"I'm supposed to wear this?" Sanzo said disgustedly, looking down at
the jersey and shorts he was wearing. They were in the locker room, and the
four of them were trying on jerseys. " Get real," Sanzo muttered.
Gojyo looked at himself through the full-length mirror. " What's wrong with it?" He asked, admiring himself. " I think it looks sexy and seductive, right?"
" It is comfortable to wear," Goku commented. " And it's easy to move around." Hakkai nodded is agreement.
" The reason we wear is, well, as you said," Mitsui explained. " And it won't be that hot." Everyone smiled and agreed (except for a certain monk). Hakkai noticed that Rukawa had hardly said anything. He had just kept his head bent low. the loudmouth Sakuragi, didn't say anything. Instead his head drooped lower. Kami-sama don't tell me he's sleeping again!! Hakkai thought. Rukawa's head drooped lower and lower until.
It landed on Sakuragi's lap. Not exactly his lap, but. Sakuragi jumped up, causing Rukawa's head to bang against the bench.
" HENTAI!!" Sakuragi yelled out. Everyone just stared at him, then at Rukawa, who was blinking sleepily. Before anyone knew what was happening, a fight broke out between them, with Sakuragi yelling 'pervert' all the way and Rukawa saying no one disturbs him.
Sanzo rolled his eyes. " Kids." he said to no one in particular. He then turned to the rest of them. " I don't see the point in wearing these."
" What's wrong with you, you corrupt monk?" Gojyo asked. Hakkai smiled and said, " I know! Sanzo's a monk, so of course he won't find wearing this, um, appropriate. Right, Sanzo?" Before Sanzo even opened his mouth, Sakuragi cut in, between the punches and kicks he was getting, " I don't get all your 'monk' talk at all." Miyagi shrugged. " Who does?"
Sanzo rolled his eyes. " Whatever. I don't have time for this." He walked away out of the locker room.
"Wait!!" Goku called out to him. Sanzo turned. " What now?" He asked the younger boy.
"Um. no offense or anything, but shouldn't you take off their jersey first?" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
" Kou, we're not going anywhere!!" Dokugakuji sighed, running his fingers through his messy hair. They had woken up late, and Kougaji had insisted that they start right away, since they didn't go far the day before. They were still searching for Sanzo Ikkou.
" I'm sure we're getting close," Kougaji said, trying to encourage the tired bunch. Yaonne shook her head. " But Kougaji-sama, Japan is a big country. They could be in another city. We would never know."
" She's right, you know," Lirin exclaimed to her bigger brother. " What makes Kanagawa so special?" Kougaji shrugged. " I dunno. I just. feel it is. Plus, there's this certain demonic energy. I mean, how many demons." His words were cut short, because two black haired boys were walking their way. Am I just imagining it, or did I just hear them say Sanzo? Kougaji wondered. He decided to listen carefully to them. The rest must have read his mind, because they stayed quiet and just looked intent.
" So you're saying Shohoku got a couple of new players?" the taller guy, who had anti-gravity hair, said. He seemed to be dribbling a bigger imitation of an orange. They shorter guy shook his head. " Not just a couple." He said. " Four, to be exact. Umm. the names are kinda weird. Like I said, there's a Sanzo, there's a Hakkai. erm. a Gojyo, I think, and a Goku." YES!!! Kougaji thought. He quickly walked towards the two guys and stopped right in front of them.
" Excuse me for interrupting," Kougaji cut in. They stopped, but the taller guy just kept on dribbling. " Did you just mention Sanzo, Hakkai, Gojyo and Goku?" The shorter guy nodded. " Do you know them.?" he asked suspiciously. Kougaji smiled. " I guess I met them. someplace else. So what were you saying about them?" He said, quickly changing the subject.
"They just joined the Shohoku basketball team, as Hikoichi here says." The taller guy replied, throwing the orange ball to the other guy. Kougaji nodded. " And basketball is.?" He asked curiously. The shorter guy dropped the ball. " You're kidding, right?" He laughed uncomfortably. " I mean, you cannot not know basketball. Kougaji shrugged. " Gomen??"
