Chapter 3: Kari

Disclaimer: I do not own Saiyuki or the characters. They are just merely characters in a story that was created for the purpose of being exploited by me….ha.

Damn, I am very sorry that I have not been creating new chapters for the story. But a lot of stuff has gone on that has made my life quite difficult. So I beg you, drown your spite into the story and I thank you for everyone's patience.

Goku awoke with a woozy feeling and a pit in his stomach. He felt quite hot but didn't have the energy to move. He looked around and noticed he was in a room. I don't remember being in a room before. He thought to himself; nontheless it was a very pleasant room. Bright in colors it brought a sense of calm to him; the curtains were flapping lightly in the breeze from the open window, and the flowers in the corner secreted a mellow scent that wasn't too harsh for his nose.

He was at peace.

The turn of a doorknob brought him out of his sleepy stupor and made him wide awake and staring at the door, ready to act if the need be. A girl not much younger than him came in, she had emerald green eyes and her golden hair was tied into a curly ponytail. She was short and in a clean white outfit with a soft pink apron; as far as he could tell, she was harmless. The girl noticed him awake and staring at her. Her pale skin turned a hue of pink.

"Hello." She said, hesitant of what to say other then that.

"Hey." Goku said; equally hesitant. He sat up and scratched his head. "Where am I?" "At my house." She answered rather quickly. "Why?" He asked, suspicious.

"Well. You passed out because you were sick-" "Kari! Is our guest awake?!" A booming voice had interrupted her. A man came in with such abruptness he nearly knocked the girl over. The man was a tall, thick beastly creature. Jet black hair nearly covered his face and arms and he wore a red flannel shirt with overalls. He grinned at Goku to show less than perfect teeth and patted the girl on the head(also nearly knocking her over).

"You did a fine job!" He complimented her with a deep boom. Somehow Goku thought he was deaf.

"Daddy," The girl said, stopping the meaty paw with a dainty hand. "I was about to tell him why he was here-" "Oh yes!" He interrupted again, bringing out a handful of berries that looked like the ones Goku picked from that bush in the desert.

"Hey, I know those; those are the berries I picked for when I got hungry." Goku pointed out; sort of hoping the man would relinquish the treat.

"I know," He began, "Because these are the berries that I took from you. Ah; you look mighty confused!" He said, noticing Gokus' confused expression. He took up a chair and sat down next to him, the girl doing the same.

"These," He said with a low intensity, enough to gain him Gokus' attention. "Are poisonous berries."

"Really-" "Let me finish!" He waited, and when Goku had settled down he began again.

"These berries are meant for the death of insects and small pests. Bigger creatures can't eat the stuff or they'll get sick. You ate enough to take down an elephant."

Now Goku had no idea what an elephant was; but if anything could eat as much as him it couldn't have been good.

"Then how did I-" "My daughter, thankfully found you and nursed you to consciousness! But it'll take sometime before you get better-" There was a large buzzing sound that stopped the man from talking. He went out to the window and looked out.

"Hey! Ya' knuckleheads! I tol' you not to start choppin' down anything' 'till I told ya' to!" He roared with the playful tone of a lion and with much surprise, squeezed his massive frame through the tiny window and jumped out.

"That's my dad for you, always rushing out." Goku jumped at the sound of the girl's tiny voice; he had barely noticed she was there. "I am sorry," She apologized. "He's always so loud."

"He's your dad?" He asked.

"Yes." "But you look nothing like him-" "I look like my mother." She said quickly. Goku nodded slowly, taking in the information.

"So how did you find me?" He asked at last. This time it was the girl's turn to nod slowly.

"Well," She began; thinking. After a long while Goku had learned that he had somehow gotten from the desert(where the berries grew) to her forest and pass out from berry poisoning. She had seen him while she was walking home from the market foaming pink from his mouth and knew his condition. She took him to her home where had been sleeping for 3 days until now.

During her story Goku's stomach growled and twisted into a knot. He was hungry. The girl smiled and got up. "I'll get you food, try to lie down while I'm gone." She said and headed to the door. "I'm Kari, incase you didn't hear my dad." She said quickly and rushed out the door. Goku blinked, her and her father were indeed strange. He lied down and almost immediately fell asleep. It took him a few weeks to fully recover from the berry incident; during that time he told Kari where he was going, how he lost his friends, and how he was on a quest to save them(not in that order). A bond had grown between the two during his stay; so it was only natural she was quiet when he decided it was best for him to leave.

"I'll show you the way to the next city." She said and led him out, through the forest and unto a beaten path that soon came to a fork.

"Take a left. And you'll get to the next city." she said, quiet.

"Okay, thanks for all your help Kari. I'll never forget you." Goku said with a full-hearted smile and turned around; heading off.

"Wait." She called out.

"Hm?" He turned around.

"Let me come with you."

Aha, sorry for the rather short and crappy cliffy. Hopefully will be getting easier soon so I can post more.

(wow for a second I thought I was wearing a blue flannel, it just turned out to be my green earth shirt, lol)