Gensomaden Saiyuki Fan Fiction ❯ The Calling ❯ Chapter 3

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

I wonder when he's going to come over here. I don't like it when he makes me wait. I waited for so long to feel the sun's warmth on my skin. Why do I have to wait now? I had to wait to eat this morning. I had to wait for him to read his paper. I had to wait for him to smoke his cigarette. Why do I have to wait now? It isn't fair. My head stings with the aftershock of Sanzo's fan and I gaze up at him, rubbing my hands over my sore head. What did I do wrong this time?

"Ow! That hurt Sanzo! What did I do? I was just sitting here, not doing anything," I said as Sanzo began to rub my shoulders.

"That's the problem. Come on, it's time for bed. Even monkeys need their sleep," he said as I felt dampness on my ear. He was teasing me again. I hate when he does that.

"What about you, Sanzo? Don't you need sleep too or can you live without it?"

"Moron. Think about what you just said, or was that sarcasm?"

I said nothing and he looked at me strangely. He moved closer to me than ever before and smiled.

"That WAS, wasn't it? You catch on quickly for a monkey."

"I am NOT a monkey! Sanzo..."
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He's got that look in his eyes again. What is it about his eyes? It's like there's something there that speaks to me.

"What's wrong, Sanzo?" he asked and I glanced at him. He was practically sitting on my lap like a small child, or a dog that didn't know any better.

"Nothing. Just lie down," I replied as I stood up and turned down the light. I watched the flame fade into the darkness then made my way back to the bed. I heard the scuffling of feet and shook my head. He had allowed the dog to come in after I had told him not to.

"Goku, I thought I told you to put that animal outside."

"I did, Sanzo. He must have come back in somehow. He's lonely. Don't make him stay outside. I know what it's like to be lonley. I was that way for so long..."

"All right. He can stay for tonight but he's staying on the floor. Understand?"

"Yes, Sanzo. Now can we?"

"Now, Goku. Go to sleep."
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The sun was shining on my cheek when I woke up. I sat up and glanced around, pushing the diadem up on my head. Somehow during the night, it had become loose. I tried to remember the events of the previous night, but could not. Sanzo was already up, I saw as I drew back when something wet touched my feet. I pulled back the blankets and glanced at the dog who sat there looking at me.

"What the hell are you doing?" I asked and the dog barked a greeting.

"It's about time you woke up. You've wasted half the day sleeping," Sanzo said as he came into the room. He was wearing his reading glasses so I assumed that he had been studying in another room.

"Well if you wanted me up so badly, why didn't you wake me?" I asked as Sanzo lit a cigarette.

"Get dressed, Goku."

"Sanzo..."

"What do you want?"

"Did I do something bad last night? If I did, I'm really sorry."

"Don't worry about it. Get dressed so you can eat."

Food. That was always something to look forward to. I stood up and glanced at Sanzo's shoulder, which had deep cuts in it. My heart fell as I thought the worst. I had somehow injured him the previous night.

"Sanzo I..."

"Don't stand there with your mouth wide open. Put some clothes on. Don't worry about what happened."

"But..."

"Listen you little ape! Get dressed!"

He smacked me across the head with his fan and I winced in pain.

"OW! Why are you so mean to me?"

"Because you're an idiot."

"I am not!"

"Then get dressed or do you want to stay naked?"

"No."

I picked up my clothes and got dressed. Sanzo walked out of the room. I watched him leave for a moment then sighed. Why wouldn't he tell me what I had done wrong?
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When was the first time I had seen him like that? I placed the cigarette in my mouth as I thought hard into the past. There had been a time when the diadem had been removed, relinquishing all control that Goku had on his person. The diadem was symbolic of the Bhuddist belief, I suppose. For without careful control of our desires, we will never reach enlightenment and our souls will show our true nature.

Goku's true nature was shown last night when his diadem fell of during a most awkward moment. His pupils enlarged and his ears elongated as well as his teeth and nails. His hair grew longer as well as I drew back in shock. I blinked my eyes and brought a hand to my shoulder in pain. The little ape had struck me. I stared at him as I became aware that the only hunger he held in his eyes was a hunger for destruction. I had to act quickly before he devastated the temple we stayed at. The dog, frightened, ran yelping out of the room. Goku turned his attention to the dog and I saw my chance. I picked up the diadem and placed it back on his head. He fell on the bed, fast asleep and I went in search of medical attention.

In the future, I knew that I would have to be more careful when sleeping with him. I would say nothing to him about the night's events. He gets so upset over it because he never has any remembrance of doing it.

It's as if, when the diadem is off, he's a completely different person. As I've said, he ceases to be the Goku I know and transforms into some sort of demon. I know not why he was imprisoned for half a century, but I believe that it had something to do with his true nature.
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I walked out of the room with the dog following me. He seemed to be afraid of me and I wondered just what I had done. I injured Sanzo. That much I'm sure of but I don't remember hurting him.

Something must have gone wrong the night before. I reached up and touched my diadem then drew my hand slowly away as a thought came to mind. It was loose when I woke up so did that mean...did that mean that it had come off during the night?

If that was the case then...I was in so much trouble, I realized as I sat down at the table across from Sanzo. I stared down at the food in front of me and sighed. How could I eat when I had injured the only person I had? Sanzo was the only one in my life. I had no family and without Sanzo, I had nothing.

"What are you sulking about?" Sanzo asked as he set his reading glasses on the table.

"I'm not sulking," I replied then picked up my fork and stared at my plate.

"Really? You do a great imitation of it. I don't blame you for what happened last night."

"Sanzo I..."

"I just told you not to worry aobut it, didn't I? Now shut up and eat. We've got a long say ahead of us and I don't need to hear you constantly bitching about your empty stomach."