AliasOfWestgate: Welcome back again, this time it's no false chapter-but
don't let your guard down. You'll never find when they'll appear. Missheru
and I are evil like that *snickers*
Thanks to all that have read so far, and keep reviewing.I really need those
to help me along here. ^_^
Disclaimers: All Gensomaden Saiyuki characters belong to Kazuya Minekura and not me; if they did I'd not be in college, ne?
Junket Quest: Chapter 4
Driving Me Crazy
By AliasOfWestgate
Jiip hung his head out the window and smiled. Much like dogs, the little dragon that could change into a battered old jeep when needed enjoyed speeding. Hakkai smiled as other drivers went by with puzzled looks, trying to figure out exactly WHAT it was that was enjoying itself. That'd entertain him alone if there wasn't a more pressing mission to finish.
He grinned, gunned the gas pedal again as the traffic light changed to green. He'd taken a bit of time to get used to those, as Mitsu had pointed out, they didn't need to get the authorities on their case--yet. Gazing over at the smiling young girl, he'd found out she was older than she actually looked with more than enough knowledge of the surrounding town they were driving through and it's sister city across the river. The lake itself spreading out on their left side was an eyeful on it's own. He'd never seen anything so vast in a long time. The most amusing thing was the water was fresh! He smiled again at the thought of Goku's first reaction to a lake so wide. He'd not warn his guide, he had a feeling she could guess at that, even if she wasn't fully aware of how much she had to handle when Son Goku's turn to chase down a member of the Kougaiji-tachi arrived.
His own silver ring hadn't grown warm yet. Not a tingle from it since they'd begun wandering the roads and occasionally terrorizing those who chose to tailgate him. Such a fun world, where he could drive as nastily as he wanted now and then. Driving an endless path with no real traffic did get very boring.
"Hakkai, we need to get more into town you know. We've not passed the older parts of this place yet, and it's the last place we have to look. Make a right just up here." Mitsu quietly reminded him, and pointed the way there. "This is one of the side roads, should work out just fine." She lounged back in her seat again, and slim fingers gave Jiip a quick scratch on his neck, earning a happy 'kyuuu!' from his companion.
They drove by yet more houses; all cut from the same basic cloth, just facing the river and mouth of the lake he was still amazed at. Soon more civilization began to appear, and yet more of the annoying traffic lights, but he obeyed them, for now. He paused at a stop sign this time, to think of where to change direction. He made a right, bypassing a cemetery while going slightly uphill on a very shoddy paved road. All three of them held on as they bumped across the worst part, and stopped very quickly at the next light. He made a left, into traffic as the light changed, Hakkai's face unchanged as he concentrated on the ring's understated clues. Mitsu herself frowned as he'd turned them back into more populated area again. They began passing the downtown buildings quietly.a mixture of old and new buildings. It didn't quite look as good as it's designers probably thought it did. As they passed by one of the larger glass covered modern buildings, the ring began to warm up, not quite burning hot. But enough to catch the forest green eyed man's attention. "Mitsu, what is that place?" he asked.
"Oh that? It's an office building with a restaurant on the top floor.quite a swanky one too." She grinned as she thought of the snobby place. "Why do you ask?"
"Ano, it seems to be the place we seek" Hakkai replied with a smile of his own. "Yaone would end up working in a restaurant again. It seems to be the one place she can disguise herself well. Even here, in this world."
"Then this Three Aspects card is about to get a workout, Hakkai! We'll need to dress appropriately to even sit down in there." Mitsu grinned impishly. She had a very devious mind, and it entailed dragging Hakkai to the local mall to get fitted and buy a tuxedo. "Now turn around, we'll need to get those duds now."
Hakkai turned a very hasty U-turn in the midst of traffic, nearly clipping an idiot cruising in a red mustang in the rear end. This also encouraged quite a honking of horns and quite a few middle fingers extended from some SUVs and smaller vehicles than the Dodge 4X4 that he'd just maneuvered back towards the suburbs, and their tiny shopping district.
