A stunned silence fell, the only sound at all in the chamber now being the occasional chime of the golden bells and the whisper of an invisible wind through the grass sending seeds of dandelions floating through the air. The man's head was bowed respectfully still and Goku, Hakkai, Gojyo, and particularly Sanzo were staring at him in shock. Gojyo was the first to break the silence.

"Heh. Figures. Sanzo gets all the luck with the women." Tucking his hands into her pockets.

Sanzo glared. "I will kill you."

Hakkai smiled and scratched the back of his head. "Well this is certainly a predicament I never thought we'd get caught in."

"Damn it." Sanzo muttered. "Isn't there something else we could do?"

"It is the only way if you wish to obtain the scripture." The man said quietly.

Goku, Hakkai, and Gojyo turned to look at Sanzo who turned away, lit a cigarette and took a long drag then snuffed it out. "Fine." He crossed his arms. "How do I get her down from there?"

"Just go over holy one." The man said, bowing again.

Sanzo cast him a quick glare then strode across the grass glaring as butterflies fluttered from the grass the dance around his head. He kept his arms crossed however stopping when he reached the wide shaft of light and looked up at the woman floating in the air before stepping into the light.

She hovered in the same spot for a moment then slowly began to descend, hair rippling around her form liquidly as she came to hover infront of her, her feet still hover above the ground. Sanzo leaned back a moment and scowled at her as if she were awake and has purposely forced him into this before leaning forward slowly and laid his lips on hers.

Light shot through the whole chamber and Sanzo let out a sharp grunt as he was slammed back to strike the sidewall sharply. Goku, Hakkai, and Gojyo called his name, punctuating the impact but the brilliant white light filled the room blinding them all, it's brilliance making the dizzy. And when it finally faded away the girl was kneeling beside Sanzo, her form clothed now in a dress of soft white decorated with strange, unreadable symbols in vivid gold. She reached a delicate hand laid against Sanzo's head were a thin trickle of blood had appeared.

Sanzo blinked disoriented for a moment then flinched away from her touch. She drew her hand back slowly and smiled at him brightly before flinging her arms around his neck and snuggled herself against him and laid a happy kiss on his check. He jerked away form her taking her arms and set them firmly against her side.

"Where the hell is the sutra?" He questioned.

She blinked at him in a rather confused manner then smiled and lifted her arms form his grasp and proceeded to start taking of her dress.

"No!" He snapped and she stopped, looking up at him in surprise. "Keep your damn dress on. The sutra. Where is it?"

"She is the sutra holy one." The man had come forward to stand over them.

Sanzo frowned and stood carefully not liking being towered over by the man. "What do you mean she is the sutra?"

"I mean just that. And now she is yours." He looked past him to where the girl had stood the lean herself against Sanzo's back curiously.

Sanzo ignored her and growled, pulling out his gun and leveled it with the man's head. "You'd better explain real quick old man."

"Of course. The sutra is inside her now. In everything she is. Just look at her back."

Sanzo looked back at the girl and snarled. "Turn around."

She smiled at him brightly and turned her back to him. The dress was just low enough in the back so he could see the soft glow of the top of a violet symbol.

"What the hell is that?"

"That is part of the sutra. In the writing of the old. With your kiss you have bound Amunisis to you. She is devoted and loyal to you now. And totally obedient. She will follow you to the end of the earth and back again."

"I don't want her following me anywhere. Tell me how to take the sutra and leave her here with you."

"I'm afraid that cannot be done. The sutra cannot be separated and if you leave her here then she will sit and do nothing, not eat, not drink, perhaps not even breath. For now, her life revolves totally around you holy one."

Sanzo growled his annoyance. "You never said anything about this old man."

The man smiled. "Of course not. But this is how things will be. Now. I'd suggest you leave. I must break this news to the others and they will not be happy with it."

Sanzo lowered the gun then turned and walked back towards where the others still stood in the doorway. Hakkai walked forward to meet him.

"So are we taking the girl?" he glanced back to look to where she trailed behind Sanzo happily.

"Only until we can get the sutra from her. Then we dumper somewhere." Sanzo replied irritably.

Hakkai made no response and dropped back to walk next to the girl. He smiled at her kindly. "Don't worry. Sanzo's bark is worse then his bite."

She blinked up at him blankly then smiled and turned her back to him to show the part of the glowing mark. He nodded. "Yes. Yes. I saw."

She turned back around and smiled again.

"Come on. We're leaving." Sanzo snapped at Goku and Gojyo as he walked past him.

"Already?" Goku whined. "But we just got here."

"I said we're leaving!" Sanzo snapped again, louder this time.

"Okay. Okay. Geesh."

"I wish you luck on your travels. And please take good care of her." The man said as they walked back through the huge golden doors towards the jeep. He reached out to lay his hands on the girl's arm and she blinked up at him curiously. "Be safe beloved maiden."

She blinked again then smiled as always then dashed forward to keep up with Sanzo, reaching out the wrap herself around his arm but he shook her of.

"Get in the back!" He snapped.

"Where do we go now?" Gojyo asked.

"Lets just get far away from here." Sanzo replied as Hakkai started the truck, the sound of the engine merging with the heavy shutting of the golden doors.