Author: silrayn silverwolf

Genre: Humor, Romance

Disclaimer: Gensou Maden Saiyuki is owned Minekura Kazuya, Enix, etc.

Pairings: 5 x 3, 9 x 3, 8 x 3, Kougaiji x Sanzo, and well a lot of 8 + 3 ^^

Warnings: PG13, absolute cheesiness, some OOC (hey, it's not called "in season" for nothing. ^^;), TWT (Timeline? What Timeline? )

Credits: To Lori McDonald who wrote Koorimes in Heat (Yu Yu Hakusho). I'm borrowing her concept in this, with her permission. You guys should read it, it's really funny.

Teaser: Male youkai go into rut every 5000 years...Run, Sanzo! Run! Hakkai is on his way…and so is Gojyo, and Goku![1]

Part 1 - The Strange Picnic

The Sanzo-tachi was sitting upon the grass of a forest clearing. They were having a picnic type lunch. Sanzo was leaning on a tree that shaded the clearing they were in. His blond hair was a sharp contrast to the black bark, purple eyes shadowed with more than thought. He was tempted to push his robe down in the sweltering heat but it would do nothing for the dignity of his position. The town they were to go to next was just a few miles away but Goku had complained more incessantly than usual. They had decided to stop and eat before they strangled him. Hakkai was getting the last basket of food in from the jeep since they could get more in the next town, which was just two or three hours away. The two of them have had their fill but the "trash compactor" and their redheaded companion were still arguing over food.

"Hey, you idiot kappa, that's my rice ball your stealing!" Goku shouted.

"It is not, you monkey. I saw it first!" Gojyo replied.

"Is not?"

"Is, too."

That's it...I've had it...

Sanzo snorted and took out his fan of discipline and whacked them both. Goku's puffed up brown hair got flattened a bit and Gojyo rubbed his face which reddened so much from the hit that it almost matched his red eyes.

"Sanzo-sama!" Both arguing parties shouted but continued where they left off.

"That piece of chicken's mine!"

"No, mine."

Sanzo sighed.

What's the use...!

Sanzo gave up. It had been the fortieth time today that he had smacked Gojyo and Goku with the fan. It hadn't worked; the fan was looking decidedly worn out and he bought it just yesterday.

They're in a strange mood today.

Not that Gojyo and Goku didn't get into strange moods but they were odder than usual.

"They're lively today, ne?" Hakkai asked. He had put the basket down on the grass and was now leaning on the second tree next to the one Sanzo was leaning on. Small beams of sunlight played on the youkai's chestnut-colored hair. His ever-present smile was a little wider than usual. Sanzo conceded that he looked striking like that, more handsome than usual.

Scratch that thought...

Sanzo hastily tried to scatter his attention amongst his companions. They were all good looking in their own way. Gojyo with his smirking good looks, long straight pinkish-red hair, red eyes and lanky frame and Goku with his childishly bright and large brown eyes and puffed up hair and small wiry frame could hold their own in any crowd. For the matter of fact, so was he.

But--what's it with everybody today?

"Hn." What else was Sanzo going to say to that?

"Sometimes I wish that I can just let go and be as open about my feelings as they are, don't you?"

What's come over this baka all of a sudden? And I thought he was the most sensible of these three...

"What? Be like those baka over there?" The indignation and Sanzo's voice made Hakkai chuckle. The tone said, "Have you lost your mind?" quite clearly.

"Nothing."

"Hakkai, are you laughing at me?"

"No, Sanzo, not at all." The pine-green eyes twinkled at Sanzo belying the words.

Hmmm. What to make of that?

Out of the blue, something snapped into place.

Sanzo started at the unexpected silence that descended upon the clearing. All conversation had fallen off all at once, leaving a vacuum at its wake. He felt a hot breeze stir around him as he saw that all three of his companions were staring at him. He coolly pushed his sweaty bangs out of his eyes in a well-disguised nervous gesture.

I really must request robes of lighter material for summer wear...

"Ne, Sanzo..." Gojyo drawled in a voice that made Sanzo's hackles prickle in response.

Or maybe not...

"What?" Sanzo asked warily.

