Disclaimer: I guess you know it…the truth as to come out some day…I don't own Saiyuki!!!!!
I dedicate this chapter to Fuuei, the only person who has reviewed this fanfic so far. This is just to let her know that she is of great encouragement to me and that her fanfics are among the best I've read. Thanks girl! UR GR8!!! (^ ﻥ ^)
Chapter 4
Outside the museum, while Gokuh was absorbed in a double cheese burger, the others talked.
"Why do you suppose we've been brought back, Sanzo? You managed to seal Gyumaho's essence…the result of our mission should have satisfied the Aspects" Hakkai was worried, he looked at Sanzo.
The other lit a cigarette and then puffing the smoke out he said: " It did… until some stupid bastard decided to revive him!...that's the only way I can figure it out…Gyumaho can't have possible freed himself…it must be some one from out here…"
"What?!!" Gokuh nearly choked on his mouthful of burger…his eyes dimmed "Count me out…I won't go through it again"
"What the hell's wrong with you? Discovering that you've been reincarnated mixed up your brains or somethin'" spluttered a disbelieving Gojyo.
"I…I don't want to see you guys get hurt anymore…" he turned to Sanzo "I don't want to see you die again"
"See me die?!" Sanzo was shocked, confused. He couldn't have seen him die…he was the one to see him die…He saw Gokuh die before he had drained himself of his energy to seal Gyumaho! The boy was crazy!!!
Gokuh lowered his head, " I wasn't dead Sanzo…I wanted to help you…to stop you…but I couldn't move…I couldn't even shout…I saw you die Sanzo and I had to live with the guilt of not being able to do anything…I don't want it to happen again.."
"How can this be?!" Gojyo couldn't believe this. It was impossible. How could he have lived for such a long time and yet remain so unchanged.
"I don't know what happened to me after the battle…I know I just wanted to die…but I didn't…I don't recall myself dying as you guys do…yet I don't remember where I was or who it was that took me there…it's all a blur…All I know is that a few months ago I was thrown back in this world…"
Everything seemed to fit in then, Sanzo realized, "It was him that was causing my dreams"
Hakkai, however still couldn't understand all this "But you seemed like a normal kid, all the time!!!! You had memories of your past…Gokuh, you even spoke of your mother and the region you lived in before!!!!"
"I know…that's what I thought all the time…that I was just a regular kid!!!....Apparently my memories where sealed like the rest of yours where and I had been given fake ones to replace them until it was time to know the truth…part of my true past is still unknown to me…I just remember a pair of eyes…like mine and an unfamiliar boyish voice saying that it will be alright….the rest is just a blank…"
"Ch…do whatever you want…you are useless to us…time has softened you Son Gokuh…go home"
"Sanzo, I just don't want to see you die again…I…"
"Have no ties…"
The words seemed to have a hypnotizing effect on Gokuh "Live only for yourself…" he murmured back "Believe in nothing…"
"If the aspects brought you back it's for a reason, Son Gokuh" Hakkai put a hand on his shoulder.
Gokuh smiled "…I guess so…"
Sanzo felt a smile coming to his face and lit a cigarette to hide it.
Kenren T: Oh so sweet!!!! Smiling Sanzo!!!
Sanzo: Why do you keep picking on me, like this?
Gojyo: To give me a well deserved break obviously!!! You should see what she did to me in other fanfics…this is only half as bad!!!
Sanzo: Oh yeah?!!! Try having your hair falling off & then take ages to grow back…not to mention being changed into a woman & getting wolf-whistles from pervos like you!!!
Gojyo: Well how about…
Kenren T: Hey guys!!! Don't fight!!! All can be arranged…
G/S: You mean you're removing those fanfics?
Kenren T: No…I'll try to give you equal doses of cruelty and embarrassing situations from now on!!!
G/S: Whaaat!!!! No!!!!!!