Gensomaden Saiyuki Fan Fiction ❯ Get Back Stare ❯ Mona Lisa Scowl ( Chapter 3 )

Chapter Three: Mona Lisa Scowl

Author's notes: I kinda based their school schedules on school retreats you have here in the Philippines in your everyday Catholic Schools. Which in my opinion, gets really, REALLY suffocating and annoying. I just wanted to see how - ahem - Mayura and the others would do if faced with it.

If you should notice. I enjoy dressing them up. They're like little dolls, yes they are. (ducks gunshots and runs off as more start to come in) C and C! R and R!

Okay - by the way, I'm really getting bored now, there's nothing to do around the remaining days of my summer. I based the extra characters on the High School Stereotypes. I've been in HS too long - I think I'm finally going to explode. I had to do it. And another thing - this is when things start not to make any sense. So, if you have any comments or questions. You can get my e-mail and ask away.

*****

The breakfast bell had a soft tone to it as it rung for about the second time now. And Sanzo or as people around here preferred it, Mayura headed outside of her room. Scowling to herself as she shook her head and looked around. She was a wonderful sight to behold - even if she was in her school uniform. A white long-sleeved blouse and a black overcoat, a black necktie and a black mini-skirt, high knee socks and black leather shoes. Her hair was tied up in a ponytail, but left some strands down over at the side.

She grumbled softly to herself as she wanted to get out of these clothes and maybe this body. It was starting to get really strange. But she knew no matter how much she complained about anything - that she would be in this body until this whole thing was over. She sighed and looked ahead as she walked on. One of the doors had opened, and Hakkai or Konoe had stepped out, wearing the same thing she was.

`'It's very becoming of you, Mayura-chan.'' Hakkai said sarcastically and yet warmly as she laughed and held up a finger. Sanzo scowled and a vein popped immediately out of the side of her head. The blonde immediately shook her head and kept walking. That was cue for Hakkai to follow.

The brunette tossed her braided hair back and looked at Sanzo. `'There, there - Sanzo. I know you're getting impatient. But like you said, we don't really have much of a choice.''

`'I know that.'' Sanzo answered as she sighed and looked around. `'It's just that. I don't like what those sisters have in store for us.'' She said.

`'Sanzo, what else could they possibly have in store for us?'' Hakkai asked. `'After all, they've already done this.''

`'You might be surprised.'' Sanzo answered. `'You're not saying you trust them - do you?''

`'Well - I am rather suspicious -`' Hakkai trailed off.

`'Yo! Mayu-chan! Konoe-chan!'' a familiar voice said as the two girls looked behind them. It was Gojyo - or as Kikyou called her, Natsumi. She was wearing the uniform - though not properly. Her overcoat was open, her necktie wasn't fixed properly and some buttons were open. Her hair was all down as she laughed and winked.

`'Whoa. And I thought you guys looked weird in your real forms.'' Gojyo said as she joined them and shook her head. `'Oi! Baka saru!'' she called loudly. `'We're gonna leave you behind and there'll be no breakfast left for you! Hurry up!''

Goku - or as it was now, Chiyo - came running towards them with great speed. It was good that she had her uniform properly on and her hair was bouncing as she put them in pigtails, tied in small yellow ribbons. Hakkai couldn't help but smile as she did look really adorable. Sanzo scowled as she crossed her arms and looked on.

`'Gomen, Gomen!'' she said as she stopped and caught her breath. `'I found chocolates under my bed and I ate them all - I guess I forgot the time.'' She laughed. `'So, what's for breakfast?''

The three looked surprised and then turned away to walk off. Goku walked up beside Sanzo as usual, the four proceeded to the dining hall.

****

The girls were all settled down - there were about more than fifty of them, so there were a lot of tables. The white table cloth, the fine China, the elegantly constructed furniture and not to mention annoying high school girls laughing and giggling were enough to make Sanzo break out into hives.

The four sat together and looked around - though every table was for seven people. No one else wanted to sit with them, instead - glances would be thrown at them, before they would start whispering. And it was really starting to get weird.

Not to mention annoying.

Sanzo looked up as breakfast was served. On each table was a big plate of strawberry pancakes and toast. There was a choice of coffee or juice. Goku who saw this wasted no time and started grabbing all she could - Gojyo frowned and whapped the young girl over the head.

`'Leave some for your friends, baka saru.'' She said as she started to grab her own.

`'Don't call me a monkey! You water imp!''

