Well I hope you guys like this chapter. The owner of Saiyuki is Minekura Kazuya-sensei. Well I guess I should stay quiet. Now on with the story and enjoy.
Chapter 25:
"He wanted to get more acquainted with us." Hakkai said.
"I see." Chie said she slowly looked towards the side.
"Seems like I need to clean the room a bit." Chie said with a weak laugh.
"Do you want me to help you?" Hakkai asked Chie slowly shook her head and smiled.
"I don't need it but thanks for asking." Chie replied.
"If you need anything just tell me." Hakkai said as Chie nodded her head.
"Arigato Hakkai-san." Chie replied as Hakkai left. Chie looked at the room as she put her hands on her hip.
"Well now or never." Chie thought to herself as she started cleaning the room. She could hear yelling from the other room as she gave a small laugh. Chie had stopped for a moment as she went towards the window and looked out it.
"I wonder how long it'll take to get to the town my body is at." Chie thought to herself as she watched the people walk by. Her eyes stopped on a woman who was looking at her.
"?" Chie said as she wondered why she was looked at her. The girl left as Chie followed her with her eyes as she disappeared as Chie tried to find her but couldn't.
"I wonder why she was looking at me..." Chie though to herself, she quickly went back in cleaning the room. Chie could hear the yelling from the room next to her she stopped for a moment.
"What made Sanzo-sama so mad?" Chie thought to herself she heard someone running as it stopped in front of her room the door quickly opened. Chie blinked a bit.
"Chie!" Goku yelled out.
"What is it?" Chie asked as she put down what she had in her hand.
"Hid me!" Goku said as he ran into the room. Chie blinked a bit as Goku hid under the bed. Chie then heard another pair of footsteps. Gojyo was in front of the door.
"Chie-chan did Goku come in here?" Gojyo asked.
"Before I tell you exactly what happen?" Chie asked.
"..." Gojyo said as he tired to get his words together. He looked at her.
"Well Goku starts talking about maybe you were going to leave and stay here with that Go person. Sanzo said that he wasn't your type and they argued and then Goku said that maybe he was your type and then Sanzo got super angry." Gojyo replied.
"So Sanzo asked you to bring him back?" Chie asked.
"That sums it a bit." Gojyo replied.
"Well I didn't see him why don't you try the other side." Chie said Gojyo nodded his head and left. Goku waited for a minute or so and then came out of his hiding spot. Chie looked at him but Goku had a sad look and was looking down. Chie slowly walked up to him.
"Goku I'm not angry or anything. I understand how you feel." Chie replied Goku slightly looked up at her and studied her expression. He noticed that she was telling the truth. He then looked away for a moment. Chi put a hand on his shoulder.
"Why don't we go to Sanzo-sama's room and apologize to Sanzo-sama." Chie said as Goku looked at her he wasn't sure what to say. He continued to look at her he then gave Chie a nod.
"Okay..." Goku replied Chie smiled as she patted his shoulder. The two walked out of the room and to the room Sanzo was in Chie knocked on the door.
"The door's open." Sanzo said from behind the door. Chie opened the door she pushed Goku in as she came in right behind him.
"Sanzo-sama before you yell and hit him for running out on you just listen to what he has to say." Chie said as Sanzo looked at her and then to Goku he still had an angry look as he crossed his arms.
"Fine." Sanzo said Chie then put a hand on his shoulder as he looked at her. Chie then nodded her head. Goku then looked at Sanzo.
"Sanzo...Gomen." Goku said as he bowed.
"I didn't want you or Hakkai and Gojyo to let Chie leave and..." Goku hesitated a bit.
"Baka saru...You should know that we'll do something if we didn't feel right in letting Chie go. Also you should trust Chie." Sanzo said as his expression lighten a bit. Goku looked up at him.
"Sanzo-sama..." Chie thought to herself as she looked at him.
"But..." Goku said.
"Even if we didn't look like it we do trust her and we don't want her to leave so don't make that kind of face." Sanzo said as he continued to look at him. Goku's expression changed. Chie gave a smile.
"Well I guess I'll leave you two alone I need to finish up cleaning the room." Chie said as she left and finished up cleaning the room. Once she was done she put her hands on her hip.
"There we go." Chie said with a smile she then started making some food for tonight.
"I hope Go likes the food." Chie thought to herself as she continued to make the food. Once she was done she started to set the table. She then looked up at the clock.
"I hope they'll be here soon." Chie said with a small sigh. She heard a knock as she went up to the door and opened it. Standing there was Go.
