Back to the east.
By vermillian.
Summary: Gyumaoh was resurrected. He had the same body as Nakuma, but concluded the power of three races. Even Goku couldn't resist him. What will they do to stop the disaster of both Togenkyo and Tenkai?
Notes: Thanks for the reviews. For Chris-san, the only thing that I can tell you is this fanfic is Happy-Ending story. ^^ In fact I meant to post this chapter on Monday. But because of the romance scene between Gojyo and Sara (at least I think it is), I had to draw all of my energy to build this chapter up. Hey! Don't be serious! I was joking! Please read and review.
Disclaimer: I do not own saiyuki or the only song in this fanfic. I own only Nakuma-kun, Sara-san, Yumi, Touya, Touma, and the new version of Gyumaoh.
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Chapter thirteen.
Farewell.
After Sanzo-ikkou and Nakuma-ikkou could escape from Neo-Houto Castle, with the overload weight on Hakuryu, Hakkai tried to make the distance from the castle as much as possible. He tried to cure Yumi before left the castle, but there was nothing much to do. She was too much bleeding, and they had to flight.
An hour was passed. They could finally find a place for resting and healing. There was not only Yumi, who got the wound, everyone got it from the battle with Gyumaoh. However she still got the worst of them. There was too much bleeding, and she was poisoned. It seemed Gyumaoh's nails was glazed with the high amount of poisons.
"Can we find the medicine for her?" asked Nakuma.
Hakkai didn't answer. He couldn't. He just compressed his mouth and stared at Yumi. It seemed she was hard to breathe in every minute.
The silent was taking place. Nobody, including Goku who just woke up for a while, said anything. Although Goku wanted to cheer the group up, he still didn't know what to say.
Yumi opened her eyes. She smiled weakly. "You don't have to sorry for me." There was no answer. "This is my time to go."
"Don't say that," soothed Sara. "We will find the way to heal you." She said it for Yumi as well as for herself but it couldn't use in this time.
Yumi shook her head. "You don't have to soothe me. I know the limit of myself."
"Yumi…" Sara tried to say something, but she still didn't know how to make the situation to be better.
"I want to take some rest." Yumi said before turned to Sara. "You don't have to look after me. You also need it."
"But…" Sara didn't agree with it, but she was interrupted. They got a surprise when realized that the one who made an interruption was Goku.
"I myself will look after her," said Goku. "I already took some sleep due to Gyumaoh's punch." He tried to make a joke, but nobody could laugh with it. He sighed. "Hey! You don't have to make a serious face. It's only a joke." No one replied, so he continued. "And I serious with my first sentence. I had some sleep while all of you didn't. So it'd be the best way for everyone to give me a responsible to look after her." He mentioned Yumi.
Before there would be someone to make an argument, Hakkai nodded his head and said. "I agree and I will be with you." There was some noise from Gojyo, but Hakkai didn't pay an attention at his friend. He continued. "I will take some sleep nearby you. If you find something wrong, you will wake me up. Is it okay?" He asked everyone in the place.
"Okay," replied Goku.
"Whatever," said Sanzo.
Gojyo sighed, but he had to admit it. He nodded.
"Please take care of her." Sara asked both Hakkai and Goku. And they nodded instead of answer. "You have to take some rest, too. Nakuma." Her nephew hesitated for a while before admitted the fact and left the place.
Nataku turned to his friend. "Do you want me to be here?"
Goku shook his head. "If you're here, you will not take a rest."
Nataku admitted it. He left the place with the other.
After a while, both Hakkai and Hakuryu fell asleep, as well as Yumi. There was only Goku who still awoke. He couldn't help but thought about what happened in Neo-Houto Castle. It's because of me, my selfish. If I didn't think only about myself, I would not be that weak and be kidnapped. Gyomaoh would not be resurrected and be strong like that… No. I have to stop thinking about it. It's a past, and I can do nothing with it. All I have to think is how to defeat that powerful monster and keep watching at Yumi. He stopped thinking and continued what he supposed to do.
