Senko-san: Okay! This is the second chapter! Enjoy! ^_~
CHAPTER 2
A few hours after midnight, she woke up. She slowly looked around her. The others were still fast asleep. She saw the bonfire getting smaller, therefore, added more wood into it. The night wind was comfortable too, gentle and soothing...
She tried to sleep again, but couldn't. She decided to check on her clothes. She felt her shirt; it was still damp.
"What are you doing?" A voice startled her.
She slowly turned to face the person talking. They exchanged glances. Both cold stares.
"What are you doing up?" She asked back.
He was silent for a few seconds before he answered.
"I was asleep before, but I woke up because of the noise you made..." he replied.
"Light-sleeper, eh?" She smirked.
"Ch!" he grunted.
Finally, she lay down beside her line of clothes. Both of them were quite, with their own thoughts.
"Will those clothes dry anyway?" He asked.
"Why? It's none of your business..."
"......Whatever......"
He lighted a cigarette again. After doing so, he glanced at her. He didn't understand why, but something about her seemed to attract him. Why am I even thinking about this??? Ch! This is so annoying!!!
"Are you heading west?" She suddenly asked.
He blinked and looked away. Luckily, she was staring at the sky instead of his face.
"What if we are?" he asked, annoyed by the question.
"...So am I..." she answered. "So?"
"I'm just telling you..."
"What makes you think that I was interested? And didn't you say you had nowhere to go?" he asked again with a note of irritation in his voice.
"I told you before...besides, I can always change my mind..." she answered coldly.
"Ch! Fine..."
Silence.
"...How long have you been traveling alone?"
"...I'm not sure...quite a long time ago..."
"Hmm..."
"Nandayo?" she asked, puzzled.
"Iya, betsuni..." he puffed out a chain of smoke.
"...Sanzo?"
"...Nani?"
"...You knew whom I was since the beginning, didn't you?"
He paused for a moment, puffing the smoke of his cigarette. She was still looking at the night sky, waiting for his answer. He slowly turned and looked at her.
"I've heard about the legend before...but..."
Without realizing it, he was approaching her slowly. Suddenly, his was looking down at her. He startled her, but she remained where she was.
"...But...you're the first person I've met who is a half-elf..."
"...I think...I'm the only one..." she slowly voiced out.
He blinked and backed off. What the hell was I thinking???
She sat up, looking at him. He saw confusion in her eyes. Her eyes...is that what I'm attracted to? Her eyes...and hair...???
"Ch!" He looked away and leaned back at the tree trunk.
She too, lay down once more. She was still puzzled, though. The blonde put out the bud of his cigarette and threw it away. He felt like asking her several more questions, but didn't. She tried to calm down. With that, both of them stopped and fell asleep some time later.
As dawn broke, she woke up. She slowly opened her eyes to find Gojyo lying down, staring at her! Her eyes widened as she abruptly sat up.
"T-TEME!!! NANI SUNTEII???" she demanded.
He smirked, got up and stretched.
"Doshite, ojyosan?" Gojyo gave one of his most charming smile.
"DON'T YOU "DOSHITE" ME!!! WHAT WERE YOU DOING???"
"What??? I wanted to wake you up, demo...looking at you sleeping so soundly...I felt like lying beside you too..." He kept the smile on his face.
All of the sudden, he felt uneasy. Then, he heard the familiar, threatening "click" behind him.
"Gojyo..." Sanzo threatened.
"Err...okay! Okay! I get your point!!!" Gojyo ran off.
"Ha! Ha! Ha! Gojyo's in trouble!" Goku grinned mischievously at the redhead.
"Teme...are you looking for a fight, you bakasaru???" Gojyo squashed the youth's head.
"Hands off me...you ero kappa!!!" Goku punched him back.
The squabbles began again. Veins began appearing on Sanzo's head, trying to tolerate with the two...like always...
"Ha! Ha! Aren't all of us cheerful this morning?" Hakkai smiled as he packed the sleeping bags.
"Cheerful??? You mean 'annoying'????" Sanzo asked through his clenched teeth.
Hakkai giggled at Sanzo's expression as he placed the last sleeping bag into the jeep. The squabbles were still on, getting louder and louder...
