Back to the east.

By vermillian.

Summary: The next task after journey to the west. Sanzou-Ikkou but Goku was no longer own their memories on each other. Goku has to recall their remembrances and find out who is backup for this situations. Chapter two is up.

Notes: Thanks for the reviews. This chapter was happened in a village where Cho Gonou lived since he's a child. Please read and review.

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Chapter two.

First Meeting.

-Church-

"Sister Shaohei, some stuffs are out of stock. May you please go to the village and buy it for me?" Sister, the head of church, asked.

"Sumimasen, I can't go to the village now." Sister Shaohei apologized. "But I will ask Hakkai for it. I think he finished his job already."

"Well! I think he didn't go to the village for a long time. This should be good for him to take a rest." Sister said happily. "Please tell him after he finish buy the stuffs, he should take some rest and a dinner there."

"I will told him, Sister." Sister Shaohei replied.

-field outside the village-

He's there. She thought. He's always there at the cliff for seeing sunset. When he came this village a month ago, he helped us a lot for teaching these orphaned children and taking care of them. He said he traveled around and decided to end up at this village, that he… er no Gonou lived since he's a child. And now he is Hakkai. He's look difference. I somehow thought that He's not 'really' want to be here, but 'someone' put he in this village.

She shook her head. What did I think about? She tried to stop thinking and went to Hakkai to complete her job.

Hakkai stood at the cliff waiting for sunset. Why did I always here this time? Why did I feel like it remind me to something important but I can't remember? What is that mean? Orange juice? He smiled to himself but it's dropped when he thought further. After Kanan was dead, I traveled to many places, and ended up here. All that time, I've never preferred to see sunset, but why now? Wh…

"…H…Hak...Hakkai!"

"H…Hai!"

"I can't believe it." Sister Shaohei shook her head with a smile and said. "If yesterday someone told me that I would see you with a daydream like this, I gonna laughed and thought that's a joke."

"Sumimasen, Shaohei-san"

"Oh! Stop saying that, Hakkai." She ordered. "However that's not a point. I came here for asking you for buying some stuff in a village. I can't go there by myself now. May you please go and buy these stuffs instead of me?"

"No problem, Shaohei-san"

Shaohei handed Hakkai a list and money, then said. "You don't have to get back so early. Even if this village hasn't much a thing, but you have to take some rest and take a dinner before you come back. Having fun!!" When she finished her word. She got back to the church and left Hakkai stood alone.

A fun Hakkai thought and smile to himself, then start walked to a village.

-Village-

"Ah! Finally we arrived this village!"

"Kyu!"

This was the third town that Goku and Hakuryu visited through their trip for finding their comrades. Nowadays they're still found no one. The reason that let Goku made a decision to visit this village was Hakkai. His friend had been grown up form this village.

"But before we will go around for finding Hakkai…" before Goku ended his sentence, his stomach was rumbling with hunger. "We should find some restaurant unless I gonna die with starving."

"Kyu." Hakuryu agreed with a sigh.

After Hakkai bought all stuffs and walked around the village, he was crashed by something.

A boy?

"Are you alright?"

"er..Yes, sorry." The boy turned his face to him and stunned. "Hak…kai?"

Hakkai wondered why this boy knew him. Moreover, he wondered why him felt like he knew this boy.

"Have we ever met before?"

"This is me, Goku!!!" The boy said excitedly. "Didn't you remember me? What's about Sanzo and Gojyo? Where are they? Ne, Hakkai! Hakkai!!!"

Hakkai dazed for a few minutes but he didn't has any chance to say anything before a small white dragon came to greet him.

"Kyu! Kyu!"

A dragon?

"He's Hakuryu." Goku introduced the dragon. "He's your friend. Our friend! Do you remember him? Before the Houto castle was exploded, he's always with you all the time!"

Houto castle? Explode?

Hakkai still dazed for a while and said. "Sumimasen. I can't remember you or this dra… er Hakuryu." He stopped and then continued. "I don't think I have ever seen you before."

"Oh? Really?" The golden eyes were looked disappointment. "I should know that. She already told me what's happened."

"Kyu." The dragon was looked sad.

"Sorry for bothering you, but…" and again, before Goku finished his words, his stomach played a harmony in A minor step that gave a result as his face was became red.

This sound pushed the tense condition away and made Hakkai's smile came back to his face. " I thought you still have something to say, but would it be better if we will continue it at restaurant?"

"Yeah!"

"Kyu!"

-Restaurant-

After Goku completed his order, that was nearly everything in a menu, to a poor waiter, he tended his attention back to Hakkai. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Sumimasen, Goku. I just wonder why I'm not surprise about your order." Hakkai paused. "Are you sure that you can finish all food?"

"Hey, it's not only me to complete it. You and Hakuryu are here!"

"I don't think that I can help you much."

"You don't have to worry about that case. Though Gojyo and Sanzo are not here, I can finish it by myself." Goku grinned but it's took Hakkai was more serious.

"Gojyo? Sanzo?"

"Er… Sorry. I…"

"No, it's not your false." Hakkai interrupted what Goku was trying to say. "You say those names once when we're first met." Although he say 'first met' himself, he still did not sure that it's really 'first met'. "Please tell me about them and what's happen among we wait for a dinner"

After they finish that meal with all empty plates and 'unbelievable' eyes of everyone in the restaurant, and paid the bill, no doubt, with Three Aspects gold card which placed another question on Hakkai's mind, they left the restaurant.

