WEIß KREUZ-GENSOUMADEN SAIYUKI CROSSOVER FANFICTION
Part 3 - This Means War
"Yip?" Ayan said as woke up to a hard surface rather than a soft bed. He seemed stuck in a small dark place.
Where am I?
Ayan stood up to shake himself until his ears flapped. He was puzzled at this latest development. He couldn't have fallen off the bed, could he?
Hakkai-san's not a wiggly sleeper… Besides, if I fell off the bed, how could I have ended up under it?
There was a low ceiling above him. He walked over to the light only to stop short. The "floor" he was on dropped away to reveal the real floor glaring at him. His vision blurred and he looked away. He realized where he was.
I'm on top of the wardrobe…what am I going to do now?
***
Hakkai woke up alone on the bed. It took him several moments to remember why he was concerned.
Oh, yes…Ayan-chan… Where could he have gone off to, now? He couldn't be smothered here in the bedclothes can he? He's so small...
Hakkai searched his bedding frantically coming up with nothing but a few strands of red fur. He peered under his bed. Nothing.
Maybe he's gone off to relieve himself...
He looked over to Ayan's litter box. Nothing. Finally, he looked in Ayan's basket. Nothing.
Hmmm.
***
Ayan watched as Hakkai looked for him under the bed.
I'm here! I'm here!
Ayan made some yelping noises but it seemed that the green-eyed brunet wasn't hearing him.
Hakkai turned the coverings of the bed.
Ayan stomped his tiny paws hard on the wood.
Come on…
Hakkai looked under the bed.
Frustrated, Ayan reared up to stomp with both his forepaws.
Thump.
Ouch!
Ayan hit his head on the ceiling. He put one small paw to rub behind one furry ear.
That hurt! And didn't work…
Hakkai asked Sanzo. Ayan huffed and pouted.
As if I don't have any sense… I know better than to sleep with That One without permission…
***
"What are you doing, Hakkai?" Sanzo asked as Hakkai turned his beddings for the nth time.
"Did Ayan cuddle up to you in the night, Sanzo?" And gotten whacked in the process...
"No. I don't think he would dare. He'd probably gone under the bed, or something. I couldn't care less." Sanzo replied as he stood from his own bed.
***
See? He even agrees with me!
It gratified the little kitsune that the blond had more sense than to think him witless.
Though…I'd wish he'd give in and take me…
What am I doing?
Ayan knew he'd better find a way to make some more noise not ponder on his relationships with the Sanzo-ikkou. A tiny part of him wondered why he wanted to be with the aggravating blond monk.
Despite…his grouchiness…he reminds me… He reminds me of me…the same prickliness, protectiveness of self…
The revelation could have come at a better time. A sudden analogy came to Ayan.
I guess I'm kind of like Hidaka to him…annoying but necessary…
Ayan remembered…
***
CRASH!
"Ken?" Aya whipped about from where he was arranging some daisies to glare at the brunet. It was a regular day at the flower shop.
It seems that Hidaka couldn't spend a day here without breaking a pot…
Aya knew that the thought was rather unfair. Ken was an occasional klutz but the ex-soccer player was competent where it counted. The man hadn't flubbed a mission yet.
And to be honest, he doesn't get into these situations in the shop that often… Once a month maybe…
It was just that it infuriated Aya that someone so good at sports and other things could be so clumsy.
"Aa. Aya." Ken said fumbling about around to pick up the shards of a pot. The begonias in the pot wilted on top of the dirt pile on the floor.
"Ken, you know that I just watered the flowers, what possessed you to move them?"
"Well, Aya, I…ouch!"
Aya sighed as he saw Ken put a finger to his mouth. The ex-soccer player had tried to pick up the shards of pottery on the floor and getting his finger injured in the process.
As always…
"Don't do that you'll get infection or worse. Clean it up out back while I take care of this mess."
"Arigato, Aya. Ouch." Ken said, as he stumbled out back.
Aya sighed.
It's going to be one of those days…
***
Ken always annoyed Aya when he had been only the leader of Weiß, clumsy but nice Ken. After a while, Aya had grown to like him as a younger brother he never had.
If I get out of this, I'm going to be more understanding of Sanzo…and be less invasive…
Aya knew that he'd never stand Ken for too long if the man had been insistent about sharing moments with him every so often.
