One. Two. Three. Hands cover annoyed eyes.
"I'm giving whoever the hell this is two seconds to get their hands out of my face before I blow their brains out."
Silence, grin, and then a small laugh.
"Guess Who? Sanzo."
Blink. Knowing smile. Tear.
"Where have you been? You damn monkey."
"Here and there, everywhere mostly, that merciful goddess woman visited me off and on, always asking me if I was sure about not wanting to return to heaven."
"What did you tell that annoyance?"
"What do you think?"
Huff. Smile. Stand.
"So, I take it you are probably hungry."
"Of course, let's stop by Hakkai's, it's been a while and I am sure they will be glad to see me after all these years, and anyways I missed screwing with the damn water sprite."
Laughter. Cigarette lit. Smoke rising to a blue sky.
'Welcome back, you damn monkey.'
'I'm back and here to stay, Sanzo.'