Kanan...
What would have happened to us, if this never happened?
"Get
your grubby hands off of me, you filthy Kappa!" Goku cried,
snapping Hakkai out of his thoughts.
"Well, give me a damn
beer, monkey boy!" Gojyo yelled, smacking Goku upside his
head.
"Like hell, I will!"
"IF BOTH OF YOU
DON'T STOP WITH YOUR CONSTANT FLIRTING, I WILL KILL YOU!" Sanzo
said, holding his gun up. Gojyo and Goku sat back, Goku handing Gojyo
his beer, murmuring under his breath. Hakkai chuckled a bit, driving
through the dark forest.
"We should reach a town soon,"
he said, glancing at Sanzo.
"Good... Anymore of this
bickering, someone's getting his head shot off."
"You
seem to be in a cheerful mood today, Sanzo," Hakkai chuckled
again, looking ahead, seeing the flickering of lights coming on. "Oh,
goody, we're here."
"Fooooooood...," Goku whined,
his stomach growling.
"Is that all you can think about!"
Gojyo snarled, looking at Goku.
"Is all you can think about
is getting laid, which you haven't done yet!" Gojyo stammered,
then huffed, sitting back in his seat. Goku laughed, then did a
little dance. "I win you lose!"
"Shut up, Goku,
or you won't get anything to eat!" Sanzo hissed. Goku whined,
then sat back, throwing at glare at Gojyo, who was snickering.
Hakkai looked at Sanzo.
"Isn't that a bit harsh, coming from
you?"
"Alright, fine... You'll only get to eat beans
and tofu, Goku."
"Oh, come on, man! That's not
fair!"
"It's either that, or nothing!"
Hakkai
shook his head, smiling slightly, like he always did. "Well,
I'm glad we're all getting along tonight." He pulled up in
front of an in, then climbed out the jeep. When everyone was out,
there was a slight "Poof!" and a flicker of light, as the
vehical turned into a small white dragon.
"Kyaaaaaa..."
The dragon cooed, flying on Hakkai's shoulder, and nuzzled his
cheek. Hakkai smiled, then slowly walked into the inn.
"Hello?
Anyone here?" He called, walking to the front desk. Goku
looked around, then looked at the floor.
"I can see my
face!" He cried. Gojyo looked at Goku's face in the
floor.
"Ugh, it's gross..."
"You son of a
bi--"
"Both of you better shut up!"
There was
a light patter, that came faster, and then stopped behind the
counter.
"I'm sorry! I was making dinner for the other
guests!" Was the reply from the girl behind the counter. She
bowed a bit, then stood back up, smiling slightly, pushing a strand
of black hair behind her ear. "How many rooms?" She
asked, pulling out a book. Gojyo smirked, then leaned against the
counter.
"Four rooms, but you can always stopped by in my
room..." He crooned, winking at her, then yelped, holding the
back of his head, as Sanzo smacked him with the fan. "Dammit,
Sanzo!"
"I don't think she'd be interested in you!"
Sanzo hissed, crossing his arms.
"Don't mind them, miss.
But, we would really like four rooms. Possibly next to each other,"
Hakkai said, smiling at her.
"Of course!" She smiled
back, opening her book, and looking for free rooms. "Well, we
have four rooms, all on the same floor, but there spread out on
different areas of the floor. Is that alright, sir?" She
asked, looking up at Hakkai, who nodded.
"That's fine."
She smiled, then marked something in the book, then closed it
turning around, and looking at the keys on the wall behind her.
Gojyo leaned against the counter, looking at the girl. Her hair was
curly and made its way down the middle of her back, where it was tied
at the bottom. She wear a skirt that went to the middle of her
thighs, and pants under it. She turned around, and handed each of
them a key. "Your rooms are on the third floor. My name is
Adonia, and if you need me, please feel free to ring me." She
said, walking from behind the counter. "I'll show each of you
to your rooms, then you may come down for dinner." She smiled
at them again, then walked up a flight of stairs. Goku followed
behind him, in awe at the shiny staircase. Hakkai held onto the
railing, looking at the paintings on the wall. Sazno was behind
Hakkai, staring at the floor, trying not trip over his robes. Last
but not least, Gojyo walked behind his friends, his hands in his
pockets. The pang he was feeling in his chest, was nothing he ever
felt before. It wasn't even lust. He shrugged it off, following
them, as they made it to Goku's room.
"Here you are!"
She cooed at Goku, who happily skipped into his room, looking
around.
"God dammit, everything is so fucking shiny!"
He cried, looking around. "Even the toilet is shiny!"
Adonia giggled, then looked at Hakkai.
"Your room is right
this way..." She walked down the hall, and turned a corner,
opening a door, that was by a pair of windows. Hakkai stepped in, in
awe. His room had a balcony. He walked around the room, then out to
the balcony. He smiled, seeing the moon above him.
"Thank
you, Adonia." She nodded, then left the room, looking up at
Sanzo.
"Oh! If I would have known there was a Buddhist
priest, I would have gave you that room!" She cried, bowing
deeply. Sanzo blinked, looking down at her.
"Erm... Don't
worry about it... It's fine.."
"This inn has never had
a priest here before, and it's an honour to have you stay here.."
Adonia stood straight, then made her way down the hall, pushing open
a door. Sanzo stepped in, staring around blankly. Words couldn't
describe how he was feeling. The room was a dark violet, and shown
the moonlight on the floor. He turned to Adonia, who smiled at him,
then left, lightly closing the door. She looked up Gojyo.
