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Author's note: Hey guys! Needed time to think about what I'll be writing in this chapter. I hope it's not too bad…
Chapter 5: "Too much for one day"
The next day, Shiey woke up early. She had tried to stand up and go outside but her left leg wouldn't cooperate with her. Then, she remembered what happened the day before… the demon throwing an explosive her way and she wasn't able to dodge it. So, she got hit. She smiled and put her right hand on her left leg. Then, she closed her eyes and a white light escaped from her palm, entering her left leg. After which, she stood up successfully. She smiled and saw that no one else was up yet. She decided to walk downstairs and enjoy the sunrise outside.
Outside the inn, Shiey stood there, the sun giving her warmth. She smiled as she remembered what happened the night before, between Sanzo and her. She had finally gathered up the courage to show him the past they had shared together. Then, she remembered Hakkai… and how he had helped her yesterday, and every time something went wrong. Whether she had wounds to attend to or if she had a problem to solve. She had thought of how he was always there for her like a second brother. Just like Kouryuu… She smiled at the thought. But sometimes, she felt like they could be more than just friends. She shook the thought away. She knew that Hakkai would never look to her as more than just a friend. Because of his past. Because of Kanan. Gojyo had told her one time about Hakkai's love affair with Kanan. And Gojyo… he was just like Hakkai. Always there to cheer her up when she was down. And, of course, Goku. He was like a friend and a little brother. His smile always won over her sadness. His concern for his friends was unimaginable. He always cared a lot for everyone. And always wanted to see to it that they were happy and feeling okay.
Just then, she felt a tap on her back. She looked behind her and saw Goku. It was very unusual because he was always the one who woke up last. "Goku, why're you up so early?" she asked. "I saw you from my room and I just thought that maybe you wanted some company." Goku said. "So, are you okay now? How's your leg?" he asked. "Oh, it's just fine." Shiey replied. Then, there was a moment of silence. "Goku," Shiey said, interrupting the silence. "Yeah?" Goku replied. "I was just wondering, how'd you meet Sanzo?" she continued. "Oh, he took me out of my prison. He took me out of Mt. Gogyou, and that's how I met him." he said as he looked at the now-rising sun. Shiey smiled, then ruffled Goku's hair, causing him to smile and start laughing. "Shiey," he started. "Yeah?" Shiey asked. "I'm hungry. Maybe we can go get breakfast." Goku finished. Shiey smiled and they both went back to the inn, "Sure, call the others. We wouldn't want them to miss breakfast." She said as Goku ran up the stairs.
Shiey went over to the waiters and asked them for a menu for breakfast. Meanwhile, Goku went upstairs to start waking the others. First, he went to Gojyo's room. He knocked on the door, and when nobody opened it, he invited himself in. "GOJYO!" he yelled. "It's time for breakfast!" he said as he started shaking Gojyo awake. Gojyo struggled not to wake up, but Goku's constant yelling did otherwise. "Alright already! I'm awake! Now go away!" Gojyo yelled back. "Shiey says that you should go down already. You wouldn't want to miss breakfast." Goku said as he got out of Gojyo's room. Gojyo looked surprised when he heard that Shiey was already awake, "Shouldn't she still be resting? Especially because of her left leg." He said, then went downstairs. Goku's next stop was Sanzo and Hakkai's room. Goku knocked on the door several times. "Come in." came Hakkai's voice. Goku entered the room and told them the same thing he had told Gojyo. "Shiey's up? This early?" Hakkai questioned. "Yeah. She said she was feeling fine. And that her left leg was fine as well." Goku answered. "Oh, I see." Hakkai replied as Goku went downstairs to join Shiey and the Gojyo for breakfast. "We better go downstairs too, Sanzo." He said, looking at Sanzo who was smoking a cigarette. "Yeah." Sanzo replied.
As soon as they finished eating their breakfast, they set of again to continue their journey west.
