Disclaimer: Do I really have to put this up every chapter? I DON'T OWN SAIYUKI!
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Chapter Two: Two is a Nuisance, Three is a Headache
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Sanzo studied the Niccolo from his seat as he and Goku practically inhaled the food on the table. Long braided hair, practically never been cut since birth, orange eyes.... And that technique he displayed... he was no doubt a Khalsa. But he was too young... His thoughts were disturbed by a war that ensued between Gojyo and the two. Stay calm Sanzo...it will amount to nothing if you get mad at them... - except they'll be quiet and I can think!
TZIING! TZIING!
"SHUT UP THE THREE OF YOU OR DIE!"
Silence followed that statement, but what happened next was something none of them expected. Tears welled up in Niccolo's orange eyes and he started to cry. "You're so mean! We were just arguing! How could you threaten us like that? WAAAAAAH!!" His tears were like that of a fountain and he didn't stop. The boy was starting to attract attention. Sanzo wasn't sure what to do. The other customers were also glaring at him, either displeased with the noise, or displeased with him. Either way, he had to make the boy stop.
The outburst attracted the attention of a different cloaked figure in a corner of the restaurant. He looked at the crying boy not too far away, recognition in his eyes. Nehru. He stood up and left the restaurant without a sound.
"Look..." Sanzo began. I can't believe I'm going to do this! "I'm... sorry..." The boy stopped crying immediately. Goku and Gojyo stared in disbelief.
"Sanzo just apologized..." Goku said, awed.
"Sincerely apologized..." Gojyo added, dropping his chopsticks. Sanzo glared at the two, as if saying: don't mention this to anyone or you'll die! Sanzo looked back at the boy who sniffled now and then. "Make me say that again and I'll really kill you..."
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!"
The four practically flew off their seats with the impact of the cry and they looked at each other. "What shall we do now?" asked Hakkai, an uncertain smile on his face.
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Where is this?
Why am I here?
Where am I going?
Why is everything so bright?
What is this strange place?
Who are they?
Niccolo looked up at the blue ceiling that was slowly becoming darker by the moment. It was a really strange ceiling... what did they do to it? A spell? He glanced to his right. The hybrid seemed to be sleeping... he glanced to his right. And so was Goku... he sighed. It was much, much more fun when they were awake... He can't even remember when he had so much fun... This strange place had so many mysteries and he did not wish this dream to end, if it was that. He remembered his mother.... No... this was not a dream... this was real, and he had to go back home and avenge his loved ones.
SCREEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
The sudden halt made him slightly jolt forward. He then sensed a familiar aura... the aura of the negative wave... He immediately looked around and saw that they were surrounded by at least fifty demons... Goku and Gojyo were already awake, their weapons out. Weapons? They didn't have those before...
"Hey kid! Do you think you can fight?" Gojyo asked him as he jumped off the green jeep. "'Coz if you can't fight in the dark, we'll leave you behind!"
"I was born in fighting conditions like this!" Niccolo responded and threw his daggers swiftly at the demons. He kicked some of them with all his might and picked up his daggers once again, slashing at those who approached him.
"Not bad!" Gojyo commented, cutting through four demons with his shaku-jo. "But I'm afraid it's not good enough!" He said and hit another four.
"You are just saying that because you are taller than me... of course you have the advantage, hybrid!" Niccolo executed a back kick and threw the demons at Gojyo's direction who sliced through them. "Stop calling me a hybrid you strange blue haired kid! Man! You're just as bad as the monkey!"
"I'm not a monkey!" Goku yelled, throwing demons in Gojyo's direction.
"Yes you are!" Gojyo answered, killing the demons.
"No I'm not!"
"I am not like Goku!"
"STOP ARGUING AND KEEP FIGHTING!"
The three winced at the yell and continued fighting, Goku and Niccolo leading demons in Gojyo's direction. "Hey!" Gojyo complained, taking down more and more demons." You guys are ganging up on me! Foul play!"
"What are you talking about?" said Niccolo, avoiding a blow from a demon and pushing it to Gojyo. "It is quite amusing!"
Hakkai hit more demons with his chi attack and smiled at the two's antics... "Looks like there's a new sport around here..."
"What, tire out the red head?" Gojyo yelled out, finally taking out the last demon. He was panting heavily, leaning on his shaku-jo. "The world is unfair! These brats are unfair! I want a lawyer!"
"In my place, I am already a lawyer..." Niccolo piped up, skillfully sheathing his daggers. "And I find this client guilty!"
"Guilty? Guilty of what?" Gojyo asked. I didn't even do anything to make me a criminal!" Goku and Niccolo grinned. "You are guilty of calling Goku names!" "Eh? That's stupid! You guys should be guilty too!" The two pointed accusing fingers at him. "You started it! You cannot deny that!" Gojyo snapped his mouth shut. They all got back on the green jeep and Hakkai started the engine. None of them spoke until they were at least a mile away from the battle that was won. Gojyo sulked in his corner, glancing at the blue haired boy who seemed puzzled with the stars. "What're you looking at? Don't tell me this is the first time you've seen stars!" The boy gave him a look.
"They are called stars?" Niccolo asked, looking back up. "I had always thought that they were fireflies..." he closed his eyes, leaning back on his seat. "Your ceiling is quite strange.... This place is strange...."
Ceiling? Gojyo shrugged it off and went to sleep, but Sanzo heard the whole conversation. If his suspicions are correct, then they must prepare for Pernicious.
The rest of the night was as peaceful as it could be, with Gojyo and Goku snoring, and Niccolo trying to do something about it. Hakkai smiled at the boy's experiments as he drove, wondering how this whole encounter with the blue haired boy was going to end. He knew Sanzo had more than an inkling of what this whole incident was about, and he was quite sure he should be ready for what was about to happen.
Not too far away, two cloaked figures watched the small jeep leave a cloud of dust as it moved on, their eyes almost hidden under their hoods.
"I told you... it issss he... issss he not?" said one, in a voice that sounded snake like.
"We can not be sure of anything, my friend," his companion answered. "We must have more proof...."
"Of coursssse..."
The wind picked up, carrying sand into the air, covering the cloaked figures... when the wind subsided, and the sand had settled, the two were gone, leaving behind the sign of Pernicious, a yin and yang sign, portrayed by two snakes, a red snake with green eyes, and a green snake with red eyes. How it was done, no one knows.... But it disappeared almost as soon at it had appeared, like the sand that had carried them away.
TBC
Like I said... I feel lazy making long chapters... man! This didn't even get to the fourth page....
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