`'Why I oughta! -`'

Homura who was over at the other table, looked up - in slight surprise as she knew she had heard that kind of arguing before. It was unmistakable - she looked up at Zenon and Shien who had just been thinking the same thing as them. With that, the fighting god turned goddess now smirked slightly as she got up and walked towards the four, carrying her plate.

`'Oi, Homura…'' Zenon tried to call their leader back, but Shien shook her head.

`'We can't stop her from doing what she wants.'' Shien said calmly. She looked over to Zenon - also known as Airana before she cracked a small and slight smile. `'Maybe we could join her instead.''

Zenon smirked right back and laughed shortly. `'Good suggestion.''

Gojyo was busy pushing Goku's face and towards her plate of pancakes. Goku was busy pushing back and all the girls were whispering, as they looked appalled. Then again, Hakkai didn't blame them. She sighed and looked at the two.

`'Alright, alright - calm down now. I think we're scaring everyone.''

A harisen came flying down on their heads. Hakkai blinked in surprise and then laughed softly. It was sometimes the only language they could understand.

`'Shut the hell up!'' Sanzo said as her sleeve was rolled up and she clutched the harisen tightly. She looked up to see all the girls looking at her and whispering.

`'The hell are you all looking at?'' she asked as she raised her eyebrow. Everyone was too afraid to say anything, so they tried their best to look away. Kikyou, fortunately wasn't around just yet. And neither was their upcoming problem - which they weren't prepared for.

Sanzo sat back down and was about to turn back to her breakfast when someone spoke in a calm and almost gentle voice.

`'Do you mind if I join you?''

Sanzo looked up, her violet eyes widened as she saw the young woman before her. Long thick black hair, pale complexion - dressed in the uniform - but what caught her attention was the color of her eyes. One was blue and one was gold.

`'What the?-`' she stammered and then looked at her. `'What the fuck are you doing here?''

The other three of her companions looked up and saw the same thing she did.

`'H-Homura? -`' Hakkai trailed off as she blinked.

`'No way!'' Gojyo exclaimed in disbelief.

`'How did? -`' Goku couldn't finish her sentence as she looked up and blinked. `'How did? -`'

`'Don't look at us. We can't believe it either.'' Zenon said as she pulled up a chair and sat down. Shien trailed behind her and sat beside her, she picked up her fork and started to eat her breakfast again. Homura smirked slightly as she pulled up a chair beside Zenon - which happened to be beside Sanzo.

`'You look good.'' Homura complimented at Sanzo's glare was enough to burn something he stared at for way too long.

`'What the hell do you want?'' Sanzo asked as she scowled. `'What are you doing here?''

`'I hope you don't think that we did this.'' Shien said as she took a sip of her juice. `'We wouldn't do this to ourselves.''

`'Those goddesses got to you, too -- didn't they?'' Hakkai asked as she looked at Shien. Couldn't help but marvel at her pure green eyes, which were now open. They never really did see her eyes too often in her real form.

`'Cut the long story short, yeah - they did.'' Zenon answered as she took a bite out of her pancake. `'I guess they did the same to you.''

`'Those chocolate beans did this.'' Gojyo said. `'But it's not so bad - what I got stuck with.'' She grinned over at Zenon who smirked right back.

`'You're not so bad yourself.'' She told the demi-goddess.

`'Heh. Keep the compliments to yourself.'' Zenon answered.

`'Anyway. We're stuck this way -`' Homura smiled slightly and threw another glance at Sanzo. Sanzo, though scowling right back - was slightly starting to get freaked out with the glances that the fighting goddess threw at her. Though she herself had to give it to her - Homura did look beautiful.

She shook her head and turned back to her mug of coffee. Homura only watched her as she took another sip and tried to pick up her fork.

`'Are you gonna -`' she paused as Homura leaned in by her ear.

`'I think you look even better than when you're a man - either way - you're a sight to behold. And I still like you.''

Sanzo moved away and picked up her fork. `'Shut up and eat breakfast.''

The doors burst open and all the girls in the room fell quiet. Five girls stepped in - one of them with blonde hair and cerulean blue eyes, looking around. The other girls trailed off behind her - as soon as they stepped in. Gojyo noticed all the girls draw back. She raised an eyebrow and nudged Hakkai, who was in wonder just as much as she was.

`'Who're the women?'' she asked.

Hakkai shrugged and shook her head. `'I don't know, really - but it does look like they have quite the reputation around here, don't they?''

The girls headed towards one empty table, the blonde sat down and snapped her fingers.

