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Summery: What if Sanzo was actually a woman? How long will she able to keep it a secret? And how will the others react when they find out? Read what it would be like if Sanzo was actually a woman!
Pairing: Sanzo x Just about everyone
Note: This is just going to be the basic original story in the books, with a few minor changes.
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It's been weeks since the Sanzo party encountered Kougaiji and his crew. Hakkai had been quieter lately and Sanzo has found herself thinking about that day with Kougaiji a lot. The others seemed to be watching her more since that day, so it's been getting harder and harder to hide the fact that she was a girl from them, but she managed it, no thanks to Tsuki. Tsuki, seeming to be able to since her fury, hadn't come to see her lately.
Right now they were all asleep in Jeep, camping in a forest.
Hakkai woke with a start from his nightmare. He panted heavily.
'It was just a d-dream.' he thought, panting. He thought of Kanan.'How many times has it been now? When I close my eyes at night... I just keep losing you over and over again.'
"Everything all right?" asked Sanzo quietly, so not to wake the others.
"Sanzo..." said Hakkai as he looked at her. "I'm fine. Just a bit uncomfortable, I suppose. I think I'll go for a walk." he said as he got out of the Jeep.
"As long as you're careful." said Sanzo.
"Of course." said Hakkai. He walked away from them and when he was far enough away from them he said aloud to himself,
"It's all an act. I haven't forgotten things at all." He put a hand over his heart.
'The wound that won't heal started throbbing... When we met that fortuneteller.' he thought as he reached into his pocket and pulled out a title that read, 'Sin'. 'Chin Yisou. He's probably holding a grudge from what I did... A long time ago. But if he really does want me, why all the games?' he clenched his hand. 'I couldn't fulfill my promise. And the woman I loved... I couldn't save her. I took countless innocent lives...'
"I really like your hands, Gonou." he remembered Kanan saying.
He looked at his hands.
'My hands are stained with blood. I can never touch anyone again.'
"Damn your lifeline is tiny." said Gojyo, right next to Hakkai's ear. Hakkai jumped.
"Wha? Gojyo, please don't surprise me." he said.
"Right back at ya." said Gojyo as he put a smoke in his mouth. "I never thought I could sneak up on you so easy." Hakkai didn't reply to that. Instead he changed the subject.
"Which one is the life line?" he asked.
"Right here. See?" said Gojyo as me pointed it out.
"Oh. It is short." said Hakkai.
"hehMine goes all the way to my wrist. Man, I'm like a cockroach." said Gojyo as he crouched down.
"Ha! Your power to procreate seems strong as well." added Hakkai.
"What's that suppose to mean?" Gojyo asked as he glared at Hakkai.
"...Did I wake you?"
"Nn. Sorta." said Gojyo. "I just can't pass up an opportunity to see Hakkai depressed." Hakkai didn't even look at him.
"...May I ask you something?" he finally asked.
"What?" asked Gojyo.
"Three years ago. You know. Why did you save me?" Hakkai asked. "If you had left , I would have died like an animal. Perhaps that was I deserved." Gojyo blew some smoke.
"If you're going to put it that way, I'm not gonna answer." he said. Hakkai laughed.
"Ha, ha. I should've known." he said.
"Just... Quit thinking about it, Hakkai. It'll turn you bald." said Gojyo as he got up.
"Oh my. That could be bad." laughed Hakkai.
"I know, right? Just look at Sanzo. He hides it, but right around here--" said Gojyo as he pointed at his forehead.
Just then a doll like thing stepped of the bushes, holding a mahjong tile that read grudge.
"Huh? Is that a... doll? Out here?" asked Gojyo. Then the doll started talking.
"Nihao. Nihao!" it said. "Cho Gonou, the murderer!"
'A mahjong tile? He's from Chin Yisou!' they both thought.
"Oi! Where'd that little freak bot learn your old name?" asked Gojyo.
"Was your victims blood warmer than a woman's skin? Or was it fragrant, like a orchid's petals?" the doll continued. "If you've forgotten, I can help you remember. There is nowhere for you to find peace. You are a sinner. A sinner, Cho Gonou!"
"...Shut your damn hinged yap!" snapped Gojyo. "Just who the hell--" Hakkai interrupted.
