Hey! It's Strawberri! I hope you're enjoying this very interesting story! I'm excited! It's the first co-write I've done with Annabella! So, here it is, chapter three! Enjoy!
Chapter Three
Sanzo stood up and slid his arms into his robes and lit another cigarette, walking away. "Shut up."
Hakkai watched Sanzo walk down the hill to stare into the distance. "Well, that was certainly interesting. What happened?" He held out his hand for Miroku to take.
"Well." Miroku adjusted his robes and dusted himself off. "He introduced me to, what do you call them? Cigarettes?"
Hakkai nodded. "Yeah, they're Gojyo's high as well."
"I see," Miroku stared after Sanzo, watching his golden hair blow in the wind. "Then he…then he..."
Hakkai laughed. "Never mind. Just don't let Gojyo or Goku find out. All of Shangri-La-- I mean Japan will know."
Miroku nodded and picked up the wooden bucket. He walked away and lost himself in thought as he gathered water at the stream.
"Hakkai." Gojyo scratched his bare chest as he walked out of Miroku's small house wearing only a pair of jeans. "Where's the beer?"
"Gojyo, there is no beer here," Hakkai said calmly.
"What!" Gojyo practically tackled his best friend as those words fell from his lips. "No beer! That's it my life is over!" He fell over and lay sprawled in the grass, staring at the blue sky. "I'm dead."
"Eh." Goku stood in the door, his gold eyes half open. "Hakkai, where's the john?"
"Goku, the woods are that way," Hakkai pointed all around him.
Goku stepped on Gojyo's chest and continued on his way to the woods.
"Stupid monkey! You're going to pay for that!" Gojyo stood up and pulled his hair back.
Hakkai laughed. "Well, looks like they arrive."
Gojyo watched Sango and Kagome turn slightly red at the sight of his bare chest. He smirked and walked toward them. "Girls," he draped his arms over their shoulders. "You doing anything today? I'm free if you-"
SLAP!
"Gojyo, you should just give up. She won't let anyone hit on her," Hakkai stated, laughing nervously.
Gojyo rolled his eyes and walked away. "Women here really suck."
Kagome growled. "You pervert!" She pulled the arrow back on her bow and released the tension.
The glowing arrow split the air with a red light. Hakkai gasped as the arrow barreled toward his friend's back. "Gojyo!" He yelled. He lifted his right hand and a chi shield surrounded them.
Kagome and Sango stood in awe, complete shock as her sacred arrow fell to the ground, bent and beaten.
"The…the Sacred Arrow! Kagome! No one has ever stopped the Sacred Arrow!" Shippou cried, bouncing off Inuyasha's shoulder.
Inuyasha stood beside Kagome. "Kagome did they."
"Yeah, they did. They stopped my arrow," Kagome said, carrying the bow by her side.
"We have fought tougher enemies before," Hakkai said.
"Enemies? Is that what we are?" Sango looked at them, her weapon in hand.
"I didn't mean it that way," Hakkai said. "But we have fought tougher battles."
"Hey, shouldn't that perverted monk be back by now?" Gojyo looked around.
"Where'd he go?" Goku looked up at Gojyo.
"He said he was going to get water," Gojyo said. "But he's been gone for a while."
"So has Sanzo." Hakkai looked at Gojyo.
"You left that pervert alone with someone else!" Sango yelled.
"They're both male! I didn't think they'd try anything!" Gojyo yelled, running down the hill following Hakkai.
Sanzo sat quietly reading the newspaper he carried with him, a cigarette perched between his slender lips. "I must have read this stupid article fourteen times already." He flicked the cigarette butt into the pile he had created and looked up.
"Bored?" Miroku asked, looking down at the blond monk.
Sanzo was somewhat surprised. How had he sneaked up on him? Was he losing his edge? No way in hell. "What do you want?"
"Why did you." Miroku looked at him as he sat down. "Why did you kiss me?"
"I felt like it."
"Oh, just like you felt like kicking me this morning?"
Sanzo laughed sarcastically. "You're a moron."
"I seem to get that a lot."
"That girl."
"Huh?"
"The one with the large weapon."
"Oh, Sango."
"She likes you."
"What?"
"Must I repeat everything for you?"
Miroku laughed nervously.
"I said she likes you. You can see it in the way she looks at you."
Miroku looked at the water bucket between his feet. "Yeah. I've made a few moves. I usually just get the hand to the cheek motion afterwards."
Sanzo slid his glasses off his face and grabbed Miroku's wrists. He pushed Miroku down onto his back and looked at him. "You are such a moron," he said gently, his lips brushing slightly over Miroku's.
Miroku shivered, the touch of Sanzo's lips against his made his insides twist and turn. "S-Sanzo." even the way his name felt upon his lips, chills ran the course of his body. He finally built up enough courage to kiss him back. And he did just that. He pressed his mouth hard against Sanzo's, taking the blond completely by surprise.
"Shippou, close your eyes!" Kagome cried, covering the small kitsune's eyes.
"Why? I want to see!" Shippou squealed, trying to pry her hands from his head.
"Holy shit!" Gojyo stopped dead in his tracks.
Sanzo stood up and adjusted his robes. He picked up his glasses and walked up the hill. He kept quiet, his lip slightly swollen by the surprise kiss, as he passed Goku.
Goku's fists clenched as tears welled in his eyes. "Traitor!" He yelled.
Everyone gasped and Sanzo stopped.
"What now, monkey?" Sanzo said coolly, lighting a cigarette.
"You are my sun! You are the light that saved me! You belong to me!" He cried.
