Dark Haired Gojyo /////////////////////////////

Long black hair hung down in the mans face mussed with blood and sweat, but what Hakkai and Goku noticed first was the gapping hole in his chest, oozing blood that moved as a wriggling creature slithered out onto the floor with a splat. A worm? No, this must be one of the woman's leeches. The hole in his chest was becoming smaller, healing at an alarming rate. Normally that would be good, Gojyo healing, but his eyes were narrow and black with only one snake-like red slit bisecting the center of the pupils. Hakkai knew at once this wasn't their flirting half-demon friend anymore. Even if the physical change wasn't there the dark aura was enough.

Gojyo clenched and released his hands, testing, stretching the long demonic claws newly given to him. He looked to Sanzo and the giddy woman he was holding under his boat with interest and after a lick of his claw, started toward them.

"Gojyo? Hakkai, What's going on?" Goku asked meekly.

"He's full-blooded demon now if I don't miss my guess. But no limiter.(Gojyo started moving toward Sanzo and Hakkai steps in front of him.) No! Gojyo listen to me! Try to regain control.fight it! I won't let you hurt anyone like while you're like this!"

A small curl of the newly full-demons lips twitched up into a small amused smile, but one Hakkai couldn't have imagined on his friends face ever. Suddenly Gojyos arm struck out and flung Hakkai against the right wall. Goku ran toward the fallen Hakkai but was knocked back in the same motion to the left wall.

Sanzo pointed the cocked gun at his advancing friend but held steady on the trigger. The demoness used the distraction to push the monks' foot off her injured chest and behind him ready to slice the back of the blonds' tender neck.

The black haired demon looked at the gun and swayed softly to one side before vanishing completely.

"Damn..He's too fast! Where did he go?" Sanzo mentally cursed. He turned, suddenly aware of the movement there. The woman held a small blade and was about to bring it down into Sanzos throat. Sanzo smirked, such a feeble effort really, his gun was already for the action she was inviting after all and the important questions had been answered. As he began to squeeze the trigger Gojyo reappeared behind her and dug his long claws deep into her left shoulder and viciously tearing the flesh away.

"Ah, Now you are a son your mother could have been proud of." She said in a content smile as she voluntarily dropped the knife. She pressed into the man who had started gnawing at the shoulder, eating some of her flesh like an animal.

"You're sick! You'll let yourself be eaten?" Goku screamed as he regained his balance.

"Yes at least let us help you!" Hakkai added.

"Fools! I couldn't be happier! This is a thousand times better than I had hoped! After he kills and eats me he'll be even more powerful. He is already his fathers son!" And with that there was a soft crack as her neck was neatly broken. Gojyos face was streaked in blood and his fingers dug at her flesh.

"I can't believe this is Gojyo."

"He isn't. Not anymore than you without your limiter is you."

"I never eat people."

"Only because we don't give you the chance." Sanzo sighed.

"The situation was a little unexpected this time." Admitted Hakkai.

"We need a limiter for him now before any more blood is spilt. You two hold him still."

"Oh great, Sanzo, give us the easy job."

"Can't be helped. Oh, Goku.don't hold back just because he was that nasty water imp." Sanzo began his prayer in a soft canting voice.

"What's he mean Hakkai? I don't want to hurt Gojyo."

"It's just a flipping of the coin for you Goku. Normally it is Gojyo who fights against you when your limiter is broken and lost. If he held back you would surely kill him."

"You think he's as powerful as me?!"

"Sanzo seems to think so and I wouldn't be surprised if he was. Did you hear what his aunt said? His fathers' son? I have no idea who his father is but she said it like it meant something. To ignore it would be foolish." Gojyo began to rise from the heap that was his aunt. "We have a job to do Goku. Ready?" Goku nodded his head.

Hakkai and Goku leaped together at Gojyo, each grabbing an arm and holding it still. Strangely Gojyo didn't struggle. Hakkai ventured to look up at his dark haired friend. The red silted eyes seemed to be waiting for Hakkais glance. The demons eyes shifted to the right and Hakkai followed the glance and gasped.

Goku was holding down the top of Gojyos arm but his arm could still bend at the elbow slightly. His claws had grown longer and had curled around to tuck themselves silently around Gokus limiter. Gojyos eyes met Hakkais and an eyebrow rose in silent question.

If he pulled the limiter off Goku, who knows what would happen! There was no way Hakkai could deal with demon Goku and demon Gojyo at once. This had escalated from bad to worse in a hurry.

Hakkai let go and backed away.

"Goku! Let go and step back, he has a grip on your limiter!"

"What?! No way! How can he remember I even have one in that form?"

"A good question." Hakkai conceded. Gojyo shouldn't be able to coherently recall that. If he could, than he was a different sort of trouble all together.

Goku gently released the arm, making sure the nails didn't pull his limiter. Once free though Goku noticed Gojyos look toward Sanzo and charged right at him.

"Goku! NO!"

"He's going after Sanzo, Hakkai!" Gojyo swayed and disappeared. 'Shit he's fast.' Goku realized.

Gojyo appeared to Gokus right and let loose with a punch that the monkey blocked with his bo at the last possible second.

"Oh no you don't!" He grinned, tossing the blow off him. He was about to counter when Gojyos boot lifted suddenly and smashed deep into Gokus stomach, sending a small spray of blood to his lips. Goku grunted as he stood up from the rubble that had been the wall and spit out a bit of the blood. Gojyo was on him before he took a step, forcing him down, with Gokus hands in his grasp behind his captives back.

Hakkai elbowed Gojyo hard in the back and reached back to bring forth a ball of chi. Gojyo lurched forward at the jolt and slammed the monkeys head into the floor rendering him unconscious before turning to the one who declared himself the next challenger.

With a quick leap he stood on Hakkais out stretched arms.

"What! That's new.." Cried a suddenly alarmed Hakkai. Gojyo reached out and with two slashes, sent Hakkais shirt and pants to the ground. Hakkai stood perfectly still, blushing slightly at his now at his slight nakedness. He turned his head to Sanzo.

"I'd hate to rush you but may I request you hurry?" He called to the chanting monk. Timing was on his side apparently as the monk looked up to see a crouched dark haired Gojyo balancing on naked Hakkais outstretch arms, a claw slowly trailing from the back of Hakkais ear down his neck on to his chest, leaving a trail of red behind.

"Damn, even like this he is a pervert."

"Some help please, Sanzo!"

"Already have. Be patent."

Hakkai noticed a shimmer coming from his friends neck and noticed a silver studded collar appear there with a light glow. The glow grew and Gojyo collapsed in a strangled scream into Hakkais arms.

Hakkai looked to Sanzo, back to his now human looking, dark haired friend , and over to the unconscious Goku.

"What now?" Was all he could ask.

"Che. Isn't it obvious?" Was the monks' only reply.