Chapter 2: Goku: Youkai Trash Compactor
"I want spring rolls, dumplings, some chicken, mashed potatoes, pork fried rice, green beans, gravy, LOTS of gravy…" Goku ticked each item off of his fingers, and the waitress was scribbling furiously, trying to keep up. His list went on for another thirty seconds, before the others could order.
"JESUS! This kid eats like a trash compactor!" Cid said, his cigarette falling out of his mouth in awe.
"Yes. It is rather weighing on my pocket change, but that's just a bad side effect." Sanzo replied.
"We don't have working currency on us, so what can we do to pay?" Asked Tifa of the waitress.
"We'll pay." Gojyo said, smiling widely at her.
"You know Kappa, you should not volunteer other's money." Sanzo took out a cigarette and lit it.
"Sorry, we can work to pay our bill?" Tifa looked at the waitress again, to see if they could.
"No, we'll pay, I just think that this Cockroach needs to have a lesson in manners!" Sanzo glared at Gojyo.
"Are you sure that you can pay for all the food?" Aeris asked.
"Yes. Don't try my patients!" Sanzo quipped.
"Anything for you?" The waitress asked the rest of the group.
"Bring a lot of beer!" Gojyo said.
"I want the sukiyaki." Sanzo said.
"Just a plate of dumplings please." Hakkai asked.
"Could I get a plate of noodles and butter?" Asked Aeris.
"Steak…Please." Barret said.
"I want the chicken too, please." Tifa asked.
"Nothing." Cloud settled back, and shook his head.
"Cloud! You haven't eaten in two days! Surely you are hungry?" Aeris looked worriedly at Cloud, her eyes showing great sadness.
"No. I am fine."
"Suit yourself." She shook her head, knowing she would not win an argument with an unhappy Cloud.
"Veal, and mashed potatoes please." Vincent said, putting down the menu.
"I want pork." Cid said.
"I want some of that cherry pie! That looks good!" Yuffie said.
"You've got good taste!" Said Goku, who gave her a broad smile.
"Children." Sanzo said, and received the death glare from Yuffie.
"I am not a child! I am 16 years old! Don't call me that again you monk!" She waved a fist at Sanzo, and started to laugh at the indignation on Sanzo's face.
"You will learn to respect my paper fan!" Sanzo said, with an unusual laugh.
"Paper fans! I know those from Wutai. Those hurt!" She looked at Sanzo with slight apprehension.
Sanzo took out the dreaded paper fan, and smiled.
"This has stopped a lot of nonsense fights, and it is a trusty weapon." He grinned, and patted the fan happily, Goku and Gojyo eyeing the fan with hatred.
"Well, that is an interesting weapon." Said Cid, looking at the fan with confusion.
"I don't fight with it, I use it on idiots!" Sanzo's gaze fell on Goku and Gojyo, eyes sharp and full of warning.
"Hey now! Don't get giddy over a fan! We ain't done anything to get a..."
'SMACK!' Down came the fan, landing a smarting blow on the top of Gojyo's head.
"DAMNIT! THAT FUCKING HURTS MONK!" Gojyo yelled angrily, baring his teeth in pain.
Tifa gave Sanzo a look, and then turned to pat Gojyo on the back.
"You okay there Gojyo?"
"Now I am! You want to take this somewhere else so that we could discuss..."
'SMACK!' The fan broke over Gojyo's head, and the other half landed on the table.
"Shut up! I have had enough of your womanizing!" Sanzo's purple eyes flashed dangerously, making Tifa retract her hand from Gojyo's back, and look at the priest in confusion.
"What if I wanted to?" She said seriously.
"You wouldn't, not with him anyways... He's a perverted kappa." Sanzo shook his head, and removed the broken piece of fan from the table.
"You owe me a new fan Gojyo." Sanzo sighed.
"Don't!" Gojyo said, holding his head, which had a large throbbing bump on top of it.
Sanzo's gun flashed into existence, barrel glued on Gojyo's forehead.
"Don't make me blow your cockroach head off." Sanzo warned.
"Okay! I'll buy you a fucking fan!" Gojyo declared.
"Good." Sanzo said, his gun disappearing just as fast as it was drawn.
The food arrived with a troop of waiters carrying platters of food.
When they set all the food out, the table threatened to collapse, but it didn't.
Goku ate the food almost as fast as it had been brought out.
He shared some with Yuffie, who seemed to be talking to only Goku, who didn't mind the attention at all.
Aeris was happily in conversation with Hakkai, and smiling broadly for a reason that none of the others could discern.
Gojyo was talking with Tifa again, and Sanzo was speaking with Cloud, Barret and Vincent.
The meal was finished and then the group went out into the cool evening air.
"So... How's about we find an inn to stay at?" Gojyo asked Sanzo with a grin.
"We still have a few hours of travel time... We could potentially make it to Sanjafal before nightfall. So we will be getting an inn there." Sanzo replied.
"Oh... Okay..." Gojyo frowned slightly.
They all got into Hakuryu, and started off toward Sanjafal.