Town Gone Mad?
Zonaki rubbed her eyes to drive the tiredness away another day gone another night to get through. Niku was with her. They were still in their nightgowns even though it was the morning. Zonaki's hair was let down. She wore a blue Nightgown that went all the way towards her ankles. Niku was wearing a pink one but it went to her knees.
"It's cold out here" Zonaki turned to Niku with her eyes half open.
"It's not really that cold…" Niku looked at her as they continued to walk down. Zonaki smiled. She looked round and noticed that there were many decorations outside from a window on their floor. Zonaki looked towards Niku "Hey don't you think its kind a strange around here?" Niku looked forward her eyes wide open.
"Well now that you mention it…there have been a couple of strange things happening lately…" Zonaki closed her eyes then re opened them as she saw one of the Inn's maid's walk by them she stared at them for along time then did a very strange smirk and walked away. 'That woman…'
"Oh Hi Sanzo" Zonaki jumped and looked up seeing Sanzo walk towards them. Zonaki thought back to that disturbing dream then looked down face bright red trying hard not to think about it. Sanzo looked at her for a minute.
"What's wrong with her?" Niku looked at Zonaki then turned to Sanzo again and shrugged. "Does she still have a fever?" Niku shock her head signaling no. Sanzo sighed tirelessly and walked passed them.
"Tie your hair back…you look like a flat chested tart" Sanzo whispered. Zonaki jumped turned round and frowned at him. Angry at the remark. Then she smiled and closed her eyes calmly.
"Well if I'm a flat chested tart that makes you a droopy eyes baldy" Sanzo flinched and turned at her glaring. He searched round his robes and took out his harisen. Zonaki looked at him wide eyed. Niku giggled "Oh, oh you're in for it now"
Sanzo charged towards her. Zonaki just smiled nervously and sprung for her life down the hallway. Sanzo continued to pursue his prey. Hakkai came down the hall and went to Niku clueless at what's going on "What's happened now?" Niku just looked at him trying to find the words to explain what's going on but before she could even get a word Hakkai just raised his hand.
"No don't bother I can guess" thud, smash. Hakkai and Niku looked up and sweated. There were sounds of yelling and shouting coming from the other side of the Inn. And soon there were a sound of other people either complaining or trying the sensible approach and what that means is run away.
"EASY SANZO I DIDN'T MEAN IT!" Zonaki yelled as she sprinted past Hakkai and Niku her hair being tugged back by the wind. Sanzo appeared still after her with his paper fan over his head looking very creepy as he usually did.
"Oh my…" Hakkai smiled Niku just sighed as they walked after them to stop this catastrophe before they tare the whole Inn down.
Misunderstanding between the clueless couple
"I'm so thirsty" Zonaki sat down on the chair and whined while Niku was looking at the paper. Goku and Gojyo were having another one of their arguments and Sanzo enjoying a lovely cigarette while Hakkai was away to get the drinks.
"Don't worry Zonaki, Hakkai will come back with the drinks" Zonaki yawned. Sanzo looked at her angrily.
"Cover your mouth when you yawn" Zonaki looked up and glared and started to mutter to herself. Sanzo looked at her angrily.
"What was that?" Zonaki looked up
"What was what?" Sanzo continued to stare at her. Zonaki sweated for a moment then looked at him noticing the suspicious look on his face. Their eyes locked they looked at each other for minutes un-end.
Goku and Gojyo stopped their quarrel and Niku stopped her reading and starred at them. Goku leaned over to his younger sister and whispered in her ear.
"What's up with them two?" Niku looked at him and shrugged "Have no idea what so ever they've been having more of their arguments lately…" Gojyo brought his head over next to Goku's "You know what that means don't yeah?" Goku and Niku looked at Gojyo and shook their head from side to side. Signaling that they don't. "It's the first sign of loooooovvvvvveeee!"
The three of them giggled but then stopped hoping that Sanzo and Zonaki didn't hear them. For some reason there wasn't even an evil glare struck at them. Not even the fan being tossed at them or a gun bullet going past their heads.
