By: Ami

Beta Reader: kitsune-oni

ERO-BOUZU Chapter 1 of 3 – The Beginning…

DISCLAIMER     : Saiyuki is Minekura Kazuya-sensei's.

Comments, flames and gifts *grin* will be appreciated.

Here we go…

Goku sighed again. Groaning faintly, he looked at the lovebirds that were chatting happily beside him. Where was Sanzou? He had been waiting for 30 minutes… Sanzou had told him that he would go out to buy cigarettes…

*sighs*

Scratch the bad things.

Nothing bad would have happened.

"Ah, Sanzou. You have returned."

!!!!!

Goku turned happily to face the blonde beautiful monk who was walking casually to their seats. "Sanzou! What took you so long?"

"That goddamned automatic machine just wouldn't work," Sanzou answered as he sat down beside Goku.

Goku couldn't help but smile. He felt so relieved that his dear master had returned safely. Well… we can't consider Sanzou as a weak person who needs protection, but demons are after him. Anything is possible.

"What are you looking at?" Sanzou stared at Goku with a slight blush on his cheeks.

"N---Nothing." Goku blushed and quickly tore his gaze away from Sanzou. //God… he's always so beautiful…//

Since the time they had made love a couple weeks ago, Goku had been addicted. He couldn't stop staring at the monk when they were in the jeep. He worried about him 3 times more than he had before. He couldn't tear his eyes off him. Sometimes he would try not to gaze at Sanzou—but then he would end up daydreaming and find himself staring at the monk again. Then Gojyo would tease him; Sanzou would 'urusai' him and Hakkai would chirp out that it's such a peaceful day. Love was addictive. He knew it. He was glad he could be with the one he really loved. He was glad that Sanzou actually returned his feelings.

The bad thing was—

Since that time, nothing more had happened… until today.

Goku sighed in desperation. He looked at his empty glass. If only he wasn't so shy…

Goku looked at Gojyo and Hakkai enviously.

What a lucky couple.

Hakkai was shy; but Gojyo was shameless. So they could get along very well.

Look at him and Sanzou; both of them were just too shy to express their love. Sanzou could barely say I love you — and kissing him in front of public like Gojyo always did to Hakkai? In his dreams.

"Saru."

Oops… it seems that he had been really silent today.

Mustn't get Sanzou worried.

"Yes, Sanzou?" he replied with a smile.

"What are you thinking about?"

"…………nothing really…"

"Ch. Baka. Stop thinking with your own brain." Sanzou drank his beer.

Goku gulped and turned his attention back to his glass. It was better not making too much eye contact with Sanzou at times like these. Sanzou could always read his mind. It wasn't good.

Sanzou just sighed. He couldn't find a way to convince his monkey to tell him his problems. //He always hides everything from me//. Goku wasn't such a good actor. His face always reflected his heart. Sanzou didn't need Hakkai's famous I-can-always-understand-you ability to read the saru's mind.

//I wonder what's on his mind…//

Goku glanced at Gojyo. Gojyo was a sweet-talker. He always took the initiative to flirt with Hakkai; and Hakkai just loved the way Gojyo dominated him. Hakkai would just blush when Gojyo suddenly kissed him in a restaurant. Even though Hakkai often told Gojyo not to flirt in front of the public, Gojyo never listened to him.

*sighs*

//Lucky Hakkai.//

//I wonder if Sanzou could imitate Gojyo for a bit… just to be a little more… perverted?//

Goku grinned at his own silly thought.

Sanzou HATED perverts.

No… scratch that.

Sanzou REALLY HATED perverts.

Or maybe he REALLY, REALLY HATED them.

Moreover becoming one of the things he hated? IMPOSSIBLE.

Bowing his head down onto the table, Goku sighed again. Now he just hoped that it wouldn't be too long until the next time he could flirt with Sanzou again… He just missed kissing him.

*sighs*

//If only Sanzou could be a little more perverted…//

Sanzou gulped. //What the hell he's thinking about? I don't like the look  he's giving me…//

//Sanzou… perverted…//

And Sanzou felt a cold wind behind his neck. Somehow he knew that it was going to be the beginning of a nightmare…

"Damn it!!! I swear I will destroy this café if you don't cool down the air conditioning!!!" # # # #

"Y—Yesss, mister!!!! Please spare us!!!!"

***

"SANZOU-IKKOU!!!! HAND OVER THE BLOODY SUTRA!!!!!"

Yaone sweat dropped at her a-bit-too-passionate master. "Kougaiji-sama—temper… temper…"

"How can I hold my temper?!!" Kougaiji yelled impatiently, "No matter how many times I have said that famous quote, they just never gave  me the sutra!!! # # # # # #"

"Don't be mad, Kou. They're paid to fight you," Doku spoke calmly.