"Am I early?" Go asked Chie shook her head.
"I don't think so." Chie replied.
"I see." Go said as he walked into the room and sat down at the table Chie looked down the hall and noticed the others walking up the hall. Chie gave a smile and waved. They noticed her as Goku save a slight wave. They walked into the room as Chie closed the door and sat at the table. Chie looked over to Go.
"I hope you like the food." Chie said Go gave a smile.
"I bet I'll like it." Go replied.
"Chie's cooking always the best." Goku said as Go looked at him.
"I see." Go said as Goku nodded his head they put their hands together and then they started to eat. Go looked over to Chie with a smile.
"It's very delicious." Go said Chie gave a smile.
"I'm glad you like it." Chie said as she picked up her drink. Just then Gojyo and Goku were fighting as Chie put the cup down. Go looked at her and then the drink. Hakkai tried to get them to calm down as Chie tired to get Sanzo from getting mad. Go then dropped something into Chie's drink as it quickly dissolved in the water. Once things calm down Chie picked up her drink. Go watched her as Chie took a sip of the drink. Chie's cheeks became red as she placed the cup on the table. Hakkai had looked at Chie and noticed that she looked like what she did last night.
"Chie-san." Hakkai said Chie looked over to him. Hakkai got up Sanzo and the others noticed it as he walked over to Chie he put a hand to her shoulder.
"Chie-san I think we should go somewhere else." Hakkai said Chie pouted as she shook her head and held onto Go.
"No!" Chie said the others couldn't believe what was going on.
"Chie-san please." Hakkai said as Chie shook her head again.
"No I want to stay with Go." Chie said with a pout.
"Chie what are you saying?" Goku said Chie looked at him.
"As I said I want to stay with Go." Chie replied Go looked at her.
"Why don't we leave?" Go said Chie nodded her head.
"Hey! What are you trying to pull!?" Gojyo yelled as he got up.
"Chie-san..." Hakkai said Go looked at Gojyo.
"Seems to me she doesn't want to be with you guys so we'll be leaving." Go said as he got up Chie got up as Hakkai's hand fell. Sanzo got up.
"Chie isn't going with you!" Sanzo said angrily Chie then looked at Sanzo.
"You...You don't have the right to tell me what to do." Chie replied Sanzo looked at her Go then lightly touched the base of her neck as Chie fainted as Go caught her.
"I'll be taking her with me. She won't have to be with you guys anymore." Go said.
"No your not!" Goku yelled as he got up. Go then threw a smoke bomb to the ground as the smoke cover the whole room the smoke slowly disappeared.
"Kuso where did they go!?" Gojyo said as he looked around.
"We better split up and look for her." Sanzo said as they nodded their head. Goku and Gojyo went one way while Sanzo and Hakkai went the other way.
"Do you think we'll be able to find her?" Hakkai asked Sanzo looked at him.
"Don't you mean will find her?" Sanzo replied as Hakkai gave a few blinks and then smiled.
"Your right." Hakkai said as the two continued to look for Chie. They stopped as they started asking around. A young girl past by as Hakkai stopped her.
"Ano I was wondering if you know Go-san?" Hakkai asked. The girl nodded her head.
"I know him why do you ask?" Girl asked.
"He kidnapped out friend." Hakkai replied the girl's look changed when she heard this.
"You better find her before he makes her his." Girl said the two looked at each other for a moment.
"What do you mean by that?" Sanzo asked.
"When Go lays eyes on someone he likes he would do anything to have them. He'll even brainwash them." Girl replied.
"Brainwash them!" Hakkai said in a surprised tone of voice. The girl nodded her head.
"Hai."
"Do you know where he lives?" Sanzo asked the girl shook her head.
"No one in this village knows where he lives." Girl replied.
"..." Hakkai and Sanzo said the girl looked at them.
"Sorry I couldn't help" Girl said as she quickly left.
"Sanzo what are we going to do?" Hakkai asked Sanzo was thinking when he saw something in the distance. Sanzo pointed at it.
"Hakkai does that look familiar to you?" Sanzo asked as Hakkai looked to where he was pointing at.
"That's Chie-san's handkerchief." Hakkai said as the two quickly went to it. Sanzo picked it off the ground.
"How did this get here?" Hakkai said.
"They must have passed though here." Sanzo said Hakkai looked at him.
"If so we got a lead but no trail." Hakkai said Sanzo knew this but now how are they going to find Chie now? Just behind them a big dog barked at them they turned around then a small boy came up to the dog.
