A/N: First and foremost, I would like to thank my classmates JHDT and CHCT for letting me check my account last May 10. I never noticed that I forgot to change the chapter when I uploaded and so it still said "CHAPTER TWO UP!" even though I have posted the third chapter. And thanks also to our teacher who let us have access to one of the school's computers at nine in the evening. Okay guys this is it, CHAPTER THREE. Lirin-Chan, Thanks a lot and sorry if it took me a while
Goku wasn't able to sleep peacefully for three nights in a row. The fear of having the monk haunt him in his dreams still lingers in him so does his last words. Though he didn't tell it to his friends, Sanzo could sense the fear growing inside the boy though he never asked. The group is still on their guard if ever the phantom monk appears and tries to grab Goku away. Sanzo told them what the monk want with Goku and the prospect terrifies them. And if the monk agrees to make a deal with Homura, it will be harder to get rid of him.
"HARAHETTA!!!!!!!!" Goku cried s he grabbed Gojyo's arm and tried to take a bite.
"Oi saru, not my arm!!!" Gojyo shrieked pulling his arm away.
"Bastards! Will you shut up?!?!?!?" came the annoyed voice of Sanzo.
"I can't I'm S-T-A-R-V-I-N-G!!!!!!!"
Having enough of the little monkey's endless whining, the Sanzo-ikkou stopped to eat.
"Okay, I'll have everything!!!" Goku automatically said as they sat down.
"Look at those beauties over there, I think I'm not that hungry anymore." Gojyo whistled trying to get up.
"Hey, who the damn stupid hell tied me?!?!?!?!" the kappa shouted finding his feet chained on the chair.
"Nice job hakuryuu!!!!" Goku said wolfing his food and giving the others to the dragonet.
"You stupid monkey!!!!!!!!"
After a mountain of dishes, the group resumed their journey with no exciting happenings. No youkai attack, no Homura appearance, no Kougaiji-tachi around, they life for once seemed perfect, peaceful.
"Arrgghh!!!! Somebody stop this monkey from killing me!!!" Gojyo shouted as Goku chokes him from eating his snack.
"I swear I'll kill you ero-kappa!!!! That takoyaki's mine!!!" Three loud gunshots were heard.
"I'm going to kill you both if you don't stop."
Night swallowed the sky and the Sanzo-ikkou, seeing no town near, looked for a lace to spend the night and found a cozy cave to stay. Goku, Hkuryuu, and Gojyo are now peacefully sleeping as the remaining two stand watch.
"Isn't it a bit odd?" Hakkai started.
"What?"
"For the past few days, we had no attacks from Kougaiji or Homura. Only from the monk who wants Goku."
"But what troubles me is that monk. He wants to kill Goku badly, he will do anything to achieve it." Hakai sighed.
"Yeah. And if he makes a deal with Homura, we need to expect the worst."
"I doubt it Hakkai. It seems Homura and the monk have unfinished business with each other."
With no more brighter topics to discuss, the two silently watched as dawn breaks.
"He won't make an arrangement with you?" Shien asked Homura.
"He's stubborn and you know that. But I'm going to make sure his plans will go down the drain."
"Are you planning to kill him soon?"
"Not yet Zenon. I'm going to attack him when he shows himself to Konzen, so that I may kill him, then go after the sutra."
As the sun rises, the Sanzo-ikkou are all asleep inside the cave. Hakkai and Sanzo, both tired of watching over the others for the whole night are unaware of what's happening around them. Their guards are down, this is the right time to strike….
"Now, no one can stop me from killing you Goku." The phantom monk said appearing at the mouth of the cave.
Seeing the four all vulnerable at this moment, he chanted words and rhymes under his breath. S he finished, he looked at them and saw a glimmering red light on the four's foreheads. A minute later, the red glow vanished earning a sinister smile from the monk.
"No one can stop me now. No one…" his voice echoed as he walked away, bells sounding low.
