Chapter 1: Reason
A/N: This is my first, non-AU, multi-chaptered Saiyuki fanfiction. My god, it's amazing. I kinda have an idea of where I am going with this. It gets a little crazy for sure. Cutting, mostly trippy shit. Kinds reminds me of Reqiuem. Ha. I need a new fanfiction to dedicate my life to. And, this is 58 and 39 and maybe mixed pairings in between.
Disclaimer: I do not own Saiyuki, for if I did, we'd have alot of 58 pornos wouldn't we? And, I'd write better then this if I was Kazuya Minekura. And Homura would be in Reload. For Homura is awesome And Reload would have been dubbed by ADV.
The bonds of the Sanzo Ikkou, had always been tight, but tested for trust numerous times. Now, that another attribute has been added into this test of trust, it's hard to be able to continue a journey with a bunch of backstabbers who you once called friends.
Goku looks over at Gojyo, who is sitting right across from him.
Gojyo looks back at Goku.
" What?" Goku asks, perking an eyebrow.
" Don't ask me what. You were looking at me." Gojyo said, scowling at the monkey.
" No, I was looking past you!" The monkey yelled.
" You were looking at me! Stupid monkey!" Gojyo boomed, standing up, dispite the moving jeep.
" I was looking past you, you perverted idiot kappa!" Goku yelled, standing up to reach Gojyo's height.
" No, you weren't!" Gojyo yelled.
" Shut up!" Sanzo yelled over the two's bickering. He sighed and put his gun out. Oh, how Sanzo wanted to put a bullet in their skulls. This was getting repetitive and very old, very fast. Funny the first five-hundred times, and now it was starting to get on Sanzo's nerves.
Hakkai, on the other hand, just tuned it out and focused on his driving. The sooner they got West, the better. Hakkai had been making a mental list of things he needed to do back and his and Gojyo's shack, so to speak. Really, all he wanted to do was cook and clean and go on with life. The journey sounded fun, not like him and Gojyo had anything better to do. But, they didn't have to, and now thinking back on it. They both had almost regretted it.
After all, Sanzo said, by now, he could have been done with this mission all by himself.
At Sanzo's words, Goku, Hakkai and Gojyo started to question why they went in the first place. If they were just going to be put off like that, wouldn't you question why you were going?
Sanzo broke one bond, the reason bond.
But that wasn't a big deal. They could deal with that. They couldn't really go back now. They were too far in to back up now and head home. So they just grinned and bared it.
" Hakkai, when is the next town?" Goku asked after a few moments of silence.
" We should be coming to it soon." Hakkai noted.
" Yay! I can get some food!" Goku cheered, waving his arms about.
Gojyo slapped a hand to his forehead, " Food, food, food, FOOD!" Gojyo yelled, " That's all I ever hear from you! Meatbuns this, meatbuns that! Can't you just say it in your head! I just can't-"
" Gojyo..." Hakkai sighed. " Clam down."
Gojyo hissed and leaned his head back. Goku glared at Gojyo, but didn't say anything. If he did, Hakkai would have told him to quiet down anyway. There was some definite tension in the air and Hakkai was going to keep in under control as best he could.
They reached the inn finally, carried their luggage in and Hakkai checked everybody in. Hakkai and Gojyo were in one room and Sanzo and Goku were in the other. Goku protested and prefered to stay with Hakkai, but Gojyo said he wanted to stay with Hakkai to. Sanzo wasn't offended, and said he'd rather stay by himself, but Goku was coaxed into staying with Sanzo.
Gojyo opened the door to his and Hakkai's room, dropped his bags by the door and flopped onto his bed. " Ahhh, this feels great." Gojyo said soothingly.
" I know, it's been almost too long since we had beds." Hakkai chuckled.
Gojyo looked at Hakkai and smiled, " And I so missed having roots and burrs digging into my skin."
" Indeed." Hakkai smiled back, setting his and Gojyo's bags on one wall of the room. " You think we should head down to eat?"
" Yeah, I am kinda hungry." The kappa said, pushing himself up off the bed.
Him and Hakkai headed downstairs to the resturant below the inn where Sanzo and Goku had already ordered food for all of them.
" Did you guys get the regular stuff? Beer, kappa rolls." Gojyo asked Goku. Goku nodded.
" I got meatbuns." Goku smiled at Gojyo.
Gojyo smirked, " Go figure."
" I'd be scared if you didn't get them, Goku." Hakkai smiled.
Gojyo looked at Goku curiously, " Hey. Sorry for when I snapped at you." Gojyo said, patting Goku's head a few times.
