Disclaimer: I do not own Saiyuki
This is the first chapter to the Decieved, the sequel to Demons of the Past
Betrayel
When Goku didn't return to the inn with Nataku that night, Gojyo knew he was in trouble, or worse, the monkey had gotten himself into trouble. Sighing, he went into the other two's room, only to see them sitting on the bed. Sanzo was smoking a cigarette, and reading the newspaper, and Hakkai was feeding Hakuryu. The man with the monocle looked up at him, "Can we help you, Gojyo?"
"Yeah, have you seen Goku or Nataku?" Gojyo asked, "I think they went to the carnival, but they never came back."
Sanzo didn't reply, but listened intently, Hakkai was the first to say something, "You think they got caught up in the crowd?"
The kappa shrugged, and leaned against the wall, "I had my eye on that little war god since the day he got here. Remember Goku's past? I think that's the kid who..." Gojyo didn't finish the sentence, and there was a dead silence.
"You think he did something to Goku?" Hakkai asked, as he caught his breath, "He wouldn't, would he?"
Sanzo gritted his teeth around his cigarette, to the point where it was almost in two, "Well, then we can't just sit around like idiots and wait, let's go find the two idiots." He got off of his bed, "I'm not going to let that little brat do anything..."
"That is, if he is planning anything." Hakkai reminded Sanzo, but the monk didn't reply. The demon slayer frowned, he knew what Sanzo was thinking, and he didn't like it, "Look, we're going to find Goku..."
"I know! I just hope that baka hasn't gotten into anymore trouble..."
"Me too, cause I ain't cleaning it up" Gojyo said, whilst putting his hand in his pocket. Hakkai smiled, he just knew that they were both worried, and walked out with them. He just hoped that their youngest comrade was alright.
'I can't see...where am I? Nataku?! Oh...right...he betrayed me...' Goku layed down on a cold concrete floor, in which he was chained down to, 'This is what I get I guess...' Tears started to fall down his cheeks, but for an odd reason, it burned, 'Is this my karma? Maybe I'd be better off dead...'
'You can choose to run, but dying alone won't change a thing, if you really want things to change, you're going to have to live...' Sanzo's voice rang in his head like a church bell. He had told them that three years ago, and it still had an impact on him. Goku couldn't die right here, if he wanted...if he wanted to change something, he couldn't die. Dying won't do a thing.
"I see that you're awake now." A smug voice came from above, again, Goku couldn't see him. He couldn't see a damn thing, "Oh, you can't see me, huh? That's right, when you were unconcious, we cut your eyes..."
Goku growled, "You..."
"Now that you think about it, it hurts doesn't it?"
He was right, Goku's eyes started to burn, he started to scream. Scream in pain, as blood trickled down his cheeks at where they had cut it, he heard Li Touten laughing, but he could sense someone there with him. It had to be Nataku...
'Sanzo...'
"Damn it, where are those two idiots?" Sanzo asked, as they walked down the streets of the village. People were talking, though he could care less, he just wanted to find the two kids and get back to the inn. But still, they were crowded around one spot, and he couldn't help but wonder what it was.
"What's going on over there?" Gojyo asked, "You think it has something to do with, Goku and Nataku?"
"I'm guessing that's it." Hakkai said, while walking towards the horde of people, Sanzo and Gojyo followed in pursuit. They pushed their way through, to see what they were staring at...a pool of blood. Sanzo's heart twisted.
"What happened?" He asked, trying his hardest to control the tone of his voice.
A girl, about fifteen years of age, turned to him, "There was a fight...this man came down from the sky and started fighting these two kids. Then one of the kid started attacking the other...and they took his bloody body away. I don't think he was alive."
Sanzo clenched his fist, and didn't reply. He didn't pay any attention to anyone, as he knelt down, and put his hand on Goku's blood, clenching his fist again as he picked it up and watched it drip. He knew he couldn't trust Nataku, he mentally slapped himself for not seeing it earlier.
"Thanks for the information." Hakkai said to the girl, "Let's go, you guys. Goku might be alive, but barely."
Gojyo sighed, "Yeah, let's go...it's getting dark and there's nothing we can do now."
Hakkai looked up at the sky, "The skies aren't looking too promising for clear sky either...I think it might rain."
Sanzo gritted his teeth again, "Then I guess we can't do anything now, let's just go back..." He started back to the inn, "We'll look for Goku tomarrow..." Gojyo stared, but then decided against saying anything.
"Sanzo? Why do people die?" It was a full moon, and Goku had been sleepless all night. As was Sanzo, the monk looked down at the kid who was staring up at him with golden eyes.
"Because it's their time..." He said blankly.
"So, when it is my time, I will die?"
"Yeah, basically."
Goku thought for a moment, "How will I know when it's my time?" Sanzo grunted in frustration, he was asking questions he shouldn't know at that age...
"I don't know, Goku, I never died, so I wouldn't know..."
Goku blinked, "Sanzo?"
"What is it now, Goku?"
"Will I die before you?"
There was a silence, and Sanzo never answered, deciding to leave the question unanswered. He didn't know if he would die before the monkey, or visce versa...no, he thought, 'I'm not letting you die before me, monkey...'
Sanzo woke up in cold sweat, looking around he saw Gojyo sleeping with his head resting on the table, and Hakkai peacefully sleeping in the other bed. He looked outside, it stopped raining. Good, that's all he needed. He needed to find Goku, and get him back. There was no way in hell he was going to let Goku die before him, he made that promise three years ago...when he found Nataku and whoever his companion is, he was going to murder them...he'd make them pay. Getting up out of his bed, he walked out the door, while grabbing the Maten Scriptures, and his gun on the way. He was going to get Goku back, and he was going to do it alone, wether Gojyo and Hakkai liked it or not...
"Konzen? KONZEN!" Goku ran as he frantically tried to find Konzen in the crowd. He had got lost, and couldn't find him anywhere, "Aww man, he's going to kill me so bad!" He mumbled to himself, before bumping into a guard...
"Hey, watch it you abomination!" The guard pushed Goku down, "Heh, alone again, are we?"
"Hey!" Goku said, as he rubbed his back, "Don't push! I didn't mean to!"
The guard pushed him down again, "Shut up!" Goku stared up at him, Konzen had told him not to start anymore fights after the first one, so he decided against punching the man in the gut...but then, the man went to punch him.
"Hey! Stop! I didn't..." Goku awaited the fist, but something caught it. He looked up to see Konzen above him.
"There you are, you stupid monkey!"
"Konzen!" Goku looked up at him, "I'm sorry, I thought I lost ya..."
"Don't worry Goku, I'll always come back for you, ok?" Konzen gave him one of his rare smiles, making the heretic beam, he laughed as he gave Goku a noogie, "Let's go...Tenpou and Kenren are waiting for us...well, Kenren can leave for all I care...'
That was it for chappie one! Hope you like it! Sorry, I had to have something bad happen to Goku, so I cut out his eyes.
Goku: YOURE SO MEAN!
Ashler: I know, but eh, you might get your vision back...
Goku: How do I heal from that?
Ashler: YOU HAVE HAKKAI ON YOUR SIDE! MUA HA HA H AHA.
Goku: (Backs away slowly)
Ashler: Ahem, Sorry.