I wrote another chapter just for ya'll! I hope you enjoy it and are ready to review for me! I love reviews… I'll cry if you don't review… I want DOZENS of reviews. Please?

Anyway

THIS BANNER IS SILLY!

ONWARD!

"OH HELL NO!" Gojyo screamed as he saw red hair come up after Hakkai had been pulled out of the hole. The brunette youkai and priest had to grab him under the arms to keep him from launching himself at the woman. "AREN'T YOU EVER GOING TO STAY DOWN?"

"Gojyo, please," Hakkai pleaded. "Don't get anymore involved than you already are!" Sanzo growled something into the kappa's ear, making the red-head freeze. The woman meanwhile was smiling as she wiped blood from her face.

"If I can't have my experiment, then you shall not live to see the light of another day!" she sneered. Gojyo took a step back as she drew a sword and pointed it at the three. Sanzo cocked his gun but the woman heard it.

"Drop the gun baggy-eyed priest!" she commanded. He glared at her.

"Why should I?" he growled. She smiled.

"I'm a lot faster than I look. Before your bullet hits I can kill your friends!" she warned. Sanzo snorted.

"You think I'm worried about them?"

"Then I'll kill you!"

Hakkai hid his hand behind Gojyo's back, to conceal the glowing chi that was growing there. He then brought his mouth up to the kappa's ear.

"When I give the signal, duck," he hissed. The red-head nodded ever so slightly and risked a sidelong glance at Sanzo, who also nodded.

"What are you three planning!" the woman screeched. "You'll never leave this forest alive! Stop whispering!"

"Now!" Hakkai yelled. Gojyo ducked down and jumped backwards just as a chi blast exploded over his head. Sanzo meanwhile fired his gun into the heart of the blast, which hit dead on its target. There was a horrid screech as the woman flew backwards, a gaping hole in her chest. Hakkai fired another chi blast as she launched her sword at Gojyo, deflecting the weapon and sending it back at her. Another scream confirmed a direct hit.

"Run!" Sanzo yelled as he shoved Gojyo onward. The trio began running through the trees, not even daring to look back. Occasionally one of them stumbled but was quickly caught by one of the other two and urged on. After a moment Hakkai tripped over something soft. He looked down at his feet and found a heap of cloth lying there. Sanzo's robe.

The priest reached down and grabbed the pile, out of which fell his sutra. Hakkai stared at the roll of parchment and then raised his gaze to Sanzo's face.

"You left that here?" he asked, astonished. Sanzo shrugged. It had seemed like a good idea at the time, but now, the more he thought about it, the more he wondered how he could have been so stupid. Gojyo grabbed Hakkai's arm and pulled him to his feet quickly.

"It doesn't matter now. C'mon!" he snapped. Hakkai nodded briskly and allowed the kappa to pull him through the trees.

In minutes they had broken out of the tree line and were headed for the village. The house came into view, and much yelling could be heard coming from it. The trio froze and looked at each other before they all took off for the door. Gojyo reached it first and flung it open.

Goku was standing there, tears running down his face. Hakkai's face got a worried expression, Gojyo looked mildly surprised and Sanzo looked disgusted.

"What's wrong Goku?" Hakkai asked the boy. The monkey sniffed and wiped his nose on his sleeve.

"There's no food left in the house… And Hakaryu won't tell me where you keep the money!" he whined. Gojyo just about fell over and Sanzo whipped out his fan.

"BAKA-SARU!" he screamed as he brought the weapon down on the boy's head.

"OWW! SANZO! WHAT WAS THAT FOR?" he yelled. Hakkai giggled behind his hand and Gojyo leaned on his shoulder.

"YOU'VE EATTEN US OUT OF HOUSE AND HOME!" the Sanzo priest yelled. "NOW WHAT ARE WE GOING TO EAT?"

Okay, I know this chapter was really short but it's the final one. I'm out of ideas actually. As for the youkai woman… well, I might make a sequel later… Ya never know… But review! PLEASE! I'M ON MY KNEES BEGGING! Well, no, not really… But anyway, arigato for reading this far and I hope you enjoyed it. For those who have followed my writing… is it better than the first Saiyuki fic? Review to tell me!

JA-NE AND ARIGATO!

--Hakkai sama--