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Time for chapter 8!!!!!!!!!
Enjoy!
Goku's eyes shot open and he gasped.
Another nightmare...
It was the third time he had woken up that night. He sat up and thought about what made this nightmare different.
Same thing every time...
The sight of an ocean filled with blood, the smell of death and the lingering feeling of someone watching...
Goku's fear vanished when he saw Lirin sleeping right next to him.
He smiled.
Her eyes fluttered open and she saw him staring down at her. "Morning yet?" she yawned.
"No...not yet."
She smiled and sat up.
"Why'd you wake up?" she asked.
"No reason..."
She knew he was lying.
"Bad dream?"
He nodded and felt childish admitting to it.
She wrapped her arms around him, having him lean against her.
"Yaone always sings to me when I can't sleep...maybe it'll work on you."
"Sorry Lirin...but I don't think so."
"Let me try?"
He sighed.
"Ok."
'Moshimo ima subete ga umaku nante ikanai
Makesou ni naru toki datte
Hitomi wo tojireba kokoro kara
Sekai ga miete kuru...
In this world when life can be so tough,
You must be strong.
Just believe in yourself and don't you fear.
So open up your mind, and close your eyes.
Take another look from the other side.
Kodoku na yoru demo mayoi osoreru toki mo
Iima wa hitori demo kono ashi de doko made mo
Aruite ikeru hazu dakara...
Just hold on tight Hitomi tojita nara.
Look inside yourself Kagayaki ga aru kara.
Yes, Subete shinjite hoshii.
You can take another look from the other side.
Just hold on tight kokoro kujikete mo.
Reach into your soul ashita go mienakute mo.
Yes, ikiru tsuyosa ga areba.
You can take another look from the other side...
Ai no subete ni deau made.'
Lirin's voice rang out through the whole cave.
And Goku gave into the sweet melody. ===============================================================
Ryoushi stood silent in the rain.
He could sense the heretic.
Silver eyes stared into nothing as drops of water landed in his face.
A smile appeared on the hunter's face and the rain seemed to pour harder.
A woman dressed in an emerald gown with long flowing blond hair and chilling ice blue eyes floated toward him.
"I thought I made it clear to you that I wanted him brought here as unharmed as possible." She hissed.
"Yes well...you'll just have to take what you get."
"Threatening to slit his throat was not part of the deal. If you want what you came here for then you will bring him here without a scratch. Got it?"
He sighed. "So...why is it you want him so bad?"
Her cold eyes turned to sorrow. "They took him from me...chained him...treated him like an animal...and made him a 'pet'."
"Who's they?"
"The gods." She stared up into the rainy sky with hatred.
It was quite for a moment.
"Tell me again...how you plan to capture him..." she changed the subject.
"I find that messing with one's mind can lead to their own downfall. I have a tendency to...stretch the truth...you might say."
"And this works?"
"Never fails."
"Good."
"By the way...what if something were to...happen...to the boy? Then what?"
She turned around and glared at him. "How so?"
"Like I said before...the tampering of ones mind can lead to their downfall."
She glided over to him and pulled the hunter to her by his throat.
"If he decides to kill himself...you will join him. Clear?" she squeezed harder.
"Crystal." He choked.
She dropped him on his ass in a puddle.
"Just to give you a little insight...I think...the priest and the other two might beat me to him...ya see...I kinda...er...um...lost him."
She stopped. "Then stop sitting on your ass like moron and find him!" She shouted.
"What about the priest?"
A grin appeared on her lips. "Then do as Gods do...and smite him."
"We'll search again for him tomorrow." Hakkai sighed.
It had been a long day full of searching for the lost heretic and everyone was beat.
Gojyo sat down on the chair next to Hakkai. "If we can't find him...will we leave anyway?"
Hakkai bent his head down. "I don't know Gojyo. If we can't find Goku...I suppose...our journey must continue...without him."
Gojyo joined Hakkai in a sigh of defeat.
Sanzo opened the door to his disgruntled team-mates. "We'll look again tomorrow."
"Sanzo, have you even taken into consideration that maybe Goku doesn't want to be found?" Hakkai said.
Sanzo thought for a moment. "I'm doing him a favor by looking for him." He paused and looked at Hakkai and Gojyo. "Do you really think that monkey can survive on his own out there? By finding him and bringing him back...I'm saving him."
"Guess you're right..." Gojyo said.