"I know what you are trying to say. But if you really do have business with me... come out and fulfill it yourself." he said, his face darkening. Suddenly the doll started to laugh.
"Ha, ha! That's the face, Cho Gonou! That reveals your true soul!"
"Shut the hell up!" Gojyo yelled as he kicked the doll. "We're not taking bullshit from some stinking toy. C'mon, Hakkai. Let's get back to Jeep."
"Huh? Um... Yes." said Hakkai. Then he noticed something. "Gojyo, behind you!"
"Wha?" said Gojyo as he turned. Just then the doll shot something threw his chest. "The... Hell?..." he breathed. The doll laughed.
"For you! Wa, ha, ha, ha!"
"You... damn doll...!" Gojyo gasped as he fell to the ground.
"Gojyo!" yelled Hakkai.
"Hey, Hakkai! What happened?" asked Sanzo as she came stumbling out of the bushes with Goku behind her. They had heard the screams and decided to investigate.
"Sanzo! I think he's--" Hakkai started. Just then something that looked like veins started to show on his body.
"Wha?! Ew! What's that gross stuff on 'im?!" asked Goku.
"S-son of a..." gasped Gojyo. Then he started to scream and yell in pain. "Shit! Something's moving in me! It's in my goddamn blood!" he yelled. Sanzo gritted her teeth.
"What exactly the hell was he shot with?" she growled.
"Gojyo!" yelled Goku.
"It can't be." gasped Hakkai. "It's almost as if something were planted--"
"A seed, Cho Gonou." said the doll. Everyone turned to look at it. "I planted a seed in his body. If you wait, it will suck all his blood and spread roots!"
"What th' heck is that?!" yelled Goku. "A creepy demon baby!"
"It's from Chin Yisou." said Hakkai.
"Him again?" asked Sanzo, irritably.
"Ah, you must hurry. If you don't kill the seed, your friend will become just another tree in this forest. Or would you rather leave him and help the environment? Wa, ha, ha!" laughed the doll. Sanzo gritted her teeth a little as the doll continued. "Yes, I'll tell you right now. The seed is planted by his heart."
"...Bastard. If you've got a demand, let's hear it." Sanzo growled. The doll just continued to laugh and Goku hid behind Sanzo, creeped out by the small doll.
"This is so much fun, Cho Gonou! Why don't you come join our side?" the doll laughed. Sanzo shot it's head off.
"Sanzo..." breathed Hakkai.
'Fine. If that's how you want to play it.' Sanzo thought.
"So, he's a hobby man... Besides being a perverted psycho." she growled. She knew what she had to do. "Goku. Hold Gojyo's arms back."
"Huh? Uh, okay." said Goku as he held Gojyo's arms down.
"Listen up, Chin Yisou! If this is what you want, you got it!" Sanzo yelled as she aimed her gun at Gojyo's heart.
"Sanzo! What th' heck are you doing?" yelled Goku.
"Wait! The target's too small– You'll never hit it!" yelled Hakkai. "And even if you do, the shock to his heart--"
"Hakkai." interrupted Sanzo, cooly. "After I shoot, move in and heal him." Then to Goku she said, "Don't let go, Goku."
"Ack! Are you serious?!" asked Goku.
"I won't miss. If he dies, it's because his heart couldn't hack it." said Sanzo.
"Stupid... arrogant... dick. You couldn't kill me if you tried." Gojyo managed out.
"Keep talking if you want to bite your tongue off." said Sanzo in her cold tone. Then... She shot Gojyo. Gojyo coughed up some blood and Hakkai move in immediately. He healed the wound and Gojyo was out cold.
"...I've closed the wound. He's unconscious, but alive." he said.
"Phew! That was bad for my heart. Jeez!" said Goku. Hakkai was quiet.
"This is my fault." he suddenly said. "Chin Yisou is clearly after me."
"Don't start, Hakkai." said Sanzo, immediately. The last thing she needed was Hakkai breaking down. She had enough troubles.
"But Sanzo!" yelled Hakkai.
"Just calm down, you idiot!" yelled Sanzo as she grabbed Hakkai by his collar. "Losing your senses is exactly what he wants."
Suddenly Hakkai fainted.
