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Homura was deep in meditation. Most religious figures meditate under trees. But not Homura. While it was a good idea (it can get hot at midday) Homura figured that trees provided hazards like rotting branches and birds. For that matter, outdoors was a problem. Besides, people (such as Sanzo's party) tended to bother him one way or another. That was why, when he really didn't want to be bothered, he meditated indoors.
Unbeknownst to him, Zeon and Shien were hiding in the rafters.
"Do I really have to do this?" whined Zeon. Homura was NOT nice to people who bothered him during his daily meditations.
Shien nodded, grinning evilly. He handed the luckless god a set of robes and a blond wig. "Now put this on and do it. Unless, of course, you're a chicken," he suggested. "Too scared to go through with your dare, Zeon?"
Zeon flushed. "No way!" he almost yelled, before remembering that he would alert the fighting god to their presence. "No way," he said in a quieter tone. He pulled the monk's robes over his head and jammed on the wig.
It should be noted here that Zeon did not, even remotely, resemble Sanzo. He looked like someone dressed up as Sanzo for Halloween. Shien helped him adjust the costume and patted him on the back. "Go get 'em, Zeon," said Shien cheerfully. "Make him look up. That's all you have to do." And when he saw 'Sanzo', Shien thought gleefully, Zeon was toast.
Zeon swallowed hard and teleported to the floor. "Um...Homura? Hey...?" he said to Homura. The meditating god didn't even notice him. Shien facepalmed. Zeon cleared his throat and took a deep breath. "Homura!" he said in a reasonable imitation of Sanzo's voice. "Let's settle our differences. Here and now." Zeon cringed and braced himself. He knew that Homura could break his spine five different ways without looking up.
Nothing happened. Zeon blinked and looked up at Shien, who shrugged. "Homura! Look! It's *your girlfriend*!" yelled Zeon. No response. ".........Booga booga booga?"
"You're pathetic, Zeon, "laughed Shien. Zeon glowered and set his jaw. He would finish this dare, even if it killed him.
Which was very likely.
Homura did not react when Zeon yelled that the house was on fire, nor when he told him that Goku was beating up Shien, nor when he claimed that Nataku was standing in the doorway in a pork bun costume. The demigod was quickly becoming desperate. "I am the terror that flaps in the night! I am the nightmare from a dinner of stale sushi! I am the hangover after your sake binge! I am..." Zeon look at Homura and sighed. His master showed absolutely no sign of having heard him despite his getting louder and louder. On the beam directly above Homura, Shien had collapsed in a fit of laughter and lay on his front, pounding the beam with his fists and flailing his legs in the air. "Urgh....forget it," finished Zeon in disgust. He teleported back onto the beam.
"You win," he said resignedly to a still hysterical Shien.
"Really? You give up?" Shien managed to gasp in between fits of giggles.
"Ye - " There was an ominous crack from below their feet. " - uh oh."
The building was obviously very old. The beams were not meant to support the weight of two deities as well as th roof. It had started to crack while Zeon was preparing for his dare. It had widened with Shien's vigorous pounding. Shien's pounding in mirth and Zeon's weight was just too much for the old beam. Before either of the demigods could move, the beam cracked completely and fell. While deities do not have to be subjected to the same forces of nature mere mortals have to put up with, they generally have to think about counteracting these forces. Zeon and Shien had a moment of irrational thought-stopping panic. That one moment was enough to make sure they both went plunging down with the beam.
As luck would have it, the beam crashed down onto Homura's head. While this would normally spell death for any mortal, Homura was a god. Therefore, the ancient piece of timber simply bounced off like a rubber ball, but not before laying out th god on the floor. It caught Shien on the rebound and sent him flying to the far wall.
Zeon blinked. Images of miniatures Gokus in pink tutus danced before his eyes. *Am I dead?* he wondered. *Don't be ridiculous, you're a GOD,* a voice in his head reminded him. *Oh, right. Huh.* He struggled up to a sitting position with a groan and clutched the back of his Sanzo wig. *Hey, wait a minute - my Sanzo wig?*
In a flash he remembered what had happened - the dare, failing to get his master's attention, the beam falling on his master's head...Zeon cringed as he got up rather wobbily. There was a very good chance that, after his master was through with him, he would be: a) turned into a steak and served to the King Of Gods, b) forced to become a flamenco dancer and perform in front of the higher gods during their festivals or c) forced to become the Sanzo party's lapdog for a week, just for the fun of it. Or possibly all three.
