If you haven't read "Love of a Demon Monkey", you probably should before you start this. After all, this has references to it.
This drabble was finished a while ago, but I was saving it so that I had somewhat constant updates. You know how some authors post like three or four chapters at one time the aren't heard again for months - maybe a year? Yeah, I didn't want that to happen. But, of course, I forgot about it till a lovely reader favorite'd it. Thanks so much for unintentionally reminding me!
Prompt: Same AU as "Love of a Demon Monkey" only without Shinsetsu and the town. Lirin. Sanzo Party.
Pairings: Lirin x Seiten Taisei/Goku FRIENDSHIP, Sanzo x Seiten/Goku, some Gojyo x Hakkai
Warnings: Shounen-ai, fluff, OCCness, etc.
Genre: Slight Angst, Hurt/Comfort.
Disclaimer: If I owned Saiyuki, believe me, you'd know it.
Drabble Three: Lirin and the Monkey
Lirin walked up to the cave, looking through the earthen bars. Careful not to touch them, as they had sutras all over them, she leaned in slightly, looking at the figure inside the prison.
Golden eyes looked back at her through the darkness. Lirin simply smiled, having found the thing – or rather person – she had been looking for close to three months. Reaching between the dirt bars, she held out her hand.
Claws, sharp and deadly, appeared from within the darkness, the light glinting off of them. A tanned hand touched hers softly before it entwined itself with hers. The orange-haired demon grinned brightly; glad that such a powerful demon had trusted her.
She let go of the hand, pulling out from between the bars. "Step back." She said softly, as not to disturb the silence that the being had lived with for years, decades, possibly even centuries. The golden eyes disappeared and Lirin took that as he hid behind an outcropping or something similar.
Using her amazing demon powers, she easily destroyed the bars, but she could not prevent the dust and debris that whipped up into the air.
After coughing what dust she inhaled, she lit a stick on fire, to get a better look at the lodging. A small looking cave, only about five feet deep, along with a small opening to the far right which was were the demon now resides.
Golden eyes glinted in the light of the makeshift torch. Lirin walked closer, slowly as to not scare him. A slightly chubby, strangely tan face looked back at her, unruly brunette falling into his face. Seiten Taisei, the being born of heaven and earth. Boy was he cute for a demon.
The girl kneeled in front of the opening, Seiten backing up further into the small opening, long brown hair flowing behind him. Taking this as invitation, Lirin shoved herself through the opening. Truthfully, it was fairly easy, but with the torch, it became a hard task.
The room was circular, about four feet in diameter. A small, makeshift bed of leaves resided in the far side. Markings covered the walls, more so then the main part of the cave. Other than these, the room was bare.
Although, a small roll of paper was placed on top of a small rock that protruded from the rock wall just to the left of the makeshift bed. Even in the light of the fire, Lirin could still make it out. It was a scripture!
"How did you-?" She was cut off when Seiten grabbed the scripture and hugged it close, a frown on his face. She could see sadness in his eyes. She let the rest of her sentence to hang in the air, waiting to be finished. Only, it never would be.
The orange-haired demon girl knew that this was something Seiten would never be able to talk about, that is, if he even talked at all.
"Will you join me? Will you be my friend?" She asked, looking at the brunette. The golden-eyed boy looked at her, head tilted to the side as he thought. He blinked a few times, still thinking. They sat there in silence as the heretic thought it over.
Did he really want to go with this girl? Even though she was a demon, she hadn't lost herself to the aura that seemed to affect all the others around him. Day in, day out, he had seen demons that had once gotten along with the humans go mad.
He could vaguely remember Shinsetsu, the man that had found him. That was where he got the scripture. The man had taken care of him, along with the other humans and demons in the village. Even though he had to stay in the cave, as to not harm anyone on accident, it was still a nice life.
But, of course, everything good has to come to an end. Will the same happen with this girl? He hadn't had any real contact with anyone for years. The last time was when the demons had lost it and burned the village to the ground. Seiten could only watch on in horror as his friends, people he considered family, and everyone else were burned alive.
The brunette was brought out of his thoughts when he felt a hand on his knee. He looked down, finding the girl's hand on his leg. It was just then that he noticed he was crying.
Crying. He had never done so. Sure, he had cried out in pain, in agony, when his life was burnt to a crisp in front of him. He had heard and seen others cry out in pain, the tears running down their cheeks when the pain was too much.
Maybe he had, though. Surely the pain of watching the one's he loved die as he could do nothing would have forced him to cry. Although, if he did, he surely didn't notice, having been too wrapped up in horror, grief, and sadness at the time.
He grabbed the orange-haired demon's hand, ignoring the salty tears as they flowed down his face. Smiling, he thought of all the possibilities, all the fun he could now have, knowing that there was still someone who cared for him.
----x----
As she jumped from tree to tree, Lirin noticed how much more alive Seiten looked now. Back when they were in the cave, she hated it when the boy was crying. She didn't know what it was about but had a pretty good idea – it involved why he was in the cave and why he had that scripture.
After learning that he had been called Goku at one point, she had decided to call him that. After all, many knew of Seiten Taisei, the heretic born from heaven and earth.
The boy didn't talk much, but that was okay. She talked enough for the two of them and besides, he was a good listener.
