I wrote this entire chapter at school, so my apoligies for its not-so-longness.
Oh, and in answer to an email i recieved, No - Goku will _not_ be marrying Yaone. Sorry!
Please review, I'm starting to loose my 'write saiyuki first' drive.
Disclaimer: Saiyuki is mine, i just rent it out now and then.
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Broken Bonds
By: Von of Chaos
usabunny@start.com.au
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Goku and Lirin ran into the night, gasping for breath. Their initial flight from Gojyo had turned into an exillerating chase through the darkness, each attempting to out-run the other.
At long last the two staggered to a halt, heaving and panting by a small stream.
Goku dropped to his knees by the clear water and submerged his face in it, drinking deeply.
Lirin leant on his back, yawning.
After a moment, Goku straightened up, and in one smooth moment pulled Lirin down into the water. She shrieked as the icy water flowed over her, glaring up at Goku's laughing face.
"Lemme up Baka!"
Still laughing, he did so, picking her up and carrying her over to some smooth stones. He sat down, with her settled in his lap.
"Hey Goku-chan, what about Yaone?"
"Eh?" Golden eyes blinked, uncomprehending.
"You can't snuggle with me when you're gonna marry Yaone!"
Goku groaned. "Lirin, I am not marrying Yaone. I am not snuggling with you. Im just trying to keep warm! I hate the cold." the last was tacked on almost as an afterthought, eyes going distant as he tried to recall exactly why.
Lirin wrapped her arms around his neck and snuggled into his chest.
"Well then, lets stop yabbing and go to sleep." Goku blinked out of his thoughts and smiled slightly. He lay back, curling onto his side, arms wrapped around the tanned girl beside him. The two Yokkai's breathing had slowed, both on the verge of sleep before he spoke again.
"Lirin?"
"Yeah Ku-chan?" Came the sleepy reply.
"Why did you help me back there? I mean... you put yourself at risk..."
Lirin punched him in the shoulder.
"H-hey! What was that for?? Do you *like* hitting me or something?"
"Ku-chan, you're part of my family now. You, me, Yaone, Onii-chan and Doku. We allways watch out for eachother. Now go to sleep already."
Goku rested his face against her smooth hair. Family.
He sighed once, then closed his eyes and slept.
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"Fuckfuckfuck. Damnit Monk, what happened to your 'shoot em all they might be an enemy' tactic huh?" Gojyo was worried. VERY worried.
Hakkai was sleeping where he had left him, wounds now bandaged. But Sanzo.. Sanzo was a mess. Gojyo had bandaged him up as best as he could, set bones where he could, and given him a sleeping drought.
But he needed Hakkai. The thing that had taken Goku's apperance, it had known precisely where to hit. Breaking or fracturing a multitude of bones without making it immediately life-threatening. Skin has split or been punctured by shards of bone, and now Sanzo was bleeding that vital liquid everywhere.
Gojyo paused for a moment, head hanging down, hair shielding his face.
Goku.
It had been Goku.
But It couldn't have been... Goku would never do that to Sanzo. He ran away to prevent that ever happening to the priest.
The kid, Lirin, had been there.
She had called him 'Goku'.
'It could be a ruse..'
No. The kid isn't smart enough for that.
Gojyo raised his head, anguished red eyes staring at his injured companions.
"Goku... why did you do this?"
His gaze dropped once again the the Blond man lying next to him.
"Damnit Sanzo. You treated him like a dog, and now he's come back to bite you." Gojyo berated the unconcious man, without real heat in his words. After all, if he blamed Sanzo for his treatment of the kid, wasn't he, Gojyo, as much to blame? Sure, he didn't treat Goku like a dog, but he still put him down at every opportunity.
That must be it. They had all relied on Goku's impenatrable child-like ego on protecting him from their barbed words. How much had he put up with, masking his hurt with the wide grin that seemed to never leave his face.
So fucking like Hakkai, how could he have missed it?
Time ticked by slowly, as the hybrid carried his tormented thoughts with him on watch. Waiting for Dawn.
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The sun was well up in the sky before Lirin or Goku stirred.
A shadow moved over them, as the two stretched and moved closer, wanting to snooze for just a little while longer....
