Nightmares and Chocolate III

Chapter 3: Gojyo

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Gojyo rubbed a hand across his face as he stumbled into the room he was currently sharing with Goku. Gah. I drank too much. He frowned, his head clearning, as he saw the thin form silloetted in the window. "Goku? Why are you still up?"

"Huh?" Goku started, turning around. "Oh. . . it's nothing."

"It's two am. You're never awake this early, monkey."

"Don't call me that."

Gojyo frowned at the lack of fire in the teen's voice. "Come on, Goku. Talk to me."

"It's nothing Gojyo." Goku moved back to his bed, dropping down on it.

"Hey. Somethin's wrong. I want to help." Gojyo sat next to the eightenen year old, watching him. He had known Goku for nearly four years now and looked at him as a younger brother.

"Fine, but you can't laugh at me."

"I won't."

"I had a nightmare an' couldn't sleep."

Gojyo smiled gently, wrapping an arm around Goku's thin shoulders. "See? that wasn't that hard. What was your nightmare about?"

"Um. . . we were traveling an' we got attacked, an' I got really hurt an' so you and Hakkai took off my limiter to try to help me heal an' I went crazy an' attacked you an' killed you, an' I could hear you screamin' an' then I went for Hakkai an' he took off his limiters an' we fought an' I killed him. . . an'. . . an' then I attacked Sanzo an'. . . I ripped him apart an' yeah. . . " Goku's voice trailed off as his head dropped. He muttered his last sentence so softly, Gojyo almost didn't catch it. "An' . . . the worst part was I knew what I was doin'."

Gojyo stayed silent for several moments, the he let out a soft breath. "Well. . . that would keep anyone up."

"I don't want it to happen."

"It won't."

Goku looked up at Gojyo, his golden eyes solemn. "Gojyo, promise me that if I go crazy and go after anyone, you'll kill me."

"Goku. . ."

"Promise!"

"Fine." Gojyo sighed. "I promise. I'll either kill you or I'll get your limiter back on."

"Thanks."

"But you know you can't kill me, monkey." Gojyo laughed, ruffling Goku's hair.

Goku smacked his hand away, glowering. "I'm serious."

"I know." Gojyo stood, walking to his bag, rooting through it. He pulled out a small can, setting it on a table, picking up the coffee pot from the coffee maker. He headed into the bathroom, filling the pot with water. He dumped this in the coffee maker, then set the pot back, turning the machine on.

"Do you have nightmares?" Goku suddenly asked.

"'Course I do. All the time."

"Really?"

"Yup. Nearly every night."

"What about?"

"My past, this journey. . ." Gojyo shrugged, spooning hot coco mix into two mugs, dumping hot water into the mugs. He mixed the coco and handed a mug to Goku, smiling a bit. "Everyone has 'em, ya know. Even Sanzo."

"I know. I've heard him yelling in his sleep before." Goku took a drink of his coco and screwed up his face. "It tastes like coffee."

"Yeah. Sorry 'bout that. Blame the coffee maker."

"Well. . . it's better than burnt."

"Burnt?"

"Sanzo burnt coco once."

"Ah."

They went silent, drinking their coco. When Goku finished, he set his mug on the side table.

"Gojyo?"

"Yeah, monkey?"

"Thanks."

"For what?"

"Listening. . . and not judging.

Gojyo smiled, ruffling Goku's hair again. "Anytime. Now get to sleep. I don't want you drooling on me tomorrow."

"I don't drool."

"Whatever." Gojyo laughed as Goku returned to his bed, curling up in the covers. Gojyo watched as Goku descended into sleep, a gentle smile on his face. Guess this is what it's like to be an older brother. He laughed lightly, pulling the covers over Goku. He headed to the window sitting on the sill, opening the window, smoking, enjoying the quiet of the night and the taste of his cigarette, mingling with the coco taste still in his mouth.

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A/N: Yay! The final chapter. ^_^

I hope ya'll liked. I was thinking of doing an epilogue, but I don't know of what I would say.

Anyway,

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