Lirin awoke to a strange noise.
It sounded like someone climbing a tree...and doing a really bad job of it.
She sat up, carefully, so not to wake Goku. She got up and walked to the entrance of the cave and looked around.
It was still raining and all she could hear now was the sound of thunder and water hitting the tops of trees.
"H-hello?" she said, fearfully.
She could feel eyes staring upon her, which made her skin crawl. But she knew if she was to protect herself and Goku, she would have to make sure this 'thing' wasn't dangerous.
"Who's there?" she called.
She exited the cave into the rain.
"Hello!?"
She was getting frustrated. She turned around and started to walk back to the cave when suddenly; someone jumped out from the tree and snatched her into the air.
She screamed and fought to get free, but to no avail.
"Hush..." hissed a voice.
The kidnapper dropped Lirin near a small river and landed next to her.
It was Ryoushi.
He knelt next to her small figure and whispered in her ear. "Nothing personal...I just need you out of the way."
He then summoned a large staff and slammed it on the back of her neck.
She let out a gasp and then fell to the ground. Completely passed out.
He smiled and prodded the demon child with the end of his staff to make sure she was out.
When he was satisfied with his work, he jumped into the air and disappeared.
Goku was awakened by the sudden cold that surrounded him.
The sun had risen, and the rain had ceased.
No Lirin.
"Lirin?" Goku looked for his companion.
When no one answered he brought his knees under his chin and wrapped his arms around them.
"Lirin?" he whimpered.
He felt so alone.
"Maybe...she went back home..." he said to himself.
He noticed Lirin's hair tie beside him and picked it up. The two bells on it jingled as he curled his hands around it.
He had a feeling she didn't leave intentionally.
He got up and exited the cave calling her name. "Lirin! Where are you!?"
The smell of blood caught his senses. "Oh shit..."
Goku ran to where his nose was leading him, and there, lying passed out was Lirin.
He reacted in panic and dropped to his knees. Cradling his fallen friend.
Goku noticed the gash on the back of her head and covered it with his hand.
"Lirin? Please wake up! Lirin!" he shouted.
Flashback
"Some one please help!" Goku screamed. But no one could hear him. And if they did...they probably ignored it.
A small gold bird lay dead in front of the rock dungeon.
Goku tried reaching through the bars the hold the bird one last time.
"Please...just sing to me one last time..." Goku cried.
His sobs were shunned by all who knew of him.
He could hear the gods mock him and laugh upon him. But still, he tried to reach the bird.
"Why didn't you go with the other birds!? You could be warm and safe right now!" Goku hollered.
The bird began to wither away right in front of his eyes.
"NO!" He cried.
The bird turned to ashes, as its song would never be heard again.
End flashback
Goku held Lirin closer as those images flashed through his mind. He feared that she too would wither into ashes and leave him for good.
"They won't take you...or anyone I love..."
He pressed his forehead to hers and closed his eyes.
"Never." He whispered.
Kono sekai de ikinuite-iku tame no tsuyosa wo
Anata ni negatte-iru kara
Kokoro no tobira wo hiraitara
Nanika ga miete kuru...
Just remember you are not alone
So don't you fear
Even though you're miles away I'm by your side.
So open up your mind and close your eyes
I'll be there for you no matter where you are...
Hoshi no inochi nara nagai kedo itsu made mo
Onaji kono hibi ga kurikaesu wake ja nai
Ashita wa dare ni mo mienai...
Just hold on tight hitomi tojita nara
Look inside yourself kodou kanjiru kara
Yes, "MIRAI" shinjite hoshii
You can take another look from the other side...
Just hold on tight kokoro kujikete mo
Reach into your soul ashita ga mienakute mo
Yes, chigau sekai ga atte
You can take another look from the other side
Ai no subete ni deaeru yo...
Yeah.
Just hold on tight hitomi tojita nara
Look inside yourself kodou kanjiru kara
Yes, "MIRAI" shinjite hoshii
You can take another look from the other side...
Just hold on tight kokoro kujikete mo
Reach into your soul ashita ga mienakute mo
Yes, chigau sekai ga atte
You can take another look from the other side...
Ai no subete ni deau made...
Another chapter done!
The song was 'Open up your mind'. (Lirin only sang half...so I put the rest of the song in at the end....heh heh)
Its one of those 'in the background' songs in Saiyuki.
Hope you liked! R&R!!!!
