** Disclaimer - I don't own the Saiyuki storyline or the characters only my OC Rayla **

Chapter 14 - Sweet Promise

"Talking"

Rayla's thoughts

Someone else's thoughts

Memory

The group of five heading west were now located inside of a green valley where a larger village was located. The sun was high in the sky and the valley was surrounded by mountains and cliffs of hard rock. The village was bustling and full of humans going about their day, near the heart was a large restaurant.

They were inside, Goku sat with piles of empty plates infront of him as Rayla slowly cleared them off the counter, "I'm so stuffed!" Goku stated with a content sigh.

Rayla shook her head, "For some reason I doubt it will last." She muttered as she walked past Hakkai at the end, Sanzo beside him while Goku was between him and Gojyo. She shuffled enough so they could at least see over the counter, sometimes Goku causes far to much work for me Rayla thought. She gave a side glance in his direction and couldn't help but smile at his happy and content face, I guess it is rewarding.

Hakkai chuckled watching her and holding up his cup, "I never thought I'd live to hear those words pass through your lips, Goku."

"It's been awhile we had a proper meal." Sanzo said out loud with eyes closed and a drink held in his hands.

Goku smiled happily, "I'm full so what do we do now? huh?" another plate was moved from his face and looked over at the lean, slender fingers doing so, "Thanks Ray-Ray." His smile was sweet and a hint of pink was on his cheeks, Rayla smiled back and continued.

"We'll find somewhere to stay for the night and then we'll head out first thing in the morning." Sanzo informed him, "And Rayla, you don't work here so cut it out and sit down before I shoot you!"

She glared at him, "I am fully aware of that fact Sanzo but I can't just sit and wait. Goku's cleaning habits are as bad as yours and Gojyo's!" None the less she sat down to avoid being shot at again. She placed herself at the end by Hakkai, the only other person who was tidy, he smiled and poured her a cup of tea that she gratefully took.

"Then first we should look for a hotel!" Goku pointed out to change the subject. When Rayla and Sanzo got into a fight, it usually got dangerous.

Hakkai went back to his own tea with a pleased smile, "Well then were in luck! I believe there's nice one around back of this very restaurant."

"Good then I'm off." Rayla stated standing and heading towards the door after downing her drink, "I'll pay for the rooms this time."

Gojyo had a perverted smirk on his face as he stood from his own chair, "Well then..."

"Gojyo?" Goku asked confused, "Something wrong?"

Gojyo stopped just beside Rayla who had paused at the door once hearing his chair scrape across the floor, "We don't leave till tomorrow, we've already picked an inn..." He turned around to look at the other three men, "So there's only one thing left to do..."

"Eat a meal!"

That got Gojyo annoyed at Goku was they butted heads once again, Rayla couldn't help but let a small giggle escape watching the two. Gojyo grabbed Goku by the collar of his shirt and began shaking him repeatedly, "Is food all you ever think about you moronic monkey! Can't you ever talk about anything else! It's driving me crazy!"

Sanzo and Hakkai stood their pretending not to notice as Rayla finally cut in and pulled the other two apart. Gojyo stood back leaving Goku back on his chair but disheveled, Gojyo's red hair swung around his head as he shook those feelings away, It was times like these Rayla understood why so many women fell in love with him.

"Cruising... Cruising... for... chicks." Gojyo informed them all with a child like smile, a sweat drop appeared on Rayla's brow as he almost seemed to shine with roses around him.

She held her fist up as she started to shake, She hit Gojyo over the head hard with her fist before she did the same to him. She grabbed his collar and began to shake him roughly, "Chicks! Women! That all I ever hear from you, You perverted water sprite! Start using the head on your shoulders damn it!"

Sanzo and Hakkai still chose to ignore them as Goku laughed his ass off at Gojyo's expense. She released him after the short lecture, she sighed before glaring at him, "If I have to hear anything at all tonight, both you and your tart are dead! Understand me?" She demanded holding her weapon for extra emphasis.

He raised an eyebrow looking at her oddly but nodded his head, Rayla gave one last deadly look before Gojyo turned and left with his hands in his pockets almost like he was sulking.

"Your just letting him go?" Hakkai asked as he too watch Gojyo leave just as Rayla was.

Sanzo had his back still turned drinking away, "Yeah sure, Why shouldn't I?"

"Hey Hakkai! Why don't we use our night off to go shopping?!" Goku asked clearly thinking about food and nothing else.

