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Chapter 9 – A Heart to Heart

"Kill him."

Nataku's heart stopped at the order. His father just told him to kill the one person he took a liking to. The one person that didn't treat him like a superior being. The one person who liked him for who he is.

"I've always known that someday he'll be a threat to you. Before that happens, get rid of him," Li Touten said with an evil smirk. When he noticed his orders weren't getting to his son, he decided to throw out, "Does Heaven need two 'unclean' beings?"

That seemed to get to the War God. Nataku looked away from the heretic calling his name and turned towards the exit, his father close behind still smirking away.

Goku panicked when he saw his friend leave. "Nataku? Nataku! It's me! Don't you remember?" The heretic started to push people out of the way, trying to get to the blonde child. "Nataku!" Goku's cries became desperate as Nataku refused to look at him, continuing to his way towards the exit.

"Nata-!" was the last thing the War God heard before the door behind him slammed shut.

In his office, Konzen's usually neatly organized desk was scattered with books and scrolls he found about the military system and the higher ups in Heaven. After his talk with his aunt, he decided he needed to catch up on what was going on. To see why Tenpou was so against the system and why his underlings always got into trouble. It was bugging him at how they never told him. So, he took his aunt's advice and started some research.

"So much stuff I never knew about," Konzen mumbled under his breath as his eyes scanned over the book he was reading. He barely had to start reading the first page and there was already a lot of things he never knew about. To the upper ranks of heaven, the army and even the military's way of dealing with things in the World Below. He now realized how uninvolved he was before Goku appeared.

He read that the military system went stagnant. Only the army was still active because law and order up here and down there keeps getting worse. So eventually, the army will come to hold the real power, even among the ruling class.

But only the toushin can take life.

A toushin is usually an impure being raised from his younger years and trained to take the position. Their lives are short. If they die, it's a disposable end.

Is Nataku's father using his son to put pressure on the ruling class?

If so, soon the next toushin will be chosen.

Konzen's eyes widened at the thought. What if Goku was the next successor? What other reason could there be for him to be here?

His thoughts were interrupted by his door opening. He peaked up and saw his secretary with five others behind her in the doorway. He didn't mind the others behind her because his eyes were focused on the child. He was clinging to the woman's dress tightly with a downcast expression and that didn't suit the boy at all.

Konzen decided to ask the obvious question. "Were you able to meet with Nataku?"

Tenpou was about to tell the blonde what happened but stopped when he saw the child that clung to Yuki walk up to the his caretaker and hugged him instead. That small action apparently sent a thousand messages to the blonde. He felt the sadness radiate from the boy in waves. It made his heart sink because this is not the child he was used to.

Konzen's thoughts were interrupted by a hand ruffling the boy's long hair. Konzen looked up and saw the sad smile from his secretary. Her presence seemed to get through the child because he nestled deeper into the grip he had on the blonde. Probably to hide the tears that threatened to show.

"What happened?" Konzen asked, looking straight at the woman in front of him.

Yuki sadly smiled and began to tell him what she was told by the military officers behind them.

The male officers all had to keep in their smart ass comments about how the two looked like a couple comforting their child. They kept it in for another time because right now, Goku needed them two. The youngest officer, however, was making a disgusted face, clearly not approving of what is transpiring.

Luckily for the small family, she kept in her own thoughts and allowed them to have their moment because even though she was oblivious to most things, she knew the heretic needed those two for comfort through this tough time.

Konzen walked into his room after saying goodbye to Yuki and saw the child where they left him. He was up against the wall, his knees pulled up to his chest and pouting. Normally he would just leave the boy like this but he was getting irritated with his moping around.

"How long do you plan on moping? Cut it out. Go to sleep," Konzen finally told the boy in an annoyed tone.

"I'm not moping," Goku grumbled out, clearly doing what his caretaker is saying he's doing.

"Yes you are," Konzen argued with a narrowed look but the child didn't see him.

The room went quiet for a few moments, both parties not wanting to say much for obvious reasons. Goku was mulling around the thought of what happened with his friend while Konzen didn't say much to begin with.

"I think Nataku hates me now," Goku said after a few more moments of silence. Konzen looked at the boy with a raised eyebrow, waiting for him to clarify. "Even when our eyes met or when I called out to him…"

"Don't you think there was a reason?" Konzen asked as he sat down on his bed.

Goku shot his head up at the question, "What reason?! I don't understand!" The heretic's eyes looked down once again as the last time he and the blonde child spoke went around his head. "Besides, he told me 'Stay with me.' He seemed so lonely. I've always been alone too so I really understand."

Konzen listened to Goku, watching him as the child grabbed his chest in pain. "When you're lonely, it starts to hurt here," Goku whispered but knew his caretaker heard him.

"Goku," Konzen finally said. "It was probably a mistake to bring you here to Heaven."

"Huh?" Goku looked up to the blonde with shocked eyes.

"You shouldn't be in a place like this," Konzen clarified. "There are people here with rotten characters that will use you. Tomorrow I'll go see Kanzeon Bosatsu so that maybe you can be returned to the world below."

Konzen glanced up to see how the heretic was taking the news, hoping he would be happy about the news but was shocked to see gold eyes glaring back at him. Goku turned to leave but his wrist was grabbed, causing him to stop.

"Goku wait!"

"No! Let go!" Goku yelled, struggling to get out of the hold.

"Listen to what I'm saying, you idiot!" Konzen argued, trying to get through to the child.