"Hakkai? Hey!" yelled Sanzo as he fell into her arms and his head fell onto her chest. "Water, Goku. Now!"
"Got it!" yelled Goku as he ran off.
Sanzo looked down at Hakkai, who's head was still on he chest. She twitched.
"If you were conscious, I'd kill you." she growled at him.
After Goku left, Sanzo dragged Hakkai and Gojyo under a tree. She stared at Hakkai.
"You haven't been sleeping well recently. No wonder you fainted." she said. She looked at the sleeping forms of Gojyo and Hakkai. She slammed her fist in a tree. "Dammit!" she cursed.
'We're dancing to Chin Yisou's little manipulation jingle like a charm. He's good, I'll give him that. He probably didn't aim right for Gojyo's heart on purpose. He wanted me to shoot him. And he wanted Hakkai to watch. Chin Yisou's got a grip on shoulder when it come to Hakkai– That, at least is clear. Hell if I know why. But that's not all of it. This guy is definitely not out to kill Hakkai. He's trying to break him.' Sanzo thought. 'I can't stand people like him. I don't know him, but I know what he's like. He and I think alike. And I hate him for it. And most of all I hate being pulled around like puppet so, if this Chin Yisou dare challenges me, he's gonna pay.'
//Meanwhile//
"Jeep! There ya are." said Goku. "With all these trees, my sense of direction's wack." he mumbled as he started to look for the canteen. "There you are." he said when he found it, not noticing the figure watching him from a tree.
//Meanwhile//
//Later//
Hakkai woke up, staring at his hands.
"Hey." said Sanzo, not looking up from the paper she was reading. "Fainting after healing someone is pretty pathetic." Hakkai didn't respond.
"Where are we?" he asked.
"You've only been out half a day. We're still in the forest." said Sanzo in monotone.
"Oh... All right." said Hakkai. "I'm sorry about all this." Sanzo didn't respond to that.
"The fog's grown worse. We'll have to wait it out." was all she said.
"How's Gojyo?" asked Hakkai.
"Fine, unfortunately. He went out on some stupid errand." said Sanzo. Then she looked at him. "Now, why don't you worry about yourself for a second? Tell me what you remember about that psycho fortune teller."
"Oh." said Hakkai. "I still don't recognize him, but he seems to know my past. And hates me, quiet obviously."
"So the rumors about survivors from Hyakugan- Maoh's tribe may be true." said Sanzo, looking thoughtful. Hakkai was quiet.
"...Just goes to show. I'd thought I'd killed every last one." he said quietly.
"Your claws just weren't sharp enough, Hakkai." said Sanzo, not caring, as she removed her glasses.
"So says the priest?" said Gojyo as he walked towards them.
"Gojyo."
"It's no good, man. The fog's too thick. I searched everywhere I could." said Gojyo.
"Wait, searched? What's missing?" asked Hakkai. "And where's Goku? Did something happen to him?!"
"You didn't tell him?" Gojyo asked Sanzo.
"Can it." Then to Hakkai Sanzo said, "After you fell, they went to get some water. We cann't find ether of them. Jeep's gone, too." Hakkai tried to get up, but Gojyo pushed his head down.
"So don't even think about going out there." he said. "You're the one this sicko's after!"
"Are you telling me... To sit and watch as people get hurt for my sake?!" Hakkai yelled. Suddenly Sanzo spoke.
"There's a phase in Zen Buddism. Muichimotsu. 'Hold nothing.'." she said calmly. "'If you meet the Buddha, kill him.' 'If you meet the patriarchs, kill them.' Free of all, bound by nothing... You live your life simply as it is. That's the one teaching my master left me."
'The one teaching I hold close to my bleeding heart.' she thought.
"That's why I won't stop. Anyone in my way dies by my hand. I couldn't care less whose enemy he is. Got it?" she said to Hakkai. "Now just calm down and get better. Baggage is the last thing I need right now." Then she left the cave with Gojyo. When they were gone, Hakkai put his elbows on his knees.
"He's right... Heaven help me." he breathed.
"Oi. What's so funny?" Sanzo asked Gojyo, who was chuckling.