"Shiro don't bark at them." Boy said as he petted the dog. Hakkai smiled and got to the boys eye level.
"Shiro's your dog?" Hakkai asked the boy nodded his head with a smile.
"Shiro's really smart." Boy replied.
"He does look smart." Hakkai said as he petted the dog. While this was going on Sanzo watched Hakkai.
"I was wondering if you and Shiro could help us find out friend." Hakkai said the boy smiled and nodded his head. Hakkai looked at Sanzo.
"Could I borrow Chie-san's handkerchief?" Hakkai asked Sanzo nodded his head and handed it to him. Hakkai then took the handkerchief and then held it up to Shiro's nose.
"Shiro please help us find her." Hakkai said Shiro sniffed the handkerchief and then barked.
"Looks like Shiro got the scent." Boy said as Shiro started walking. The boy followed Shiro as Sanzo and Hakkai followed behind. They walked for a while until they came to the urban side of town. Shiro stopped in front of a building and barked. They looked at the building.
"Shiro says it's this building she's in." Boy said Hakkai looked at him and smiled.
"Arigato." Hakkai said as he gave him a few coins.
"This is for you for helping us." Hakkai said the boy smiled as he took the coins.
"Arigato." Boy said as he left with Shiro. The two looked at the building.
"Let's go in." Sanzo said as Hakkai nodded his head as the two went into the building. It was quiet to quiet.
"I don't like how it's this quiet." Sanzo said.
"I agree with you Sanzo." Hakkai replied as they walked down a hall. They came up to a door they could hear someone's voice.
"Chie I'll make you happy and you won't have to remember the guys you were with." Male voice said the two looked at each other and then the two kicked in the door.
"!!" Male figure said when he heard the door open.
"Now we're talking Chie back with us Go." Sanzo said angrily Go narrowed his eyes at them.
"No she's staying with me." Go said as he got into a small fighting stance.
"No she's not staying with you. She should be with people who don't do things like drugging her." Hakkai said angrily.
"...She's...She's mine!" Go yelled as he attacked them. The two dodged his attack as Hakkai hit his soft spot as he fell to the ground. Sanzo then made sure that he was out. Sanzo looked up to him.
"Now to get Chie and get out of here." Sanzo said as Hakkai nodded his head. Chie was on the couch still asleep. Her hands were crossed on her stomach. Sanzo got up Hakkai walked over to Chie and gently picked her up. Chie's head was on his chest. They walked back to the inn. Chie was still asleep. When they got to the inn Gojyo and Goku ran up to them.
"How's Chie?" Goku asked as he looked at her.
"She's still asleep." Hakkai replied.
"We should get her inside." Gojyo said as they nodded their heads. They took Chie into the room as Hakkai put her down on the bed.
"I think it would be safer we took guard over her." Hakkai said as he slowly turned around and looked at them.
"Think that's a good idea." Sanzo said Goku and Gojyo nodded in agreement. Gojyo took the first watch. He looked at Chie while she was asleep. He put a hand on her cheek. Chie's color had returned to its original color.
"Hope by the time you walk up your back to your old self." Gojyo said in a low whisper. Gojyo had stayed with her for a few hours when Hakkai came in and took the next shift. Hakkai sat down next to the bed as he looked at her. He was glad her cheek color was normal. He then remembered what the girl had told them. He hoped they weren't too late.
"Guess we'll find out tomorrow then." Hakkai thought to himself as he looked at her. Hakkai had stayed there for a while when Sanzo and Goku came in. Hakkai looked at them.
"Yoroshiku tanomimasu." Hakkai said as Sanzo nodded his head. Hakkai left the two as Goku sat down at the chair next to the bed while Sanzo sat at the table Goku looked at her.
"Ne Sanzo." Goku said.
"Nani?" Sanzo asked in a bit of an annoyed tone of voice.
"Why do you think Go did what he did?" Goku asked Sanzo looked at Goku who was still looking at Chie.
"I don't know baka saru all I can say is that Go has a very strange mind." Sanzo replied Goku looked over to him.
"Do you think he'll try following us when we leave?" Goku asked Sanzo at the time had taken out a cigarette and lit it.
"Probably. He did want her and probably wouldn't give up." Sanzo replied Goku had given a sad look.
"I don't get it why Chie's getting strange things happening to her." Goku said Sanzo looked at him.
"One she's with us and two she mistaken as a Youkai." Sanzo replied.
"What does being with us having anything of her being treated the way she is!" Goku slightly yelled.
