Ge Younitarinai ~ Powerless
Disclaimer: I don't own Saiyuki. And I'm making no money from this. So there.
Author's Note: My original plan was to write the story from Hakkai's POV. Unfortunately, I found that there would be times where I would not be able to do that. So it'll bounce back and forth between Hakkai's POV and a third person POV. It shouldn't be too hard to follow.
Also- there will be NO shounen-ai in this story. I don't like it.
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Chapter 1
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The birds in the trees above us exploded into the air at the sound of the first gunshot. A group of youkai had attacked us. Not a too terribly large of group, but enough for us to get some much needed exercise after riding in the Jeep all day.
As we were fighting, I kept track of where my companions were, incase anyone needed my help, either in the form of a shield or healing. Goku was somewhere off to my right side, Sanzo behind me, slightly to my left. Gojyo was somewhere off beyond Sanzo, more to my left. As I blasted my ki bursts at the enemy youkai, I kept count in my head of Sanzo's shots. When I heard the fifth one go off, I instinctively leapt backward, landing near him.
"Need some cover?" I asked him, smiling.
"Ch," was his response, but I felt his back press against mine, a silent acceptance of my offer. I kept blasting away at the youkai on my side, with the occasional blast thrown over my shoulder to allow Sanzo time to reload his gun. I heard the barrel click into place, and felt Sanzo step away from me.
His gun cocked with a click, but it didn't go off. Chancing a glance over my shoulder, I saw that the gun appeared to be jammed, and a youkai was headed right toward Sanzo. Twisting to my left, I threw ki at the youkai, knocking it back. Sanzo quickly fixed his gun, and then turned, pointing the gun at me. Not at me, I realized, but over my shoulder. I started to turn back as I heard the gun go off, but the youkai was hit a split second too late, and I felt his long blade bury itself into my right side.
I fell to one knee, my left hand pulling the sword out of the long, deep gash and holding it tightly, my right hand holding off my remaining attackers.
"Hakkai!" Sanzo shouted, standing behind me.
"Da-daijoubu, Sanzo," I replied, although I knew I didn't sound convincing. It was taking a lot of concentration to keep up my ki blasts. There weren't many youkai left, so Goku and Gojyo both joined Sanzo and I, Goku on my right, Gojyo on my left. The youkai sensed that we were nowhere near being defeated, so they decided to run. Goku looked about ready to chase them, but a look from Sanzo stopped him. Sanzo was looking at me, with what could only be described as a look of worry (or as close to worry as he got).
From his hiding place, Hakuryuu flew out to join us, returning to his Jeep form. I stood up, slightly unsteadily, and instantly had to grab Hakuryuu's tailgate to keep from falling over.
"Hakkai!" Goku yelled, running to my side to support me.
"Daijoubu desu ka?" Gojyo asked me. I nodded, but I knew none of them believed me.
"Goku," Sanzo barked, and the boy looked at him. "Get bandages," he told the boy, coming to my side and kneeling down, while Gojyo supported me. He took my hand away from my side, so he could see how badly I was injured. Goku came back a few moments later, empty handed.
"Ara," I sighed. "I haven't had a chance to restock our bandage supplies since our last battle. Gomen."
"There's no way we can get anywhere without bandaging this," Gojyo commented, his arms holding my shoulders tightly, keeping me upright. I knew I had used up a lot of ki in the battle, which was probably contributing heavily to my fatigue.
"What about his sash?" Goku asked. Sanzo and Gojyo looked at him, but I just laughed.
"It should work," I replied, and Goku slipped under my hand (which was back over the wound) to untie the knot at my waist. Then he and Gojyo wrapped my long sash around my waist tightly. After they had finished, I could already see where the blood was starting to saturate the many layers of cloth.
Sanzo was already sitting in the passenger seat of the Jeep, but when I tried to go to the driver's seat, he stopped me.
"Iie," he said. "Gojyo is driving." I was about to protest, but decided not to after looking at Sanzo's face. Goku helped me into the back, and Gojyo took the seat in front of me. Finally sitting down, I felt as worn out as I obviously looked to the others. Since Gojyo was sitting forward in my, er, his seat, I laid my head on the back of his seat, laying my body along Hakuryuu's right-side bench. As I looked up at the sky, I could feel my eyelids getting heavy. The last thing I remembered was closing my eyes, then drifting off into oblivion.
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"Na, Sanzo," Goku asked, once he was sure Hakkai was asleep. "Why doesn't Hakkai just heal himself?"
"It doesn't work that way, saru," Gojyo replied. "Hakkai's healing ability works by him putting his ki into another person to speed up their healing. Putting his own ki into himself won't have any effect."
"So what are we going to do?" Goku asked.
"Ch," Sanzo replied. "We'll have to find a clinic or hospital in the next town. Hopefully, we won't get attacked along the way.
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Japanese words and phrases
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youkai- demon ki- inner energy daijoubu- "I'm alright" daijoubu desu ka?- "Are you alright?" gomen- sorry (short for gomen ne sai) iie- no saru- monkey
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Well, what do you think? This is the beginning of part A of the story, and I know where I want part B of the story to start. unfortunately, I have very little idea how to get from part A to part B.
