WOW!! This is the biggest chapter so far! *Considering there are only two chapters..
I dont own Saiyuki, but my Foot's fingers are all mine.
Enjoy! _!
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Broken Bonds: Part 2
By: Von of Chaos
usabunny@start.com.au
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Goku's stomach rumbled hungrily. "I know, I know." He muttered back. "It's not my fault there's nothing to eat. Not even any rabbits or fruit."
Silence trailed after the lone figure, walking into the weak rays of the rising sun.
Go to the East.
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Sunlight poked Sanzo in the eyes, hard. He scowled and shifted so his back was to the window. He opened his eyes slightly to see Hakkai fast asleep in the chair next to his bed.
"Oi."
"..mmmmm?" Hakkai blinked and staightened, stretching experimentally. Most of the marks from last night were gone, and only a faint ache was residing in his stomach. It was times like these he was glad of Yokkai healing.
"Where are we?"
That was Sanzo. No 'hey are you ok' with him. "We're at an Inn close to the healers. How do you feel?"
"Like Shit."
"Not supprising. I'm amazed you're even alive."
Hakkai hesitated. Sanzo was staring darkly at the wall, as if it had offended him and was about to die.
"Sanzo... what Is Goku?" Sanzo's eyes shifted, the same disturbing gaze centered on him now. Hakkai hurried on. "I couldn't stop him. I'm so angry at myself, he asked me to stop him and I couldn't. You had to. I mean, he was so fast, so powerfull. It was incredible. But how can a kid be so strong? No yokkai is that powerfull."
Sanzo's eyes moved back to the wall. "I don't know what makes him so strong. All I know is that he committed some crime in Heaven, and was locked away in a cave for 500yrs as punishment."
"500 years? But he was so young!"
"Which means whatever crime he committed really pissed them off."
"You don't know what he did?"
"No. The kid doesn't remember at all."
"That's terrible....."
Sanzo was silent, his eyes drifting shut as his body claimed a healing sleep once again.
"Sanzo....can you talk to Goku?"
"why?" Sanzo grunted, half out already.
"He's really depressed about the fight. He thinks you hate him for loosing control, and he feels really guilty for attacking us and causing you to fight him to take him down."
"...later...Stupid Monkey..."
And Sanzo was asleep, his violet eyes hidden, his breath even.
Hakkai sighed. "Putting it off won't solve it Sanzo." He murmered, standing up.
He straightned the blanket covering the young priest and walked out of the room for a late breakfast.
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Goku trudged wearily along the road, the town now well behind him. His constant hunger escalated into terrible sickening waves of dizzyness. A rustle to his left caught all his attention, and he turned sharply to face the possible threat.
Make that possible dinner. A fat little ground-dwelling bird sauntered out from under the bushes and peered at him in mild interest.
Goku stared back, drooling. "Here...birdy birdy birdy..." he chanted softly. He took a step forwards. In an instant, the small bird scuttled back into the concealing bush. Goku lunged after it, heedless of the scratches he was getting from the thorned bush. Racing after the bird in a zig-zag fashion, he managed to smash headlong into several trees before seeing it run into a hollow at the base of one.
"Ahhhhh... gotcha now..." He said happily, going down on his stomach and peering into the hole. Three baby birds cheeped at him, demanding care, food, attention, food... The mother bird was standing over them protectivelly. Goku's eyes softened. "Aww don't worry, I wont take your mommy away" He assured the infant birds. "Everyone needs a mom."
He wriggled backwards and sat up. He looked at his scratches and felt the ones on his face. "Ahhh man... this sucks.." He grumbled. He stood up and walked off. "Guess breakfast isn't gonna happen..."
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"Destroy the Sanzo party. It that such a difficult order to understand?"
"No, I-"
"Do you WANT them to succeed?"
"No of course not, It's just that-"
"BE SILENT!"
Kougaiji kept his gaze on the ground, burning with anger.
"I am tiring of your constant failures. Destroy them, or I will destroy you. Now get out."
Kougaiji turned on his heel and strode angrily from the room.
Yaone was standing just outside the door. She moved to keep pace with him. "Kougaiji-sama, I need to go and gather some more supplies."
