Disclaimer: Saiyuki is not mine, okay?
A Heretic's Fate
It was dark…
All around him was darkness…
It was cold, and empty, and…
A thin strip of silver moved above him, slowly getting lower towards him. He tried to move, but his body was shackled down to a cold table. The light passed over him again. He now knew what it was. It was a blade… a swinging light, ready to slice him in half. The monkey boy struggled again, but the restraints would not let up. It got closer, and Goku could feel the air move around him as it just barely missed. He yelled.
"No! S-Sanzo! Sanzo, help me! I don't want to be sliced in two! Sanzo!"
it came again, this time, slitting his stomach slightly. Blood spurt up from the wound and he arched his back, still unable to get free. It came again, and it cut deeper. Goku's eyes clenched shut and he cried out, to the point where his voice cracked.
"Sanzo! Sanzo! Sanzo!"
suddenly, the room fell completely dark and silent, and Goku sat up in his bed in the inn. He clutched the blankets for dear life as he looked around the empty room. He could no longer see the cold restraints around his wrists and ankles, but he could still feel them, and the freezing sting they left lingering on his sensitive skin. There was no blade above him, anymore… he had woken up from his nightmare. After he had calmed down some, he winced, noticing pains in his arms. His nails were stabbing into his skin, drawing blood. He then remembered the pain from his dreams. Tears began to fill his eyes as he slowly got up from his bed and made his way down the dark hallways.
Since his roommate, Sanzo, was not in the room with him, Goku guessed that he was in Gojyo and Hakkai's room. They had been having fun, making jokes and playing cards when Goku had announced he was going to bed, and the loud noises and thick smoke coming from that room told him that they were still at it. He sobbed quietly and rubbed at his eyes as he got to the room. He didn't go in, but he did lean against the wall near the door, still sobbing and rubbing the scratched on his arms.
Moments later, the door opened and Hakkai stepped out of the room and looked at him. Goku's eyes were still red and tears feel from his cheeks again. Hakkai knelt down to his level and wiped away his tears. Then, Goku threw his arms around Hakkai's torso and cried more into his chest. From the room, Gojyo and Sanzo looked out.
"What's wrong with the Bakasaru tonight?"
"Oh Goku…"
Goku had been having that same nightmare for the past month, so the group had gotten used to living on less sleep. They needed to take care of the younger heretic child.