I've wanted to do a Gaiden story for a while and what do you know ^^. And I just realized this a few days ago or so, that Sanzo's robes are one thing. The whole plural thing must've confused me and mooshed my mind for the prologue, but I suppose that's okay ^^
Incarcerated; Rain
Chapter Eleven
{The Truth Behind the Smile}
[Kissing and then beating me practically to death? What an odd way to treat a "son"]
[then again- I doubt she's my mother anyway]
"Konzen, what's a family?" Konzen Douji glanced up from his paperwork to see Goku standing there with his hands behind his back, awaiting the answer. Konzen's eye twitched a little. He hated being interrupted and didn't he clearly say to knock before entering? The golden haired man sighed, mentally shaking his head.
"A family is a group of people that really care about you. Remember that because I'm not telling you again."
Goku's eyes lit, "Ah! I see! I see! So you, Ten-chan, and Ken-niichan are -my- family right?"
The nephew of Kannon-sama paused, "I suppose so."
"Hm, am I interrupting something?"
"Ten-chan!" Goku clung to the older man's sleeve, "Guess what, guess what?!"
Tenpou chuckled as Kenren strided up from behind him, "What?"
"Konzen said that he and you and Ken-niichan were my family! Isn't that great?! That's good too because I care about you all lots too!" Kenren grinned, ruffling the hyperactive child's hair, "Family, eh? If we're your family, then Douji here must be the mother with that hair and all."
A vein popped on Konzen's forehead, "Urusai! What are you all doing here anyway?! I have work to do!"
"What? You mean we can't check up on our own ever so hard-working Konzen Douji?" Tenpou shook his head at Kenren's sarcastic remark, "Actually Konzen, Goku wanted to have a picnic and we were wondering if you wanted to come."
"Yeah, Konzen! It'll be great!"
"Fine, if it'll get you losers out of my office." Konzen stood up and walked around to the front of his desk, but just as soon as he got up Goku grabbed his sleeve and started pulling him out of the room, "Let's go!"
"Goku!" Tenpou sighed as his attempt to slow down the hyper kid failed. Even the dull-minded could tell Goku was really excited about this, mainly because he had picked the spot himself. Kenren shook his head while grinning, before placing an arm on the other's shoulders, "But then again, you come into a tie with Konzen on the "mother". And I didn't notice this before?" Tenpou chuckled until Goku came back and started pushing then from the back out the door, "Come on! It'll be real special!"
"Hai hai!"
"Oi, kid, don't shove."
Tenpou and Kenren were brought out to a field of flowers, to where Konzen was standing by a small blanket and a picnic basket. Goku laughed and let go of the two, letting the glowing sun envelop him in warmth. Today was perfect!
("This is where the flowers bloom the most.
The sky always seems clear
Our own personal Eden
I'll be there")
[perfection can be ruined]
Everything seemed to go great, until later.
[They were dead]
[-Konzen- was -dead-]
Goku withdrew his hands from the barrel of Sanzo's gun as the a dent in the wall smoked, watching the dull look on Sanzo's face. Why did he try to kill himself again? What was so wrong? Hakkai hurried over; Goku had never seen that look on Hakkai's face before. So panicked and stricken with fear and dread, and maybe a hint of deja vu? The green-claded man swung open the cell door, helping Sanzo out who remained silent. The other youkai watched in equal silence as Hakkai bandaged the many wounds on his stomach with his scarf. Sure, there were more than that, but that was the best that man could do right now.
"What now, Hakkai?" The said man fumbled with the clasps on his shirt, tugging them off and untucking it to wrap around Sanzo's shoulders, due to the lack of material on him.
"I don't know, Goku. We should get out of here first. We shouldn't leave Sanzo alone in this condition." Goku nodded, before noticing the pull of skin on Hakkai's stomach, that looked vaguely like a scar. It was pretty clear as to why it was such a huge shock. Hakkai always covered his stomach. Even this one time when Hakkai emerged from taking a shower, he had a pair of pants on and a towel that he held to his torso.
"Hakkai? What's that?" The healer shook his head in a hurry, "It's not important right now, Goku. We need to get Sanzo out of here."
It must've had something to do with Hakkai before he met him, or else he wouldn't have made such a big deal. That's got to be it.
The truth behind the smile.
