Part 3: Starry
Night has arrived. The starts shined beautifully as usual. Goku and Ririn were still under the foliage of the peach tree, eating its fruits while sitting in front of their small campfire. At the same time, they gazed at the starry skies. The night reminded Goku of one of the best times he had. It was a festival night full of food, fun, fireworks and sparkling stars. It was the night he met Toufa, the only girl he truly loved. He remembered the way she laughed and smiled when they hanged out with each other. They just met at that time but they were definitely in love. It was misfortune that Toufa, along with her sisters, turned out to be assassins sent to destroy the Sanzo party. It was even greater misfortune that Sanzo had to kill Toufa and her sisters to release them from a demon's control. He killed the demon and Toufa finally regained peace and freedom she wanted with the cost of her life. Goku's heart was shattered. He cried wretchedly before the very spot where Toufa was destroyed. The youkai boy stopped grieving three days later but the memory of Toufa remained in his heart.
"Oy Goku! What's the matter?" asked Ririn. She noticed the sad look on the young demon's face. "I just remembered someone- I mean thing!" sputtered Goku. "AHA! Someone huh??? Is it a girlfriend!?" asked Ririn with a kittenish smile. Goku blushed slightly. "Well. kind of" said Goku while scratching his chin. Ririn giggled. Goku was surprised that a tomboy like Ririn giggles in a girlish way. "Well, she is still a girl after all." thought Goku. "Hey Goku! Tell me about this girl!" said Ririn. Goku told Ririn about the lovely Toufa. "She seemed to be very sweet. What happened to her?" asked Ririn. The monkey boy told Ririn the tragic part. The youkai girl became sad after hearing all that.
"Goku, I'm sorry." said Ririn.
"Eh? What for? You didn't do anything"
"I. shouldn't have asked."
"Hey, it's okay. I need someone to talk about it. It's feels nice to talk to someone besides Sanzo and the others."
"Ha!? Why would you like to talk to me!? We're supposed to be enemies!"
"Well, at least I like you" said Goku. "Why the heck did I say that!?" thought the monkey boy.
Ririn was shocked to hear those words. Here she was eating sweet peaches and talking to one of her sworn enemies who said that he liked her. She began to hear her own heart beating faster. "W-what is this feeling!? Am I sick or something!?" thought Ririn. She suddenly had the urge to move closer and hold Goku in her arms but her resistance gained strength. The demon princess decided to change the subject.
"Oy Goku! The skies look great huh!?" asked Ririn with a slightly nervous tone.
"Uh, yeah they're pretty" answered Goku nervously. He slightly glanced at Ririn and realized how pretty Ririn looked under the light of the moon. Toufa was beautiful but Ririn was different. To him, Ririn wasn't just cute but she was like a twin for his soul. Goku wondered why his feelings for Ririn changed. His mind was boggled but his heart was clear.
Ririn's heart started beating faster and harder than before. Every pounding sensation in her chest was forcing her to take Goku and kiss him. Goku's felt the same thing. He felt the urge to caress Ririn and force his lips upon hers. Their resistances struggled in vain. "No! This can't be! I'm not in love with the enemy! I'm not in love! I'm not in love!" thought Ririn and Goku repeatedly and simultaneously. Suddenly, they took a quick look at each other at the same time. Goku's golden eyes melted down Ririn's resistance and drew her closer to him. The cat-like eyes of the youkai princess blew Goku's mind away and mesmerized him with their allure. Their faces got closer and closer until their lips touched. They embraced each other and closed their eyes and savored their first kiss. After several seconds, they both stopped. "What happened to us Goku?" asked Ririn with a whisper. "I don't know Ririn but I kind of like it" said Goku. He beamed at the youkai girl. Ririn sighed and leaned on Goku. They both gazed at the skies above them.
The stars shined more beautifully than before.