"Goku." Hakkai broke a silence. "Where did you rest tonight?"

"Huh? I don't know." Goku shrugged his shoulder. "It should have hotel around here."

"Yes, it's has." Hakkai continued. "But if you're not mind, after we send these stuffs to the church, you can rest at my place over there."

"Oh! Really!?" Goku's face brightened up with a grin. "That's great!"

Hakkai gave back a smile.

-Church-

"Shaohei-san, I'd like to introduce you my friend, Goku and Hakuryu."

"I'm grad to meet you two." Shaohei said with a little smile.

"Goku, I'd like to introduce you my childhood friend, sister Shaohei."

"Nice to meet you!" Goku grinned.

"Kyu~."

When Hakkai finished introduction, he tended his attention to Shaohei. "Shaohei-san, this is stuffs what you request me to buy."

"Arigato, Hakkai." She said and turned her face to the boy. "Do you have a place for stay in tonight? If you don't, I sure you can find some room here for take a rest."

"Thank you. But we have a place, we will stay at Hakkai's place tonight!"

The shadow in Shaohei's eyes was move a bit before came back to normal but no one can detect that change. "That's good." She turned to Hakkai. "Did you came here tomorrow, Hakkai." Her eyes were a bit worry, this time Hakkai can detect it.

"I will come here again tomorrow, Shaohei-san."

Her eye was relieved. "See you tomorrow and goodnight, minna-san."

"Goodnight."

-Hakkai's place-

After Hakkai set Goku and Hakuryu in guest's room, he walked back to his room and thought about what's just happen that day.

Why could I feel like I had been known Goku and Hakuryu before? Especially the boy, I felt like he's my younger brother. And this feeling was not just happening, I felt it was 'there' for a long time ago. If Goku was right, what's happen to my memory in this 4 years? As I 'knew', after Kanan was dead, I traveled to many places, alone, for 4 years. Why did I 'feel' something much more than my memory? What is that feeling? Wh…

Hakkai had to pause his thinking when he could feel youkais around there.

"What do you want?"

It's about 10 youkais broke into his room and the one that was seem to be a leader said, "if you want to blame someone for your bad luck, just blame that boy. Because he just brought a dead to you. Shi-ne!!!"

After Hakkai accomplished other youkais, he turned his focus on the leader one. "If you don't want to die too soon, tell me a reason."

"You'd better think about the boy. Killers were send to that room, too. Don't you care what will happen that room?"

"He can look after himself." Why did I so sure? "It will be better if you worry only your own life."

"Ch'…Argh!" Hakkai gave him a punch.

"Please watch out your words"

"We just do what our commander want."

"Commander? Who is he?" Hakkai asked.

"Nakuma-sama."

Hakkai stopped and said. "Thank you for your information." Then he completed his work and went to Goku's room.

"Goku! Are you alright?"

"Hakkai? Is it a breakfast time?" Goku asked when he killed the last youkai.

"Sorry, it's not." Hakkai was seem half relieved-half surprised. "Please take some more rest. We will take about what's happen tomorrow."

-Morning-

After they finished breakfast, the thing that happened last night was recalled.

"That youkai said Nakuma was their commander, right?" Goku questioned.

"Yes. Didn't Bosatsu-sama told you about that?"

"No- er…not yet. I forgot to ask her." He admitted. "But I'm quite sure he was the one who caused you lost your memory. Because I saw him did something to Gojyo, before he became unconsciousness that day. He might do the same thing to you and Sanzo."

"Yeah, might be." Hakkai tried to think what was happen that day, but he could recognize nothing.

"I have to find Gojyo and Sanzo. What would you do next?" Goku paused and continued with unstable voice, and…a bit hope. "Will you go with us?"

Hakkai kept silence for a while and said. "Yes, I will."

-Church-

"What did you mean about leaving?" Shaohei asked with some panic.

"I'm sorry…"

"But?"

"But I want to get my memory back. I feel that part of memory is very important to me and I can't leave it that way."

"But you say…"

"Sister Shaohei. Please don't make Hakkai depress." The Sister said. "Please do what you want to do, Hakkai."

"Arigato, Sister."

"That's alright, and please remember one thing. You can come back here whenever you want. We will wait for welcome you again. Good luck." Sister said with a soft smile and left Hakkai with Shaohei.

They kept silence for a minute before Shaohei broke it. "Did you will come back again?"

"Yes, I promise. How can I say no? You are my important childhood friend."

Shaohei paused and then said with a smile. "Thank you, Hakkai."

Then Hakkai went outside the village that Goku and Hakuryu were waiting for him.

"Do you sure that you don't want a horse for this journey?" Hakkai asked and turned his eyes to Hakuryu.

"Yep! It's look like you can remember something about Hakuryu." Before Hakkai asked for the meaning. Goku tended his attention to Hakuryu. "May you transform yourself now?"

"Kyu." Hakuryu accepted request and transform into jeep.

"I should know what will happen." Hakkai guessed. "I suppose I'm a driver, right?"

"Yes!/Kyu!"

Hakkai took a driver seat while Goku took a passenger seat.

"Where do we go now?" Hakkai asked.

"Where Gojyo and Sanzo are belong to. To the east!!!"

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I'm sorry for this long chapter. I just couldn't stop it. And please forgive me if you found a mistake or something wrong about church or sister, I'm not Christian, ok? Thanks for reading. Please read and reviews.