Hakkai knew they needed supplies though, "That sounds good. I've been meaning to pick up more supplies for awhile now. Let's go."

"WOOHOO!" Goku cried out jumping up.

Sanzo's arm stuck out with a gold card, "Hey! I'm running low on cigarette's, why don't you pick up a carton for me? And just because this is a borrowed ATM card doesn't mean you should waste on getting food for Goku."

"Tight ass!" Goku hollered at him

Rayla held her own gold card out to Hakkai with a smile, "That's what my card is for." Rayla said with a warm smile in Goku's direction.

Goku threw his hands around her waist with a happy holler, "Your the best Ray-Ray!" Goku then turned to stick his tongue out at Sanzo who glared. Hakkai chose then to shuffle the two out before Sanzo could try shooting at them... again.

It was later in the evening as Rayla waiting up high on the town buildings watching over Gojyo, She could hardly hold her snicker in as she watched the young girl chase him around town. During Gojyo's quick little fight in town the girl had been watching, afterwards she followed him to tell him she liked him. It was adorable she had to admit but the way he reacted when she grabbed his shirt and he looked down... priceless. Rayla knew she couldn't let him live this down...

Gojyo would try to speed up his pace but surprising the child matched it easily and still held her sweet smile. Finally Gojyo snapped and turned to holler at the girl, "Will you quit following me?"

"Nuh-Ugh! I'm going to follow you around all day until you listen to what I have to say!"

Gojyo suddenly took a moment to look at his surrounding before he ran as fast as he could away from the child. Gojyo tried running, hiding but nothing seemed to work for him, Rayla wanted to feel bad for him, she really did but it was just too funny. Each time he ran or hid the child found and whined at him.

She wondered how long it would take before he gave in and listened to the girl, seemed like that option required less work. She smiled again as she too followed quietly and well hidden, it was like a stalker but her gut was never wrong. Something told her that she had to be there for Gojyo tonight, in the end if had he found a women for the evening she would have left but he didn't.

Gojyo went back to sulking as the girl was walking by his side again, his hands were in his pockets as his head hung low, "Look here Missy..."

"I'm not a Missy, I'm Mahoe!"

"Alright Mahoe, I'm going to try asking you nicely, like this..." He shook his head to prove his point, "FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, Will you please try and go find someone else to play with?"

"Nuh-ugh!"

"Look! Your big brother has some really important business to attend to right away, okay?" By that he meant dirty acts with women... pervert!

Mahoe looked up at him with innocent eyes, "What kind of business is it?"

Rayla let out a small snicker knowing his irritation and discomfort, "Hmmm, I kind of have to... find me a date."

"Hmm, I got an idea! Why don't I go on a date with you!" Mahoe cried out and latched onto Gojyo's waist.

The look of horror on his face made Rayla break out into a real laugh, "Maybe when your just a little bit older..." Gojyo muttered as Rayla managed to contain herself and keep her presence unknown.

Footsteps caught her attention as she noticed both Hakkai and Goku, both of them had their arms filled with groceries, She shrank a little further back into the shadows to make sure Goku didn't sense her. It was a reason why they never played 'hide n seek', Goku had a strange ability to find her no matter what.

"That's... Gojyo!" It hadn't been her that caught his attention, Goku spotted the very people she had been following.

He watched closely before he suddenly screamed in horror watching Gojyo and the little Mahoe, Rayla tried hard not to laugh at the misunderstanding. Goku caught Hakkai's attention as the level headed man walked to over to look where Goku was pointing.

"Why'd you stop here? What's the big hold-up?'

Goku stuttered before he spit out what he was trying to say, "Gojyo's gotten so desperate he's resorted to picking up under aged girls!"

"Gojyo?" Hakkai looked up to find neither of them were there, "Out where?"

"What the-?" Goku asked clearly confused.

Hakkai laughed finding only humor, "Your crazy, no bodies there."

"I saw them! I swear I saw him with a girl about ya-big!" Goku held his thumb and pointer out to exaggerate his point, "And they were walking together holding hands!"

Hakkai continued to smile, "I just don't buy it. Look he may not appear it but he's normal."

"You sure?" Goku questioned before muttering to himself, "Ray-Ray will believe me..."

"That's would because you pout until she does..."

"I do not!"

Rayla followed them to a small restaurant ways away from their own hotel, Gojyo had gotten the little Mahoe a meal and she started to eat happily. Rayla easily got inside and stayed far enough out of sight, Gojyo pretended to have a cold heart but there was warmth inside him despite his past.

