This is one of my first FanFics, it also has my OC Namine in it. There is more then likely a few spelling mistakes in this so I'm sorry for that, if you read this let me know I will read the work of others however if this isn't your thing you don't have to read :D...Oh yeah and I don't own Saiyuki but it is one of my top ten anime's.
The sun was beginning to set filling the sky with a golden glow, a light breeze was blowing through the large garden spreading the flower blossoms over the ground. A tall young man with long silver hair and light blue eyes walked over to the waters edges, something small in his arms.
"I can't believe their making such a fuss over someone like you" He said with a small smile as a demon walked in to the garden "Nobuyuki"
"Belze it is good to see you" he said with a smile looking down at the baby, "She looks like your mother, did they really split her soul"
"They couldn't just reincarnate her seeing as she is the forbidden light" Belze said "So they locked her in the deepest darkest cell of heaven until tonight"
"You're never going to get to see her again, I doubt that the stuff shirts in heaven will allow you back down here after this" Nobuyuki said talking hold of the baby
"I know but I would give up being able to watch her if it meant she would be speared all the pain from heaven, I am sorry I could never stop them" he said with a sad sigh
"I'm sure she never blamed you" Nobuyuki said
"How did everything get so messed up" he said
"It's a mess now but it won't be forever" Nobuyuki said "What about the others?"
"Reincarnate I believe all but that monkey they kept that a secret" Belze said
"And what about the other half of her soul?" Nobuyuki asked
"It will stay in one of the vaults of heaven, she shouldn't have to remember what happened back then but" Belze said as the demon placed a hand on his shoulder, "Sorry guess I'm a little pissed that I could never help her or them"
"Did you ever think, that lot were meant to get stuck together" Nobuyuki said with a smile
Belze laughed, "They were a good fit" he said kissing the baby on the head "Namine be safe"
The young blonde man sat at the edge of the river, next to him was a little boy round one years old asleep. The little boy turned in his sleep, his blonde hair covered his forehead. Koumyou Sanzo smiled moving the little boy's hair from his face.
"Koumyou Sanzo" Nobuyuki said with a smile sitting next to him "Never saw you as the father type"
"Well if you can do it Nobuyuki" he said looking at the baby girl in his arms "So this is Namine, she is a beautiful child"
Nobuyuki smiled, "It's good to see you my old friend" he said with a smile placing Namine on the ground next to Kouryuu, "So this is Kouryuu huh? Looks a little like you"
"Nobuyuki my friend why did you call me here" Koumyou asked
"If anything should happen to me I want you to raise and protect Namine" he said
"You are planning on leaving?" The Sanzo priest asked
The demon began to laugh, "No but it is your job seeing as how she is the forbidden scripter" he said with a smile "And if I had to pick a Sanzo Priest well it might as well be you, I at least know that you can protect her "
"Ok If you're sure" Koumyou Sanzo said with a smile "I swear my friend"
"There is one more thing, if Namine should ever have nightmares" Nobuyuki started, "Well it's not a good thing but I shouldn't have to tell the great master Sanzo that"
"I understand, you have my word old friend" he said taking out a smoke handing another to the demon
"You still smoke?" Nobuyuki said with a smile lighting it as Namine began to cry
The two men looked down, "Well that really is some kid you found" the demon said with a smile
Kouryuu had wrapped his hand round Namine's and she stopped a small smile came to both of their sleeping faces.
"Guess he heard her voice" Koumyou Sanzo said
"Her voice huh" Nobuyuki said laughing "We should do this again"
Koumyou smiled, "I like that idea" he said
Five years later…
Nobuyuki watched his child play in the forest, "Namine don't climb up too high" he called out to the five year old
"I won't" She called out from the tree above him, jumping down next to her Father, "There here"
"Koumyou Sanzo you're looking well, the years have been kind to an old monk" Nobuyuki said
"It's good to see you my friend" Koumyou said as Nobuyuki looked down at the blonde six year old boy
"How are you Kouryuu?" he asked "You're a lot bigger since last year"
"I am well Master Nobuyuki" he said
Namine held up the book handing it back to Koumyou, "You finished it already?" he asked as she nodded
"Finished it she's read that thing forty time or more" Her Father said
"You would make a great student Namine" he said placing a hand on her head
"Oh I learn something else too" Namine said holding her hand out a small bright white light began to form
"How did you do that?" Kouryuu asked
"Magic" the little girl said
Nobuyuki and Koumyou Sanzo sat on the fallen tree watching as Kouryuu and Namine sat with their feet in the river.
