A/N at the end.
Disclaimer: I don't own Saiyuuki, and am making no profit from this fanfiction.
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Broken Bonds
By: Von of Chaos
usabunny@start.com.au
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There was a bed.
It was made up neatly and simply, white and clean.
There was someone sitting on the bed.
A shaft of light streamed from the window behind them, shadowing their face, yet glowing around the edge of their hair.
"Sanzo?"
"Do you want it to be?"
Goku frowned in puzzlement. Looking around, he saw the room had no door or other furniture. He himself was wearing his customary traveling
clothes. He looked back at the figure on the bed.
"Where are we?"
There was no answer.
The sunlight streaming in the window suddenly blinked out. Darkness
engulfed the room for a heartbeat, before the light returned.
Now a red haze was outlined against the light.
Red like fire..
"G..Gojyo..?"
"Baka."
Pain tore through Goku's body. Looking down in shock, he watched his
blood spill from his stomach. He dropped to his knees, the light from the
window growing dim.
"Oi, Zaru.."
He looked up. The person hadn't moved from his seat.
"..Do you hate me?"
Goku shook his head. The person sighed.
"Baka.."
The light blinked out, then returned with another person sitting upon
the bed. The throbbing pain dissapeared just as suddenly, and as Goku
got to his feet, he noticed his clothes were spotless once more.
"..Hakkai.."
"Goku."
"Hakkai, what's going on?"
Goku could almost see the man's sad smile.
"Think of this as your mind's own test. It will determine who you would
be best off with. It is your mind's way of ensuring your safety.
Everything will turn out alright, one way or the other..."
The light blinked out.
"No! Hakkai, wait!"
The light blinked back.
There was a female sitting on the bed. Long strands of dark hair broke
the light.
"You will always have a place with us. The closest thing to family you have.."
The light blinked out, and returned with a smaller figure.
"Goku-chan!! You 'n me can eat 'n fight together!!"
"Lirin..?"
The light blinked out again. The shifts were happening faster now. Goku caught outlines of people he recognised. Kougaiji, Doku, Yaone, Grandpa, shadowed fragments of people once known. A multitude of memories assulted him, crowded into his mind, screaming for attention. After an age of pain and noise, there was sudden silence.
Goku opened his eyes. He was curled up in a corner of the simple room, knees to his chest, arms wrapped around his head.
Cautiously, he stood up. The bed now seated three people, side by side. The first person, a female, spoke. "It is time to choose Goku. Here are your choices."
Light flared. The three on the bed were shadowed no more.
"What?!"
The three just sat there, oblivious to his panic. All three had no
face.
From their body and clothing, he could recognise Sanzo, Akyla and
Lirin...but...
"You must pick between security, family or friendship." The
Lirin-look-a-like gestured towards Sanzo, Akyla and herself.
Goku sighed and closed his eyes. Backing up to the wall directly
opposite the bed, he slid down it to sit on the floor.
The three faceless choices waited patiently for the soul to decide the mind's dilema.
Golden eyes opened.
"I choose.."
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"Shit, what is he doing in there?" Gojyo paced back and forth before
the door leading to Sanzo's room.
When the three had returned, the monk had left orders that he was not to be disturbed on pain of death. Then he had gone into his room, locked the door and they hadn't heard from him since.
Hakkai sat on a chair watching Gojyo. His face was calm, but his
fingers drummed the table in a nervous manner. "I'm sure he's just
meditating, Gojyo. You should have something to eat."
The red-head snorted. "I should be out looking for the baka, but nooo Sanzo-fricken-sama says 'stay'." He turned towards the door, pulling an obscene finger gesture. "And what do I fucking do? I fucking stay like the dog he thinks I am."
Hakkai was silent. After a few moments, Gojyo dropped into a chair next to him. "I just..It's..I feel like we should be doing something, *anything*, but..." Hakkai patted his shoulder. "I understand." He said quietly. At Gojyo's dubious frown, he smiled slightly. "I feel exactly the same way. However, I have confidence in Sanzo." Gojyo snorted again.
Hakkai frowned slightly. "We all make mistakes." He said even more
quietly. "You, me, Goku, even Sanzo. Now we have to make up for them. Sanzo is doing it his way."
Gojyo didn't reply. After a moment, Hakkai stood up and began to
rummage in their bags for something to eat. At that time of night, it was unlikely that the Inn would provide anything.
"Just have a little patience." He counseled, setting down a six-pack of beer and some chips. "And a little faith." He passed Gojyo a smaller bag with a small smile. "And a lot of cigarettes."
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Well what do you know? Another chapter!
Ok, I admit, I typed this ages ago and only recently discoved it when I was clearing my computer. Oh well, you have it now.
The next chapter should be the last one, (Finally finish another fic..)