"Loooks goood!" Mahoe cried happily with her spoon ready.

Gojyo still looked as bored as can be as he pouted, "Here's the deal. You go home as soon as your done with that, you got it?"

"Okay! Then I won't eat anymore!"

Gojyo held his head up with his left hand as he looked at the little girl, "Aaaahhh Come on!" He whined at her. His eyes widened watching the child's face puff out, Rayla had to admit the little girl looked adorable!

"Agh, Alright! Go ahead and eat it, it's okay." He told her finally caving in as he waved his right hand lazily at her.

Mahoe's face brighten like a torch, "Yay!" She took a bite of her food happily, Gojyo smiled looking at her, "Hey Mister..."

"Huh?"

"You never told me what your name was."

"That so? My name is Gojyo. Gojyo. I'm Sha Gojyo." He almost purred at his own name making Rayla have a sweat drop on her brow watching.

Mahoe looked at him unimpressed, "Oooh." She paused for a moment still looking Gojyo in the eyes, "I don't like that name." She stated before going back to her food.

Gojyo gave a deep sigh before lowering his head exhausted, Mahoe suddenly put her spoon in the bowl, "Say Gojyo, I'm going to ask you something important okay?" She told him looking at his face again.

Gojyo smiled before placing his left hand on her head, "Alright you win!"

"You'll listen!?"

"I don't think I have much of a choice do I?" Gojyo told her honestly.

She was glad to hear she finally won, "Here is goes..." Mahoe's chair screeched across the floor as she stood, "I would like... to hire your services for a night okay?"

"Huh?" Gojyo was dumbfounded.

Mahoe was serious how ever, "Gojyo... I want to hire you for the night okay?"

"Do you even know what that means?" He asked her.

Mahoe went into thought, "Gojyo, you are strong, aren't you?"

"Yeah... I do my best to stay in shape." Gojyo bragged.

Mahoe didn't understand his tone though, "And that's exactly why I'd like to higher you."

"Oh my god!" Gojyo breathed blown away by his situation, "A guy like me isn't cheap honey!"

*Irk*

Without thinking Rayla hit him over the head with newspaper she had in her hands, "Hey! Huh?" Gojyo looked at Rayla wide eyed.

She froze for a moment just realizing her mistake, "I was already here before you ask, your so slow you didn't even notice me." Gojyo blinked a few times before he recovered himself.

He glared a little, "Then why did you hit me?"

"Don't you dare charge this sweet little girl anything!" She growled out at him.

Mahoe looked at Rayla wide brown eyes, "Who are you?"

Gojyo sighed, "This is a traveling companion, Rayla. Rayla meet Mahoe."

"Nice to meet you Ms. Rayla but it's okay..." Mahoe fished through her left pocket, "So I don't have much but I can give you this." In her hand was a green jewel pendant, it looked sentimental.

"But this is just a worthless piece of..."

*Smack*

Rayla hit him again as Gojyo went to glare and yell at her, Rayla nodded her head in Mahoe's direction. Gojyo looked at the girls face as she glared deeply at him, he caved.

"Okay, tell me what you want..."

Mahoe told them her story, the girl was with her parents trying to outrun the demons who had gone crazy. They had been driven out of their own home and were seeking refuge in a town that was demon free. They were camping not far outside of the forests when they were attacked during the night, the villagers were all killed one by one. Mahoe's mother had hidden her in the back of a carriage, her parents had given their lives to keep the child's life a secret. Mahoe was hidden in a supplies box and instructed to run to the nearest town without looking back.

Mahoe began to cry remembering the slaughter she found in the morning and the necklace that hung around her mother's neck, "I told the town's people but they didn't believe me. I don't know if it's because I'm a kid or if it's cause their scared of demons but they would listen to me..." She cried to them.

Rayla walked to her side and stroked her back gently to try and calm Mahoe, "I see now, why you were so persistent." Gojyo stood from his chair, "Well then shall we get going?"

"Huh? Mahoe looked up at Gojyo surprised. Gojyo had a smile on his face with a thumbs up pointed in her direction, "You just bought yourself one demon ass kicker!"

Mahoe's face brighten instantly, "Ray, You in?" Gojyo asked.

Rayla nodded her head with determination fired in her violet eyes, she couldn't hide the soft spot she had for kids... she could never have any of her own.