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Sanzo was about to lose his mind. Finger twitching on the trigger of the Banishing Gun, he couldn't decide who he wanted to shoot first Gojyo, or the saru? Both of them were being equally annoying. Mostly cause Gojyo was cheating on cards again and the genki boy would have none of it. The problem was, Gojyo cheated even more, because he knew the stupid kid's reaction would be anger. Sanzo was leaning against a nearby tree as he trained the Smith & Wesson on first one, then the other offender.
"That's the 5th time in the last hour you've cheated ero kappa! Would you ever play fair? EVER?" Goku was nearly screaming the last word.
The kappa himself was smirking around a hi-lite cigarette that was nearly finished. "The day you can cheat and win against me, baka saru, will be the day I start playing fair." This brought on the predictable screaming match between the two most childish members of the Sanzo-ikkou. The Banishing Gun discharged right between the two of them twice, missing both of their bodies-but destroying the card deck. That is, the cards in the discard pile between the two bickering "boys".
"URUSEI! For once in your lives just SHUT UP!!! I'll kill both of you right now if you don't shut your mouths and be quiet for a couple of hours. I'm tired of your quarreling; it offends my ears in the worst way." This tirade had started full blast, with operatic scale notes reached, and descended to the ill mannered monk's most dangerous monotone by the final two words. Both Gojyo and Goku scrambled for cover and promptly did as ordered when they heard that final note in Sanzo's voice.
Gojyo wondered how he was going to live through the next few hours until Genjo Sanzo calmed down again-and hoped to the gods that Hakkai's extended leave wouldn't be for a few days, instead of a matter of hours. For now he was going to hide in this huge tree not too far from the campsite. Lighting up yet another cigarette, he settled down to wait out the lousy monk's temper tantrum. Meanwhile, Goku had found a similar tree in the other direction, and wisely decided that being quiet was better than tweaking his friend's temper again.
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Entering the mall was quiet an experience for Mitsu, since Jiip chose that moment to launch from Hakkai's shoulder and flit about in the high ceilings. This drew looks from a lot of the other nameless customers, particularly when the little white dragon began cooing happily from the air. Hakkai smiled again, and looked to Mitsu who was walking ahead of him. She was impatiently digging around in her tiny black purse, trying to track down exactly where she's stuffed the Three Aspects ATM card in such haste earlier.
"Ah HA! There's the little brat!" and brandished said piece of plastic. "Now it's just over here, I stayed close to the entrance nearest it. The rent-a-cops are idiots in here, but let's keep our heads down for now. Fittings first, then we eat. I don't know about you but I'm starving."
They went to the PM Tuxedo rental shop, which was only a few hundred yards from the entrance they'd used. "How can I help you, today?" was the standard answer from the pretty blonde female clerk. Her blue eyes brightened at Hakkai's bland smile in return.
"Ahem" Mitsu cleared her throat and got the clerk's attention. "We'll need a formal tux for my friend here, altered as soon as possible. Need it, tonight, not tomorrow."
The clerk answered in a slightly more nasal voice than the one she used with Hakkai. "Well, that'll cost twice as much you know. May I ask why it's needed so soon?"
"No you may not. Just finish the work." Was the answer from the tiny gold skinned woman. "Hey Hakkai? What color do you think you'd like? I've got a few ideas, but I need to get my dress before we eat. Hunger does not a happy girl make right now either." Her stomach chose that moment to growl- loudly. She rolled her eyes and grinned at the sound. Hakkai had gone up to the display; he made no sound as he walked among the mannequins displaying various styles. His gaze settled on a fairly standard tuxedo, no tails or flourishes, just a green cummerbund that was already very close to the green of his tunic.
"Miss, I think this one will do." He said in his typical polite manner.
"If you would just follow me, we can get that altered for you." The blonde clerk pointed to the fitting rooms over to the right. Mitsu followed them in; she was holding the ATM card of the gods after all. The tinier girl was exasperated by this type of person to no end, she had a feeling the food would lighten her mood somewhat. Genki customer service people.just GAG me already. She sighed and followed them in.
