A small shape stalked across the halls of Gyumoah castle, it's heart beating fast and it's figure covered by a cloth, the light betrayed it's movements as it darted between passage ways before colliding with an unknown block.

"EYAH!" Lirin cried falling on her ass her cloak falling of her.

"WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA!" she yelled before gasping her eyes going wide.

In front of her stood a tall tan skinned Youkai his brunettes hair shining in the candle light.

"Lirin?"

"Ah! KOUGAIJI!" she said with fake enthusiasm, hugging him.

"How are you? Fine? GOOD I'm just gonna get goin now heh bye!" she quickly said dodging past him.

Kougaiji frowned grabbing her shoulder and spinning her round to face him.

"Where have you been? Yaone was looking for you all day yesterday?" he said patting her shoulder.

Lirin scowled slightly.

"How does she expect to find me if she stays with YOU all day?"

Kougaiji stepped back slightly and sighed pulling Lirin into a hug.

"I'm sorry about that, I'll try not to be to possessive it's just…"

"You're insatiably horny I know!" Lirin nodded patting his shoulder causing him to blush.

"H-HEY! Who taught you those words!" he urged grabbing her by the shoulders.

"Insatiably hor…" Kougaiji stopped with the uncomfortable ness and glared at his giggling sister.

"Brat!" he mumbled letting her go.

She titled her head to he side sticking her tongue out.

"Love you two Oni-Chan!"

Kougaiji smiled at hr his eyes regarding her warm eyes and smiling mouth…bitten neck…

"WHAT THE…"

Kougaiji looked at her neck and Lirin followed his gaze.

"Uh-oh…"

"I'LL KILL HIM!"

Goku shivered as the wind blew against his back his ears pricking slightly, he pulled his shirt on and closed the window stretching,

"Now, tell me exactly what you are doing with the enemy Goku?" Sanzo growled reading the newspaper, Hanami was playing with Hakuryu who flew past her head, Hakkai had let her 'baby-sit' him for a while so she could leave Yoh to continue with his monk duties for the night.

Goku sighed turning around and glaring at the monk hands on his hips.

"Figure it out! And what's this about enemies? We haven't been enemies since the Gyumoah incident!" he yelled causing Sanzo to shiver.

"Oh for…Don't tell me YOU are still worked up over that!" Goku said louder slamming his hands on the table and glaring at Sanzo who put his paper down.

"As a matter of fact I AM stupid monkey! Do I need to remind you how you nearly DIED?" Sanzo growled the last bit causing an uncomfortable silence to cover the room.

Goku gulped staring hard at Sanzo who simply stared back.

Hanami had her ears covered, Hakuryu mewed quitly nuzzling against her cheek and tickling her nose.

"Ah…AHCHOO!" she sneezed squeakily causing the two to jump and stare at her.

"Um…sorry?" she mumbled tapping Hakuryu's head in a scolding matter.

Sanzo sighed in irritation and pushed the chair back.

"Don't get up on my account, I'm leaving," Goku sighed the strain in his voice visible, "I'll be back soon I'm just going to return Hakuryu to Hakkai," he said holding his arm u for the small white dragon to perch on.

The white reptile let out a comforting whine before nuzzling Hanami's cheek, she kissed its nose and watched it fly over to Sanzo.

The two looked at each other for a while Man and Lizard before Sanzo smiled weakly and rubbed him under the chin,

"I'm surrounded by animals!" he sighed the smile disappearing as quickly as it came.

Goku smiled at that statement and walked out stopping at the door.

"Sanzo…I…love her and there's nothing you can do about that," he said causing Sanzo to turn his head and rub his temple with his right hand, waving Goku off with the other.

"Tch, Monkey see Monkey do," he teased causing Goku's tensed shoulders to relax slightly.

Hanami stared up at Sanzo as the door closed; she saw the vein sticking out on his temple and smiled up at him.

Sanzo continued writing his teeth gritted and Hanami stood up and saw how aggravated he was before sighing.

"You can hit me if you want!" she said brightly causing Sanzo to fall face first into the table.

"N-NANI!" he yelled looking at her the vein noticeable now.

Hanami smiled down at him.

"It's okay, the sooner you get it out the less likely you'll end up killing something!" she said causing him to raise an eyebrow.

"What are you a masochist" he sighed rubbing his head and catching her thinking.

"That's someone who enjoys pain, and I'm not going to hit you," he said turning away from her.

"The anger I have would never disappear just by hitting you!" he said sternly.

Hanami thought for a moment and smiled grabbing Sanzo's hand,

"C'mon I've an idea!" she smiled cheekily pulling him off his seat.

