Wow, Chapter 8 allready?!
Thankyou to everyone who emailed me, you're the reason I pushed this fic to the top of my list!!
But SW, (God bless her....really...) Is the reason I actually worked on it!! (Yes, those death threats *are* supprisingly effective...)
I hope you enjoy, because the next bit is gonna take a looooooooooong while.
Disclaimer: I used to own Saiyuki, but I lost it in a Poker game.
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Broken Bonds
By: Von of Chaos
usabunny@start.com.au
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"Well, here we are." Hakkai said quietly, stopping the jeep outside a modest-sized Inn. He might as well have been speaking to a wall. Sanzo got out without a word and strode into the building, Gojyo following.
Hakkai sighed and patted the bonnet of the Jeep fondly. With the slighest tremour, it became once again the small white dragon. He petted it as he walked after his comrades.
"Hakkai?"
Hakkai whirled at the familiar voice. "Goku!" He exclaimed, relief evident in his face and voice. He crushed Goku to him in a Hug, patting the boy on the back. "Where have you been?? We've been so worried!"
The Boy was silent, Golden eyes staring Icily at him. Hakkai drew back slightly. "Goku?"
The Boy shoved Hakkai, sending the older man flying through the air.
He hit a tree head on, and collapsed, dizzy and dazed.
Goku gave no quarter. Small, strong hands closed about Hakkai's neck in a vice-like grip, choking off air and bloody supply. Reflexivly, Hakkai's own hands fastened onto those strangling him, desperately trying to pry them off.
With a cold shudder, he realised for the first time how much stronger Goku was. There was only one thing he could do. With his vision rapidly consisting of dull flashes of light, Hakkai gritted his teeth and fought back.
A Foot crashed into Goku's stomach, making the boy gasp in pain. His grip didn't loosen an inch though. Hakkai used the shift in weight to his advantage. Throwing the both of them to the side, He managed to pin Goku under his weight and twist his hands back over his head.
Thus freed from the choking hold, he gulped down great lungfulls of air. As soon as his vision cleared again, he returned his attentionto the boy under him. "Goku, what's wrong with you?! Why did you attack me??" Goku spat at him, causing Hakkai to start. Twisting a hand out of his grip, Goku dealt Hakkai a vicious blow accross the face.
Spitting blood, Hakkai head-butted his attacker.
And froze as the sound of bone impacting stone echoed in his ears.
"Goku..." He whispered, Eyes widening at the trickle of blood leaking out from under the small boy's head.
Goku's eyes were closed, his breathing shallow. Hakkai released him and leapt to his feet, Horror at what he had done evident on his face.
He leant over the body, healing energies flaring to life in his hands.
Goku's eyes snapped open.
Hakkai had the briefest glimpse of fury-ridden golden orbs, before Darkness claimed his mind in a flash of pain.
Son Goku stood by his limp body, staring down with an inscrutable expression on his face.
A moments hesitation, a moments indecision, then he was off towards the dark building.
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Sanzo stepped out from the bathing room. Steam followed him, as if wanting to caress his pale skin one last time...
The High Priest crossed to the window and leant on the sill, staring out into the night. A cool breeze played accross his bare chest.
A shadow stepped into the room.
In a heartbeat, Sanzo had his gun out and pointing at the intruder.
"Who the fuck are you."
Goku stepped into the dim light. Sanzo's eyes narrowed.
"Where the Fuck have you been?" He demanded, not budging the gun an inch. Goku remained silent, eyes glinting in the candle light.
Outside, a storm broke loudly, rain plummeting almost instantly. Lightning flashed and Sanzo glimpsed blood on the boy.
Something flickered through his eyes, and the gun lowered.
"Come here baka. What have you done to yourself this time?" He said softly, tone betraying the implied annoyance.
The faintest smile traced Goku's lips, as he moved closer to his target.
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Gojyo glanced out at the pouring rain. He frowned.
Hakkai was out in that.
Sighing grumpily, he grabbed his jacket and slung it accross his shoulders, before steping out into the rain.
It was like walking into a lake. He could barely see his hand in front of him, the stinging rain forcing his eyes into slits.
He headed to where he knew Hakkai had last been.
A nearly fell flat on his face as he tripped over something soft and midly warm.
He dropped to his knees and hauled the limp body up. Squinting through the driving rain, his eyes confirmed what he had feared. "Hakkai!"
Turning, He half carried, half dragged the body back to the Inn.
Lurching in through the doorway, he kicked the solid door closed with his foot, before laying Hakkai down on the warm ground near the fire.
