Cursed
Chap.1
It was a normal night at the bar for the Sanzo ikkou; that being a very loud night. And then, Sanzo felt a tap on his back. He turned to see a boy, perhaps a year or two younger than Goku. (A/N: That means he looks either 16 or 17, for those who don't know.)
He wore a red sleeveless Chinese shirt and a pair of denim jeans. But his clothes weren't what caught Sanzo's eye. It was the crimson hair that was braided down his back, and the crimson eyes that stared at him intently.
After a moment of gandering at the boy, Sanzo spoke up.
"What is it?"
"Um…I just came in, and since there aren't any tables open, the barkeep told me to sit with you guys. Is…that okay, Sanzo Houshi-sama?" He asked. Sanzo was a little startled at first at how polite the boy was. He nodded. The boy bowed. "Thank you." He sat down in an empty chair next to Gojyo.
"So, are we correct in saying that you're a half-breed?" Hakkai tried to ask as politely as he could.
"Oh, yeah. That's right. I'm Yahiko." The boy smiled and nodded.
"Yahiko, you're a bit too cheerful. Didn't people in your home town hear that half-breeds are supposed to cause bad luck, and…mistreat you?" Gojyo winced slightly as he asked.
"Hm? Oh, sure they heard those stories. But they don't care, and my parents are both very kind, loving…" For a moment, Gojyo heard a feminine voice mutter,
"Dead." Yahiko froze and slapped his hands over his mouth.
"Your parents are dead?"
"Huh? Oh…uh, I never said that."
"Yes, you did. I just heard you."
"You must be hearing things then." Yahiko laughed nervously. 'Not now, Yumiko! This is the worst possible time for you to come out!' Oddly enough, another voice in his head answered the thought.
'Well, they are dead, aren't they?'
'That's not the point, Yumiko!'
"Yahiko, you okay? You kinda zoned out for a minute there." Goku waved a hand in front of Yahiko's face.
"Huh? Oh, yeah. I'm fine. It must be something I ate." Yahiko laughed nervously.
"Yahiko, I hope you're aware that there aren't anymore rooms available at the inn."
"Hm? Oh…okay." Yahiko answered Hakkai's statement. Then, the half-breed boy muttered, "I hope Yumiko and Yotaru don't mind sleeping outside again."
"Hey, Yahiko, you can room with us!" Goku suggested.
"Uh…naw. 'Sides, I kinda…uh, talk to myself when I can't sleep. It's sort of irritating."
"I'm sure we'll all be asleep by that time, anyways!" Goku cheerfully replied.
"And…and, I mean….on nights of the full and new moon, I'm really, really not my normal kind self! I act like someone else entirely!"
"Maybe that someone else is less irritating."
"But…but…."
"Kid, we're offering." Gojyo patted Yahiko on the back. "It's not complimentary to turn down kindness like this."
"Oh….okay." Yahiko reluctantly agreed. 'But when Yumiko comes out tomorrow, they'll regret this.'