"URUSEI!!! OMOE WO KOROSU!!!" Sanzo finally fired a few shots to the sky.
The two froze. Wow...that's one way to shut them up... She looked at them, as she packed her clothes into the knapsack.
Soon, both parties were ready to move.
"So, Rio-san...looks like we have to go now..." Hakkai said, as all of them sat in the jeep.
"Hai...itirashai desu...jya..." She nodded and headed off.
"Kyuuuuu..." a sad sound suddenly voiced out.
"What the-???" She looked back at them in astonishment.
"Heh! Looks like Hakuryu don't want you to leave...so do I..." Gojyo grinned mischievously.
"Hakuryu?" she repeated.
"Gome ne...looks like I forgot to introduce you to one more person...or should I say, 'thing' ne, Hakuryu?" Hakkai patted at the jeep.
"That's Hakuryu?" she asked in disbelief.
"Hai...Hakuryu can change into a dragon...and a jeep..." Hakkai explained.
"Oh...hajime mashite, Hakuryu..." she patted the jeep.
"Kyuuuuu..." Hakuryu flicked his headlights in response.
"...Demo...I think I'll go on my own...I'm sure you guys have something important to do...jya." She bowed and turned to go.
"Ne, ne! Sanzo! Can't we let her join us?" Goku tugged on Sanzo's sleeve.
"Aww...come on! Sanzo-sama..." Gojyo added, half-mockingly.
"Sanzo?" Hakkai's gentle smile was still on his face, looking at his companion.
"Ch!" He opened his eyes. "You guys owe me this..." He looked at her, already walking away from them.
"Oi!" He called out.
She looked back at them, approaching her.
"Hmm? Minna san? Nandayo?" She exclaimed, surprised.
"Get in." Sanzo replied coldly. She was a bit puzzled. What does he mean?
He looked at her again.
"Ch! Don't get me wrong! These three asked me to do it! Besides, you said you were heading west, anyway!"
"Eh? When did she tell you that??? Sanzo???" Goku asked eagerly.
"Is there something you're not telling us, Sanzo-sama???" Gojyo asked, teasingly.
"Seriously, I'll kill you, Gojyo..." Sanzo threatened.
"Rio-san? How about it?" Hakkai asked. The four was looking at her now, waiting for her answer.
"...If it isn't any trouble..." she began.
"Oh, no trouble at all!!! I always welcome women onboard with open arms!!!" Gojyo cut in, grinning at her.
Sanzo shot him a look and whacked him on the head with a "harisen".
"Iteii...NANI SUNDAYO, SANZO???" Gojyo yelled as he rubbed his head.
"Behave yourself, baka..." Sanzo sat down again.
"Ch!" Gojyo grumbled.
"Ha! Ha! Ha! Gojyo got punished!!! Hentai!!! Hentai ero kappa!!!" Goku laughed, pointing at him.
Gojyo gave him a dead-threatening look. Before he could do anything else, Sanzo's "harisen" came crashing on Goku's head.
"Iteii...what did you do that for, Sanzo???" Goku rubbed his head.
"Iya, I just felt like hitting you..." Sanzo replied casually.
Goku grumbled as Gojyo laughed at his face. Hakkai could only sigh looking at them.
"Well, Rio-san? What is your answer?" Hakkai asked.
"...Won't I just be trouble for you guys?" she asked him back.
"Iya...daijobu desu!" Hakkai smiled warmly. "Right, Sanzo?" he added.
"Ch! Do whatever you like..." Sanzo replied, annoyed as the two started to fight again.
"We would be happy to have you on board...dakara ne..." Hakkai's green eyes looked into hers, giving her a warm welcome feeling.
"Arigato gozaimasu..." she finally accepted their offer.
Gojyo pulled her to the back seat, between him and Goku and they went on their way...to the west...
"Annou...why are you guys heading west, anyway?" She asked.
"Heh...that's a long story, Rio-san...but we have plenty of time. Let me fill you in the details..." Gojyo smiled, trying to be charming.
"Arigato...Gojyo...and keep your hands off me, please? Or do you want it the hard way?" She narrowed her eyes at him.
