A/N: Back for another chapter and enjoy. I do not own Saiyuki.
Chapter 2: Where is Everyone?
Evan's eyes flicker open and the first thing he realizes is he is alone. The boy abruptly sits up, while his eyes wildly search the room. Where is everyone? He thinks in a panic. Big Brother, where are you? The boy jumps out of bed, ignoring the fact he is still weak.
"Raven!" Evan yells, not caring how pathetic he sounds. The door slowly opens and Hakkai walks in. Evan senses Hakkai's aura and he has never sensed anyone like this person before.
"Hi, I hope you slept well." Hakkai flashes Evan one of his friendly smiles, but the boy can sense something dark within the young man. "I'm Hakkai. My friends and I found you unconscious on the road." Evan lowers his eyes at the youkai.
"Was there anyone else with me?" Evan asks.
"Sorry, but you were alone."
"Is he up?" Goku asks bounding into the room. Evan jumps back, sensing a huge amount of power from the big-eyed boy.
"Get the hell away from me, you freaks!" Evan yells. He doesn't know what is going on, but he has learned not to trust a group of strangers. "What did you do to Raven!" Evan demands.
"What's a Raven?" Goku asks, looking up at Hakkai with innocent eyes.
"It's a big, black bird, but I think he is referring to a person," Hakkai smiles.
"Oh, I get it now," Evan suddenly laughs. The boy stretches his arms. "This is some kind of sick mind game." The boy closes his eyes then bolts for the door. He quickly slips away from Hakkai, with Goku running after him.
The boy tumbles back when he slams into someone. Evan rubs the back of his head and looks up at the person he ran into. Violet eyes glared down at him.
"Demon!" Evan yells, slamming his fist into Sanzo's gut. To Evan, violet eyes are a sign of a demon, which he is not on good terms with right now. The monk drops to his knees, gasping for breath. Goku grabs a hold of Evan to stop him from fighting Sanzo.
"Dead meat!" Sanzo yells pulling his gun out and aiming it at Evan. Hakkai and Gojyo hold Sanzo back to ensure no bodily harm is done to the child.
"Sanzo, he is just a kid," Gojyo tries to persuade the monk.
"Damn demon! What did you do to my Raven? I swear if you hurt him I am going to make you wish you were never born!" Evan hisses.
"Do I look like a frigging demon to you!" Sanzo yells.
"Hm, let me think about this. Deep, violet eyes equal demon, therefore you are a demon," Evan snaps. Suddenly Goku, Hakkai and Gojyo burst into a fit of laughter.
"Sanzo isn't a demon," Gojyo laughs. "Even though he may act like one." Sanzo breaks from Gojyo and whacks him on the head.
"Baka," Sanzo growls. "Whoever told you youkai have purple eyes?" Sanzo growls.
Youkai? The boy wonders. Must be what they call demons here. Evan stares at Sanzo and the look the monk has on his face is the same one Raven sometimes gives him. It's a blond Raven, Evan thinks in awe. Evan looks Sanzo up and down, he's right—the guy does feel like a human, even though it is apparent he has some power, kind of like a Waeruock or Daerenh sorcerer. Evan ruffles his black hair and flashes Sanzo a smile.
"I just had a bad run in with a demon who had eyes similar to yours. I just assumed all youkai looked like that."
"Hey kid, you have violet eyes as well," Gojyo points out.
Um not good, Evan thinks. That's all I need is for them to figure out I'm a demon. "I was just so scared and I thought you were going to hurt me," he apologizes, tears rolling down his cheeks. "Please don't hate me."
"Disgusting," Sanzo mumbles.
"Don't worry, no one is going to hurt you," Hakkai replies. Evan throws himself into Hakkai's arms.
"I'm so scared they are going to come after me." The crying child act always gets the best of them. Manipulation—one of my favorite games.
"Where is your family? I'm sure they are worried about you."