"When you're quite ready."
"Ack! Onii-chan!"
"Wha?"
Kougaiji stood scowling down at them, arms crossed over his chest.
Goku and Lirin hurridly pulled away from eachother, blushing.
"O-Onii-chan, we..."
"Do you know how long I've been looking for you?" Kougaiji lectured his little sister. "How worried I was? Then I find you all cosy with _him_."
"Hey, It's not like that." Goku interjected. He refused to back down when Kougaiji's furious violet eyes found his. "We were just staying warm. It was cold and wet last night, we didn't do anything. And it's not Lirin's fault, she was helping me get Sanzo."
Kougaiji glanced in supprise at Lirin. "You killed Sanzo?" She shrugged.
"I don't think he's dead, The half-breed interrupted before Goku-chan could finish."
Kougaiji turned a measuring eye on Goku. "You attacked sanzo?" Goku nodded silently, his gut twisting again. Why did that seem such a bad thing?
"And he took down the other guy too!" Lirin added happily. "Hakkai?" "Yep! he just went 'WHAM!!' and the guy dropped like a stone." Lirin grinned proudly at Goku, unaware of the shadowed look in his eyes.
Kougaiji was silent a moment longer, before he turned abruptly on his heel and strode away.
"Come on Lirin, you're riding with me."
"What about Ku-chan?" Lirin asked, trotting after him. Kougaiji tensed at the affectionate nick-name, but didn't turn around.
"I only brought one dragon. They can only carry two riders at a time, you know that. Son will have to walk."
Goku nodded, flashing a grin at Lirin before bounding off and out of sight. Kou let out a breath. Lirin frowned after Goku's retreating form, then climbed onto the dragon behind her brother, arms around his waist.
"Onii-chan, you don't like Goku very much do you."
Kougaiji closed his eyes in agitation.
It was going to be a long flight.
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A marriage between Goku and Lirin is also not on the cards, sorry! Just brother/sister nothing more.
Well i hoped you liked it!
Next chapter, Goku will meet up with Gojyo!!
See ya then!
-von
p.s, PLEASE REVIEW!
Oh, and in answer to an email i recieved, No - Goku will _not_ be marrying Yaone. Sorry!
Please review, I'm starting to loose my 'write saiyuki first' drive.
Disclaimer: Saiyuki is mine, i just rent it out now and then.
-----------------------
Broken Bonds
By: Von of Chaos
usabunny@start.com.au
-----------------------
Goku and Lirin ran into the night, gasping for breath. Their initial flight from Gojyo had turned into an exillerating chase through the darkness, each attempting to out-run the other.
At long last the two staggered to a halt, heaving and panting by a small stream.
Goku dropped to his knees by the clear water and submerged his face in it, drinking deeply.
Lirin leant on his back, yawning.
After a moment, Goku straightened up, and in one smooth moment pulled Lirin down into the water. She shrieked as the icy water flowed over her, glaring up at Goku's laughing face.
"Lemme up Baka!"
Still laughing, he did so, picking her up and carrying her over to some smooth stones. He sat down, with her settled in his lap.
"Hey Goku-chan, what about Yaone?"
"Eh?" Golden eyes blinked, uncomprehending.
"You can't snuggle with me when you're gonna marry Yaone!"
Goku groaned. "Lirin, I am not marrying Yaone. I am not snuggling with you. Im just trying to keep warm! I hate the cold." the last was tacked on almost as an afterthought, eyes going distant as he tried to recall exactly why.
Lirin wrapped her arms around his neck and snuggled into his chest.
"Well then, lets stop yabbing and go to sleep." Goku blinked out of his thoughts and smiled slightly. He lay back, curling onto his side, arms wrapped around the tanned girl beside him. The two Yokkai's breathing had slowed, both on the verge of sleep before he spoke again.
"Lirin?"
"Yeah Ku-chan?" Came the sleepy reply.
"Why did you help me back there? I mean... you put yourself at risk..."
Lirin punched him in the shoulder.
"H-hey! What was that for?? Do you *like* hitting me or something?"
"Ku-chan, you're part of my family now. You, me, Yaone, Onii-chan and Doku. We allways watch out for eachother. Now go to sleep already."