Ririn woke up near the coming of dawn and saw Goku still slumbering. His drool was hanging from the corner of his mouth as he snored loudly. Actually, it was his snoring that woke her up. "Hmp, he may be loud but he sure looks cute in his sleep" thought Ririn. Ririn giggled silently before she stood up. "I'm going to get some breakfast for me and my man! My man Goku!" thought Ririn as she moved silently. The youkai girl stopped abruptly as she felt a strange chi. She saw a blurring motion of a shadowy figure before her. Before she could strike in self- defense, Ririn felt a strong blow behind her. Ririn screamed loudly in intense pain. Goku woke up and saw a cloaked figure with an unconscious Ririn on its shoulder. He picked up nyoibo and did a battle pose. "Whoever you are, put down Ririn and fight me!" yelled Goku. "Why Goku! I can't believe you forgot about me!" exclaimed the mysterious figure with a female voice. Goku was in shock after hearing a familiar voice. The stranger removed the cloak to reveal her identity.
"T-Toufa!?" exclaimed Goku.
"That's right you two-timer! I can't believe you replaced me with this bitch! Come any closer and I'll kill her!" Toufa pressed the edge of her sword against Ririn's neck. Her face was filled with malice and fury. Goku just stood and paralyzed with great shock.
"You can't be Toufa. she would never do this and she would never speak like you" said Goku angrily. "You're not her! The real Toufa is dead!"
"The Toufa you know is dead. I am different. I am more powerful than the weakling you knew and I serve the great and powerful Shang Zhu Kai!" said Toufa with hate-filled eyes. "Now if you excuse me, I'll bring this sorry excuse of a girl to my master." In a flash, Toufa ran with blinding speed. Goku was still paralyzed from this unexpected turn of events.
"No." whispered the youkai boy. Slowly, he began to regain the strength and willpower to act.
"No, I won't let."
Slowly but surely, he regained the energy he needed. Goku ran with great speed and screamed.
"I WON'T LET YOU GET AWAY WITH THIS!"
"Oy! That sounded like that stupid monkey!" exclaimed Gojyo as the Sanzo-Kougaiji search party heard that scream just miles away.
"What the hell happened!?" asked Kougaiji. He hoped that Ririn was safe.
"I fear that something happened" said Hakkai as he drove Hakkuryu through the forest.
"Hakkai-san, please drive faster!" said Yaone with a concerned look.
"Heh, it really looks like we're going up against something big" said Dokugakuji with his hand on the hilt of his sword as if ready for battle.
Sanzo was just sitting in the front seat in silence and wondered what danger awaits them beyond the forest. The jeep dragon's tires moved on and on with haste.
Night has arrived. The starts shined beautifully as usual. Goku and Ririn were still under the foliage of the peach tree, eating its fruits while sitting in front of their small campfire. At the same time, they gazed at the starry skies. The night reminded Goku of one of the best times he had. It was a festival night full of food, fun, fireworks and sparkling stars. It was the night he met Toufa, the only girl he truly loved. He remembered the way she laughed and smiled when they hanged out with each other. They just met at that time but they were definitely in love. It was misfortune that Toufa, along with her sisters, turned out to be assassins sent to destroy the Sanzo party. It was even greater misfortune that Sanzo had to kill Toufa and her sisters to release them from a demon's control. He killed the demon and Toufa finally regained peace and freedom she wanted with the cost of her life. Goku's heart was shattered. He cried wretchedly before the very spot where Toufa was destroyed. The youkai boy stopped grieving three days later but the memory of Toufa remained in his heart.
"Oy Goku! What's the matter?" asked Ririn. She noticed the sad look on the young demon's face. "I just remembered someone- I mean thing!" sputtered Goku. "AHA! Someone huh??? Is it a girlfriend!?" asked Ririn with a kittenish smile. Goku blushed slightly. "Well. kind of" said Goku while scratching his chin. Ririn giggled. Goku was surprised that a tomboy like Ririn giggles in a girlish way. "Well, she is still a girl after all." thought Goku. "Hey Goku! Tell me about this girl!" said Ririn. Goku told Ririn about the lovely Toufa. "She seemed to be very sweet. What happened to her?" asked Ririn. The monkey boy told Ririn the tragic part. The youkai girl became sad after hearing all that.
"Goku, I'm sorry." said Ririn.
"Eh? What for? You didn't do anything"
"I. shouldn't have asked."
"Hey, it's okay. I need someone to talk about it. It's feels nice to talk to someone besides Sanzo and the others."
"Ha!? Why would you like to talk to me!? We're supposed to be enemies!"
"Well, at least I like you" said Goku. "Why the heck did I say that!?" thought the monkey boy.
