Disturbed- Chapter One
"Free of all, bound by nothing. You live life simply as it is."
Hakkai's emerald eyes snapped open
with the harmonious and seemingly instrumental notion of what once
escaped from Sanzo's pale lips.
He dreamed, once again, of Kanan, who
was both his sister and lover at one point in time.
"Hey Hakkai, you okay? You were screaming in your sleep…" The extroverted and childlike Goku poked his head through the large, red door of the barn Hakkai was resting in.
It consisted of hay and a few stables.
The youkai was on his back in a haystack in a corner. Thankfully, he
was used to uncomfortable conditions. And fortunately, the smell
wasn't all that bad for it had been abandoned for a while.
The one-eyed youkai sat up with quite a
bit of effort. Subconsciously, he felt at the wound on the back of
his head. The wound felt rather large, so he was thankful it closed.
He used a bit of his own chi to alleviate the pain, at least a bit.
"Yeah, I feel alright. What happened, anyway?"
"You don't remember?" Goku tossed himself onto the stack beside Hakkai's.
"Well, we were on our way out from that forest we fought that weirdo the other ti-"
"Chin Yisou?"
"-Yeah, and while you were driving Jeep, you suddenly passed out and lost control of him! There was a big BOOM and a CRASH! And me and Gojyo flew! It was fun, but I bumped my head too! Of course it wasn't as bad…" The little one lifted his arm to rub at his head, wincing at the memory of Hakkai after the incident.
"How are the others?"
"Gojyo's alright, just complaining as always. But Sanzo…"
"Hm?" His smaller companion's normally high-pitched voice morphed into a whisper. Hakkai's eyebrows furrowed.
Sanzo's been even moodier than usual since we brought you here which was about a day ago. He's been smoking a lot more, and smacking me harder too…"
"Where is he now?" Hakkai's attempt to get onto his feet was successful, though Goku ran to his side regardless.
"Out in the marketplace with Gojyo looking for supplies."
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Hakaryuu morphed into a jeep and with the three youkai and one human, set off towards the sun, like always.
"Was your victims' blood warmer than a woman's skin? Or was it fragrant? Like an orchid's petals?
"You are a sinner. A sinner Cho Gonou!"
The taunt through the shikigami doll sent by Chin Yisou made those few months ago swerved in his mind as he drove out of the haunting forest with Sanzo in the passenger seat and the other two arguing in the back like always.
"Listen here, you stupid monkey! You're gonna hafta wait until we get to the next inn! You've been drivin' us all crazy with your whining!"
"Oh shut up, you stupid perverted Kappa! You just wanna find some girl to shack up with!"
"You asking for a fight?!" With a shove from Gojyo, Goku leaped onto him and a fight ensued.
Sanzo spun around in his seat to smack the both of them with the huge paper fan he somehow always pulled out of the air.
"I'm going to kill you both if you don't SHUT THE HELL UP!!"
"You guys, please calm down…" Hakkai's voice seemed to be forced out his lungs and out of his mouth. Even so, it still sounded choked back. All three of his companions turned. His usual smile was twisted into a thoughtful frown, scaring the other three. Even Sanzo had to gulp down a wad of saliva that collected in his throat.
"Hakkai, you okay man?" Goku rested an assuring hand on the brown-haired youkai's shoulder.
"I don't know if you plan to atone for those innocent lives you stole."
"Hakkai? Hakkai!" Goku's screams were drowned out by the disturbing speech he had received from Yisou. The world around him spun out of control until it began fading to black.
"I wonder just what will make Cho Gonou happy. It's quite simple, yes?"
"Tormenting his friends is the most efficient path."
"Holy shit!" It was the last word that seethed out of the monk beside him before Hakkai fainted against the wheel and Jeep lost control before colliding with a nearby tree. They were just outside of the forest when he was sent spiraling down a hill just outside it. He was able to morph back into his dragon form to allow an easier landing for the four men. Gojyo was able to stop his descent with his Shaku-Jou, forcing the blade into the hillside so he could hang onto it. It doubled as leverage when he caught Goku by his sienna brown cape. He couldn't catch the other two because of the distance, so they continued down the hill.
"Shit…" The water sprite cursed under his breath. The "monkey" and the kappa were able to clamber onto their feet with the newfound balance and recklessly made their way down.
An angry Sanzo and an unconscious Hakkai landed at the base of the hill and into the wall of a barn in the nearby village. The monk was able to stand albeit with a bit of diffculty and dust himself off. He had only a few bumps and bruises distributed along his body.
"Hey…where're the others?" He chanted almost to himself. When he didn't acquire an answer, he hurriedly spun around and raced over to the limp Hakkai leaning against the barn. After a few shakes and even a couple of slaps, Sanzo sat beside him to wait for the other two and lit a cigarette.
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I've never written a fanfic about an actual anime before…Took a lot longer too. Chapter 2, coming up!
-OWJR