5So here's the chapter I promised. I spent all day today typing it up and sqeezing out the events. Don't ask me what is going on since I am currently clueless. This is going a different way then I origionally planned, but then again most of my stuff does which is why I usually don't plan my stories out any more. Thank you for the encouraging reviews and as an apology I will be writing like a possessed woman for the next few chapters. I am also drawing a meme on using Tsukiyo. When I'm done I'll post the link to it for those of you who want to see it.
Disclaimer: I don't own Saiyuki. I do own the crazy villain of this story Tsukiyo who won't go away.
Chapter 1: Purple Is the Color of Death
Birds chirped outside the window of a hotel as the occupants contained within on the third floor slept soundly. It had been days since the incident with the sorceress who called herself Tsukiyo. Hakkai who had been using his healing almost nonstop for the past two days was currently unconscious from exhaustion. Gojyo's concussion was mostly healed now, but he had yet to wake from his comma, and Goku had reached a new record for surviving off of a small amount of blood. This was an issue that Hakkai could not take care of and it had been up to the doctor to get Goku a transfusion. Issue was the damage done to his soul but luckily he could heal that and then get to replenishing his blood which should take seconds since his Diadem was off. The seal on his stomach was sucking in energy to fix the damage as rapidly as it could, but soul damage was a tricky thing to fix. If it had only been blood loss then he would have been healed days ago. The Sanzo party was just counting their blessings that he hadn't gone insane on them yet. Since Kara was gone they weren't sure if he would be able to retain his sanity when transformed even if Kara had transferred her powers to him.
Goku tossed and turned caught up in a dream that filled his brain with perfect clarity of something that was going to happen. The dream was a vision, a warning, and yet when he woke up it fled from him despite his attempts to remember. What use was being able to see something bad happening if he couldn't remember what it was so that he could stop it? He had a feeling that he was really going to hate himself later once he remembered the dream, which would be when it was happening of course. The light in the room made him squint as he opened his eyes, but he forced himself not to close them again as he scanned the room for Sanzo. Since the three of them were unable to get up and move about, Sanzo was probably out buying himself a pack of cigarettes since he had no one else to force to do it Goku surmised. Now all he had to do was wait. A knock on the door interrupted this plan and Goku got up to go answer it even though his body hurt everywhere. He cracked open the door and peered out to see a young girl with short blond hair, green eyes, and a bit of freckles splashed across her cheeks. Her shirt was a green tunic and she wore a simple tan skirt as well as a necklace that looked like a purple rock.
"I'm sorry to bother you sir, but I heard that you have injured in your room, so I thought I'd bring up some food to you," She said holding out the tray as a peace offering so that he would stop staring at her. His eyes drifted to the tray of food and he opened the door a bit more so that he could grab the tray from her. "Thanks," he said as he took it from her. She nodded and a faint blush graced her cheeks. "Um…If you want me to deliver any more food or supplies, I can do so," she said biting her
bottom lip nervously. "We should be ok, but thanks again," Goku said shutting the door. "Looks like someone has a crush on you," came a voice from behind him. Goku turned around surprised. "You're awake!" Goku said staring at Gojyo. "Yes, that would appear to be the case now wouldn't it. How long have I been out?" Goku smiled as he walked towards Gojyo to put the tray of food down on the end table. "Six days," Goku started, "and Hakkai has been going between Super Healer Mode and Super Unconscious Mode. You can see which mode he's at right now." Goku pointed to the brown haired man passed out on the bed across the room from Gojyo and he nodded. Goku made his way back over to his own bed and settled there leaning against the wall.
"So did we kill her?" Gojyo asked breaking the silence that had fallen between them. "She disintegrated, but…" Goku said avoiding saying yes since a little voice in the back of his head was telling him otherwise. "If she disintegrated, then why do you think she's still alive?" Gojyo asked. "I don't know. It's just this feeling that I have. That somehow she was able to survive and that she's just waiting for something before she attacks us again." "I'd call you paranoid if we hadn't been through all the shit we have. If you think she's still alive than it can't hurt to keep our guard up." Goku nodded then turned his head to look at Gojyo. "I hate to say it, but I don't think I could fight right now. Hakkai isn't going to be able to help either after all the energy he spent healing you, so you and Sanzo better be ready to fight on your own." "You think I can't take care of myself? She can give it her best shot. I'm too stubborn to die, besides if I'm going to die it's—" "Going to be while your getting laid. I know. Sheesh," Goku said cutting him off. Gojyo grabbed some of the food from the tray and Goku decided he needed a little more sleep and time to recuperate. "So you're done with going crazy while you're in that form?" Gojyo asked before Goku was able to fall asleep like he intended. "When I absorbed my sisters powers I also absorbed the part of her powers that made me balanced, but," Goku said his hands clutching the blankets and his head lowering, "Not her. I thought that her soul would take up residence in my body since she was basically becoming a part of me after she died. Then I could still talk to her, still be with her. That didn't happen. I got her powers and nothing more." Goku angrily smashed his fist into the bed and thumped his head against the wall.
