Hi everybody!
This will be a Sanzo x Goku fic with some Gojyo x Hakkai. There will be 14 chapters. Will appear in this fic: the Sanzo ikkou, Kougaiji (and Co.), Kanzeon, Jiroushin, Gojun, Ritoten, Nataku, Nii...
There will be some spoilers of Gaiden and Reload, but nothing about Hazel and Gato...
This fic is finished... in French (under the title of "Conséquences logiques"), so if you want to read it in French, have a look at my profile...
Special thanks to my Liloo chan and Ditch gospel for helping me with my English! (hugs)
You did an amazing job girls!
Chapters 2 to 4 will also be corrected, but only in a few weeks. Chapter 5 is corrected, thanks to empyrealfantasy! Thanks, thanks, thanks! ;-)
/Thoughts/
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Logical consequences.
Chapter 1: Goku's decision
Once again, the burning sun was setting in the west. It had been weeks, months now, since they'd started chasing this ever-dying sun, watching it bleed below the horizon evening after evening as they moved ever further towards their destination.
Driving, his eyes half-closed, Hakkai was contemplating the familiar sight, when he felt a hand on his shoulder. The sudden touch startled him, and his eyes opened wide.
Gojyo - Oï! Don't tell me you were sleeping…
Hakkai (smiling) - No, but I wasn't far from it...
Gojyo – Is the next city still far?
Hakkai - Mhh I think we can reach it in one hour... you should rest until then. How is your head?
Gojyo (rubbing his head) – it's ok, still on my shoulders. Seriously, if the saru had not been there, I think I would have lost it...
Hakkai (pensive) – Hai... /Goku is really strong now.../
Hakkai was reminded of what had occurred a few hours before. They had been attacked in the middle of a forest by ten youkais which happened to be surprisingly strong compared with those that they were used to seeing until then. Even Gojyo and Sanzo were in serious difficulty. (1)
One of the monsters had struck Gojyo right in the head, sending him several meters away and was ready to hit him again if Goku had not intervened to eliminate the youkai, which he had done without the slightest problem. Sanzo, also in difficulty because he was, as always, the favorite prey of the youkais a fact that had obviously something to do with the sutra-, could have been wounded many times without Goku's intervention.
Gojyo - Oï! Wake up, Hakkai!
Hakkai, still lost in thoughts, had not seen a large rock around a bend in the road and turned the wheel sharply to avoid it, under a cry of protest (« kyuuuu ») from Jeep. In the disturbance, Sanzo and Goku were also awakened.
Sanzo – What the hell are you doing Hakkai ?
Hakkai - Gomen!
Goku (rubbing his head which had banged against Sanzo's seat in the process) – Is it the next village? Harahetta!
Hakkai - Not yet, Goku! But we're almost there.
Goku sat back, looked at Sanzo in front of him and then looked away with a pensive expression on his face. Sanzo glanced at him in his rear-view mirror, a fact that Hakkai did not miss.
Hakkai - /it's been several days now... Goku is less agitated, except when he's quarreling with Gojyo... but... except for that... I do not even remember having seen Sanzo become irritated with Goku for at least 3 days. It is surprising, to say the least... Goku seems to be worried about something... and apparently I am not the only one to have felt it. /
Hakkai glanced at Sanzo. The monk was still looking discreetly in his rear-view mirror, while Gokû's still pensive look was staring at the setting sun...
Hakkai - /even during the fight a few moments ago he seemed to be somewhere else and apparently Sanzô noticed it too.../
Sanzo had indeed noticed it, and he was worried. Even if he would rather die than admit it, even to himself. What could be happening in the monkey's head? Looking at Goku, Sanzo could see the change.
Goku had changed since the beginning of their trip, it was an undeniable fact. First, mentally. Although he was still so hopelessly irritating, he had acquired a certain maturity recently... something that had the knack for leaving Sanzo perplexed. And of course, there were the visible physical changes (he had grown several centimetres), accentuating the lines of his body, the regular and fine features of his face... making him day after day more and more...
Sanzo shook his head to dismiss the recurring and so disturbing idea which came more and more often to invade his inner thoughts. What was sure, then and now, was that the bakazaru was not his usual self and that he did not seem to get better, whatever the cause was...
Sanzo - /Ch... I guess I'll have to take care of that too... kono bakazaru.../
Finally, they arrived in a village at last. Gojyo and Hakkai got out of the car and started to head towards the entrance of an inn which they had parked in front of. Goku got out of the car, remaining quiet and then Sanzo finally got out too, allowing Jeep to come back to its dragon form, fly and perch itself on Hakkai's shoulder. Sanzo hesitated. He lightly grabbed Goku's arm before releasing it. The young man turned towards him and raised his eyes, surprised by the touch.
