GOING UNDER.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Saiyuki in the past or in the present or in the future.
A/N: I'm so happy to receive many reviews from all of you! Thank you so
much for the constructive critics I received from all of you. I will try my
best to sharpen up my grammar. In the mean time, please forgive me
if there's any grammar mistake. Enjoy reading!
Why should I care
because you weren't there when I was scared
I was so alone
you, you need to listen
I'm starting to trip,
I'm losing my grip
and I'm in this thing alone
~Losing Grip by Avril Lavigne~
Somewhere in Tenkai:
"Kanzeon Bosatsu, isn't that Seiten Taisei Son Goku!" Jiroushin's eyes were wide in shock, "but his gold diadem is still in its place?"
Kanzeon Bosatsu nearly laughed out loud to see the expression on Jiroushin's face, "This is getting interesting. Just watch the movie or you'll miss out some exciting parts."
He sweats dropped as the goddess laughed. It seems like our little boy has grown up a little bit and he is getting more and more powerful, she contemplated mutely.
At the Konran Tower:
"What?! Seiten Taisei had appeared last night?!" the roguish-looking god exclaimed after he heard Toushin Homura Taishi's story about last night.
"Aa," answered Homura, casually.
"That means…" Shien glanced at Homura and he nodded slowly.
"We are nearly reaching our goal," Zeon continued with a lopsided grin on his scarred face.
Back to the old musty motel:
I must do something. I don't want that brat to ruin my plans, her eyes were fierce like those who have a deadly grudge against someone they hate the most.
"Meira, we should go now," Sanzo patted on her shoulder lightly. Immediately, she put her best innocent face, a face of a sweet gentle girl.
"Haik," she replied cheerfully and followed Sanzo. I'll make sure that you'll be mine only, Genjo Sanzo.
The morning sun shone persistently on Goku still-shut eyelids. Annoyed, he rolled on the right side of the bed. Suddenly, he opened his eyes and was surprised to see that he was in his room, " I was supposed to be at the lake, wasn't I?"
"Am I dreaming?" he asked to himself when he recalled about what had happened last night; his encounter with Homura and the invisibles ropes that had bounded him and he did remembered about the sudden pain he felt when Homura gave him a kiss on the lips. However, he forgot everything else that happened after the uninvited kiss.
"Something is terribly wrong," he tried to remember something that is very important to him, "oh no, BREAKFAST!" he rushed to the toilet to wash his face and went downstairs hastily.
"Where are the rest?" Gojyo asked the handsome green-eyed man. He shoved down a delicious-looking chocolate muffin to his mouth.
"That's Sanzo and the girl too," Hakkai gestured to the stairs leading to the rooms upstairs.
Sanzo took a seat in front of Hakkai and the blue-eyed girl sit in front of Gojyo. Sanzo ordered a cup of black coffee and meat buns while the young girl asked for a cup of tea.
"How are you feeling now?" Hakkai asked her politely while sipping his cup of steaming white coffee.
"I'm feeling much better, thanks to all of you," she answered him with a sweet smile plastered on her attractive face.
"By the way, I'm Meira," she introduced herself.
"I'm Gojyo, Sha Gojyo and this is Cho Hakkai," he motioned to Hakkai," and that monk beside you, he is namagusa bouzu." Gojyo received a whack on the head from an irritated monk. Meira chuckled softly seeing Gojyo whined because of the vicious attack from Sanzo.
"So, what are you doing in the woods alone?" Sanzo started to read the newspaper when Hakkai asked her the question.
"I…I was running away," she paused for a while, " I was running away from my stepfather when suddenly the demons appeared out of nowhere," they could see tears started to well in her eyes.
"Why?" Gojyo hated to see a woman cried because it reminded him of his dark past. It reminded him of his own stepmother.
"He…tried…" the tears finally burst out, " he tried to rape me!"
"Bastard," Gojyo sneered.
"You're safe now," Hakkai tried to calm her down and handed her his handkerchief.
"Please, take me with you. I'm scared of being alone," she held his hands, as she pleaded to them.
"But it's dangerous," Hakkai replied with a sad expression. A thin line replaced his usual cheerful smile.
"Please, I can't stay here anymore. It equals to death. He might find me here. I don't want to go back to that house," she sobbed quietly. Her head hanged down. Her long blue fringe covered her eyes.
"I guess we can't just leave her here," Gojyo ate another meat bun.
"Sanzo?" Hakkai looked at Sanzo.
