Glorious Man
A/N: Hey, fanfic readers! I whipped up this fanfic simply because there aren't enough like it. I, personally, love fics with babies in them, so I decided to make my own! So, without further ado, I give you chapter one of Glorious Man.
It was a typical day for the Sanzo-ikkou. Just another day on the road after leaving another inn to keep heading west. Then, the inevitable happened…
"I'm hungry! Hakkai, when are we getting to the next town?" Goku whined.
"How are you hungry? We just ate breakfast an hour ago!" Gojyo yelled.
"How 'bout going without food for 500 years and answer your own question, stupid kappa cockroach!"
"What'd you just say, baka saru?"
"You heard me! And if you didn't, try adjusting those antennae of yours to get a better signal, you pervy kappa!"
"These aren't antennae, you idiotic primate!"
"Shut up!" said Sanzo as he pointed the gun at them. The only thing that stopped him from shooting was the fact that they were driving in Hakuryuu. Sanzo was a great shot, but he didn't want to chance missing and hurting the dragon instead of one of the morons in the back. Not only would he harm an innocent, they wouldn't be able to travel and he'd have to deal with a pissed of Hakkai. No one wanted to be on Hakkai's bad side.
"When are we getting to the next town, Hakkai?" asked Sanzo.
"Well, according to the map, we won't reach a town until tomorrow. We're going to have to camp out tonight"
"Great, a foodless night under the stars." Gojyo said sarcastically.
"WHAT? Hakkai, tell me he's lyin'!" yelled Goku.
"Umm, we didn't really get a lot of supplies in the last town, so Gojyo's right." Hakkai said with a chuckle. Of course, they had food, but he didn't want to ruin Gojyo's joke.
"How can you laugh at a time like this? I'm hungry and I'm gonna starve to death!"
"That's not gonna happen." Gojyo said calmly.
"How do you know?"
"Because I'm not that lucky. I've been wishing for that to happen for a long time and it hasn't happened yet."
"Whaddaya mean by that, cockroach?"
"What do you think I meant by that, monkey?"
"That's it, I'm taking him out! Pull over!"
"I'd like to see you try, dumb ape!"
"DIDN'T I TELL YOU TO SHUT UP?" yelled Sanzo as he brought the wrath of the paper fan down on their heads.
"Damn it, that hurt, you stupid monk!"
"That's the point, moron."
"Ow. Ya didn't hafta hit so hard" mumbled Goku.
"It's nice to see you three getting along so well," Hakkai said with his usual smile. "The sun is about to set. Luckily we're coming up to a forest now. We need to find a clearing and set up camp quickly before it gets too dark to see. Oh, by the way, we have plenty of food to last until we reach the next town."
"Awesome! Wait…you said we didn't have food! Why'd you lie to me like that?" whined Goku.
"I was just kidding, Goku."
"Not cool, Hakkai."
"My apologies, Goku. How about a nice stew as a peace offering?"
"Okay!"
The Sanzo-ikkou drove up to the forest and hopped out of the jeep, allowing it to transform into the little white dragon. Hakuryuu perched himself on Hakkai's shoulder and they began to look for a clearing. After ten minutes of walking, they came across a spot that was decent enough to sleep for the night.
"This seems like a good spot. Gojyo, Goku, help me put up the tents." said Hakkai.
"How come "His Holiness" doesn't hafta help?" asked Gojyo.
"Don't talk about me like I'm not here, asshole. Besides, I don't have to do anything. That's what you three are for."
"Oh no. I just so happened to hurt my wrists. I'm afraid I can't help you put up the tents, Hakkai. Maybe the monk can help." Gojyo said sarcastically.
"Maybe that act would be more realistic if you had some real injuries. Let's test it out." Sanzo said dryly as pointed his gun at Gojyo's head.
"No thanks. They feel better. It's a miracle!" Gojyo said as he helped put up his and Hakkai's tent. Goku was forced to put up his and Sanzo's tent since it was obvious that Sanzo wasn't going to do anything to help them set up camp. After everything was set up, someone had to get firewood and water.
"Sanzo, would you be so kind as to get some firewood so I can start dinner?" Hakkai asked politely.
"Why? I see two morons that can do the job."
"Yes, but they put up the tents."
"Your point?"
"Get off your lazy ass and get some damn firewood!" Gojyo piped in. Sanzo clicked the safety off of his Smith & Wesson. "Wanna repeat that, kappa?"
"I'm afraid I agree with Gojyo, Sanzo. Well, not exactly in those words, but it isn't fair that they have to do all the work."
"No." Sanzo answered.
"Aww, c'mon, Sanzo! I'm really, really hungry and Hakkai needs firewood to cook!" Goku said with a pout.
"I said 'no', damn it!"
"Fine. Gojyo, would you please get some firewood? Goku might not last much longer without food."
Gojyo wanted to argue, but Hakkai gave him a creepy smile as if to say, "NOW, please." So instead, he followed Hakkai's order and mumbled something about "lazy priests". Sanzo smirked as he thought that he won the firewood argument.
"Someone still has to find a river to get some water and since Gojyo is out getting firewood, Goku put up your tent, and I'm making dinner, that leaves you, Sanzo."
Sanzo scowled. "You set that up on purpose, didn't you?"
"Why, Sanzo, what ever do you mean?" Hakkai asked with mock innocence.
"Bastard. Come on, Goku." said Sanzo as he stormed off.
"Hey, Sanzo, wait up!" Goku called, scrambling after him.
Hakkai smiled at his triumph as he unpacked the necessary utensils. Gojyo came back with an armful of firewood minutes later.
"Where's the monk and the monkey?"
"Getting water for the stew."
"You actually got the prissy priest to do work? I gotta say, 'Kai, that's impressive." Gojyo said as he put a cigarette to his lips and lit it.
"Thanks. I thought so too." Hakkai said with a chuckle.
Meanwhile in the woods, "Hey, Sanzo, wait up! You're leaving me!" Goku yelled.
"I want to get this over with, so hurry up! I thought you were 'so hungry'"
"I am, but you are walking too fast!"
"Look, there's a river over there. Go fill up this canteen." said Sanzo as he handed Goku the canteen.
"'Kay, Sanzo!" said the chimp as he ran over to the river. Sanzo heard voices nearby. He sensed a demonic aura, but it wasn't dangerous or evil like Gyumaoh's assassins. He walked toward where he heard the faint sound of voices. He discovered a couple talking. The woman was a human and the man was a youkai. Sanzo was shocked by the fact that the youkai, despite not having a power limiter on, was completely sane. After a moment, Sanzo decided to leave the couple alone. Their forbidden love affair was none of his business. Sanzo walked back to where he left Goku and found the chimp with a frantic look in his eyes before they returned back to normal.
"Hey, where'd ya go?"
"To take a piss. What's it to you?"
"Nothin', but the next time you gotta go, let me know. That way I don't think you got kidnapped or somethin'."
"I didn't know I had to ask permission to use the bathroom."
"I didn't mean it like that-"
"Whatever. Let's go. Hakkai's waiting."
"Yeah, let's hurry up. I'm starvin'!"
A/N: Slow going so far, I know, but I'm taking my time to introduce my characters and show what happens. So please bear with me and I'll try to make this good. Please continue reading and be kind with the reviews. Thank you