"I haven't seen my parents since I was six. They were captured by the youkai." Sanzo slowly glances at the boy, knowing how it feels to have the people you love taken away from them.
"Baka," he mumbles.
"You don't have anyone?" Gojyo asks. "Not a friend of the family or anything like that?" Evan shakes his head.
"I'm an orphan. I've been wandering around, trying to find a kind family to take me in," I can't believe I am actually saying this crap.
"Oh, dear," Hakkai replies. He isn't quite sure what they should do. They can't just leave the child and hope he can survive on their own, but if they take him with them, he will only have his life put at risk. Evan easily picks up on what is probably going to happen. For some reason he thinks he will be better off with the group of guys. They could at least offer some form of protection, as if he really needs it. The one thing that could be of value is the jeep, at least until he has recovered enough to be able to teleport himself to find the others.
The more Evan thinks he begins to realize it would be a bad idea to associate with these people. If they are around he won't be able to use his powers, which is the only way he can find Raven.
"Sanzo?" Goku asks. "Can we eat now?" Sanzo's eyes slightly twitch and he whacks Goku's head.
Yes, get away from these freaks as soon as possible. Evan's stomach suddenly growls as well. Well, food would be nice. I could probably get a free meal out of these people.
"Can I have some food too?" Evan asks, making himself look as innocent as possible.
"Damn, another mouth to feed."
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Evan watches the plates pile up on the table and he can't believe how much food these people eat, especially Goku. The guy is like a bottomless pit. A fight quickly breaks out between Gojyo and Goku over who gets the last plate of food. Wow, and I thought Warner and I were bad. The argument is quickly settled when Sanzo whips out the fan and whacks Goku and Gojyo screaming enough obscenities to grab the attention of everyone in the diner. Thank God Raven doesn't have a fan-like that. I must have been on crack when I thought Sanzo and Raven were alike. This guy has no self-control. The boy sighs as he stands up and goes for the door. When he gets outside he sits on the railing and stares up at the night sky.
Now would be a great time to make an exit. The Demon Child jumps off the railing, deciding the sooner he leaves, the sooner he will find Raven.
"Leaving already?" Hakkai asks. Evan whirls around, creeped out the emerald-eyed guy managed to catch him off guard.
"No, I just wanted some fresh air." Evan smiles at him and Hakkai smiles back. Why is this guy always smiling? Is he on something? "Those three are a little bit too loud. Do they always fight like that?"
"They usually get worse than that." Evan flinches when gun shots are fired. "See," Hakkai smiles.
"I can't believe someone would be stupid enough to give someone like Sanzo a gun," Evan mumbles. And I thought I was bad, Evan suddenly smiles at the thought. Maybe I would be that bad if Raven wasn't around to keep me in check. Too bad I can't torment these guys, wouldn't want to lose my bodyguards.
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Back at the inn, Evan is sitting in front of the fire, aimlessly staring at the dancing flames. He never thought he would be separated from Raven this long. He has lived most of his life alone and when he found Raven it was as if all those years meant nothing. One flaw demons have is they are emotional attached to their families. Being away from them can cause them mental anguish, luckily Evan isn't as affected by this, except he can't stand to sleep in a room by himself. What is he going to do tonight?
"Hey, you cheated, perverted kappa!" Goku yells.
"I don't need to cheat to win over some brainless ape like you," Gojyo snaps.
"Shut up!" Sanzo yells as he hits them with his fan.
"Are you sure you're not a demon?" Evan asks. Evan manages to dodge the fan that Sanzo threw at him. "Hey, what the hell was that for?" the boy swears.
"Children shouldn't swear," Sanzo glares at Evan, but the boy is unaffected. No one can make a glare like Raven.
"Whatever," Evan shrugs his shoulders. "The minute Raven finds me you are going to wish you never threatened me." Evan yawns and lies on the couch, which seems to piss Sanzo off even more. Goku and Gojyo both back away, expecting the monk to explode. The monk thunks Evan on the head with his fist. The kid bolts up and rubs his head. His blue-violet eyes burn into Sanzo's, two seconds away from ripping the monk's throat out. It takes everything in his control to not retaliate. The boy closes his eyes and lays back down. "Sorry," he whispers, letting himself drift off to sleep.
