His Monkey

Disclaimer: I do not own Saiyuki or any of it's characters, so please don't sue me!!

Chapter One: Stubborn Monk

Warnings: Mild language, and shounen-ai. If you do not like shounen-ai, don't read. Simple as that!! Please don't flame me either!!

"Hey, you little monkey! Quit eating all the food!" A certain red-head exclaimed, trying to pull a certain food loving teen away from the leftover food.
"But I'm still hungryyyy!" Goku whined.
"We'll be arriving in the next town shortly, just be patient Goku." Hakkai reassured, smiling. Goku pouted and leaned back in his seat. Beside him, Gojyo had found a banana, and had begun eating it.
"Oh, chibi monkey wants a banana too?" He taunted the boy.
"Don't call me chibi monkey!"
"Shut up, both of you!" Sanzo exclaimed after he whacked the two with his notorious paper fan. The two members in the back of the jeep silenced and preoccupied themselves with other things. Goku's new source of amusement however, was to annoy Sanzo.
"When are we gonna get to wherever we're going?" He asked as he leaned forward in his seat. "Saannzzoo?" He complained again.
"We'll get there when we get there, now be quiet you damn monkey." Sanzo snapped. "Just go to sleep."
"But I can't go to sleep with an empty stomach..." Goku replied, his stomach growling loudly in agreement. The monk quickly grabbed a meat bun and stuffed it into the youth's mouth.
"Ursai..." He mumbled. 'That outta keep him quiet for a while.' He thought as he settled back down into his seat.

The next time he looked back, both Gojyo and Goku were asleep. The half-breed snored away on his side, and his Goku peacefully, he noisily slept on the other. Wait. Did he just think 'his Goku'? 'What's wrong with me?' Sanzo mentally slapped himself. His mind was getting screwed up, it had been a tiring day, it was just the exhaustion that was getting to him, he told himself. "Sleep damn it, sleep." He grumbled as he closed his eyes, waiting for slumber to take him. Hakkai turned to him, smiling. The priest snapped his eyes open, feeling the youkai's stare. "What?"
"You two would make a good couple." Hakkai chuckled as he kept his eyes on the road.
"Who?"
"You and Goku. I see the way you look at him Sanzo."
"Can we, not have this conversation?" Sanzo asked tartly. "I was trying to sleep..."
"No you weren't." Hakkai replied. "You're just confused, trying to figure out your feelings. It's okay to admit it."
"I'm not gonna listen to this nonsense." He said as he closed his eyes again. Hakkai merely gave out a small chuckle and shook his head.

By dawn, Sanzo and the rest had woken up, and were only a few miles away from the next town. "Yay!" Goku exclaimed as he saw the shapes of buildings take form towards the west. "I'm so hungry I could eat anything!"
"I'd like to see that." Gojyo replied, provoking the monkey.
"Now now," Hakkai waved one of his hands, the other on the steering wheel. "we're almost there."
"We better be." Sanzo murmured as he clutched his fan in his hand. He hadn't yet had the opportunity to use it this morning, but he kept it handy for when the time called for it.
Hakkai braked at the small town inn, each unloading their bags and shuffling inside the building. Hakuryu transformed into his dragon form and perched on his owner's shoulder.
"Four rooms." Sanzo stated simply as he shoved a credit card at the woman at the counter.
"I'm afraid we only have two doubles. You mind sharing?" She asked.
"As long as I don't hafta share with the monkey." Gojyo said. "Spare me the grief."
"Two double rooms are fine." Hakkai took over for Sanzo, the woman handing him two sets of keys. "Thank you." He handed one key to Sanzo, and kept the other, walking down the hall to their rooms. 'Damn it...' The monk thought as he realized what Hakkai was doing. Now Goku had to share a room with him. Of course, he didn't mind it, it was just that, he couldn't. He was afraid he might do something he'll later regret. "Oy. Come on baka saru." He rubbed his temples as Goku followed him to the room.
A few moments later, Gojyo left with Goku, going to look around town. Gojyo primarily went to find some women and booze, and Goku wanted to check out the town's food.
After they were gone, Sanzo took out a pack of his cigarettes, drew one out, and lit it. He placed it in his mouth and sat down in the chair, taking out a newspaper. He read a few pages, then stopped. He blinked, and a flash of gold raced through his mind. Not just any gold, but the soft gold color of Goku's eyes. "Why can't I get that baka out of my head?!" The irritated monk asked himself. He'd been finding his thoughts drifting to the teen more and more lately. His hands clenched the paper as his anger grew. Why was that monkey so damn captivating? He still couldn't believe he'd thought of Goku as his Goku. Sighing, he put out his cigarette in the ash tray and saw a pile of torn paper on the table. He'd shredded half of his newspaper. He growled at the remaining half of it, and threw it into the trash.
Someone knocked on the door, and when no responded came from Sanzo, Hakkai stepped into the room. "You don't mind, that you have to room with Goku," He asked, closing the door behind him. "do you?"
"I'd rather you hadn't done that." Sanzo answered.
"I thought you might say that. You just don't want to confront your feelings for Goku."
"I think you're wrong."
"I think you're scared." The green-eyed youkai stated, staring at the violet-eyed priest.
"Scared? Of what, him?" Sanzo couldn't believe what Hakkai was saying.
"No. I think you're afraid to admit your feelings for him. You've been keeping your emotions for him hidden. It's not healthy Sanzo." Hakkai explained. "I know how it feels to lose someone you care for, and how painful it can be, wondering if your next someone you want to protect, wondering if they will be taken from you too. You couldn't help it that your master was murdered, but you must move on. Don't hurt Goku because you're scared you might get hurt."
"I think you're crazy." Came Sanzo's reply as he slipped out of the shoulders of his robe, settling down for the night.
"If you refuse him, his heart's gonna break, Sanzo. You might as well shoot him if you're gonna reject him. Perhaps, you should try to be less selfish, and think how this might affect Goku."
"I have no interest in him." The monk lied.
"If you say so." Hakkai sighed. The door knob turned, and Gojyo appeared, followed by a head-to-toe covered in mud Goku.
"What the hell happened to you?" Sanzo asked, looking up from the table.

End of Chapter 1

I hope you enjoyed it, there is still more to come!! Please review, and come back for next chapter, things will get more interesting!!!!

:) -Kai/Ray