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"Sanzo? You awake?" Gojyo asked.
Sanzo's eyes slowly opened.
"Good morning." Hakkai flashed a false smile.
"What's so good about it?" Sanzo groaned.
"Well I guess you're feeling better huh?" Gojyo said, sarcastically.
Sanzo sat up and put his feet on the floor. "I suppose monkey-boy is finishing off our left-overs?"
"Uh...well...er...maybe?" Gojyo bit his lip, afraid of what Sanzo's reaction might be.
"Sanzo, What Gojyo is trying to is..."
Sanzo eyed Hakkai. "Where is he?"
"Goku...left." Hakkai looked at the ground.
Sanzo's eyes widened as he searched his team mates for some kind of answer, but received none.
"What do you mean 'left'?"
"He's gone Sanzo. The kid just left us without saying anything." Gojyo sat down on a chair.
"That idiot! I knew I should have stayed up and watched him." Sanzo clenched his fasts and closed his eyes.
"I'm gonna go out on a limb...and say monkey-boy's never been out there on his own before." Gojyo stated.
"Is it that obvious?" Sanzo spat.
"Goku has no idea how to survive on his own in the real world. I'm afraid he'll have to learn the hard way, that this world is a lot scarier on your own." Hakkai sighed.
A moment of silence lingered and was driving Gojyo up the wall. He picked himself up and left. "I'll search around...for all we know...he could just be at some restaurant." Gojyo said.
Sanzo and Hakkai's hopes went with him as he left.
Finally.
After hours of Lirin telling him to stay in bed, Goku was finally 'allowed' to get up and walk around.
"Feel ok?" Lirin asked.
"I feel great. Thanks Lirin!" Goku chirped.
They had already eaten an hour ago, but were hungry again.
Lirin's stomach growled. "I'm too hungry to try and catch something..."
"Me too." Goku whimpered.
"HEY! Isn't there a town a few miles away!?" Lirin asked, with hopes of food.
Goku looked down and absentmindedly began to draw circles in the dirt. "Yeah..."
"Then they've gotta have a restaurant!? Right!?"
"I guess."
Lirin was about to grab hold of Goku's arm and take off, but then she noticed his sudden strange behavior.
"What's wrong Goku-sai?"
Before he answered, he noticed she said 'sai'. 'Companion?' he thought. 'She thinks I'm her companion?'
"Nothing...nothing's wrong Lirin-chan."
"You called me Lirin-chan! Yay! We're friends now!" She dropped to her knees and hugged him.
This made Goku smile as he hugged her as well.
"Now, let's go get something to eat! I can hear your stomach growling!" Lirin sang.
Goku's face went red and they let go of each other.
He shook his head and followed Lirin, who dragged him by the arm.
'I just hope...they don't see me.' Goku hoped.
Gojyo stopped into a bar, in hopes of finding his lost party member.
He sat at the bar and talked to the woman working there.
"You happen to see any kids in this bar lately?"
"Kids? I don't allow 'em in here...but come to think of it...I did see one funny lookin' one walking out of town last night. Poor thing. Looked like he'd lost everything in the world. I wanted to give him some food, but I had too many customers, and he was just too fast."
Gojyo closed his eyes.
"He was kinda weird looking too...I believe he was a demon. But I don't judge...I still would'a given 'im that food." She noticed Gojyo's sudden grimace look. "He in any relation to you?"
"No...just a good friend." Gojyo sighed.
"Well I'm sorry I couldn't have helped in any way...could I get you a drink honey?"
"Yeah..."
"What'll it be?"
Gojyo looked out the window.
"Something strong."
Lirin skipped into town wearing one of Yaone's power limiter bracelets to disguise herself, while Goku wore a hooded cloak.
"Come on Goku-sai!"
Goku ran a little faster to keep up with her.
"OOOOOOO! Look!" Lirin pointed at a restaurant.
They went in and sat down. Goku remembered not to lower his hood.
The waitress came to their table and Lirin ordered just about everything on the menu.
"I'll bring that right out." The waitress said cheerfully.
Just then, two teenagers, about the ages of 17, neared the table.
"Hey cutie." One of them said, looking at Lirin.
"Hi." Lirin chirped.
The two pulled up seats and sat next to Lirin. Goku's face felt like it was on fire.
"You're not from around here are you?" one asked.
"No, we're just in to get something to eat." Lirin said, with a smile still on her face.
"Well, if you're not doing anything..." One of the teen's wrapped an arm around Lirin's waist. "Why don't you let me show you around?"
Lirin's smile disappeared and she moved away from the teen. The other one came behind her and wrapped both arms around her. "Come on kitten. We just want to have a good time."
"Hey dickhead." Goku said.
"What'd you call me, Shrimp?"
"You heard me. Or are you as deaf as you are stupid?"
Lirin struggled to break loose from the teen's grip, knowing if she took her power limiter off to beat them, she would be found out by the towns people.
The larger teen grabbed Goku by the front of his shirt and slammed him against a wall. "You got anything else to say, punk?"
Goku smiled. "Yeah."
He grabbed the teen's face and slammed him onto the ground, suffocating him.