Hakkai's neck was ringed in bruises, his face also bore marks. But worst was the boulder-sized lump on the side of his head. It was bleeding heavily.
Gojyo cursed, as he used the blade on his staff to cut strips off his jacket. A trembling hand reached out to grip his own.
"..Sanzo.." Hakkai breathed, eyes shut tight against the pain.
"He's going for....Sanzo..." The hand fell back, Hakkai's breathing ragged and pain-filled.
Leaping to his feet, Gojyo bolted from the room.
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"SANZO!!" The door to Sanzo's room rebounded off the wall, as Gojyo slammed it open.
He stopped short.
The room was in darkness, rain from the storm outside flooding in through the open window. He squinted. At the base of the window, he could dimly make out a shadowed form.
Lighting flashed, revealing an unconcious blond out cold on the floor. A smaller boy sitting on his stomach, fists landing calculated blows.
Sanzo's chest, a picasso of reds and purples. Broken bones, bruised flesh...
With a roar of rage, Gojyo lunged at the attacker, raising his shaku jou for a deadly strike.
At the sound, the attacker's head lifted.
Gold locked with Crimson.
Shock surged through Gojyo, as Goku stood slowly and glared at him.
Gojyo took a step back, unconciously gripping his weapon tighter.
A glance between the victim and his attacker settled his mind.
This could not be Goku.
Thus decided, he swept the shaku jou down, course set to decapitate the the boy.
"OH NO YOU DON'T!!!!"
Or would have, had Lirin not leapt upon his back and pulled great fistfulls of his hair as hard as she could.
Gojyo dropped the staff, both hands reaching up reflexivly to dislodge the girl.
"GOKU-CHAN, RUN!!!" She yelled, digging her fingers into Gojyo's hair and twisting. Goku turned without a word and leapt out the open window, racing into the rain and quickly out of sight. A moment later, Lirin followed him, jumping clear of Gojyo and taking more than a few strands of red hair with her.
Gojyo looked after them, but knew there was no way he'd either find or catch them. Not in this rain. Not when they could both out-run him without even working up a sweat.
His gaze fell back down to the abused priest.
"Shit."
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Eeeee hee hee heeeeee......
I love reviews, almost as much as I love the people who take time to write them!
-Von
Thankyou to everyone who emailed me, you're the reason I pushed this fic to the top of my list!!
But SW, (God bless her....really...) Is the reason I actually worked on it!! (Yes, those death threats *are* supprisingly effective...)
I hope you enjoy, because the next bit is gonna take a looooooooooong while.
Disclaimer: I used to own Saiyuki, but I lost it in a Poker game.
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Broken Bonds
By: Von of Chaos
usabunny@start.com.au
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"Well, here we are." Hakkai said quietly, stopping the jeep outside a modest-sized Inn. He might as well have been speaking to a wall. Sanzo got out without a word and strode into the building, Gojyo following.
Hakkai sighed and patted the bonnet of the Jeep fondly. With the slighest tremour, it became once again the small white dragon. He petted it as he walked after his comrades.
"Hakkai?"
Hakkai whirled at the familiar voice. "Goku!" He exclaimed, relief evident in his face and voice. He crushed Goku to him in a Hug, patting the boy on the back. "Where have you been?? We've been so worried!"
The Boy was silent, Golden eyes staring Icily at him. Hakkai drew back slightly. "Goku?"
The Boy shoved Hakkai, sending the older man flying through the air.
He hit a tree head on, and collapsed, dizzy and dazed.
Goku gave no quarter. Small, strong hands closed about Hakkai's neck in a vice-like grip, choking off air and bloody supply. Reflexivly, Hakkai's own hands fastened onto those strangling him, desperately trying to pry them off.
With a cold shudder, he realised for the first time how much stronger Goku was. There was only one thing he could do. With his vision rapidly consisting of dull flashes of light, Hakkai gritted his teeth and fought back.
A Foot crashed into Goku's stomach, making the boy gasp in pain. His grip didn't loosen an inch though. Hakkai used the shift in weight to his advantage. Throwing the both of them to the side, He managed to pin Goku under his weight and twist his hands back over his head.
Thus freed from the choking hold, he gulped down great lungfulls of air. As soon as his vision cleared again, he returned his attentionto the boy under him. "Goku, what's wrong with you?! Why did you attack me??" Goku spat at him, causing Hakkai to start. Twisting a hand out of his grip, Goku dealt Hakkai a vicious blow accross the face.