"But of course!" Gojyo removed his arm from her shoulders immediately. Geez! She's just like Sanzo! Demo...it is interesting, though...
"Ha! Ha! Yare yare desu ne..." Hakkai sighed.
As they went on, Gojyo told him about their mission; the mission to stop Gyumao, the strongest youkai ever existed, from being revived again, which was in the west direction.
"...Sooka? Heh! Sounds interesting..." she said half-teasingly.
"Interesting, eh?" Gojyo smirked.
"Ch!" Sanzo grunted.
"Mo...harahetta..." Goku grumbled. "Yare yare desu ne..." Hakkai smiled, and kept driving.
As they went on their way, someone watched them in another realm.
"So...they found a new friend, eh?" she grinned. "This is getting interesting..."
"Kanzeon Bosatsu...are you sure that's okay???" her advisor asked, worryingly.
"I told you before didn't I, Jiroushin? Our job is only to watch them...it is better than the things happening around here, anyway..." She leaned back at her chair, with a smirk on her face.
"Kanzeon Bosatsu! Don't say such things! You'll get into trouble!" He panicked.
"Heh...you always worry so easily...you should work on that..." she looked lazily at him.
"Kanzeon Bosatsu..." He wanted to continue, but couldn't. Instead, he gave out a worried sigh. Why do I even bother???
"Demo...after 500 years...they haven't changed that much, haven't they, Jiroushin?" she asked again.
"Ah?" he snapped from his thoughts.
"...Iya...betsuni..." she replied. But after 500 years...they always seem to interest me...especially you of course...Konzen Douji...
She watched the five moving on, looked at Sanzo whacking the two squabbling "parrots" with his "harisen", while yelling at them to shut their big mouths.
"Hmph...of course...you are Genjo Sanzo now..." she smiled again.
"Eh? What were you saying, Kanzeon Bosatsu?" Jiroushin looked at her, confused.
"Iya...nothing of your concern..." she waved her hand as she leaned back and relaxed.
"Kanzeon..." His voice drifted off. He felt a headache coming. She is the Goddess Of Mercy...demo...she isn't acting like one...
CHAPTER 2
A few hours after midnight, she woke up. She slowly looked around her. The others were still fast asleep. She saw the bonfire getting smaller, therefore, added more wood into it. The night wind was comfortable too, gentle and soothing...
She tried to sleep again, but couldn't. She decided to check on her clothes. She felt her shirt; it was still damp.
"What are you doing?" A voice startled her.
She slowly turned to face the person talking. They exchanged glances. Both cold stares.
"What are you doing up?" She asked back.
He was silent for a few seconds before he answered.
"I was asleep before, but I woke up because of the noise you made..." he replied.
"Light-sleeper, eh?" She smirked.
"Ch!" he grunted.
Finally, she lay down beside her line of clothes. Both of them were quite, with their own thoughts.
"Will those clothes dry anyway?" He asked.
"Why? It's none of your business..."
"......Whatever......"
He lighted a cigarette again. After doing so, he glanced at her. He didn't understand why, but something about her seemed to attract him. Why am I even thinking about this??? Ch! This is so annoying!!!
"Are you heading west?" She suddenly asked.
He blinked and looked away. Luckily, she was staring at the sky instead of his face.
"What if we are?" he asked, annoyed by the question.
"...So am I..." she answered. "So?"
"I'm just telling you..."
"What makes you think that I was interested? And didn't you say you had nowhere to go?" he asked again with a note of irritation in his voice.
"I told you before...besides, I can always change my mind..." she answered coldly.
"Ch! Fine..."
Silence.
"...How long have you been traveling alone?"
"...I'm not sure...quite a long time ago..."
"Hmm..."
"Nandayo?" she asked, puzzled.
"Iya, betsuni..." he puffed out a chain of smoke.
"...Sanzo?"
"...Nani?"
"...You knew whom I was since the beginning, didn't you?"
He paused for a moment, puffing the smoke of his cigarette. She was still looking at the night sky, waiting for his answer. He slowly turned and looked at her.
"I've heard about the legend before...but..."
Without realizing it, he was approaching her slowly. Suddenly, his was looking down at her. He startled her, but she remained where she was.