Sanzo raised an eyebrow.

"Tch, get someone else to walk you!" he said looking away causing her to clench her fists.

"HEY! I'm tryin ta help ya stupid Monk!" she pouted.

Sanzo stared at her and groaned.

Her eyes flicjered with anger and her puted face caused him to have a hard time keeping a straight face.

He tooke her hand and sighed.

"Fine but waste my time and I'll kill you!" he said as they walked out of the room.

Hakkai and Gojyo sat on the temple window in the hall where Hakkai and Hanami had sat previously; Gojyo was smoking a cigarette whilst Hakkai and Goku played with Hakuryu who bit Goku's nose.

Hakkai stopped laughing when he saw something out of the corner of his eye.

"C'mon it'll be fun Sanzo LETS GO!" Hanami's voice called out cheerily.

Hakkai's eyes widened when she saw Sanzo holding her hand a slightly pained/ relaxed feature on his face.

"Ugh I should've hit you when I had the chance!" he groaned rubbing the bridge of his nose.

Hakkai fell off the windowsill and jumped up panting.

"Ne…Hakkai what's wrong!" Gojyo asked stubbing out his cigarette and patted his friend on the back.

"I just saw Sanzo and Hanami," Hakkai urged.

Goku raised an eyebrow.

"Hm so I left them in the room together!" Goku explained.

Gojyo's perverted mind kicked in and a perverted smile crept across his face.

Goku noticed this and smacked him upside the head.

"MIND OUT OF THE GUTTER!"

"WAH! I DIDN'T EVEN SAY ANYTHING YA DAMN MONKEY!"

"YOU WERE THINKING IT!"

"WHAT JEALOUS YOU AREN'T ABLE TO THINK MONKEY!"

Goku went to shout somehting when Hakkai waved a hand in front of his face.

"Goku, do you remember the discussion me and Hanami had two nights ago?" Hakkai said putting a finger up in an explaining matter.

"Uh yeah," Goku thought for a minute, " Hanami was curious about kissing and wondered how it felt…" he said slowly his eyes becoming saucers.

Gojyo's cigarette fell out of his mouth.

The three looked at each other before looking the direction the two had went.

"You don't think she's...?"

"SANZO! GET BACK HERE YA HORNY MONK!" Gojyo laughed sprinting off.

Hakkai and Goku followed.

"HEY WHO YA CALLIN HORNY YA DAMN FRISKY WATER SPRITE!" Goku screamed.

"Ne we just never stop having adventures do we!" Hakkai laughed.

Hanami opened the large window and smiled out to Sanzo.

"Now all you have to do is scream!" Hanami smiled.

Sanzo raised an eyebrow and turned to leave.

"Hey where are you going!" she called grabbing his arm.

Sanzo growled and shook his arm free.

"Do I look like an idiot to you? There is no way I'm going to scream at nothing." he sneered opening the door.

Hanami laughed causing him to look around.

"But you won't be! You'll have your eyes closed and You'll be screaming at whatever comes up in your head!" she smiled, "When I was in the waterfall…I couldn't talk to anyone, and I felt well alone," she said looking at the floor.

Sanzo watched her face as she explained her skin was a pale white setting her hair off nicely, it was softer looking than Gojyo's though shorter.

This…is stupid; she's…acting like that damn monkey,

Sanzo put a hand on her head causing her to go quiet

He scrunched her hair slightly and she smiled.

"Tell you what I'll go first!" she grinned taking his hand off her head and putting her hand on the windows small balcony like wall.

She turned around and smiled.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" she screamed causing the monks below her to fall over in shock and run away screaming something about deranged youth. She laughed and looked at Sanzo.

"Now everyone's gone! You won't look stupid now!" she laughed partially out of breath.

She took a deep breath and started again on her tiptoes, Sanzo stared at her and felt something burning in his chest, he went to turn around and leave causing him to bump into Hakkai.

"Hmm looks like fun!" he smiled standing next to Hanami and taking a deep breath.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Gojyo walked past Sanzo and joined in leaving Goku and Sanzo standing next to each other.

"C'mon ya crazy monk!" Goku laughed pulling him to the window.

Sanzo smiled and all five started screaming and yelling, Sanzo felt his chest loosen and a smile rise to his face, he gripped the wall and yelled harder,he looked out of the corner of his eye and saw Hanami smiling up at him cheekily.

She looked away and screamed harder stretching her body out of the window, Sanzo felt the competition and followed suit, Gojyo and Goku started going blue in the face trying to out scream each other. Hakkai stopped and looked at the two screaming at each other instead of out the window.

"Um…guys?"

Hanami and Sanzo stopped and looked at the two as they fell over.