"It always surprises me every year how much Kouryuu is like you" the demon said
"I think you're having an influence on him too, his better at martial arts thanks to you" Koumyou said
"You're teaching Namine the ways of Buddhism it seems only fair I pass on something to this kid" Nobuyuki said watching them, "It seems that every year we do this the two of them get closers, I don't know about Kouryuu but this is the only time Namine gets to play with someone her own age, but I guess they don't do much playing"
"Nobuyuki what's wrong your mind seems to be elsewhere" The Sanzo Priest said
"Things are changing Koumyou I fear that this world may so be pushed in to darkness" The demon said with sad eyes, "I asked something of you many years ago my friend and now I fear I must ask you to promise me something else"
Two years later…
Koumyou Sanzo ran through the forest, the young boy close behind him. "Kouryuu keep close to me" he said
"Master where are we going?" Kouryuu asked
Before Koumyou could answers a loud scream filled the air, "Hurry Kouryuu" he yelled
Koumyou Sanzo grabbed a hold of Nobuyuki as he fell to his knees, "Your late" he said in pain
"Where is Namine?" he asked
"I told her to hide, she can't see this" Nobuyuki said pointing to the bushes
The Demon rushed at Koumyou, the Sanzo Priest grabbed his friend by the arm. "Nobuyuki!" he yelled
Nobuyuki looked at him and Kouryuu in shock, "I'm sorry my friend I can't control myself" he said falling to the ground in pain
"Nobuyuki" Koumyou turned to the little boy, "Kouryuu I need you to find Namine"
"Yes Master" he said
"Kouryuu don't come out until I tell you" he said with hard eyes as the little boy ran in to the bushes
"Koumyou my old friend, I am sorry to get you involved in this" Nobuyuki said his eyes flashed red, "But I'm afraid I don't have much time left"
"Who did this!?" he asked
"A man with an evil smile, I don't know his name" Nobuyuki said in pain, "Koumyou you have to hold your end of the promise"
"I understand my friend" Koumyou said as someone walked up behind them
Kouryuu found the little girl hiding in the bushes, "Namine?" he asked
Namine span around looking at the little boy, "Kouryuu I don't know what's going on" she said
"It's ok Master Sanzo asked me to come and find you" Kouryuu said placing a hand on her shoulder
"My father has been acting strangely it's like his not himself" Namine said as a scream filled the air "That's my father!"
"Namine stop!" Kouryuu yelled running after her, "Namine!"
"Kouryuu where is Namine?" Koumyou asked running up to the young boy
"I found her, but we heard Master Nobuyuki scream and she ran off" he said
"Kouryuu we have to find her" Koumyou Sanzo said
Kouryuu had never seen fear in his master's eyes before, Kouryuu was about to ask his Master if he was alright but before he could say anything a scream of horror filled the air. "Namine!" he said running off
"Kouryuu wait!" Koumyou yelled
Kouryuu ran to where he heard Namine scream, Namine was standing over the dead body of her father. "Namine" he said in shock
Namine looked at Kouryuu tears fell from her eyes, before he could move her eyes went white and a bright light knocked him down.
"Kouryuu! Kouryuu" Koumyou Sanzo yelled as his student sat up
"Master Sanzo" he said looking around, "Namine she?"
"We'll find her Kouryuu" he said with a worried smile
A month later…
The four monks stood in front of Koumyou Sanzo, the seven year old girls standing in front of them her hands bowed together her head lowered to the ground a few drops of blood from the cut on her forehead hit the ground
"My friend's do you think a child needs to be chained like this" he asked "And when I saw her last she didn't have this cut"
"But priest Sanzo, she may look young but this girl has already killed both humans and demons in mass numbers" one said "We had to keep ourselves safe"
"And she is a half breed her father a demon" the other said
"Yes and we mustn't forget her mother is a god," he said looking down at her "But she is still a child"
Namine looked up at him, "Koumyou Sanzo am I to be staying here" she said
"That's right" he said with a smile removing her chains cleaning the cut "I made a promise to your father that if anything happened to him I would look after you"
"I'm sorry Master Sanzo but after what I've done can I really be welcome at a temple" She said as he placed a hand on her head
Koumyou smiled, "Whatever your crime Namine, I give you my word I will keep you safe here" he said "Kouryuu, Kouryuu"
Kouryuu walked over it had been a month since that night, after seeing her father's dead body Namine had lost herself and had kill the people of two towns. By the time Kouryuu and his Master had found her she was covered in blood and very weak. "Namine" he said he looking at the cut on her forehead and then sighed "How did you get that, you could learn to be more careful"
"I didn't mean to get cut I fell over" she said as Koumyou couldn't help but laugh
"Master Sanzo" Kouryuu said
"Kouryuu, Namine is going to be staying with us from now on, so I want you to look after her" Koumyou said with a smile
"Yes master" he said nodding looking up at the little girl
"Namine I want you to stay close to Kouryuu" he said
"Yes Master Sanzo" Namine said
One week later...