What made everybody supicious was that no one attacked them. Fortunately, it made their job easier. Gojyo, Koumyou, and Kanan claimed they saw someone for a few seconds however. Golden hair, and possibly violet eyes. Hakkai's eyebrows furrowed as he pulled his shirt back on. It sounded like Sanzo, only Sanzo was with them. His emerald gaze glanced down to where blonde was resting. What did it mean though? Kanan swayed over to the other's side, "What's going to happen now? It doesn't seem like anyone's going to threaten us."
"I don't know," Hakkai sighed, sitting down next to Hakuryuu who was recovering at a better rate than the other night. The tiny dragon 'kyuu'ed softly as his master's hand reached down and gently petted his long neck.
"This person; Tell me."
"You mean the one we saw?"
"Hai."
"This person was probably a woman, but all I could make out before she disappeared was that she had long blonde hair and purple eyes. It's a bit doubtful however. Her eyes...were truly very bright that they were almost pink. That's all I could make out really. The room was dark at the time."
"Demo..that's all? Purple eyes and golden hair...I don't know any human with that type of description, nor have I ever seen one except for Sanzo."
"I understand, Gonou, but how do you know it's a human?"
"I don't know really...Kanan. Only a youkai could fit that but Sanzo isn't a youkai."
("But why are we going? They don't need our help.")
("Iie. That's not true. She can't get into the minds of heavenly beings.")
("Kannon-sama, is she truly what she thinks she is?")
("Iie. She...is not his mother.")
[[You aren't worth anything]]
[[You're a killer. A cold-blooded murderer]]
[[You let Kanan die, you killed all those youkai, you almost let Sanzo die]]
[[If it wasn't for the others, you would be Death walking]]
[[You should rid yourself. You should rid yourself permantly. You aren't needed nor will you be missed]]
It was the middle of the night again. They couldn't go anywhere in such darkness. Hakkai started to walk away from the campsite. He didn't know where he was going, nor did his mind seem to care. But in his hand was a long, silver knife.
[[You worth nothing]]
Hakkai's arm twtiched.
[[You almost let Sanzo go because you didn't feel any compassion]]
With his free hand, Hakkai fingered the scar across his stomach. 'This is your sin, your punishment. Your constant reminder of -that- day'. He saw his other arm rise, but he didn't feel anything inside of him. He saw it swipe the blade in his hand across the same scar and he felt nothing. He saw all this blood fall, and he was starting to tremble. He saw himself slash again, deeper and deeper, until he felt like something lifted on his mind. That was when he collasped, and that was when he started crying.
'The same hopeless fool, who cannot love anyone, and who does not deserve to be loved' Hakkai blacked out.
"So this is what Kannon-sama was talking about," murmured Koumyou, watching the blood spread closer to his feet.
"This is why they send you two here? To keep us from dying?"
"That would be right, Kouryuu."
"Ah, what a nice breeze," Tenpou smiled as he watched Goku start to pick flowers. He claimed he was going to put them in Konzen's office to decorate it more. Kenren just relaxed against the grass behind Tenpou, a cigarette smoking from his lips. Maybe today was perfect. Not that he believed in silly things like perfection, but it was...nice. He glanced over to Konzen who was sitting on the other side of the blanket, across from him and Tenpou. Perhaps, Douji could say the same thing from the slight upper tilt on his lips.
"Kenren, have you ever thought about death?" Kenren's ears perked up at the question from Tenpou, who just glanced back at him from over his shoulder. He even gained half of Konzen's attention, though it wasn't obvious.
"Why?"
"I'm just wondering what it was like to die. I don't know. A thought I suppose." Kenren lifted himself off the grass, ash falling from his cigarette, and pulled an arm around the other man.
"Oi, the saru would be sad if you died. Not to mention me and probably Douji over there. Don't say such things."
"I guess you're right,"The man chuckled just as Goku came back to the picnic spot with a bundle of flowers in his hand, giving them to Konzen with a bright smile on his young face. Tenpou and Kenren watched in amusement as the golden haired man accepted the flowers. Konzen had changed since Goku came. It was so obvious. Didn't he used to hate flowers?
"Are they pretty, Konzen? I wanted to make sure your office looked great!"
"Mhmm, they are pretty."
"Yay!"
Konzen's mind processed the recent conversation in his mind as Goku sat down again, telling Tenpou and Kenren about a certain butterfly that landed on his nose and made him sneeze.
Death.
[Have you ever wanted to die, Tenpou Gensui?]
[[Have you ever wanted to die, Cho Gonou?]]
"What's going on, Kouryuu? Why is this happening? I think you would know the true answer to that."
"She wants to kill you all. She wants to break you all so she can have me."