Goku laughed as the teen made worthless attempts to break free. He watched him struggle. Everyone in the bar was screaming.
He could hear the teen's friend let Lirin go and scream in terror.
The teen grabbed hold of Goku's hood and ripped the cloak off.
Lirin stood and watched in horror as her new friend laughed at these teens.
"Goku-sai! Stop it!"
Goku heard Lirin's voice and turned around.
"Please...just let them go."
Goku released the teen and they took off. All of the customers starred at Goku. "He...he's a demon!" one screamed.
Just then, a familiar red-head popped in.
Gold met red.
"Goku..." Gojyo said. He saw Lirin cowering behind Goku.
Gojyo ran to Goku and hugged the boy. He quickly stepped away from him and said. "Where the HELL have you been!? And why is she here!?"
"Cause Goku-sai got hurt last night, so Lirin took care of him!" Lirin smiled.
Gojyo smiled back at the girl. "Come on Goku, Sanzo and Hakkai are worried sick about you."
"I'm not going back."
"What?"
"I said...I'm not going back Gojyo."
"Why not!?"
"I can't put you guys in any more danger. I can't let any of you get hurt."
Gojyo put his hands on the heretic's shoulders. "Goku, we won't get hurt. We just want to protect you."
Goku pulled away. "You can't help me! You can't make any of this...or him...go away."
Gojyo ran out of things to say.
"I have to go..." Goku choked back tears.
"Where would you go!?"
Goku didn't answer the question. Instead, just as he and Lirin walked out he turned and said. "Tell Hakkai and Sanzo...I said...I'm sorry." And left.
Lirin and Goku walked the dirt path back to the woods.
Neither one spoke.
Lirin couldn't take the awkward silence anymore. "Goku-sai?"
"Hn?"
"Thank you...for helping me out back there."
Goku went red. "Oh...no problem."
They stopped and faced each other. "I just want to give you this...I know it's not much but...here." Lirin said. She then placed a hand on the back of Goku's head and kissed him. She happily skipped away.
Goku's eyes were still wide and he snapped out of it. "L-Lirin-chan! I-I don't think I got the message on that one! You wanna try again?" Goku stuttered.
"Your gonna have to catch me!"
Goku smiled.
"Let the chase begin."
Yay!
Done with this chappie!
R&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lirin-Chan.
Thanks for the reviews.
I'd like to thank,
Jen-chan, Koinu-Chan, goku-the-saru, Kai/Ray, Silver on the Tree, DivineAngel (I'll have that cookie now, heh heh.), Ranechi, Lirin (Thanks so much!), Amy01, Klee5, Silverone,hayashi-kutsuki, and everyone who posted as Unknown. (If I forgot you, I'm sorry!)
Thank you so much!
You guys are great.
I dedicate this chapter to everyone who actually reads this (And doesn't fall asleep on their keyboard.)
Enjoy!!!!
"Sanzo? You awake?" Gojyo asked.
Sanzo's eyes slowly opened.
"Good morning." Hakkai flashed a false smile.
"What's so good about it?" Sanzo groaned.
"Well I guess you're feeling better huh?" Gojyo said, sarcastically.
Sanzo sat up and put his feet on the floor. "I suppose monkey-boy is finishing off our left-overs?"
"Uh...well...er...maybe?" Gojyo bit his lip, afraid of what Sanzo's reaction might be.
"Sanzo, What Gojyo is trying to is..."
Sanzo eyed Hakkai. "Where is he?"
"Goku...left." Hakkai looked at the ground.
Sanzo's eyes widened as he searched his team mates for some kind of answer, but received none.
"What do you mean 'left'?"
"He's gone Sanzo. The kid just left us without saying anything." Gojyo sat down on a chair.
"That idiot! I knew I should have stayed up and watched him." Sanzo clenched his fasts and closed his eyes.
"I'm gonna go out on a limb...and say monkey-boy's never been out there on his own before." Gojyo stated.
"Is it that obvious?" Sanzo spat.
"Goku has no idea how to survive on his own in the real world. I'm afraid he'll have to learn the hard way, that this world is a lot scarier on your own." Hakkai sighed.
A moment of silence lingered and was driving Gojyo up the wall. He picked himself up and left. "I'll search around...for all we know...he could just be at some restaurant." Gojyo said.
Sanzo and Hakkai's hopes went with him as he left.
Finally.
After hours of Lirin telling him to stay in bed, Goku was finally 'allowed' to get up and walk around.
"Feel ok?" Lirin asked.
"I feel great. Thanks Lirin!" Goku chirped.
They had already eaten an hour ago, but were hungry again.
Lirin's stomach growled. "I'm too hungry to try and catch something..."
"Me too." Goku whimpered.
"HEY! Isn't there a town a few miles away!?" Lirin asked, with hopes of food.
Goku looked down and absentmindedly began to draw circles in the dirt. "Yeah..."
"Then they've gotta have a restaurant!? Right!?"
"I guess."
Lirin was about to grab hold of Goku's arm and take off, but then she noticed his sudden strange behavior.
"What's wrong Goku-sai?"
Before he answered, he noticed she said 'sai'. 'Companion?' he thought. 'She thinks I'm her companion?'