An hour was passed. Everyone but Goku still be asleep. Yumi still kept breathing even though it's slower because of sleeping. Suddenly her eyes opened, and she turned to the boy. "Nakuma-sama?"
Goku knitted his brows. "You should be asleep."
Yumi's lip trembled. It seemed she was hard to breathe in every minute. "Please… Please tell Nakuma-sama." She tried to get up.
Goku started to panic. "Hakkai!"
Goku's voice woke Hakkai up. The guy quickly moved to where Goku was. "What's up, Goku?"
Goku didn't have a chance to say anything when Yumi started to speak again. "Celine-sama wanted me to tell Nakuma-sama that she love him and he don't have to be sorry about her. He already did his best. But I can't tell him myself. Will you tell him?"
"We will," promised Hakkai. "But it's only a dream. You shouldn't be serious with it."
"It's not a dream," contradicted Yumi. "She told me, and she come here for me." She had to stop speaking and coughed in blood. At the meantime, nearby where they were, Sanzo and the other were woken up and came to where Goku and the rest were.
"What happen?" asked Gojyo.
Nakuma looked at Yumi and knitted his brows. "You should lay down and stop speaking."
"Is that you, Nakuma-sama?" Her face was turned to where Nakuma was, but it contained nothing. It started to be blank.
Hakkai took a deep breath. She can't see.
Yumi began to speak again. The tears were filled in her eyes. "I'm sorry, Nakuma-sama. I'm afraid that will be all I can do for you. Thank you for everything." She tried to raise her hand to her master. Before it could reach its target, it fell down. Her eyes were closed. She was gone.
Nakuma gritted his teeth. "Why? Why did it have to be in this way all the time? I couldn't help Kaa-san, and then this time is Yumi. Why? WHY!?"
"It's not your fault," soothed Sara. Her eyes were filled with tears.
Hakkai kept silent for a while before managed to say what Yumi asked him to. "Nakuma. Before she's… gone, she asked me to tell you." At least he could call an attention from Nakuma. "Your mother, Celine, wanted to tell you that she always loves you, and you don't have to be sorry about her. You already did your best."
Sara knitted her brows. "But Celine was…" She couldn't finish her words.
"I don't know. That's all she told me," replied Hakkai. He turned to Goku. "Did she tell the other things to you?"
The boy shook his head. "No. She just called Nakuma, and as you already said. She also said like Celine was here with her, and came here for her… and for you."
Nakuma still kept quiet. He didn't allow his eyes to contact with anyone. If it's not because of me, Kaa-san and Tou-san would be survive, and Yumi…
With a single look, Sanzo was able understand and began. "Life must go on. The past is the past. We can do nothing with it. If you want to die or flight, it's your choice, not my business." Sara was about to protest when Gojyo touched her arm and shook his head to stop her. She didn't understand, but she admitted the caution and kept quiet.
"Just remember something, if you die, nothing will change. But if you are still alive, there must be something changes. All of us have a responsibility to do. Think about it and make up your mind. That's all I want to say." Sanzo finished his words and turned to Sara. "Do you want to bury her or else?"
Sara was about to reply when Nakuma made a decision. "Yes. We will bury her."
"If you want to keep her for a while, it will be alright," said Hakkai.
Nakuma sighed. "But if we don't bury her, we still have to bury her on one day. As he said 'the past is the past', I have to leave it behind and keep walking."
"If you want to,…" said Sara.
Nakuma tried to smile. "I want to, Sara-san."
"Okay! Let's do it! We don't have all the time in the world!" Gojyo ended his words and started to do what he said.
After they buried Yumi, they didn't want to be in that place in any longer. The hour or so was passed, and they finally found an inn. There were two rooms available.
"Four and three per room," said Sanzo.
Sara nodded. "I will share a room with Nakuma." She turned to Goku. "Goku and Nataku are also invited if you want to."
Without any hesitated, but within Nakuma's surprise, Goku nodded. "Okay. See you at the dinner time!" He told the monk, and dragged Nataku with him. Sara had no choice but followed the boys with her nephew, and left the rest who still wondered in Goku's reaction behind.