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A few hours later, the boy suddenly jolts up from the couch. Sanzo looks at him from the corner of his eye, then goes back to drinking his beer. The little boy searches the room for something that seems out of place. Goku, Hakkai and Gojyo are probably sleeping in their rooms, meaning Sanzo and Evan are the only ones up.
Something is close by, Evan concludes. Deep in his gut he can sense something similar to Goku, Hakkai and Gojyo, but not as strong. As the seconds tick by the presence inches closer. Sanzo pulls out his gun, finally sensing something as well.
Something bursts through the window and a tall man with long claws and ears like an elf lands on the floor. Without a second of hesitation, Sanzo shoots the man and his body explodes into dust.
"What was that?" Evan asks.
"A youkai," Sanzo replies, turning on his heels to find the others, who are probably dealing with other youkais. "Stay here," Sanzo orders.
As if I am about to sit around and do nothing, Evan thinks.
In the hallway Hakkai, Goku and Gojyo are fighting about fifteen youkai. Luckily the three had sensed the youkai as well, and were not taking by surprise. Sanzo shoots one of youkai.
"Where they hell do they come from?" Gojyo asks, slicing through two of the youkai.
"How rude of them to disturb our sleep," Hakkai smiles as he blasts three of them.
"After we finish can we get something to eat?" Goku asks, kicking a youkai. Evan watches Goku, Sanzo, Hakkai and Gojyo kill the youkai off.
These are the demons Sanzo was talking about? But they are nothing like me? A strong arm wraps around his neck and a set of long claws poke at the base of his chin.
"Genjo Sanzo, I suggest you give me your sutra if you don't want me to slit this child's throat," the youkai tells Sanzo, drawing a drop of blood to emphasis his point. Sanzo aims at the youkai, waiting for a good shot. Evan breaks out of his surprise and is overcome by a fit of laughter. "Hey kid, don't you know I can kill you any second?" Evan continues to laughter. "Shut up!"
"You have to be kidding me." Evan takes a deep breath to gain control of himself. "You are a demon!" Evan begins to laugh again.
"What the hell is with this kid?" Gojyo asks, as he finishes off another youkai.
"When I heard there were demons here, I didn't picture people like you," the boy continues.
"Shut up!" The youkai growls, tightening his grip on Evan's neck.
"Why don't I show you how a real demon fights." Evan slams his elbow into the youkai's side and slips out of his captor's arms. The child's hand touches the small cut, drops of red tainting his fingertips. "How dare you think you even had a chance to kill me." A smirk falls on Evan's face. "Oh, well, I guess you didn't know any better." The child vanishes from sight.
"What the…" Sanzo gasps. Evan reappears behind the youkai, slamming his knee against the youkai's back and punching him on the back of the skull. The youkai falls face forward, while Evan jumps on his back, pressing his face onto the floor.
"Now, I have a few questions to ask you, and if you answer them right, I might let you live," Evan informs the youkai.
"Go to hell!" the youkai snaps.
"Wrong answer." Evan digs his right heel into the youkai's back. "Now, why are you here, and don't give me that crap about the sutra because from the look of it, your group isn't big enough to handle Sanzo and anyone who knows their enemies would have known that." The youkai doesn't answer. "Don't tell me I am going to have to break some bones in order to make you talk." The boy moves his right foot to the youkai's shoulder, gently adding pressure and causing the bones to grind together.
"Stop!" The youkai pleads, Evan relaxes his foot. "We were sent by Kougaiji to investigate a disturbance."
"What kind of disturbance?"
"There was a small trace of energy released in this area. We just happened to find out Genjo Sanzo was here."
"So you thought you would pay him a visit—how cute. Now tell me more about this disturbance."
