Fallen Angel
By Misaki Sakura
Chapter 2 : The Meeting ...
"So, this cat is Ken?" Youji pulled the transformed Ken and held him in front of his face.
They were in Ran's study room. Not wanting to let Sakura eavesdropping, right? And why was Ken turned into a cat again? Cause that morning Ran decided to bathe him after his lame attempt to make breakfast which caused him covered with egg and butter. Ken couldn't cook and no matter how many times Ran said that, he wouldn't admit it. And that's the result. He'd better believe him then.
"Yes. It's Ken."
"But ... how come?"
"I don't know and he doesn't either. Maybe if we take him to the castle and report to King Persia, he can ask Kritiker to check about it."
"Yeah, maybe. But Ran-kun ... how do we change him back?"
"Watch."
He yanked Ken out of Youji's grip and kissed him ... and he turned back.
"There."
"Ran, my clothes ... please ..." Ken was blushing hard then. There were Youji and Omi in that room! The last time he was naked in front of other people, except Ran, was when he was born!! How could Ran change him back, knowing that he'd be butt naked?!
"Wow, Kenken. Nice." Youji wiggled his eyebrow at the sight. Omi quickly covered Youji's eyes with his hand while he himself shut his eyes.
Ran threw Ken's clothes at him after giving Youji a dirty look. Of course he couldn't see it since his eyes were still covered by Omi's hand. Well, maybe it was his own fault to turn Ken back to normal in front of them but they needed proof and that was what he was doing. Giving them one.
"So what do you say, Youji? Omi?"
"We should tell Kritiker immediately. If as you said, he turns into a cat when he's soaked and change back when he's ... ehem ... kissed, then it would mean problem for us."
"And why is that, Omi?" Youji asked in a teasing tone.
"Cause ... cause if in a fight he turns into a cat, it'll be very dangerous!"
Fortunately, he could make an excuse. Not that he's going to tell Youji how he felt. He didn't like how Youji saw Ken earlier and he knew that Ran didn't like that either.
"You've got a point there, Omittchi." He put his hand around Omi's shoulder and whispered right before Omi's ear, tickling him. "But is that all?"
"Youji-kun!!"
"Hey, guys!! So what are we going to do now?" Ken eyed them confusedly.
"Report to the castle." Ran grabbed his wrist and dragged him out.
"As always." Omi smiled at Youji as he said that. His smile was returned with a slight peck on his lips.
As soon as they reached the castle, Sakura went to her mother's chamber and wept. They could hear her miles away. Ken had to suppress the urge to laugh at that, even Ran. But they wouldn't want Persia to know that, would they?
Anyway, Kritiker told them to wait 'cause they're going to check Ken. Somehow, Ken didn't like it. He didn't know why but he didn't like it to the least. He felt that he'd been through that before but he couldn't exactly recall when. By the time they're finished, Ken's face was extremely pale.
"Are you okay, Ken-kun? You look sick."
"Nah, I'm okay, Omi. I just feel ... dizzy."
His hand reached out for support. Suddenly he felt his body being lifted and put on the couch. Ran swept away his bangs that were covering his eyes and kissed his forehead slowly.
"Thank you, Ran." He managed to smile.
"Don't push yourself."
"I know."
Meanwhile in the queen's chamber, the princess kept weeping. Queen Manx was a very kind hearted mother ... or so. But when hearing Sakura's weeping, even she couldn't take it anymore.
"Okay! Sakura, stop it!! I don't want to hear you cry anymore! Not in my chamber!"
"But ... but ... you're supposed to be my mother. Why can't you be a little nicer to me?"
"If I'm not trying to be nice to you, you would be thrown out of the window by now."
"Oh, ..."
Sighing, she hugged Sakura, who's still crying, and patted her head. "There, there. Ran is not the only man in this world you know."
"But ..."
"Listen, your father is going to have a very important guest tomorrow and they said that he's very handsome."