"Nothin', nothin'." he replied as he lit a smoke. "I just didn't think I'd ever hear Genjyo Sanzo quoting Buddhism."
"If you value your life, you'll shut your mouth." growled Sanzo and she pulled out one of her own smokes.
"So what are you going to do about it?" Gojyo asked after a few minutes.
"About what?"
"The Monkey, Bonehead!"
"They're both missing. The fog won't lift. We're all closed in alright." said Sanzo as she let out a breath of smoke.
"We might as well be in the palm in that nutcase's palm. Creeps the hell out of me." said Gojyo. "So what, we lose just one of us, and that asshole wins? Shit. I'm not gonna die. Losing mondo sucks."
"...Don't say 'mondo'." was Sanzo's reply.
"Huh? Then what?"
"'Excessively'."she said. "For example... You are 'excessively' annoying."
//Later//
After a few hours Gojyo saw a figure in the smoke.
"Huh? Oi, Look! Is that..." he trailed off as suddenly Goku came running towards them.
"Hey! We found ya!" Goku called as they ran towards them. "Man, we thought you would have left us by now!"
"Goku!" yelled Gojyo. Then he began to noogie Goku. "Where the hell were you?!"
"Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! I just got the water and we got lost. Leggo!" yelled Goku.
"Stupid monkey. Why do we bother?" mutter Gojyo.
"Chin Yisou didn't find you?" asked Sanzo. "False alarm."
"Goku!" said Hakkai as he came out of the cave. "Thank goodness. Please don't worry me like that again."
"Uh, okay. Sorry." said Goku.
"...Hey. Where's Jeep?" Sanzo asked after staring at Goku for a long time. There was something weird about him...
"Huh? I dunno. Haven't seen 'im." replied Goku. "When the fog clears, he'll prolly come back. Let's get the heck out of here."
"...Goku." said Sanzo.
"Yeah?" said Goku as he turned only the face with the barrel of the gun. "Wha..."
"You're not him. I know the monkey who called me." said Sanzo.
"Wh-what're you talkin' about?! Quit jokin' around! It me, Sanzo! Me!" yelled Goku.
"And one more thing. The only ones who can use my name so cavalierly... is a real stupid monkey." Sanzo said as she shot and Goku. The fake fell to the ground then became mahjong a tile.
"Drag your ass out, Chin Yisou." called Gojyo. "Sanzo- sama's pissed and wants a talky."
"That was very well done." said Chin Yisou as he suddenly appeared on a rock. "I've underestimated you." Then to Hakkai he said, "Always a pleasure." To the other two he said, "Those were such fine dolls. A shame, really. How did you ever figure it out?"
"You fell short on your homework, pal." said Gojyo.
"Goku never says anything... without whining for food first." said Sanzo as she aimed her gun.
'Plus, I can see through disguises now. Because I've dealt with Tsuki.' she silently added.
"Ah. Tricky, tricky." said Chin Yisou.
//Meanwhile//
"I want food!" Goku whined as he climbed the side of a cliff. "Man, this sucks."
//Back to Sanzo//
Sanzo shot near Chin Yisou.
"Goku. Where is he? The next one won't miss." she threatened.
"Ah. Well, what do you think happened? Is he wandering around lost in the fog, perhaps? Or residing in the belly of a bear instead?" taunted Chin Yisou. Sanzo shot at him, but he jumped out of the way. "Hoo, hoo, hoo. Short tempered, are we? Perhaps you're not eating a balanced diet?"
Just then a bunch of centipedes began to crawl on Gojyo, Sanzo and Hakkai.
"What the hell?!" yelled Gojyo.
"Centipedes?!" yelled Sanzo. She hated bugs! "Tch! Where are they coming from?"
"Hyakugan Maoh was a centipede Youkai. Centipedes capture insects with the venom in their chins, yes? You'd best hurry to escape. I'm afraid so many bites may jeopardize your lives." said Chin Yisou as the centipedes climbed over the boys. Hakkai's head hung as memories started to return to him.
"Hakkai!" yelled Gojyo.
"Do you not yet hate me enough?" Chin Yisou asked him as he walked towards him. He lifted Hakkai's face. "Well. Look very carefully. This is the son of the centipede monster... who raped and impregnated your precious sister."