`'Hair check.'' She said casually, her voice sounded exactly the way Sanzo saw her to be already. Spoiled brat, pampered 24/7. One of the girls held the mirror for her, as the other four remained - standing by for her so said orders.

`'Ah! My hair is a mess.'' She said as she waved a hand. `'Kimi, how could you let me go out like this?'' she asked, as she put a hand over her chest. The stupid thing was she did sound slightly hurt. Gojyo couldn't believe what she was seeing, Hakkai only sighed and Goku blinked. Sanzo scowled and turned back to her coffee and her plate.

`'Come on, it's not like you died.'' Kimi said as she rolled her black eyes and tossed her hair back, which was of the same color.

`'Wow - I thought this kind of stuff only existed on TV.'' Gojyo commented.

`'Well, we thought men turning into women were something that could happen in a sitcom.'' Hakkai said as she laughed softly and looked back at her breakfast.

`'Just eat before that old hag gets back.'' Sanzo said taking a sip of her coffee. Zenon was already eating and leaning back, ignoring the group of girls. Shien was doing the same - Homura found it hard to look away as the scene rather interested him.

`'And so, she said - this isn't my real nose!'' The blonde girl narrated, sending the three girls gasping. Kimi still frowned and looked at her.

`'Come on, Miku. You've been talking about the same thing for about thirty minutes now!'' she said, almost annoyed. Then she smirked and looked at them. `'Did you know that Atsuko? That old student who said she was a model?''

`'Yes?'' Miku asked, with great interest.

`'She got her nose done, too!''

The girls screamed and giggled - and the other girls over at the other table, went back to eating as they were used to the group of girls talking that way about other girls - and even girls who were still in the same room. Sanzo scowled and tried to ignore all their giggling and whispering.

Suddenly, Kimi looked up and saw the table where the seven were. She smirked and nudged Miku, gesturing to them.

`'Look what the freak show dragged in.'' she said, loud enough for everyone to hear.

The seven stopped and looked up from their breakfast, turning back to the five girls. Again, every girl in the room fell silent - they knew this had signified war.

`'Hey, Mayura.'' Kimi said as she smirked and raised an eyebrow. `'Looking good - if you scowl a little more, your face will look uglier as it already does.''

The girls in their table as if they had just heard the funniest thing in the world. Hakkai looked over at Sanzo worriedly, Sanzo who was scowling - remained calm and looking at her.

`'What's the matter, Uesugi. Cat caught your tongue?''

`'I'm just amazed how much good looks could surpass stupidity in your case.'' Sanzo snapped back as she moved her mug towards the coffee. Hakkai immediately understood and sighed as she nodded and poured some more in. Every other girl gasped, as if fighting back and standing up against Kimi was a not a regular thing around here.

Kimi frowned right back, but Miku patted her shoulder.

`'There, there, Kimi. Don't take advise from the physically challenge.'' She said as she sighed, giggling as if she had made the cleverest joke in the world. `'A hot oil treatment might not be the wrong answer for any of you.'' She said looking at them.

`'Oh, really?'' Zenon said as she looked up and smirked. `'A functioning brain might not be the wrong answer for you, too.''

Miku's eyes widened as she put her hand to her face as if to hide it from humiliation. `'Oh, Kimi! Did you hear what she said! She thinks I'm not smart!''

`'Oh, I wonder what would make her think that?'' Hakkai asked, in a warm and yet sarcastic tone.

Miku's eyes widened even more and Kimi looked at them.

`'Just because Takato pays attention to you, don't think you own the place.'' Kimi snapped. `'We do.''

`'Ah?'' Goku asked as she blinked. `'No you don't, you're students - just like us!''

`'Watch it, Goku.'' Gojyo said as she smirked and waved a hand. `'She'll hit us with her lipstick!''

Zenon snickered and Gojyo as well. Kimi looked up as Miku stood up.

`'Well, I have never been so insulted in my entire life!''

`'I thought that's what we were aiming for?'' the six looked surprised as they heard Shien join in, she was smiling wryly as she took a bite of her toast. As if it felt good to join in.

Zenon laughed and put an arm around her. `'That's the spirit! If we're gonna be stuck here, let's make the most of it!''

`'This means war, Uesugi, Mitsuoka.'' Kimi said glaring icily at Sanzo and Homura. `'If you wanna keep walking the school with your head up high. You'd better back off now.''

`'That seems interesting. I wonder what you'll do?'' Homura smirked as she looked at them. `'Wonder if you're as scary as you say you are.''

