A Whole New World

By: YunCynImaginator

YunCyn: All this is Imaginator's fault. And I must say... *wheeze* one of your more hilarious ideas.

Imaginator: Hehehee...

Muse #2: *gives suspicious looks at the plot bunnies* And just WHAT did you plant in her head now?!

Plot Bunnies: *twitch their noses innocently*

Muse #2: *turns to YunCyn* And YOU encouraged this, didn't you!?

YunCyn: Hey, remember who you're working for, pal! Now *a-hem* We have good news!

Imaginator: If you would care to look at the number of reviews....

YunCyn: We (at the time of writing) have 97 reviews...

Imaginator: SO, our aim is to break 100 reviews on this scene. ^___^

YunCyn: And if we don't get 100 reviews, well....

Imaginator: Well....

Muses: ....

Plot Bunnies: ...

YunCyn: Let's just leave it at that... *suspicious gleam in eyes*

Disclaimer: After this random scene... we'd have to think a LOOONG while about the longing of owning the Saiyuki gang. Say... five seconds?

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A broad smile graced a slender face. The triumphant lilt didn't waver as he gazed upon the giant door.

At last, at long last, there would be pure freedom. And peace. Long, sought after peace. So far away from the corruption and the injustice of Heaven.

Mismatched eyes, one indigo and one gold, gleamed with pride and a long forgotten emotion. An emotion that had died along with the only one whom he had cherished and cared about.

Happiness.

Rinrei… how I wish you could see this…

Homura glanced backwards at his loyal, faithful friends. They were slumped on the floor, their energy drained of them. Now, they rested weakly against the pillars, breathing heavily and slowly regaining strength. Both had poured all their strength, power and very determination into the opening of the new world. Were it not for their iron will to see Homura's plan through, both kami would surely have perished.

"Go…" said Shien with a small smile.

Zenon managed a grin and he winked.

Homura nodded shortly and with a deep breath stepped through the open, waiting arms of the door to the new world.

His new world.

The smile slowly morphed into a frown as he looked around. This wasn't exactly what he had in mind. He had planned for the bright azure sky and the vast green fields of wildflowers where he and his beloved had spent so much time together.

In the place of the bright sky however, was a velvety, dark indigo, nearly black night sky. Bright stars dotted the sky, twinkling away. A large full moon hung in all its lonely splendor, glowing like a huge opal.

At least the fields are here…perhaps you can never have perfection. Not even here… thought Homura, rather regretfully. Nevertheless, he wouldn't complain. He looked across the grassy fields where new mountains and valleys were being created, as he stood there, transfixed at the sight. A river, clear and gleaming snaked its way across several trees, ending in a small lake.

He turned away and started strolling through the fields of wildflowers, his fiery coat gently brushing the tops of the green grass. Homura breathed in the scent of dew and nearly smiled.

She would have loved this. Homura raised his head and gazed at the sky, his insides aching. It would not be long until he collapsed out of exhaustion unless he sat down and rested. But there was enough strength left in him. Enough to send a silent message to his lady love.

Can you see me, Rinrei? Can you remember?

I did this… all for you… all for us, Rinrei.

He missed her terribly.

Suddenly, he spotted movement in the corner of his blurred eyes. Homura swiftly turned his head.

There were merely stars winking away.

Homura brusquely wiped his eyes with the back of his hand. Stupid tears.

The kami with the indigo hair continued to gaze at his surroundings, drowning in memories and long buried feelings. This world was pure and his. Here, there would be no glaring stares of disgust or the hypocritical backward glances of so-called sympathy. Here… he was finally free. Free to breathe, to think and to love as he pleased. Granted, there was no other love than Rinrei for him but still…

Not for the first time did Homura wish that Rinrei was beside him, taking in his newfound freedom and enjoying his new world with him.

Just as Homura took in a deep breath, a strange trill of an apparently dying songbird was heard.

"Ai can sho youuu da wuuuurld!!"

An English song singing dying songbird too.

"Shaaaaining, shiiiimuuurrriiing, spleendeeeed…."

Homura frowned. Had animals been created already?

"Teell mee, preencess, naow when deeed youuu laaaast lett your haaaart diiiicaaaaaaiiiide…!"

Wait… didn't song birds roost at night?

"Aaai caaan OOpen yaoor aaaaiiiiissss, taaaayke you wuunder baaiiii wuuunder,"

He looked around, his sharp eyes only seeing flora, sky and stars. The sharp noise came again, this time a little louder and clearer.

"O-vaaar saaaide waaays aaaand an-deeeeer, On a maaaagickkk caaaarpeeeet raaaaaaaiiiide-!"

