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Author's note: Hey! It's been quite some time since I've updated! Well, hope you guys liked chapter 14. Okay… I kind of got the idea from Fushigi Yugi, so please, don't get mad… Anyway, here's chapter 15, hope you guys enjoy it! Read and review!
Chapter 15: Dream
"Reija! Reija!" the voice of a young boy, about ten or eleven called. A teenager, about sixteen turned around to who was calling her. "Goku, what is it?" she asked. "Nataku and I want you to come with us." Goku replied. "Where?" Reija asked. "He just told me to bring you there…" Goku said, tugging on Reija's hand. "Alright, let's go." She gave up.
"Nataku, what is it?" she asked. "Reija! Over here! Look!" Nataku yelled. "I'm coming…" Reija replied. She ran to him, Goku trailing behind. "What is it?" she asked. "I found this butterfly, but as soon as I caught it, it died. Can you bring it back?" Nataku asked. The girl with blonde hair had one eyebrow raised and she had a sly smile on her face. "Are you sure that's the case? Or did you kill it on purpose so that you can show off my powers to Goku?" she asked. Nataku had a sheepish grin on his face, "Fine, you caught me… but it was just because Goku wanted to see your power really bad." Nataku convinced. Reija smiled and took the yellow butterfly in her hands. "Goku, come on!" Nataku called. Reija made sure that Goku was watching when she brought back the butterfly. She closed her eyes and a bright light emerged from her palm.. And all of a sudden, the once dead butterfly flew once again. "Wow!" Goku remarked. Reija just smiled and ruffled her little brother's hair, "That's the last time I'll be doing that, got it?" she made sure. "Okay." Nataku smiled. "That was so cool, Reija! How'd you do that?" Goku exclaimed. Reija grinned and said, "It's magic…" then laughing afterwards. "Oh yeah, Goku. I think Konzen's looking for you." She added. "Uh-oh… I'm gonna be in trouble…" Goku sighed. "Well, see you tomorrow, Nataku!" Goku said, waving good-bye. "Bye!" Nataku waved back, then he turned to look at his sister.
"Hey Reija," he started. "Hm?" she asked. "Thanks…" he thanked. Reija smiled and ruffled her brother's hair, "Anytime, squirt!"
Shiey suddenly woke up. She was sitting up on a bed and the sun was up. She caught her breath and sighed. "Who was that?" she thought. There was a little boy with raven black hair and golden eyes. And there was another boy who looked like Goku when he was still a kid. And… a girl… who looked exactly like her. She was interrupted when somebody opened the door. "Good morning." The man greeted. She smiled and greeted him as well. "How was your sleep?" he asked. "Good. I hardly remember anything from yesterday." She remarked. "Well, we don't need to think about that now." Hakkai said, helping Shiey off the bed. "We better go downstairs. Breakfast is starting." He informed.
"Shiey! You're okay!" Goku exclaimed. "Yeah, I'm fine, Goku." Shiey replied. She sat down beside Gojyo and Hakkai and started eating. Then, she suddenly noticed Goku. She stared at him and remembered the little boy she had seen in her dream. "Shiey… Shiey! Are you okay?" Gojyo asked, waving a hand in front of her. "Y-yeah." She replied. And so, they finished eating their breakfast and headed west once more.
While they were traveling, Shiey stared at the distance, not letting anything bother her thoughts… not even Goku and Gojyo's bickering. When she felt her eyes becoming heavy, she didn't resist. She knew she was going to need all her strength back in case a group of demons show up.
Reija made her way to the cherry blossom tree in one of the gardens. She sat down and began playing her flute. And then, all of a sudden, the scenery changed. It became a view of the sea. You could hear the waves crashing on the shore and the sunset was remarkable. Everything was peaceful… there was no sign of war… or in that case, any fighting at all. She was a professional illusionist… Whenever she played her flute, she could manipulate the enemy into thinking what she wants them to think. Her beautiful illusion was disrupted by a man's voice. "You haven't seen Goku, have you?" he asked in a very irritated tone. "Oh, um, I think he's playing with Nataku in the outer gardens." She replied. "Thanks. Sorry for the disturbance." He said. "No problem…" she replied, going back to playing her flute. It was Konzen… nephew of the Goddess of Mercy. She pitied him… He seemed really bored here in heaven. And his aunt gave him something to worry about… Goku. Goku told her one time that he referred to Konzen as his sun. When she asked him why, he told her, "It's because his hair was like the sun… the sun I so longed to stand in." She would never understand it… But, it wasn't her business anyway, so she dismissed the thought.
"Shiey, wake up." Hakkai's voice called. She opened her eyes and met his emerald green ones. "Sorry to disturb you from your sleep but we have a minor disturbance ahead of us." Hakkai said. Shiey sat up and saw that ahead of them were a whole multitude of demons and the other three, Goku, Gojyo and Sanzo had already begun taking care of it. "Would you care to help us?" Hakkai asked. Shiey smirked, "Sure, no problem." She said as she and Hakkai ran to help the other three.