"...But...you're the first person I've met who is a half-elf..."
"...I think...I'm the only one..." she slowly voiced out.
He blinked and backed off. What the hell was I thinking???
She sat up, looking at him. He saw confusion in her eyes. Her eyes...is that what I'm attracted to? Her eyes...and hair...???
"Ch!" He looked away and leaned back at the tree trunk.
She too, lay down once more. She was still puzzled, though. The blonde put out the bud of his cigarette and threw it away. He felt like asking her several more questions, but didn't. She tried to calm down. With that, both of them stopped and fell asleep some time later.
As dawn broke, she woke up. She slowly opened her eyes to find Gojyo lying down, staring at her! Her eyes widened as she abruptly sat up.
"T-TEME!!! NANI SUNTEII???" she demanded.
He smirked, got up and stretched.
"Doshite, ojyosan?" Gojyo gave one of his most charming smile.
"DON'T YOU "DOSHITE" ME!!! WHAT WERE YOU DOING???"
"What??? I wanted to wake you up, demo...looking at you sleeping so soundly...I felt like lying beside you too..." He kept the smile on his face.
All of the sudden, he felt uneasy. Then, he heard the familiar, threatening "click" behind him.
"Gojyo..." Sanzo threatened.
"Err...okay! Okay! I get your point!!!" Gojyo ran off.
"Ha! Ha! Ha! Gojyo's in trouble!" Goku grinned mischievously at the redhead.
"Teme...are you looking for a fight, you bakasaru???" Gojyo squashed the youth's head.
"Hands off me...you ero kappa!!!" Goku punched him back.
The squabbles began again. Veins began appearing on Sanzo's head, trying to tolerate with the two...like always...
"Ha! Ha! Aren't all of us cheerful this morning?" Hakkai smiled as he packed the sleeping bags.
"Cheerful??? You mean 'annoying'????" Sanzo asked through his clenched teeth.
Hakkai giggled at Sanzo's expression as he placed the last sleeping bag into the jeep. The squabbles were still on, getting louder and louder...
"URUSEI!!! OMOE WO KOROSU!!!" Sanzo finally fired a few shots to the sky.
The two froze. Wow...that's one way to shut them up... She looked at them, as she packed her clothes into the knapsack.
Soon, both parties were ready to move.
"So, Rio-san...looks like we have to go now..." Hakkai said, as all of them sat in the jeep.
"Hai...itirashai desu...jya..." She nodded and headed off.
"Kyuuuuu..." a sad sound suddenly voiced out.
"What the-???" She looked back at them in astonishment.
"Heh! Looks like Hakuryu don't want you to leave...so do I..." Gojyo grinned mischievously.
"Hakuryu?" she repeated.
"Gome ne...looks like I forgot to introduce you to one more person...or should I say, 'thing' ne, Hakuryu?" Hakkai patted at the jeep.
"That's Hakuryu?" she asked in disbelief.
"Hai...Hakuryu can change into a dragon...and a jeep..." Hakkai explained.
"Oh...hajime mashite, Hakuryu..." she patted the jeep.
"Kyuuuuu..." Hakuryu flicked his headlights in response.
"...Demo...I think I'll go on my own...I'm sure you guys have something important to do...jya." She bowed and turned to go.
"Ne, ne! Sanzo! Can't we let her join us?" Goku tugged on Sanzo's sleeve.
"Aww...come on! Sanzo-sama..." Gojyo added, half-mockingly.
"Sanzo?" Hakkai's gentle smile was still on his face, looking at his companion.
"Ch!" He opened his eyes. "You guys owe me this..." He looked at her, already walking away from them.
"Oi!" He called out.
She looked back at them, approaching her.
"Hmm? Minna san? Nandayo?" She exclaimed, surprised.
"Get in." Sanzo replied coldly. She was a bit puzzled. What does he mean?
He looked at her again.
"Ch! Don't get me wrong! These three asked me to do it! Besides, you said you were heading west, anyway!"
"Eh? When did she tell you that??? Sanzo???" Goku asked eagerly.
"Is there something you're not telling us, Sanzo-sama???" Gojyo asked, teasingly.
