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Howling Wind
0 ReviewsChibi Goku thinks the sound of the wind is a wolf that wants to eat him.
Howling Wind
"Sanzo! Sanzo! There's a wolf outside and it wants to get in and eat me!" The first time Sanzo heard Goku say this, he actually considered the possibility and cautiously went out to check it out. He did not find a wolf or any other animal that Goku could have mistaken for one.
The second time Sanzo heard Goku yelling about a wolf he actually managed to control his temper and sit down to have a talk with the boy. "Don't lie, I already went outside and there was no wolf," and at the first sign of Goku about to whine, Sanzo told him a very briefly summarized version of a classic story. "Listen Chibi Saru; there was once a boy who lied about seeing a wolf trying to eat his sheep. Then, when there actually was a wolf trying to eat his sheep, no one believed him so the wolf ate all the sheep and-"
"But I don't have any sheep!" Goku interrupted.
"That's the point, if you keep lying the wolf will eat you instead," Sanzo finished.
Goku looked scared, "so there was a wolf and it does want to eat me!"
"That's not what I said..." Dealing with children was not Sanzo's specialty. "Forget about it, just get it into that empty little head, that there are no wolves near the temple, and go to sleep."
Sanzo thought that would be the end of it, but he should have known better. "Sanzo! There's a dog outside and I think it's angry or in pain, I don't know!"
Sanzo had not seen any animals when he checked outside before, but dogs were certainly not as rare as a wolf would be, so there was a possibility that there could really be a dog. Once again, Sanzo ventured outside into the windy night, but did not find any animals near the temple, so he went back inside.
"Did you find it?" Goku innocently asked.
Sanzo did not look happy at all. He didn't most of the time, but now he looked truly angry. "I told you not to lie!"
"I'm not lying!" Goku's eyes watered because the one he admired the most didn't trust him, even if he was sure to be telling the truth.
Seeing that the boy was about to cry, and that would prolong the time Sanzo had to stay awake trying to find silence, he tried to push down his temper and be patient with the child. "What exactly did you see outside? I didn't find any wolves or dogs out there."
"At first I thought it was a dog, but then you said it wasn't so I thought it must have been a dog," Goku explained. "I didn't really see it, I only heard it." The wind chose that moment to blow with a loud howl, which surprised Goku and caused him to hold on to Sanzo. "Did you hear it just now?"
Sanzo couldn't believe it, it had been the wind all along. "Baka Saru that's just the wind!"
Goku blinked, how could the wind be that noisy. "But it doesn't sound like the wind!"
"It is the wind, the strong wind something makes noises like that," Sanzo tried to make Goku understand.
"Are you sure?" Goku asked, golden eyes shining in the dim light of the lamp.
"Yes, I'm sure." Sanzo patience was at its end.
Goku smiled, "Okay! I wouldn't believe the wind can be so noisy if anyone else told me, but I trust you!" It appeared that Goku's worried melted away, because if Sanzo said something, then it had to be true.
Unknown to them the Merciful Goddess was watching all the events unfold. Goku placed all his trust in Sanzo. The admiration that little boy held for the Goddess' nephew amazed her sometimes; and it made her smile.
End
It's been a while, but I felt like updating this collection again, so here's another fluffy little pre-journey ficlet. Disclaimer, I do not own Saiyuki.
"Sanzo! Sanzo! There's a wolf outside and it wants to get in and eat me!" The first time Sanzo heard Goku say this, he actually considered the possibility and cautiously went out to check it out. He did not find a wolf or any other animal that Goku could have mistaken for one.
The second time Sanzo heard Goku yelling about a wolf he actually managed to control his temper and sit down to have a talk with the boy. "Don't lie, I already went outside and there was no wolf," and at the first sign of Goku about to whine, Sanzo told him a very briefly summarized version of a classic story. "Listen Chibi Saru; there was once a boy who lied about seeing a wolf trying to eat his sheep. Then, when there actually was a wolf trying to eat his sheep, no one believed him so the wolf ate all the sheep and-"
"But I don't have any sheep!" Goku interrupted.
"That's the point, if you keep lying the wolf will eat you instead," Sanzo finished.
Goku looked scared, "so there was a wolf and it does want to eat me!"
"That's not what I said..." Dealing with children was not Sanzo's specialty. "Forget about it, just get it into that empty little head, that there are no wolves near the temple, and go to sleep."
Sanzo thought that would be the end of it, but he should have known better. "Sanzo! There's a dog outside and I think it's angry or in pain, I don't know!"
Sanzo had not seen any animals when he checked outside before, but dogs were certainly not as rare as a wolf would be, so there was a possibility that there could really be a dog. Once again, Sanzo ventured outside into the windy night, but did not find any animals near the temple, so he went back inside.
"Did you find it?" Goku innocently asked.
Sanzo did not look happy at all. He didn't most of the time, but now he looked truly angry. "I told you not to lie!"
"I'm not lying!" Goku's eyes watered because the one he admired the most didn't trust him, even if he was sure to be telling the truth.
Seeing that the boy was about to cry, and that would prolong the time Sanzo had to stay awake trying to find silence, he tried to push down his temper and be patient with the child. "What exactly did you see outside? I didn't find any wolves or dogs out there."
"At first I thought it was a dog, but then you said it wasn't so I thought it must have been a dog," Goku explained. "I didn't really see it, I only heard it." The wind chose that moment to blow with a loud howl, which surprised Goku and caused him to hold on to Sanzo. "Did you hear it just now?"
Sanzo couldn't believe it, it had been the wind all along. "Baka Saru that's just the wind!"
Goku blinked, how could the wind be that noisy. "But it doesn't sound like the wind!"
"It is the wind, the strong wind something makes noises like that," Sanzo tried to make Goku understand.
"Are you sure?" Goku asked, golden eyes shining in the dim light of the lamp.
"Yes, I'm sure." Sanzo patience was at its end.
Goku smiled, "Okay! I wouldn't believe the wind can be so noisy if anyone else told me, but I trust you!" It appeared that Goku's worried melted away, because if Sanzo said something, then it had to be true.
Unknown to them the Merciful Goddess was watching all the events unfold. Goku placed all his trust in Sanzo. The admiration that little boy held for the Goddess' nephew amazed her sometimes; and it made her smile.
End
It's been a while, but I felt like updating this collection again, so here's another fluffy little pre-journey ficlet. Disclaimer, I do not own Saiyuki.
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