With the others

In the hotel room Sanzo sat with her black shirt revealed reading a newspaper and having a smoke as usual sitting on a chair at the small table set in the room. Goku and Hakkai had just gotten back into the room as the door swung open.

"Were back!" Goku called out, looking around he noticed only Sanzo was there, "Gojyo still hasn't made it back yet? And Ray-Ray isn't here either!"

"Forgive us for being so late, Goku went on a little spending spree with Ray's card, hopefully she won't be angry..." Hakkai told him handing back Sanzo's gold card.

Sanzo quickly looked up from his paper to take the card, "Meh, it's not like this money is mine..." He could just imagine the reaction the owner was feeling from this trip, "More importantly what did you make of the place?"

"Seems peaceful enough lively too but..."

"But?"

"I did hear one rumor..."

"What rumor is that?" Sanzo asked.

"Seems like some demons have taken residence in the forest, just west of town. There's been quite a few reports of missing relatives, I'm betting it's the work of our old friends. The disappearances seems to be occurring with greater frequency I'm afraid..." Hakkai was interrupted.

Goku suddenly popped up with his arms in the air, "Hey! I saw something even more disturbing... Gojyo was on a date with this girl this big!" Hey held his thumb and pointer inches from each other over exaggerating again.

"Get out of here!" Sanzo said completely trying to ignore him.

Goku turned around with his arms out by his side, "I'm not passing judgement, I'm just saying!" He sulked away, "I could've sworn I sensed Ray-Ray at one point as well..." He muttered that comment made Sanzo's eyes snap in his direction before Hakkai gained it once more.

"What should we do?"

"The forest is directly in our path so we'll find out either way." Sanzo informed his going back to his paper.

Hakkai wanted to know more, "Why don't I go out and ask around a little bit more? See what I can find."

"You do that."

Rayla, Gojyo and Mahoe were walking through the western forest in the dark of night, "This is the place." Mahoe told them, it was obviously scary for her, "The towns people say this forest is haunted by spirits and ghosts, no one dares to come near it." Gojyo and Rayla were on either side of the little to be on the safe side.

"Spirits and ghosts, I gotta tell ya, their all the same to me."

Mahoe stopped suddenly making Rayla pause, "Gojyo..."

They arrive at where the incident happened, "So this is where your family was attacked..."

Rayla looked around for the same reason Gojyo suddenly became tense, "I know your here..." He said quietly but knew he was heard.

"What?" Mahoe asked not being able to sense the same as they could, "Just talking to myself.." He looked at Rayla quick before walking forward, "Come on, let's go."

Both she and Rayla began to follow behind him, "But where are we going?" She asked confused.

"Demon hideout."

The hideout was actually a small house as they all stood outside it, Mahoe had a tight grip on Gojyo's hand as Rayla made sure to watch their backs, "Are you ready to go take a look princess?"

"Ugh I guess..." Mahoe answered.

Rayla placed a re-assuring hand on the child's back, "No harm will come to you."

Mahoe gave a quick nod before the walked into the house, Gojyo opened the door and called out, "Hello? Anybody home?"

Idiot! Was all Rayla could think as she watched and waited, "It looks abandoned..."

They started inwards to explore as Mahoe gripped his arm with two hands, Rayla was only inches behind them, weapon ready. They didn't get far before Gojyo suddenly stopped, "W-What is it?" Mahoe asked scared.

"Somethings not right... Do you feel that Ray?"

"Yes."

"What's not right?" Mahoe asked confused.

Gojyo narrowed his eyes with suspicion, Rayla surveyed the house, Looking quickly everything seems like a normal home but something was wrong it didn't feel like a home on top of that add the aura surrounding the place...

"Gojyo... I'm scared!"

Gojyo's eyes widened suddenly before he slammed the door infront of them open, their eyes widened in complete surprise at what they saw.

"What the hell is that?". "Let's go!" Mahoe begged.

A deep and sinister chuckle was heard, there was humans stuck inside was seemed like a gooey prison draining their life energy. It was disgusting...

"It's them!" Mahoe cried out suddenly about to run for her parents.

Gojyo held her back as Rayla pulled out her weapons, "No!"

"Let me go!" She demanded angrily.

Gojyo was level headed about the situation though, "Calm down Mahoe, check this out!" Gojyo boasted as he pulled out Shakugetsujou, "Ah Ha!" He said as he slammed them into the ground dispelling the illusion. They were already sounded by the same stuff, it made Rayla cringe in disgust.

"Well it looks like were in the whale's stomach so to speak..."