"What a work out." Gojyo remarked. "Yeah, I'm hungry already!" Goku interjected. "You're always hungry, you monkey with a stomach for a brain." Gojyo teased. "Stop calling me a monkey, you stupid, perverted water sprite!" Goku argued. And then, a quarrel took place, which was of course, ended by the sound of Sanzo's gun going off. "SHUT THE HELL UP OR I REALLY WILL KILL YOU!" he yelled, making the point clear. "Okay…" Goku and Gojyo both said in unison.
"Well, that was tiring, wasn't it?" Hakkai said as he looked over to Shiey. "Shiey!" he rushed to her. The other three looked in Shiey's direction and ran there as well. "Shiey, what's wrong?" Hakkai asked. Shiey was kneeling on the ground, her hands on the ground as well. "Shiey, get a hold of yourself!" Goku yelled. Shiey was panting and it was as if she was having a hard time breathing. "This doesn't look good…" Sanzo remarked. "Of course it doesn't! She can hardly breathe!" Gojyo said. "No… not that…" Sanzo said. "What is it then, Sanzo?" Hakkai asked. Sanzo pointed at Shiey's arm and there it was… the inscription… it was just a little until the completion… "What's to worry about? It's not complete yet." Gojyo said. "Yeah." Goku agreed. "That's just it…" Sanzo said. "Gojyo! Goku! Get away from her!" Hakkai yelled. Gojyo and Goku did as they were told and ran towards where Hakkai and Sanzo were.
Shiey held her head in pain and she started screaming. "No… please… not yet… I don't want to…" she said through screams of pain. All of a sudden, claws appeared and so did fangs. And when Shiey looked up, they were surprised to see a gold eye instead of a brown one. She had a deadly look on her face. She looked at the four men as if they were long awaited enemies that had to die…and they had to die now. She ran to them with great speed and power and attacked them. The first one she approached was Gojyo. "Gojyo! Don't attack her! If you hurt her then Shiey will get hurt too." Hakkai declared. "I know that, Hakkai!" Gojyo insisted. Shiey swung her claws at him and tried to injure him, but Gojyo was fast enough to block her attacks. "Shiey! Stop this right now!" he demanded. But, no words came through. She still had that smile on her face. And when she caught Gojyo off guard, she took the chance. She swung her claws at him and gave him a long gashon the chest area. Gojyo screamed in pain and flew to the ground, stopping when he hit a rock.
"Gojyo!" Hakkai called. But it was no use, Gojyo was unconscious and the slash was long and deep, he would have to heal it now. "Goku, please keep Shiey busy! I have to heal Gojyo." Hakkai instructed, "On it!" Goku said as he rushed to go and do what he was told. Hakkai mustered his chi and healed Gojyo's wound, being careful to close it as well. Meanwhile, Goku was keeping Shiey busy. "Shiey, please! If you can hear me right now, please stop it! You might do something you'll regret." Goku said. But, still, she couldn't hear his words. She kicked him hard in the stomach that he heard one of his ribs crack. He came crashing down on the ground, unable to move. "Shiey…" he said before he passed out.
"Please! Don't do this! Don't hurt my friends! They're all I have! This is enough!" she tried telling herself, but the demon just wouldn't stop. It was enjoying itself too much… way too much.
"Goku!" Sanzo yelled as he ran to him. "Sanzo, I'll keep her busy, please put Gojyo and Shiey inside the jeep, then we can take care of Shiey." Hakkai instructed. "Yeah." Sanzo said in a neutral tone. Hakkai stood in front of Shiey. "Shiey, please. Stop this nonsense right now. In the end, instead of hurting others, you might hurt yourself." Hakkai said. He tried one last time to get through her, but, as always, she just didn't listen. She ran to him and stacked him. She was about to punch him when Hakkai caught her hand. Shiey tried to break free from his grasp, but somehow… she couldn't. So, instead of punching him, she used her knee to kick him in the stomach as well, which sent him flying to the ground. "Shiey… stop it." He whispered. But Shiey just came lunging at him and attacked him more. He tried to block of her attacks, but he got hit again. "Hakkai!" he heard Sanzo yell. He stood up and he was determined to send her a power blast. He stood up and gathered his chi and let out a power blast to Shiey. She countered it and it went back to Hakkai. He fell to the ground and passed out, like Gojyo and Goku did. Sanzo was really pissed off right now. He ran to his sister and took out his gun. "You better be ready…" she said. She lunged at him and was about to bite him when he got hold of her head. "Shiey, I know you're in there. Come out." He demanded. But her demon form just struggled more to break free from his grasp. "I've had enough of your foolery." Sanzo said, chanting something as he held on to Shiey's head. When he finished, Shiey had returned to her normal form and fell on him. He caught her right before she fell to the ground and he carried her to the jeep and they went to the nearest town they could find.
