Gensomaden Saiyuki Fan Fiction ❯ A Little Drop of Blood ❯ Chapter 1

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Cho Hakkai ran desperately though the woods, glancing behind him, trying to out run the terror that perused. He tripped over a tree root and screamed in terror as the shadow leapt upon him. Blood ran into the grass, shining in the beautiful moonlight.

“So where's Hakkai again?” Goku asked.

Sanzo shrugged, barely looking up from his paper, “He's supposed to be getting groceries, but with him? Who knows? I'm not too worried.”

“Well then could you at least stop Gojyo from pacing!”

“I can't stop that asshole from doing anything. He's not my responsibility.”

“Gojyo KNOCK IT OFF ALREADY!” Goku yelled at the pacing Kappa.

“What?…oh…sorry.”

“If you're worried about Hakkai, why don't you just go out and look for him?” Goku asked rudely.

“I'm not worried, not yet.”

“Shit, I wish he'd get back with those groceries, I'm frickin' starving!” Goku whined.

“Kiiiyuuuu!” A very startled looking Hakkaryu flopped through their window and into Gojyo's lap.

“Hakuryu? What's wrong?” the Kappa asked.

“Kya…kyu…” The dragon took a piece of Gojyo's long red hair in his mouth and began to pull.

“Wait, If Hakuryu's here…where's Hakkai?” Sanzo asked, setting down his paper.

“Kiya!” Hakuryu's voice got louder and more agitated.

“Somethin's wrong,” Goku said unnecessarily, “Hakuryu smells like blood!”

“Shit,” Gojyo exclaimed, running out the door, “Guys we have to find him, I should have known something was wrong, I shouldn't have gone out tonight!”

“Snap out of it lame-ass, bitching at yourself isn't going get him back, so let's move!” Sanzo stood and grabbed his banishing gun off the table.

“Hakkai! Wake up! GUYS! HE'S OVER HERE!” Gojyo cried out at the top of his lungs. He moved the pale form onto his lap and caressed the brown hair gently.

“Hakkai, open your eyes!”

The green eyes opened a crack, “Gojyo…” he began to hack up blood.

“What's wrong? Where does it hurt?” He put his face on the side of Hakkai's smooth face and pulled it back immediately when Hakkai cried out in pain and he felt slick blood against his skin.

“Shit man, what happened?”

“Attacked… there's something in my blood. It's not supposed to be there…It burns,” he doubled over into himself, “Gojyo, help me.”

“I'll get you to a doctor.”

“I can't breathe, Gojyo…help…uhn,” he mad a terrifying gasping noise deep in his throat.

“Hakkai, don't give up! Where the hell is that fucking dragon when you need a jeep?” he looked down at the demon in his arms, “Hakkai?” The demon had gone slack and deathly still in his grip. It was then Gojyo realized that his arms were wet and warm with what could only have been blood.

Gojyo stood and began to run toward town. Goku ran out onto the main road and nearly collided with them, “Holy shit! What happened to him?”

“Can't talk right now, just run you stupid monkey! He's bleeding badly. Hakuryu's missing, can you go look for him?”

“Yeah I will, better not let Hakkai die you Kappa ass-wipe.”

“Leave him to me. Go find Hakuryu and Sanzo, I'll be at the doctor's place in town.”

“We'll be there.”

Gojyo was lucky to find his old friend Ken working as a doctor in this town. The man saw to Hakkai as soon as Gojyo came into the door. And while the half-breed waited in a side room he bandaged all of Hakkai`s wounds. And now the small red haired man stared at Gojyo with his sad violet eyes a gentle hand upon Gojyo`s own.

“His back is torn up, it will heal… but he's lost a great deal of blood and the small cut on his cheek troubles me that it does indeed. It was done with too much precision to be a coincidence, I'm sorry Gojyo,” the doctor said quietly.

“So he'll be okay right Ken?”

The other's face said `no'.

“What is it? What's wrong with him?” Gojyo grabbed his white coat and pulled him in close, “Tell me!”

“Gojyo, please relax. Let me down or I`ll tell you nothing, that I will not!”

Gojyo lowered him slowly to the ground, “I'm sorry Ken, he's just really important to me. What's wrong with him?”

Ken shook his head, “He has something I can not identify in his blood. I know not how to save him, the most I can do for now is ease his pain. If he continues to deteriorate, I do not expect him to live out the week.”

“That can't be true,” Gojyo felt his heart tighten in his chest, “Hakkai is…he's…”

“He is a special young man, I know. I have already had the pleasure of meeting Cho Hakkai, he gave me a hand here, when demons attacked the village a year ago. He is very special, I'm really sorry Gojyo. He's conscious, you can go see him if you'd like.”

“Yeah, I'd like.”

Doctor Ken followed Gojyo's progress down the hall with his sad eyes, “I'm truly sorry my boy.”