I guess I shouldn't pressure Sanzo… Now, what noise making technique have I not tried yet…
It was a pity that there were no items with Ayan on top of the wardrobe.
Or I'll try the trick I did with the penholder back when I got stuck in my room at the Koneko…[1]
***
"He's not, I checked." Hakkai said, his normally cheerful expression was starting to wear thin around the edges.
"Bah."
Where could he have gone off to, now?
Hakkai began to look under the nooks and crannies of the inn room, becoming more worried by the moment.
He's got such tiny paws. He couldn't have gone far. Maybe he got hurt or something...[2]
***
Ayan was getting desperate. Hakkai and Sanzo were going to leave the room any time now for breakfast and he hadn't managed to catch anyone's attention yet.
Well, almost no one's…
Hakuryu was certainly having a ball. The little white dragon was frequently sneaking peeks at him, throwing the dragonly version of a smirk. It was also making chittering noises that were obviously snickers.
Ooh! Wait'll I get my paws on him! But first things first…how am I going to get down from here?
Ayan was running out of options.
Maybe I should try jumping down from here?
There weren't any furniture near enough to break his fall if he did. The wardrobe was three feet away from Hakkai's bed.
Jump then transform?
That was a good a plan as any. He could try to catch up with the group afterwards. He did not intend to let his erstwhile companions know that he wasn't the harmless fox kit they thought him to be.
They'd dump me so fast… No, I'll wait till they leave…
Ayan crossed his forepaws and laid his head down on them so that he could wait comfortably.
***
"Did you see Ayan anywhere?" Hakkai asked Goku and Gojyo as they squabbled over breakfast.
"No, Hakkai, why? Is the little fur ball missing?" Gojyo asked back.
"Ngnesnimetr." Goku said around a couple of meatballs, which probably meant he didn't see the annoying, greedy muff anywhere.
"Tell me when you find him." Hakkai frowned, worriedly. Sanzo almost wished that he'd had a better answer than he'd given the brunet. Almost.
The fox kit could stay lost as far as Sanzo was concerned.
And good riddance...
***
"We need to be going." Sanzo said after a thirty minutes.
"Wait, Sanzo. Ayan's still lost." Goku said.
"Yeah, Sanzo, we can't leave the harmless fur ball all alone." Gojyo protested.
The hardest to take was Hakkai's look of reproach but Sanzo swallowed it all, consumed with the need to get out of there. Each day on the road chafed him. He wanted to get to the West and find his master's legacy as the Three promised he would. Getting rid of the furry pest was just a side benefit.
Oh, are you sure that's the main reason?
That traitorous voice in him whispered.
After all, you can have Hakkai all to yourself again instead of him busy babysitting...
It was a good thing that they were both males and couldn't have children. Sanzo would be jealous of the kids all the time.
Wait a moment! I didn't think that...
Sanzo wondered what lunacy got him thinking in that direction.
Hakkai's just a friend...and someone who halfway understands me unlike the two idiots...
"Hakuryu?" Sanzo said.
The little dragon eagerly transformed into a jeep.
He, at least, eager... I don't blame him. He doesn't like the fur muff anymore than I do... I wonder if he has anything to do with the muff's disappearance... Nah.
***
Ayan waited until he could here them gathering outside the inn.
Now!
He held an image of his human form for a moment. Then he jumped.
It's not taking!
For one wild moment, Ayan felt himself free falling, unable to transform.
I'm going to die! Dash! That's my only hope.
He pushed his forepaws forward and flayed his hind paws wildly to try invoking the Fire Clan's secret technique of speed.
Come on, damned it…
He flopped on to the bed, weak with relief. He had managed barely to get there from
Whew! That was close! I wish my telekinesis was reliable…I thought that I was dead a while back…
It was times like these when he wished that he'd been born a Sound Clanner. Sound kitsune were telekinetics of a higher order than the normal lock picking.
I could have moved a pillow or two to stop my fall…
The adrenaline rush calmed down and Ayan's heart went down to the bottom of his tiny tummy from where it was hiding in his throat as he realized what his current condition meant.
I can't transform… How can I follow them?
To make things worse…
GROWL!
I'm getting hungry!
On top of it all, I'm limp from using my powers…
This was so not Ayan's day.
