Is Sanzo long-sighted?

A/N: Yes, my second fic! If you're not satisfied with my first one, then I hope this fic will! I have my fingers crossed. This fic revolves about Gojyo and Goku (Hakkai too?) mind boggling (And spying) to find out whether Sanzo is...duuh...the title says it all, with a dash of CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION! Yeah, come here, red-packets with MONEY! This fic's kind of dedicated to Itchan, who wanted me to write Saiyuki in Chinese New Year theme sooo much. My English is really simple but still, please enjoy yourself!

Disclaimer: Ahahaha...no, I do not own Saiyuki. Although, recently I've a pure desire to own... drum-rolls, Sanzo's harisen (paper-fan)! Thwack here! Thwack there! MUAHAHAHAHA! (Itchan: Aah, don't whack me! I'm innocent! Envy: Yes! Do it! Do it!)

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"Hey, Goku... come here for a sec..." Gojyo whispered to the younger brunette with golden eyes.

"Ha? What are you doing, Gojyo" Goku said, while he's munching his way on an apple, approached the crimson-haired man from behind, heading towards a room. "Ah, isn't that Sanzo's room" Goku suddenly blurted out, little chunks of already-chewed-up apple flew out from his mouth as well and dropped on the wooden floor.

"Shhh! Keep your voice down, would' ya? And don't talk with your mouth full" Gojyo shushed at Goku. Then he kneeled and peered silently into Sanzo's room from a really narrow door opening gap, well, it is Sanzo in there so Gojyo had to take extra precautions if he'd rather live for a couple of days more. Fortunately, if it wasn't for Sanzo's room's door knob not functioning well, he would be dead meat.

Gojyo's eye searched around the room, even from a gap so narrow. He spotted Sanzo sitting on a chair by the window and reading the newspapers, his usual habit. And when Sanzo lowered the newspaper to flip a page, it revealed his always-expressionless face with his reading glasses on.

"Aha, I'd knew it" Gojyo whispered excitedly.

"Nani.." Goku asked in an extremely curious tone, he'd happened to be standing next to a kneeling Gojyo, bent a little to catch a glance into the room and took a bite on the apple. "What's wrong? It's just Sanzo doing his daily routine" Goku's curiosity drained, not able to understand what's the reason to be so suspicious of Sanzo.

"Don't talk so loud, Sanzo may hear us. And if he'd get us, I'll make your life miserable enough to let you lose your appetite forever" Gojyo's holding the urge to yell at Goku's clumsiness, reducing it into a slow snarl. Then, he snaps back to what he's about to mention before. "Goku, just take a better look at Sanzo"

Goku made a twisted expression but angled his face properly towards the gap and focused his eyes on Sanzo, scanning every edge of him. Then, turned to Gojyo and blinked in confusion"I still don't get it..."

"You...stupid monkey..." Gojyo slapped his hand on his head. "Sanzo always put on his glasses every time he's reading the newspaper, right" he continued.

"Yeah"

"He's a really sharp-shooter when it comes to killing those youkais that attacked us numerous times till now, right"

"Uh-huh"

"So, being able to shoot a direct hit at fly off a yard or so, must have GREAT eye vision to pull off this scheme. Right"

"Err, yup"

"Then, don't you think it's awkward for a sharp-shooting, trigger-happy person to be wearing glasses...?Unless, Sanzo really...is long-sighted"

"Ermm..." Long pause. Then, out came the long-waited answer"Heh...what's 'long-sighted' "

Gojyo twitched upon Goku's question, he'd really wanted to strangle the hell out of this stomach-brain saru, until footsteps were heard...from the inside of Sanzo's room. Gojyo quickly decided to sprint off but, too late. The door was pulled back with moderate force and revealed a very irritated and scary Sanzo glaring at the two angrily. It's obvious Sanzo had sense their presence earlier but insisted on ignoring them till they broke his last nerve.

"S-Sanzo..." Goku stuttered. He's trembling in fear. The reason, Sanzo had his favorite gun in his hands, clutching it tightly, then undone the safety lock. Gojyo was breaking a cold sweat, and expected the worst from Sanzo.

"You have 5 seconds to give me a good reason on what are you two doing outside my room" Sanzo hissed in a deadly voice. Goku and Gojyo gulped. Not even words would come out of them with Sanzo staring at them with such murderous anger in his eyes.

"One" Sanzo started to countdown Gojyo's and Goku's current life-span. 'Come on, Gojyo! Get out before he'd completely toast you and the monkey! SAY SOMETHING!' A little voice in Gojyo's head yelled for it's life but in this condition... "Two" 'HURRY UP!' Gojyo quickly recollected his courage fragments, stood up before Sanzo, took a deep breathe and...

