Gensomaden Saiyuki Fan Fiction / Saiyuki Reload Fan Fiction ❯ The Story of the Recalled Souls ❯ Lost and Found...Again ( Chapter 7 )

The Story of the Recalled Souls

 

Chapter seven: Lost and found…again

 

Disclaimer: I do not own Saiyuki or Journey to the West.

 

-First rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club-

 

Sanzo, Gojyo and Hakkai waited in the hotel nearest to the bazaar where they had been separated from Goku. The three men were situated in various places around the room, Gojyo in front of the TV while Hakkai was standing at the window keeping an eye out for Goku and Sanzo was sitting at the table, reading the newspaper and smoking a cigarette, attempting to give the appearance of calm. However, his jiggling leg underneath the table betrayed his calm demeanor. It was obvious that he was anxious for the young girl to return.

 

Hakkai stole glances at the brooding Sanzo from the corner of his eye, every now and then catching the blonde staring at the clock. Hakkai also noted Sanzo wasn't really reading the newspaper, his violet eyes remained stationary, staring blankly at the same page. He was clearly too worried to remember to turn the page every so often to keep up the farce of reading.

 

Hakkai would have found Sanzo's situation almost cute if Goku hadn't been missing. He sighed and forgot to turn back to the window leaving himself wide open for Sanzo to catch his stare. Violet eyes narrowed under a scowling brow.

 

“Do you have something to say, Hakkai?” he growled lowly.

 

Hakkai's face went pink “Oh, no.” He denied artlessly “No, everything is alright.” A blonde brow rose.

 

Sanzo drew a lungful from his cigarette and then tapped the ashes off in the ashtray as a long stream of smoke billowed from his thin lips. Gojyo stared between the two men, who were currently engaged in a battle of stare-off. “Uh…” he cleared his throat, catching their attention “Any sign of the monkey, Hakkai?”

 

“Oh,” Hakkai blinked several times before turning back towards the window “No, not yet…I'm getting worried. What if she…the assassins shoot first and ask questions later. That's how we were trained…that's how I trained every one-“

 

“Would you stop with the bull-shit, already?!” Sanzo snapped angrily, snubbing out his cigarette “You are not in the Crusaders anymore, there is no `we' when it comes to you and the assassins. So, shut the fuck up.” Hakkai frowned.

 

“Sanzo, it may be true that I am no longer an assassin but that's how I was raised.”

 

“That's just an excuse.” Sanzo replied coldly “If you want to remain an assassin then let me know so I can just end the shit here because I'm not going to be risking my life for a common murderer.” Hakkai's nostrils flared, he opened his mouth to speak but was interrupted by the telephone ringing.

 

The three men stared at it for several rings before anybody answered it. Gojyo was the one to pick it up “Uh…hello?”

 

“…”

 

“Hello?” A loud click and an empty dial tone let Gojyo know the person had hung up “What the hell?”

 

“What happened? Who was it?” Hakkai breathed.

 

“Nobody,” Gojyo snorted and hung the phone up “as soon as I said `hello' they hung up. Fucking weirdoes.”

 

“Do you think it could have been Goku, Sanzo?” Hakkai turned to the blonde. Sanzo shrugged and picked the paper up again.

 

-Second rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club.-

 

Goku sighed and walked around the outside of the building again, hoping that her companions had waited for her, that they were still there, somewhere. Praying that they hadn't left her there. It had taken a while to shake off her pursuer. The man dressed like a ninja had stuck close and followed her even closer. She'd lost him by ducking down amongst the crowd, risking being trampled to death. But she had lost him. She hid behind a closed booth for a while, waiting for the right time to walk to the entrance.

 

She made it to the entrance with no qualms, she sat down outside and waited for a long time. But nobody showed up.

 

What Goku hadn't realized was that there were several entryways into the large building and the one she was supposed to meet Sanzo, Hakkai and Gojyo at was on the opposite side. It didn't occur to her until well after the sun had set that she may have been in the wrong place. When she did realize it she felt like kicking her own ass. “I have to be one of the biggest morons in the world.” She groaned out loud as she walked around the entire outside of the building.

 

There were a few vendors loading up their trucks when she came to the front parking lot of the actual meeting place, the vendors stared at her as she walked by. “Hey, are you looking for those guys that were here earlier? The ones with the green jeep?” one of them shouted.

 

“Yeah, did you see them?” she asked walking towards them.

 

“They were here for a long time.” Another man answered “But then they left. They got in their car and drove away.” Goku bit her lip “I think they went to the hotel up the road, though.”

 

“Really?”

 

“Yeah, you don't want to walk there, though. It's dangerous for a little girl to walk by herself at night.” Goku's eyebrow rose.

 

“I'm not a little girl.” She snapped making the men laugh.

 

“Hey, look I have the hotel's number in my phone.” The oldest man chuckled, handing her his cell phone “You can call and see if they're there.” Goku took the phone with thanks. The concierge answered and directed her to the room [Goku had to ask for Sanzo's other fake name: Daniel Pierson].