"Really?!" She lifted her head. You could see her eyes sparkling. sparkle sparkle
"Really."
"Really really?!"
"Really really."
"Really really really?!"
"I'm tired of this."
"A guest?" Ken asked, mouth full of sandwiches he tried to stuff himself with.
"Guests to be precise." Ran wore a disgusted expression seeing Ken ate. Ken saw that and started to eat more politely, as polite as he could.
"How many are they?"
"At least not a whole horde of those giggling fangirls."
Ken nodded. "When will they come?"
"I don't know. Omi is the one who handles everything. They say that these guests are very important so the security has to be very tight. That's why we're assigned for this."
"But aren't we supposed to be elites?"
"I don't think they need us anyway but it's just another protocol thing to do, so ..."
"Ah, I see. But Ran ... I can go to, can't I?" he wore his pleading look. Knowing his koi, it'd take a very long time and endless whining to make him agree with him.
"No."
"But koi ..."
"I said no, Ken, and that's that. Now finish your meal! I want to go home."
Ken sighed and nodded once more. He'd said that. There'd be no chance for him to go ... unless.... Ken shook his head at that thought. Nah, Ran's gonna get sooo pissed and it would mean ... better not to think of it. He didn't use all he got to survive before only to be killed by a certain katana. Or at least got a little taste of it. No.
It's not like Ran didn't want Ken to go with them. It's just that ... well, he didn't want Ken to do something ... bad. From what he heard, this guy's, how to say in a word ... moody. Not that much different from him though, but he could tolerate anything Ken did cause he loved him. Ken was clumsy and he would piss the guest off. Of course Ran didn't tell him this. He might be mad at him.
He's not afraid of Ken's wrath, of course. He's stronger than Ken, whether Ken like it or not, but what he couldn't stand was Ken's adorable look when he's mad. He's cute, honestly, and adorably innocent. If he wasn't, why did you think Ran would be so patient to him?
Ken looked at himself then at the street. He's back as a cat again. And why was that? It's all because of his stubbornness that made him got out of the house at dawn. Who would've guessed that the weather suddenly turned bad and it's raining heavily? Well, he didn't. Plus the fact that he didn't know where the guests were then. Why didn't he ask Ran before? Well, that's quite predictable since we all know Ken was not the type of person who liked details.
And so much to add to his problem, some kids were trying to bully him. They even threw pebbles at him! Those kids ... he was really mad at them, but he realized he couldn't do anything about it. Not with that form.
"Stop that!!"
Ken turned his head around to the direction of that voice. It's a boy ... with brown hair. Besides him stood a pink-haired guy with a cigarette between his lips (kinda reminded him of Youji), another brown-haired guy with a white dragon on his shoulder, and a blonde guy who looked absolutely irritated with very (when I said very it meant very) piercing eyes. Seeing his eyes, the kids started to sweat. Even though they were not intellectual type (they're street gangs for heaven's sake!) they made a veeeeery wise decision. Ran like hell.
The brown haired boy approached him, studying him over. He beamed suddenly, lifted Ken up and held him in front of the blonde guy. "Kawaii neko, jya! Ne, Sanzo?"
Don't you think they'd been doing that a lot to him? Anyway, the blonde guy who was called Sanzo turned around and gave him an irritated 'che'.
"You know I hate cats. Now let's go, Goku."
Sanzo ... Sanzo ... where did he hear that name? Ken couldn't recall it but he was sure he had heard that name before. Somewhere ... before he went on that mission ...
"But Sanzo Can't we take it? She is so cute!"
"I think it's a 'he', Goku." The brown haired guy said, smiling. He had been smiling since the beginning Ken saw him. He wondered if he reminded him of Omi.
"Oh, you're right, Hakkai. Demo, Sanzo, it's still cute! Ne, Sanzo, can we bring him along? Can we?" he started to whine.
