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"Pervert Kappa! Why did you eat my shanghai rolls?!" Son Goku cried out hitting Gojyo with a book.
"Why you little brat! Who said you can hit me?!" Gojyo shouted back.
"But you ate my shanghai rolls! My shanghai, MINE ALONE!!!"
"Your name isn't written on it." Gojyo reasons.
"How the hell am I to write a name on a shanghai?! Now spit 'em out!" Goku answered pulling Gojyo's hair.
"That's it!" Snapped the red haired water sprite. Hitting and strangling, the two did so at the back. Not noticing that their monk just twitched a vein.
"Ha-ha. It's a beautiful day." Hakkai spoke with his usual smile, driving Hakkurryu as careful as possible.
"Argh! You two just cut it out!" Sanzo spoke.
"But Gojyo started it! He ate my shanghai rolls." Reasons Goku followed by his cute chibi form.
"So what monkey? You already hit me remember?" Gojyo answered back, hitting Goku at the head.
And so, the two at the back, continued their fight (because of a shanghai roll).
"Will you two just cut it out?!" Sanzo asked, in an angry yet pleading tone.
"But-"
"Just enough with it!!"
"But Sanzo he-"
BANG!!! "You two better keep your mouths shut for the whole ride or you'll see heaven early!" Sanzo snapped. Scared of their monk, Gojyo and Goku stopped their fight and sit straight at the back with a frightened face.
"Hahaha! You really know how to handle them eh, Sanzo?" Hakkai asked, taking a peak at Gojyo and Goku from his side mirror.
"Tch! Idiots!" came the reply of a now angry and pissed off monk.
The drive was normal for about an hour, and for some unknown reason, Gojyo and Goku were behaving their best. Until of course, Goku felt hungry.
"Sanzo… I'm hungry…" the golden eyed heretic complains. But Sanzo just ignored him.
"Sanzo… Didn't you hear? I said I'm-"
"What the-?!" exclaims Hakkai all of a sudden, hits the breaks of Hakkurryu! Sending Goku who's standing behind Sanzo to fly and Gojyo who's sitting lazily to get a hold of something to prevent himself from falling! And Sanzo, um, well he holds his balance.
"What the heck was that Hakkai?!" Gojyo shouted angrily.
"Sorry. But he's in the way." Hakkai apologizes. Staring at them was a man wearing a black robe, a shakra on his forehead, and a violet stone, as a necklace pendant.
" Ow… my head hurts, Hakkai can't you be more careful?" Goku asks, rubbing his throbbing head.
"I've found you. Finally, I've found you." The man in the black robe spoke.
Hearing what the man said, Gojyo and Hakkai stared at the man with full curiosity, same with Goku. He looked at the man, confused and curious.
"Are you talking about me sir?" Goku asked.
"You! You will pay the right penalty for your crimes. Heaven was gracious to you for five hundred years. But now that I'm free, you'll pay your charges in full price!" answered the man.
"What are you talking about?" Gojyo asked.
"From today, you'll pay every penny of your crime & soon, my plan will come to pass." The man answered smirking. The man raised his jade pendant unto the sky reflecting the beautiful rays of the golden sun. The pendant glowed, and a bright light shone from it pointing onto Son Goku's golden limiter.
"What the-"
Gojyo was cut as Goku suddenly elevated up in the air facing Sanzo. His eyes lost their glow and life!
"My revenge will be complete. Son Goku, Seiten Taisei!" Shouted the man, then a blinding light overcame all of them. After seconds of what happened, the light shone gone, Goku lay unconscious on the desert sand.
Silence, unusual silence filled the traveling group as they continue their journey.
"What the heck could have happened?" Gojyo questions, feeling annoyed with just thinking about it.
The two at the front gave no answer. Gojyo thought he heard Sanzo cursed under his breath, after saying 'Tch'. Knowing the two isn't up to talking just yet, Gojyo kept his silence.
"Sanzo, do you- um- what do you think is that man up to? What the heck is his plan?" Hakkai finally spoke up.
"I don't know." Sanzo answered, rubbing his throbbing temple.
"What do you think is up with that light and jade? I mean it shone directly on Goku's limiter but did nothing, it just made Goku fell asleep?" Gojyo spoke.
No one gave answers.
"Something is up, that man, he seems familiar. What does he want? What the heck is it with that light? Why it shone on, Goku to only made him asleep, what's going on?!" Gojyo thought, looking at the sleeping boy.
Gojyo can see Goku sleeping, sleeping his deep sleep but not a peaceful one.
"Tch!" Sanzo snorted, cursing a few under his breath, still rubbing his temple.
"Something the matter Sanzo? Headache?" Hakkai asked.
"Stupid." Sanzo muttered.
Hakkai heard that, but ignored him.
