Sorry for the wait. i was lazy, sick, and doctor appointments. not fun .

Chi: Joy to be, its the third chapter and i have no idea what im doin'! yah!

Ha-sweatdrops- really, you shouldnt say things like that. you worry people like me...

Chi: Aw. dun worry. If i get mad enough, ill just have looooads of lovers for gojyo!

Gy: HEY! I SAID I'd be good.

Chi:Yeah well i dont care. youre annoying and the only one who loves you is my friend Jessie! -is attacked by gojyo fangirls- AIEEEE!

Gy:HAH! People DO love me! And theyre not guys!

Ha-smiles, but is still sweatdropping-:I suppose its time for the story then...

"This is your master plan? You're a BAKA!" Sanzo slapped Gojyo particularly hard with the fan, quite annoyed.

"Guys...I've been hungry ever since we...uh...I'm HUNGRY!" Goku's stomach rumbled loud enough for all to hear, and

Gojyo sighed.

"At least I HAD a plan, unlike SOME houshi (priest .) I know!" Gojyo glared irritably at Sanzo.

Currently, the Sanzo party (or at least...3/4 of the Sanzo party) was in the middle of a desert. And they were in the

desert...hot, tired, hungry (Goku), thirsty, and pissed. (Sanzo)

Gojyo plopped down in the boiling sand, folding his arms. "Sorry I don't have the navigating skills of the all-mighty,

holy priest!" he mock bowed to Sanzo, scowling.

"At least I didn't think he'd be in the middle of a freakin' desert!"

"Guys...I'm hungry..."

"Yeah well it's better than sitting there and praying to Buddha 'Oh...mighty Buddha. Please bring our companion back

safe and sound!" Gojyo clapped his hands together, pretending to pray.

"You know damn well I don't do that!" Sanzo's eyebrow twitched in annoyance.

"Guys...I'm hungr-"

"SHUT THE HELL UP!"

Sanzo hit Goku over and over again, thoroughly annoyed by Gojyo, so he decided to take his anger out on the poor

Monkey King.

Hakuryu flew over head, circling several times and cheeping unhappily. Where was his master? Why were they

here? What had happened?

"Look. Ya've gone and upset the dragon." Gojyo said, puffing on a cigarette and watching Hakuryu fly over head.

"Wrong." Sanzo said, finally stopping his assault on Goku and putting his fan away. "I didn't do anything to upset the

dragon. It was all your fault this happened in the first place. You made Hakkai go out in the storm to get your damn

cigarettes."

"Hey! I didn't make him do anything!" Gojyo knew deep down that it was his fault; he didn't need the overbearing

priest telling him that. He already felt bad enough about the whole thing!

"Hm. Guess you're right. But then again I guess you could get Hakkai to do just about anything for you...right?"

Gojyo looked up quickly at the priest, eyes narrowed. "What are you saying?"

Sanzo shrugged. "Maybe I'm wrong...nevermind."

Dammit.

That was great. Sanzo could see that Hakkai was more partial to the kappa than anyone else.

That was just great.

The all-mighty, all-knowing being probably also knew that Gojyo liked Hakkai much better than anyone else from the

group, and it had nearly torn him apart when he found out Hakkai had been kidnapped. HIS fault, too.

Which was why Gojyo would stop at nothing to get Hakkai back. No one would lay a finger on the demon and live to

tell about it.

Gojyo would make sure of it.

Sanzo watched the determined look appear on Gojyo's face, and the priest couldn't hold back a small smirk.

"So...ready to get out of this hell hole yet?"

"Of course I am! I've been telling you guys forever! I'm starving!" Goku made a pitiful face, mistakenly thinking

Sanzo was addressing him.

"SHUT UP!"

Goku earned another clonk from the fan, and he rubbed his head ruefully. "Dammit! Stoppit, Sanzo! That HURTS!"

"Its supposed to, idiot!"

"Hey! I have an idea!"

They both turned to Gojyo, skeptical. It wasn't too often that Gojyo had an idea, and when he did it usually...didn't

work out.

Gojyo glared at them. "Don't give me that look! It's a good plan!"

"Uh huh. So what's the plan this time? Dig a hole through each of the sand dunes and maybe, just maybe, we'll find

a magical pixie who will grant us each three wishes?" Sanzo snorted.

