Standard disclaimer applies.
Ratings: Ratings will vary from one chapter to the other, so on the safe side, I'll keep it at "T"
Spoilers: Some chapters will contain spoilers for the manga and/or anime. Be warned.
Chapter Spoiler: Saiyuki Reload manga volumes 6 and 7.
Timeline: After the Hazel arc.
Author's Note: Thank you for the reviews Sarah, and BlackWolfHowling, and everyone else for taking the time to read "Scattered Memories".
Please enjoy the last chapter. And sorry if it's short. Review, please!
Chapter Ten: Not Running Away
He never thought it'd come to this. It was like he was trapped in a nightmare. He will never forget the shocked look in golden eyes, as if trying to tell him something 'I'm scared'.
He remembers how he was frozen in that moment of time. He watched him stumble and fall forward, and hit the cold ground, and a pool of blood started to form.
A sudden cough broke him out of his frozen state. Acting on instinct he knelt down and held on tightly onto that little piece of hope.
Then everything became a blur, Gojyo and Hakkai were there, and then he ran after God knows who or what. But he knows that feeling. Helplessness.
When he came back, he saw him laying on his back, and breathing. He was alive. After that, they were separated.
Now, he thinks about it while smoking his cigarette. The smiling face, their last talk never left him alone.
Was he wrong? Why did he run away? The boy trusted him, he should have been there.
I would've stayed if I've known how to save you! I was scared, too.
Yeah, that's what he thought then. But now, is different, now he sits here and watches over him.
I'm not running away, I'm going to save you.
'Sanzo?' The link never died.
'I'm here, stupid monkey' he replied back.
Goku's face relaxed, and Sanzo guessed it was that dream again, but he's not running away this time.
10.05.2007