The jeep and its five passengers were passing through a rocky terrain. And as usual, Gojyo and Goku were at it again. But after a couple of minutes of fighting, they were surprised that Sanzo hasn't threatened them with his paper fan or his gun. "Hey Hakkai, what's up with Sanzo?" Goku asked. Hakkai looked at Sanzo, then back to the road, "I don't know, Goku. He must be thinking of something." Hakkai replied. Shiey looked at Sanzo and was wondering if he was thinking about last night. And coincidentally, she was right. Sanzo was thinking about nothing else than what happened last night. About what Shiey had showed him. He was clearly confused. But, this helped him. He had come to the conclusion that Shiey was his sister. He was suddenly shaken out of his thoughts when Hakkai came to a sudden stop. "Hakkai! What the?" Sanzo exclaimed. "It seems like we have company, Sanzo." Came Hakkai's reply. Sanzo looked ahead of the jeep and saw no other than Kougaiji and his companions. "We've come to take the sutra and your little friend over there." Kougaiji remarked as he pointed to Shiey. "Sorry, but we can't let you have either." Gojyo replied. "Then, I guess we'll have to take them by force." Kougaiji said as he prepared to attack. "Bring it on." Goku said as he summoned his almighty staff. And so, the battle began. Lirin vs. Sanzo, Dokugakuji vs. Gojyo, Yaone vs. Hakkai and Kougaiji vs. Goku. Shiey was left inside the jeep. "This is getting us no where." Kougaiji thought as he dodged Goku's moves. Just then, he summoned a demon to keep Goku occupied as he went straight to Shiey. Shiey saw it coming and jumped out of the jeep, just in time to transform into a celestial maiden and block Kougaiji's attack. "Just what I need." Kougaiji smirked. Shiey narrowed her eyes. "Yaone!" Kougaiji yelled. "Yes, my Lord!" answered Yaone as she dropped her bombs, causing one big blast and then, a big cloud of smoke, thereafter. "Is everybody alright?" Hakkai said, as he started coughing. "Yeah." Gojyo and Goku replied in unison. "Sanzo?" Hakkai yelled. "I'm right here." Sanzo replied as the smoke began to disappear. "Where's Shiey?" Hakkai questioned, looking around. "Shiey?" Gojyo and Goku yelled. "Maybe she was taken by Kougaiji." Gojyo remarked. "I'm right here!" Shiey answered. "Shiey! We thought you were taken by Kougaiji." Hakkai said. "Well, that's what he thought as well, but I was able to conjure up a spell to create my double. It'll be a while until they realize that they only took a puppet and not me." Shiey said. "Wow! Cool!" Goku said. "Let's go." Sanzo's voice broke the chit chat. The four followed him back to the jeep.
They stopped in a town to catch lunch, then they continued traveling. Now, the jeep was passing through a desert. It wasn't so hot, considering that winter was drawing close. The five passengers looked very tired but nonetheless, they kept traveling. Just then, the jeep came to a stop again. "What is it this time, Hakkai?" Sanzo asked. Hakkai pointed in front of the jeep and there, ahead of them, were Homura, Shien and Zenon. "We've come to claim the sutra." Homura said. "How many times do I have to tell you? I won't hand over the sutra." Sanzo said. "Very well then, prepare for battle." Homura said as he took out his sword. "Bring it on, Homura!" Goku said as he ran towards Homura. "Homura?" Shiey thought as she looked over at Homura, "I think I've seen him somewhere before, but… where?" she finished. They all got out of the jeep and Hakuryu transformed back into a dragon. "Shiey, take care of Hakuryu for a while." Hakkai said. "Sure." Shiey replied, as Hakuryu perched on her shoulder. The battle started, Goku vs. Homura and Gojyo and Hakkai vs. Shien and Zenon. Sanzo stood by Shiey and watched and so did Shiey. "Shouldn't you be helping them, Sanzo?" she asked. "They don't need my help." He replied. Shiey looked at him, confused. Meanwhile, As Goku and Homura were fighting, something caught Homura's attention. "Could it be her?" he thought, looking over at Shiey. "Hey Homura! Over here!" Goku said as he kept attacking Homura. Homura smirked, as he dodged Goku's attacks and at the same time, looking at Shiey, "I finally found her." Just then, Homura punched Goku hard in the face, causing him to fall to the ground. Then, he headed straight for Sanzo. Shiey noticed it and hurriedly blocked Sanzo before he could get slashed with Homura's sword. And of course, if Sanzo didn't get hit, Shiey did. Homura backed away and said, "You're lucky that this girl blocked the hit, Konzen. Next time, it'll be you." Homura said as he vanished, then was followed by Shien and Zenon. Gojyo ran to Goku and Hakkai ran to Shiey. Sanzo was already kneeling beside her. "She still has a pulse, Hakkai." Sanzo said. "Yes, but we have to stop the bleeding." Hakkai said. The wound that was left by Homura's sword stretched from Shiey's left shoulder down to the start of her cleavage. "We have to stop by a town, Sanzo." Hakkai said, as he brought Shiey to the now-transformed jeep. "How's Goku?" Hakkai asked. "Just fine." Gojyo said as he brought Goku to the jeep as well. "Man, that was too much for one day. First, Kougaiji and his group pay us a visit, and now Homura shows up." Gojyo remarked. "Yeah. We better get to a town soon so that we can attend to Shiey and Goku." Hakkai said as he started driving.
Pretty soon, they reached a town. They rented 3 rooms and Hakkai hurriedly healed Shiey's wound. He had to pull down her shirt a little so that he could heal her wound all the way. "If she keeps getting hurt like this, her body won't be able to take it, even though she is a celestial maiden." Hakkai thought as he finished healing her and then pulled up the covers.
