I'm back.

Thank you for waiting...

"Sanzo, we're back!"

As I heard those familiar voices, I took a step backwards and turned to look at the voices that I have longed to hear for a million times. I smiled as I saw Gojyo smirking at me, he still has his long red hair, Goku who at the moment he turned to look at them attacked him in a tight hug but he moved away as soon as he felt the fan underneath Sanzo's robe and the biggest reason for his smile was the green-eyed demon at the back of Gojyo and Goku... He peeked at him and saw that he was smiling at him too... He still had his innocent smile plastered at his gentle face.

I unconsciously let go of my hold at chiaki and walked towards them. –PLAK-

"Mou... Sanzo! That hurts you know!" Goku wailed as he felt his head throbbing out of pain from Sanzo's ultimate-killer-blow. Goku kept on rubbing his head.

"That's what you get for touching our dear Sanzo-sama!" Gojyo said with a hint of sarcasm in his tone and as he expected Sanzo raised his fan to hit him but he caught it and he laughed at Sanzo. "Getting rusty old-corrupt-monk?" Gojyo kept on laughing, so he didn't notice that Sanzo had another weapon for his attack. –PLAK- "Chikushou..." Gojyo swear as he turned his back to Sanzo... He too was rubbing his head. "Gwahahahahahahahahah!" Goku laughed out loud as he rolled over the dirty floor. Then suddenly, he was in a tight embrace... actually, Gojyo was wrestling him... "Gyaah!" Goku wailed.

"Hello to you stranger..." The green eyed man greeted as he smiled gorgeously at the dear old monk.

Sanzo turned to look at the green eyed man that just greeted him. He saw this beautiful smile and he couldn't help but smile too. He hid his fan and said, "Hello to you too... Hakkai."

"Hey," Goku suddenly said as Gojyo lets go of him because Gojyo was also looking at the person Goku was looking at. Sanzo and Hakkai looked at Goku and had question marks floating above their heads. Goku lifted his finger and pointer towards the nearby pond. "Who's that girl?" Sanzon and Hakkai turned around to look at the 'person' that Goku was pointing at.

Sanzo recognized the girl that was currently looking at them. He walked towards her and hold her hand as he led the way towards his old gang. Chiaki hid a little behind Sanzo as the green-eyed man looked at her and she didn't feel very well with him looking at her... "This is Chiaki. She's been living here." He said as Chiaki bowed and smiled at them.

"Hello!" Goku exclaimed happily as he jumped merrily towards Chiaki... Chiaki extended her arm to shake hands with Goku but the little monkey suddenly hugged and she giggled as his hair was tickling her chin.

"Goku, that's enough." Sanzo ordered but he said it calmly as Goku obeyed and lets go of her. Goku turned around and he was facing Gojyo and then...

>PACK>

>BOOM>

>KAPOW>

"Chikusou..." Gojyo muttered under his breath as he laid down with his face on the ground. "Damn you monkey... I didn't do anything to you..." Gojyo slowly stood up and his weapon suddenly appeared on his hand. He used it as a stick to help him stand straight. Goku ran and hide at the back of Chiaki as he teased Gojyo with a goofy face. Chiaki seemed to have liked what they were doing for she could suppress her giggles.

Not far behind them was Sanzo and he was staring fondly at the three. He didn't smile but a smile was plastered on his whole face. He crossed his arms in front of his chest and grinned as he lowered her head a little as he moved closer to the three to... well you know Sanzo... –PLAK-- --PLAK-- and there goes two flying bodies into the sky... Chiaki was still trying to stop her giggle with her hand over her lips. As soon as she contained her soft giggles, she turned to face Sanzo with her mellow smile.

Leaves were loudly ruffling as the wind grew stronger every ten seconds... Sanzo and Chiaki's moment was interrupted when a branch from a nearby tree snapped and fell not so far from where they were standing at. She gripped Sanzo's robe tightly as it got her by surprise.

Still left unnoticed was a tall and skinny man not too distant from them. He had white pants, a green shirt with a white sash and a monocle. He didn't move too much not even his face cringed from the cold wind that hits his fragile body. His hair was flowing above his head it didn't cover much of his face now, so you can clearly see his good looks and his striking emerald eyes... His face had no expression but it was clear that he was deep in thought... Although his eyes never shifted and it seemed to focus even more as the wind gets stronger and as the fog gets thicker...

"We should go inside now. It seems that it's going to rain once more." Sanzo said as he looked up at the grey sky as it darkens even more. He turned his attention to the woman beside him and she nodded. She then moved her gaze to a much different angle and Sanzo quickly followed her gaze. His face showed a light streak of happiness as he said, "Hakkai, let's go inside now. I'll also let the others know that you are here so they can arrange your rooms."

Hakkai nodded and smiled his soul-catching-smile. I missed that smile... Sanzo thought as he saw the familiar smile on the handsome man.

Sanzo led them inside and they waited for the other two to arrive...

The rain finally stopped, the sky cleared up into a white, grey and black sky and it gave way to the beautiful full moon. The night was silent and the birds were chirping a soft tune as they twittered with the sound of the gust of the wind. It was so lovely to the ears and it would be so peaceful to just sit in front of a fireplace with a cup of tea in your hands as you reminisce good old times with your friends and loved ones... but if you have thought of that and you thought that anything like that could happen in this story and anything so peaceful can happen when you have this gang in just one place... then you haven't been watching Gensoumaden Saiyuki...

"Yo! I win! You can't beat my two pairs!" Gojyo shouted loudly as he was very happy with this miracle of him winning over Hakkai "The CardMaster". Gojyo held his hands up in the sky as he performed a very ugly and very embarrassing victory dance.

They were all sitting on the floor in a circle. Chiaki, who has Sanzo on her right side, Gojyo, Hakkai and Goku are currently playing cards. Goku is the worst player of this game and you may never find a man much worse than him. Sanzo was facing the fireplace while drinking beer, beer, beer, more beer and hey guess what, more beer.

"Hey! That's cheating! How come you beat Hakkai all of a sudden! How come I never win!" Goku whined as he playfully threw his cards on the floor.

"Wait guys."

Everybody turned their look on the only girl in the circle.

She carefully placed her cards neatly on the floor and she smiled. "Doesn't a straight beat two pairs?" She asked innocently. Gojyo stopped dancing and fell back on the floor, Hakkai smiled back at her and Goku congratulated her with a hug. "You finally won.!" Goku exclaimed very happily. "Thank you." She smiles happily and she turned to Sanzo. "See? I can play cards. I won our bet." She grinned.

"I know, I know." Sanzo said in a monotone voice. He raised his beer to drink in it but a hand stopped him and he had to take a sharp look to who it was. And it was none other than the only woman in his life... I mean, in the room. She gave him the 'look' and he softly let out a sigh as he placed the can down.

She placed a hand on his chin and kissed his right cheek. Sanzo showed a bit tint of pink on his face as he was taken aback by her sudden kiss.

"uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuyy!" Goku and Gojyo teased as they re-enact the scene of the two.

As for the other silent guy...

I'm going to take him back... I'll do everything...

thanks for reading.

hey It is called a monocle right? I forgot what it was called... Sorry my mind's kinda null cause i've been on a veeerry long vacation from writing.. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

R&R!