Summary Goku gets locked in a dream world where everything is different to Shangri La including that he has to go to school. Will he want to stay?

Rating Rated T for safety

DisclaimerI do not own Saiyuki or any of the characters except Serine

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"Ah so there is the famous Sanzo party"

It was in the afternoon in Shangri-La. There was sand and hills for miles. This condition made it easier to find a hiding spot so she could spy on the Sanzo party.

"They don't look like much"

A green jeep flew past her.

"So all I have to do is the get that script, and that load of money is mine" she laughed

She was going to be paid a large amount this time. A demon called Kougaiji said to her to receive the scripture and then he would give her two thousand dollars.

A gunshot interrupted her thoughts. Looking at the source she noticed a white dressed man threatening a young male with a small gun. Interestingly, she noticed that he had golden eyes.

"Poor boy" she muttered with genuine sympathy and kindness.

She remembered her youth, how her parents dumped her into cold ice or locked her up in a dark cupboard.

"Kougaiji, you will get your scripture but that boy is mine"

With a determined look, she thought to herself 'I will give you a better life, one that you deserve'.

"I'm hungry"

"Shut up you stupid monkey"

"You shut up you stupid water sprite"

"Who are you calling water sprite?"

"That's it" said Goku

With that he punched Gojyo in the ribs which resulted in Gojyo punching him in the arm. Then Goku's fist connected into Gojyo's cheek.

"Why you little…" Gojyo said punching Goku in the stomach.

"Both of you shut up" shouted Sanzo, angrily pointing his gun at the two males.

"Waaaah! That bullet nearly hit me!" shouted Gojyo

All the while, Hakkai was smiling at the antics of his friends.

It was unusually quite and this made them relaxed for the first time in a while. They hadn't had a demon attack for two days. None of them picked this to be suspicious.

"I'm hungry"

"Don't worry Goku, we are nearly at the next town" said Hakkai

Sure enough right ahead was the town. It was surprisingly small yet it wasn't shabby. All the buildings were white and had black roofs.

"I'm starving, let's get some food"

Whack! The paper fan made an appearance, knocking Goku of his feet and on to the ground.

"What did you do that for?" asked Goku

"Because you say the same old thing, you stupid monkey" interrupted Gojyo

"I think this is a suitable inn" said Hakkai

An hour later they found themselves sitting at the inn. Plates of food were placed in front of them. Immediately Goku and Gojyo started fighting over the food while Hakkai just smiled and Sanzo read the newspaper.

"That's my meat bun" stated Gojyo

"Hey give it back" whined Goku

"Sucked in"

"Sanzo!"

"Leave me out of it" said Sanzo

"But it was mine" complained Goku

"You can have mine Goku" said Hakkai

Goku reached out for the meat bun but before he could grab it Gojyo grabbed his hand holding it in the air then grabbing the meat bun with the other hand and placing it in his mouth.

"Gojyo" said Hakkai exasperated

'They are amusing' she thought 'very amusing, especially that golden eye boy', but soon he would be hers and she would make him happy. She smiled to herself smugly. She had two gifts; one she was an excellent thief and she could easily steal the scripture. And her other gift; she could place a person in a dream world. Well on that note maybe she should introduce herself to the Sanzo party.

"You can have my meat bun if you want to" she said

"Well hello beautiful" said Gojyo

"Shut up jerk! I was talking to the golden eye boy"

With that Goku and Hakkai burst out laughing while Gojyo just sat there looking shocked.

"Who are you?" said Sanzo

She brushed her hand through her hair. She was not going to take the scripture just yet.

"I'm Serine. What is your name?" she asked, turning to Goku

"I'm Goku"

"Come on, we are going" said Sanzo

"But Sanzo" whined Goku

"Its getting late we should go to our rooms" commented Hakkai looking at Serine

"But I'm still hungry"

"You heard master Sanzo, let's go" Said Gojyo, grabbing Goku by the collar, dragging him upstairs.

Goku lay on his bed. Gojyo was next to him fast asleep. 'What was wrong with them? Lately they seem to think the worst of everyone'. His mind went back to the conversation he had earlier.

"I was still eating" whimpered Goku

It was starting to dim outside and they were all sitting in Sanzo and Hakkai's room.

"Didn't you sense anything strange about her" asked Hakkai

"No"

"Well she is a demon" said Gojyo

"Doesn't mean she is evil" debated Goku

"All because she offered you food, doesn't mean she is good, and anyway she didn't fall for me, which proves there is something not right about her"

"That doesn't prove anything you stupid water cockroach"

"What did you say you stupid monkey"

"Don't call me monkey, water sprite"

"She has nothing to do with us, I don't want anyone to have anything to do with her" said Sanzo glaring at Goku

"Well then, we should head of to bed. Sanzo will probably want us to have an early start" suggested Hakkai

Goku didn't understand. They all said they sensed nothing evil about her and yet they didn't trust her. It wasn't just her it was everyone and this made things quite tense. Sighing, he turned over in bed, now facing the wall. He just couldn't sleep. Goku sat up and stepped out of bed. This was not working; maybe some food would help. Now that he thought about it, he was starving as per usual. Quietly, he walked to the door and checked both ways. Seeing no one he headed downstairs through the now empty café and out onto the street.

"There has to be food around here somewhere"

"Hungry are we?"

Turning around, Goku faced the demon woman from earlier.

"Its you again"

"Yeah its me, you said you were hungry"

"I'm starving"

"Yeah me too. For some reason I always get hungry at this time, you want to get something to eat?" offered Serine.

"Yeah"

"Ok, how about we go to my house, since there's nothing open."

"Ummm…ok"

"Great follow me"

So Serine turned around and started walking. Goku sped up slightly to catch up with her fast pace. He knew he was ignoring Sanzo's orders but he didn't sense anything wrong and she sounded so nice. Not everyone they came across was evil. Serine smiled while looking at Goku in the corner of her eye. She would save this boy, get the scripture and the money.