"It consisted of something foreign and there were four of them."
Evan eyes widen at the number. So they are looking for us. "You wouldn't happen to have seen a guy nine years older than me, same color eyes, same black hair."
"Kougaiji-sama saw him."
"Well!" Evan yells, pressing his foot down again. "Is he still alive!"
"I don't know."
"Is there anyone else you came across? A woman with blonde hair and hazel eyes, perhaps?"
"No, we didn't see anyone."
"Good." Evan kneels down to the youkai, running his finger along the youkai's neck. "Thanks for the info." Evan presses down on the base of the neck and the youkai becomes unconscious.
A click grabs Evan's attention. Sanzo has his Smith & Wesson pointed straight at the child.
"I suggest you get that gun out of my face before I shove it down your throat," Evan hisses.
"Who sent you?" Sanzo demands.
"No one sent him," a woman's voice announces. Everyone turns around to see a woman with dark hair, pale skin and wearing a white outfit.
"Kanzeon," Sanzo mutters. "What are you doing here?"
"I heard one of Daycarthro's boys was here and I wanted to greet him." Kanzeon looks at Evan. "Well, aren't you a cutie."
"Thanks for noticing," Evan growls.
"Daycarthro was right when he said you were a little troublemaker."
"Daycarthro? You talked to him?"
"Uh-huh, he stopped by when he discover you and your friends came here. He really has changed, I didn't recognized him when I saw him."
"So you knew him before," Evan notes. "So what did he say?"
"He said for you to stay put while he finds the others and to keep out of trouble." Evan nods his head. "Genjo Sanzo, I want you watch Evan until his god retrieves him."
"There is no way I am going to watch that thing!" Sanzo points at Evan.
"Then you will have to deal with the trouble he will end up causing, if Kougaiji finds him."
"I don't want to hang around with these freaks," Evan points at Sanzo. "He's got anger issues." Evan then points to Hakkai, "and he's always smiling for some reason." Hakkai smiles at Evan in response.
"It will only be two days at most. I'm sure the five of you can tolerate each other till then. Daycarthro agrees with me and he promised to find Raven first." Evan closes his eyes, then laughs.
"Daycarthro always has his way one way or another. I suppose I can tolerate these emotionally disturbed people for a couple of days." Evan smiles when he sees the throbbing vein on Sanzo's forehead. "If it is alright with the monk."
"Fine," Sanzo growls.
"This ought to be entertaining," Kanzeon laughs as she disappears. An awkward silence falls over the group, all eyes on Evan.
"What just happened?" Goku finally asks, breaking the silence.
"Dumb-ass ape! Weren't you paying attention!" Gojyo asks, slamming his fist on Goku's head.
"What just happened is, I've been ordered to hang out with you guys until Daycarthro finds everyone," Evan sighs.
"Sanzo, who's Daycarthro?"
"Daycarthro is the God of Saerublon, also known as the Dimension Gate Keeper," Evan cuts in. "He controls the gates to different worlds."
"I've never heard of him before," Hakkai says thoughtfully.
"That's because he is one of the Lost Gods. His original body died two thousand years ago and only recently was he reincarnated into a human's body. Not many people remember him, even the people who originated from his world." Evan face becomes serious. "Oh, well, I'm probably boring you right now. I'm sure you are all very tired, so I say we call it a night."
"Not so fast," Sanzo grabs the back of Evan's collar. "You still haven't answered my question. What are you?"
"What am I?" Evan pouts. "That doesn't sound very nice."
"Nicer than a bullet in the head."
"Why do I have the feeling you aren't kidding." Evan sighs. Evan vanishes from sight, then reappears next to Goku. "But, I don't like being threatened. So, I guess you will have to wait until tomorrow morning." The boy vanishes once more, only this time he doesn't return.
"Looks like we picked up another energetic companion," Hakkai smiles. Another vein seems to pop on Sanzo's head.
"Another idiot to add to the lot."
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A/N: That's it for now. Till next time.