Sanzo, who at that point started to lose his patient, smacked Goku's head with his infamous paper fan. "Cut it out, bakazaru(1)!! No is NO!!"
"But maybe we can help him to find his owner. If he's a stray cat, we can find someone who'll want to take care of him."
"Not you too, Hakkai!"
"Of course with your permission, Sanzo Houshi-sama." The red-eyed guy said.
"What are you three trying to do?! You know I hate cats!!"
"Like I said before, Sanzo, we'll find its owner. Is that good enough for you?"
Of course Sanzo couldn't resist Hakkai anymore than Ran couldn't resist Ken. So he agreed ... forcefully.
"Yatta, ne!! Thank you, Sanzo, Hakkai!" Goku beamed at them. Hakkai smiled as usual. Sanzo grumbled.
Meanwhile ...
"Keeeeeeeeeeeeeen!!!!"
Ran ran out of his room, still wearing pajamas and his kitty slippers. His katana was in his grip. He wore this panic look and seemed distressed. Omi and Youji who were spending a night in his residence quickly rushed to his aid.
"Ran-kun, what happened?"
"Ken's gone! I can't find him anywhere!! If that Takatori Reiji tries to ..." He said, swinging his katana with a panicky look in his eyes.
Youji and Omi had one conclusion for that situation. He had completely gone berserk. It's not hard to find out though.
"Calm down, Ran-kun." Omi held his waist while Youji was trying to hold his wrists when he noticed Ran's slippers. Being distracted, he was easily knocked down by Ran.
"Hey, that hurts!!"
"What were you looking, perverted old man?!"
"Those are nice slippers you got there, Ran."
"Shi-neeeeeeeeeee!!!!!"
Alright, back to Kenken. He was actually lounging on Goku's lap. The pink-haired and red-eyed guy, whom later he known as Gojyou, didn't seem really interested in him. Might be because he knew Ken was a male. I told you, he reminded Ken of Youji.
Despite of Gojyou and Sanzo, Hakkai and Goku were so nice to him. They bought milk for him and gave him a place to rest. Sanzo had been sneezing constantly. Ken realized then that he was allergic towards cats. That's why he hated them. Ken made sure he didn't get near him cause he looked like Ran when he was mad. That's frightening him to dead.
"Sanzo, are you okay?" Hakkai asked, concerned.
"Of course I'm not sneeze okay!! Can't you see I sneeze keep sneezing?! sneeze "
"I'm sorry but we can't leave him like that."
"I know, I know! I'm tired so I'm going to take a rest. You handle them."
"Hai, Sanzo."
"Hakkai, what are we going to name him?"
"Don't even think of calling him Mike or Tama ever again!!"
"But Gojyo, Betty wasn't a best name for a cat either."
"Hai, hai! How about Daigoro then?"
Ken nearly wanted to scream. They're going to give him a ridiculous name and he couldn't do anything but watched. Heck if he couldn't do anything. He shook his head really hard that he felt his neck would break.
"I don't think he like that name, bakazaru."
"Oh, yeah?! Why don't you name him, ero kappa?!!"
"I'll name him Yatsufusa!"
"That's a dog name!!"
"I can't believe you can tell with that little gray thing inside your head."
"Nani?!"
"There they go again." Hakkai picked Ken up while Goku and Gojyo were too busy bickering and took him to his and Sanzo's room. "I have no idea what to name you, little cat. But I believe you don't like the names they're trying to give you. Maybe you have your own name. Sa, will you tell me, Neko-san?"
Ken blinked at him several times before opening his mouth to speak but the things that came out was 'meow'. It's useless. Hakkai had realized it. He knew he was not ordinary cat. This guy's something.
"Oh, I forgot. Sorry. I'll call you ..."
Ken wrote his name on Hakkai's palm with his paw after he had tucked his claws in. Hakkai smiled brightly at that. "Ken? So your name is Ken? That's a sweet name. You see, we're going to have a meeting with this Persia king about some youkai that have been causing havoc lately. It's not that Sanzo like it though. He hates crowds and formal things.