Sanzo stood a moment, soaking in the words of deep emotion the young golden eyed boy and just poured out. "You're such a damn idiot."
Whilst all this was taking place, Inuyasha, Sango, and Kagome stood dumbfounded in shock.
"You are mine!" Goku yelled, throwing his arms around Sanzo's waist and burying his head in his back. "I love you!" He finally cried out.
Gojyo and Hakkai stood in shock. "What the hell?"
Miroku wiped his lip and carried the water passed the group, passed Gojyo and Hakkai, passed Goku and Sanzo. Sanzo followed him with his eyes, breaking free of the grasp the demon held around his waist.
Goku fell to the ground as Sanzo walked away, following his fellow monk back to the little shack.
Gojyo and Hakkai ran to Goku.
"Are you alright?" Gojyo asked, helping him stand.
"Goku." Hakkai helped him as well. "Gojyo, this is."
"Freaking strange." Gojyo finished the sentence. "Since when did Goku love Sanzo?"
Hakkai smacked himself in the forehead. "I wasn't surprised because of that, you dumb ass! Because Sanzo made a move on Miroku!"
"Oh. Yeah. That. Oops, I must have forgotten about that little detail. I was too stunned at Goku's little announcement," Gojyo scratched the back of his head.
Hakkai sighed. "This is going to be a long, long adventure."
"They're not normal," Inuyasha stated.
"No, you think?" Kagome asked sarcastically. "God men are thick!"
"Amen!" Sango followed the rest of the odd group back to the small shack.
"Women." Shippou sighed.
"You said it," Inuyasha followed Kagome and Sango.
Dead silence. The only sound was the music of the cricket chirping in the corner of the old shack. Inuyasha sat beside Kagome and Shippou with Sango against one side of the room. Goku and Hakkai sat on either side of Gojyo on the opposite side of the room. Miroku was standing in the doorway looking into the distance. Sanzo was sitting in the back room reading the newspaper yet again.
"What the hell are we doing?" Gojyo asked irritably, trying to light his fifteenth cigarette. "Hey, lover boy," he called to the back room. "I need a light!"
His reply was four gunshots to the wall right beside his head.
"Damn phony monk." He mumbled, putting the dead lighter away.
"Would you like some Saké?" Miroku looked at Gojyo.
"Did…did you say Saké?" Gojyo returned Miroku's glance.
Miroku smiled. "I did." He kneeled down by the glass jar and poured two glasses.
Gojyo ignored the offered glass. He grabbed the jar and downed it in one breath.
Inuyasha, Kagome, Sango, Shippou, and Miroku stared at him.
"Tastes like shit." Gojyo set the empty container down. "Where the hell is the good stuff?"
"Gojyo, calm down," Hakkai sighed. "We're in a different time. That means different food, different drinks-"
"Different chicks." Gojyo was irritated. He was bored out of his mind, his lighter didn't work, the Saké was horrible, and there were no women around.
Sanzo walked into the room, a death glare upon his face. He walked over to Kagome and picked her up in one smooth motion. "Here!" He threw her into Gojyo's arms and walked out of the shack.
"What the hell do you want me to do with this?" Gojyo complained. "After all these years, you fake priest! You should know my type of women! She's just a baby! She's too young!"
Inuyasha stood up and took Kagome from Gojyo's arms. "And she is not yours for the taking."
"Oh, so I suppose she's yours then?" Gojyo laughed, eyeing the half demon holding Kagome before him.
Inuyasha was silent.
"No, Kikyo is. She's his dead ex-girlfriend. Kagome just travels with us because she can see the Shikon Jewels," Shippou stated.
"Shut up!" Inuyasha hit him over the head.
Kagome smiled a smile of sorrow. "It's alright, Inuyasha."
"No, it's not," Inuyasha walked out of the shack as well.
"Alright, this is hell!" Gojyo yelled. He left the shack and started walking towards the woods.
"Where are you going?" Hakkai looked after his friend.
"I need a chick, what do you think?" Gojyo said. "I'll be back tonight."
"Well, there goes a great womanizer." Miroku laughed.
"Yeah, you could learn the tricks of the trade from that sad bastard," Goku laughed, he, like Kagome and Inuyasha, held his emotions inside.
"It's late. We're going back to Kaede's," Kagome smiled softly, leading Inuyasha, Sango, and Shippou into the woods.
Hakkai and Goku entered the shack again and started to get ready for bed.
"Hakkai…I'm sorry about today," Goku said as he stripped down to his boxers once again.
"Don't worry about it, Goku. I've known for a while," Hakkai replied.
"Yeah, I kind of figured that much. But still. I must have embarrassed you in front of those people."
"It's alright."
"Hakkai,"
"Yeah?"
"I'm freaking starving!"
Miroku stood against a large tree as he watched the water flow fast over the rocks of the stream. It was quite chilly out so he pulled his robes tight across his chest.
Sanzo approached him. "You moron."
"What is it with you and calling people names?" Miroku asked angrily.
Sanzo pushed him against the tree, pushing their lips together once more. "It's how I get my kicks."
Miroku felt Sanzo's hands slid inside his robes, felt the calloused flesh grope his chest as he deepened the kiss. "Sanzo."
"Shut up," Sanzo replied, pulling the dark robes off Miroku's shoulders as he pressed their mouths harder together.
Miroku shuddered and watched Sanzo pull his arms out of the tan robes, watched the chiseled muscles appear through the tight leather top as the moon shone on them. He wasn't expecting what was going to happen next.
End Chapter Three.
Ah the innuendo. Too bad I'll ruin it next chapter. Heehee, alright, I'll have it up in the next couple of days.
Love, Annabella and Strawberri