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Chapter 2
Dawn came and Sanzo was the first to awaken. "Shoot. Why does the stupid wound have to open?" He looked around the room and found that Goku was sleeping amazingly still, Gojyo had a finished cigarette in his hand, which was hanging out of the bed, and Hakkai was sleeping peacefully.
"Where's Akita?" Sanzo asked himself. He tried to sit up in his bed, but couldn't because of the pain in his stomach. "Shoot. Stupid pain won't go away."
"Ah, ohaiyou, Sanzo! Don't move too much! Your wound might reopen again! Here, let me help you up." Akita placed a tray of a glass of plain water and a plate of toast on Sanzo's bedside table. She helped Sanzo sit up in his bed.
"Thanks." Sanzo muttered. "I prepared breakfast for you! I know you won't have an appetite to eat, but you can't simply go on an empty stomach, ne?" She gestured to the tray.
"It's okay. I'm not hungry at all." Sanzo muttered again. "No! I insist! I won't leave you alone unless you eat it!" Akita crossed her arms.
"Grr. I said: I'm not hungry!" Sanzo's nerve twitched.
"I don't care! Have a bite or else." Akita's own nerve twitched. Their eyes met. After a moment, Sanzo realized that he was staring into Akita's crimson eyes.
"Oh, alright!" Sanzo broke a piece of toast and ate it. "Happy now?" Sanzo asked after he swallowed the piece of toast.
"Yes, but now, I want you to finish your breakfast." "Nani?!" "Ah, I said to eat it, not just break a piece off and that's it." Akita smirked.
"Grr. This girl. Sigh. Fine, I'll eat my breakfast." Sanzo said and ate. "You know, you claim to have filled in your 'empty space' once you found us, but you seem to still be 'empty' inside. Are you sure meeting us was the right thing to do, or do you regret it now, because you can't fill in that 'empty space' of yours?" Sanzo sipped his water.
"Oh!" Sanzo had caught Akita by surprise with his question. Then, she smiled. "Heh. Do I seem 'empty'? I didn't know - " "Are you sure? I don't really like long answers." Sanzo cut her.
"Ok. I guess. Yeah. I do feel kinda 'empty' inside. I don't regret finding you guys, and never will. But now, the 'empty space' seems to be me not being able to share the burden of my parents and wondering whether they're still alive out there." Akita said.
"Then, you are a baka." "Nani?"
"If you don't regret finding us, then you have already filled in that 'empty space' of yours. What's the use of dwelling on the past, of not suffering with them? Then, what did you say to Goku yesterday? You said that the present matters." Sanzo said.
Akita was taken aback. "That's true. Haha. Then, I am a baka. Arigatou, Sanzo, for making me realize that. You know, Sanzo, although you're a corrupted monk, you still have a lot of sense in you." Akita smiled.
"What did you just say?" "Although you're a corrupted monk - Ow! What did you do that for??" Sanzo had smacked Akita with his paper fan.
"For nothing." "Grr. Take this, corrupted monk!" Akita smacked Sanzo with her own paper fan.
"Grr. Take it back, baka!" he smacked her back. Sanzo and Akita were smacking each other with their paper fans.
"Ohaiyou, Akita-chan and Sanzo!" Hakkai grinned. Sanzo and Akita lowered their fans and turned to see Gojyo and Hakkai grinning back at them.
"Sigh. Sanzo, if you like my lil sis, just say it." Gojyo winked. "Nani?!?" "Don't sprout nonsense, oniisan!" Akita pointed her fan threateningly at Gojyo. "Ah, so it's true, then! Both of you are an item." Gojyo pushed away Akita's fan.
"Hmph." Sanzo began to light a cigarette. Akita saw this and immediately smacked Sanzo with her fan. "You're injured and you still want to smoke??" "Grr. So?! What I do is none of your business!" Sanzo retorted.
"Hmph! These are confiscated until I say you can smoke again." Akita grabbed Sanzo's lighter and box of cigarettes. "And don't you dare give him yours, oniisan!" She looked at Gojyo. "You stupid baka, give it back!" Sanzo smacked her. "Grr. Stop smacking me and rest! I don't want your wound to reopen again!" Akita shouted at Sanzo.