The taller guy laughed. " Man, where do you come from? Anyway, as I said, that's Hikoichi Aida, and I'm Akira Sendoh." He drew out his hand. Kougaji shook it. " I'm Kougaji. Nice to meet you. And over there, that's my stepsister, Lirin, and my friends, Dokugakuji and Yaonne. And what exactly is basketball?"
Sendoh grinned mischievously. " Well," He started, twirling the ball on his finger. " It goes like this." - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
" GENJO SANZO!!" Homura yelled, pulling open the gym door with Shien and Zenon behind him. " We meet ag." He stopped short. Sanzo wasn't there. Neither was his party. Instead, There stood three teenage guys, all looking at them. One had floppy brown hair, with baby blue eyes and not much height, compared to the other two. The other two had raven-black hair, one with glasses and the other with hair sticking up.
" I'm sorry," The guy with brown hair called out. " If you're looking for someone, I'm afraid you're a bit too late. The basketball practice ended fifteen minutes ago. But I don't think we have anyone on the team with that name."
Homura stared at Shien. " I thought you said you had already found them!!" he placed his chained hands on his hips. Shien shrugged calmly. " I'm a God, not a radar."
The taller guy with glasses signaled them to come closer. When they did, he said, " I think you've got the wrong place. Better yet, the wrong school. I heard there is a Genjo Sanzo in another school, not here. He's in Shohoku. I heard he was one of the new students on their basketball team. And he's not bad at it, either. Do you know him?"
Homura shrugged. " Let's just say we had met somewhere in the past. So are we close to this Shohoku?" He asked. He blue-eyed boy shook his head. " I mean we're kinda close. We're in the same state and all, but Shohoku is like, two trains away. It's not that far. We fight against them in basketball."
Homura smiled. He liked the sound of fighting Sanzo Ikkou with something else than swords. It will show he's not all about brutality. " We don't like Genjo Sanzo. Is there any way we can help?" The guy grinned. " Sure. I'm Kenji Fujima; this is my teammates, Hanagata and Hasegawa. Let's see what you can do." - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Homura sighed and looked away to the sea. After a tiring day of basketball training, it had finally ended. He had gone to one of the beaches located in Kanagawa alone. He needed some time to himself. Thought flew into his mind. One face suddenly appeared in his head. Rinrei. The first and last person he had ever loved. Forbidden love, with a person he had not seen for a long time. A lifetime. He sighed. It all brings back memories. Why he was doing this in the first place. Why he wanted to create a world with no rules, no war. He never did understand why he was a taboo. Ever since a child, nobody had ever treated him right, somehow. All he ever did was live. But it all changed when he had met Rinrei. The person who saw inside of him, not acknowledging his golden eye or his chained hands. Then all of his pain disappeared before his eyes. He no more cared what others thought of him. He had Rinrei, and she was all that mattered. But that was it. He had her. Homura still remembered her exact words: " I wish I could stay with Homura forever."
But it was all a dream. No, it was a nightmare. It wasn't like he wanted to be born as a half-god. Hell, if he had a choice, he wouldn't want to be a God at all. Homura drew back his sword and plunged it deep in the sand. He placed his hands on the hilt, then laid his forehead on them. He hated Sanzo Ikkou for being so goddamn free, he hated Sanzo for being able to move on with his life without feeling guilty about his past, he hated Goku because he was felt completely innocent, despite his forgotten tragic past. He hated Gojyo for once having a bigger brother to look up to, for being able to flirt so freely, and most of all, he hated Hakkai. For actually trying to help the one he love out of the hellhole. For being there with her when she died. I never even tried, Homura thought bitterly. But even if he did, there was probably nothing he could do. He slammed his fist against the rock he was sitting on. It hurt a lot, but he couldn't care any less. All he could think about was the people that did this to him. Rinrei, this is all for you. He sighed again, pulled out his sword, and walked further away from the sea. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Kanzeon Bosatsu stared into Nataku's eyes. Pity golden eyes are taboo. They're so beautiful, I wouldn't mind having them. But right now, the only thing his eyes could look like are empty pools of sand.
" Kanzeon Bosatsu!!" The Goddess of Mercy stared up at her guard. " Nani Jiroushin?" She asked, obviously bored. " What do they want now?" Jiroushin stood next to Kanzeon Bosatsu. " They're asking how are they doing at the other world."
