NEVER LET GO
Disclaimer: Do I look like owning Saiyuki??
Author's Note: Hi minna!! I'm back!! Thanks for sticking with this story... Now I present to you, chapter 2! And this chapter is dedicated for my beta, Peeps17, for her brilliant suggestion! Arigatou, Peeps17! (bows)
Anyway, I don't have anything to say anymore... hope you'll enjoy this chapter!!
P.S: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2008!!
CHAPTER TWO
CAN'T WIN
(Still the same day, dark deserted alley in the town)
Goku woke up with a strange feeling of dizziness swirling in his head. He was in a sitting position, his back against a cold wall. Looking around Goku saw that he was in a dark place, possibly an alley. He wasn't sure of what exactly was going on. He tried to remember what happened to him. All he could remember was he was shopping with Hakkai, and then he felt someone watching them. When he explained it to Hakkai, the older man smiled and calmed him down and reassured him that everything was fine.
Goku smiled at the thought. Hakkai was always very kind to him; his smile was very calming. That's the reason why he likes the older youkai very much; and likes to go shopping with him.
Then he remembered they continued on their way back to the inn. He remembered feeling a sudden presence behind him, and before he could turn around, a hand came from behind and covered his mouth and nose with a strange smelling cloth. His consciousness started to leave him, he dropped his bags, and he couldn't even call Hakkai. And then everything went black.
I guess I passed out… but why? He thought, confused as he tried to move his hand to brush sweat from his face. He frowned as he realized that he couldn't move them.
What the…?
Then he tried to move his feet, and failed. His entire body refused to move; it seemed that he was paralyzed.
Goku was still struggling to move his body when he heard footsteps came closer and a whisper reached him, "Up already?"
Goku stared at the figure in front of him, and hissed as he recognized the person, "Homura. I should've known. What've you done to me?"
The half-heretic just smirked as he walked closer to the paralyzed boy, "Nothing. And stop your useless struggling. Your body will not move until I give you the antidote."
Goku stared hatefully at those mismatched eyes, "You drugged me," remembering the strange-smelled cloth.
Homura's smirk grew as he commented, "Clever boy."
Then the kami moved closer towards the boy and stopped right in front of him, kneeling until he was level with Goku. "You really are something, you know," the Toushin said as he touched Goku's cheek and caressed his features.
Goku shivered as he tried his best to avoid contact with the lusty half-heretic, which sadly was not very effective. Then the boy remembered something, "Hakkai… What happened to him?"
Homura just smirked as he continued to caress the boy's face, "Tenpou Gensui? Well, since he did not cooperate I can't guarantee his safety…"
"What've you done to him??" Goku's voice suddenly filled with anger. His golden eyes blazed with rage. Homura felt a slightly uneasy at the sudden hostility.
"Stop doing that, Son Goku. Anger doesn't suit you," the half-kami commented, "If you really are curious, I'll tell you that what I did is just to make sure that Tenpou Gensui will not interfere in my plan for you."
"You hurt him," Goku said.
"Sort of," the half-heretic answered calmly.
"I hate you," Goku spat, hate filling his voice.
Homura just smirked, "Well, I don't. I will never hate you, Son Goku, you're just too precious," he said as he stroked Goku's brown hair from his eyes, to get a better view at those shining golden eyes, "Beautiful…" he whispered.
"What do you want?" Goku hissed as he still tried vainly to prevent Homura from touching him.
Homura let out small laugh, "I thought you already figured it out, ne? You," he spoke softly right to Goku's ear, which made the boy inhaled sharply,
"Stop touching me!"
Homura backed away and stared at the boy's face again, "Excuse me?"
"I said, stop touching me! And stop speaking as if I belong to you!" the young heretic demanded. Homura just smirked; although he was not above admitting he was a bit surprised.
"I see… So I still can't win you over Konzen, hn?" He stared at the boy full in the eyes. His mismatched eyes darkened. Goku swallowed hard as he remembered the last time Homura's eyes darkened.
Homura then held Goku's chin and brought the boy's face up towards him; forcing him to look at his eyes. His cold mismatched eyes. Then he spoke softly, almost lovingly, "I've been longing for you for a long, a long time, Son Goku. Both you and I are heretics; unwanted beings both in Earth and Heaven. This isn't the world we belong in. Come with me, and together we'll make a new world, where heretics like us won't be wronged anymore. I promise I won't be weak anymore. I promise I will protect you…"
"I will not go with you," Goku suddenly spoke right to Homura's face, "I will not join you to destroy this world. I like this world, and I have a place to belong here, with Sanzo and…"
Homura suddenly slapped Goku hard in the face, then jerked the boy upward by pulling his brown bangs. Goku let out small yelp in pain as Homura forced him to continue staring at his mismatched eyes.
"Sanzo, Sanzo, and Sanzo! Why is it always Sanzo?? That corrupted monk doesn't care about you! Why do you adore him so much? Why do you still choose him? He can't, and will never, give you the care you want! What do I have to do to make you think of me instead?!" the pissed half-heretic shouted at Goku's face while shaking the boy's body violently.
Goku just smiled despite the pain he had, "You don't have to do anything. I will never share my heart for it is only for Sanzo. I'm sorry, Homura, you will never win me over him. He's the only sun I have and consider."
Homura's eyes darkened at the boy's words. He stared squarely at the boy's eyes for a brief moment. Goku, who had no choice but to stare back, couldn't help but notice strange shadows moving within Homura's mismatched eyes.
