The Promise

Chapter 2

By: cj197722

Pairing: 39

Rating: PG

Beta: Thank you Pip

Disclaimer: I don't own so please don't sue.

The Promise

Chapter 2

That night Sanzo came back to check upon the Goku once again.

It was as if the ghost's memories were drawing him to the younger man.

The dead man who resembled him seemed to care deeply for the young man and it was those feelings that drew him to the young man rather than any personal interest of his own.

Using the light near the door he could just make out the boy's features. It was a young face, with smooth, tanned skin, narrow forehead, long nose and full pouting lips. He studied every facet of the young man's face and noticed the changes in the boy the ghost remembered. He was now an attractive and desirable young man.

Konzen's past memories showed him a beautiful young boy with haunting golden eyes. His gaze pierced the heart and bared the soul, hiding nothing. But sadly the young man's eyes were closed now and he felt a wave of disappointed that he couldn't see them for himself.

He wanted him to wake up soon, but a part of him dreaded it, too. He didn't know what the boy's reaction would be when the he saw him for the first time. His resemblance to the youth's dead friend was startling. Or more importantly, how would he react towards the boy with the memories and feelings of another man inside him? Would he do the unthinkable and in the urge to claim the young man in his arms and hug him without any reason and explanation? All these unwanted thoughts entered his mind and he became troubled as he remembered the reactions of the young man's guardian and friends.

2 hours ago

As Goku's vitals stabilized he decided to go and talk to the patient's guardian. So he went out of the ward towards the waiting area expecting to see the worried middle aged lady who ran the orphanage where Goku grow-up. But to his surprise he was met by a young man and woman, easily recognizable from Konzen's memories. They were in fact the Hakkai and Kannan Cho, brother and sister who volunteered their free time to help around Goku's orphanage. When they met face to face for the first time all hell broke loose. Kannan gasped in shock and Hakkai stared at him in astonishment and said;

"Konzen! Is that really you? But it can't be your dead!"

"You died yesterday from a gun shot wound to your head!" said Hakkai

Both looked so utterly shocked and bewildered that Sanzo wished with all his heart to tell them that Konzen was alive and well inside him. But how could he expect them to believe it when he wasn't quite sure he believed it himself? He couldn't tell them the truth so he decides to try another tactic which used often enough; denial.

"I'm sorry but who is Konzen?" he asked as he look at them straight in the eyes. "My name is Genjo Sanzo and I'm quite sure I never meet any of you before until today." He said seriously. "I'm Goku's physician and I'm glad to tell you that he's going to pull through. He has suffered from cuts, bruises, a couple of broken ribs and fractured his left knee. Although he has multiple injuries none of his major organs were affected."

Hakkai and Kannan looked relieved.

"Thank God! And thank you doctor for your help." the young woman smiled.

"Thank you very much and please accept my humble apologies for my rudeness earlier." Hakkai explained.

"That's OK, no harm done." Sanzo tried to show that he wasn't offended. "By the way you are who you? Can you please tell me your names?"

The other man answered, "I'm sorry with all the drama we both forgot to introduce ourselves. I'm Hakkai and as you can surmise she is my sister, her name is Kannan. Both of us are volunteers. We help Mrs. White run the orphanage."

"I'm curious as to who Konzen is." he said, as he couldn't help himself. He needed to know more about the dead man and his relationship with Goku "Can you tell me what happened before the accident?" he asked.

Hakkai look at his older sister and asked "Is it okay to tell him?"

"Yeah, I think it's OK. We do owe him for saving Goku's life. While you tell him I'll call Mrs. White to tell her the Goku's going to pull through." Kannan said as she went to look for a pay phone.

Hakkai watched his older sister leave and turned to the doctor, "Why don't we make ourselves comfortable? It's a long story." he took a deep breathe and started at the very beginning.

"Konzen was a well respected journalist. The best in his field. At a glance he seemed a cold, distant man and he was for a long time until he met Goku. The boy accomplished something no on else could do. He thawed Konzen's heart and made him human once again. They were very close. In fact they were rarely apart." Hakkai paused, sadly. "Then one day Konzen got called out to South Africa for an assignment. He was away four years and through it all Goku waited for him to come home. The boy went, without fail to the bay to watch the sunset as he play the flute that Konzen gave to him. But then tragedy struck we have a phone call telling us the Konzen was killed when he was caught in then middle of a skirmished bet the government forces and the rebels. We debated between ourselves if we tell Goku or not." He paused for a moment, collecting his thoughts, then he continued "But to our surprised we got a call from the school nurse telling us that something was wrong with Goku. He'd suddenly cried out; "Konzen, no! Please don't go!" Then he stiffened and lost consciousness." Hakkai drew a shuddering breath. He wasn't finding this easy. "Of course, we feared the worst and hurried back to the infirmary." Hakkai drew his hand across his eyes.

"He was crying when we arrived and I tried to comfort him "Goku what's happened?" I asked "Are you alright?" Goku replied "Hakkai… Kon…I mean Konzen is dead! He is left m on my own! My sun is gone!" I don't know how he knew, but it was quite true."

Sanzo watched as Hakkai shook his head in disbelief as he continued. "It was a shock to say the least." he said ruefully. "I had no idea how deep their connection was. When I asked him how he knew he said that Konzen had spoken to him as he breathed his last and promised to find a road back to him. Then he said goodbye. He wept as he told me." Hakkai paused

"He couldn't take it in any longer so he cried is heart out as I held him. I've never felt so utterly helpless. I don't think he's smiled since." Hakkai gazed at Sanzo sadly, wondering if he could help Goku recover. "Goku still watches the sunset while he plays the flute as if he waits for Konzen still.

"The days seemed to pass so slowly until Konzen's funeral, yesterday, and now they seem to be in fast forward. The funeral was solemn affair with a few friends and relatives. We all tried to cheer Goku up but nothing seemed to help.

"Going to the newly opened amusement park in the heart of the city had been Nataku's idea. He was hoping to cheer him up but on the way back he was hit by a drunken driver. The rest you know."

Both of them stood in silence, like statues trying to make sense of it.

The silence was broken by Kannan's footsteps as she came back after making that phone call.

"I was able to contact her and she asked after Goku, so I was able to tell her the good news. She was very relieved. She asked us to take over with the sick children so she could come and see Goku herself."

Sanzo looked at her questioningly and she explained that Mrs. Thomas wanted to come and visit but two other orphans were sick and she couldn't leave them.

"And so we decided we'd visit Goku first and then take her place in watching over the sick kids so that she can come here."

And so on they parted ways, the siblings went too the orphanage while Sanzo went on his rounds.

At about 10 pm Sanzo decided that Mrs. Thomas must have left by now and he'd look in on Goku, but to his surprised he met a plump middle age woman in Goku's room. She rose from her chair to greet him. She stood there shock for a few moments before saying;

"Oh my God! Hakkai was right; you do look exactly like Konzen! You could be his brother! Now I know this was Konzen's doing! Now before I go, please promise me you will be Goku's sun and promise that you will take good care of him. He's very important to us." With that, she said goodbye and left.

Sanzo closed the door behind her and sat on the chair she just vacated. He had a lot to think about. Was it destiny that caused their paths to meet? Would he become Goku's sun and what, exactly, did that mean?

He fell asleep as he pondered

He was woken by a noise and realized that Goku was starting to stir and awaken from his slumber.

To be continued

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