"Anyway, they are going to pick us up this afternoon. The crusaders ... I can't remember all their names but they said one of them is missing. I believe his name is Siberian or something like that. We think that it has something to do with the youkai so they asked for our help.
"You know about them, don't you, Ken-san? Maybe you can tell us and ..."
"Hakkai, have you gone sneeze mad? What are you doing talking to sneeze a cat like that?" Sanzo was steadying himself on one hand, still lying on his bed. His violet eyes were placed on Hakkai then Ken. Those eyes look just like Ran's. He missed his koi.
But then again, it's not the best time to come home. Ran must've been still very angry to him. No, he must've been furious. He had to wait until he thought Ran would get calmer. Wait!! Hakkai said they were going to pick them up in the afternoon. Ran would come of course, being a leader and all. Yaiks!!
"Gomen ne, Sanzo, for waking you up. Here, his name is Ken."
"Hn. Why don't you transform back to human? So I don't have to do all this sneezing. It irritates me!!"
"Ma ma, Sanzo."
"Have they come yet?"
"No, they haven't. Maybe ..."
Suddenly Goku burst into the room. Grinning widely, he beamed. "Sanzo, they've come!"
Ken jumped off of Hakkai's lap and hid under Sanzo's bed. Goku, confusedly, crawled under his bed and tried pulling him out. Ken dug his claws deep into the wooden floor, not wanting to make it easier for Goku to pull him out. But it's not Goku to give up so easily so they played tug of war under the bed.
Sanzo was getting pissed of, but right before he took out his gun, Ran stepped inside the room. "I'm sorry to make you wait. I'm Fujimiya Ran, the leader of the crusaders. We'll escort you to the castle."
"Ah, doumo arigato gozaimasu."
Ran raised his eyebrow when he saw legs under the bed. Hakkai followed his gaze and smiled before he answered, "Oh, it's Goku ... and a cat we found at the street today. He suddenly ran there when Goku came to inform us about your arrival."
"A cat?!" a glint of acknowledgement could be seen in his eyes.
Ran smirked. He believed he knew which cat Hakkai was talking about. He stepped forward. "Ken, there's no need to hide. Get out!"
Hakkai was surprised. So, that cat really was related to the crusaders. He watched silently as Ran took another step closer to the bed. "I won't repeat myself, Ken. Get out or I'll personally haul you!"
Ken slowly stepped out. The second he was out, Ran quickly grabbed him and smirked wickedly. "You have caused me so much trouble, Kenken. I wonder what you will do to make it up to me."
This is not good, Ken screamed in his mind. Ran's eyes were shining, making those amethyst eyes look scarier than before. He gulped. Would he last to see the remains of the days? (
TBC
A/N : Wai! Hello, minna-san! It's a bit late, ne. Gomen!
Fortunately I get holiday for a whole week, so I can finish this.
Sounds a little bit hurry maybe. You see, I put Gensoumaden Saiyuuki
in this fic. I love them, especially Sanzo x Hakkai. I know some
prefer Sanzo x Goku or Gojyo x Hakkai, but don't you think Sanzo x
Hakkai is nice as well? Oh, maybe not, but I like them.
Actually I considered putting Gravi here instead of Saiyuuki but I
remembered that Sanzo hates cats! (It's in Reload, I forgot which
episode but that one's funny, really) So I put them here. I guess
Gravi will have to wait, ne!
(1) bakazaru : stupid monkey but maybe it's baka saru,
I dunno.
Oh, and Ran's reaction when he found out Ken was gone ... I took
it from Hijikata's reaction when he found out Souji took his haiku
collection in Peacemaker Kurogane. I like that episode. (
I don't know how many chapters I'll make for this story. If you
like this story or hate it or find any mistakes, please let me know.