Kougaiji nodded. "Don't be too long, the Empress is throwing a fit. We need to find a way to destroy the Sanzo party and fast." Yaone nodded. She hesitated momentarily, before blurting "I...I'm sorry Kougaiji-sama, Im not strong enough to defeat them myself." Kougaiji looked her in the eye. "It's not your fault Yaone. All of us together wasn't enough before. We could probably kill them if they didn't have that damn monster on a leash, but..." Kougaiji trailed off, shaking his head. Without another word he opened the door into his rooms and left Yaone out in the hall.
"...Kougaiji-sama..."
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"Hey Hakkai."
"Good Morning Gojyo, how are you feeling?"
"Fine, considering. You?"
"Much better thankyou. Sanzo is vastly imroved as well, although he should still rest here for a couple more days."
"That won't go down well."
"Yeah.."
Hakkai heaped his plate with leftovers, before taking a seat at the heavy wodden table accross from Gojyo. "So how did your little talk with Goku go?"
Gojyo finished chewing the chicken sandwich he was eating and swallowed. He sighed in memory. "I shouldn't have even gone up there. I don't think I was very comforting."
"At least you got him to come inside." Hakkai pointed out.
"Mmmmm.."
"Speaking of which, I wonder why he hasnt come down for breakfast."
"Dunno. Ive been here for a while though. Didn't hear his door open so he's probably still sleeping."
"Mmm. I'll just go wake him up. He wouldnt want to miss breakfast. back in a minute."
"Fine."
Gojyo turned his attention back to his plate, as Hakkai got up and left the room. He scarecly paid attention to the footsteps moving down the hall. A sudden cry brought his head up sharply, and rapid footsteps towards the kitchen brought him to his feet. Hakkai burst in, a piece of paper clutched in one hand, the long gleaming staff Goku used in the other.
"What..?"
Hakkai slammed the paper down on the table. "Read this." He said sharply. Goku looked down at the letters on the paper, printed painstakingly. Hakkai had been teaching the kid to write for a while, since his attention span lasted about 5 minutes for a single session.
B
Dere Sanzo n Hakkai n Gojyo,
I am vry sorry I am so useles, an I lost contrl.
I dont want that to hapin agan, so i am going away.
plese dont come aftr me.
Goku.
ps, good luck!
/B
Gojyo stared down dumbly at the simple message. "He..ran away?"
"Looks like it." Hakkai said grimly. "Watch Sanzo for me will you? He needs to rest. I'm going to see if I can find some sign of Goku."
Gojyo nodded dully. 'Goku....'
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Hakkai drove through the streets of the small town, occasionally questioning people as to whether they'd seen a young boy with golden eys come through. At every turn, he had been met with a 'No' or a 'yeah, a couple of days ago...' It seemed his chances of tracking Goku that way was was next to nill.
A smell of warm baked bread wafted past his nose, and he turned his head to see an old lady selling baked goods from a trolley.
"Excuse me," He called. She peered up at him good-naturedly. "Can I help you sir? Would you perhaps like one of my lovely buns?" Hakkai bought a couple, before asking the old lady the same question he had been asking all day.
"A boy with golden eyes eh? Hmmm....did he have a big golden head piece too?" Hakkai's hopes lifted suddenly. "Yes! Did you see him?! Which way did he go?!" The old womman turned her head on the side, considering. "Well, It was about 4 this morning. I was up taking care of Samantha's little girl, got a touch of the flu the lass has, and out the window I saw the boy walking all alone. Poor thing looked so sad. And when he turned to look behind him, I saw the golden head band. I remember thinking how much it must weigh..."
"But which way was he going?"
She pursed her lips, recaling.
"East. Into the rising sun."
"I see.. thankyou ma'am."
"Not at all dearie, allways happy to help polite young hunky babes.."
Hakkai's mouth dropped open slightly, a blush coloring his cheeks as the old woman walked away chuckling merrily to herself.
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Sanzo's eyes slipped open for the second time that day. The light comming through the window was now muted and a soft red/orange colour. He sat up. He was feeling a bit better, although the room started carouseling if he moved too quickly. He got out of bed and staggered over to the door, a hand hovering slightly over his protesting stomach.
He twisted the door handle and pushed, to no effect.
"Evening Sleeping Beauty."