Kanzeon Bosatsu laughed. " Oh they're doing fine. Just great. In fact, this is the best thing that has happened so far."
Gojyo looked at himself through the full-length mirror. " What's wrong with it?" He asked, admiring himself. " I think it looks sexy and seductive, right?"
" It is comfortable to wear," Goku commented. " And it's easy to move around." Hakkai nodded is agreement.
" The reason we wear is, well, as you said," Mitsui explained. " And it won't be that hot." Everyone smiled and agreed (except for a certain monk). Hakkai noticed that Rukawa had hardly said anything. He had just kept his head bent low. the loudmouth Sakuragi, didn't say anything. Instead his head drooped lower. Kami-sama don't tell me he's sleeping again!! Hakkai thought. Rukawa's head drooped lower and lower until.
It landed on Sakuragi's lap. Not exactly his lap, but. Sakuragi jumped up, causing Rukawa's head to bang against the bench.
" HENTAI!!" Sakuragi yelled out. Everyone just stared at him, then at Rukawa, who was blinking sleepily. Before anyone knew what was happening, a fight broke out between them, with Sakuragi yelling 'pervert' all the way and Rukawa saying no one disturbs him.
Sanzo rolled his eyes. " Kids." he said to no one in particular. He then turned to the rest of them. " I don't see the point in wearing these."
" What's wrong with you, you corrupt monk?" Gojyo asked. Hakkai smiled and said, " I know! Sanzo's a monk, so of course he won't find wearing this, um, appropriate. Right, Sanzo?" Before Sanzo even opened his mouth, Sakuragi cut in, between the punches and kicks he was getting, " I don't get all your 'monk' talk at all." Miyagi shrugged. " Who does?"
Sanzo rolled his eyes. " Whatever. I don't have time for this." He walked away out of the locker room.
"Wait!!" Goku called out to him. Sanzo turned. " What now?" He asked the younger boy.
"Um. no offense or anything, but shouldn't you take off their jersey first?" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
" Kou, we're not going anywhere!!" Dokugakuji sighed, running his fingers through his messy hair. They had woken up late, and Kougaji had insisted that they start right away, since they didn't go far the day before. They were still searching for Sanzo Ikkou.
" I'm sure we're getting close," Kougaji said, trying to encourage the tired bunch. Yaonne shook her head. " But Kougaji-sama, Japan is a big country. They could be in another city. We would never know."
" She's right, you know," Lirin exclaimed to her bigger brother. " What makes Kanagawa so special?" Kougaji shrugged. " I dunno. I just. feel it is. Plus, there's this certain demonic energy. I mean, how many demons." His words were cut short, because two black haired boys were walking their way. Am I just imagining it, or did I just hear them say Sanzo? Kougaji wondered. He decided to listen carefully to them. The rest must have read his mind, because they stayed quiet and just looked intent.
" So you're saying Shohoku got a couple of new players?" the taller guy, who had anti-gravity hair, said. He seemed to be dribbling a bigger imitation of an orange. They shorter guy shook his head. " Not just a couple." He said. " Four, to be exact. Umm. the names are kinda weird. Like I said, there's a Sanzo, there's a Hakkai. erm. a Gojyo, I think, and a Goku." YES!!! Kougaji thought. He quickly walked towards the two guys and stopped right in front of them.
" Excuse me for interrupting," Kougaji cut in. They stopped, but the taller guy just kept on dribbling. " Did you just mention Sanzo, Hakkai, Gojyo and Goku?" The shorter guy nodded. " Do you know them.?" he asked suspiciously. Kougaji smiled. " I guess I met them. someplace else. So what were you saying about them?" He said, quickly changing the subject.
"They just joined the Shohoku basketball team, as Hikoichi here says." The taller guy replied, throwing the orange ball to the other guy. Kougaji nodded. " And basketball is.?" He asked curiously. The shorter guy dropped the ball. " You're kidding, right?" He laughed uncomfortably. " I mean, you cannot not know basketball. Kougaji shrugged. " Gomen??"
The taller guy laughed. " Man, where do you come from? Anyway, as I said, that's Hikoichi Aida, and I'm Akira Sendoh." He drew out his hand. Kougaji shook it. " I'm Kougaji. Nice to meet you. And over there, that's my stepsister, Lirin, and my friends, Dokugakuji and Yaonne. And what exactly is basketball?"
