Senko-san: Hi again minna san! First off, thanks a lot aki-lyn for the advice!!! And good luck for your SPM!!! Ganbate ne!!! I'll think about what you said. But for now, enjoy this next chapter!!!
My Unforgettable Vacation
Chapter 9
"…As you can see, sir, everything is going smoothly." She told him proudly.
"Hmm…" I was still flipping through the reports. "Everything seems in order… keep it that way." I handed the reports back to her.
"Yes, sir." She bowed.
"I'll drop by to check again." I said, picking up my jacket and headed for the door.
"Yes, sir. I'm glad you're enjoying your vacation, sir." She smiled.
"Enjoying??? Ch! That's where you're wrong! It's been troublesome!!!" I stopped to put on my jacket, annoyed.
"Oh? I'm sorry, then." She chuckled.
"Ch!" I unbolted the door roughly.
"Still, enjoy your vacation all the same." She smiled again.
"Whatever." I slammed the door behind me.
Enjoy? After everything that happened, she still WANTS ME TO ENJOY IT??? That baka onna!!!
I unlocked my car and started it. I was about to head back to the chalet when I stopped on my tracks. Somehow, I felt I needed to do something… What is it…?
I looked around me; from the entrance of the company, to the stores along the same row with it. Then, I stopped. Something caught my attention… Is that what I was suppose to do? Ch! This is getting to be more annoying by the minute!!!
In the office, Sanzo's assistant was flipping through her reports once more. She felt pleased with herself. Then, she glanced at her cell phone, rereading an old message. She chuckled as she finished.
"You were right, Hakkai. She did change him a bit…" she muttered to herself.
She and Hakkai have been friends since they were in college. She was worried that Sanzo will go nuts by himself at the chalet, she asked Hakkai to check on him once in awhile.
Coincidentally, Hakkai and the others were on holiday as well. Therefore, they all agreed to "brighten up" the atmosphere at the chalet.
Hakkai had been sending her messages from his cell phone or by email about what have happened there without Sanzo knowing…
She leaned back and sighed with relief. Looks like I don't have to worry…
Feeling much better, she continued with her work…
"What is taking him so long? Damn!" Gojyo grumbled.
"Now, now, be patient, Gojyo. It has been some time since he checked on his company…" Hakkai popped his head from the kitchen.
"Woah, Hakkai! That smells yummy!!! Can I have it?" Goku sniffed the aroma coming from the kitchen.
"Ha! Ha! Ha! Goku, you have just eaten your fill. Besides, this is for Yue…" Hakkai replied, switching off the stove.
"Oh…" Goku slumped back, disappointed.
"You should really slow down on eating, saru." Gojyo teased.
"Saruteii yunna!!! Baka ero kappa! I can't help feeling hungry!!!"
"Nandato??? Omae bakasaru!!!"
Before Hakkai manage to stop them, the door swung open, causing everyone to freeze and slowly stare at the figure.
"Looks like even without me here, all of you are still creating trouble…" Sanzo stared back at them.
"Sanzo!!! Welcome back!" Goku leaped down from his chair and went to greet him.
"Ch! About time you got back…" Gojyo smirked.
"Urusei."
Hakkai smiled to himself listening to them as he continued to fill the thermos with soup.
"Come on! Yue is waiting for us!" Goku told them excitedly.
"You are so care-free…" Gojyo sighed as he too, got up and picked up a bouquet of flowers.
"Well, that's Goku, Gojyo. You can't change him…" Hakkai appeared again with the thermos in hand.
"Ara? Flowers again, Gojyo?" Goku looked at them.
"What type of expression is that??? Ch! A kid like you'll never understand women…"
"What is that suppose to mean?" Goku demanded.
"Oi…" Sanzo tried to grab their attention, but failed.
"All women like flowers…" Gojyo grinned proudly to himself.
"Yeah, okay…" Goku muttered, sarcastically.
"Ch! What did you get for her, then?" Gojyo heard him.
"This!!!" He proudly showed his gift to everyone.
Everyone was quite for a few seconds, staring at the gift in his hands. But the silence was then broken by Hakkai and Gojyo's laughter.
"What???" Goku scowled at them.
Even Hakuryu looked at them in confusion.
"I'm…amazed!!!" Gojyo manage to say between laughter.
"That is a nice gift, Goku. When did you get it?" Hakkai asked, trying to surpress his laughter as well.
"Yesterday!!!" He beamed.
"Are we going, or not???" Sanzo was heading out the door, trying not to laugh as well. (Senko-san: Which is, in my opinion, he's REALLY good at.)
"Ah! Coming!" Goku turned to catch up.
"Oi, Sanzo! Aren't you going to give her something?" Gojyo asked, recovering from "shock".
"What for? Driving all of you there is enough! Why should I bother wasting my money to give her anything???"
"Still cold-hearted like usual…" Gojyo sighed, trailing behind.
"If it's about driving there, even Hakkai can do that, Sanzo." Goku told him.
"Urusei."
All of them went into Sanzo's car and he started the engine. Gojyo began to adjust the bouquet slightly, making sure they were perfect.
"She'll definitely love this…" He said, looking at it.
"AND this too!!!" Goku held out his "gift" again, happily.
Once again, the two burst out laughing after a few seconds of trying not to. The driver, on the other hand, succeeded by just letting a grin slip onto his lips, but no one saw it because they were too busy laughing. The youth was scowling again, not understanding the "joke".
Sanzo drove on, the others were still busy laughing, but the laughter didn't bother him. He was somehow felt a spark of joy watching them but, he refuse to show his emotion to any of them… as always…
Senko-san: Okay! I'm sorry this is short, running out of time… :P But before I leave, for those who are curious to know WHAT GOKU'S BOUGHT FOR YUE IS…(Don't worry, I'm not gonna leave you hanging!!!) …THIS IS IT!!! THE GIFT GOKU BOUGHT WAS…(Drum-roll, please!!!) A MULTI-COLORED PLUSH TOY OCTUPUS, HOLDING DIFERENT TYPES OF JAPANESE TIDBITS IN ITS EIGHT TENTACLES!!!
Goku: (Scowling adorably at readers) Hey…I was hungry when I saw that thing… And the tidbits look good…
Senko-san: Well, with that said, I will have to tell you to wait once more for the next chapter!!! Till then, JYA NE!!!!!!!!!