Yet another chapter . and not a happy one I'm afraid. Apologies for any
spelling mistakes. However I did sort out the problem ff.net had with my
computer though.
Disclaimer: Wish I did . but if wishes were fishes the ocean would be empty
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Chapter 3
"What the fuck?" was Sanzo's opinion as Gojyo slammed open the dining room doors soaking wet and holding Hakkai in his arms, both their bodies splashed with blood. He went to go to him, but the other groups of diners looked on in horror and blocked his view. Not only had the taboo man returned but also he had committed murder. One woman screamed and pointed at him.
"Murder!" she shrieked. "He's killed that man!"
Gojyo spun around in horror, hauling Hakkai closer to his chest, and shocked to find the diners advancing on him.
"No! You don't understand!" he shouted. "He's been hurt, he needs help!"
One of the men pulled out a gun and levelled it at him. Gojyo couldn't react; he was still clinging onto his bleeding friend. He looked around frantically for someone. The man holding the gun spoke.
"A likely story. A fucking half-breed like you needs to be shot." Gojyo growled. "Say that again and I will rip your fucking head off!" he shouted. "Sanzo! Goku! For fucks sake! Help me here!"
Sanzo was shoving his way through the rapidly gathering crowd, his gun drawn and cursing a blue streak. Gojyo's voice was faltering and Sanzo instinctively knew he was doing nothing because he was holding Hakkai. The half-breed would rather lay down his own life than give up Hakkai's. He elbowed some random out of the way, only to have his arms wrenched behind him by the huge chef who had welcomed them when they had first arrived.
"Stay out of the way if you want to be safe!" snapped the chef wrenching his wrist and the gun dropped to the floor. "A Sanzo shouldn't associate with such a being."
Sanzo fought against him, unleashing a string of curses.
"Don't fucking touch me!" he snapped, trying to pull free and grab his gun. There was suddenly silence from those nearest him. Sanzo tried to pull free again. The man's grip was strong and his voice rumbled as it rang out.
"A Most Revered Sanzo has been corrupted!" he shouted. "The taboo one must be killed, he has corrupted one of the most holy ones."
Sanzo was stunned by this and snorted in sarcastic laughter, not bothering to struggle anymore.
"It would take a lot for that fucking kappa to corrupt me! . Don't fucking touch me!" he shouted, reverting to his struggles wondering how the hell a human could have so much raw strength. He was manhandled away by two others shouting curses at the top of his voice.
Goku had more luck and was pushing through the crowd easily, using the familiar technique of being short. Gojyo was being backed into a wall and the smell of Hakkai's blood was leading Goku straight to him. He used his mighty strength to push forwards and leapt nimbly in front of Gojyo and the unconscious Hakkai.
"Where's Sanzo!" he said, spreading his arms to protect his companions. Gojyo gave a shrug and jolted as he finally backed into the wall.
"Heard him swearing." He said. "He can take care of himself . Hakkai's hurt. badly. We have to get him out of here." He dodged a sudden blow. "Why have these crackpots acted up now? They were fine earlier."
"Don't know. Why do they want you anyway?!"
"I don't know! We can't kill them. They haven't done anything wrong. I can't summon Jakujou either."
Goku kicked out carefully, trying not to hit any of the crowds of people, just make them step back. He was sure there hadn't been this many dining when they had been eating. The people smelled intoxicating, a sour smell of sweat and fear. Their eyes were also tinged with hysteria; he had never seen anything like it. He wanted to summon nyoi-bou but couldn't justify lashing out at these frightened humans. He put out his hands and shoved against the people.
"You gotta move!" he shouted. "He's really hurt!"
A short stocky woman grabbed his arm and pulled him into the crowd. Goku struggled but didn't want to harm her from his thrashing. He looked to Gojyo who was utterly torn between attacking them to make an escape but loath to cause anymore damage to Hakkai. He also had his hands full, so couldn't summon his own jakujou. Goku went to go to him, but there was shot behind him that he recognised instantly, having heard it so many times.