"Ha ha ha. Those two make a good pair, ne?" Hakkai turned to Gojyo. "Hm. Maybe so." Gojyo smiled.
"Hara hetai ne..." Goku stirred in his sleep. "Ah, Goku's beginning to awake!" Hakkai turned to discover a drooling Goku. "Ah! Then I'll prepare breakfast for him!" Akita took the tray of empty plate and glass. "And breakfast for you too, Hakkai and oniisan!" She turned back and walked to the kitchen.
Goku slowly opened his eyes to the morning sun coming in from the windows. "Ohaiyou, Goku! I got you breakfast!" Akita placed a plateful of food on Goku's bedside table and helped him slowly sit up. "Really? Thank you, Akita-chan!" Goku's eyes immediately brightened and he gulped down his breakfast. Akita smiled and turned to hand Hakkai and Gojyo their own breakfast.
"Arigatou, Akita-chan! A-re? Aren't you eating, Akita-chan?" Hakkai asked while handing some food to Hakuryu. ("Kyuu!") "Hm? Oh, no! I ate before Sanzo was even awake!" Akita smiled.
"Oi, baka zaru! Had you awaken earlier, you wouldn't have missed such a good show!" Gojyo said, munching on his breakfast. "Sou sou! A very good one!" Hakkai added. "Nani ga? What did I miss?" Goku asked, looking up from his breakfast.
"Urusai, baka zaru! Don't ask questions! Just eat!" Sanzo smacked Goku. "Ow. Nani en da you, Sanzo?!"
"Ha ha ha. Someone seems to be conscious about his relationship." Hakkai teased. "Not you too, Hakkai!" Sanzo's eyebrow twitched.
"Nani? Nani? What relationship?? You mean Sanzo likes someone? But who?" Goku asked, ignoring his breakfast. "Ah. Someone like - OW!" Gojyo held his head in pain. Akita and Sanzo had smacked Gojyo at the same time. "Uru." "sai."
Goku's eyes widened. "Ah! I see it! I see it! It's Sanzo and A - " Hakkai had closed Goku's mouth by stuffing a bun into it. "Ha ha ha. Goku, why don't we continue with breakfast? We need to plan for our stay here, since you and Sanzo are injured." Hakkai gave Goku a look that told him not to say anymore. "Er. Hai." Goku obeyed. "Ma, ma, minna-san. Ah! We have to stock up on supplies again! Why don't we go together, Akita-chan, since Goku is unwell? That would leave Sanzo and Goku some time to rest quietly and heal faster." Hakkai turned to Akita.
"Good idea, Hakkai! Let's go after lunch." Akita smiled. "Hai!" Hakkai smiled back. "And while you two are at it, I plan to check out the girls here." Gojyo said. "Then what about me and Sanzo? I don't want to stay with such a mean monk." Goku whined. "Neither do I want to stay with a baka zaru." Sanzo retorted. "Gomen. I guess you'll have to bear each other for the afternoon! Hakkai and I won't take long, ne?" Akita asked. "Sou sou! And Hakuryu will keep you two accompany, ne, Hakuryu?" "Kyuu!" came the reply.
Akita was in the kitchen preparing lunch for the group. Goku quietly entered the kitchen. He looked around nervously. He then awkwardly sat at the table. Akita turned to get the washed vegetables to fry when she saw Goku looking at her with his big golden eyes.
"AH! Go-Goku! You scared me!" Akita tried to calm down. "Gomen, Akita-chan. Na.. About yesterday night. When you saved me. Thank you. I don't know what would have become of me if you hadn't made me realize that being this kind of Goku matters." Goku said.
"It's okay. I just felt that you were torn between the past and the present, somewhat like me. Sanzo also told me the same thing this morning. The past is the past. It lives within you. But we live for the present, for who we are. That's what matters." Akita smiled. "Goku, why aren't you in bed? You're supposed to be resting! Lunch will be ready soon." Goku smiled back. "Hai, Akita-chan. Thank you again!" He went back to his bed.