"Gross..." Rayla complained.

Mahoe was worried far more now, "But first we have to find a way out of here, you with me?"

"Hm." She nodded her head firmly trusting him completely. Rayla had to admit she was surprised by this other side of Gojyo she was seeing.

As Gojyo pulled his weapon out a mound of the green stuff began to bubble up not far from them, Mahoe screamed as Rayla turned to face what ever came their way. Instead of an attack the goo began to pull towards them to attempt to absorb them.

"This I don't need, Move it!" Gojyo hollered at them as they ran to avoid being caught up in it.

A vine shot out and wrapped around Mahoe's leg knocking her to the ground, Rayla sliced them easily as Gojyo picked them up. More shot out as both Gojyo sliced them to pieces, "Eat this!" He cried out still holding Mahoe.

They booked it and could see the exit only meters from them as Mahoe panted heavily from both exhaustion and fear, "Okay, get ready to jump! Now!"

They all jumped up forward, instantly after the landed they were attacked by more vines, "Ugh this thing is persistent!" Gojyo complained.

"Look Gojyo!" They looked to see the vines slowly spreading towards the door to trap them in, "The door!"

He thrust-ed his weapon forward to stop it from shutting them in, Mahoe ran threw quickly, "MS. RAYLA, GOJYO HURRY!" She cried at them.

He smirked looking at the girl in the eyes, "That's not very likely..." Vines had wrapped around his weapons and hands, if Rayla tried to cut them she would cut off his hands as well.

The sides began to close, "Gojyo! Ms. Rayla!" Mahoe ran towards them.

"Stand back! You'll just get swallowed up too!"

"But if you don't leave with me your going to die!"

Gojyo looked at her, his expression softening, "Your not going to get rid of me that easily... Mahoe." With that the wall slammed shut sealing them away from her.

"NO GOJYO!" She screamed in to the forest.

With the others

After hearing rumors of Gojyo and Rayla being spotted leaving with a little girl in the direction of the forest, they went to the west to find them in case they needed help.

"Did you hear that?" Hakkai asked.

Goku didn't notice the obvious, "See I told you they were an item!"

*Smack* "Then why would Rayla be with them?" Sanzo asked him after hitting him hard with the paper fan.

Hakkai merely gained a sweat drop before they carried on the find the source of the scream.

"Gojyo... You sure surprised me today. First your a pig, then your a coward next your the sweetest guy in the world.. What the hell?" Rayla whispered to him. The fought against the vines after they had been sealed away but were over powered by the sheer numbers of them. They were now strung up hanging with vines wrapped tightly around their bodies.

"That almost sounds like your flirting with me Ray..."

"Keep dreaming water sprite!"

The deep chuckle from before was heard as he suddenly appeared before them emerging from the same stuff Rayla had been disturbed by earlier making her grimace, "What good fortune, I never expecting anyone willing to show up here to be eaten."

"Your hospitality sure leaves something to be desired there buddy." He joked like usual.

She sighed realizing her worry about him was pointless as she waited for him to finish his job, "A smart ass. I usually find them difficult to stomach."

"I always did have a sharp tongue."

"Who are you?"

"No one."

"Fine, sometimes it's better not to know what your eating..."

Rayla almost gagged, "Defiantly not someone you want to eat, I can just imagine the places that's been..." She muttered making Gojyo smirk.

"Oh Ray that almost hurts me feelings... So do you mind if I ask you something? Do you keep those people alive over there?"

"I like my food to be freshly picked."

"Well thanks. That's good to know."

"But I'm afraid I'm going to have to eat you and your friend right away."

"Oooh, were scared, aren't we Ray? Do tell me why is that?" Gojyo asked clearly not worried.

Ray sighed beginning to get bored with the game Gojyo was playing, "Because I can smell that both of you are dangerous." His body began to wiggle making Rayla grimace again.

Before he could harm either of them the demon was knocked to the ground hard, "Well well well, that was perfect timing."

A hole had been blown threw the side and their other companions had come to their rescue, "You know you two really add some color to the place."

"Stuff it monk!" Rayla growled.

Gojyo lowered his head slightly, "Yea, Yea, just get us down!"

"I think we should take a photograph!" Hakkai suggested.

That caught both Ray and Gojyo's attention, "Anything but that!"

"Do it and I will skewer you Hakkai!" She threatened making him chuckle but Hakkai still held his hands up in mock surrender.

Goku looked at them both with a large smile, "Ah, don't be shy now!"

