"Not to sound rude or anything, but…" Sanzo rested a hand on Rinze's shoulder, staring down at her intently. "What in the HELL was that!"
"What was what?" she looked up at him with her bright grey eyes, clearly confused. Sanzo's eyebrow twitched lightly, wondering vaguely if she was trying to be cute or if she just didn't understand.
"You just sent Gojyo… and Goku… out the window."
"What!" She looked over to the window then rushed over, leaning out of it slightly, which lifted up her back end in the air slightly as she rested her hands on the window sill. "Oh my… I didn't mean to send them that far! I'm sorry!" She called out the window.
"WHooOO! DO IT AGAIN!" Goku's excited yell came back as a reply as there was a groan from the second person turned projectile from Rinze's little spell. Hakkai chuckled softly, closing his eyes as he smiled his genial smile. It seemed there was much more to little Rinze than what first met the eye. She continued to lean out the window, trying to make sure no one had been seriously injured in their descent to the dirt ground.
"Are you all right!" She called, her eyes widening a little bit as she almost leaned a bit too far. A hand came down on her waist and tugged her back away from the window.
"The bakas are fine, now get back in here before you fall out and smash your head open!" It was the monk, an annoyed look on his face at the moment as he thought all of this through.
So Rinze could do some type of magic through saying different words. Although he didn't understand at all what word that had been. A frown graced his features before he realized that she had sent the kappa and the monkey hurtling from the window. Slowly the frown twitched and reversed itself and he snickered.
"She could be useful." He stated, folding his hands into his sleeves as he ignored the semi-shocked look from Hakkai. The chi user tilted his head slowly to one side, then shrugged his shoulders and looked up at Rinze.
"Well I suggest we all calm down, and get ready for a good night's rest." He rose to his feet, starting to pile the empty dishes together to be taken to the kitchen and cleaned. The soft clinking of plates and silver ware was the only sound filling the room as Rinze joined in the clean up effort. Sanzo drew a cigarette out from the box and stuck it between his lips, striding over to the window and looking down at the kappa, who was now heading toward the closest bar, and the monkey, who was now rushing back into the inn. He was probably hoping to get another ride out the window, stupid chimp.
A faint happy peeping rang in Sanzo's ears and he turned to look at what it was. Rinze was sitting on one of the beds in the room, her black dragon nested in her hair contently, and Hakaryu was climbing and coiling himself around her neck. The blonde man slowly tilted his head to one side, watching the easy smile break through on the Wiccan's pale face, and the dragons nuzzling up against her. She was such an odd creature… ah well, no time to think about that now, it was time to go sit by the window in his room and stare out of it for a good hour or two before finally getting some shut eye.
The night was warm, but a cooling breeze traced the town like a breath of fresh air. There were crickets about, chiming their annoyingly beautiful songs. Everything in the inn was still and silent, something that Sanzo didn't trust at all. He had just settled down to sleep, but it seemed to be evading him. That uneasy feeling that started in his gut and traveled through his body told him all was not well this night for him or his party, which now included the shy Wiccan.
"Ugn…" he rolled over again, burying his face halfway into the pillow as he tucked his arms under it. His fingers touched upon the cold metal of the revolver stationed under the soft pillow. Usually he kept it on the bedside table, but tonight it had found its way under his pillow.
What was that noise?
A soft scuffling from the next room over… Rinze's room! He sat up, his purple eyes staring intently at the wall that separated his room from the lady's. Smoothly he got to his feet, scooping up the sutras but was too fixated on what was in Rinze's room to pick up anything else.
Sanzo found himself outside the door to her room without even remembering exactly how he had gotten there. He stared silently at the door, all was still inside again. There was no noise from the inside… well her bed was against the opposite wall so he wouldn't be able to hear her breathing even if he tried.
Suddenly a horrible stench filled his nose, one he was all to accustom to. The smell of fresh blood just spilled from the flesh. His eyes were dragged down to the floor and he saw a dark puddle pooling around his feet from under the crack in the door. What was that… it couldn't be…?
The door was thrown open, his mind refusing to believe what he almost knew what had happened. He froze in the doorway, his mouth slowly opening, his eyes widening.
The Wiccan, laid out on her bed almost like she was still in pain, was a mangled mess of blood. He could only see her eyes clearly, those clear grey eyes, still flooded with the horror to what she had woken up to. Everything else was blood… blood…
"No…" he rushed over, she wasn't dead yet! He knelt down by the bed, reaching out to her and pressing his hand over her neck, his fingers feeling for the artery. But as soon as he touched her skin he had to pull his hand back, she was freezing cold. She was gone. "I… couldn't save her…"
With a jolt Sanzo sat straight up in bed, staring blankly at the wall in front of him as he fought to regain his breathing. A cold sweat was trickling down his face and he reached his hand up to put against his forehead, he then hurriedly pulled it away to stare at it, no blood… just his hand.
"…Rinze!"