Goku rested his face against her smooth hair. Family.
He sighed once, then closed his eyes and slept.
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"Fuckfuckfuck. Damnit Monk, what happened to your 'shoot em all they might be an enemy' tactic huh?" Gojyo was worried. VERY worried.
Hakkai was sleeping where he had left him, wounds now bandaged. But Sanzo.. Sanzo was a mess. Gojyo had bandaged him up as best as he could, set bones where he could, and given him a sleeping drought.
But he needed Hakkai. The thing that had taken Goku's apperance, it had known precisely where to hit. Breaking or fracturing a multitude of bones without making it immediately life-threatening. Skin has split or been punctured by shards of bone, and now Sanzo was bleeding that vital liquid everywhere.
Gojyo paused for a moment, head hanging down, hair shielding his face.
Goku.
It had been Goku.
But It couldn't have been... Goku would never do that to Sanzo. He ran away to prevent that ever happening to the priest.
The kid, Lirin, had been there.
She had called him 'Goku'.
'It could be a ruse..'
No. The kid isn't smart enough for that.
Gojyo raised his head, anguished red eyes staring at his injured companions.
"Goku... why did you do this?"
His gaze dropped once again the the Blond man lying next to him.
"Damnit Sanzo. You treated him like a dog, and now he's come back to bite you." Gojyo berated the unconcious man, without real heat in his words. After all, if he blamed Sanzo for his treatment of the kid, wasn't he, Gojyo, as much to blame? Sure, he didn't treat Goku like a dog, but he still put him down at every opportunity.
That must be it. They had all relied on Goku's impenatrable child-like ego on protecting him from their barbed words. How much had he put up with, masking his hurt with the wide grin that seemed to never leave his face.
So fucking like Hakkai, how could he have missed it?
Time ticked by slowly, as the hybrid carried his tormented thoughts with him on watch. Waiting for Dawn.
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The sun was well up in the sky before Lirin or Goku stirred.
A shadow moved over them, as the two stretched and moved closer, wanting to snooze for just a little while longer....
"When you're quite ready."
"Ack! Onii-chan!"
"Wha?"
Kougaiji stood scowling down at them, arms crossed over his chest.
Goku and Lirin hurridly pulled away from eachother, blushing.
"O-Onii-chan, we..."
"Do you know how long I've been looking for you?" Kougaiji lectured his little sister. "How worried I was? Then I find you all cosy with _him_."
"Hey, It's not like that." Goku interjected. He refused to back down when Kougaiji's furious violet eyes found his. "We were just staying warm. It was cold and wet last night, we didn't do anything. And it's not Lirin's fault, she was helping me get Sanzo."
Kougaiji glanced in supprise at Lirin. "You killed Sanzo?" She shrugged.
"I don't think he's dead, The half-breed interrupted before Goku-chan could finish."
Kougaiji turned a measuring eye on Goku. "You attacked sanzo?" Goku nodded silently, his gut twisting again. Why did that seem such a bad thing?
"And he took down the other guy too!" Lirin added happily. "Hakkai?" "Yep! he just went 'WHAM!!' and the guy dropped like a stone." Lirin grinned proudly at Goku, unaware of the shadowed look in his eyes.
Kougaiji was silent a moment longer, before he turned abruptly on his heel and strode away.
"Come on Lirin, you're riding with me."
"What about Ku-chan?" Lirin asked, trotting after him. Kougaiji tensed at the affectionate nick-name, but didn't turn around.
"I only brought one dragon. They can only carry two riders at a time, you know that. Son will have to walk."
Goku nodded, flashing a grin at Lirin before bounding off and out of sight. Kou let out a breath. Lirin frowned after Goku's retreating form, then climbed onto the dragon behind her brother, arms around his waist.
"Onii-chan, you don't like Goku very much do you."
Kougaiji closed his eyes in agitation.
It was going to be a long flight.
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A marriage between Goku and Lirin is also not on the cards, sorry! Just brother/sister nothing more.
Well i hoped you liked it!
Next chapter, Goku will meet up with Gojyo!!
See ya then!
-von
p.s, PLEASE REVIEW!