Chance

Chapter Two - S.O.S

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"Baka, baka, baka!!"

"No, YOU'RE the baka, baka!! One who calls another baka is bakaier themselves!!"

"THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS BAKAIER, BAKAZARU!!"

"Shut up."

"Oh dear-they sure are lively nowadays, hm, Sanzo?"

"BAKA!!"

"BAKAAAA!!"

"BAKA!!BAKA, BAKA, BAKA-"

"I SAID SHUT THE HELL UP!!"

"AIEEEE-GUN GUN!! He's got a gun!!"

"I'M GOING TO KILL YOU IF YOU DON'T SHUT THE FUCK UP-"

SCREEEEEE!!! BANG!! A mountain of dust and rubble exploded into the air as Hakuryuu screeched to a halt by the commands of his master just before they were about to crash onto a nearby mountain. Sanzo's gun also decided to go off at that exact moment, and as fate had it, the bullet ended up damaging nothing else than their only traveling device. "Nyyuuuu!!" The snow white dragon transformed back to its original state, and fell to the ground. A puddle of deep crimson stained its purity, and for a moment, everything was still in the sunny terrain of the desert. "Hakuryuu!!" Hakkai ran over to his dear friend, and scooped his miniscule form into his arms. He was silent as he stood up, and as was everyone else. Hakuryuu lay stone still.

Goku and Gojyo gulped silently. Hakkai, as they knew all too well from experience, was not what he seemed on the outside. Though carefree and smiling most of the time, the brunette was not one to be toyed with, and when his limits were reached, he could become more dangerous than any of them. "H-Hakkai? Is Hakuryuu alright?" Goku gently touched the taller man's arm. He slowly turned around, bangs shadowing his eyes. A stony silence held the air and everyone seemed to hold their breath. "I-I think so..." Gojyo let out a sigh as Hakkai mumbled his reply. His voice was hesitant and heavily enhanced by confusion. The redhaired man put a arm around his best friend and touched the white dragon on the head gently. "We'd better get to the next town, then, just to make sure Hakuryuu's alright." Hakkai nodded numbly as the famous arguing two of the four looked to the golden-haired man of their group. "Sanzo?"

Sanzo, who had been starring at the whole scene awkwardly, blinked and growled in a low voice-well, his usual voice-"Fine."

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"I'm so sorry-as you can see, this village, it's barely standing from all the frequent youkai attacks-there's not many of us left and no veterinarians among those of us that are left...I'm very sorry once again, but besides this village, it would take days to get to another one as the deserts are vast.." A young lady with dark blue hair tied up in the back apologized to Hakkai. They were in the most nearby village, and from the looks of it, the village was so beaten up that it was barely withstanding the harsh February winds. They were at a local inn-well, the only one. Hakuryuu was breathing shallow breaths, and the blood that oozed out of his would just kept comming, staining Hakkai's fingers with crimson.

"..Alright. We'll take a room then. Thank you, pretty lady." The lady blushed at that comment, and handed him a pair of keys. He took the keys to their room, and gently nudged Hakkai upstairs. Even pompous and ever tempermental Sanzo decided to help out his friend in finding anyone possibly able to help Hakuryuu in the village. Gojyo, Goku, and Sanzo set out immediately, leaving Hakkai to tend to Hakuryuu's injuries as best as possible. "Hakuryuu...I-I'm..so sorry..I promise you, I'll find someone." Hakkai wrapped the blanket around the poor dragon's lithe body as well as he could. It was already beginning to stain red with the creature's blood. Hakkai closed his eyes. If it had been a human injury, maybe he could have done something to help. But it was Hakuryuu, and the man didn't want to temper with things he did not fully understand. "Damn it.."

"Excuse me, um I've got a friend who's injured badly-he's white and shaped like a dragon, but he can transform into a jeep, too! Do you know anyone who can help him?"

"..U-uh.."

SWAP!! "What kind of question was that?! Keep your comments to yourself." Sanzo yelled a Goku for about five minutes before moving on grumpily. It was cold, and it seemed as if no other human beings were even present in the village. It was no surprise as the whole village itself seemed to creak in agony at each passing breeze. "Just keep looking.." Gojyo walked up to a child not more than seven or eight, who was tugging his sister along. "Oy, kid, do you know anybody in this village who's a medic of any kind?" Sanzo and Goku walked up behind Gojyo, who was bending down at the slightly frightened kid. "Tch... There's no reason to be afraid-this kappa here is not as creepy as he looks." The two kids giggled mischieviously and laughed even harder when the two adults began to argue amongst themselves not one bit quietly.

"U-um... T-there is medic here.. but.. my big sister-she's probably the closest it gets in this village. She helps the elderly with their arthritis, and makes dependable medicine for Mechi here 'cause she has asthma-if you don't mind, you can bring your friend to our place for the night. My name is Kirii, by the way." The boy tugged his sister to come out and say hi, but she continued to duck behind him. Goku and Gojyo exchanged smiles. Hakuryuu's got a cure.

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