"Sanzo!" He shouted and took off through the crowd, shoving his way through them, desperately trying to get to his rescuer.
Gojyo was stuck now. Blood was drying on his hands and he saw no feasible way out without hurting people or dropping Hakkai. His head was spinning wildly with animalistic ideas of escape. There was a huge hulking man coming closer than the others and Gojyo clutched Hakkai tighter, feeling more warm blood seeping through his vest.
"Stop this. I haven't done anything wrong!"
What have I done wrong? What's wrong with me? She's holding the axe again. The colour of blood. The colour of blood.
Gojyo's split second daze gave the crowd chance to act. Hakkai was wrenched out of his arms with a moan and borne away before he could react. Gojyo screamed and leapt forwards, desperately trying grab Hakkai's dangling wrist. Fingernails scraped skin and Gojyo tripped over. He saw Hakkai being handed over to group of women. The huge man was in his way and caught him by the wrist.
"The forbidden one tries to escape. He must not live!" came the loud shout and Gojyo's arms were wrenched rigidly behind him. He kicked out in fury but only succeeded in having his legs were pinioned down and strapped tightly together. He was hoisted into the air amid the crowd's hysterical shouts.
Forbidden one. Taboo. Death.
"What the fuck! Put me down!"
Gojyo really didn't understand why they were doing this. He could *almost* understand people's horror at him being a half-breed and trying to avoid him, but this witch-hunt was just damn strange. Stranger too; that they hadn't acted when the Sanzo-ikkou had arrived. He couldn't give a toss about himself though; he was fighting to see what they had done with Hakkai. He used his body to twist the grip of those holding him and he tumbled to the floor. One frantic pull snapped the restraints on his legs and he leapt back up like a frightened animal: eyes wide, body taut, ready to run.
Must find Hakkai. He's badly hurt and tried to commit suicide. Must find Hakkai.
Then the world tipped sideways and went black.
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A/n: Yet another chapter, sorry for all the angst! It will have an ending eventually.
Disclaimer: Wish I did . but if wishes were fishes the ocean would be empty
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Chapter 3
"What the fuck?" was Sanzo's opinion as Gojyo slammed open the dining room doors soaking wet and holding Hakkai in his arms, both their bodies splashed with blood. He went to go to him, but the other groups of diners looked on in horror and blocked his view. Not only had the taboo man returned but also he had committed murder. One woman screamed and pointed at him.
"Murder!" she shrieked. "He's killed that man!"
Gojyo spun around in horror, hauling Hakkai closer to his chest, and shocked to find the diners advancing on him.
"No! You don't understand!" he shouted. "He's been hurt, he needs help!"
One of the men pulled out a gun and levelled it at him. Gojyo couldn't react; he was still clinging onto his bleeding friend. He looked around frantically for someone. The man holding the gun spoke.
"A likely story. A fucking half-breed like you needs to be shot." Gojyo growled. "Say that again and I will rip your fucking head off!" he shouted. "Sanzo! Goku! For fucks sake! Help me here!"
Sanzo was shoving his way through the rapidly gathering crowd, his gun drawn and cursing a blue streak. Gojyo's voice was faltering and Sanzo instinctively knew he was doing nothing because he was holding Hakkai. The half-breed would rather lay down his own life than give up Hakkai's. He elbowed some random out of the way, only to have his arms wrenched behind him by the huge chef who had welcomed them when they had first arrived.
"Stay out of the way if you want to be safe!" snapped the chef wrenching his wrist and the gun dropped to the floor. "A Sanzo shouldn't associate with such a being."
Sanzo fought against him, unleashing a string of curses.
"Don't fucking touch me!" he snapped, trying to pull free and grab his gun. There was suddenly silence from those nearest him. Sanzo tried to pull free again. The man's grip was strong and his voice rumbled as it rang out.
