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Until the End of Time
Chapter 2

He'd been searching for such a long time. It didn't seem possible that it would of been so easy to find him. He spent the last five hundred and sixty five years wandering the Earth, going from country to country, searching for the new incarnation of Genjo Sanzo. Because of his strength, it was easy to find jobs to do for people in order to earn some money. Son Goku had watched the world evolve, had seen many disasterous and glorious things as he'd searched for his soul mate.

Then, after being picked up by a patrol car searching for children skipping school, a common occurance in this part of town, Goku had found him. The school was non-profit so there was no real attendance taken or registration to get into the school in the first place. Since he'd had no where else to go for the day, Goku had decided he might as well stay and at least be able to sit for a few hours before continuing his search around the city.

All of a sudden, there he was. So similar and yet so different from how he'd looked when Goku had first fallen in love with him. Every one of his incarnations, the one's Goku had found at least, looked the same yet were different in very small ways. The eyes were the same. Always the same. Deep violet pools filled with anger and pain, but pride and determination at the same time. His hair was a bit different this time. The blond locks were longer than they had been before, pulled into a ponytail at the nape of his neck and running to almost the middle of his back.

The body was the same, Goku thought as he drank in the sight of Sanzo as he began the lesson for the day. Tall and slender, but with enough muscle that his masculinity was nicely defined. His physique was apparent, to Goku's eyes at least, through the loose black pants and the white dress-shirt that he was wearing.

It had taken everything he had not to throw his arms around Sanzo's body then and there, clinging to the other. Since Sanzo had passed away, Goku had been searching for what seemed like forever, trying to find his latest reincarnation. He'd known that it would happen, had known that he would find Sanzo some day, despite the many times he'd almost lost hope. Really, Goku had no idea how long he'd been alive, how long he'd travelled around. However, he did know that he'd become part of Sanzo's life again in twelve different lifetimes.

Goku had not had an easy life, especially since he was stuck in the body of an adolescent. Other than his mind, no part of him had matured beyond the age of eighteen. In this time, it was hard to be a teenager and remain elusive. He had to make sure he was never wounded seriously so that he could avoid hospitals. If he was involved with the police for any reason, he had to be careful to avoid giving them his name. Everyone who was born in the last hundred or so years was somewhere on a computer, had some kind of record. Goku, however, had none and it was a dangerous situation to be in if someone found out.

A few months ago, he'd almost been thrown into jail. However, he'd escaped from them and had managed to con his way onto an aeroplane. Having been alive for so long, after having learned so much, Goku found it easy enough to get around. Mostly, he just walked. It took longer, but it was the easiest way to go.

"I finally found you," Goku whispered to himself, causing some of the students who overheard to look at him funny.

He didn't care. After so long, he'd finally found Sanzo again. Despite the desperation in his heart, he knew he would have to move slowly. As in every relationship he'd had with Sanzo, Goku would have to work slowly to insert himself into the other's life. He would have to earn his trust, then his heart. Although he had no doubts that he would be able to do it, Goku hoped it wouldn't take as long as it had in other lifetimes.

Five hundred and sixty five years was a long time to wait. Goku was determined to make sure not one more year went by before he was in the arms of the being he loved most.

Once again.

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