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The Monk's Bride
by: beethoven's girl
Chapter Twelve: "Put down your guns. . . bring your friends. . ."
Approximately two hours till the moment of truth. Here I am, lying down on the grass on my back, exhausted like hell.
"Nice game Chang." I heard someone say as a shadow passed over me. My eyes were half closed so I couldn't see who had said it, but I gave out a nod to indicate that I had heard what was said.
I had just finished a grueling hour of a real game of Saiha. I've been fouled thrice, well in my opinion anyway. Only two were called. I fought with the referee countless times. I almost threw a ball at him for counting a goal against my team that was clearly executed after my foul. The other team we were playing against were the ones I had seen practicing earlier at the village below the mountain. They probably had no idea who I was, but I liked it that way so they could feel free to play rough with me. Damn, were they ROUGH.
"Rui you okay?" I heard Ayli ask me.
"No." I said a bit harshly, "I want to kick that referee's ass, along with the girl who hit me in the face with her arm." I continued to rant as I sat up. "Where is she?" I asked as I looked around.
"Rui, I'm as pissed as you are, but look, we won anyway." Ayli said as she helped me up.
"We would have won sooner if only the dumbass referee didn't count that ill gotten goal." I said angrily, "There she is." I whispered as I caught sight of the girl.
"Rui, don't" Ayli said, holding on to my arm.
I shoved her off harshly, and began stalking my way over to the girl who had purposely hit me.
"Hey you!" I said at the top of my voice.
The girl had only been staring at me with a smug face, but her expression seemed to change as I got nearer to her.
"You like hitting me in the face do you?" I said loudly again.
I was beginning to draw attention, but I didn't care. This was personal. She hit me. I had to hit her back. It sounds childish, but this is soccer. Revenge is no thing in the past for me in this game.
Before I could get in two feet radius of the girl, a pair of arms grabbed mine from behind and pulled me back.
"Hey, easy Rui, easy!" I heard Gojyo's voice to my ear.
I was heating up, I was ready to hit this girl.
"Let me go Gojyo! Let me go! Just one hit, ONE HIT!" I said as I struggled against him. It was useless, he had an impregnable hold on me.
I could still see the girl, her smug smirk had returned to her face, and I was getting so pissed. I had to hit her now. It was a matter of pride.
"Let me go." I said as I stopped struggling, my hand turning into fists as I tried to calm down momentarily.
"No fighting alright?" He asked as I felt his grip loosen.
I nodded to signal that I understood, trying to keep myself from showing that my teeth were gritting.
"Okay, remember what I said. No fighting," He whispered in my ear as he suddenly let me go.
I literally jumped. I hit her on the face with arm, just like she did and she fell down. Just like I did. Only it seemed like her nose was bleeding. Ooops, my bad.
"Put that in your pipe and smoke it!" I exclaimed as I felt Gojyo grab me by the arm again and haul me off as people from the other team started to gather round the girl I had just hit.
"No fighting." Gojyo said as he smiled to himself.
I smiled as I looked up at him, "Just hitting." I said as we walked off the field together. "Hey Gojyo, can I hit the ref too?" I asked with a thoughtful grin on my face.
He chuckled to himself as he shook his head.
"Okay I know, I'm pushing it." I said as I laughed.
"Are you always this serious when you play this game?" He asked.
I nodded vigorously, "It's my battlefield." I said as I stared at my muddy shoes.
"Gojyo, did you really have to encourage her?" Hakkai asked as he walked over to us.
"Hey, she would be hitting me if I didn't let her." Gojyo said with a shrug as he grinned at Hakkai.
I laughed, "Damn right!" I said.
"Where's the bouzo?" Gojyo asked Hakkai as he started looking around.
"He was here awhile ago. . ." Hakkai trailed off as he looked around.
Wait a minute.
"Sanzo was watching the game?" I asked, trying to keep the incredulous tone in my voice a little less obvious.
"Goku was out trying all the food stalls. There was nothing to do back at the temple, so we all decided to come out and watch." Hakkai explained as he smiled at me.
"Oh." I said, feeling a little stupid and a bit embarrassed from sounding excited. I guess it was a good thing I didn't know he was watching, I would've probably messed up or something. Hold on just a second! Why am I beginning to sound like I like him? We're talking about the evil husband-to-be here! ARGH.
"Like I care." I said, trying to sound aloof. When the words escaped my mouth, I instantly felt like an idiot. That's the kind of thing you say when you actually DO care. WAH!!!!!!
