Series: Saiyuki

Title: Gojyo and Mary-Sue

Author: Zelgadis55

Pairings: Gojyo x Mary-Sue, one-sided 85,

Disclaimer: Goku, Sanzo, Hakkai, Gojyo and Hakuryu do not belong to me, no matter how much I cry over that fact. This particular Mary-Sue does belong to me however. That fact in and of itself is enough to reduce me to tears every time as well… I'll never forgive myself for 'creating' her…

Hakkai: Could you at least forgive Gojyo for his obliviousness concerning my feelings? You may end up forgiving yourself as well if you do.

Zell: Maybe…

Hakkai: I forgive him.

Zell: That's because you are way too nice for your own good sometimes.

Hakkai: Hmm, you may be right but that doesn't change who I am.

Zell: (smiles) We wouldn't want you any other way than how you normally are.

Hakkai: I need Gojyo.

Zell: Yes, I know you do. Unfortunately, if I gave him to you at this point, it would ruin all my plans for this story and the next.

Hakkai: … Zell, I have just come to the conclusion that you are evil.

Zell: You only just noticed? (smiles broadly in satisfaction)

Warnings: Well, since I have already warned you about the Mary-Sue and the occasional language in previous chapters, I don't know what else to warn against. Oh! Maybe a violent monk, but then again… this is Saiyuki, you would already know about the violent monk…


Gojyo and Mary-Sue

Pt 7

It was late afternoon when Hakkai finally saw Gojyo and Sue walking up the path to the inn. He had been staring out the window for nearly an hour now, absentmindedly-petting Hakuryu. He frowned, the pair looked tired and a little the worse for wear to him.

"I'm sorry Hakuryu," the healer said as he picked the little white dragon off of his lap and stood. He placed Hakuryu down on the chair he had just been sitting on and ran for the door. Hakuryu flew after him as he left the room and ran down the stairs.

Hakkai reached the bottom as Sue walked into the foyer, Gojyo holding the door wide open for her. "Gojyo? Are you all right?" Hakkai asked shocked at his friend's paleness. When there was no response from the kappa, Hakkai took a couple of steps forward, reaching out to him as he and Sue headed for the stairs. "Gojyo!"

"Huh? Oh Hakkai, sorry, I didn't hear you." The hanyou started in surprise. "Uh… how are you feeling? This morning it seemed like there was something bothering you."

The healer blinked and smiled in relief, 'Gojyo did notice after all. Thank goodness that Goku was wrong.' "Yes, I'm fine, I'm actually a little more worried about you. You and Sue both look like you've had some kind of trouble." Hakkai observed, keeping his eyes closely focused on his best friend.

"Aw, we're ok. Nothing that a bit of rest wont take care of." Gojyo answered with a distracted smile.

"Gojyo, come on." Sue called tiredly.

Hakkai turned his head, glancing at the woman who was taking Gojyo away from him. She seemed to be ignoring him as if he didn't exist. He turned back to Gojyo, only to see that the kappa was already walking after Sue. "Gojyo, where's Goku? I thought I saw him with you both early this afternoon." He asked in concern.

Gojyo appeared to hesitate for just a moment before shrugging. He answered in a slightly cold voice, "I dunno, we split up at the river." Sue took his hand rather possessively and hurried him up the stairs.

Frowning to himself as Hakuryu nuzzled his cheek, Hakkai spoke softly to no-one in particular, "I wonder what that was all about?"

"Kyuu!"

"Hmm, lets go see if we can find Goku." He suggested to his pet as he walked out the front door. "I must admit, I'm a little worried about him."

Hakuryu answered the healer and jumped off of his shoulder, taking to the air mid-leap. The little dragon then flew around in ever widening circles high in the sky as he searched the town to see if he could spot the energetic youth they were looking for.

While the dragon flew his laps, Hakkai went and asked the directions to the river.

"It's quite a long walk in that direction. If you want the prettiest, most secluded area, which between you and me is where all young couples go," the middle aged lady answered with a suggestive wink, "then follow the path until you come to two especially large trees. Walk around them and about five meters in on the other side there is another path. Go along that and you'll reach a small clearing next to the river."