" I know, it's okay." Goku nodded.
So they ate as normally as possible, pretending nothing was wrong. No animosity, no arguing or anything. They were pretty much quiet and said nothing more less Goku needed more salt. Sanzo finished first, then Hakkai, then Gojyo, and Goku picked at what was left on the plates.
" Well that was the most quiet we've been while eating dinner in a while." Sanzo mumbled.
Hakkai nodded in agreement.
Gojyo pulled out a cigarette and a lighter. He stuck the cigarettes between his lips, shook his lighter near his ear, then clicked it a few times. " Sanzo, you got a light?"
" I do." Sanzo grumbled.
" May I have one?" Gojyo asked, a little frustration in his tone.
" No." Sanzo said.
Gojyo's eyebrowns knitted, " Why the hell not?"
Goku intervined, " Sanzo, why can't you just give him a light? It's not that difficult and it'll stop this stupid fighting!" He yelled.
Sanzo paused, not liking Goku's outburst. " 'Cause I don't want to waste my fuel on a stupid kappa like you." Sanzo growled.
" You fucker! I always give you lights when you need one." Gojyo yelled, slamming his fist on the table.
Hakkai sighed, " Sanzo, just give him a light. We can get you a new lighter later tonight, Gojyo."
" He can wait until then." Sanzo said, leaving the table to his room. Gojyo rolled his eyes, crushed his cigarette and threw it at Sanzo, missing him by a few inches. Gojyo turned back to Goku and Hakkai and sighed.
" This journey is wearing on all of us." Hakkai reassured, rubbing Gojyo's back.
" You're telling me." Goku yawned, " I just wanna go home."
" You guys have both been acting moody, maybe you should sleep early." Hakkai smiled.
" I think I'll go to bed now." Goku sighed, standing up and stretching. He waved to Hakkai and Gojyo, " 'Night." And headed up to the rooms.
" Wanna come with me to get a lighter?" Gojyo smiled at Hakkai.
" Of course." Hakkai nodded.
The two headed over to the shop next door which sold basic needs. Gojyo didn't really find a lighter of his liking, but bought a dollar lighter, which were normally not very good, but Gojyo didn't care much.
" I can see both you and Goku are stressed." Hakkai noted, as they headed back to the inn. " This journey hasn't been easy, it's almost been a year after all."
Gojyo blinked, " That long? Man, that's almost scary."
" I guess we're just getting tired of each other." Hakkai said sadly. Gojyo sucked his teeth and put his arm over Hakkai's shoulders.
" You're the only one I'm not sick of." Gojyo smiled. " We've lived together for almost four years now, and I ain't sick of you yet."
" That's good to know." Hakkai smiled. " Just, I wish there wasn't so much tension."
" Tension? Sanzo starts it all. He always ruins the mood."
" See? That's what I mean." Hakkai noted, " You and Goku blame everything on Sanzo. He doesn't mean most of the things he says." He said as they entered the inn and went into their room.
Gojyo sighed as he laid on his bed. Hakkai sat next to him and looked at Gojyo. Gojyo spoke, " I can't believe you when you say he doesn't mean it."
" That's why I said most of the things he says." Hakkai smiled.
" I know he thinks I'm some stupid whore who can't control his groin." Gojyo said, " He just assumes Goku and I are idiots. When truth is, he had thought that from the beginning. He has this problem where first impressions stay the same."
" I don't understand..." Hakkai said with a chuckle.
" Well, when we first met, I was a total ass. The way I was then, isn't what I am now. I can be an ass sometimes, but I was nineteen then. And his opinion of me hasn't changed."
" And it's the same for Goku."
" Yup." Gojyo nodded. " Goku is getting older and one day, Goku is gonna give Sanzo the middle finger and leave."
" That is true. Goku isn't going to put up with it for much longer." Hakkai said.
" I'm not telling you to hate Sanzo and I'm not trying to make Sanzo seem like the bad guy. I'm just explaining why I am upset with him." Gojyo explained, lighting a cigarette.
" I know. I just hope I'm not making you upset or anything." Hakkai noted.
" Don't worry. You're still my favorite." Gojyo grinned. " You keep me sane. If you weren't here, I'd probably try to find a way back."
" Knowing how you are with Goku and Sanzo, I don't think you would have gone to begin with." Hakkai noted.
Gojyo laughed, " That's true."
And the friendship bond grew tighter and stronger at Gojyo's words that were exchanged with Hakkai. Meanwhile, the devotion bond was being tugged at harder and harder.
A/N: Woot! So there is the first chapter. Plesse review, I wanna know if I should continue it or not. Thanks.
