Chapter 2


Sanzo stared sullenly at the boy sleeping in the back of the jeep. Hakkai and Gojyo were in heaven knows where and they were, like many times before, lost in the middle of the forest. Sanzo didn't like it.

He glared at the Goku, wishing that he never freed the boy from that miserable dungeon. Was it his fault that the sight of Goku aroused him, brought him feelings he knew he shouldn't be feeling for anyone much less a demon boy?

It was official: Sanzo hated his life.


"What's he doing?"

"Staring."

Gojyo groaned. "Why doesn't he make a move already? We all know that he's in love with Goku except Goku. Maybe I should go there and knock some sense into the heads of both idiots."

Hakkai smiled. He completely agreed with Gojyo that Sanzo should do something but he deemed it very unwise to go and beat Sanzo and Goku up. For one thing, the said two were stronger than both of them were, and Sanzo, when irritated, would not hesitate to shoot them.

"Well?" asked the impatient Gojyo.

"He's still staring."

Gojyo growled.


"Konzen."

The monk glared, irritated, at the man who called him by the name he did not own. How many times did he have to tell the kami that his name was Sanzo and not Konzen?

"Konzen," Homura said again, his smirk growing wider. "Why do you just look at Son Goku? Why don't you do anything?"

Sanzo felt a vein throbbing. "What do you want?" He decided not to grace Homura's question with an answer.

"Nothing much." Homura's eyes drifted to where the boy was sleeping obliviously. "He's so beautiful, isn't he? What a shame that you'll lose him soon, Konzen."

"What does that mean?"

"Sayonara Konzen. The next time we meet, Son Goku won't be yours any longer," Homura said and as he was wont to do, disappeared.


Hakkai and Gojyo, who obviously heard and saw the exchange between the war god and Sanzo, felt uneasy. What Homura had said left a bad taste in their mouth. It was as if Homura placed an evil omen on them.

"What do you think Hakkai?" the redhead whispered.

"I don't know," Hakkai admitted.

"You two can come out now," Sanzo's deep voice informed them dryly. "Stop spying on me or I'll shoot the both of you."

Hakkai and Gojyo came out of their hiding, smiling sheepishly.

"Sumimasen Sanzo," Hakkai told the irate monk. "Gojyo and I just heard Homura come and we decided to take a look."

Gojyo tried to look innocent but failed miserably.

"Hn." Sanzo looked at Goku and then at them. "What did you hear?"

"We heard everything," said Gojyo. "We heard the part about getting Goku away from you," he just had to smirk. "I knew he was smart enough to notice a little thing like that."

"Notice what?"

The two refused to answer him, feigning tiredness and then feigning sleep. Sanzo felt that he just had to kill somebody.

Sanzo sat on his usual spot on the jeep and was about to sleep when Hakkai whispered to him "I'm worried Sanzo. I think you should take Homura seriously. You might just lose Goku."

The monk opened an eye to look at Hakkai but the man was already asleep, or so it seemed. Gojyo snickered in the back.

"Night Sanzo-sama."

"Baka."

Two someones snickered.


"I don't understand why you're doing this, Homura," Shien informed his liege. "You could've just gotten the Sutra from Sanzo at that moment."

Zeon nodded his head in agreement. "Aa. What more is that you could've gotten Son Goku while he was asleep. We could be creating our paradise right now if you did. Would you mind explaining it to us?"

"It's not about his power . . . not yet. I need to have him first."

Shien shook his head mournfully. He could only see the impracticality of Homura's actions. And furthermore, although he would have to agree that Goku was unusually attractive, why was Homura so obsessed? He just didn't see it. Maybe it was because that he never did have feelings for anyone except for the former Saiten Tensai, Nataku, which was, even then, only a brotherly kind of affection.

Zeon, on the other hand, thought slightly differently. Although he thought that Homura's interest was somewhat amusing, he couldn't help feeling a bit squeamish over the raping bit. He lost his wife because some demon wanted to rape her after all. "Hn. And after you're done having your fun, we'll go on with the plan? Do you really think that you could hold on to the boy for so long without Konzen interrupting?"

"Everyone keeps on worrying about Konzen."

Zeon raised an eyebrow. "Someone else knows about this?"

"Aa. Don't be surprised if you see the demon prince around here."

"Kougaiji? You asked Kougaiji to join you?" said Shien skeptically. "Is that wise?"

"I don't think he cares for what is wise," Zeon laughed.


"Ne, Sanzo, I'm hungry," Goku told his keeper.

"Shut up."

"But Sanzo!" he whined. "I haven't eaten for two days!"

"Bakasaru!" Sanzo screamed, hitting Goku with the paper fan.

"Oi, Sanzo-sama, don't you think you're being a little harsh on the saru?" Gojyo told the monk meaningfully, reminding the monk of what had happened during Homura's nocturnal visit that night.

"Shut up."

"Goku's right," Hakkai said, trying to prevent the would-be fight between his lover and Sanzo. "We haven't eaten for two days and I'm rather hungry myself."

"Hmph."

"Hakkai's right! I'm hungry!"


"Gojyo," Goku approached the man shyly.

Said man raised an eyebrow. When was the last time that the saru act shyly towards him? It was during the time when Goku went ballistic on them and attacked him, wasn't it?

They were at an inn in some town whose name they had forgotten and probably would not bother to remember. They had eaten as soon as they got there and Goku seemed satisfied, at least they thought so. But, in fact, Goku had been having some internal problems about something his mind couldn't comprehend.

"What do you want, saru?" Gojyo asked, adding the nickname to lighten Goku's mood. It worked—somewhat.

"Shut up Ero Kappa," Goku said automatically in response. His voice was a monotone, something that worried Gojyo entirely.

Gojyo decided not to say anything, figuring that Goku would tell him exactly what was bothering him when he wanted to. He knew what it would be though. It was the only thing that would bother Goku as much: Sanzo.

"Didn't Sanzo seem a little bit angrier today?"

Gojyo smirked. He was right. He, of course, knew why the monk was "a little bit angrier" but he wouldn't tell saru the truth. Of course not! He was a good friend and good friends allow their more stupid friends to figure out simple math equations for themselves. But Goku wanted an answer so he'd give him one.

"It's your face, saru. You're growing fat," Gojyo lied, hoping to rile the boy up.

Instead of being riled up, Goku remained sullen, a look that—although not exactly bad on him—didn't suit his supposedly cheerful personality.

"Ne, Gojyo, why does Sanzo seem to trust Hakkai so much?"

Oh, now this time, Gojyo had no idea what the real answer was. Why in the world was the boy asking that?

"Who else would he trust? Me?" he said. And then it clicked, Goku was jealous whether the boy admitted it or not. "Hakkai's the only one sensible enough Sanzo can talk to. We're more of Sanzo's comedy. Don't worry about it. Sanzo won't get together with Hakkai. Hakkai's mine."

Goku blushed. "Aa. I understand." He gave a smirk. "What I don't understand is how Hakkai agreed to be your lover."

"Oi Saru!" Gojyo shouted. A pillow soon hit Goku's face.


A/N: A very silly chapter. Not well written too. A sad chapter. Gods, I hate myself sometimes.

Yeah, this chapter was kind of rushed. Exams and all, you can understand.

No Kou and No mush. Damn.

I still haven't decided how to do my little non-con, by the way.