They roomed together that night, Sanzo and Goku. Sanzo hated sharing a room with Goku. He snored so loudly it was impossible to get a good night's rest. At least he could have an intelligent conversation with Hakkai most of the time or play a hand of cards with Gojyo. With Goku...it was always, "I'm hungry!" and "I'm hot". Sanzo knew the situation all too well. When Goku immediately settled into bed, however, Sanzo was surprised. "What's wrong, Goku? Sick?"
"No." Goku replied looking up at the ceiling. "I was just thinking about something." There was silence as Sanzo dropped his gun on the table and began to empty the bullets from it.
"Hey!" Goku said sitting up. "Don't you want to know what I was thinking about?"
"No."
Goku frowned. "I'm telling you anyway."
"If it's something stupid, I swear I'll kill you."
"If you ever had to, Sanzo...would you kill me?"
"What the hell kind of question is that?" Sanzo grunted.
"Homura and Kougaiji are both really strong." Goku lowered his head and touched the golden coronet. "I've already fought Kougaiji without this thing and I was just a mindless monster. If I have to take it off to fight Homura...If the only way to stop me is to kill me..."
"Shut up, Goku." Sanzo said suddenly as he took the last bullet from his gun."That's a stpuid question. Don't make me kill you for that." Goku raised his head and looked at Sanzo who was sitting at the table with all the pieces of his gun and six bullets before him.
"Sanzo..." Sanzo tapped his fingers on the tabletop in silence. "Do you think we'll die on this mission?" The question was meant to be stupid. Goku wasn't used to seeing Sanzo sitting so quietly, looking so deep in thought over words he'd already spoken.
"I don't plan on it." Sanzo replied and began putting his weapon back together.
"Then I don't either." Goku said and lay back down. "Because I've been following you ever since then...This'd be a weird world without you, Sanzo."
"It's already a fucked up world, Goku." Sanzo replied quietly. /But I know what you mean./ Sanzo...Goku thought as he drifted off into sleep. Don't ever go where I can't follow.
"No." Goku replied looking up at the ceiling. "I was just thinking about something." There was silence as Sanzo dropped his gun on the table and began to empty the bullets from it.
"Hey!" Goku said sitting up. "Don't you want to know what I was thinking about?"
"No."
Goku frowned. "I'm telling you anyway."
"If it's something stupid, I swear I'll kill you."
"If you ever had to, Sanzo...would you kill me?"
"What the hell kind of question is that?" Sanzo grunted.
"Homura and Kougaiji are both really strong." Goku lowered his head and touched the golden coronet. "I've already fought Kougaiji without this thing and I was just a mindless monster. If I have to take it off to fight Homura...If the only way to stop me is to kill me..."
"Shut up, Goku." Sanzo said suddenly as he took the last bullet from his gun."That's a stpuid question. Don't make me kill you for that." Goku raised his head and looked at Sanzo who was sitting at the table with all the pieces of his gun and six bullets before him.
"Sanzo..." Sanzo tapped his fingers on the tabletop in silence. "Do you think we'll die on this mission?" The question was meant to be stupid. Goku wasn't used to seeing Sanzo sitting so quietly, looking so deep in thought over words he'd already spoken.
"I don't plan on it." Sanzo replied and began putting his weapon back together.
"Then I don't either." Goku said and lay back down. "Because I've been following you ever since then...This'd be a weird world without you, Sanzo."
"It's already a fucked up world, Goku." Sanzo replied quietly. /But I know what you mean./ Sanzo...Goku thought as he drifted off into sleep. Don't ever go where I can't follow.