Title: Ooh, Shiny...
Written: 5/2/05
Word Count: 97
Rating: K
Notes: Written for Weekly Challenge #14: My First Time With a Weapon. This one reminds me so much of my husband.
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How could something so small make such a big, scary noise?

Goku just didn't get it.

It smelled funny, like fire.

Sanzo had told him not to touch it, but it was so shiny he just couldn't help himself. He turned it over and over in his hands, mesmerized.

With a flash of fire, the gun went off. Goku shouted, surprised, dropping the gun with a 'thud' on the dusty ground.

Sanzo came running, the admonishment dying when he noticed that Goku was scared. He pulled the frightened boy into a hug.

Goku never touched it again.
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