"BUT—"

"Kougaiji-sama… please remember to take care of yourself…" Yaone rubbed Kougaiji's back tenderly. "I'm really concerned about your health…"

"Yaone…" *blushes*

"Just how long will you continue blabbering?" Gojyo sweat dropped. Sometimes, the Kougaiji-ikkou could be really amusing.

"Yare yare… what a lively group…" Hakkai laughed happily.

"Ch. They only waste our time." Sanzou put a finger inside his ear. "Now why won't we start the fi—"

Sanzou was stunned when suddenly Goku jumped from their jeep and walked to the Kougaiji-ikkou—no. To be more specified—he was walking toward Yaone.

"Yaone-nee-chan." He cleared his throat. "Can we talk—just for a minute or two?"

***

"Goku-san…" Yaone looked at Goku disbelievingly. "Why did you call me here?"

"Err…" Goku sighed. "Actually—I need your help to do something."

"Something…???" Yaone became even more confused.

"Yup." Goku looked around to make sure that the-too-curious-Gojyo was not hiding behind the bushes to listen to their conversation. "Can you make—a sort of potion for me?"

***

"What are they talking about?" Sanzou impatiently looked at his watch. "Damn you, Kougaiji! # # # YOUR girlfriend better not try to seduce MY Goku!"

"What do you mean by that, bouzu?! # # # # YOUR boyfriend better not try to flirt with MY Yaone!" Kougaiji replied sarcastically.

"Maa maa…" Hakkai tried his best to calm down the hot-tempered guys.

"*yawns* Just how long are we supposed to wait?" Gojyo laid his head onto the jeep seat. If only his oh-so-gentle-Hakkai hadn't glared at him when he had wanted to follow Goku, he would have known about the 'business' now.

"Baldie~! Do you have a  nikuman???" Lirin asked in excitement.

"Urusai!! # # #"

"Maa maa…"

And finally Goku and Yaone returned.

"Goku!"

"Yaone!"

The two desperate guys seized their sweethearts.

"Kougaiji-sama, I'm so sorry. Did I take so long?" Yaone asked.

"No. Not really." Kougaiji smiled.

"Bakazaru! What did you do with the onna?" Sanzou asked as he examined Goku carefully.

"Nothing, Sanzou." Goku smiled happily. "Let's continue. I'm hungry."

"CONTINUE?!!" Sanzou widened his eyes in disbelief. "You always wanted to play before we got going, right?"

"Err… this time I don't want to." Goku grinned. "Come on, Sanzou. I'm hungry. I'm bored. Let's not waste our time here."

"WHY YOU—DO YOU THINK FIGHTING ME IS WASTING TIME—" # # # #

"Temper, Kougaiji-sama…" Yaone rubbed Kougaiji's back. "I will cook you some nice Egg Soup! I learnt it from a Cooking Book! It's gonna be delicious!"

"I dunno if it's just my imagination… but it seems that Yaone is trying to get us home too…" Doku muttered.

"Ch. Whatever. I'm tired too. Let's retreat." Gojyo yawned.

Kougaiji would sacrifice anything for Yaone's egg soup, so he and his group finally withdrew.

Sanzou looked at his monkey doubtingly. What had happened between Goku and Yaone? Were they—lovers? Oh scratch it. GokuxYaone was the most impossible pairing in Saiyuki. Not even a single fic had written about them.

"What happened?" Sanzou asked after 10 minutes of the unusual silence.

"What, Sanzou?" Goku smiled innocently.

"Don't play naïve. Are you and that medicine girl hiding something from me?" Sanzou took a closer look in to Goku's eyes, trying to find the truth there.

"Nothing important." Goku unexpectedly looked calm and confident.

"You'll have to tell me whether it's important or not, saru." Sanzou grabbed Goku by collar. //This saru is getting more backbone lately…//

"Uhn… demo, Sanzou…" Goku blushed as Sanzou's face got closer and closer to his. "OK. Fine. I'll tell you. But… before that…" He inserted one hand inside his pocket, trying to find something there—and magically pulled out a small bottle. "Would you drink this?"

"What the hell is it?!" Gojyo grinned as a certain hentai idea popped out from his perverted brain.

"If you drink this, I'll tell you." Goku looked at Sanzou meaningfully, taping his fingers on the small bottle.

Sanzou looked at Goku suspiciously.

"I recommend you to drink it Sanzou. Anyway, there's no way Yaone or Goku will poison you." Hakkai oh-so-helpfully commented.

"Did I ask for your suggestion?" Sanzou grabbed the bottle and emptied it at once. "I have drunk it. Now, tell me."

