The tale of the dragon - Challenge 55
Title: The tale of the dragon
Author: lady_ganesh
Characters: The ikkou, including Jeep
Spoilers: None
Rating: G
Time: 45 minutes including proofing-- I lost track of time!
Summary: Gojyo's not the only one who brings home strays. Apologies for the horrible pun.
"What the hell is that?"
"I believe it's a dragon."
"You're not seriously bringing a dragon into the house."
"It's injured, Gojyo. I couldn't simply leave it, could I?"
"Well, I--"
"It's quite unlike you, actually, to suggest I leave an injured animal out in the cold."
"Shit, I didn't mean it like that. It's just...it's a dragon."
"Yes, I believe we've mentioned that. You do realize you're still blocking the door?"
"Oh, yeah. Sorry."
"It's all right. It would probably be best if you don't smoke, at first. There's quite a bit of blood...."
"Shit, what happened to it?"
"I'm sure I don't know. Do you think the vet would look at it?"
"...I dunno."
"You could find out for me, couldn't you?"
"Yeah, sure. Um. There's some hamburger left in the fridge. If you think it'd eat it."
"He."
"Yeah. He."
"How's he doing?"
"What-- oh, Jeep? He's fine."
"You named him, huh?"
"Well, of course I did. I can't very well go around calling him, 'oh, you,' can I?"
"I dunno. You do it with me."
"Very funny, Gojyo. He's looking much better, now, isn't he? His color is better."
"What color? He's white."
"Ah, but you can see underneath his fur-- ah, yes, I know it tickles-- see how much better he looks?"
"Um. Yeah...yeah, healthier. So...um. Hakkai."
"Yes? Ah, look, he loves it when I scratch under his chin..."
"I kinda figured you'd. You know. Nurse him back to health and return him to the wild."
"There is no wild around here, though, is there? Just the villages. And no one seems to know of any dragons, at least nowhere around here."
"Well, yeah, but--"
"Gojyo. I can't very well let him starve, can I?"
"I didn't mean that! I just meant-- what if he's wild? Maybe he wouldn't be happy stuck under a roof."
"Does he look unhappy?"
"...no."
"I think we'll be just fine. Don't you think?"
"Yeah."
"The fuck is that?"
"A dragon. Don't ask."
"The monkey'll be all over it."
"He'd better be careful. The little shit bites."
"I'm not even going to ask how you know that."
"I was giving it some hamburger!"
"Whatever. What's wrong with it?"
"Nothing now. At least the vet doesn't think there's--"
"It's really a dragon!"
"Yes, idiot monkey, it's really a dragon."
"Don't call me an idiot, you cockroach-- hey! Hi, you! It's so cute! Can it fly?"
"Don't think so. It's all healed up, but it doesn't fly. It hops around, that's all."
"Hey."
"Kyuu?"
"No one's gonna kick you out if you start flying, stupid."
"Gojyo!"
"Hn?"
"Gojyo, wake up!"
"Wha. 'S...what time is it?"
"It's seven, but that's not really important-- come look! Quickly!"
"Hh-- Hey, you don't have to grab me--"
"Look."
"Wha-- oh. Well, would you look at that."
"He's beautiful, isn't he?"
"Guess he can fly after all."
"Quite beautifully, yes."
"Hey, asshole!"
"Don't call him that--"
"I got some chicken, can you catch it?"
"Gojyo, I'm not sure he's up to--"
"C'mon, do it!"
"Gojyo--"
"Ha!"
"Jeep! You--"
"Look at that!"
"I'm so proud of him."
"Yeah."
"And look."
"Hn?"
"He's flying back."
"Yeah. I guess he is."
"He has a home here, doesn't he?"
"Guess so."
Author: lady_ganesh
Characters: The ikkou, including Jeep
Spoilers: None
Rating: G
Time: 45 minutes including proofing-- I lost track of time!
Summary: Gojyo's not the only one who brings home strays. Apologies for the horrible pun.
"What the hell is that?"
"I believe it's a dragon."
"You're not seriously bringing a dragon into the house."
"It's injured, Gojyo. I couldn't simply leave it, could I?"
"Well, I--"
"It's quite unlike you, actually, to suggest I leave an injured animal out in the cold."
"Shit, I didn't mean it like that. It's just...it's a dragon."
"Yes, I believe we've mentioned that. You do realize you're still blocking the door?"
"Oh, yeah. Sorry."
"It's all right. It would probably be best if you don't smoke, at first. There's quite a bit of blood...."
"Shit, what happened to it?"
"I'm sure I don't know. Do you think the vet would look at it?"
"...I dunno."
"You could find out for me, couldn't you?"
"Yeah, sure. Um. There's some hamburger left in the fridge. If you think it'd eat it."
"He."
"Yeah. He."
"How's he doing?"
"What-- oh, Jeep? He's fine."
"You named him, huh?"
"Well, of course I did. I can't very well go around calling him, 'oh, you,' can I?"
"I dunno. You do it with me."
"Very funny, Gojyo. He's looking much better, now, isn't he? His color is better."
"What color? He's white."
"Ah, but you can see underneath his fur-- ah, yes, I know it tickles-- see how much better he looks?"
"Um. Yeah...yeah, healthier. So...um. Hakkai."
"Yes? Ah, look, he loves it when I scratch under his chin..."
"I kinda figured you'd. You know. Nurse him back to health and return him to the wild."
"There is no wild around here, though, is there? Just the villages. And no one seems to know of any dragons, at least nowhere around here."
"Well, yeah, but--"
"Gojyo. I can't very well let him starve, can I?"
"I didn't mean that! I just meant-- what if he's wild? Maybe he wouldn't be happy stuck under a roof."
"Does he look unhappy?"
"...no."
"I think we'll be just fine. Don't you think?"
"Yeah."
"The fuck is that?"
"A dragon. Don't ask."
"The monkey'll be all over it."
"He'd better be careful. The little shit bites."
"I'm not even going to ask how you know that."
"I was giving it some hamburger!"
"Whatever. What's wrong with it?"
"Nothing now. At least the vet doesn't think there's--"
"It's really a dragon!"
"Yes, idiot monkey, it's really a dragon."
"Don't call me an idiot, you cockroach-- hey! Hi, you! It's so cute! Can it fly?"
"Don't think so. It's all healed up, but it doesn't fly. It hops around, that's all."
"Hey."
"Kyuu?"
"No one's gonna kick you out if you start flying, stupid."
"Gojyo!"
"Hn?"
"Gojyo, wake up!"
"Wha. 'S...what time is it?"
"It's seven, but that's not really important-- come look! Quickly!"
"Hh-- Hey, you don't have to grab me--"
"Look."
"Wha-- oh. Well, would you look at that."
"He's beautiful, isn't he?"
"Guess he can fly after all."
"Quite beautifully, yes."
"Hey, asshole!"
"Don't call him that--"
"I got some chicken, can you catch it?"
"Gojyo, I'm not sure he's up to--"
"C'mon, do it!"
"Gojyo--"
"Ha!"
"Jeep! You--"
"Look at that!"
"I'm so proud of him."
"Yeah."
"And look."
"Hn?"
"He's flying back."
"Yeah. I guess he is."
"He has a home here, doesn't he?"
"Guess so."