Author's note : Ah.. the long awaited ending... In case any of you don't really like the ending, I have to remind you that this story is supposed to be a shounen ai after all. But if you want me to write more more chapters and then end it gracefully, I can also make it as a new story. Just tell me, ok?
Hakkai is thrown back to life with a jerk. He opens his eyes so suddenly and his view is blurred because someone is shaking his body.
"Hakkai! Hakkai! Thanks God, Thanks God! You are awake!"
"Kyuuu, kyuuu!"
Hakkai places his spectacle correctly on his nose.
"Go... Goku I... where.. what has happened?"
Beside him, Sanzo and Gojyo also come to consciousness, both holding their heads.
"Ugh.. what is this all about? Why am I here?"
"RUN! TAKE THE SUTRA WITH YOU, Run!"
Hakkai looks up and notices that they are not alone. Two youkai girls run as fast as they can to the door. But Goku is faster. With one jump he already stands in front of the door, blocking the only exit the two girls have.
Sanzo gets up from the bed, and walks to the youkais. He outstretches his hand, asking silently for the sutra.
The older girl clutches on the sutra. It is clear that she doesn't intend to give up the sutra that easily. Sanzo pulls out his gun, ready to shoot.
"Onee-chan, I am scared!" the younger girl screams out, she pulls on her sister's dress in fear.
Hakkai places himself as a shield in front of the girls.
"No, Sanzo. Please, don't kill them."
"Waaaahhhh!" the younger girl cries out and his sister lets the sutra fall. Goku picks it up, looking at the girls full of pities.
Sanzo snaps the sutra out of Goku's hand, but he still aims his gun at the girls—or at Hakkai. Hakkai doesn't move at all. He doesn't know what exactly will happen, but he doesn't want these children to die.
After exchanging glares with Hakkai, as if to measure each one's will strength, Sanzo gives up with a sigh and put down his gun.
"Do what you want," he says angrily.
Goku is still guarding the door. Both girls know that they can't escape. They eye Hakkai suspiciously.
"Mind telling me who you are? Why are you attacking us?" he asks friendly.
"We want to steal the sutra to revenge our parents," answers the younger girl honestly to her sister's amazement.
"Chise!" scolds her sister.
"Sorry, Onee-chan!" says the little girl, slapping her hand on her own mouth.
"It is okay, we are not going to kill you." Hakkai tries to ensure the girls, ignoring Sanzo's snort.
"They are dangerous, Hakkai. Quite dangerous."
Hakkai turns to Gojyo, who sits beside Sanzo, one hand supporting his head.
"Do you still remember having fever? We stopped our journey because you suddenly collapsed and were too weak to continue. We brought you to this inn and one day they came. The last thing I remembered is that the girl," he points at the older one, "put a curse on us."
"I am not putting a curse at anyone!" The girls screams angrily.
"I just remove your existences to his mind," she points at Hakkai. "That's all! I chose you because at that time you were the weakest of all. I needed to keep you passive for quite a long time, so that I will have time to understand how to use the sutra!"
"Do you still want to know how to use it? Let me show it to you," Sanzo says, standing up.
"No!" yells Hakkai shortly, glaring at Sanzo and forces him to sit down again.
"We didn't want to do something bad," Chise whines. "We just want to take the sutra and flee. All of them will be back as soon as you are healthy, anyway."
Chise pleads. "Please, don't kill us..."
"I don't understand why you are so angry, Sanzo."
Sanzo glares at Hakkai.
"Perhaps because you have let go of the youkais!"
Hakkai sighs.
"I can't believe that we were in Hakkai's mind. I was dead. Wow. But how come we lose our youkai power there?" babbles Goku.
"Shut up, damn monkey. I can't believe I cry for you." Groans Gojyo, ashamed.
"What! You are the stupid one, perverted kappa! And you even marry my sister!"
"What's so wrong about it!"
Hakkai smiles as he sees the scenes.
"Are you already fit?" Sanzo asks.
"Hm? Yeah. We can continue now."
Hakuryuu jumps off Hakkai's shoulder and goes outside.
Sanzo smirks at Hakkai.
"The bond that puts us together," he whispers.
Hakkai looks up at Sanzo rather unbelievingly.
"What a nonsense,"
Sanzo turns away from Hakkai, leaving him with a startled expression. Then Hakkai needs to chuckle. Well, that is Sanzo. That's the Sanzo he knows.
The four of them walk to the car, especially after Sanzo kicks the two fighting rascals to Hakuryuu's direction.
"By the way, Sanzo," Hakkai says smilingly to Sanzo.
"You are so cool as you bid the girls farewell."
Sanzo's face turns red.
"Shut up."
"You are risking your life for a revenge? How pathetic.
And when you shall die here, will you be satisfied? Is this sort of a heroic action?"
Author's note :
So, t5ur-t51d! That's the end of this story. Can you believe it? I finally finish it, it takes me 6 months! I really hope you like this story.
And for everyone, who has patiently waited for any chapter of this story to publish, sorry for my lack of ideas and thanks for reading.
