Remember my Love

Remember my Love
Chapter 10

"So where'd you run off to earlier?" Sanzo questioned Gojyo. "You looked like shit when you got back."

"I got a note from some guy who said he had been the one to save me that day."

"WHAT?" Sanzo shouted. "Are you serious?"

"Yeah. Really weird bastard too." Gojyo scratched the back of his head. "I didn't hang around long."

"You should have said something I would have liked to meet him."

"Sorry Sanzo." He smiled sheepishly.

"Feh! what ever. I'm tired I'm going to bed." The blond yawned.
"Tell the others okay?"

"Sure Sanzo."

Just before Sanzo reached the stairs Gojyo called out behind him. "Hey Sanzo I forgot something stay right there."

Sanzo sighed "this better be worth it." Gojyo raced up the stairs and loudly descended back down carrying a small box.

"Here I forgot that man wanted me to give you this." He handed the box to Sanzo.

"How do I know it won't blow up?"

"Oh yeah." Gojyo looked chagrinned.

"What if I was to open it Sanzo?" Hakkai asked.

"You sure?" Hakkai nodded. Sanzo carefully handed him the box.
They all unknowingly held their breath as Hakkai gingerly open the box little by little.

"It's safe." Hakkai sighed. The other three breathed a sigh of relief soon after. "Oh my…Sanzo you may want to look at this." He handed the box back to Sanzo.

Sanzo's mouth nearly hit the floor as he stared at what was inside. The one article that had spawned his long time search. The Saiten scriptures nestled in the padded silk lining. "How…what Gojyo who was this man?" Sanzo sputtered.

"He was wearing the same type of robe and stuff that you do."

"Sanzo do you know of another Sanzo priest who could have had this?" Hakkai enquired.

"No not really."

"Hey Sanzo didn't you say you remembered something about a Sanzo when we were fighting the "god" guy?"

"Oh my god. Yes thank you Goku that was wonderful that you remembered that after all this time." Sanzo affectionately ruffled the young mans hair." Ukoku Sanzo. But how the hell would he have the Saiten scripture that was stolen by demons?"

Gojyo shrugged. "Beats the hell out of me Sanzo."

Sanzo respectfully ran a finger the length of the rolled up article. "I thought I'd never see this ever again."

"How do you know if it's real?" was Hakkai's query.

"I just know. I can feel it in my soul."

"Umm… guys. I can remember what happened when Sanzo's scripture wrapped around that part of the castle." Gojyo looked thunderstruck.

"You do?" the others said in unison.

The red head bobbed up and down. "I guess you guys couldn't see it but that guy pulled me out of there before it finished wrapping around and dragged me through a secret passage close by."

"So how did you loose your memory?" Goku asked.

Gojyo shrugged. "Don't know, hopefully I'll remember soon."

"Maybe there are things that would be best forgotten." Stated Hakkai.

"Oh well I remember most of that anyway.'Cause all of it happened after the escape." Gojyo scratched his head. "I just can't remember the time between him pulling me to safety and doing the slave thing."

"As I said there are some things better left lost my dear friend." Hakkai said again. "Perhaps we should ask Kougaiji and his group about that person. They would surely know if there was someone matching his description in the castle." Sanzo agreed so Hakuryu was used as a messenger once more. Several hours later they arrived by the flying dragons. Hakkai lightly giggled when he saw the tiny white dragon playfully circling the larger dragons, and they did not seem to mind in the least. In fact they seemed to be playing back a tiny bit.

"Why didn't you say anything about a Sanzo priest being in the castle?" Sanzo asked as soon as they walked through the door.

"What are you talking about?" Kougaiji asked "there was no such person with in the castle walls."

"Sanzo." Gojyo said. "He wasn't dressed as a Sanzo then."

"Damn it all." Sanzo's voice had a frustrated sound to it. "Okay how about a human in the castle?"

"Yeah, that creepy doctor Nii." Lirin shivered lightly. "That guy was really weird." Yaone placed a comforting hand on her quivering shoulder.

"He was indeed a strange and sometimes dangerous man." She said.
"The guy even gave me the creeps." Added Jien.

"I'll have to agree with the others he was a touch on the insane side." Noted Kougaiji. "He always had some rather odd experiments going on in his lab."

"Well can you at least give a description of him?" asked Sanzo.

"Very dark hair, glasses, and always had a creepy smile on his face."Lirin said.

"From what I remember of the man that does sound like Ukoku Sanzo." Sanzo poked his little finger in his left ear. Then he lit a cigarette, actually it was only the third so far because the of Gojyo's revelation.

Kougaiji and his crew stayed for breakfast when Hakkai offered. Yaone went to join him in the kitchen stating that she would help with the preparation.

Goku leaned close to Sanzo and whispered. "I think they have a crush on each other."

Sanzo gave a half chuckle and whispered back. "Yeah I've noticed that too."

They also agreed to stay for several hours afterwards. Goku and Kougaiji got into a mock sparing match. Hakkai and Yaone fussed around in the kitchen, cleaning and beginning preparations for lunch. Jien was giving a run down of Gojyo's life before he lost his memory. And Sanzo was keeping a wary eye on Lirin; he was not in the mood to have her land on his shoulders.

After the good-byes were said the four friends headed to their separate rooms to sleep.

Several hours later Sanzo was waken by the bed tipping on the empty side. And a very warm body pressed up against him.

"What the hell."

"It's just me." Said a familiar voice whispering quietly in his ear.

"Well who the fuck do you think you are to take such liberties?"

Sanzo could almost feel the smile. "I am Sha Gojyo with the long leg, killer bod, and in love with a cranky monk."

"You've remembered?"

"Everything. Even the nick name I gave you."

"Prove it."

"Fine." He sighed. "I love you my grumpy dumpling."

Sanzo gasped and rolled over to snuggle into Gojyo's welcoming arms.