Disclaimer: I don't own Saiyuki. And I'm making no money from this. So there.
Author's Note: My original plan was to write the story from Hakkai's POV. Unfortunately, I found that there would be times where I would not be able to do that. So it'll bounce back and forth between Hakkai's POV and a third person POV. It shouldn't be too hard to follow.
Also- there will be NO shounen-ai in this story. I don't like it.
~~~~~~
Chapter 1
~~~~~~
The birds in the trees above us exploded into the air at the sound of the first gunshot. A group of youkai had attacked us. Not a too terribly large of group, but enough for us to get some much needed exercise after riding in the Jeep all day.
As we were fighting, I kept track of where my companions were, incase anyone needed my help, either in the form of a shield or healing. Goku was somewhere off to my right side, Sanzo behind me, slightly to my left. Gojyo was somewhere off beyond Sanzo, more to my left. As I blasted my ki bursts at the enemy youkai, I kept count in my head of Sanzo's shots. When I heard the fifth one go off, I instinctively leapt backward, landing near him.
"Need some cover?" I asked him, smiling.
"Ch," was his response, but I felt his back press against mine, a silent acceptance of my offer. I kept blasting away at the youkai on my side, with the occasional blast thrown over my shoulder to allow Sanzo time to reload his gun. I heard the barrel click into place, and felt Sanzo step away from me.
His gun cocked with a click, but it didn't go off. Chancing a glance over my shoulder, I saw that the gun appeared to be jammed, and a youkai was headed right toward Sanzo. Twisting to my left, I threw ki at the youkai, knocking it back. Sanzo quickly fixed his gun, and then turned, pointing the gun at me. Not at me, I realized, but over my shoulder. I started to turn back as I heard the gun go off, but the youkai was hit a split second too late, and I felt his long blade bury itself into my right side.
I fell to one knee, my left hand pulling the sword out of the long, deep gash and holding it tightly, my right hand holding off my remaining attackers.
"Hakkai!" Sanzo shouted, standing behind me.
"Da-daijoubu, Sanzo," I replied, although I knew I didn't sound convincing. It was taking a lot of concentration to keep up my ki blasts. There weren't many youkai left, so Goku and Gojyo both joined Sanzo and I, Goku on my right, Gojyo on my left. The youkai sensed that we were nowhere near being defeated, so they decided to run. Goku looked about ready to chase them, but a look from Sanzo stopped him. Sanzo was looking at me, with what could only be described as a look of worry (or as close to worry as he got).
From his hiding place, Hakuryuu flew out to join us, returning to his Jeep form. I stood up, slightly unsteadily, and instantly had to grab Hakuryuu's tailgate to keep from falling over.
"Hakkai!" Goku yelled, running to my side to support me.
"Daijoubu desu ka?" Gojyo asked me. I nodded, but I knew none of them believed me.
"Goku," Sanzo barked, and the boy looked at him. "Get bandages," he told the boy, coming to my side and kneeling down, while Gojyo supported me. He took my hand away from my side, so he could see how badly I was injured. Goku came back a few moments later, empty handed.
"Ara," I sighed. "I haven't had a chance to restock our bandage supplies since our last battle. Gomen."
"There's no way we can get anywhere without bandaging this," Gojyo commented, his arms holding my shoulders tightly, keeping me upright. I knew I had used up a lot of ki in the battle, which was probably contributing heavily to my fatigue.
"What about his sash?" Goku asked. Sanzo and Gojyo looked at him, but I just laughed.
"It should work," I replied, and Goku slipped under my hand (which was back over the wound) to untie the knot at my waist. Then he and Gojyo wrapped my long sash around my waist tightly. After they had finished, I could already see where the blood was starting to saturate the many layers of cloth.
Sanzo was already sitting in the passenger seat of the Jeep, but when I tried to go to the driver's seat, he stopped me.
"Iie," he said. "Gojyo is driving." I was about to protest, but decided not to after looking at Sanzo's face. Goku helped me into the back, and Gojyo took the seat in front of me. Finally sitting down, I felt as worn out as I obviously looked to the others. Since Gojyo was sitting forward in my, er, his seat, I laid my head on the back of his seat, laying my body along Hakuryuu's right-side bench. As I looked up at the sky, I could feel my eyelids getting heavy. The last thing I remembered was closing my eyes, then drifting off into oblivion.
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"Na, Sanzo," Goku asked, once he was sure Hakkai was asleep. "Why doesn't Hakkai just heal himself?"
"It doesn't work that way, saru," Gojyo replied. "Hakkai's healing ability works by him putting his ki into another person to speed up their healing. Putting his own ki into himself won't have any effect."
"So what are we going to do?" Goku asked.
"Ch," Sanzo replied. "We'll have to find a clinic or hospital in the next town. Hopefully, we won't get attacked along the way.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Japanese words and phrases
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
youkai- demon ki- inner energy daijoubu- "I'm alright" daijoubu desu ka?- "Are you alright?" gomen- sorry (short for gomen ne sai) iie- no saru- monkey
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Well, what do you think? This is the beginning of part A of the story, and I know where I want part B of the story to start. unfortunately, I have very little idea how to get from part A to part B.