`'Try me.'' was Sanzo's only answered as her eyes narrowed into small, threatening slits.

`'There won't be anymore fights around here.'' Kikyou said as she entered the dining hall. She looked up and frowned disapprovingly. `' Miss Uesugi!''

`'What?!'' Sanzo snapped in annoyance. She almost shot herself when she realized that she was actually responding to that name now.

`'I suggest you and Miss Yamato back off each other before I send you both to disciplinary action.'' She said as if that were supposed to threaten any of the seven young women.

`'Hai, hai - wakatta.'' Gojyo said as she waved a hand.

`'Got it.'' Zenon said with a nod.

`'Uh-huh.'' Shien answered.

`'Okay.'' Hakkai said with a short laugh.

`'Wai! Pancakes!'' Goku said as she grabbed more for her plate.

Kikyou again groaned in frustration as she turned away to leave the room. She had a feeling she'd suffer from a migraine if she stayed any longer. She decided that even if she rung the bell outside of the hall signaling for lecture session, it'd still be heard clearly. After all, she couldn't ring the bell if she were dead.

*****

There were first two sessions were history and English. Etiquette was coming in on fourth - the morning periods had already started out roughly. It turns out, the Sanzo-ikkou and the Homura-tachi, not to mention the five girls from earlier were all in the same class. Kikyou had to beg other teachers to teach them the other lessons as the other subject teachers sensed that this was all nothing but trouble.

Besides the cursing, beating up each other and sarcasm battles in the middle of classes, everything else would have been normal for `'Mayura-chan''. Except the male teacher they've had so far, Okamoto-sensei, teaching them history kept throwing glances at her. She noticed but refused to call any attention to it, it wasn't her business after all. Hakkai was more worried that there might be an upcoming sexual harassment case if Okamoto gets near Sanzo.

Then again, she remembered that this is Genjo Sanzo - Uesugi Mayura they were talking about. She could before as in her original form handle herself against a battalion of youkai alone. And she could certainly handle herself against a perverted teacher who might try his advances on her.

But before the hell to come, which was etiquette class - they had field class, in other words. Physical Education. They had to get dressed over at the girl's locker room - which was filled with giggling, whispering and laughing. Goku found it weird and new for people to discuss private things so openly. Like complaining about their so called `'period'', or women complimenting each other's breasts for that matter. It was all very strange to him - just as it was very interesting for Gojyo.

Sanzo had removed the towel, covering her naked body. (Her wearing nothing and taking a shower would have been a great hit with the boys - that is if they could remain alive to tell the tale.) She knew she didn't have to take a shower just yet, since she was just going to get dirty again. But after morning period, she definitely needed something to calm herself down.

She put the towel aside and started to remove the ponytail that kept her hair tied up. She started to open the water and she stood under it, the water slowly running through her body and calming her down. She took a deep breath and sighed as she ran a hand through her hair. Massaging her neck as she kept her eyes closed and took a deep breath again - letting the water gently run down her face, her neck - she suddenly scowled as she didn't even bother to look up.

`'The hell are you staring at?'' she asked, pretty sure that someone was crawling up right behind her.

Gojyo frowned slightly as she stopped walking. `'Yo.'' She laughed and waved a hand. `'Just admiring the view from a far, hope you don't mind.''

`'Well, I do mind…'' Sanzo snapped as she opened her eyes and glanced at Gojyo. `'And if you come any closer, I'll kill you, I swear.''

Gojyo smirked. `'Sheesh, a little touchy - aren't we?'' she snorted and muttered under her breath. `'Who would've known that you'd still be a boring virgin even as a woman.''

`'I HEARD that.'' Sanzo snapped again as she looked back towards the shower. Again she kept her eyes closed and sighed again as she spoke, a little sternly. `'Now, get your ass out of here before I kick it away from here.''

Gojyo smirked again. She could have turned away very easily - and walked off. Not to mention, that would save her from the wrath of the now female corrupt monk. But she was tempted - as usual. She smirked and started to walk closer and closer towards Sanzo. Though the mist from the warm water surrounded her, Gojyo could still see the perfect outlines of her graceful built. Her hand started to reach out - closer and closer and closer…

Until a harisen came crashing down on her head, she screamed in surprise as she fell back on the floor. Sanzo looked to see Gojyo on the floor, her towel completely off her and trying to sit up. Sanzo denied the fact that she noticed Gojyo's full and gorgeous built as a woman as right now he was more ANNOYED than anything else, as usual.