"Sanzo, would you like the last mochi?" Goku interrupted. That gave Sanzo a pause.

Goku sharing the last piece of food in the meal... Is he sick?

"Do you find me sexy?"[2] Gojyo purred, ignoring Goku's statement.

Wha--?

Sanzo was so startled at the statement that he would've fallen if he weren't leaning on the tree.

"You perverted kappa, Sanzo doesn't like you like that!"

"Oh? And who are you to say you under-grown ape?" The question was openly taunting.

"I've known him far longer than you, you idiot!" Goku shouted, jumping onto Gojyo thereby precipitating a brawl and one that was, almost instantly, covered by a dust cloud.

The cloud obscured the fight but a fist or a head would occasionally pop out now and then. If Sanzo were only less controlled than he was, he would've screamed, stomped off and be done with the lot of them.

Sanzo wasn't sure how long they were at it before Hakkai interrupted his thoughts by clearing his throat.

"Ne, shall we leave them to finish their scrap? The day is not getting younger. We need to get to the next town after all." Hakkai asked. His smiling expression was normal but his eyes glittered with a disturbing light.

"Aa." Sanzo assented, finding nothing wrong with the statement per se.

What is wrong with everyone...?

This had the desired effect of stopping the brawl.

"Wait, I'm going with you." Goku said.

"Let's leave the ape-runt. He can walk." Gojyo said.

"We'll leave both of you. Maybe the hike can cool down your tempers." Hakkai said sweetly.

"No, let them in the jeep." Sanzo would've agreed with the statement normally but he felt rather disturbed by the way the green eyes were wandering over him. He wasn't used to being looked over like that by the monocle-wearing youkai. It made him shiver in apprehension.

It's just Hakkai...you fool...you're not afraid of Hakkai aren't you...? What is it with everyone today?

The same question repeated again in Sanzo's mind for the nth time that day.

"I want to drive!" Gojyo said.

"How about riding with me at the back, Sanzo-sama?" Goku asked.

Sanzo-sama?

"No, he's going to ride with me."

"And I'm the driver, no switching." Hakkai said in a friendly enough tone but his smile looked frozen on his face.

"Yare, yare, everyone in their usual place." Sanzo finally said whacking the two noisy idiots with his fan. It didn't escape his notice that Hakkai was wearing an all-too-contented smile. It made him want to whack the off-brown haired youkai as well but he resisted the impulse. Hakkai would just apologize for the lapse and Sanzo wasn't in the mood for the youkai soft toned apologies that went on forever.

"Sanzo-sama!" Goku and Gojyo sounded almost pleading.

What's with--oh, never mind!

Sanzo stopped the question in mid-thought. It didn't help one bit in his situation.

Maybe I should have them checked out by someone? They could be sick or something...

Footnotes:

[1] A parody of "Run, Samson! Run! Delilah's on her way…" from an old song

[2] I am mixing my series. Tokyo Babylon - This is what Seishirou-san said to his Subaru-kun in one of the manga translations by Leareth Rogue, I couldn't resist, I thought this phrase was just right for Gojyo. By the way, Subaru tripped in reaction to the statement.

Author's Notes:

So how is it? ^__^. Anyone liked it? Feedback is soul food to fan fiction authors! I'm currently working on:

=> Raven's Pendant (Weiß Kreuz-Yu Yu Hakusho - Reincarnation Thingie) - nearly ready to post - chapter 6

=> Kitsune Ku (Weiß Kreuz - Ayan-kitsune Thingie) - still having troubles with chapter 6

=> This Time Around (Tokyo Babylon-X/1999-Yu Yu Hakusho - Kurama/Subaru Fusion Thingie) - starting on chapter 1

=> Before the Dawn (Weiß Kreuz - SchuAyaCrawford Triangle) - working on chapter 3

=> A new One-shot story for the Yu Yu Hakusho fandom - nearly done to post

=> And...and...ARGH!!! My RL thesis is going nowhere! *snarfrufrufruf - pops into wolfy puppy form and tears a copy of her thesis with her jaws*

I go where the inspiration and reviews take me!

NEXT: The jeep ride from hell or is it to hell...?*evil grins*