Disclaimer: Unfortunately, I don't own Saiyuki. And I didn't create it. But I'm damn glad Minekura Kazuya-Sama did.
((hi, this is my first fic actually and its still ongoing, coz im still suffering from too much school, but anyway, everyone goes through that.. anyway, PLEASE read and review, the plot is actually not so well-polished yet, so I'm going to need every bit of advice I could get, and I could only get that from you! Yeah you! Please review my work and tell me your suggestions or what-have-you too! Thanks! ))
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
Chapter 5
A thin lanky boy, no, he was more of a child, sat in a table all by himself. From behind, he looked busy, but busy doing what? Gono thought. Poor kid. He walked back to the table where Gojyo was already busy stuffing himself. As he put down his tray, his redheaded companion's hand extended to pinch off the cherry from the top of his fruit salad. Gojyo grinned as he smacked his lips, satisfied. "Wait here, Gono. Im gonna get me something more to eat." Gono nodded. He took his spoon and lazily played with his food. That Gojyo… he's got more room in his stomach than most people..
Gono's thoughts drifted to a certain new woman in his life. It was something he had never experienced before. Love? No, it couldn't be, not this soon. Maybe it was some sort of a crush. Yes. Something more than a crush. Whatever it was, it was a real feeling. The most honest one he'd felt for a really long time. Aiel was definitely someone real. Like Gojyo, she has red hair. Is there something about people with red hair? That was probably the only similarity those two had, and he was drawn to both of them, one a friend, the other, hopefully something more.
"Oi," called out a suddenly irritating voice, "what in the world are you thinking about? You still haven't touched your food and its been almost 5 minutes!" Gono snapped out of his haze. "Err.. Sorry." "Why are you apologizing? Its your food anyway." Gono nodded again and took a spoonful of salad. He stared straight ahead as he chewed, right at the kid he felt sorry for.
"Gojyo…", "Huh?", "Do you think you can wait just a little more? You can have my brownies if you want." Gojyo looked at him with a bewildered face but suddenly his full mouth opened and he mumbled out an "Ok" and gave him a thumbs-up sign. Gono stood up and walked towards the kid. Gojyo followed him with his eyes, obviously confused.
As Gono passed the table of the boy, he was shocked to see a table full of food, and utterly surprised by the boy's eating speed. He was chowing down more food per second than anyone he has ever seen, even faster than those on eating contests. And he's still a kid! He ate with such speed but also with such ignorance to the entire world of the cafeteria around him. He didn't notice that Gono had already sat right in front of him and watched him intently.
"Anou…," started Gono… The boy's fast moving hands suddenly stopped grabbing food from his plates and he looked up slowly at Gono. His eyes suddenly turned wide and he began to choke on his food, his cheeks bulging with yet unswallowed food. Immediately his hand reached out for a large jug of juice and he took one very long drink before he finally let go of the jug. He wiped his mouth with a sleeve and then with a deep breath looked at Gono. "Hiya!" Gono, whose eyes were transfixed on him looked dazed. "OH.. hello too." "What do you want? Want some food?" Gono shook his head. Everything was half-eaten and looked too.. too disgusting for him. "I just wanted to.. ehm… introduce myself. I'm Gono." "And I'm Goku," the boy responded as quick as lightning. "Well… I'll see you around, Goku. Probably in class." Gono smiled at him and stood up. "Here," Goku handed him an untouched brownie, "I haven't touched that yet. You can have it." Gono raised an eyebrow. "Oh.. Thank you." Goku smiled back. "Its because I like your eyes. They're really green," then he went back to his food and started stuffing himself again. Gono smiled again and walked over to Gojyo.
"Hey, where'd you get that brownie!" Gojyo told him as soon as he was within earshot. "Go-ku." "EH? That weird kid?" Gono nodded, "Yeah. He's kinda strange alright. But I think ive found someone who will be a competition to you when it comes to eating." Gojyo's eyes widened, "HIM?" Gono nodded again and continued eating his salad. Somewhere in him, a new thought was born and it bugged him a lot since then. Why does Goku eat so much? What a strange kid. Its not normal for a person his size to consume so much all at once and not get sick. He even looks like a playful kid. And why does he look like a little boy? How did he even get into this school? Gono spent the whole day thinking about the answers to all his questions about a strange little kid called Goku. Why was he so fascinated about him?
((P.S. I'm going to try to update this as often as I could. Thanks! Please review my work so that I could have an idea of my standing here. This is my first fanfic you see. The more reviews, the faster the next chap will be up. our second term has started, and all I could say is…. waaaa, all my subjects got harder at the same time ! I just wish I get high enough scores so that id still be in the dean's list… what a wish I have! ))