"Where am I?" Hakkai asked. "You awake?" a voice asked. Hakkai sat up in bed and saw Sanzo sitting by the window. "About time you woke up." He remarked. "How're the others?" Hakkai asked. "They're fine. Goku and Gojyo have been treated by the doctor, and so have you." Sanzo explained. "Where's Shiey?" he asked. "In your room." Sanzo replied. "My room?" Hakkai asked. "Yeah. You and Shiey will be sharing a room tonight. We can't leave her alone, she might do something dangerous. Goku and Gojyo will be sharing a room as well. I am in desperate need of some alone time." Sanzo said. "Oh." Hakkai remarked. "Go check on her if you want." Sanzo said, taking a long drag from his cigarette. "Yes." He said as he stood up from the bed.
He opened the door and saw Shiey sleeping on the bed. He entered the room and sat on the edge of the bed. She was back to her human form again, and who knows what her reaction will be when she wakes up?
Reija was walking by the halls when she spotted a beautiful garden she's never seen before. Cherry blossom trees grew there and so did raspberry bushes and a clear, blue pond was visible as well. She was surprised to see her little brother Nataku and Goku playing there. She walked over to them and sat by a cherry blossom tree and started playing a beautiful melody on her flute. The scenery suddenly changed from the garden, to a beautiful meadow with lots of beautiful flowers and the clear blue sky could be seen so visibly. The birds were singing and a lot of butterflies were fluttering by. And little animals like squirrels and rabbits were hopping along. The sudden change of scene surprised Goku and Nataku. "Where'd the garden go?" Goku asked. "Who cares?' Nataku remarked. They looked around them and took in the beautiful scene. "It's beautiful…" Goku observed. "Yeah." Nataku agreed. The music suddenly stopped and the garden was back to normal. "What?" Nataku and Goku said in unison. Suddenly, they heard giggling from behind one of the trees. They went to see what it is, and was quite surprised when they saw Reija. "Reija, were you the one playing the flute?" Nataku asked. "Yeah! Did you see the garden become a beautiful meadow with flowers and lots of stuff?" Goku asked. "Yup." Reija replied. "I was the one who made the scene change." Reija convinced. "How?" the two boys asked, curiosity in their golden eyes. "Well, you see, I'm an illusionist. I play a melody on my flute and I can manipulate enemy's to think what I want them to think." Reija explained. "Ohh." The two young boys replied. "Really?" a voice of a man interrupted. The three looked to see whom it was and saw none other than Field Marshal Tenpo. "Ten-chan!" Goku called. "Hey, Goku." Tenpo said. "What're you doing here? Go along and play." Tenpo said. "Okay! Bye, Ten-chan." Goku said as he and Nataku resumed playing. Tenpo sat down beside Reija. "I hope it's okay if I sit with you." He said. "Yeah, it's fine." Reija replied. "I've read about illusionists, but I never knew we had one here in heaven." He said. Reija felt a slight tinge of pink come to her cheeks. "I'm Tenpo, and you must be Reija. Nataku's older sister and Li Touten's daughter." Tenpo concluded. "Um, yeah." Reija answered. "What is someone like you doing here? Don't you have work to do?" Tenpo asked. "Um, I kind of sneaked out." She explained. "Oh, is that the case?" he said. "Yeah, it's so boring up here." She declared. "You sound like someone I know." Tenpo said. "I know, Konzen, right? I pity the guy." She remarked. Tenpo chuckled. "Same here." He said, a smile on his face.
Shiey woke up and saw Hakkai beside her. "How are you feeling?" he asked. Just then, Shiey remembered what happened earlier that day. "Hakkai! Are you okay? What about Goku and Gojyo! Please tell me they're fine." Shiey panicked. "Shiey, calm down. We're fine. It's okay now." Hakkai promised. "I'm so sorry… for what happened. I just felt something tugging me, and then everything went white. Then, I could see what happened to you guys. I don't want to do that anymore… I could've lost you." She said, as she started crying. "Sshh, everything's okay now. You returned to your human form right?" Hakkai said in a convincing tone. Shiey nodded. Then, she remembered her dream. And the dream she had while they were traveling. "Konzen…" she thought. He looked like Sanzo… except for the fact that he had longer hair and her dressed different. And the guy named Tenpo… he was so much like Hakkai… but, he also had longer hair and instead of a monocle, he had glasses, and he was wearing something different as well. Hakkai smiled and waved a hand in front of her. "Shiey, are you okay?" he asked. "Yeah, I'm f-fine." She replied. "Okay then. Let's go down for dinner." Hakkai said as he offered a hand to Shiey. Shiey took it and they went down to eat dinner together with the rest of the guys.
Author's note: How was it? Please tell me! I need feedback! I hope you guys liked it though… Stay tuned for chapter 16. I hope I can make it a soon as I can! Please review!