"Thank you very much," Hakkai said with a grateful bow, he was sure that that must have been where his friend had taken Sue earlier, "I truly appreciate your help."

The woman smiled at him, "I'm sure your girlfriend will enjoy it."

Hakkai returned her smile, "I'm sure that she would if I had one."

"A handsome, polite, young man like yourself isn't spoken for?" she asked in surprise.

He shook his head and began to walk to where she had indicated. "No but that is okay, my friends and I are constantly traveling anyway. Goodbye." A couple of seconds later he heard the woman's voice call out to him so he paused and looked back.

"Wait! Don't go now, it will be getting dark soon and it's very easy to lose the path at night."

Hakkai acknowledged her warning with another small bow, "Thank you for the warning. I will be careful."

- - -

Halfway along the path, Hakkai finally spotted the errant teen and called out in relief, "Goku! Hakuryu and I have been looking all over for you!"

Goku looked up as he continued trudging along the path. "Haraheta…" He said mournfully by way of greeting as he and Hakkai came side by side.

The healer smiled in amusement, "I got worried when you didn't return with Gojyo and Sue." Hakkai noticed Goku's golden eyes flash with annoyance and a little anger. "I saw the three of you leaving town together. Why did you split off from the other two?"

"Because that kappa is a jerk, that's why!" Goku snapped suddenly.

"Oh my, what did Gojyo do this time?" Hakkai asked the youth in concern.

Goku was silent.

"Goku?" Hakkai prompted gently.

The boy opened his mouth to answer and hesitated for a moment, unsure of just what exactly he should say, after all, Hakkai hadn't listened to him earlier when he had tried to tell him what had happened. Finally Goku told the healer the story. "I really didn't mean to knock her in, Hakkai!" he said desperately. "It was an accident! Gojyo knows I don't like being called saru or monkey and they mean the same thing!"

"He doesn't very much like being called cockroach either." Hakkai countered gently.

"Yeah… but, I only started calling him that several months ago. He's been calling me saru for years!" Goku reminded Hakkai.

"Hmm, that's true but he isn't the only one. Sanzo calls you that too. You don't seem to mind so much when he calls you that." Hakkai pointed out.

"But Sanzo is Sanzo. It's different with him." Goku explained.

Hakkai smiled, "Yes, it does seem to be." Then he frowned slightly. "Still, it sounds as though you were trying to be quite annoying today. Are you sure you didn't mean to knock her into the water?" Hakkai didn't even realize that he was stressing his mention of Sue.

Goku stared up at Hakkai in disbelief of the human-turned-youkai's questioning. "I'm sure I didn't! That is," Goku looked to the ground, guilt plaguing him a little, "I didn't want her to fall in, in the middle of the river. I did hope that she would have lost her balance and fallen at the beginning of the bridge though.

"I see." Hakkai answered softly.

"You don't believe me?" the distraught boy asked.

"I believe you Goku," Hakkai assured him, "then what happened?"

"Well," Goku whispered, "Gojyo jumped in after her…"

"I'm sorry, I could barely hear you. Could you please speak up?" Hakkai asked, dreading to hear what he thought he had just heard.

Goku sighed, "I said, Gojyo jumped in after her."

Hakkai visibly paled as the blood rushed from his face, "That's what I thought you said. Why on earth would he do a thing like that?"

"Because she told him to!" Goku finished telling Hakkai what had happened. "I told you he wasn't himself. Hakkai, he, also warned me against telling you what happened at the river." The teen added hesitantly

"I can see why." The pale youkai responded.

It was almost dark now as they finally entered the town. "Hakkai, we have to do something to stop her," Goku pleaded as his stomach growled again. Goku held it as he sank to the ground, "I'm so hungry…" he moaned.

The healer smiled at Goku, "We'll get you dinner when we get back to the inn." Then he looked seriously at the boy, "Thank you for trying to look after Gojyo today."

Goku glanced up in surprise, "Does that mean you're going to help?" he asked hopefully.