Sanzo-ikkou's room
"Why did the saru act weird like that?" wondered Gojyo.
Hakkai just gave back a smile. It was Sanzo who could answer it. "Nakuma."
"What?" There was only Gojyo who didn't get it.
"I see," replied Hakkai shortly.
Gojyo still couldn't understand. "What did you mean?"
"Are you really brainless?" said Sanzo sarcastically. As a result, the vein was popped up from Gojyo's head, but he didn't have a chance to say when Sanzo continued. "Nakuma still feel guilty and strange about us. Goku want to help him."
Gojyo laughed. "The saru really make up his brain!"
"But the kappa still don't make it up." Sanzo added it in monotone.
Gojyo was about to protest when Hakkai said in agree with Sanzo. He nodded. "You're right."
"Even you!?" Gojyo stared at his friend unbelievably.
Sanzo had to hide his smile. Hakkai laughed as his usual form before replied. "But it's true. Now Sara is in the same side with us. You will proceed your relationship or leave it to be the same with your past as Kenren? If you choose the second one, I have to say that you really have no brain at all."
"And if you wait until she come back to heaven, you will absolutely be hopeless. She can easily find the better choice, and…" Sanzo hanged his sentence. He glanced at the red hair youkai, and smirked. That type on smile on his face already told everything he left, and Gojyo absolutely didn't like it. "Hey! It's my life, and totally not your business!"
Sanzo didn't have to say anything. He just raised his eyebrows to tease Gojyo.
"Maa, maa." Hakkai tried to calm his friend down although he had to bite his lip to hold his laugh.
Gojyo had no choice but sighed. "If you want it that much, why don't we start to discuss about the plan?"
And they started to discuss about the plan.
On the other room
After Goku, Sara and Nataku were taking for a while, Nakuma decided to broke his silent. "Why did you choose to be in this room with me?"
The conversation was stopped. Goku didn't suddenly reply. He started with his bright smile. "I wanted to be friend with you since we first met five hundred years ago, and I just let my wish came true when I have a chance." He said without a second thought.
"But…"
Goku didn't wait for Nakuma to complete his sentence. "That's all I think about. Will you be friend with me and Nataku?"
Everyone stared at Nakuma. The smile was slowly put on his face. He nodded. "Sure. Why not?"
The conversation was begun again. This time, Nakuma came to join them. Sara secretly glanced at her nephew. She smiled softly. Celine, your son finally found good friends.
The soft wind was blown through the window into the room, just like to answer Sara's thought.
'After the storm comes a calm.' This proverb was true for Nakuma and the others. During the dinner, they tried not to mention about Yumi, and it made the situation to be better, at least for Nakuma. They were taking about the general things, and as usual, the ordinary thing was happened. Goku and Gojyo had a competition over the foods, which had Hakkai and Sanzo as a committee.
"You should stop the argument before…" *smack* *smack* "Sanzo gets angry. By the way, it's too late." Hakkai laughed as his usual form.
"Kono," muttered Sanzo.
The competitors had nothing to say but, "Itai."
Because of it, Sara was giggling. When Gojyo found her reaction, he stared at her to stop it only to change giggling to laughing. As a result, Nakuma and Nataku couldn't hold their laugh in any longer, and released it. Gojyo mumbled something in his throat although he was happy inside from the reason that he could recall the laugh to the group, especially to 'her'.
After the dinner was finished, most of them wanted to get back to their room to take a rest.
"I will go in town to find some lighter. Do you want anything else?" asked Gojyo.
Hakkai was about to offer his help when something was lit up in his eyes. He glanced at Sara, and turned back to his friend. "No. I'll think about any supplies tomorrow."
Gojyo nodded. "Okay. See ya."
Before he could leave the inn, with his surprise, Sara called him. "Ken… er Gojyo-sa… Gojyo. I will go with you." She had to swallow her 'sama' as Gojyo ever told her once. 'You don't have to call me Kenren. I'm not kami anymore. And just forget to add 'sama' to my name. It's really weird to me. Do you know that?' From that, she had to stop her 'sama' every time she called him.