 

“…Hello?” it was Gojyo's voice, Goku heaved a sigh of relief.

 

“Gojyo! Thank god I got a hold of you! Is everyone alright?” she asked excitedly receiving no answer “Gojyo?” She frowned and pulled the phone away from her ear to stare at it. She almost felt like crying at what she discovered. The phone's battery had died. “Son of a bitch.” She groaned and handed the phone back to the man. They offered her a ride to the hotel but she politely refused.

 

Instead she began her walk to the nearest pay phone, she had some quarters in her pocket and the number memorized. She'd asked a guy at a gas station who just laughed at her and said “A pay phone? Hun, I haven't seen a pay phone in a long time.”

 

“Well can I just use your phone?” The man laughed at her again and told her to get out “Jack ass.” It took her about two hours to find the pay phone, she guessed it was after ten o'clock. She dialed the number quickly and was once again connected to the room. The phone rang twice before anyone picked up.

 

“H-hello?” It was Hakkai, and he sounded tired. She must have woken him up.

 

“Hakkai?! It's Goku!”

 

“Goku?!” His voice was hushed “Oh, God, I'm so glad to hear from you. Are you alright? What happened?”

 

She gave a small, nervous laugh “I'm fine. I just….uh…I was mixed-up with the meeting place. But everything is okay. How are you guys? Did I wake you up?”

 

“Yes, you did. But it's fine. I'm glad you did. Where are you? I'll come pick you up, right now.” Goku told him her location and ended the conversation to await her pick up.

 

-Third rule of Fight Club-Someone yells “Stop!” goes limp, taps out, the fight is over.-

 

Hakkai hung up the phone and heaved an enormous sigh of relief. A few hours ago Sanzo had announced he was going to bed and retreated to his own room. Gojyo and Hakkai went to bed not too long after. But Hakkai had remained awake for over an hour, still hoping that Goku would come back, knock on their door quietly and whisper “Is Sanzo asleep?” but she never did. So Hakkai had fallen asleep only to be awoken by the telephone about an hour later.

 

He crept out of bed and quietly dressed, grabbed his car keys and wallet and snuck out of the room. As he walked down the hallway he thought about how relieved and angry Sanzo would be the next morning when Goku would have to explain why she hadn't met them. Hakkai sighed, he could picture it now: Goku whining her apologies in that cute little voice of hers while Sanzo gave her his famous “Death Glare,” with his arms crossed over his chest, cigarette ashes falling freely as he smoked his cigarette like it was air.

 

It certainly would be an event to go through. Because when Sanzo was angry everyone was a target, Hakkai himself might even catch a backlash of anger from the soon to be furious blonde. Especially since he was going to pick Goku up without telling him so…”Wait…”

 

Hakkai stopped suddenly, a thought occurring to him. Sanzo had refused to send Goku home, but had he really asked her if she wanted to go home? Truly asked her? An idea began forming.

 

He could just send her home himself and never tell Gojyo or Sanzo that she had come back. He didn't have to tell them that she had called, woken him up and asked to be picked up. So if Hakkai dropped her off at the train station with money to get back to her home…they would never know. If they woke up in the middle of the night and asked him where he'd gone he could say he simply went out to look for her.

 

It was so easy it almost frightened Hakkai. But it was necessary. A seventeen year old girl, somebody's baby, had no business traveling across the world, let alone the country, with three grown and dangerous men. No business at all. Hakkai put himself in the shoes of Goku's father, just for an instant, and felt as if his whole world had collapsed. Goku was a sweet little girl, with a brilliant mind and a bright smile. And to lose her would be like…losing an entire world.

 

It wasn't fair to her parents, Hakkai decided as he got in the jeep. He would send her home.

 

-Fourth rule—Only 2 guys to a fight. Fifth Rule: One fight at a time, fellas.-

 

When the familiar jeep pulled up beside the pay phone booth where Goku had taken refuge from the strange men walking the street, a wave of pure elation swept over her. She ran out to the car and jumped right into the passenger seat, not even opening the door. Hakkai gave her a smile that didn't quite reach his eyes, but Goku assumed it was just because he was tired. The brunette man drew her in for a quick hug.

 

“I'm so glad you're alright.” He breathed.

 

“I'm glad you guys are, too!” Goku smiled and pulled away “Is Sanzo super mad at me?” Hakkai shook his head and got back on the road. They remained silent for a long time as the drove. Goku stared at all the passing buildings as they got onto the highway. She already knew the way.

 

Head west on the highway, exit Millbrook Rd, drive about a mile on the service road and the hotel would be on the right. It was simple enough. But the only way to the hotel had been taking the highway and she wasn't stupid enough to attempt to walk past cars going well over the 60 mph speed limit. That was just asking to be killed.

 

But Hakkai didn't take the exit, he didn't even slow down. Goku frowned a bit but figured he might know another way. It wasn't until after they passed the hotel itself that she remembered something Sanzo had told her just the day before: “I don't want you to be alone with Hakkai.”