It sent shivers up Homura's spine. The poor beast must be in great pain to emit such a hair-raising sound.

Memories put aside, Homura was preoccupied with finding the animal so that he could put it out of its misery. He continued walking, concentrating on the long grass. Perhaps it was trapped…

"A WHOLE new WUUUUUURRRRLD…!!"

Homura immediately ducked as something nearly took his head off. Jumping for cover, his thoughts were questioning him if he had planned for off tune singing pterodactyls.

"A NEEEUWW FAANTASTIIIC POOOYNT OF VII-EEEEEEEUUUUWWW!!

NO ONE to TEEEELLL US NOOOO, Or WHEEEEEREEEE to GOOOOO…!"

It's awful warbling was heard again, though this time muffled as if it was quite a distance from the kami.

"OR saaaaay wiiiiie're ONLIII DRIIIIEEMIIIING…!"

Homura grimaced as he resisted sticking his fingers in his ears. Kami could withstand ANYTHING.

"A WHOOOLE NEEEEEUUUW WUUUURRRLD!!

A daazzzleeeng plaaayyyce ai NEEEVEER NEEEEUW!!

Baaat when I'm WAAY up HEEEARE, eeet's CRIS-TAL CLIEEARRR,

TH-aaat NOW aaaim eeen A whoooole neeeuw wuuuuurld wif yoou!!!"

EVEN horrible off tune renditions of popular Disney tunes.

Blessed silence continued before Homura, his heart beating like a drum, slowly sat up and looked around cautiously.

…Whatever that thing was, it seemed to have taken off.

"NOW I'm in a whole new WUUURRRRRLD wif YOUUUUUUUUU…!!!"

Or not.

Homura was wincing as he stood up, the noise echoing. Brushing some grass off himself, he thought he may have been rather too distracted when he planned this world. Maybe he'd track that singing bird down when he'd gotten some high quality earmuffs that blocked sound.

"AAAN-beeeleeevaabaal saaaaiiights!

EEEEN diiiscrybabel feeeeleeengs!!

Saaawwwreeng, taaambleeeng, freeeweeeeeleeeng!

THROOH AN eendlesss daimand skaaaai!"

And Zenon's machine gun.

"A WHOOLE NEEEEUUWWW WUUUUURRRLD!!!"

Kuso… what kind of bird actually sings such songs? A whole new world indeed-

Homura stiffened. Then groaned as he covered his face with his hand.

What kind of demented freak of nature had thought up that pun!?

"DOONT YOU DAAARRRE CLOOOSE YUUUR AAAAAIIIS!! A HAN-DRUD THOWZAND THEENGS TO SEEE!! HOLD YUUR BREEEATH, IT GEETS BEEEHTAAAR!!"

Apparently, that singing demented freak of nature.

Homura ducked and rolled as whatever that was swooped over his head again. This time, the kami looked up, determined to identify this flying freak that tortured eardrums and sent small animals into seizures. He squinted to see what it was exactly.

WAAAAITaminute…

NO… It can't be…!

Homura jumped to his feet and chased after the zooming so-called warbling bird, trying very hard not to run in the opposite direction. The singing was totally abominable and the singer shouldn't have been allowed to have lips, a tongue or a voice box.

"I'm LAIK a SHOOOOOOOOTING STAAAAAAAAARRRR,

I've CUMMMM so FAAAAAARRR,

I can't GO BAK to where I UUUSEDD TO BEEE…!!"

As it soared past the moon, Homura screeched to a halt.

It was TRUE. A pair of goggling eyeballs and a thought that kept repeating this was totally IMPOSSIBLE accompanied his dropped jaw.

It was a carpet. A carpet that had gold frilly tassels at each end and seemed to be moving on its own accord. But it was a carpet nonetheless.

But it was the people ON the carpet that was making Homura's thoughts chase each other around in little circles yelling that this couldn't be.

On the carpet was HAKKAI in a TURBAN and a full Arabian suit not unlike the famous Disney hero. He was in the pose made famous by the third-class painter Jack on the tragic ship, Titanic.

Only the singing could have brought the huge ship down instead of an iceberg.

Sitting placidly behind the warbling green-eyed healer were his comrades. Gojyo, followed by Goku and at the end, Sanzo. If Homura had any doubts about the Sanzo-ikkou's strength, they were dispelled at that very minute. Otherwise how on EARTH could they withstand the blood curdling noise that Hakkai was emitting?

Homura felt his blood run cold as Hakkai's singing could be heard once more as they zoomed past him.

He'd gotten LOUDER.

Oh, SHIT…

"A WHOLE NEEEEEEEUUUW WURRRRRLD!!"

Goku, grinning and clearly enjoying himself (Homura couldn't figure out how), decided to join in.