Kouryuu lead Namine down the path on the way to his lessons, even though Namine wasn't allowed to learn with him she still like to come along but everything he learnt he showed her. He looked over at her, she had long midnight black hair the same color as the night sky. But it was her eyes that got him one a bright orange the other bluer than the sky.
"I don't mind" she said stopping
"Huh?! Don't mind what?" he asked
"You looking at my eyes, most people either find them beautiful or frightening" Namine started "But in a place like this it's even worse the monks know I'm half demon and half god that makes me forbidden everyone here looks at me with fear and disgust"
Namine sighed looking at the sky, "Well everyone accepted Koumyou Sanzo and you" she said
"You're not that scary, the fact that your half demon and half god doesn't mean anything" he said with a smile "I've known you since I was little your just Namine"
Namine smiled looking down at the water that moved under the small bridge, "You're named after the river right" she asked
Kouryuu stopped, "The other kids and some of the monks called me Kouryuu the river rat but it's alright I don't mind my name" he said
Namine stood in front of him, "That's good I like your name, it suits you" she said with a sweet smile
Kouryuu was a little taken back, "You think?" he asked
Namine nodded turning back to the water, "They don't like me being here" she said looking over at the faces of the other monks as they began to whisper
"I didn't think you cared" he said
"I'm sorry I came, it's been just you and Master Sanzo for so many years" Namine said as Kouryuu began to shake his head "Did I say something funny?"
"For the longest time you where the close thing I had to a friend, Master Sanzo asked me to take care of you I don't mind that your here" he said with a smile "So you never have to be sorry ok"
Namine smiled, "Ok" she said
"And if it helps I'm not like very much here myself" Kouryuu said
"I think it's because you have more ability than anyone else here, my father saw something great in you" Namine said
"You miss him?" Kouryuu asked as Namine nodded slowly
Three years later...
Kouryuu ran in to the room, shaking Namine who sat up screaming falling on to his chest.
"Kouryuu" she said trying to catch her breath "I…can't…"
"It's ok" he said wrapping his arms around her "Its ok breath"
Namine had been at the temple for three years and in that time she and Kouryuu had become very close, but at night Namine was tormented by nightmare that would leave her shaking and screaming in her sleep.
Koumyou Sanzo walked in, "Is everything alright?" he asked
"Master Sanzo" Kouryuu said with a kind smile
Koumyou Sanzo place a hand on Namine head, "So another nightmare" he said looking down at her hands, she had dug her nails in hard leaving them covered in blood
"I'm sorry" She said "I woke you both up"
"Nothing to be sorry for Namine" Koumyou Sanzo said wrapping her hands "Do you want to talk about it?"
"I see faces and blood, someone is screaming and all I can feel is pain and fear" Namine said "It feels like I'm watching an old memory"
Koumyou Sanzo looked a little worried "Kouryuu why don't you sleep in here tonight" he said
"Alright" Kouryuu said as Koumyou Sanzo walked outside
Namine stood up and washed her face, "Sometimes I wonder about him, Master Sanzo knows I can't sleep after a nightmare" she said sitting back down
Kouryuu sighed pushing Namine's head on to his lap; Namine looked at him in shock.
"Go to sleep" he said placing a hand on her forehead moving it back and forwards
"Kouryuu" she said
"I'll stay awake till you fall asleep" he said looking at the moon
"Kouryuu" Namine started
"Yea?" He asked looking down at her
"Could...could you just talk?" Namine asked
Kouryuu looked a little puzzled, "Your voice is calming" she said making him smile
"Ok if your start to have a nightmare just listen for my voice ok" he said as she nodded
Kouryuu told her about his lessons, he told her stories that their master has told him.
"Kouryuu, Namine" Koumyou Sanzo said walking about in the room looking at the two children asleep in the corner, it made him smile.
