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"Stop it! ... No! ... Not Gojyo! Please let him go!"
The familiar anguished voice cut through Gojyo's thoughts and he snapped open his eyes that stung and watered from the smoke. Hakkai was sprinting towards him, shoving and pushing his way through the cheering crowds, desperate to get to his lover. Sanzo and Goku were following him.
"Hakkai!" cried Gojyo, who then remembered the earlier threats from the people and the awful pictures in his head returned. They wouldn't hesitate in killing the brunette if he tried to free Gojyo and he couldn't bear that. "No! Stay away. Hakkai, run!" he yelled twisting against the bonds that squeezed his wrists.
Hakkai ignored his warning words, just desperate to reach him and free him, the crackling flames terrifying him as they obscured his view of Gojyo. He spurred forwards ready to jump into a somersault that would clear the flames, but three of the dark-clothed guards grabbed his arms and held him tightly before he could move. Hakkai cried out in frustration, lunging forwards and struggling, not caring as his barely-healed stab wound began to throb and seep blood. The robed man stopped chanting and turned to the furious Hakkai.
"Let him go." Snapped the brunette, his voice dropping to a low, cold tone and his eyes glittering a furious jade. He heard an annoyed yell from Goku behind him as people attempted to restrain the boy and a string of curses from Sanzo as people deliberately blocked his path. "Goku, find Hakuryu!" he shouted and screwed up his eyes, trying to seek the ki energy that served him so well.
The robed man eyed his struggling captive and felt the energy starting to awaken in him. With such ki he could release the taboo one instantly. The man whispered a blessing before bringing his sceptre down on Hakkai's head with a sharp crack. Hakkai cried out and sagged in the arms of his captors but still tried to pull away, ignoring his dizziness and the thin trail of blood that trickled through his hair. The robed man gave a small signal and the two men holding him began to punch him and kick him to get him down to the floor. There was a desperate shout from Gojyo as he saw the blows and heard the cries.
"Leave him alone, you fucking bastard!" he shouted, struggling harder, unable to stand seeing such damage done to his lover. At Hakkai's sudden muffled cry as a blow landed on his stab wound, Gojyo thrust his back against the pillar and forced his legs out, using the pillar as leverage. He heaved his body into the bindings, not caring about his aching ankles, concentrating on saving Hakkai. The bindings enclosing his legs finally snapped under the strain and Gojyo started work on the arm bindings by trying to stride forwards and slip his wrists free, gritting his teeth against the friction.
"Quick, stoke up the fire! The forbidden one tries to escape!" called the robed man, leaving Hakkai silenced, gasping in pain and pinioned to the floor by several guards.
In answer to his demand, one of the women in the crowd threw a bottle of some clear liquid at the dry kindling. There was a popping sound and the kindling started to burn faster. Gojyo stopped struggled and stepped back against the pillar closing his eyes against the burst of flame. He cried out in fear as the flames started to lick at his feet and the heat could be felt through his boots
Hakkai struggled to his knees licking his bloodied lips, suddenly wondering just how blood he had lost over these couple of days. He then shook away all musings as he heard Gojyo's desperate cry. Sanzo then barrelled past him cursing a blue streak but was thrown back by the strengthened flames, jumping away before they grabbed his robes. He nimbly danced back to Hakkai who was weakly trying to get to his feet with his arms still held.
"What they hell is going on?" he yelled, fiercely elbowing the people who were still trying to restrain him. "Fucking murderers!"
Hakkai didn't answer him; he was being restrained by his arms and was staring at the fire with a look of pure unadulterated disbelief. Sanzo wished he had time to think about what to do but was interrupted by the arrival Goku.
"I can't find Hakuryu so I'll get Gojyo! Sanzo!" he yelled, elbowing his way through the increasingly agitated crowd with Nyoi-bou extended, ready to pole vault up.
"No Goku!" cried Hakkai, struggling against his restraints. "Stay away from there! You'll be hurt!"
One of the men surrounding Sanzo grabbed the boy's staff as he leapt and slammed him down to the floor, taking advantage of Goku's distraction by Hakkai. Goku fell heavily, rolling across the sandy ground. Sanzo snatched at the boy's shirt, and yanked him upright, shielding his face against his robes. There was no way he was letting Goku see this; in nearly all ways, he was the boy's guardian and couldn't let him see such an awful sight.
"Sanzo!" came Goku's muffled cry in the golden robes. "What about Gojyo?!"
Sanzo cast a glance towards the fire; he couldn't see the half-breed anymore for the smoke and his eyes stung to even look. The people's cheers around him made him feel physically sick. The worst part was that he could still faintly hear the half-breed's cries over the crackles and cheers. For the first time in his life, Sanzo wished for rain.
"We can't do anything." He said under his breath, hissing out a string of curses. Goku gave a wail of frustration and turned around in Sanzo's grip.
"Where's Hakkai?" he asked in a choked voice.
