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"Trying to grasp...what you can never reach."
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"Goku..." Sanzo muttered.
"Goku..."
"Goku!" Sanzo shook the heretic awake.
Goku's eyes shot open and he was face to face with Sanzo.
"Finally...I couldn't get to sleep with you crying out here."
Goku noticed there were tears streaming down his face. Sanzo let him go and handed him a tissue. The monkey took the tissue and wiped his tears away.
"I've heard...if you talk about bad dreams...you won't have them again." Sanzo said.
"I'm sorry I woke you."
"No big deal...I couldn't really sleep anyway." Sanzo muttered. He couldn't really find any reason to snap at the boy. Sanzo looked at Goku. "What was your dream about?"
"...I forgot." He lied.
"You're a terrible liar."
Sanzo went into the kitchen and came back with a glass of water. He handed it to Goku.
Goku began to think back on his dream.
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3 days passed and Goku had not left Sanzo.
He laid there just as Sanzo had died. In a fetal position on top of the priest. Sanzo had both arms wrapped around him. A voice in his head told him the get up...but it never got through to him.
Goku wanted to die right there. But he had the feeling the gods were just toying with him for their amusement. What ever he had done to upset the gods before, this was probably just another punishment.
Goku clung to Sanzo's bloodied robes and cried. His stomach ached of hunger and his nose began to pick up the sent of death.
This wasn't fair.
"You came...and you freed me from that place...I thought we'd always be together. You, me, Gojyo, Hakkai and Hakaryu...but now I see I can never have happiness. I just want to die." He cried.
Goku knew he had to move sometime. Even the thought of food couldn't make him budge. He was alone again and he knew moping around here wouldn't bring them back.
Goku rolled off of Sanzo's body and laid there for a moment, staring up at the night sky. He rolled onto his side and tried to get up, but his legs were weak from not moving in 3 days.
Instead of getting up, he dug a shallow grave using his hands. By the end of digging it, his hands were again marred.
He slowly and painfully lowered Sanzo in it and said a little prayer. He took from Sanzo the sutra and the banishing gun.
He buried him and went looking for Gojyo and Hakkai.
Goku wondered if they were still alive. But the thought quickly left when all he found of both of them were Gojyo's head band and Jakujou, Hakkai's ear cuff power limiters and Hakaryu.
The little dragon was hurt and unconscious. Goku knew Hakaryu was all he had left in the world.
Goku looked up into the sky again and screamed, "Just make me forget again! Make it so I don't have to go through this! Please!" He dropped to his knees, holding the dragon, "I have no desire to live..."
The heretic stopped when he saw the gun next to him. He picked the cold gun up and aimed it at his temple. He tightly closed his eyes.
"It's not loaded." Said a voice.
Goku's eyes shot open and he looked towards the voice. There, he saw the merciful Goddess.
"What do you want?" Goku sneered.
"Nothing..."
"You suck at lying."
She snickered and sat beside him. "I came with news for you."
Goku was silent, he then felt the Goddess wrap her arms around him.
"You won't be alone...years from now." She whispered.
"You mean..."
"Yes Son Goku...your friends will be re-incarnated...but there is a price to pay for happiness."
Goku didn't understand, but she laughed when she saw the clueless expression on his face.
"I was informed...that something amazing happened in this shit hole." She said.
Goku was again silent.
"Sanzo, Hakkai and Gojyo were all supposed to die...but...someone else was...and someone else wasn't."
"Who?"
"its funny how fate works...Gyoukumen was supposed to live...and you were supposed to die...this just proves to the idiots in heaven that I picked a good one."
"Why are you doing this?"
The Goddess pulled the boy onto her lap and touched his chest with her hand "Because inside of you lies great strength that hasn't quite surfaced yet. In time it will...and so will memories. What I want you to do...is wait."
"For...what?"
"I want you to train your self to use these powers, and wait for your friends so you can finally have your happy ending...but...You will use these powers only to the will of the gods. They can never be used for your own purposes."
Goku started to feel at ease in her arms. "What...do I have to do?"
"You will live as a heretic should. Alone. You will fight demons that still live and fight under the fallen Gyumao. The future looks pretty intense...and demons...good or bad will be discriminated for this. Hide who and what you are. Let no one talk you into giving up this fight. You're now my puppet Son Goku...and if you raise against me...strings will be cut."
Goku understood, but wanted to know something. "How long do I have to wait?"
"How ever long it takes."
Goku knew it was going to be a while and tears escaped from his eyes. The goddess pulled him closer to her and started to hum. Soothing the boy. She wiped the tears away and kissed his forehead. "Now...it's not so bad. You'll see them again. I'll see to it that once you find them, nothing bad will ever happen to them. And you'll be a family again." She cooed.
After about 15 minutes of sobbing, Goku started to calm down. The Goddess lifted his chin and looked eye to eye with him. "You're a strong kid...don't forget that."
And she disappeared, leaving Goku alone.
He suddenly heard a light coughing noise and turned around.
"Hakaryu?"