***
Creak…
Ayan perked up on the bed as the door opened to admit a brown-haired, brown-eyed girl in breeches and apron.
"What do we have here? Did they leave you all by yourself, you cute lil' thing?" The girl said.
Ayan whined. It made an interesting counterpoint to his grumbling stomach.
I hope they're kind to animals…
Ayan still had the remnants of a headache the night before that he hadn't been paying attention about his surroundings much less about the disposition of the inn keeping staff.
"Don't you worry, Saiya will take good care of you." Saiya crooned. She scooped up Ayan and brought him to another room that smelled of roast meat and stewed vegetables. She put him on the floor and put a dish of meat and a bowl of milk in front of him.
"Here eat this and I'll be right back after I clean up the rooms, lil' furry." Then Saiya was gone.
Well, this life isn't so bad…
***
"Saiya, what are you doing grabbing a high ranking monk's pet? It's bad luck, it is." An older woman said. She was a heavier sort than Saiya and waddled to the table where Saiya sat.
Probably her mother…
"They left him in the rooms all alone…"
"They probably forgot him, poor tiny thing…" The older woman stooped to scratch Ayan on the ears, revealing the same kindly brown eyes as Saiya's.
"They left him in the middle of a bed. Besides, that 'monk' was very mean. He probably didn't want the little thing, they seem to be in a hurry."
"The more reason for them
to have left him without intending it. Look at him, who'd not want such
a cute little thing."
Sanzo definitely doesn't…but then I'm quite useless to him…
"But Ma!" Saiya said indignantly.
"No buts, Saiya-chan." The
mother said gently but firmly.
No matter I still want to be with him…
Saiya looked about to argue some more but Ayan had recovered enough to send a tendril of Void energy out to act on the sudden thought. He pushed at the stubborn knot of resistance in her mind a little to let it unravel. In the end, Saiya conceded defeat.
"Aa, after he finishes this second bowl of meat. They'll probably starve him."
"Saiya."
"I know…"
Ayan knew that he won and tuned then out to concentrate on his meal and his tangled musings. He honestly didn't know why but he still wanted to be with the blond monk regardless. It wasn't just looking for his brother anymore, he really wanted to be with the man.
Well, he and I are sort of the same in some ways…and it's just not the purple eyes…
Ayan didn't question it anymore though something faint in the back of his mind, something that was very much at the center of his kitsune-ness, told him it could be very important indeed.
***
"Ayan would love this piece of steak, if he was here." Goku said, for the nth time.
"Baka saru!" Sanzo said, bopping the monkey on the head for the unsolicited opinion. If that wasn't enough Hakkai was giving him reproachful looks when the brunet thought he wasn't looking, and Gojyo… Well, Gojyo was more forward with his conscience pricking.
"Are you really sure that it was okay to leave the furball in the inn? I mean I'm not complaining that I can enjoy my cigarettes in peace but…" Gojyo asked, right on cue.
"Baka Ero-kappa!" Sanzo bopped the redhead.
The only "person" in the party that seemed happy about the whole situation was Hakuryu. The little dragon fairly purred as he zoomed over the road. The Jeep was covering more miles per hour than ever before.
"Well, Sanzo, what will we say to Kanzeon Bosatsu the next time we see her?" Hakkai finally said.
I give up!
Sanzo wasn't afraid of the old hag of a goddess but if he'd have to face all this whining all the way West…
No it doesn't have anything to do with the disappointed gleam in Hakkai's eyes…none at all…
"Let's go back and make a more thorough search of the inn."
"Yatta!" Goku shouted.
I'm regretting this already…
***
"Hakkai, aren't we there yet?" Goku asked as he peered over Hakkai and Sanzo.
"Yeah, Hakkai we were only two hours on the road…we should be back there already." Gojyo said as he smoked his third cigarette.
"I think Hakuryu doesn't want to get back there… Ne, Hakuryu?" Hakkai said, chagrined.
Sanzo refused to comment. Their pace had slowed to a crawl and as it was they were lucky to make any sort of progress.
Idiots…
Suddenly, they heard the hoof beats coming from the direction of the inn they had just left and was now returning to.
What now?
Everyone tensed as they dropped whatever they were doing and stared up ahead.
