Gojyo: Can't Kanatu do it again?
Me: She unconcious and recovering evilness.
Gojyo: Damn. -runs off anyway-
Me: Darnit not again.
Hakkai: ;; Have to calm Sanzo down. -runs off-
Sanzo: ...Have to shoot someone. -walks off-
Me: -looks at Goku who has one hand on the handle of the door- Hold it.
Goku: Do I have to?
Me: Unless you want me to kill off in the story. -smiles-
Goku: ...Disclaimer: Neokie does not own Saiyuki or else she'd do terrible things to us in the anime. -shudders-
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Goku nodded to Hakkai and stepped back, He choked back sobs and tears. He thought he could control his powers. He promised himself nothing like that would ever happen, and he wouldn't end up hurting anyone dear to him. He shook his head and fled the scene, before anyone could see his tears. A pain jabbed into his back but he felt like this was what he should do, as much as his heart yearned him to go back to Kanatu and help, he felt he had to run. He stoppped immediately as he reached the river. He sat down and held his knees, burying his face as he hid soft sobs.
Meanwhile back at the inn Kanatu was laid into a bed. She took in ragged breaths slowly each time, one after another as the bleeding failed to stop. Hakkai worked his best, using chi to stop the bleeding every few moments. But the wound continued bleeding once it was closed. Kanatu let out a yelp of pain after she coughed up more blood. She opened her eyes slowly, though it hurt as much as being pelted attack after another by enraged youkai.
Gojyo and Sanzo both waited outside the room. Sanzo, getting impatient and feeling unsure about Goku stood up and scratched the back of his head. "Going to find Goku?" Gojyo asked, leaning against the wall. Sanzo shook his head. "...Why?" "Ha I win, two points. Anyway, this seems like the best choice right now. Who knows what that Saru's doing.." Gojyo replied, shaking his head. Sanzo nodded and walked out, looking for the monkey king.
Hakkai's frown faded into a smile as he stepped back from the bed and it's bloodstained sheets. He had finally stopped the bleeding but and Kanatu seemed fine. He wiped the blood from his hands with a cloth and looked at Hakuryu who had jumped down from the chair next to him. "That should do it for now." Hakkai sighed as he carefully pulled off the bloodstained sheets from the bed. "But I still wonder.." He said to himself as Hakuryu let out a 'kyu'.
Earlier after they had picked her up. A Youkai had called her a curse. Why and what did he mean by that Hakkai still wondered. He placed a hand on her forehead and images were sent through his mind in a blur. Nataku, five hundred years ago, Kanatu, and Goku? It seemed so real. Maybe it had happened five hundred years ago. But as the images went by Hakkai saw something unpleasant to most human eyes. Fire everywhere, blood stained the dirt on the ground. In the middle of it all, Kanatu stood. Slits for the pupils of her eyes as Seiten Taisen. Hakkai kept up his moral as it sent a shiver down his spine.
A curse, in the form of something beautiful. Like a black rose. It's beauty may enchant you, but it's thorns, can seal your fate in red blood. Hakkai held his head as the images faded. He glanced at Kanatu and then replayed the images in his head. It couldn't be possible. Could it? He shook his head and walked out of the room in a daze, Hakuryu tagged along as he glanced back at the girl then walked out, following Cho Hakkai.
Sanzo walked past bushes and shrub, a frown on his face. The money couldn't have ran that far could he? Especially after that little incident. Sanzo shook his head and looked around, hearing the sound of rushing water brought him to Goku's location. he held his head in annoyance, appraoching him. He kicked him slightly on the leg and waited for a reaction. "Hey saru, come on." He muttered. Goku muttered something in his knees and moved around slightly.
This only resulted in Sanzo's patience meter dropping like crazy. He shook his head. "..Goku. Come on." he said quickly and strictly this time. The look on Goku's face as he looked up would have broken almost anyone's heart. But Sanzo wasn't anyone. He was considered someone closer to God then you could imagine. The look on Goku's face, was broken. It felt as if your spirit was dead if you had seen into the eyes of the little heretic, the cheerfuly moneky king's eyes were filled with tears, overflowing.
Sanzo couldn't help but feel sorry, showing slight emotion. He bent over to Goku and smirked. Patting his head with his right hand. "She'll be fine. Don't worry." Sanzo tried to smile. Goku shook his head frantically. "But it's because of me she got hurt! Don't you hate me! Why doesn't anyone hate me for that! I don't get it! I said I'd get stronger. Stronger enough to protect my friends from anything, including myself!" Tears refused to fall anymore as Goku tried to cry. But he had cleaned himself dry.
Sanzo shook his head. "Look, it's not your fault. Things happen for a reason and the only thing you're able to do is move on moron. Now come on. Let's go." Sanzo stood up, removing his hand from Goku's head, he extended it out the the monkey king. Goku felt the warmth on the sunlight again, he had gotten something like that of a feeling from when Kanatu met his eyes. He nodded and grabbed the hand, pulling himself up, he followed the priest.
Gojyo and Hakkai exhcnaged glances, Gojyo was the one to break first.
"Well?"
"Hmm?"
"Come on Hakkai, she gonna be okay or not? Can't stand seeing someone as annoying as Goku broken or torn like that."
"I supposed you're right. Well, I got the bleeding to stop, she seems fine now. But when I touched her forehead...Images..."
"Sped around in your head?"
"Huh? How did you know?"
"The same thing happened to me. That feeling you got from Seiten taisen...I got that when the images flashed into my head."
Hakkai nodded and they both fell silent. A glimpse of Sanzo and Goku approached them both as the sunset lowered beyond the mountains.
And we end with the beautiful sunset.