Sanzo was struck by his look, so serious that it just did not seem to fit in the monkey's face. It disturbed him, but Sanzo's face remained still. He spoke with a calm voice, wanting to be as neutral as possible.
Sanzo – what's happening, saru ?
Goku seemed surprised by the question and he hesitated before answering, faking a smile and a playful voice.
Goku – what do you mean, Sanzo? Everything's ok! Let's go eat, ne Sanzo! Harahetta!
His fake smile stayed on as he moved towards the inn. Sanzo remained motionless, following Goku with his eyes. There was definitely something. The saru was hiding important things from him. And it was starting to irritate him seriously... What could be happening to the saru?
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Once in the inn, they took a copious dinner, during which Gojyo and Goku were quarreling under the benevolent look of Hakkai and the threat of Sanzo's Smith and Wesson which eased the atmosphere (except maybe for the persons sitting next to them lol) and made them somehow forget Goku's odd behavior.
After the meal, they decided to go directly to bed. They took two rooms and as usual, Hakkai roomed with Sanzo and Gojyo (still complaining about the supposed snores of the monkey) with Goku. However, before arriving at their rooms, Hakkai took Goku apart, a few meters away but still within Gojyo's sight, while Sanzo was buying some cigarettes at the inn's bar.
Hakkai – everything's all right, Goku? You don't seem to be well lately, is something wrong?...
Goku diverted his eyes for a few seconds before returning them to Hakkai.
Goku -... perhaps... but... it's okay, it's not very important... Don't worry!
Hakkai (serious) – if you want to talk, I'm here, okay?
Goku – Un, I know, Hakkai. Good night, guys!
He left, entering his room. Gojyo approached Hakkai.
Gojyo – Is there a problem with the saru?
Hakkai - I don't know. But I would say yes. He hasn't been his usual self these last days... Do you have an idea about the reason?
Gojyo - I don't know... though... perhaps that has something to do with... a few nights ago, I remember hearing him speak during his sleep... It wasn't very coherent and he was rather agitated. And 3 days ago, he dreamed again, and it was definitely a nightmare. He awoke with a start, rather disturbed. I asked him what his dream was about but he answered me that it was nothing. I did not insist.
They remained quiet a few seconds, Hakkai looking intensely at Gojyo, who rubbed his head.
Gojyo (sighing) – ok, I understand... I will try to speak with him
Hakkai (smiling) – arigatou, Gojyo! Oyasumi nasai!
Gojyo - oyasumi!
They entered their own room.
After a few moments, Sanzo arrived at his and Hakkai's room with two cartons of cigarettes. Hakkai sat down on his bed whereas Sanzo sat on the edge of the window, smoking.
Hakkai decided to launch the touchy subject that was Goku. Indeed, he knew that despite the apparent cold I-don't-give-a-damn attitude of Sanzo towards Goku and in spite of all that Sanzo could say, he was actually worried about what could be happening to him..
Hakkai - I think that Goku has a problem, he has been acting oddly the past few days... do you know why ?
A few silent seconds passed, and then the answer came, quietly.
Sanzo -... not at all
Hakkai - Gojyo said that he had had nightmares recently, it could be related.
Sanzo remained silent.
Sanzo - /nightmares?...what do you fear, Gokû/
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In the other room, Goku came out of the bathroom, a towel around his neck, his chest naked and wearing his trousers, while Gojô was lying down on his bed.
Gojyo – Oï, saru...
Goku - stop calling me like that, erokappa!
Gojyo - I was wondering... what was this dream you had the other night?
Gokû (freezing) - nothing
Gojyo – nothing, but it makes you act so weird that everybody has noticed it, even the monk.
Goku raised his eyes towards him, surprised.
Gojyo – tell me, I won't say anything.
Goku remained motionless and then sat down on his bed.
Goku - I don't know what it was exactly, it remains fuzzy, but it was like I could see what had happened just before I was locked up in that mountain. I've dreamed of that for several nights, in the past few weeks. And it's getting clearer... There are different kinds of dreams, with faces, voices, as if all my memories were coming back to the surface one by one. But when I wake up, I forget everything. The other night, all I can remember was that it was horrible. Something terrible happened. And I couldn't do anything. It was as if... /my nightmare had come true/
A moment passed in complete silence.
Gojyo – no matter what you dreamed, it's not important, is it? Dreams are just dreams after all, and we are in the present... No need to look back, you know...
Goku raised his head - mhh I guess it's true... /but I felt so weak/... it was only one dream!
He looked away.