Hakkai had finished putting on the suit, and was in front of the 3 mirrors used when making any markings for minor alterations. Mitsu had a bemused smile on her face that quickly turned into a giggling fit when Jiip chose that moment to alight on Hakkai's shoulder and wrap his tail around his friend's neck. The clerk looked up from the pant legs she was pinning up for the seamstress and her eyes widened. Sputtering was all that came out of her mouth when Jiip's "kyuu?" and tilt of the head greeted her. Blonde head was shaken in confusion and she finished her job quickly. Hakkai changed back into his street clothes, while Mitsu finished the transaction to pay for the suit.
"We'll be back for it in about an hour." Mitsu said while still nearly laughing. The clerk finished everything woodenly.still trying to process what she'd seen.
The next stop was a large Sears annex on the other side of the shopping mall. There was a midsized section full of formals, all very nice. But not suited to Mitsu's tastes. She passed over party length, too frilly types. Oh ACK. Who would wear that concoction of frill and pink? She mused while browsing the packed displays of dresses. Hakkai and Jiip simply waited, he knew well enough not to bother a girl when she was choosing something. Mitsu eventually settled on a simple black dress, with an empire waist and lightly frilled white shoulders. There were fewer arguments this time as once again, as the clerk saw Jiip on Hakkai's shoulder, the brain shut down and tried to process the fact that a tiny white dragon was sitting on the young man's shoulder. This brought a snicker from both as the transaction was completed and they searched out a restaurant to eat.
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To Be Continued.Chapter 5: Untitled
Gojyo: Heeeey! It's STILL not my turn, girlie. Granted, it's fun watching Hakkai do all this now get on with it! *Points to computer and idle keyboard*
Alias: Sorry, got more plans for you boy, and not just this fanfic ^_~. Gojyo: eeeeeh! *Sweatdrops* Sounds like fun, maybe I'll wait a bit longer- for now. Alias: Hope you enjoyed it, and be ready for more silly stuff. *Bows-then dodges before Gojyo gooses her on the butt* Ja!
Disclaimers: All Gensomaden Saiyuki characters belong to Kazuya Minekura and not me; if they did I'd not be in college, ne?
Junket Quest: Chapter 4
Driving Me Crazy
By AliasOfWestgate
Jiip hung his head out the window and smiled. Much like dogs, the little dragon that could change into a battered old jeep when needed enjoyed speeding. Hakkai smiled as other drivers went by with puzzled looks, trying to figure out exactly WHAT it was that was enjoying itself. That'd entertain him alone if there wasn't a more pressing mission to finish.
He grinned, gunned the gas pedal again as the traffic light changed to green. He'd taken a bit of time to get used to those, as Mitsu had pointed out, they didn't need to get the authorities on their case--yet. Gazing over at the smiling young girl, he'd found out she was older than she actually looked with more than enough knowledge of the surrounding town they were driving through and it's sister city across the river. The lake itself spreading out on their left side was an eyeful on it's own. He'd never seen anything so vast in a long time. The most amusing thing was the water was fresh! He smiled again at the thought of Goku's first reaction to a lake so wide. He'd not warn his guide, he had a feeling she could guess at that, even if she wasn't fully aware of how much she had to handle when Son Goku's turn to chase down a member of the Kougaiji-tachi arrived.
His own silver ring hadn't grown warm yet. Not a tingle from it since they'd begun wandering the roads and occasionally terrorizing those who chose to tailgate him. Such a fun world, where he could drive as nastily as he wanted now and then. Driving an endless path with no real traffic did get very boring.
"Hakkai, we need to get more into town you know. We've not passed the older parts of this place yet, and it's the last place we have to look. Make a right just up here." Mitsu quietly reminded him, and pointed the way there. "This is one of the side roads, should work out just fine." She lounged back in her seat again, and slim fingers gave Jiip a quick scratch on his neck, earning a happy 'kyuuu!' from his companion.