"'We live in the present', huh? Maybe for now." Akita said to herself and continued to cook lunch.
"Lunch is here!" Akita called out from the room door. Her hands were carrying a wide spread of food. "Ah! Finally! I was beginning to stop waiting and just go look for a woman!" Gojyo opened the door. "You and your women, oniisan." Akita shook her head and handed out the food and drinks. (Beer for Gojyo and Sanzo and liquor for Hakkai. Akita and Goku had plain water.)
"Sa, itatakimasu! Ah meat! Akita-chan, all the food today are my favourite! How did you know?" Goku had already eaten half of his rice. "I just guessed. I hope you all like it!" "Of course we like it! Arigatou!" Hakkai smiled. "Cheh! Don't tell me we'll have this 'praising ceremony' all the time whenever Akita cooks! I'll get sick of it soon!" Sanzo grumbled.
"Oi, Sanzo! Just because you like my lil sis doesn't mean you get to degrade her!" Gojyo said, eyebrows twitching. Sanzo and Akita shot Gojyo a warning look. "Eh? Nani? Oh, fine! I'll shut up about it." Gojyo continued to eat. "Hmph." the two went back to their food.
Gojyo finished his food first. "Sa, I'm gonna go look for women now! Ja!" He got up and left the room. "Ah! Ooishii! Thank you, Akita-chan!" Goku said cheerfully. "Na, Hakkai. We'll go right after we are finished cleaning up, okay?" Akita asked, carrying the dishes one by one. "Hai!" Hakkai helped carry the dishes out into the kitchen.
"Matte, Hakkai." Sanzo said, taking out his credit card. "Don't forget this." "Ah, hai! You two have a nice rest!" Hakkai took the credit card and closed the door behind him.
"Na, Sanzo. What can we do now? I'll be bored!" Goku complained. "Just sit there and keep quiet. Or have a rest. I'll just sit here." Sanzo took out his glasses and started to read the papers. ". You're no fun." Goku sulked, lying down on his bed. "I don't need to be fun." Came the reply. "Stupid corrupted monk!" "Urusai, baka zaru!"
"Ah. This is no good. The girls here look good, but they're all too faithful! The types that will only sleep with a man after they're married. Shoot." Gojyo complained to himself while smoking.
"Oi, oniisan! Over here!" Akita waved at Gojyo, carrying a bag of groceries. "Oh! Akita. Hakkai." Gojyo turned. "Oniisan, I thought you were looking for women?" "Nah. They're all not my type. Guess I'll just go back with you guys." Gojyo helped Hakkai and Akita carry the grocery back.
"Tadaima!" Hakkai greeted. "Ookaiiri! I was beginning to be bored to death, sitting with that boring Sanzo." Goku leaned back on his bed. "That baka zaru." Sanzo's eyebrow twitched.
"Na, dinner will be ready soon! Akita-chan and I are gonna prepare dinner together tonight!" Hakkai said. "Really? I can't wait for dinner, then!" Goku sat up.
"Sigh. All you think about is food, you baka zaru!" Gojyo leaned back in his bed. (Hakkai and Akita left the room to cook dinner.) "Grr. You horny kappa, I'm not a baka zaru!" Goku said. "Oh, yes. Then, you're an aho." Gojyo said casually. "Stupid horny kappa who flirted with Akita-chan!" "You're asking for it, baka zaru!" Gojyo prepared to strangle Goku.
"Have I become invisible or do you both not notice my presence here?" Sanzo started to reload his gun. "Er. You are still here in the room." Goku and Goyjo sat quietly.
During dinner that night, Hakkai announced, "Na, Goku and Sanzo seem to be getting along fine with their injuries, so I guess we can continue our journies tomorrow! That is, if they don't over-exert themselves, but they have strong willpower, ne?" Hakkai smiled. "Sou sou! My energy will replenish easily especially after eating food cooked by Hakkai and Akita- chan!" Goku nodded, munching on his chicken wing. "So, we'll leave tomorrow?" Sanzo sipped his beer. "Right!" Hakkai nodded.