Hakkai chuckled to himself as he turned around and started making his way back to the temple.
Gojyo turned to look at me. "Do you have a crush on Sanzo?" he asked me outright.
I instantly let out a sound of disgust. "Don't say bad words!" I exclaimed as I began to follow Hakkai, who began chuckling again as soon as Gojyo asked me the question.
Gojyo started laughing at my reaction as I felt myself getting red. It's not true. I DO NOT have a crush on that, that, that, THAT PATHETIC EXCUSE FOR A HUMAN BEING. I know I lack basis for that accusation but forgive me, I'm feeling very embarrassed right now. I'm in a stage of my life where I'm hormone driven and prone to getting in embarrassing situations, including this one. Damn growing pains.
X X X
Hakkai chuckled to himself as he walked on ahead of the two. He could hear Rui saying all kinds of profanity to Gojyo as the older man continued to laugh at her.
The answer to Gojyo's question was quite obvious, Sanzo maybe oblivious to it, but he and Gojyo were surely not. He felt the voices from behind him fading away, Rui probably stepped on Gojyo's foot or something because he had heard a loud 'OW' before their voice faded away. As he got closer to the temple, he caught sight of Sanzo sitting on the temple steps, smoking a cigarette.
"You know, you're going to have to limit your smoking once Rui is with child." He commented as he joined Sanzo on the temple steps.
Sanzo grunted, "I can't wait." He responded as he blew out smoke.
"Ne, not to be impolite Sanzo-sama, but how are you going to go about tonight?" Hakkai asked as he looked ahead, expecting Rui and Gojyo to make an appearance soon.
"You're beginning to sound like Gojyo."
"I'm worried for Rui, Sanzo. She's too young for this. It's not right for her to be thrown into such an arrangement just because a bunch of ancient scrolls demand it so."
"She accepted the task. She wasn't forced into it."
"The world should thank her then for having a conscience." Hakkai said, a tinge of bitterness in his voice.
Sanzo remained silent at what he said, Hakkai hoped he was thinking about what he had said.
"Don't hurt her Sanzo." Hakkai whispered.
"I think that would be impossible." Sanzo replied, his usual sarcasm evident in his voice.
Hakkai chuckled, "You know what I mean."
X X X
I'm scared shitless. I've been bathed, powdered and here I am waiting for the women to dress me. They said that they had a very special traditional Chinese wedding attire for me. They even left someone behind just to make sure that I wouldn't run away. This is scary. I feel like I'm gonna vomit or something. It's almost time, and I feel like I'm gonna die instead of getting married.
"Hey little fire cracker, all set?" A familiar voice asked me.
I was sitting in front of a vanity table, I could see from its mirror who the familiar voice belonged to.
"Can I have a cigarette?" I asked nervously as I turned to face Gojyo.
He laughed as he entered the room, smiling at the young woman who had been standing guard on the door. "I don't know if I should do that. The old ladies from hell might kill me."
I was too nervous to smile, but I managed a grin and my best puppy dog look, "Please???"
Gojyo let out a sound of defeat as he fished out his pack. "Alright, but just one. I can't afford to have these ladies kill me twice." He said as he handed me a stick.
I took it gratefully as he gave me a light. I had a lot of difficulty lighting it, but I survived. I was shaking from head to toe. I couldn't get my hands to stop shaking. I was afraid I would drop the cigarette if I didn't stop shaking soon.
"If I die, or faint, or disappear all of sudden, what do you think would happen?" I asked Gojyo, my voice almost catching in my throat.
He laughed, "New world order, old women panicking or an all out search." He answered as he took out a cigarette for himself.
I sighed, "I can't believe this. My well-being is in danger so I have to get married as soon as possible. I mean, how romantic is that?" I asked hypothetically as I took a long frustrated drag out of my cigarette.
Gojyo smiled. "I'd have to second you on that one."
"From what I hear from the freaky lady, whose sexuality is still in question, there are a bunch of deranged lunatics who want to get freaky with me all because they believe in the same old crap that everyone seems to believe. That I have an amazing capability to reproduce a child of guh-rate pah-wors!" I snorted.
Gojyo laughed. "Get freaky?"
"Don't bother, it's strange rap lingo that goes around fa reels and fa shos." I paused. "You don't want to know."
Gojyo continued to laugh.
"It's like one moment I'm having difficulty because I have a crush on the same gender, then all of sudden every maniac of the opposite gender wants to have sex with me! What the fuck?"