Nothing at all but total silence….all they could hear was the sounds of chattering and constant laughs and many other things going on in the place. Until there was a sound of a tray being settled down.
"Sorry it took so long" Hakkai sat himself down beside Zonaki. Sanzo and Zonaki continued to stare until Zonaki broke the stare by her usual theatrics and cheerfulness. "Thanks Hakkai" Zonaki picked up her beer. There was a flapping sound. Zonaki looked down noticing a yellow piece of paper fly down from her glass.
"Huh" Zonaki picked up the scrap and looked at the words. It was written very nicely actually.
'Dear Traveler you will die a very terrible, terrible death'
'Charming…' Zonaki thought. She scrambled up the paper and flung it. Goku looked at the paper. "What was that Zonaki-chan?" Zonaki just closed her eyes disturbed of the paper she just threw. "Just a lousy letter…" Zonaki mumbled. Niku went over and pocked the piece of paper that Zonaki chucked up, went back down and settled herself on the chair as she slowly un-scrambled the paper.
Goku looked over trying to see what it said. Niku just then frowned at Zonaki angrily. "Just a lousy letter huh?" Zonaki looked up at her and shrugged. "Zonaki this is a harassing threat" Zonaki looked up at her cheerfully like it didn't bother her at all.
"Harassing? That's a strong word how do I even know that it's a message directly to me?" Niku slammed her hands unto the table and snapped at her showing her concern. "How can you sit there so calmly when some one has sent you this threatening letter?" Zonaki smiled and replied. "With experience my dear it's not like we haven't had death threats before…"
"Just once I wish you would take this seriously…" Hakkai looked over at Niku. "Um…Niku can I see that letter…" Niku nodded and gave Hakkai the letter across the table. Hakkai looked at it carefully then just smiled.
"Niku I'll have to agree with Zonaki, we've always faced threatening letters and many other things…it's not like they're going to attack us in any moment now are they…" at that moment an arrow was fired and went straight passed Zonaki's face leaving a couple of tiny strands of her hair fluttering down weightlessly.
Everyone in the Inn was glaring at them with many weapons in their hands. Zonaki looked and closed her eyes sweating madly. "But that'll work though…" more arrows were shot Hakkai raised his hands forming a barrier which propelled the arrows away.
Niku stood near to the exit of the Inn raised one hand and suggested "We should properly leave…" Gojyo ran for the door and grabbed Niku dragging her behind him. "Yeah I'm with you let's book" the others followed until they reached to the outside everyone around them was looking at them with more weapons. Sanzo looked round and drew out his gun.
"Has everyone gone insane?" Zonaki summoned her Kasthra Cyo and flung it unto the ground creating dust around her. "I don't know? Maybe we've done something wrong…well we have killed their snake…wrecked their Inn…completely trashed their prison cell…constant threats to the authorities while getting arrested and imprisonment… remember that Sanzo?" the list would've gone on forever if Sanzo hadn't had stopped her.
"I get it already…" a man charged at Hakkai, Hakkai blocked and flung him down trying his best to make this as bloodless as possible. Another rushed over to him but Niku blocked it and defended. "Can't we just talk?" Gojyo kicked the man out of the way taking off the pressure that was laying on Niku. "Do you really think their in the mood to talk especially when their completely trying to kill us?"
Zonaki leaped up and knocked a couple of the villagers away from Sanzo. Sanzo fired his gun against some of them causing them leg and arm injuries. "Aaaaaagh their endless…" Zonaki yelled as she threw out her flail as it took down many of her opponent's.
But it seems no matter how many times they knock them down a couple more arrive to take their place. Hakkai looked round as they were now surrounded from every angle. "Any suggestions?" Hakkai walked back and so did the others back to back in a circle.
"We could try blasting our way out…" Goku looked over to Sanzo not very happy with that option.
"But we don't want to hurt them…" Niku turned to her brother who was beside her and raised her staff in front of her ready to defend.
"We don't want to get killed either…" Gojyo looked at the people in front of him "We could try to knock them out head on and escape…" Hakkai tilted his head to Gojyo's side.