Chapter 2
Dawn came and Sanzo was the first to awaken. "Shoot. Why does the stupid wound have to open?" He looked around the room and found that Goku was sleeping amazingly still, Gojyo had a finished cigarette in his hand, which was hanging out of the bed, and Hakkai was sleeping peacefully.
"Where's Akita?" Sanzo asked himself. He tried to sit up in his bed, but couldn't because of the pain in his stomach. "Shoot. Stupid pain won't go away."
"Ah, ohaiyou, Sanzo! Don't move too much! Your wound might reopen again! Here, let me help you up." Akita placed a tray of a glass of plain water and a plate of toast on Sanzo's bedside table. She helped Sanzo sit up in his bed.
"Thanks." Sanzo muttered. "I prepared breakfast for you! I know you won't have an appetite to eat, but you can't simply go on an empty stomach, ne?" She gestured to the tray.
"It's okay. I'm not hungry at all." Sanzo muttered again. "No! I insist! I won't leave you alone unless you eat it!" Akita crossed her arms.
"Grr. I said: I'm not hungry!" Sanzo's nerve twitched.
"I don't care! Have a bite or else." Akita's own nerve twitched. Their eyes met. After a moment, Sanzo realized that he was staring into Akita's crimson eyes.
"Oh, alright!" Sanzo broke a piece of toast and ate it. "Happy now?" Sanzo asked after he swallowed the piece of toast.
"Yes, but now, I want you to finish your breakfast." "Nani?!" "Ah, I said to eat it, not just break a piece off and that's it." Akita smirked.
"Grr. This girl. Sigh. Fine, I'll eat my breakfast." Sanzo said and ate. "You know, you claim to have filled in your 'empty space' once you found us, but you seem to still be 'empty' inside. Are you sure meeting us was the right thing to do, or do you regret it now, because you can't fill in that 'empty space' of yours?" Sanzo sipped his water.
"Oh!" Sanzo had caught Akita by surprise with his question. Then, she smiled. "Heh. Do I seem 'empty'? I didn't know - " "Are you sure? I don't really like long answers." Sanzo cut her.
"Ok. I guess. Yeah. I do feel kinda 'empty' inside. I don't regret finding you guys, and never will. But now, the 'empty space' seems to be me not being able to share the burden of my parents and wondering whether they're still alive out there." Akita said.
"Then, you are a baka." "Nani?"
"If you don't regret finding us, then you have already filled in that 'empty space' of yours. What's the use of dwelling on the past, of not suffering with them? Then, what did you say to Goku yesterday? You said that the present matters." Sanzo said.
Akita was taken aback. "That's true. Haha. Then, I am a baka. Arigatou, Sanzo, for making me realize that. You know, Sanzo, although you're a corrupted monk, you still have a lot of sense in you." Akita smiled.
"What did you just say?" "Although you're a corrupted monk - Ow! What did you do that for??" Sanzo had smacked Akita with his paper fan.
"For nothing." "Grr. Take this, corrupted monk!" Akita smacked Sanzo with her own paper fan.
"Grr. Take it back, baka!" he smacked her back. Sanzo and Akita were smacking each other with their paper fans.
"Ohaiyou, Akita-chan and Sanzo!" Hakkai grinned. Sanzo and Akita lowered their fans and turned to see Gojyo and Hakkai grinning back at them.
"Sigh. Sanzo, if you like my lil sis, just say it." Gojyo winked. "Nani?!?" "Don't sprout nonsense, oniisan!" Akita pointed her fan threateningly at Gojyo. "Ah, so it's true, then! Both of you are an item." Gojyo pushed away Akita's fan.
"Hmph." Sanzo began to light a cigarette. Akita saw this and immediately smacked Sanzo with her fan. "You're injured and you still want to smoke??" "Grr. So?! What I do is none of your business!" Sanzo retorted.
"Hmph! These are confiscated until I say you can smoke again." Akita grabbed Sanzo's lighter and box of cigarettes. "And don't you dare give him yours, oniisan!" She looked at Gojyo. "You stupid baka, give it back!" Sanzo smacked her. "Grr. Stop smacking me and rest! I don't want your wound to reopen again!" Akita shouted at Sanzo.