The boy frowned, "Homura, you…"
"Well, well, looks like we got a little problem here, ne, Toushin Homura Taishi?"
Both Goku and Homura looked at the source of the sinister voice and found Nii Jen Yi standing in the corner, wearing his usual evil smirk.
The evil scientist smirked as he approached the two, "It seems like you failed on assuring Son Goku to leave his sun manually. So, why don't you try the plan B?" He walked lazily towards Goku and Homura, still smirking.
Goku narrowed his eyes as he stared at the scientist. There was something about this guy which made him uneasy. He didn't know why but he could tell that the smirking guy was… crazy.
"Who are you?" Goku asked.
The scientist just smirked as he stepped closer towards the boy, "Well, well, I didn't know that you were so curious, Son Goku. Or rather, Seiten Taisei," his dark eyes glowed with madness as he observed Goku's form.
Goku felt uneasy being stared at like that, "What do you want?"
Instead of answering, the smirking crazy scientist reached into his pocket and pulled out a headband. An exact replica as the one resting on Goku's forehead; the only difference was the color…silver, like the shining moon.
"Do you have any idea what this is?" the scientist smirked as he rubbed the silver headband gently.
"Not unless you tell me, Nii-hakase," Homura replied instantly, curious eyes fixed on the silver headband. Goku felt the need to shake him, if only his body was not immobilized.
The said scientist just smirked as he stroked his creation gently, grinning maniacally, "Nothing much. Just another limiter I created for Son Goku."
Both pairs of golden and golden-sapphire eyes widened at Nii's statement.
"What do you mean by that? You're gonna replace my limiter with that one? No way!!" Goku shouted at the scientist, eyes widening in fear. He couldn't explain it, but he had very very bad feeling about this. He could tell that silver headband was obviously wasn't a good thing. Hell knows, what'll happen if he let that crazy smirking guy push that silver limiter down his head. He will never ever allow it! If only his body would move…
Nii just smirked at the boy's reaction, "Now, now, just be a good boy and listen to your elders, okay? I promise this won't hurt. Besides…" Nii added lightly, "I believe you're in no condition to refuse, Son Goku. You're immobilized, remember?"
Goku frowned, "You… you're the one who made this drug, aren't you?" He didn't know why he got the impression; he's just somehow got that there's no way Homura would do such a dirty trick by drugging him to kidnap him like this, despite how annoying that guy was. He knew that Homura was a straight man; if he wants to kidnap him he'll usually do it straightforwardly; maybe by knocking him unconscious or just grab him and disappear with him. This dirty trick is must likely from the smirking crazy scientist.
Wait, Homura's also acting strange…
Goku recalled when Homura drew his face close to him; when he saw Homura's eyes were clouded with darkness and weird emotions.
"You… you also did something to Homura, didn't you??" the young heretic asked, raged golden eyes fixed at the scientist's dark and sinister ones.
The said scientist just chuckled, "My, my, you are quite clever, dear boy. I don't understand why Sha Gojyo often calls you "bakasaru" if you're clever enough to figure out my plan…"
Goku gasped at Nii's words,
This guy… how'd he know about…
"How'd you… are you spying on us?? What the heck did you do to Homura??!"
Nii laughed a bit, "Nothing in particular… I just thought that he has become rather soft because of you. He won't be able to accomplish his plan if he continues like this. So what I'm doing is just help him to erase his unnecessary feelings. Don't worry, since he's a god, it won't affect him permanently… When he comes back to himself, he'll have his beautifully wrapped present already…"
Goku was shocked. This guy drugged Homura as well!
"You're so stupid, Homura! How can you let yourself be controlled like that?? Snap out of it!!" Goku yelled at the top of his voice at the War Prince, only to find the said Toushin stare back at him with hazy eyes.
Shit…
Nii smirked at Goku's useless effort to snap Homura out, "Oh my, the boy has become quite impatient… Homura-sama, I suggest you should put this new headband on Son Goku, so that he'll shut his mouth sooner," his glasses glowed evilly as he handed Homura the silver headband, "and become yours…"
Goku's eyes widened in fear as he saw Homura nodding obediently and approached him, the silver limiter in his grip.
"Homura! Dammit, snap out of it!!" he shouted as he tried desperately to move his body from immobilization. He yelped in pain as Homura hovered towards him and jerked his head roughly.
"Any last words, Son Goku?" Nii smirked as Homura placed his hand on Goku's golden limiter.
Goku stared hatefully at those cold and dark eyes, "You won't get away from this. Sanzo will make you pay," he hissed.
The said scientist just smirked wider as he whispered back, "Oh, that's exactly what I was aiming for…" his glasses glowed evilly.
Goku didn't get to think further about Nii's answer because the next second, without warning, Homura pulled the golden diadem off Goku's head.
Goku's scream filled the deserted alley.
Then, silence...
Author's Note: I know the end of this chapter is suuuck... Please forgive me...
And I know Homura's a bastard here, but please don't loathe him that much! The one you should blame is NII. I'll let you know that I'm trying to make Homura a GOOD guy here...
And as usual, special thanks and credit goes to Peeps17! She's the one who suggested me to use the new-silvery-limiter concept! Go Peeps17!!
Anyway, thanks for reading! Tell me what do you think about this story!
Hope to see you in the next chapter!!
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