"Okay," replied Gojyo.
When the two left the inn, the mystic smile was put on Hakkai's face. "Let's get back to our room."
On Gojyo's side, he walked together with Sara to the town. After a while, Sara began the conversation. "Why do you have to buy a lighter?"
"Huh?" Gojyo didn't prepare for a question like this. "Well. If I don't buy it, I can't smoke."
"So that should be good," stated Sara. "You should stop smoking. It's not good to your health."
"Huh? Hey! But it's my lung!"
Sara stared at him to stop whatever he wanted to say. It's work. Gojyo didn't dare to say anything. "I think about it since five hundred years in Tenkai. You shouldn't smoke. Don't you see? Even Ten… er Hakkai stopped smoking, and that time in Tenkai, he was heavier smoking than you were. Why don't you think about withdraw your behavior?"
Gojyo rolled his eyes. He complained. "Do you know something? There were five men who told me to stop smoking, and they were died for that."
Sara just raised her brow. "Do you really think it can scare me?"
Gojyo had to raise his eyes to heaven or else over there. "Okay, okay. As your wish!"
His reaction caused the smile on Sara's face. "It's not hard as you think."
"Woman," mumbled Gojyo.
Sara pretended to not hear it. "What do you say?"
Gojyo glanced at her and sighed. "Nothing."
As a result, after they finished walking around the town, Gojyo had to come back the inn without his lighter. Along the way back to the inn, he didn't left Sara's side. He told her about what happened in Tenkai when he and the other went back. After that, Sara told her story in return.
Gojyo sighed. "A lot of things happened from that day."
Sara slowly nodded her head as an answer.
At the meantime, they reached the front of Sara's room.
"See you tomorrow," said Gojyo.
Sara smiled sweetly that caused Gojyo's heart beating in a difference rhythm. "See you." She said and got in her room quietly.
The red hair youkai stared at the door. His mind was still with Sara's smile in the last minute. Because of that, he almost jumped when someone called him from behind.
"Gojyo." It's Hakkai who called him.
"Hakkai!" He sighed in relieve when he recognized his friend. "Why don't you make a sound? I almost shock because of it!"
Gojyo used the wrong words this time. He made a chance for Sanzo to tease him. "Really?" The monk smirked. Gojyo never liked that type of smile.
"Hakkai called you for three time," revealed Sanzo. He pretended to sigh. "But it seems your mind was gone," he glanced at Sara's room. It seemed he tried to look through the door to someone behind it, "with someone." He added. It's no matter whether Sanzo wanted to see it or not. Gojyo's face had a color competition with his hair. Sanzo couldn't hold his wide smile in any longer. He and Hakkai were about to burst in laugh when Gojyo dragged both of them back to their room.
When door was closed, both Hakkai and Sanzo started to convulse from laughing. (A/N: I really want to see Sanzo laughing like that.)
Gojyo muttered something in his throat. The few minutes were passed. Hakkai and Sanzo could finally hold their laugh.
"It's really good to see," commented Sanzo.
"I agree," admitted Hakkai.
"Dammit," muttered Gojyo. "Why don't you mind only your business? We have to continue our journey tomorrow, haven't we? Let's take some sleep!"
"Maa, maa. Gojyo."
"By the way, I wondering of something and I decide to get the answer before I sleep," said Sanzo.
Gojyo rolled his eyes again and again. He got into his bed and said. "So what is your question?"
Sanzo smirked again. "Where is your lighter?"
Gojyo cursed something terrible. Hakkai thought that his friend's face could finally win the color competition over his hair now. "I will stop smoking! What's a problem if I don't buy it?"
Sanzo didn't suddenly reply. "I see." He turned to Hakkai and smirked. "I really want to know what did she tell him. Let's take a rest."
Hakkai couldn't stop his wide smile. "Hai. Oyasuminasai. Sanzo. Gojyo."