They drove by yet more houses; all cut from the same basic cloth, just facing the river and mouth of the lake he was still amazed at. Soon more civilization began to appear, and yet more of the annoying traffic lights, but he obeyed them, for now. He paused at a stop sign this time, to think of where to change direction. He made a right, bypassing a cemetery while going slightly uphill on a very shoddy paved road. All three of them held on as they bumped across the worst part, and stopped very quickly at the next light. He made a left, into traffic as the light changed, Hakkai's face unchanged as he concentrated on the ring's understated clues. Mitsu herself frowned as he'd turned them back into more populated area again. They began passing the downtown buildings quietly.a mixture of old and new buildings. It didn't quite look as good as it's designers probably thought it did. As they passed by one of the larger glass covered modern buildings, the ring began to warm up, not quite burning hot. But enough to catch the forest green eyed man's attention. "Mitsu, what is that place?" he asked.
"Oh that? It's an office building with a restaurant on the top floor.quite a swanky one too." She grinned as she thought of the snobby place. "Why do you ask?"
"Ano, it seems to be the place we seek" Hakkai replied with a smile of his own. "Yaone would end up working in a restaurant again. It seems to be the one place she can disguise herself well. Even here, in this world."
"Then this Three Aspects card is about to get a workout, Hakkai! We'll need to dress appropriately to even sit down in there." Mitsu grinned impishly. She had a very devious mind, and it entailed dragging Hakkai to the local mall to get fitted and buy a tuxedo. "Now turn around, we'll need to get those duds now."
Hakkai turned a very hasty U-turn in the midst of traffic, nearly clipping an idiot cruising in a red mustang in the rear end. This also encouraged quite a honking of horns and quite a few middle fingers extended from some SUVs and smaller vehicles than the Dodge 4X4 that he'd just maneuvered back towards the suburbs, and their tiny shopping district.
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Sanzo was about to lose his mind. Finger twitching on the trigger of the Banishing Gun, he couldn't decide who he wanted to shoot first Gojyo, or the saru? Both of them were being equally annoying. Mostly cause Gojyo was cheating on cards again and the genki boy would have none of it. The problem was, Gojyo cheated even more, because he knew the stupid kid's reaction would be anger. Sanzo was leaning against a nearby tree as he trained the Smith & Wesson on first one, then the other offender.
"That's the 5th time in the last hour you've cheated ero kappa! Would you ever play fair? EVER?" Goku was nearly screaming the last word.
The kappa himself was smirking around a hi-lite cigarette that was nearly finished. "The day you can cheat and win against me, baka saru, will be the day I start playing fair." This brought on the predictable screaming match between the two most childish members of the Sanzo-ikkou. The Banishing Gun discharged right between the two of them twice, missing both of their bodies-but destroying the card deck. That is, the cards in the discard pile between the two bickering "boys".
"URUSEI! For once in your lives just SHUT UP!!! I'll kill both of you right now if you don't shut your mouths and be quiet for a couple of hours. I'm tired of your quarreling; it offends my ears in the worst way." This tirade had started full blast, with operatic scale notes reached, and descended to the ill mannered monk's most dangerous monotone by the final two words. Both Gojyo and Goku scrambled for cover and promptly did as ordered when they heard that final note in Sanzo's voice.
Gojyo wondered how he was going to live through the next few hours until Genjo Sanzo calmed down again-and hoped to the gods that Hakkai's extended leave wouldn't be for a few days, instead of a matter of hours. For now he was going to hide in this huge tree not too far from the campsite. Lighting up yet another cigarette, he settled down to wait out the lousy monk's temper tantrum. Meanwhile, Goku had found a similar tree in the other direction, and wisely decided that being quiet was better than tweaking his friend's temper again.
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Entering the mall was quiet an experience for Mitsu, since Jiip chose that moment to launch from Hakkai's shoulder and flit about in the high ceilings. This drew looks from a lot of the other nameless customers, particularly when the little white dragon began cooing happily from the air. Hakkai smiled again, and looked to Mitsu who was walking ahead of him. She was impatiently digging around in her tiny black purse, trying to track down exactly where she's stuffed the Three Aspects ATM card in such haste earlier.
