Wow, more reviews. This is interesting. Well I finally decided to name it! No Flippin Clue will now be named……Hidden Scares…..I think…..well for now at least…maybe. Anyway, time to thank the reviewers!!

Rita- Yeah I kinda do need to slow down, and my grammar does suck, I know. I'll try to slow it down just a bit, I promise, but like I said my mind is going out of control with ideas.

Devil-Angel- Hehe, guess you found out my nickname. Well, thanks for the suggestions. I actually took a little of both of them and used them for the title now. I just might keep it too. Thanks! At least I got the personalities right.

Chapter 2

The dinner was very good. Smoked beef that was seasoned just right, fresh vegetables and fruits that were picked at the right time, and baked breads fresh out of the oven. Goku was quite satisfied with the dinner that the girls had made, which was sometimes hard to do. The others were also fairly satisfied. Whenever they finished one dish, one of the girls brought out another full plate. Soon, they were unable to eat anymore.

Now they were gathered around a table in Sanzo's room, playing a game of Mahjong while drinking some of their cans of beer and some of the liquor that was brought to their room. It was a clear night that night, with the stars shinning brightly and not a cloud to be seen. The moon was bright and full, and it was quite warm. No need for blankets that night.

"So, why exactly did you want one of the girls to come to Sanzo's room, Hakkai?" Goku asked. Hakkai hadn't said one word about why he had asked for one of the girls to be brought to Sanzo's room. Hell, they didn't even think the innkeeper knew, so long as he got his money out of it.

"There's something really wrong with them. The entire time we were talking they never responded to what we said. I want to take a bit of a closer look at one of them. We might be able to find out a bit more about this place," Hakkai responded as he took his turn.

"Well, I wouldn't mind one of them comin to my room," Gojyo said as he blew out the smoke from his cigarette.

"We know you wouldn't, Gojyo. Man, can't you ever think of anything other than sex?" Goku complained before getting a face full of cigarette smoke.

"Oh shut up, stupid monkey," Gojyo said with a lazy smirk. That started a bicker between the two. Somehow or another, those two always seemed to get into fights for some of the strangest things. It was like just seeing each other annoyed the hell out of them. Of coarse, hearing them fight all the time annoyed the hell out of Sanzo.

"Now now, you guys. Break it up already. We don't need to have to replace something if you end up destroying the room," Hakkai reasoned, though it had no effect on the two bickering youkai.

All four of them looked up as a soft knock came to the door. Sanzo stood and opened the screen door, looking at the visitor that had stopped Gojyo and Goku's constant annoyance. There stood the 22-year-old girl with the dark, black hair. She stood there looking up at him with her dead amber eyes, again never speaking a word. Sanzo gently took hold of her arm and brought her inside the room, shutting the screen door behind him after making sure no one was around.

Hakkai stood and went over to her looking her up and down. She seemed normal and didn't seem to have anything wrong with her, but with their travels they had learned that nothing is what it seems. He then noticed the anklet and then knelt down to look at it. "So, she's a youkai. She's got a limiter on her ankle."

"But that doesn't explain what's wrong with her. A limiter makes it so she can live among humans, but it doesn't make the person seem dead," Goku said as he looked at the girl.

Sanzo looked the woman over and then frowned at her neck. The collar of the kimono was high, but it didn't hide a tiny bit of what looked like paper on her neck. "Maybe not the limiter, but this sure as hell will." He went around to face the woman before reaching up and unbuttoning the top of her kimono.

"Sanzo! What are y-" Goku was cut off as he saw what Sanzo had seen. Gojyo frowned and sat up in his seat. Hakkai stood and frowned as well.

"Well, this explains it," Sanzo said as his gaze rested on the object around the woman's neck. Her kimono had been opened just enough to show the object but still give her some decency. The object looked like a paper charm sometimes used to control a reckless youkai. The charm was wrapped around the young girls neck and down far enough to be covered by the collar of the kimono.

"Why is that around her neck?" Goku asked. The woman didn't seem to be a reckless youkai. She seemed more like a nice girl, but looks at this moment could be deceiving.

"I'm not sure," Hakkai replied as he examined the charm. It was then that he saw something else that was on her body. A long scare could be seen trailing from beneath her left breast and traveling to hide under the kimono long her back. "Something's really off here. This scare looks recent. If she were a reckless youkai under control with the charm, then why would there be need of any harm?"

"Well, let's take the damn thing off and ask her ourselves," Gojyo voiced before getting up and reaching for the charm. He was taken by surprise when the charm repelled him, sending sparks of power at his hand.

"Seems we can't remove it. It keeps youkai from taking it off, making it fairly effective in keeping the youkai under control."

"Then how in the hell do we remove it?"

"WE don't," Hakkai stated as his gaze turned to Sanzo. Though the charm repelled youkai, it wouldn't repel humans, which Sanzo actually was.

Sanzo knew what Hakkai was thinking, and he wasn't so sure he liked it. "How do we know that this charm is keeping her from getting into trouble? She could be another youkai that crossed over to Gyumoah."

"We'll never know unless we see it for ourselves," Hakkai stated.

Sanzo sighed at this. Yet again, he was right. They would never know what kind of person this youkai was unless they removed the charm from her neck. "Fine. Gojyo, stand by the door; I don't want her getting loose. Goku, stay by the window. Hakkai, stay right here in case she tries anything."

The three youkai nodded and did as they were asked. Goku stood in front of the window, ready to take her down if need be. Gojyo stood in front of the screen door. He wasn't about to let anyone through. Hakkai took his place next to the youkai woman. She still did not respond to anything they did.

Sanzo looked at each of them and nodded. His gaze then went back to the youkai woman. He gently reached up and took hold of the charm. The charm did not repel him like it did Gojyo. Sanzo waited a moment before gently tearing the ends of the charm apart, wanting to keep it in tact case they needed to put it back on. What happened next he didn't expect.

The moment the charm was removed from her neck, the youkai's eyes widened and became a lively amber color, but filled with fear. She screamed and jumped back from Sanzo. Sanzo and Hakkai tried to grab her, but she dodged their hands screaming slightly in fear.

"Gojyo!" Hakkai yelled.

Gojyo quickly ran up and wrapped the woman in his arms, pulling her back to his chest. It was then that the screaming had stopped. The four men blinked at the woman. She was frozen not in fear, but in pain. Her head was leaned back a bit with her eyes wide and mouth open to a deaf scream. Her back was arched a bit off Gojyo.

Hakkai's frown deepened as this, as did the others'. "Gojyo, let her go."

Gojyo nodded and gently let her go. The youkai collapsed to the floor holding herself up by her hands. Hakkai drew near her slowly, so not to scare the woman. Her head was hung a bit and the hair that was down, fell over her face. Hakkai knelt behind her and gently pulled down the back of her kimono just enough to where he could see it. The sight that met their eyes wasn't what they expected. Burn marks, scares, whip lashes, and numerous cuts and bruises littered the woman's back. Here was all the proof they needed that something was indeed not right in this so called perfect town, and the source of it was in the inn.

Hehe, there it is. Chapter 2. Hope yall like it. Rita! I hope I slowed down enough for ya! Now, click that bluish purplish button!! I'll get the next chapter up soon as I can.