Love of my Life – Chapter 11: That's Strange

Tai-Tai's POV

Everything with Sanzo was going wonderfully after that night. I wouldn't really call it a 'normal' relationship since Sanzo is very conservative about his personal life. But the other three aren't stupid. They know what's going on between us. Gojyo once was about to bring it up as retaliation but Hakkai gave him that motherly 'don't you dare say it' look.

It can never really be normal anyway because he's a priest. Hello?!

I laugh at myself at this thought. Only because people think Sanzo is a holy man. When we come to villages and they treat him like some type of god, I want to throw my head back and laugh. He's far from holy. Smoking, drinking and cursing isn't what I thought a holy man was.

But you know what, that's why I love him. He's different than any other priest I've met. He doesn't give a damn about what anyone else thinks of him.

I hope he doesn't change one bit.

I woke up that morning with Sanzo's arm around me and him breathing down my neck. He's always so protective at night. Probably because there have been multiple occasions when we were attacked at night.

I moved his arm slowly off of me without trying to wake him. He was a light sleeper after all. I surprisingly didn't wake him at all.

I swung my legs over the edge of the bed.

Then it hit me.

I felt an incredible pain in my stomach. My lips tingled and my head felt dizzy. I could feel my throat getting ready to heave up whatever it wanted to get rid of. The run to the bathroom was all a blur. All I can remember was seeing white and hearing myself regurgitate everything I ate last night.

"Tai, are you sure you're okay?" Hakkai asked, extremely concerned as usual.

"I'm fine now, I promise." I said, sort of lying. I know Hakkai knows I'm lying because he stopped asking but still had that worried look on his face. Only reason is I puked my guts out this morning and I barely ate any food at breakfast. Now that it's almost noon, I was starving. But I had a feeling if I ate anything, it'll come right back up.

"Tai…" I heard Goku say, worried. I looked over at him, holding up his last meat bun, offering it to me. Goku never shares food unless someone less fortunate doesn't have any.

I smiled at him. "I'm okay, Goku, really!"

"Then please just eat it!" Goku's face turned really sad. I hate seeing him sad. It's like seeing your own child getting all upset so I caved in.

Before I could grab the bun, Gojyo punched Goku in the back of the head.

"You dumbass, if she says she's fine, then she's fine!" Gojyo growled.

"If eating this bun will make him stop worrying, then I'll eat it." I said, holding Goku down before he could attack Gojyo. I took the bun from Goku's hand and took a bite of it. I didn't feel like I was about to throw up, which is strange. Usually, when people have stomach bugs, they can't eat the whole day. But I can.

"If you vomit while we're on the road, I'll kill you." Sanzo said, calmly. In his own way, he's pretty much saying, 'don't scare me like that anymore.'

I smile and flick the back of his head. "You and I both know you can't bring yourself to hurting me."

Sanzo held up his gun and turn his head slightly to me so I could only see his profile. "Try me."

His calm and collected threats made me want him more but I'll wait until we're somewhere more private.

(A/N: I know this chapter was a little short but it's gonna get better from here I'm going to my freshman orientation [for college] on Sunday then on vacation on Wednesday so I won't be able to start the next chapter until the week after next. Enjoy!)