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DISCLAIMER: yes, of course i own Saiyuki. I am also the queen of Colombia.

Uh, no.

"What are you all doing here?" i asked them. We had gone back to a small inn where they were staying. We were sitting at a table in the restaraunt area.

"We're on our way to stop Guyamoah's ressurection!" said the small younger boy.

"Ugh, don't mind him," groaned the tall man with crimson hair.

"So, who are all of you?" I was dying to find out who they were.

"You already know me," said Sanzo, "The monkey is Son Goku, this is Cho Hakkai, and this is Sha Gojyo"

"What are you three doing with Sanzo?" i asked, amazed. Even their names sounded, un-royal. I thought they might have been rulers of smaller areas around Shangri-La, or something like that.

We talked for a while,i found that all of them but Sanzo and Gojyo, who was a half-breed, were youkai like me.

As we walked back to their rooms, Hakkai said to me, when everyone else was in their rooms, "You are a very good fighter. It would be so much easier to have you along on the quest."

"I'd be honored, Hakkai-san, but i don't think Sanzo would let me."

"I'll talk to him," he said, closing his door. I was staying at a friends house for the time being, but i was planning on leaving soon. I was excited though. Me, a youkai that was chased out of her village, and forced to live a life in punishment for something that wasn't even my fault, traveling with the great Sanzo ikkou? As i explained this to Yuna, my friend i was staying with, she was nothing less than happy for me.

"You're so lucky!" she squealed. "Are they cute?"

"Hah, call down, Yuna," i said. "Yes, they are, but the one that was most intriguing was a half-breed named Sha Gojyo. Crimson hair and crimson eyes."

"Really?" her eyes got really wide.

"Yes, and i think you'd be quite a fan of a younger one named Son Goku. He'd like your cooking, i think"

"I should go make him food!" and with that, she jumped up and ran into the kitchen, proably wantintg to make them lunch for the next week. i'm sure none of them are going to complain, I thought to myself.What a day. I'd better get some rest. I climbed into my bed, it was quite late, and fell asleep to the sounds of Yuna in the kitchen, cooking who knows what.

The next day i was awoken by Yuna, saying something like the ikkou were coming to her house. Still quite delirious, i grabbed my pack of cigarettes off the bedside table, craving nicotine because i didn't smoke the whole day yesterday.

"Hold on, Yuna, now calmly, tell me what's going on."

"Sanzo and his group are coming here! To my house! Can you believe it? Mr. Chien's son said they were looking for you!" I stopped and held my cigarette between my lips, 2 inches away from grabbing my lighter.

"They what?" What is going on? Why would they be coming here? Then i remmbered what Hakkai said. "Oh crap! i have to get dressed, don't I?" i said, looking down at the sheet i had covering me.

"Hah, maybe," said Yuna. "I'll go make breakfast!" she ran downsatiars into the kitchen again. she shoould just go live in there, she spends enough time. I grabbed my lighter, light my cig, and took a drag or two before i put it out and got dressed.

I was walking downstairs when i heard a knock at the door and Yuna yelling that she'd get it. I shook my head thinking, what a lunatic. I had known her for quite a few years, because this is the village i stayed in for5 years after i got chased out of mine when i was 6 or 7. I still don't know where it is or what the name of it is, i didn't like it at all. But, i knew people, so it was no problem coming back here every once ina while. I stopped in the middle of the staircase and grabbed my cigarettes and my lighter again, just to have one more quick smoke before i talked to them. I was still half asleep when i walked into the living room to see the 2 men on the couch, one on the chair, and one on the floor.

"Hallo," i said, not really shocked, but surprised. They were all pretty tall, except for Goku. I was taller than him. Yuna came running in with her tray of food and a few plates and set them down on the table.

"Eat up! Good morning, Raharu! Have some breakfast."

"What are you guys doing here anyways" i said, putting out my cigarette in the ashtray.

"Deja vu." said Gojyo. "We came to offer you a business propositoin."

"Oh really?" i said, still skeptical. Yuna came in at this point, sitting down next to Goku, and petting him. "He's so cute!" she said, glomping him. He was still just eating.

Sanzo, glancing down at Yuna and Goku, spoke next. "We talked last night, and we've decided that you'd be a good addtion to the team."

"No shit, huh?" i said, amazed. I know Hakkai was going to talk to them about it, but i mean, geeze, i never thought it would actually happen.

"So what do you say, Raharu?" said Hakkai in the calm, precise voice that was purely him. All but Goku and Yuna looked at me expectantly.

silence, thinking, more silence

"Uh, sure, why not," i finally said.

"Good," said Hakkai.

"Very," said Gojyo witha smirk. "We finally have a chick on the team."

blush "Should i go get my stuff then?"

"Sure, then let's get out of here, we really can't stay here much longer," said Sanzo, picking up a piece of toast, and inspecting it suspiciously.

"Oh Raharu!" Yuna cried, "you're acutally leaving! Again! i'll miss you so!"

squeeze

Y-yuna" i gasped, "you're killing me!" cough cough

"Sorry!" she said.

So i got all my stuff together, told Yuna to report the news to anyone that asks, and said goodbye to Mr. Chien's son, who i was very close to, and then we left for the west.