Bounty Hunter
Chap.3
"Sanzoooooooo…." Whined Goku, like a little child.
" What!" Sanzo growled, glowering at the monkey from over the top of his paper.
" I've gotten us the last room the inn has." Hakkai announced as he walked back to the group.
" Yeah, but maybe you should check for more, or some curtains, in case I find a girl." Gojyo joked.
" Like you're going to find a girl at this hour. All the girls here have already turned you down flat, ero kappa." Goku snapped.
" Don't count your chickens before they're hatched, monkey!" Suddenly, the wind from outside flooded into the inn, chilling all inside. The door slammed closed and a girl stood in a black trench coat, and then walked straight to the innkeeper. They watched her talk to him, then drop her head to the table, and order a drink. The strongest thing the inn had, as Sanzo noticed.
" Wow. Just lookit her." Goku gaped. Two silver guns were strapped to the girl's thighs, and a sword of considerable length was strapped on her back. On her wide brimmed black hat was a red scarf, held together at the front by a small metal ring, which looked like a youkai limiter, but was blood stained.
" I know." Gojyo grinned.
" Gojyo, listen." Hakkai held up a hand to silence the half-breed.
" No rooms left. That mean camping again. Great. And in this weather." She grimaced at the thought of camping out in the storm. " That would make four nights in a row I've slept outside."
" Miss?" Hakkai called. The girl looked over. Her drink arrived, or rather the bottle. Apparently, she had asked for the entire bottle. She carried the bottle over to their table and sat down, and took a swig of the beer.
" Whaddya want?" She took out a cigarette and lit it, pulling down her collar.
" Did I hear correctly that you've been camping for four days?" Hakkai asked. The girl nodded as she took a drag and took off her hat, revealing honey colored hair, which fell down around her shoulders. She took off her glasses and her amber eyes shone brightly.
" Sure have been. What's it to you, Sweetie?"
" I was just thinking. Would you like to stay with us?" Hakkai offered.
" Stay with you? Now you really are a sweetie. But what do your companions think?"
" No, Hakkai!" Sanzo hissed. Gojyo nodded ecstaticly. Goku frowned.
" Well, she couldn't be too bad, could she?" He asked.
" Then it's final. I'm stayin' with you guys tonight." The girl smiled, a smug grin on her face.
" Can we at least know your name?" Sanzo eyed the girl carefully.
" I'm Lian." Lian replied, taking another drag.
" So what's with all that weaponry?" The monk asked.
" I don't need to answer that."
" Yes, you do. Now answer it before I blow a hole in your stupid head."
" Not if I blow one in your head first, Goldilocks." Lian gripped one of her guns.
" There's really no need for violence." Hakkai tried to stop the argument. Lian nodded, and brushed a hand over Gojyo's outer coat, then stood up.
" I don't entirely trust you guys yet. I thank you for your kindness, but I don't really trust you yet. You're youkai." She hissed.
" So we are. So what?" Gojyo asked.
" What do you mean 'so what' ?" Lian asked, holding up the spare room key she'd pick pocketed from Gojyo. " A youkai killed my parents. I have every right to hate them. "
" That doesn't mean you have any right to kill us, you know, Lian!" Goku snapped. Lian pulled out one gun and pointed it to Goku's forehead. Normally, a gun like that would have been just like Sanzo's. But the coldness from the silver pressed to his forehead remained and with the coldness, a slight tingling that froze Goku on the spot, paralyzing him. He couldn't even seem to swallow.
" Actually, Goku, I do. Cause that's my job, jackass saru."