Chapter 2: Who's to Blame?
Recall: Goku was shot simultaneously by Sanzo. All was down until then.
All were depressed after the incident, especially Sanzo, who is currently in his room where the commotion happened. Hakkai was watching Goku, who's lying unconscious on the bed with Yaone and Ririn sitting beside him. The little girl is blaming herself for the situation of Goku.
"Bakazaru!" Gojyo whispered while holding back his tears. He didn't know what to do in this situation.
Sanzo was silent while smoking inside his room, looking outside the window. Suddenly the door opened. It was Ririn. She went inside the room avoiding eye contact with Sanzo.
"Gomen- nasai...... It's my fault why Goku is in severe condition." Ririn's voice is a little shaky and her eyes were already teary.
Sanzo looked at the crying girl and looked back outside the window, emotionless. The girl cried even more, thinking Sanzo's angry with her. He stood up and approached Ririn and taps her shoulder.
" Baka, it's not your fault." Sanzo went out the room without even looking at the girl. Ririn fall on her knees and wails.
Sanzo lit a cigarette and went outside. Gojyo spotted him and clenched his fist, blaming Sanzo for what had happened to Goku. He grabbed Sanzo's neck and pushed him towards the wall and raised his right fist about to punch him. No expression could be read on the monk's face as he dropped the cigarette from his mouth. He was getting on Gojyo's last nerve but it seemed that the monk didn't care. Gojyo can't hold back his anger and punched the wall behind the monk, missing Sanzo's face.
"Baka-ja nai! How can you even stay calm in the time like this? Isn't it your fault why Goku's in this situation? You're the one you shot him without thinking of another option!" Gojyo yelled at him.
"Hmpf......" Sanzo quickly avoided Gojyo's angry stare.
Hakkai, upon hearing the commotion, immediately went downstairs. He saw Gojyo acting like a deranged man attacking the monk "Yare yare desu ne". He grabbed Gojyo's wrist that holds Sanzo's neck and asked Goyjo to released Sanzo. Gojyo calmed down and released the monk. Sanzo rubbed his neck and avoided eye contact with the two. He went outside and no one knows where he is going.
"Gojyo, please don't blame Sanzo we all know he's the one who is mostly hurt in this situation, maybe he is also blaming himself, but he always hide what he feels inside." Hakkai tapping Gojyo's shoulder trying to stop Gojyo from being angry with Sanzo.
"I know that, but I can't stop blaming him for what had happened. He's the last person I expect to do that to Goku."
The two was downstairs talking while Yaone and Ririn stayed with Goku. Ririn was still crying and Yaone tried cheering her up.
"I'm sure Baldie Sanzo's angry with me...snif....snif..... I never wanted to do this to Goku. I just wanted to beat them in a battle but not like this." Ririn was weeping and looking at Goku.
"Ririn-sama please don't blame yourself. And.... We can't stay here much longer, I'm sure master Kougaji is worried about us already." Yaone explained their situation to Ririn.
"Wakatta (I understand), but can we stay here until tomorrow?"
"Hai, but only until tomorrow."
Hakkai went upstairs to check on Goku. He found Yaone and Ririn watching the boy.
"Hakkai-sama." Yaone whispered his name.
"Excuse me Yaone, I'll go downstairs to look for food, I'm already starving." Ririn wiped off her tears.
"Do you want me to come with you." Yaone stood up on her sit and was ready to leave the room.
"No, I can eat by myself. Just watch Goku." Ririn immediately left the two adults with Goku.
"Ririn-sama!" Yaone wanted to follow the little girl.
"Don't worry Yaone, Gojyo is downstairs he'll watch Ririn." Hakkai sat beside Yaone. "Yaone, thank you for watching Goku." Hakkai smiled at the violet-haired girl and she blushed upon remembering the incident in the hot spring.
"I'm sorry for what had happened, but Ririn-sama and I must go back tomorrow." Looking down still blushing.
"Wakatta." Hakkai looked at the sleeping boy.
"I'm sorry for what happened earlier in the hot spring. I didn't mean to caught you and Gojyo bathing."
"Don't worry about that. I'm sure Gojyo doesn't mind a girl staring at him naked." Hakkai laughing at his answer.
"And you?" Looking at her hands closed on top of her knees.
"Huh? Well the truth is I'm stunned when I saw you run inside." Hakkai scratches his face with his index finger and still smiling.
Sanzo sat beside a calm stream and stared at the big dark sky. There are no stars that night, which surrounded the dim moon.
" It's going to rain tonight." Sanzo whispered to himself.
In the inn, Gojyo accompanied Ririn while she's eating. He was still silent looking at the little girl. Ririn reminded him of Goku eating voraciously. The girl noticed Gojyo's staring at her.
"What's the matter? Is there a smudge on my face?"
"Baka... How can you eat so fast without being choked?"
"I don't know" Ririn looked at the window behind Gojyo ." Hey look, it's already raining."