"OOH! Let's do it! That's a good plan! I'll ask for food! But what...ramen! OOH! And chicken...maybe pork. Beef is

always good too..." Goku started rambling off to himself, and Gojyo and Sanzo chose to ignore the younger male and

continue their discussion.

"Thanks for believing in me." Gojyo said sarcastically. "Although your pixie plan is fascinating, and may reveal your

hidden life..." Gojyo coughed and it sounded strangely like GAY, "That wasn't my idea."

"Well then...out with it."

"We use Jeep to find Hakkai."

Sanzo sighed, head bowed under the scorching sun. "Dammit! You're so STUPID! Haven't we USED Jeep already?

We USED him to wander out into this stupid desert, idiot!"

Gojyo glared at him. "If you'd let me finish..."

"Fine. Don't mind me. Continue."

"...candy's always good too. Maybe some meat buns...can't forget fish..."

Gojyo gave Goku one last look (apparently the monkey didn't know no one was paying attention to him or even talking

about the pixies any longer) then turned his attention to Hakuryu, who landed on the kappa's shoulder with a distressed "kyu!"

"Obviously, he could probably find Hakkai faster than we could...we don't know where to even begin looking!"

"Brilliant deduction. But it's not like he's a dog and can sniff Hakkai out."

Angry signs appeared all over Gojyo, and he waved his fists in the air, disrupting Hakuryu, who screeched and began

to circle above them once more. "LISTEN TO ME! What we do is send Hakuryu out to find Hakkai! He'd probably find Hakkai

faster than we would...he has a better sense of smell and...stuff." Gojyo sighed when he realized the plan sounded dumb

even to himself. "Nevermind..."

"No. Wait a minute. That might actually work except for the part where you were talking."

"Fine then! What do you have, HUH!"

"I suggest we use Jeep, like you said. And send him out to find Hakkai. But we attach a message to him, so that if

Jeep actually manages to locate Hakkai, he'll know we're coming for him!"

Gojyo grinned, and ripped a blank page out of one of Hakkai's books, knowing Hakkai would kill him if he knew where

the paper had come from. He pulled a pen out of Hakkai's pack, and scribbled a message down, signing it. Sanzo reached

forward to read the message, but Gojyo pulled it away quickly, blushing.

No way would he let priesty read it. Not with what he wrote for the message.

He...probably already guessed just HOW Hakkai and Gojyo thought of each other, but Gojyo sure as hell wasn't going

to let him confirm his suspicions by reading the note. It...should be enough to definitely let Hakkai know they were coming.

And that...at least Gojyo cared.

Gojyo's face turned crimson again, and he called to Hakuryu, who glided down and landed on his shoulder, just like

Gojyo was his missing master. Gojyo took some string and tied the note around Hakuryu's neck like it was a necklace, and

Hakuryu kyued, curious. "Jeep...go find Hakkai! Find your master!"

As though Hakuryu understood, he nodded and flapped off into the sky, giving off one last cheep before disappearing

completely.

"Now...we follow the direction he went in. C'mon, Goku!" Sanzo punched Goku, who was drawing a picture of a cow

in the sand.

"OW! Damn, Sanzo!"

"GOJYO! Son of a bitch! See what you did!" Sanzo pointed to Gojyo, who was racing ahead of them on the sand.

"GAH! Gojyo, w-wait up!" Goku leapt off the hot ground, doing a dance of pain before running after the kappa, Sanzo

at his side.

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Chi: Lol. so yeah. that was the third chapter, if you havent noticed im trying to space my story out so it doesnt stop at four chapters lol. at least hakkai wasnt harmed in this chapter! -huggles hakkai-

Gy: Yeah well im still gay. So your story still sucks. -is sulking-

G:And im hungry.

Chi-annoyed- Yeah well youll have to wait until another time to eat. Life sucks, doesnt it?

Gy:Lots of things SUCK. -laughs at his own pervertedness, and Chi smirks-

Chi: yeah. Like you.

Ha -beaming- I do believe that was a burn.

Chi: Yay! Hakkai is smart! -cuddles hakkai-

lol so yeah. ill have the next chapter up cuz i do like a chapter a day, sometimes more. yup. im a quick writer with nothing good to type lol. poor people who are reading this, i feel sorry for you! toodles! -waves bai bai-