-Von
Disclaimer: I don't own Saiyuuki, and am making no profit from this fanfiction.
-----------------------
Broken Bonds
By: Von of Chaos
usabunny@start.com.au
-----------------------
There was a bed.
It was made up neatly and simply, white and clean.
There was someone sitting on the bed.
A shaft of light streamed from the window behind them, shadowing their face, yet glowing around the edge of their hair.
"Sanzo?"
"Do you want it to be?"
Goku frowned in puzzlement. Looking around, he saw the room had no door or other furniture. He himself was wearing his customary traveling
clothes. He looked back at the figure on the bed.
"Where are we?"
There was no answer.
The sunlight streaming in the window suddenly blinked out. Darkness
engulfed the room for a heartbeat, before the light returned.
Now a red haze was outlined against the light.
Red like fire..
"G..Gojyo..?"
"Baka."
Pain tore through Goku's body. Looking down in shock, he watched his
blood spill from his stomach. He dropped to his knees, the light from the
window growing dim.
"Oi, Zaru.."
He looked up. The person hadn't moved from his seat.
"..Do you hate me?"
Goku shook his head. The person sighed.
"Baka.."
The light blinked out, then returned with another person sitting upon
the bed. The throbbing pain dissapeared just as suddenly, and as Goku
got to his feet, he noticed his clothes were spotless once more.
"..Hakkai.."
"Goku."
"Hakkai, what's going on?"
Goku could almost see the man's sad smile.
"Think of this as your mind's own test. It will determine who you would
be best off with. It is your mind's way of ensuring your safety.
Everything will turn out alright, one way or the other..."
The light blinked out.
"No! Hakkai, wait!"
The light blinked back.
There was a female sitting on the bed. Long strands of dark hair broke
the light.
"You will always have a place with us. The closest thing to family you have.."
The light blinked out, and returned with a smaller figure.
"Goku-chan!! You 'n me can eat 'n fight together!!"
"Lirin..?"
The light blinked out again. The shifts were happening faster now. Goku caught outlines of people he recognised. Kougaiji, Doku, Yaone, Grandpa, shadowed fragments of people once known. A multitude of memories assulted him, crowded into his mind, screaming for attention. After an age of pain and noise, there was sudden silence.
Goku opened his eyes. He was curled up in a corner of the simple room, knees to his chest, arms wrapped around his head.
Cautiously, he stood up. The bed now seated three people, side by side. The first person, a female, spoke. "It is time to choose Goku. Here are your choices."
Light flared. The three on the bed were shadowed no more.
"What?!"
The three just sat there, oblivious to his panic. All three had no
face.
From their body and clothing, he could recognise Sanzo, Akyla and
Lirin...but...
"You must pick between security, family or friendship." The
Lirin-look-a-like gestured towards Sanzo, Akyla and herself.
Goku sighed and closed his eyes. Backing up to the wall directly
opposite the bed, he slid down it to sit on the floor.
The three faceless choices waited patiently for the soul to decide the mind's dilema.
Golden eyes opened.
"I choose.."
-------------------------------------------
"Shit, what is he doing in there?" Gojyo paced back and forth before
the door leading to Sanzo's room.
When the three had returned, the monk had left orders that he was not to be disturbed on pain of death. Then he had gone into his room, locked the door and they hadn't heard from him since.
Hakkai sat on a chair watching Gojyo. His face was calm, but his
fingers drummed the table in a nervous manner. "I'm sure he's just
meditating, Gojyo. You should have something to eat."
The red-head snorted. "I should be out looking for the baka, but nooo Sanzo-fricken-sama says 'stay'." He turned towards the door, pulling an obscene finger gesture. "And what do I fucking do? I fucking stay like the dog he thinks I am."
Hakkai was silent. After a few moments, Gojyo dropped into a chair next to him. "I just..It's..I feel like we should be doing something, *anything*, but..." Hakkai patted his shoulder. "I understand." He said quietly. At Gojyo's dubious frown, he smiled slightly. "I feel exactly the same way. However, I have confidence in Sanzo." Gojyo snorted again.
Hakkai frowned slightly. "We all make mistakes." He said even more
quietly. "You, me, Goku, even Sanzo. Now we have to make up for them. Sanzo is doing it his way."
Gojyo didn't reply. After a moment, Hakkai stood up and began to
rummage in their bags for something to eat. At that time of night, it was unlikely that the Inn would provide anything.
"Just have a little patience." He counseled, setting down a six-pack of beer and some chips. "And a little faith." He passed Gojyo a smaller bag with a small smile. "And a lot of cigarettes."
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Well what do you know? Another chapter!
Ok, I admit, I typed this ages ago and only recently discoved it when I was clearing my computer. Oh well, you have it now.
The next chapter should be the last one, (Finally finish another fic..)
-Von