"She has to rest for a couple of days. At least for a day or two." He finished telling Sanzo. "Sure, we can stay here for a day or two. Just as long as she'll be fine." Sanzo replied, obviously worried. "Yes." Hakkai answered. Then, everything was quiet. Hakkai looked over at Sanzo. "He's changed a lot since Shiey joined us. I guess he's finally showing." Hakkai thought. "I'll be in Shiey's room if you need me." Hakkai said as he walked away from Sanzo. "Hakkai," Sanzo started. "Yes?" Hakkai asked. "tell Shiey… never mind." He finished. Hakkai smiled and then went up the stairs.
He went to Goku and Gojyo's room first, to see how they were doing. He entered to see that Goku was still asleep on the bed and Gojyo was sitting by the window, smoking a cigarette. He smiled then turned to leave.
His next stop was Shiey's room. He went in and sat on the chair by her bed. He looked at Shiey's wound across her chest. He closed the wound and bandaged it well enough, but he was still worried about all blood she lost before they got to the inn. He didn't want to lose anyone close to him again. Not after losing his lover and older sister. It looked like she wouldn't be waking up anytime soon. Hakkai reached over the bed and touched Shiey's hand. It was warm and he could feel her pulse, but it was slow, very slow. "I like your hands, Gonou. You're fingers are so long and pretty." He remembered Kanan's words. "My hands are stained with blood. What's so beautiful about having blood-stained hands?" he thought. Then, he let go of Shiey's hand and made his way through the door. Just then, he heard a voice, "Hakkai, thank you." He looked back at Shiey and saw that she was fast asleep. He smiled and murmured, "You're welcome."
Dinner wasn't looked forward to. Considering that Goku and Shiey weren't there. Everybody was quiet. Meanwhile, in Goku's room, the door that was once closed, flew open. Shiey made her way to Gokus' bed. She placed a hand on his forehead and suddenly, he woke up. "Shiey?" he said. "Go downstairs, Goku. You're gonna miss dinner." She whispered. Goku's eyes widened, "No way!" he said, making a run for the door. Just then, he remembered Shiey. "What about you Shiey? You should go down, too…" but when he looked back, she wasn't there anymore. He blinked in confusion. Then he shrugged and went downstairs.
"Hey guys!" he yelled as he entered the dining area. Gojyo, Hakkai and Sanzo were surprised to see him, He made his way to the table where his companions were and sat down on one of the chairs. "You're supposed to be resting, Goku." Hakkai said. "But I'm feeling much better now. Last thing I remember, my head hurt so bad, but then, Shiey came, placed her hand on my forehead and then I felt better. Like magic or something." Goku explained as he took a bite out of everything on the table. Gojyo got mad and started fighting with him. "Hey monkey! Don't finish all of it!" he yelled. "Yeah, but injured people need to eat a lot so that I can get my strength back." Goku protested. And so, a fight began and then ended when Sanzo fired his gun and told them to, "SHUT UP AND DIE!" The two settled down and so did Sanzo. Then, Sanzo looked over to Hakkai, who hasn't touched his food since Goku came. "Hakkai, are you okay?" Sanzo asked. "I'm fine, Sanzo." He replied. "Shiey healed Goku? But, she's supposed to be in her room, resting." Hakkai thought as he went back to eating.
As soon as they finished eating, they went to bed, except for Hakkai who went to check on Shiey. He entered her room and saw that she was still asleep. So, he closed the door and went to the rom that he shared with Sanzo and went to bed.
The next day, Hakkai woke up early to check on Shiey. He was kind of surprised to see that she was already sitting up in bed. He walked to her bed and sat down on the chair. "Good morning." He said. Shiey smiled at him and replied, "Good morning." "We missed you yesterday at dinner. How're you feeling now?" he asked. "I'm feeling better. But my wound still hurts." She said as she placed her hand on the wound across her chest. "It's gonna take time." Hakkai said. But was corrected when he saw that Shiey was already using her powers to heal it. "There. Much better." She announced. "You got us worried, Shiey." Hakkai said. "Sorry." Shiey replied. "Hakkai," she started. "Yes?" Hakkai asked. "Tell me what you know about Homura." She continued. "Homura? All I know is that he's a god and wants to steal the sutra from Sanzo." Hakkai replied. "Why?" he added. "I… feel like I've seen him somewhere before. Like… I've known him before, I just can't remember." Shiey answered. Hakkai looked at her, puzzled. "You want breakfast?" Hakkai asked. "Yeah. Sure." Shiey said as Hakkai led her downstairs and they waited for the others to come down as well.
Author's note: Hey guys! Here's chapter 5. What do you guys think? Good? Bad? Needs improvement? Please read and review! I'd appreciate it if you did! Thanks!