Kaiooshin-kai: A History
Book of Cups, part 2: Hoshiko's Two Nightmares
A DBZ fanfiction by LadyRivka
A/N: Before we begin, I'd like to say I bumped the rating up to PG-13 for a reason besides Rou Dai Kaiooshin's perverted antics in Wands. No, no one is going to get any. LOL Let's just say it started as a Weird Shounen-Ai Fangirl In-Joke (WSAFIJ) and progressed from there. As in, "What exactly does "Hai, Kaiooshin-sama" mean, anyway?" ROFL You can pretty much figure out the rest…*hehe* (hint: think of the Burns/Smithers thing on the Simpsons)
CONTINUED FROM LAST TIME…
"Why do you not want me to go near my own student?" she pleaded to Kibito.
A telepathic answer hit her brain like so much random organized noise. Because…because of what you were thinking about him. I picked it up.
So? She thought back. It's not a sin or anything.
I agree, thought the Namae-nai, but you see… His thoughts hesitated. You see…I…I kind of feel the same way about him.
"WHAAAT?!?" screeched the mage. "You're…you're…you're SICK! Perverted! Absolutely crazy! Why would you even think such a thing? Have you had any girlfriends…ANY? ANY?!?" Then she muttered under her breath, "Namae-nai trash…"
"Please desist, Miss Hoshiko," interrupted Dai Kaiooshin. "I don't care who he likes, I only care that he is qualified for the position of the assistant to the East Kaiooshin. Which, as I shall remind you, he is. And please do not refer to him as "trash". He is a valuable member of our staff…"
By the way, thought Kibito to Hoshiko, I have had a girlfriend. It was to be an arranged marriage. We didn't get along too well because she didn't understand me, she thought I was strange. She didn't understand my telepathic powers very much. We finally broke up when I was hired here a year ago. I was surprised as you are now that I started to develop feelings for the beautiful young man who is to become the East Kaiooshin. But, like you, I have to keep such things hidden because the gods are celibate and will never return your affections.
I still think you're crazy, she thought back. Maybe I can find you a nice girl or something? Not me, of course… On Kaiooshin-kai, it was expected of everyone (except for the gods), regardless of clan, to go out into the world, find a mate of the opposite sex (preferably from the same clan), get married and have (preferably a lot of) children. This…this was unheard of, and would cause riots among the populace if word ever got out about the new East Kaiooshin's assistant.
I am not interested, but thank you for the kind offer, thought Kibito.
Gee, I'd better re-think things, thought the mage. Ban'noh-kun's going to be celibate, eh? That shoots that idea in the foot. And as for Kibito, I won't let anyone know about your crush. Does that seem fair, Kibito-san?
Yes, thank you, he thought back..
After a hearty farewell from Dai Kaiooshin, Kibito, and the soon-to-be East Kaiooshin, Hoshiko set upon her way home.
That night, Hoshiko crawled into her bedclothes, put the taper out, and crawled into her bed and fell asleep.
But this proved to be a strange sleep, because the mage felt as if she were fully awake…
Hoshiko floated above Kaiooshin-kai and about the periphery of the Universe. She sensed an evil presence all around her, black like a ceaseless void; she turned around to see planets, stars, and even whole galaxies disappear in an instant. Then she traced the dark force back to her world, Kaiooshin-kai; she could hear every pitiful scream that echoed from the face of the planet as, one by one, all the life thereon was destroyed, even the lives of the gods. She looked around her in a circle; all the universe was gone, simply empty space. Then she heard the force whisper, subtly and eerily, "Majin…"
Then, in complete and utter panic, she got up with a start, gasping for breath.
This was not a normal dream.
END PART 2
PART 3- We see what's causing this nightmare…or prophecy, as luck may have it.