I hold no claim to the characters from this kick-ass Anime. Only Aurora, Naora, Corell, Arryn, Orin, and Amira are mine.
Chapter Six
Dougan's Secret
"These paper airplanes…" Aurora looked around them all as the orange objects floated down towards them. Holding her hand out, she caught one, memories of Koumyo and her younger years with him flooding through her head.
"Goku, are you alright?" Naora asked, running to the two of them.
"Do you know who it is?" Arryn joined in.
"I think that's the least of our problems now," Amira sighed, watching as the orange origami turned into zombie-like forms.
"Oh, gross! These are nasty!" Goku cried.
"So that's his game," Sanzo commented. "He's using the paper airplanes as talismans for shikigami."
"Hey, Son Goku," They all turned to the voice to find a man standing above them. He was tall and thin with long red hair and dressed in an outfit that Aurora actually liked. "Tell me, will you be able to protect him? Will you be able to protect my Master Sanzo from all these Youkai?" As the words left his mouth, the creature rushed forward to attack. Naora and Amira joined in the fight but the other trio just stood there.
"YOUR Sanzo?" Orin called up to him. "What are you? Gay?"
"Sure seems like it," Arryn agreed with her brother.
"Sorry pal, but church-boy belongs to this lady right here and there's no way possible that you'll be able to beat her to take him."
"Is that so?" Dougan asked, grinning down at them.
"You damn right. You couldn't even kill us so what makes you think that you're even 1 percent of her power?" Arryn asked him.
"Speaking of that," Orin growled. "That was a pretty shitty move you pulled, trying to use our brother against us! I'm gonna make you pay for that!"
"Yeah, what you pulled on me was crap too, you freak!" Amira joined in, knocking another shikigami away. "You didn't honestly think that I would fall for that crappy Gojyo-wanna-be, did you?"
"Yes, well, you are the only one I couldn't not find information on," Dougan grinned at Amira. "Nothing. I was surprised. You're just like a spirit that appeared out of nowhere and so that's why I used Sha Gojyo on you. Believe me, your teasing him was clear enough for me to realize there was a more intimate relationship between the two of you." He then turned to the others. "But you, Arryn and Orin Grouse. I was shocked to find you traveling with this group. To think that the siblings of the infamous Hazel would be traveling with Youkais while he slays them? I wonder what he would think…"
"Quite frankly, that's none of your business," Orin growled at him. "But I can tell you one thing; little brother's not gonna like hearing about a moronic Youkai using his form in battle. Oh no, not at all."
"It's a shame that they're really not here, now." Arryn admitted. "I would love to see what he and Gat would do to you."
"What the hell have you been talking about?" Goku growled, finally taking his crack at the freak above them. "Why the hell would I need to protect Sanzo when he's more than capable to protect himself?"
"Maybe because he's gotten his ass wounded and almost died multiple times this entire journey?" Orin mumbled; Sanzo glared at him before firing off a few more shots.
"Ha," Naora grinned, glaring at the man that now floated to their right. "Your little Shikigami game didn't work, did it?"
"Give it up already, you pathetic, incompetent chimp," Dougan blew Naora off completely. "You're useless!"
"Very few people can call me that and live to talk about it!" Goku growled at him.
"Yeah!" Naora agreed as the monkey on her shoulder gave a sound of agreement.
"Come on, Master Sanzo. This is embarrassing." Dougan sighed. "Why don't you just admit that you made a mistake and ask me to come along with you on your journey?"
"What the fuck?" Orin raised a brow. "Is that what this has all been about? Seriously?"
"Dude, that's just pathetic," Arryn shook her head. "And to think, it's all for ass-hole priest over there."
"Be quiet!" Dougan growled at her. "Do not offend Master Sanzo like that!"
Amira blinked and looked at the blond next to her. "What the hell did you do to this poor guy, Sanzo?" The man didn't answer her.
"Oh, are you being shy?" Dougan had turned back to the priest. "You need not overextend yourself. I'm willing to overlook everything. All you have to do is ask and I'll join you."
"Sanzo!" Goku growled.
"Don't fall for his trick, Genjyo!" Naora told him.
Sanzo just stared at the man for a moment with that plain look on his face. "Not a chance."
The man pulled back in shock. "Did you actually say no to me?! Is that what you said?!"
"Does he need to repeat it?" Aurora asked, placing a hand on her hip. "We could spell it out for you, but I think your ego would be too big to comprehend how stupid this whole idea of yours was."
"I'd sooner bite my tongue and kill myself than do what you want." Sanzo told him.
"Oh…I see…" His head hung for a moment. "Then I shall give you death, just as you wish!" He gave a snap of his fingers and floated back again as more zombie popped up. At that moment, though, Gojyo's chain appeared and wrapped around his body, announcing the arrival of the wounded man and his companion.
"Oh man," Gojyo tsked. "You're all grown up, but you're still a brat!" The redhead grinned. "You have seriously got to get laid, man."
"Gojyo?" Dougan sounded shocked to see the man still alive.
