Chapter Three: Behemoth

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Don't look behind, just RUN

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There was nothing to explain what Zonaki was feeling, shocked, no or maybe surprised, a man turning in to that monstrosity, it was huge, like a giant gargoyle only thing missing was the wings, it was glaring at them with its big blood filled eyes.

"What is that thing" Lirin panicked, Lirin was shacking, she never seen anything like it.

"Well he's not a youkai you can be sure of that" Zonaki looked at it then came with a suggestible name for its kind

"Maybe a behemoth" Zonaki made a kind smile.

Then her eyes widened, Lirin looked over at her, "You starting to act like Cooking man" Zonaki glared at her, "I'd wish you'd stop calling him Cooking Man"

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Remember, starting to worry

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'Come back safe and sound yeah hear'

'I will, I will Hakkai, no need to worry, I'll come back'

'You better, or I'll die a young man'

'Don't say that you're making it sound like this is my last night that you'll ever see me…'

The sound of Zonaki closing the door, echoed into Hakkai's mind as he looked out of the window, feeling worried, the sound of rain hitting the window pane, running down the cold surface and bursting into tiny little droplets that dribbled down.

Hakkai walked out of the room that he was sharing with Sanzo; Goku was too hyper, so Sanzo took him to give him some warm milk or black coffee.

Hakkai walked down until the third door, he opened it slowly, hearing the annoying creaking, as the light of the hallway went though the room, until it reached the bed, shining on it's purple double velvet covers, where Zonaki's bag sat on the bed, making a number of creases and folds on the covers.

Hakkai walked in, looking at Zonaki's bag that was lying on the bed, he unzipped the bag as it made opened he looked though it, clothes, books, diary, photographs, Hakkai took out the photo album, and flicked though the countless pictures that were in it. There was a picture that he remembered very well.

It was a picture of him, Gojyo and Zonaki before they went on the journey west, they were together standing in front of the house, and they took that picture the first year when they were together. Gojyo was standing in the right of Zonaki with his arm around her neck hanging on to her with a smug smile, and he was at the left smiling and cheerful as he usually was, he and Gojyo were only twenty, Zonaki was only sixteen.

Then he looked at another where it was just him and Zonaki together both holding a fishing rod.

'I've never fished before…'

'Well now's your chance'

'But I don't know what to do, let alone cast a fishing rod'

'It's simple really, all you do is take this piece here, and lengthen it, then when it's long enough you throw the line out……see simple'

'Have you ever done this before?'

'…………'

'Hakkai?'

Then he closed his eyes, something was going though his mind

'Don't say that you're making it sound like this is my last night that you'll ever see me…'

Then Hakkai opened his eyes, with a sorrowful face, green eyes shining in the light that was emanating in the room

'It just might be Zonaki…'

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JUST RUN!

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"LIRIN DON'T LOOK BACK KEEP RUNNING!" Zonaki was running, as the behemoth followed leaving giant creators in the dusty ground. Lirin was in front running, then Zonaki dropped the paper bag, she couldn't stop now, not if she wanted to get clawed to death.

"RUN LIRIN RUN!" Lirin picked up the pace, Zonaki pushed her strength to keep up, and the rain beats against her face, they continued to run though the endless, deserted streets.

"WHAT'S HIS PROBLEM!" Lirin turned her head back

Zonaki looked at her "HOW SHOULD I…" Zonaki then remembered the bag and jewellery, "I THINK I MIGHT KNOW!"

Lirin looked at her with a frown "WELL TELL ME!"

Zonaki scuffled around in her pocket and brought out the bag, and took out a piece of jewellery, Lirin knew what she did, and shouted at Zonaki "YOU DIDN'T, YOU BAKA DRAGON LADY YOU DIDN'T TAKE THAT OFF HIM!"

"OH SHUT UP YOU WOULD'VE DONE IT TOO CAUSE CAT'S ARE ALWAYS ATTRACTED TO SHINY OBJECTS!"

"STOP CALLING ME A CAT!"

"THEN STOP CALLING ME A DRAGON LADY!"

"GIVE IT BACK TO HIM!" Lirin then looked forward and stopped, standing at the edge of a cliff, she looked down it wasn't that far, just fifteen kilo metres down.

Zonaki bumped into her, Lirin stumbled, they both fell of, Zonaki felt her who body shooting down through the air, she only thought about a couple of people but there was one person she thought of the most……

'...Hakkai……'

The End, To Be Continued