Begin From the End

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Chapter 2: Soujiro, Goku and Sanba

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A/N: ^ ^ Sank you for your great reviews again minna-san! This chapter is not as serious as the first chapter or the prologue but it's got a few things you can look out for.

Disclaimer: Saiyuki is Minekura Kazuya's but the fan fictions aren't.

By: Yamamoto Kou

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At the house.

Soujiro: ^ ^;;;;

Soujiro watches as Goku devoured his share of snacks (Which is four times more than his.) ravenously.

Goku: *half chewing* Are you going to eat that?

Soujiro: It's all yours. I'm not-

Goku: *devoured Soujiro's portion*

Soujiro: ...hungry now.......... ^ ^;

Soujiro waited until Goku had finished before starting a conversation.

Soujiro: Ano, Goku, why live in the middle of nowhere?

Goku: Eto... there's space to train, it's peaceful and there are no idiots to make noise night and day. Besides, this isn't my house. It's Sanba's. Those were the reasons he gave me when I asked.

Soujiro: Who's Sanba anyway?

Goku: *smiles* Kaibara Sanba is the guy who found me out there somewhere. He lets me stay here because I really don't have any memories.

Soujiro: Is it amnesia or something?

Goku: He wouldn't tell me. *sighs* I really wish I can get some answers from him.

Soujiro: Don't you ask long enough to annoy him into telling you? You look like the type that could pull it off.

Goku: That problem was solved a month after my first stay with him. If I ask, he shoves an entire stack of pork buns into my mouth. T-T I really can't resist pork buns you know.

Soujiro: *eyes Goku* You must be one special guy to be able to eat so much and not a gain an ounce. You're not a youkai, a human, a kami or anything in between, are you?

Goku: Souka. *eyes Soujiro* You must be pretty special yourself to notice.

Soujiro: *detected the slight curiosity in his voice* If you must know, I'm a half-kami.

Goku: That explains something.

Soujiro: So, what about your name? Given by this Sanba or is it REALLY yours?

Goku: It's on this *hold up silver tag* so it must be real. It's sorta like an ID tag. It was with me when he found me. So, about you being down here in Togenkyo, you suspended?

Soujiro: No. I came down here of my own free will (but the West isn't my idea of a choice -_-) because Tenkai is boring the pants off me!

Goku: Just like Sanba described it. It amazes me how he's always right.

Soujiro: So tell me about the Kaibara Sanba. He seems like a very interesting character.

Goku: He is. He probably knows some really powerful magic too. He's human and he's managed to stay twenty-one for countless years.

Soujiro: *cocks an eyebrow* You're sure he's human?

Goku: Of course. There are signs you know. Besides, he doesn't emit kami auras like you do.

Soujiro: *laughs* So you knew I was a kami after all!

Goku: Half-kami. Yours are weaker than a full kami's.

Soujiro: Is this what he taught you or is this something that is of common knowledge to you even when you have no memories?

Goku: He taught me. He's a good shishio too. He taught me techniques because he said my fighting style is too reckless. But he doesn't mind if use my style when I fight with him.

Soujiro: So this Sanba is strong. Speaking of Sanba, where is he?

Goku: Ore! *shoots up and quickly heads towards the kitchen*

Soujiro: *heads for the kitchen* Why the rush?

Goku: *starts cooking* I forgot!!! He's coming back today!!!! If I don't get even a cup of tea ready on that table within these two hours time, he's gonna kill me!!!!

Soujiro: Literally?

Goku: No, but close. Now hand me those eggs will you?

Soujiro: *passes the eggs* Like I said, why the rush? You said two hours didn't you?

Goku: I said WITHIN two hours. He could be back any nanosecond now!!!!

And so after an hour and fifteen minutes of cooking...

Soujiro: I think something's wrong here. The meshi (Meshi means food.) should've been finished by now.

Goku: OO!!!! Oh no! He's doing it again!!!!! *arms are now a blur as he cooks*

Soujiro: Doing what?

Goku: It's a little trick of his! He slows the meshi's cooking process while he gets back!

Soujiro: Does that means he's almost home?

Goku: Don't remind me. *catches sight of the empty table* Oh no!!! I forgot about the tea!!! And I'll have to mind the meshi!!! Soujiro, do you mind?

Soujiro: *starts to catch a little bit of Goku's worried ness*No problem. *tries to make tea* NANI!

Instead of turning that yellowish tea colour instantly, it seems to ooze out of the tealeaves very slowly.

Soujiro: The tea's slowed down too!

Goku: *now very frantic* Since you're a half-kami, how about TRYING SOMETHING!?

Soujiro: Ok! *ferociously whispers to himself* Think, think, think, think. *tries a Process Speeding spell he learned from Hakkai*

The tea sped up but it was still slow. And his kami hearing is picking up something. Goku seems to have sensed it too.

Goku: Tea on table, NOW!!!

And so the whole thing seems to go in slow motion.

Ten.

Soujiro grabs the tea.

Nine.

Soujiro turns.

Eight.

The footsteps are getting closer to the house.

Seven.