"Seriously, I'll kill you, Gojyo..." Sanzo threatened.
"Rio-san? How about it?" Hakkai asked. The four was looking at her now, waiting for her answer.
"...If it isn't any trouble..." she began.
"Oh, no trouble at all!!! I always welcome women onboard with open arms!!!" Gojyo cut in, grinning at her.
Sanzo shot him a look and whacked him on the head with a "harisen".
"Iteii...NANI SUNDAYO, SANZO???" Gojyo yelled as he rubbed his head.
"Behave yourself, baka..." Sanzo sat down again.
"Ch!" Gojyo grumbled.
"Ha! Ha! Ha! Gojyo got punished!!! Hentai!!! Hentai ero kappa!!!" Goku laughed, pointing at him.
Gojyo gave him a dead-threatening look. Before he could do anything else, Sanzo's "harisen" came crashing on Goku's head.
"Iteii...what did you do that for, Sanzo???" Goku rubbed his head.
"Iya, I just felt like hitting you..." Sanzo replied casually.
Goku grumbled as Gojyo laughed at his face. Hakkai could only sigh looking at them.
"Well, Rio-san? What is your answer?" Hakkai asked.
"...Won't I just be trouble for you guys?" she asked him back.
"Iya...daijobu desu!" Hakkai smiled warmly. "Right, Sanzo?" he added.
"Ch! Do whatever you like..." Sanzo replied, annoyed as the two started to fight again.
"We would be happy to have you on board...dakara ne..." Hakkai's green eyes looked into hers, giving her a warm welcome feeling.
"Arigato gozaimasu..." she finally accepted their offer.
Gojyo pulled her to the back seat, between him and Goku and they went on their way...to the west...
"Annou...why are you guys heading west, anyway?" She asked.
"Heh...that's a long story, Rio-san...but we have plenty of time. Let me fill you in the details..." Gojyo smiled, trying to be charming.
"Arigato...Gojyo...and keep your hands off me, please? Or do you want it the hard way?" She narrowed her eyes at him.
"But of course!" Gojyo removed his arm from her shoulders immediately. Geez! She's just like Sanzo! Demo...it is interesting, though...
"Ha! Ha! Yare yare desu ne..." Hakkai sighed.
As they went on, Gojyo told him about their mission; the mission to stop Gyumao, the strongest youkai ever existed, from being revived again, which was in the west direction.
"...Sooka? Heh! Sounds interesting..." she said half-teasingly.
"Interesting, eh?" Gojyo smirked.
"Ch!" Sanzo grunted.
"Mo...harahetta..." Goku grumbled. "Yare yare desu ne..." Hakkai smiled, and kept driving.
As they went on their way, someone watched them in another realm.
"So...they found a new friend, eh?" she grinned. "This is getting interesting..."
"Kanzeon Bosatsu...are you sure that's okay???" her advisor asked, worryingly.
"I told you before didn't I, Jiroushin? Our job is only to watch them...it is better than the things happening around here, anyway..." She leaned back at her chair, with a smirk on her face.
"Kanzeon Bosatsu! Don't say such things! You'll get into trouble!" He panicked.
"Heh...you always worry so easily...you should work on that..." she looked lazily at him.
"Kanzeon Bosatsu..." He wanted to continue, but couldn't. Instead, he gave out a worried sigh. Why do I even bother???
"Demo...after 500 years...they haven't changed that much, haven't they, Jiroushin?" she asked again.
"Ah?" he snapped from his thoughts.
"...Iya...betsuni..." she replied. But after 500 years...they always seem to interest me...especially you of course...Konzen Douji...
She watched the five moving on, looked at Sanzo whacking the two squabbling "parrots" with his "harisen", while yelling at them to shut their big mouths.
"Hmph...of course...you are Genjo Sanzo now..." she smiled again.
"Eh? What were you saying, Kanzeon Bosatsu?" Jiroushin looked at her, confused.
"Iya...nothing of your concern..." she waved her hand as she leaned back and relaxed.
"Kanzeon..." His voice drifted off. He felt a headache coming. She is the Goddess Of Mercy...demo...she isn't acting like one...