TBC
Oyyyy, I don't like this chapter. I think I did bad on it. Aa, gomen ^^;;
Incarcerated; Rain
Chapter Eleven
{The Truth Behind the Smile}
[Kissing and then beating me practically to death? What an odd way to treat a "son"]
[then again- I doubt she's my mother anyway]
"Konzen, what's a family?" Konzen Douji glanced up from his paperwork to see Goku standing there with his hands behind his back, awaiting the answer. Konzen's eye twitched a little. He hated being interrupted and didn't he clearly say to knock before entering? The golden haired man sighed, mentally shaking his head.
"A family is a group of people that really care about you. Remember that because I'm not telling you again."
Goku's eyes lit, "Ah! I see! I see! So you, Ten-chan, and Ken-niichan are -my- family right?"
The nephew of Kannon-sama paused, "I suppose so."
"Hm, am I interrupting something?"
"Ten-chan!" Goku clung to the older man's sleeve, "Guess what, guess what?!"
Tenpou chuckled as Kenren strided up from behind him, "What?"
"Konzen said that he and you and Ken-niichan were my family! Isn't that great?! That's good too because I care about you all lots too!" Kenren grinned, ruffling the hyperactive child's hair, "Family, eh? If we're your family, then Douji here must be the mother with that hair and all."
A vein popped on Konzen's forehead, "Urusai! What are you all doing here anyway?! I have work to do!"
"What? You mean we can't check up on our own ever so hard-working Konzen Douji?" Tenpou shook his head at Kenren's sarcastic remark, "Actually Konzen, Goku wanted to have a picnic and we were wondering if you wanted to come."
"Yeah, Konzen! It'll be great!"
"Fine, if it'll get you losers out of my office." Konzen stood up and walked around to the front of his desk, but just as soon as he got up Goku grabbed his sleeve and started pulling him out of the room, "Let's go!"
"Goku!" Tenpou sighed as his attempt to slow down the hyper kid failed. Even the dull-minded could tell Goku was really excited about this, mainly because he had picked the spot himself. Kenren shook his head while grinning, before placing an arm on the other's shoulders, "But then again, you come into a tie with Konzen on the "mother". And I didn't notice this before?" Tenpou chuckled until Goku came back and started pushing then from the back out the door, "Come on! It'll be real special!"
"Hai hai!"
"Oi, kid, don't shove."
Tenpou and Kenren were brought out to a field of flowers, to where Konzen was standing by a small blanket and a picnic basket. Goku laughed and let go of the two, letting the glowing sun envelop him in warmth. Today was perfect!
("This is where the flowers bloom the most.
The sky always seems clear
Our own personal Eden
I'll be there")
[perfection can be ruined]
Everything seemed to go great, until later.
[They were dead]
[-Konzen- was -dead-]
Goku withdrew his hands from the barrel of Sanzo's gun as the a dent in the wall smoked, watching the dull look on Sanzo's face. Why did he try to kill himself again? What was so wrong? Hakkai hurried over; Goku had never seen that look on Hakkai's face before. So panicked and stricken with fear and dread, and maybe a hint of deja vu? The green-claded man swung open the cell door, helping Sanzo out who remained silent. The other youkai watched in equal silence as Hakkai bandaged the many wounds on his stomach with his scarf. Sure, there were more than that, but that was the best that man could do right now.
"What now, Hakkai?" The said man fumbled with the clasps on his shirt, tugging them off and untucking it to wrap around Sanzo's shoulders, due to the lack of material on him.
"I don't know, Goku. We should get out of here first. We shouldn't leave Sanzo alone in this condition." Goku nodded, before noticing the pull of skin on Hakkai's stomach, that looked vaguely like a scar. It was pretty clear as to why it was such a huge shock. Hakkai always covered his stomach. Even this one time when Hakkai emerged from taking a shower, he had a pair of pants on and a towel that he held to his torso.
"Hakkai? What's that?" The healer shook his head in a hurry, "It's not important right now, Goku. We need to get Sanzo out of here."
It must've had something to do with Hakkai before he met him, or else he wouldn't have made such a big deal. That's got to be it.
The truth behind the smile.
What made everybody supicious was that no one attacked them. Fortunately, it made their job easier. Gojyo, Koumyou, and Kanan claimed they saw someone for a few seconds however. Golden hair, and possibly violet eyes. Hakkai's eyebrows furrowed as he pulled his shirt back on. It sounded like Sanzo, only Sanzo was with them. His emerald gaze glanced down to where blonde was resting. What did it mean though? Kanan swayed over to the other's side, "What's going to happen now? It doesn't seem like anyone's going to threaten us."