Lirin jumped off the last branch of the forest they had been traveling through. They reached a small river that flowed off the cliff, ending in a small pond at the bottom before it continued on its path. Feeling pressure on her back, the orange-haired demon was about to make a comment to Seiten but, before she could, she was pushed off the ledge.
Figuring that it was just Seiten, she did a couple flips before landing in the pond. When she looked up, the brunette was smirking down at her. She quickly flipped him off before she ducked, running towards the edge as he himself jumped off the ledge.
"Are you insane? You could have landed on me!" Lirin shouted, calming down slightly when she saw the frown on his face. It certainly didn't fit him.
She then noticed just why he was frowning. It wasn't the fact that she yelled at him, oh no, it was the fact that his beloved scripture had been caught on a large rock that protruded from the side of the cliff. The paper flowed in the wind, like a kite to the sky, and shifted slightly only to get caught once again.
----x----
Gojyo looked up at the sky, bored out of his mind as the three made their way west. Sighing loudly, an attempt to annoy the monk, he noticed something out of the corner of his eye. Turning to look at it, he saw that it was attached to a cliff.
White and green paper – writing on the white side of it – was blowing in the breeze. Figuring it was just some kids messing around, he dismissed it. But, after looking at the Sanzo monk, he noticed that the two looked similar. Realization kicked in.
"Wait a second! I see something!" Gojyo shouted, forcing Hakkai to screech to a stop.
"What is it?" Hakkai asked, showing concern.
"A scripture, over there!"
Hakkai continued driving, turning the direction the redheaded half-demon had pointed in. When Sanzo was about retort something similar to "This is useless", they came to a clearing, the 'scripture' caught on a rock on the face of the cliff. What they also found was Lirin and an unidentified, brown-haired demon boy, staring up at it.
Hearing something behind them, Lirin turned to look over her shoulder. "Not you again!" She and Sanzo said in unison. Taking this as a challenge, or so the three thought, she turned around completely, pointing at them.
"Don't you dare steal our scripture!"
"Yours? Don't you mean ours? They belong to Sanzo priests and you obviously aren't one." Gojyo stated, getting out of the jeep and standing a few yards away from the demon. She simply stuck her tongue out.
"No, I mean ours. That scripture belongs to Goku, so it also belongs to me, since we're friends."
The three turned to look at the boy, who was still looking up at the scripture. He was obviously demon, seeing how he had pointed eyes along with some sharp claws. Turning to look at them over his shoulder, they noticed the golden eyes and frown on his face.
Lirin walked up to him, placing her hand on his shoulder. He returned his gaze to the scripture. The demon girl could see tears forming in the corners of his eyes. Quickly thinking up a plan, Lirin bounded over to the three men.
"Will you please get Goku's scripture back? It's the only thing he has left." She said, her big green eyes pleading. And, of course, Hakkai and Gojyo gave in. Sanzo just huffed, walking over to the boy. "Where'd you steal it from?"
"I didn't." The demon boy said so quietly, Sanzo had to strain his ears just to hear. "Shinsetsu gave it to me."
"Goku was put into a cave prison because he goes into a rage when he sees or smells blood. And, because of that, he couldn't save the village he lived in when the demons finally went insane from the Minus Wave." Lirin stated, coming up from behind the two.
"Your name isn't Goku, is it?" Hakkai asked, coming up to the right of the brunette. Goku simply shook his head, not bothering to say any more.
"His name is Seiten Taisei, but I prefer to call him Goku." The three men turned to stare at the young demon girl. Seiten Taisei? THE Seiten Taisei? The being born from heaven and earth? The heretic that could whip out an entire army without breaking a sweat?
Without saying a word, Gojyo jumped up and, with the help of his Shakugetsujou (1), landed on the rock the scripture was stuck to. Only having to remove a few rocks that were weighing it down, he quickly grabbed the piece of paper and jumped back off, sticking the landing.
When the kid didn't come up to him, Gojyo walked up to the brunette only to have him step backwards, away from him. The redhead's eye twitched slightly in irritation.
Ignoring the few looks he gained, Sanzo grabbed the scripture from the kappa. Rolling it up, he stood in front of the heretic. He held the scripture out, pulling it back slightly when the brunette reached out for it.
"I'll only give it back if you join us and promise that you won't steal mine in the process. I don't care what you went through, but I'm pretty sure I was given the task of finding you." The blond monk stated, holding the scripture out.
The brunette titled his head to the side, thinking this new idea over. Would this mean he'd never see Lirin again? Did this mean that his time, happy though sort, with Lirin had come to an end? Would he be able to be happy with these three men?
Seiten looked up and, noticing the scripture on the monk's shoulders for the first time, clung to the man, grabbing his rolled up scripture in the process. Startled, Sanzo tried to pull the monkey away from him, but, upon noticing that the heretic was crying into his robes, he let him be.
"I hope you don't take this the wrong way Lirin." Hakkai said quietly as to not disturb the peaceful little moment.
"Oh, I don't mind. As long Goku is happy, I don't care." The orange-haired girl replied, a smile on her face. "See you later Goku!" With that, the demon girl bounded away, probably heading back to her brother and his companions.
"Come on you stupid monkey, let's go."
1. That's probably incorrect. Please tell me if it truly is.
PLEASE IGNORE ANY GRAMMAR/SPELLING MISTAKES. That is all.
