CHAPTER 2: I'VE FINALLY FOUND

"Sugoi…" Goku said in amazement

"All 4 demons…gone in a flash…" the kappa said while rubbing his eyes in disbelief

Sanzo was also amazed at Eiko but didn't show it. Hakkai, however, was in a total state of disbelief. He kept on blinking his eyes and asking himself whether or not to approach this girl who looked exactly like his little sister whom he thought was killed by the demons a long time ago.

"Is it really her?" he asked himself

And without knowing it, his feet were taking him close to the girl. The girl was about the same height as Goku. He didn't realize what he was doing, he tapped the girl lightly on her shoulder "Ano…" he said softly

The girl slowly turned to face Hakkai and as soon as she faced him, almost lost her voice. "Onichan?" she asked while looking into Hakkai's green eyes.

"Eiko-chan…" it was the only thing Hakkai could say

They stared at each other for a moment, then Eiko suddenly burst into tears and lunged herself into Hakkai's arms. "Onichan!" she cried

"What the!" said Goku

"That little girl is Hakkai's sister!"

They couldn't believe their ears. Sanzo on the other hand took out his harisen and clobbered the two on the head with such force that they thought their brains were rattled. "You two are embarrassing…" he told them the hid his harisen

"I can't believe I've finally found you!" Eiko cried in Hakkai's arms

Hakkai was also teary eyed, he looked down at Eiko and their eyes meet.

"I thought I lost you long ago…I'm so happy that you're alive…" Hakkai told her while wiping her tears "Shhh…don't cry…"

"I can't help it…I'm just so happy to see you…" Eiko told him

Hakkai smiled at her then kissed her lightly on the forehead. He told Eiko he'd introduce her to his friends so he gently took her hand and led her to Sanzo and the others.

"Guys…I'd like you to meet my little sister, Eiko…" Hakkai said with a smile

"Its nice to meet you…" Eiko said with a little bow

"Eiko-chan…these are my friends, Goku, Gojyo and Sanzo…" Hakkai introduced the three

Eiko looked at the monk with the sutra then stared at Hakkai then back at Sanzo…

"S-Sanzo?" she stammered

Sanzo replied with a grunt. Eiko couldn't believe her ears "My brother is traveling with Genjo Sanzo?"

"Hey Hakkai how come you never told us you had a little sister?" Goku asked

"Well…you guys never asked…" Hakkai said with a smile as he looked at Eiko fondly

Eiko forced a smile at him and then turned to Gojyo whom she noticed was looking at her.

"Hey…if you don't mind me asking…how old are you?" Gojyo asked her

"I'm 18…" Eiko told him

"What? You're already 18? I thought you were only a kid…" said Gojyo

Eiko just laughed at him "You're not the first one to tell me that…a lot of people think I'm only 12…"

"You just turned 18 last week, right Eiko-chan?" said Hakkai

"Hai! You remembered!" Eiko said happily as she hugged Hakkai

"Of course I remember…how could I forget my own little sister's birthday?" Hakkai said with a smile

"Ano…so I guess were the same age…" said Goku

"You're 18 too? Neat…" said Eiko

After they have been introduced, they all headed to an inn where they rented a room with 4 beds and for the next few hours the Sanzo-ikkou got to know more about Eiko. How she got away from the demons and how she spent her 3 years in looking for Hakkai. She told them everything but she lied about how she became a demon.

"A 1000 demons blood being poured onto you…that's how I became a youkai too…" said Hakkai

"You've been through a lot haven't you…its amazing you were able to get through all that on your own…" said Gojyo as he stood up from the end of his bed

"Yeah…I have been through a lot…but I wasn't alone…I have my pet, Flare with me…" said Eiko

"You have a pet too?" Goku asked her

"Yeah…she's a small jet-black panther cub…" Eiko told them

"A panther cub?" said Gojyo

"Yeah…I leave her at home so she doesn't cause any trouble…she's very mischievous…and usually takes a bite out of anyone who hurts me…" Eiko told them with a little giggle

"Sugoi…wait a minute…you said you "left her at home", does that mean you live around here?" Goku asks

Eiko is silent for a few minutes. She thinks hard about what she'll tell them. "Not really…I mean…I live near here…I just came to this town because I needed to buy something for Ojiisan…"

"Ojiisan?"

"Hai…he took me in when I managed to escape from the 100 eyed demon…" a picture of a guy in a white lab coat flashed into Eiko's mind. She shuddered when she remembered what Ojiisan did to her. Putting her in a capsule and altering her DNA making her into a youkai to serve as the perfect killing machine to dispose of the Sanzo-ikkou and get the sutra that Sanzo had with him.

"Eiko-chan? Daijobu?" Hakkai asked her as he noticed that Eiko was shaking

"Huh? Oh…hai…I'm ok…" Eiko lied as she gave them all a faint smile

Sanzo didn't buy her act for a second and decided to just bury himself into the newspaper that was in his hand. It was already getting late and Hakkai asked Eiko to stay with them for the night. "Uhm…no thanks oniichan…I bet Ojiisan is already worried about me…I better get on home…"

"But its already dark outside…stay with us just for tonight then we'll take you home in the morning…" Hakkai told her

Eiko was getting worried now. She knew that if she stayed she might put them in danger. Even if she was made into a youkai to kill them, she couldn't do it. Not them. Not her own brother. She had to think.

What can a young girl turned youkai do to stop them from getting hurt?

END OF CHAPTER 2

A/N: Koniichiwa minna! konzen's right-hand girl at your service…hontoni arigatou to those who read and reviewed my fic…gomenasai if the first chapter was kinda boring…I'll try to make it up to you guys in the next chapters…as always…please read and review my fic…it means a lot to me…arigatou!