." "Hmph!"

Akita smiled at her friends' antics. After washing up, Akita sat at the door of the tent. Suddenly, she saw a figure in the distance, walking towards the camp. Akita squinted, but she still couldn't make out what it was.

"What are you looking at, Akita-chan?" Hakkai approached Akita. "Look at that." Akita pointed at the figure, now about one and a half kilometers away. "Hmm. Whatever that is, it's big." "Is it a demon?"

Suddenly, the figure just dashed straight at the tent's entrance. Hakkai's eyes widened in horror. "Minna, stand at the side of the tent! Something's heading straight for us!" Hakkai shielded Akita by grabbing her and pushing her against the wall of the tent. Akita watched as the tent fell and tore apart.

"I have finally found Sanzo's party." The figure stood up among the falling pieces of canvas. "And who are you?" "I belong to the group of demons in this area and you're not to mess with us. If I die, the main base will know and will seek after your blood. But there's no need for that as all of you will die in my hands." The demon smiled. He was about 250 cm tall. (Whoah. What's with the height?! Again, I just literally stuffed the number in. Basically trying to exaggerate the demon's presence.)

"Hmph. What a lame introduction." "Nani?! Then you all better be prepared for your worst deaths!" the demon prepared to fight.

"Akita, try to stay safe. We'll protect you." Gojyo used his body to shield Akita. "Oniisan! I'm 19 years old, for God's sake! I'm a black belt! This demon is doomed to die." Akita protested. "Well, I don't want to see you hurt." "Neither do I want to see any of you guys hurt!"

"How sweet. Arguing for the LAST TIME!" the demon blasted straight at the group. Hakkai used his energy shield. "Hmph. And you expect to shield everybody using that pathetic energy shield of yours?" "Nani?" The demon smiled and pushed his blast forward and using more energy this time.

"Hakkai! Stop it! You won't be able to take it!" Goku cried. "I.. will.. shield.. everyone.. Even if.. it means.. that I.. have to take the blast!" Hakkai struggled. "Fool." Suddenly, the demon's blast poked a small hole in Hakkai's energy shield. "Shoot." The hole grew bigger and bigger slowly.

"Stop it, Hakkai!" "He can't, baka zaru! If he stops, he'll really take the blast!" "But we can't just watch him do this!" Goku protested.

Meanwhile, the demon just pushed his way through. "This is so easy." "I.. can't.. hold.. it.. any.. longer.." Hakkai prepared himself for the blow as he watched the blast approach him. He closed his eyes and let go. "AAAAHHHH!!!!" Hakkai heard someone scream in front of him. He opened his eyes and saw Akita electrified by the blast. "AKITA-CHAN!!" Hakkai caught Akita before she hit the ground.

"AKITA! Why did you do that, you baka?!" Gojyo rushed to her. "Move aside, oniisan. I told you this demon is doomed to die." Akita struggled to stand.

"What are you talking about, Akita-chan?" Hakkai couldn't see any way Akita could defeat the demon with her injuries. "I know my powers now. At least, for now." Akita stood up, smiling.

"Nani?! What is this?!" the demon stepped back in shock. "Prepare to DIE!!!" Akita shot out the same blast as the demon, only an even stronger blast straight at the demon's heart. "Noooo!!!" the demon cried in horror as he burst into dust.

"That's my power." Akita fell, only to be caught by Hakkai again. Akita was too weak. "Sou des ka. Her powers are to accept the damage or attack on her and reject it using her own energy. However, this is too much for her. She'll need to get used to it. Hakkai explained while holding Akita.

"If it's too much for you, then why did you do it?!" Gojyo cried. "To prove to you guys that I can fight along with you, not be protected all the time. It's boring." Akita smiled weakly. "Well, you did prove to us that you are a baka, making decisions like that." Sanzo said. "Hmm?" He saw a figure appearing where the previous demon had died.

"My colleague did tell you that if he died, we would seek after your blood, right? Well, in this case, we'll do it slowly. Let's take a hostage first." Another figure appeared behind Gojyo and grabbed him. "Nani?!?" "We'll see if the girl can save him now. Ja!" the demons disappeared with Gojyo.

"Oni- ONIISAN!!" Akita screamed, struggling weakly in Hakkai's hands. "They just took him away. In front of my eyes. And I couldn't do anything." Tears started to roll down her cheeks. "Cheh. Hakkai. We'll sleep in Hakuryu tonight. We'll have to look for Gojyo tomorrow. There's no choice." "Ha- Hai. Akita-chan, you need to rest. Replenish your energy first, then we'll look for Gojyo, okay?" Hakkai carried Akita to Hakuryu, who was in his jeep form. "Okay." Akita said. But, there was something else in her mind. "Akita. Don't do anything stupid again." Sanzo warned. "Have a good rest, Akita-chan." Goku said, helping Akita to pull her blanket up. "I'm going to find out my other power. I know there is another one." Akita said to herself as she closed her eyes and held Gojyo's sickle.