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.
Notes: Thanks for all reviews. This chapter was Gojyo's turn. I had to separate into two chapters when I found out that this chapter began to expand and too long. Please read and review.
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Chapter three.
Betrayal.
"Hakkai~. I'm hungry!" Goku complained for the fifth time after they left another town.
"Hai, hai, Goku. We will arrive next town soon." Hakkai replied.
"Really!?" Goku said happily. "When?"
"It should be a couple of hours." Hakkai paused. "Goku, I have something to ask you."
"What's that?"
"Did you remember the village we met?"
"Yep?" Goku nodded.
"Before we started this journey, you said 'to the east'. Where did you pick that word?"
"Oi, Hakkai. Even you think I can't pick it up myself?" Goku piss.
"I didn't mean that." Hakkai replied…with a small hidden laugh. "It's just sound…so familial."
Goku sighed. "By the way, you were right."
"Huh?"
"I just copy what Kanzeon Bosatsu told me." Goku stopped and then added. "Or else, you might heard it from Sanzo, he always said 'to the west'."
"I see."
"Kyu~."
"Hey! Stop laughing me!!!"
*****
-Tavern-
"Oh, no!" A man complained when he lost his last money for a poker game. "Why did you still lucky all the time, Gojyo?"
"It's just because angels of victory are by my site. Right, girls?" Gojyo asked two girls beside him.
"Yeah, Gojyo." They said together.
"Both money and the girls are always be by your side." The man sighed. "I have to go home now."
"Hey, the night is still young. Why did you want to leave so soon?" Gojyo called that man, however it's useless because he's not in the tavern anymore. Suddenly Gojyo felt like someone gazed at him, but he saw only a strange woman at the corner.
Who's that girl? Why did I not see her before? Before he would go to the corner, a girl who was beside him made a voice for an attention.
"Your hair is very beautiful, Gojyo. I never saw anyone had this color before." She said excitedly. "And if I look closely, your eyes were red, too! How amazing it is!"
"Like a wine, right?" Gojyo continued her explanation.
"Yes! That's it!"
After she was a listener for a while, another girl spoke. "You're changed, Gojyo."
"What did you mean?" Gojyo wondered.
"Since we met last time, if someone said like that," She mentioned the first girl. "you would became moody and left the bar."
"Oh! Why so?" The first girl asked Gojyo, but he just laughed and didn't say anything.
"If you won't answer me that question, so I will ask another one." She said.
"So?" Gojyo raised his eyebrows.
"You said before you stopped here, you traveled to many places in a year. So please tell me about the places you go."
Gojyo's smile changed a bit. "It's nothing. I traveled here and there, just went around." He shrugged his shoulders and turned his face to the corner. It's empty, that girl was gone. Then continue taking. "If no one play poker with me, leaving will be better. Bye."
*****
Gojyo walked back to his place. During that time he had so many things in his mind.
Why did I walk away? He asked himself. That girl was right, I've been changed so much. Right now, if someone talk about blood color of my hair or eyes, I won't feel guilty anymore. What's happen to me? In contrast, if someone talk about my last year, I'll be…in a bad mood. It's just because I knew what's happen, but I felt…it's not right. I felt…empty, like that year took something important away from me. What was that? And why was that? Is it something I didn't know? It's impossible. Or I forgot? Maybe. If what I thought was true, if it's not right, if it's wrong, so what is right? What's happen to my memories?
All the time, he didn't know he was tailed. Someone looked at him to detect any movement and even his emotion. He was observed.
*****
-Inn-
"I'm full!" Goku shouted and dropped on his bed.
"Get some sleep, Goku. We will start finding Gojyo tomorrow." Hakkai told him.
"Ok." Goku paused and continued indecisively. "Do you think we will find Gojyo here?"
"Certainly. When we asked the man in the last town, he said he saw Gojyo in this town a couple of days ago." Hakkai replied. "He should be here. Nothing to worry, Goku."
"Right!" Goku grinned.
Hakkai smiled and turned off a light. "Oyasumi nasai, Goku. Hakuryu."
"Kyu."
*****
-Morning-
When they finished their breakfast, Hakkai and Goku walked around the town to find Gojyo.
"Goku, you said Gojyo has long red hair, right?" Hakkai asked when he saw something.