The sound of a doorknob turning jerked him out of his sulking. "Oi! I leave you alone for a few minutes and you're a mess," Sanzo said entering as he looked at Goku. He leaned against the doorway and took a cigarette out of his pack that he had just purchased and lit it up. "Alright let's go," Sanzo said standing up strait. "WHAT! Hakkai hasn't woken up yet smartass," Gojyo yelled. "You drive," Sanzo said. Hakuru gave a small scarred squee and hid behind his master. He did not like the idea of Gojyo driving him. Last time that had happened he had been crashed into almost every rock and tree on the path. Goku laughed, "I don't think Hakuru agrees with being driven by the idiot water sprite here." "Shut up! My driving skills are fine besides it's not like you can drive." "Wanna find out pervy sprite," Goku said rising up. "He might make a better driver then you. That's not too hard though." "Hey!" Gojyo shouted. "Does that mean you'll let me drive?" "No," Sanzo said deadpanning. "Come on let me drive," Goku whined. "Like hell are you gonna drive monkey," Gojyo said, "You're not old enough and you probably don't now what the gas and break are." "Hey I—," but Goku didn't get to finish his sentence as an aura filled the room that everyone in the group recognized.
"Where's it coming from?" Gojyo asked looking around for the source. "Somewhere in the hotel, but I can't tell exactly where. It isn't that close though. A few floors down maybe." "Or several if she's really powering up. Maybe she wants to get our attention," Gojyo said. "Maybe she wants us to kill her again," Sanzo said raising his gun and heading out the room. "Goku stay here. We don't need a deadweight," Sanzo said heading out the door with Gojyo. "Trust me I know," Goku said settling down and leaning against the wall again. He wasn't going to join them in fighting when he could barely move, but he wasn't going to go to sleep. Several minutes passed and he could feel the energy getting closer. A nock came at the door and he jumped and pressed himself against the wall. His whole body was tense and ready to spring as fast as he could as the doorknob turned. The door opened slowly and revealed who was behind it. "Hello sweetie. I came to get my tray back," said the girl from earlier. Her voice was more singsong though and the tone of it matched Tsukiyo's. She walked in smiling as the pendant around her neck glowed. "Oh don't make that face. I've come back from the dead just for you," she drawled as she sauntered across the room. "You've been naughty. I'm practically your aunt and look what you did. I should punish you right NOW!" she said immersing herself into instant rage on the last word. She moved faster than Goku in his weakened state could follow and backhanded him across the face and into the wall on the other side of the room where he fell on top of Hakkai. "I want a puppy. Never was allowed to have one you know. I had a baby before but you killed her. All her beautiful black glory flying everywhere." Her tone was a reminiscent sort of tone like she was thinking of the good old days. "Sweet little baby. I've decided you can be my baby," She said stroking her hand across the cheek she had hit before. Goku moved to bight her hand and she snatched him up by the neck and slammed him into the floor. "BAD PUPPY! NO BIGHTING!" she screamed. "Sorry baby did mommy didn't mean it. You're a good little puppy right?"
A click sounded behind her and she moved her head up. "Hear that baby. A clock. Time for bead," She said picking him up from the bloody pool. "Drop him," Sanzo said and shot at her head. A barrier came up and blocked the bullet. "Oh sorry. Daddy's mad I forgot about him. He's my baby now and you can't have him anymore." Tsukiyo turned around pouting like a small child and waved her hand causing a shadow to rise from the floor. "Light. Use light. Aug," Goku said as Tsukiyo's fingers curled around his throat. "Bad boy, mommy didn't say you could use that tongue. Now it's time to go home." Sanzo started chanting while Gojyo tried to break her barrier and she receded out the window. She dropped Goku into her shadow which carried him off and Sanzo released his scripture. She turned looking at the scripture in horror and the necklace around the girl's neck broke. "Goku," Gojyo said and ran toward the window. He looked outside expecting to see Goku on the ground somewhere, but he was nowhere to be found.