Sendoh grinned mischievously. " Well," He started, twirling the ball on his finger. " It goes like this." - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
" GENJO SANZO!!" Homura yelled, pulling open the gym door with Shien and Zenon behind him. " We meet ag." He stopped short. Sanzo wasn't there. Neither was his party. Instead, There stood three teenage guys, all looking at them. One had floppy brown hair, with baby blue eyes and not much height, compared to the other two. The other two had raven-black hair, one with glasses and the other with hair sticking up.
" I'm sorry," The guy with brown hair called out. " If you're looking for someone, I'm afraid you're a bit too late. The basketball practice ended fifteen minutes ago. But I don't think we have anyone on the team with that name."
Homura stared at Shien. " I thought you said you had already found them!!" he placed his chained hands on his hips. Shien shrugged calmly. " I'm a God, not a radar."
The taller guy with glasses signaled them to come closer. When they did, he said, " I think you've got the wrong place. Better yet, the wrong school. I heard there is a Genjo Sanzo in another school, not here. He's in Shohoku. I heard he was one of the new students on their basketball team. And he's not bad at it, either. Do you know him?"
Homura shrugged. " Let's just say we had met somewhere in the past. So are we close to this Shohoku?" He asked. He blue-eyed boy shook his head. " I mean we're kinda close. We're in the same state and all, but Shohoku is like, two trains away. It's not that far. We fight against them in basketball."
Homura smiled. He liked the sound of fighting Sanzo Ikkou with something else than swords. It will show he's not all about brutality. " We don't like Genjo Sanzo. Is there any way we can help?" The guy grinned. " Sure. I'm Kenji Fujima; this is my teammates, Hanagata and Hasegawa. Let's see what you can do." - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Homura sighed and looked away to the sea. After a tiring day of basketball training, it had finally ended. He had gone to one of the beaches located in Kanagawa alone. He needed some time to himself. Thought flew into his mind. One face suddenly appeared in his head. Rinrei. The first and last person he had ever loved. Forbidden love, with a person he had not seen for a long time. A lifetime. He sighed. It all brings back memories. Why he was doing this in the first place. Why he wanted to create a world with no rules, no war. He never did understand why he was a taboo. Ever since a child, nobody had ever treated him right, somehow. All he ever did was live. But it all changed when he had met Rinrei. The person who saw inside of him, not acknowledging his golden eye or his chained hands. Then all of his pain disappeared before his eyes. He no more cared what others thought of him. He had Rinrei, and she was all that mattered. But that was it. He had her. Homura still remembered her exact words: " I wish I could stay with Homura forever."
But it was all a dream. No, it was a nightmare. It wasn't like he wanted to be born as a half-god. Hell, if he had a choice, he wouldn't want to be a God at all. Homura drew back his sword and plunged it deep in the sand. He placed his hands on the hilt, then laid his forehead on them. He hated Sanzo Ikkou for being so goddamn free, he hated Sanzo for being able to move on with his life without feeling guilty about his past, he hated Goku because he was felt completely innocent, despite his forgotten tragic past. He hated Gojyo for once having a bigger brother to look up to, for being able to flirt so freely, and most of all, he hated Hakkai. For actually trying to help the one he love out of the hellhole. For being there with her when she died. I never even tried, Homura thought bitterly. But even if he did, there was probably nothing he could do. He slammed his fist against the rock he was sitting on. It hurt a lot, but he couldn't care any less. All he could think about was the people that did this to him. Rinrei, this is all for you. He sighed again, pulled out his sword, and walked further away from the sea. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Kanzeon Bosatsu stared into Nataku's eyes. Pity golden eyes are taboo. They're so beautiful, I wouldn't mind having them. But right now, the only thing his eyes could look like are empty pools of sand.
" Kanzeon Bosatsu!!" The Goddess of Mercy stared up at her guard. " Nani Jiroushin?" She asked, obviously bored. " What do they want now?" Jiroushin stood next to Kanzeon Bosatsu. " They're asking how are they doing at the other world."
Kanzeon Bosatsu laughed. " Oh they're doing fine. Just great. In fact, this is the best thing that has happened so far."