"I'll see. It does sound like something needs to be done though. However, I would rather take a closer look at the two of them for myself, if you don't mind." Hakkai answered thoughtfully. "Are you willing to continue trying to run interference?"

Goku nodded eagerly, glad that he now had Hakkai on side. "Yeah, whatever she is, that kappa is still too good for her!"

The healer chuckled over the way Goku had just given Gojyo a backhanded compliment. "Alright, you get us a table, big enough to include Sue and I'll make sure I bring them down for dinner. Oh and Goku?" Goku looked up expectantly, "Try not to be too obvious, alright?"

The youth nodded. "Can I order while I'm waiting for everyone?"

Hakkai laughed softly at the way Goku's stomach rumbled yet again, "I think you had better." He answered as they walked into the inn and went their separate ways.

- - -

Hakkai knocked on Sanzo's door and listened, when there was no response, he opened it, poking his head inside carefully. "Sanzo?" he called, "Goku is placing our order for dinner so it shouldn't be too far away now."

Violet orbs glared in Hakkai's direction from where the monk was seated. He took a drag on his cigarette before deigning to ask, "You let Goku place the order?"

The healer nodded an amused expression on his face, "Yes, I'm sure he'll order plenty."

Sanzo growled in annoyance, "That's what I am afraid of. You going straight back down?"

"No, I need to make sure that Gojyo comes to dinner also." Hakkai answered, shaking his head.

The blonde sighed and stood, "I had better get down there and make sure the saru doesn't go overboard then."

"Just so you know Sanzo, he didn't have a chance to eat lunch today and I am fairly certain he didn't finish breakfast either." Hakkai pointed out.

"Then, that is his own fault if he's hungry." Sanzo replied harshly as he stalked out of his room. 'Wonderful, my peaceful evening alone has just been shattered.' He thought, 'The arguments between that baka and that perverted cockroach are going to be worse than normal if Goku hasn't eaten.'

As Sanzo descended the stairs, he gave an almost inaudible sigh, 'What happened that would stop Goku eating?'

Sanzo walked into the restaurant, spotting Goku almost instantly. "How much did you order, baka?"

Goku looked up and beamed at his sun, "Only four of everything." He stated. "I hope they hurry though, 'cause I'm starving!"

"Four, of everything?" Sanzo asked in surprise. He then whipped out his harisen and hit the small teenager violently over his head. "Baka saru! You normally only ask for three of everything. They also have a bigger menu here! Why so much?" he growled, pretending that he wasn't really interested in the answer. 'Goku looks… so weary. What happened today?' Sanzo's gaze narrowed in thought.

"Itai!" Goku whimpered, holding his head in pain. He tried to glare up at his mentor but he was too tired and now his head hurt too much for his gaze to be very effective. "Why did you hit me? I told you I'm starving! Besides, we also have to put up with Sue at dinner and who knows how much she eats?" he said, pulling a face when he said her name.

"Why should I have to pay for the cockroaches girlfriend too? Its bad enough that I have to pay for you three idiots!" Sanzo scowled at his charge.

"We need to keep an eye on Gojyo. Sues controlling him somehow." Goku explained, focusing his golden gaze onto Sanzo's violet one. "I tried to tell you about it this morning but you wouldn't listen to me."

"With good reason by the sound of it." Sanzo sat down in a seat beside Goku. "I don't want any arguments during dinner tonight!" The blonde monk warned.

Goku nodded, hoping that there wouldn't be any need for any.

To be continued


Thank you to those who have reviewed.

Wasabii: Yeah…. I finally updated. Sorry about the wait but I've been tired and lethargic lately, heh! And then I got sick as a result of not sleeping… So, nope! I'm afraid you will have to be stuck with me until I finish this fic. At this point, I plan to update at a rate of once approximately each week until I have at least finished 'Distorted Mirror'. The reason? 'Distorted Mirror' is set before this story and I feel that needs to finish being put up first, then I can also continue working on others.

blue meridian: Thank you! I hope you enjoy this chapter too. Not much in the way of Mary-Sue bashing in this chapter but I like to pace things along and now that Goku has Hakkai on side, well, that's a good thing. Right? Maybe…