" The Rain" by Reius Devirix

Disclaimer: I do not own the any of the characters. They are owned by whoever made them.

It was raining again. Quite hard.

Rain had never been their friend. Both Gojyo and Goku always tried to make the atmosphere bright and cheerful. But they always failed. Sanzo and Hakkai were always like this when it rained. Always depressed, always brooding. When it rained, Sanzo would not utter a single word. He wouldn't even notice Goku's and Gojyo's usual annoying bickering. He would just be lost in his own miserable world.

When it rained, Hakkai would stop wearing that freaky smile of his. He would still talk but it was as if he were on automatic. He would have that blank look, meaning that he was trudging down Horrible and Depressing Past Memory Lane.

This behavior unnerved both Gojyo and Goku.

It would almost always drive them to the brink of madness.

Just when they would both start screaming at their stoic companions, the rain would stop and they would all look at the sky as clear as ever, not one cloud in sight.

After they all took in the sudden change in the weather, Hakkai would start smiling 24/7 again and Sanzo would start reverting to his usual cold-and- short-tempered-self. Both Gojyo and Goku would be relieved to have their companions back in their usual self.

"Sanzooo, I'm hungry," Goku would start whining just to make sure that Sanzo and Hakkai were their selves again.

A vein would pop in Sanzo's forehead and Hakkai would smile wider.

"Quit whining, baka saru." Gojyo would respond with the same motive as a Goku.

"Don't call me baka saru, you perverted kappa!"

The vein in Sanzo's head would throb more visibly and Hakkai would sweatdrop.

"I'll call you whatever I want, baka saru!"

"Perverted kappa!"

" Baka saru!"

"Perverted kappa!"

"Baka saru!"

"Perverted kappa!"

"URUSAI!!!" Finally Sanzo would lose his temper and would hit both Gojyo and Goku on the head w/ a very deadly paper fan. Very hard. Very very hard.

"ITAI!!" Goku would exclaim.

"What was that for you corrupted monk?!" Gojyo would protest while caressing his aching head.

"One more word from either of you and you're both dead." Sanzo would sit back down.

"Maa, maa. Don't be mad.", Hakkai would say very cheerfully while waving a white and delicate hand at Sanzo to calm him down, "And you two behave."

"But Hakkai, I'm hungry." Goku would start whining again. " Aren't we there yet?"

"Hai. Don't worry, Goku." Hakkai would reply patiently, "We're almost to the next town.

"Yatta!" Goku would jump up, accidentally hitting Gojyo in the head.

"Baka saru!" Gojyo would hit back.

"It was an accident, you perverted kappa!"

"I don't care!" Gojyo would pounce on Goku and they would start murdering each other.

Hakkai would sweatdrop again and rub his head. "Maa, maa."

"Baka!"

"You, baka!"

So and so forth until---

"URUSAI!" Bang. Bang. Not the fan this time but the gun.

"ITAI!!"

Yep, it was definitely like this when it rained.