Temple Life

Prayer

                                
The familiar feeling of feet against cold floor woodwork. The small pitter-patter of said small feet running up and down temple halls, similar to how the young heretic did in the heavens.
The sharp yet soft ding of a singing bowl stopped the boy in his tracks. He realized he was near the main hall.

Who else could have been there?

Goku tip-toed his way towards the back entrance of the hall, softly latching his hands onto a burgundy pole covering his figure.
His eyes glazed over a comforting sight.
The head priest of the Chang'an temple was there, firmly seated, about to begin his afternoon sermon through a chant.
"Haaannyaaa Shingyooooo....." The scripture-wearing clergyman uttered as he raised a single hand up with the fingers' sides together.
Without a word, Goku watched. He didn't quite understand the significance of what Sanzo was doing nor saying but he curiously watched, enamoured with the passion he saw emitting from the man.
A deep hum. With each syllable there was no raise in pitch nor in volume. His voice was deep and guttural but there was a indistinct softness to the tone. A voice low and cutting, not to harm, but to teach.

Moments passed until the chant came to a close with another final ding of the singing bowl. Goku took a step foward to get closer to the blonde but was taken aback by a loud creak produced by a wooden panel on the floor.
"C-Crap! OhmpF!" Goku yelped and quickly slapped a hand on his mouth.

"I knew you were there the entire time." Sanzo finally turned around. Purple eyes playfully pierced golden discs.

"Ah!..Aghh..." Goku slumped his body foward knowing he had been caught staring.

Sanzo lifted himself from the floor and began exiting the main hall, signaling Goku to do the same.
With no delay, the heretic ran behind him.

"I thought you didn't like doing all that priest-y stuff! You seemed pretty into it!" Chubby tan cheeks lifted when Goku smiled.

Sanzo's face turned a soft pink. "Oh, shut up, monkey. Don't get ahead of yourself." He placed a hand on the chesnut head below him and messied up Goku's hair.

The two exited the main hall, their bickering muffled by the thick walls of the temple.