Disclaimer: Sigh! I still don't own Saiyuki...
A/N: I can't believe it... reviews. There are nice people who actually read this! Faints...
Mucho Thanks for the kind reviews Soreyle, Shin-no-shibo, Sariyuki! Domo Arigato Gozaimashita!
I guess I'll try my hand at adding several more parts...
Waking By Kage Kurokawa
Part II Dialogues and Monologue
Voices.
"Anybody here?"
"Oi Chimp! Do you still value your life?"
"What kind of question is that, ero kappa?"
"I forget, you're all stomach and no brains, baka saru?"
"Why you-"
"Teme!"
"You should know better than to mess with that monk today, you little monkey?
"Shut up kappa. He barely ate anything today... and yesterday too. I'm worried."
"You know very well you can't make him. So don't bother.'
"Demo-"
"You want bullet holes in your head?"
"No, but-"
"Then leave him alone chimp."
"Don't call me chimp!"
"He's in a bad mood again huh?"
"Hai."
Sigh.
"Ne, I'm-"
"Don't start. Just don't."
"Ne, you think he'll feel much better tomorrow?"
"I don't know."
"Do you think 'he'll' wake up soon?"
"Let's hope so."
"I miss him."
"..."
Night. The moon illuminates the otherwise dark room where a solitary figure lay in bed, the picture of perfect peace. Or death. Faint scent of cigarette still lingers in the air. Beside the bed is a chair where a certain someone slumped his weary form and looked upon the sleeping form in the bed. He reflected at how the latter could look so serenely beautiful and dead at the same time... He sighed. It's one of those nights when he would just sit here and talk to him. One of those nights when a certain bad-tempered someone wasn't around and was probably brooding in his own room. And so the monologue began...
"Hey there, it's been quite a while my friend. I'm here again. And no, I'm not drunk this time. I just came by to see how you're doin'. You seem to be really enjoying your sleep huh? I guess you're makin' up for all those time you tire yourself to exhaustion from driving and fighting and "mothering" three stubborn idiots, huh? Well, just don't enjoy yourself too much buddy."
"That corrupt monk of yours was here again today. Did I just say yours? Hehe. Oh well. Anyway, he was here, "visiting". As usual he's grumpy. Way grumpier than usual. He's always wanting to shoot at something... exhausted several bullets on monkey boy when he tried to coax him to come to dinner. He's barely eaten anything since... Man, he's really pissed off. You're really getting on his nerves now. Who knows maybe when were back on the road he'll start to waste several bullets on you too, not just on me and the monkey."
"He comes here when he thinks no ones around, muttering something about you leaving him hanging, how the journey's been delayed, how stupid you are. Well it's mostly about how stupid you are. And hell I agree with him. It was stupid, it was irrational, damn reckless...Damn it!"
"You left us in a sorry state here man, me most of all. And I'm you're best friend! You're making me suffer here. Why? Because you left me here to deal with that homicidal bastard and that bottomless pit. And you know I'm not very good with those tasks. Heck, I barely have the time to check out the pretty ladies here anymore. We've been stuck in this town for about a month already. The baka saru's eating the town down..."
"We need you here, you know. This group's falling apart. You give us a semblance of sanity. I need my best friend here... the monkey needs his big brother... and that moody bouzu despite that emotionless crap of his needs you too... somehow I think a bit more than..."
"Come back to us soon, green eyes. Or else I don't think I can forgive you for chickening out. I don't think any of us can."
TBC?
A/N:Sigh! This chapter's kinda short, huh. Another Sigh! I'm so full of angst today... oh well maybe I'll try my hand at fluff next time, then again maybe not. Maybe I'll make this shounen ai after all, coz I'm actually beginning to like the SanzoHakkai pairing. Hahaha.
So is it any better or any worse? Too angsty? Too Corny? Suggestions? Violent reactions? (Not too violent though, I hope) I'm almost afraid to find out. Maybe I should have just...
Oh well I hope you guys R&R.
Ja, mata ne.