Several shots were fired in their directions they were freed from their restraints, "I'm not finished with you!" The demon growled out towards Gojyo as he landed.

Goku charged with Nyoi-bo ready, with a battle cry he went to hit the demon but a massive and thick vine blocked the attack. Then demon had made himself taller as he showered an attack from above at Goku, Hakkai managed to get to him in time to stop the attack.

"You just get back Goku!" Hakkai told him.

Goku was grateful, "Thank you!"

"Damn! It's everywhere!" Sanzo complained as Rayla and he fought back to back, "Just keep shooting!" She told him.

Several more rounds went off, "What does it look like I'm doing?" He growled back at her.

"Haha!" Gojyo laughed as he sliced more of the vines to shreds, "Isn't the something you can do?"

Hakkai charged up an attack, "That's real easy for you to say!" Something suddenly caught his attention as he looked up above them.

Hakkai smiled while throwing out attacks with his left hand he pointed upwards with his right at the eyeball above them, "You might want to try aiming for that, it kinda looks like a weakness."

"Really? You don't say?" Goku asked staring at Hakkai in disbelief.

Rayla stood beside him as Gojyo and Sanzo stood back to back now, "I'm betting with Hakkai's intuition."

"I agree. He is a gambler after all."

Rayla glared at them, "Stop wasting breath and hurry up! I'm getting sick from standing int his place!"

Gojyo charged for the spot Hakkai pointed out, "As my lady commands!" Gojyo mocked her.

"Oh no your not!" The demon threw is body in the way confirming Hakkai's statement.

Gojyo threw his weapon at the demon without hesitation, "And now your unarmed..." He gasped suddenly.

Gojyo jumped right p to his level, "You know what, I always prefer to pull weeds with my hands!" Gojyo said before he hit the demon with his full strength knocking the body out of the way, "Take that!" He said as he slammed his fist into the eye destroying it.

With a bright light the demon was destroyed, they were free along with the other people trapped by the demon. The sun peeked over the tree's lighting up the area they were in, they all stood together with Mahoe as she stared happily being able to see her parents once more, "It mother and... and Father!" She ran happily laughing towards her parents, calling out to them she jumped into her mother's arms.

After a quick reunion she called back out to him, "Gojyo!" She ran to stand before him.

"I'm happy for you Mahoe."

"Thank you, Gojyo."

"Yea, well... So long." He was about to turn away before he stopped, "Oh, I almost forgot." He placed the necklace around her neck gently, "This looks better on you anyway."

"But Gojyo, I haven't given you anything as payment, nothing!" She tried to argue.

Gojyo shook his head, "I'll look you up in about ten years until then the pendant will be the way that I find you."

An irk mark appeared on Rayla's head as Hakkai and Goku held her back, "But..." Mahoe started.

Gojyo smiled and winked at her, "I'll sure sweet talk you proper that's a promise."

"Gojyo, I can't wait!" She smiled happily.

They were long outside the village and forest now leaving what had happened behind them, The drove through the dirt as Gojyo and Goku sat the back while the other three were in the front.

"By the way..." Gojyo started looking over at the others, "I don't get it, how did you three morons ever figure out where you could find us, huh?"

"We wanted to get a look at that girlfriend of yours." Sanzo stated bluntly as Rayla covered her mouth to hold back the snickers threatening to boil over.

Hakkai smiled innocently as Gojyo's mouth dropped, "We heard all these strange rumors, someone fitting your description ran an escapade through town then ran of into the woods with a little girl. What do you make of that?"

Goku went chibi as he held a hand up to his mouth trying not snicker either, "That girl was pretty cute but I had no idea you had such odd tastes..."

"Ray was there to and do you want to die monkey?" Gojyo threatened.

Goku looked to side still planning on teasing him, "What it's the truth isn't it. You cradle robbing water sprite!"

"That's it! Your so dead!"

"Shut up or I'll kill you both!" Sanzo warned them annoyed already.

The fight started again between them as the once again drove west to find out what else might meet them on this set path, Gojyo looked at Rayla for a quick moment, "Thanks for your help Ray."

"But I didn't do anything." She told him honestly.

Gojyo looked up at the clear blue sky, "That's not true, having you by my side... made everything worth it."

Sorry it took so long :( I'll try to get the next chapter up soon, just editing the other chapters for the mistakes. Fell free to message me for any suggestions to the story! Thank you to my devoted readers, you guys make this all worth doing!