Upon reaching the town, and having found a little "House for rent", fancy for it has 4 small rooms, Hakkai carried their bags in, as Gojyo caries the sleeping boy. The sun is setting in the west and dark clouds hover over the little town in where the Sanzo party rests.
The rain pour down their little crystal droplets that reminds a certain monk his sad and unwanted past. His past, the death of his father- figure, master on this fateful weather, cursing the rain for its torment over him. Sanzo inhales the smoke from his cancer stick as he stares far beyond the raining clouds.
Awakened by a dream unwanted, the green eyed human turned youkai, sat on his chair sipping his tea. "My, it's raining again…" he thought. The rain, to him it is the reminder of the cry of his unfulfilled promise towards his one and only love. Sighing, Hakkai sips his tea as quietly as he could, unable to forget that night, the night that changed his whole destiny. "Kanan…"
"Stupid rain!" cursed the half-breed of the group running outside of the inn. Born from a mother human, and from a youkai father, Gojyo only wished to see his mother, step-mother smile. But the rain, this stupid rain reminds him neither, this rain reminds him of the tears shed from his known-mother's eyes. Though freely he felt far better than the two, Gojyo never wanted the rain, for it reminds him the death of his known mother in the hands of his one and only big brother.
Past lives, they all have past lives, lonely and painful ones. But to a boy sleeping deep on his bed, his past is a blank. Imprisoned in a cave on top of a mountain for five hundred years as punishment for a crime he never knew. Sleeping soundly, or so we thought, our little heretic, dreams a dream of which will drew the line of his destiny. Twisting and turning, Son Goku's thoughts were adrift in the dream…
"Goku run! Run! Go on you stupid monkey!" "Kill them! Kill them all!!!" he hears, "What? Who are you? What's going on?!" he murmured. Blood was shown on his thoughts, blood flowing everywhere! Looking on his hands, his hands soaking wet from blood, but blood of whom? Pictures where shown, lying in a pool of blood, a golden haired Kami lays dead! And on his left, a red haired general lays swimming also in a pool of blood, turning to his right; a field marshal was in the same standard. "Who are they?! What is this?! Did I do this?!" cried the sleeping boy, tears flowing from those closed eyelids, his nightmare becoming more of a reality to him. "I'm sorry… I'm sorry…" he murmured, tears streaming down his cheeks. Tangling himself in his white sheets, Son Goku cries helpless, repeating the unusual words of I'm sorry.
" Goku?" Hakkai knocks, but no response. "Goku? Is everything all right?" Hakkai calls again, but still no response. Getting worried of Goku not responding and him hearing, the repeating words of 'I'm sorry' from the youth, Hakkai banged open the door! To his surprise, Goku is tangled up in his sheets, eyes closed but tears flowed freely. Hakkai drew close to the dreaming boy, gently tapping his back, trying to wake him up as gently as possible.
"I'm sorry… I'm sorry…" murmurs Goku.
"Goku, Goku wake up!" Hakkai calls tapping the boy harder.
"I'm sorry… I'm sorry…"
"Goku!"
"I- Hakkai? Wha- What's happening?"
"Oh Goku, you're having a nightmare, are you okay?" Hakkai asks worry in his voice.
"A- A nightmare?" answers Goku, looking down on his bed, wiping off some tears. "I cried…" He spoke thoughtfully.
"Goku, What were you dreaming about? You were saying I'm sorry over and over, what is it about?" questions Hakkai.
"Dreaming about… I- I can't remember…"he answered staring blankly on his hands, tears began to fall again.
"Goku…"
"Why am I crying...? What's happening?" Goku spoke wiping dry his tears trying to stop them.
"It's okay Goku, calm down… It's okay…" soothes Hakkai, rubbing soothingly Goku's back.
"Hakkai… Ten-chan…" the boy murmured, falling asleep on Hakkai's shoulder.
"Ten-Chan?" "Oh… he fell asleep, he must've been tired, what could his dream be that he acted this way?" thought Hakkai, lying gently the boy on his bed.
Sighing, Hakkai leaves the room, closing gently Goku's door, Hakkai thoughtfully analyzes Goku's reaction.
"Hey!" Gojyo calls from behind.
"Hello." Responds Hakkai.
"What happened to the monkey?" Gojyo asks sarcastically.
"Goku just had his nightmare. And it doesn't sound good to me." Hakkai answered.
"A nightmare eh, what's with the worried look?" questions Gojyo.
"It's just that, Goku's reaction this time is a little more different to me."
"Kai… Agh, forget it! But anyway, Hakkai it's just a nightmare, it can't hurt him or do anything to him."
"I hope you're right Gojyo. I hope you're right…" Hakkai answered, facing off to his room. "Good night." He bids.
"Night." Gojyo replied.