Ririn was shocked to hear those words. Here she was eating sweet peaches and talking to one of her sworn enemies who said that he liked her. She began to hear her own heart beating faster. "W-what is this feeling!? Am I sick or something!?" thought Ririn. She suddenly had the urge to move closer and hold Goku in her arms but her resistance gained strength. The demon princess decided to change the subject.
"Oy Goku! The skies look great huh!?" asked Ririn with a slightly nervous tone.
"Uh, yeah they're pretty" answered Goku nervously. He slightly glanced at Ririn and realized how pretty Ririn looked under the light of the moon. Toufa was beautiful but Ririn was different. To him, Ririn wasn't just cute but she was like a twin for his soul. Goku wondered why his feelings for Ririn changed. His mind was boggled but his heart was clear.
Ririn's heart started beating faster and harder than before. Every pounding sensation in her chest was forcing her to take Goku and kiss him. Goku's felt the same thing. He felt the urge to caress Ririn and force his lips upon hers. Their resistances struggled in vain. "No! This can't be! I'm not in love with the enemy! I'm not in love! I'm not in love!" thought Ririn and Goku repeatedly and simultaneously. Suddenly, they took a quick look at each other at the same time. Goku's golden eyes melted down Ririn's resistance and drew her closer to him. The cat-like eyes of the youkai princess blew Goku's mind away and mesmerized him with their allure. Their faces got closer and closer until their lips touched. They embraced each other and closed their eyes and savored their first kiss. After several seconds, they both stopped. "What happened to us Goku?" asked Ririn with a whisper. "I don't know Ririn but I kind of like it" said Goku. He beamed at the youkai girl. Ririn sighed and leaned on Goku. They both gazed at the skies above them.
The stars shined more beautifully than before.
Ririn woke up near the coming of dawn and saw Goku still slumbering. His drool was hanging from the corner of his mouth as he snored loudly. Actually, it was his snoring that woke her up. "Hmp, he may be loud but he sure looks cute in his sleep" thought Ririn. Ririn giggled silently before she stood up. "I'm going to get some breakfast for me and my man! My man Goku!" thought Ririn as she moved silently. The youkai girl stopped abruptly as she felt a strange chi. She saw a blurring motion of a shadowy figure before her. Before she could strike in self- defense, Ririn felt a strong blow behind her. Ririn screamed loudly in intense pain. Goku woke up and saw a cloaked figure with an unconscious Ririn on its shoulder. He picked up nyoibo and did a battle pose. "Whoever you are, put down Ririn and fight me!" yelled Goku. "Why Goku! I can't believe you forgot about me!" exclaimed the mysterious figure with a female voice. Goku was in shock after hearing a familiar voice. The stranger removed the cloak to reveal her identity.
"T-Toufa!?" exclaimed Goku.
"That's right you two-timer! I can't believe you replaced me with this bitch! Come any closer and I'll kill her!" Toufa pressed the edge of her sword against Ririn's neck. Her face was filled with malice and fury. Goku just stood and paralyzed with great shock.
"You can't be Toufa. she would never do this and she would never speak like you" said Goku angrily. "You're not her! The real Toufa is dead!"
"The Toufa you know is dead. I am different. I am more powerful than the weakling you knew and I serve the great and powerful Shang Zhu Kai!" said Toufa with hate-filled eyes. "Now if you excuse me, I'll bring this sorry excuse of a girl to my master." In a flash, Toufa ran with blinding speed. Goku was still paralyzed from this unexpected turn of events.
"No." whispered the youkai boy. Slowly, he began to regain the strength and willpower to act.
"No, I won't let."
Slowly but surely, he regained the energy he needed. Goku ran with great speed and screamed.
"I WON'T LET YOU GET AWAY WITH THIS!"
"Oy! That sounded like that stupid monkey!" exclaimed Gojyo as the Sanzo-Kougaiji search party heard that scream just miles away.
"What the hell happened!?" asked Kougaiji. He hoped that Ririn was safe.
"I fear that something happened" said Hakkai as he drove Hakkuryu through the forest.
"Hakkai-san, please drive faster!" said Yaone with a concerned look.
"Heh, it really looks like we're going up against something big" said Dokugakuji with his hand on the hilt of his sword as if ready for battle.
Sanzo was just sitting in the front seat in silence and wondered what danger awaits them beyond the forest. The jeep dragon's tires moved on and on with haste.