Chi -covered in bandages and scraped up-: No...more...fangirls!

Gy: hahaha! you got your ass kicked!

-Chi becomes all flamey and stands over Gy, who sweatdrops-

Gy: It was a jooooke!

-Chi chases Gy around with her Cheese Wheel of Doom-: Eat this, H20 asshole! (XD! right from the anime!)

Ha: oh dear. they really do get sidetracked...here's the story.

(PS: Please remember. I will continue to say this: Here I am, in the edit/preview place, trying to fix the choppiness. Never does it work, and people still complain. So please, understand I try-.- Just don't flame me for it, ok? Concentrate on the story.)

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The sun's rays smiled down upon the priest, who shielded his eyes with a billowy sleeve that was caked with mud. He sighed, not

willing to admit he was weary from trekking through the heavy forest this whole time. He had snatched a few hours sleep earlier, having

been awaked by a pack of demons who thought it was their lucky day to have found Sanzo alone and in a very pissed off mood. Sanzo

had left their corpses twisted and ripped apart behind him, several bullets having released some of his pent up rage.

Carefully, the priest put his weight on a rotting tree that served as a makeshift bridge across a deep pool of water, and when it creaked

slightly and fell silent, he stepped onto it hesitantly, waiting for a moment to see what would happen. When the tree remained where it

was, he began to walk quickly across, eager to be on sturdy ground. The dead tree groaned loudly, and slipped slightly, then more

forcefully, and Sanzo nearly fell forward. He only realized what was happening when it was too late, and he ground his teeth in anger.

"DAMMIT!" he yelled out when the tree snapped completely, plunging him into the frigid pool of water below.

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Goku awoke suddenly from his sleep, eyes wide.

Had that been Sanzo who had yelled out moments earlier? Sound could really carry in a forest, couldn't it?

Lazily, the monkey sat up, yawning and rubbing at his eyes sleepily, stomach rumbling constantly.

"There has to be food around here somewhere! It's a forest!"

Goku stopped whining to himself for a moment, and sniffed the air like a dog.

"Wait...is it...is that food?"

Golden eyes widening in anticipation, he flung himself headlong into a bush nearby that was loaded heavily down with berries, fat and

full of juice.

Immediately, Goku began to stuff his face, cramming in as many berries as was possible. Barely giving time to chew or breathe, he

continued to eat the fruit until there were none left; he had even eat the tiny withered berries and the sticky, overripe berries that were

way past their prime!

"Ahhh. Now all I need is some meatbuns or noodles...or beef...beef..." Goku fell back into the dirt, rubbing his puffed out stomach.

"Berries are okay, but I want some REAL food. I wish there was a village around here somewhere...why did Hakkai make us camp out

here anyway?"

"He probably expected you to run and he wanted to be sure it was somewhere none of us would have to see your stupid face again!"

This time Goku was sure of it; that had definitely been Sanzo's voice!

Quickly sitting up, he looked around hurriedly.

"Sanzo! Where'd ya go! Don't hide!"

He stood, and watched the bushes leaves dance on the wind.

Silence.

"That's not funny! Sanzo, where are you! Dammit, stop it!"

"Stop what? Can't the monkey find me? What's wrong?"

Goku whirled, hearing the voice directly behind him.

There was nothing there except a tree and a few twigs on the dirt.

"Sanzo...where are you?"

"Are you SO lonely you have to talk to yourself? That's just pathetic!"

Goku fell to his knees, pounding his fist into the dirt in his anger.

"Shut up! Just shut up! SHUT UP!"

Goku punched down on a rock, pounding it into little pieces.

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Sanzo gasped in air, swimming over to the muddy bank, weighed down by his wet robes. He grabbed hold of a tree root that was

sticking out from the bank and pulled on it, dragging himself out of the freezing water and onto the ground that wasn't much warmer.

Why was he going to all this trouble?

He had to get that idiot back, that's why! He couldn't keep doing the mission without him, they had learned through trial and error with

Gojyo!

But could he...could he honestly say he would put up this much effort if any of the others had gone missing?

Dammit, yes he could! They were just as moronic as Goku! He shouldn't even be questioning himself like this in the first place.

Sanzo left a muddy handprint in the dirt when he pushed himself up, cursing softly.

That monkey was calling out to him with his annoying voice.

Asking him to come and rescue him.

To be with him.

Sanzo gritted his teeth in anger and stood to his feet, looking at the sky.

"Dammit. It's going to rain again. How the hell am I suppose to find the idiot if it's always raining!"

The priest trudged forward, following the voice calling to him.

Just like he had years ago.

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Chi: see i cant help but write short chapters. hakkai and gojyo will be in the next one yup yup. and ill try and make it longer.

Ha: you might want to. we dont need fangirls attacking again.

-chi sweatdrops- : yeah that wasnt really fun...

Sa: Says you.

Chi: yeah like we really need the priest's input on this one...

Yeah Goku's havin' a hard time, isn't he? Hearing Sanzo's voice, huh? Will they meet up? XD of course, but the question is...when will it happen? chibi i love yaoi...XD