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Sakura02: I forgot what a creeper Kami-sama was…
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Hakkai glared over at the smirking Kami-sama, cracking his knuckles rather threateningly. "Meika, do you recall telling this man that he could keep Gojyo as his toy?"
Meika remained at Gojyo's side, clinging tightly to his arm. "No way! Gojyo belongs to us, so you can't have him!" She glared furiously over at Kami-sama whose casual smile hadn't left his face once.
"Hey!" Gojyo protested, his voice strong despite the beating he had taken from both Kami-sama and the group. He pushed Meika protectively behind him. "I'm the one killing this creep! You really think I'm just going to step aside and let you guys fight my battle?" He blinked when Meika lightly bonked him on the side of the head.
"You should happily accept our help." Meika said, waving her finger in Gojyo's confused face. "You were getting your butt kicked when we got here."
Goku sighed in annoyance. "Can we all just stop talking and start fighting?" He snapped impatiently.
Gojyo finally grinned and stood up with Meika still latched onto his arm. "That's cute. The Saru is talking all tough."
"Shut up, you stupid hairy cockroach!" Goku howled furiously. "MeiMei, tell him to shut up."
Meika remained attached to Gojyo's arm and sighed at both Goku and Gojyo. "You both need to shut up."
Hakkai chuckled lightly and smiled over at the other three. "My goodness, it feels good for everyone to be back together." He glanced over at Sanzo and saw the priest rolling his eyes. "Aren't you happy to see Meika smiling again."
Sanzo glanced over at the little girl that was still clinging desperately to Gojyo and saw her usual smile was once again on her face. He rolled his eyes again and shrugged. "I could care less what she does as long as she's not whining. I hate the whining."
"Whatever you say, Sanzo." Hakkai said.
They all froze when they heard Kami-sama laughing hysterically. Sanzo glowered over at the laughing man. "What's so funny, Freak?"
Kami-sama wiped tears of mirth from the corners of his eyes. "You guys actually think you can beat me? You're all so weak though! You'll never be able to beat me in a million years!"
Meika glared at Kami-sama and finally released Gojyo. "Can we beat him up now?"
Again, Kami-sama laughed. "Blondie-san, you're a Sanzo priest, right?" When all he received from Sanzo was a glare, Kami-sama continued. "You shouldn't bother being one. You're not fit for this job. I mean, bringing a little kid on this journey of yours? You really must not care if she dies or not." He laughed and easily dodged the bullet Sanzo shot at him. "Oh, did I make you mad? Does that mean I'm right?"
Goku lunged forward and slammed his staff into the wall where Kami-sama had just been. He looked around quickly, trying to locate the psychopath.
"Oh, I'm glad I dodged that." Kami-sama whistled from right behind Goku.
"Meika!" Hakkai called the little girl to his side. "Goku, get down!" Hakkai shouted, shooting a blast of energy at Kami-sama while Meika summoned her water dragon.
Meika flinched when Kami-sama easily dodged their attacks and stood on the rubble of what had once been a wall. This guy was definitely a freak and Meika didn't like him one bit. "Stop running away, you big chicken!"
Kami-sama looked worriedly at all five of them. "This isn't very fair, you know. There's five of you and only one of me."
"Would you just shut up?" Goku hissed. "We want a real fight!"
Kami-sama sighed and a strange weapon appeared in his hand. "Well, if you insist. I'll just show you a little, okay?"
Sharp, searing pain was all Meika felt. She barely registered her own body hitting the ground. She couldn't move and all she felt was unbelievable pain and her own blood rushing out of her body. She'd never felt this kind of pain before and she could barely keep her eyes open. Meika began crying and calling out for her family. She was so scared and everything hurt so much. She idly wondered if she was going to die. Her ears were ringing and she could barely hear what was going on around her. The last thing she saw was a seriously wounded Gojyo reaching out to her before she finally blacked out.
Meika was awoken to the feeling of someone gently stroking her hair. She turned her head to the side and saw Gojyo sitting beside her. She frowned when she realized she couldn't see very well. Reaching up to her face, she found the left side of her face was completely wrapped in bandages. She tried to sit up, but Gojyo's hand gently forced her back down. "Where's ZoZo, HaHa, and GoGo? Are they okay? Are you okay?" She reached out for Gojyo only to see her hand was completely bandaged up with only the tips of her fingers poking through.
Gojyo smiled and gently took her hand in his. He was bandaged all over as well. "Sanzo is still sleeping in the other room, Hakkai is right over there, and Goku…Goku's outside."
Again, Meika tried to sit up. This time, it was Hakkai's quiet plea that made her lay back down. Meika bit her lip to try and keep herself from crying. She wasn't sure what was making her cry, and no amount of hugs and kisses from Gojyo seemed to make her stop. She was relieved that everyone was safe and alive, but they had lost badly. She was finally allowed to sit up at the sound of screaming coming from the other room. "ZoZo?"
"Meika, stay here!" Gojyo ordered, running out of the room.
Hakkai pulled himself from his own bed and hobbled over to Meika's. He smiled weakly at the little girl and helped her out her bed. Meika barely glanced at herself in the mirror. She wasn't wearing a shirt at all, her entire chest completely covered in bandages. Half of her head was wrapped as were both her arms. "I look like a mummy." She muttered.
Hakkai smiled weakly. "I'm so sorry, Meika." He gently took Meika's hand and tugged her out of the room and down the hallway to Sanzo's room.
Meika peered into the room around Hakkai and flinched. She'd never seen Sanzo crying and screaming like that before. It frightened her to see someone she always considered so strong in such a wounded state. Before anyone could say anything, she was at Sanzo's side, her tiny bandaged hands resting against his much larger hand. She could feel her tears soaking through her bandages as she leaned over and kissed Sanzo's cheek. "It's okay, ZoZo. Please don't cry."
She suddenly felt very weak and everything began tilting. She felt strong arms grab her before her whole world once again went black.