R&R onegai.
By Misaki Sakura
Chapter 2 : The Meeting ...
"So, this cat is Ken?" Youji pulled the transformed Ken and held him in front of his face.
They were in Ran's study room. Not wanting to let Sakura eavesdropping, right? And why was Ken turned into a cat again? Cause that morning Ran decided to bathe him after his lame attempt to make breakfast which caused him covered with egg and butter. Ken couldn't cook and no matter how many times Ran said that, he wouldn't admit it. And that's the result. He'd better believe him then.
"Yes. It's Ken."
"But ... how come?"
"I don't know and he doesn't either. Maybe if we take him to the castle and report to King Persia, he can ask Kritiker to check about it."
"Yeah, maybe. But Ran-kun ... how do we change him back?"
"Watch."
He yanked Ken out of Youji's grip and kissed him ... and he turned back.
"There."
"Ran, my clothes ... please ..." Ken was blushing hard then. There were Youji and Omi in that room! The last time he was naked in front of other people, except Ran, was when he was born!! How could Ran change him back, knowing that he'd be butt naked?!
"Wow, Kenken. Nice." Youji wiggled his eyebrow at the sight. Omi quickly covered Youji's eyes with his hand while he himself shut his eyes.
Ran threw Ken's clothes at him after giving Youji a dirty look. Of course he couldn't see it since his eyes were still covered by Omi's hand. Well, maybe it was his own fault to turn Ken back to normal in front of them but they needed proof and that was what he was doing. Giving them one.
"So what do you say, Youji? Omi?"
"We should tell Kritiker immediately. If as you said, he turns into a cat when he's soaked and change back when he's ... ehem ... kissed, then it would mean problem for us."
"And why is that, Omi?" Youji asked in a teasing tone.
"Cause ... cause if in a fight he turns into a cat, it'll be very dangerous!"
Fortunately, he could make an excuse. Not that he's going to tell Youji how he felt. He didn't like how Youji saw Ken earlier and he knew that Ran didn't like that either.
"You've got a point there, Omittchi." He put his hand around Omi's shoulder and whispered right before Omi's ear, tickling him. "But is that all?"
"Youji-kun!!"
"Hey, guys!! So what are we going to do now?" Ken eyed them confusedly.
"Report to the castle." Ran grabbed his wrist and dragged him out.
"As always." Omi smiled at Youji as he said that. His smile was returned with a slight peck on his lips.
As soon as they reached the castle, Sakura went to her mother's chamber and wept. They could hear her miles away. Ken had to suppress the urge to laugh at that, even Ran. But they wouldn't want Persia to know that, would they?
Anyway, Kritiker told them to wait 'cause they're going to check Ken. Somehow, Ken didn't like it. He didn't know why but he didn't like it to the least. He felt that he'd been through that before but he couldn't exactly recall when. By the time they're finished, Ken's face was extremely pale.
"Are you okay, Ken-kun? You look sick."
"Nah, I'm okay, Omi. I just feel ... dizzy."
His hand reached out for support. Suddenly he felt his body being lifted and put on the couch. Ran swept away his bangs that were covering his eyes and kissed his forehead slowly.
"Thank you, Ran." He managed to smile.
"Don't push yourself."
"I know."
Meanwhile in the queen's chamber, the princess kept weeping. Queen Manx was a very kind hearted mother ... or so. But when hearing Sakura's weeping, even she couldn't take it anymore.
"Okay! Sakura, stop it!! I don't want to hear you cry anymore! Not in my chamber!"
"But ... but ... you're supposed to be my mother. Why can't you be a little nicer to me?"
"If I'm not trying to be nice to you, you would be thrown out of the window by now."
"Oh, ..."
Sighing, she hugged Sakura, who's still crying, and patted her head. "There, there. Ran is not the only man in this world you know."
"But ..."
"Listen, your father is going to have a very important guest tomorrow and they said that he's very handsome."