"Baka's" Sanzo growled.

"Hmm only them!" Hakkai sighed.

"HAAHAHHHAHAAHAH!" Hanami laughed her face pink.

Sanzo and Hakkai looked at Hanami smirks on their faces.

She was laughing holding her sides and had tears at the corners of her eyes.

"Tch, as if one monkey wasn't bad enough," Sanzo sighed dropping the smile and putting his hand's into his robes sleeves.

Hakkai smiled and scratched his head.

"Hmm yes I suppose! But…at least she's older ne?" he smiled, Sanzo shook his head.

"Once a monkey always a monkey!" Sanzo moaned before letting out a yelp.

"STOP CALLING ME A MONKEY YA DAMN CORRUPT MONK!" Goku yelled kicking the man in the shin as he stood up.

"WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DIE?" Sanzo yelled.

Hakkai turned around and saw Hanami helping up Gojyo.

"Hee Old man!" she teased causing him to groan rubbing his head.

"Damn got me a headache!" he moaned.

Hakkai helped him up with Hanami and they sat on the wall of the balcony like window, watching the Monk and his pet fight.

"Hakkai…does Goku love Sanzo like Lirin?" Hanami asked.

Hakkai looked at her in shock patting Gojyo on the back.

"Yep their both Homo's!" Gojyo smirked rubbing his forehead

WHACK!

"DO NOT PUT ME AND THAT THING IN THE SAME SENTENCE!" the two yelled before looking at eachother and exploding again.

Hakkai frowned at Gojyo and loked at Hanami who looked puzzled.

"Homo...?"

"Um…Hanami do you understand what love means?" he asked worriedly.

Hanami thought.

"Does it have something to do with kissing?" she asked causing Hakkai to sigh in defeat.

"No Hanami, Love is…when you would do anything for someone, when you feel, free with them and when you're happy to be at their side," Hakkai whispered sadly as images of Kanaan flashed in his mind, "It's when you try your hardest to make them smile and…" He stopped when he felt Gojyo punchg his arm.

"Friendship," Gojyo finished putting an arm around Hakkai and winking.

Hanami thought for a moment and hugged Hakkai.

"Good! I'm not missing out on anything then!" she said smiling up at the two men.

The two smiled raising eyebrows and nodding.

"Hanami, sweetie I don't think you'd LET anyone make you miss anything! Gojyo smirked knocking her chin.

Sanzo looked up and scowled.

"Lets see if she can miss my bullet then!" he growled.

Hanami frowned.

"HEY! WHAT YOU GONNA KILL ME FOR!"

"What? You mean your offer still doesn't stand!" Sanzo yelled back hitting Goku on the head with the fan.

He suddenly stopped as the wind blew heavier a strange red glow to it, Gojyo and Hakkai followed his stare and gulped.

"Ah crap!" Gojyo winced.

Goku rubbed his head and scowled at Sanzo.

"Jeez Sanzo you didn't Havta…Havta…" Goku's eyes widened and he gulped.

Hanami raised an eyebrow and gasped as a man appeared in the middle of the courtyard, he was tan and had short hair from the front but she saw a ponytail reaching the floor behind him.

He threw back his short cape causing the wind to stop and looked up at Hanami.

"Whoa," she whispered. His hair was red but not like her's, his thin frame standing out against the drab background.

"Son Goku," he said just loud enough for her to hear.

"Wha…"

Goku sprung up behind her a hand up in a welcoming gesture.

"Uh hey there Kougaiji my main man how you doing!" he laughed uneasily.

Kougaiji stared up at Goku a ein sticking out on his forehead causing him to sweatdrop.

"Eheheh..."

"YOU HORNY BASTARD!" Kougaiji yelled letting a chi blast fly towards the brunette.

"GACK!"

"AAAAAH" Hanami screamed dodging it.

Goku ran into the corridor and Hanami watched as Kougaiji leapt up onto the balcony and chased him.

"YOU ASSHOLE! YOU HAVE THE NERVE TO TOUCH MY SISTER!"

"SHE CAME ONTO ME!" Goku's voice could be heard screaming in the hall.

Sanzo groaned and looked at Hakkai.

"Ask the high monk to prepare tea," he sighed walking out.

"W-What about Goku!" Hanami stuttered.

Gojyo grinned.

"Ah Kougaiji won't kick his ass that hard!" Gojyo smiled patting her shoulder and walking out.

Another chapter wooHOOO! I did this one really quickly so there weren't many reviews

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I.AM.LIRIN: I know Sakura means cherry blossom but so does Hanami, plus there are so many stories with the name Sakura I just thought I'd choose the alternative!

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