A low guttural moan made Sanzo look around to where Hakkai was still being held tight by the two guards. The wounded brunette was struggling frantically, gasping out, his face ashy white at the sight of his friend and lover being burned alive. Sanzo seethed at the sight, cursing ever coming through this town and cursed himself even more for not being able to do anything about it. Goku suddenly jerked away from his grip and stared long and hard at Hakkai, sensing something that even Sanzo could not.
"He's going to take his limiters off." Said Goku sagely, pressing two shaking fingers to his own golden diadem.
"What?"
Sanzo glanced at Hakkai again. The green-eyed man was making inhuman noises as he heard Gojyo's fading screams; only his injuries and the two people holding him back. Sanzo remembered Hakkai and Gojyo telling him exactly how Goku had broken his own limiter before after Sanzo had been almost fatally injured, and it seemed eerily familiar now. The three cuffs on Hakkai's ear were glowing and malicious green in response to his fury. It actually seemed like a good idea; Hakkai would be physically stronger in his demon form and could bear the heat of the fire. The problem was that a heady combination of the minus wave and the fury for Gojyo was warping his intentions and there was no way of knowing what he would do, or if he would even return to his controlled form, even if he would keep control enough to rescue Gojyo.
Hakkai gave a low enraged hiss and his whole body took on a strange luminescence similar to the one he took on when he summoned his energy blasts in battle. His muscles were tensing up and he was getting ready to lose his temper. Sanzo's only thought was to put the fire out before Hakkai did something stupid, the luminescence was becoming stronger and people were backing away from him.
"Oh fuck." Sanzo swore and shoved the gawking Goku away. "Go and get water saru, it's the only thing we can do!"
It happened so quickly that Sanzo had difficulty in following it. As Goku ran off, there was a desperate shout from Gojyo, which sounded pained even to Sanzo's ears. The flames appeared to ride higher at the cry and there was an anguished howl from Hakkai who broke free with two well-aimed kicks that sent his captors rolling. He tore off the ear cuffs and flung them away, launching himself into the air in a perfect somersault. The crowd screamed and started to scatter as Hakkai changed in midair, his ears elongating and claws growing. A dark vine-style tattoo seemed to wind around his entire body as he turned over and Sanzo swore he could see two prominent canine teeth poking through Hakkai's lip. His true youkai form. Three ear cuffs landed on the ground near Sanzo's feet and Hakkai disappeared into the smoke and flames to land deftly at Gojyo's.
"Shit." Spat Sanzo drawing his gun.
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A/N: Another chapter and once again thank you for the reviews. The music recommendation this time around is the song 'Try to Wish' from the Ah! My Goddess soundtrack. No good for writing angst but a truly kawaii so nonetheless. Thanks for the reviews
Disclaimers and all that to be written here
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"Stop it! ... No! ... Not Gojyo! Please let him go!"
The familiar anguished voice cut through Gojyo's thoughts and he snapped open his eyes that stung and watered from the smoke. Hakkai was sprinting towards him, shoving and pushing his way through the cheering crowds, desperate to get to his lover. Sanzo and Goku were following him.
"Hakkai!" cried Gojyo, who then remembered the earlier threats from the people and the awful pictures in his head returned. They wouldn't hesitate in killing the brunette if he tried to free Gojyo and he couldn't bear that. "No! Stay away. Hakkai, run!" he yelled twisting against the bonds that squeezed his wrists.
Hakkai ignored his warning words, just desperate to reach him and free him, the crackling flames terrifying him as they obscured his view of Gojyo. He spurred forwards ready to jump into a somersault that would clear the flames, but three of the dark-clothed guards grabbed his arms and held him tightly before he could move. Hakkai cried out in frustration, lunging forwards and struggling, not caring as his barely-healed stab wound began to throb and seep blood. The robed man stopped chanting and turned to the furious Hakkai.
"Let him go." Snapped the brunette, his voice dropping to a low, cold tone and his eyes glittering a furious jade. He heard an annoyed yell from Goku behind him as people attempted to restrain the boy and a string of curses from Sanzo as people deliberately blocked his path. "Goku, find Hakuryu!" he shouted and screwed up his eyes, trying to seek the ki energy that served him so well.
The robed man eyed his struggling captive and felt the energy starting to awaken in him. With such ki he could release the taboo one instantly. The man whispered a blessing before bringing his sceptre down on Hakkai's head with a sharp crack. Hakkai cried out and sagged in the arms of his captors but still tried to pull away, ignoring his dizziness and the thin trail of blood that trickled through his hair. The robed man gave a small signal and the two men holding him began to punch him and kick him to get him down to the floor. There was a desperate shout from Gojyo as he saw the blows and heard the cries.
"Leave him alone, you fucking bastard!" he shouted, struggling harder, unable to stand seeing such damage done to his lover. At Hakkai's sudden muffled cry as a blow landed on his stab wound, Gojyo thrust his back against the pillar and forced his legs out, using the pillar as leverage. He heaved his body into the bindings, not caring about his aching ankles, concentrating on saving Hakkai. The bindings enclosing his legs finally snapped under the strain and Gojyo started work on the arm bindings by trying to stride forwards and slip his wrists free, gritting his teeth against the friction.