Gojyo had to sit himself down because it looked like he was in pain from laughing.
"And now, you're laughing at me! Why is it that every time I'M frustrated, I end making someone laugh?? I mean can we please concentrate on ME here? It's my wedding day, wait, make that night. EW! My imagination!" I clutched at my head, tying to keep the images of Sanzo and I in a bed as far away from my imagination as possible.
Gojyo had seemed to calm himself down as he stood up and walked over to me.
I looked up at him as he began to pat my head. "Ah!!!!! I can't take this! I want to go back to sleeping and eating in class and not listening! Walking up the stairs to my classroom half asleep-"
"How do you manage that?" Gojyo asked giving me a funny look.
"It's automatic, I do it everyday. Why not in my sleep?" I said in a matter-of-factly voice.
Here comes the calm. There goes the calm.
"That's not the point! Gojyo! You have to help me! I can't survive this! I'm gonna die! I'm gonna die! I'm gonna die!"
Gojyo grinned, "Move over." He said as he squished himself beside me on the chair in front of the vanity table.
"I'm scared." I whispered.
He chuckled, "Sure took you a lot of words to actually say that."
"I know. . . I forget all reason and logic when I'm emotionally distressed."
"Look, what do you really want?" He asked softly.
I felt hot tears well up in my eyes, "To go home. I mean, I may not have a perfect family, but I love it. This always happens to me, whoever I'm with, I always get homesick. I can't even sleep well in someone else's house. . ."
"Hey, don't cry Rui-chan. It's your wedding night remember?"
I laughed, "Right." I said.
I could hear the old ladies bustling in the hallway. Oh no, they're back.
I wiped away the tears that had started to come down and tried to smile at Gojyo. "The old ladies from hell are back."
Gojyo smiled back, "Let's throw these away shall we?" He said as he took the cigarette from my hand and took one last drag out of both cigarettes before throwing them out the window.
There was a loud 'OW' from below that sounded vaguely familiar.
Gojyo snickered as he muttered a soft 'baka-saru' to himself.
"Look Rui-chan, the faster things go the sooner you go home right?" He said as he walked over to my and helped me up from the chair.
I nodded slowly, "Right." I said a bit reluctantly.
"Don't worry about anything. Just worry about what you have to do. You'll get home soon, I promise you." He said as he moved to give me hug.
Just what I needed.
"You sound just like my brother you know." I said as I hugged him back.
"You know, I thought that would be the worst thing a girl could ever say to me, but coming from you, it doesn't sound so bad." Gojyo replied as he chuckled.
I laughed as he tried to squeeze the life out of me.
"Gojyo-sama! What do you think you're doing??" An old imperial voice demanded.
Gojyo let me go reluctantly as he faced the old lady with a charming smile. "Why, trying to convince the bride to run away with me of course!" he said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
I tried not to giggle, but it came out away.
The old lady stalked over right in front of me and pulled me away from Gojyo by the wrist.
"Hey! Hey! I'm very fragile!" I exclaimed as the old lady started to demand that Gojyo leave the room.
"So long pretty girl!" Gojyo said as he looked at me as if his heart was breaking.
I laughed, "I'm sorry we have to part like this!" I said, giving him my best apologetic look without breaking into hysterics.
"You shameless girl!"
"I'll never forget you!" I exclaimed as Gojyo walked backwards out of the room, still giving his best forlorn look.
When he was out of the room. I could hear him snickering in the hallway as I laughed at the old lady who was fussing over my unfaithfulness. BAH! Something about cuckolding my husband when I'm not even married to him yet.
Oh well, at least I get to laugh before my doom.
If you hate it, tell me. If you like it, good. Sorry about the unforgivable neglect. But I'm not sorry about the times I've spent for school instead of writing. You have to understand people, I'm really busy nowadays. And my inspiration isn't exactly at its best. To all devoted fanfiction authors, if you aren't in college, don't take accountancy. It demands too much effort and concentration. You need to live and breathe accounting, I'm surprised I didn't mention anything about debits and credits in this chapter. Don't try to give me advice like changing majors or anything, accounting may seem boring, but I like it. It's all about the $$$. Hehe.
To everyone and anyone, thank you for pestering me to continue. I'll try my best to finish this thing. Just don't go around telling me that I have nothing better to do so I might as well update. Most of you probably aren't in college yet, let me tell you, you just get too caught up in a lot things. Even if you're not studying.
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Hey, I got a question, do any of you know where the title came from? Hehe, just a question, feel free to ignore it.