Lirin-Chan
Time for chapter 8!!!!!!!!!
Enjoy!
Goku's eyes shot open and he gasped.
Another nightmare...
It was the third time he had woken up that night. He sat up and thought about what made this nightmare different.
Same thing every time...
The sight of an ocean filled with blood, the smell of death and the lingering feeling of someone watching...
Goku's fear vanished when he saw Lirin sleeping right next to him.
He smiled.
Her eyes fluttered open and she saw him staring down at her. "Morning yet?" she yawned.
"No...not yet."
She smiled and sat up.
"Why'd you wake up?" she asked.
"No reason..."
She knew he was lying.
"Bad dream?"
He nodded and felt childish admitting to it.
She wrapped her arms around him, having him lean against her.
"Yaone always sings to me when I can't sleep...maybe it'll work on you."
"Sorry Lirin...but I don't think so."
"Let me try?"
He sighed.
"Ok."
'Moshimo ima subete ga umaku nante ikanai
Makesou ni naru toki datte
Hitomi wo tojireba kokoro kara
Sekai ga miete kuru...
In this world when life can be so tough,
You must be strong.
Just believe in yourself and don't you fear.
So open up your mind, and close your eyes.
Take another look from the other side.
Kodoku na yoru demo mayoi osoreru toki mo
Iima wa hitori demo kono ashi de doko made mo
Aruite ikeru hazu dakara...
Just hold on tight Hitomi tojita nara.
Look inside yourself Kagayaki ga aru kara.
Yes, Subete shinjite hoshii.
You can take another look from the other side.
Just hold on tight kokoro kujikete mo.
Reach into your soul ashita go mienakute mo.
Yes, ikiru tsuyosa ga areba.
You can take another look from the other side...
Ai no subete ni deau made.'
Lirin's voice rang out through the whole cave.
And Goku gave into the sweet melody. ===============================================================
Ryoushi stood silent in the rain.
He could sense the heretic.
Silver eyes stared into nothing as drops of water landed in his face.
A smile appeared on the hunter's face and the rain seemed to pour harder.
A woman dressed in an emerald gown with long flowing blond hair and chilling ice blue eyes floated toward him.
"I thought I made it clear to you that I wanted him brought here as unharmed as possible." She hissed.
"Yes well...you'll just have to take what you get."
"Threatening to slit his throat was not part of the deal. If you want what you came here for then you will bring him here without a scratch. Got it?"
He sighed. "So...why is it you want him so bad?"
Her cold eyes turned to sorrow. "They took him from me...chained him...treated him like an animal...and made him a 'pet'."
"Who's they?"
"The gods." She stared up into the rainy sky with hatred.
It was quite for a moment.
"Tell me again...how you plan to capture him..." she changed the subject.
"I find that messing with one's mind can lead to their own downfall. I have a tendency to...stretch the truth...you might say."
"And this works?"
"Never fails."
"Good."
"By the way...what if something were to...happen...to the boy? Then what?"
She turned around and glared at him. "How so?"
"Like I said before...the tampering of ones mind can lead to their downfall."
She glided over to him and pulled the hunter to her by his throat.
"If he decides to kill himself...you will join him. Clear?" she squeezed harder.
"Crystal." He choked.
She dropped him on his ass in a puddle.
"Just to give you a little insight...I think...the priest and the other two might beat me to him...ya see...I kinda...er...um...lost him."
She stopped. "Then stop sitting on your ass like moron and find him!" She shouted.
"What about the priest?"
A grin appeared on her lips. "Then do as Gods do...and smite him."
"We'll search again for him tomorrow." Hakkai sighed.
It had been a long day full of searching for the lost heretic and everyone was beat.
Gojyo sat down on the chair next to Hakkai. "If we can't find him...will we leave anyway?"
Hakkai bent his head down. "I don't know Gojyo. If we can't find Goku...I suppose...our journey must continue...without him."
Gojyo joined Hakkai in a sigh of defeat.
Sanzo opened the door to his disgruntled team-mates. "We'll look again tomorrow."
"Sanzo, have you even taken into consideration that maybe Goku doesn't want to be found?" Hakkai said.
Sanzo thought for a moment. "I'm doing him a favor by looking for him." He paused and looked at Hakkai and Gojyo. "Do you really think that monkey can survive on his own out there? By finding him and bringing him back...I'm saving him."
"Guess you're right..." Gojyo said.