"Uh...Homura? Shien?"
"I'm here, you idiot," came the scathing reply from across the room. Zeon braced himself for his master's retaliation, then stopped and gave a sigh of relief as Shien emerged from a pile of rubble, looking like the Incredible Hulk does when he has just transformed and burst through 18 buildings - minus the muscled and green fur.
"This is all your fault!" Shien spat, then choked as dust invaded his throat.
Zeon was outraged. "My fault! I don't recall rolling about on the rafters like a maniac. Besides, *you* were the one who ate a whole turkey for dinner yesterday - you must have gained weight! I *told* you it wouldn't hurt to take salad once in a while, but nooo, you had to - "
"*You.*"
"Me what?" Zeon spun around, causing his blond wig to tilt to one side. His breath caught in his throat. Homura was standing on the other side of the room, staring daggers at Zeon. "Genjo Sanzo," Homura snarled in the same low, menacing voice. His eyes had a look of madness in them that was so intence it gave both Zeon and Shien chills.
"Genjo Sanzo," Homura repeated. For a moment he stood in his place, silent and motionless.
Then a blur flashed across the room and Zeon found himself lying on his back on the floor, with something very heavy sitting on top of him. Homura's insane face bore down inches away from his. "Shien!" Zeon croaked in a desperate attempt for help. There was no reply. *Omae o koruso, coward!*
"Homura, what the hell do you think you're doing?!" A hand snaked across Zeon's face to grasp a fistful of blond hair. "Hey, are you listening to me?" The other hand held his chin a death grip. Homura then flashed an impossibly crazy smile down at his henchman. Speechless, Zeon was contemplating what to do next when suddenly Homura's grip on his chin relaxed -
And Homura bent down to plant a kiss on his lips.
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Relax, it's not Homura/Zeon....see you at the 3rd chapter.
Homura was deep in meditation. Most religious figures meditate under trees. But not Homura. While it was a good idea (it can get hot at midday) Homura figured that trees provided hazards like rotting branches and birds. For that matter, outdoors was a problem. Besides, people (such as Sanzo's party) tended to bother him one way or another. That was why, when he really didn't want to be bothered, he meditated indoors.
Unbeknownst to him, Zeon and Shien were hiding in the rafters.
"Do I really have to do this?" whined Zeon. Homura was NOT nice to people who bothered him during his daily meditations.
Shien nodded, grinning evilly. He handed the luckless god a set of robes and a blond wig. "Now put this on and do it. Unless, of course, you're a chicken," he suggested. "Too scared to go through with your dare, Zeon?"
Zeon flushed. "No way!" he almost yelled, before remembering that he would alert the fighting god to their presence. "No way," he said in a quieter tone. He pulled the monk's robes over his head and jammed on the wig.
It should be noted here that Zeon did not, even remotely, resemble Sanzo. He looked like someone dressed up as Sanzo for Halloween. Shien helped him adjust the costume and patted him on the back. "Go get 'em, Zeon," said Shien cheerfully. "Make him look up. That's all you have to do." And when he saw 'Sanzo', Shien thought gleefully, Zeon was toast.
Zeon swallowed hard and teleported to the floor. "Um...Homura? Hey...?" he said to Homura. The meditating god didn't even notice him. Shien facepalmed. Zeon cleared his throat and took a deep breath. "Homura!" he said in a reasonable imitation of Sanzo's voice. "Let's settle our differences. Here and now." Zeon cringed and braced himself. He knew that Homura could break his spine five different ways without looking up.
Nothing happened. Zeon blinked and looked up at Shien, who shrugged. "Homura! Look! It's *your girlfriend*!" yelled Zeon. No response. ".........Booga booga booga?"
"You're pathetic, Zeon, "laughed Shien. Zeon glowered and set his jaw. He would finish this dare, even if it killed him.
Which was very likely.