"Ah HA! There's the little brat!" and brandished said piece of plastic. "Now it's just over here, I stayed close to the entrance nearest it. The rent-a-cops are idiots in here, but let's keep our heads down for now. Fittings first, then we eat. I don't know about you but I'm starving."
They went to the PM Tuxedo rental shop, which was only a few hundred yards from the entrance they'd used. "How can I help you, today?" was the standard answer from the pretty blonde female clerk. Her blue eyes brightened at Hakkai's bland smile in return.
"Ahem" Mitsu cleared her throat and got the clerk's attention. "We'll need a formal tux for my friend here, altered as soon as possible. Need it, tonight, not tomorrow."
The clerk answered in a slightly more nasal voice than the one she used with Hakkai. "Well, that'll cost twice as much you know. May I ask why it's needed so soon?"
"No you may not. Just finish the work." Was the answer from the tiny gold skinned woman. "Hey Hakkai? What color do you think you'd like? I've got a few ideas, but I need to get my dress before we eat. Hunger does not a happy girl make right now either." Her stomach chose that moment to growl- loudly. She rolled her eyes and grinned at the sound. Hakkai had gone up to the display; he made no sound as he walked among the mannequins displaying various styles. His gaze settled on a fairly standard tuxedo, no tails or flourishes, just a green cummerbund that was already very close to the green of his tunic.
"Miss, I think this one will do." He said in his typical polite manner.
"If you would just follow me, we can get that altered for you." The blonde clerk pointed to the fitting rooms over to the right. Mitsu followed them in; she was holding the ATM card of the gods after all. The tinier girl was exasperated by this type of person to no end, she had a feeling the food would lighten her mood somewhat. Genki customer service people.just GAG me already. She sighed and followed them in.
Hakkai had finished putting on the suit, and was in front of the 3 mirrors used when making any markings for minor alterations. Mitsu had a bemused smile on her face that quickly turned into a giggling fit when Jiip chose that moment to alight on Hakkai's shoulder and wrap his tail around his friend's neck. The clerk looked up from the pant legs she was pinning up for the seamstress and her eyes widened. Sputtering was all that came out of her mouth when Jiip's "kyuu?" and tilt of the head greeted her. Blonde head was shaken in confusion and she finished her job quickly. Hakkai changed back into his street clothes, while Mitsu finished the transaction to pay for the suit.
"We'll be back for it in about an hour." Mitsu said while still nearly laughing. The clerk finished everything woodenly.still trying to process what she'd seen.
The next stop was a large Sears annex on the other side of the shopping mall. There was a midsized section full of formals, all very nice. But not suited to Mitsu's tastes. She passed over party length, too frilly types. Oh ACK. Who would wear that concoction of frill and pink? She mused while browsing the packed displays of dresses. Hakkai and Jiip simply waited, he knew well enough not to bother a girl when she was choosing something. Mitsu eventually settled on a simple black dress, with an empire waist and lightly frilled white shoulders. There were fewer arguments this time as once again, as the clerk saw Jiip on Hakkai's shoulder, the brain shut down and tried to process the fact that a tiny white dragon was sitting on the young man's shoulder. This brought a snicker from both as the transaction was completed and they searched out a restaurant to eat.
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To Be Continued.Chapter 5: Untitled
Gojyo: Heeeey! It's STILL not my turn, girlie. Granted, it's fun watching Hakkai do all this now get on with it! *Points to computer and idle keyboard*
Alias: Sorry, got more plans for you boy, and not just this fanfic ^_~. Gojyo: eeeeeh! *Sweatdrops* Sounds like fun, maybe I'll wait a bit longer- for now. Alias: Hope you enjoyed it, and be ready for more silly stuff. *Bows-then dodges before Gojyo gooses her on the butt* Ja!