Author's note : Anyone angry of me? Sorry, sorry, sorry! I really need many times to finish the latest two chapters cause I am out of idea... But I make sure you won't have to suffer for the next one, sorry!


Summary : Party, party! Comedy-Party! Not a Parody, anyway.


Sanzo's hand stops in the air. Then he pulls it back. It was just two inches away from Hakkai's cheek.
Sanzo balls up his hands into fists.
"Forget it," he says shortly.

Hakkai stares at Sanzo's back as the man turns away from him and leaves.
"Hakkai! Hakkai! The food is really delicious! Come and have some, too!" yells Goku, who comes running to him with another bowl of rice in his hands. With a free hand he grabs Hakkai's elbow and drags him to the eating people.
Hakkai laughs half-heartedly. Gojyo and Shi Wei are also there. Gojyo greets them with a wink of his chopsticks.

"Ah, Shi Wei, you know... it would be so nice when you go and get some more soup for me." Gojyo persuades his wife.
"Why should I? Go and get it yourself," Shi Wei says sharply.
"You are really uncute," murmurs Gojyo.
The men behind them start whistling and teasing the couple.
"Hey, stop showing off your marriage romance in front of all people, spare it at home!" yells a drunk man, followed by laughters.
Shi Wei stands up so quickly and grabs Gojyo's bowl off his hand.
"I'll get it," she says shortly.

Goyjo gives a long sigh after his wife is out of sight. Then he smirks at Hakkai and nudges him.
"So, guess the spring is coming, eh?"
Hakkai frowns. So does Goku, who finally looks up from his fifth bowl of rice.
"I thought there is no other season but drought in a desert..."
Gojyo slaps his own forehead.
"I don't mean it that way," he says rather impatiently. But then he puts on a naughty expression.
Gojyo puts one arm around Hakkai's shoulder. Hakkai drinks some from a bowl of tea in his hands.
"I didn't know that something happens between you and Sanzo.."
Hakkai suddenly gets a severe cough attack. Gojyo needs to tap him on the back to calm him down. Goku looks worried, offering Hakkai something to eat.
Recovering from his cough attack, Hakkai glares at Gojyo without wanting it.

"What are you talking about?"
Gojyo sighs meaningfully.
"The great thing of living in a desert is that there isn't many places where you can do something private enough so that noone knows about it."

Hakkai understands his words at one time. Gojyo is talking about his conversation with Sanzo just now.
The black-haired man smiles.
"It is nothing private. It is just a little dialog between two people."

Gojyo raises one eyebrow.
"A-ha. Really?"

"What is the meaning of all this?"
Both Gojyo and Hakkai turns at Goku, who has been listening to them all time.

"Ah... I forget about this kid. Go away, Goku, we are having adult conversation."
"I am not a kid!" Goku yells angrily.
"You won't understand, anyway."
"I do, stupid kappa! You two are talking about Hakkai's relationship with Sanzo!"

A long Oooooooooooooooohhh fills the air. None of the living beings in the feast hasn't heard what Goku has yelled about just now.

A brand new type of gossip speaks itself among the whole people in one night. And somebody who is creative enough has made sort of pamflets and spreaded it among the people.
"Genjo Sanzo-sama, the young, blond, attractive, hot-blooded leader of Goldfish Clan, and at the same time the leader among the four clan leaders, has finally found his love in Cho Hakkai. Cho Hakkai, who appears out of nowhere at one time two weeks ago, is a young, handsome and cheerful man, who has succeeded in conquering Sanzo's cold heart. This information slipped off Son Goku's mouth in his serious conversation with Cho Hakkai and Sha Gojyo. Son Goku himself is the leader of the Stone Clan. And Sha Gojyo the Swamp Clan. In this one conversation, which took place last night during the big feast after Cho Hakkai's recovery from a serious disease – the big feast is probably Sanzo's idea -- , finally people know how the relationship between Cho Hakkai and Sanzo is.
There is a big rumour that when Cho Hakkai does accept Sanzo's marriage proposal, Sanzo will let him take care of the fourth Clan, whose former leader unfortunately disappear without much information. People are still waiting for Cho Hakkai's answer to Sanzo's proposal, but seeing Sha Gojyo's actions last night for trying his best to hide this fact, we can easily make a conclusion that:
YES, THEY ARE ENGAGED!"

That piece of paper falls on Sanzo's feet. Some guards outside nearly fall as they hear a sharp, angry screaming from inside the tent.

"I am asking myself if Sanzo has read the notification?" whispers Goku scared, holding a bowl of water with both hands.
"That's no notification, dumb monkey, that's what people call gossip." Grumbles Gojyo, who doesn't stop smoking and drinking water since morning.
"But why the hell are you still keeping the damn pamflet with you!" yells Gojyo out of his mind, turning at Hakkai. Hakkai chuckles each time he rereads the pamflet. The whole thing is really funny for him.
"Man can never measure creativity," he replies Gojyo with a giggle.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!"

"He already knows." Gojyo and Goku mutters at the same time. Now both of them pours more water into their bowls.
Hakkai rereads the pamflet and finds it more amusing with every time.People stop talking about the newest gossip soon after Sanzo start shooting at people who whispers with each other excitedly. He is very bad tempered lately, and most people believe that's because he doesn't want anyone to know about his affection to Cho Hakkai yet. Despite his behaviour, all people are getting more excited when they talk about this matter. The hottest topic during beer, tea, water or whatever is Sanzo-Hakkai-Affair. People can't wait hearing more from this matter.

More and more people come to Gojyo, Goku, and even Hakkai himself to ask them about this topic. Goku and Gojyo don't dare to say anything since last night, but they are even quieter after Sanzo called after them this evening. Noone really knew what happened, since Sanzo had ordered all guards to leave his tent as the two leaders came in to see him. Noone dared to get close to, anyway, since bullets were flying away from inside the tent, decorating the whole tent material with small holes. But they were sure to hear Gojyo and Goku screaming around.

Gojyo and Goku returns back home, pale and quiet. Hakkai has thought that they have lost their voice during the whole screaming at Sanzo's place, but then finally Goku says something.
"Sanzo is really angry. Never in my life have I seen him that angry. I am sure his teeth grow longer. There is fire in his eyes."
Hakkai chuckles. Gojyo gives Goku a side look and says wearily, "That's because his face has only been centimeters from your face. And you see directly into his mouth."
"My ears hurt." whines Goku, holding his ears tightly.
"Sanzo is a meanie!"

Hakkai smiles and smiles with each sentence.
"What the hell is funny about the whole thing!" Gojyo yells in frustration.
"He has nearly given us more holes in our bodies and you find it so amusing?"
He shouldn't have asked that, since Hakkai laughs even loudlier.

Hakkai has never even dreamt that such things may happen to him or Sanzo. The whole thing is just damn funny and Hakkai can't stop himself from laughing. It is so funny, it is just so funny...

"Sister, have you found it out?"
"Not yet... I really don't know how. It is going to be late..."
The younger girl whines in fear. The older girl takes her in her arms and whispers, "It is okay, everything will be okay. I swear you, we are going to make it."