"I
hope your room is to your liking, sir," Adonia said softly,
looking at the floor blushing. Gojyo's heart skipped a bit. This
girl was the most beautiful woman he ever saw in his entire life. He
followed her down the hall.
"How old are you?" He
asked bluntly, causing Adonia to glance over her shoulder at
him.
"I'm twenty... Why?"
"Just curious..."
He said, shrugging. Adonia pushed open the door to Gojyo's room.
Gojyo stepped in. The carpet was an emerald green, and the walls
where a dark blue. He looked back at Adonia, who was about to
leave.
"Hey..."
"Yes?"
"...Am I
allowed to smoke in here?" He asked. Adonia looked at him,
then giggled, nodding.
"Well, if your hungry, dinner is
downstairs." She left. Gojyo pulled out a pack of his
cigarettes, and slid one in his mouth, lighting it. He looked
around, then sat on his bed, puffing at it gently. He shrugged, then
grounded the cigarette out, leaving his room, and walking downstairs
to eat.
Hakkai was the last one down into the diner. He
blinked, looking at all the people. They were mostly older people,
or couples on their honeymoon. He slowly made his way to his
friends, then sat down, looking at Sazno.
"Maybe we should
have waited until the crowd died..." He said slowly, feeling
slightly jealous of a couple cooing at each other.
"Nah...
Goku wouldn't have it..." Sanzo murmured, puffing on a
cigarette, pushing his glasses up his nose. Goku looked at the menu.
"Everything looks so good... I'm gonna order it all!"
"I
don't think that would be very wise, Goku... I think she's the only
cook... And look at all these people. She must be tired,"
Hakkai pointed out. Goku pouted, slumping in his chair. Sanzo
rolled his eyes, then looked around, then eyed his menu. Adonia
bursted from the kitchen, carrying tray upon tray of food. She
grunted, laying a tray on a table, then ran around the diner, nearly
stumbling. She raced back into the kitchen.
"Maybe we
should help her?" Hakkai asked, slowly standing up, and walking
into the kitchen. Sanzo took one last puff from his cigarette, then
shrugged, following Hakkai.
"Why the hell not?" Goku
jumped up, following Sanzo.
"Maybe we'll get free food!"
Gojyo watched them, then followed, hands still in his pockets.
"I
can't possibly thank you enough, sir..." Was the plea from
Adonia. Hakkai rubbed the back of his head.
"You can call
me Hakkai... You're making me sound old," He chuckled.
"Oh,
I'm sorry... Well, there's a lot of work to do... So... Someone can
do the dishes... And... another can cut the vegatables and meats...
Another can help me cook, and someone can take out the food."
"Goku,
dishes, I got the chopping, Hakkai helps with the preperation, and
Gojyo will take out the food," Sanzo said bluntly, taking off
his robes, and setting them on a chair.
"Wait, why do I have
dish duty?" Goku cried, rolling up his sleeves.
"Because
you had anything else, you would eat it!" Adonia giggled.
"You're a very weird bunch..." She said, tossing the
salad.
When they were done serving and preparing the food,
the five sat in the kitchen.
"So, how come you're the only
cook?" Hakkai asked, slowly cutting a steak, looking at Adonia.
Adonia bit her lip, then looked down at her salad, poking it around
with her fork.
"Well, the Mistress had others, but they
suddenly disappeared one by one. Each of them disappeared by two
week intervals, I noticed, when the head chef disappeared." As
she said that, Hakkai glanced at Sanzo, who glanced back, nodded,
then looked back at Adonia.
"It's been about a month since
there has been a disappearance..." Adonia shrugged, then
started to eat her salad.
"Has there been any youkai attacks
in this town recently?" Sanzo asked, pushing his empty plate
away, and pulled out his box of cigarrettes, pulling one out, and
putting it in his mouth.
"I don't know. The mistress locks
me in my room, after a certain time, and doesn't let me back out,
until the guest have left."
"But, don't you get
newspapers?" Hakkai asked, looking shocked when Adonia shook
her head no.
"The mistress doesn't let me have contact with
the outside world..." Gojyo blinked, then looked at Adonia.
"Do you think we would be able to have futons, so we can sleep
in one room... Preferably yours..." Hakkai and Sanzo looked at
Gojyo, trying to figure out what his plan was. Goku was asleep on
the table, ice cream melting on his lips. Sanzo's eyes twitched,
then he smacked Goku across the face with his paper fan. Goku
yelped, then fell off the table, with a loud THUD!
"DAMMIT,
SANZO!" Goku stood up, rubbing his red face.
"Well,
don't sleep when we're talking about our lives here!" Adonia
blinked.
"Sure, I can get you futons... But, I don't think
the mistress would allow it..."
"Well, forget what your
mistress allows and shit, and just do it..." Gojyo ordered,
getting up, and leaving the kitchen. Hakkai got up and followed him.
"What the hell is your problem?"
"I'm gonna
see something... She said that she was locked in her room from a
certain and until the guest have left, right?" Hakkai nodded,
not seeing his point.
"Well, if we stay locked in the room
with her, we can see what's going on..."
"You just
made... No sense, just now... We can't possibly see anything, because
we're locked in her room." Gojyo sighed, then shook his
head.
"I want to see if this 'mistress' is a youkai. Don't
you find it odd that you're locked in a room until the guest
supposedly 'leave'?"
"Yeah, but you don't you think it
would be better if she stayed in a room with us, instead of the other
way around?"