Hakkai stared the ripped his arm out and tried to punch Chin Yisou, who dodged, then elbowed him hard in the gut. Hakkai coughed a bit, then Chin Yisou pinned him to the ground.
"Hakkai! Leave him alone!" Gojyo yelled. Chin Yisou ignored him.
"Ah, there we are. Your face is changing quite nicely." he said. "I don't know if you plan to atone for those innocent lives you stole. It's not really that I hate your gallant hypocrisy, you know. But rather... It's your foolishness and murderous intent... That will fill my heart as I wish."
"Shut the hell up. Your ranting is painful." interrupted Sanzo. "Of the three things I hate most in this world... You've already managed two."
"Oh? And what are those?" Chin Yisou asked.
"Perverts and insects." said Sanzo as she used the sutra. Then, while the sutra was still flaring, Gojyo's crescent came and sliced off Chin Yisou's arm.
Chin Yisou clutched the socket where his arm was.
"Hunh. Lookit that. It's been a while since I sliced something up." said Gojyo a evil look on his face. "It feels so nice to unwind. I've been such a good boy lately."
"...Hey. You all right, Hakkai?" Sanzo asked Hakkai as held her arm. He was quiet.
"Hakkai?" repeated Hakkai questionably.
"Oi! Snap out of it dammit!" yelled Gojyo as he shook Hakkai. "Listen to me! You're Cho Hakkai! Got it?" Hakkai seemed to snap back to reality.
"I-I'm all right." he said. "I'm s-sorr--"
"Gojyo, watch it!" Sanzo yelled suddenly in warning.
Just then Chin Yisou grabbed Gojyo's head.
"Gojyo!" yelled Hakkai.
Just then Hakuryu flew in front of Chin Yisou, making him let go of Gojyo.
"Jeep?" gasped Hakkai.
"You guys okay?" asked Goku as he leaned on a tree.
"Goku!" Goku winked.
"Sorry I took so long."
"Rrgh! Way to be late you little shit!" yelled Gojyo as he kicked Goku.
"I couldn't help it! My leg's broke! An' it hurts!" yelled Goku in defense. "Man, I'm so hungry I could eat a building. Today really blows." moaned Goku as he sat down.
"...It's him." said Gojyo.
"That's him alright." agreed Hakkai.
"...Goku." said Sanzo.
"Huh?" Sanzo hit him with her fan hard while yelling,
"You brainless ape!"
"Gyah! What was that for?" yelled Goku.
"All is well." was all Sanzo said.
"All is not well, ya violent droop!"
"You could just tell them you're relieved. But this's cuter." said Gojyo with a chuckle.
"Aaah... A clean slice, that." said Chin Yisou as he picked up his arm. "Though I suppose it's better than losing a leg."
"Wait. Doesn't that... uh... hurt?" asked Gojyo, staring at him non-believingly.
"Oh, yes. Yes." said Chin Yisou. "But when I watch all of your childish tomfoolery... I get such chills that I forget about the pain."
"So the pervert shows his true colors." said Sanzo.
"Um, Sanzo?" interrupted Goku as he tugged on Sanzo's sleeves. "There's somethin' weird about that guy. I can smell 'im. An' it's like he isn't livin' at all."
"What do you mean?" Sanzo asked Goku as she turned to him.
"Well, I dunno." said Goku.
"Hang on a sec. What're you saying?" asked Gojyo. "He's not... A ghost or something, is he?"
Hakkai put his hands to his face.
'I remember now. I-I killed this man. I killed him back when... He should be dead.'
"Well, now. Shall we cut this idle chatter here? I've been thinking, you know. I wonder just what will make Cho Gonou happy. It's quiet simple, yes? Tormenting his friends is the most efficient path."
"Hey! You're a scummy lil' rat, y'know that?" asked Goku angrily.
"What delicious praise." said Chin Yisou. Suddenly he threw Mahjong sticks at Goku and Gojyo. "The young man with the red hair... and the little golden eyes. We've already had our fun. So my next dear playmate..." He threw the Mahjong sticks at Sanzo, who caught them between her fingers. "I'm at the end of the loyal lineup."
"I'd like to see you try." growled Sanzo. It was time to deal with this sicko.
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