"Thinks about it baka saru. She would have probably had a better time without being with us." Sanzo replied Goku looked at him and slightly made a face.
"But..." Goku hesitated.
"We all want her with us that's why we kept her with us this long." Sanzo said Goku nodded his head. They had been through a lot and it wouldn't be the same. Chie slowly shifted in the bed as she put a hand across her eyes as she gave a slight groan. Goku and Sanzo looked at her.
"Chie?" Goku said Chie slightly moved her hand and looked at him.
"Goku...Could you get me some water and something for my headache." Chie said Goku nodded and left. Sanzo put out his cigarette and walked over to her.
"How you feel?" Sanzo asked Chie looked at him.
"Awful. My head feels like it's going to split and I can't remember a thing after I drank the water." Chie replied Sanzo looked at her.
"Well at least you're back to your normal self." Sanzo said Chie continued to look at him.
"I'm not going to ask what happen...I don't want to know." Chie slowly said as she covered her eyes once again. Sanzo watched her Goku the came in with what Chie asked for as she sat up and took the items from Goku and took the medicine and swallowed it and washed it down with the water. Goku took the items and put them on the table.
"You should get some more sleep." Sanzo said as Chie nodded her head. She laid back in bed and closed her eyes.
Morning
Chie slowly opened her eyes when the sun ray came into the room. Chie slowly looked around and noticed both Sanzo and Goku were still asleep. Chie sat up her head still cached a bit as she put her hand on her head. Chie got out of bed Chie's body had lost balance as she fell into someone's arm. Chie blinked a bit she turned around and looked at them.
"...Arigato..." Chie replied as they helped her up.
"You should take things easy." Figure said Chie looked off towards the side. She knew that the figure was right. She didn't want to admit it.
"I know but I can't take it easy with this when something like this is going on." Chie replied the figure knew
"I know but I'm concern about your health." Figure said Chie looked at him.
"What does something happen to me in the future?" Chie asked the figure looked at her.
"Hai." Figure replied.
"What happens to me?" Chie asked the figure continued to look at her.
"You...Get killed by someone close." Figure replied Chie just looked at him.
"You mean that I'm dead?" Chie asked the figure nodded his head.
"...Because of that you come to see me like this?" Chie asked the figure continued to look at her.
"I guess you could say that." Figure replied Chie looked away from him.
"Is there a way to prevent it?" Chie asked.
"I'm not sure." Figure said Chie gave a slight sigh.
"I guess I'll have to find a way then." Chie said.
"You probably will but I should get going so take care." Figure said Chie turned around and noticed he was gone.
"..." Chie said as Sanzo and Goku woke up. Chie heard a few noises as she turned around she noticed the two awake and stretching.
"Chie your up." Goku said Chie gave a smile as she nodded her head.
"How do you feel?" Sanzo asked.
"Doing better then yesterday but my head still hurts a bit." Chie replied.
"It still hurts?" Goku asked Chie nodded her head. Chie was glad that the two didn't see or heard the conversation she and the figure had.
"You sure you want to be up?" Goku asked.
"I'm fine." Chie replied Goku looked at her.
"You sure?" Goku asked as Chie smiled and nodded her head. Sanzo looked at Goku.
"Go see if Gojyo and Hakkai are up. We're leaving." Sanzo said Goku gave a few blinks and then left. Chie was about to put her things away when Sanzo held her from behind.
"Sanzo-sama?" Chie said in a surprised tone of voice as her cheeks became red.
"Thought that we lost you..." Sanzo said Chie slowly looked over her shoulder as she looked at him. She could only imagine what had happen.
"Well you did find me didn't you?" Chie asked as she put her hand over Sanzo's hands. Sanzo put his head on her shoulder.
"Hai but if we didn't have help..." Sanzo hesitated in his words. Chie shook her head.
"You don't have to say anymore." Chie said as Sanzo stayed quiet Chie let him stay as long as he needed it. Sanzo held on to her for a while longer as he slowly let her go and lifted his head from her shoulder. Chie turned around and looked at him.
"Feel calmer?" Chie asked as Sanzo nodded his head. They could hear footsteps Gojyo, Hakkai, and Goku came into the room.
To Be Continued
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Sanzo and Chie looked over to them.
"Ready?" Sanzo asked as they nodded their head. Chie had quickly gotten her things together as they left the inn. Hakkai was at the wheel as they drove out of town and back on the road. Goku and Gojyo tried not to yell for Chie's sake. She looked off towards the side in town Go had looked all over town trying to find Chie but once he heard she left he became heart broken.