After Hakkai ended the conversation, both he and Sanzo decided to take a rest, and left Gojyo to redden his face alone.
At the meantime, while Gojyo dragged his friends to their room, Sara was encircled by her roommates.
"You're finally back," stated Nataku.
Goku gave Sara a wide smile. "We started to think that you might not be back tonight. What's up to your face?" He asked when he found that Sara's face was changing from mild pink into red.
Nakuma tried to hide his laugh as good as he could. "You shouldn't tease her like that, Goku." Sara gave her nephew a thankful sight, but shut it down in a next minute when Nakuma continued. "If you do, she might not go with Gojyo in any longer, and we will lack a topic to tease her and her boyfriend."
Goku made up a serious face. He and Nataku nodded slowly. "You're right."
"Nakuma!" hinted Sara. It's not going to work. Nakuma glanced at her and burst in laugh with his friends due to the reason that her face was as red as Gojyo's hair. If she was together with Gojyo at that time, it might be hard to decide who had the reddest face.
"It's not fun!" shouted Sara. "Let's get to your bed. We have to continue our journey in the early morning!"
"after the breakfast and shopping for some food," added Goku.
Nataku nodded in agreement.
"and talking with your…" Nakuma changed his word when he saw Sara glared at him. "talking with Gojyo." He turned to his companions. "Let's get some rest. We have to restore our energy to take a lot of fun tomorrow."
"Oyasumi." Goku and Nataku replied in the same time. They lay on their own bed, and left Sara in the same state as Gojyo, to redden her face alone.
They just didn't know that they wouldn't have such a fun on the next day. There was something more terrible. The tragedy was repeated.
On the next day, they reunited for the breakfast. All members of Sanzo's room were already there when Sara and the other came to join them.
"They come," stated Sanzo. He smirked.
Gojyo's eyes followed the direction that Sanzo pointed to. He could sense Sara's presence before Sanzo told him. The monk's words just reminded him how much he was embarrassed last night. For his own sake, he decided not to be teased again.
When Sara arrived the table, Gojyo didn't wait for anyone to say anything. "Is this all that you want from the market? I will go to buy them with Sara." He grabbed the list from Hakkai. Then he grasped Sara's hand, and dragged her with him. In fact, he didn't have to worry that someone would stop him. There was no one thinking about it. They started to burst out laughing.
After Gojyo left the inn, he took a few minutes for realizing that he was holding Sara's hand. "Er… sorry."
Sara didn't know what to say but smiled.
When they reached the market, Gojyo bought something to eat for Sara. They walked together, and bought the other stuffs in the list. Until they finished shopping and decided to go back to the inn. The blood was seen all over the ground and there was a scream from the people around there. "Youkais!"
The peaceful was replaced by the chaos. The people were running for their life. Unfortunately there was a boy who stumbled and nearly caught by youkai. Gojyo summoned his Shaku jou and killed the youkais before they could harm the boy. "Go!" He told the boy. It 's no matter whether he needed it or not. He and Sara were encircled by several youkais.
"It's time for you to die!" One of youkai shouted. They began to attack the two.
"If only you can," replied Gojyo. He smirked and killed several youkais in the same time.
On Sara's side, she summoned her sword and began to attack youkais. They could defeat all youkais in the few minutes. At the time, Sanzo and the others came to join them.
"Are you alright?" asked Nakuma.
Sara nodded. "Yes. They're just ordinary youkais. There is nothing to worry."
"Why didn't they send more powerful youkais if they want to demolish us?" wondered Goku.
Yes. Why? The question also appeared in Gojyo's mind. There is something wrong.
Hakkai saw it. "Are you alright, Gojyo?"
"Er… I'm fine. There is nothin…" Gojyo couldn't finish his word when he accidentally glanced at a youkai that was still survive. The thing that he saw made him breathless. The youkai pointed something to Sara in order to kill her. "SARA!" Without the second thought, he used his body to be a shield, and pushed her to the ground.