Goku gritted his teeth, "Why are you saying this?! I just became friends with Ten-chan, Ken-Nii-chan, Aya-Nee and Chao Li. I even became friends with Yun Li. You even gave me a name and Yuki is the best. And I even made you mad but you didn't tell me to get out!"

Konzen was shocked at the small rant the child had. He didn't know Goku was thinking so much into it. He thought he was just upset about the whole Nataku ordeal.

When Goku didn't hear a response, he got angry again and struggled against the grip on his wrist. "I said let me go!" he yelled, using a lot of force and sent the blonde flying into the wall. "Ah! Konzen!" Goku exclaimed, running up to the man he just threw. "I'm sorry Konzen! Hey, are you alright?"

Goku was startled when he felt a hand grab his, the gentleness surprising him. The next words shocked him even more.

"I'm not the sun."

"Konzen?"

"By assuming that things were different, I behaved like a spoiled child, going on with a tedious and lukewarm everyday life. I don't have the worldly knowledge that Tenpou, Kenren, Amaya or Chao Li have," Konzen looked up and actually let a smile cross his features. "And yet, it seems I've come to think about what I can do. It's because of you."

The blonde was ready for some tears, some kind of emotional breakthrough but he got angry when he saw a dazed look on the boy's face. "Konzen is weird! Did you hit yourself?" Goku asked innocently, concerned for his caretaker's wellbeing.

Konzen's smile fell immediately after hearing that. He refrained from mentioning that the child threw him only a few seconds ago. Instead he said, "If you think I'm weird then take the blame for it and stay here."

That struck a chord with the heretic. He thought his caretaker was trying to get rid of him but he was proven wrong. This easily angered man wanted the annoying child to stay. Goku let a bright smile cross his features and said, "Ok!"

The two went quiet for a bit, the moment still lingering. Goku was sitting next to Konzen, just thinking about the whole thing. Konzen was just happy his company wasn't moping anymore. The moment was interrupted with the child opening his mouth.

"You know, when I first saw you the very first time, I thought 'How pretty! If he smiled, he'd be even more pretty.'" Goku chuckled before he finished, "It really doesn't suit you."

Konzen felt his eyebrow twitch in annoyance. "You really want to be killed, don't you monkey?" he growled out.

"But, I liked Yuki the first time I saw her."

Konzen's anger went down significantly at the mention of his secretary's name. She always had that kind of effect on him.

"To the way she spoke and the way she looked, I liked everything," Goku continued with a boyish smile. "What about you Konzen? What did you think when you first met Yuki?"

Konzen wanted to say so much. So much so that his mind went to the first day they met.

-Few Years Ago-

Konzen was in his office like any other day, doing paperwork with a bored expression. The only interesting thing that happened today was he was able to make his favorite tea. He called it a good day so far but he was getting bored.

He looked at the clock for what seemed like the thousandth time today and let out a long sigh. Only five minutes passed since the last time he looked.

The quiet room was interrupted by the sound of the door opening. Violet eyes looked to see who came in and scowled. It was his aunt.

"Hello my lovely nephew~! How are you today on this fine afternoon?" Kanzeon greeted with a big smile like she was hiding something.

Konzen caught on to it really quickly. "What do you want?"

Kanzeon's smile didn't falter for she predicted that kind of response. "Well, I have a little surprise for you~."

"I don't want it whatever it is," Konzen curtly replied.

"Well, that's too bad because I already said yes."

Konzen felt his eyebrow tick in annoyance. Why does his aunt have to be like this? Why couldn't he have a normal relative that didn't pull any pranks on him? Instead, he got Kanzeon.

"Now, the reason why I got this is because I noticed how swamped you are with work," Kanzeon gestured to the perfectly clean desk, "So, I took the liberty in hiring a secretary for you."

Konzen glared at the woman. He was about to start yelling at her but she beat him to it.

"So, I would to introduce you to your new secretary, Yuki."

Kanzeon grabbed someone behind the door and yanked them out in the open. Konzen halted his yelling when he saw the person that got tied up in all this. He was almost immediately blown away by this woman's beauty. To the Chinese dress she wore, to her black hair, and even to her brown eyes with a hint of red in them. She was stunning but he would never say it out loud.

Kanzeon noticed the shocked look on her nephew's face and had to hide her evil smirk. She knew he would like Yuki and he would like her even more when she interacted with him. "Yuki, go ahead and introduce yourself dear."

Yuki was startled out of her trance and bowed, "H-Hello sir. It's very nice to meet you."

Konzen snapped out of his shock when he realized the woman was speaking to him. He cleared his throat, making sure it wouldn't make a weird sound and replied, "Nice to meet you as well."

Kanzeon was slightly disappointed with how it played out but knew if it went well, there would be multiple times where she can embarrass her nephew. She just had to wait and let the course run its toll.

Konzen let a small smile cross his features when the memory ended and he realized where he was. He looked next to him to see the child looking at him with expectant eyes. "Yeah, I liked her too," he opted to say instead of what he really wanted to say.

Goku beamed at the answer. He was happy that his caretaker agreed with him. "Well, what about Aya-Nee? What do you think about her?"

Konzen felt annoyance hit full force at the name. "I don't like her," he said without skipping a beat.

"Aw, why not Konzen?"

"Because she's annoying!"

And with that, Goku continued to ask Konzen questions about their new friends all night.

The blonde didn't have very much sleep that night.