Hakaryu hopped up onto Goku's shoulder and licked him. The merciful Goddess had revived the little dragon...as a way of transportation of course.
Goku hugged the little dragon and laughed as it licked him.
Meanwhile, in the heavens, The Merciful Goddess watched the young boy get back on his feet with new hope in his heart.
"That's right Son Goku...new life awaits you. Follow your heart to it. Happiness lies in the land of the rising sun."
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Goku hadn't thought about that in a long time.
"So..." Sanzo sat down next to Goku. "I bet you're wondering a little about me...as I am a little interested as to who you are as well."
Goku looked up at him, not sure of what to say.
"My name is Genjyo Sanzo and I work at the Taiyou bar in downtown Tokyo. I'm 23 years old and a college drop-out. I live alone here."
Sanzo gestured Goku to say who he was.
"My name is Son Goku, I travel the country of Japan in search of..."
Great...he spilt it.
"In search of what?" Sanzo pried.
"...A family." Goku choked.
Hearing this made Sanzo's heart break. But why? What did this boy possess to make his stone heart wrench. But he never thought of having a kid...or even a pet for that matter.
"Maybe...you've found one."
Goku didn't know what to think of this. Was Sanzo offering to give him a home?
"Listen Goku...I don't know what it is...but its like this voice in my head (hint hint) is telling me I can't just throw you out on the street...so...welcome home."
Goku's face went from sad to grinning in 2.3 seconds. He wrapped his arms around the blonde man and hugged him tightly.
Sanzo looked down at the child embracing him and sighed. He wrapped his arms around the boy and smiled slightly.
Goku was finally home. After 500 years of waiting again. This man showed him kindness. Though only a gesture, to Goku, it was something much, much brighter than the sun.
"I finally found you." Goku whispered.
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The Merciful Goddess looked down with a smile on her face.
"Well well monkey. Looks like you finally found them. It is quite a coincidence you found them in the 'land of the rising sun' isn't it?" she laughed.
"Now it's time for fate to step in." she took a small box that held powder and sprinkled it into the water which she was looking through.
"Now Son Goku. It will be much easier for you to be with them...for they'll already know who you are."
She laughed again and started down the hallway.
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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
Ima 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 ga mienakute mo
Yes, ikiru tsuyosa ga areba
You can take another look from the other side
Ai no subete ni deau made...
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...
Until you find all that is love.
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Well. I really enjoyed writing this chappie!
Song: Open up your mind. Cause it just fit with the scene! Don't you think?
Hope to get really cool reviews!
See-ya later!
Lirin-chan.
I want to thank all of you for reviewing such nice pretty things to me!
I wish I could give you all a cookie!
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"Trying to grasp...what you can never reach."
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"Goku..." Sanzo muttered.
"Goku..."
"Goku!" Sanzo shook the heretic awake.
Goku's eyes shot open and he was face to face with Sanzo.
"Finally...I couldn't get to sleep with you crying out here."
Goku noticed there were tears streaming down his face. Sanzo let him go and handed him a tissue. The monkey took the tissue and wiped his tears away.
"I've heard...if you talk about bad dreams...you won't have them again." Sanzo said.
"I'm sorry I woke you."
"No big deal...I couldn't really sleep anyway." Sanzo muttered. He couldn't really find any reason to snap at the boy. Sanzo looked at Goku. "What was your dream about?"
"...I forgot." He lied.
"You're a terrible liar."
Sanzo went into the kitchen and came back with a glass of water. He handed it to Goku.
Goku began to think back on his dream.
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3 days passed and Goku had not left Sanzo.
He laid there just as Sanzo had died. In a fetal position on top of the priest. Sanzo had both arms wrapped around him. A voice in his head told him the get up...but it never got through to him.
Goku wanted to die right there. But he had the feeling the gods were just toying with him for their amusement. What ever he had done to upset the gods before, this was probably just another punishment.
Goku clung to Sanzo's bloodied robes and cried. His stomach ached of hunger and his nose began to pick up the sent of death.
This wasn't fair.
"You came...and you freed me from that place...I thought we'd always be together. You, me, Gojyo, Hakkai and Hakaryu...but now I see I can never have happiness. I just want to die." He cried.
Goku knew he had to move sometime. Even the thought of food couldn't make him budge. He was alone again and he knew moping around here wouldn't bring them back.
Goku rolled off of Sanzo's body and laid there for a moment, staring up at the night sky. He rolled onto his side and tried to get up, but his legs were weak from not moving in 3 days.
Instead of getting up, he dug a shallow grave using his hands. By the end of digging it, his hands were again marred.
He slowly and painfully lowered Sanzo in it and said a little prayer. He took from Sanzo the sutra and the banishing gun.
He buried him and went looking for Gojyo and Hakkai.
Goku wondered if they were still alive. But the thought quickly left when all he found of both of them were Gojyo's head band and Jakujou, Hakkai's ear cuff power limiters and Hakaryu.
The little dragon was hurt and unconscious. Goku knew Hakaryu was all he had left in the world.
Goku looked up into the sky again and screamed, "Just make me forget again! Make it so I don't have to go through this! Please!" He dropped to his knees, holding the dragon, "I have no desire to live..."