Goku - /I had the impression losing Hakkai, Gojyo... and Sanzo... and I could do nothing /
Gojyo (winking at him) - forget that, it's not worth it, oyasumi, saru!
Goku – oyasumi, Gojyo /Arigatô.../ and stops calling me that! /but I have to become stronger... because.../
/I do not want to lose him/
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The next morning, Goku seemed to be feeling better, which reassured Hakkai and Sanzo a little bit... Resulting in the harisen hitting Goku and Gojyo's heads a few times without any restriction. They were on the point of leaving when Gokû came to see Hakkai.
Goku (serious) – Hakkai, I have something to ask you... Could you... teach me how to use my ki as you do ? (2)
Hakkai (surprised) - eh?
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From time to time, Sanzo glanced at his rear-view mirror. He was doing it more and more often, and that irritated him. What was even more irritating was this new whim of Goku's: to learn Hakkai's techniques... Now, each time that they stopped in a city, a clearing, or anywhere, it was a chance for Goku to practise with Hakkai.
Gojyo had noticed Sanzo's growing irritation (and avoided getting too much on the monk's nerves in case of eventual reprisals in the form of gunshots or harisen hits...) and suspected he was jealous of Hakkai.
Gojyo - /However, the monkey has made progress since they've started their training/
Gojyo sighed happily. The next days promised to be quite interesting.
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They had just stopped their trip to relax in a clearing close to a river. Sanzo and Gojyo had sat against a large tree, smoking and observing from a distance. Hakkai and Goku sat further away, plunged into a quiet discussion. Gojyo glanced at Sanzo. He was staring at Goku and seemed to be thinking intensely.
Gojyo - are you jealous?
The question extricated Sanzo from his thoughts immediately.
Sanzo – what did you say, k'so kappa ?
Gojyo lit another cigarette, nonchalantly laid his head against the tree and raised his hands in defense.
Gojyo – forget what I said... /that's exactly what I thought.../
Sanzo stared at him for a few seconds, and seemed on the edge of saying something, but finally changed his opinion and turned his head away, making a silent Ch'
Gojyo had always had doubts about the monk's feelings towards "his pet". He had even talked about it recently with Hakkai who apparently had the same doubts. He did not know the exact nature of Sanzo's feelings towards Goku, but it was progressively becoming more and more obvious throughout their little trip that they were effectively real. It could not be seen in gestures, but there were glances which could not be mistaken.
Concerning Goku, he already had even less doubts... Goku was so attached to the monk that you really had to be Sanzo not to realize anything...
Gojyo - /I wonder how it will evolve... In the past few weeks their behavior towards each other has changed.../
Gojyo glanced back at the two youkais who sat several meters in front of them and who, despite the fact that they couldn't hear what they were saying, seemed very focused.
Goku and Hakkai sat face to face, Goku trying to follow Hakkai's instructions to materialize his ki.
Hakkai – Hai, Goku! That's the secret! The concentration!
Goku - I think I get it.
At this time a sharp, small ball of light appeared between his hands.
Goku (smiling) - Hakkai! I've done it! Look at it!
Hakkai –impressive ! At this rate, I think that you will soon be able to use balls of energy and maybe create a shield!
Goku - and... do you believe that I could also heal as you do?
Hakkai (a finger under his chin, pensive) - I imagine it must be possible, but that requires much more concentration.
Goku (pouting a little bit) - hey! I'm sure I can stay focused.
Hakkai smiled, then stared at Goku for a few seconds.
Hakkai - Goku... why did you want to learn this technique, all of a sudden?
Goku (lowering his head) -... it's just... I want to become stronger /otherwise, I won't be able to protect him/...
/This dream... memories of my ancient life or not, it made me become aware of my weakness... And I must be strong... for him.../
He turned his head in Sanzo's direction, and Hakkai followed his eyes.
Hakkai (smiling) - /I see.../ I understand... our enemies become increasingly stronger now that we approach our goal, ne Goku?
Goku (looking at Hakkai) - Unn...
Hakkai - then we must become stronger /to protect the persons who are important to us/... mhh we should go now... (smiling) if we don't, Sanzo will be even more grumpy than he already is...
Goku (smiling) - Hai! (frowning slightly) By the way, do you know why he's been so grumpy lately?
Hakkai just smiled a little more.
Hakkai - He must have his reasons I guess... /or should I say one special reason.../
Then they got up and the group left, going to the west. The rest of the day occurred without any youkai appearances. When night came, they still had not found any village in the vicinity. They had nearly given up the idea of sleeping in a good bed when they saw a temple in the moutain, seemingly rather important...
Above their road, hidden in the trees of the mountain, a group of youkai looked down at them and sneered.
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