Chapter 2: The work place

Seven years have passed since that dreadful day when Sha Gojyo died. His partner had signed Gojyo's will when he died, taking own of the company, his house, and all the belongings inside of it. Genjyo Sanzo never changed after that day. People became afraid to even go near him. He became a very grumpy dangerous man; this did not concern Sanzo he really did not care either way. He stood by what he said about Christmas. His heart became cold as the snow he walked on.

Twas Christmas Eve in Shangri-la, and many people around were making preparations for the holidays. On one of the main streets of town stood a Loans building. A sign was hung over the door of the building, the words written were, " Gejnyo and Gojyo's." Unfortunately, the only way people could ever realize that the name Gojyo was included on the sign was if they stood there and really took the time to read it. Gojyo's name had bullet holes going through it, plus if they stood there without going into the loans department Sanzo would eventually see them through the window and would have started shooting at them as well.

"Sir I am so very sorry I am late, I had to take my youngest son home," a man stood in the doorway of the Genjyo and Gojyo's bowing deeply before the Priest.

"Dammit Cho, I don't know how much more of this I can take from you," Sanzo yelled.

Cho Hakkai was still in his bowing position, eyes closed, his face pointed directly at the floor. He was very nervous and shaken up from Sanzo's bellowing. His worst fear in the world wasn't dying or being shot by Sanzo, It was being fired from his job. Cho Hakkai was a very poor man trying to raise a family of six including his wife and crippled son. He stood in his stance, frozen solid and as cold as ice.

By this point, Sanzo had already walked back to his desk and was sitting down counting his yen. He glanced over at Cho still in his bowing position.

"Well don't just stand there Cho," Sanzo bellowed, " Get your ass to work before I kill you!"

"Uh yes sir," Hakkai stammered and ran to his desk next to the cracked window. Sitting next to the window where the chilly winter air could freely enter in had made Hakkai's working area very cold.

Sanzo had made a rule stating that only two lumps of coal could be used to stoke the fire. The fireplace was to the left of Hakkai's area. The fire was small and pathetic, Hakkai was sure it was going to die out in a matter of minutes.

" Uh Sanzo-sama, may I put some coal in the fire," Hakkai asked politely.

Sanzo looked up from his yen pillar to glance at the fire,

"Do what you want," he muttered as he went back to counting.

Hakkai formed a light smile on his face and walked over to the chimney grabbing three lumps of coal.

Just then a guns was fired and one of the lumps of the coal disintegrated into a million pieces. Hakkai winced closing his eye from the shock.

"You fool," Sanzo shouted pointing the gun at Hakkai from his desk, " You know damn well that only two lumps of coal can go into the fire at a time. Disobey my rules again and I'll kill you."

Sanzo set the gun down and went back to counting.

" Y-yes sir," Hakkai shuttered as he put the remaining two lumps of coal into the fire. Hakkai then walked back to his desk and began to write his reports.

It became silent for a short time until the door opened and a young man with long flowing red hair and red eyes walked into the Loan's building with an enormous smile on her face.

" Its great to see you uncle!

This is the end of the second chapter. I'm really sorry that these chapters are very short. Don't worry, they will get longer as the story progresses!

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