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Title: Handyman
Featuring: Sha Gojyo

They rolled into town and got rooms in the first inn they found. Luckily they were able to get four rooms.

Gojyo ditched the guys for some relief. He followed a couple of hotties into a bar. The place was packed with young, beautiful women.

Gojyo couldn't believe his luck.

He pursued a brunette and struck out. He tried a blonde; struck out again. After the seventh failed try, Gojyo left the bar. He never had such bad luck.

On the way out, he noticed the bar’s name: Kanzeon's.

Gojyo laughed.

Guess I’m taking a long shower tonight, he thought.

Title: Confessions




Sanzo sat on the windowsill of the room, staring out at the rain. “What are you still doing here, Hakkai?” he asked in an unusually quiet tone.

“It was raining like this when my Kannan took her life with my knife. I did everything I could to save her, took the lives of the guilty and innocent alike, but it still wasn't enough.”

Sanzo looked at Hakkai.

Tears were streaming down Hakkai's cheeks.

“My master died protecting me on a night like this. I was a kid, not strong enough to protect myself.”

Sanzo returned to staring at the rain.

Title: Satisfying His Curiosity
Challenge: Curiosity

A companion drabble to this is 100_roadtrips Challenge #133: Secondhand.


It had been only two days since he overheard it. Just wandering through a toy store. His current toy, a little boy who insisted on following him, lost its shininess. He needed something new to play with.

He was over by the stuffed bears and bunnies dolls, when he heard it:

"… someone's trying to revive Gyumaoh at Hotu Castle."

He looked at his floppy-eard traveling companion, a souvenir from the toy store.

"It’s just a rumor, my friend, but …" A wolfish grin graced his lips. "It's a rumor I can't resist to learn if it's true, can you?"

Title: What Goku Doesn't Know Won't Save Him from the Fan
Challenge: Mind Your Own Business

The evening forest air was crisp. There was a full moon illuminating the night. Hakkai was at the campfire, cooking dinner. Gojyo leaned back against a tree and enjoyed a smoke. They tensed for a split second when they heard someone approach then relaxed as Goku entered their campsite.

“Hakkai, Gojyo, have you seen Sanzo? He’s been gone for a while, and I can’t find him.”

“He’s probably taking his frustration out on something beside you, so don’t worry. Or do you want to know where so you can peek, ya pervert?”

“You’re the pervert, jerk!”

“I’m a pervert AND a jerk? Take that back!”

“No! It's true!”

“Oh? Prove it, ya stupid monkey.”

“I'm not stupid!”

“Prove it!”

Hakkai let them argue.

It was a good distraction for Goku. Otherwise, he would continue his search.

Hakkai knew why Sanzo stepped away: today was the anniversary of his Master’s death.

He learned this by accident the previous year.

Like this night, they were camping in a forest. Hakkai was foraging for anything to supplement their meager supplies and stumbled upon Sanzo.

* * * * *

“Don’t shoot!” Hakkai held up his hands.

Sanzo stood up, but did not stop pointing his revolver at Hakkai. “What are you doing here?”

“Looking for herbs and other plants that could refill our supplies. I didn't mean to intrude. I'm sorry.” Hakkai lowered his hands. “Sanzo, could you lower your gun, please? You’re making me nervous.”

Sanzo put away his gun and exhaled.

“This is the first time I've seen you chant, since we first met.” Hakkai remarked.

Sanzo glared at Hakkai for a moment then withdrew his lighter and a pack of cigarettes from his sleeve.

Hakkai silently watched as Sanzo lit up and took several drags.

“My Master died on this day.”

“Ah.” Hakkai turned to walk away and said over his shoulder, “I’ll keep Goku occupied so you can finish in peace.”

“Don’t bother. I'm done.”

As they walked back, Sanzo asked, “She died around now, didn't she?”

* * * * *

“Prove you’re not a perv!”

“Only after you prove you’re not stupid!”

Goku and Gojyo stopped arguing when Sanzo entered the campsite.

“Sanzo! Where have you been?”

Sanzo whacked Goku with his fan.

“None of your damn business.”

Sometimes it's good. Sometimes it's bad. Sometimes it's just hard. This week's challenge is:

Luck


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Title: the rising sun
Challenge: First Impressions


It’ so hot, Goku thought. I can’t remember day that started so hot.

He glared at the golden sunrise for a while then curled into a ball to nap. There was no other way to combat the heat.

When he opened his eyes, he noticed the sun had risen high into the sky. He shielded his eyes and looked towards the horizon again.

He saw something; his heart leapt.

It was a man. As he grew closer, Goku noticed a fiery halo around his head.

He’s shining! Like the Sun. *

The man demanded, “Are you the one calling me?”


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* This is the same line Goku said to Konzen in
Saiyuki Gaiden p.14-15.