"EVEEERY TURN A SURPRIIIIIISE!!!"

Hakkai immediately encouraged his young friend. "WIIIF NEEEUW HOOOORAAAAIZOOONS TOO PERSUUUUE!"

"EVERY MOMENT-"

THWACK!! THWACK!! THWACK!! THWACK!!

The echoing thwacks assured Homura that Konzen was making sure his pet didn't add to the horror.

But to the kami's rising terror, the monk opened his mouth.

And actually started to join IN.

"Every moment red-letter…."

Hakkai seemed to grin. "AAAAIII'LL CHAAASE DHEEEM EV-AARY WAAAY!!"

"There's time to spare…" chimed in Sanzo with a face that didn't fit the song.

"LET ME SHAAAAARE DIIIS WHOLE NEEEEEEEUUW WUUUUUURRRLD WIF YOU….!"

Well, at least the monk's arms weren't out stretched. If they had been, Homura would have died right then and there.

Still, the great, pot-smoking, beer-drinking Sanzo-hoshi-sama, SINGING???!!!

It was almost too much for Homura's already overtaxed brain, which was, by the way, running in little circles yelling red alert it was only a hair breadth between sanity and a complete breakdown

Not to mention seeing the monk singing was supposed to be one of the signs of the Apocalypse. And the world hadn't ended.

The kami fervently wished he didn't have ears as the carpet made a large U-turn and started coming back his way.

"A WHOLE NEEEEEEEUWW WUUUUURLLLLD!!"

"That's where you'll be…" sang Sanzo.

"A THREELIIING CHAAASE!!"

The monk decided to let Hakkai take the end. "A wondrous place…"

Hakkai spread his arms out for the big finish. And though Homura thought it wasn't possible…

"FOOOOUUUUUR YOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUU AAAAAAAAAAND-"

He got LOUDER.

"MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!"

That was it.

Homura sped out, the dust cloud following him the size of a small car. Once out, he slammed the doors shut and leaned against them.

Shien and Zenon both raised their eyebrows in surprise. They were just about join their leader in the new world when he streaked out of there as if a swarm of killer bees were chasing him out. A muffled, haunting sound that suspiciously sounded like "Me" was resounding from within the doors.

Zenon tentatively questioned his leader. "Homura? You okay?"

Homura panted as a reply as he gulped and took in deep breaths. Shien slowly approached him.

"Homura?"

That seemed to trigger something as Homura suddenly started babbling about "carpets", "a big bloody moon" and "singing."

Carpets? Mouthed a puzzled Zenon across to Shien.

Shien returned a confused expression. He mouthed back, Singing?

Zenon shrugged and circled his finger near the side of his head in the traditional signal for 'whacked' and/or 'crazy'. Shien nodded vigorously in agreement.

"Homura… maybe you better have some oolong tea… and a week long rest…"

The End.

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YunCyn: ^__^ Maa, hope you enjoyed this as much as I did! Imaginator: *cackles*

Aladdin: HEY! Do you two know what you've just done?!!

Imaginator: Uh... threw the Sanzo-ikkou into an Agrabah-look a like realm?

Aladdin: BESIDES THAT!! You stole the most romantic moment I had with JASMINE!! How COULD you?!! *starts wailing and throws a tantrum*

YunCyn: *watches Aladdin start pounding on the floor with his fists* ....

Imaginator: Well... you learn something new everyday.

Muses: And what did you learn today?

YunCynImaginator: There's actually someone whinier than the Sanzo-ikkou!!

Sanzo: Nandato...?

BLAM! BLAM! BLAM!

YunCynImaginator, Muses: RUUUNN!! *starts running for dear life*

Hakkai: *petting plot bunnies* ^_^;;; Yare, yare... *not about to stop Sanzo anyway because we made fun of him in the scene*

Note: We are terribly sorry if any Hakkai or Ishida Akira-san's fans are offended. We too are fans of Ishida-san. It's just that well... ^_^;;; the fact he doesn't sing much in Saiyuki prompts us to poke fun at it occasionally. But we do know he can sing. ^__^ And no, we are not implying shounen-ai. We don't mind it but we don't write it.

Soraya-Bounty-Hunter: To answer your questions...

1) Well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder so we don't know about you guys. But personally, both of us love our muses to bits and do think they're cute.

But don't tell them we said that. Otherwise there'll be no living with them for EVER... (the egos of said muses are ones to behold...)

2) You're quite welcome to borrow mine! (Muse #1) You'll have to ask Imaginator about Muse #2 although I'm very certain she will allow it. However, no matter how much they beg and whine, DON'T feed them chocolate. (You might have to move out after they're through...)

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