Written by: Kuroi Neko-kun
Edited by: Gyuumajo
Continuation from: Amethyst Eyes
KNK: Sorry I took so long! I was caught up with a lot of things! [Bows in apology] BTW, this is the final chapter… unless I plan to write the continuing special ending. What do you think minna-san? You want me to write the special ending? Think about it!
Gyuumajo: And you finally replaced your own mistakes!
KNK: You're supposed to be editor, baka!
Gyuumajo: NANI?! [The two authors start fighting]
For The Sake Of My Sister Part 4: Departure [Final Part]
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It was just as they feared. Without any chains to bind him, Hakkai was turning to his demon side.
"Hakkai-san…" Suika watched in horror of his transformation.
"Ch," Sanzo loaded his weapon and turned to Yaone," Gather the injured and tend to them. Take Hakuryu with you…" Yaone nodded and, with Lirin's help, they got them out. Without turning, Sanzo smirked at Kougaiji. "Aren't you going?"
"I thought you needed some help…"
"I don't need help, not from you anyway," Sanzo muttered.
"Hakkai-san is a demon?" Suika asked, turning to her brother. Sanzo nodded, slowly. He only hoped she took it strongly.
"Stay out of the way… I'm not letting you out of my sight again." Suika agreed, staying behind Sanzo. The demon Hakkai glared at them, his eyes fixated on Sanzo mainly. He attacked with speed that matched Goku's. Sanzo shot, grazing his shoulder.
"San… Onii-chan, whatever you do… please don't kill him," Suika mumbled.
"I have to…" He knew that without Hakkai's limiter, there was no way Hakkai could return back to normal.
"Iya… Don't!" Kougaiji had cast a binding dragon on him but Hakkai broke through it.
"Nani?!" Kougaji muttered as he watch Hakkai come up to him and kicked him, making the demon leader faint. Suika held her urge to scream. Sanzo stepped up, hiding his sister behind him.
"I have no choice," Sanzo muttered. His sister started sobbing and each tear was a shot to his own heart. 'I know she can't bear another death in front of her own eyes but…' He glanced at Hakkai. 'It's not like I have a choice…' Hakkai charged at him with his nails flashing, as expected. Sanzo was about to squeeze the trigger when Suika slammed into Hakkai. "Suika!" The both of them tumbled to the ground. The demon Hakkai glared at her as the both of them stood up.
"Hakkai-san…" she mumbled," please stop it…" Her tears dripped to the floor. "Please," she pleaded. The demon backed up and gripped his head and started screaming, as if he was fighting inside. Sanzo watched the scene and stopped Kougaiji from casting another spell.
"Sanzo…" The demon leader muttered.
"Just watch." Suika slowly moved to the screaming Hakkai, her heart beating hard in fear and anticipation. She lunged forward, holding the demon in her arms. 'The aura… that scary aura had dissipated from him… '
"It's alright… You're okay, Hakkai-san," she whispered in his ear. She hugged him, her tears were still flowing but it was not of sadness. It was then a white light engulfed the both of them. Suika did not bother about the light, all she saw was Hakkai, the one she knew, in her arms sleeping.
"What happened?" Kougaiji asked. Sanzo shrugged and lit a cigarette. 'Good job, imouto-kun.'
Hakkai opened his eyes and was looking straight into a pair of warm purple eyes. He smiled at Suika who was still crying. He barely got to a sitting position when Suika hugged him tight.
"Hakkai-san!" she sobbed into his chest. He patted her head, his other arm around her.
"I'm okay now…"
"Hn… Just how long are you planning to hold on to my sister?" Sanzo muttered, giving them a look that mocked his disapproving tone. The both of them parted instantly, their cheeks red. Sanzo turned behind, lighting another cigarette. "Let's go." A shoe was thrown at him, knocking his cigarette off.
"I thought I told you to stop smoking," Suika muttered, putting her shoe back on her foot. The prominent pop veins appeared on the two siblings' heads.
"You're not my mother!!"
"She would say the same thing!!!"
"I'm your elder brother, dammit!!"
"Big deal!! I'm just taking care of your well being!!!" And the fight ensued with the both of them whacking each other with identical paper fans. It took a while for Hakkai to cool the both of the siblings. And Kougaiji laughing was not helping him at all. In the end, Hakkai let them duke it out, hoping it did not result in a wild gunfire.
"Eh?! You're what?!" Suika giggled at the identical reaction from Goku and Gojyo. She glanced at Hakkai and Sanzo, who had silent bewilderment on their faces. The group of five had just finished eating dinner when Suika announced her departure.
"I'm leaving tomorrow," she repeated," Kougaiji-san offered me a ride on his Hiryu." Goku and Gojyo positively groaned. They had enjoyed Suika's company with them.
"You're going home, aren't you?" Sanzo asked, his eyes staring into hers. Suika gave him a sad smile.