"Ha ha ha. Those two make a good pair, ne?" Hakkai turned to Gojyo. "Hm. Maybe so." Gojyo smiled.
"Hara hetai ne..." Goku stirred in his sleep. "Ah, Goku's beginning to awake!" Hakkai turned to discover a drooling Goku. "Ah! Then I'll prepare breakfast for him!" Akita took the tray of empty plate and glass. "And breakfast for you too, Hakkai and oniisan!" She turned back and walked to the kitchen.
Goku slowly opened his eyes to the morning sun coming in from the windows. "Ohaiyou, Goku! I got you breakfast!" Akita placed a plateful of food on Goku's bedside table and helped him slowly sit up. "Really? Thank you, Akita-chan!" Goku's eyes immediately brightened and he gulped down his breakfast. Akita smiled and turned to hand Hakkai and Gojyo their own breakfast.
"Arigatou, Akita-chan! A-re? Aren't you eating, Akita-chan?" Hakkai asked while handing some food to Hakuryu. ("Kyuu!") "Hm? Oh, no! I ate before Sanzo was even awake!" Akita smiled.
"Oi, baka zaru! Had you awaken earlier, you wouldn't have missed such a good show!" Gojyo said, munching on his breakfast. "Sou sou! A very good one!" Hakkai added. "Nani ga? What did I miss?" Goku asked, looking up from his breakfast.
"Urusai, baka zaru! Don't ask questions! Just eat!" Sanzo smacked Goku. "Ow. Nani en da you, Sanzo?!"
"Ha ha ha. Someone seems to be conscious about his relationship." Hakkai teased. "Not you too, Hakkai!" Sanzo's eyebrow twitched.
"Nani? Nani? What relationship?? You mean Sanzo likes someone? But who?" Goku asked, ignoring his breakfast. "Ah. Someone like - OW!" Gojyo held his head in pain. Akita and Sanzo had smacked Gojyo at the same time. "Uru." "sai."
Goku's eyes widened. "Ah! I see it! I see it! It's Sanzo and A - " Hakkai had closed Goku's mouth by stuffing a bun into it. "Ha ha ha. Goku, why don't we continue with breakfast? We need to plan for our stay here, since you and Sanzo are injured." Hakkai gave Goku a look that told him not to say anymore. "Er. Hai." Goku obeyed. "Ma, ma, minna-san. Ah! We have to stock up on supplies again! Why don't we go together, Akita-chan, since Goku is unwell? That would leave Sanzo and Goku some time to rest quietly and heal faster." Hakkai turned to Akita.
"Good idea, Hakkai! Let's go after lunch." Akita smiled. "Hai!" Hakkai smiled back. "And while you two are at it, I plan to check out the girls here." Gojyo said. "Then what about me and Sanzo? I don't want to stay with such a mean monk." Goku whined. "Neither do I want to stay with a baka zaru." Sanzo retorted. "Gomen. I guess you'll have to bear each other for the afternoon! Hakkai and I won't take long, ne?" Akita asked. "Sou sou! And Hakuryu will keep you two accompany, ne, Hakuryu?" "Kyuu!" came the reply.
Akita was in the kitchen preparing lunch for the group. Goku quietly entered the kitchen. He looked around nervously. He then awkwardly sat at the table. Akita turned to get the washed vegetables to fry when she saw Goku looking at her with his big golden eyes.
"AH! Go-Goku! You scared me!" Akita tried to calm down. "Gomen, Akita-chan. Na.. About yesterday night. When you saved me. Thank you. I don't know what would have become of me if you hadn't made me realize that being this kind of Goku matters." Goku said.
"It's okay. I just felt that you were torn between the past and the present, somewhat like me. Sanzo also told me the same thing this morning. The past is the past. It lives within you. But we live for the present, for who we are. That's what matters." Akita smiled. "Goku, why aren't you in bed? You're supposed to be resting! Lunch will be ready soon." Goku smiled back. "Hai, Akita-chan. Thank you again!" He went back to his bed.
