Journey To The West

By: Eleezyienne

Author's Notes: Hello! This is my first story in English. Please bear with all those wrong grammars and wrong spelling. I'm still thinking if I can handle writing stories in English. Well, that's it. Thank you.

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CHAPTER 1: Kamatayan

"I'm back, dad!" Eli shouted upon entering their house. She was tired, sleepy and hungry. School was never a fun place especially when you're one of the outcasts. She sighed and threw herself to the couch. "Hey, Dad! I'm back!"

No answer.

She looked at her watch and figured out that he wasn't home yet. Looking up the ceiling, she forced herself to remember what happened to her that day. She got her journal from her bag and started to write down.

'Dear Eli,

Today was pretty ordinary. A lot of bad things happened to me, obviously. Let me see, flunked the Math quiz, barely passed Chemistry, got hit by a ball at lunchtime-that kind of hurt, knocked off a weird kid, got scolded by the mother of weird kid, lost my I.D., oh and who could forget-guys in school made my life a living hell. Don't worry; there are some good things that happened to me, too. I topped History Quiz. It was about Greece-chicken feeds. I fed the school cats. I wonder why they never feed the school cats. Oh yeah, Music Lesson was great even though the majority hates me. I guess that's all. See you tomorrow.'

Eli looked at her journal and read her previous entries. It was almost identical. She sighed and smiled at herself. It was funny how life can bore the hell out of you. It wasn't ordinary, though. Not all girls gets teased almost every second of their life. She had accepted that she just didn't fit in anywhere.

She lives in Bacolod, a small city in the Philippines. She studies in a Chinese school and lives with her family. Her father has an accounting firm together with her mother. She has a brother who was a genius in cheating in PC games. He is a geek but is contented of being so. Pretty ordinary, right?

Life would but there's just one thing, Eli had violet eyes. So what? Well, it's not normal for a Filipina to have violet eyes. Her mother had always told her that violet eyes were adorable ("Elizabeth Taylor had them.") but she just can't get it why people feared her for that. She asked some why and they would tell her that witches had violet eyes just like hers. That reason is so pathetic. Who would still believe in witches these days?

She tried to fit in but after a lot of self-degrading events, she figured out that people weren't ready to accept her, not yet. She had promised herself a year ago that she would make the society accept her but that promise is on the verge of being broken.

Eli leaned on her bag and wondered what life has in store for her. She wished there was more. She yawned and fell asleep.

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"Eleezyienne, you must go now!" A voice shouted at her. Everything was dark and she couldn't make out where that voice came from. "Don't forget your destiny! Live and continue the legend we started."

"Who are you?" she shouted not knowing what to do. The voice scared her. It sounded so urgent & pitiful at the same time.

"Just go and Journey to the west…find your destiny."

Eli looked around and saw a bright light. She headed to it taking a good look. She saw 4 men camping in what seemed to be a forest. And although it looked like they were having a hard time, they were evidently happy.

"This was your destiny."

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Eli woke up sweating. It was a dream.

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"What do you mean you'd be leaving for Manila?" Eli cleared balancing the phone between her right shoulder and head.

"There was an emergency, Eli. We need to go. Your brother called me, he's sleeping over at Ricardo's house so you won't have any problems there."

"But what about food?" Eli grimaced hoping her mother could see her.

"You know how to cook, honey. There's some stuff in the fridge."

"I'd be alone in here?"

"Yes, honey. So better be careful."

"Yeah, but…"

"Oh, we have to go now," her mother butted in, "Don't forget to lock all the doors, don't let anyone enter the house, be sure to feed Polaris and don't forget to pray."

"Yes, mom."

"I love you, bye-bye."

Eli sighed and hanged up the phone. "I love you too."

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She headed to the fridge & found it bare except for some left over yesterday. "Yeah right, mom." She got a frozen fried chicken and reheated it in the microwave. Watching the microwave, she thought about her dream. It was so vivid. She could have thought that it was real all along. Who was that voice? It sounded so desperate and scary at the same time. And who were those 4 guys she saw? She remembered the voice's last words 'This was your destiny'. Was something about to happen? She shook her head and forced a laugh. Nothing ever special happens to a girl like her and she knows it will stay just like that. Forever.

She was brought back to reality by the screeching sound of the microwave. She smiled at herself at the thought of her being destined for something. "Destiny, my butt." She got the fried chicken and giggled. "The only destiny I have is to get rid of these awful eyes."

An hour passed after the call and Eli was preparing to sleep. It was kind of early but she figured out that she needed the rest. Just when she was about to enter her room, a voice shouted in a plea, "Help, please."

She tried to ignore the voice and headed to her room but something, her stupid conscience, stopped her. She turned to get the door. She opened it and saw a lady with ebony hair. She wore tattered clothes and had a sapphire necklace around her. "Help me." Worried, Eli let her in.

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"Sorry, about the fried chicken. That's all I can fix you." Eli apologized as she handed the lady a glass of water. The lady just smiled and ate with great haste.

"You seem to be in a hurry."

No answer. "So what's up with you?"

Still no answer.

Eli was beginning to think that she was deaf. "Are you deaf?"

"No, kind lady." An answer.

"So what happened to you? Have you gotten yourself in a fight or something?"

"No, kind lady."

Eli scratched her head. Okay…

Eli smiled and asked some more, "If you don't mind, can you tell me your name?"

"It's Kamatayan."