Homura did not react when Zeon yelled that the house was on fire, nor when he told him that Goku was beating up Shien, nor when he claimed that Nataku was standing in the doorway in a pork bun costume. The demigod was quickly becoming desperate. "I am the terror that flaps in the night! I am the nightmare from a dinner of stale sushi! I am the hangover after your sake binge! I am..." Zeon look at Homura and sighed. His master showed absolutely no sign of having heard him despite his getting louder and louder. On the beam directly above Homura, Shien had collapsed in a fit of laughter and lay on his front, pounding the beam with his fists and flailing his legs in the air. "Urgh....forget it," finished Zeon in disgust. He teleported back onto the beam.
"You win," he said resignedly to a still hysterical Shien.
"Really? You give up?" Shien managed to gasp in between fits of giggles.
"Ye - " There was an ominous crack from below their feet. " - uh oh."
The building was obviously very old. The beams were not meant to support the weight of two deities as well as th roof. It had started to crack while Zeon was preparing for his dare. It had widened with Shien's vigorous pounding. Shien's pounding in mirth and Zeon's weight was just too much for the old beam. Before either of the demigods could move, the beam cracked completely and fell. While deities do not have to be subjected to the same forces of nature mere mortals have to put up with, they generally have to think about counteracting these forces. Zeon and Shien had a moment of irrational thought-stopping panic. That one moment was enough to make sure they both went plunging down with the beam.
As luck would have it, the beam crashed down onto Homura's head. While this would normally spell death for any mortal, Homura was a god. Therefore, the ancient piece of timber simply bounced off like a rubber ball, but not before laying out th god on the floor. It caught Shien on the rebound and sent him flying to the far wall.
Zeon blinked. Images of miniatures Gokus in pink tutus danced before his eyes. *Am I dead?* he wondered. *Don't be ridiculous, you're a GOD,* a voice in his head reminded him. *Oh, right. Huh.* He struggled up to a sitting position with a groan and clutched the back of his Sanzo wig. *Hey, wait a minute - my Sanzo wig?*
In a flash he remembered what had happened - the dare, failing to get his master's attention, the beam falling on his master's head...Zeon cringed as he got up rather wobbily. There was a very good chance that, after his master was through with him, he would be: a) turned into a steak and served to the King Of Gods, b) forced to become a flamenco dancer and perform in front of the higher gods during their festivals or c) forced to become the Sanzo party's lapdog for a week, just for the fun of it. Or possibly all three.
"Uh...Homura? Shien?"
"I'm here, you idiot," came the scathing reply from across the room. Zeon braced himself for his master's retaliation, then stopped and gave a sigh of relief as Shien emerged from a pile of rubble, looking like the Incredible Hulk does when he has just transformed and burst through 18 buildings - minus the muscled and green fur.
"This is all your fault!" Shien spat, then choked as dust invaded his throat.
Zeon was outraged. "My fault! I don't recall rolling about on the rafters like a maniac. Besides, *you* were the one who ate a whole turkey for dinner yesterday - you must have gained weight! I *told* you it wouldn't hurt to take salad once in a while, but nooo, you had to - "
"*You.*"
"Me what?" Zeon spun around, causing his blond wig to tilt to one side. His breath caught in his throat. Homura was standing on the other side of the room, staring daggers at Zeon. "Genjo Sanzo," Homura snarled in the same low, menacing voice. His eyes had a look of madness in them that was so intence it gave both Zeon and Shien chills.
"Genjo Sanzo," Homura repeated. For a moment he stood in his place, silent and motionless.
Then a blur flashed across the room and Zeon found himself lying on his back on the floor, with something very heavy sitting on top of him. Homura's insane face bore down inches away from his. "Shien!" Zeon croaked in a desperate attempt for help. There was no reply. *Omae o koruso, coward!*
"Homura, what the hell do you think you're doing?!" A hand snaked across Zeon's face to grasp a fistful of blond hair. "Hey, are you listening to me?" The other hand held his chin a death grip. Homura then flashed an impossibly crazy smile down at his henchman. Speechless, Zeon was contemplating what to do next when suddenly Homura's grip on his chin relaxed -
And Homura bent down to plant a kiss on his lips.
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Relax, it's not Homura/Zeon....see you at the 3rd chapter.