Soujiro starts running with the almost done tea.

Six.

The sound of feet being removed from shoes.

Five.

Hand on door.

Four.

Soujiro is reaching the table.

Three.

Soujiro's hand is about to put the cup on the table.

Two.

The teacup is almost touching the table. Sanba is sliding the door open.

One.

Tea is prepared and firmly on the table. Sanba steps in.

Soujiro: [Safe.]*sighs with relief and then face falls flat on the table*

Sanba: Genjo Soujiro I presume.

Soujiro: @_@ Hai! *face falls flat on the table again*

Goku enters the room with and places all the meshi on the table.

Sanba: *turns to face Goku* You're lucky this time Goku.

Goku: *meekly* Hai.

Sanba's description: Really long black hair. Green eyes. Wears a cape over his weird clothing. A sword in its saya (sheath/scabbard) is by his side.

Soujiro: *lifts up his head to face Sanba* Sanba looks like a weirdo.

Sanba: -_-+

While eating.

Soujiro: *watching the scene before him with interest*

Goku: *glares at Sanba*

Sanba: *glares at Goku*

Both Sanba and Goku's chopsticks clash as they reach out for the last piece of pork.

Goku: It's mine! *tries to push Sanba's chopstick out of the way*

Sanba: Fat chance! *tries to push Goku's chopsticks out of the way*

Soujiro: *watches their complicated moves on trying to knock the other's chopsticks out of the way* [They even train when they eat. Amazing. Even Nataku wasn't so fussy.]

Seeing that the last piece of pork was getting cold, Soujiro decided to take some action.

Soujiro: Hiya! *knocked down one side of the plate sending the piece of pork flying upwards*

Sanba/Goku: Eh? *looks up*

Soujiro: *quickly uses chopsticks to grab the piece of pork and starts eating it*

It took a few moments for Soujiro to swallow it. It also took Sanba and Goku to react.

Sanba/Goku: Soujiro!!!

Soujiro: That was good.

Goku: I hate it when this happens.

Sanba: *the muscle under his left eye is twitching, his teeth is clenched and he's making weird noises*

After Sanba calms down. (Almost anyway.)

Sanba: So, enjoying your stay here Mr. Antisocial?

Soujiro: Yes. And who wouldn't be antisocial when there are not much people worth talking to up there!?

Sanba: So you're saying we're actually worth talking to.

Soujiro: That's because you guys aren't holy.

Sanba: I wonder who your parents are you insolent little *thinks for a while* weasel.

Soujiro: *stands up and points* Hah! You don't know everything!!!

Sanba: I am not all knowing. I am just always right.

Soujiro: Hm! Fine. If you really want to know, dad is the world one and only successfully corrupted monk, Genjo Sanzo. Mom is Yosuki, Goddess of Hidden Calm.

Sanba: Now I'm wondering where you got your idiocy.

Soujiro: *angry and annoyed*

Goku: Ano... Soujiro-kun...

Soujiro: Ya?

Goku: *goes starry eyed* Is there really an endless supply of delicious meshi in Tenkai?

Soujiro: ^ ^; I think there is.... but the supply isn't really endless...

Goku: Sugoiwa!!!!! Can I have some?

Soujiro: ...I don't think so.

Sanba: This gaki here is right. Tenkai is not going to give you 88% of their food just for your between meal snack.

Goku: You're mean!

Soujiro: ...What did you call me?! - -+

Sanba: *draws his sword which turns out to be a bokken (wooden replica of a real sword) and points it at Soujiro* Wanna fight?

Soujiro: ...A bokken? You're planning to fight me and win with a bokken?

Sanba: I find that opponents now these days are this easy to deal with.

Soujiro: ...Let's do it tomorrow. *yawns* You bore me and it's a little late don't you think?

Sanba. Fine. *sheaths bokken* We'll battle tomorrow. Goku.

Goku: Hai!

Sanba: Show him the spare bedroom. I'm going outside.

Goku: Follow me Soujiro.

Soujiro: *picks up his bag that's leaning against the opposite wall* Coming.

Ten minutes later.

Soujiro is in his room staring up at the ceiling. Goku had already gone out.

Soujiro: [Kaibara Sanba. You have secrets to hide. I know you do. Hopefully, I will find out. It feels important. Those secrets... I don't know about them but I feel as if you know something that not even the first of all kamis know. And why do you keep certain things from Son Goku, especially about his current state. You say it's not amnesia. How do you know? Now I feel I must find out because I feel that...

Meanwhile, Sanba is outside reflecting on his thoughts.

Sanba: [That Soujiro kid must be a sign. But a sign for what? Could it be......... no. It can't. But those 'others'... 'He' probably has something to do with it. After all these years, something will brings 'us' back to then. But that means I will be involved once more.

Goku is heading towards his room in the next corridor.

Goku: [I feel it. I'm probably going to know what really happened to me and why. I not sure I want to know but... I don't think I have a choice.

Soujiro/Sanba/Goku: [Something is coming.]

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AFN: More questions. I kinda rushed this out so I might forget something. Hope you don't mind this being longer.