"Ch," a very short reply from Sanzo.
"That means yes," Gojyo gave her a charming smile that could make all the girls in the inn's restaurant passed out.
"Thank you very much," she thanked them. Gotcha!
"Where's that saru?" Gojyo complained.
"Saru? You have a pet monkey?" Meira's eyes were full with curiosity.
"No, he's our companion," Hakkai smiled at her warmly, "and there he is."
Their eyes darted to where Hakkai had pointed. They saw a boy with wild chocolate hair and ominous golden eyes practically leapt from the top of the stairs and landed gracefully on the ground.
"You're right. He is a saru," she put on her fake smile.
"Good morning, people," he greeted cheerfully. Suddenly, he felt really cold as if it was winter. He looked beside him. Meira was watching him with a fatal stare that had made him feel uneasy. Her blue eyes were strangely dull and cold. Then, he remembered about last night's incident. He stopped smiling.
"Here, you can take my seat," Meira quickly wore a friendly smile and offered him her seat.
"No need, Meira. Goku is a big boy, he can find his own seat," Sanzo said nonchalantly. Meira sat back and he swore he could saw her mouth curved into a satisfied smile.
He walked slowly to the nearest seat available, the one at the far corner of the crowded restaurant. He sat down alone. Gojyo, Hakkai and Meira seemed to have a lively chat together. Sanzo was immersed in reading the newspaper. She seems to get along really well with the others, he mused, everyone except ME. No matter how hard he tried, he could not shake off the feeling that this girl is dangerous. He must warn his companion. He must warn Sanzo. But will they ever listen to me? Will they ever trust me?
They were back on the road again. The sky was streaked with red, orange and gold and a little bit of dark blue. It was nearly twilight.
"Hakkai, are we there yet?" the red hair kappa asked the brunette.
"We will reach the town in two days," replied Hakkai. A small smile was on his handsome face.
"What?!" he exclaimed, "I'll be dead before we even reach the place." Then, drew out his last cigarette and lit it up.
"Harahetta! Sanzo, I want food," instead of answering him, Sanzo took out his infamous fan and in a blink of an eye, there was a lump on Goku's head.
"Urusai," Sanzo yelled at him.
"Itai," complained Goku. He shot a glance to Meira. Why is she smiling like that? Meira was smiling wickedly at him. Did she hold a grudge against me?
"I think we better camp here," Hakkai pressed the brake pedal and the jeep stopped. They jumped out of the car and the jeep changed back into a cute dragon, Hakuryuu.
"I'll be looking for fire woods," Goku told Hakkai and went to search for logs.
"Can I come with you?" Meira asked him politely.
He hesitated at first, and then he said," Okay." So, they went deeper into the forest to search for logs while Gojyo helped Hakkai to set up the tent. As for Sanzo, he was just busy smoking.
I have a perfect spell for you, Son Goku. And I need your blood to cast the spell, Meira thought evilly.
"Goku, can you come here for a while," she called him, "I've got too much woods in my hands, can you please take this one for me?" she pointed to a particular log on the green grass.
"Sure," he came over and bent down to pick up the log. Then, he felt a sharp pain at the tip of his index finger. He looked at it and saw red blood trailing down his hand. It seemed like a thorn had pierced his finger.
"Are you okay?" quickly, she took out a white handkerchief to wipe off his blood.
"I'm fine, don't worry," he got up and collected all the fire woods, "sorry to stain your hankie. Let me clean it for you."
"Oh, don't bother. It's nothing, really. I think we should get back to camp now," she flashed her charming smile and followed Goku back to the camp. Prepare to die, Son Goku.
After dinner, they all went to sleep except for a certain azure-eyed girl. Meira took out an orange pouch and poured the content on top of her palm. It was a glittery dust, a sleeping powder. She blew it three times. Then, she poured the rest of the silver powder into the blazing fire.
Sleep tight, my friends, she laughed quietly and stood tall in front of the campfire. She raised her hands high above her and faced the full moon.
Fire, fire burning bright
Burn him, hurt him with your light
One night, two nights, three nights hell
Make him quiver, cry and quell
Back luck come and rue his day
Let it fester and have its say
With this fire burning bright
Bring him bad luck with its might!
She threw the bloody handkerchief into the fire and it exploded. The spell was used to make the enemies writhe and suffer for three nights and three days. She could not wait to watch Goku suffered. So long, Goku.
A/N: Hope you like it! Happy Holiday!
