Captured

Special thanks to Cynthia Chen for being a beta reader.

Oh please take a few minutes to comment. I love reading them, they motivate me to write, and gives me an indication that someone is reading this fic and that I'm not just writing it for myself... ehheeh

OH also sorry for the delay. Went to see a few movies w/ my sister—she rarely wants to hang w/ me so... hehe that was very rare and I doubt will happen often.

Chapter 4 –Betrayal!?

~*~*~Homura~*~*~

{Well, that had definitely been… a very profitable decision I made when had I decided to bring Goku here} I praised myself as I released Goku's arms and dressed, still sitting on the bed. I stretched a bit, my muscles still sore from the previous exercise, but it was well worth it.

I finally stood up, despite the urge to rest. I looked down at Goku, who was still lying there, eyes wide opened, as if in a trance. "Don't bite your tongue… " I told him as I popped his dislocated arm back into place. Goku screamed, {Good} I thought, he's not gone comatose like Nataku. It would not be interesting if he were to act like that occupying his body, but not his heart.

Then I simply walked toward the door. Swung the door open, I stopped, and looked back at him. "So cute…" I whispered, too low for anyone to hear. Then I left the room.

As I locked the door behind me, I realized my actions would only cause Son Goku to hate me more, through that, it would strengthen him, making my plans closer to fulfillment. It didn't matter, since there was no way for me to win him over Konzen. But there was always a chance that I could keep Goku, here, forever. Well we would find out the answers soon.

Yes… Soon…

I assigned a few Shinma to watch over his room to make sure he could not escape. I also ordered another Shinma to bring a special present for my dear Goku, something that will surely entertain him while I was gone. I then proceeded my way back to my throne room. Shien and Zenon were there, waiting for me. Zenon informed me about his encounter with Gojyo and his reactions toward the news of Goku's disappearance.

I decided it would be interesting to pay Konzen a visit. Maybe I'll inform him of Goku's predicament?

"Zenon, Shien, let's pay Konzen-tachi a visit…"

"Hai"  "H-ai  H-ai"

~*~*~Hakkai~*~*~

Gojyo and I had been running around town looking for Goku, but without any luck. We decided to go back to the lake where Gojyo had his meeting with Zenon hopping to find some clues to Goku's whereabouts.

"Takku, that saru always give us trouble" Gojyo commented while I observed the destruction left from Goku's fight.

"Ha…"

"What?"

"Gojyo has not thought about it ne… Goku's reasons for not returning" I asked him.

"You really think that Goku will go with Homura?"

"NO… but…" I sounded unsure.

"There's nothing worth thinking about.    Betrayal or no, that baka saru doesn't have the brains to understand about that stuff..."

"Ha Ha Ha" A VERY familiar laugh came from behind, "What a nice conversation" Immediately we knew it was Zenon and Shien, standing on one of the branches of a tree nearby.

"Don't kid around Zenon" Shien said mockingly.

"Quit kidding… Where's Goku?" Gojyo yelled sounding very concerned.

"Nanni o, I say he wouldn't be returning. And to make you come all the way here for nothing Gokuro" Zenon said as they moved from the tree to stand behind Gojyo and me.

"We don't think it was hard work" I replied and immediately positioned myself for a fight.

"That's rare…" Shien said as we began our fight.

~*~*~Sanzou~*~*~

"Chi" I murmured as I lit my last cigarette and crushed the empty container. I turned from my gaze from the window and glanced at the overflowing ashtray. I had started smoking more cigarettes since I learned of Goku's disappearance. And that "voice"… didn't help to calm my nerves, instead, it had made me more edgy. I felt uneasily and restless. It was just like before I found him, a few years ago. Before I released him from his eternal imprisonment.

I moved from my position on the windowsill and walked towards the toppled table. The can of peaches that Goku had brought for me earlier stood out in the dully-illuminated room. I stared at it for a few moments.

Did I worry that much about that baka saru? {What do you think?} Part of me answered.  Then I realized that I had let my last cigarette burn to the filter without taking a single drag. Damn, now I am out of cigarettes…

~*~*~Hakkai~*~*~

"You're pretty good at withstanding attacks," Shien said as Gojyo and I were slammed into a nearby mountain.

"Everyone says it's my good point" I retorted as we struggled to stand up.

"Well looks like dying isn't a good quality," Zenon responded

"Not dying so easily is my specialty." Gojyo replied, as we continued to struggle to stand up. But then, another familiar voice joined in.

"It's because you don't want to lose Son Goku's powers…" Homura implied.

"Powers? What are you talking about? He's just a ordinary saru. But if you take him we can't play mahjong… WHERE DID YOU PUT THAT BAKA SARU!?" Gojyo screamed as he launched his weapon at Homura, who used his sword and easily reflected his attacks.

"It's none of your business," Homura replied

"What are you saying…?" I asked moments before Homura ran up towards Gojyo and knocked him off his feet and towards the cliff.

"Gojyo!!" I shouted, but Zenon shot his machine gun at me, stopping me from advancing any further.

"Hakkai…" Gojyo hissed as Shien's whips ensnared his neck.

The situation seemed hopeless as I was injured and Gojyo was still trapped by Shien's whips, when all of a sudden…

BANG

{What was that?} I asked myself as everyone turned toward the direction the shot came from, even Homura was surprised. It was Sanzou. He shot through Shien's whips and freed Gojyo.

"Sanzou…" I said, as if not believing, as he approached us from the clearing.

"Couldn't sleep." Sanzou said firmly as if to answer our unasked questions as to why he's here.

Homura's lips widen to a slight grin and inquired, "Or… is it because Son Goku isn't here?"

"Chi, that useless Saru? Someone who's stupid enough to get captured… so worthless."

"If that's what you think… Maybe I'll keep Son Goku forever then?"

There was a pause before Sanzou answered, "Chi… do as you like."

"Sanzou!?"

Homura's smile grew even wider. "Oh, that is a pity. Maybe I'll inform Goku of your choice of words… We will have SO much fun... He'll be happy to continue to stay at my Konran no toe" And with that Homura vanished. Moments later Shien and Zenon disappeared too.

We were left there, Gojyo and I were at a lost for words. Moments passed, thought they seemed like hours before Gojyo finally said something.

"Hey Sanzou what the hell were you thinking. Telling Homura to keep Goku?" Gojyo seemed very angry, of course, so was I.

"Shut up! I don't need your attitude…" Sanzou sounded somewhat worried. "Chi, we know where that baka saru is. If he's that important to you, then go get him."

"Oh… so you do care?" Gojyo teased.

"Chi, of course not! I'm only going in that direction because it's West. Nothing more. If you guys want to stop by and pick up that baka saru it's none of my business." He replied concerned was shown in his words but not on his face.

"Chi, let's get going and quit wasting time." And with that we returned to our inn to prepare for our rescue mission.

NOTES:

Well incase your wondering the part where Sanzou appears in the forest is where the story takes yet another turn from the anime version. In the anime version Goku was suppose to be in the trees… but in this story…we know where Goku is…and he's too …hum… to be in the tree. So we'll have to have it changed a little.

And nice twist coming up

Vocab

Gokuro-thanks for the hard work kinda thing.

Konran no toe-Homura's hangout. Translated badly...? it's what I think I heard from the anime