Remember my Love

Remember my Love
Chapter 6


After the guests had left Sanzo retreated to his bedroom. Standing in the doorway he sighed. This should be where he and Gojyo would return to. But for now it was just himself. Alone. Again. And hating every minute of it.

Gojyo's brother had wasted no time expressing his displeasure about the situation. Rubbing at his still aching neck he did not even have it in him anymore to blame the man. Besides that was one huge pissed off demon.

Taking his standby position on the windowsill he lit a cigarette and leaned back, closing his eyes. The image of a battered, bloody Gojyo sprung up and his eyes snapped open. Since finding him in that sorry state the blond had barely been able to sleep without that gruesome vision rearing its ugly head.

A noise from below caught his attention. Gojyo had entered the garden was gazing at the flowers. Suddenly he was ripping out anything that had a red bloom. Sanzo raced out of the room and down the stairs just in time to see chunks of foliage with every shade of red blossoms flying in different directions and a hysterical red head sobbing as each piece took flight.

"Gojyo. Stop it." He said sternly.

Hakkai entered the garden also. "Gojyo please stop." He took the still crying half demon back inside and made him sit down. "What's wrong?"

"I don't know." Was choked out between hiccups. "The red flowers just made me really upset."

Hakkai sighed deeply. "It's alright now Gojyo why don't you go rest."

The red head wobbled up and down. "I am kind of tired I guess." He wandered awkwardly up the stairs.

"Holy crap what happened in the garden? The innkeeper's not going to be happy about that." Stated Goku who had just walked in from that direction.

"Gojyo happened." Said Sanzo.

"But I thought he liked flowers." Goku sounded very confused.

"He does Goku. I think he's just incredibly tired from today's excitement." Was Hakkai's observation. "Perhaps some of his memories are returning."

"About flowers? What's wrong with flowers?"

"He has some very bad memories of flowers from when he was young."

"What killer daisies?" said Goku trying to be a smartass. "Poisonous petunias?"

"Goku." Said Hakkai sharply. "That's not funny." He glared at the other two. "Neither of you has a single clue why red flowers bother him."

"I do." Replied Sanzo. "We do talk you know." Hakkai continued to glare. "Christ it's not like we're some kind of wild rutting beasts Hakkai. There is more to our relationship."

"Ewww Sanzo. I don't need to know that." Goku slammed his hands over his ears.

"You know nothing Sanzo." Hakkai nearly growled out.

"Hakkai?" Goku was stunned at the venom in the normally pleasant man. "What the hell's wrong with you?"

"Nothing." He murmured and turned away. "I'm going to make sure Gojyo's alright."

"No." Sanzo said firmly. "Not this time. I'm going." He pushed past the usually gentle man. "You need to get your head out of your ass first."

Goku and Hakkai both gasped loudly.

"Sanzo? What's wrong?" asked Goku.

"Sanzo… what do you mean by that remark?" Hakkai wanted to know.

The blond ignored both and wound his way up the stairs to Gojyo's room. Not bothering to knock he found the red head curled into a ball on the bed top. "Hey Gojyo." He sat down behind him and stroked the silky red hair. "It'll be alright soon, I promise."

"How can you be so sure?"

"Because you're the strongest person I know." He stood and entered the bathroom, returning with a wet wash cloth. "You're a mess." The wash cloth was carefully wiping away sweat and tears.

"Sanzo?"

"Yes?"

"Did I ….did I use to do this for you sometimes?" red eyes searched violet ones for the answer.

"Yes, a few times."

"I thought so."

"Did you remember something?" Sanzo brushed a few stray hairs behind an ear.

"It just felt like something I was seeing in reverse." The priest remained silent to see if there would be any more revelations. "I get little flashes of things once in awhile. Then the other images push them out of the way."

"The things that happened to you?"

Gojyo nodded wordlessly.

"I want to forget that but it just won't go away."

"Any time you want to get it off your chest come talk to me."

"Thanks I will." The reddened eyes drifted shut. "Would you stay here till I go to sleep?" he placed a hand on Sanzo's arm. "I feel better when you're here."

Sanzo nodded. "I suppose it helps to know there are friends close"

"Yeah. But I just feel really safe with you for some reason."

A streak of smugness snuck into Sanzo conscious. "Ha wish you heard that one Hakkai." He thought.

Outside Goku and Hakkai were trying to restore some semblance of order to the garden.

"Hakkai?" Goku started. "What's going on with you and Sanzo?"

"Nothing what so ever Goku why do you ask?"

"It just seems that lately you two are snarking at each other over who's going to care for Gojyo and other things too."

"I'm sure it's just from all the tension Goku. Don't worry about it so much. It'll pass."

"Ok. I hope so. I don't like when any of us fight." He glanced at the plastic smile Hakkai had painted on his face. "We're all friends…right?"

"Of course we are."

"Good"

Narrowed violet eyes watched from the window. "How did we come to this Hakkai?"