To
follow in death
~Part
4 ~Heavenly intervention
By
SW
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*Huddled in corner* Dun kill me! It's not all my fault. *Points finger at hyper
Von* She made me write more!
A
the brown haired man cautiously poked his head into the room, searching for signs
of life. He quickly spotted the priest who was sitting with his back to him.
"Sanzo! Breakfast is ready!" The smiling young man stepped inside and
placed the tray on the table. "I thought you might wan-" He was cut
off. "Get out" Hakkai took a step back. "Um ok! I'll just leave
that for you…" Closing the door behind him.
"So you think he's going to eat?"
The half-breed asked, removing the cigarette he had been smoking. Hakkai shook
his head, as he began remove the dishes from the counter. "I don't know…He
didn't even turn to face me." Brushing bangs out of his eyes. "We
have to keep moving…Mourning has to come later he have a job to finish."
Gojyo smiled sadly, noticing how it pained his companion to say such a thing. "Hai…But what do we do about Sanzo?"
Groaning the brunette sat down in a chair. "I don't know! He's so with
drawn. He doesn't seem very…stable right now…" "Yeah that's one way of putting it." Hakkai shoot the
half-breed an exasperated look, who in turn held up his hands in defense.
"This is serious!!! What are we going to do? If he's like this we can't
depend on his help in a fight. And with Goku gone…" He made a choked
noise, rubbing a hand over his eyes. "This is going to be impossible…The
two of us can't do this alone!" Gojyo reached across the counter top,
grasping Hakkai's hand. "Come on… We'll figure something out." Giving
him a reassuring smile. "Hai…"
The impassive blond stared silently out the
window, the only thing that could make the picture complete would be if it were
raining. He willed himself not to turn toward the chair, he didn't want to see
the objects that lay there. He cursed as he found himself facing it, resting
there was a heavy gold band and a red staff. An unsteady hand reached for it,
abruptly he turned away once more. No he wouldn't touch it, he wouldn't even
look at it. Tired eyes closed for a moment, he returned to looking through the
pane of glass. He wouldn't think about it, thinking about it made the pain
worsen. Ice, cold, unfeeling….Don't think….Don't think…
Bosatsu frowned this wasn't suppose to happen, she
glanced at the boy who sat nearby. This was going to hard to correct.
"You've caused a lot of trouble for me…" Goku hung his head, giving
her a kicked puppy look. "Gomen…" She sniffed indigently, returning
to her chair. "Well you should be! I can't just go around resurrecting
people you know!" Goku sulked, staring holes through the floor. It wasn't
suppose to turn out this way, he was suppose to be with Sanzo. Not sitting up
here being lectured for being an idiot. After a moment of thought the Buddha
rose once more, snapping her fingers. "Come! I have people I need to talk
to." The boy trailed after her, following the goddess out of the garden.
Gojyo
finished shoveling the soil, whipping sweat from his forehead. He leaned onto
the handle, biting down on his lower lip. "Sayonara Goku…" His
whispered, a few tears mixing with the sweat that ran down his face. Hakkai had
remained indoors, not wanting to watch the burial. Sanzo refused to leave his room,
managing to do so with out speaking a single word. He heard a cry from inside,
he ran back into the cabin. Nearly wrenching the door off its hinges, in his
haste.
Hakkai
struggled with Sanzo, trying to pry the gun lose from the blonds hand.
"Sanzo! STOP IT!" In a determined attempt he kicked the priest in the
stomach sending the man to the floor. The half-breed stood in the doorway,
looking upset.
"What the hell happened?!?" Hakkai rubbed his arm sorely, looking
down at his friend. Who remained on the floor, violet eyes were squeezed shut.
And he refused to look up, clenching his hands angrily. "He found the
gun…." The yokkai murmured quietly. Reaching down he hooked his arm with Sanzo's helping the man to his
feet. All the fight seemed to have drained from him, and allowed himself to be
pulled into the bedroom once more. Hakkai locked the door once more, sighing
heavily. "Refresh my memory, how we are going to deal with this?"
Gojyo asked, raising an eyebrow.
****Look look! Things are looking up ne? ^_^;;;;;;
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