Sanzo scowled. "Gojyo. What are you doing here."
"I'm sorta supposed to make sure you stay around and rest. I figure the best way to do that is shut you in your room."
"...where's Hakkai?"
"Out looking for Goku."
"Figures. Stupid monkey."
Gojyo opened his mouth to tell Sanzo of Goku's dissapearing act, but shut it again, words un voiced. He'd find out later, when he was able to handle it. Couldnt have him charging all over the countryside like a drunk rabbit.
Later.
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"Come on, come on, come on, you can do it, you can do it......
DAMNIT!! Do it or I'll KILL you..................
Oh please start, I'll love you forever...please..."
But the fire stubbornly refused to start, much to Goku's frustration.
It was getting darker by the minute, and omnious looking storm clouds were gathering in the sky. An Icy wind picked up, blowing sand at him. He turned his face to prevent it getting to his eyes, and saw the most wonderous sight ever encounted.
A Berry Bush. In the dying rays of sun, Goku made out thick dark leaves, long sharp thorns and plump-looking red berries.
"OH YES!!" He exclaimed happily, beofre tearing over to he bush and stuffing every berry within reach onto his mouth. They tasted sweet and slightly sappy, but the hunger overrode any preferences for taste.
The Boy ate and ate for as long as the light lasted, searching for every last berry. Finnally, when it got so dark that he was getting more thorns than beries, he stopped. He shivered in the cold breeze and moved over to the thick trunk of a near-by tree.
He lay down as close to it as possible, hoping to use it as a wind break. He curled up into a ball, burried his face in his arms and tried to go to sleep.
At that moment, a huge crack of thunder tore the heavens, letting a lake's worth of water plummet onto the small body, stealing whatever meagre warmth it had managed to generate.
Goku hunched in tighter, shivering violently.
As the sun's rays grudgingly shone the next morning, they touched upon the small figure. Sickness clung to him like a shroud. His body shuddered with violent tremours, and hacking coughs brought up as much blood as flem.
That was how Yaone found him.
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Ok, ok. Crappy ending to the chapter, but I am trying desperately to finish the second chapter tonight.
Please review, It's not that hard!!
-Von
I dont own Saiyuki, but my Foot's fingers are all mine.
Enjoy! _!
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Broken Bonds: Part 2
By: Von of Chaos
usabunny@start.com.au
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Goku's stomach rumbled hungrily. "I know, I know." He muttered back. "It's not my fault there's nothing to eat. Not even any rabbits or fruit."
Silence trailed after the lone figure, walking into the weak rays of the rising sun.
Go to the East.
------------------------
Sunlight poked Sanzo in the eyes, hard. He scowled and shifted so his back was to the window. He opened his eyes slightly to see Hakkai fast asleep in the chair next to his bed.
"Oi."
"..mmmmm?" Hakkai blinked and staightened, stretching experimentally. Most of the marks from last night were gone, and only a faint ache was residing in his stomach. It was times like these he was glad of Yokkai healing.
"Where are we?"
That was Sanzo. No 'hey are you ok' with him. "We're at an Inn close to the healers. How do you feel?"
"Like Shit."
"Not supprising. I'm amazed you're even alive."
Hakkai hesitated. Sanzo was staring darkly at the wall, as if it had offended him and was about to die.
"Sanzo... what Is Goku?" Sanzo's eyes shifted, the same disturbing gaze centered on him now. Hakkai hurried on. "I couldn't stop him. I'm so angry at myself, he asked me to stop him and I couldn't. You had to. I mean, he was so fast, so powerfull. It was incredible. But how can a kid be so strong? No yokkai is that powerfull."
Sanzo's eyes moved back to the wall. "I don't know what makes him so strong. All I know is that he committed some crime in Heaven, and was locked away in a cave for 500yrs as punishment."
"500 years? But he was so young!"
"Which means whatever crime he committed really pissed them off."
"You don't know what he did?"
"No. The kid doesn't remember at all."
"That's terrible....."
Sanzo was silent, his eyes drifting shut as his body claimed a healing sleep once again.
"Sanzo....can you talk to Goku?"
"why?" Sanzo grunted, half out already.
"He's really depressed about the fight. He thinks you hate him for loosing control, and he feels really guilty for attacking us and causing you to fight him to take him down."