"We'renotdoinganythingtobesuspiciousofsowe'llbegoingoffnow... JYAA" Gojyo chained all his words as he speaks as he wanted things to go fast, just to avoid this crazy scenario. He'd quickly grabbed a shocked Goku on the back collar and hastily sprinted with all his might down the corridor into Goku's room. Goku yelped at Gojyo's sudden action. Unfortunately, Sanzo's reflexes are much faster as he took aim on Gojyo and pulled the trigger.

"HUUAHH" Both of them cried out as Gojyo ducked the gunshot, quickly twisted the door knob and reached safely into the room with a loud slam on the door. Sanzo's gunshot, however, resulted in an antique vase at the end of the corridor to break into many, itty-bitty pieces. 'Crazy idiots', Sanzo mentally cursed as he loaded an extra bullet into the gun barrel. 'Ch. Dammit, what a waste of bullets,' he cursed again as he walked into his room and replaced his Smith Wesson back.

In Goku's room...

"Hah...haah...hah..." Gojyo was desperately gasping for air as he slopped down on a chair. He could feel his heart beating uncontrollably. Poor Goku almost choked himself a split second later when he took a bite on another apple (You should imagine how fast he could finish one). Both of them are sweating their lives out, it's unbelievable how these two always survived Sanzo's wrath.

Then, familiar soundings of footsteps were approaching from the end of the corridor, fast. "Oh, hell..." Gojyo muttered loudly as he suddenly sat up straight. Goku paused in his eating routine, fear written all over his face again and gulped lightly. The door creaked open, and revealed a figure. Much to their surprise, it wasn't Sanzo, instead, it's...Hakkai. Both of them let out a breathe of relief.

"Hmm, what happened here" Hakkai, holding two big paper bags filled with extra supplies an groceries, stared at Gojyo, who is still panting. Gojyo replied with a short, lazy, stare at Hakkai, then angled his head towards the ceiling with both hands on the back of his neck. "Let me guess, you both must have done something that Sanzo threw his tantrum again, right? I heard a gunshot, followed by a sound of broken glass, while I was on my way up the stairs"

"... Bingo" Gojyo replied bitterly. Eyes still focused on the ceiling.

"Ah...then you guys have to explain the 'broken glass' incident to the innkeeper... you know, Sanzo's gunshot just broke an antique vase at the end of the corridor... "

"Whatever, it's that corrupted monk's fault. Let him settle the debt, he's the one with the credit card"

"Well, you are right at one part... "

"Hey, Hakkai, what's 'long-sighted'" Goku was back to normal condition already, asked Hakkai with eyes gleaming in curiosity, as that reminded him about Gojyo's weird opinion about Sanzo wearing glasses.

"Oh, it's means one can see distant objects clearly but can't focus on near objects. That's because light from a near object converges to a point behind the retina, so the image is a blur" Hakkai explained patiently to Goku.

"Eh..." Goku was dumbfounded. Hakkai's explanation was a 'little' too specific for Goku's brain to process the words. Hakkai sweat dropped as he placed the groceries filled bags on a wooden table.

"It ALSO means you can see clearly things that are farther from you than those that you do at nearer ones..." Gojyo sighed at Goku's stupidity. Goku's face brightens up and nodded in understanding. "Next time, explain in simpler sentences to the monkey, Hakkai..."

"Ahaha, there's positive points too in much detailed words. And speaking of words, Goku, it's unusual for you to ask me meanings of words..."

"Hah? Umm... well, Gojyo suspected Sanzo is long-sighted because Sanzo's always wear them when he's reading the newspaper"

"...Is that so, Gojyo"

"You bakasaru! Do you have to tell him EVERYTHING"

"Ahem"

"Ehh... okay, okay. The monkey's telling the truth..."

"Thanks for being honest. By the way, you've got an interesting fact there, Gojyo"

"Heh, thanks. Never received flattering words from a guy before" Gojyo replied in sarcasm.

"Gojyo"

"Hah"

"I'm not joking with you"

"Oh, but I won't take my words back"

"It's your choice."

"So, how Sanzo got this...long-sightedness" Goku changed their subject.

Appendix :

Bakasaru: Bakastupid, Sarumonkey.

Nani: What?

Youkai: Demons.

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Umm, should I call this ending as cliffhanger..? Bah, anyway, how's the first chapter, so far... now that you've read it already, please submit your review and tell me how was it. I accept any reviews and constructive criticism too. Just please, and please, no flames. It's just a waste of your time, unless you'd reeeeeeally hated my fic that much... Jyaa, ne!