Chapter 2: Somethin' Fishy
DC: sorry it took so long to update but I have been really busy.
James: You call hanging with friends and writing in your notebook "being busy"?
DC: -gasp- An artists notebook to him/her is worth more than gold. Where did you come from any way?
James: I an your conscience, alter ego, your evil twin as you might say.
DC: You cant be the evil twin cause I'm the evil one.
James: w/e
Sanzo's shout startled the little white dragon awake. Kyuing in protest the little dragon took to the air, stretching his wings.
"Hey, Hakuryuu. Did you have a good rest?"
"Kyu!" the little dragon chirped at Hakkia.
The little dragon opened his mouth wide in a yawn, sagging in the air a little bit before flapping his wings and gaining altitude. Hakuryuu flew in circles and dove in and out of the branches chirping happily as he felt the wind pass under his wings and hustle the fur that poked up on his head. He looked down at his owner with questioning eyes. Hakkia simply smiled in understanding
"Be careful friend. And don't be too long. We may need you again soon."
Hakuryuu kyued back a reply, doing loopy loops and zig zagging though the air before disappearing out of the sight of Hakkia. Sanzo mutter something under his breath as the Goku and Gojyo's pointless argument raged on and eventually ending with a grow from Goku's stomach and Gojyo saying "thus I rest my case."
Eventually as the day grew older, things began to get strangely quiet. The evening clouds were tinted pink and purple as the sun set in the west. The light that shown through the leaves almost resembled fire, setting the forest ablaze. Not even a growl came from Goku's stomach, which surprised everyone. No furry woodland creatures scurried in the under brush of berry bushes, ferns, and decaying vegetation nor did birds chirp or soar the sky.
"Hey Hakkia, shouldn't that little dragon of yours be back by now?" Gojyo asked as he replaced a cigarette between his lips.
Hakkia glanced around looking for the little white dragon. He thought he saw a flash of his white-silver scales but was mistaken by a glare off a small stream. He sighed.
"Yes, he should have been. Sanzo. Any chance you might have seen were he might of flown off too?"
"Why are you asking me. Like I care."
Hakkia gave a week laugh. "I suppose not."
He had expected Hakuryuu to come back but hours had gone be and little dragon was no where to be seen. More so they had expected to resting soundly at the next inn some where on the edge of the meadow that resided some where in these woods, at least that's what the map says. Another moan came from Gojyo.
"Oh my GOD! Hakkia when are we getting to the next town? My feet are killing me!"
"Patients Gojyo. We should be there soon. If Hakuryuu hadn't have disappeared so suddenly on me, you'd probably be resting peacefully in your bed with some woman that you don't even know."
"Hakkia, don't encourage him." The grumpy priest replied.
Gojyo gave a small laugh before crossing his arms behind his head. He smiled at the image of a beautiful naked lady under the covers with him. Goku shook his head in disgust at the look on his face. As the foursome continued walking the sun sank lower and lower into the west, their destination. Hakkia looked through the trees for Hakuryuu. He didn't dare call out his name, he didn't want to attract unwanted attention. As soon as the sun fully set the air grew cold almost instantly. Sanzo pulled his robes on again and Gojyo put on his shirt again. Goku shivered hard and his teeth rattled, everyone else seemed to not mind the nights chilly bite.
"Hey guys can't we just stop and make camp? Its cold here and a fire sounds really good right about now."
"For once I'll have to agree with the monkey." Gojyo sighed, hugging himself as a shiver finally racked his body.
Sanzo and Hakkia stopped to turn around and look at them. Through Sanzo's eyes they looked pathetic.
"Well, I guess. It doesn't seem like a bad idea. At this rate we might not ever find the town till tomorrow."
"No good hot food."
"Oh. No hot babes." The half demon and heretic whined.
SMACK!!!
"Is that ALL you brats ever think about?" He covered his frustrated face with a hand. He had just had about enough of them. "Their going to be the death of me."
"Don't worry pal, I'm pretty sure we'll end up being the death of you before they are."
DC: Well its finally here. There you go, plz review. Hope you liked! I am sorry again that it took so long to get this small thing up. I've been busy at work, really. And, yeah, being a teenager so cut me a little slack for enjoying life. Well I hope you liked it and be expecting a Ch. 3 soon. (Hopefully)