"I don't know," Hakkai sighed, sitting down next to Hakuryuu who was recovering at a better rate than the other night. The tiny dragon 'kyuu'ed softly as his master's hand reached down and gently petted his long neck.
"This person; Tell me."
"You mean the one we saw?"
"Hai."
"This person was probably a woman, but all I could make out before she disappeared was that she had long blonde hair and purple eyes. It's a bit doubtful however. Her eyes...were truly very bright that they were almost pink. That's all I could make out really. The room was dark at the time."
"Demo..that's all? Purple eyes and golden hair...I don't know any human with that type of description, nor have I ever seen one except for Sanzo."
"I understand, Gonou, but how do you know it's a human?"
"I don't know really...Kanan. Only a youkai could fit that but Sanzo isn't a youkai."
("But why are we going? They don't need our help.")
("Iie. That's not true. She can't get into the minds of heavenly beings.")
("Kannon-sama, is she truly what she thinks she is?")
("Iie. She...is not his mother.")
[[You aren't worth anything]]
[[You're a killer. A cold-blooded murderer]]
[[You let Kanan die, you killed all those youkai, you almost let Sanzo die]]
[[If it wasn't for the others, you would be Death walking]]
[[You should rid yourself. You should rid yourself permantly. You aren't needed nor will you be missed]]
It was the middle of the night again. They couldn't go anywhere in such darkness. Hakkai started to walk away from the campsite. He didn't know where he was going, nor did his mind seem to care. But in his hand was a long, silver knife.
[[You worth nothing]]
Hakkai's arm twtiched.
[[You almost let Sanzo go because you didn't feel any compassion]]
With his free hand, Hakkai fingered the scar across his stomach. 'This is your sin, your punishment. Your constant reminder of -that- day'. He saw his other arm rise, but he didn't feel anything inside of him. He saw it swipe the blade in his hand across the same scar and he felt nothing. He saw all this blood fall, and he was starting to tremble. He saw himself slash again, deeper and deeper, until he felt like something lifted on his mind. That was when he collasped, and that was when he started crying.
'The same hopeless fool, who cannot love anyone, and who does not deserve to be loved' Hakkai blacked out.
"So this is what Kannon-sama was talking about," murmured Koumyou, watching the blood spread closer to his feet.
"This is why they send you two here? To keep us from dying?"
"That would be right, Kouryuu."
"Ah, what a nice breeze," Tenpou smiled as he watched Goku start to pick flowers. He claimed he was going to put them in Konzen's office to decorate it more. Kenren just relaxed against the grass behind Tenpou, a cigarette smoking from his lips. Maybe today was perfect. Not that he believed in silly things like perfection, but it was...nice. He glanced over to Konzen who was sitting on the other side of the blanket, across from him and Tenpou. Perhaps, Douji could say the same thing from the slight upper tilt on his lips.
"Kenren, have you ever thought about death?" Kenren's ears perked up at the question from Tenpou, who just glanced back at him from over his shoulder. He even gained half of Konzen's attention, though it wasn't obvious.
"Why?"
"I'm just wondering what it was like to die. I don't know. A thought I suppose." Kenren lifted himself off the grass, ash falling from his cigarette, and pulled an arm around the other man.
"Oi, the saru would be sad if you died. Not to mention me and probably Douji over there. Don't say such things."
"I guess you're right,"The man chuckled just as Goku came back to the picnic spot with a bundle of flowers in his hand, giving them to Konzen with a bright smile on his young face. Tenpou and Kenren watched in amusement as the golden haired man accepted the flowers. Konzen had changed since Goku came. It was so obvious. Didn't he used to hate flowers?
"Are they pretty, Konzen? I wanted to make sure your office looked great!"
"Mhmm, they are pretty."
"Yay!"
Konzen's mind processed the recent conversation in his mind as Goku sat down again, telling Tenpou and Kenren about a certain butterfly that landed on his nose and made him sneeze.
Death.
[Have you ever wanted to die, Tenpou Gensui?]
[[Have you ever wanted to die, Cho Gonou?]]
"What's going on, Kouryuu? Why is this happening? I think you would know the true answer to that."
"She wants to kill you all. She wants to break you all so she can have me."
TBC
Oyyyy, I don't like this chapter. I think I did bad on it. Aa, gomen ^^;;