"Really?!" She lifted her head. You could see her eyes sparkling. sparkle sparkle
"Really."
"Really really?!"
"Really really."
"Really really really?!"
"I'm tired of this."
"A guest?" Ken asked, mouth full of sandwiches he tried to stuff himself with.
"Guests to be precise." Ran wore a disgusted expression seeing Ken ate. Ken saw that and started to eat more politely, as polite as he could.
"How many are they?"
"At least not a whole horde of those giggling fangirls."
Ken nodded. "When will they come?"
"I don't know. Omi is the one who handles everything. They say that these guests are very important so the security has to be very tight. That's why we're assigned for this."
"But aren't we supposed to be elites?"
"I don't think they need us anyway but it's just another protocol thing to do, so ..."
"Ah, I see. But Ran ... I can go to, can't I?" he wore his pleading look. Knowing his koi, it'd take a very long time and endless whining to make him agree with him.
"No."
"But koi ..."
"I said no, Ken, and that's that. Now finish your meal! I want to go home."
Ken sighed and nodded once more. He'd said that. There'd be no chance for him to go ... unless.... Ken shook his head at that thought. Nah, Ran's gonna get sooo pissed and it would mean ... better not to think of it. He didn't use all he got to survive before only to be killed by a certain katana. Or at least got a little taste of it. No.
It's not like Ran didn't want Ken to go with them. It's just that ... well, he didn't want Ken to do something ... bad. From what he heard, this guy's, how to say in a word ... moody. Not that much different from him though, but he could tolerate anything Ken did cause he loved him. Ken was clumsy and he would piss the guest off. Of course Ran didn't tell him this. He might be mad at him.
He's not afraid of Ken's wrath, of course. He's stronger than Ken, whether Ken like it or not, but what he couldn't stand was Ken's adorable look when he's mad. He's cute, honestly, and adorably innocent. If he wasn't, why did you think Ran would be so patient to him?
Ken looked at himself then at the street. He's back as a cat again. And why was that? It's all because of his stubbornness that made him got out of the house at dawn. Who would've guessed that the weather suddenly turned bad and it's raining heavily? Well, he didn't. Plus the fact that he didn't know where the guests were then. Why didn't he ask Ran before? Well, that's quite predictable since we all know Ken was not the type of person who liked details.
And so much to add to his problem, some kids were trying to bully him. They even threw pebbles at him! Those kids ... he was really mad at them, but he realized he couldn't do anything about it. Not with that form.
"Stop that!!"
Ken turned his head around to the direction of that voice. It's a boy ... with brown hair. Besides him stood a pink-haired guy with a cigarette between his lips (kinda reminded him of Youji), another brown-haired guy with a white dragon on his shoulder, and a blonde guy who looked absolutely irritated with very (when I said very it meant very) piercing eyes. Seeing his eyes, the kids started to sweat. Even though they were not intellectual type (they're street gangs for heaven's sake!) they made a veeeeery wise decision. Ran like hell.
The brown haired boy approached him, studying him over. He beamed suddenly, lifted Ken up and held him in front of the blonde guy. "Kawaii neko, jya! Ne, Sanzo?"
Don't you think they'd been doing that a lot to him? Anyway, the blonde guy who was called Sanzo turned around and gave him an irritated 'che'.
"You know I hate cats. Now let's go, Goku."
Sanzo ... Sanzo ... where did he hear that name? Ken couldn't recall it but he was sure he had heard that name before. Somewhere ... before he went on that mission ...
"But Sanzo Can't we take it? She is so cute!"
"I think it's a 'he', Goku." The brown haired guy said, smiling. He had been smiling since the beginning Ken saw him. He wondered if he reminded him of Omi.
"Oh, you're right, Hakkai. Demo, Sanzo, it's still cute! Ne, Sanzo, can we bring him along? Can we?" he started to whine.