The heretic stopped when he saw the gun next to him. He picked the cold gun up and aimed it at his temple. He tightly closed his eyes.
"It's not loaded." Said a voice.
Goku's eyes shot open and he looked towards the voice. There, he saw the merciful Goddess.
"What do you want?" Goku sneered.
"Nothing..."
"You suck at lying."
She snickered and sat beside him. "I came with news for you."
Goku was silent, he then felt the Goddess wrap her arms around him.
"You won't be alone...years from now." She whispered.
"You mean..."
"Yes Son Goku...your friends will be re-incarnated...but there is a price to pay for happiness."
Goku didn't understand, but she laughed when she saw the clueless expression on his face.
"I was informed...that something amazing happened in this shit hole." She said.
Goku was again silent.
"Sanzo, Hakkai and Gojyo were all supposed to die...but...someone else was...and someone else wasn't."
"Who?"
"its funny how fate works...Gyoukumen was supposed to live...and you were supposed to die...this just proves to the idiots in heaven that I picked a good one."
"Why are you doing this?"
The Goddess pulled the boy onto her lap and touched his chest with her hand "Because inside of you lies great strength that hasn't quite surfaced yet. In time it will...and so will memories. What I want you to do...is wait."
"For...what?"
"I want you to train your self to use these powers, and wait for your friends so you can finally have your happy ending...but...You will use these powers only to the will of the gods. They can never be used for your own purposes."
Goku started to feel at ease in her arms. "What...do I have to do?"
"You will live as a heretic should. Alone. You will fight demons that still live and fight under the fallen Gyumao. The future looks pretty intense...and demons...good or bad will be discriminated for this. Hide who and what you are. Let no one talk you into giving up this fight. You're now my puppet Son Goku...and if you raise against me...strings will be cut."
Goku understood, but wanted to know something. "How long do I have to wait?"
"How ever long it takes."
Goku knew it was going to be a while and tears escaped from his eyes. The goddess pulled him closer to her and started to hum. Soothing the boy. She wiped the tears away and kissed his forehead. "Now...it's not so bad. You'll see them again. I'll see to it that once you find them, nothing bad will ever happen to them. And you'll be a family again." She cooed.
After about 15 minutes of sobbing, Goku started to calm down. The Goddess lifted his chin and looked eye to eye with him. "You're a strong kid...don't forget that."
And she disappeared, leaving Goku alone.
He suddenly heard a light coughing noise and turned around.
"Hakaryu?"
Hakaryu hopped up onto Goku's shoulder and licked him. The merciful Goddess had revived the little dragon...as a way of transportation of course.
Goku hugged the little dragon and laughed as it licked him.
Meanwhile, in the heavens, The Merciful Goddess watched the young boy get back on his feet with new hope in his heart.
"That's right Son Goku...new life awaits you. Follow your heart to it. Happiness lies in the land of the rising sun."
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Goku hadn't thought about that in a long time.
"So..." Sanzo sat down next to Goku. "I bet you're wondering a little about me...as I am a little interested as to who you are as well."
Goku looked up at him, not sure of what to say.
"My name is Genjyo Sanzo and I work at the Taiyou bar in downtown Tokyo. I'm 23 years old and a college drop-out. I live alone here."
Sanzo gestured Goku to say who he was.
"My name is Son Goku, I travel the country of Japan in search of..."
Great...he spilt it.
"In search of what?" Sanzo pried.
"...A family." Goku choked.
Hearing this made Sanzo's heart break. But why? What did this boy possess to make his stone heart wrench. But he never thought of having a kid...or even a pet for that matter.
"Maybe...you've found one."
Goku didn't know what to think of this. Was Sanzo offering to give him a home?
"Listen Goku...I don't know what it is...but its like this voice in my head (hint hint) is telling me I can't just throw you out on the street...so...welcome home."
Goku's face went from sad to grinning in 2.3 seconds. He wrapped his arms around the blonde man and hugged him tightly.
Sanzo looked down at the child embracing him and sighed. He wrapped his arms around the boy and smiled slightly.
Goku was finally home. After 500 years of waiting again. This man showed him kindness. Though only a gesture, to Goku, it was something much, much brighter than the sun.
"I finally found you." Goku whispered.
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The Merciful Goddess looked down with a smile on her face.
"Well well monkey. Looks like you finally found them. It is quite a coincidence you found them in the 'land of the rising sun' isn't it?" she laughed.
"Now it's time for fate to step in." she took a small box that held powder and sprinkled it into the water which she was looking through.
"Now Son Goku. It will be much easier for you to be with them...for they'll already know who you are."
She laughed again and started down the hallway.
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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
Ima 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 ga mienakute mo
Yes, ikiru tsuyosa ga areba
You can take another look from the other side
Ai no subete ni deau made...
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...
Until you find all that is love.
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Well. I really enjoyed writing this chappie!
Song: Open up your mind. Cause it just fit with the scene! Don't you think?
Hope to get really cool reviews!
See-ya later!
Lirin-chan.