Rie: Hi, minna-san! I'm back! This is the fourth chapter, hope you like it!
Gojyo: What took you so long to finish it? (Fold his arms in front of his chest)
Rie: Well, I had a lot of homeworks and exams at school. I can't just leave them, can I?
Gojyo: Guess you're right...
Tenpou: So, how's your score?
Rie: ... ... ... Please, don't talk about it... (Bow her head gloomy)
Tenpou & Gojyo: ... ... ...
Rie: Let's just forget about it! (Back to her usual self) Saiyuki story and characters inside it belong to Kazuya Minekura, not me. Anyway, Kenren, where's Goku and the other?
Kenren: Them? (Point to the door)
Rie: (peek through the door and saw what she've been looking for)
Sanzo: He's MINE!!! (Pulling Goku's right hand)
Konzen: NO! GET YOUR FILTHY HANDS OFF HIM!!!" (Tugging Goku's other arm)
Goku: OW! OW! OW! THAT'S HURT!!!
Hakkai: Sanzo, Konzen, please stop that!!!
Rie: So... looks like they're too busy. Um... enjoy the story, readers!
Chapter 4
"Go away," Sanzo glared at his ancestor.
"Give me Goku first," Konzen stated with cold eyes.
"Never."
"Then shut up."
Hakkai, Tenpou, Kenren, and Gojyo sighed after watching their friends fighting each other for almost 3 hours. Goku panted, tired to death after being the rope for the tug war. He wiped his sweat and sat on the floor. Hakkai kneeled beside him and examined him, checking if something broken. He noticed two red hand marks on each of Goku's arm. With sharp eyes, he glared to the blonds. But Sanzo and Konzen too busy shouted at each other to hear or even look at him.
The rain still poured from the sky, even much harder than before. Night came before they realized it. Goku's stomach was the one who told them it was dinner time already. The monkey smiled sheepishly and rubbed his belly. Everyone felt hungry as well, even Sanzo and Konzen, and chose to stop the war for a minute. Together, they went to the nearest restaurant.
It only took about 3 minutes for them to reach the food house, but their body already drenched from the hard rain. Gojyo squashed his long wet hair together with Tenpou, while Hakkai asking for some towels for all of them. Kenren shook his head with dog style, which made Konzen frowned at him again. Hakkai came back with the towels and shared it with the other. Goku took one and dried his own hair.
"That's not the way to do it, Goku," Konzen said full of concern as moved to Goku's side. "Here, let me help you."
"T-thanks,... um..."
"Konzen."
"Okay! Thanks, Konzen," Goku smiled at the blondy.
"You're welcome, Goku," Konzen smiled back, but then smirked evilly at Sanzo who watching him with his keen eyes.
"Kuso...," Sanzo spatted.
"W-wait. What about your own hair?' Goku asked.
"Huh? Oh, it's okay. I'll dry it myself after this."
"Let me help you, then! After all, you help me to dry my hair too!" the monkey took Konzen's towel and dried Konzen's long hair.
"Thank you, Goku."
"Don't mind it!"
Sanzo watched those 'happy couple' and greeted his teeth. Gojyo could see fire burning on him, full of hate and jealousy. He whispered to Hakkai, who noticed this and took some action. "Um... table for 7 persons, please?" he asked to the restaurant's owner.
The owner asked his worker to guide Sanzo-ikkou and Konzen-ikkou to their table. Seven of them sat together on their own seat. Goku sat on one of the chairs, ready to order some food. But then, Konzen rushed to the chair on his right side. Sanzo took the chair on Goku's left with full speed. They sat on the same time and surprised the other. The monk grabbed the menu and put it in front of his monkey.
"What do you want to eat? You can order whatever you want."
"Huh?! For real?!" Goku shocked but happy.
"SERIOUSLY?!" Gojyo yelled. "Oh no! The monk's going crazy!"
"SHUT UP, YOU STUPID KAPPA!! Now, choose what you want to eat."
"Wow...! I want to eat meat bun, beef noodle, vegetable stir fry, fried rice, steak, giant sandwich deluxe, grilled meat, and shark fin soup, and then ice cream, milkshake (?), and...!!!"
"I want you to bring anything you have in here," Sanzo said to the waiter. "Everything, without any exception."
"E-everything?!" the waiter asked in surprise.
"Do I need to say it again?"
"N-no, Sir! Right away, Sir!" and then, the waiter ran to the kitchen. Everyone in the restaurant jumped when heard the chef yelled in shock.
"This's very rare for you to do this, Sanzo. Are you sure you're okay?" Hakkai asked.
"I'm sure, even more than okay," Sanzo responded, and then grinned with devil smile at Konzen annoyed face.