Goku's eyes shimmered. He grinned evilly and sat back on his seat. Mission accomplished.

"Hey, saru! Are you trying to piss me off?!" Sanzou glared at Goku. "You didn't tell me anything!"

Ooh… gosh… he had forgotten to look for a reasonable reason…

Goku looked around to look for something to tell Sanzou. And finally he spotted Hakkai. Oh well… let's do it. Sorry, Yaone-nee-chan… but I've gotta do this…

"Err… actually… Yaone-nee-chan has a crush on Hakkai and—"

"WHAT?!!!" Both Hakkai and Gojyo shrieked almost in the same time.

"THATGIRLLUSTSAFTER*MY*HAKKAI?!!!!" Gojyo grabbed Goku by collar.

Hakkai blushed in the front seat. He had never known that Yaone had such a feeling for him…

"Yep. And that's why I told her to drop dead cause Hakkai was Gojyo's. Aren't I good?" Goku put on an innocent smile.

"Fhh… so it's over…" Gojyo let Goku go. "That girl will die before laying a hand on my Hakkai."

"Then how could you know about that?" Sanzou asked, still suspicious.

"Err… Lirin told me about that. She said something like this: Yaone-nee-chan put many of Hakkai's photos inside her pocket!" Yes, one lie led to another.

Sanzou was still suspicious, but he had no other way to convince Goku to say anything further. Maybe Goku was right. GokuxYaone was impossible. That's the only thing he needed to know—that the saru was still his. About the strange liquid he had just drunk… he had no idea. Ch. Just let it be. Like what Hakkai had said, Goku wouldn't poison him.

Goku, on the other hand, became really cheerful. He couldn't wait until tomorrow.

***

Sanzou woke up with an unexpectedly nice mood. He had decided—today he would be a little—a little bit more—romantic—if that word could suit it. Oh hell. Goku and he were lovers. It was OK to flirt. He had been having wet dreams about the stupid saru. Tonight, his dreams must come true. Goku must be waiting for this moment too. He had to gather his courage.

As expected, Goku was the fastest when it came to his precious food. Sanzou gave a slight smile when he spotted Goku, topless, sitting in the restaurant.

…………………………

What?

Topless?

Sanzou rubbed his eyes and looked at Goku again. Yes. He was topless.

"BAKAZARU!!!!!" Blushing heavily, Sanzou whacked Goku with his almighty paper fan.

*TWACK* *TWACK* *TWACK* *TWACK* *TWACK*

Unexpectedly, Goku turned around with the most inviting eyes he'd ever seen. "Sanzou… why did you whack me?" he asked with an unusual sensual tone.

Sanzou felt both dizzy and extremely aroused. When did the saru… learn to be so sexy?

He decided that he needed to get a grip. He sat on the seat beside Goku and rubbed his forehead. It must be a dream. Goku always yelled after he whacked him. But now—instead of yelling he had turned around with a sexy motion and asked him oh-so-innocently with that inviting stare? This was a dream. This was definitely a dream.

"Sanzou…" Goku smiled and put a hand on Sanzou's shoulder. "Na, Sanzou… why won't you kiss me?"

Yes, this was a dream… one more proof that it was a dream…

Goku leaned closer and whispered sensually on Sanzou's ears. "Don't you like me?"

"I—it's not—like that—" Sanzou blushed deeper and deeper. Now all the people around were watching them. Oh hell. There's no way he would kiss Goku in front of all those eyes—

What?

He blinked and looked around. There was no one there.

Just now he had seen so many people having their breakfast.

How could they have all vanished in one blink?

Oh hell. Like he cared. Now that there was no one here… why not giving the saru what he deserved?

And he pulled Goku in his arms before kissing the boy passionately.

***

Hakkai gasped. Gojyo couldn't close his mouth. All the people were staring at them with wide eyes.

Hakkai blinked and inhaled the air he needed the most at the time. He wasn't dreaming right? OK… OK… calm down, Hakkai… calm down… Let's recollect all the incidents of this PEACEFUL morning. First… Sanzou had suddenly whacked Goku just after he had arrived. Then Goku had started to yell at him—but instead of yelling back, Sanzou had blushed and looked really dizzy. Then when Goku had asked him if something was wrong, he had blushed deeper. In the climax, Sanzou had suddenly kissed Goku in front of them.

Gojyo seemed to be as shocked. His face was turning as red as his hair—probably because people were looking at them now.

"Hakkai…" He gasped, "Is it a dream?"

"I don't think so, Gojyo…" Hakkai nervously smiled.

Goku smiled wickedly in his mind. The potion did work.

***

~TBC~

Next Update: October 10th 2003