The prequel to Blame the Bun. Dedicated to my anonymous first reviewer for said fic, Ling. In the immortal words of Goku and Lirin, SANKYUU!!
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It Started With A Bun
Goku stared at the bakery, hungrily eyeing the huge red bean bun in the window. Gojyo laughed as Goku whined to Sanzo and got whacked with the fan.
They left the vincinity with Goku complaining and rubbing his head.
Shortly after, a little demon girl bounded up to the window and eyed the exact same bun. She quickly counted her money and gestured frantically at the bun to the cashier.
A bell tinkled as she exited the shop and walked off the same direction Sanzo's party was going, swinging the bag with the bun merrily. She paused every so often to catch a whiff of the scrumptious bun.
She soon caught sight of a gleaming thatch of golden hair, loudly proclaiming "BALDY SANZO!!" The said monk groaned and popped a vein as his servants.. ahem.. disciples, turned around to face the redheaded source of noise.
Goku began sniffing abruptly and Gojyo stared at him, eyebrow raised sceptically. Hakkai merely shrugged.
Goku nosed his way over to a bewildered Lirin and poked her bag. "Is that.. THE red bean bun!??" exclaimed Goku, eyes wide. Lirin nodded nervously as Goku rolled on the ground, clutching his head screeching, "I knew someone would buy it!! Now I'll never get to eat it!!"
Everyone just inched away slowly and sweatdropped.
After a good 10 minutes, Goku stopped collecting dirt with his clothes. Sanzo lit a cigarette, unperturbed.
Goku sat up and sniffed pitifully at Lirin. She 'awwed' inwardly and flopped down beside him as the rest of Sanzo's party dispersed to Kami knows where. And believe me, he knows.
She put her hand into the warm bag and drew out the gigantic red bean bun. She closed her eyes as she inhaled it's scent, unconsciously drawing Goku closer to herself. Lirin turned to him and offered him a bite of the delectable bun.
He looked at her and she nodded her approval. He tentatively took a small bite of the bun and let the taste of red beans invade his senses. Lirin smiled cutely and on impulse, kissed his cheek. Goku's eyes widened in surprise as he turned to look at her.
She shifted slightly and took a bite of the bun, eyes lowered. Goku leaned over and licked off a bit of bean paste off her cheek and smiled. Their fingers laced and the rest of the party wandered back to find a pair of lovestruck youkai humming by the side of the road.
They sweatdropped. Again.