Only Smile Suits You
Author's note : On the last chapter, I wrote only a little about Goku. So on this chapter, I will be writing mostly on him. I would like to say 'Thank You' to all who reviewed. And now, let the story begin.
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Chapter three ~ A Little Friend
Morning sunrise and early birds chirped, golden eyes blinked open, Goku sat up on his bed and scratch his head sleepily. The innkeeper was generous enough to spare him a room to rest for the night for he does not have any money with him.
He got up, dressed himself and slowly walks down the stairs towards the innkeeper. He thanks the innkeeper for being so kind as to spare him a room. The innkeeper waved his hand, and said "Don't worry about it. Here, let me prepare something for you to eat."
"No, it's okay, I've troubled you enough already. I gotta go and look for my friends," said Goku. Even though he was really hungry, he can't bring himself to except the innkeeper's generosity for he already felt bad about having a free stay at the inn. "Really, it's okay. Thank you very much for letting me stay for the night, I really gotta go."
With that, Goku left the inn, and went in search for his friends. 'I wonder where they've gone, just count my luck.' thought Goku as he left the town and head west.
After hours of walking, Goku entered a forest and that makes him rather happy as he can sniff out some food for he is really hungry. He decided to find a stream or a river so he can fish out some fishes to contain his growling stomach. After sniffing around, he finally found a river and went over to start his fish hunt.
'Looks like today's my lucky day' he thought as he fished out his nineteenth fish. He stops fishing as he sense someone or something standing behind him. He spun around and saw it was a little boy, not older then ten, looking pitifully at him.
"Umm . . where do you come from? And most of all, where are your parents?" asked Goku, who was smiling down at the little boy.
"I'm lost, I came into the forest alone, and I don't know how to go back home. I was wandering in the forest for the pass few hours and I can't find the way out." replied the little boy sadly "O nijan (big brother), can you take me home, please?"
Goku hesitated for a while "O nijan will take you home, but let me finish my food before that. Say, you must hungry, why don't we share? Beside, I've caught a lot of it."
The little boy nodded and decided to help out by collecting the firewoods. Goku continue fishing and this time he caught another ten more fishes. The little boy return with lots of firewoods, Goku and the boy starts the fire and prepare to cook up the fishes.
"It's delicious! Oh! I almost forgot to introduce myself. I'm Reo, and what's your name, o nijan?" asked Reo cheerfully.
"Me, Goku, just call me Goku would do" replied Goku as he swallows another fish. "Where do you live and why do you come into the forest alone?"
"I lived in 'Seno', a little village. I was playing hide-and-seek with my friends when I ended up wandering in the forest. My village was near this forest, that's why." replied Reo who was downcast. "Mum and dad must be really worried about me, Goku, you must take me home, I begged of you."
Goku place a hand on Reo's shoulder "Don't worry, I promise I'll take you home, so cheer up a bit." comforted Goku. 'I guess looking for the others has to come later . .'
"Really! You really will take me home! That's great! Thanks Goku, you're my greatest friend ever." said Reo cheerfully as he was jumping up and down happily.
After they finished their food, Goku and Reo sets off deeper into the forest towards the village, Seno.
"Where is the saru?! We've been looking for him for so long and we have yet to found any trace of him!" complain Gojyo angrily, as usual, he was sitting at the back seat of the jeep. "How long is this quietness going to last?! I'm going nuts! Where could the saru be?!"
"mah mah Gojyo, no use complaining." said Hakkai calmly, he was actually getting restless like the others as he doesn't has his usual smile on. "Even if you complain non-stop, Goku will not hear you unless he's nearby."
Sanzo, who was sitting beside the driver, was getting more and more restless then the other two. 'I swear I'll kill you if I find you' thought Sanzo calmly. Actually, he was getting worried about Goku's disappearance. He was not used to the quietness as well, he was used to hear the usual whining and the usual arguments from behind.
Soon after a few hours gone by, they came to a small village. They've decided to stay in the village for the night and try asking around about Goku.
"You must be travelers." came a voice from behind them, they turn around and saw a man "I'm the chief of the village, there's no inn in this village so I would like you to stay in my house for the night. This way, please?"
They were lead to the chief's house and were told to take a seat. "Welcome, travelers. It's rare to have visitors in our village. As you can see, our village is in a forest, so we rarely have visitors in our village, that is why, I, as the chief of the village has to lead visitors to my home for hospitality." explained the chief to the other three.
"Thank you very much, chief, we thank you for your hospitality." said Hakkai politely "May we ask you something?"
"Yes, please asked anything you wish to know, maybe I can help." replied the chief.
"Have you seen a teenager, brown messy hair, golden eyes and wears a golden circlet on his head?" asked Hakkai "his name is Goku, have you seen him?"
"I'm afraid not, I have not seen this teenager. Anyway, have you guys seen a little boy, age not over ten along the way?" asked the chief worriedly.
"Nope, we have not seen any little boy along the way. You've lost someone too?" replied Hakkai.
"Yes, my son, Reo, went playing hide-and-seek with his friends. His friends came to me and tell me that my son went into the forest and gone lost." explained the chief sadly. "My wife was so worried that she falls sick and was to stay in bed."
"I'm sorry to hear that your son was missing." apologized Hakkai politely "umm .if you don't mind, would you show us to our room as my companions were tired."
With that, the chief show the three the room, they were glad that the room was furnished with four beds. 'Now they don't need to complain who gets the bed' thought Hakkai happily.
"Finally! I'm back!" said Reo happily. "Mum and dad must be worried about me, let's hurry and go back, Goku."
'At last, now I can continued my search for Sanzo and the others' thought Goku as he follows closely behind the cheerful Reo.