Spitting blood, Hakkai head-butted his attacker.
And froze as the sound of bone impacting stone echoed in his ears.
"Goku..." He whispered, Eyes widening at the trickle of blood leaking out from under the small boy's head.
Goku's eyes were closed, his breathing shallow. Hakkai released him and leapt to his feet, Horror at what he had done evident on his face.
He leant over the body, healing energies flaring to life in his hands.
Goku's eyes snapped open.
Hakkai had the briefest glimpse of fury-ridden golden orbs, before Darkness claimed his mind in a flash of pain.
Son Goku stood by his limp body, staring down with an inscrutable expression on his face.
A moments hesitation, a moments indecision, then he was off towards the dark building.
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Sanzo stepped out from the bathing room. Steam followed him, as if wanting to caress his pale skin one last time...
The High Priest crossed to the window and leant on the sill, staring out into the night. A cool breeze played accross his bare chest.
A shadow stepped into the room.
In a heartbeat, Sanzo had his gun out and pointing at the intruder.
"Who the fuck are you."
Goku stepped into the dim light. Sanzo's eyes narrowed.
"Where the Fuck have you been?" He demanded, not budging the gun an inch. Goku remained silent, eyes glinting in the candle light.
Outside, a storm broke loudly, rain plummeting almost instantly. Lightning flashed and Sanzo glimpsed blood on the boy.
Something flickered through his eyes, and the gun lowered.
"Come here baka. What have you done to yourself this time?" He said softly, tone betraying the implied annoyance.
The faintest smile traced Goku's lips, as he moved closer to his target.
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Gojyo glanced out at the pouring rain. He frowned.
Hakkai was out in that.
Sighing grumpily, he grabbed his jacket and slung it accross his shoulders, before steping out into the rain.
It was like walking into a lake. He could barely see his hand in front of him, the stinging rain forcing his eyes into slits.
He headed to where he knew Hakkai had last been.
A nearly fell flat on his face as he tripped over something soft and midly warm.
He dropped to his knees and hauled the limp body up. Squinting through the driving rain, his eyes confirmed what he had feared. "Hakkai!"
Turning, He half carried, half dragged the body back to the Inn.
Lurching in through the doorway, he kicked the solid door closed with his foot, before laying Hakkai down on the warm ground near the fire.
Hakkai's neck was ringed in bruises, his face also bore marks. But worst was the boulder-sized lump on the side of his head. It was bleeding heavily.
Gojyo cursed, as he used the blade on his staff to cut strips off his jacket. A trembling hand reached out to grip his own.
"..Sanzo.." Hakkai breathed, eyes shut tight against the pain.
"He's going for....Sanzo..." The hand fell back, Hakkai's breathing ragged and pain-filled.
Leaping to his feet, Gojyo bolted from the room.
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"SANZO!!" The door to Sanzo's room rebounded off the wall, as Gojyo slammed it open.
He stopped short.
The room was in darkness, rain from the storm outside flooding in through the open window. He squinted. At the base of the window, he could dimly make out a shadowed form.
Lighting flashed, revealing an unconcious blond out cold on the floor. A smaller boy sitting on his stomach, fists landing calculated blows.
Sanzo's chest, a picasso of reds and purples. Broken bones, bruised flesh...
With a roar of rage, Gojyo lunged at the attacker, raising his shaku jou for a deadly strike.
At the sound, the attacker's head lifted.
Gold locked with Crimson.
Shock surged through Gojyo, as Goku stood slowly and glared at him.
Gojyo took a step back, unconciously gripping his weapon tighter.
A glance between the victim and his attacker settled his mind.
This could not be Goku.
Thus decided, he swept the shaku jou down, course set to decapitate the the boy.
"OH NO YOU DON'T!!!!"
Or would have, had Lirin not leapt upon his back and pulled great fistfulls of his hair as hard as she could.
Gojyo dropped the staff, both hands reaching up reflexivly to dislodge the girl.
"GOKU-CHAN, RUN!!!" She yelled, digging her fingers into Gojyo's hair and twisting. Goku turned without a word and leapt out the open window, racing into the rain and quickly out of sight. A moment later, Lirin followed him, jumping clear of Gojyo and taking more than a few strands of red hair with her.
Gojyo looked after them, but knew there was no way he'd either find or catch them. Not in this rain. Not when they could both out-run him without even working up a sweat.
His gaze fell back down to the abused priest.
"Shit."
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Eeeee hee hee heeeeee......
I love reviews, almost as much as I love the people who take time to write them!
-Von