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Catching a Cold
0 ReviewsBased on Saiyuki Gaiden chapters six and eight. Takes place during Saiyuki Reload. Chibi saru means little monkey and chibi taiyou means little sun.
Catching a Cold
Though Gojyo had joked before that the monkey was too stupid to catch a cold, Goku had proved him wrong.
"It seems you have a fever" Hakkai informed him after feeling the heat on his forehead which proved a bit tricky with the golden power limiter that covered it.
Goku sniffled and pulled the clovers close around himself. "I'm sick?" He asked in disbelief.
"It looks like you are" Hakkai said.
"I hope it doesn't spread otherwise one of us will always have a cold to give the other and we'll never be rid of it" Gojyo said.
That was how it was with a close group of friends. If one caught a cold another was vow to receive it and pass it along. By the time the first was cured someone else would be ready to cause a re-infection.
"Sanzo recently recovered from a cold so I don't think he'll catch another so soon after" Hakkai said looking towards the golden haired priest who was occupied reading the newspaper.
"Right so we'll leave it all to Sanzo" Gojyo agreed.
Sanzo looked up from his newspaper. "Just what do you mean?"
"Taking care of Goku of course. Gojyo and I will take care of the preparation of supplies so we may leave early tomorrow" Hakkai said.
"Yeah and we can get to know the town while we're at it" Gojyo said. Sanzo and Hakkai knew exactly what he meant. Goku took the meaning of his words literally.
While Sanzo debated if it was worth the effort to get up and walk to Gojyo to hit him with the harisen Hakkai expressed his disagreement. "We shouldn't get too distracted or else we'll never make it to the west."
"Yeah, yeah, just a little fun won't hurt" Gojyo stood by his point. After a few more remarks the two were gone leaving the sickly Goku in the care of Sanzo.
"Sanzo, I'm cold and bored" Goku complained.
"That's because you're sick. Go to sleep" Sanzo replied not taking his eyes off the article he was currently reading.
"Can you read me a story?" The sudden request took Sanzo by surprise. Goku sometimes said unusual things but that had to be the strangest thing he had said so far. "Please? There's books over there."
Sanzo fallowed his gaze towards the opposite wall of the room occupied by a book shelf. A few books were placed there for the entertainment of the inn's guests. "Did that fever fry your brain? Just go to sleep chibi saru" Sanzo insisted.
Goku then gave him the saddest look, one that no one could resist. "My name is Goku!"
Without a word Sanzo got up and walked towards the book shelf. The sense of deja vu he felt became stronger as he picked up a children's book and looked at the cover. The characters were little cartoon buns of different flavors. Surely Goku would like a story like that.
"Then the Pork Bun flew up to the sky with the Curry bun in his arms after rescuing her. They flew into the sunset and lived happily ever after. The end." Sanzo's tone while reading was very monotonous but Goku loved the story, not only because it had buns as the main characters but because Sanzo was actually reading to him. "Why are you still awake? You're supposed to fall asleep."
"I wanted to hear the ending of the story" Goku replied.
"Aw isn't that sweet?" The merciful goddess said as she watched from far away. "Chibi taiyou can be nice sometimes."
End
Though Gojyo had joked before that the monkey was too stupid to catch a cold, Goku had proved him wrong.
"It seems you have a fever" Hakkai informed him after feeling the heat on his forehead which proved a bit tricky with the golden power limiter that covered it.
Goku sniffled and pulled the clovers close around himself. "I'm sick?" He asked in disbelief.
"It looks like you are" Hakkai said.
"I hope it doesn't spread otherwise one of us will always have a cold to give the other and we'll never be rid of it" Gojyo said.
That was how it was with a close group of friends. If one caught a cold another was vow to receive it and pass it along. By the time the first was cured someone else would be ready to cause a re-infection.
"Sanzo recently recovered from a cold so I don't think he'll catch another so soon after" Hakkai said looking towards the golden haired priest who was occupied reading the newspaper.
"Right so we'll leave it all to Sanzo" Gojyo agreed.
Sanzo looked up from his newspaper. "Just what do you mean?"
"Taking care of Goku of course. Gojyo and I will take care of the preparation of supplies so we may leave early tomorrow" Hakkai said.
"Yeah and we can get to know the town while we're at it" Gojyo said. Sanzo and Hakkai knew exactly what he meant. Goku took the meaning of his words literally.
While Sanzo debated if it was worth the effort to get up and walk to Gojyo to hit him with the harisen Hakkai expressed his disagreement. "We shouldn't get too distracted or else we'll never make it to the west."
"Yeah, yeah, just a little fun won't hurt" Gojyo stood by his point. After a few more remarks the two were gone leaving the sickly Goku in the care of Sanzo.
"Sanzo, I'm cold and bored" Goku complained.
"That's because you're sick. Go to sleep" Sanzo replied not taking his eyes off the article he was currently reading.
"Can you read me a story?" The sudden request took Sanzo by surprise. Goku sometimes said unusual things but that had to be the strangest thing he had said so far. "Please? There's books over there."
Sanzo fallowed his gaze towards the opposite wall of the room occupied by a book shelf. A few books were placed there for the entertainment of the inn's guests. "Did that fever fry your brain? Just go to sleep chibi saru" Sanzo insisted.
Goku then gave him the saddest look, one that no one could resist. "My name is Goku!"
Without a word Sanzo got up and walked towards the book shelf. The sense of deja vu he felt became stronger as he picked up a children's book and looked at the cover. The characters were little cartoon buns of different flavors. Surely Goku would like a story like that.
"Then the Pork Bun flew up to the sky with the Curry bun in his arms after rescuing her. They flew into the sunset and lived happily ever after. The end." Sanzo's tone while reading was very monotonous but Goku loved the story, not only because it had buns as the main characters but because Sanzo was actually reading to him. "Why are you still awake? You're supposed to fall asleep."
"I wanted to hear the ending of the story" Goku replied.
"Aw isn't that sweet?" The merciful goddess said as she watched from far away. "Chibi taiyou can be nice sometimes."
End
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