"Quick, stoke up the fire! The forbidden one tries to escape!" called the robed man, leaving Hakkai silenced, gasping in pain and pinioned to the floor by several guards.
In answer to his demand, one of the women in the crowd threw a bottle of some clear liquid at the dry kindling. There was a popping sound and the kindling started to burn faster. Gojyo stopped struggled and stepped back against the pillar closing his eyes against the burst of flame. He cried out in fear as the flames started to lick at his feet and the heat could be felt through his boots
Hakkai struggled to his knees licking his bloodied lips, suddenly wondering just how blood he had lost over these couple of days. He then shook away all musings as he heard Gojyo's desperate cry. Sanzo then barrelled past him cursing a blue streak but was thrown back by the strengthened flames, jumping away before they grabbed his robes. He nimbly danced back to Hakkai who was weakly trying to get to his feet with his arms still held.
"What they hell is going on?" he yelled, fiercely elbowing the people who were still trying to restrain him. "Fucking murderers!"
Hakkai didn't answer him; he was being restrained by his arms and was staring at the fire with a look of pure unadulterated disbelief. Sanzo wished he had time to think about what to do but was interrupted by the arrival Goku.
"I can't find Hakuryu so I'll get Gojyo! Sanzo!" he yelled, elbowing his way through the increasingly agitated crowd with Nyoi-bou extended, ready to pole vault up.
"No Goku!" cried Hakkai, struggling against his restraints. "Stay away from there! You'll be hurt!"
One of the men surrounding Sanzo grabbed the boy's staff as he leapt and slammed him down to the floor, taking advantage of Goku's distraction by Hakkai. Goku fell heavily, rolling across the sandy ground. Sanzo snatched at the boy's shirt, and yanked him upright, shielding his face against his robes. There was no way he was letting Goku see this; in nearly all ways, he was the boy's guardian and couldn't let him see such an awful sight.
"Sanzo!" came Goku's muffled cry in the golden robes. "What about Gojyo?!"
Sanzo cast a glance towards the fire; he couldn't see the half-breed anymore for the smoke and his eyes stung to even look. The people's cheers around him made him feel physically sick. The worst part was that he could still faintly hear the half-breed's cries over the crackles and cheers. For the first time in his life, Sanzo wished for rain.
"We can't do anything." He said under his breath, hissing out a string of curses. Goku gave a wail of frustration and turned around in Sanzo's grip.
"Where's Hakkai?" he asked in a choked voice.
A low guttural moan made Sanzo look around to where Hakkai was still being held tight by the two guards. The wounded brunette was struggling frantically, gasping out, his face ashy white at the sight of his friend and lover being burned alive. Sanzo seethed at the sight, cursing ever coming through this town and cursed himself even more for not being able to do anything about it. Goku suddenly jerked away from his grip and stared long and hard at Hakkai, sensing something that even Sanzo could not.
"He's going to take his limiters off." Said Goku sagely, pressing two shaking fingers to his own golden diadem.
"What?"
Sanzo glanced at Hakkai again. The green-eyed man was making inhuman noises as he heard Gojyo's fading screams; only his injuries and the two people holding him back. Sanzo remembered Hakkai and Gojyo telling him exactly how Goku had broken his own limiter before after Sanzo had been almost fatally injured, and it seemed eerily familiar now. The three cuffs on Hakkai's ear were glowing and malicious green in response to his fury. It actually seemed like a good idea; Hakkai would be physically stronger in his demon form and could bear the heat of the fire. The problem was that a heady combination of the minus wave and the fury for Gojyo was warping his intentions and there was no way of knowing what he would do, or if he would even return to his controlled form, even if he would keep control enough to rescue Gojyo.
Hakkai gave a low enraged hiss and his whole body took on a strange luminescence similar to the one he took on when he summoned his energy blasts in battle. His muscles were tensing up and he was getting ready to lose his temper. Sanzo's only thought was to put the fire out before Hakkai did something stupid, the luminescence was becoming stronger and people were backing away from him.
"Oh fuck." Sanzo swore and shoved the gawking Goku away. "Go and get water saru, it's the only thing we can do!"
It happened so quickly that Sanzo had difficulty in following it. As Goku ran off, there was a desperate shout from Gojyo, which sounded pained even to Sanzo's ears. The flames appeared to ride higher at the cry and there was an anguished howl from Hakkai who broke free with two well-aimed kicks that sent his captors rolling. He tore off the ear cuffs and flung them away, launching himself into the air in a perfect somersault. The crowd screamed and started to scatter as Hakkai changed in midair, his ears elongating and claws growing. A dark vine-style tattoo seemed to wind around his entire body as he turned over and Sanzo swore he could see two prominent canine teeth poking through Hakkai's lip. His true youkai form. Three ear cuffs landed on the ground near Sanzo's feet and Hakkai disappeared into the smoke and flames to land deftly at Gojyo's.
"Shit." Spat Sanzo drawing his gun.
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A/N: Another chapter and once again thank you for the reviews. The music recommendation this time around is the song 'Try to Wish' from the Ah! My Goddess soundtrack. No good for writing angst but a truly kawaii so nonetheless. Thanks for the reviews