"what's done is done"

and the een sped her chant, turned towards the o n, and opened her eyesbck and be and gold whirlpools; tantalizg and seductivethey pulledtugged at their ds 'so ld'they said 'so tired'they said 'so still' the bewitchg orbs called outand sanzo's body suddenly felt soso

"sanzo!" tenpou cpped a hand over sanzo's eyes

"tenpou, get off!"

"don't look at her she's aagon!"

the feelg that was there before was suddenly shattered only then did he sense that the frges of his robe were solid ice "a what?"

the chantg resud; this ti undutg and less hectic, cag the violent ds around the to cease pletely the air died and an absote stillness fell down upon the with the shock of thunder

"a da if you look to her eyes, you'll turn to ice" tenpou urured, his eyes sted shut "and as pretty as you are, i don't thk i want to see you as a statue"

sanzo phed hi off "say that aga and die"but before tenpou uld pletely back away, the onk grabbed his wrist "stay here you idiot!"

"i t say though" tenpou ntued uneasily "havg y eyes closed whilst surrounded by eneies is an vitation for a ick execution"

"you thk that too?" sanzo retorted sarcastically, his grip on tenpou's wrist tighteng by the send

the een's voice changed, oittg an ear-splittg shriek that sent the ground beneath the shakg sothg like a rhg wave uld be heard at a distance, gettg closer and closertheir legs started to sk to the snow

"fuck" bldly, sanzo aid and shot, but to no avail he had to take the chanceso when he opened his eyes, it was enough to see a tornado rippg its way through the ground towards the

at its approach, tenpou followed suit "gods" he gasped "sanzo! we have to get out of the snow!"

"no shit!" havg the rest of his body torn fro his legs was defitely not sothg he wanted to thk about right nowor ever dait, it was hard to thk, especially with that hellstor gettg nearer he alost didn't hear tenpou speakstay close to ?is that what he said?then a green bubble began to for around the- close, war, slightly suffocatg, but it lted the snowthe earth was nvulsg ore as the tornado neared or was that hi shakg? a strong ar wrapped around his shoulders a cal voice whispered his ear "trt jt stay close, ne?" like the earth was beg severed fro his very feetand then there was total bckness and then there was nothg

the blood ran war over his hands, ran little rivulets on the floor, little rivers of tated celestial blood hakkai rad the sword through the gut of his fifteenth, leavg fifteen ore the body fell agast hi and he shrugged it off wet and sticky, the red fid stuck to his boots as he kicked one rpse to the side, as he swung back and beheaded another one that's sixteen

soke crept over his head, the fire that he started spreadg fro its source to other roos he checked his shoulder wound it had reopened, yet he didn't feel it another screa, another stab, but this ti, hakkai fell to the ground as well the roo was spng, suddenly gettg lder he felt a gt of icy d, his vision gog brry and for a onta fsh of an stanthe uld see the snowy ounta tohere he had beennonot now the healer shook his head stay here! he slded hiself stubbornly

a fit of desperation, hakkai heaved hiself up and ipaled o youkai to the wall as if they were butterflies he didn't bother retrievg the sword stead, he picked up a dagger dropped by a fallen eney, tryg to ignore the sound of pourg ra that was echog his ears

elve ore

when tenpou opened his eyes, his gaze was t by o beady blood red jewels graed the head of a sall creaturewhitegsthat looked like

"kyuu!" hakuuryuu seaked

"sir?" tenpou responded

"kyuu!" hakuuryuu replied

tenpou paled "y god" goujunwhat have you done to yourself?

"kyuuuuuuuuu!" the little dragon was frantically pullg at his sleeve

"okay, okay, i' up sirerrrryou" this was certaly one ore thg to thk about tenpou ggerly rubbed his head, not surprised to fd a few sore spots a ick gnce at his surroundgs told hi that the tornado had carried the rather far; aybe a ile or so

nohere was toto?

a groan and a curse escaped a pile of snow next to hi

"ah! there you are thought i had lost you" tenpou said cheerily as he stuck his ar and hauled the onk out by the lr sanzo ca out chokg and ughg

"you only wish"