"Damn you...," Konzen cursed.
Everyone sat nicely on their seat as waiting for the foor they order, or Sanzo order for Goku, to come. Tenpou changed look with Kenren, both of them then looked at the blond from their group. Hakkai and Gojyo did the same thing, and then ended up their stare at Sanzo. Four of them knew that Sanzo and Konzen were up to something, and that must be Goku's heart. They wanted Goku to choose one of them and left the other. Tenpou and Kenren sure wanted Goku to back to their group, back to their old life in Tenkai just like 500 years ago. Hakkai and Gojyo too didn't want to hand over Goku to someone else, even their ancestor. But they still understand about what they need and what they didn't need to do. From their judges, Konzen and Sanzo were a little too... exaggerates.
The ordered food came at last after a couple minutes of patience. Goku clapped his hand in excitement. This was the first time Sanzo let him order what he want, and eat as much as he could. Hakkai grabbed some food for himself, same as Gojyo, Kenren, and Tenpou. But Konzen and Sanzo did a different thing. They grabbed two plates and placed a lot kind of food on it. And then, after finished, they put the plates in front of Goku.
"I know you're hungry, Goku. You can eat now," Konzen said with affection.
"Here, let me help you," Sanzo took a spoon, scooped the food, and then fed it to Goku. Not just that, he even smiled! Gojyo grasped his heart and chocked before even swallow his food, due to shock.
"Thanks, Sanzo!" Goku smiled.
"No problem, Goku."
"Hey, Goku. Some of your food left on your face."
"Huh? Where, Konzen?"
"Here, on your right cheek. Let me take it for you," Konzen raised his head and cared Goku's cheek with a napkin. "There, nice and clean."
"Thank you, Konzen!"
"You're so much welcome, Goku."
"Goku, don't put too much food on your mouth before you swallow the one before. That's dangerous for you if you get chocked up," Sanzo said full of concern.
"R-right..."
"Goku, this's your water. C'mon, drink it," Konzen put a glass of water in front of Goku.
"T-thanks..."
"Don't drink that water, Goku. Who know if there's a poison in it?" Sanzo started to say something annoying.
"P-poison...?!" Goku half yelled in surprised.
"Don't listen to him. You know I won't do that to you. But I don't know about that blondy monk over there...," Konzen getting pissed, but held himself and looked calm from outside.
"What're you trying to say?" Sanzo asked with a grin.
"Nothing, but I don't know if something from what I said is right," Konzen craved a smile on his face.
"Really? Well, looks like someone need to look at the mirror right now."
"And who might that be?"
"Still need to ask?"
"Um... Guys," Goku whispered to Hakkai, Tenpou, Gojyo, and Kenren. "I don't like it. They're smiling, but there's something wrong with their smile."
Both of the blond smiled, but at the same time a big wave of hate crossed on their heart. Their friends could felt it and hurry up finishing their food. Goku took as much food as he could and swallow it after 3 times chewed it. Gojyo didn't even think before put something on his mouth. Hakkai even forgot about Hakuryuu, who chirped sadly over his forgetful master. Tenpou and Kenren moved so fast and the food on their plates disappeared right away. The other customer also looked at them with curious and shocked eyes. Some of them whispered to each other about the weird group they saw, but shut their mouth when Konzen and Sanzo's eyes stopped at them. They pretended like everything was normal and continued their dinner.
After they finished with their dinner, Kenren called the waitter and asked for the bill. The bill sure wasn't a cheap one. But thank God, they had Golden Credit Card with them...
"Sanzo, where's the credit card?" Hakkai asked the blond monk.
Sanzo gropped his pocket and tried to find the card. The first pocket... it was empty. The second pocket... still no result. The third one... same answer. The last one... The group's face turned pale as Sanzo took out his hand without anything on it. Hakkai laughed awkwardly and whispered to Tenpou.
"Could you lend me some of your money? We're a little... broke."
"Sorry, but we don't have money with us."
"How could that pos-...?!" Gojyo held himself from raising his voice.
"We didn't use it in Tenkai and we didn't know you need it to live in Earth... Well, one of us knew about it, if I recall correctly," Kenren stared at Tenpou, who just smiled awkwardly at him.
"So, what're we gonna do now?" Goku asked.
"I don't know," Konzen answered.
"Ahem...," seven of them lift their face and looked at the restaurant's owner. He stood there with 3 big bodyguard behind him. Goku just stared at them, Gojyo sank his face between his arms, and Hakkai sighed. They already knew what'll happen next...
"Gah! You guys are useless!" the owner shouted. "Well, except the short black haired one."
"Why, thank you," Hakkai smiled as continued cooking.