Clop…clop…
A solitary rider came into view. It appeared to be the brown-haired serving girl from the night before. The others relaxed a bit seeing this.
Fools…
Sanzo knew that appearances were deceptive when it came to youkai. He put his hand on his gun, just in case. Hakkai slowed Hakuryu down a bit more which made the blond monk smirk a bit. He didn't think that it was possible.
We're going slow enough to give a snail a run for his money…
The rider came even along the jeep. Suddenly, a red projectile came flying in towards Sanzo. He whipped out his gun but stopped short of firing.
"You own that cute little thing don't you?" The brunet on the horse demanded rather uselessly as the annoying furry had gone on to stuff himself between Hakkai and Sanzo, barking happily. Goku immediately began petting the little muff.
"Aa." Sanzo replied.
What good luck!
"Arigato, Saiya-san, for restoring him to us."
That seemed to mollify the girl a bit.
"Well, take better care of him and make sure not to leave him again." The girl said, abruptly turning to ride back to where she came from.
"Yes, but such a lovely lady like you should take a kiss at least for your troubles." Gojyo said, doffing his cigarette as he did so.
The woman just ignored him.
Which shows an uncommon sense on her part…
"Sankyou." Goku yelled as he took the time from patting their newly returned nuisance.
Oh, well, at least I won't be pestered by their whining…
***
You have to admit that they look so adorable…
It was lucky that he recognized the little fur ball just in time to stop himself from shooting.
Hakkai would never forgive me…
Sanzo nearly sighed his annoyance from where he stood leaning on the window. He had spent the past quarter hour looking down on his roommate, Hakkai, and the little fox kit sleep. They looked rather happy, snuggled together. Ayan was curled up at Hakkai's midsection while the youkai curved towards the small kit. It looked so very comfortable.
I guess Hakkai thinks he's worth the trouble…though I can't see why…
On top of the kit's stubbornness in trying to stay with Sanzo, it and Hakuryu had a war going on for Hakkai's attentions. Hakkai had often looked besieged these past few days. He was often caught up with trying to keep the two little animals from doing assorted mayhem as well as his chores and fighting youkai assassins.
Maybe I should take care of the kit, he is my responsibility after all…
It was a distinctly unusual thought for the corrupt monk but…
It's best for the team…
No, it didn't have to do with the twinge of irritation at seeing the little mischief maker cuddled to the green-eyed youkai had nothing to do with it. It didn't have to do with that at all. Nor did it have to do with the fact that he'd rather have those green eyes glance at him rather than hurriedly looking around to see what trouble the little thing had gotten too. He'd rather have that fond look directed at him and only him, rather than him and that little idiot…
What am I thinking?
So maybe he didn't like being ignored, that's all there was to it. As he stared, the kit opened sleepy eyes to look at him.
Tails begun to thump on the bed as the little rascal saw whom it was that was staring at him. He lolled his tongue out and gave Sanzo a hopeful look.
It is definitely a him…
Sanzo was coming up with the same conclusion Hakkai had made about the little kit. The little fox kit had a definite personality.
And he seems to like me…maybe it couldn't harm to pat him a bit…
The little fox had gotten less annoying since he was almost left behind. He had been more agreeable. He still sat near Sanzo but didn't push to be with the blond. He kept his paws to himself in the main, giving Sanzo wistful looks but not doing anything. Sanzo was becoming positively suspicious that something was up with the muff. On the other hand…
Maybe it would good to reward him a bit for behaving…
Sanzo turned back to see that the muff who was still looking at him.
Oh well…
"Don't do anything bad through out the night and don't get used to this, ne?" Sanzo admonished the kit as he lifted the little muff to carry to his bed.
~TBC~
Author's Notes:
[1] See Kitsune Bi's Chapter 1 if you guys are curious
[2] He just did because you weren't paying attention to him.
I'm currently being tortured with chili plaster to get rid of a nasty cough. Expect that updates might have some errors. It's hard to concentrate on your typing when you feel like hot pokers are being applied to your back (Which I can now write realistically as definitely not fun).
Ayan-kitsune: *sings out* Mama is making excuses…
Silrayn: Shut up, Fluffy-chan! **
Ayan-kitsune: *sputters* Fluffy…Fluffy!
** It's a side reference to "Ayan-kitsune and the Assassins' Convention" ()
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