"Nothing...nothing's wrong Lirin-chan."
"You called me Lirin-chan! Yay! We're friends now!" She dropped to her knees and hugged him.
This made Goku smile as he hugged her as well.
"Now, let's go get something to eat! I can hear your stomach growling!" Lirin sang.
Goku's face went red and they let go of each other.
He shook his head and followed Lirin, who dragged him by the arm.
'I just hope...they don't see me.' Goku hoped.
Gojyo stopped into a bar, in hopes of finding his lost party member.
He sat at the bar and talked to the woman working there.
"You happen to see any kids in this bar lately?"
"Kids? I don't allow 'em in here...but come to think of it...I did see one funny lookin' one walking out of town last night. Poor thing. Looked like he'd lost everything in the world. I wanted to give him some food, but I had too many customers, and he was just too fast."
Gojyo closed his eyes.
"He was kinda weird looking too...I believe he was a demon. But I don't judge...I still would'a given 'im that food." She noticed Gojyo's sudden grimace look. "He in any relation to you?"
"No...just a good friend." Gojyo sighed.
"Well I'm sorry I couldn't have helped in any way...could I get you a drink honey?"
"Yeah..."
"What'll it be?"
Gojyo looked out the window.
"Something strong."
Lirin skipped into town wearing one of Yaone's power limiter bracelets to disguise herself, while Goku wore a hooded cloak.
"Come on Goku-sai!"
Goku ran a little faster to keep up with her.
"OOOOOOO! Look!" Lirin pointed at a restaurant.
They went in and sat down. Goku remembered not to lower his hood.
The waitress came to their table and Lirin ordered just about everything on the menu.
"I'll bring that right out." The waitress said cheerfully.
Just then, two teenagers, about the ages of 17, neared the table.
"Hey cutie." One of them said, looking at Lirin.
"Hi." Lirin chirped.
The two pulled up seats and sat next to Lirin. Goku's face felt like it was on fire.
"You're not from around here are you?" one asked.
"No, we're just in to get something to eat." Lirin said, with a smile still on her face.
"Well, if you're not doing anything..." One of the teen's wrapped an arm around Lirin's waist. "Why don't you let me show you around?"
Lirin's smile disappeared and she moved away from the teen. The other one came behind her and wrapped both arms around her. "Come on kitten. We just want to have a good time."
"Hey dickhead." Goku said.
"What'd you call me, Shrimp?"
"You heard me. Or are you as deaf as you are stupid?"
Lirin struggled to break loose from the teen's grip, knowing if she took her power limiter off to beat them, she would be found out by the towns people.
The larger teen grabbed Goku by the front of his shirt and slammed him against a wall. "You got anything else to say, punk?"
Goku smiled. "Yeah."
He grabbed the teen's face and slammed him onto the ground, suffocating him.
Goku laughed as the teen made worthless attempts to break free. He watched him struggle. Everyone in the bar was screaming.
He could hear the teen's friend let Lirin go and scream in terror.
The teen grabbed hold of Goku's hood and ripped the cloak off.
Lirin stood and watched in horror as her new friend laughed at these teens.
"Goku-sai! Stop it!"
Goku heard Lirin's voice and turned around.
"Please...just let them go."
Goku released the teen and they took off. All of the customers starred at Goku. "He...he's a demon!" one screamed.
Just then, a familiar red-head popped in.
Gold met red.
"Goku..." Gojyo said. He saw Lirin cowering behind Goku.
Gojyo ran to Goku and hugged the boy. He quickly stepped away from him and said. "Where the HELL have you been!? And why is she here!?"
"Cause Goku-sai got hurt last night, so Lirin took care of him!" Lirin smiled.
Gojyo smiled back at the girl. "Come on Goku, Sanzo and Hakkai are worried sick about you."
"I'm not going back."
"What?"
"I said...I'm not going back Gojyo."
"Why not!?"
"I can't put you guys in any more danger. I can't let any of you get hurt."
Gojyo put his hands on the heretic's shoulders. "Goku, we won't get hurt. We just want to protect you."
Goku pulled away. "You can't help me! You can't make any of this...or him...go away."
Gojyo ran out of things to say.
"I have to go..." Goku choked back tears.
"Where would you go!?"
Goku didn't answer the question. Instead, just as he and Lirin walked out he turned and said. "Tell Hakkai and Sanzo...I said...I'm sorry." And left.
Lirin and Goku walked the dirt path back to the woods.
Neither one spoke.
Lirin couldn't take the awkward silence anymore. "Goku-sai?"
"Hn?"
"Thank you...for helping me out back there."
Goku went red. "Oh...no problem."
They stopped and faced each other. "I just want to give you this...I know it's not much but...here." Lirin said. She then placed a hand on the back of Goku's head and kissed him. She happily skipped away.
Goku's eyes were still wide and he snapped out of it. "L-Lirin-chan! I-I don't think I got the message on that one! You wanna try again?" Goku stuttered.
"Your gonna have to catch me!"
Goku smiled.
"Let the chase begin."
Yay!
Done with this chappie!
R&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lirin-Chan.