Recall: Goku was hungry and decided to find something to eat, until he end up in a bizarre place.

Chapter 4: Crimson flower

Out of curiosity Goku touched the mirror making a ripple like effect and felt a cold breeze pass through his hand.

"Sugoi…" Amazed, he entered to the other side of the mirror. His golden eyes widen realizing that all are real. He approached the red hair boy and taps him on the shoulder.

"Oi.."

The boy was startled and the flowers he picked scattered everywhere.

"Gomen nasai!" Goku kneeled as he picked the red flowers and hand them to the boy.

"It's alright…" The young boy looked and smiled at him cheerfully.

Goku immediately stood up and pointed at the boy.

"Horny water monster!"

"Wakaranai" The boy scratched his head looking at Goku. "I don't know what your talking about mister, but hope it's not me your referring to." The boy's crimson eyes gleamed as the rays of the sun shone upon him. "Uh-oh…Sorry mister but I must head back home." The boy ran towards a small house not very far from the field.

"Chotto matte!" Goku shouted. "What's your name?"

The boy turned and shouted back "Gojyo….Sha Gojyo!" Then waves goodbye.

"Masaka! Where am I?" He said to himself while catching up with the boy.

Gojyo, while looking at the flowers entered the house.

"I hope mother would be happy to see this." He smiled faintly at the reddish flowers he picked.

Goku was watching him from the window outside, when suddenly a youkai woman entered the house. Gojyo hurried towards her and smiled, offering her the flowers.

"Mother… here I picked all of these for you. Aren't they beautiful?"

Upon seeing the flowers, the woman suddenly wailed, and sliced through them reaching Gojyo's face. She practically went mad while Gojyo was petrified at the corner of the house looking at his stepmother crying.

"Red…like blood….taboo!" Her eyes were filled with tears while she approached the child. She raised her hands showing her sharp claws attempting to slash Gojyo.

Without hesitation Goku jumped from the outside and made his way to grab Gojyo and quickly exits the house. Within his hands lies a terrified child while he ran towards the field where he first spotted him.

Meanwhile at the inn…

Everyone is asleep until…

Gojyo woke up and rubbed his head. "What a weird nightmare…." He saw Ririn sleeping peacefully with her head on top of a half eaten pork bun and another in her hand. He grinned and reaches out for the bun.

"Bakazaru…" He then took a bite from it. "Not bad for a monkey's food."

"Who are you calling monkey…" Ririn unconsciously replied.

Gojyo almost laughed upon hearing the girl and tried not to wake the others. A sudden change of mood made him look at the window with a serious face. "It's still raining sigh."

………

Goku gently put the boy down and gently rubbed the boy's bloody face with a piece of his shirt.

"Mother seems upset today…" Young Gojyo's red hair covered his face. Having a gloomy appearance. "Maybe she doesn't like red…like the flowers, my hair or my eyes… maybe she doesn't even like me because there are too many red in me.smiles It seems funny when I think of it." His tears were mixed with his blood as they rolled down his cheeks.

Goku just kept silent listening feeling sorry for Gojyo.

"You know mister…the other kids call me a taboo. They say I bring bad luck so they ran away from me and sometimes they even hurt me, but I don't blame them…"

"Well Gojyo believe in me when I say, you'll end up just fine. Well not that fine coz you'll be a horny water monster who woo girls and wind up with some odd friends like a monk who by the way hits you with a fan when you did something wrong and also a gentle guy with a pet dragon that turns into a jeep and lets not forget the cute boy who you always call monkey."

"Huh- Mister I don't understand the things you just said."

"Hehehe… you'll find it out someday." Scratching his head while smiling with his cheerful eyes shut.

"By the way…. What's your name mister?"

"Me? Just call me… Bakazaru laughs"

"That's an odd name. Don't you want to change it to something nice?"

"Trust me, It doesn't matter.()"

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