`'Why the hell do you take that thing with you?!'' Gojyo yelled back. `'Hell bitch!''

`'I told you to get away from me, didn't I?!'' Sanzo yelled back as well as she glared at her.

From the other side, Hakkai looked up and sighed, sweatflooding as she sighed and started to braid her hair.

`'I see Natsumi-chan has tried her advances towards Mayura-chan.'' She said as she looked up.

`'Che. Perverted even when he's a woman.'' Goku said with a frown as she put on her shirt and started to tie her hair into pigtails again, which she was starting to get used to.

`'Chiyo-chan… I guess it wouldn't hurt just to humor her a bit.'' Hakkai said as she tried to get used to calling them by their names here. They had to be less conspicuous as possible - they had to go along with the flow until they found a way out of there.

But hearing the swearing, yelling, fighting voices of Sanzo and Gojyo were NOT helping them at all.

`'Glad to see you're having no problems adjusting here.'' Homura said as she sat down beside Goku and started tying up her shoe laces.

`'Ah? Homura.'' Goku trailed off. Surprised how amazingly close he's been getting lately.

`'Look, just because we're working against each other - doesn't mean I'll try anything here.'' Homura said with a nod and a slight smirk. `'I've just been finding the way you and your friends act as a different gender pretty amusing.''

Hakkai laughed softly as she looked at him. `'Actually, the most amusing part is - they're not acting differently at all from what they usually act like when they're men.''

`'Hey, I didn't know it was socializing time.'' Zenon said as she jumped on the mirror counter, ready and dressed up for PE class. `'Oi, Homura - don't get too comfy with this. We still have to go back.''

`'But I guess right now we have to work together for all of us to get back.'' Hakkai said with a sigh as she looked at Homura and Zenon. `'You know Mia-san and Yume-san, don't you?''

`'I'm afraid we do.'' Zenon answered with a nod. `'They're nieces of Kanzeon Bosatsu - looks like things are getting boring up there already. Glad we left.''

`'Do you know what they might have in store for us?'' Goku asked as she blinked.

`'Actually.'' Shien said as she stepped up beside Hakkai and was combing her hair. `'Even when we were back up there - we never really knew what those two sisters were up to.'' she said with a nod as she looked into the mirror. `'But they would ALWAYS get away with it no matter what.''

`'So, whatever they're planning to do - we'll find out soon enough.'' Homura answered as she nodded and pulled her hair back in a bun. `'Right now - we'll have to stay as women.''

Goku paused and blinked as she looked up. `'Hang on a minute…'' she said. `'If Sanzo was a priest - does that make him a priestess now?''

The stupid question caught everyone off guard. They all turned to look at Goku who was blinking.

`'What?'' she asked. `'Just curious.''

`'Hm. That's what I like.'' Homura said as she leaned closer. Goku looked pretty freaked out as she backed away slightly. Hakkai sweatflooded and Zenon slapped a hand on her forehead.

Suddenly, they all heard a loud scream coming from one of the shower cubicles. They all looked up and Goku wasted no time as she jumped off where she was sitting and started to run towards the direction of the scream. Hakkai was following behind her.

They stopped as they got to the cubicle over at the end.

`'Oi, Nani ga?! -`' Goku stopped, her eyes widened as she moved back.

`'Doushite desu ka? - `' Hakkai froze right beside her, her emerald green eyes wide from the shock.

The shower was left on and on the ground was one of Kimi and Miku's friends. But she looked entirely different from what she looked like earlier just during breakfast. Now her eyes were the color of dull gray, her hair were dry strands of white and her creamy skin was now also rough, crumpled and coarse.

`'What the hell?! -`' Gojyo ran up beside the two and then looked up in shock as she herself saw the scene. `'What the hell happened to her?''

Sanzo walked beside Goku, followed by Zenon, Homura and Shien. She studied the body carefully and then looked up. Soon, all the girls were heading their way - screaming as they had found the scene of the crime. Kimi and Miku were among the loudest talking.

`'Chiyo.'' Sanzo said as she trailed off. `'Call Takato.'' She remained calm.

`'U-Uhm!'' Goku said as she nodded and started to run off. Calling out Takato as she ran as fast as she could out the door of the locker room.

Sanzo looked at Homura who paused and nodded as well. She trailed off as she looked towards the open window and scowled slightly.

`'I knew there was youkai here somewhere…'' she said as her brows met slightly.

~TSUZUKU~