Wish

Chap.6

Tenpou was floating, and there was nothing above him, nor below him. Just…emptiness. 'So this is what it's like to actually be dead.' He thought sadly. Then…someone was shaking him.

"Ten! Ten!" Was that Kanren?

"Come on, Tenpou. This isn't funny!"

"Ten-chan! Wake up, Ten-chan!"

Emerald eyes opened slowly to find four pairs of eyes staring at him.

"Ten!" Kanren sighed in relief. Tenpou glanced about. He was in his own room, in his own heaven. But how did he know for sure?

"Kanren…"

"Yes?"

"…Who am I?"

"…Huh?" Kanren was puzzled by the sheer simplicity of the question. "You're….Tenpou Gensui, marshal of the western dragon king Gojun's army, of course. Who else?"

"I'm…I'm a marshal?"

"Duh."

"You're a general?"

"Unless I got demoted and they didn't tell me."

"And…Goku…you're a kid, right?"

"I suppose, Ten-chan." Goku admitted. Tenpou glanced at the dragon.

"Gojun….I'm back."

"You were never gone. You just….cried yourself into a coma, I think." Just as cold as always. Tenpou stood up, felt his head. No wound.

"Goku, I'm sorry about the ladder."

"Huh? S'okay. It was just an accident. It wasn't your fault." Goku smiled.

"Gojun, I'm sorry about the meeting."

"Hm? No, we checked it out. That meeting the night before did run too early. The earth gods, realizing this, agreed to compromise." There was no war for heaven!

"Kanren, you were…mad at me, weren't you?"

"Naw. I wasn't mad, I could never be mad at you. You're you."

"I thought for a moment, that if I wasn't marshal, everything would be better. I thought….it'd be better if I didn't exist."

"Why the hell would you think that?" Konzen interjected. "This heaven practically leans on you."

"I'm…I'm back!" Tenpou smiled, and though he knew it seemed confusing to him, pulled Kanren into a hug.

"Ten….are you feeling okay?" Kanren asked the marshal. Tenpou pulled back, beaming.

"I'm better than okay. I'm back." He laughed, then glanced behind the general and saw Tamar. He mouthed the words 'thank you'.

"Please. Half the deed was yours anyways." Tamar smiled. "You give me hope, Tenpou. I never knew….that guys like you existed."

"I…exist." Tenpou murmured.

"Of course you do." Kanren smiled. "You know, I was actually a little peeved at you the other day, but now I'm just glad you exist."

"Of course."

"Come on, Ten-chan! The army wanted to say sorry with a banquet!" Goku cheered. Tenpou smiled and followed the boy out of the room, leaving Tamar in the room. Kanzeon peeked in, smiling.

"Thanks, Tamar. I thought he'd never get it."

"That's what I'm here for, Kanzeon-sama." Tamar beamed.

"I guess this proves it, hm?" Kanzeon asked. Tamar stirred the floor beneath her, which swirled into a small pond, showing her Tenpou walking down the hall with the others.

"It sure does, Kanzeon-sama. Be careful what you wish for; you just might get it."