Recall: Goku was shot simultaneously by Sanzo. All was down until then.
All were depressed after the incident, especially Sanzo, who is currently in his room where the commotion happened. Hakkai was watching Goku, who's lying unconscious on the bed with Yaone and Ririn sitting beside him. The little girl is blaming herself for the situation of Goku.
"Bakazaru!" Gojyo whispered while holding back his tears. He didn't know what to do in this situation.
Sanzo was silent while smoking inside his room, looking outside the window. Suddenly the door opened. It was Ririn. She went inside the room avoiding eye contact with Sanzo.
"Gomen- nasai...... It's my fault why Goku is in severe condition." Ririn's voice is a little shaky and her eyes were already teary.
Sanzo looked at the crying girl and looked back outside the window, emotionless. The girl cried even more, thinking Sanzo's angry with her. He stood up and approached Ririn and taps her shoulder.
" Baka, it's not your fault." Sanzo went out the room without even looking at the girl. Ririn fall on her knees and wails.
Sanzo lit a cigarette and went outside. Gojyo spotted him and clenched his fist, blaming Sanzo for what had happened to Goku. He grabbed Sanzo's neck and pushed him towards the wall and raised his right fist about to punch him. No expression could be read on the monk's face as he dropped the cigarette from his mouth. He was getting on Gojyo's last nerve but it seemed that the monk didn't care. Gojyo can't hold back his anger and punched the wall behind the monk, missing Sanzo's face.
"Baka-ja nai! How can you even stay calm in the time like this? Isn't it your fault why Goku's in this situation? You're the one you shot him without thinking of another option!" Gojyo yelled at him.
"Hmpf......" Sanzo quickly avoided Gojyo's angry stare.
Hakkai, upon hearing the commotion, immediately went downstairs. He saw Gojyo acting like a deranged man attacking the monk "Yare yare desu ne". He grabbed Gojyo's wrist that holds Sanzo's neck and asked Goyjo to released Sanzo. Gojyo calmed down and released the monk. Sanzo rubbed his neck and avoided eye contact with the two. He went outside and no one knows where he is going.
"Gojyo, please don't blame Sanzo we all know he's the one who is mostly hurt in this situation, maybe he is also blaming himself, but he always hide what he feels inside." Hakkai tapping Gojyo's shoulder trying to stop Gojyo from being angry with Sanzo.
"I know that, but I can't stop blaming him for what had happened. He's the last person I expect to do that to Goku."
The two was downstairs talking while Yaone and Ririn stayed with Goku. Ririn was still crying and Yaone tried cheering her up.
"I'm sure Baldie Sanzo's angry with me...snif....snif..... I never wanted to do this to Goku. I just wanted to beat them in a battle but not like this." Ririn was weeping and looking at Goku.
"Ririn-sama please don't blame yourself. And.... We can't stay here much longer, I'm sure master Kougaji is worried about us already." Yaone explained their situation to Ririn.
"Wakatta (I understand), but can we stay here until tomorrow?"
"Hai, but only until tomorrow."
Hakkai went upstairs to check on Goku. He found Yaone and Ririn watching the boy.
"Hakkai-sama." Yaone whispered his name.
"Excuse me Yaone, I'll go downstairs to look for food, I'm already starving." Ririn wiped off her tears.
"Do you want me to come with you." Yaone stood up on her sit and was ready to leave the room.
"No, I can eat by myself. Just watch Goku." Ririn immediately left the two adults with Goku.
"Ririn-sama!" Yaone wanted to follow the little girl.
"Don't worry Yaone, Gojyo is downstairs he'll watch Ririn." Hakkai sat beside Yaone. "Yaone, thank you for watching Goku." Hakkai smiled at the violet-haired girl and she blushed upon remembering the incident in the hot spring.
"I'm sorry for what had happened, but Ririn-sama and I must go back tomorrow." Looking down still blushing.
"Wakatta." Hakkai looked at the sleeping boy.
"I'm sorry for what happened earlier in the hot spring. I didn't mean to caught you and Gojyo bathing."
"Don't worry about that. I'm sure Gojyo doesn't mind a girl staring at him naked." Hakkai laughing at his answer.
"And you?" Looking at her hands closed on top of her knees.
"Huh? Well the truth is I'm stunned when I saw you run inside." Hakkai scratches his face with his index finger and still smiling.
Sanzo sat beside a calm stream and stared at the big dark sky. There are no stars that night, which surrounded the dim moon.
" It's going to rain tonight." Sanzo whispered to himself.
In the inn, Gojyo accompanied Ririn while she's eating. He was still silent looking at the little girl. Ririn reminded him of Goku eating voraciously. The girl noticed Gojyo's staring at her.
"What's the matter? Is there a smudge on my face?"
"Baka... How can you eat so fast without being choked?"
"I don't know" Ririn looked at the window behind Gojyo ." Hey look, it's already raining."