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To be continued.
Author's note : On the last chapter, I wrote only a little about Goku. So on this chapter, I will be writing mostly on him. I would like to say 'Thank You' to all who reviewed. And now, let the story begin.
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Chapter three ~ A Little Friend
Morning sunrise and early birds chirped, golden eyes blinked open, Goku sat up on his bed and scratch his head sleepily. The innkeeper was generous enough to spare him a room to rest for the night for he does not have any money with him.
He got up, dressed himself and slowly walks down the stairs towards the innkeeper. He thanks the innkeeper for being so kind as to spare him a room. The innkeeper waved his hand, and said "Don't worry about it. Here, let me prepare something for you to eat."
"No, it's okay, I've troubled you enough already. I gotta go and look for my friends," said Goku. Even though he was really hungry, he can't bring himself to except the innkeeper's generosity for he already felt bad about having a free stay at the inn. "Really, it's okay. Thank you very much for letting me stay for the night, I really gotta go."
With that, Goku left the inn, and went in search for his friends. 'I wonder where they've gone, just count my luck.' thought Goku as he left the town and head west.
After hours of walking, Goku entered a forest and that makes him rather happy as he can sniff out some food for he is really hungry. He decided to find a stream or a river so he can fish out some fishes to contain his growling stomach. After sniffing around, he finally found a river and went over to start his fish hunt.
'Looks like today's my lucky day' he thought as he fished out his nineteenth fish. He stops fishing as he sense someone or something standing behind him. He spun around and saw it was a little boy, not older then ten, looking pitifully at him.
"Umm . . where do you come from? And most of all, where are your parents?" asked Goku, who was smiling down at the little boy.
"I'm lost, I came into the forest alone, and I don't know how to go back home. I was wandering in the forest for the pass few hours and I can't find the way out." replied the little boy sadly "O nijan (big brother), can you take me home, please?"
Goku hesitated for a while "O nijan will take you home, but let me finish my food before that. Say, you must hungry, why don't we share? Beside, I've caught a lot of it."
The little boy nodded and decided to help out by collecting the firewoods. Goku continue fishing and this time he caught another ten more fishes. The little boy return with lots of firewoods, Goku and the boy starts the fire and prepare to cook up the fishes.
"It's delicious! Oh! I almost forgot to introduce myself. I'm Reo, and what's your name, o nijan?" asked Reo cheerfully.
"Me, Goku, just call me Goku would do" replied Goku as he swallows another fish. "Where do you live and why do you come into the forest alone?"
"I lived in 'Seno', a little village. I was playing hide-and-seek with my friends when I ended up wandering in the forest. My village was near this forest, that's why." replied Reo who was downcast. "Mum and dad must be really worried about me, Goku, you must take me home, I begged of you."
Goku place a hand on Reo's shoulder "Don't worry, I promise I'll take you home, so cheer up a bit." comforted Goku. 'I guess looking for the others has to come later . .'
"Really! You really will take me home! That's great! Thanks Goku, you're my greatest friend ever." said Reo cheerfully as he was jumping up and down happily.
After they finished their food, Goku and Reo sets off deeper into the forest towards the village, Seno.
"Where is the saru?! We've been looking for him for so long and we have yet to found any trace of him!" complain Gojyo angrily, as usual, he was sitting at the back seat of the jeep. "How long is this quietness going to last?! I'm going nuts! Where could the saru be?!"
"mah mah Gojyo, no use complaining." said Hakkai calmly, he was actually getting restless like the others as he doesn't has his usual smile on. "Even if you complain non-stop, Goku will not hear you unless he's nearby."
Sanzo, who was sitting beside the driver, was getting more and more restless then the other two. 'I swear I'll kill you if I find you' thought Sanzo calmly. Actually, he was getting worried about Goku's disappearance. He was not used to the quietness as well, he was used to hear the usual whining and the usual arguments from behind.
Soon after a few hours gone by, they came to a small village. They've decided to stay in the village for the night and try asking around about Goku.
"You must be travelers." came a voice from behind them, they turn around and saw a man "I'm the chief of the village, there's no inn in this village so I would like you to stay in my house for the night. This way, please?"
They were lead to the chief's house and were told to take a seat. "Welcome, travelers. It's rare to have visitors in our village. As you can see, our village is in a forest, so we rarely have visitors in our village, that is why, I, as the chief of the village has to lead visitors to my home for hospitality." explained the chief to the other three.
"Thank you very much, chief, we thank you for your hospitality." said Hakkai politely "May we ask you something?"
"Yes, please asked anything you wish to know, maybe I can help." replied the chief.
"Have you seen a teenager, brown messy hair, golden eyes and wears a golden circlet on his head?" asked Hakkai "his name is Goku, have you seen him?"
"I'm afraid not, I have not seen this teenager. Anyway, have you guys seen a little boy, age not over ten along the way?" asked the chief worriedly.
"Nope, we have not seen any little boy along the way. You've lost someone too?" replied Hakkai.
"Yes, my son, Reo, went playing hide-and-seek with his friends. His friends came to me and tell me that my son went into the forest and gone lost." explained the chief sadly. "My wife was so worried that she falls sick and was to stay in bed."
"I'm sorry to hear that your son was missing." apologized Hakkai politely "umm .if you don't mind, would you show us to our room as my companions were tired."
With that, the chief show the three the room, they were glad that the room was furnished with four beds. 'Now they don't need to complain who gets the bed' thought Hakkai happily.
"Finally! I'm back!" said Reo happily. "Mum and dad must be worried about me, let's hurry and go back, Goku."
'At last, now I can continued my search for Sanzo and the others' thought Goku as he follows closely behind the cheerful Reo.
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To be continued.