Sara was dizzy from it. "What did you think you do?" After she realized that Gojyo didn't answer her question and the others were seemed to be shock, she wondered why. She found the answer when she tried to get up from the floor. The dart was on his back. He was poisoned.
The laughing of youkai called an attention from Sanzo-ikkou. "Stupid man! There is no cure for this poison! He gonna die!" The youkai didn't have a chance to say in any longer. Sanzo shot him. "Urusai."
"There may have someone to know about healing. I will go to find him!" stated Nakuma. He was about to leave when Gojyo interrupted him. "Don't."
"Nani!?"
Gojyo sighed. "I can't move. It means the poison already spread through my body. It's too late for healing."
"Ch'." Sanzo cursed. He didn't like it. I HATE this!
"You shouldn't say that. We have to try in every method before giving up!" said Sara. Her face was absolutely pale. She was almost to cry.
Gojyo smiled weakly. Everyone in the place was as pale as him. He wanted to laugh and he would if only he had energy for it. "Hey! It's just a common thing in the world! Everyone have to die!" He tried to cheer the group up, but it's impossible for that time. He was about to say something when he coughed in blood.
"Gojyo!" shouted Hakkai.
Nataku bit his lip and made a decision. "I will go to find some medicine!"
Nakuma nodded. "I will go with you."
"I said 'DON'T'!" Gojyo shouted. As a result, he coughed in blood again.
"Gojyo!" Sara's tears started to shed over her cheek.
"Don't cry, Sara," asked Gojyo. Her tears were broken his heart. "I love you. I always love you since the first time we met."
Sara tried to not burst into tears. "Me too. I always love you since that time, and never stop loving you."
Gojyo smiled. It was the last smile from him. "Please live for me. My heart will always be with you. I will always with you, all of you, all the time."
His eyes were closed. His breath was stopped. Gojyo was gone.
"Gojyo?" Sara still didn't want to believe it. "It's not true, right? You're just joking us." There was no response from Gojyo, and it broke her heart. All guys tried their best to hold the tears. Goku was the first one who couldn't control it. "Gojyo! You ero-kappa! Wake up! Don't you dare to sleep on the street!"
"Goku. We understand you, but please…" Hakkai couldn't finish his words.
"But… But he can't go like this!" The tears shed Goku's cheek.
No one could reply the boy. Sara reached her edge. She burst into tears.
"NO!!!"
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Gojyo was gone. I thought you finally knew that I didn't name the title 'farewell' for Yumi. I just did it for Gojyo. In two or three days ago, I found one song that suited to him and Sara. It's 'Unbreakable' by Westlife. If you read the lyric below, you might understand. Its music video (I thought it could be called like that) ended with the guy was gone before he could marry with his lover. What did you think about it and my chapter thirteen? Please review.
Unbreakable
Took my hand
Touched my heart
Held me close
You were always there
By my side
Night and day
Through it all
Maybe come what may
Swept away on a wave of emotion
Over caught in the eye of the storm
And whenever you smile
I can hardly believe that you're mine
Believe that you're mine
This love is unbreakable
It's unmistakable
And each time I look in your eyes
I know why
This love is untouchable
I feel that my heart just can't deny
Each time I look in your eyes
Oh baby, I know why
This love is unbreakable
Shared the laughter
Shared the tears
We both know
We'll go on from here
Cause together we are strong
In my arms
That's where you belong
I've been touched by the hands of an angel
I've been blessed by the power of love
And whenever you smile
I can hardly believe that you're mine
This love is unbreakable
It's unmistakable
Each time I look in your eyes
I know why
This love is untouchable
I feel that my heart just can't deny
Each time you whisper my name
Oh baby, I know why
This love is unbreakable
Through fire and flame
When all this over
Our love still remains
This love is unbreakable
It's unmistakable
And each time I look in your eyes
I know why
This love is untouchable
I feel that my heart just can't deny
Each time you whisper my name
Oh baby, I know why
Cause each time I look in your eyes
Oh baby, I know why
This love is unbreakable
Westlife.