Lirin awoke to a strange noise.
It sounded like someone climbing a tree...and doing a really bad job of it.
She sat up, carefully, so not to wake Goku. She got up and walked to the entrance of the cave and looked around.
It was still raining and all she could hear now was the sound of thunder and water hitting the tops of trees.
"H-hello?" she said, fearfully.
She could feel eyes staring upon her, which made her skin crawl. But she knew if she was to protect herself and Goku, she would have to make sure this 'thing' wasn't dangerous.
"Who's there?" she called.
She exited the cave into the rain.
"Hello!?"
She was getting frustrated. She turned around and started to walk back to the cave when suddenly; someone jumped out from the tree and snatched her into the air.
She screamed and fought to get free, but to no avail.
"Hush..." hissed a voice.
The kidnapper dropped Lirin near a small river and landed next to her.
It was Ryoushi.
He knelt next to her small figure and whispered in her ear. "Nothing personal...I just need you out of the way."
He then summoned a large staff and slammed it on the back of her neck.
She let out a gasp and then fell to the ground. Completely passed out.
He smiled and prodded the demon child with the end of his staff to make sure she was out.
When he was satisfied with his work, he jumped into the air and disappeared.
Goku was awakened by the sudden cold that surrounded him.
The sun had risen, and the rain had ceased.
No Lirin.
"Lirin?" Goku looked for his companion.
When no one answered he brought his knees under his chin and wrapped his arms around them.
"Lirin?" he whimpered.
He felt so alone.
"Maybe...she went back home..." he said to himself.
He noticed Lirin's hair tie beside him and picked it up. The two bells on it jingled as he curled his hands around it.
He had a feeling she didn't leave intentionally.
He got up and exited the cave calling her name. "Lirin! Where are you!?"
The smell of blood caught his senses. "Oh shit..."
Goku ran to where his nose was leading him, and there, lying passed out was Lirin.
He reacted in panic and dropped to his knees. Cradling his fallen friend.
Goku noticed the gash on the back of her head and covered it with his hand.
"Lirin? Please wake up! Lirin!" he shouted.
Flashback
"Some one please help!" Goku screamed. But no one could hear him. And if they did...they probably ignored it.
A small gold bird lay dead in front of the rock dungeon.
Goku tried reaching through the bars the hold the bird one last time.
"Please...just sing to me one last time..." Goku cried.
His sobs were shunned by all who knew of him.
He could hear the gods mock him and laugh upon him. But still, he tried to reach the bird.
"Why didn't you go with the other birds!? You could be warm and safe right now!" Goku hollered.
The bird began to wither away right in front of his eyes.
"NO!" He cried.
The bird turned to ashes, as its song would never be heard again.
End flashback
Goku held Lirin closer as those images flashed through his mind. He feared that she too would wither into ashes and leave him for good.
"They won't take you...or anyone I love..."
He pressed his forehead to hers and closed his eyes.
"Never." He whispered.
Kono sekai de ikinuite-iku tame no tsuyosa wo
Anata ni negatte-iru kara
Kokoro no tobira wo hiraitara
Nanika ga miete kuru...
Just remember you are not alone
So don't you fear
Even though you're miles away I'm by your side.
So open up your mind and close your eyes
I'll be there for you no matter where you are...
Hoshi no inochi nara nagai kedo itsu made mo
Onaji kono hibi ga kurikaesu wake ja nai
Ashita wa dare ni mo mienai...
Just hold on tight hitomi tojita nara
Look inside yourself kodou kanjiru kara
Yes, "MIRAI" shinjite hoshii
You can take another look from the other side...
Just hold on tight kokoro kujikete mo
Reach into your soul ashita ga mienakute mo
Yes, chigau sekai ga atte
You can take another look from the other side
Ai no subete ni deaeru yo...
Yeah.
Just hold on tight hitomi tojita nara
Look inside yourself kodou kanjiru kara
Yes, "MIRAI" shinjite hoshii
You can take another look from the other side...
Just hold on tight kokoro kujikete mo
Reach into your soul ashita ga mienakute mo
Yes, chigau sekai ga atte
You can take another look from the other side...
Ai no subete ni deau made...
Another chapter done!
The song was 'Open up your mind'. (Lirin only sang half...so I put the rest of the song in at the end....heh heh)
Its one of those 'in the background' songs in Saiyuki.
Hope you liked! R&R!!!!
Lirin-Chan