"Ohayou minna-san!!!!" Goku cheerfully greeted as he woke up.
"What's for breakfast?"
"Roasted monkey!!" Gojkyo chided starting their bickering.
"How's you sleep?" Hakkai asked smiling his usual smile.
"Fine, no nightmares so far." Goku said eating the friuts laid in front of them.
"This is worse that I thought." Sanzo muttered behind the brunette.
"Nani?"
"Hakkai, we need to be alert at all times. If he's not troubling us or Goku, it means he's preparing for a bigger attack. He want to catch us off-guard."
"Got it."
They drove to the next town where they decided to spend the night. They booked rooms for each one of them to give Sanzo's harisen and gun a moment's peace. At midday, Sanzo went out to examine the surroundings when a familiar voice called him.
"Nice to see you here Konzen!"
"Homura! What are you doing here, you bastard of a kami!" Sanzo snapped seeing the smirking fighting god.
"You know what I'm after right? So why do you still ask me questions?" Sanzo clenched his fist.
"Shut up!!!" he fired his gun that missed the kami.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, you missed Konzen, now what?" he taunted.
The fight continued for several minutes but then, Sanzo felt his whole body went numb and he stood paralyzed on his place.
"What? Afraid to move?"
"I said shut up!!!!"
He tried to move his arm but failed. Homura noticing the eerie red glow on his opponent's forehead gaped at him.
"That mark, you have been marked by that monk!"
"What the hell are you saying?!?!"
"He uses a special chant to mark people with a seal that makes their body numb and preventing them from making any movements. Konzen, where is Goku?" Sanzo's eyes widened.
"Shit! He's with Hakkai and Gojyo." Homura mumbled something and the red mark disappeared.
"I believe he marled them as well." Homura disappeared and Sanzo ran towards Goku's room.
Inside, he found Homura freeing the other two from the monk's spell but Goku was nowhere in sight.
"He got him." Hakkai said gravely.
"I knew it!" Sanzo shouted punching the wall.
"I know where you can find him." Homuras aid as the eyes all fell on him.
"Homura, is that really you or have you gone insanely, psychotically, dementedly, and incurably mad?!?!?" Gojyo gaped at him.
"There is an abandoned monastery on top of a mountain near here. That is where we caught him. He once stole an important tool from Konran Tower and we chased him there. I'm sure he went there." Sanzo stared at him.
"I wouldn't believe you a second! You were trying to make a deal with him!" he snapped.
"If that's what you think Konzen, then I can't help it. Maybe the next time we meet, there will only be three of you. I'm sure you're going to miss Goku a lot." The fighting god smirked as he disappeared again.
"What do you think? Should we trust him?"
"Get a grip Hakkai! Homura's a born liar!" But Sanzo's weighing matters carefully.
"Maybe not this time Gojyo. Maybe not this time." The blonde answered softly.
Goku opened his eyes and remembered what happened. The phantom monk appeared inside his room and he fought him. Later, Gojyo and Hakkai joined in the fight but their opponent muttered something and suddenly, they can't move a muscle. He was carried to another place but not before hitting him to make him unconscious. He looked around, there's nothing but darkness. He can't move for he's chained to a wall. This is just like his first dream, only this is real. His heart sank as his attempts to set himself free failed. Moments later, his enemy was n front of him.
"What did I tell you Son Goku? The next time we meet, it will be the start of your nightmares. And now, brace yourself for the fright of your life."
Goku's citrine eyes glared at him but he can't do a single thing. Again, the monk mumbled words unknown to Goku and he slowly drifted to sleep. His attacker smiled as he went out of the topmost room of the monastery. As he walked away from the room, Goku's audible shouts were ehard from the ohther side of the door.
"That's it, dream well Goku. Enjoy your dreams for you will have none after I kill you."
A/N: Okay, nothing much. Don't forget to tell me what you think! Ja!!!!