It was Konzen, Tenpou, and Kenren's first experience in eat without paid. But they were sure enough they won't do that again for the second time. Goku did the washing job. Gojyo and Kenren busy with customers and brought food in and out. Hakkai cooked the food, no sweat. Tenpou could help Hakkai a bit with his knowledge, since he read so much book. Sanzo and Konzen... they did the cleaning job... (What? There's no job for them anymore than that)
"This's all your fault," Konzen growled as cleaned the kitched floor with a mob.
"Shut up."
"My back is killing me..."
"Then die, Old man," Sanzo said coldly.
"Who did you call 'OLD MAN', Droppy eyes?!" Konzen barked out loud.
"You, Idiot! Oh, I guess you can't hear me because you're to old, aren't you, Gramps?!" Sanzo started to piss his ancestor.
"Why you-...?! I'm gonna rip that mouth of yours!!"
"Just try if you can!!"
Konzen and Sanzo continued their war before and brawling in the kitchen. Unfortunately for them, Konzen mob hit Goku's head and shocked him. The monkey accidentaly threw a plate on his arm and dropped it hard on the floor. Hakkai surprised and fortuitously stirred to hard, send some dish from the pan to Gojyo's back. Due to sudden temperature change on his back, Gojyo jumped and bumped to Kenren. Both of them dropped the foods on their arm and fell together. The owner heard the voice from outside and rushed in.
"What happen-...?! NNAAANNIIII?!?!?!?!"
"S-SORRY!!!" Sanzo-ikkou and Konzen-ikkou said in the same time.
"I said he's going to sleep with me!"
"No! He's going to sleep with me! I'm his master!"
"No, it's me!"
"ME!"
"ME!!"
Gojyo slapped his forehead with his palm in frustration. Hakkai covered his ears with both of his hand. Hakuryuu landed on Hakkai's shoulder and put his head under his wings. Tenpou sighed and shook his head in disbelieve. Kenren tilted his head and inhale his cancer stick. And Goku... he bowed his head and gave a big sigh. Again, even before sleep, a new trouble came out. Sanzo and Konzen fought again...
After finished with their problem in the kitchen, they went back to the inn. But then, the blondys fought about the room. At first, Goku was going to sleep in the same room as Sanzo, just like usual. That made Sanzo felt satisfy, since Konzen couldn't disturb him and Goku in the entire night with that way. But then, Konzen didn't accept about the room share and protested. He said Goku must sleep in the same room as him since he was Goku's master. And then, the fight began again...
"C'mon, it's night already...," Gojyo said with tired voice. "Why don't you just share the room together?"
"NO!" Sanzo and Konzen shouted together.
"Goku must sleep with me!" Sanzo pointed himself.
"That's not fair! Goku must sleep with me tonight, and that's final!" Konzen yelled and banged his hand at the wall.
"I won't allow you to...!"
"Who need you to allow me?!"
"Could you do something about them, Hakkai? I'm so sleepy...," Goku then yawned.
"Um... Sanzo, Konzen, listen," Hakkai spoke. Sanzo and Konzen stopped their fight for a while and focused their attention to him. "Could you share the room for tonight? Tomorrow, we'll talk about this again. All of us already tired, so just bear with it this night. Okay?"
"But-...!"
"No 'BUT'. See, Goku is sleepy, too. See how many times he's yawning now?"
"... ... ..."
"Guys...?"
"Okay, I'll bear with it," Sanzo and Konzen said.
"Good. Now, everyone, lets go to sleep."
"Right," the other said in unison.
Hakkai and Gojyo back to their own room, while Tenpou and Kenren walked together and went into their chamber. Goku opened the door and stepped in first. Konzen followed him and Sanzo entered the room after closed the door. The monkey thought he could sleep right away, but then again... he was wrong. There was only two beds, but there were three of them. Two of them must sleep together in one bed. And it looked like... none of the blond want to gave up that opportunity. Sanzo and Konzen started to begin their war again.
Goku shook his head and then sat on the couch. His eyes felt so heavy that he almost couldn't open it. The last thing he knew, he already entered his dream land. The blonds stopped when saw their little monkey sleep on the couch. The changed look and then growled. Konzen moved to the right bed while Sanzo walked to the left bed. They pulled it and combine it into one king size bed. Konzen took Goku in his arm and carried him to the bed. Sanzo took the blanket and covered Goku's body with it. And then, both of them climbed up the bed and laid with Goku between them.
"I'm doing this for him," Sanzo stated.
"So am I," Konzen responded. And then, both of them drifted to sleep.