Sanzo, who at that point started to lose his patient, smacked Goku's head with his infamous paper fan. "Cut it out, bakazaru(1)!! No is NO!!"
"But maybe we can help him to find his owner. If he's a stray cat, we can find someone who'll want to take care of him."
"Not you too, Hakkai!"
"Of course with your permission, Sanzo Houshi-sama." The red-eyed guy said.
"What are you three trying to do?! You know I hate cats!!"
"Like I said before, Sanzo, we'll find its owner. Is that good enough for you?"
Of course Sanzo couldn't resist Hakkai anymore than Ran couldn't resist Ken. So he agreed ... forcefully.
"Yatta, ne!! Thank you, Sanzo, Hakkai!" Goku beamed at them. Hakkai smiled as usual. Sanzo grumbled.
Meanwhile ...
"Keeeeeeeeeeeeeen!!!!"
Ran ran out of his room, still wearing pajamas and his kitty slippers. His katana was in his grip. He wore this panic look and seemed distressed. Omi and Youji who were spending a night in his residence quickly rushed to his aid.
"Ran-kun, what happened?"
"Ken's gone! I can't find him anywhere!! If that Takatori Reiji tries to ..." He said, swinging his katana with a panicky look in his eyes.
Youji and Omi had one conclusion for that situation. He had completely gone berserk. It's not hard to find out though.
"Calm down, Ran-kun." Omi held his waist while Youji was trying to hold his wrists when he noticed Ran's slippers. Being distracted, he was easily knocked down by Ran.
"Hey, that hurts!!"
"What were you looking, perverted old man?!"
"Those are nice slippers you got there, Ran."
"Shi-neeeeeeeeeee!!!!!"
Alright, back to Kenken. He was actually lounging on Goku's lap. The pink-haired and red-eyed guy, whom later he known as Gojyou, didn't seem really interested in him. Might be because he knew Ken was a male. I told you, he reminded Ken of Youji.
Despite of Gojyou and Sanzo, Hakkai and Goku were so nice to him. They bought milk for him and gave him a place to rest. Sanzo had been sneezing constantly. Ken realized then that he was allergic towards cats. That's why he hated them. Ken made sure he didn't get near him cause he looked like Ran when he was mad. That's frightening him to dead.
"Sanzo, are you okay?" Hakkai asked, concerned.
"Of course I'm not sneeze okay!! Can't you see I sneeze keep sneezing?! sneeze "
"I'm sorry but we can't leave him like that."
"I know, I know! I'm tired so I'm going to take a rest. You handle them."
"Hai, Sanzo."
"Hakkai, what are we going to name him?"
"Don't even think of calling him Mike or Tama ever again!!"
"But Gojyo, Betty wasn't a best name for a cat either."
"Hai, hai! How about Daigoro then?"
Ken nearly wanted to scream. They're going to give him a ridiculous name and he couldn't do anything but watched. Heck if he couldn't do anything. He shook his head really hard that he felt his neck would break.
"I don't think he like that name, bakazaru."
"Oh, yeah?! Why don't you name him, ero kappa?!!"
"I'll name him Yatsufusa!"
"That's a dog name!!"
"I can't believe you can tell with that little gray thing inside your head."
"Nani?!"
"There they go again." Hakkai picked Ken up while Goku and Gojyo were too busy bickering and took him to his and Sanzo's room. "I have no idea what to name you, little cat. But I believe you don't like the names they're trying to give you. Maybe you have your own name. Sa, will you tell me, Neko-san?"
Ken blinked at him several times before opening his mouth to speak but the things that came out was 'meow'. It's useless. Hakkai had realized it. He knew he was not ordinary cat. This guy's something.
"Oh, I forgot. Sorry. I'll call you ..."
Ken wrote his name on Hakkai's palm with his paw after he had tucked his claws in. Hakkai smiled brightly at that. "Ken? So your name is Ken? That's a sweet name. You see, we're going to have a meeting with this Persia king about some youkai that have been causing havoc lately. It's not that Sanzo like it though. He hates crowds and formal things.