 

“Uh-oh.” Goku thought as panic began to slowly raise “Hey…Hakkai?”

 

“Yes, Goku?”

 

“Uh…We just passed the hotel.”

 

“Yes, I know.” Goku's golden eyes went wide as panic began to reach its peak.

 

“Why?”

 

“Because,” Hakkai replied with another empty smile “We're not going to the hotel.” Okay. Panic officially had set in. Goku began to silently unbuckle her seatbelt, she just might have to “jump ship.”

 

“W-where are we going?” she asked tentatively.

 

“You'll see.”

 

“Can't you just…tell me where we're going?”

 

“I don't want to spoil the surprise.” Goku' glanced at the speedometer: 60 mph. If she fell the right way, she could manage to escape with a sprain…some bruises and minor cuts. If she fell the wrong way…well…bye-bye monkey. Goku's tongue darted across her lips.

 

“Protect your head.” She told herself, her vision began to blur as tears pricked her eyes “Oh, Sanzo…I wish I had listened to you. I should have made him wake you up…Sanzo…I'm scared…Sanzo.” And without another moments' hesitation, Goku opened the door of the speeding jeep and tumbled out of the car.

 

“Goku!!” Hakkai screeched to a halt in the middle of the freeway just in time to catch the image of Goku rolling off the road and into a ditch. He pulled the car to the shoulder and ran after her. “Goku! Where are you?”

 

Movement in the periphery of his eye caught his attention, he turned to see Goku crawling out of the large ditch. She glanced behind her shoulder to see Hakkai following her, she broke into a run when she hit smooth ground. She was running towards several lit buildings. “Goku! Come back!”

 

Goku let out a loud, choking sob as she ran. Her leg was bleeding profusely. She didn't think anything was broken, but she had definitely cut her leg when she tumbled out of the vehicle. Every step awoke new pain. But fear and adrenaline kept her running. If she could just make it to one of the buildings…she might just be able to lose him. But she hadn't anticipated that Hakkai might just be able to catch up with her. When she glanced behind her shoulder again, she let out a scream of horror mixed with surprise.

 

The thing about Goku was that she had always been an unusually fast runner. It was almost inhuman how fast she could run, even when she was injured she could out-run just about anyone. So to see Hakkai catching up with her scared the hell out of her.

 

She forced herself to pick up speed when she hit the smooth concrete of the main road that led to the buildings. Cars screeched into stops, some swerved around her as she ran past. But Hakkai was still able to keep up. Some people got out of their cars and Goku had momentarily considered begging them for help, but bearing in mind Hakkai's past Goku dismissed the idea. Instead she kept running.

 

She turned a corner of a dark alleyway, she could see a brightly lit building, packed with people on the other side of the alley. She stopped for a minute to let out another choked sob, she gripped her leg and tried to catch her breath as more sobs raked through her body. She heard heavy footsteps and then “Goku!”

 

The young girl gasped and forced herself to run again, just to the building, she could make it. She was almost there. “Goku!” she was so tired, she couldn't run anymore but she kept going, she was exhausted and her leg was swelling up. Hakkai's footsteps were closer. “Goku, stop! Please!”

 

“Leave me alone!” she choked, she was almost there “Stay away! Agh-“ she fell in the middle of the street. Hakkai stopped in his tracks and screamed, Goku wouldn't be able to get away in time. She was going to be run over. He closed his eyes and looked away, waiting to hear her scream. But she didn't.

 

He opened his eyes to find the car had stopped only inches from where she lay. Hakkai ran towards her and picked her up, she made no inclination to move away from him. Upon closer inspection Hakkai realized Goku's eyes were glazed over, as if she weren't seeing him. She was covered in blood and mud.

 

“Goku!” he shook her slightly, snapping her from her daze. She let out a loud scream, she tried to push Hakkai away. “Goku, stop, stop! I'm not going to hurt you!” She began to sob uncontrollably.

 

“I want Sanzo!” she cried “I just want Sanzo! Take me to Sanzo! He told me to stay away from you, but I didn't listen! I just want Sanzo…”

 

“That's who we want, too.” Goku's choked sobs stopped at the voice. Hakkai turned around slowly. “Hello!” It was the assassins.

 

-Sixth Rule-No shirts, no shoes. Seventh rule-Fights will go on as long as they have to. And the eighth and final rule- If this is your first night at Fight Club…you have to fight.-

 

AN: Hello everyone!

Another cliffhanger. I'm sorry. But…well…I love to fuck with you guys. Think of it as…my love…for YOU. Haha. I'm sorry. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! I hope you all enjoyed the last one! I'll be going on vacation on Saturday…but I'll be taking my laptop so, hopefully, I'll be able to get some writing done. Mmkay? Mmkay.

 

The quotes from this chapter and the last chapter were from [if you haven't guessed] Fight Club. And if you have not seen that movie YOU NEED TO. Yep.

 

I'll try and write/post soon.

 

Thanks so much for reading…

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