"And yet, you seem very good at rubbing people's nerves the wrong way," Hakkai sighed. "Perhaps I really was correct in calling you a mentally deficient, cross-dressing freak show with a bird fetish."
"Where the hell did that come from?" Amira titled her head to the side.
"Wait, you guys actually know this loser?" Orin demanded.
Naora thought for a moment before slapping a hand to her face. "Why didn't I see it before?" She asked herself. "I knew I had heard the name before. I told you that I had…somewhere."
"Who is he," Naora?" Arryn asked, knocking a few more zombies away.
"It's the brat that the temple assigned as Sanzo's assistant! Followed him everywhere like a little weasel," She answered as Hakkai and Gojyo knocked the freak into the water. "I thought that he was crazy before, but it seems that he's just gotten worse."
"You all better be the real thing," Gojyo hissed at the group before them. "You guys are bad enough all ready."
"Not as bad as a pervert!" Goku hissed.
"That doesn't even deserve a comment," Aurora told him.
"And what about you two?" Sanzo called to him. "You have some proof you're the stupid originals?"
"Maybe you should perform a full body cavity search, Buddah," Gojyo grinned, propping an arm up on the shoulder of a smiling Hakkai. "Or better yet, send the babe next to you; I'm sure she'll be able to tell you if I'm real or not." Amira gave a laugh.
"It sounds like everyone's the real deal," Hakkai smiled. "Probably."
"Yeah, well, that bastard's coming back for more," Orin commented, watching as the water began to boil.
"I wonder what would make someone totally obsessed like that." Goku sighed, staring at the bubbling water.
"Obsessed, I can understand," Gojyo commented. "But to get all worked up over a guy like Sanzo?"
Sanzo turned to glare at him, his gun lifted. "Would you care to repeat that to my face?"
Gojyo lifted his hands as Hakkai tried to calm the priest down. "Now, now."
"Ah, shoot!" Goku then cried. "He's still got eight hits on me!"
"You let him get that many on you?" Orin asked the short man. "Dude, you suck."
"Hey, he had me chained to a wall! There was nothing I could do!"
"Dude, you let him chain you to a wall? You really suck!"
"He was disguising himself as Sanzo!"
"You fell for that? "You really, really suck!"
"I'M GONNA KILL YOU!"
Arryn knocked both of them out of it. "Try and save your problems with each other for later, will you? We still got this moron to deal with." She shoved a thumb over her shoulder as Dougan popped out of the water, clearly pissed off.
"Is he more tenacious that we expected or what?" Gojyo sighed.
"You guys were weak in finishing him off," Sanzo told the duo behind him. "Weak!"
"Goku, please make sure to pay back you debt in full," Hakkai grinned.
"Awesome!"
"Please, he got you chained to a wall, monkey-boy. Leave this fight to a real man," Orin told him, moving forward.
"DON'T CALL ME THAT!" Goku roared, following him.
Dougan's laughter caused them both to stop and watched as he began to unzip his clothes.
"Ahh, Dude! What the fuck!? I was only kidding about you being gay for the priest but damn! I see that I was right!" Orin cried, shielding his eyes.
"I have become so disillusioned, Master Sanzo," Dougan called down to them. "You chose them? Three, worthless misfits, who combined, couldn't equal the power I possess?! And then you join with even more and still you refuse me?!" Ripping one of his sleeves off, they saw that there was an orange origami airplane imbedded into his chest.
"Fool!" Sanzo hissed.
"Just like that other guy; Rikkudo," Amira sighed, shaking her head. "I swear; some men are stupid."
"Some?" Aurora asked her.
"All you do is just lick each other's wounds!"
"Dude, my tongue don't go anywhere near these idiots," Orin told him. "So stop acting like a pussy and get down here so I can beat the hell out of you and continue on our journey!"
"None of you have a chance to make it all the way to India!" Dougan replied before roar ripped through him and he began to change, pumping up in muscles.
"Ugh, it's gonna take more than just eight licks to take care of him." Goku groaned.
"That may be, but at least he's a lot better looking than he was before." Gojyo replied.
"I beg to differ," Amira commented. "He was a lot better looking that before he transformed."
"You can't actually mean that!" Gojyo looked at her in shock.
"And what if I do?"
An idea then popped into Orin's head. "Aurora, couldn't one swing of Nova take care of this jerk?" Orin asked the Priestess. "Seriously, a Sacred Creature without their powers being sealed," He turned his head. "No offense Naora," He looked back at Aurora. "Should handle this in no time. I'm sure even Nera could take this loser out."
"Oh, there's no doubt in my mind that Nova or Nera could take care of this in moments," The Priestess told him. "But how is Kouryuu supposed to learn his lesson if I were to take care of it for him?"
Orin gave a grin. "Such a wicked woman, Aurora. God, why can't I have you?"
"'Cause you're not good enough," Naora replied.
"What? And the church-boy is?!" Orin growled.
"Nope, he's not either!" Naora grinned. "Only Konzen is!"
"Who the hell's Konzen?!" Orin growled, leading into a fight with the tiger as the others all sighed.
~Sometimes,~ Arryn hung her head. ~I wonder if my brother just plays stupid or if he really is~
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