"...later...Stupid Monkey..."
And Sanzo was asleep, his violet eyes hidden, his breath even.
Hakkai sighed. "Putting it off won't solve it Sanzo." He murmered, standing up.
He straightned the blanket covering the young priest and walked out of the room for a late breakfast.
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Goku trudged wearily along the road, the town now well behind him. His constant hunger escalated into terrible sickening waves of dizzyness. A rustle to his left caught all his attention, and he turned sharply to face the possible threat.
Make that possible dinner. A fat little ground-dwelling bird sauntered out from under the bushes and peered at him in mild interest.
Goku stared back, drooling. "Here...birdy birdy birdy..." he chanted softly. He took a step forwards. In an instant, the small bird scuttled back into the concealing bush. Goku lunged after it, heedless of the scratches he was getting from the thorned bush. Racing after the bird in a zig-zag fashion, he managed to smash headlong into several trees before seeing it run into a hollow at the base of one.
"Ahhhhh... gotcha now..." He said happily, going down on his stomach and peering into the hole. Three baby birds cheeped at him, demanding care, food, attention, food... The mother bird was standing over them protectivelly. Goku's eyes softened. "Aww don't worry, I wont take your mommy away" He assured the infant birds. "Everyone needs a mom."
He wriggled backwards and sat up. He looked at his scratches and felt the ones on his face. "Ahhh man... this sucks.." He grumbled. He stood up and walked off. "Guess breakfast isn't gonna happen..."
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"Destroy the Sanzo party. It that such a difficult order to understand?"
"No, I-"
"Do you WANT them to succeed?"
"No of course not, It's just that-"
"BE SILENT!"
Kougaiji kept his gaze on the ground, burning with anger.
"I am tiring of your constant failures. Destroy them, or I will destroy you. Now get out."
Kougaiji turned on his heel and strode angrily from the room.
Yaone was standing just outside the door. She moved to keep pace with him. "Kougaiji-sama, I need to go and gather some more supplies."
Kougaiji nodded. "Don't be too long, the Empress is throwing a fit. We need to find a way to destroy the Sanzo party and fast." Yaone nodded. She hesitated momentarily, before blurting "I...I'm sorry Kougaiji-sama, Im not strong enough to defeat them myself." Kougaiji looked her in the eye. "It's not your fault Yaone. All of us together wasn't enough before. We could probably kill them if they didn't have that damn monster on a leash, but..." Kougaiji trailed off, shaking his head. Without another word he opened the door into his rooms and left Yaone out in the hall.
"...Kougaiji-sama..."
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"Hey Hakkai."
"Good Morning Gojyo, how are you feeling?"
"Fine, considering. You?"
"Much better thankyou. Sanzo is vastly imroved as well, although he should still rest here for a couple more days."
"That won't go down well."
"Yeah.."
Hakkai heaped his plate with leftovers, before taking a seat at the heavy wodden table accross from Gojyo. "So how did your little talk with Goku go?"
Gojyo finished chewing the chicken sandwich he was eating and swallowed. He sighed in memory. "I shouldn't have even gone up there. I don't think I was very comforting."
"At least you got him to come inside." Hakkai pointed out.
"Mmmmm.."
"Speaking of which, I wonder why he hasnt come down for breakfast."
"Dunno. Ive been here for a while though. Didn't hear his door open so he's probably still sleeping."
"Mmm. I'll just go wake him up. He wouldnt want to miss breakfast. back in a minute."
"Fine."
Gojyo turned his attention back to his plate, as Hakkai got up and left the room. He scarecly paid attention to the footsteps moving down the hall. A sudden cry brought his head up sharply, and rapid footsteps towards the kitchen brought him to his feet. Hakkai burst in, a piece of paper clutched in one hand, the long gleaming staff Goku used in the other.
"What..?"
Hakkai slammed the paper down on the table. "Read this." He said sharply. Goku looked down at the letters on the paper, printed painstakingly. Hakkai had been teaching the kid to write for a while, since his attention span lasted about 5 minutes for a single session.
B
Dere Sanzo n Hakkai n Gojyo,
I am vry sorry I am so useles, an I lost contrl.