"I thought it'll be better if I was out of your way," she mumbled," besides the inn needs rebuilding. " She stood up and bowed to them. "I'll go pack…" she turned to leave but Sanzo caught her hand and stood up.
"I never said you were in my way," he went, smiling at her for the first time in ages," any sibling of mine never will." Her eyes shaky from holding the tears she wanted to shed, Suika gave her brother a hug, draping her arms around his neck.
"Gomen ne," she whispered in his ear," but I still want to go home… so that you have someone waiting for you, onii-chan." Amethyst met amethyst… Sanzo ruffled her hair a bit and smiled.
"I'll come by as soon as this dumb errand is done," he muttered. Grabbing the hand that was on her head, Suika pulled Sanzo out.
"Minna! Let's go enjoy the festival!"
"Hai, hai!"
Never had one expected the sullen Genjo Sanzo to ever be pulled away from the comforts of staying indoors to a noisy festival. But tonight, it was special. It was his last night with his younger sister. They walked down the different stalls, enjoying the sights and sounds that were of the festival. Gojyo had won a stuffed pink bear in one of the game stalls and gave it to Suika, saying it was a way to remember him. Suika was so happy, she did not care it was from the ero kappa at all. Goku spared her some food from his pile, which was, according to Hakkai, never happened before.
"Hey! Look at that!!" Goku pointed at a certain booth," what is it?"
"Baka zaru, that's a photo booth!!" Gojyo kicked the monkey for his idiocy.
"Maybe we should take a picture…" Hakkai suggested but they all just sweatdropped at the size of the small booth and the number of them. "Then, we should let Sanzo and Suika take the picture. There's only two anyway…." Suika could not agree more. She had not taken a picture with Sanzo at all.
"I don't think…" But the other three had pushed him to the booth.
"Come on, Sanzo… for her," Hakkai reasoned.
"Yeah… at least let the girl have a picture!!" Sanzo huffed and got into the booth.
"BWAHAHAHAHA!!" The two laughed at the outcome, only to get bumps on the heads made by two paper fans. Sanzo looked so dead serious, even everyone could see the pop vein in the picture. Suika on the other hand, had hugged Sanzo from the back, her arms around his neck, and gave the camera a cheesy grin. Even that looked stunning. But what Hakkai noticed that was really sweet was that Sanzo's hand clung on her arm. He could see that it was a gently touch. He smiled. 'I guess there's a soft side in everyone…' Hakkai returned the picture to Sanzo, his smile still on his face.
"Sanzo… is it okay if I steal your sister for a moment? I'd like to talk to her alone…" Sanzo gave him a look and sighed.
"Why ask me for permission? She is a grown lady after all…" Hakkai chuckled.
"That's true…"
They walked down the quiet lake. Both of them had not said a single word ever since they parted from the rest. The red haired girl stopped and sat down on the ground and watched the fireflies glow in the beautiful night sky.
"I don't get to see this much back home…" she mumbled as Hakkai sat beside her.
"Sou ka? I guess you're not supposed to go out alone at night…"
"Hakkai-san… After your trip with onii-chan, what are you planning to do?" she asked, toying with the grass.
"I don't know… I guess return to my old life… or I start a new one somewhere else," Hakkai answered, unsurely. He did not even know he was going to live.
"Would you like to…" Suika mumbled incoherently.
"What was that, Suika-san?"
"Would you like to live in my hometown? I could use some company. You can work at the inn if you want… After all, onii-chan is still a monk in Changan…" she sighed. Hakkai smiled at her.
"It's a promise then…" He took her hand. Once he let go, a silver bracelet was attached to her wrist. She just stared at it.
"What's this?"
"A token of my gratitude and my way of keeping my promise…"
"But I didn't do anything for your gratitude…"
"You did. You were the one who returned me back when I couldn't," Hakkai explained," thank you." Suika pecked him on the cheek.
"Your welcome…" she whispered in his ear before getting up and running off, hiding her warm face from him. Hakkai held the cheek she had kissed and smiled.
The Sanzo-ikkou was on the road again. This time the jeep was much more quieter. All of them were going through a sink of depression ever since Suika left.
"Sanzo…" Goku whined," I want to see Suika again…" Sanzo gave him a look.
"After this trip, we'll go back to her place," he announced, gruffly. He hoped that it would make the monkey cheer up.
"Really?!" Hakkai nodded.
"I promised her I'd work at her inn," Hakkai told him.
"Are you sure you're not after her?" Gojyo asked, grinning. Hakkai ignored him. "It's not like Sanzo-sama here minds…"
"That's true… After all, you wouldn't break her heart, will you, Hakkai?" Sanzo asked before giving him a look," Because if you do, I won't hesitate to kill you."
"No, I won't… I guess the both of us can't die during this trip, right Sanzo?" Sanzo nodded.
"Hey! What about us?!" Sanzo just slapped the two idiots heads via paper fan.
"You both can go to hell for all I care!!!!"
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