They piled into the jeep the next day without breakfast, Goku complaining
loudly. Sanzo tossed two boxes of doughnuts into the back of the jeep.
"Have at it." He said, annoyed already at Goku's complaining. "If you
hadn't been so busy complaining about carrying your things then you'd have
had some back at the inn."
The two boxes lasted only minutes between Goku and Gojyo. At least they were quiet for once. Their journey that day started out nice and quiet...too quiet. Most of the day passed with Sanzo napping in between cigarettes and the fighting in the backseat. Goku and Gojyo spent the day as usual, arguing, complaining or talking to Hakkai who spent the day driving and talking to them. It wasn't until evening that anything seemed out of the ordinary at all.
"I'm so hungry, Hakkai..." Goku started.
"You already ate most of what's in the jeep!" Gojyo said loudly, waking Sanzo from his nap. "Half our supplies are gone."
"I was hungry!"
"Be quiet before I feed you some sand. It doesn't taste quite as good as dirt, you know."
"I wasn't even talking to you!"
"Like Hakkai can do anything about it."
"Now, now..." Hakkai started, eyeing Sanzo's annoyed look with a nervous smile. "There's supposed to be a town near here. We'll all eat there."
"But I'm hungry NOW." Goku turned his eyes to the desert and rocks around them. Where was this town Hakkai was talking about? Nowhere to be found. Goku started suddenly. "Hey! What's that?" The jeep slowed to a stop.
"What's what?" Gojyo asked and Goku pointed to a pile of rocks. "Wait a second..." Gojyo continued. "I think those are called...rocks!"
"Not the rocks, you idiot." Goku replied. "I saw something big and black move behind them as soon as we came into view." Sanzo raised an eyebrow.
"You don't think...?" Hakkai started.
"Who cares?" Sanzo said. "As long as they're not bothering us it's not our problem."
Goku hopped out of the jeep. "Where are you going?" Gojyo asked him. Goku didn't answer and rushed towards the pile of rocks.
"Goku!" Hakkai exited the jeep next. "That's dangerous!"
"Baka saru..." Sanzo said and followed Hakkai.
"Guess I should go, too." Gojyo said and followed as well.
Goku poked his head around the rock and immediately drew back. "Holy shit!" he said evading giant fangs. A large, black demon-like spider appeared from behind the rocks and lunged after Goku a second time. "Baka!" Sanzo stepped forward and grabbed Goku to safety inadvertently placing himself in the demon's path...
"SANZO!!!"
Two sharp pains in his right leg...crimson liquid pouring out onto the sand...fangs retracting. A beautiful sunset.
The two boxes lasted only minutes between Goku and Gojyo. At least they were quiet for once. Their journey that day started out nice and quiet...too quiet. Most of the day passed with Sanzo napping in between cigarettes and the fighting in the backseat. Goku and Gojyo spent the day as usual, arguing, complaining or talking to Hakkai who spent the day driving and talking to them. It wasn't until evening that anything seemed out of the ordinary at all.
"I'm so hungry, Hakkai..." Goku started.
"You already ate most of what's in the jeep!" Gojyo said loudly, waking Sanzo from his nap. "Half our supplies are gone."
"I was hungry!"
"Be quiet before I feed you some sand. It doesn't taste quite as good as dirt, you know."
"I wasn't even talking to you!"
"Like Hakkai can do anything about it."
"Now, now..." Hakkai started, eyeing Sanzo's annoyed look with a nervous smile. "There's supposed to be a town near here. We'll all eat there."
"But I'm hungry NOW." Goku turned his eyes to the desert and rocks around them. Where was this town Hakkai was talking about? Nowhere to be found. Goku started suddenly. "Hey! What's that?" The jeep slowed to a stop.
"What's what?" Gojyo asked and Goku pointed to a pile of rocks. "Wait a second..." Gojyo continued. "I think those are called...rocks!"
"Not the rocks, you idiot." Goku replied. "I saw something big and black move behind them as soon as we came into view." Sanzo raised an eyebrow.
"You don't think...?" Hakkai started.
"Who cares?" Sanzo said. "As long as they're not bothering us it's not our problem."
Goku hopped out of the jeep. "Where are you going?" Gojyo asked him. Goku didn't answer and rushed towards the pile of rocks.
"Goku!" Hakkai exited the jeep next. "That's dangerous!"
"Baka saru..." Sanzo said and followed Hakkai.
"Guess I should go, too." Gojyo said and followed as well.
Goku poked his head around the rock and immediately drew back. "Holy shit!" he said evading giant fangs. A large, black demon-like spider appeared from behind the rocks and lunged after Goku a second time. "Baka!" Sanzo stepped forward and grabbed Goku to safety inadvertently placing himself in the demon's path...
"SANZO!!!"
Two sharp pains in his right leg...crimson liquid pouring out onto the sand...fangs retracting. A beautiful sunset.