I dont want that to hapin agan, so i am going away.
plese dont come aftr me.
Goku.
ps, good luck!
/B
Gojyo stared down dumbly at the simple message. "He..ran away?"
"Looks like it." Hakkai said grimly. "Watch Sanzo for me will you? He needs to rest. I'm going to see if I can find some sign of Goku."
Gojyo nodded dully. 'Goku....'
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Hakkai drove through the streets of the small town, occasionally questioning people as to whether they'd seen a young boy with golden eys come through. At every turn, he had been met with a 'No' or a 'yeah, a couple of days ago...' It seemed his chances of tracking Goku that way was was next to nill.
A smell of warm baked bread wafted past his nose, and he turned his head to see an old lady selling baked goods from a trolley.
"Excuse me," He called. She peered up at him good-naturedly. "Can I help you sir? Would you perhaps like one of my lovely buns?" Hakkai bought a couple, before asking the old lady the same question he had been asking all day.
"A boy with golden eyes eh? Hmmm....did he have a big golden head piece too?" Hakkai's hopes lifted suddenly. "Yes! Did you see him?! Which way did he go?!" The old womman turned her head on the side, considering. "Well, It was about 4 this morning. I was up taking care of Samantha's little girl, got a touch of the flu the lass has, and out the window I saw the boy walking all alone. Poor thing looked so sad. And when he turned to look behind him, I saw the golden head band. I remember thinking how much it must weigh..."
"But which way was he going?"
She pursed her lips, recaling.
"East. Into the rising sun."
"I see.. thankyou ma'am."
"Not at all dearie, allways happy to help polite young hunky babes.."
Hakkai's mouth dropped open slightly, a blush coloring his cheeks as the old woman walked away chuckling merrily to herself.
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Sanzo's eyes slipped open for the second time that day. The light comming through the window was now muted and a soft red/orange colour. He sat up. He was feeling a bit better, although the room started carouseling if he moved too quickly. He got out of bed and staggered over to the door, a hand hovering slightly over his protesting stomach.
He twisted the door handle and pushed, to no effect.
"Evening Sleeping Beauty."
Sanzo scowled. "Gojyo. What are you doing here."
"I'm sorta supposed to make sure you stay around and rest. I figure the best way to do that is shut you in your room."
"...where's Hakkai?"
"Out looking for Goku."
"Figures. Stupid monkey."
Gojyo opened his mouth to tell Sanzo of Goku's dissapearing act, but shut it again, words un voiced. He'd find out later, when he was able to handle it. Couldnt have him charging all over the countryside like a drunk rabbit.
Later.
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"Come on, come on, come on, you can do it, you can do it......
DAMNIT!! Do it or I'll KILL you..................
Oh please start, I'll love you forever...please..."
But the fire stubbornly refused to start, much to Goku's frustration.
It was getting darker by the minute, and omnious looking storm clouds were gathering in the sky. An Icy wind picked up, blowing sand at him. He turned his face to prevent it getting to his eyes, and saw the most wonderous sight ever encounted.
A Berry Bush. In the dying rays of sun, Goku made out thick dark leaves, long sharp thorns and plump-looking red berries.
"OH YES!!" He exclaimed happily, beofre tearing over to he bush and stuffing every berry within reach onto his mouth. They tasted sweet and slightly sappy, but the hunger overrode any preferences for taste.
The Boy ate and ate for as long as the light lasted, searching for every last berry. Finnally, when it got so dark that he was getting more thorns than beries, he stopped. He shivered in the cold breeze and moved over to the thick trunk of a near-by tree.
He lay down as close to it as possible, hoping to use it as a wind break. He curled up into a ball, burried his face in his arms and tried to go to sleep.
At that moment, a huge crack of thunder tore the heavens, letting a lake's worth of water plummet onto the small body, stealing whatever meagre warmth it had managed to generate.
Goku hunched in tighter, shivering violently.
As the sun's rays grudgingly shone the next morning, they touched upon the small figure. Sickness clung to him like a shroud. His body shuddered with violent tremours, and hacking coughs brought up as much blood as flem.
That was how Yaone found him.
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Ok, ok. Crappy ending to the chapter, but I am trying desperately to finish the second chapter tonight.
Please review, It's not that hard!!
-Von