Goku jumped into the air and punched Kougaiji in the face. Kougaiji
fell, but quickly got up and retaliated with a kick. Gojyo and Dokugakuji
were fighting nearby, and Doku seemed to be winning. Hakkai and Yaone were
fighting near the cliff, smiling at each other. Sanzo watched the rest as
Lirin climbed unto his head and danced around him.
"I'll buy you ten meat buns if you stop that," Sanzo said simply. Lirin climbed down from his head.
"Promise?" she asked.
"No," Sanzo said. He pulled out his fan and whacked Lirin on the head.
"That hurts!"
"Do you think I care?"
"Where are my meat buns?!"
"Not here." Sanzo whacked Lirin with his fan again.
Meanwhile, Hakkai was driving Yaone closer and closer to the edge of the cliff, unaware of what he was doing. Yaone seemed to be limping.
"Daijobou desaka?" Hakkai asked, blocking another attack from Yaone, "I only meant to trip you."
"That was from last time. I twisted my ankle then," Yaone replied.
"And you're still fighting? I think we should stop. It's not as though someone's life is at stake."
"But Kougaiji-sama ordered us to do so. And I must obey him"
"Are you sure?"
Yaone nodded, seeing Kougaiji turn to face them. She didn't want him to catch her talking to the 'Demon Traitor'. He had a grudge against Hakkai for some reason.
"Oi, Kougaiji!" Goku called. He elbowed Kougaiji in the stomach, and stepped on his foot. Kougaiji kicked him and Goku flew several feet. Kougaiji jumped into the air, landing on where Goku was, but he had rolled away. Goku spun around, tripping Kougaiji. As his face hit the floor, Kougaiji heard Yaone scream. The rest were far, and running towards them. Yaone clung to Hakkai's hand, dangling from the edge. Slowly, Hakkai began to pull Yaone up. Just as she was able to pull herself up, the edge seemed to break off. Hakkai quickly, clung to the new cliff edge (as the piece broke off) and grabbed Yaone's arm with the other. Yaone grabbed on to his arm, panting heavily. Below was a river.
"Hang on, Yaone-san," Hakkai said, tightening his grip, "don't let go."
"But I'll pull you down with me," Yaone said softly, "I don't want that to happen."
"There's a river below. Can you swim?"
"Not really."
"If we fall, don't let go of me, whatever you do. Just don't let go."
Goku was the closest to the edge, Kougaiji close behind. Doku and Gojyo were a few feet behind them and Lirin just behind Doku. Sanzo had not moved, not bothered to do anything.
"In case we're going to die, I'd just like to say that I like you very much," Hakkai said softly so that only Yaone could hear. Yaone blushed. Nobody had said that to her before. And now Hakkai, her enemy, the 'Demon Traitor' had said it. Not Kougaiji, Dokugakuji or anybody else. It just had to be him.
"I.I.li.." Yaone stammered. Why couldn't she just say it?
The piece of the cliff edge broke off. Yaone scream with fear. Hakkai tightened his grip around her arm. He did not want to let her go. He held his breath and closed his eyes. And they plunged into the icy cold water below.
"I'll buy you ten meat buns if you stop that," Sanzo said simply. Lirin climbed down from his head.
"Promise?" she asked.
"No," Sanzo said. He pulled out his fan and whacked Lirin on the head.
"That hurts!"
"Do you think I care?"
"Where are my meat buns?!"
"Not here." Sanzo whacked Lirin with his fan again.
Meanwhile, Hakkai was driving Yaone closer and closer to the edge of the cliff, unaware of what he was doing. Yaone seemed to be limping.
"Daijobou desaka?" Hakkai asked, blocking another attack from Yaone, "I only meant to trip you."
"That was from last time. I twisted my ankle then," Yaone replied.
"And you're still fighting? I think we should stop. It's not as though someone's life is at stake."
"But Kougaiji-sama ordered us to do so. And I must obey him"
"Are you sure?"
Yaone nodded, seeing Kougaiji turn to face them. She didn't want him to catch her talking to the 'Demon Traitor'. He had a grudge against Hakkai for some reason.
"Oi, Kougaiji!" Goku called. He elbowed Kougaiji in the stomach, and stepped on his foot. Kougaiji kicked him and Goku flew several feet. Kougaiji jumped into the air, landing on where Goku was, but he had rolled away. Goku spun around, tripping Kougaiji. As his face hit the floor, Kougaiji heard Yaone scream. The rest were far, and running towards them. Yaone clung to Hakkai's hand, dangling from the edge. Slowly, Hakkai began to pull Yaone up. Just as she was able to pull herself up, the edge seemed to break off. Hakkai quickly, clung to the new cliff edge (as the piece broke off) and grabbed Yaone's arm with the other. Yaone grabbed on to his arm, panting heavily. Below was a river.
"Hang on, Yaone-san," Hakkai said, tightening his grip, "don't let go."
"But I'll pull you down with me," Yaone said softly, "I don't want that to happen."
"There's a river below. Can you swim?"
"Not really."
"If we fall, don't let go of me, whatever you do. Just don't let go."
Goku was the closest to the edge, Kougaiji close behind. Doku and Gojyo were a few feet behind them and Lirin just behind Doku. Sanzo had not moved, not bothered to do anything.
"In case we're going to die, I'd just like to say that I like you very much," Hakkai said softly so that only Yaone could hear. Yaone blushed. Nobody had said that to her before. And now Hakkai, her enemy, the 'Demon Traitor' had said it. Not Kougaiji, Dokugakuji or anybody else. It just had to be him.
"I.I.li.." Yaone stammered. Why couldn't she just say it?
The piece of the cliff edge broke off. Yaone scream with fear. Hakkai tightened his grip around her arm. He did not want to let her go. He held his breath and closed his eyes. And they plunged into the icy cold water below.