"'We live in the present', huh? Maybe for now." Akita said to herself and continued to cook lunch.
"Lunch is here!" Akita called out from the room door. Her hands were carrying a wide spread of food. "Ah! Finally! I was beginning to stop waiting and just go look for a woman!" Gojyo opened the door. "You and your women, oniisan." Akita shook her head and handed out the food and drinks. (Beer for Gojyo and Sanzo and liquor for Hakkai. Akita and Goku had plain water.)
"Sa, itatakimasu! Ah meat! Akita-chan, all the food today are my favourite! How did you know?" Goku had already eaten half of his rice. "I just guessed. I hope you all like it!" "Of course we like it! Arigatou!" Hakkai smiled. "Cheh! Don't tell me we'll have this 'praising ceremony' all the time whenever Akita cooks! I'll get sick of it soon!" Sanzo grumbled.
"Oi, Sanzo! Just because you like my lil sis doesn't mean you get to degrade her!" Gojyo said, eyebrows twitching. Sanzo and Akita shot Gojyo a warning look. "Eh? Nani? Oh, fine! I'll shut up about it." Gojyo continued to eat. "Hmph." the two went back to their food.
Gojyo finished his food first. "Sa, I'm gonna go look for women now! Ja!" He got up and left the room. "Ah! Ooishii! Thank you, Akita-chan!" Goku said cheerfully. "Na, Hakkai. We'll go right after we are finished cleaning up, okay?" Akita asked, carrying the dishes one by one. "Hai!" Hakkai helped carry the dishes out into the kitchen.
"Matte, Hakkai." Sanzo said, taking out his credit card. "Don't forget this." "Ah, hai! You two have a nice rest!" Hakkai took the credit card and closed the door behind him.
"Na, Sanzo. What can we do now? I'll be bored!" Goku complained. "Just sit there and keep quiet. Or have a rest. I'll just sit here." Sanzo took out his glasses and started to read the papers. ". You're no fun." Goku sulked, lying down on his bed. "I don't need to be fun." Came the reply. "Stupid corrupted monk!" "Urusai, baka zaru!"
"Ah. This is no good. The girls here look good, but they're all too faithful! The types that will only sleep with a man after they're married. Shoot." Gojyo complained to himself while smoking.
"Oi, oniisan! Over here!" Akita waved at Gojyo, carrying a bag of groceries. "Oh! Akita. Hakkai." Gojyo turned. "Oniisan, I thought you were looking for women?" "Nah. They're all not my type. Guess I'll just go back with you guys." Gojyo helped Hakkai and Akita carry the grocery back.
"Tadaima!" Hakkai greeted. "Ookaiiri! I was beginning to be bored to death, sitting with that boring Sanzo." Goku leaned back on his bed. "That baka zaru." Sanzo's eyebrow twitched.
"Na, dinner will be ready soon! Akita-chan and I are gonna prepare dinner together tonight!" Hakkai said. "Really? I can't wait for dinner, then!" Goku sat up.
"Sigh. All you think about is food, you baka zaru!" Gojyo leaned back in his bed. (Hakkai and Akita left the room to cook dinner.) "Grr. You horny kappa, I'm not a baka zaru!" Goku said. "Oh, yes. Then, you're an aho." Gojyo said casually. "Stupid horny kappa who flirted with Akita-chan!" "You're asking for it, baka zaru!" Gojyo prepared to strangle Goku.
"Have I become invisible or do you both not notice my presence here?" Sanzo started to reload his gun. "Er. You are still here in the room." Goku and Goyjo sat quietly.
During dinner that night, Hakkai announced, "Na, Goku and Sanzo seem to be getting along fine with their injuries, so I guess we can continue our journies tomorrow! That is, if they don't over-exert themselves, but they have strong willpower, ne?" Hakkai smiled. "Sou sou! My energy will replenish easily especially after eating food cooked by Hakkai and Akita- chan!" Goku nodded, munching on his chicken wing. "So, we'll leave tomorrow?" Sanzo sipped his beer. "Right!" Hakkai nodded.