"Yes, like a fire. Did you see him?" Goku was looked excitedly and turned his head around.
"Not yet." Hakkai replied to the upset Goku. "I have an idea. What if we separate here to find him?"
"That's great! But you sure that you will know when you find him?" Goku doubted.
"Don't worry. Hakuryu will go with me." Hakkai pointed at the white dragon.
"Kyu!"
"Whether you find him or not. Just come back here in an hour, ok?" Hakkai confirmed.
"Ok! See you, Hakkai." Goku finished his word and walked away to the other side of town.
At appointed time, they met each other at the meeting point but no one could find Gojyo. They were starting to search Gojyo again after a lunch. Hakkai was asking for the red hair man, that made Hakkai's quite sure Gojyo's in this town. But it's seemed Gojyo didn't appreciate to appear in daytime. So Hakkai walked back to where he made an appointment with Goku. Suddenly he crashed with someone.
"Sumimasen." Hakkai said and turned his face to that man. He has red hair.
Red hair man was opening his mouth to say something when the white dragon came to greet him.
"Kyu!" Hakuryu was looked very happy when he flown around that man.
"A dragon?" He was seem amazed.
"Ar…" Before Hakkai could complete his word, Goku called him from behind.
"Hakkai, did you find him?" Goku asked and had to gape in surprise when he saw the man with Hakkai. "Gojyo?"
*****
-Restaurant-
When Goku finished the whole story, Gojyo looked unbelievably at him.
"Hey, if you said the truth, what's about my memories? I don't remember you, ALL OF YOU!" Gojyo piss.
"You won't. Because you were erased your memories by the man called Nakuma." Goku replied when he busied with meat bun.
"Why did I have to believe that? You may not tell me the truth."
"Ah. I think it'll be better if you two calm down for a minute." Hakkai tried to cool down their temper.
"Why should I?" Gojyo asked and got more piss when he saw Goku ate the last meat bun. "Hey, that my last meat bun! Saru!!!"
"Stop calling me saru, ero-kappa." Goku started to piss.
"What!? Do you want to fight, bakasaru?" Gojyo shouted.
"If you don't afraid to lose, let's go outside!" Goku provoked.
"er…sorry to interrupt you." They stopped argument and stared at Hakkai. "Even I think it's sound familiar but Goku's not a saru, right?"
"He is by his action!" Gojyo's not gave up.
"What did you say, you red hair kappa?"
"Sumimasen." Hakkai turned his face to Goku and tried to change their attention. "I don't think his hair color is like a fire. I think it is looks like a blood."
"What did you say?" Hakkai succeeded for calling attention from Gojyo, he received it all.
"I just said you hair color is looks like a blood." Hakkai paused. "What's wrong?"
"er.. Nothing." Gojyo denied.
"What did you taking about?" Goku misunderstood. "Or you can remember something?" He asked with a hope.
"Ch'. How can I remember that easily? Baka." Gojyo admitted spontaneously what Goku told him, and started to leave the restaurant behind.
"Gojyo." Hakkai called.
"What?"
"You will find us at inn if you want to go with us or you remember something." Hakkai confirmed. "Did you remember where it is?"
"Certainly. I'm not that bakasaru. You told me once." And Gojyo was gone.
*****
-Gojyo's place-
Ch'. What did they do to me? Gojyo wondered. If they were right, what's happened to my memories? Someone made it up? Moreover, that man, Hakkai was right. That boy's not a saru. Why did I call him like that? And what's about Hakkai? Why did I feel so familial with him? It's just like I ever stayed with him for a long time, even a saru er...Goku or Hakuryu. Why did I feel this way? I felt…this is right.
Before Gojyo could think any longer, someone knocked his door.
"Yeah. I'm coming." He had to amaze when he saw the visitor. The girl at the corner.
*****
-Inn-
"Ne, Hakkai." Goku called an attention.
"What's up, Goku?"
"Do you think Gojyo will come?" Goku asked with a bit worry.
Before Hakkai could say something, someone knocked a door.
"This may be Gojyo." Goku said excitedly while he went to the door. "It's you! Gojyo!"
But something looked strange for Hakkai's mind. "Goku. Step back!"
"What's matter?" Goku didn't understand even he was pulled back by Hakkai. He was saved in time. Gojyo held his Shaku jou in order to harm Goku!!!
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