"Anyway, they are going to pick us up this afternoon. The crusaders ... I can't remember all their names but they said one of them is missing. I believe his name is Siberian or something like that. We think that it has something to do with the youkai so they asked for our help.
"You know about them, don't you, Ken-san? Maybe you can tell us and ..."
"Hakkai, have you gone sneeze mad? What are you doing talking to sneeze a cat like that?" Sanzo was steadying himself on one hand, still lying on his bed. His violet eyes were placed on Hakkai then Ken. Those eyes look just like Ran's. He missed his koi.
But then again, it's not the best time to come home. Ran must've been still very angry to him. No, he must've been furious. He had to wait until he thought Ran would get calmer. Wait!! Hakkai said they were going to pick them up in the afternoon. Ran would come of course, being a leader and all. Yaiks!!
"Gomen ne, Sanzo, for waking you up. Here, his name is Ken."
"Hn. Why don't you transform back to human? So I don't have to do all this sneezing. It irritates me!!"
"Ma ma, Sanzo."
"Have they come yet?"
"No, they haven't. Maybe ..."
Suddenly Goku burst into the room. Grinning widely, he beamed. "Sanzo, they've come!"
Ken jumped off of Hakkai's lap and hid under Sanzo's bed. Goku, confusedly, crawled under his bed and tried pulling him out. Ken dug his claws deep into the wooden floor, not wanting to make it easier for Goku to pull him out. But it's not Goku to give up so easily so they played tug of war under the bed.
Sanzo was getting pissed of, but right before he took out his gun, Ran stepped inside the room. "I'm sorry to make you wait. I'm Fujimiya Ran, the leader of the crusaders. We'll escort you to the castle."
"Ah, doumo arigato gozaimasu."
Ran raised his eyebrow when he saw legs under the bed. Hakkai followed his gaze and smiled before he answered, "Oh, it's Goku ... and a cat we found at the street today. He suddenly ran there when Goku came to inform us about your arrival."
"A cat?!" a glint of acknowledgement could be seen in his eyes.
Ran smirked. He believed he knew which cat Hakkai was talking about. He stepped forward. "Ken, there's no need to hide. Get out!"
Hakkai was surprised. So, that cat really was related to the crusaders. He watched silently as Ran took another step closer to the bed. "I won't repeat myself, Ken. Get out or I'll personally haul you!"
Ken slowly stepped out. The second he was out, Ran quickly grabbed him and smirked wickedly. "You have caused me so much trouble, Kenken. I wonder what you will do to make it up to me."
This is not good, Ken screamed in his mind. Ran's eyes were shining, making those amethyst eyes look scarier than before. He gulped. Would he last to see the remains of the days? (
TBC
A/N : Wai! Hello, minna-san! It's a bit late, ne. Gomen!
Fortunately I get holiday for a whole week, so I can finish this.
Sounds a little bit hurry maybe. You see, I put Gensoumaden Saiyuuki
in this fic. I love them, especially Sanzo x Hakkai. I know some
prefer Sanzo x Goku or Gojyo x Hakkai, but don't you think Sanzo x
Hakkai is nice as well? Oh, maybe not, but I like them.
Actually I considered putting Gravi here instead of Saiyuuki but I
remembered that Sanzo hates cats! (It's in Reload, I forgot which
episode but that one's funny, really) So I put them here. I guess
Gravi will have to wait, ne!
(1) bakazaru : stupid monkey but maybe it's baka saru,
I dunno.
Oh, and Ran's reaction when he found out Ken was gone ... I took
it from Hijikata's reaction when he found out Souji took his haiku
collection in Peacemaker Kurogane. I like that episode. (
I don't know how many chapters I'll make for this story. If you
like this story or hate it or find any mistakes, please let me know.
R&R onegai.