"But every time we do that then more of them appear before us preventing our escape…" Zonaki directed her eyes to the clouds and closed them while letting out a tireless sigh. Hakkai and Sanzo who were standing beside her looked at her. Hakkai clueless. Sanzo angry.
"What's wrong with you?" Zonaki didn't answer. "At least have the courtesy to talk to us…" Zonaki giggled for a minute. Sanzo who was irritated snapped at her "If you have a plan are you willing to share?"
Zonaki did a smirk and looked over to him "You sure you really want me to share?" Hakkai looked at her with a worried look. "Zonaki this really isn't he time to be in one of your mood swings…" Zonaki closed her eyes and tilted her head to his side. Face a little red.
"Hakkai I'm not in one of my moods" Everyone went silent for a minute waiting for her plan. "Well?" everyone in the group could tell that Sanzo was losing patience with the young youkai witch.
Then Zonaki's flail disappeared and raised her hands in a forward direction. A fierce ocean blue colour came around her hands dipping them in a creepy glow. Zonaki looked forward with a smirk.
"When I do this everyone tail it" as the glow got darker everyone stood away. Some of the people that were around them covered their eyes while others were blinded by the vicious light.
"VICIOUS WINDS LEND US YOUR FURY!" Then a blinding fog circled Zonaki covering her and her allies. Vicious winds came and blew around them making some people loose their balance.
But as the fog and winds cleared there was no sign of the ikkou party. Like they have vanished in thin air.
Intercession: Boiling in Hot Water or another un necessary interview?
Niku: You just had to go and do that didn't you?
Zonaki: What's wrong with that?
Niku: Still we didn't get to the good part yet…
Zonaki: (Sighs in relief)
Niku: But we'll get to this after another one of our interviews…
Zonaki: (Shocked) What I thought you said it was a waste of time?
Niku: After that last one I've just been thirsting for more…
Zonaki: (UN sure) You seem to be cheerful…
Niku: (Smirks) don't worry this one will be so good that everyone will be in their seats laughing for more…
Zonaki: (Looks at her suspiciously) Alright your greatness tell us who this fascinating guest is?
Niku: (Cheerful) I'll give you a hint…It's some one you've been fantasizing aboutfor a long time now (Giggles)…
Zonaki: (Shocked) Huh? You mean Chris Patton?
Niku: (Angry) Nah I mean Sanzo… (Frighten happy)
Zonaki: You haven't Niku what have you done? (Terrified)
Niku: (Over excited) What I'm only going to ask him what you two get up to at night…when you're all alone…with no one to bother you…when the moonlight is shining down upon you and you both sit down and talk about your life together and how your going to achieve it…
Zonaki: (Embarrassed/ thinking) She's not serious…
Niku: And when you have too much to drink then you'll get straight down to the…
Zonaki: (Slaps hand over her mouth) Right that is the last time I'm ever giving you an orange lollypop…Now just be a dear and tell then the next chapter…
Niku: (Removes Zonaki's hand) Right sorry…the next chapter is…
Zonaki: (Hears the sound of drums and looks round) Where the hell is that coming from?
Niku: It is called Hidden love: the secret of Sanzo and Zonaki's relationship revealed.
Zonaki: They can not be serious…
To be continued
Sanzo's Guardian Angel: (Notices Zonaki) Oh what's wrong with you? (Jokingly) Tell mommy all about it?
Zonaki: You writers are all alike you've lost the plot…
Sanzo's Guardian Angel: (Spooking cheerful) Hey unless you want to be turned gay I suggest you deal with it…
Zonaki: (Goes silent for a moment, then sighs and walks away frustrated) Okay…I'm going…I'm going… (Leaves scene)
Sanzo's Guardian Angel: Sorry that happens every time. Oh yeah one more thing I'll give you guy's a fun little vote or quiz?
Who do you think that Zonaki's going to fall for?
Would it be…
A. Gojyo
B. Hakkai
C. Goku
D. Or Sanzo
I hope you will answer and I'll do one with Niku if I ever get the chance. Well see yeah later.