Ash:Lyn I hope ya like it and I hope everyone else does too! Its in Gojyo's p.o.v and then its in Lyn's p.o.v a little bit at the end. Warning:This chap contains major ass whooping and a creepy ass youkai who gets pwned. Thank you.

How it got dark so fast I have no idea. The sound of hooting owl's and chirping crickets was slowly making me fall into the abyss of sleep but each time it tried to capture me I shook it away and walked on. It was cold and the howling wind that constantly blew didn't help one bit but at least Lyn was alright. My brown leather jacket was slipped on to her shoulders and I carried her on my back. She was sick, and had a fever. The sound of her light breathing filled my ears as I carried her, her head resting on my shoulder as she slept. My expression was now calm but had traces of worry still lacing it. At first I didn't know what to think, I thought something really bad happend and I didn't know what to do. Actually for about ten minutes I was yelling her name and then got up and yelled for Hakkai or Kimiko to appear out of no where and get their asses over here to help her. After calming down I checked her pulse and forehead, a fever and it was high. The fog had gone away but now that it was dark I was just walking around blind in the dark forest. Pitch black and blue velvet was the only thing I could see, my eyes could make out the outlines of tree's and the pale moon above sort of helped me.The others had made it out of the forest probably either that or they were just as lost as me. The more I walked further into the forest the more dangerous it got. 'Fucking forest... I need to get Lyn out of here... I'm seriously thinking about chopping every tree down'.. With a tired sigh I started to make my way toward a large oak tree. I had to rest for a bit. I took Lyn off my back and set her on the ground before sitting against the tree. Once I got comfortable I picked her up and set her in my lap, holding her close so she wouldn't get cold. Sooner we got out of here the better. She sighed in her sleep then snuggled up close. A faint small smile appeared on my lips then I closed my eyes. Listening to her breathing and the sound of the forest was calming, still didn't chase away the worry though. My eyes opened slightly then looked down at her. She was peacefully sleeping at least. Her brown hair hung down in front of her face and eyelids closed. Slowly and gently I brushed the hair out of her face and sighed.

"Lyn..." my voice was soft.

Then something reached my ears, the sound of leaf's being crushed under feet and laughter. Slowly I got up and placed Lyn back on my back. My arm extended and Shakujou appeared in my hand, I held it at my side as the sounds got closer. I did not recongnize the laughter. It wasn't the others and that wasn't good.

"Well look what we have here..." ten youkai emerged from behind the tree's, some moved the long boughs of them out of there way and they sauntered over. "A worthless child of taboo and a human... aww how sweet". The owner of the voice finally appeared.

Narrowing my eyes I looked at him, this youkai was probably the leader of the group. His eyes were a coal black, they were slanted and looked odd. He had a silver mop of hair that hung down in front of his eyes. A wide grin spreading across his face. Not one word came out of my mouth, but actions speak louder then words and right now a glare was being sent toward him. The rest of the youkai laughed, amused of what said.

"Hmph... nothing to say, huh"? he asked, slowly the silver haired youkai ambled over toward me and Lyn who was still asleep. "Well how about I see what he does when I kill this little girl, surely a half breed isn't strong enough to defend her".

My eyes watched carefully and then... his arm extended toward Lynto, trying to reach over my shoulder to her. My hand shot up and then quickly gripped onto his arm, my fingers tightly curled around his forearm. He chuckled darkly and looked at me straight in the eye. Not even trying to pull his arm free.

"Oh... is the little half breed angry now... let go of my arm you brat" he said simply, giving another cocky grin and licking the protruding fangs.

My hand squeezed his arm, "Not a chance, don't you dare... lay a finger on her" my words dripping with deadly venom.

"Or what"? he asked challenging me.

The forest that was once quiet was then interrupted with the sound of muffling bone breaking against the brute strength of a crushing squeeze to his forearm from me. My hand slowly released his arm as the youkai stumbled backwards, his friends watching and not moving as he held his pale arm. Bone protruded out from the white flesh of his arm, the blood oozing out of the open way and gore hanging limply from where the bone made a jagged cut through the skin. Lyn didn't awake but a loud agony filled scream hit the air and came out from the silver haired youkai's mouth. Still careful and cautious I watched as the youkai bent over and tried to push the bone back into his arm. He did so with success but when he looked up his expression was haggard. In a flash he bolted toward me, his broken arm hung limply at his side but his other arm was raised and fist balled up ready to punch me.

"After I kill you I'll kill that pretty little girl of yours, you filthy no good half breed"! he kept charging, face filled with mailce and mixed with pain from his arm. Quickly I side stepped him.

Before he could turn to charge again, Shakujou shot out on its chain. The sound of the chain ratteling rang in my ears and then made impact with the youkai's gut, slamming into it. The other youkai watched silently, their eyes transfixed on the scene. Their leader now slumped against the tree with Shakujou's crescent blade embedded into his gut and the trunk of a tree. Blood sputtered from his mouth as he thrashed and pulled at the chain, trying to pull out the blade and get free. Droplets of crimson hit the ground and the silver blade then he stopped. His head then lolling off to the side and eyes rolled into the back of his head. Without one word to say I looked over my shoulder at Lyn then held her to my back with one hand then roughly pulled back on Shakujou making the blade come out of the youkai then snap back into its normal position. The dead corpse of the youkai slid to the ground then fell over to lay on its side. Blood pouring out from the large slash mark, the clothes he wore now tattered around the wiound and blood gleaming in the light from the moon. My eyes shifted to look at the other youkai, now only nine remaining. They stared at me silently not laughing any longer, faces serious and blood thirsty. Five bolted toward me with lightning fast speed, making it hard to comprehend on which direction they would attack first. I rose Shakujou and swung it quickly toward the left, the chain shooting out and at two youkai. The chain encircled around ones neck then the blade made contact with the other youkai's skull. The loud snap of a skull and neck breaking filled the air, with a sharp tug the chain and blade came free.

The three youkai stopped charging and came to a abrupt hault."Like I said to the other dipshit... you come near Lyn or lay one finger on her... then I rip your throats out. I'll protect her with my life..." I gripped Shakujou tightly in my hand. 'I won't let her get hurt... I love her too much'.

His words flowed straight into my ears. He cared that much about me? My eyelids were slightly open and I was half awake but every word, I heard what he said. It was cold but I was so warm inside, his jacket was loosely on my shoulder. Slowly I buried my face into the back of his shirt and gripped the jacket tightly around me so it wouldn't fall off. Slowly my eyes started to close but a small smile was on my face. 'Gojyo...'

Ash:Awww that's so sweet!

Lyn:-Hugs Gojyo-Thank you Go Go, I love you.

Gojyo:Love you too Lyn Lyn.

Sanzo and the others:-Outside of forest wondering where the hell Gojyo and Lyn are-

Ash:Well there it is everyone, another chap. I hope you like it. Thank you all for the wonderful comments and reading. Seriously I think Gojyo whooped ass man! I do not own Saiyuki or its characters, they belong to Kazuya Minekura. Lyn, Amber, Kim, and I are real.