Eli shook her hands, "Nice to meet you, Kamatayan." Then suddenly just as the were about to shake hands, she jolted away from the stranger, "Kamatayan?! D-death? Did you just say your name was death?"

The woman nodded as she stood up.

Eli pushed herself back from the table. She and her stupid head. She should have taken her mother's reminder seriously. But then this was so pathetic. She bet this was just a lame joke her brother was putting on her. Yup, that could be it.

Good costumes, though.

"Ok, you can cut that out EG. You got me."

The woman looked at her confusingly. Her eyes were staring at hers directly in a creepy kind of way and that spooked her out BIG TIME.

She giggled nervously, "You're a great actor, GI. You could win an Oscar with that. So, knock it off." Please don't let it be a deranged thief.

The woman signaled her to come her. She smiled slowly and it was even creepier.

Eli backed away slowly, "You're not EG?"

She shook her head.

"What do you want?"

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"Have you heard of the Legend Of Heaven?" Kamatayan started as she positioned herself comfortably on the couch. Eli eyed her and didn't answer. She wanted to know what this lunatic really wanted. As if reading her mind, Kamatayan replied with a grin, "I'm not crazy, Eli."

Did she just say her name? Eli gulped, "You know me?"

Kamatayan smirked, "Of course, I know you. I watched you ever since your 1st life, how could I not know you?" Eli gulped again. "I don't trust you."

Kamatayan smiled, "I know. How can you trust me anyway? We just met." She smiled and patted Eli's shoulder. Eli kept her distance and shoved her off.

"Are you going to rob me? Take what you want, just don't hurt me."

Kamtayan rolled her eyes, "Do I really look like a thief to you?" Eli nodded. With that Kamatayan smiled and turned around. A violet light surrounded her and the next thing Eli knew; she was facing a beautiful woman with jet-black hair and violet eyes. Violet eyes, just like hers. Eli closed her eyes and shook her head violently. She must be losing her mind right now.

"Stop it. That won't do you good." Kamatayan informed as she seated herself again. Eli looked at her confusingly and asked, "Who the hell are you?"

Kamatayan sighed, "Death, that's my name." Hearing that, Eli decided to make a run for it but then, "I can help you fulfill your destiny, Eleezyienne." Eli turned to look at her. Kamatayan grinned, "I can help you journey to the west."

Eli's eyes suddenly widened as her dream a moment ago came flashing back in he mind, "Who are you?"

Kamatayan sighed. This was going to be a long night.

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"Sanzo! Where are we going?" Goku whined as he slumped at the back of THE jeep. No answer. "Oy Sanzo! Where are we going? I'm hungry and tired and sleepy and itchy. Where are we heading?" Still no answer. "This isn't fair! I'll die of hunger now!"

"Shut up, stupid monkey!" Gojyo burst as he hit Goku on the head.

Goku slumped more, "I was just asking, you horny water monster. I've got the right to know our destination."

"Who are you calling horny monster, stupid monkey?!"

"Who you calling stupid monkey, you sex deranged lunatic?!"

"What the? Hey, don't push it, kid."

Sanzo sighed. Hakkai smiled and cooled them down, "Maa… It's so hot today. Let's not fight, ok?" Sanzo shook his head. Finally, Gojyo decided to retreat. "But really Sanzo, we're we going? I noticed we were off the track two days ago."

"TWO DAYS?!" Goku butted in.

Hakkai looked at Sanzo and when he saw him nod, he finally explained. "We were off the track three days ago, actually."

"THREE days?!" Goku butted in again.

"Which word didn't you understand, baka? The guy said three days." Gojyo commented picking his ears, "And you two have been keeping this from us?"

Hakkai shook his head while Sanzo nodded. Gojyo looked at them suspiciously.

"We expected you to notice it but then you didn't," Sanzo looked at Gojyo, "I never thought you could be slow." Gojyo smirked.

"But where are we heading?" Goku was growing impatient by the moment. And all the while he thought that they we're actually stopping for a feast. He cleared his throat. But then, he's positive that this was something serious. Why would Sanzo and Hakkai keep this from them? It was understandable with Gojyo since the pervert is such a big mouth but this was HE they we're dealing with. SON GOKU. THE Son Goku. He decided to squeeze the truth out, "Come on, Sanzo. You could trust ME."

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"Hey!" That kid. Gojyo knew that the kid was pulling something off again. Trust him, huh? What a joke. Only a fool would tell something important to that monkey and expect it won't be forgotten. He understood why Sanzo and Hakkai kept this thing from that half demon- half monster freak, but why keep it from HIM? The most trusted among trusted friends? Ok, so maybe he was exaggerating a bit but he could at least keep a secret. How big could it be? He glanced at Hakkai and Sanzo. They didn't look like they're about to tell something, anything, from them. Wait, maybe this was a huge secret.

"We couldn't simply tell you this. We're still waiting for the right time. The goddess of love & mercy…"

"Hakkai, you're spilling too much." Sanzo cut him while lighting a cigarette.

Hakkai scratched his head, "Gomen."

Goku whined, "That's not fair, Sanzo! You're keeping something from us! You're keeping something really big." "Huge!" Gojyo added. Why not join the monkey?

Sanzo looked at them both. How pathetic. But then, they'll know sooner or later anyway."One word. Destiny." Sanzo tilted his head out from the jeep. Hakkai's smile seemed to be wider.

Goku and Gojyo looked at each other confusingly, "Eh?"

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