"A Most Revered Sanzo has been corrupted!" he shouted. "The taboo one must be killed, he has corrupted one of the most holy ones."
Sanzo was stunned by this and snorted in sarcastic laughter, not bothering to struggle anymore.
"It would take a lot for that fucking kappa to corrupt me! . Don't fucking touch me!" he shouted, reverting to his struggles wondering how the hell a human could have so much raw strength. He was manhandled away by two others shouting curses at the top of his voice.
Goku had more luck and was pushing through the crowd easily, using the familiar technique of being short. Gojyo was being backed into a wall and the smell of Hakkai's blood was leading Goku straight to him. He used his mighty strength to push forwards and leapt nimbly in front of Gojyo and the unconscious Hakkai.
"Where's Sanzo!" he said, spreading his arms to protect his companions. Gojyo gave a shrug and jolted as he finally backed into the wall.
"Heard him swearing." He said. "He can take care of himself . Hakkai's hurt. badly. We have to get him out of here." He dodged a sudden blow. "Why have these crackpots acted up now? They were fine earlier."
"Don't know. Why do they want you anyway?!"
"I don't know! We can't kill them. They haven't done anything wrong. I can't summon Jakujou either."
Goku kicked out carefully, trying not to hit any of the crowds of people, just make them step back. He was sure there hadn't been this many dining when they had been eating. The people smelled intoxicating, a sour smell of sweat and fear. Their eyes were also tinged with hysteria; he had never seen anything like it. He wanted to summon nyoi-bou but couldn't justify lashing out at these frightened humans. He put out his hands and shoved against the people.
"You gotta move!" he shouted. "He's really hurt!"
A short stocky woman grabbed his arm and pulled him into the crowd. Goku struggled but didn't want to harm her from his thrashing. He looked to Gojyo who was utterly torn between attacking them to make an escape but loath to cause anymore damage to Hakkai. He also had his hands full, so couldn't summon his own jakujou. Goku went to go to him, but there was shot behind him that he recognised instantly, having heard it so many times.
"Sanzo!" He shouted and took off through the crowd, shoving his way through them, desperately trying to get to his rescuer.
Gojyo was stuck now. Blood was drying on his hands and he saw no feasible way out without hurting people or dropping Hakkai. His head was spinning wildly with animalistic ideas of escape. There was a huge hulking man coming closer than the others and Gojyo clutched Hakkai tighter, feeling more warm blood seeping through his vest.
"Stop this. I haven't done anything wrong!"
What have I done wrong? What's wrong with me? She's holding the axe again. The colour of blood. The colour of blood.
Gojyo's split second daze gave the crowd chance to act. Hakkai was wrenched out of his arms with a moan and borne away before he could react. Gojyo screamed and leapt forwards, desperately trying grab Hakkai's dangling wrist. Fingernails scraped skin and Gojyo tripped over. He saw Hakkai being handed over to group of women. The huge man was in his way and caught him by the wrist.
"The forbidden one tries to escape. He must not live!" came the loud shout and Gojyo's arms were wrenched rigidly behind him. He kicked out in fury but only succeeded in having his legs were pinioned down and strapped tightly together. He was hoisted into the air amid the crowd's hysterical shouts.
Forbidden one. Taboo. Death.
"What the fuck! Put me down!"
Gojyo really didn't understand why they were doing this. He could *almost* understand people's horror at him being a half-breed and trying to avoid him, but this witch-hunt was just damn strange. Stranger too; that they hadn't acted when the Sanzo-ikkou had arrived. He couldn't give a toss about himself though; he was fighting to see what they had done with Hakkai. He used his body to twist the grip of those holding him and he tumbled to the floor. One frantic pull snapped the restraints on his legs and he leapt back up like a frightened animal: eyes wide, body taut, ready to run.
Must find Hakkai. He's badly hurt and tried to commit suicide. Must find Hakkai.
Then the world tipped sideways and went black.
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A/n: Yet another chapter, sorry for all the angst! It will have an ending eventually.