Goku ran together with Konzen in a dark room. There were so much blood and dead body scattered on the floor. The monkey sobbed as he ran, while the blond grabbed his hand tightly. There was a big door stood in front of them, opened wide and showed the bright light from the other side. Both of the survivors rushed there in order to live. But then, something happened.
The monkey heard someone voice. Someone he knew, yet mysterious for him in the same time. And then, he felt his body been thrown by someone and he landed hard on the floor. It was so bright for him to see, but after a couple second his eyes started to catch some blurry image.
Konzen lied there, wedged in order to prevent the door from closed. A lot of blood came out from his body. Goku watched the scenery in front of him with trembled body. He yelled and cried hard and tried to get Konzen out from that door. But no matter how hard he tried, the door wouldn't even budge.
"No...! NO! KONZEN!!!" Goku cried, kicked at the door and pulled Konzen's body. And then, suddenly, Konzen lift his arm and gripped both of Goku's hands.
"Goku... You... you were the one who reached out to me first. Next time... I promise... I'll be the one to reach for you. I'll definitely reach for you," he said with resolute voice. "Oh... you really are... like the sun..."
After finished his word, a wind blew and Konzen's body disappeared. A thousand grain of beautiful sand flew with the wind. Goku tried to catch it, gripped on it but couldn't get any of it with his hand. He curled into a ball and cried. He was alone, with no one by his side. He was alone...
"NOOO!! KONZEEEEN!!!" Goku shouted and sat up, waking up from his sleep and back to reality.
"Goku, what's wrong?!" Sanzo asked, 100% worried.
"K-Kon... Kon-Konzen...!! Wh-where's Konzen?!"
"I'm here, Goku. Hey, what's wrong?"
"Konzen... I...," Goku talked but then stopped on his own. He thought about it for a minute and then started to speak again. "No... it's nothing, really..."
"Really? Goku, you look so pale," Konzen placed his hand on Goku's forehead. "Are you sure you're okay?"
"Yeah... I'm sure..."
"... Well, go back to sleep then. You surely need it," Sanzo said, pushing Goku to the bed and covered his with blanket.
"Okay... Thank you, Sanzo, Konzen... Good night."
"Good night, Goku," Sanzo and Konzen answered.
Everyone back to their sleep, or so they were thought. Goku, Sanzo, Konzen thought their roommate already dossed, so they opened their eyes again. Goku looked at the ceiling, Sanzo on his back faced Goku, and Konzen with the same condition as Sanzo. Three of them were thinking about something and definitely different one after another.
'Goku was dreaming about me...? I wonder what is that dream about...,' Konzen said in his mind.
'What the hell?! Why did that monkey dreaming about that stupid kami?! I'm his master, so he supposed to dream about me! BAKA SARU!!! BASTARD KAMI!!!' Sanzo cursed in his head.
'Just what is that dream all about? I wonder... maybe I should forget about it. Dream is just a dream...," Goku thought and back to his sleep.
In TENKAI...
"What...?! How could that happened?!" Jiroushin yelled in shock. "That dream... that was Son Goku past, wasn't it?!"
"You're right, Jiroushin."
"But, Kanzeon-sama...! How did Son Goku...?!"
"I don't know about it myself... Something is happening here, and there's a possibility that Son Goku will regain his memory back," Kanzeon Bosatsu said as smiled a little at the image on his Lotus Pond.
"But that's..."
"All we need to do is wait and see..."
"Kanzeon-sama..."
"That kid... will he remember about everything? The memory that I sealed for him 500 years ago...? Sentei Taisei, Son Goku..."
Kanzeon Bosatsu stared at Goku's image on the pond, sleeping peacefuly and his masters embrace. In her heart, she felt sorry for the little innocent boy to experience something painful and horrible in his past. But she could do nothing... All she could do is watching him and help to preventing the past from repeating itself...
Rie: That's all!
Goku: Whoa! I have such a bad dream last night!
Rie: Huh? Is that like what I wrote in the story?
Sanzo: Is it about me now?!
Goku: Yeah, it's about Sanzo! (Clap his hand)
Sanzo: Heh! Eat that, Konzen! (Smirk at Konzen)
Konzen: Huh!! (Turn away)
Goku: In my dream, Sanzo took all my food away and prevent me from eat for a whole week. He even ate in front of me to torture me! And he threw away my meat bun stock! Wow, that's scary....
Sanzo: ... ... ...
Konzen: He he he! Eat that, Bouzu!
Sanzo: SHUT UP!!
Rie: ... ... ... Oh, about the vote... I've did the same vote in my class, and after combine the class and review result... Konzen is the winner for now.
Konzen: Oh yeah, I'm on roll!
Rie: But the result could change anytime. So keep REVIEW my story so whoever your choice will be the one who get Goku. REVIEW, please! ^-^